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flamingtouya · 2 months

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𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞) —

pairing: dabi + f!reader

word count: 4381

cw: getting to know each other (against your better intuition), flirting, bad flirting,some explicit language but nothing too bad, no quirk AU, dabi commits a crime or two

summary: In which Dabi meant to text Toga instead of a random stranger. But these things happen, and you were never one to shy away from troublesome men. This whole thing is told entirely through text messages.

a/n: check out my AO3 for different formatting! :)

Mar 02 10:07 PM

Unknown: Grab bleach while you’re out Unknown: And paper towels

You: who is this??

Unknown: So funny

You: u got the wrong number my guy

Unknown: Shit Unknown: You don’t happen to have some bleach at your disposal rn?

You: try the convenience store You: where’s the body at, anyways

Unknown: Ohara street by the fitness park, you should come check it out

You: sounds enticing You: i’ve always wanted to be on a true crime podcast

You: sort of expected myself to be the alive one though

Unknown: I was taught that women tend to be smart about stranger danger and stuff Unknown: You're out to prove me wrong

You: how’d you know i’m a woman? 🤨

Unknown: U sound cute Unknown: And men don’t listen to true crime

You: that’s so sexist You: and correct You: you'd do numbers on reddit

Mar 03 00:16 AM

You: hey don’t leave now

Mar 03 00:34 AM

Unknown: Had a body to take care of

You: you didn’t wait for me? :(

Unknown: … Unknown: Are u fr

You: ofc not You: i don’t hang out with edgelords

Unknown: Whatever u r probably boring anyways

You: entertaining enough for u to keep texting me

Unknown: We all have our moments of weakness

Mar 03 01:09 AM

Unknown: So wyd

You: you don’t have anybody else to bother?

Unknown: I do Unknown: I want to bother you tho

You: damn, what’d i do to deserve this

Unknown: Is that a complaint

You: i have uni tomorrow and ur buzzing keeps waking me up

Unknown: Mute your phone, stupid

You: can’t mute unknown numbers

Unknown: Save this one then Unknown: Or block me idc

You: what name should i put it under

Unknown: Dabi

You: lmao i knew you were an edgelord

Dabi: Stfu

You: good night to you too

Mar 03 07:58 AM

You: fuck

Mar 03 3:56 PM

Dabi: Did you miss me that bad

Mar 03 4:32 PM

You: i overslept and am blaming you entirely

Mar 03 5:19 PM

Dabi: Sucks to be a useful member to society

You: why what do you do

Dabi: I'm actually a bit of a part-time freelancer, you regular uni folk just wouldn't get it

You: freelancing around ohara at 1 in the morning sounds like the truly fulfilling purpose we all long for You: did you just get up

Dabi: Hey now Dabi: Yes Dabi: I’m still in bed technically, looking at the ceiling fan is so interesting when I don't want to move a muscle

You: you are everything I am jealous of

Dabi: I promise you it’s not that good

You: first time a guy’s been honest right away. i applaud u

Dabi: Omg no way

Mar 03 5:40 PM

You: no way what

Dabi: No way you said something witty

Dabi: Maybe you’re fun after all

You: i’ll have u know that deep down, i’m just a fragile being trying to make it thru this bitch of a world, running on fumes and caffeine all while chasing a childhood dream that i'll never be able to reach anyways because of my parents' expectations of me crushing my soul

Dabi: Damn, being vulnerable already

You: your turn

Dabi: I’m not sad. My life is great and my parents never expected anything of me

Dabi: That was a lie

You: so you’re a liar

Dabi: I suppose I might be

You: that counts as being vulnerable. i’m so proud of us. <3

Mar 03 9:12 PM

You: you probably have daddy issues

Mar 03 11:34 PM

Dabi: Mind your business

You: so i’m right

Dabi: Nosy sounds more like it

You: that’s a yes then

Dabi: When I tell you he SUCKS so bad

You: LMAO You: i’m guessing you don’t particularly like your family then

Dabi: It's not the type of stuff I'd tell anybody, especially not to some nosy individual whose number is one or two digits off

You: alright i’ll stop digging You: wait how old are you You: am i talking to some 50 y/o dude You: please no

Mar 04 00:02 AM

Dabi: Chill I’m 48

Mar 04 00:06 AM

You: say sike right now You: if u rly are then i’m half your age

Dabi: You thought Dabi: Are you actually 24 tho

You: give or take a few days lol

Dabi: When’s your birthday

You: do you want my social and tax numbers while we’re at it

Dabi: Stfu I wanna see if I’m older

You: 🤨 You: it’s at the end of this month

Dabi: Baby

You: are u flirting with me or insulting me

Dabi: Can’t I be doing both

Mar 04 06:30 AM

You: love me a guy who can multitask You: did you ever get your bleach and paper towels

Mar 04 11:11 AM

You: it’s 11:11 make a wish

Mar 04 2:02 PM

You: my wish is that you’d commit to a humane sleeping schedule

Mar 04 2:59 PM

Dabi: Anybody hear sum

You: i heard you’re a lazy bitch You: who doesn’t even do his own grocery shopping

Dabi: Maybe I do. Maybe I got the bleach all on my own like a big boy

You: X

Dabi: What's that mean

You: X for doubt You: it’s a meme

Dabi: Here I thought we were about to get spicy 😔

You: ew

Dabi: I was joking Dabi: …unless

You: has anybody ever told you that your flirting is immaculate

Mar 04 7:10 PM

Dabi: What do you study

You: are you trying to find out my location

Dabi: Let it be known I’m terrible at geography and if I wanted to stalk you I'd already be on it

You: that’s a consolation You: forensic science You: i actually can’t wait for the semester to be over bc my professor is one of the most annoying individuals i have ever had the displeasure of meeting

Dabi: So you do have bleach

You: never said i didn’t

Dabi: What do I have to do to make the list of annoying individuals. What's my current score

You: we haven’t met You: and i’m not sure if i’d survive u

Dabi: You have a point, I'm super nice tho

You: bet You: are you handsome You: asking for a friend You: the handsome ones are usually more annoying

Dabi: I'll say I’m frighteningly unique-looking

You: ...well played

Mar 04 10:09 PM

Dabi: My boss is making me do errand work in the morning like I'm some kind of functioning human being with principles Dabi: The next piercing I’m getting is a lobotomy

You: thought you were “freelancing”

Dabi: Freelancing only gets you so far. You'll understand when you're my age

You: can't imagine what the back pain must be like You: do you have a tongue piercing 👀

Dabi: Perhaps I do

You: u r so mysterious You: tell me an opinion

Dabi: Mint ice cream makes my teeth feel weird

You: that’s not an opinion

Dabi: Alright, more foods should have mint in them. And coriander. I want to make things inedible for 80% of the human population

You: nvm keep your opinions to yourself

Mar 05 02:26 AM

Dabi: I've gotta burn this number. Txt u in a few

Mar 05 05:16 AM

You: what are you, some kind of druglord This message could not be delivered.

You: I knew it This message could not be delivered.

Mar 0512:03 PM

You: ayo are you still there This message could not be delivered.

You: this is only funny if you come clean right now This message could not be delivered.

Mar 05 4:16 PM

You: "text you in a few" minutes? hours? days? This message could not be delivered.

You: just know that if it takes to long i'll forget about u This message could not be delivered.

You: won't even miss u This message could not be delivered.

Mar 06 09:00 AM

You: hello is this thing on This message could not be delivered.

Mar 07 3:15 PM

You: my social security number is 6007 0023 6799 0324 This message could not be delivered.

Mar 07 8:46 PM

You: eggs, vinegar, panko, sprite, sliced ham, parmesan, deodorant sencha if they have the good one ground pepper, lemon juice This message could not be delivered.

Mar 08 04:44 AM

Unknown: Am I still the man of ur dreams

You: I'm killing you You: violently

Unknown: I was hoping softly Unknown: With your song

You: are these messages being monitored You: am i a suspect

Unknown: If they were, could I write that I'm a ruthless baby killer anti-government fuck the police pro abortion the prime minister is an idiot bomb. bomb at the airport, terrorism, detonate Unknown: I guess now they are

Dabi was added as a contact.

You: just when i thought i'd have to find another witty asshole with a tongue piercing

Dabi: Aw you missed me Dabi: Does my tongue piercing make me hot be honest

You: what are my chances of getting an explanation for the past few days You: are u a murderer fr, that would be so cool You: i totally didn't use our abandoned chat as a grocery list btw

Dabi: The only thing I slay is pussy 😎

You: somehow i have doubts about that statement You: animal abuse is no joke

Dabi: I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 100, if you guess it correctly I'll tell u everything

You: 69

Mar 08 08:21 AM

Dabi: It was 72 Dabi: Because you were so close I'll give u one free question. But I want another one in return

You: you're a dirty little gremlin who plays dirty little games You:: do i get to ask a follow-up question

Dabi: No

You: in that case You: which of the following activities did you partake in? 1.) vandalism 2.) drug dealing 3.) drug trafficking 4.) violent crimes 5.) violent crimes that resulted in the death of one or more individuals 6.) assisting someone in a violent crime 7.) assisting someone in a non-violent crime 8.) theft 9.) robbery 10.) hate crimes against a minority 11.) politically motivated acts of defiance 12.) consumption of illegal substances 13.) running and/or hiding from law enforcement 14.) domestic terrorism 15.) human trafficking 16.) money laundering 17.) having a good time

Dabi: What the fuck Dabi: What is this, a multiple choice? Dabi: 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 13 Dabi: My turn Dabi: What's your favourite food

You: fr, just like that You: that's your one question out of everything you could ask? am i really that boring

Dabi: I ask what I ask

You: spicy miso ramen with minced pork You: can we go back to the part where you ran from law enforcement

Dabi: Don't we all have demons that we run from Dabi: Mine are just a bit more persistent

Mar 08 10:52 AM

You: i want another question

Dabi: If you come up with one that's not related to the past few days, go ahead

You: fine i'll take it You: have you ever been caught and gotten in legal trouble for one of your… dubious activities

Dabi: Yeah

You: …and?

Dabi: That's another question. Gonna trade?

You: fine

Dabi: When I was 16, two Officers Of The Law 🐷 caught me dumpster diving behind a 7/11 Dabi: The dumpster diving wasn't the crime but because it was on private property they charged me with trespassing

You: damn, that's a lot of truth from u in just two sentences You: i wanna know ur tragic backstory so bad

Dabi: You could try to get me all sentimental for the 6 minutes after really good sex before the post nut clarity sets in

You: uh huh, taking notes You: anyway. you get one question. think hard

Dabi: If you couldn't have minced pork on your ramen, what would your second topping choice be

You: you're impossible

Mar 08 1:27 PM

You: tori karaage or extra ni-tamago i guess

Mar 08 2:23 PM

Dabi: Doesn't the Karaage lose its crispiness if it's in the broth for too long Dabi: I wouldn't know

You: please let me recommend you a good ramen place, you seem like you'd need it

Dabi: You have no idea. Take me out

You: like romantically? or are you asking me to murder you

Dabi: I love surprises

You: i just laughed out loud in the middle of my lecture

Mar 08 7:18 PM

Dabi: Need your forensic expertise for a sec

You: …oh no

Dabi: It's a purely hypothetical scenario

You: alright lay it on me big boy

Dabi: If a 176 cm tall and 67 kg heavy person were to climb over a 4,60 meter high fence that has electrical wiring on it Dabi: What would the most likely way for them to die be?

You: this is not forensic at all You: how strong is the electricity You: is there a way to shut it off You: where would you hold onto the fence You: can it be damaged

Dabi: Not me, a 176 cm tall and 67 kg heavy person

You: where would THE 176 CM TALL AND 67 KG HEAVY PERSON HOLD ONTO THE FENCE

Dabi: The only points that provide decent grip surface are the hooks holding the wires in place

You: so the most likely way to die would be electrocution You: will that be all

Dabi: How would one determine whether the electricity has been properly shut off Dabi: In the theoretical scenario that you couldn't get close enough to hear

You: the 176 cm tall and 67 kg heavy person should tap the wiring from the bottom with the back of their hand You: that way their fingers curl downwards and not around the wire You: so the person won't DIE from ELECTROCUTION

Mar 09 00:08 AM

Dabi: Excellent Dabi: Gonna do some field research Dabi: Will report back in maybe a day

Mar 09 08:01 AM

You: i'm gonna be so mad if you die before you've had decent karaage This message could not be delivered.

Mar 11 6:10 PM

Unknown: So it turns out that the person did not have to climb the fence after all. Pliers are such useful tools Unknown: Thanks for the electricity tip tho

Mar 11 6:39 PM

Dabi was added as a contact.

You: you're so hot when you're alive

Mar 11 9:14 PM

Dabi: Do u think I'm a catch 😏

You: judging by the way law enforcement is trying to get their hands on you, i'd say you're pretty slippery

Dabi: The slipperiest Dabi: You couldn't handle me

You: i'd trap you using cheese and a paper box You: put you in a jar and turn you into spicy miso broth

Dabi: Would you hold the jar tight at night and tell me everything's going to be okay

You: of course

Dabi: I'm liking this scenario

Mar 12 01:07 AM

Dabi: Ever thought about what Mint Karaage would taste like

Mar 12 01:23 AM

You: i need u

Dabi: Tell me more

You: to shut your mouth

Dabi: Are you trying to romance me

Mar 12 07:15 AM

You: i'm actually so upset right now You: can i vent

Mar 12 07:27 AM

Dabi: Listening Dabi: Am I gonna have to get the tissues out

You: you're not empathetic enough for that

Dabi: How would you know

You: call it a woman's intuition You: i just need someone to bother about my hot girl troubles

Dabi: Let's hear it girl Dabi: Men ain't shit 💅

You: damn right they aren't You: but unrelated to that You: i ran out of my medication a few days ago and thought if i stretched the remaining 3 pills to last me 6 days i'd be able to make it till the end of the week You: now my doctor's office is closed and i can't seem to get an appointment anywhere You: and i'm super jittery and on edge and almost had a panic attack just trying to make coffee

Dabi: What type of medication

You: Ativan You: it's prescription only

Dabi: Nothing is ever "prescription only"

You: i'm not gonna try some experimential backalley drug You: just feel like dying rn

Dabi: Who said anything about backalley? You actually came to the right guy for this Dabi: What's the name of the nearest druggery

You: ...fukuju pharmacy

Dabi: So I've been talking to a Setagaya girl

You: only moved here for uni, hate to disappoint if ur expecting a wealthy maiden

Mar 12 10:02 AM

Dabi: Don't you feel like getting a snack from the vending machine Dabi: Specifically the one next to the pharmacy Dabi: A bag of skittles sounds nice, doesn't it?

You: ? ? ?

Mar 12 10:34 AM

You: did you commit a crime for me You: how did you get your hands on actual fucking Ativan this fast

Dabi: I don't kiss and tell

You: did you follow me home You: is this how i die

Dabi: You make it so hard to be nice to you Dabi: What do you think I am, a creep

You: if you were here i'd suck you off so good rn

Dabi: Whore Dabi: (Respectfully)

You: lmao ur right You: thank you for real though

Dabi: Stfu

Mar 12 1:33 PM

Dabi: Do u like cats

You: yes

Dabi sent an image.

Dabi: Noodle thieving menace

You: 🥹 You: that has got to be the fattest street cat i’ve ever seen

Dabi: He’s hella fast

You: how does it feel to be the one chasing the culprit for once

Dabi: Not nearly as thrilling as being the one committing the crime

Mar 13 00:00 AM

Unknown: Congratulations! You have been selected as an eligible member for a free trial of Osaka Daily Post. Unknown: If you would like information about your benefits, reply 'BENEFIT' Unknown: If you would like to stop receiving these messages, reply 'STOP'

You: i know it's you shithead

Unknown: Your message could not be processed.

You: this is the unfunniest you've ever been ngl

Unknown: Your message could not be processed.

You: you're truly one of the most annoying individuals in my life

Unknown: Your message could not be processed.

You: STOP

Unknown: LMAO you thought

Dabi was saved as a contact.

You: i'm reconsidering if the tongue piercing is really worth it 😤

Mar 13 04:55 AM

Dabi: Any particular reason why you chose forensics

Mar 13 06:09 AM

You: i've always admired criminals but been to scared to become one You: and if i know about psychotic assholes it might help me to steer clear of them, or so i thought

Dabi: Is it working

You: evidently not

Dabi: Use me in ur thesis Dabi: I'll be your lab rat

You: nah you're more beneficial to me when you're not stuck behind bars You: what do you have me saved as in your phone

Dabi: I don't save contacts Dabi: Especially not yours Dabi: You mean nothing to me

You: aww do you know my number by heart, that's adorable You: i'm kinda genuinely impressed at how persistent you are at bothering me, it's almost like you like me or smth

Dabi: No fr though lmao if anybody finds my phone you'd be on a list

You: do u delete these chats

Dabi: Always

You: that's so romantic You: admit it you're actually a softie

Dabi: Would that make you more interested in me Dabi: Then I'm the softest

You: what do i need to do to make you the hardest

Dabi: ... Dabi: There's absolutely no correct way for me to respond to that Dabi: You've left me speechless

You: 🥵🥵

Dabi: What's your worst quality Dabi: Besides being an irresistible smartass Dabi: *irritating

You: was that a freudian slip You: you're so obsessed with me it's adorable

Dabi: Proving my point so diligently

You: you don't seem like the kind of person who would use words like 'diligently' You: i'm rather talkative at times You: to the point where it gets unbearable to listen to me

Dabi: I never would've guessed

You: what's yours? You: besides the obvious

Dabi: Still putting up with you

Mar 13 7:45 PM

Dabi: Wyd

You: i burned my rice a little You: but it's edible

Dabi: Don't you have a rice cooker? Who raised you

You: my very strict but sweet and committed grandmother who made the best teriyaki salmon in the whole world You: i'd kill another human being to eat her home cooked food one more time

Dabi: So your parents ain't shit either

You: eh, they're alright You: they're Business People overseas and aren't around a whole lot, means i get my own place though You: so i can have visitors at any desired hour 😏

Dabi: Omg sick Dabi: Me next

You: it was implied

Mar 13 11:11 PM

Dabi: Ok but do u actually wanna meet up sometime Dabi: No strings attached ofc

You: i'm down

Dabi: What if I'm a creep after all

You: if anything, it means i won't have to attend my lecture about carbon dots tmrw

Dabi: I can't tomorrow Dabi: What about the day after Dabi: I'll give u my credit card info if it makes you feel more safe, don't bother trying to buy anything with it tho, you'll be disappointed

You: you may not show it a whole lot, but are you actually a considerate person? You: the day after sounds good

Dabi: Preem

You: oreryu shio ramen, right by harajuku station You: about time you had some good karaage You: my treat You: unless that's too far away for u

Dabi: I would fly across the world for u Dabi: Yes Harajuku works fine

Mar 14 08:49 AM

You: how will i recognise u You: what do u look like

Dabi: As my dad once said. I'm impossible to miss

You: i laughed

Dabi: Guess it was all worth it then Dabi: Do tattoos scare you

You: i was gonna ask cause there's no way you got only a tongue piercing and nothing else You: stand there with your tongue out

Dabi: Shouldn't we at least get to know each other before 😳

You: don't get any ideas You: i don't intend to fuck u You: ...for now

Dabi: That's a relief, I thought I might have to file a restraining order afterwards

Mar 14 1:42 PM

Dabi sent an image.

Dabi: If u see this guy u can still run the other way

You: hhh fuck You: are u trying to intimidate me You: how do you have so many tattoos but no bedframe

Dabi: Cut me some slack, I just moved into this place

You: fair warning i'm not as hot as u

Dabi: Bet

You sent an image.

Dabi: Why do women always lie. I thought you were better. I thought you were different

You: 😳 You: i'm actually worse

Dabi: We're such a good match

You: don't get ahead of urself. u r still a guy with no bedframe

Dabi: Please shut up

Mar 14 4:16 PM

Dabi: To be clear I'm not bringing flowers or anything Dabi: And I'm actually willing to let you pay this time lol

You: you have such a unique way with words

Dabi: A bit tight on money rn but I'll pay u back some other way

You: can we make that the first line in our sextape You: dw i said it's my treat and i mean it You: does that make you feel emasculated

Dabi: Who would I be to say no to free food tf Dabi: If there's a next time I can take you out for drinks Dabi: Nothing fancy but an old friend of mine owns a bar downtown and his girlfriend mixes a killer mule

You: if you're gonna poison me after gaining my trust over my favourite food i will be incredibly sad

Dabi: Give me some credit here. I'm trusting u to not rat me out to law enforcement

You: you're giving me ideas You: is there a bounty on your head

Dabi: I'm not that important

Mar 14 9:44 PM

You: so you're just too good to get caught

Dabi: Both flattering and factually correct Dabi: For the record I've never harmed anybody that didn't deserve it

You: thanks for clarifying You: i feel so safe now

Dabi: Anytime Dabi: If you're having second thoughts lmk before 10 am so I won't spend time getting ready for nothing

You: 10 am is crazy You: u r so vain

Dabi: Alright then I won't 😔

You: i take it back You: be pretty for me

Mar 15 5:30 AM

You: can't sleep

Mar 15 7:12 AM

Dabi: How the turntables Dabi: Are you alright

You: yes You: it's the good kind of sleepless

Dabi: It's fine if you're having second thoughts, I won't hold it against you at all Dabi: Just texting like this is nice too

You: fuck no i wanna meet the man behind the screen You: the myth, the legend, the crimelord himself

Dabi: I'm never showing consideration for ur wellbeing ever again

You: should've ghosted me before i got attached

Mar 15 9:54 AM

Dabi: Last chance to bail gracefully

You: you make it so tempting

Dabi: Getting out of bed then

You: it's not a bed if it doesn't have a bedframe

Dabi: Shut, and I mean this in the gentlest way possible, the hell your mouth

Mar 15 12:08 PM

Dabi sent a location pin.

Dabi: Is this the place

You: that's the one You: be there in a few minutes

Dabi: I'm waiting outside

Mar 15 12:13 PM

You: omg i think i see u You: im shy

Dabi: U literally have so much blackmail material on me

You: give me a second You: alright I'm coming over This message could not be delivered.

#dabi #dabi x reader #touya todoroki #touya c reader #todoroki touca #bnha #dabi x you #touya x you #bnha x reader #todoroki touya x reader #todoroki toya x reader #league of villains #league of villains x reader #bnha x you #i hate that there are so many tags #my writing #(sort of?)#this was honestly super fun :>#x

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ev1lmorty · 2 months

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the thing is ultimately idc what ppl do. u can do whatever u want. nobody can stop u from doing what u want. fictional characters ARE just fictional characters. ur not doing anything illegal aside from technicalities that we can argue abt all day. all of this ultimately IS debating based on ur personal morals n frameworks n none of this tangibly affects reality. there are sliding scales of acceptable for like everything in these discussions etc etc dark media has its place. i dont like that u will get, like, 'anti' spaces for lack of a better word that refuse to have anything troubling in fanwork or leave room for nuance. i think these spaces are very kid-orientated n we as adults need to actually argue w each other not 15yos who just learned the concept of fandom but im getting off topic.

my points onwards are that fiction is ALWAYS grounded in reality in some way - the characters exist for a reason, the story exists for a reason, fanwork exists for a reason. asking urself why you enjoy xyz n how you enjoy it is like a thing everyone should be asking themselves and your feelings from that also exist for a reason. nothing exists out of nothing. my feelings on this subject don't exist out of nothing - your feelings on this subject don't exist out of nothing.

and the second point that hasnt been talked to death is that, okay, yeah, fandom politics do not affect real life. but if they don't matter, if ppl upset dont matter, then why do YOU need them to matter? why is it just vacum sealed fiction when someone complains but when you talk about it, its suddenly important queer media? it clearly matters to you. it clearly has an impact on you. why can't it have an equally negative impact on others as the positive impact it had on you? why does fandom only matter when it helps? besides that something not touching the real world can be true while it very much effecting the niche space you inhabit, which is important in this context.

i respect that ppl get defensive of their interests and the things that bring them comfort, letting go of coping mechanisms or simply happy interests is difficult. i generally dont think ppl on the 'opposite side' are some kind of inhumane monsters. we r all just ppl trying to find something to make ourselves feel better abt our world. what makes you feel safe isn't inherently a good thing tho just bc it makes u fuzzy. this goes for like. everything ever but *post context*. ig my whole point is less ppl have no media literacy but that ppl deliberately have none bc ppl want to stay comfortable in the niches theyve created.

#av.txt #long ramble sorry gxxychchch

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actuallycassidyiambusy · 27 days

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You have become one of my favorite blogs. For several reasons.

Your art is fantastic.

Your writing is so good. Like really. Never stop.

You're a funny motherfucker.

But the main reason?

You don't give a SHIT.

I'll elaborate lmao

There are so many antis out there. So many petty people who feel the need to drag others for anything they don't agree with. There are Bluffy shippers that get attacked on Twitter, on here and just about anywhere else they decide to reveal themselves. They get shit on and called names for literally NOTHING. Hypocritical assholes who just can't stand when someone is happy with something they don't like. People who act like you're the antichrist for something as stupid as an age gap or something that isn't technically "canon"

I have been a target myself for some of my Bluffy art and it always upsets me. I get my shit screenshot and then I get blasted for something fictional 😕

But you? It doesn't faze you. You couldn't give a fuck less what people have to say, and I envy that so much. You dust off your shoulders and keep creating some of the best Bluffy content I've ever seen. Seriously, I love when you post and you post with zero regrets. I wish I was like you. I wish the antis didn't bother me.

I'm always showing my friends your work and several of us are currently reading your fic. Please don't ever stop creating. You may not know it, but you make me feel seen. That sounds really sappy, but it's true. A lot of people love what you do and we love your don't give a fuck attitude. It's refreshing for the people who are too shy or too afraid to post their work.

It always pisses me off when I find out someone is bullied into silence or anonymity. There is no reason to hate on something that hurts absolutely no one. No one should be afraid to post their art or share their favorite pair.

You shouldn't be afraid. There are fuckers on this site shipping people with animals for fuck's sake. People who draw monster porn, furry porn and fuck knows what else. And you're feeling scared to post a ship that has an age gap? Fuck, that just doesn't sit right with me. They're literally both adults. Didn't Damon and Stefan Salvatore flirt with a literal high school girl? The age gaps in Supernatural are wild as fuck. (And just to be clear, I'm not hating on those fandoms. I love me some vampires and demons🥴)

Not to mention the people the same fucking age as Luffy shipping themselves with Buggy? Everyone seems okay with that. It's hypocrisy at it's finest, kid.

Fandoms can be extremely toxic and I'm so sorry you got treated so horribly. My blog will always be a safe space and I will never stop posting or answering my asks. I do hope at some point, you feel confident enough to post again. Antis will never go away and they'll never stop being complete assholes. There's no reason for them to screenshot your shit and blast it. A block button is a beautiful thing. They have options, and every time, they choose to act holier than thou. There are times it does bother me. It really just pisses me off more than anything else, but it's not gonna stop me. I'm not hurting a single damn person and neither are you.

I'm flattered that you love my work so much and that you share it with whoever you can. Fuck what they say. Keep making whatever art you like and shove it down their throats. Eventually, they'll see that their behavior has no effect on you and they'll back off. And if they don't? Fuck it. Keep drawing anyway.

Idc who you are. I'm someone you can come to if you need to talk. I'll listen and let you get it all out. Life is hard enough and I'll never understand the people out there who want to make it worse. That's not me.

#one piece #anon ask #answered #buggy the clown #monkey d. luffy #buggy x luffy #buggy #luffy #one piece netflix #bluffy #im so fucking tired of antis #buncha idiots crying over a fictional fucking couple #get over yourselves and let people be fucking happy #ffs

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Now I’m really curious about your thoughts on the other counselors. I don’t really have any strong opinions on them much tbh idk why. Maybe it’s the whole “horny teenager” trope or something

(finally getting around to this. sorry for taking so long dfkldg)

yeaaaah fair enough dfgjndg thats exactly why i get pissed off playing the game tbh. it just becomes so convoluted with this romantic whatever bullshit that it gets SUPER TIRING...... but that's ok though bc silas kaylee and caleb need someone to love them unconditionally right?

anywho! i appreciate you wanting to see my other unfiltered opinions on the characters kdfgdfjg bc gosh do i have a lot. especcially for TQ bitches. as i just ssaid,

i AM going to get unfiltered and potentially brutal so if anyone is your ultimate bestie i recommend not reading (abi and laura are safe though of course<3) (mainly because nothing about either of them necessarily irritated me LOL and im easy to irritate)

im going to reference my thoughts on the characters from a note i wrote after playing through like ? chapter 4 for the first time. but honestly not miuch has changed. and just to preface this a good portion of my negative opinions come from the campfire scene in chapter 2 LOL like. when i first played the game i began disliking like more than half the characters here alone

dylan: talked about him here (its not positive)

nick: i just think hes a prick who doesn't deserve abi 🤷 of course he was given the short end of the stick in terms of screentime, but its kind of funny bc kaitlyn has a similar amount of Actual walk around time and she's there like. the entire game LMAO so yeah that pisses me off. nick has 3 moments where you play as him, and kaitlyn has 5/6, depending on how you separate her section in chapter 10. they both have the same amount of Get To Explore And Walk Around time though, which is a whopping total of one thanks guys. anywho. even before he began acting like a creep i didnt like him lol... and no surprise but it all stems from chapter 2...

long story short, i dont doubt that nick actually cares for abi and likes her but i think in the grand scheme of things it mostly has to do w/ him wanting tits and ass... sort of similar to mike's whole deal... and i believe this based on the bullshit he pulls w/ emma. yeah he says that "tHiS mIgHt NoT bE a GoOd IdEa" and yet he still plays along despite dylan saying that 2 people can kiss AS LONG AS everyone consents. he could've gotten out of the situation. and yet he fucking didnt. i dont care if he didnt realize the consequences of his actions, if he TRULY liked abi he wouldnt have done this shit in the first place. "ive had my moments, im not proud of some of the stuff ive done" DOG YOU JUST HAD A MOMENT AND YOURE NOT EVEN FUCKING APOLOGIZING TO THE PERSON YOU HURT!!!!!! idc if it technically wasnt totally his fault. he still was involved in humiliating and upsetting abi. all he blames it on is playing alonog with emma's plan to make jacob jealous and aside from that just being such a shitty anf fucked up excuse in general, its not even ???? true?????????? GOD. IM SORRY. THE WHOLE SITUATION MAKES ME SO UPSET

jacob: as said in my previous TQ / UD rankings... i really flip flop w/ him alot. however im def leaning towards neutral to dislike NGL. i HAAATED his whole thing w/ emma like incredibly so. however. i did feell real bad for him during chapter 1, despite already knowing that he was the one to bust the truck up and keep everyone there another night. i felt bad despite already having a reason TO dislike him. kaitlyn was being mean for no reason. nick and dylan were being mean for no reason. it's just... it's almost like he was being used as the group's laughing stock. but as time went on i just continually became less and less willing to sympathize . hell, he's just a INFINITELY less sympathetic josh... of course seeing him crying and upset in ch 3 was sad, but at this point i don't really know what he expected im sorry. he really dragged all these other people into his bullshit with emma. and it's more than clear how emma feels about their relationship, of course emma wasn't great either with him, but jacob isn't an angel ... EITHER in this situation. of COURSE he couldn’t have known that the night would go the way it does, but it doesn’t negate the fact that fucking up the truck was a shitty move regardless LMAO as said previously, i HAAATe how fucking possessive he is of her. like when nick tells jacob that he could see what emma wantss? and jacob just laughs it off? it's so fucking stupid dog. character wise though, he of course has a lot going for him and i can see why people find appeal in him. especially seeing hwo many stereotypes theyre subverting, in terms of jacob showing emotions and shit. but for me personally, it's a no

ryan: my man🤝 even after all this time.... i find him very respectable and i very much appreciate him. similar to my deal w/ abi, even his more "asshole-ish" moments / dialogue choices (aside from a few off the top of my head LOL) are like. justified... and in character... like. him being so pissed off at and wary of laura? like????? laura is my beloved but this random girl just popped out of nowhere, killed one of his closest friends, and now wants to kill what he has of a father figure? like yeah id be acting like ryan too if i were put into his situation LMAO yeah you can be annoyed w/ his actions and behavior, but in context? the way he's acting is understandable and justified. it doesnt DESERVE criticism, because there's nothing to criticize! he's acting as any normal person would! of COURSE it's annoying how he doesn't BELIEVE laura, that's a whole other can of worms, but overall he's allowed to be a pissed off little bitch. and him potentially going against the whole party idea? that line of dialogue is just more in character for him i will not accept any other answer. it makes no sense that he'd suddenly go against chris' word. and it PISSES ME OOOOFF seeing how the game still like ? has ryan show up to the party despite being adamant against it.

ANYWAY.... ppl don't appreciate his autistic swag like i do. "he has no character" "he's boring" TO YOU. y'all rly see a character mainly speak in a monotone voice and rarely smile / show expression and go. yeah he's boring . do you not see the like . connotations of that. like be for real. he’s like. one of the only few genuinely good ppl here lmao and seeing how chris says that ryan is one of his fave counselors and how he TRUSTS him enough to hold all this responsibility + have all these in depth talks w him it’s just. you see what kind of person ryan is just from that. and how so far ryan is the only character (while you’re in control) who’s able to interject whatever bullshit is being said at the moment it just. i’m sorry. he’s just a good guy. i respect how he’s willing to go against the bulk of the group during the whole party or lodge thing. i also respect that he’s willing to put a fucking end to dylan’s invasive fucked up truth question. i KNOW that it all depends on the Player to choose these specific options BUT. they just fit ryan’s character more so🤷 what can i say. fuck everyone else

max: my bf (real)

laura: my gf (real)

abi: me (irl)

emma: in my original note i said that i was leaning torwards neutral to dislike lmao....... oh have the turns havbe tabled. anywho. i think shes such a stupid dumbass bitch. she's so funny for no goddamn reason. i am shoving her down a flight of stairs. i love her character sooo much. i hate how she acted with jacob (despite most of it being her people pleaser side Showing but, that's a whole different conversation i am willing to have). she's suuuuch a beloved but gooooooood god i draw the line at being such a shitty friend to abi. that's my biggest complaint when it comes to emma and her actions. i understand that she has a moment where she's like "you're my best friend, i need you" and i fucking eat that shit up but almost everything else that happens and happens prior..... just goddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

to get started. most of this is gonna be nitpicky and personal shit, so if you think it's small and shouldn't be addressed, then you're probably right LOL im just ultra sensitive to this sort of stuff due to past personal experiences. ANYWAY!!!!!! you know the little teasy comment emma makes towards abi after you avoid hitting the squirrel? how she's like, "this is her first time asking a guy out like EVER"? it makes me wanna beat her up fr kldfggnfg bc it's like... it's not a thing to joke about... i see sooo much of myself in abi meaning i see her as autistic and that's just. you know how much being autistic hinders those sort of abilities? i obviously can't say for sure but, seeing how abi later talks about people wantingher to interact w/ others better? hence why she went to summer camp in the first place? i'd say that probably isn't too outrageous to think...

and sort of continuing off that same topic, when abi is having trouble choosing someone for truth or dare, how emma is just like. "ding ding ding, my turn!" LIKE. AS HER FRIEND. WHO PROBABLY KNOWS ABOUT HOW MUCH ABI STRUGGLES SOCIALLY. DON'T YOU THINK SHE'D BE LIKE? "OHH ABI JUST PICKK ME" INSTEAD OF HUMILIATING HER? LIKE. BC THERES SOOO MANY DIFF WAYS OF MOVING ON AND HELPING ABI OUT....... GOING ABOUT IT THW WAY EMMA DID ISN'T THE WAY TO GO......... ESPECIALLY KNNOWING HOW SOCIALLY ANXIOUS ABI IS.... anyway. while we're on the campfire scene, it's so fucked why she chooses to kiss nick lmao like ok yeah it may work in the end (potentially) but its still ?????????????? girl you know how much abi likes nick (SUPPOSEDLY) why go about this shit in the most destructive way possible? and what makes me even MORe mad is that. they dont even ever address this scene ever again???? despite it being such a huge and humiliating and probably traumatizing moment for abi??????????? YES they're able to have a more in depth andf heart to heart conversation about their relationship. but its not fucking enough! bc that fucking stupid ass dare and its outcome was the catalyst for the rest of the night's events lmao! imagine beign brushed aside and seen as a social fucking experiment for your entire life. which is something im SURE abi has felt and experienced. and emma, her best friend, LITERALLY CONTRIBUTES TO THAT!!!!!! ITS SO FUCKED AND IT MAKES ME SO ANGRY. i could probably go on about this topic but ill leabe it for a separate post i guess anyway if i were abi id be fucking pissed off and upset

her character means so very much to be like her whole people pleaser and "curate myself to each individual person ive ever met to keep them fromn leaving me" resonates so so much with me and i love it so much. ive talked about this b4 in a previous post but i can only imagine how lonely she feels, acting the way she acts. no one will ever truly know who she is. shes in a constant state of performance. every single person she's ever met has a different perception of her in their head. and, in one way or another, it's all wrong!!!! i love you emma mountebank i love you abigail blyg

kaitlyn: i wont even lie i instantly fell in love w her after hearing the INSANE shit she says fnsjfjsnf esp felt it after the “jacob go upstairs. jacob get bag. kaitlyn moves on with her goddamn life” fell in love fr. and her whole stupid monologue after jacob was like "yeah i mean, what did i expect would happen?" SHES LITERALLY INSANE. but. like. i was not and still Am not happy w how she treated abi during the campfire scene though. due to 1. her telling abi to basically hurry the fuck up despite seeing how much she was GENUINELY struggling, and also potentially knowing about her social struggles prior. bc they're friends. right? and 2. just coming up wiht the dare in general lol it was such a fucked up thing to do and as ive said w/ emma, the fact theyre unable to actually jhave a convo abt it later is suuuuper dumb and shitty imo. esp seeing just how upset abi got, and the most fucked up thing is, neither kaitlyn NOR emma seem to show any remorse for it!!!!! that's just so fucked up

anywho. hate how both of their asian girls (emily in until dawn) are characterized as bossy and very. my way or the highway. it’s actually real fucked up in that light. fuck you supermassive. y’all are lucky that these 2 characters are their respective games’ baddest bitches . i SUPPOSE it isn’t THAT as big of a deal in this game bc. there are like. objectively more unlikable characters (in the guys AND girls) so kaitlyn doesn’t stand out as much (as emily did. she was practically written to be hated. bc NO ONE ELSE was as strong personality wise as her. i suppose jess comes close but 1. i think ppl shit on her for other stupid shit anyway SO and 2. she effs off for more than half the game) but it still doesn’t make it ok lmao. bc it’s a trend that is very :/ mmmmmmm. even if it’s not that much of a cliche stereotype for asian women, seeing them write both of their asian girls ALMOST THE EXACT SAME WAY is a bit sussy goddamn baka. went off a bit there lmao. anyway. i’m a weak pussy bitch and after she softened after abi returned freaked out i 😭 i love you. more positive (and NON GUY related) interactions between the girlies please. i literally love her relationship w/ abi so much it's so interesting to me.

and just... to talk about her character real quick, i mmentioned in my tier list that her character frustrates me. and you wanna know why? ive talked abt this b4 but her character is basically a watered down emily davis. and i say this bc. they both overall are the same archetype. except. in kaitlyn's case. there's really no reason for me to like ???? feel bad for her? djjfggkj LIKE. THERE'S LITTLE TO NO SUBSTANCE TO HER CHARACTER.... AND THERE CERTAINLY ISNT MUCH TO FEEL SYMPATHETIC FOR..... i say this bc. almost all the other TQ characters have this moment of ): aw, here's why i should care about and feel bad for you. BUT KAITLYN????? NEVER REALLY OUTRIGHT HAS THAT MOMENT,..... it's almsot like they threw her in there and threw in her characteristics last second.... nothing's really established w/ her. you just. you just keeo finding new stuff about her as the game goes on. like. oh. shes a good shot. oh. she cares about abi. and shit like that. im probably explaining this so terribly rn but hopefully some sense can be made from this scramble. it's just.... thye toook away the interesting aspect(s) of emily'scharacter (her anxiety, her fear of death, her complex to be protected while being fully capable of protecting herslef in times of danger etc etc) and thus gave us kaitlyn. to me she just. she isnt that interesting character wise! there isnt much there for me to grow attached to! people only like her bc shes associated w/ dylan! like shes one of those characters where you sort of HAVE to mold and shape into something that's familiar and Good

re reading htis it really sounds like i don't like her fdjkdg BUT I DO I PROMISE.... i gotta stick w/ my asian girls

abi but for real: 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 do i even need to say anything? its like supermassive made a character purposely JessCore or something like that. i like. haven’t gone In Depth abt why i got so fucked up over what everyone else did to her during the camp fire scene but. know that it hit a little toooooo fucking close to home. like. I Could See Me Sitting There In Abi’s Spot and it HUUUUUUURT!!!!!!!!!!!! like ): seeing her avert her gaze and how she was fumbling over her words i ))): LIKE. AUGHH. esp after being asked THAT question? since not sleeping w/ anyone by this age is seen as “abnormal”? i could feel that so bad man ): no one deserves to be singled out like that. esp not a VERY much autistic girl who is pretty clear to be on the “outside” of the group. bc she’s not “normal” or not “like everyone else here” and it’s just. fuck you all fr choke. enough of that. i just. she’s so fucking cute too? like girl i love you so MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! her lil like. expressive noises and shit are so awesome and make me happy fnsjfjsf you only see them like twice BUT. you don’t really see that from the other characters. so basically: stims. autism. yeah. they rly made abi a little TOO realistic nd relatable fnsjfnnsf but ohhhh man do i love her oh so much. after the camp fire scene i was just. she’s my friend now fuck all of you

laura but for real: I MISSED HER AND MAX SOOOOO BAD WHILE PLAYING THROUGH CHAPTERS 1 - 6 SKLDDFJDF i was literally so upset and sad seeing that they werent at camp after the prologue. du eto like literallty all of the characters getting on my nerves I WANTED THEM TO COME HOME SOOOO BAD.... AFTER THE CAMP FIRE SCENE EVERYTHING WENT DOWNHILL AND I MIIISSSEED THEM SOO MUCH i needed them back for real. other than that though, i dont have much to say about laura. i mean of course she's my BELOVED i mean look at my user but. yeah! i think about her often and project some anger shit onto her<3 specifically towards travis for specific and personal reasons<3 even if it's not like character stuff or w/e i think about, i often just rotate herin my mind. i love her so much. plus she's literally a combo of emily and sam aka my 2 fave UD characters how could i not love her?

max but for real: i honestly dont have much to say abt him? and i suppose he and laura arent /technically/ a part of the other counselors since they never, yk, showed up. but w/e fdfjgndg i think he's neat. i honestly thought he was like one of the only Good Guys of the game when first playing through,. and that still holds true! i still see ryan as a great guy too though. max just seems like such a good partner and guy in general and i love him. don't necessarily think about him much but as i said before, he's my bf (real)

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hailey-murdock · 10 months

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Hello everyone!

I wanna take a moment to appreciate my best friend @little-miss-dilf-lover a.ka. Alicia. Ever since she started her blog I've been a fan of her writing. Fucking love it and still do. (So jealous that she's better than me). But also I love her so much. Recently I've been having a difficult time at work and we talk almost every single day but it hasn't been like that these last few days. And she's been so understanding and not making me feel guilty at all.

She supports me, makes me laugh with the dumb shit she sometimes say. She's truly an amazing human being. She's always there when I'm ready to talk about my crushes on dilfs. But especially when I've had a bad day, Alicia always asks me if I wanna talk about it and that she's willing to listen to me. (Doesn't get mad when I say no)

That, is a true friend. I don't know what I would do without her (idc if we recently met, technically not really but still). Everything Alicia does for me I would do for her, no matter what. I'm glad I met my true best friend, Alicia.

To whoever reads this, please take a moment to send her a message just to say hi or whatever. Read her fics (which are so fucking good btw) and reblog them. She deserves more than the world. Alicia deserves everything. I mean this from the bottom of my heart. (Alicia, ik you're gonna read this when you wake up, so I wanna say, I love you bitch ❤️)

Xoxo, Hailey 💋

#hailey rambles #little miss dilf lover #i love my best friend #i love her #shes literally my bbg #shes so pretty

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Did I tell y’all that my class did a “superlatives” thing? Like I never had that in high school or college or anything. But sga sent a google form out n asked people to vote stuff for other classmates.

And I was like ok another popularity contest. And I briefly worried that I would be nominated as greasiest, ugliest, weirdest, worst fashion/style, etc.

But they ended up doing one for everybody which whatever. And none of them were hateful so that’s something.

Mine was “most mysterious.” Like ofc I don’t care but I was like just say you don’t know me and let me go home. Its just a less rude way to call me the weirdest.

Other peoples had cute drawings on theirs and what not. I got scribbles and “the payback on yt” and I really don’t think it’s the James brown song. There’s a channel by that name but it is odd and has very few subs. And I srsly cant think of anything I’ve done to any of my classmates like I’ve never been mean to them or done smthn sneaky or literally anything. So I didn’t think that’s what they meant by payback. Also there was a picture of sunglasses and the yt channel uses those same glasses. I haven’t watched the vids but they look odd and maybe true crime which I don’t even like so I really don’t know. Insight welcome.

But anyway I would have preferred to have not gotten anything at all frankly. They didn’t have to include everybody. Just let it be the popularity contest it’s supposed to be. At least I didn’t overtly get called out and ik I’m the only person who remembers it.

Like I know I’m weird and off-putting and awkward in social situations but I mean… whatever idk what I expected

What’s weird is that I know at least two people who put me in for “best music taste” which was super sweet and that’s what I gotta focus on is the people who DO care to know me. But like if two people said that, why did you just… not use that? And instead actually think and work to come up with something to deliberately jab me. And the YouTube channel like idgi.

Kevin got most likely to answer every question correctly and idk why everyone loves him even tho he’s just as awkward as I am. Anyone I’ve talked to abt it says it’s bc he’s a guy. Like literally my therapist was like the hades gif “he’s a GUY!”

Mackenzie got “most likely to work in the ER” which, she hates the ER. But that is what she did for hours and I guess that’s the only thing ppl know abt her. I def think the two of us are on the bottom of the totem pole, but it doesn’t matter really cause it’s no big deal in the grand scheme, and this year I won’t be seeing anyone anyways. Plus there’s not as clearly defined social strata like high school.

Lowkey Mackenzie was trying to get in on my pity party about how no one cares about her either. And on one hand true igi but the other I was like,,, at least they knew SOMETHING about you to say… so let me have this lol.

So it’s whatever idc but I’m afraid that when I finish this rotation and any of my classmates get assigned to the office I’m at now… technically we’re not supposed to talk about each other in the clinical setting but. I have a feeling that one nurse in particular would talk to this theoretical classmate of mine and whoever it is will dump on me or whatever.

And I don’t dislike the nurse he’s just a kid so whatever but he’s also super smart in the same way kevin is. But even the other nurses or the other providers or anything! I KNOW I’ll never hear from them again but I’m scared that they’ll all talk about how weird I am. Or, to a slightly lesser degree, they’ll like my classmate a lot more than they like me and think they’re smarter than me and better w patients and not such a little crybaby. I really try to be nice at word and all that but I literally can’t help being weird like I’ve tried to be normal, but it’s so stressful bc I’m afraid people will see through it.

And I know: so what if people you’ll never see again think you’re weird? What’s the worst that could happen/whats it to you? And idk how to answer that because short of failing the rotation, that feels like the worst thing that could happen. Like if there was something I could actively do to prevent that I would. But like I said when I try, I get extremely stressed and frustrated and overwhelmed and depressed. Idk ig if the yt thing makes any sense to you, lmk.

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punkscowardschampions · 2 years

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Cammie & Alex

Cammie: Hey

Cammie: don’t take this the wrong way but have you got somewhere to stay? Nobody else was asking before you did one and Dublin’s pricey

Cammie: I have ideas is all for if you’ve not

Alex: Which one are you then

Alex: not that it matters now, ‘course

Cammie: The lone blonde of the bunch is probs the easiest signifier or the one moving her hands about a lot

Cammie: but your not cousin technically

Alex: I’d only focused on the famous one, init

Alex: the cash flow was counting on the story turning out different, sure it’ll still sell, eh

Cammie: None taken, that’s old news for me

Cammie: and yeah, sure you’ll be grand far as a payday goes

Alex: What’s the price of dignity, like

Cammie: 🤔 That a trick question?

Alex: You tell me

Alex: starting to feel like one from here

Cammie: I don’t think I’m the right person, I don’t feel that dignified atm

Alex: Makes two of us, that

Cammie: wouldn’t call it a head held high moment for any of us but

Cammie: More importantly you’ve not answered me on if you’ve anywhere to lay your head tonight and I’m not gonna just pretend I haven’t noticed

Alex: Dunna about that, reckon everyone knows where they stand and that’s well above me and my mother

Alex: ain’t exactly where my head is, what’s it matter to anyone

Cammie: If the distinction was that cut and dry you wouldn’t be here, imo

Cammie: and we wouldn’t be in the papers all the time

Alex: Everyone knows that’s what happens, all the leeches come out the woodwork for their cut

Cammie: Okay, but there’s no need to sleep in the gutter to prove your point, is there?

Cammie: families are messy, mine and yours, like, don’t have to be part of the same for it to be true for both of us

Alex: Dramatic, ain’t you

Alex: You don’t know sod all about my family and I’ve been drip-fed shite about yours so, no need to try and relate to me like we are

Cammie: 🤏 yeah, sometimes, if you did know me you’d get why

Cammie: heard you loud and clear you don’t wanna though

Alex: You heard we ain’t related, I got no business here, no ties

Alex: square one ain’t on this island

Cammie: Alright, have a nice flight back then, I’ll 🤞 for you for a window seat as there’s nothing else to 💬

Alex: Look, I ain’t trying to be rude, you’re just trying to be nice or whatever

Alex: it’s just a bit fucking much to do pleasantries when I ain’t got a dad again and my mother is what, treating this like you’ve been framed and it’s worth the £250

Cammie: You don’t have to be nice to me back idc about that, I only figured no other dickhead I’m still related to would be checking on you once you walked out, that’s all

Cammie: they’re a bit busy with their own shock and poss horror at the next incoming headline so

Alex: I told him, I’d stop her

Alex: apparently the dates don’t even line up properly, for fuck’s sake

Cammie: I also don’t care that much if you run your story, it’d be shit while it lasted but it’s not the first or the last, we all know how long it does

Alex: No rag is getting away with it without the DNA or some more concrete evidence than her knowing of him

Alex: news cycle being minute by minute aside, still got to have some integrity

Cammie: My point is, we’d be fine, not us alone in a new city

Alex: I’m a big boy

Alex: despite taking her word for it and coming all this way on the strength of, I’ll be sound

Cammie: I’ll take your word for it and shut up, don’t seem like I’m continuing a cycle of wtf behaviour or anything, nah 😶

Alex: Never had one before, gonna manage without now just as well

Cammie: I don’t wanna call you a big boy, sounds weird coming from me

Alex: Yeah, am alright for that, tah 😂

Alex: go on then, tell us your idea as you’re obviously dying to

Cammie: 😏

Cammie: Err idk what kind of rookie you take me for here but I have several 💡s depending

Alex: Depending on, what

Cammie: you

Cammie: namely 1. how trustworthy you are and 2. if you’re allergic to 🐶s

Alex: I could work that much out

Alex: have to use your own judgment there, how trustworthy do I seem showing up with false claims, like

Cammie: He helped raise me, I’m aware they have a pretty good chance of being true, and if not you, some other older kid might’ve shown up any time before and still could now

Cammie: hole chaser my mates would call his rep back then, as I said, dignity’s a bit scarce rn

Alex: Don’t worry, didn’t sell it as a great romance you’re now ruining

Cammie: thank god, you’ve been through enough, self sufficient grown up or not

Alex: 😒

Alex: leave it out

Cammie: sorry, the big mouth is a thing, even if it isn’t shattering romantic notions left and right

Alex: Funnily enough, you didn’t need to say, had gathered that an’ all

Cammie: ANYWAY, yeah or nah on the risk of throat closure around 🐶? You’ve not said and it’s kinda relevant to the 💡

Alex: Is anyone actually allergic to dogs like that?

Alex: I’ve been around ‘em, never died yet so there you go

Cammie: when people wanna get out of adopting them, it’s a ✔️📋 reason why not more than you’d think

Cammie: My after school job is at a shelter, we have to stay the night loads when there’s a nervous new intake, there’s proper space to and I’ve got a 🔑

Alex: And what’s the odds of actual staff showing up wondering what the fuck I’m doing there

Cammie: tragically and famously short on staff as it happens, which is how I have way more responsibilities than I’m meant to, like the 🔑

Cammie: if by some miracle, you’re a new volunteer who hates it and never comes back, happens loads too when they realise it’s not just playing fetch and cuddles

Alex: What do you work there for

Cammie: What do you mean? Haven’t I sold it as a great job?

Alex: Not at all, so go on

Alex: what’s it all about if not cuddles and selfie opportunities

Cammie: well, I like it

Cammie: and I’ve been hanging about for what feels like forever, since my dad and stepmum got their dog from there so I must’ve worn them down, got them all enough used to me they didn’t think hiring me was the worst plan

Cammie: getting a 🐶 ready to go to a good 🏡 is more me than the family business of after school barista 🤷🏼‍♀️

Alex: You must like it, money can’t be as good, if at all

Alex: s’sweet

Cammie: What I lack in funds I make up for in a ➕ on my uni application, I might go in for being a vet if I can get the grades, like

Alex: A smart one, I see

Cammie: I don’t know about that, but passionate about it, at least

Cammie: Here’s the address if you need it: [and drop that]

Cammie: I’ll be there from [a time in the evening like 5 or 6], try not to scare the shit out of me if you do drop by in the middle of the night

Alex: Tah for the offer but you’re safe

Alex: be a bit weird

Cammie: I’ll head when you get there, it’s only to let you in, I’m not suggesting a sleepover with a stranger, you’re alright

Alex: I’m not a stray

Cammie: I’m not gonna brush your hair and throw a ball for you either

Alex: Exactly

Alex: keep it to animals, they can’t object going towards your shiny Uni applications

Cammie: I look like a weirdo with a cause to you, I get it, but this isn’t a ploy to lock you in and get preachy, I’m not that bad

Alex: You like a charity case, a conversation of it is enough for me, thanks

Alex: you’ve assumed I can’t afford a hotel or a flight back already, you didn’t need to say sod all after that to be frank with you

Cammie: I didn’t mean to make you feel as if I’m up on a high horse looking down my 👃

Cammie: forget I said any of it

Alex: It’s forgotten, don’t worry yourself none

Alex: You’re just a kid and it seemed like a top offer to you

Cammie: I deserve that, having been loads more patronising

Alex: Probably, I dunna, you look like a kid

Cammie: I don’t know how to take that

Cammie: thanks? Ouch?

Alex: It’s just what you look like to a randomer, not got to matter

Cammie: 🤏 if I look 12, can’t really do a follow up offer to take you for a drink to say sorry properly for being a misguided and heavy handed dickhead, that being what I look like to randoms

Alex: You’re not old enough anyway, famous one is my age, thereabouts

Cammie: a couple of years isn’t causing any barmen to lose sleep

Alex: I’ll not be taking no kid to no bar to drown my sorrows with me, that ain’t what I plan to look like, tah

Cammie: now I’m what, like 5?

Alex: Same odds to me, love

Cammie: 👌 lad

Alex: Biggest favour you can do me is direct me to the nearest decent bar, as you wanna play big girl

Cammie: For that I should direct you to a shit touristy one

Cammie: but [do tell him where the decent ones are]

Alex: That’s all I am, don’t wanna be a local or get to know yous

Cammie: not being my mate is punishment enough, no need to drink the black stuff surrounded by flags and loud af Americans with 1/14th of a bloodline to shout about

Alex: I gathered

Alex: Still hope for me % wise

Cammie: my mum’s Northern Irish, might as well be fully English myself at this point % wise

Alex: More miserable than the North, unlucky

Cammie: the visits back to see my gran aren’t that bad, honest

Alex: Nice

Alex: sure there’s lots of dogs to bring back and save if looking after the elderly ain’t shiny enough

Cammie: I wish she lived in Thailand or somewhere, the way you’re making that sound, bit selfish of me

Alex: Be about right, bring ‘em from a tropical paradise to this crap weather

Cammie: I can’t vote for Romania, you’d accuse me of wanting to bring back all the human orphans too

Alex: You’re alright, not smart enough myself to know fuck all about Romania

Cammie: those are the only 2 things I know, it used to be overrun with unwanted dogs and kids

Alex: Deserved or not, no need to rub it in

Cammie: I’m not

Alex: Uhuh 😏

Cammie: believe it or not, I wouldn’t be THAT rude

Alex: you’re alright, be weird if any of yous did want me about, total strangers now

Cammie: At least we don’t live in [wherever her grandma does and mum did] so you can have a decent time now you’re rid of us and our weirdness

Alex: Not that weird

Cammie: 🤏 but oh well

Alex: Well, I’ve met worse

Alex: wouldn’t make the papers if she didn’t, pretty standard behaviour

Cammie: lucky for you, we don’t need to get into any well twisted branches of the family tree

Alex: if the journos ain’t dug it up, can’t be worth knowing, I’ve read the basics

Cammie: comforting sense of perspective you’ve offered me there, thanks for that

Alex: Sorry if you’re gutted you and your nan ain’t getting column space, like

Cammie: 😂 maybe she is but I’m honestly alright for it and not being sarky actually

Alex: She’ll have to give running someone over a go, rob the bingo

Cammie: I’ll pass your 💡s on

Alex: She’s welcome for the court listings

Cammie: she does need to live a little

Alex: Harsh but fair assessment of nans there

Cammie: 👩‍🦳🤘 would be fun, all I’m saying

Alex: Can break the mold yourself, can’t you

Alex: but it’s not that fun, just to 🎈📌

Cammie: It’s mad how we’ve gone from me looking 👧🏼 to 👩‍🦳

Alex: Have to give it some years, even by any ‘scandalous’ standards

Cammie: younger siblings have put me off the 👶🏼💡 it’ll definitely take years to change my mind, yeah

Alex: Happy days for your lot then

Cammie: my life wouldn’t be worth living how young my parents had me and how much they obviously regret it if I made them grandparents as well as

Alex: they usually bother their arse for a grandkid, dunno why

Alex: when my nan ain’t at my mother’s throat or vice versa, always ready with a tenner

Cammie: still, gotta save all the 🐱🐭🐹🐰

Alex: One of them lasses that acts like a dog’s a baby, yeah, I can see it

Cammie: Wow, you put a hat and sunnies on a dog one time…

Cammie: so unfair 😏

Alex: You made your bed, sleep in it with your dog kids and no self-respecting bloke ever, yeah

Cammie: I said I liked it, not that it never ever gets boring, alright?

Alex: Least you got what, 3 more years of school to keep you entertained, like

Cammie: Your turn to rub it in? ❤️‍🩹

Alex: Ha, nah

Alex: school were alright, don’t get to piss about like that once you’re out

Cammie: What are you gonna do?

Alex: What do I already do, go on, have a guess, redeem yourself by not mentioning mines or owt like it

Cammie: I’ve dug a deep enough grave, you might wanna just tell me

Alex: 🚰

Alex: Half way through my apprenticeship

Cammie: I was gonna guess electrician before I got scared and bailed

Alex: Good guess, plumbing was better paid when I looked so went with that

Cammie: Gutted you’re not staying over, we’ve a tap that’s freezing no matter how long you let it run, good for water bowls but shit for baths

Alex: Have you [the simplest fix for this, not like I know huns]

Cammie: yeah, I googled DIY plumbing hacks for idiots or whatever but nothing on the list, [his suggestion] included, has fixed it

Alex: Alright, if I come out, you’re not gonna shit yourself or set no mutts on me, right?

Cammie: Maybe a few of the nice ones

Alex: Liven up my socials with some dog in sunglasses content, sound

Cammie: It’s gonna be too awkward for words if the cold water issue is really a bill not being paid issue, we’ll need to get over it via accessorising [names of dogs who’d allow it]

Alex: I don’t reckon I can charge you either way, no bother on the money front

Cammie: I can pay, we don’t need to jump from you thinking I’m treating you like a charity case to you letting me get away with being one, it’s cool

Alex: We’ll see how hard a job it is first, if I just have to loosen something or whatever, I’m not charging nowt

Cammie: you still have to come out and do it and I doubt you packed all your plumber’s gear in your suitcase on the off chance you’d get into a situation such as this

Alex: If I can’t fix it with whatever you’ve got there, I’ll tell you what it’ll take and how much that should cost

Cammie: okay, I can’t argue against that, it’s too fair

Alex: If it really makes you comfortable, can name a callout charge but I’m not arsed

Cammie: if I keep demanding you take money off me it’s gonna sound like I’m calling you poor again, not really what I want

Alex: Be a bit of a bastard if I deprived the dogs of warm water anyway, fuck all to do with you, like

Cammie: I’ll make you as many hot drinks as you like, keep me out of the way and you happy, should any stereotype about tradesmen I’ve heard be real and right

Alex: Best leave it at that one before it gets weird or offensive again

Alex: sounds good to me

Cammie: boy, your 🧠

Cammie: ‘course, I don’t know what you could mean by none of that

Alex: We’ve discussed payment upfront, don’t be trying to suggest alternatives down the line, not poor, not planning on being poor

Cammie: not planning on splashing you across whatever page they’d put a 🤠 with my outrageous lies

Alex: Tah, don’t need to wreck my life with one false move

Cammie: you’re safe, if I’m a kid, then I’m a good one

Alex: You are

Alex: Bit harsh for you to fuck around with your parents, I guess

Cammie: ?? What’s that supposed to mean?

Alex: Moving your hands around a lot, your dad was deaf, it’s different, be a right knobhead rebelling, wouldn’t you

Cammie: he is, so’s my mum, deaf not dying or anything, like

Alex: You still can’t give ‘em grief just ‘cos you feel like it

Cammie: I don’t, but that’s not why they don’t deserve me being a dickhead, they’re not charity cases

Alex: Never said they were

Cammie: you pretty much did say that exact thing

Alex: No, I didn’t

Alex: my mum’s sick, you can’t take the piss, that’s my experience, you’ve got your own, obviously

Cammie: yeah, mine aren’t sick, and they’d actually love for me to take the piss a bit more probably, for the sake of being treated like everyone else’s parents

Alex: alright

Cammie: nobody’s parents are perfect, they’ve all got things that make them feel like they’re fucking it up somehow, or did when you were a proper full on kid

Alex: Weren’t really my point

Alex: if you wanted, you could use how they ain’t like everyone else against them, call it being sick or not, it’s a disadvantage

Cammie: I could treat anyone like that if I wanted, there isn’t a person out there who doesn’t have something you can exploit if you’re that way inclined, is my point

Alex: Christ, whatever, being deaf is a well good thing and there’s no downsides, easy for you to reckon that from where you’re sat

Cammie: I didn’t say that, obviously there are loads of downsides

Alex: You’re chatting shit, is what you’re doing

Alex: I don’t have to point out that there’s a difference in how much you can exploit disabled or mentally ill people and people who ain’t, and acknowledging it don’t make me the bad guy

Cammie: They’re my parents and they’ve not been bad ones, I wouldn’t treat them like shit, that’s the beginning and end of what I was trying to say

Alex: I weren’t accusing you of it, or saying you should, so just forget that detour why don’t you

Cammie: fine by me

Alex: Great

Cammie: I just have a mother who’d disown me for acknowledging the downsides, not that she’s over my shoulder reading this but

Alex: She can have a pop, beats the sympathy and borderline disgust I’ve got from the rest

Cammie: she would, but you never have to meet her now

Alex: Silver linings, love

Cammie: the conversation wouldn’t be as 😬 as ours, I’d only be there translating it, no other input allowed

Alex: I’ve had worse, today alone

Alex: and I’ve got a mum, not the parent I need for the full-set

Cammie: Doesn’t mean I love doing your head in slightly less than the rest of my family, but hey, can’t really start over this many 💬 in

Alex: I wouldn’t bother worrying about it

Cammie: you’re already having a shit day, idk what I thought or what I think I’m doing 💬 anyway

Cammie: none taken as far as any offense if you wanna block me

Alex: Sure you meant no harm

Alex: but sometimes that’s worse, you know

Cammie: yeah

Alex: Sorry

Cammie: It’s not you putting your 🦶 in it every sentence, that’s all me

Alex: you’ve checked I’m alright, I’ll believe you had good intentions with it, can’t say fairer

Cammie: leave the tap and go have a 🍺 instead and I’ll feel a bit better about making the worst first impression I’ve made in my life

Alex: However fucked up you or the papers wanna have me believe your family is, pretty sure this ain’t a daily occurrence, no need to beat yourself up

Cammie: not yet, nah, you’re our first ever maybe baby

Alex: That’s something, I guess

Cammie: I keep telling myself I’ve got my head around her being famous but I swear every day there’s a new thing

Cammie: I should say downside, and call it what it is

Alex: She stuck up?

Cammie: it’d be easier to throw a strop about all this at her if she was, but she isn’t

Alex: If it’s just about the cash, can’t fault her that, I get it

Cammie: she wouldn’t tell me if that’s what it’s about

Alex: Why not

Cammie: I’ve never heard her treat it like anything but a job she likes, no downsides, buts, or whys ever get brought up

Alex: surely she can see the downsides though, entire life story getting put in the papers isn’t ignorable

Cammie: I guess she doesn’t feel complaining about it is an option when us lot only get the downsides and she at least has the ups, and she especially wouldn’t pick me to vent to anyway, she’s more like a big sister than a cousin

Cammie: just a kid, you know

Alex: She would sound like a bit of a twat, I suppose

Alex: still

Cammie: I couldn’t do it and I can’t blame Jac for going to a uni where it’s 🤏 easier to distance yourself from the headlines

Alex: My mum was just buzzing to know someone famous, even vaguely

Alex: was fucking stupid of me to take it that serious

Cammie: He might’ve been your dad, you weren’t to know, can’t blame you either for wanting to

Alex: I look fuck all like him

Cammie: Jameson don’t look anything like him, clearly don’t matter

Alex: They look like their mother, I don’t

Cammie: alright, but loads of my mates don’t look nothing like either of their parents

Alex: You’re being nice for the sake of it, it was stupid, trust me

Cammie: I’ve been stupid this whole convo, you’ve been nice to me

Cammie: and I’ve not met none of your family, you could look like any of them but not think so, or like a granddad you’ve never met yourself

Cammie: or his if you’d been related, it was worth a try

Alex: You don’t like him much, do you

Cammie: I don’t hate him or anything, it’s been rocky sometimes with him and my dad, but he’s always done right by me

Alex: Your total lack of surprise was a slight giveaway you might not have total respect for him

Cammie: he used to be… I don’t know how to even get into it, but he did turn it around before I was born, when they were, so who can say fairer than that

Alex: You wouldn’t have nowt said about your parents but you was ready with the slam and I didn’t give no indication it needed to be for my benefit so

Alex: what about his mrs

Cammie: it’s full credit to her that he did sort himself

Alex: what about the cheating thing that clearly actually happened as close to what they put it in print

Cammie: what about it? She fell out of love with Jac’s dad and in love with his brother, to put it as simply as you can put it

Alex: Awkward

Cammie: I wasn’t there, but yeah, I’m sure

Alex: is it not still, or what

Cammie: it has its moments, mostly when it’s being used to sell papers and everyone gets chatting about it again as if it happened yesterday

Cammie: but none of us have known any different so awkward isn’t really the right word, idk what is

Alex: I’d feel like shit if I was the other one

Cammie: maybe she does, but she’s even more of a big sister, meaning I’d be the definite last to know

Alex: I’m not gonna ask her, don’t worry

Cammie: she’d not answer, I’m fairly sure

Alex: might’ve been waiting for someone she’s not related to to ask

Cammie: her girlfriend is more than equipped to deal, you’re safe

Alex: oh, I see

Cammie: 😂

Alex: You don’t want me chatting up your big sister

Cammie: Err, she wouldn’t want it, I just said

Alex: 😏 alright

Cammie: go on and try if you really fancy her or your chances, like

Alex: Be no sense in that

Alex: wrong kid if I was arsed about revenge and he seemed alright so I’m not

Cammie: He’s a good dad, sorry he’s not yours

Alex: Cheers

Cammie: I feel bad for slagging him off, I was only trying to let you know you shouldn’t feel stupid, far as potential dad odds go

Alex: You’re allowed to slag whoever in your own family off, I just noticed it

Cammie: they’ve looked after me, it’s more than a bit rude

Alex: that’s normal, who doesn’t slag off their parents an’ that

Alex: ‘cept you, apparently, you probably should knock that perfect kid thing on the head for your own good, well as theirs

Cammie: Well, I could, but I don’t know you like that

Cammie: he was different, you thought he might be one of your parents

Alex: You was being defensive ‘cos you thought I was calling your parents whatever the fuck, I’m not daft, I’ve been having the same convo you have

Cammie: it touched a nerve, I have to defend them against people calling them all sorts and acting like they shouldn’t have had me

Alex: yeah

Cammie: they shouldn’t for being too young and only together 5 minutes, ahead of the sole reason why not being they’re both deaf, it gets annoying

Alex: I know it does

Cammie: I’m not stupid, I know that’s a valid reason why not too, having lived it

Alex: Long as you have friends who don’t give a shit what’s being said

Cammie: I’ve managed to keep hold of a few, somehow, yeah

Alex: Alright, I didn’t say nothing about how big a task that would be, like, was all you

Cammie: 😏 I’ve been having the same convo as you

Alex: Giving you the benefit of the doubt that you’re usually less of an awkward twat, you’re very welcome

Cammie: thanks, you’re too kind, and hopefully spot on

Alex: If you ever find yourself in Manchester and need a plumber

Cammie: unlikely but you never know

Alex: Stranger things, girl

Alex: didn’t think I’d be here

Cammie: I’d show you the age appropriate sights but god only knows what else I’d say if I did, should probably quit while I’m not even ahead yet but am probably as close as I’m gonna get

Alex: Age appropriate for you ain’t for me, kid

Alex: just kidding, sort of

Alex: but I am past hanging about in parks

Cammie: that isn’t where I hang out, we’ve covered what a good girl I am

Alex: You wanna show me the local libraries or

Alex: I might have to really politely pass

Cammie: Why do you have no middle ground between delinquent and massive 🤓?

Alex: There weren’t that much nuance when I was at school, you was one or the other

Cammie: unlucky, old man

Alex: 👍 one

Alex: you’re lucky you live here, not there

Cammie: I’ve never been

Alex: The reality check of what a massive 🤓 you’d be would hurt your ego pretty bad, I reckon

Cammie: alright, I’ll not run to book a holiday

Alex: you’d go the touristy bits, holiday still a stretch, climates the same

Cammie: I think I’d survive the 💔 of no sun, sea and sand, since I know that much about what I’m letting myself in for

Alex: should go lake district, that’s more like it

Cammie: my dad might be convinced to take me, my mum is more unlikely to be than me needing a Manc plumber is to happen

Alex: That’s meant to be the bonus of separated parents anyway, double everything

Cammie: It has its ➕s and ➖s but maybe that’s just me, you might remember where you put things

Alex: I don’t have gaffs to go between

Cammie: nah, but if you did

Alex: I dunna, find out when I get a proper mrs I’m always ‘round, pissing off her old man, like

Cammie: Oh shit, I didn’t even think about that being somewhere else to be at, what a relief to be put in the immediate friendzone by every lad I’ve liked so far

Alex: I thought that was what you were going for

Cammie: how do I take that? 🤔

Alex: I mean, I’m just one lad, but that’s what you give off, like you wanna be one of the lads

Cammie: well that’s grand, thanks

Alex: Some lads don’t mind that, just none that you’ve also fancied so far, clearly

Cammie: be what I get for not fancying half of Dublin then

Alex: Would’ve been a bit harsh for me to call you a lesbian

Cammie: you’re alright, it’s not like it’s an insult, just not a label that fits

Alex: would’ve been in that context

Cammie: Could be for the best I’m not lining up crush after crush before my 16th anyway

Alex: Not trying to make your parents grandparents, I heard

Cammie: or my big sisters get preachy

Alex: People pleasing is your thing, right

Cammie: No?

Cammie: or no!

Alex: Then why are you bothered

Cammie: about not getting a headache and ear ache? Obvious reasons

Alex: easy life, sure

Cammie: It’s a life that’s not happening, thanks to my ladette, lesbian energy so 🤷🏼‍♀️

Alex: Shouldn’t need to tell you a lad wouldn’t make your life no easier, should’ve thought your gobby mum would’ve covered that

Cammie: she has, but what daughter takes their mum’s word on anything, it’d be weird

Alex: Fairplay

Alex: I’m glad I ain’t got a sister

Cammie: Sorry if I’ve put you off, it’s not that bad, sometimes it’s even good, honest

Alex: Unlikely to happen, you’re alright

Alex: even if my actual dad has some, not gonna be proper brothers or sisters

Cammie: not if you don’t want

Alex: Just not

Cammie: alright

Alex: It ain’t the same, a kid you’ve known their whole life or someone who shows up one day, blood or not

Cammie: I’m not comparing

Alex: I’m just saying it isn’t, no need to give me false hope about some new siblings now these ones didn’t pan out, not desperate or anything

Cammie: stranger things, that’s all, boy

Alex: I just want to know who my dad is

Cammie: ‘Course, when are you going home to have that convo with your mum?

Alex: I dunna

Alex: it’s not as simple as just saying it

Cammie: right, it’d be a bit of a mad chat to have at the best of times

Alex: And it’s not the best of times

Alex: she gets ideas like this, why I should’ve known

Alex: but she did know him, it weren’t total bollocks

Cammie: you could give her the benefit of the doubt, on thinking he was your dad for real

Alex: He said they didn’t sleep together

Cammie: he said, she said, neither of us were actually there

Alex: don’t see why he’d offer to do a DNA test if he weren’t pretty certain, like

Alex: anyway, I said, the dates don’t actually work out so, she might’ve got confused but that’s the only benefit of the doubt, it didn’t happen

Cammie: I hope you work out the proper truth

Alex: Tah, sure I will

Cammie: I’m sure you’ll think I sound like a massive kid again for saying this, but if I were you I’d practice

Alex: what I’m gonna say to her?

Cammie: I do it all the time with mine, when she’s being difficult or the subject I’ve gotta bring up might be

Alex: Mine is a bit unpredictable but

Alex: if I can get a handle on her mood, nah, don’t sound like something a total kid would say

Cammie: I’ll take it

Alex: You said you was gonna be 16 soon, yeah?

Cammie: I am, yeah

Alex: Big party then or are you too 🤓

Cammie: rager, obviously

Cammie: I’d invite you but you’re too old and cool to be seen with me

Alex: You planning to have it in the Irish sea or what

Cammie: limited to an underwater theme there a bit

Alex: Of course there’d be a theme 😏

Cammie: it’s okay, not gonna be fancy dress a month after Halloween, there’d be no point, all my mates’d be putting the same costume back on

Alex: Least you get in before it’s all Christmas all month

Cammie: 🎄🎅 songs are already getting played in some of the shops and cafes but no hats on 🐶s that soon

Alex: Never get a home if you’re making ‘em look like dicks like that, nah 💔

Cammie: Oh no, gutted I’ll have to adopt them all 😏

Alex: Didn’t expect to uncover a Cruella plot whilst I was here either… better give me your boss’ number, girl

Cammie: I don’t love the idea of you thinking I’m gonna turn any of them into outfits for myself or you passing that 💡 along to my boss, so no, I won’t 🤐

Alex: If I see any pics of you looking like a 🐩 I’ll have no choice but to intervene

Cammie: 😂 my fur coats are cheap fakes, I swear

Alex: 🤔

Cammie: I get the lack of trust, but still 💔

Cammie: and this close to my special day too 🥺🎈📌

Alex: Alright, alright

Alex: no puppy dog eyes

Cammie: Puppy dog grin if you’re gonna be nice to me

Alex: Well that sounds vaguely sinister

Cammie: you’ve not been around enough dogs

Cammie: [and pics of dogs doing silly smiles how some of them do]

Alex: You’re right

Alex: you’re a huge weirdo 😆

Cammie: A sec of you being nice, really, that’s it?

Alex: Oi, I’m nice

Cammie: 👌 lad

Alex: if I weren’t, I’d have told you to fuck off a message in

Cammie: yeah, alright, you can have that, you’ve got decent manners

Alex: You’re alright, despite the weird circumstances

Cammie: You too 🍻

Cammie: bit gutted you’re not my cousin now

Alex: awh

Cammie: would’ve been SUCH a laugh forcing you to come to my party in a snorkel and flippers, like

Alex: I’d just come in my work gear, not not on theme, geek

Cammie: Long as my mates don’t misinterpret it as adult films, don’t want or need to see none of that when I’m trying to open presents, would keep the 🍕 though

Alex: It don’t happen as often as you might hope, it’s all step- fill in the blank these days

Cammie: 👎

Alex: I know, thank God my mum can’t keep a bloke

Cammie: Nor can mine, but it’s more like she’s deliberately not trying to, says she likes her freedom, I guess that’s not really the same

Alex: Mines wrote many a facebook status saying as much, or belting out some girl power karaoke, not so different after all

Cammie: I should totally have karaoke at my party!

Cammie: I’ll dedicate one of her faves to her if you like, give me an excuse to 💬 you a vid of the performance in full, you’ll feel as if you’re right there then

Alex: 🍕 and tunes, good start

Alex: as you’ve definitely not invited me, have to cope, won’t I

Cammie: Be a bit busy plumbing, won’t you?

Cammie: and anyway, isn’t the flight well long, give me a lot to have to live up to if you got back on it for me and my 16th

Alex: I’m only messing, there’s fuck all reason for me to crash, look weirder than you

Alex: hope it’s class for you though

Cammie: If my face ends up in the paper for how mad it goes, cross your fingers they get my good side

Alex: cross ‘em you ain’t 🥴🤢

Cammie: you ARE nice, who knew

Alex: I did, but alright, take surprise over denial

Cammie: my turn to only be messing, I said ages ago you’d been nice to me for most of this convo

Alex: not trying for a nice guy rep so won’t ask you to repeat it

Cammie: Good to know I’ll not find you in my comments for the next bored selfie

Alex: See, not all lads wanna friendzone you 😏

Cammie: you wanna 👻 me, I don’t know if that’s loads better, Alex

Alex: Woah, naming and shaming and everything

Alex: don’t make me say it’s not you, sounds well cheesy and not how I want it to

Cammie: I’m not allergic to 🧀🥛🧈

Alex: Well, alright

Alex: cop-out as it sounds, maybe if I’d met you back home, and not related to this clusterfuck

Cammie: I could meet you there but my 3 sets of mums and dads would probably never shut up about it and that’s a BIG headache I’d be letting myself in for

Alex: It’d be a lot of hassle to get yourself into

Cammie: and you have kind of made Manchester sound like a war zone, what selfie opportunities even are there?

Alex: I told you, just where I live

Alex: the rest is students and the BBC, like

Alex: still, probably not, eh

Cammie: 🤔 I’ll think about it

Alex: town ain’t going nowhere

Cammie: be interesting to find out if my mum actually does wanna be treated no different, and even better, I’d have a chance at a new impression to help ✖️ out the first a little bit

Alex: Get your 16th done, make it less creep for me

Cammie: would take the piss if they were fuming enough to pull the plug on the party ‘cause of a plane ride

Alex: You could wait ‘til your sister has a job this way, must happen

Cammie: 💡✨

Cammie: Such a smart boy

Alex: You ain’t talking to no boy called Rex or Rover rn, girl, ease up on that a 🤏

Cammie: no head pats, got it

Alex: might be where you’re going wrong, yeah

Cammie: thanks for the tip

Alex: what are not-cousins for

Cammie: More fun question, where is the not cousin?

Cammie: [guesses of which pub or whatever he could be in out of the ones she told him about]?

Alex: You got it

Alex: [one of said guesses]

Alex: suppose if you get served yourself, not my place to correct them

Cammie: We’d have to fall out and then make up or nah, and who can be bothered when we could just not and you could instead be having a laugh with pool or darts and pints

Alex: Girls like that are a headache, that much I can confirm

Cammie: I’ll avoid them, don’t worry, easy as I’m not actually into girls

Alex: I meant, divvy, that lads only go for that sort when they want distracting

Cammie: I know what you meant, no need for name calling, dickhead

Alex: 🙄

Cammie: You chatting from first or second hand experience here?

Alex: Bit of both

Cammie: 🤔👌 since I’m distracting you rn, don’t blame me if you get any headaches off girls in there as well

Alex: All I know is my mates with the most mental stuff going on at home or in their head always have the most mental girlfriends

Alex: if any lad reckons you’re too chill, probably good to avoid them anyway

Cammie: No joke, that actually makes me feel loads better

Alex: Swear, it’s true

Alex: why I ain’t got one, sorting myself out so there’s no headaches

Cammie: and that honestly is smart, not trying to stroke anything, ego included

Alex: We can just cheers on it

Cammie: With the drink you’ve not brought me ‘cause 👧🏼

Alex: Exactly

Cammie: alright then

Alex: I’m not being dodgy, you know that yeah

Cammie: I’d have told you to piss off by now if I thought you were

Alex: I don’t know no one here, I know I dunna you either but more than the randoms in this bar

Cammie: you can get to know me 🤏 before you go

Alex: Why not

Cammie: cool, same rules apply, try not to shit yourself when I show up

Alex: Plan on making that much of an entrance, do you

Cammie: I might 😏

Alex: Damn it, shouldn’t have given you that idea

Cammie: too late

Alex: fuck’s sake 😆

Cammie: 😜 Do you wanna give me a theme or am I freestyling it?

Alex: Never too early 🎄🎅

Cammie: okay, brb

Alex: in a bit, nutter

Cammie: [show up after however long it would take you to pull your outfit together, we know the answer is not long because you’re clearly that bitch, and then actually get to this destination]

Alex: [would be genuinely shocked and then pissing ourselves at your attire like okay, you did it, fairplay]

Cammie: [I hope you brought a coat or are living by a hoe never gets cold, casually could freeze to death for the bants you extra bitch, case in point doing a lil bow like thanks before we take a bar stool next to you or whatever the seating situation is]

Alex: [flicking at this wig like what is this ‘how am I meant to recognise you now?’ ‘cos when we started this you were like lone blonde]

Cammie: [just taking it off and leaving it on the bar or wherever like nbd because the entrance has been made and in reality wigs are uncomfortable and annoying, doing the taking her hair down and shaking it out thing as if this outfit isn’t flirty enough huns]

Alex: [lowkey scooting in along the bar to a bald old man like there you go but subtly not fully engaging with said man but to amuse you girl, not at all staring at you but it’s fine because we can just pretend it’s purely ‘cos you look a sight]

Cammie: [you’re not wrong, boy, she has gone in with this theme and I’m sure other people are looking at her like ? too because it’s too early for this and she’s not with anyone else who’s dressed up even where you could be like oh okay it’s that vibe of student night out, but we’re unbothered because literally have had our fam business in the papers peeps so go ahead, loling at this boy’s antics because she do be amused is more important as is showing him you can get served and aren’t 12 so also doing that even if he has a full drink in front of him rn]

Alex: [at least you’re not now realising you’re too embarrassed to be seen with her so this doesn’t need to get awkward right here right now, cheers her glass like you said you would, again nodding like alright, I see you ‘how were the dogs?’]

Cammie: [Imagine if he was like girl BYE! I’m cackling, thank god that isn’t the vibe, so you can cheers back and have a drink before doing an impression of how these dogs were like 😁]

Alex: [shaking our head at you, amused ‘none of ‘em needed a bath yet then’ like should’ve let me fix it lol]

Cammie: [a sigh but a bants one not a serious one ‘if you really wanna go fix it before they do, I’ll tear myself away before last orders’ like we’re such a party animal and not a massive nerd]

Alex: [just shrug like you’re not clearly just a nice boy who wants to do this, like whatever nbd ‘where are your mates?’ like what are you missing to be here kind of energy]

Cammie: [waving this key at him like you would a treat or toy for a dog again for the bants but unable to keep it up for longer than a sec because it’s just silly and you gotta lol again and stop it, shrugging back at him to answer the question ‘be a bit weird to invite them to meet my not cousin, I figured’]

Alex: [trying to look unimpressed but we too are not able to keep it up because we’re smiling when you laugh, even if it’s then awkward when you say that ‘probably’ like was not saying you should introduce me to your friends or anything ‘appreciate it then, taking time out from your ragers to make sure I don’t chuck myself in the river before getting back on the plane’]

Cammie: [when his smile just absolutely gets you right in the heart and it’s lowkey like oh no please don’t stop smiling ever thank you but it’s too late and that was too fleeting of a moment so you gotta nudge him like oi no talk of killing yourself ‘I wanted to be here while you are’ because true and we will just say it]

Alex: [nudge her back because you don’t really know what to say to that but you have to react somehow so she doesn’t think you’re that embarrassed or fuming about it ‘you-’ stopping for long enough to literally take a few swigs of your drink so you probably think he’s just not gonna finish that sentence ‘-you should have a themed party’ saying you look good without saying it]

Cammie: [playing with her hair while that dramatic pause because we feel slightly awkward about blurting that out for that moment and are debating if we should say sorry or try and say something else casual or just shut our mouths, but then SUCH a genuine smile like oh when he does finish that sentence even if we’re probably also blushing a little bit ‘Are you gonna come?’ thinking he’ll say no but properly inviting him anyways]

Alex: [just directing all the attention to your hair right now, you do have pretty good hair, even if you like to be messy for the aesthetic girl, can’t take that away from you ‘I wanna’ leaning forward and facing her more than we were, even if this means you see how much saying that lowkey shocked ourselves here ‘cos we’re like why do I frankly ‘cos it’d be a better idea to not get involved even if she’s cute ‘be a bit weird though, wouldn’t it?’ like those aforementioned friends and also your family that aren’t my family]

Cammie: [meeting him on this lean forward without even realising we’re doing it, it’s fine and equally fine the way we’re looking at this boy and taking in everything, yep ‘it could be a shit idea but I’ve had worse, haven’t I?’ like remember earlier on haha, pausing to force ourself to say the next bit even if it’s embarrassing how keen we’ll sound ‘and I want you to be there, more than I’m bothered if anybody else has an opinion on if you should be or not’ soz but it’s her bday excuse you all]

Alex: [lightly pressing her shoulders back like she was falling over ‘cos such a party girl obviously but it’s mainly because we have to break the tension somehow and you can’t do anything more shameless right now ‘you’ve got some ideas, I can tell’ swiping at her cheek playfully like don’t be embarrassed even though we’re as flustered honestly ‘you don’t think you need to get to know me more than one drink before you decide that?’ not being patronising like genuinely, but we’re making a point to down however much we had left and do a big sigh you do when you’ve had a refreshing drink]

Cammie: [actually dying whenever this boy touches her because not expecting the vibe to be this intense for us immediately but here it is and there’s nothing we can do about it but go with it ‘no, I don’t think so’ because gotta be real about it soz not soz, even if we can barely get these words out in anything close to a slightly chill manner and then have to down our own drink like I hope he remotely feels some of this too or I’ll be chucking myself in the river lol]

Alex: [likewise we’ve been taken completely off-guard here, I hope you’re at a table, not at the bar because you don’t need to still be that much of a spectacle for this exchange god bless yous ‘what are you doing here, girl’ lowkey under our breath but it just means we’re saying it in such a deliberate and slow deep voice, accidentally making it way hotter]

Cammie: [playing with her hair again because literally don’t know what to do with ourselves rn we’re so !! and dying because what is happening, we didn’t expect it to be this, which also looks flirty af but we’re not trying to be ‘I don’t know but’ no need to finish that sentence because here we are and we’re not soz we are]

Alex: [putting our hand out to stop her playing with her hair because of how distracting it is, reactively without realising that this will mean now your hand is also in her hair so you have to move her hand down and drop it in her lap like did not mean to do that but also I have now so there’s that ‘makes two of us’ feeling like an understatement]

Cammie: [not breathing during any of that because cannot, but eye contact so you don’t think we’re shook in a way that’s like I sure do wish you had not done that, boy ‘at least we’re both…’ trying to find a word like ?! cos what ‘here’ inadequate but also accurate like literally and also thank god we both feel the same and I’m not just being extra and 12 and making a twat out of myself]

Alex: [‘said no puppy dog eyes’ because you do have those kind of sad brown eyes tbh honey and we’re not okay with you using them on us right now thank you, just nod like yep, we’re definitely both here, in a room full of people and this is definitely happening, not a headfuck at all]

Cammie: [‘sorry’ but still doing it and not sounding sorry at all obvs because we’re too !! and breathless and flirty rn]

Alex: [shaking our head because no you’re not ‘I could make you be though’ leaning really forward and into her personal space and holding it with the eye contact like we might do something but then getting up with this lean and going to the bar to get you more to drink, despite saying we wouldn’t buy you a drink]

Cammie: [‘that’s not nice’ lowkey shouting it as you as you go in an exasperated manner because really thought you were gonna kiss us then and really are not okay that you did not, despite the drink thing being nice actually]

Alex: [looking ‘round like ‘scuse me, getting the round in here, and raising our arms like how is it not, mainly for other people’s benefit ‘cos shouting but we’re LOOKING at you girl]

Cammie: [LOOKING at you too because always and mouthing ‘naughty list’ because of our santa-esque outfit and because we can’t sign it at you cos you don’t know any]

Alex: [taking the time to look your outfit up and down again, ‘cos clearly not the first time and then crossing our fingers like hope so]

Cammie: [just 😏 no notes]

Alex: [get served and bring these drinks back boy, I like to think before you were sitting opposite and this time you’ve sat next to her because I think that’s more familiar]

Cammie: [I wholeheartedly agree that it is and I approve, raise whatever drink he’s brought you and obvs say ‘slainte’ because why not get our irish on, there are no cringe tourists about]

Alex: [act like you’ve got literally no clue what she’s on about even though it’s pretty obvious even if you’ve never heard it before for real]

Cammie: [nudge him again like I know what you’re doing, you messer, not at all a shameless excuse to get even closer and touch, nope]

Alex: [nudging you back ‘cos you have to ‘you can’t leave me out now, no other twat here’ like whatever signing you caught her in the middle of when you were at JC’s was purely so you could chat shit about wtf he was doing there, like maybe lol]

Cammie: [‘I don’t want to’ again just blurting that out, nbd]

Alex: [smiling again ‘cos can’t help it, laughing a little ‘you’re straightforward’ ‘cos we’re appreciating that heavily in this conversation right now ‘I can tell what you want’]

Cammie: [the kind of nervous laugh where it’s like yeah I am being, more than I meant to or usually am, oops, because it’s just what’s happening rn, going to play with our hair for a 3rd time and stopping because remembering how he stopped us ‘Is that alright with you?’ like is it and also do you want it because gotta have that 10000% confirmed as if it’s not obvious]

Alex: [breaking eye contact for a moment because not trying to make you too nervous or anything here but we are looking at you when we nod our confirmation like go ahead ‘cos we don’t mind being distracted now and also ‘I think it’s a very good thing’ whatever side your hand is on, playing with the hair on the other side of your face ‘don’t you?’]

Cammie: [making a small unintentional sound that we can’t help or take back when he starts playing with our hair because DYING so hard it cannot be overstated ‘I think my brain has stopped working’ like I CAN’T think remotely when you’re doing that actually]

Alex: [our turn to stop breathing for a sec when you make this noise, breathing out like jfc ‘you’re so fucking cute’ not even apologising we have to say it ‘I’m glad you can’t realise this is another bad idea, sorry’]

Cammie: [‘it feels really good’ as an idea and hearing you say that we’re cute like that and everything else that’s happening or has happened since we arrived frankly]

Alex: [‘yeah?’ again in that low voice because nothing else would be acceptable, playing with your hair more intentionally, ‘til we can rest our hand on the back of your neck]

Cammie: [nodding despite the fact we’re also saying ‘yeah’ because a double yes feels very necessary at this moment in time, biting her lip so she doesn’t make an even more extra sound when he’s doing what he’s doing and killing her ‘fuck’ escaping regardless though cos gotta breathe and that’s the energy of how it sounds]

Alex: [biting our own so we don’t lose composure fully here but we’re definitely applying more pressure to your neck unintentionally but not mad we did ‘do you want me to kiss you, Cammie?’ because we’re not going to cross that line without an explicit yes]

Cammie: [not okay about the neck pressure or the name drop here and that would be TOO apparent so thank god you aren’t sitting at the bar still truly ‘I’m gonna kill you if you don’t’ because actually NEED you to kiss us so badly rn it’d be embarrassing if it wasn’t mutual]

Alex: [we will, even if we have to rudely laugh at you first because you’re being dramatic again and we love to see it, least it means we have the shameless excuse to kiss you like our life actually depends on it]

Cammie: [has clearly never been kissed before but the blatant enthusiasm and your instant spark means I’m not letting it go wrong thank you, it must just be iconic]

Alex: [I don’t think you can be that bad at kissing frankly, people just have preferences but when you’re both into it I don’t think you care unless someone does something real bizarre and you’re taken out of your feels so yes, y’all can have it, fight us]

Cammie: [literally you’d have to accidentally headbutt which with the right person you can laugh off anyways/ freeze up cos you’re nervous and obvs neither of you are rn or do the weirdest shit ever, which I’m not gonna say is happening, soz not soz]

Alex: [just casually making out in this pub like nobody’s business]

Cammie: [it’s too real, other than your soft sweet father, your entire family re parental figures just be behaving like that and we all know it, watch their pints go flat and them not care because never stopping this makeout]

Alex: [when you eventually have to, pull back slightly but we’ve still got our hand on your neck ‘now, how did that feel?’ fixing her hair for her, trailing our hand along your jawline]

Cammie: [looking at him like 😍! while we try and recover enough to form a vaguely coherent sentence because that’s how good it was ‘I get it now’ meaning why everyone is so romance focused etc, and a nod to whatever song is playing in this pub cos it’s probably a love song cos what songs aren’t lol ‘give a shit if you turn out to be mental’ cos what they were talking about before but said in a way that we’re obvs joking and still 😍]

Alex: [😏 and shaking our head ‘lucky for you, I ain’t’ having more of your drink that’s flat like ew and nudging her like that’s your fault]

Cammie: [getting up to get new drinks like ugh okay soz I will fix it because you know you’re getting served in record time in that outfit honestly, would love if it’s a booth and you lowkey have to climb over him because he slid in next to you earlier, what an absolute mood]

Alex: [Just appreciate that boy, not at all a complete turn in your dad you’d never see coming happening or anything]

Cammie: [mouthing ‘stay’ like he’s a dog from the bar for the bants but also actually don’t go anywhere thank you]

Alex: [gesturing like where am I gonna go ‘cos where are we lol, putting our wrists together in the air like prisoner bants]

Cammie: [gesturing to the pool table or dart board that are both in use like idk maybe you wanna go hang with some of those lads as you’ve not friendzoned me, but that’s not happening lol imagine, so bringing these drinks back and putting them down before we climb back over this boy, ofc ending up kissing him when we are cos right in his grill and nearly his lap so have to, doing the thing where you keep breaking apart with the intention these drinks don’t go flat too but then are just kissing again as soon as because cannot stop]

Alex: [looking them up and down like we’re considering it but obviously don’t make any actual moves here because nah, helping you over us/shamelessly keeping you closer by guiding your waist because so polite so nice]

Cammie: [she does have it out by shamelessly only wearing a bra and skirt to this pub so who can blame you, sir, do stop kissing him before you let another pint go flat though hun you’re not a millionaire, actually drink this one, even if you’re still sitting on him a little bit when you do]

Alex: [we can say the dartboard becomes free so you can actually do that and not have no reason to not be all over each other]

Cammie: [thank god you’re probably not totally crap at it because loads of people are gonna be watching you play cos of that outfit, gal and that’d be embarrassing if you couldn’t even throw a dart]

Alex: [my boo says this is no time for your flop era sweaty]

Cammie: [truly, not saying you have to be the best ever but hold your own at least or I’ll cringe myself to death from 2nd hand embarrassment]

Alex: [I’m sure you’re good enough lads, just have a nice time]

Cammie: [being BFFs with Pete’s sons they’ll have definitely made you play, it seems like their vibe, spend some time together having fun you nerds]

Alex: [you wanna post this now or is there anything else you wanna vibe out here]

Cammie: [like, not to be a massive hoe about it but she’d definitely wanna go back to his hotel with him when he wants to leave in case she never sees him again after this haha so it’s up to you how you wanna navigate that since he knows she’s underage and they barely know each other/met in these weird circumstances]

Alex: [lmao, well we’d wanna come fix this tap ‘cos duh not letting it go so we can show restraint and not fully hook up there because not exactly peak romance and yes we do know these things about you, you can probably fool around there though]

Cammie: [I love that he seriously wants to fix this tap, go do some plumbing and give some dogs some love before you get extra making out again, priorities my boo and I say]

Alex: [like not saying the kiss was bad but just from your general vibe we can kinda tell you haven’t done this before/loads so we’re not gonna push it]

Cammie: [plus you have basically outed yourself anyway with what you’ve said about being friendzoned gal so]

Alex: [exactly, we been knew]

Cammie: [not that we’re trying to pretend otherwise, she’d just outright tell you if you asked anyways]

Alex: [will have to gently be like no no you’re not coming back to my hotel but that’s fine]

Cammie: [it’s for the best, gal, calm yourself down, you actually are gonna see him again]

Alex: [mhmm mhmm honey]

Cammie: [we all get that you don’t want this night to be over with but try not to be too drama about it]

Alex: [we’ll say we’ll see you again and not in a fuck off now kinda way, even if we’re not 100% sure it’s true we’re not just pushing you away like bye]

Cammie: [definitely need her to be taking his jacket in a now you have to and goodbye kind of way but also so you don’t freeze to death on your way home because god knows which home you’re heading to hun]

Alex: [probably wanna go to your mum’s if you wanna totally avoid this drama talk lol]

Cammie: [where’s the lie, but we’ll be kind and give this boy multiple layers that you’re only stealing one of so he won’t die in the winter cold either, you’re both welcome]

Alex: [can’t be stealing someone’s winter coat lol]

Cammie: [that’s not cute that’s just robbing someone]

Alex: [bahaha notp babes]

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celestial-heartbeat · 2 years

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hi love! so i have known about manifesting, LOA etc for over a year now and i still honestly don’t have a clear understanding of it. your posts are understandable so i wanted to ask you if you have any resources i guess technically for a beginner to learn. i’ve tried to watch youtube videos but nothing is really clear cut and concise. i need a “this is exactly what you do, here is all the information. here is a how to manifest 101” not “omg manifesting is so great you just believe and boom you’ve got it!!” like ok cool but how? thank you! can you also like dumb it down the best you can 😭 like pls teach me how you would a toddler lmfao thank u sm 😭😭

{oh and feel free to post publicly. idc ab anon. go ahead and just post :)}

MANIFESTING SIMPLIFIED <3

hi sweetheart! i totally get what you’re saying lol i know that there’s SO much information out there that‘s honestly overwhelming but it’s actually super duper simple!

.˳⁺⁎˚ ꒰ఎ ★ ໒꒱ ˚⁎⁺˳ ..˳⁺⁎˚ ꒰ఎ ★ ໒꒱ ˚⁎⁺˳ ..˳⁺⁎˚ ꒰ఎ ★ ໒꒱ ˚⁎⁺˳ ..˳⁺⁎˚ ꒰ఎ ★ ໒꒱ ˚⁎⁺˳ .

1. BASIC PRINCIPLES !

alright so the first thing is we need to establish is your assumptions, (aka what you believe to be true), create your reality. you also need to remember that you are the operant power, the creator, God if you will. you are the only one in your reality that decides what goes. so any "rules" that you hear (such as there's a time lag in the 3D, you need to loop affirmations 24/7, etc) doesn't have to apply in your reality if you say so. the only thing you need to remember is that your assumptions create and that you're the ONLY creator of your reality.

2. HOW DO I MANIFEST ?

so you’ve probably heard every method and technique under the sun to manifest and you may feel like you NEED to do all of these things to manifest. but the reality is, we literally don’t have to do ANYTHING to manifest except one thing: knowing that you will receive your desires no matter what. ...ok great so we have to “know,” but how exactly do we know??

★ here's how: 1.) figure out what you want. 2.) decide that you’re going to get it 3.) persist in the knowledge that you’re going to manifest your desire no matter what the circumstances are. that no matter what you're seeing with your eyes, it doesn't matter cause you know that you're gonna get your desire. ★

manifesting is SIMPLE literally all you have to do is know that because you have decided you’re going to get it in your mind, your outer reality now has no choice but to conform. trust in this knowledge and you’ll literally get all of your desires. see you already have your desires in your imagination, and going back to the main principle of “assumptions create your reality” once you assume that you have your desires, you can relax and know that the 3D will HAVE to bring you your desire. knowing is the key my love!

3. RESOURCES !

so you also asked for some resources for beginners so i'll list a few, but just remember to not consume too much info! it becomes overwhelming and you might forget to actually apply it. just remember that at the end of the day, you know exactly what to do!!

★ free neville goddard audio lectures + books (i would personally start by listening to his lectures, due to its ease and convenience, but do whatever works for you)

★ power of your subconscious mind by joseph murphy pdf

★ a few of my favorite accs here: @divineangelbee, @goddessglo, @222barbie, @id18297, @lovdiarie, @nakedbibi333, @cinefairy, @indianbarbie, @fairyv1b3s, @kaportka, @arabella111, @wintergoddard, @carmensapientia + many more <33

.˳⁺⁎˚ ꒰ఎ ★ ໒꒱ ˚⁎⁺˳ ..˳⁺⁎˚ ꒰ఎ ★ ໒꒱ ˚⁎⁺˳ ..˳⁺⁎˚ ꒰ఎ ★ ໒꒱ ˚⁎⁺˳ ..˳⁺⁎˚ ꒰ఎ ★ ໒꒱ ˚⁎⁺˳ .

#asks #law of assumption #neville goddard #manifest #manifestation #affirmations #spirituality

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dandeliononthemoon · 2 years

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can i request again? ONLY if you are okay with that! delete this ask if it is too much!

6 that goes to 50 that goes to 45

for the superior ship Warnette (if you choose to do this, you can make it holiday themed cause of prompt 6!)

Girl, the way I almost wanted to refer to Believe Me because some things happen there (you really need to read it)

But! Rest assured, I have kept it super spoiler free for Believe Me

This got a lot longer than my other drabbles, so yeah idk

OH and it is holiday themed, still christmas, because it is still christmas till new year, idc what you say

Enjoy :)

Fandom: Shatter Me

Pairing: Aaron Warner x Juliette Ferrars/Ella Sommers

Prompt(s): 6. Wild, breathless kisses brought on by a heartfelt gift, 45. Kisses exchanged as they move around, hitting the edges of tables or nearly tripping over things on the floor before making it to the sofa, or bed, 50. A kiss, followed by more that trail down the jaw and neck

Words: 1506

“Nazeera, why didn’t you pick up your phone? I called you 5 times”

Juliette was in the bathroom, sitting on the toilet seat, whispering.

“You know that people might be sleeping now? Or doing something else, that might be disturbing”, Nazeera replied annoyed. Juliette heard rustling, like bedsheets being moved around.

“I know, but I need your help”

“Couldn’t it wait until morning?”

“Well, it technically could but I am freaking out now”

“Are you okay?”, Nazeera asked with concern, then added “Wait. Kenji stop, I am talking to your best friend and there is something wrong”

Juliette heard more rustling and then heard a very loud and concerned “What?”

“Princess, are you okay, do we need to come down there?”

“Oh, Kenji, hi! No, it is not like that”, she sighed, “I am just concerned what to give Aaron for Christmas so I called up Nazeera cause she knows him the longest so she might help.

“Oh, and I can’t? We bonded quite well, you know, Warner and I”

“I don’t think he would agree”, Juliette heard Nazeera saying in the background.

“Well, he is an idiot”, he replied.

And then said, “Wait, so this was your emergency?”

“Yeah well, it will be our first proper Christmas after everything, and we had decided to let it be a traditional thing, where we celebrate it one day, just us. But I want to give him something and I can’t think what”.

She really wanted to do something special, every year, to make up for every Christmas he missed.

“J, first of all, it is not even November. Second, you know he is absolutely smitten on you? Like, whatever you give him, he will be so happy, like he has never been happy before, which is, sadly, kinda true. I am sure you can figure it out, and if you can’t, call us in the morning, okay? Now let us sleep”

“But-“

“You need a good night sleep, J, and we too, so go sleep, and let us sleep too”

Juliette sighed, she supposed it was quite an ungodly hour to call for something not exactly life endangering.

“You are right, I will think about it in the morning, goodnight” and hung up.

She flopped her chin on her hands. What am I going to do, Juliette thought.

“Ella?”, a sleepy voice called out.

Oh no, he’s noticed that she wasn’t there.

So she tiptoed back in the room and slipped in the bed, snuggling in his arms. Aaron let out a content sigh and resumed sleeping. But Juliette couldn’t sleep, at least not right away. She had to think of something.

---

Christmas day was approaching and it was visible. Their house was decorated with all sorts of lights, the tree full of small ornaments, some hand-made by Juliette, some bought. Aaron and Juliette took a day to decorate it together, after much insisting on Juliette’s side. But somehow Aaron insisted on hanging the little ornaments Juliette made around the house. And while those were done, there was also some extra decoration.

Mistletoes.

Everywhere, not a spot missed.

“What? There was a lot of mistletoe in house, I thought, why waste”, he said with an innocent shrug and a suppressed smile.

“We never bought mistletoe”, her eyebrow arched, with a bemused smile on her lips

“Santa gave them”

“Aaron, we don’t have stockings hanging, and by the way, who is this Santa?” Juliette narrowed her eyes

“Oh look mistletoe”, and before Juliette could react, Aaron gave a smoldering kiss that left her breathless and made her forget her question.

“I have to go pick up the cards, bye”, Aaron said before hurrying out the house.

Juliette shook her head, but couldn’t help but smile.

Aaron was a lot happier now, more relaxed. Even though there is still so much work to do, he was easing in to this new life and she loved seeing him this way.

As soon as he left, Juliette called Nazeera up.

“Have you gotten the clips and the lights? I really need to have them now”

“Don’t worry, I have them. Is Warner out?

“Yes, you can bring them now”

“Okay, see you in a bit”

And she hung up.

Juliette couldn’t wait till Christmas.

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“Honey, as much I love this little game, I am getting impatient, what are you doing?” Aaron called out from his seat on the sofa in the living room. Juliette had gone in the bedroom to do something that he didn’t know what and it really made him curious.

“Just a minute”

After a bit she came out, with an eager smile. “Okay, close your eyes”

“Why, what are you going to do?”

“You are asking too many questions, should I get a blindfold instead?”

“Well if it is going to be like that then maybe, yes” Aaron had a teasing smile.

Juliette rolled her eyes. She went around him and covered his eyes with her hands.

“Get up”

“Okay, my supreme commander”

She pushed him on to the direction of the bedroom. Juliette opened the door to let him in and closed the door behind him, careful to still cover his eyes with one hand.

She removed her hands from his eyes. “Okay, you may open your eyes”

Aaron slowly opened his eyes and looked all around the room before he noticed what was going on. His eyes traveled to the walls, the cupboard, the dresser, every corner of the room.

He turned to the small cupboard beside the door and touched the photograph on it. It was a picture of two kids, one boy with almost white hair and green eyes, showing something to a girl beside him, a brunette with long hair and smiling at the thing. Then he noticed the photo beside it, again the same kids, but now them at the dinner table. It seemed like there was a celebration going on.

Aaron took a step towards the wall beside it, where a light string was hung up horizontally, across the wall, with photos hanging from it. Photos of the same two kids, photos of the boy with other kids, playing, eating, laughing, photos of the boy with an older woman who had a jade ring on her, feeding the boy, holding him up.

And there were so many like these all over the walls in the room, on the nightstands, on the dresser.

Aaron turned back, with tears in his eyes. Juliette had the same, smiling.

“How-, where-” Aaron started.

“I started collecting these photos a few months ago. Nazeera helped for the most part.

“You know how I had gotten the photo of us in my old room in New Zealand? Well, I wanted to know if there were more, so I searched. That is partly why I took the trip there with Nazeera so I could find them. So I collected as much as I could, I am not sure if there is more, but this is all I got.

Juliette looked up, Aaron was now standing not a half a meter from her. “I wanted to make this Christmas special for you, so that we could make new memories, but I also wanted to keep the good parts of our childhood so-“

Juliette got cut off with a deep kiss. Aaron’s hands were pressed against her back, crushing her in his embrace, as if he never ever wanted her to go. She relaxed in the kiss and brought her hands in his hair, deepening the kiss even further.

Aaron pulled away. “Thank you”, he whispered, with so much emotion, that half of it was spilled down on his cheeks. He brushed away her hair from her face and cupped it. With his voice rough, he said, “I-, you have done so much for me, and every day I am so thankful that you exist, that you are in my life.” He smiled as he said, “That you are my wife”. The corners of Juliette’s lips curled up.

“I love you, Ella, I love you”, and he kissed her again. His lips trailed down her chin, to her jaw.

“I love you too, Aaron”, Juliette said softly, while closing her eyes. Her fingers combed through his hair and her thumb brushed the nape of his neck.

He sucked on her jaw, then on the neck, which made Juliette arch her chest into his, pressing her body against him.

Aaron pushed her against the wall, hip grinding against hers. Juliette moaned.

He lifted her up and on the way to bed, he bumped against the small cupboard and the columns of the bed before he dropped her gently on the bed, his hands splayed beside her head.

“Words are not enough to show how much I love and appreciate what you’ve done, so I am going to show it in a different way”

Juliette smirked and asked with mock confusion, “Oh yeah? How?”

“You’ll see”, Aaron replied mischievously and kissed her again, which led to so much more.

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ravenadottir · 3 years

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this is kind of a rant but hear me out, i was thinking back to when i joined this fandom. i was in awe, everyone was so excited and determined, some people would write fanfics, guides, headcannons and some people would draw arts, memes, and even make playlists. i honestly thought its one of the best fandoms (it still is), so many talented and dedicated fans, not to mention overall positive (lets not mention the mess that happened last year). i found it funny now how we all would spend our time gushing and clowning (or got clowned 🤡) about pixels and now the game that we all love is going downhill. this is not a hate anon btw, im just grateful to all of you in this fandom! what really makes this fandom is the people, and whatever will happen with the future of fusebox i dont think this fandom will end soon. im happy that i got to meet lots of amazing people here and thank you to all of you who creates stuffs for the others (including you, vena)!

at this point we might as well make our own s4 lol i feel like the game characters are now our own (technically fb but yknow) because of the fanfics, hcs, arts and other stuffs that we create so im half convinced that we can make our own s4 or just remake our version of litg 😂

on another note i saw people demanding fusebox that they owe them explanation, honestly i dont think we owe them anything. fusebox owes the staffs who got laid off, after all the claim that they have the best work environment (or whatevs, at this point idc what their "pros" are), they decided to abandon them, especially during this trying times. such a disappointment

I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOU ANON

i was just talking to a fellow litg stan and it's very true. we, the players, actually make the fandom active and alive all year long, while fusebox posts and plays around with dumbass ads on social media.

i've met amazing people through this game. yes, we had a few bad apples rolling around here, but we created such a positive community under the litg tag, especially here on tumblr.

this was the first time i joined and participated on a fandom, and i'm very thankful for some of the people that i got to meet.

BUT YOU'RE ALSO RIGHT ABOUT THE FANS OWNING THE CHARACTERS.

because the ones fusebox introduced to us are nice, but what we did to/for/about/on them is far superior, no questions asked. there are magnificent fics out there, different scenarios, better art and concepts, like-

this fucking fandom is so talented, and i must add here, our material is good because we don't have a man with an unwashed ass regulating what we put out there. that's why you can name so many good fics and pieces of art that will stay with us for so long.

now, here's the thing... i do agree with you about the company and how they owe EVERYTHING to the employees. between explanations and paychecks, all the success they had are due to what that team brought them, up until they decided to call different shots.

the writers brought it and made us fall in love with the characters, and who approved fast solutions and cheaper art style for s3 (i'm not saying it's bad, but i am saying it doesn't fit in with the game's narrative) are the ones that deserve to get some shit.

but i also can't help saying this: as a company, fusebox owes the fans communication. said fans are the ones keeping the doors open and for that the least they could do is issue a post talking about what went down and why, besides giving the employees some PUBLIC recognition for their work, and clear recommendation for future employers and companies that consider hiring them, along with a fucking 'THANK YOU' note to tie it up real nicely. that's the bare minimum.

but fusebox owes the fans a little something, and that is some apologies. not for firing their crew, but for everything they did in the past. the neglect towards dark skin/lgbtq+/vagina owning players and characters because W-O-W.

that's the very least they could do but they're not even pretending they care. then they go ahead and use lgbtq+ characters on their banners and icons like they matter. the nerve!!

#fusebox #litg #love island the game

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officialbillhader · 2 years

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hi! im a sucker for meta posts so can I bug you to expand on your point of dennis' saves the day relating to his trauma, please?

Oh shoot okay im gonna try to word this in the best way possible wish me luck

Ok so the entire point of the gang saves the day is what the gang truly fantasizes about right? Here's what we have: charlie's is decently happy (lives a good life with the waitress), frank's is super happy (gets to eat hot dogs), dee's is happy basically (tbh ive already forgotten how hers end but she does have her dreams come true with acting and marrying josh grobin and divorcing him to get with brad pitt and also killing the gang (technically her abusers but thats a different story idc to get into bc this is a sitcom)), and mac's is happy (dies a martyr, ends up by beefcake god's side), but dennis's doesn't end happy. And i think we need to dissect it.

At the start, he acts with suave confidence and manliness, but immediately fails when he tries to talk the robber out of robbing the store and he gets shot in the head with barely any type of chance. Yet, he survives. Before he wakes in the hospital, we see a clip show of all his sex scenes, his psychotic breaks (hallucinating the mental hospital, marrying maureen on a whim, declaring himself god) and then we have jackie, both there bc shes a sexual conquest dennis has never managed despite his best efforts, and to remind the viewer she exists bc lets be real i forget her name every five seconds.

Also worth mentioning is how dee is not in his fantasy, and the other members of the gang leave him immediately the moment the doctor mentions them supporting him. They certainly dont support him.

He figures out his dick doesn't work. He doesnt care about his legs, he cares about his dick. If you ask me, theres an unhealthy obsession with his dick and the "joy", or rather, control it brings him. What you get aroused by is partly out of your control (you can certainly feed your obsessions, but no matter), however what you do with your genitals is your choice. He can manipulate all he wants to feel the sense of power and control and he can stick his dick in whatever he wants, as long as its his coice. Yet, for some reason, in his supposedly happy fantasy, his dick is broken. He's completely lost that means of control in his life, but if this is supposed to be a happy fantasy, that's actually what he wants, right?

Even without his dick, his one weapon of power, he still believes himself worthy of life. Once jackie denardo shows up, at least. Solely because of her breasts. Now its super interesting to think abt the ambiguity in which we dont know whether his dick ever works again. Yet, he works hard in order to walk again (and breakdance. I guess to prove his value as a man again but thats a stretch). When he walks again, jackie is proud of him, making him feel worthy. You could say that his legs working is basically a metaphor or connected to his dick, but then id say that theyre different appendages. Could go either way. Does it work or doesnt?

But theres no sex scene. Theres not even anything to imply they had sex. In fact, it's only the beginning that he directly stares at her breasts, the one thing this man cares about on her as show in previous episodes. They're basically covered up later too. So his fantasy kind of morphs into him simply wanting emotional support, but even his fantasy brain realizes this isnt feasible bc the moment he says he loves her, he's directly responsible for her being hit by a car.

Consequently, hes responsible for her losing her breasts. Also note that the doctor says "we did everything we could to save them" and he doesn't say that abt dennis's dick. Idk if that has a lot of significance but i wanted to mention it. Essentially, despite the earlier show of emotional wanting, he decides she isnt worth anything to him without her breasts. Even though we're not even sure his dick works. This kind of ties into how he values himself as a sexual being vs others as sexual beings (he can exist outside of sex but the women can't. Think him scaring them in the dennis system, ignoring their lives outside of himself and the sex he can have with them).

Cruelly, he decides that shes not worth existing without her breasts. And he kills her. In a straight juxtaposition to how his recovery started. Shes simply not given a chance bc he only values her for her breasts. And this opposite to 40 seconds earlier when he was going to tell her he loved her.

Once again, his fantasy is not happy. In it, he takes away his source of control, possibly gives it back to himself (depends if you believe in his dick being fixed or not), but takes it away once again by getting rid of jackie's breasts, and finding it in a different way. Nonsexual beings arent worth anything to him and the idea of emotionally and physically supporting someone is more threatening to him than murdering someone.

Women are sex to him. This can all be tied into his misogyny, his inability to have normal relationships, platonic or romantic, but, ultimately, its all trauma, and its bad enough that it manifests directly in whats supposed to be a positive fancy.

So anon i will leave you with

Confusion

#i hope you enjoyed my crude informal qnd inorganized essay #i enjoyed writing this im ngl #iasip #asks #awesomepie3221 #ap's fics #its bot but im gonna tag it anywat #long post #not*

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yeojaa · 3 years

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catch up tag game!

taking a page out of the lovely @latetaektalk‘s book because i am shameless yeehaw 🤡 ty for the tag, darling linh! other people have also tagged me but uh, uhhhhh... i lose track of notifications

tagging: @underthejoon @snackhobi @cutechim @flytomyjoon @taeken-my-heart @bangtanfancamp @xjoonchildx @ttttaehyungie @jinpanman @coepiteamare @1kook @jungkxook though idk who has been tagged and who hasn’t so oops if this is a duplicate. if anyone would like to be tagged in this though, just lmk and i’ll add you 👁👄👁

tag game one: fic writers ask game

which new trope would you like to try writing?

fake relationship! i’m actually surprised i’ve never written it before...

which trope do you want to write again?

idiots to lovers bc that’s lidorally all i write anyway!

which draft are you most excited to post?

nine to five hahahdsahdahdsadasjdklasldjkl

is there any new genre you want to explore?

i want to try my hand at something sci-fi/fantasy but my imagination is legitimate garbage 😅

do you have a favorite line in any of your drafts up to now?

You’d been unable to keep your amusement at bay, laughter spilling between your teeth. Something about Taehyung had reminded you of a freshman in college, soft and not yet made cynical by the hell of school. (It was an apt enough comparison. He was a baby-faced junior associate, soul still intact.) “I know.”

For whatever reason, he’d been surprised, brows sliding higher into his curls, eyes widening. “You do?”

“I know everything about you, Kim Taehyung.”

It’d been a joke then - something you’d said in the moment. How funny how true it’d become.

have you decided on any creative goals for 2021?

write more. write better. finish more wips that i start lmao

describe your journey on this blog last year in three words! and three more words for what you hope for 2021!

2020: totally life-changing (ik this is technically two but idc)

2021: somehow even better

tag game two: 10 songs, 10 people

rules: you can tell a lot about a person from the type of music they listen to. put your favorite playlist on shuffle and list the first ten songs. then tag ten people. no skipping!

go go - bts

what about you - ravi, ailee

serendipity - bts

never ever - the rubens, sarah

you are the one - epik high, horan

then - gaho, villain

crying out - d.o.

holding on - dabin, lowell

broken glass - sabai, merseh

action! - dpr live, gray

tag game three: this or that

indoor plants or gardens // cloud-watching or star-gazing // water or fire // paperback or hardcover // running or hiking // sleeping with socks or without socks // fruit or vegetables // hanging plants or succulents // dark wood or light wood // handwritten or typed // instagram or pinterest // braids or pigtails // dc or marvel // books or movies // oceans or meadows // forests or fields // sweet or salty // ice cream or chocolate // hoodies or sweaters // long hair or short hair // piercings or tattoos // summer or winter // boots or sneakers // cars or motorcycles // curls or straight hair // castles or cottages // sunny days or storms // reptiles or birds // disney or nickelodeon // strawberries or watermelon // essays or posters // phones or laptops // glass or stone // dark or light // photos or paintings // circuses or theatres // reading or writing // dogs or cats // poetry or novels // monsters or ghosts // thrift shops or libraries // fiction or non-fiction

tag game four: ten biases tag

rules: write down your top 10 biases and answer the following questions

jeon jungkook

kim taehyung

christian yu

lee gahyeon

park jimin

hwang hyunjin

min yoongi

kim seokjin

kim namjoon

jung hoseok

1. between 1 and 4 who would you rather kiss?

jaykay. is that even a question?

2. between 2 and 7 who would be your best friend?

probably yoongi. i think we’d understand each other a bit better, even as much as i love tae

3. between 5 and 10 who has the better voice?

chim. sorry, hoseokie

4. between 1 and 8 who is the funniest?

oh god. this is hard. jin is a true comedian tho lol

5. between 6 and 9 who would you date?

joonie. we could hike 🤠

6. between 9 and 10, who would you do a collaboration with?

probably joon?

7. between 4 and 8 who is the best dancer?

... both... this is hard

8. between 3 and 5 who would you most likely marry?

jimin. double libra goodness duh

9. between 1 and 7 who would you nurse when they are sick?

... jk. i feel like yoongi could take care of himself lmao

10. between 2 and 3 who has the better smile?

taeeeee. sry

11. between 6 and 8 who would you vacation with?

jin ez

#meirl.txt #launcher.txt #moots.zip

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hoedameron · 3 years

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but before i go looking in the tags, let’s talk about my latest gifsets!

what a worker bee i was both yesterday and today with prodigal son AND loki <3 never have i created so many gifs in a short amount of time it’s a damn miracle that my photoshop didn’t straight up cough up blood and keel over. alas, us bitches are stronger than that! if this post gets flagged because of the scenes i included....that would just mean that i made the right decision to exclude those scenes ajsdksajkldsa

malcolm stabbing martin

when the episode finally downloaded, i took a peek at the ending before it aired to see how it all ends (just in case it doesn’t get renewed </3). GOSH, was i just in a TIZZY when i saw this happen and i couldn’t tell my dad what i saw because we were straight up watching the show as it aired. anyways, keeping my secret knowledge, i got to work on making this gifset. i missed a huge chunk of the episode bc it took me over TWO hours to make the six gif set. i was really torn on the “artistic” approach aka which scene to gif and which to leave out. because i saw the ending before anything else, i couldn’t play it out loud and i didn’t have my headphones to listen so i was like FREE FORMING THE SUBTITLES. plus the captions weren’t synced up so it was really hard to decipher what was being said :(

i really thought i would be able to create the set before 9 but i was running into unforeseen issues such as the subtitle problem, which on top of that, like i said earlier, my photoshop is c/racked and janky so....you catch my drift. i was actually going to gif the bisexual moment in the cafe which i think would’ve been MUCH easier but i jumped the gun and wanted to make the gifs of the shocking ending. funny part about that is the shocking part wasn’t even included in my set (malcolm driving the knife into martin) because i felt like the scene was too short...anyways, let’s talk about the positives:

i really do like the coloring of this one. i used a psd that i’ve used before and luckily it’s meant for outdoor scenes with greenery so the gif really popped. sharpening, buddy ole pal, love you sm. the caption was kinda last minute but i hoped to save it with the gradient. cropping was a bitch because for some reason, it takes forever when you’ve made multiple gifs beforehand (cache innit) pero we pulled through! i actually started not saving the psd files to try and save time which is very unusual for me pero i was getting frustrated with photoshop so i was like y’know what....so i just gave up entirely and stopped saving. i do save when i’m taking my time but jeez, it’s a bad habit. i like saving the psd file because i never know if there is a mistake i missed in post and when i go to publish it, it’s blatant and it needs to be fixed. please, save your psd files idc if it takes up space u can just delete them later. IT HELPS !! TRUST ME!!

first & “last” appearance

i actually premade gifs for this gifset! unfortunately, i didn’t realize that three of the five gifs were the wrong size (pictured above) because i flipped the ratio. instead of 268 x 250, i made them 250 x 268. i don’t know HOW i managed to fuck that up but luckily i saved the psd files (wink, wink) so the coloring was still intact. i think i had to restart photoshop or it was getting too late so i picked it back up in the morning. sucks that i had to remake the entire gif from scratch but we will take some wins xx

coloring is the same with the previous gifset (listen....it’s a good coloring) and i actually did have an alternative coloring that was very warm pero i didn’t end up using it. almost melted the two with the “last” appearance of gil but ultimately didn’t go through with it. also i was thinking of using baby malcolm as the first appearance because technically, that IS his first appearance in the show but i was like...just use adult malcolm lol. also i know that scene of dani isn’t the “first” but the first scene she has goes really quick and she is planked by gil so there isn’t much of a solo (even though this scene isn’t much of a solo either pero it’s better than the former). the lighting is weird in this episode and my coloring tried their best :/ i know gifmakers make each gif a diff coloring pero i’m lazy okay and looking to be time effiencent. another slight tangent is that i actually queued the post for the morning but since i woke up to a storm, i was like, i’m here so i’ll publish it myself.

other than that...i didn’t run into any other problem. i was actually hesitant to make the caption that because i wasn’t sure how to really describe the team. i have poor memory so if there was ever an official name, i do not remember it. i did a quick google search pero it turned up nothing. i stuck with “dream team” because, well, that’s what they are. plus i didn’t want to tarnish the gifset with any mentions of p/olice (i was thinking about putting sumn along the lines of ‘the nypd team’) so DREAM TEAM IT IS because it’s true! you cannot have the show without these five! also, i should’ve used quotations on “last” because there is a bunch of talk about a renewal pero...just in case... sorry y’all :/

odinson brothers parallels

this was made in the spur of the moment. i saw that the teaser trailer with shirtless loki dropped in hd, i came A-RUNNING! it was posted like 47 minutes after the fact and i was like...somebody probably already made a gifset of the scene so i was like...gosh, to make the gifset or not all the while i was trying to download the video. trying because again, this was in the middle of a storm so my wifi was acting up and wasn’t at its strongest (whatever that may be). so i was getting frustrated because neither cc nor 4kdownloader was downloading this small one minute clip. that’s when i knew i was gonna be too late to make the loki gifset so i was like whatever ig...

then i had an idea.

i love parallels so luckily it hit me that this paralleled with thor and how his hair got chopped off. so, i knew i had ragnarok downloaded and got to work <3 wasn’t sure what dimensions to use so i went with 268 x 268 to make perfect squares. because the loki scene was short, i could only make three so i was like..okay, i can work with this. three for loki, three for thor, they’re brothers and they share! i wasn’t planning to add subtitles but i had written them down for the plain gifset so i was like alright, we’re going all in. i didn’t take that long to make since again, they’re small gifs and i did have a coloring in mind that i always use for ragnarok (it’s my fave for non-marvel edits as well). there was a slight adjustment to the final loki gif because i realized the gif had that dark fade into the scene which i didn’t know if it was an artistic choice for the show itself or was added for the trailer only (it happens when companies cut a bunch of scenes together and it’s not at all how it actually plays out). i didn’t want to take any chances so i cut those parts out. i know the gifs are short on the loki side pero...that’s just how it is in show business.

thank you so much for listening and hearing me out! i like discussing my work and i try to have pride in them even if the numbers don’t reflect what i hope they would. either way, still learning, still growing, still thinking about buying p.s. like deadass this shit is RIDICULOUS -_- imagine opening up ps and like...it opens up in less than two minutes...shivers

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amelmajrii · 4 years

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this is just my observation and i don’t mean it in a bad way, again as a reminder it’s only been 2 weeks since her debut. yes i said 2 weeks.

i think casey is doing a bit of shuffling in the lineup trying to figure out who works well together and where. i think tobin has an advantage here, because she can play both wings and the midfield if needed (seems unlikely bc united have a strong midfield but always good to have versatility).

whereas press is a forward. her natural position is a striker, it’s where she’s always played. this has only recently changed in the last few years (esp at utah bc 9 is the only position ARod plays so press didn’t have much of a choice otherwise). press is good at the wing and she’s good as a 9. yes ik she said she likes the wing she also said she’s always played at a 9. so i get why she’s being played there right now, and if you other anons are honest, you do too.

tricky thing for untied is they already had a few really talented wingers in galton and hanson. in comparison, russo seems to be the only true 9 (jane ross maybe but idk?). the obvious choice as a manager is to replace russo for press as she herself stated it’s her natural position.

also psa: idc who you are or how many trophies you’ve won you don’t automatically deserve to be in the starting 11, or displace other teammates (on the wings or elsewhere) who have been performing well just because you’ve won world cups. you earn all starting spots, and that’s my final take on this. you personally are not doing this but i’m seeing a lot of people complain about press not being a starter so i’d again throw out it’s still only been 2 weeks. but i felt the need to say this

i think that press is struggling to get back into form, and that’s fine. she hasn’t been out for long periods before and had to build her body back to game fitness and it’s new to her. and you can still clearly see this is the case, it may even take a few more games. welcome to professional sports guys.

imo she didn’t look fantastic today. i expect someone of her talent to put that goal away when she’s not being properly marked (like seriously you leave press open on the back post lol) and she did. i think the goal helps from a mental standpoint for sure, and honestly i think she was probably surprised she got it too.

you can clearly see her touches are still too heavy and she’s turning the ball over at the halfway line. and from what i’ve seen, when she gets on the pitch she just looks kind of tired and only has bursts of energy/speed, and is almost like waiting for the ball to come to her which is not at all how she usually plays.

i trust stoney. press got 15 mins today because stoney thought that’s what she needed/could contribute to the game.

while coaches and players can say whatever, we don’t actually know what press looks like in training and perhaps she’s not geling as quickly as tobin has (the front 3 today had a killer half) and that’s why stoney isn’t giving her more game minutes. as a coach i would not be trying to gel players when points are on the line. i’d wait to see it in practice first.

if that’s the case, i don’t blame stoney for not giving her much game time. i don’t think press has connected especially well with galton yet and stoney seems to really like having her on the pitch and when she’s having a good game (like today) she provides some quality assists.

so i think what i’m trying to say is that; while yes press needs game minutes to shake off her rust, if she’s not connecting with the other players on the field, then it’s not useful to have her out there. and i think a lot of people are having a hard time swallowing and think that she’s only rusty bc she’s not getting minutes, while i think there’s a lot more at play and acknowledging that sucks because she’s their fav which i get.

i think once she starts connecting better with the team, the rust will also begin to fade and that’s when we’ll see more of her. it’s been 2 weeks, i’d rather wait to see her when she’s at her best than what i’ve been seeing now when she’s coming on and not contributing as much as we all and she knows she could be.

thanks for reading my long ass take on this lmao. you’re one of the few people who actually really understands the technical aspects of football, and i think connection among teammates is very underrated and can ultimately make or break games. and for press it’s just not there yet. people keep complaining that she should be starting and getting like 45 mins and she’s clearly not ready for it yet, but she eventually will.

hope your french babies are well (neymar and veratti is a love story i didn’t know i needed) also love seeing diacre test positive for covid, karma doing her thing once again;)

Hi ! i took my time and read this. and i didn't know many people were complaining because i follow only a few on here.

The main reason like you said it’s because Press has never (thankfully for her) been out on long periods because of injuries and stuff like that so it’s harder to bounce back and get to a team, a new team in that matter. It maybe would have been easier if it was the NT where she has played for a long with the players. Also, Casey needs to find out as well who to play together and who works best with one another. I think the shuffling will go on for a bit with the return of Ona in defense and Lauren James. The international break will once again give CP and everyone staying time to gel and make connections on the pitch.

Also, CP is her best critic and then she has T and Casey as a coach to tell what went wrong sometimes. Also, Casey knows her value and wants to play her (im certain of that) but she also has to handle a team which has many attacking players. So its not that easy. I would try not to read too much into that part of her getting only a little minutes even though i want to see CP back to full form asap. I would have been bummed if T didn't play well but then i would not make that issue given the situation and how long they've been off the field. Again repeating this for everyone : They have been playing for 2 weeks ONLY!!!

and like you said, CP will definitely start kicking ass again because she's a talented, skilled and experienced player with a great understanding of the game!

my french babies are fine unless they do some shit on Tuesday against Man utd and then my morale will take a hit !

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