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distortedataraxia · 1 year

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Hi ^^) it's my first time doing this, so I'm kinda nervous (ahhh how should I start?). Well, I'm here because i got interested in the BSD Matchup thing, so thank you in advancement >////<)

Uh- Im pretty shy and calm in real life, but in Internet I tend to be more teaser (maybe because I can't see the other person's face) even tho I can't really handle them in rl, and because of that ppl usually misunderstood my personality, also I have social anxiety, so it's pretty hard to people ACTUALLY understand and know the real me (honesty sometimes i wish ppl could just read my mind, that would be so much easier?). Sometimes i think like i just have a mask that I can't get off to the point of me forgetting the real me.

About those personality tests: I'm INTP-A, 5w6 and my love language is affirmative words and act of service

If I bake you something/draw you, for sure i treasure or relationship.

As for my hobbies: I like to read, sell, cosplay, draw, listen to true crimes podcast, watch animes, teach, learn languages (for now I can speak 5) study and bake (most time sweets). My dream is someday have a pretty (vegan) coffee.

For now I am a volunteer physic teacher to help 9 graders to pass in exams for good highschools, but I can't wait to get a real job in some quiet place (like a library).

I am a short (150cm T^T), a bit chubby, I'm a sagittarius and I like the caos in the "not so monotonous" way (I just hate get bored), and when I'm not envolved, obviously, just watching, I hate have too many eyes on me. I also hate when people try to force a friendship with me, like, if i hug you, I'm showing that I don't mind you getting too close (even tho it can surprise me sometimes), but that change completely when "you" hug me without intimacy, i will 100% dislike your hugs from now on.

Also I really like to hear people talk about their passion and dreams, maybe I can get a bit of inspiration haha.

Sometimes when I take my medicines I may be oblivious to my own felling, so in that kind of situation i just like so see people I like happy by making them a treat or just walking through the city with no place in mind, just to focus on their happiness to make me feel warm

Whaa- sorry if it was too long, I don't know how much I should say or keep to myself to get a good analysis, usually I don't share that much oh things aaah that's embarrassing... but yeah that's it I hope you are having a wonderful day/night

Note : Hi! Firstly I'd like to apologize for the time it tooks to actually write this and secondly I'd like to assure you that you weren't embarassing ^^ Have a good day/night i hope and take care of yourself ! I haven't written any forms concerning matchups to help people requesting, so anything that you wrote is okay, it's never too long or too short and i'll try my best pairing you with a character with what i have. I hope that you like the one i paired you with and that it aha isn't too much or a mess, matchups aren't really my expertise ahah ^^'

I pair you with...

Atsushi ! ★

You, shy and calm in real life, a teaser on the internet, have came across the path of A CAT- I mean, weretiger.

He would be kind, understanding and considerate towards you and would respect your boundaries. Whenever you have troubles with anything, you know that Atsushi will always be with you and that it'll be okay, he'll support, understand and try to help you out.

That boy Atsushi needs theses affirmative words, he've been through a lot and only feel the right to live if he save people's lives and it's good sometimes to remind him that he's good enough just as he is.

if i got this wrong please run me over with a car , dig a hole and bury my brain inside of it... ACTUALLY NO PLEASE DON'T TOUCH MY BIGASS BRAIN

Atsushi would try to surprise you with some little gifts sometimes, he won't overdo it. If you're like kyoka by example, he'd buy you crepes and ice creams. If you're as mysterious as Dazai, he'll try to go with flowers probably.

Atsushi would be really happy if one day you bake or draw something for him.

Atsushi spent a lot of time reading in his orphanage's library as a form of escapism, so you can sometimes chat about books you both read without much problems.

You also love to ask about Atsushi's days as he works in the armed detective agency, and his days are never the ssame, as he like to ask about your day too.

Atsushi would absolutely support you in your dreams of having a pretty vegan coffee, and he'll do what he can to help you make your dream possible.

Atsushi gets flustered easily, and it can be pretty caotic. But cute?

When you're out on a date with Atsushi, he makes sure that you feel comfortable and to not get all eyes on both of you.

You both would be a nice pair.

#bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd x reader #bsd matchups #matchups #bsd x y/n #bungou stray dogs matchups #bsd x s/o #bsd x you #bungo stray dogs #atsushi x reader #atsushi x y/n #atsushi x you #atsushi bsd #atsushi matchup

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damnusillygoose · 3 years

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Jerza fanfiction(Fluff)

Title: Some insecurities to overcome

summary: Erza has some insecurities. Can Jellal help her overcome them?

Disclaimer: These characters belong to Hiro sensei

'Mira, listen. I think I am overdoing it but I can't stop.'

'I know right? A woman cannot stop her raging heart inside a shop selling skincare products after all.'

'This is very addictive', Erza grimaced, looking down at the products in her hands, ranging from body lotions to SPF to cleansers to moisturizers. All sorts of products a woman can buy to pamper herself.

'You are finally paying attention to your skincare routine. I wonder who is that lucky man who triggered such a change in you, huh?', Mira smiled in a suggestive manner.

'wh-what makes you think I am doing this for a man?! I am doing it for myself you know-

'Yes, yes feminist, I know. In fact, we all know when you exactly started paying attention towards this department. Especially your hair. Stop trying to divert the topic, will you?

'….'

'Does he make you happy?'

Her eyebrows de-tangled themselves from her frown as her face softened at the mention of the man who held her heart within his. 'He does, Mira. He makes me really happy', she gushed in a barely audible whisper.

'I am going be the "best aunt" to your kids. Mhm, though Meredy could be a potential rival for this title', she rambled.

'M-Mira?! That's- You are going too fast! Slow down! It's been just six months to us, give us a break. I would…love to have a family with him in future but right now, it's too soon and I…. I would like to marry him before that', she stammered and covered her face with her hands, turning red at her confession.

Mira eyed her friend smugly, studying her reaction. Erza truly acted different when Jellal was involved. She would turn into the sweetest cinnamon roll around him. Not that she purposefully acted different in front of him.

Erza felt free when she talked to Jellal. She could act spoiled, flirty, bossy, whatever she wanted. She could act vulnerable in front of him because Jellal was her place of comfort. She could be herself within his arms, he was her childhood sweetheart after all.

'Yes, yes grow as a couple, bloom as a couple. Take your time. You guys don't have to rush anyways. Make up for the time you lost', Mira remarked.

Erza lowered her hands slowly, producing a shy smile. 'Yes, we are making up for the time we lost.'

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Seriously though, skincare was such a hassle. It needs dedication and consistency. You have to be patient. You don't get results overnight. Jellal's face was super soft and absolutely blemish free, no dark spots whatsoever. He didn't even use any special product.

'Greens Erza, greens. Eat your greens. Plus, I don't go snacking on sweets in the middle of the night, you know.'

Erza pressed her lips together in defiance. Cutting out sugar redeemed results when someone is trying to achieve clear skin but that's something she couldn't accomplish, if she were to be honest. Leave it, I will try to compensate in other departments like quality sleep and exercise, she tried to convince herself.

She finished applying her hair mask and tied her hair into a secure bun. She reached for her tea tree scrub, took some of it in her hands and started rubbing it in circular motions on her face.

She rinsed it thoroughly after 2 minutes of exfoliating and entered the bathroom to prepare her bath.

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Jellal entered the front gate of their little cottage which they bought just at the outskirts of Magnolia. The location had advantages of its own. They both enjoyed and appreciated scenic beauty away from the clanging energy of the city. They could wake up peacefully, hear the serene chirping of birds, as the soft morning rays would kiss their faces gently. After spending an entire decade fighting battles, they thoroughly appreciated the tranquillity provided amidst nature.

Plus, they could very well use some privacy from media houses because Erza and Jellal's relationship was a hot topic going around in the city. They could take long walks without being pestered by them, flirt and make out whenever they pleased, without the fear of being stalked by them. No one could invade their privacy. It was their personal heaven.

Their friends obviously knew about their location, they came to visit them often.

Team Natsu would often come by to annoy Erza but Jellal knew she loved when they visited and she loved picnics as well, so he tried to create an aesthetic arrangement by adorning the flower pots in their lawn with golden lit fairy lights, situated within the close vicinity of their seating layout. He would switch them on late in the evenings, as they all would watch the sun set while sipping tea, stargazing and laughing with each other. Sometimes, Gray would bring his music speakers and they all would dance and listen to some traditional songs together as the fairy lights embellished their surroundings. Jellal truly enjoyed their company, they were a fun bunch to hang out with.

Crime sorciere was no less. Jellal would often play cricket with them on Sundays and afterwards, they would laze around in his lawn, basking in the sun, as it was the closest place from their playing field.

Jellal would find Erza trying to engage herself with his team and serving them pastries. It would warm his heart immediately when he would see her making attempts to integrate with his people.

'Well, you try to spend time with my friends, I want to know yours as well.'

Not to forget the fact, Erza had taken upon herself to look after Meredy, just like she did for Wendy. She would also do her best to include her in girl's night out and slumber parties. The two of the most important women in Jellal's life became close pretty quickly.

He was grateful to have such an exceptional woman who tried to indulge herself with his life, entwining them together, just like they both were meant to be. He was lucky, he contemplated.

He had gone out to visit Meredy. She had recently rented a place in magnolia and Jellal went to check on her if she needed any assistance.

He closed the door behind him quietly and proceeded to place the groceries he bought in the kitchen. He treaded upstairs to their bedroom and found her sitting in front of her dressing table-applying some lotion on her face, her hair neatly wrapped in a towel.

'I am back.'

'Hey. Everything okay with Meredy?'

'Yes, she is ecstatic to have her own place'

'I see. That's good. I should visit her soon and inform her of some cheap shopping complexes, which offer quality clothing in Magnolia. I love to frequent those with Mira. A woman should have some tricks up in her sleeves.' She replied as a matter of fact.

'I am sure she would be grateful for that', he almost laughed. 'What are you doing?'

'Applying moisturizer'

He sat at the edge of their bed and observed her closely.

'What?', she asked

'Can I help you in drying your hair?'

The corners of her mouth raised on hearing his request. She closed her eyes relishing his adoration for her hair that he named himself.

'Please do', she said as she finished applying her lotion on her face.

They were always like this around each other - content and serene, just like two important halves of a single soul, reunited after treading a long and strenuous journey of self-actualisation. Erza took note of the fact how loved he made her feel even through his tiniest action. Like how he was helping her dry her hair right now.

Jellal, unaware of her musing, took hold of her towel and carefully unwrapped it. Her hair was damp but not dripping wet. He divided them in two partitions and gently started squeezing the excess water out with immense concentration and meticulosity. He repeated the process with the other section as well until he was satisfied with his job. He kept the damp towel aside and ran his hand through the soft and glossy texture of her locks reverently.

Erza felt the tension residing her shoulder muscles leave when she felt his expert hands massage her the nape of her neck firmly. He moved his fingers, tracing her collarbone, bringing her against his chest gently.

'Erza, please remember that you are beautiful. Blemish free or not.' He reminded her, whispering gently in her ears before kissing her cheek lovingly. He held her face softly in his hand and turned her to face him, as they held each other's gaze.

She recently developed a complex regarding her skin not being flawless. Those cursed vogue magazines she picked at a store depicted ladies with blemish free faces. They continued to attack her newfound insecurity.

Jellal often witnessed her groaning while examining her face more than usual in front of the mirror. He saw her reading some magazines where models were photoshopped to an extreme extent, as if they had no skin texture at all. Some didn't even seem human with their body enhancements. It was abhorrent, he felt, to make women insecure regarding something which was naturally unachievable. He just wanted to let her know that he was going to love her no matter what and that outward appearance would never dwindle his feelings which he held for 14 years.

'Thank you Jellal', she took a deep breathe and smiled at him, being grateful for his support. 'I am not hating myself anymore for not having clear skin. Those vogue magazines depict a very unhealthy beauty standard and some women end up hating themselves for not looking that fabulous.'

'You shouldn't read them anymore. I don't want you to feel sad over something unrealistic. You are beautiful the way you are.' He didn't think she knew how beautiful she was in his eyes along with her flaws, especially her flaws.

'I am not, believe me. People are meant to be imperfect after all. That's where the real beauty lies. right?', she replied, meaning every single word she spoke, finally brimming with some self-confidence.

'Come here love, sit between my legs, come', he urged her and she relented by walking towards him. He shifted further along the mattress to make some space for her. She crawled over and seated herself comfortably between his legs and laid her back against his chest. He brought his legs around, boxing her within his hold. She brought her hands up to hold his and leaned into his cheek, sighing contently.

They spent a few moments in this position, simply observing and cherishing the sunrays falling into their room-for warming them up in this cold morning. Their hearts-already warmed up with the love they held for each other.

'Hey sleepyhead', he nudged her mildly when he noticed her blinking in exhaustion, almost ready to fall asleep owing to the cosy atmosphere they created, 'Aren't you hungry? What about breakfast? No- brunch.', he corrected himself when he turned his neck to look at the clock. It was almost 11.30 A.M.

'mhmp...? Oh brunch, right. I almost fell asleep', she chuckled, still slightly drowsy.

'What about strawberry sprinkled donuts glazed with white chocolate?!', she exclaimed ecstatically with her eyes wide open, now fully awake.

Of course, he should have known she would reply something of this sort.

'Sure, but after I feed you some healthy omelettes along with salad consisting of broccoli and beans.'

Jellal was kind of particular about nutrition.

'But those donuts are baked, not fried!', she argued. Apparently eating sweets for breakfast was perfectly healthy in Erza's dictionary.

'You can eat fried as well but after we have our brunch.', he hugged her tightly and kissed her forehead. Forget brunch he wanted to eat her right now.

She smiled and rolled her eyes in her apparent defeat.

'Salad it is then.

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A/N: This drabble is also a gentle reminder to all the beautiful ladies out there who feel inferior after browsing through Instagram, looking at those models and wondering why aren't we like them. We are not like them because they themselves do not represent a reality. Instagram is not real, nothing depicted there is. Keep loving yourself and stay hydrated. Do check out my others stories and leave a review if you liked this one. Constructive criticism is appreciated!

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withered-rose-unbreakable-lotus · 4 years

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Let’s talk about quarantine streams and smartass fans

This might piss off some people, but I’ve had it so here we go...these past 2 months have been hard for pretty much all of us and the fact some visual kei artists chose to not leave us alone during this time means a lot. Several of them did their part in their own way and we should all be thankful BUT still, some fans of some bands seem to find it soooo fuckin hard to not throw poison, even during a time like this, and instead of just being happy about their bands being there for them, compare bands to theirs and belittle the effort of everyone else. So I felt like sharing what I noticed from other bands to enlighten some narrowminded fans and also to clear some things up. I am not going to cut this, this will be a long-ass post so you’ve been warned.

So let’s start with the two of the biggest names in the industry shall we?

The Gazette: Many of the Gazette’s fans are disappointed because the band hasn’t been around during this whole time, and many Dir en Grey fans feel like it’s the perfect time to post things like “Where’s your band now?“ or “Gazette who?“. For your information, Reita, Kai and Aoi have been around too, just not as much as other band members. They check on us. And anyway the other day that Reita tried to share an opinion on people sending hate to artists and generally other people, many fans attacked him. He didn’t tell you not to tell your opinion, people, he just said it’s good to filter your fuckin tongue before talking. Did anyone of you think, even for just one second, that he said that because of what’s going around about them right now? And at the end of the day none of the artists who even did spend sometime with us owed us this. Yes we support them, we buy their stuff etc etc, but the only thing artists owe us back for that support is more music and art, not spending their free time with us, nor being our personal psychologists. So yes, please and I mean that, by all means show your gratitude to those who did that these days, but don’t attack bands who didn’t. And I don’t mean JUST the Gazette. Many more bands didn’t do the whole free lives & broadcast thingy, but since they are a big name, they are getting named the most. About Ruki now. I see people saying things like, oh Ruki is hibernating etc, when many fans were yearning for a new album. Personally I wouldn’t be surprised if when the whole quarantine is over, the Gazette will announce a new album. How do you know he is just staying inside doing nth? How do you know he is not caring for his own people or even working on new stuff around the very subject of the virus? I won’t speak about Uruha cause Uruha isn’t a fan of social media in general.

Dir en Grey: Dir en Grey is one of the bands that actually did a lot to stay by the side of their fans from early on during the quarantine, sth which filled their fans with joy. So I don’t understand why their fans then felt the need to start spreading hate to other bands, I really don’t. Dir en Grey were also one of the first bands that did a free live and in a huge arena like it was a full-scale show. I found that really remarkable and I was like whoa this is so amazing of them. But seeing their fans say things like “oh no other band does that, bitches“ etc, made me not care so much and overshadowed their kindness with hate and fans who really don’t deserve all that, in my opinion. I am not saying all fans are like that, in any way, I follow so many amazing Dir en Grey fans who are genuinely exhilarated about what they did and who just post about their happiness without hating on others, but yeah it’s really such a big shame to see the dark side of their fandom. Every fandom has a dark side but during this quarantine I got to see Dir en Grey’s one, as I am only familiar with the fandoms I myself am in. So for those bitter Dir en Grey fans I got one thing to say: not every band has their money to make such a show in such a big arena and hundreds more vkei artist actually stayed by their fans side during the whole quarantine. Shocking I know.

And now that’s out of the way, let’s talk about bands that were there too from home:

Kaya: Since the beginning of quarantine, Kaya has been online all the time, interacting with fans, doing various broadcasts, dolled up or casual, and telling everyone we are fighting this together and that he will be on our side no matter what. He’s been showering fans with love, he uploaded videoclips that hadn’t been uploaded so far on his youtube and some songs live. He is going through all kinds of things from fanarts to comments about anything and does so many broadcasts that I have lost count.

REIGN: Even though the band is disbanding at the end of May, during the whole quarantine, all four members have been twitcasting from time to time, with Ikuma being the overdoer as he streamed from 3-4 hours every few days, discussing about various subjects with fans. Even when they weren’t twitcasting, all REIGN members were on twitter, posting and being there for their fans. They also joined a 3-man live with Grimoire and Sick2′s side project at the beginning of the quarantine which they broadcasted for free. The live house wasn’t very big but it was good enough for the three bands performing and they also answered comments until the people working at the live house told them it was time to close for the night

D: D were more active for their paying fandom, but they sure didn’t leave those not belonging in their vip list hanging. They were on twitter the whole time, sharing videos of themselves playing music and even joining tag games that spread among vkei artists during the quarantine to pass their time, urging everyone to stay inside and stay safe. Also, Asagi took an active part in providing for charity during such times. Before the pandemic was announced it had already been decided D were working on a charity single that would send some of the earnings to Australia for the damage of the forest fires last year and, after this was done, he focused on providing money for live houses who were threatened to close due to lack of activity through a single that was written for everyone to know they are not alone. In case you haven’t heard, many live houses hosting vkei shows have been closing the last few years, making it harder for bands to find sometime during each week to perform somewhere. Once live houses are done, so will visual kei artists be, unless they of course turn to online performances. So Asagi focused on providing for the future of the live scene, which was very smart move at the moment and if I remember well some money went to providing people with more masks too. There is a new charity streaming happening at the moment for children, btw.

GLAY: GLAY donated 10 million yen and 5000 masks to medical institutions for COVID-19 relief. Need I say more? GLAY have also been active on their social media for their fans’ sake. I don’t know any more details, cause I don’t follow them that much, but they did things not only for their fans but also for their country.

Kamijo: Kamijo has also being active on social media but moreso lately, starting his own broadcasts to interact with fans. Until that point it seemed that he was working on various things and organizing them to have the form they have now. Kamijo also changed the lyrics of the lead song of his latest single Persona Grata so that the enemy mentioned in it is more of an invisible one instead of a story-focused one like he usually does. According to him, he did that so that the song can work as a hope provider against our current invisible enemy, the virus. He said he wanted to lift people’s spirits and use this song to spread hope, so he made that little change and let me tell you, it is an amazing and powerful ballad. Also, since some if not all shippings have been ceased at the moment, Kamijo uploaded the whole single on his youtube channel for free so that everyone can listen to it and hopefully find some strength to keep believing and maybe get lost in it and forget about the general chaos a little.

Gackt: No, I don’t want to hear it. If you are his haters and haven’t even tried to read or experience what he does for his fans, don’t bother coming for me. Gackt has already been trying to share funny moments with his fans and he hopes he does make it with that, through his instagram and youtube so I wasn’t surprised he kept doing that during quarantine. Last week, he uploaded all his live shows on youtube so that his fans can watch them during quarantine if they wish. He couldn’t provide us with a show during such days so he did give us every show he has done so far for free and so that we could enjoy a show from home. He also kept doing workouts to show us, encouraging us to stay inside and be hopeful and mindful of the people around us. He also started some accent lessons in English for Japanese fans, but I guess even that would be cringy to some of you so you will pass it like that. He’s been trying to spread laughter to his fans and I really appreciate that. And for the hate he got even for that, well, if you don’t like his humor, focus on your favorites and leave him and his fans be. :)

Sui/David: Sui had a performance arranged for Paris around this time but due to the pandemic, he couldn’t make it. He had even fundraised about it so he was really saddened he couldn’t make it. To make up for it, though, he went to a studio with just another person and performed for both his Paris and other fans live with a single phone recording. The studio was really small and, some of you might think oh well big deal, it was just one person, but the place was stuffed with furniture and equipment and on top of that, Sui isn’t very tiny, he is like 1,82 cm so, it was hard for him to move around. But yeah he still tried, he came all dressed up in his costume and even though there were no special effects, good lighting nor a band with him, he did his best to entertain his fans and I respect that. And I also had a good time. ^^ He had prepared enough songs only for 30 minutes that are given for free from twitcast as, obviously he didn’t expect many people to show up nor send him coins (points on twitcast to prolong broadcast) so after that, he cheerfully accepted to keep this going for 30 more minutes, singing a song one more time, then talking with us and closing his show with a Malice Mizer cover of Ma Chérie.

BPR bands: Well all BPR bands have taken over youtube the last one year, but even more so now, the bands kept posting videos to entertain the fans. They also did broadcasts in which they talked with other members online and also interacted with fans. I only follow Kiryu on twitter so I can’t speak for everyone but they sure continued being active on twitter on days like these and joke around to spread some laughs.

Alice Nine: Another band that has been online the whole time these days and broadcasting often. Tora has been taking his gaming channel very seriously these days and yes he has an option to tip him if you want, in fact several vkei artists do that because, like I said, not everyone has the money to survive without working these days, especially artists who can’t really sell their art at the moment, but his youtube lives are free, entertaining and a good company if you are feeling alone. He posts a new video every day or every two days, if sth comes up. Hiroto already had a radio show so I think he keeps going there, I haven’t checked, I’ve only seen his twitcasts but yes all the members have been twitcasting, for vip fans and not and recently they had a broadcast all together from home.

Other artists who also broadcasted a lot and/or did live shows are: RAZOR, Diaura, DOG inThePWO, Mana (Kozi and Yu~ki were more active in tweets not broadcasts), Zamb, Ryutaro (also mostly in tweets), Byo, Jin & Rui Takeru/Sleepyhead, Agato/Izumi (full father mode on his tweets ^^’), Versailles members and Vistlip, SHiSHi, Neth Priere Cain, i.D.A, Satoshi, etc etc.

Now be civil and nice and think before you speak. Enjoy your shows and broadcasts, be grateful and stop throwing poison.

#i am so done #the last 3 days have brought me to my limit with this bullshit #why are so many people so immature dammit #can't you just enjoy things without being a bitch about what others do #especially if you don't fuckin know what others do

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crusnikroxas · 4 years

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Imagine this! The boys are out and the reader decides to do a self care day with face masks. They are sitting on the counter cross legged in the bathroom, peeling off a clear peel on mask with the door open and the boys come home to see it. And before Y/N can explain the boys react badly 😂😂😂😂

Ooooh, this is fun (✧∇✧) (so this’ll take place in the DEISY universe, just so you know)

“Sister, we shall not be gone long! I imagine that this business of Undyne being stuck under a boulder shall be nothing for the great Papyrus, nyeh-heh-heh!” Sans looks far less enthusiastic about the whole endeavor, but regardless, he winks in a comforting manner as he softly caresses your cheek. “Be back in a flash, sweetheart.” “Literally, considering that handy teleporting of yours.” He winks again, though Papyrus seems highly offended by this. “Nonsense! It will take a mere three hours to walk to Undyne’s house!”

....now Sans looked all the more unenthusiastic about this ‘adventure’.

“Bro, look, as cool as walkin’ through blizzards and rain sounds-” “Exactly! Very cool indeed! Let us be off, Sans!” And before poor Sans can even protest, Papyrus yanks his brother up and onto his shoulder, sprinting out the door, cackling victoriously all the way. You roll your eyes and chuckle from your place on the couch, stretching luxuriously as you do so. It had been a while since you’d found yourself on your own - and while the house seemed almost unsettlingly quiet without the brothers present, you inwardly vowed that you would enjoy this moment of solitude. Jumping up from your cozy spot, you stretch once again, releasing a sigh of contentment when almost all of your joints let out ear-splitting pops and cracks - a luxury you hadn’t really been allowed as of late, considering....the weird skeleton thing, that you still didn’t really understand. Practically bounding up the staircase Papyrus-style, you rush to your room, reach under the bed, and dig around for what you were seeking, letting out a quiet noise of victory as you find your prize - a bag that Kat had delivered to you just the other day.

Filled to the brim with human ‘spa day’ items.

Face masks, body scrubs, body lotions, heavenly smelling shampoo, conditioner, and body wash....yup, it was all there. Now, you weren’t normally one to indulge in such things (hell, this stuff was expensive, and on the surface you’d barely been able to buy yourself a new toothbrush when needed), but Kat had insisted that you take it. “Aw, c’mon - it’s not like I have many clientele who’ll want this stuff anyway! Plus, you deserve it after all you’ve been through, sweet.” You hadn’t had even the slightest bit of room to argue - plus, it wasn’t as if she was wrong, anyway. You had been through a bit of a hellish time lately, to say the least. Besides, not only would you smell amazing at the end of all this, it would also help to distract you from the fact that you were all alone in the house, and anybody could-

No. No. Not thinking about that. Self-care time.

Nodding resolutely, you stand with your treasures in tow, and hurry yourself down to the bathroom. Instead of digging through the bag carefully like one should, you simply tip the contents all over the bathroom floor, sorting out what you would want to try out on this particular day.

Your choices in the end were:

-Deep conditioner, heavy with the scent of roses.

-A luxurious shampoo and conditioner with a matching scent to the deep conditioner (not from the same brand, but eh, close enough).

-Jasmine body scrub and body wash.

-Another floral body lotion - you weren’t sure what flower it was meant to smell like (you couldn’t understand the language on the front, and the picture was pretty nondescript), but you knew that it smelt good, and you wanted it.

-And lastly, charcoal face mask - you’d heard that this stuff was damn good, and had always wanted to try it; the fact that it was in the bag was a blessing in your book.

Satisfied with your choices, you shoved the rest of the stuff back into the bag and got to work.

Firstly, came the deep conditioner - and man, you had not realised what a hassle the damn stuff would be. Sure, putting it onto your hair was all fine and dandy, but having to wrap your head in cling-film was an utter bitch. How the hell had all those women on the ‘do it yourself’ videos made it look so easy?

After your dramatic battle to make your hair more luxurious, you chill out on the couch reading more of Sans’ quantum physics book (nothing like catching up on atomic and subatomic scales), waiting out the time instructed on the bottle - and when that time was up, you traveled back into the bathroom for your next struggle.

Sure, the body scrub smelled delicious, but the sandy texture soon became very troublesome to shove and massage onto your skin - eventually, your task is complete, leaving you a grumbling gritty mess as you unwrap your hair and finally step into the shower to wash the damn stuff off.

But when you finally do, you realise that all that effort was well worth it - your skin felt stupidly smooth as the water flowed over your body. Releasing a contented sigh, you massage your scalp, freeing your hair from the heavy conditioner product - the bathroom is soon filled with the scent of roses and jasmine as you continue your work, the smirk on your face wide as you wonder how your skeletal roommates would react to the bathroom smelling like a damn flower garden.

When you finally step out of the shower and run the towel over yourself, you can’t help but let out another contented sigh; even if it had been a hassle thus far, your skin was so soft, and you smelt amazing. Still, you couldn’t understand how some women did this on a daily basis.

Sufficiently dry, you gently begin to rub tiny amounts of the lotion into your already soft skin - you didn’t want to overdo it and make your body and bathroom into a slip’n’slide (something tells you it wouldn’t be nearly as fun as it sounds). Now, all you had to do was wait for your skin to absorb it....

....and once that step was complete, you knew that your greatest challenge lay ahead.

Releasing a puff of air, you wrap your hair securely in a towel, dress yourself, and face the slightly fogged up bathroom mirror with a determined expression.

“...ok. We got this. Just....not the eyebrows. Definitely not the eyebrows.”

Bit by bit, you smear the inky goop that was the face mask onto your skin, carefully ensuring that it wouldn’t rip of anything you wanted to keep (like your eyebrows, for instance). After a moment of looking at your frankly terrifying face in the mirror, you let out a snort of laughter, reading the back of the package.

“Leave on until dry....right, back to the books, then.”

Sadly, this was how the brothers found you.

Reading peacefully on the couch.

While your face looked as if it was suffering from some kind of goopy necrosis.

All of you stare at one another for the longest of moments - their expressions slowly forming into utter horror, yours forming into a strange mix between concern and laughter.

“OH MY GOD! SISTER!”

Papyrus is the first to move, rushing to your side, sending the poor innocent book you’d been reading flying out of your hands and across the living room.

“Y/N! CAN YOU HEAR ME?!”

You wince as he yells as loud as he can in your face.

“....yes?”

Papyrus still scrabbles around, clearly at a loss of what to do - Sans simply seemed to be frozen in place at the doorway, his sockets empty of their usual eye-lights.

Whoops. Never a good sign.

“Uh, you know, I’m actually-”

“ARGH! THE FIRST AID BOOK NEVER WARNED THAT HUMAN’S FACES COULD MELT! ARE YOU TURNING INTO A SKELETON?! IS THIS HOW HUMANS TURN INTO SKELETONS?! THIS IS-”

“Papyrus, listen-”

You gently place a hand on his arm, stilling his motions - oh man, you felt awful for making them worry like this, but some part of you couldn’t help but want to laugh at the situation.

“-it’s just a face-mask.”

He blinks.

“...face....mask? Sister, while it is indeed on your face, it does not look like-”

“It’s a weird thing that humans do sometimes to relax! Trust me, perfectly safe. I’ve been, uh, indulging the entire time you guys were gone. Kat gave me some presents, so I....”

You look over to Sans, letting out a sigh of relief to see that his eye-lights were back in place, and instead of looking terrified, he now merely looked perplexed. Walking over to the couch, he reaches out to poke your cheek, which you quickly block.

“Hey! If you touch it before it’s dry, it won’t work its magic!”

Sans snorted (though he now looked vaguely worried).

“Wait, it’s not gonna make your face different....right?”

“No, it’s going to...uh....hang on...”

You get up from your spot on the couch, hurry into the bathroom, and hurry back, face-mask box in hand.

“Ok....anti-aging, though that’s probably just wishful thinking....cleans skin pores...yup. That’s about it.”

“...what’s the point, then?”

You think on this for a moment, before shrugging.

“Like I said, just one of the weird things humans do. I should have cucumber slices on my eyes too, but I wanted to read.”

Sans lets out the loudest of snorts at this, sniggering as Papyrus plants his hands on his hips with a frown.

“What would cucumber on your eyes do? I was always told to use limes!”

“...Papyrus, cucumber slices are supposed to be...relaxing and cooling. Limes would burn the utter hell out of my eyes.”

“...ah. That would explain why they stung my sockets so much when I tried, then.”

Sans was practically killing himself with laughter at this point, tears leaking out of his sockets as he collapsed to the carpet.

“It is not a funny matter, brother! Limes and cucumbers are both very similar in colour, so of course it would be incredibly easy to mix them up!”

This did not help Sans’ laughing fit in the least, of course - Papyrus lifted his arms up in a ‘I resign’ manner, before turning to you.

“Y/n, despite the...positive results for your skin, please attempt to remove that before dinner. It might fall into the spaghetti, and as I am not preparing squid-ink spaghetti, it would not look very nice.”

You give him a salute, before he stomps into the kitchen, leaving you on the couch with a still hysterically laughing Sans on the carpet.

It’s only at night when both you and Sans are tucked up nice and snug that your efforts during the day are truly recognised.

He audibly sniffs, leaving you to smirk up at him, while he looks down at you in confusion.

“...did you just sniff me?”

“...well....you, uh...smell different.”

Your smirk widens.

“Nice?”

“...well, I mean...you always smell nice, but....it’s just....different?”

“Oh, I always smell nice, do I?”

He huffs, shoving his face into your hair, his reply a muffled grumble.

“...you know what I mean.”

Sniggering, you manage to find one of his hands to grab onto under the burrito of covers the two of you had buried yourself under. He squeezes back, before he clearly pauses - his fingers slowly inch their way up your arm, his face leaving your hair to look down at you suspiciously. You smirk widens all the more.

“...it’s soft, huh?”

He chuckles, snuggling you closer.

“....yup. Sleep well, you pampered princess.”

“Excuse me! I did all that work myself, and it was hell - all so I could smell like a flower and be super soft!”

His chuckles grow louder, his hand patting you comfortingly.

“And it all worked out like a charm, sweetheart. Hope that you had a good day.”

“I...I did, I think? How about your day? Did you get Undyne out from under the boulder ok?”

“....Papyrus and Undyne ended up, uh, causing a cave-in. Undyne’s gonna have to stay with Alphys for a bit until her house is rebuilt. Again.”

“...oh.”

Pffft, welp, there you go, tiny one-shot of y/n’s day of luxury ;3 Hope you enjoyed!

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maggies-scribblings · 4 years

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Keeping it pimple

Based on this post by @sariahsue. Thank you for allowing me to use your funny idea!

It was a not so easy Sunday morning. Middle of the summer. After a late night working on a project for extra credit at Uni. The heat almost unbearable. If there was a worse time to get an emergency alert, Marinette couldn’t think of one. She slapped her phone a few times before she even realised it was not her usual alarm tone.

“Come on Tikki... we have *yawn* work to do!”

The alert was insistent, making Marinette forego any ablutions other than a quick brush to her teeth and a few splashes of cold water to her face, barely looking in the mirror.

She met Chat Noir on a rooftop across from the Père Lachaise cemetery.

“Good morning sunshine!”, he greeted, way too sprightly for such a ungodly hour.

Ladybug could only grunt in response, followed by a yawn.

“What’s the deal?”

“Well Milady, it seems it was a false alarm. There were a few hippies making some kind of solstice ceremony by Jim Morrison’s grave. The caretakers saw it and activated the alert. I have already given them all an earful, I doubt they will repeat this kind of antic!”

“You mean this was all for nothing? And how did you get here so fast and... energetic?” Ladybug managed between yawns.

“Well, you don’t think this just happens do you?”, Chat replied gesturing around his own torso. “I was close by, finishing my morning run!”

“I hate you”, Ladybug joked, turning her face directly to him for the first time since they arrived at the scene.

Chat Noir stared intently at her face, focusing on a particular area of her chin. His expression was part amused, part worried.

“Do I have something on my face?” Ladybug asked, touching the area she thought he was looking at. Sure enough, she felt a small lump, feeling the prickly itch of a new pimple: “Oh no! What is it?”

“You mean, ‘What is ZIT!’” Chat Noir grinned.

Ladybug couldn’t decide what to cover — her chin or her poor ears.

“Oh no! No no no! It’s huge! And I have a thing this evening!” She moaned, feeling the extent of the blemish with her fingertips. “I knew I shouldn’t have eaten a whole bar of Côte d'Or last night!”

Chat Noir gently took her hands away from her face.

“No no, no touching! It will only get worse! And chocolate causing zits is a myth! It’s more likely, erm... hormonal.” He ended the sentence with a lower volume and a blush, realising the faux-pas.

Ladybug looked at him like he had two heads, a bit of extra colour on her cheeks too.

“Well aren’t you the skincare specialist, Kitty! Do you have any more tips?” She asked with a hint of sarcasm.

Feeling his pride a little hurt, he replied, “well I was going to give you a recipe for a natural face mask, but if you—”

“Sorry Chat, I was just surprised, that’s all! What do you prescribe then?” She added, opening her yo-yo to take notes.

“OK trust me on this. It will not make the zit disappear completely, but it will help with the swelling and itching.”

“Ready to take the recipe Doc!”, she replied lightheartedly and adjusting an imaginary pair of glasses on her nose.

“Anywho, this is all natural. You put one or two tablespoons of honey in a bowl, then mix equal parts nutmeg and cinnamon. Not a lot, one teaspoon each at the most. Then you squeeze a lemon wedge into it and mix some more. Watch the consistency. It has to be a paste so it doesn’t run down your neck.”

He gulped imagining her pretty neck dripping in honey (and thought he wouldn’t mind licking the excess), then cleared his throat before he resumed, pacing the roof.

“Then you massage the mix into your clean skin and chill for about 30 minutes. Watch cat videos on YouTube or an episode of a show. Don’t fall asleep, or you might end up in a sticky situation... You could always FaceTime me, but I doubt you want to apply the mask with your other mask on... Then, when you’re ready to rinse, rub it off gently — don’t overdo it, you don’t want to do anything rash. You know, just exfoliate a little. Rinse with water et voilà! Your pretty face will be even prettier!”

Ladybug looked at him, flabbergasted by his knowledge.

“Wow! And this actually works?”

“Yes, I use it often. My make-up... I mean one of my mates recommended it.”

“You sure are full of surprises, kitty cat!”

〰〰

Marinette got home and followed the prescription to a T. As Chat Noir had said, the results were not, well, miraculous, but with a bit of concealer her chin looked passable.

Indeed, she did have a thing that evening. It was Mylène’s 19th birthday party, and she insisted on getting the old girl squad back together, as well as the rest of the Françoise DuPont class.

The class had gone their separate ways after Lycée. Some went to university, a few took a gap year, some had started to work. They kept in touch, but the times when the whole group reunited were fewer every year. Marinette was delighted to see them all again.

Naturally, Alya and Nino were a constant presence in her life, and with the package, Adrien too. Over the years and as they both dated other people, they were able to build a true friendship, Marinette’s awkwardness mostly gone.

So that evening when Marinette arrived, late as usual, she wasn’t surprised to see Nino and Adrien fiddling about the DJ table, Alya chatting with Mylène and Ivan close by.

“Marinette!”, the girls chanted when she made her way to her best friend. She blushed a little when she saw Adrien watching her closely, as she proceeded to greet each friend with a hug and la bise.

“What happened to your chin?”, Alya asked in her usual inquisitive manner.

“Alya!!!”, Marinette scolded, embarrassed. “I was trying to cover this stupid zit up all day. I even applied a home remedy a friend recommended! Is it still so obvious?”

“Nah you’re good! I only noticed when you were close. I’m sure you’ll look great on the photos. What was it anyway? Did you punch yourself sewing leather again? Or was it too much chocolate?”

Starting to get annoyed at having this kind of conversation within earshot of all her friends, let alone her old flame, Marinette replied flippantly.

“Actually, miss know-it-all, chocolate causing zits is a myth! It’s more likely hormonal!”

That came out louder than she expected and caused some heads to turn.

“Sorry Alya, it’s been a rough few days. I’m going to get something to drink.”

She approached the bar and asked for a juice. She wanted something stronger, but it was a bit early in the day.

Marinette closed her eyes as she lightly pressed the ice-cold glass to her pimple, relishing in the cool relief.

“Ice is good for it too. Reduces the swelling.”

Marinette opened her eyes. She could swear it was Chat Noir’s voice.

“Hello Adrien. How have you been?”

Marinette thought she felt Adrien linger a little after the customary hug and cheek pecks.

“You know, same as usual. Modelling mostly. But I am starting university this year.”

“That’s great!” Marinette replied sincerely. “So you managed to convince your dad?”

“Yeah, I did. I am starting Economics at Panthéon-Assas. It was all I could manage to negotiate with him. But they do have interesting research programmes. All while modelling of course.”

“Of course...” she couldn’t help admiring his good shape.

“You look good, Marinette. Blemish notzitstanding. Have you been working out?”

Marinette started a little at his bad pun, quickly nodding to dissimulate it.

“A little. A run here and there! You?”

“You don’t think this just happens do you?” Adrien said with a wink and a grin.

For the third time in a few minutes, recognition flashed through her mind. “I hate you.” She added slyly, searching Adrien’s eyes for signs of any perception on his part.

He moved closer to her and whispered in her ear.

“You smell nice. Honey and cinnamon. Reminds me of a face mask I sometimes make.”

Her tongue suddenly felt like sandpaper. She took a sip of her drink.

“Y-yeah?”

“Hmm-hmm.” He sniffed her again. “A touch of lemon too. And nutmeg? It’s a great exfoliant.”

This time she was the one whispering in his ear.

"A-aren’t you the skincare specialist!... Do you have any more... tips?”

“My Lady, I will be happy to share all my secrets with you... at last!”

〰〰

Fin

#miraculous ladybug #my fic #sariahsue #repost with corrections #my story #dumb puns #puns #identity reveal #ladybug #ml ladybug #chat noir #marinette dupain-cheng #adrien agreste

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irondad-tonystark · 5 years

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Skincare - Basic Tips

Everything is sort of out of order, so sorry about that, but each one is important! 😊

-Change your pillow case often and regularly wipe down your cell phone!

-Anti-aging products help PREVENT wrinkles, not fade them! It’s never too early to start an anti-aging skincare routine.

-Moisturizer often locks in moisture, but that won’t help if your face doesn’t have any to begin with—look for hydrating products and then layer a moisturizer on over top!

-If you’re oily, you still need to moisturize (see above). Sometimes the face will try to compensate if you’re dry/dehydrated, and you’ll see more oil production—so don’t skip it! You can look for a non-oily moisturizer.

-We were taught in school that sun exposure accelerates aging—wear sunscreen everyday!

-Cleanse and use masks, sunscreen, etc on your neck as well—it’s often forgotten, but you can tell the difference!

-If you have bacne/back acne, wash your back after you shampoo/conditioner. Otherwise your hair products will run down your back and clog your pores.

-Also for bacne, try using a salicylic acid spray or toner and have someone spray that on your back for you. Use a calming/unscented lotion.

-If it’s been a while and a product line isn’t working for you, it’s not working for you. When I was going to school, we used Dermalogica and I still had acne. I switched to Skin Script, the product line we use at my work, and my skin has never looked better!

-Please don’t use Proactive. It uses an ingredient that’s meant for spot treatment, as it can dry out and thin your skin over time. Using it all over your face isn’t recommended.

-St. Ives apricot scrub is too rough for your face and it creates tiny micro cuts in your skin that can damage your skin especially in the long run. If you’re using it and it helps with acne, that’s probably the salicylic acid in it—it’s in other products!

-Look for sunscreens with Zinc and/or Titanium Dioxide—those block UVA/UVB rays rather than just ‘scattering’ them and it’s more effective! Pacifica is a drugstore brand I recently (uh, yesterday) found at Target that uses Zinc! It’s the first one I’ve found but if I find any others, I’ll update. Price range $10-15 and right now (May 22, 2019) there’s a Target app coupon where if you spend $15 on sunscreen products, you get a $5 gift card. (Expires in my area the 27th.) Edit: That kind of sounded like an add, but I was just excited to find a good drugstore product and I already spend too much money at Target anyway so I knew about the deal 😂

-Gently exfoliate twice a week—I usually try to on Mondays and Thursdays but I’m honestly really bad at keeping up with it. 😖 Use masks once a month!

-If the mask you’re using absorbs into the skin, you can put serum underneath! If the mask draws out impurities, use a serum after you take it off, but before moisturizer.

-If you’re using essential oils (like tea tree or lavender) always use a carrier oil and be sure to not use too much! A little goes a long way, the oils are pretty concentrated.

-Coconut oil is a fad, but it’s actually pretty comedegenic—it clogs your pores. Instead use grape seed oil or carrot oil!

-Some spas may have skincare sample packs for cheap or free! We do at mine but not everyone will.

If you have any questions, lmk! If there’s anything I can’t answer, I’ll do some research and ask other esthetician’s for insight ☺️

BONUS: Homemade Face Masks (cleanse beforehand, and moisturize afterward!)

Acne: Benonite/Amazonian clay, mixed with apple cider vinegar—it draws out oil/impurities, plus apple cider vinegar is a good toner (balances pH of your skin). If you think it’ll be too strong, add less vinegar and more water. Mix until you make a creamy/fluffy paste, and put a thin layer on your face! If it starts to feel uncomfortable, take it off. (I have done this mask once before and it seemed to work well! However the next time I use it, I will have to do a thinner layer.)

Acne/general: 1 can of pumpkin purée, one to two spoonfuls of honey, and one to two teaspoons of pineapple juice. Optional: unflavored yogurt for a lactic acid affect (reduce in breakouts/appearance of wrinkles, etc), small amount of cinnamon for warming/‘flushing’ affect (it increases blood flow.) I would recommend starting with the base 3 ingredients and working your way up. This mask may sting or tingle, that’s normal—it’s a natural enzyme and basically eating the dead skin on your face. If you want it to tingle more, (don’t overdo it and trust your instincts!) add more pineapple juice or include a little bit of lemon juice too! If it starts to feel too intense, take it off. IMPORTANT: Use sunscreen after using this mask! Lactic acid/natural enzymes may make your skin more sensitive to sun damage. I recommend always wearing sunscreen, but definitely after a mask!! (I have done this mask multiple times before, and made it for friends, however I personally left out yogurt just because I don’t like the way it smells.)

Sensitive skin: oatmeal, water, blend it on high until it’s creamy. Put in fridge overnight. Add one tablespoon of honey. Can add yogurt, but as above yogurt has lactic acid—good for skin but if you’re especially sensitive be cautious and wear sunscreen afterwards (see above)! If you start to feel uncomfortable/any burning, take it off. (I have not made this mask for myself yet, I got it from another esthetician. She said to leave on 20 minutes however I think 10 is usually good for all/most masks.)

Another bonus: Grab a big washcloth, get it wet and wring it out. Roll it up, put it in a crockpot to keep warm (not hot, warm) and you can use it to take off the mask just like we do at the spa! Just be careful with the temperature—test it on the inside of your wrist to be sure. If it’s too hot to pick up, it’s too hot for your face. Feel free to use multiple towels!

PART TWO about a basic skincare routine (home care is the most important part of having good skin!) will be coming as soon as I get some sleeep. It is 2:30 am. Whoops. (I got excited, skincare is mah JAM.)

#not marvel #skincare #esthetics #me #personal #i mean kind of

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akemilena · 7 years

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SolidS Drama CD 1 -Don’t work too hard!- track 5

At the beginning -始まりの時-

Track 4 || Translation index || Omake

Haiduki: Okay, the photo shooting is over. Good work, everyone. After this, when you’ve took a break, you’ve got two interviews in a reserved waiting room, so I’m counting on you.

Tsubasa: Eh? We’re not moving?

Haiduki: Yeah. I negotiated with the interview team and got them to come here. One of the interviews has to do with this shooting, and the other one doesn’t have so many questions for you to go over there. We’re economising on travel time.

Shiki: I see. There’s no waste.

Haiduki: You also spend energy and time while travelling. Especially you, Shiki, need to save strength. You want to adjust a bit more that demo, right?

Shiki: Yeah.

Haiduki: Okay! Let’s finish this quickly and go home!

Tsubasa: Got it!

Rikka: *coughs* … This studio is a bit dusty, isn’t it?

Dai: Right, it makes you thirsty.

Haiduki: Here, Rikka, Dai. Water and masks. If you’re not in front of the camera, try not to take the masks off.

Rikka: Thank you very much.

Dai: Thank you very much.

Haiduki: *laughs* You two are so stiff! You can take it easier, like Tsubasa. I’m your supporter. I’d be happy if you use me as if I were your arms and legs.

Dai: I don’t think it’s easy to find such assertive arms and legs.

Haiduki: *laughs* Is that so?

Rikka: Hmm… maybe if you give us some more time?

Haiduki: In order to shorten that time, let’s go drinking someday. Dai not that much, but I heard you can drink quite a lot, Rikka.

Rikka: *chuckles* Is this information from Shiki?

Haiduki: Nope! Results from my research. I need to become the one who knows more about SolidS than anyone, you see.

Dai: It’s somehow… scary.

Haiduki: Ah… Dai is so harsh…

Tsubasa: Ahh, it’s over it’s over! I worked a lot today too~

Haiduki: Good work, Tsubasa. Can I get going?

Tsubasa: Yes please~

Tomorrow’s plans are… er…

Haiduki: You’re off. Your report is due the day after tomorrow, right? And I saw you haven’t touched it yet. So get on with it.

Tsubasa: Ugh! I’m grateful, but sure you know a lot…

Haiduki: This report is the type you’re most lazy with, an essay question. I thought you probably wouldn’t do it until the last moment, but it seems I was right.

Tsubasa: Right on the mark. Ah, by the way, I heard you are a graduate from the same department in the same university…

Haiduki: You did your research, huh?

Tsubasa: It’s a person who will be directly involved with us, so I did the minimum background check. I asked a girl from the agency’s office. As expected, she had all the info about a hot guy who’s single. And I got to hear various heroic tales.

Haiduki: I’m interested in what you heard, but you have to do the report yourself.

Tsubasa: Ahaha… *sigh*

Shiki: … And with this, finished.

*leaves room*

Rikka: Ah, Shiki. What’s the matter? Taking a break from composing?

Shiki: No, I just finished everything and sent it to the other party.

Rikka: Eh, that was fast! Didn’t you say it would take a few more days?

Shiki: Since I could concentrate more on work these days, I made a lot of progress. *sits down*

That’s because I’m no longer interrupted by phone calls. This is thanks to Haiduki again, I guess.

Rikka: That’s right. Anyway, I’m glad you finished. Good work.

Shiki: Yeah. Hm? What are you doing? This is… data about the disposition of SolidS’ fans?

Rikka: Yeah. Haiduki-san put it together. Until now, I had been accepting all the offers I got for modelling works, as long as I could do them. But he proposed to select more carefully the medium and focus on the ones that could be beneficial for SolidS’ popularity.

Shiki: I see. Lately our schedules are more packed, so there’s a limit to the amount of jobs we can accept. Little trouble and maximum effect, huh? Very like him.

Rikka: I also think my main activity is SolidS, but I can’t narrow it down so much by myself… it’s really helpful. Compromises exist, so if there’s no objective data, it’s difficult to decline.

Shiki: That means, I wasn’t backing you up properly.

Rikka: You couldn’t help it. Haiduki-san said it some time ago, right? That you aren’t an office worker, you’re a talent.

Shiki: You’re right.

Rikka: … Shiki, as a change of pace, why don’t we go out for a walk?

Rikka: It’s the first time I’m walking around the neighbour with you since we came to the dorm.

Shiki: It is. I have the feeling I hadn’t even looked at the surrounding landscape, let alone going for a walk.

Rikka: You either went out early in the morning or late at night, right?

Shiki: You run around here with Dai on mornings, don’t you?

Rikka: Yep, but on our morning runs my heart isn’t too calm…

Shiki: Hm? Is that so?

Rikka: When I’m running next to him, I can perfectly see how he builds his endurance day by day, and I get a little anxious. Even though I should be glad…

Shiki: Ah, I think I understand.

Rikka: The other day, Tsubasa said I look like I’m very composed, and I thought “ah, I look like that, thank god”, I was relieved. I realized I still want to behave like a senior.

Shiki: Behave like a senior, huh… Since when did you become so competitive?

Rikka: You think so too? I’m even surprised myself, lately.

Shiki: Personally, I don’t dislike it though.

Rikka: *chuckles* I’m sure it’s everyone’s influence. I think I got greedier than before. I always want to be someone who can be relied upon, and I also want to grow up with all of you. Until now, I didn’t have anyone I could do this with.

Shiki: Then, you don’t need to hurry. You’ve always been gifted with two and even three things*, but your self-esteem is too low.

Rikka: I see. Then, I guess I’ll be more confident and do my best! And not only from our younger ones, I want our very competent producer to rely on me more, too.

Shiki: I am doing it, always.

Rikka: Really? Then, can I express my opinions a bit more strongly?

Shiki: Of course.

Rikka: Thank you. But it’s not like I’m saying I usually hold back. It’s just that when you hesitate over something new, I decided to be the one to push your back. That’s why, I’ll say it clearly. I think you should rely on Haiduki-san a lot.

Shiki: Rikka…

Rikka: I’ll say it so there are no misunderstandings, but I don’t mean Haiduki-san is more capable than you or anything like that. I want you to let go of everything you can, for our sake. I want you to be more and more earnest, to give it your all and show it to us. And then I’m sure we can go to greater heights. That’s the feeling I have.

Shiki: You’re so passionate.

Rikka: I said it, right? I got greedy. With this and that, it’s your fault, to begin with.

Shiki: I see. Karma, huh?

Rikka: That’s it.

*car horn*

Tsubasa: Hey!!

Rikka: Oh, Tsubasa? Ah, that’s Haiduki-san’s car.

Tsubasa: What are you both doing here?

Rikka: We were going for a walk.

Haiduki: *lowers window* Want me to take you to the dorm? Or that’s what I’d like to say, but this car is a bit small for five people.

Dai: I can get off, if you need.

Shiki: You were in it too, Dai?

Dai: I got picked up on my way back from the hospital.

Rikka: Hospital? Does it hurt somewhere?

Dai: I’m fine, but Haiduki-san told me to go.

Shiki: You did?

Haiduki: Yeah. He’s been going to voice training with a pretty high frequency. And even without that, lately the recording schedule has been reckless too. There’s a live soon too, right?

Shiki: Ah, well.

Haiduki: What if he gets vocal chords nodules or polyps close to the performance? That would be terrible. He said he broke his shoulder when he used to swim, too, so I thought it would be better to have checks on a regular basis while there are no problems.

Shiki: So, what did the examination say?

Dai: I had an eco, but at this point there are no abnormalities. Just that it’s not good if I overdo it, so I need to be careful.

Shiki: I see.

Dai: I sometimes have the habit to forget about my body and go to the limit. But, if I crush my throat because of that, I’d be an idiot. I’ll take care. That’s why, you should stop overdoing it too, Shiki. It’s super hard to harm your body and not be able to do what you want to do. If you realize after you’ve done it, you can’t do anything anymore.

Shiki: Dai…

Haiduki: Rikka?

Rikka: Ah, yes?

Haiduki: You should go soon too. Here, the hospital’s letter of introduction. Otolaryngology. You both started from scratch, and I understand the feeling of wanting to get better as soon as possible, but overdoing it is prohibited.

Rikka: Yes. I’ll be careful.

Shiki: By the way, Tsubasa. Why are you in Haiduki’s car?

Tsubasa: I was on my way back from the university. Dai-chan said he was in Haiduki-san’s car, so I thought he could take me back to the dorm too, so I got him to come to the uni’s entrance.

Shiki: Good grief. The agency’s car is not a taxi, you know.

Haiduki: *laughs* I don’t mind. Sending off and picking up the talents is also a manager’s job.

Shiki: Haiduki. Don’t spoil him.

Haiduki: When Shii-kun gives them the stick, I give them the carrot*.

Shiki: Stop calling me Shii-kun.

Tsubasa: And you? You’re going for a walk so happily, but did you finish your work?

Shiki: I did.

Tsubasa: Eh, really? Isn’t that fast??

Dai: After all, getting a good sleep at night does help.

Shiki: Well, I guess.

Haiduki: Everyone’s getting enough sleep and you’re all healthy. Tomorrow’s an off day. Okay, why don’t we go drinking tonight?

Rikka: Eh, but you’re driving, is that fine?

Haiduki: Of course, I’ll leave the car in the dorm’s parking lot.

Shiki: Don’t “of course” me. Can you leave the company car behind for a whole night?

Haiduki: It’s fine, it’s fine! I’ll get permission saying it’s for the friendship. Well then, see you at the dorm!

Tsubasa: Ah, wait! I’ll get off and walk home, after all.

Hey, Rikka… why don’t you get in instead?

Rikka: Eh, me?

Tsubasa: Yeah. You see, if Dai-chan’s alone with Haiduki-san, he’ll panic and I feel bad for him.

Dai: I hear you, idiot. I’m not panicking.

Tsubasa: Please?

Rikka: Oh… Got it, I’ll do that. I wanted to talk with Haiduki-san, too.

Tsubasa: Thanks.

Rikka: You’re welcome. *whispers* It’s fine if you fight while coming back.

Tsubasa: We won’t!

Rikka: *chuckles* Then, see you later!

Haiduki: You two, don’t stop along the way home.

Shiki: Let’s go. If we make him wait, he’ll get annoying.

Tsubasa: Shiki, good work.

Shiki: Yeah.

Tsubasa: You kind of look good today.

Shiki: Do I? Well, I don’t feel bad. And my body feels light. I’m in a good condition with a warmed up engine, and I feel like I can tackle SolidS’ new song.

Tsubasa: I see. Yep.

Shiki: My main is SolidS.

Tsubasa: I know that already.

Shiki: I have never held back, but from now on I’ll aim higher.

Tsubasa: Of course! What are you saying at this late hour?

Shiki: You’re right. Of course.

Tsubasa: By the way, do you get along well enough with Haiduki-san to go drinking?

Shiki: He invites me sometimes.

Tsubasa: Hm~ That person really can do his work. The way he deals with things is super detailed, and he knows us so well it’s surprising. Our condition, and the things we like… and our mood. The arrangements for that interview the other day were super nice, you know?

Shiki: I see.

Tsubasa: And, I realized while working with him, but he tells people to cut corners while he’s a perfectionist himself. He’s very similar to you~

Shiki: That’s… No one has told me that before… More like, aren’t we opposites?

Tsubasa: Really?

Shiki: He always handles things smartly. Thoroughly and rationally, and there’s no waste. And I… I never have enough composure and I keep bumping into everything. It’s only waste. Hm, if we consider this, aren’t you more similar?

Tsubasa: Nope, I’m not! You’re absolutely more similar than me. The type of person that the process might be different, but you’re aiming for the same thing.

Shiki: Is that so…? Well, you’re very intuitive, so if you’re saying that, it must be true.

Tsubasa: I guess he was always worried about you? Maybe he ran as a candidate to be the exclusive manager?

Shiki: As if. That’s impossible.

Tsubasa: Ooh~? Could it be… you don’t like him?

Shiki: That’s not it.

Tsubasa: He’s stronger with alcohol than you, right?

Shiki: That time was because my condition wasn’t perfect.

Tsubasa: You’re competing.

Shiki: I’m not.

Tsubasa: Yeah, yeah. Sure you aren’t~

Shiki: Tonight I definitely won’t get drunk.

Tsubasa: You’re competing after all.

Shiki: I’m not.

Tsubasa: You are~

Shiki: I’m not!

Track 4 || Translation index || Omake

TL notes:

“You’ve always been gifted with two and even three things”: Shiki uses the expression 天に二物を与えられた者, which means “gifted with two things, usually beauty and intelligence”, and even adds a third because it’s Rikka we’re talking about,

“When Shii-kun gives them the stick, I give them the carrot”: based on the expression 飴と鞭 (ame to muchi, candy and whip), which is the carrot and stick policy.

Next track is super fun, look forward to it!

Thanks for reading!

#solids #tsukino production #tsukipro #solids translations

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kellamundo · 7 years

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Alright so here we go.

This’ll be long.

It’s been rough. Very rough. Especially these last few months. January-End of March was super crappy. Then from April to maybe July it was steady for me (still rough but not enough to put me in the slump i was in) but then once August dropped in it went downhill and is still downhill. So i had around 3-4 months ( 1/3 or 1/4 of the year) be okay.

Anyways, enough intro. So i went on a splurge today and dropped like $150 on an outfit and next week i plan to drop another $100 (i get paid this upcoming week) on like things to baby myself like a face mask and a haircut and maybe a new coat or something. I dont usually spend so much on myself but i am now ig.

I know that this isnt good, retail therapy and all. But idk what else i can do. Here’s what i HAVE been doing/trying to do.

1.) Reading. Ive been reading and that’s been pretty good for me lately. Sometimes i slip up but overall im proud that i can make myself read, even if it’s 2-3 pages. I try to read a little bit at least 2-3 a week. I dont beat myself up for it cuz it beats how i was before which was legit skipping class and staying in bed all day and etc doing nothing. At least i can escape in a book.

2.) Face masks. I’ve been trying to use them once a week. And so far ive been keeping up with it. It’s calming to me and it’s helping my skin. My skin has gotten really bad in the past few months and ik it’s because of stress and my depression...but yeah. It’s calming and also helps my skin so yay.

3.) Dancing. I’ve been dancing once a week to try to lose weight and theres been times where i ABSOLUTELY dont wana go and skipped. But for like 12 classes i only skipped 2. So im kinda proud of myself. Granted i signed up for 2 classes and skipped 10/12 for the other class but lets not mention that one lol. Next signup day i’ll just take one so i dont force myself so badly.

4.) Water/Healthy foods. I have made my diet a horrible one. I know it. And i started drinking soda again (ruining my year streak of just water). But recently ive been trying to get back into drinking water and though when im feeling down i wana grab a soda ive just been doing milk or like juices instead. But yeah im tryna go back to water only. So i think thats helping myself out too. And i’m guna try salad once a week and eventually do 2 and try to eat healthier slowly. (I work at fast food so all i eat is junk now and ive been overdoing it lately). Oh yeah! And i’ve been trying to eat at least twice a day. I either starve myself and eat once and it isnt a healthy meal or eat multiple times very u healthily so im trying to balance with 2 meals a day. At least, for now

5.) With my depression ive been avoiding all types of friend interaction. Idk what happened tbh but i almost never hang out with friends anymore. I just go to school, work, dance once a week, and home. But i think this November i’m going to try to reach out and be with people again...even though it’s getting colder and i wont wana be outside. But ik thats something i should try doing.

But, i wana do at least one more thing. Does anyone have any ideas? I dont wana stick with retail therapy and screw myself over ya know? I feel like i should do one more thing but idk what..

Any recommendations?

#personal #advice #thanks in advance to whoever responds if anyone does #selfcare

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lenaglittleus · 7 years

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A Day In My Life (Updated) + A Giveaway!

It’s been almost 3 years since my last Day in the Life post. September 17, 2014. Where does time go? At the time I was living in Toronto and still in the beginning stages of getting THM off the ground. I feel like a different woman, business-person and all-around human is writing this post now. It’s crazy how much can change in a few short years.

But even though I may have changed, I still find these types of posts super creatively inspiring and just all-around fun to share. It feels like OG Healthy Maven when I used to share my weekend recaps. Remember those? Those were the days…

It’s due time for an update Day in the Life post though. For one, a lot of you guys have questions about what I actually do on a daily basis and two, I have a whole different approach towards working, self-care and wellness than I did then. In 2014 I was really into the hustle culture. I felt like I had to do EVERYTHING and while I was producing a lot of work, I was also wasting a lot of time, all while stressing out my body.

I have a much more relaxed approach toward work and definitely prioritize slowing down and taking care of my body ahead of my work. In the process, I’ve become far more productive and subsequently more successful at my job. It’s been crazy to see the results of working smarter and not harder. I should also note that I get a lot more help now than I used to. Cassie manages my social media and podcast details and C does all business development and accounting so not having that on my plate has freed up a lot of time for me to focus on the creative stuff that I love.

And if I’m being totally honest, I was major PMSing on this day. I know my body pretty well and if I’m anywhere near that time of the month, I need to move extra-slowly, not overdo my schedule and really, really take care of my body. I think this day is a pretty good reflection of this. Alright, let’s jump in…

8:00 AM: Wake-up! My alarm went off at 7:30 but I didn’t get out of bed until after 8:00. Sometimes I just need the extra sleep. Bodhi and C snuggles are always the best way to start the day.

9:00 AM: Breakfast. After a quick meditation and shower, I got started on breakfast. My usual green smoothie. This one had blueberries, 1/2 banana, protein powder, 2 cups spinach and topped with granola and blackberries. That’s also a matcha latte since I recently quit coffee (OMG!). More on this in another post.

9:15 AM: Emails. I ate my breakfast while clearing my inbox. I took a long weekend because of C’s birthday the previous day so things had gotten a bit backed up.

10:00 AM: My CSA arrives! I love Tuesdays for this reason…Learn more about my CSA Here. After unpacking it, I spent the next hour preparing for my podcast interview.

11:00 AM: Podcast Recording with Joy McCarthy. Stay tuned for next week’s episode with Joy! Yes, that’s a blanket. I was freezing in the office. 12:00 PM: Recording intro and outro to this week’s podcast episode with Erin’s Inside Job. I generally am working a week out but recorded this one the day before. These are surprisingly challenging to record. I got this one in the first take though!

12:30 PM: Snack. I was starving at this point so I grabbed a packet of my favorite trail mix, Orchard Valley Harvest‘s Antioxidant Mix. C and I decided to go out to lunch so it was the perfect snack for on-the-go eating. I also try to get in a lot of healthy fats when it’s around that time of the month and Vitamin E (found in the Antioxidant Mix from the cashews and pepitas) has been shown to help with menstrual cramps.

Also Bodhi was VERY into these. Check out these pics…he kills me!

1:00 PM: Lunch. C and I walked to a nearby Mexican spot to grab lunch. I got a deconstructed veggie burrito bowl. Wasn’t my favorite meal but did the trick! From there we walked Bodhi around the neighborhood before heading home. After sitting all morning I needed to stretch my legs.

2:00 PM: Blog writing and comment responding. I had a few hours of post writing and also got around to responding to comments on the blog. I don’t know if people realize this, but I read every comment that people leave on the blog, on YouTube, on Instagram and elsewhere. I try my best to respond to every single one. Except when people are intentionally very mean…that’s no fun.

4:00 PM: Snack. I picked up some peaches at the market in Pt. Reyes station and always like to pair my fruit with nuts for easier absorption. I find that my blood sugar spikes if I eat fruit alone so I pair it with a nut mix like the Orchard Valley Harvest Omega-3 Mix that has Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) Omega-3 with 55% of the 1.6 Daily Value of ALA from the almonds, pistachios and walnuts.

4:30 PM: Yoga. Again, after a few hours of sitting I needed a break and ending the day with a yoga session is one of my favorites. I switch off between yoga and at-home barre classes, but today I did a video from one of my favorite YouTube yoga channels. Let me know if you guys want to see a post on my favorite YouTube fitness channels!

6:00 PM : Dinner. After yoga I got started on dinner since it took an hour or so to cook. We had a turmeric soup/stew that was so cozy and warming.

7:00 PM: My Evening Routine. I pretty much do that same evening routine every night and lots of you guys have been asking that I film it so I finally did! To see the last part of my day/night watch the video below. Hint: it involves lots of diffusing, face masks and chocolate!

Giveaway time! Once again, Orchard Valley has been super generous and is giving away a prize pack of Orchard Valley Harvest and a $50 Visa Gift Card! All you need to do to enter is follow both The Healthy Maven and Orchard Valley Harvest on Instagram and then comment below with your handle. The winner will be selected on Wednesday May 31st at 12:00AM. Open to US residents. Good Luck!

Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by Orchard Valley Harvest, however all opinions expressed were 100% my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that help make THM possible!

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