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asmo-ds · 3 years

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Here’s some Asmo thirst cuz while I may not be an Asmo stan I’ve had this scenario that’s perfect for them. MC is trying to get Asmo jealous at the club by dancing with other guys/gals/whoever but he’s not biting cuz he’s doing the exact same thing. It’s a competition to see who gets jealous first!

Clubbing and Competing (Asmo x F!MC) 18+

Warnings: Smut, clubbing, drinking

Description: When MC tries to rile up Asmo by making him jealous she wasn’t expecting he’d start to try and make her jealous right back. Let the games begin.

You pressed your lips to the glass, slowly sipping the alcohol, trying your best to ignore the drunken demon hitting on you.

Your eyes drifted to the avatar of lust, Asmodeus, who had invited you to come out with him tonight but instead was ignoring you for the desperate succubi who were getting a little too handsy for your liking.

You had thought Asmodeus was finally acknowledging the feelings between you two when he’d offered to let you tag along tonight, you never would have expected he was once again ignoring you, opting to distract himself from romantic feelings with lust from random people who he’d never met.

You felt envious of the women. They were so close to Asmodeus, they had all his attention that you were supposed to have tonight.

The first succubus had bombarded you at the door, nudging you to the side so she could rub up on Asmodeus, who indulged in her antics.

“Asmo,” she whined, “you haven’t shown up here in forever, your girls miss dancing with you!” You couldn’t help the jealousy and anger that bubbled in your chest, threatening to leak out in the form of nasty words towards the succubus.

“Ah, Lucifer had forbidden me from going out, I couldn’t defy him this time because he threatened to ruin my pretty face,” he pouted.

“Oh my Diavolo, if he ruined your face I think every succubus in the Devildom would go on a rampage!” She laughed, pressing against him with lust in her eyes. “Whaddya say we dance, hun?” She asked him with a sultry tone.

You frowned as they made their way to the dance floor. You were left standing there, shocked that Asmodeus had the audacity to grind up on a succubus, knowing your eyes were on him.

So there you stood, a human in a short little black dress, lost in a sea of sweaty drunk demons who wanted nothing more than to devour you.

Fine then, you thought, I’ll make Asmo pay attention to me the old fashioned way.

Grabbed a shot, letting its burning liquid roll down your throat before you made your way to a handsome demon who had been eyeing you since the moment Asmo left your side.

“Well hello there,” he said as you walked up and began to dance with him, “Don’t you know how dangerous it is for you to be here? An itty bitty human in a sea of monsters,” he whispered in your ear to which you responded with a giggle.

“Don’t you know how much human women love the sense of danger?” you retort, smirking as you pressed up against his chest with your own.

You peered over his shoulder at Asmodeus, he looked a bit agitated with your behavior, but only returned your smirk with one of his own.

Game on, little human.

He spun the succubus he was dancing with around so her back was against his chest, hands on her hips swaying to the music.

You let out a small huff, deciding to double your pawns. You noticed the demon dancing with you was speaking to his friend who stood a foot or two away. You bit your lip and grabbed his friend, tugging him to join you both as you dance, which neither boy seemed to mind. You were sandwiched between them, One pressed up against your breasts and pelvis, while the other held your hips and grinding your backside onto him, swaying to the music.

You looked over to Asmodeus, who now was sitting at the bar, surrounded by several succubi who laughed at everything he said.

You let out a small growl, and marched towards the bar, abandoning your demon friends. Asmodeus smirked, thinking you’d had enough and was coming to steal him away from the numerous women.

When you instead avoided his group completely, going up to the bartender instead, he was left with his mouth gaping. He’d thought for sure you’d whisk him away in a fit of passion, but instead, you’d ordered a drink and taken a seat near a group of men who all looked at you with hungry eyes.

He watched as they chatted you up, you simply sitting back and drinking up the attention. You were getting too cocky, did you really forget that you were surrounded by demons?

When a demon began to whisper in your ear very sensually, Asmo felt a bit annoyed, but the last straw was watching the demon lick up from the junction of your shoulder and neck all the way to your ear before nibbling on it.

“Sorry ladies, I would love to stay and chat, but if I don’t bring the human home son, Lucifer will probably skin me alive,” he says loud enough for you to hear. He refused to listen to the girls’ protests, deciding instead to pull you out from the group of drunk demons.

“Hey! Don’t make her leave, the cutie was having fun with us,” the one who’d bitten your ear spoke up. Asmodeus looked back at him with fire in his eyes.

“Don’t touch my human.”

You’d never seen Asmodeus like this. Envy was radiating off of him as he continued to drag you out of the club.

You shivered as the cold Devildom air touched your skin. Asmodeus’s vice grip on your wrist was beginning to hurt and you let out a small whimper.

“A-Asmodeus, you’re hurting me,” he loosens his grip, looking back at you with sorry, guilty eyes.

He continued to hold your wrist gently, silent the entire walk home. You felt nervous. He’s never looked so upset before, especially towards you.

When you got back to the house, Asmodeus picked you up bridal style, to avoid Lucifer hearing your footsteps and coming to scold you both. He tip-toed all the way to his room before lightly tossing you onto his bed.

“A-Asmo?”

“You went too far.” A shiver ran down your spine as his voice was stern and deeper than usual.

“You started it, I mean you just let those succubi rub themselves all over you, with no thoughts of how it’d make me feel!” You shouted, angry that the demon was putting all of the blame on you.

“You’re a human, MC it’s different when you do it,” he shouts back, “I was fine with them grinding on you, whispering in your ear, but letting them put their mouth on you?! Why would you let them do that?! Especially such a vital spot, he could have easily eaten you then and there, MC!” You heard his voice crack and looked up to see him tearing up and biting his lip to avoid letting out cries.

“Asmo I-”

“What if I’d lost you?! You’re the only one I’ve ever cared for more than myself! I can’t lose you!”

You sit there in silence thinking over his words. He’s right, what were you thinking? Did you really put yourself in that much danger just to make Asmo jealous?

Your thoughts are interrupted by Asmodeus putting his hands on your cheeks, wiping off the tears you hadn’t even realized had fallen. So there you two were, two weeping messes holding each other.

Asmodeus looked you in the eyes, yes, you said in your head but it must have reflected in your eyes as he surged forward, capturing your lips with his own, salty human and demon tears mixing.

He pulled back, looking you in the eyes before you both connected once more in a more passionate kiss, powerful enough that you were pushed back so your back rested on his soft bed, Asmo never breaking apart from you as he crawled over you and between your legs.

His tongue rubbed your bottom lip, causing you to part them and let him suck your tongue into his mouth. You could still taste the demonus on his tongue, the taste giving you goosebumps.

His soft lips kissed the corner of your mouth, trailing down your jaw to your jugular where he began to suck and nibble on your soft skin. You let out a small whine, encouraging Asmo to keep going, so he did. He made his way to your collar bones, leaving his mark on them as well before you felt his hand slide to the hem of your dress.

“MC, is this okay?” He asks, looking you in the eyes, his rose-colored ones piercing and lustful.

“Yes, please,” you answer breathlessly. You watch Asmodeus eye the dress before he tears it open, causing you to gasp loudly.

“Asmodeus!” you scold him, to which he replies with a cheeky smile and a wink.

“Dresses are replaceable, this moment is not.” You blush at his words and suddenly feel underdressed as he stares at your body for a minute, admiring your panties and bra.

He moves you to sit up a bit before he unlatches the garment covering your breasts. You feel your nipples grow hard as they suddenly are exposed to the air. Asmo lays you back down leaning down towards one of your breasts, giving it a slow lick and causing you to moan softly. He moves his hand to capture the other one and massage it as he continues to suck, relishing in the way you arch your back, pushing up into his lips’ embrace.

“You’re so beautiful”, he whispers, pressing a chaste kiss to your lips before removing his shirt and pants. You are practically drooling at the sight of his body that had been built by the heavens before he fell from grace. You slowly trace over his abs with your hands, getting off the bed and onto your knees in front of him.

Placing your fingers beneath the hem of his underwear, you take a deep breath and kiss his naval before pulling the garment down and exposing his member. You stared at it in awe, it’s head red and leaking precum, the perfect length and girth for you.

The way you hungrily eye his cock has Asmodeus panting, ready to feel your tongue caressing it and throat squeezing him.

You give a kitten lick to the tip, making Asmodeus groan. He laces his fingers in your hair as you take him into your mouth, saliva lubricating his cock as you move your head.

Swirling your tongue around his member, paying extra attention to the veins that ran down its underside.

You could taste his salty precum as you continued to bob your head, drool leaking from your mouth as you sucked him. You felt his cock twitch in your mouth and you inhaled deeply through your nose, holding your breath and looking up at him with pleading eyes.

He got your message and began to thrust into your mouth, tip repeatedly hitting the back of your throat, making you squeeze his cock and gag.

“Fuck. Your mouth feels so good around me, MC” he moans before giving one last final thrust, which he held at the back of your throat.

You felt his hot seed drip down your throat, as you looked up at him with doe eyes, lips still against his pubic bone as he held you and waited for his cum to finish spilling out of his cock.

When he pulled you off, yanking you by the hair, you were panting. You licked your lips as you stared Asmodeus in the eye, watching as he got hard again.

He lifted you up, tossing you onto the bed, making you bounce lightly before he crawled between your legs, kissing up your thighs.

You gasp as he kisses everywhere but where you need him the most.

“Look at you, getting this fucking wet from sucking my cock,” he runs a finger up your slit, making you let out a low moan and buck your hips up, desperate to be touched more.

“You tasted so good, I couldn’t help getting excited,” you respond breathlessly as he continues to nip and leave bruises on your inner thighs.

“Mmmm, now it’s my turn.” He suddenly dives his head into your pussy, sucking at the lips and circling the clit before he moves down to your tight hole. He thrusts the muscle in and out of you, making you see stars as you hear his sloppy sucking sounds from below you. You grip his hair pulling him impossibly closer to you. He groans as the pain of having his hair pulled and looks up at you with dangerous eyes. He suddenly moves his tongue to your clit, flicking, sucking, and nibbling the bundle of nerve, causing your hips to rise from the bed. He responds by placing a hand on your stomach, pushing you back down and holding you there, fingers spread to keep you in place. He uses his other hand to thrust a finger into you, a loud moan leaving your mouth as you pull his hair harder, making him groan once more, sending vibrations to your clit.

You squirm and moan uncontrollably as Asmo adds a second finger, curling up to rub you in all the right places. He adds a third and continues to thrust them in and out of you and suck your clit. You begin to tremble, legs shaking as Asmo used the hand previously on your stomach to keep your thighs from crushing his head. You begin to see stars and you arch your back as you squeeze Asmo’s fingers, your juices getting all over them.

You slowly open your eyes, peering up at Asmodeus, and you watch as he slowly licks your essence off his fingers, one by one, moaning at your taste. You blush as he does this and begin to get excited. Foreplay was over, now it’s time for the main course.

Asmodeus rolled onto his back, pulling your hips to straddle him. He sat up so you were nose to nose, both breathing heavily as he lines you up with his cock. When his cock’s head pressed against your hole you let out a small gasp, Asmodeus watching as you squeezed your eyes and your mouth hung open in a small ‘o’ shape. He began to push your hips down, tears pricking at your eyes from his size.

“Shhh, it’s okay princess, I promise the pain will go away,” he coos, watching as your pussy swallows his cock until he’s bottomed out. You both sit there panting, resting your forehead against his.

“MC,” he breathes out, making you look him in the eyes. His eyes were glossy as he looks at you with so much adoration and love. “I love you, with my entire being.”

“I love you too, Asmodeus. So much more than you’ll ever know,” you respond before rocking your hips softly, making both of you let out soft noises of pleasure.

Asmo meets your pace, thrusting up into you as you sped up. He watches your tits bounce, covered in his hickeys and bite marks.

Seeing his marks triggered something feral and possessive within him, making him flip you onto your back, his face buried in the crook of your neck as he began to thrust faster.

“Asmo, please please,” You cried, unsure of what it was you were asking for.

“Please what, princess?” He responds seductively before biting your ear.

“Please I want you to thrust your cock in me harder, please,” you sob, the need for orgasm overwhelming.

He obeys your commands, thrusting harder and faster making your moans grow in pitch and volume.

“Fuck, you feel so fucking good princess,” he lightly grips your throat, your hands desperately wrapping around his wrist looking for any sort of anchorage. He squeezes lightly, “look at your pussy swallowing me, it’s sucking me back in like the little slut you are,” You moan at his dirty words, mind spinning from the lack of oxygen and the immense pleasure he gave you as his cock hit your g-spot with every thrust.

He leaned down, loosening his grip on your throat as he kissed you, all teeth and tongue, messy and passionate. He pulled out before flipping you over, face pushed down into his soft mattress as your ass was raised in the air, your hole clenching around nothing, desperate to be filled again.

His cock thrust back into you from behind, getting deeper than he was before. He grabbed your hair, yanking you back so your back arched and he had access to your neck.

He bit your neck, leaving no spot unmarked, nobody would dare to touch Asmodeus’s human ever again. You moaned, the sting of his fangs sinking into your flesh mixing with the pleasure of his cock’s head hitting your deepest spots, your mind becoming hazy and your moans slowly beginning to sound like screams of pleasure.

You could feel his cock twitch inside of you, and you knew he was just as close to coming undone as you were. The knot in your lower belly growing impossibly tight as you tried to hold it in.

“Tell me, who is making you feel this good?” He groans.

“You are!” You scream as your eyes roll into the back of your head, your moans uncontrollable and loud.

“Who do you belong to, princess?”

“Asmodeus!” You cry one last time before coming undone, your walls pulsing around his cock, causing him to finish as well, his seed shooting deep into you, your womb becoming warm with his cum.

You both sat there like that, riding out your highs as you panted, both of you attempting to come down from the haze that clouded your minds.

Slowly Asmo pulled his softening member out of your hole, watching as some of his cum came with it, slowly dripping down your thighs. You cried, feeling empty without him in you. He kissed all across your spine, whispering praises of how well you took him.

He walked away for a minute while you rolled onto your back, as it was getting uncomfortable in your previous pose. He came back with a warm damp towel, wiping you down and leaving soft kisses all over you.

He lifted you up, carrying you to his bath, setting you gently down where he could sit behind you and massage your muscles.

“Asmodeus…” You begin.

“Yes, princess?”

“Is it true what they say, y’know about cum being good for your skin and all?” He laughs loudly, his chest shaking against your back as you leaned into him.

He grips your chin between his thumb and forefinger, tilting your head to look him in the eyes.

“Do you wanna find out~”

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aspiratixxn · 4 years

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Ink spills on your skin (1/?)

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Warnings: None at the moment

Summary:

If the perfect blank canvas walked in, wouldn’t you want to paint it too? Or in which one Wei Wuxian colors the entire world of one Lan Wangji.

Inspired beautifully by @eledsart‘s Tattoo Artist WWX drawings!

[Link to AO3]

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Wen Qing is going to kill him.

Look, when you’re friends with Wei Wuxian this long you learn all his quirks and habits, including the one where he gets up barely five minutes before opening and comes barreling around corners like a bull in Spain. She’s seen him skid right into walls with how fast he’s going, tumbling over himself and popping right back up with that megawatt smile still pasted on his face. But sometimes, especially when it’s this important, you’d think he wouldn’t be late.

She’s carrying A-Yuan in her arms, bouncing him up and down as he dozes off. Wei Wuxian is lucky that she adores A-Yuan’s little toddler face but mark her words, Wei Wuxian is going to pay for making her wait. She’s waiting in front of the shop, not open yet. It never opens before noon, since the gods themselves would not be able to drag Wei Wuxian out of bed.

Last night, he had requested (begged) with his big puppy eyes for Wen Qing to take A-Yuan, just for the night because he was going to be up working and he didn’t want A-yuan to be kept awake by his paper shuffling or his bone popping. Bones don’t pop, she said, but agreed anyways. Besides, Wen Ning was begging too with his own big puppy eyes behind Wei Wuxian and she wasn’t so cruel as to say no.

But now it’s time for her to get to her own work and she taps her foot, rolling her eyes when she finally spots him sprinting down the street like he’s going for the olympic gold. Another thing she’s learned about Wei Wuxian is that he’s really good at dodging obstacles, weaving over, under and around people and their items. Someone shouts as he barely misses them. Wen Qing is starting to think maybe she can get to her appointment with her professor on time when she watches him crash straight into someone else, sending a whole flurry of papers out of their arms and into the air.

She sighs, pulls out her phone and emails her professor.

Wei Wuxian has the worst luck. He’s always managed to get into trouble, whether he was looking for it or not. He always liked to say that trouble was looking for him and Wen Qing would smack him over the head with her notebook. But man, this is probably the worst since he can see Wen Qing in her knee-length red cardigan, impatiently bouncing his ward on her hip. He knows she’s got an appointment and he’s going to be really sorry about this later. Should’ve been more careful, he thinks as papers flutter and the person he bowled over sits up. “Sorry! So sorry, I wasn’t watching where I was going! Well I was but then again I was going like seventy three miles an hour and I didn’t mean to bump into you I’m so sorry again,” he’s babbling a little but he can see the exasperation in Wen Qing’s face as she pulls out her phone and he’s scrambling to pick up sheets of paper, collecting them in a haphazard pile in his arms with corners sticking in every direction. Most of the sheets aren’t even facing up probably but he’s really got to go. Once he’s acquired most of them on the ground near him and has done a quick sweep around to make sure he hasn’t missed any, he holds them out and sheepishly smiles. “Sorry again, I didn’t mea-”

So here’s the thing about Wei Wuxian. He is many things. Troublemaker, chaos creator, absolute fucking moron. Brilliant designer, inventor and artist. He is also, now, in love.

His jaw drops as does the volume of his voice, an awed whisper. “Holy shit you’re so fucking cute.” And it’s true, an angel in all their radiance has descended and blessed Wei Wuxian with an adorable fucking person.

Said person looks like they’ve swallowed a lemon with their sharp eyes and pursed lips and yet still, he is captured by the hazel gold that gleams in the sun. He could sit for hours and count the flecks in their eyes that dance as they shift to collect more papers with their long fingered hands, elegant in a way that Wei Wuxian could never be. The slope of his broad shoulders held high, the thickness of his thighs that were pressed against the formal black of his slacks. And his hair, a bit fluffy. Wei Wuxian wonders if he could run his hands through it, it looks so soft.

“Shameless.” He’s broken out of his dream by a tight voice as the person finishes collecting their papers and stands, compelling him to stand as well, still holding a pile of papers. Mouth slightly agape in how beautiful that one word sounded. Head filled with thoughts about how his name might sound, formed by those lips. The man takes the stack of papers with a small huff, glaring once more at Wei Wuxian and then he strides past. He smells like sandalwood and bergamot.

Wei Wuxian is many things and as of this moment forth, he is also a lovestruck idiot.

“Wei Wuxian!” Wen Qing’s irritable voice breaks him out of his daze and his face falls. Aw, shit . A-Yuan’s big eyes brighten and he reaches his little toddler hands out, wanting his Xian-gege to pick him up even as Wen Qing bounces him. She, on the other hand, does not look as cute with a glowering frown that makes Wei Wuxian’s entire soul shrivel up a little. If looks could kill.

He sprints the last distance, apologies pouring from his mouth again. He’s said sorry seventy three times today and it hasn’t even been an hour since he woke up. That’s got to be a new record. “Wen Qing, you, light of my life, are the only thing that keeps me grounded in this world so cruel.” She rolls her eyes. “I’m so fuc- uh, so sorry I’m late! I missed my bus and then it would’ve taken forever to arrive again so I kind of sprinted across like seven blocks? And then I ran into this absolute cutie-”

“I’m aware. I saw you.” He shuts his mouth with a blush that could reach the high heavens. “Now stop being a moron and take A-Yuan or my professor really will have my head.” She holds out her arms and A-Yuan already has his arms outstretched, making little grabby hands. Wei Wuxian takes the precious gift gratefully, shifting to perch A-Yuan on his own hip. He bows to her, another quiet apology as A-Yuan starts babbling off everything they did last night, from dinner to a movie to board games and coloring and magic tricks with Wen Ning. “I’ll be late tonight, Wen Ning will bring you guys dinner later today. And do not forget that you need to get milk from the store. A-Yuan was very upset we didn’t have any this morning.”

Wei Wuxian at least has the sense to look slightly ashamed of himself but he pops up just as quick with a salute. “Yes ma’am!” A-Yuan mimics him before dissolving into giggles, pulling on Wei Wuxian’s sleeves. “Do you want anything? Maybe some tiramisu? I can also make my classic double chocolate chip cookies!” A-Yuan lights up and though Wen Qing still has a sour look on her face, she nods. Her phone buzzes and she sighs, reaching up to pat A-Yuan’s head before bustling off and vanishing in the crowd.

“Xian-gege, Xian-gege! I want to play! Can I color on you again?” Wei Wuxian chuckles as he starts to shuffle around for his keys. “Ning-gege says he made lots of these!” He has to resist a shudder when A-Yuan’s slightly clammy hands start poking around his neck where wreaths of flowers and other tattoos crawl up. “And he said that jiejie made them too! Can they make some for me?” Fishing out his keyring, Wei Wuxian just laughs again.

“Maybe when you’re a little bigger A-Yuan.” That earns him a pout but soon enough it morphs into a look of wonder as Wei Wuxian unlocks the door and opens up his store. Yiling Tattoo was well known in the area for its incredible artists who were always fair with their price. Wei Wuxian was the only one who was there all the time (as the owner) but people whispered far and wide about the delicate lines Nie Huaisang painted or the more bold and contrasted work that Jiang Cheng marked. Jiang Yanli was also a commonplace sight though she had apparently retired since her marriage to THE Jin Zixuan, multimillionaire and heir to the Jin luxury goods empire. There was also the recently hired Xiao Xingchen, who had made a name for himself using intricate dot work and wandering the globe with his tools.

Setting A-Yuan down, Wei Wuxian gets to work flicking on all the lights and starting up the thermostat. He takes all the tools and sticks them into the autoclave. They’ll be ready when the shop opens, probably. Just in case, Wei Wuxian has always kept an up-to-date stash of disposable, sterile tools tucked away in the supply room. He puts A-Yuan up on the counter of the front desk (where Mianmian works) and pecks his cheek, sending the child into peals of laughter. “Be good while I clean okay?” A-Yuan nods but as Wei Wuxian turns to get the cleaning supplies, he’s stopped by a rather firm grip on his sleeves. “Mm? What’s up bud?”

“Wanna help gege.” Wei Wuxian might keel over and die right now with how adorable A-Yuan looks, cheeks puffed out and determined eyes. “Can I? Please?” Wei Wuxian wonders how in the world he ever got this precious little bundle of joy in his life.

“Mm, are you suuuuure? It’s hard woooooork.” Even sitting on the counter, A-Yuan doesn’t quite reach eye level so he has to crouch as he speaks, pinching A-Yuan’s cheek. “You don’t want to play a little?” But even so, A-Yuan isn’t deterred and shakes his head vigorously.

“Nu-uh! Wanna help Xian-gege! Pleeeeeease?” And who’s Wei Wuxian to turn down such an honest request.So he picks out the disinfectant and the mop and all the other cleaning supplies he needs to make this place as germ free as possible. He sets A-Yuan on the floor and crouches, lowering his voice to a stage whisper, “Okay, here’s the plan…”

It takes longer than usual to finish cleaning up but they finish before the store opens. Mianmian is the first to arrive, laughing as she watched A-Yuan delicately place the design images around the walls in the waiting area. She knows the drill, already prepared with so many activities for him. Today’s activity seems to be some sort of lanyard weaving or something, if Wei Wuxian’s eyes don’t betray him when he sees the spools poking out from her “A-Yuan bag”.

Jiang Cheng and Nie Huaisang are right on her heels, arriving only a few minutes later. Nie Huaisang has a smirk on his face as he pulls out a coffee from behind his back. Caramel macchiato just like Wei Wuxian likes. He stows the cleaning supplies away first before taking the cup with a moan. “Nie Huaisang, love of my life!” Jiang Cheng snorts and rolls his eyes.

“Put a hand on him and you’ll lose it.” Wei Wuxian quickly jerks his hands back, feigning offense. Jiang Cheng should have a PhD in eye rolling, right up there with Wen Qing. He stalks off to go enjoy the coffee in the backroom they reserve for more private tattoos and piercings. Sighing, he sits and glances over the schedule of appointments on his phone. They have about half an hour before opening so he takes his sweet time sipping.

It’s a busy day as always. Jiang Cheng is working on a large piece that stretches across the whole back. Huaisang is doing mostly touch ups and walk-ins. And Wei Wuxian, well, he’s only got one appointment in the evening so he resolves to spend time designing and drawing up front with Mianmian and A-Yuan. She handles most of the admin work so he can sit back with his thick black notebook, bursting with all kinds of drawings. Mostly stylized though he does have a few that are more realistic.

The bell chimes and he looks up, expecting a customer or perhaps his shijie with a bowl of steaming lotus root and rib soup. Instead, his book flies out of his hand and slams into the counter and he pushes his chair back to stand and look at the face of the very angel who he had crashed into in the morning.

Accompanied by another man with similar features and a much kinder smile. Accompanied by Nie Mingjue. (“Ah, da-ge!”) Accompanied by Jin Guangyao (probably, Wei Wuxian doesn’t remember the Jins very well despite being family).

Wei Wuxian has a knack for names and faces but he swears up and down he would’ve remembered seeing these two brothers (?) before if they were friends with Nie Mingjue. He swallows, leaning so far forward over the counter that he’s inches from the tipping point. “So,” he smirks, eyes lidded, “what’s a beauty like you doing here?”

Behind him, Mianmian covers A-Yuan’s ears and snickers. Wei Wuxian is far too into his head to care though there’s no doubt that she’s going to rib him into the ether later. For his credit though, the angel just levels a cool stare and Wei Wuxian finds that he really doesn’t mind it at all. Especially when he notes that his ears are turning a gentle shade of pink.

The other handsome stranger sweeps in, saving his brother (?) the trouble of finding a real reply. His lips crest in a smile but his eyes dance with a mild threat and Wei Wuxian backs off, knowing there’s trouble to be had and for once not wanting to get into it. “We have an appointment. With Wei Wuxian.” One glance at Nie Mingjue and Jin Guangyao shows exactly how smitten they are with this pretty, pretty voice that floats melodically in a shop full of buzzing needles.

“Uh, that’d be me! You’re…” He glances down at the open appointment list on Mianmian’s computer. “Lan Xichen?” He receives a nod. Returning with a nod of his own, he quickly pulls up the appointment details. As a matter of fact, it’s not just Lan Xichen but apparently also Nie Mingjue and Jin Guangyao. They’re getting matching tattoos? Wei Wuxian had never pegged Nie Mingjue as the type but there’s a first for everything he supposes as he prints the details out and sticks the paper into his notebook. “Well, follow me I guess.” He hopes the angel follows too as he takes them to the consultation room in the back.

Wei Wuxian has a process when it comes to his art. First, accept no walk-in that isn’t well thought out. Second, never ink on the first meeting without thorough discussion of every detail, including a sketch if it’s a simple design. Third, he will not touch other people’s work just like he would hope no one touches his own. Finally, the tattoo must be completed with a customer satisfied before he lets it go. Granted, this has caused some problems in the past with people who would stumble in drunk and demand something in his style without any care or consideration. And with a few disgruntled customers who thought they were getting one thing even when he went through the whole process with them from start to finish. It was always weird when someone was upset with their finished product when they had been the ones to okay every detail (with forms!) every step of the way.

The angel does follow though a bit slower. Gold eyes seem to flick every which way, taking in the organized mess that is the Yiling tattoo parlor. With Jiang Cheng’s grimace as he intensely shades and Nie Huaisang’s tongue poking out as he finishes the last delicate line on a camellia, it’s no wonder. Still, Wei Wuxian kind of wished those eyes would be watching him. Maybe they would be when he was working later.

The backroom is much quieter, with padding in the walls to block noise going in and out. He gestures at the chairs across the table and the four of them take a seat, the angel sitting a bit further in the back. Wei Wuxian takes his own seat and sets his book on the table, flipping open to a fresh page and popping the cap off his pen to take notes. “Alright, what’re we in for today?”

There’s a moment when the three exchange looks and Wei Wuxian feels like they’re arguing about who should speak. In the end it’s Lan Xichen who does it, though he seems a bit annoyed if the slight tightness in his voice is any indicator. “We were looking for something that could connect across motifs of nature.” Okay, kinda broad. Thankfully it looks like they’ve put thought into this as each of them pulls out a sheet of paper. It’s funny to see them side by side. Lan Xichen’s is folded so neatly it doesn’t seem human. Nie Mingjue’s is kind of crumpled, like he shoved it into his pocket without thinking. And Jin Guangyao’s is neat and messy at the same time, the corners and edges having taken a beating.

Wei Wuxian collects them and scans them with bursting concentration, taking his pen and marking up the pages without restraint. He can see Nie Mingjue twitch a little out of the corner of his eye but well, what’s paper for if not for ink? It seems like their motifs are centered around osmanthus or plum blossom flowers, colorful flames, and the moon hidden behind clouds. Okay, well, nothing too unusual. But this is going to be a pretty big project and Wei Wuxian chews on his lip as he compiles a list of things to consider and ask.

Thankfully (again), it seems like they already have a basic shape idea in mind as well as style, size and coloring. Wei Wuxian is so goddamn thankful that they really did think this through. It makes his life so much easier and within the hour, he’s already got a rough sketch which he shows off with pride.

It’s a circle of flames intertwined with osmanthus and plum blossom both, circling around the hidden full moon. He’s scribbled some rough details around the edge, indicating size and colorings. This piece isn’t his usual kind (it’s more up Nie Huaisang’s alley actually) but as they pore over the drawing, he finds himself getting more and more invested. There are small tweaks and details but it seems like overall they’re satisfied with the design. Jin Guangyao requests that the flames be a little more explosive and Nie Mingjue seems entirely caught up on the positioning of the flowers. Xichen focuses specifically on the moon but by the end of a long session, they’ve settled on a final design which Wei Wuxian will draw up later and send to them in its final form, without all the scribbles in the margins.

He pulls up a few forms and has them fill out basic information as well as consenting to the tattoo design and process. They will be charged at least partially upfront due to the size and complexity of the piece. Finally, they fill out details about where they want the tattoos and any final notes they want to be taken into consideration.

All this while, the angel has sat ramrod straight, watching with a level of curiosity that doesn’t show anywhere but in the gleam of his eyes. Wei Wuxian wonders what it might take for him to stop looking like a complete sourpuss. With the forms signed and returned to him, he collects them with the three papers they brought and puts them all collectively into his notebook. He stretches and stands, letting out a sigh. “That’ll be all for today. I’ll send over the final design within the next few days. Please feel free to make any changes but do be reasonable about them. We’ll set up another appointment with Mianmian and we can start inking when everything’s in order. Sound good?”

He’s met with three identical nods. Lan Xichen’s smile is brighter than the sun. Jin Guangyao is more reserved but his lips curl and he has that happy bounce in his step. Nie Mingjue even cracks a grin and ruffles Wei Wuxian’s hair on the way out. As he takes them back out to the front, Wei Wuxian notices that the angel hasn’t spoken once, nor does he seem to intend to. He’s ringing them up for the consultation fee and maybe his staring wasn’t quite as covert as he had hoped since Lan Xichen, when handing over his card to pay, also gestures to the silent beauty. “This is my brother, Lan Wangji. He’s here for… Emotional support.” That gets a snort out of Wei Wuxian that breaks out into full laughter as Wangji looks like a strangled cat. Lan Wangji, a name pretty enough to match. How would it taste in his mouth?

“Well!” He slides the receipt across for a signature, never breaking eye contact with Lan Wangji. “It was nice to meet you both, I look forward to your future patronage and then some.” He wiggles his eyebrows and Lan Wangji’s ears flare red that seem to crawl to his cheeks. Again, he speaks just one word in that perfect, beautiful voice of his.

“Shameless.”

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irishtowriteabook · 5 years

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-Growing Pains- Part 2

🌸Continuation of the last part which isn’t a necessity to read but I would recommend it! Enjoy!

Dedicated to @caras-fabulous-corner for being absolutely fabulous (I’m sorry I had to) and just a genuinely lovely cutie to talk to! 💕

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Bottles upon bottles and packages of packages surrounded Natalie. She sat cross legged on the bed utterly drowning in Pandal, Neurofen, and store own brand painkillers. You name it, she had it in arms reach. Or at the very least was sitting on it.

Natalie skimmed over the labels, heaving sighs as none seemed to be strong enough dosage for neither David or Zane. She genuinely felt like some old timey alchemist from David’s Dungeon & Dragons game. Or Jeff.

Zane’s complaints of his pain fell on mostly deaf ears and so he bit on the various pillows surrounding him. Nice.

Both her and Matt pilfered through the bottles but to little success. It was a pain. Hah! Matt ruffled his hair in annoyance as he side eyed the alarm clock, 12:32pm. Another half an hour, at best, for the chemist to be ready with the proper wisdom teeth removal numbing creams and whatnot.

Carly peeped her head around the doorway a fair few times to check on Zane, now called Toothless, and warned the pair of a hangry and hungover David’s awakening. Way to make it sound like he’s a vampire.

Natalie laughed and tucked her hair behind her ear as Zane beckoned her forward with puckered lips. She leant down on his shoulder, resting a bit of her body weight on the man. Mission narrow avoiding of bloody drool dripping from Zane’s gaping mouth: success.

Matt rolled the most suitable bottle of medication over to him with a “Yoink!” and began crushing it into Zane’s drink. He masked his irritated semi well when Zane played with (read as: yanked roughly) Matt’s locks.

This morning had been up in the air to put it lightly. David half woke up with a bare recollection of last nights events and the severe urge to puke up his soul (mostly) into the toilet bowl. Due to his rare indulgence in the Vodka floats his camera manning skills were not exactly up to par, so to speak. The footage came out blurry for the most part despite the (top of the range) camera focuser. Read as: Unusable vlog material.

Natalie sighed as Zane squeezed her much too tightly. She hated seeing David so stressed and worse yet disappointed in himself. Oh and Zane got his wisdom teeth distracted and was in excruciating pain. That too.

“What’s up?” A rhetoric question sounded as the bedroom door was pushed open. Natalie’s eyes trailed up David’s body to his face. He was still wearing his red striped pyjama bottoms and short sleeved black vest and was still looking as cute as he was last night.

Natalie noticed it. It was lighting but she seen it. David’s grin faltered as he ran his brown eyes over Natalie and Zane’s position but he quickly recuperated.

Wordlessly recording the going’s on Natalie found she greatly missed his usual commentary. It was replaced by a brief question directed towards Zane about his pants, or lack thereof.

Natalie smoothly (hastily and very obviously) evacuated Zane’s hold. He pouted but didn’t try stop her.

“Will I tell Taylor to pick you up some Chipotle Dave?” Natalie questioned to which David shrugged.

“I’ll ask her myself. Your usual Nat?” His eyes were averted from hers the moment he could. Zane’s garbles distracted her.

“Go away Dave, you’re too loud man!” He said with little hesitance in his delirious state. The silence in the room was tangible as David merely shrugged and went to turn on his heel.

Natalie braced herself in the seconds it took to crawl to the edge of the bed and of course shoulder Matt in the process. Her knee landed on something suspiciously squishy. A pillow. Zane could still have kids.

David paused as her small hand wrapped around his wrist, ultimately stopping him.

“No-“ Nat dragged out the o’s. “You can’t leave me here with these guys.” David watched her closely as she sat back on her knees pulling him so that he leaned over her.

“You seemed pretty alright when I got here? I’ve got get to get extra footage anyways.” David, despite his excuse, made absolutely no attempt whatsoever to dislodge himself from her.

“Extra footage is my middle name. Yours is Julian.” Natalie tilted her head to the side, mischievous swimming in her eyes as David pulled a face.

He looked extremely tempted to stay but dramatic laughter arose from the living room, taunting him. Natalie rolled her eyes before kneeling upwards; Her fingertips reached up to gently nudge David’s face towards her. He fumbled over his word choice as he realised there are certain closeness. The brunette bit her lip which may Davids eyes hone in on that one spot. Above her lip. A zit really. Okay no, he’ll admit it, just her pinkish lips.

“I really- I really would love to stay and spoonfeed Zane but-“

“We can get under the covers and edit together. Hm? You never know, maybe there‘s some footage still usable.” His eyebrows the road as he reminisced on his shaky camera skills.

“Besides..I want you here.” Natalie included nervously. David is wide eyes snapped back to hers and that was it.

After much clambering over limbs (instead of walking around the side of the bed like a normal human being), disgruntled complaints from Zane as he chowed down on the metal spoon instead of the cinnamon jelly, the pair finally budged up beside one another on the bed.

...

The camera whirred and buzzed as the lens centred in on Natalie. She recited and rehashed the days events and some story on Zane’s behaviour that incited laughter from the attentive trio.

Natalie rolled onto her side from her back and turned away from the camera towards David. His double chin protruded in the cutest of ways as he waited.

“You should put like text below when editing- no comic Sans- saying Natalie cam” David’s eyes lit up as that new segment idea came to mental fruition.

Natalie smiled contentedly even though her arm holding up the camera was starting to ache.

“Extra work!” David groaned jokingly to which Natalie mocked. He hadn’t realized just how much he missed this easy flowing banter of theirs.

“It’s easier then freeze frames” They shared knowing smirks. Natalie leaned over David to the point where she could feel his breath as she placed his camera down.

David sensed her sore throat from her storytelling and handed her his water bottle to take a grateful and greatly needed swig from.

“Guys, David is going to get us a puppy!” Natalie directed to the camera on the nightstand.

David nodded his head at the camera but shook his head at Natalie.

“Nope” He popped the P. “Not happening!” Natalie gently smack to hand down over his mouth, successfully cutting him off.

“10,000 likes and he’ll do it” She interceded and Matt and Zane damn near guffawed.

“He’s a YouTuber with 8 million views and 500 K likes on the daily!” Matt chuckles in a know-it-all tone.

David suddenly grabbed Natalies wrists in one hand and acted as a catalyst for her play struggling. She glared at him as he effortlessly slugged down his water bottle contents.

“I’m going to get that puppy.” Natalie replied. Her eyes drifted over his jawline unabashedly.

She leaned over him determinedly and he hitched an eyebrow, looking such a way that made her thoughts wander. She was like a river. Cute boy turned 50 shades of smouldering. Not okay.

“Oh yeah? Good luck.” He grunted, squaring up. Natalie groaned and swatted him with the sleeve of her merch hoodie before flopping down on his chest, defeated.

“Heard that!” David laughed as she cursed him out. His grin was the tell-tale that he wasn’t just this happy over the footage.

Natalie felt him contemplate for a second, as if revving up his bravery engine reserves. The camera lens clicked to focus on his unexpectedly strong arms as they wrapped around Natalie.

“Come here.” he said. Natalie felt herself being hooched up directly onto his chest and his arms encircled around her.

“Does this mean we’re getting a puppy then?” she wondered aloud. Being flush against him she could feel his laughter rumbling in his chest.

“You never give up!” he teased affectionately as he rested his chin on her head. This was major. For him. For her. For them. This newfound old connection! Things had changed between them lately, she knew that. Did he know that too? And this was only the beginning.

“Mark my words!” Natalie mouthed to the camera. David swayed her from side to side as she glowered at the lens. However when she realised she didn’t have to like hide her happiness anymore like usual? She allowed a smile to form. Zane mumbles as David banged into him slightly but otherwise stayed lost in his own world as Matt cleaned out his mouth with salt and water solution.

Natalie reached out and tilted the camera away. As it was shoved aside the entangling of their legs, her short covered tan ones and his pale as a ghost tracksuit bottom covered one, was recorded.

“I am assuming this is the second channel gold then?” she giggled, her lips brushing the skin of his neck as she spoke.

David brushed her back gently, soaking up this rarer-than a-white rhino-moment. He relaxed beneath her fully.

“Main channel.”

Natalie popped up at that from the crook of his neck. She met his eyes before closing hers. With a fellswoop she leaned down and pressed her lips to his cheek. Holding it for few seconds, her hand crept up to tilt the opposite side of his job with the knuckle of her index finger. Not that he’d pull away anyways.

David’s hand paused midair, shocked at her lack of hesitation in front of Matt. Is fingertips barely touched her shoulder because all’s that he could focus on was how near illegally soft her lips were.

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Hello there! Hope this met any expectations 💓

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diamond-song42 · 4 years

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Card Shark 96: Shining Armor/Princess Cadance, Fastball Special

Happy Valentine’s Day/Presidents’ Day/Singles Awareness Day/Hearts and Hooves Day/whatever February holiday you celebrate (if any)! Welcome to a new Ultra Rare Card Shark! I’ve been behind on my usual routine since I sprained my ankle last week, but I’m hoping to catch up soon. For now, while we may just generally be celebrating Hearts and Hooves Day, I thought it’d be fun to shift my attention to the only Mane Character card I know that depicts a couple! And it’s a fun one at that! Here’s my take on “Shining Armor/Princess Cadance, Fastball Special!”

Javelin toss, aka wife throwing. Cadance and Shining are Blue, probably to reflect their loyalty to each other. We start with Shining Armor. On Shining’s side, at the start of a Problem Faceoff, you can pay 1 AT to put a Windup counter on him. He doesn’t have to be involved in the Faceoff to do so! When you put a Windup counter on him in this way, you can turn him over to Princess Cadance’s side. But you don’t have to! In fact, you might be better to wait a few Faceoffs until you get to Cadance. Because once you flip to Cadance, you can move her to a Problem, any Problem. Then, you officially remove all the Windup counters and for every Windup counter you removed, you move one of your Friends to Cadance’s Problem (so, if you had three Windup counters, you move three Friends)! Cadance also has Swift, meaning she can regularly be moved for 1 AT instead of 2, which is always a plus in my book (but I’m not here to go into details about how awesome Swift is). That’s one way to bring the cavalry to a Problem Faceoff. A bunch of Friends suddenly rushing into battle sounds just as menacing to me as one Close Air Support. This has the potential to move a lot of power for very minimal cost! As Windup counters can be built up over the game, AT can be reserved for other purposes without the worry of spending a bunch of AT to move things all at once. Heck, this can even save you a Call in the Dream Cavalry, which I promise can be really helpful in a pinch. And Shining and Cadance are ready to work for you! Look at the determination on their faces! One of the fiercest cards by facial expression, for sure.

Now to ruin this absolutely badass-looking card. As much as I hate to say it, this is a... lackluster Mane, to put it lightly. This is mainly because you can only power them up during Problem Faceoffs. If you could power them up during any kind of Faceoff, they’d be way higher on my list of favorite Blue Manes. I don’t think the cost of 1 AT for a Windup counter is a bad thing - as I’ve implied, you can move a lot of Friends with this card. But that brings me to my second gripe, which is that (at least from my interpretation of the card’s text) Windup counters aren’t easily stackable compared to cards with similar effects like Spike, Dream Big or Rainbow Dash, Best of the Best. I’m not exactly sure if you can pay to put multiple Windup counters on this card at one time, but regardless of whether you can or cannot, you’d have to do a bit of setup to get a lot out of this card. Moving a bunch of Friends sounds great, but you’d have to time a Problem Faceoff exactly (which is way harder to pull off than it sounds) or have a lot of Friends sitting at home worth moving. I wouldn’t call Fastball Special the best card for a double Problem Faceoff mainly because you probably wouldn’t have a lot of characters sitting at home if you want to activate one (and why would you move a fuckton of Friends to another Problem if they’re already sitting at one?). This Mane just hasn’t aged well, y’all. If you want a more effective and common Mane that moves things, try Scootaloo, Cutie Mark Crusader.

Here’s a few more cards that have been practicing their javelin tossing:

*Hoo’Far, Road Trip. One of my favorite new Friends from Leaders and Legends! Hoo’Far not only has Traveler himself (meaning you can put a +1 power counter on him when you move him), but he gives all your other Friends Traveler until the turn ends! If you’re itching to move a bunch of Friends with the Windup counters you stack onto Fastball Special, wait until the turn you play Hoo’Far and each Friend you subsequently move when flipping Fastball Special can get a nice power boost. Hoo’Far needs more love, both in the game and in the show (but that’s a Diamond Randomness for another time).

*Fluttershy, Backup Vocals. Now for the way to get your Mane back to its Start side so you can restart your Fastball Special all over again. 4 AT is a bit hefty to get 2 power, but you can turn a Mane Character over at the same time, so I’d call that a nice trade. While Tempest Shadow, Easy as Pie can do the same thing, I don’t put her on this list as you want to start Problem Faceoffs to Windup your Mane and Troublemakers can halt potential Problem Faceoffs. Thus Backup Vocals is my nomination for this list - and experience has shown me that she’s still as effective as ever.

*The Staff of Sacanas. Yes, this UR Resource can be amazing for any Mane Character, which is why I don’t often feel the need to recommend it, but with Fastball Special I feel it can do some special things. Fastball Special is a Mane that wants to bounce back and forth from Start to Boosted, and as long as the Staff is in play, that 1 base power on the Start side goes to a pretty 4 power. That can make up for the potentially slow flipping times. Just beware that a Staff will likely be your opponent’s biggest target when it comes to Resource removal, so watch out!

*Tirek’s Reign of Terror/Buckball Championship/Canterlot Infiltration/Washouts Performance. Need an easy way to confront a Problem or activate a double Problem Faceoff? How about a Dilemma? Blue Dilemmas are some of the easiest Dilemmas to confront (namely Buckball Championship), but because I couldn’t pick just one to include I give you all the Blue Dilemmas. That way you can have more fun activating Problem Faceoffs to start stacking Windup counters and throw your wife across the battlefield.

Thanks for reading this Card Shark! I’m (somewhat) restarting my set cycle with the next Shark with something I don’t often highlight very often: a Fixed card! Which Fixed card will it be? You’ll just have to come back to find out! For now, Diamond out!

#my little pony #mlp:fim #my little pony friendship is magic #shining armor #princess cadance #fastball special #crystal games #ultra rare #mane character #hearts and hooves day #valentine's day #card shark #wife throwing

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cloudchaserandflitterexplain · 4 years

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Cloudchaser and Flitter Explain: Top 10 Friends Forever Cards

But you said—

Hi everypony! Are you ready for the next set to drop? Because Cici and I sure are!

When Cici isn’t freaking out about what deck to run for continentals, that is.

I’m not freaking out. I’m deliberately taking my time analyzing my choices so I can pick the deck that’ll let me win continentals this year.

Got it narrowed down yet?

...No.

That’s our Cici, always worrying until the last possible moment.

But anyway, as much as I’d love to tease Cici about her deck, we just don’t have the time! Leaders and Legends is right around the corner, and we’ve not given you all our top 10 lists for Friends Forever yet.

So let’s get right to it! Cici?

Oh, right!

What do you call a Pegasus wearing a—

I said we have no time for jokes, Cici! I mean what’s your first card?

Oh, okay.

So I wasn’t ever sure when we’d get to this, so I’d been kind of updating my list throughout the year. And, uh, there have definitely been a lot of changes… And not just because of the Banlist. My original #1, for example, is much lower…

But the actual ten cards haven’t changed much. They honestly weren’t that hard to figure out.

Well, top 11 if you count Old Money. But banned cards don’t really count anymore…

Anyway, my top 10 card is Lacking Lesson Plans

Huh. WIth how much you’d been ranting and raving about that card when the set first came out, I’d have thought it’d be much higher.

Well it was! Originally, anyway.

The fact that it let so many Manes flip through Tempest seemed great at first. I was looking forward to breaking in some new Manes and see what they could do!

But in practice, it’s not really enough. Tempest’s opening Grubber: Minion play can still slow them down enough to where they’re not flipping early, or still deny req, or what have you. So it’s really only helpful for the absolute most aggressive confront to flip Manes.

I just wanted more, you know?

If you don’t think it does enough, why’s it on your list, then?

Huh? No, it’s amazing.

I basically include it in all my decks nowadays!

But you said—

While, yeah, it doesn’t really enable many more confront to Flip Manes, it’s still incredibly valuable for decks that confront a lot, just because being able to ignore Troublemakers is really good.

It’s basically to the point where as long as strong Troublemaker control decks are in the meta, you basically have to run 2 of these!

It’s a problem the game’s needed for awhile now, and it’s great to see it in action. So yeah, not as high as I originally thought, but still an easy number 10.

So unlike silly old Cici, I had a lot more trouble narrowing down my top 10 cards! There’s so many fun arts and flavour texts and I love the set for that!

But on the other hoof, there weren’t actually a lot of silly fun build around cards in the set. So there’s not a lot of those my list.

But that’s okay, because the art is just so fun and I love it, hehe. And let’s start with Skipping Class!

Uhh, what’s fun about that?

Oh come on, Cici. It’s six best friends just hanging out together and having fun in the sun, relaxing without a care in the world.

So ditching school is something you endorse then?

Well, no…

But it’s still nice seeing them enjoying each other’s company. It’s very relaxing!

It was a tough call between this and another similar art, but I just had to go with this in the end. Paving the way for a new generation!

Which other card?

I can’t tell you that, Cici! These are top ten lists, not top eleven lists!

There’s no harm in mentioning your runner ups, though.

Top. Ten.

Okay, okay, sheesh.

Moving on, my number 9 will likely surprise no pony for being on this list: The Fire of Friendship.

Oooh, that’s a good one!

The Fire of Friendship lives in our hands! As long as it’s there, we foil Grubber’s plans!

Uhh, yeah, actually. Basically exactly that.

When Tempest fist hit the scene, she was infamous for locking ponies out of Entry thanks to Grubber frequently showing up turn 1. Now there’s a card that helps fight that, thanks to Fire of Friendship, being Entry that protects your entire hand.

It even works against other discard effects like Rarity: Soprano and can work with your own discard synergies like Tank: Burrower.

Not costs, though. If you want to exhaust Apple Bloom: Re-Markable to reduce the cost of a card, you can still discard Fire of Friendship to do it, but you can’t put it into play. Since costs can’t be replaced.

Sure, but that’s not the worst thing ever.

It’s still incredibly versatile while still being helpful Entry that does double duty for protecting your hand.

It does only provide 2 req unlike Singing Barrel and Motivational Speech, which is a notable downside. But if you build your deck accounting for that, it shouldn’t be a major issue.

So, yeah. Good card. Goes in a lot of decks. Highly recommend it.

It’s my number nine.

Or is it five or seven?

Kettle Corn’s so cute!

What was that all about.

Silly Cloudchaser!

Everypony else get it.

Check her cutie mark.

Okay...

Anyway, Kettle Corn is just absolutely precious! The haikus, the circles, the combinations of the two. She’s also one of Rumble’s new friends! What’s not to love?

I suppose she’s not bad entry either. Not amazing, but, you know. Respectable.

Whatever makes you recognize she’s amazing!

...That it?

That’s it! Kettle Corn’s just fun is all!

Uhh, guess I’ll move on, then?

So these next three are all pretty similar cards. Just a bit different in application each. But they’re all on the list for the same reason, more or less.

I was originally going to put them all as a tie, but Flitter said my list had to be exactly ten cards...

Top. Ten. It’s not that hard, Cici!

So here we are with Daring Do: Crafty Collector as my number 7.

Did you know A.K. Yearling was secretly Daring Do this whole time? I was so surprised!

Nah, it was definitely obvious. I knew all along.

Hehe, sure you did Cici.

I did!

Anyway, Daring Do is… kind of nuts. The amount of AT value she can provide you is just incredibly high. An AT every time you can confront with her, and saving an AT every time you need to move her to a problem.

Which, if you confront that turn, gets you the AT you spent on moving her right back.

The only reason she’s the lowest of these three is because if you can’t confront with her, due to eccentric or a TM or whatever, she’s not doing much for you. You can’t just exhaust her for AT like most other common AT gens. So she definitely has the worst floor...

But when she’s at full capacity, she’s just fantastic, and definitely worth a slot on the list.

So, to properly introduce the next card on my list, we’ll need an expert on fashion.

Gee, where could we find one of those in this town?

Well, Cici, you’re in luck! Since, as everypony knows, I happen to be a fashion expert!

You are?

Of course I am, Cici! That’s why you always see me in this bow! It’s the absolute pinnacle of fashionably cute.

...I genuinely have no idea if you’re making this up or not.

So, as a pony who knows all things fashionable, I am proud to present to you my next card, Rarity: Shine on the Inside.

...Another Eccentric 1 entry?

Yup! Quite the coincidence, don’t you think?

No. I’m pretty sure you’re doing this just to mess with me.

An added bonus!

But no, I just really like the art they got for these cards!

Plus, you’ve gotta admit Rarity looks fantastic with a three colour mane. And she just rocks that jacket!

If you say so…

I do say so! Your turn!

Hold on, let me just brace myself for the oncoming onslaught.

Onslaught?

You’ll see.

So, uh, my next card is, uh, us.

Eeeeeeeee!

Hug. Too. Tight.

Just look at how adorable we were back then! And that flavour text is so us! Right down to you being moody about not coming in first place, hehe.

I don’t get moody…

Yeah, just like that!

Anyway, uh, this card is pretty good.

Eh, who am I kidding. We’re amazing.

And you’re not just saying that cause it’s us, are you?

Nope. I looked at every card in the set and decided this legitimately deserved to be included. It’d have the same position even if it were Gyro on the art.

You shouldn’t joke about that, Cici. He’s been complaining again lately he still only has one card...

But yeah, this is basically everything I wanted in a Blue Yellow card! Saving AT, giving extra power to confront, 1 play reqriement so you can play it early with Trading Traditions. What more could a girl want?

It’s even an Immediate ability, allowing you to combo with Hasty Friends, or even just exhaust on the opponent’s turn to avoid a single problem faceoff. It’s just a great card!

That being said, unlike Daring Do and the next card, this doesn’t actually give you AT. If you don’t have Friends to play, you’re not getting as much value as you’d like.

But on the other hoof, you can get value out of us basically every turn so long as you can play Friends. Unlike Daring Do, who needs a free problem. And it’s in a colour combination that kind of needed it more. So despite not giving actual AT, I think overall we’re the better card.

So it gets your stamp of approval?

Absolutely!

Know what gets my stamp of approval?

Uhhh, cakes?

Uh, sure, but not what I was getting at?

Pancakes?

Are you hungry Cici?

A little.

Anyway, what I was trying to get at is that Sorry Stamp gets my stamp of approval!

Didn’t we just talk about that the other day?

Sure did! Aren’t you sorry I didn’t stamp your forehead back then?

This better not go where I think it’s going.

I wouldn’t dream of it!

Anyway, despite the sad nature of the stamp itself, this art just makes me smile! It’s just kind of ridiculous going around with a stamp like that on your head, you know?

Plus, just look at Princess Twilight’s face! It’s just wonderful!

Shouldn’t you, you know, be sad that she’s sad or something?

Well, I am! A little bit. Twilight is genuinely very sorry about the situation she found herself in...

But the whole thing is also pretty ridiculous, so it makes me smile a little too. And I think a card that can evoke both emotions at once is pretty amazing, don’t you?

Sure, I guess.

Well, I like it a lot, and that’s good enough for my list.

Yeah, for sure. Your list is your list.

As for my list, well, I’m sure everypony’s already guessed my number 6 card based on what I’ve said in my picks for the 7 and 8 spots. Starlight Glimmer Guidance Counselor.

Which is honestly kind of surprising. At first, ponies thought she was only going to be so-so since there were already a ton of good AT generator options out there, like Princess Twilight Sparkle: Cover to Cover. Plus she costs 3, which means it takes a long time for her to pay for herself.

But in practice, she’s definitely proven to be an absolute all star.

I think you mean an “All Starlight”, Cici!

Sure...

So, to explain why people weren’t that excited about her at first… In the Seaquestria and Beyond Meta, ponies had the mentality that 5-6 AT generators was usually enough. More than that and you were diluting your deck with too many AT gens and not enough other cards that do other things.

Turns out, uhhh, that was just plain wrong. And in the Friends Forever Meta, we’ve seen decks with 8, 12, and even 18 AT generators! And almost every one of those decks was running Starlight here.

So what changed? Well I’ll get to one of those reasons later in the list, but the other thing is just there are so many good AT gens now, that running as many as you can just means you can have a tremendous advantage over your opponent.

I mean, which pony’s more likely to win? The one getting 3 AT a turn or the one getting 9?

Probably the one getting 9, yeah… You can’t catch up if you’re doing only a third of what the opponent’s doing.

Basically, yeah. Once you’re generating at least 2 more AT than the opponent, chances are you’re a mile ahead. At 3, it’d take a miracle for the opponent to beat you.

Anything past that and you’ve basically already won the game, regardless of what the scores are.

Unless it’s 14-0! Then they might still have a chance! Hehe.

Okay, in the vast majority of circumstances.

Anyway, Glimmer is incredibly key in these strategies for two reasons. First is her 1 req, allowing her to be played early even without flipping your Mane. So you can get her out turn 2 and start getting an influx of AT ASAP.

Second, turns out that 3 power is really helpful. Like Filly Racers, you get the benefit of a lot of power to confront in addition to increasing your AT economy. This has actually sped up a lot of slower Purple strategies. Cover to Cover’s 0 power doesn’t help confront, but Glimmer absolute does.

Also, being mono-coloured means she’s a lot easier to play than Filly Racers or Daring Do, giving her that much more utility. And, well, that goes a long way towards making it on my list, really.

So would you say she guides people to victory?

Hey, yeah! I get that one.

Hehe. Way to go Cici! Rah rah!

“Rah rah?”

Cici, Cici, she’s our Mare! Her deck will take Continentals unawares.

Why thank you!

Though I’m not sure it will. I mean, Nothing I’m considering is really that out of the ordinary…

Wait… you’re doing something weird to set up the next card, aren’t you?

Is it that weird for me to be my besty’s cheer squad?

...No? But I can’t shake this feeling...

Maybe I should wear a mask of you at Continentals like Rainbow Dash’s Parents in Cheering Section?

Please don’t…

But look at them! They’re so happy! Giving their daughter their full support, 110%! 220% even!

That makes even less than 110%.

Don’t be silly, Cici. There’s two of them, so of course it’s 220%.

You might even say it’s 20%—

Don’t.

Spoilsport.

But no, seriously, I love seeing Rainbow’s parent so into supporting her. It’s all sorts of heartwarming, and just fun! Such an easy inclusion for my list, hehe.

Yeah… I guess that would be nice.

Oh no, Cici. I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking.

No, no. It’s fine. You didn’t do anything wrong. I just miss them sometimes, you know?

Of course.

But now’s no time to worry about that. We’ve got our top 10 lists to complete, and I’m finally done with the AT gens.

And next up’s an absolute juggernaut! Daybreaker: Blinding Light!

Oooh, she’s a fun one, yeah.

I’m not sure I like the idea of Princess Celestia going evil at all...

But it’s just pretend, so it’s okay, right?

I’m sure no matter what happens, Celestia’d never turn her back on us.

But anyway, this card is just fantastic.

While you don’t get as many points from a single faceoff as you would from a Night Glider: Overpowering, you also don’t need to win by any threshold. Plus she works in any faceoff, meaning she can score you points off of Troublemakers, or any other faceoff she finds herself in.

And of course, she brings a lot more power to those faceoffs, due to her extra base power and extra point of Competitive. 6 is a lot of power for a 3 cost Friend.

She does cost more, though, and, again, gives fewer points. So there are definitely reasons to use Night Glider over her.

But all in all, she’s different enough to be a great option for different kinds of decks. And a very solid number 5 pick for me.

My number 5 pick also also very competitive.

Huh, really? You tend to pick build arounds or just flavourful stuff.

I don’t know what you’re talking about. It’s the most competitive card in the set?

Heh, we’ll see about that.

I mean, just look at the fierce competition going on in Smolder & Sandbar: Pillow FIght!

I… should have seen this coming.

Probably.

But just look at how much fun they’re having! Whap! Pow! Hehehehe.

Hey Cici! Think fast!

Gah!

You almost hit me.

Well, yeah! That is the point of a pillow fight, silly.

Great reflexes, though.

Thanks! We’ve been training a lot lately, and—

Ow.

You shouldn’t close your eyes in a pillow fight, silly!

Oh it’s on now, Flitter! Come here!

Don’t you have a list to finish?

Oh, right. I guess I’ll have to get you later.

I look forward to it.

So this next one, when she was spoiled, I could have sworn was going to be the top of my list. She seemed insane, and exactly what the game needed. And, well, she is. Mage Meadowbrook: Pillar of Healing is the answer a lot of decks were looking for.

Which is why it’s a shame she’s only number 4.

Which isn’t to say she’s not as good as I thought. It’s just, well, other cards wound up being a bit better than I expected. Cause Meadowbrook is absolutely insane.

There are a ton of great Resources out there right now. And Troublemakers have basically always been a problem for aggro decks. It’s kind of what they’re for. And while there have been a few cards that can deal with one or the other before, there’s never been one that deals with both.

And definitely not one that just deals with them all. Unless the opponent has a Desert Road, Meadowbrook just answers everything, no questions asked. And she even comes with a 3 power body to help you confront that turn. She’s amazing.

Plus, just look at that action pose!

Resources and Troublemakers beware, Mage Meadowbrook is coming for you!

Now she is a bit expensive, and she’s not all that great against decks that don’t rely on resources or TMs, so not every deck’s going to want her. But if you’re in Yellow, you should definitely consider her. Nopony does what she does nearly as effectively.

She may not be an all star, but what she does do, she excels at.

Well your number 4 may be a specialist, but mine’s a generalist: Ocellus: Master of Disguise.

She does a little bit of everything!

Sure, but why’s that fun?

Cause mix and matching abilities is just super fun! And you get a different combo of abilities every time, or at least in a different order, hehe.

Agile and Swift and Showy and Dilligent and Eccentric. There’s a lot of fun possibilities!

Kind of disappointed Purple’s is just Meticulous cause it doesn’t really synergize with the other 5 as well, but it’s not bad, I guess.

Plus they brought Transform back just for her and Silverstream! That’s one of my favourite mechanics!

Yeah, it’s not bad.

and for maximum fun, just stick an Alicorn Costume on her. Then she’s automatically fully enabled!

So long as you don’t put any resources on anypony else, of course.

Since when do you suggest not putting resources on Friends?

Not every silly strategy works with every other silly Strategy, Cici.

Alternatively, you could just put all the hats on Ocellus. That way you won’t have a problem!

Uh huh. No way that could go wrong.

Are you doubting the power of my hats, Cici?

Anyway, moving on to the top 3. And, considering how good my top 4 card was, you know the rest have got to be pretty amazing. Pony of Shadows: Pure Darkness is no exception.

The sheer raw value you get out of this card is insane. That’s 1 AT for a Friend. 1! By passing all colour req and everything. And it doesn’t even matter who beats the Pony of Shadows.

Sure, it does need to be beaten, but if you build your deck right, that’s not too hard. And if the opponent beats it, they only get 1 point while you get what’s likely to be an incredibly powerful Friend.

Now I’ve seen some ponies try and use this to put some of the 5 cost tri-colour alicorns into play…

Like me! I’ve done that!

...but it’s honestly not really worth it. They tend to be difficult to play if ever drawn, and usually you don’t have a guarantee you’ll even hit one.

The better way to use it, honestly, is to just include a bunch of medium-cost friends that you’re okay with drawing or with playing for free. This way you’re happy if you draw them or if you get them off of Pony of Shadows.

Farming decks particularly get a lot of usage from this as they can defeat it, then put a large friend into play at another problem with an epic and have a good chance at beating that too. Plus farm decks don’t tend to run all that many friends, so you increase the odds of getting what you want.

I’ve even seen some farm decks run exactly one kind of friend to guarantee hitting it. The results can be a bit scary.

I like using Purple effects like Scope Things Out to stack my deck so I know what Friend I’m getting!

Yeah, that’s not a bad plan either. Though usually you don’t have to. It’s just handy.

Anyway, give it a try. It seriously does a lot more than you might think at first glance. And you probably think it does a lot. I’ve seriously been incredibly impressed with how good it is.

My number three pick is also great value at 1 AT! Rockhoof: Pillar of Strength

Want to guess how many coutners I’ve put on him, Cici?

Nah. I’m going to guess some big number and you’re just going to top it with some ludicrously large number like eighty trillion or something.

Oh, Cici. You always think so small.

Eighty trillion is a lot!

Sure, but we got him to eighty trillion and one

...You’re kidding me.

Of course, that’s when we were just doing silly things to see how big we could get him, hehe. And we kinda just started rounding once it got too big, hehe.

In a normal match, I think it was maybe 100 or so?

That’s still way bigger than you need…

Well, yeah, Cici! That’s what makes him so fun! Rockhoof just refuses to not be the biggest pony around, it’s great!

But what’s even better than just growing Rockhoof yourself is dueling Rockhoofs! You have one at 2 power and have your opponent have one at 3 power and they’ll never stop trying to best each other. It’s great!

“I’m the biggest pony around!” “No, I’m the biggest pony!” hehehe.

Are you quite done?

Yup! I have more power than you, so I’m not growing anymore this turn.

Wah?

Just go, Cici!

So I think a lot of ponies underestimated this next card at first. A couple other cards did a pretty similar thing, and so it was a lot easier to dismiss.

But then ponies started using it and found out, wow, it was absolutely the real deal. And now School Shut Down is a staple in basically any Purple control deck.

So the cards it was being compared too, obviously, were Party of One and Applejack: Captain of the Seven Seas, being the previous board wipes. Each of which was, and still is, very good, but left you with something, while School Shut Down does not.

But the thing is, it gets rid of everything. Nothing stays behind, short of Persistent Friends. Not even discard piles! And that can matter a lot too. It’s definitely not as great as Party of One if your only goal is to get rid of Friends. But that’s not its only purpose.

It’s almost like different cards can have different strengths and weaknesses!

Heh, yeah, exactly.

Being in the colour that gains lots of AT certainly helps as well. Especially in the current meta with basically all the AT Gens. It may be more Expensive than Party of One, but that’s not always a factor when you’re getting extra AT.

And I guess that’s it. It’s a board wipe. It gets rid of everything. That’s all you need to be a super strong card, really.

Well, we’re at the third and last card on my list because it’s just pure fun: Silverstream: Fish out of Water!

Nopony else in the game does what she does, hehe.

Huh. I wouldn’t have even begun to assume that Silverstream would have made your list, let alone as your number 2. She seems kind of… tame.

Are you kidding? Silverstream is insane!

With the right deck, she’s an invitation to put whatever problem you want into play! Or even all of them!

Please tell me you didn’t put all 20 problems at once.

Oh, Cloudchaser. Still thinking so, so small.

We worked together to put all 116 problems in play at once!

116?

Yup! 3 copies each of all sixteen dilemmas for each player. Plus both players 10 problems, of course. That makes 116!

It was the biggest multi problem faceoff ever!

Whatever makes you happy, I guess.

Of course, that’s not the best thing you can do with Silverstream. But I’ll tell you about dismissing problems and uniqueness later, hehe. It’s a whole lot of nonsense.

Wha?

Basically, Sivlerstream lets you do a lot of fun and silly things that couldn’t be done before. And, well, Cici, you may not know this… but I just love fun and silly things!

I think I may have heard that once or twice.

Cici, you made a joke! I’m so proud of you!

Gah! No hugs while we’re doing top 10 lists!

All the hugs while we’re doing top 10 lists!

So we’re finally at my last card and, uh... yeah. All of you probably guessed it’s Mistmane: Pillar of Beauty.

Now, I wasn’t sure she was all that great at first, but the fact she does four different things across two abilities is what makes her absolutely insane. Four. That’s a lot of things for one card to do, and they’re all notable.

Sure, she’s primarily used for her ability to get you a card back while also getting you a point, but that’s only half of what she can do. She also can get herself out from the discard pile while filling it with stuff you might want to get back. Not to mention also filling the opponent’s discard pile.

This makes it incredibly difficult to get rid of her short of banishing her.

Most of you are also probably aware of the fact that being Unique lets you use two of them to just score a point for every 3 AT you spend. Having 2 in play means one is dsimissed immediately due to Uniqueness, and then can be gotten back thanks to her Trigger.

Then, since you’re back where you started just with 3 less AT and 1 more point, you can do it again. And again. And again.

Put simply, she is a finisher, and very effective at it in this meta of a million AT gens. 3 AT per point is kind of expensive, but if you can stall the game long enough to be able to do it 8 or 10 times in one turn, the cost begins to not matter much anymore.

How often does that happen? Seems unlikely.

More often than you’d think or I’d like…

Now she does come with the drawback of letting the opponent get a card back as well, but…

It usually doesn’t matter. Ponies tend not to play Mistmane if the opponent can get something important back, unless they don’t care. It’s mostly meaningless. Kind of disappointing, really.

Long story short, she is incredibly versatile while also being exceptionally good at a single thing, which isn’t a combination you see very frequently. She’s trivially the best card in the set, even more so than Old Money, who got banned.

Which isn’t to say I think she should necessarily be banned…

But I wouldn’t mind it.

Cici!

I just don’t find her very fun to play against.

But that’s just me. I’ve actually heard a lot of ponies talking about wanting to ban her... But I don’t think it’s necessary. At least not yet since rotation is right around the corner. Which isn’t something we need to get into today.

We’ll just have to wait and see, I guess. And it’s not like every powerful card needs to be something I like specifically or anything.

Different cards appeal to different ponies.

Exactly! Part of what makes a card game great.

I do hope she’s being watched for the possibility of banning, if only because a lot of ponies think it might be necessary. But I doubt it’ll need to happen any time soon.

And that’s my whole list. Lots of powerful stuff this time around. Mostly good stuff too.

Well, my last card’s one we don’t even need to talk about…

Wah?

...Since Cici already did that for me!

Look! it’s us again!

Heh, yeah, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.

It’s always nice seeing us on a card, and this one’s particularly nice.

Plus we’re just so gosh darn cute! Filly us is the best!

Shame I was wearing the bow that day and not you. That was back when we were taking turns, remember?

Flitterrrrrrr.

But yeah, I don’t really have much more to say that I didn’t already say when Cici talked about us! We’re adorable, we work great together, and we’re the perfect team. Always!

Always and always.

So, that’s our lists! Now if you’ll excuse us, Cloudchaser’s got a lot of freaking out to do now that there’s nothing else to do between now and Contientals.

I do not freak ou—

Gah, Continentals is like 2 days away and I have so much playtesting I need to do! Why did I let you waste so much time trying to teach me how to tell dumb jokes? I’ve got to go now! Later Flits.

That’s our Cloudchaser, hehe.

Bye everypony! See you all at Continetals!

#cloudchaser and flitter explain #cloudchaser #flitter #mlp fim #mlpccg

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Cutie Reviews: Doki Doki April 19

You guys don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for a chance to review this. Right after I got the box, one of my cats got ill... I had to throw the box away, so I’ve been having everything sit in a tightly sealed bag, just waiting to come out!

Today is that day!

Also, I finally got a chance to use my Pikachu mold set I got from a box some months ago:

Unfortunately I wasn’t prepared going into it... so I didn’t have everything I would have liked to have. But I tried, and it still tasted good :P

This months theme: Mythical Mori

“Forest critters awake as the leaves turn green and the flowers begin to bloom, marking the arrival of spring. Ready yourselves with this month’s crate, featuring items around the theme, “Mythical Mori”. We have curated a box of items to enjoy during a spring picnic with some of your favorite forest friends.“

This month, the back page features a description of the Mori Girl fashion style:

Mori means Forest for anyone unfamiliar with the word. The look is very natural and sweet, with nature being its inspiration. I didn’t really know much about Mori fashion outside of it being one of the clothing categories in Love Nikki, so I liked being able to learn a little more about it. I wish they did these more often.

Meanwhile, the prize for the photo contest is an adorable My Melody lunch set.

Suteki Crate

For this month we have a lot of cute goods inspired by the various characters in the box, nature, and things you would take with you outside or on a fun stroll for nature.

I love the totoro nesting dolls, don’t they look like fun~?

Sumikko Gurashi Purse

Our first item is perfect for outdoor travel, an adorable apple-themed Sumikko Gurashi purse. It comes with a pair of straps to connect to the loops, but you could also adjust it to attach the purse to other things if you wanted.

It’s made from smooth material and has a squared piece of Styrofoam in it that I took out, and it’s shape was perfectly fine the whole time, it didn’t smoosh down or anything. But I decided to keep it in there when not in use.

It also has a double-sided image:

Which side is your favorite?

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

In order to test this out, I took it with me to the county fair this past week. I was able to fit a handful of items in it, including a hand-sized/pocket medical kit, my inhaler, lip gloss, a can of foaming hand sanitizer, scrunchies, and a set oil blotting sheets. That pretty much filled it completely, it barely stretches out to allow more inside, but the items I had were decent sized. I would have room for a lot more if they were smaller. But I had pockets for my phone, tissues, money, so it wasn’t an inconvenience.

I really like this ♥ not only is it a cute shape and size and have cute designs on it, but there’s a lot you can do with it and usually a problem I have with purses is that they like sliding down my shoulder- which gets on my nerves when I’m out. I don’t know if its them or if its me; but anyway, I didn’t really have that problem with this. It would shift a teensy bit in comparison to other ones, but it wasn’t bothering me at all.

I can’t wait to use it again, and it’s perfect for the upcoming fall/autumn weather~

Rilakkuma Sakura Cup

Next up is an adorable, clear cup featuring Rilakkuma and friends enjoying the pretty cherry blossoms. The flowers completely cover the cup, and it features two sets of images of the group, Rilakkuma’s name, and the text Drawn out by the spring day, Rilakkuma collects cherry blossoms.

It’s a typical plastic cup but it features a very sunken-in bottom and ridges around the inside.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

I have a bunch of cups from these boxes, but besides the My Melody glass I got, this is probably my favorite. It’s so pretty to look at, definitely perfect for a spring day, or maybe an early morning. It would be fun to bring out for a picnic~

Totoro Bento Box

To go with the outdoorsy, nature theme what better companion than a bento box? It’s always nice to bring along a snack or meal whenever you’re going to be out for a long period of time, or just for work or school- or you could probably use for food storage too. So for that we have this Totoro colored, inspired box.

It features a single, deep layer with a removable divider piece, and it has a rubbery piece on the lid that can be removed to release steam and heat from the box. It has two clasps on the top and bottom of the lid to securely hold it shut.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

I haven’t gotten use for this just yet (only because it never really occurred to me until now while I’m looking at it), but I’ve used the other ones I’ve gotten previously so I am very excited for that chance. This will go well with the upcoming season too, so maybe I’ll put something together and go to the backyard and have a picnic.

However, I’m rating it highly because it has a cute design, the quality is there, you get room for a decent amount of food, removable pieces... it seems really well thought out, and now I have enough containers to make a full meal!

Sanrio Ice Pack & Animal Food Picks

Everything kind of has a unified theme here, have you noticed that? Next we have an adorable, rectangular-shaped Sanrio ice pack. I got Cinnamoroll, and in the booklet I can see Pompompurin, so I assume there was a couple different ones?

Anyway, these are mainly for things like packing away with meals or drinks to keep them cool. But I think you could also use this when you’re not feeling well and need to cool down a little, I mean look at it, doesn’t that just look forehead perfect?

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

So with any ice packs... they’re pretty much all the same. So quality wise it’s perfect. I like how it’s the opposite of my previous ice pack I got (it was round), so I can choose them depending on the need or item now :3

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Our last item is an adorable set of animal picks! We get 2 panda, a froggy, and a lion, bunny, and elephant. According to the image in the booklet the coloring of the lion and elephant can differ. As you can see, the elephant also has longer “legs“ than the others do.

Picks are those cute little plastic decorations people put into bento, usually when its based on a series, or for children lunches, or just to add a touch of color. They come in many styles and shapes and are pretty popular, a lot of people use them.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Again, this is an item I haven’t gotten a chance to use, but I definitely will. They’re so cute and colorful, I’m very excited for an opportunity to make use of them and I think they go great with this theme we have.

♥ Cutie Ranking ♥

Content - 5 out of 5. I know I’m going to use everything, and I don’t feel like anything will go to waste. The items are nicely sized and detailed, the quality is there, I really like them! I did have a minor complaint though, and that’s that I felt like this box didn’t have much variety. Like the only thing different between subscribers would be the Sanrio icepack and maybe the coloring of a few picks?

Theme: 5 out of 5. Okay so initially I wasn’t sure what to rank this, due to not really seeing a mythical sense to the items. I feel like the Mori theme is also a little loose, but as Mori translates to forest, and you see natural things like animals in the forest. I also think the Suteki Crate did a good job, so overall yeah, I see the theme.

Total Rank: 10 out of 10 Cuties. For spring or summer or fall or even winter, these items are great! They’re all practical and very cute, I feel like even if you think you might not use an item, you probably will at some point. As much as I love stuffed animals sometimes I think they go to waste because you don’t do anything with them, so I like that I didn’t feel that way with this box.

♥ Cutie Scale ♥

1. Sumikko Gurashi Purse - Next to the cup this will get used the most, I just know it. The quality and material is amazing, it sits on my shoulder comfortably, and it fits everything I could need while I’m out (give or take). Just looking at it makes me feel happy~

2. Rilakkuma Cup - It’s so pretty, I love looking at it~ I can’t wait to put all sorts of different drinks in it to see how they look. It screams spring too, and it gives me a cooling feeling when I look at it.

3. Sanrio Icepack - It’s a bit plain in comparison to the other items, but I love how clear and pretty it looks :3 I’ll probably use this a lot, since I tend to get sick and get headaches a lot.

4. Totoro Bento - It’s a bit bland in colors to me personally, but I love the drawing on the lid x3 it’s so precious. My favorites in Totoro was always the little white and blue one.

5. Animal Picks - As cute as they are, I know they won’t get as much use as the other items. As much as I love the panda though, I kind of wish they went for a more realistic forest, like... the frog and bunny are okay, but maybe they could have added squirrels, a bird, deer?

#cutie reviews #dokidokicrate #rilakkuma #rilakkuma utensils #cinnamoroll #sanrio #sumikkogurashi

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our-jensen-ackles-love · 5 years

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Next To You; 3.

Pairing: Eventual Jensen x Reader, OMC Dom x Reader

Summary: An unexpected death brings them back together, but neither are prepared for the feelings they once had to remerge; especially given the circumstances. Jensen is determined to prove that he will be there for her, even if he hasn’t been in quite some time. Things are bound to get messy, but who said love wasn’t?

Word Count: 1643

Warnings: mentions of physical abuse.

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You awoke to clunking and pounding of what sounded like your good frying pans hitting the stove at an aggressive rate. Knowing all too well what you were about to walk into once you decided to get out from under the warmth of the covers, you snuggled yourself in deeper.

“Fucking hell.”

That was the sound of your boyfriend swearing up and down, loud enough that it would probably only be another couple of minutes before Ms. Wilkinson came with her broom pounding on the ceiling. After yesterday, you really didn’t want to deal with any more confrontation; especially when it came to Dom. zzzz. zzzz. zzzz.

Your phone started freaking out on the little end table by your head. Wanting to literally just ignore what your life had become over the last week, you continued to bury yourself in the cocoon of blankets, willing yourself to just disappear for just a day. A day was really all you needed to not have to deal with, well, anything. Especially if it was just someone calling to express their condolences about your grandfather.

zzzz. zzzz. zzzz.

Groaning, you stretch an arm towards aggravating little device, bringing it towards your safe space. “Who the hell is texting me this early?” Squinting at the all too bright screen, you saw a number that you didn’t have saved in your contacts. But there wasn’t a preview available for the text, something that you had changed when Dom moved in because god forbid a cousin texted you something about a family event and he would freak out.

Having to punch in your passcode, you waited for it to register, remembering all too well that you need to go in for that upgrade you had been putting off for six months.

‘Hey, It’s Jensen - I got your number from Rita. Wanted to know when you would be free for coffee sometime?’

Your blood was buzzing as you reread the words in front of you. The pounding in your ears was beyond deafening, but the startling creak of the bedroom door swinging open had you throwing your phone under your pillow and sitting up to face man you shared a bed with.

“Good morning beautiful!” His voice was so painfully chipper that it made the finger prints he left on your arm last night throb.

“Mornin’”

There was a tray in his hands that he place ever so delicately in front of you, followed with by single rose in a random cup of water that he had probably picked from the porch. “I made your favorite pancakes.”

You eyed the food before you, knowing that it was far from what he thought was your favorite, but still appreciating the small gesture he was trying to make. Taking a chance, you asked what you were most curious about, “The ones with the sprinkles?”

“No,” he crossed his arms. “Banana walnut pancakes.”

“Oh, yeah, those ones are good too.”

He sighed, clearly not happy with how you were taking his effort into what he had done for you. “You don’t like it.”

“No, Dom, it’s not -”

In the seconds he had put the little tray down, you found it ripped out of your lap; the rose tipping sideways, taking the glass with it and shattering on the hardwood floor. “No, no. It’s fine - you can just have your sugary cereal like you always do.”

“Dom. I’ll eat the pancakes. I’m just not really in the mood to eat.. especially since I just woke up.”

He just shook his head, the dark brown eyes of his hardening with each tilt of his chin. “Right, right, I just slaved away for the last forty minutes or so to surprise you with a nice little breakfast. But it’s okay.”

You were really not in the mood for this.

“Dom, seriously, just give me the damn pancakes. They smell delicious!”

This time, your boyfriend completely ignored you, walking back out the door that he had literally just strolled through as a completely different man, slamming the door shut behind him. If this had been anyone else, you would have cried at the way that you had hurt his feelings, but today you just felt numb to what happened - probably because it wasn’t the first time he had a fit over something so minor.

Getting only a tad lost in your thoughts about some of the many meals that Dom had made “out of the kindness of his heart,” you momentarily forgot about the unanswered question hiding away under your pillow. Reaching your hand into your remote hiding spot, you listened to make sure there wouldn’t be another unannounced grand entrance.

Quickly you typed out your reply; ‘Can you squeeze me in today? Say a little after eleven?’

You barely had put your phone back down to get yourself ready for the day before there was another hum from your phone. Naturally, you wasted no time reading it this time.

‘Sounds perfect. I’ll meet you at our usual spot.’

For the first time all week, you were thrilled to get out of bed.

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The usual spot just happened to be a local coffee shop called Double Shot, that the two of you had frequented throughout high school. It was just down the street from where Pops lived and had some of the best blueberry muffins you could find in the state; if you recalled far enough back they had won some type of award for their muffins, so that should just explain how amazing these bites of heaven were. No questions about it.

You could still recalled how you guys would buy the most sugar filled, blended coffee beverages when you were studying through finals in your senior year. Half the time you guys would get so loopy, you would laugh at how Jensen couldn’t roll his R’s properly when practicing for the Spanish exam.

Walking through the entrance, you were relieved to to see that the place hadn’t changed. The chairs were all still perfectly aligned with their little round tables along the side of the main wall and into random parts of the lobby; where there were big, fluffy, corner chairs that felt like a cloud. You weren’t proud to admit that you may or may not have fallen asleep in said chairs more than once, especially when you had been avoiding going home after a long day at work.

“Over here,” that calming voice rang out against the hustle and bustle of the mid-afternoon rush.

Jensen had perched himself towards the back of the cafe, more in the corner. Something about the way he was tucked away from the rest of the world both scared and excited you. “Jensen.”

He grinned, standing as you approached the little table, seeing that he had already ordered two blueberry muffins and two black cups of coffee. Catching you eyeing the spread, he gave a small chuckle. “Yeah, sorry, I wasn’t quite sure if you took your coffee the same way.”

“No,” you laughed, sitting down and pulling the chair in close enough that your knees brushed under the table. “Everything looks perfect. I, uh, actually drink it black these days, but I will never say no to one of these muffins.”

His grin grew as he followed your actions. Once you both were settled back in to your little piece of privacy did you bring your mug to your lips. While you blew on your coffee, you eyed the man sitting across from you - noticing that he had barely aged since you were seventeen. Sure, he looked older, but in the jaw and maybe even in the creases of his eyes, but everything else about him - especially that smile he always gave you was exactly the same.

“No matter where I go in the world, but nothing ever compares to these babies.”

Laughing, you pulled your own muffin closer to you, chipping off a piece from the top. “Really? That’s saying something since I’m pretty sure you’ve travelled all over the world at this point.”

“I see someone has been following my career,” he teased with a raised eyebrow.

You gave him a semi-embarrassed shrug. “I mean, I kinda had to.”

There was a bit of an awkward silence that washed over the two of you. Both of you sipped on your coffee and took a small nibbles from your plates before Jensen cleared his throat. “So, um, Dom.. how long have you guys been together?”

“Oh,” those print marks that were hidden under your jacket starting throbbing again. That constant reminder of your boyfriend even when he wasn’t there. “About two years now.”

“Yeah?”

You nodded. “We met at a Christmas party that one of my co-workers dragged me along too. He made a comment about my ugly sweater, saying that it wasn’t quite up to par and everything just kind of went from there.”

Another lull while Jensen nodded intently like he was really listening to what you had to say, before he leaned forward, his elbows resting on the edge of the table while he eyed you cautiously. “Can I be honest here for a moment?”

“I really doubt if I said no, it would stop you Jay.”

A tight grin teased at the corner of his lips, but the look of carefulness still evident in his eyes. “It’s just.. I feel like Dom isn’t the type of guy that you would end up with.”

While you knew that what he was trying to express was probably something of the utmost concern, it still lit a fire in your belly. With narrowed eyes and gritted teeth, you asked your next question carefully. “And who do you propose that I’m supposed to end up with Jensen? Someone like you?”

He didn’t miss a beat. “Well, yeah.”

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Formerly Fit

Trigger Warning:

Non-consensual sex is a key element of this story and may be triggering for those who have survived sexual abuse.

Kent Worthwood was the most popular guy in high school, a total bully, and secretly a fag. I had the great luck of not only being Kent’s favorite victim, but also the illustrious role as his cum dumpster. He was a junior when I was a freshman, and I was the perfect target for him to unleash a constant slew of attacks stemming from his own internalized homophobia. He made my life a living hell for the two years we were in school together. He immediately noticed I was gay and disseminated this information to our entire conservative high school. He would push me around in the hallways, vandalize my car, and made sure everyone else followed suit.

Things got worse one night at a Homecoming after party. Everyone was drunk on cheap beer and as I was about to call a taxi home, Kent locked me in the bathroom and forced me to give him a blow job. He was much stronger than me and I was afraid that if I didn’t comply he’d beat me up worse than ever. Despite feeling afraid and violated I was also kind of turned on. I constantly feel guilty for the fact that to this day I still jerk off thinking about that night. After the blow job he said no one would believe me about what happened and that if I tried to go to my parents or the cops he would ruin me. I had no other option but to stay silent. Unfortunately, this one-off incident became a regular activity. By the time Kent graduated we had a solid routine. He would text me that he needed my mouth, and I would go over to his house. Each time he would be spread legged on the couch in the same position, surrounded by a cloud of pot smoke. I’d pull his basketball shorts down from his toned varsity track star waist and suck his cock until he came. Then I would leave. And no one would know.

I felt mixed emotions once he graduated and left town. On one hand, I was relieved. On the other, I missed his smell, the taste of his thick uncut cock, and that hazy room stinking of marijuana. I knew I had succumbed to Stockholm syndrome and that I was better off with him out of my life. Still, memories of that time would occasionally sprout up and send me into a masturbatory spiral of self-loathing.

I moved to New York City after I graduated to study graphic design. I finally got to spread my wings and date a variety of men who treated me with dignity and respect. I had new sexual experiences that made the memories of those strange high school years begin to fade. However, once I traveled home for the holidays they all came flooding back. It was a surreal experience returning to my hometown after living on my own for a whole year, but I figured that was part of growing up.

I was out shopping with my mom when I received a text message from an unknown number. It read: “Hey, this is Kent Worthwood from high school. I’d like to see you again if you’re in town. I live in the same house as before.”

My head began to spin. There was no way this was happening. I wanted to resist his beckoning but I was also intensely curious. Why had he moved back to town? What did he look like now? Was he following his dream of running in the olympics? Why was he still interested in me? Would his cock taste as good as in my fantasies? I asked my mom if I could go out after dinner that evening and she agreed. I texted Kent back and he seemed pretty excited that I would be stopping by. His language was so kind that I became suspicious and was struck with the fear that I may be walking into a trap. I knew I had to be cautious, but my curiosity was piqued and there was no way I could pass up this opportunity.

After dinner I took a shower and drove over to Kent’s house. I always found it strange that his parents were never around when I was there. I found it even more bizarre that he had moved back. I parked in front of the house and took a deep breath. I was unsure of what I’d be walking into and had even brought a pocket knife just in case. From my car I texted Kent that I had arrived and he replied that the door was unlocked. I slowly walked up to the front door, took one last deep breath, and turned the knob.

It felt like I was stepping back in time as I walked inside. The living room was so clouded with marijuana smoke that I could barely see. I could discern that the TV was on and playing Beavis and Butthead and that all of the furniture looked the same as it always had. I could faintly discern a figure sitting on the couch, spread legged, and exhaling a puff of smoke from a bong. I stepped closer and was utterly confused.

“Kent?”

“Hey, cutie. It’s been awhile.”

I was completely floored. Kent was barely recognizable. He had to have gained over a hundred pounds since I saw him last. His track star physique was long gone. From what I could tell he was sitting at about three hundred and fifty pounds. A giant beer belly filled his lap and poured into the space between thighs that were thick as tree trunks. Buoyant manboobs rested atop the mountain of fat protruding from his torso. His once chiseled features and square jaw had softened underneath chubby cheeks, scruff, and a prodigious double chin. His hair had grown long and was tied up in a disheveled man bun. Unless I was mistaken, he was wearing a pair of old basketball shorts from when we were in high school. The cellulite on his thighs filled the legs of the shorts completely. His T-shirt was similarly tight and left nothing to the imagination. It was also covered with food stains that traced the curve of his mountainous gut. Overall, it looked like Kent Wentworth had become something of a fat slob— a far cry from his high school days.

“I… You… look so different.”

“I know. Thanks for not calling me fat. I injured my leg in college and discovered that you can’t eat the way I do unless you’re running several miles a day. Who knew!” He chuckled.

“Yeah, uh… who knew.”

I didn’t know how to behave. I was used to him slinging insults and homophobic remarks at me. The last thing I expected was small talk.

“Hey, you wanna hit the bong?”

“I think I’m okay.”

“I won’t pressure ya!”

I nodded awkwardly. What was I supposed to say?

“I wanna apologize,” he said. “I bullied you a lot for being gay and I really regret that. I was under a lot of pressure from my dad to do well in sports and I was having a hard time reckoning with my own feelings… gay feelings, ya know. Especially with you. I was so attracted to you man, I mean fuck… but I guess you knew that.”

I tried to hide my fiery indignation. No, I didn’t know he felt that way. I thought he hated me and thought I was garbage. I was nothing more than a warm mouth for his bitter come. Although brimming with outrage and insecurity, I was still speechless and incapable of forcing words from my mouth. I simply shrugged.

“Anyway,” Kent continued, ”I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately, Javi. Those were some good times we had, and I was wondering if you might wanna do what we did back then?”

I was angry and wanted to spit in his face and tell him how miserable he made me. I wanted to shout that I still have trauma from what he did. But being in that room was fucking with my head. My dick was already starting to get hard and I think I was getting a contact high. I stepped closer and noticed that a pizza box sat next to him on the couch. All the slices were gone except for one that had a few bites taken out of it. I walked closer until I was inches from the couch. I gazed at the changes his body had taken on. It was unbelievable the weight he had gained. Part of me was repulsed but as I stepped closer I could smell his intoxicating B.O. Without second thought I dropped to my knees.

“Yeah, that’s right. You missed this huge cock, huh you little faggot?”

I nodded in agreeance and began to tug at his shorts. I had to slide my fingers in between the fabric and his hairy dimpled thighs and was surprised to discover how supple and cushioned his legs felt. I don’t think I had ever touched someone so fat until that moment. Without standing up he lifted his waist up off the couch to allow me to pull his shorts off. The maneuver forced his chin deeper into his neck fat, making his face look like modeled pastry dough. It also made his T-Shirt ride up and reveal a furry belly covered in blazing red stretch marks. I yanked the shorts from his body and he plopped back down, causing his belly to bounce like a water balloon and the couch to creak as though it were on the verge of collapse.

His cock was already hard, but appeared much smaller than it had four years ago due to all the chub surrounding it. When we were in high school his erection would slap against his toned abdomen and point straight towards his face. Now his gargantuan belly pushed it forward, causing it to point directly at me. I put it in my mouth but soon realized I couldn’t create much friction with all the fat in my way. I pushed my mouth as deep as it could go, allowing my face to be encompassed by his belly, thighs, and FUPA. The familiar smell of his body caused my erection to quiver. He definitely had become smellier with all the extra weight on his frame. It was the same smell he had before, only intensified.

I realized my old cock sucking method was no longer effective for an overweight guy. To remedy this I lifted his belly up with both my hands so that I could better wrap my mouth around his member. When I did this I discovered how truly large his FUPA was. It was so big that his overgrown bush looked quaint in comparison to the stretch marks laying underneath it. I began to get to work, bobbing my head up and down as I held up his belly. My arms were beginning to grow tired so I sat back for a break. I noticed that he was chewing on the remaining slice of pizza while I sucked and I was surprised at this blatant gluttony. He seemed unashamed. After swallowing the pizza down he let out a large belch that smelled like Mountain Dew and cheese.

“No one sucks my cock like you, man. Fuck. Play with my nipples too.”

He lifted his belly so that I could slurp on his boner with ease while also diddling his man tits. They were soft like a woman’s, but also covered in hair. He began to moan louder and louder and I could tell that he was close to orgasm. His body began to tremble, sending his fat into a jiggling frenzy. He dropped his belly on my face with an audible plop and brushed my hands from his tits so he could take over. He pushed my head down with one hand as he began to pump his jizz down my throat. I couldn’t see because my face was obscured by all of his extra weight, causing my other senses to heighten. I could smell the distinct odor of the unwashed crease between his FUPA and belly, feel his sticky unwashed skin stuck to my face while soft fat bounced around it, and feel the come coursing through his cock and exploding into the back of my throat.

I peeled my face away when he was finished and we made awkward eye contact. He never used to look me in the eyes.

“Hey, you wanna stick around for pizza and a movie? I’ll make it worth your while?”

I declined and drove home. The house was dark and my parents were in bed. I stripped off my clothes and laid down. My cock was still hard as a rock from what had just transpired. I opened up my laptop and googled: “chubby gay porn.”

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First Date (SWS #21)

SUNDAYS WITH SPIDEYPOOL MASTERLIST

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“Oh god. Okay. Just be cool. Just be cool.” Peter stood in his bathroom, running gel through his hair and splashing water over his face to calm himself down. “Big night. Big night. First date with Wade. Its a date right? Its fine. You’ve gone on dozens of dates before. Harry. MJ. Gwen. No problem. We can small talk our way through a date. Bought gum so I’m minty fresh. Hair is done, he loves red and black so Im wearing red and black. Its fine.”

He took a deep breath. “Its fine, Peter, stop freaking out. Its just a damn date. Just... just a date.”

He picked his phone back up, scrolled through the messages until he got to the text from Wade that simply said, “buy ya dinner tomorrow?”

Peter had texted back with an equally casual, completely chill, “im always down for free food.” and then had proceeded to freak the fuck out, holding his phone to his chest and spinning around in his living room until he had banged his knee on the coffee table, and then he was jumping one legged and cursing out loud but still smiling and half way to giddy.

He had wanted to go out with Wade for so. damn. long. but surprisingly enough between patrol and late night food runs and saving the city, the topic of dating had never come up between them.

Wade constantly threatened promised to do things to Peters ass, and Peter seriously jokingly commented on how big Wade’s arms were and how much he liked them but this-- this was real. Wade was buying him dinner and it was a date and--

But what if it wasn’t? What if Wade was just asking to have dinner like a normal thing, like something normal people did, and Peter was overthinking this? It wasn’t like their lives were normal, after all. And Wade trusted Peter, so maybe he just wanted a normal evening with someone he could trust not to judge him.

Why would this be a real date? All the times they had saved each others lives and other than suggesting congratulatory blow jobs, Wade had never said anything about a date, or spending time together without their masks.

Really, this was kind of a blind date, because they had never fully unmasked in front of each other. Peter would recognize Wade because of the scars, but Wade might not recognize him.

Oh god, what if Wade didn’t like him?

Peter looked a this reflection critically. His hair was a little out of control, probably, and his glasses didn’t help the fact that he looked barely seventeen even though he was pushing twenty three. Maybe he was too young for Wade. Maybe the man- cuz fuck was Wade all man-- would take one look at him, think he was too young and walk away. Or maybe the skinny jeans were a mistake. Kids wore skinny jeans. Or he should switch out his glasses for contacts so he looked more mature and less like a hipster?

Was he over thinking this?

Of fucking course he was overthinking this. Of course he was.

Peter swore and slammed the door to his bathroom on the way out, throwing himself across his bed and going back to the message on his phone, seriously considering texting the merc and backing out.

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“Red or black?” Wade held up one of the only two shirts he owned that weren’t his Merc gear. “Red...” he held up the pushing-too-small tshirt. “Or black...” a fitted long sleeve. “Red....” the tshirt. “Or black? Which one?” he switched them again, holding the red over his chest critically. “Which one...which one is gonna make Spidey wanna jump these bones?”

Unable to decide, Wade stripped off his ratty “I HEART SPIDEY” pajama shirt he had stolen bought from a vendor a couple blocks over and yanked the red one over his head.

It had been a risk, a shot in the dark to ask Spidey out on a date. The kid hadn’t ever really given him a clear signal that he was interested in more between them, but he certainly wasn’t given off signals that he wasn’t so Wade had typed and retyped and deleted at least fourteen different messages before settling on one that seemed appropriately casual but not so casual that Pete would mistake it for just another chance to hang out.

And then, in the longest six minutes of his life, Pete had finally texted back and agreed to dinner. And thank god too, because Wade was absolutely going to throw himself out a window if Peter had said know. Not in a dramatic, ‘Ill kill myself if you don’t love me sort of way’, but in an ultra dramatic it took all my courage to do this and now I don’t know how I’m going to look you in the mask on patrol since you said no sort of way.

“Oh yeah. Yeah I look fucking good in this.” Wade flexed in the mirror, grinning when the shirts seams strained to hold him in. All that fast food he ate hadn’t caught up with him yet, and he knew for a fact that his spandex clad crush had a thing for his chest and his arms, so he was definitely wearing the red shirt. “Accents my pecs and my girlish waist and my arms--” the smile slid from his face when he saw how much of his arms the t shirt showed.

How much his scarred, fucked up skin looked all the worse against the soft cotton.

Wade pulled the shirt off and grabbed the black one, relaxing a little when he was covered down to his wrists, but the damage was done, the insecurity had taken root, and he stared at the rough face in the mirror, at the bald scalp, at the eyes that looked startling without eyebrows, at the raised edges that marked down his neck, over the spots he had hoped Pete would want to leave hickeys but who would want to put their mouth on--

Wade turned away from the mirror abruptly, and went to find his phone, scrolling through the messages until he hovered over Peters number, and told himself to text and cancel the date.

This was a terrible idea.

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“Um, Wade?” the soft voice pulled Wade from his admittedly crazy thoughts, and he turned around slowly, tugging his shirt sleeves down over his hands, wishing he had gone back and grabbed his hoodie from his room so he wouldn’t just be out here, scars and all for everyone to stare at and point at and--

“Holy shit. Spidey?!” He blurted, and the kid in front of him jerked forward to clap his hand over his mouth.

“No, Wade, out here I’m just Peter.” he said firmly. “Remember?”

“Peter.” Wade repeated. “Pete. Baby boy what the fuck--” he knew he was staring. Knew he was staring and didn’t care. Just didn’t-- how the hell was Pete’s hair that thick? How did it stand up like that? He thought only deer had eyes that big? And the fucking smile?

“I’m dead.” he announced. “I’m dead and have gone to heaven and all the angels look like a goddamn wet dream.”

“Oh god.” Peter rolled his eyes and stepped back. “Well its definitely you, isn’t it? No one else starts a blind date by revealing secret identities and then offending angels, huh?”

“I uh--” Wade shrugged a little sheepishly. “Sorry. I was just not prepared for how adorable you are. Petey-pie you are fucking adorable. Good christ.”

“Yeah well--” those big brown eyes flitted over Wade’s body, taking in the broad shoulders filling the black sweater, the narrow cut of his waist, the way his jeans hugged thick thighs. Then they moved back up, over a perfectly cut jaw and cheekbones, stopping on piercing eyes.

“Damn Wade.” Peter finished, clearing his throat and blushing a little. “You’re pretty damn adorable too.”

“You’re a terrible liar.” Wade rolled his eyes. “Not wearing the mask, cutie pie, I can see all your expressions.”

“Oh, I know.” Peter raised an eyebrow then, all cocky glances and meaningful looks at specific places and it was Wade’s turn to flush a little, unused to scrutiny that wasn’t... judging. Or horrified.

“So.” he tipped his head towards the restaurant so he would at least stop staring at the beautiful kid. “Dinner?”

“Actually.” Peter rubbed a hand over the back of his neck, looked away shyly and bit into a bottom lip that Wade just wanted to fucking attack. “I was thinking you know, this doesn’t really seem like us? Maybe we could just go get some Mexican and hang out.”

“We had Mexican last night.” Wade pointed out.

“Uh no, we had hours old burritos that we ate while running across a roof on our way to catch a burglar.” Peter countered. “That doesn’t count.”

“Is there any other way to eat Mexican?” Wade challenged and Peter laughed, dropped his head back and just laughed and Wade-- Wade was fucked. No way he would survive this date.

“I am so glad that the you are the same even without your mask.” Peter said over a chuckle. “I mean, you drive me fucking nuts, but I am so glad you’re you and not--” he made a vague motion with his hands. “I dunno.”

“Well baby boy, its not like I take off the merc suit and become some hunky hollywood star with a gorgeous wife.” Wade said dryly. “So I’m glad you like my particular brand of charm, because this is the only flavor I come in.”

“Mmm.” Peter made an interested noise, let his eyes linger on Wades lips, and then licked his own. “Sounds good to me.”

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“You’re killing me Pete!” Wade fussed. “That’s not even a flavor! Its like... its like...”

“Its like what?” Peter asked with a frown, curling an entirely distracting tongue around his vanilla ice cream cone.

“Its like milk.” Wade took a big bite of his double chocolate fudge with m&ms and chunks of brownie ice cream. “You are basically eating milk. Like milk that got left in the fridge for too long and they decided since it was a solid, they’d just go ahead and scoop it onto a cone and try to sell it anyway. You’re eating chunky, solid, spoiled milk.”

Predictably, Peter gagged and Wade absolutely cackled when Pete dropped his ice cream cone in the trash can and wiped his hands.

“Thank you for ruining my ice cream, you asshole.” Peter muttered. “I should make you kiss me for that.”

“Normally, I’d be all over that invitation.” Wade admitted, especially since it had taken most of his self control not to drag Pete over the table and kiss him absolutely senseless while they were sharing their fajitas. “But you know, you’ve had spoiled milk on your lips and--”

“Oh that’s fine.” Peter said casually. “I don’t want to kiss you with that messy chocolate crap all over your lips either.”

“Blasphemy!” Wade gasped. “Take it back NOW!”

“No way.” Peter pulled out his phone and made a show of looking through his messages like he had something better to do than pay attention to Wade. “Nope. I’m sure you taste disgusting.”

“Put your phone away and find out.” Wade challenged and Peter grinned, shoved his phone in his back pocket and practically leapt into Wades arms, smooshing a cold, vanilla flavored kiss onto very surprised lips.

“I was only kidding.” Wade explained over a laugh. “But don’t stop now.”

“I should stop.” Peter muttered and locked his arms around Wade’s neck to pull him closer for another kiss. “You taste terrible.”

“At least I don’t taste like vanilla.” Wade shot back, winding one hand through Peters thick hair and tugging sharply, thrusting his tongue past cold lips when Peter opened on a gasp.

“God.” Peter laughed a little and backpedaled, bringing Wade with him until they ran in to a wall and Wade could fit himself right against Peters body. “You wish you tasted like vanilla. Best flavor ever.”

“The most boring you mean?” Wade panted when Peter sucked at his tongue. “I’m gonna get tired of it quick. No one ever gets tired of chocolate.”

“The hell they--” Peters words lost out to throaty moan when Wade started mouthing over his jaw, leaving little bites down his neck. “The hell--”

“You gonna finish that sentence?” Wade teased a little breathlessly.

“Probably not.” Peter shook his head, tightening his hands around Wade’s biceps, his eyes flashing when the big merc flexed beneath his fingers. “But you know, I am wondering how we went from eating ice cream to almost humping against a wall?”

“Sorry.” Wade pulled away instantly, running a self conscious hand over his scalp. In the heat of the moment, wrapped up in Peters smile and the near glow of those beautiful eyes, Wade had forgotten they were in public, had forgotten that people were probably staring. It was amazing enough that Peter wanted to be seen out with him, but this sort of thing-- probably best done in the dark. That was fine.

“I didn’t say it was a problem.” Peter held out his hand coaxingly. “I was just wondering how it ended up like this. It was only a kiss.”

“Are you gonna start singing?” Wade narrowed his eyes but Peter gave a little wiggle of his hips that had Wades eyes widening right back up.

“It was only a kiss.” Peter sang quietly, teasingly. “how did it end up like this? It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss.”

“Damn even when you’re being ridiculous you’re cute.” Wade laughed and went back to him, tilting Peters head up for a longer kiss. “Do you always let your dates get to firrrrrrst---” he dragged the word out as he slid his hand under Peters shirt and up to his chest. “-- second base?”

“If I knew this was a date, Id probably let you get to home plate.” Peter said honestly, and sounding maybe a little vulnerable and Wade pulled away to look down at him.

“What do you mean, if you knew this was date? This is a date. I showed up, bought you dinner and dessert, was mostly appropriate, and copped a feel. I mean, that’s a date, right? Normal people do that shit all the time. What else is supposed to happen on a date?”

“I almost cancelled because I thought maybe you just wanted to hang out.” Peter admitted. “And I wanted this to be a date too badly to just be... platonic. Didn’t want to just hang out it it was just... hanging out. Too far past that at this point.”

“Oh.” Wade rubbed his thumb over Peters cheeks gently. “Well, its definitely a date. I wouldn’t have dressed in my fancy clothes and shown off all this skin if we were just hanging out.”

“This is your fancy clothes?” Peter plucked at the black sweater with grin. “And what do you mean, all this skin? You’re practically dressed like a nun. I helped a little old lady the other day who was showing more skin than this.” he made a face. “Not that I ever need to see that again.”

“I think this is probably enough skin to show.” Wade tried to sound like he was joking. “No one needs to have nightmares.”

“Wade.” Peter murmured and kissed him lightly. “As hard as I’ve been staring at you, I’m wishing you had shown up shirtless. You should be glad I don’t have laser eyes or something, because you would be shirtless. And maybe pantsless and maybe--” he quit talking in favor of crushing their mouths together in a hungry kiss.

“Yeah?” Wade licked his lips nervously when they parted again. “You’re alright with-- with this?”

“So alright with it.” Peter copied Wades earlier motion, and slipped his hands underneath the shirt until he could feel the rough skin sliding under his palms. “Wade, I am so alright with this and so much more of this, just all of--” he scratched his nails lightly and Wade groaned under his breath. “You’re amazing. You are amazing with your mask on and I’m so glad this is a real date because you’re just amazing without your mask on and I want to...”

Another kiss, longer this time and heated, tongues tangling and hands roaming, breath coming harder between them until Wade yanked himself away and took off running, dragging Peter along with him.

“Your place?” Peter called, laughing as he chased him and Wade hollered back--

“Hurry the fuck up baby boy! I don’t want the clock to strike midnight and the date to be over before I get to you and that booty!”

Peter laughed all the way down the street.

The chocolate ice cream lay on the ground where Wade had dropped it, forgotten.

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SUNSET BEACH BEST MEMORY

BEN...OR BEN??

WRITTEN BY: Megan Although practically every episode of Sunset Beach is fantastic, there is one that sticks out in my mind. It includes my favorite ending/beginning, as well as one of my favorite scenes ever. When Derek captured Meg and took her to the cabin impersonation Ben, Meg finally figured out that "Ben" wasn't Ben and that he was in fact, "dead". As Derek raised the knife over Meg's head, he said something to the effect of, "Now you can die too, and join your precious Ben". Just then, Ben walked in the cabin door. Derek and Meg stare at him in shock and Ben simply says, "Never say die, brother". This was my all time favorite ending I think. Then the next day, Ben and Derek both fought to the point where they both looked exactly the same, scratch for scratch. While they were n the cliff, standing together, Meg had to decide who was who. They both tried to convince her that they were the real Ben, and of course, because of her connection to him, she picked the right one. This was perhaps one of my favorite scenes. It showed the connection of Ben and Meg put to the test. I will always remember it.

ANNIE'S DREAMS

WRITTEN BY: Jen Annie's daydreams were so hilarious! I really loved them and i will miss them a lot. My favorite daydream she had was when she woke up in a bed with all those other people.. It was so funny!!

ANTONIO & GABI -- CAVE - IN

WRITTEN BY: Debz This was the sweetest! I was so upset Gabi left alone! They were the perfect couple and even though the show is over, they'll always be a super couple in my eyes. A & G 4eva

TERROR ISLAND

WRITTEN BY: Avril Raffan I loved the part when Ben escaped and tried to rescue meg especially when Ben and Derek were on the edge of the cliff and meg had to pick which one was Ben.

TERROR ISLAND

WRITTEN BY: SB Fan I really liked Terror Island (even though Mark died!) because the whole thing was a mystery and I liked seeing everybody scream from getting so scared.

ANTONIO & GABI

WRITTEN BY: Silva The best memory of Sunset Beach was when Gabi and Antonio made love in the rubble!

GREGORY & OLIVIA

WRITTEN BY: Elin The Best Time On The Show Was When Gregory & Olivia Were A Couple. Every Scene With Them Was A Lot Of Fun To Watch! Sam And Lesley-Anne Are The Best!

BEN AND MEG

WRITTEN BY: Rebecca Jones Need I say more? I live in the UK so I haven't seen the last episode but those two are destined to be together and we love 'em for it!

MY PERSONAL FAVE SB MOMENTS

WRITTEN BY: Denise Starting with... #10: Sara comes to town. #9: Maria and Annie finding happy endings. It's great to see them happy. #8: All of the fantasies. #7: Ben and Meg's wedding reception! That was cool! (Especially that cheesy bouquet throw! Hehehe...) #6: That pop-up thingy when Virginia handed Vanessa the turkey baster. That was comedy. #5: Shockwave! I think the writers loved it so much, they named a restaurant after it! (Hehe) #4: Casey and Sara hooking up. #3: Anything to do with Casey and Sara. #2: The final episode. And my number 1 fave Sunset Beach moment is (drumroll, please): #1: Casey and Sara getting engaged! (I bet you saw that coming! I am a HUGE Casey/Sara fanatic!) I still watch it like, 20 times a day! Oh and I have just a little something to say: I wrote a fanfic 2 years ago on Casey and Sara (that's when they were still friends!) and in the end there was a double wedding: Michael, Vanessa, Casey, and Sara. Just one question: HOW CLOSE WAS I IN PREDICTING THE ENDING????

MICHAEL AND VANESSA

WRITTEN BY: Kitty My all time favorite Sunset Beach scene was when Michael was getting ready to propose to Vanessa, (sometime within the last few months.) Vanessa opened the door in her robe & had some sort of gross face stuff on. She saw Michael, gasped, and quickly closed the door. Michael just kind of stood there like "what just happened??" They were so cute! :)

MARIA GETS EVEN

WRITTEN BY: Candy I loved it when Maria got to wallop Tess. After all she was put through by Tess and Derek, I thought it fitting Maria was the one who got to deck Tess.

"FANTASIES"!!!

WRITTEN BY: Kathy L. God, I MISS this Soap! The best parts in my opinion were the "fantasies". You remember, Sara as the "Pitiful Looser" in the "Friends" fantasy, her finding Casey and Meg in the shower together, and who could forget her stroll with Casey to the Theme of the "Mary Tyler Moore Show". Then of course there was Annie and her Daydreams. "Awesome Annie" to the rescue! Whether she was doned in whipped cream, Secratarial garb, Nurse's Uniform, or Cat Suit, she really new how to make me laugh. Just as the movie "Grease" was making its comeback to the theaters, SB came up with a similar fantasy involving Katlin, Cole, Trey, and Annie. The songs used made a big impact on the storylines. I loved every Ben/Meg Melodious Interlude. Now when I hear a song on the radio, nine times out of ten, it will remind me of SB. I loved the humor all of these actors put into their roles. I thank them for all their hard work, and joy they gave their viewers. SB FOREVER! :)

LEGEND OF SORTS

WRITTEN BY: Janice A wise woman once said (Elaine) that as the Santa Ana winds kick in and the sun begins to set and the first person you meet on the far side of the pier is the one you are destined to be with. At that moment. I had fallen in love with this couple. It was love at first site. Both Ben and Meg have withstand the test of love and overcome orchestrations of jealous minds, past, and the present. Which lead them to a place- Palm Springs. Although the intent of who was suppose to be there and why. I loved the way it turned out. Ben and Meg ended up in a romantic casita and true love was tested once again. Also, how can you forget the wedding. I loved the first one. Each words that were exchange were beautifully sang. These two are two star-crossed lovers that had rode to a place that most soap couples have never rode before. The rode to happy-endings. So if you believe in someting, believe in it. For dreams do come true like it did for Ben and Meg. They are a legend of all sorts.

COLE AND CAITLIN

WRITTEN BY: JC Fan I liked it when Caitlan confronted Cole about sleeping with her mother. I enjoyed watching her scream at him. Kam Heskin did a great job! It was an exciting scene to watch. It was one of my favorites. (Besides Terror Island!!)

JUDE AND ANNIE MAKE LOVE

WRITTEN BY: Amber Sukhdeo For a while , Sunset Beach wasn't that steamy, and then they showed these two cuties making love. That was great, it was soo steamy, and romantic, and I am happy they ended up together.

SB'S OUTDOOR SHOOTS

WRITTEN BY: SB Fanatic Sunset Beach, among a lot of other special attributes embodied one in specific that no other show in daytime will ever have again. And that is it's frequent outdoor location shoots at Seal Beach, etc. Even if it were just two characters talking as the waves crashed on the shore, or Gregory being chased by Cole on the pier, only to fall to his "doom" this show pulled out all the stops. And don't forget Madame Carmen killing the archbishop in her corvettet was it? I dunno, all I know is that scene was made all the more better with the actual usage of a real car and setting. Or what about Meg's fall off the pier on the very first episode? Or when Annie jumped off the lifeguard tower? Who can forget the surf central playing football on the beach on Thanksgiving of'97? *sigh* This is one of MANY other things I will sadly miss about this great show...

BEN & MEG

WRITTEN BY: Emma I'm a viewer in England and haven't yet seen the ending, but I've heard what happens. I love the story with Ben and Meg, it's what hooked me to the show and I'm releaved they get together in the end, even though I think Maria was great Ben and Meg were destined to be together, I'm a true romantic and glad it's a happy ending.

MARIA AND ROSS ENGLISH

WRITTEN BY: Rayne I will never forget the scene where Maria met Ross English and she realized that her mother's prediction was right. The look on her face is forever etched in my mind. For an actress to portray such emotion is a sure sign of talent and Christina Chambers went all out. You could see all of Maria's thoughts in that look. She knew that everything would be alright and that she would find love with someone else: Ross. It was so perfect, I watched that scene several times after the show finished. I just wish we could have seen their relationship develop.

ANNIE FINDS LOVE IN JUDE

WRITTEN BY: Christina Annie and Jude are the best couple ever! I always thought that Annie needed a love intrest that loved her back! And then Jude came to town and even saved her the first day she came to town. Not to mention that great twist, he's an FBI! That is so perfect. Annie has always been my favourite character and her fantasies were soooooo cool! Nothing can replace Sunset Beach ever! I just won't be able to feel the same about any other soap or show. I mean the Sunset Beach characters were so thrilling. Even when I hated their character, I still liked it. And the actor or actress. I learned that when Meg left. Nobody could replace her fully. I'm gonna help find a way to bring Sunset Beach back. SUNSET BEACH FOREVER!

BEST WEDDINGS

WRITTEN BY: Andrea On of my best memories on Sun were Caitlin and Coles wedding,and Ben & Meg's 1st wedding, I just loved the look on everyones face when Maria caught the bouquet and when Meg realized Dana was Maria.

GABI & ANTONIO

WRITTEN BY: D.L.Roberts-Jones I just couldn't stand it, the suspense was killing me. The look on Ricardo's face when he saw the video tape of Gabi and Antonio making love...OOOH!! I couldn't wait until he confronted them.

LAST EPISODE

WRITTEN BY: Emma I think that the last episode was one of the best, I saw it wen I was in Florida over New Year's, but I live in Sweden so we haven't seen it here yet, it is the Ben/Derek period, and Shawn Batten has just arrived as Sara...

ANNIE

WRITTEN BY: Holly I live in the UK so SB hasn't finished yet but when it does, i will never ever forget Annie. Her plotting and scheming, her lying and tormenting, but most of all her daydreams. Who can ever forget Six in a bed, The Wizard of Oz or her fantasies of Olivia being drunk. My personal favourites HAVE to be Search for Dignity and Awesome Annie. Sarah Buxton was the best actress on Sunset Beach and Annie was the beast character!

ANNIE

WRITTEN BY: Heather I will really miss Annie, i think her character was great! She really made me laugh, everything she done was soo enjoyable to watch. She's made me believe that nothing is impossible to do!! C'mon, she's done it all hasn't she :)

GREGORY AND OLIVIA

WRITTEN BY: Natalia All the times that Gregory's love for Olivia shone through everything else. Her and caitlin were the only people he ever really loved... bless his little heart. Loadsa Luv Natalia xxx

GABI AND ANTONIO

WRITTEN BY: Andrea My best memory is of gabi and antonio making love in the cave.that scene was so real and intense...

DEREK AND BEN

WRITTEN BY: Ona I live in Finland so I haven愒 seen all the episodes yet. In Finland Maria has just move in with Ben and Meg and I hate it because I hate Maria. My fav scene was when Meg realise that Derek wasn愒 Ben and thought that Ben was dead and then Derek tried to kill her and Ben walks in. It was so great scene!!!!! my worst was when Maria came to Ben and Meg愀 Wedding.

THE BEST TIMES OF SUNSET BEACH

WRITTEN BY: Sara 10. Gabi and Ricardo's wedding 9. Annie's fantasies 8. The girls sing karoke 7. Rosario Madonna 6. The cave in 5. Who Shot Francesca? 4. Maria catches the bouquet at Ben and Meg's wedding 3. Ricardo proposes to Gabi 2. Terror Island 1. Shockwave

ROSARIO JEWELS WORTH PENNIES

WRITTEN BY: Kevin It started out with potential. A guilty Francesca wanted to return jewels she had stolen from Antonio in Rosario. Then, it all went bust. First, Amy's dad turns into a mummy, and Brad, Emily, Sean and Amy sneak into the house as if they are in an episode of Scooby-Doo. Then Annie almost chokes wearing the necklace, Hiliary mummifies, characters prematurely age, then Caitlin turns "demonic" ala "days of our lives" Marlena. It just didn't work. Worse, it did not make sense. They claimed that ANYONE who touched the jewels would begin to age, and most did but others didn't. Why didn't Cole, Annie, Olivia, and others age?? It was inconsistent and ineffective.

THE FINAL EPISODE

WRITTEN BY: Kevin The final episode of SB was great. After all the chaos in the city, everyone ended on a happy note (well, except Gregory). I wasn't sure what to expect, but I really enjoyed the conclusion. My only disappointment was that I did not get to see the characters all huddled together for a goodbye before the credits rolled. Since it had such a short run, maybe a network like E! or USA will buy the rights for syndication!!

DEREK

WRITTEN BY: Hazel The best thing about Sunset Beach has got to be the Terror Island storyline and anything to do with Derek and although he was really evil he was so funny he made Ben look boring. To see everybody scared out of their wits on the Island was brilliant I will never forget Meg in the kitchen when Derek came through the door with the mask on and she screamed her head off. She has to be the best one at that apart from Maria when she remembered falling off the boat in the grotto with Ben that was classic. Sunset Beach has done many great things but the twin storyline will always be the greatest closely followed by B and M wedding when Maria caught the flowers. It's just a shame Derek had to die!!

BEN'S REACTION AT 1ST RECEPTION

WRITTEN BY: Andrew I thought it was so funny when Ben told Ricardo and Tyus to get the hell off him because Maria was his wife right in front of Meg. it was hilarious to see her reaction.

DEREK GETS IT!!

WRITTEN BY: Chris Shaw My best memory was when Ben finally got rid of Derek once and for all!

MEG VS ANNIE

WRITTEN BY: Scott The best scene ever in SB was when Annie and Meg had there first fight, over Marias diary. It was so funny when they started smashing things and trashing Bette's house.

REUNION AT THE CASITA (Ben & Meg)

WRITTEN BY: ForeverBenMeg What can I say but that's my all time best memory.Clive & Susan were never HOTTER than they were then.Ben was so in love with Meg and Meg was so in love with Ben.They set that little Castia on fire with their passionate love making.

KANSAS

WRITTEN BY: Pamela When Ben went to get Meg back in Kansas had to be one of my all time favourites.He looked so gorgeous when driving up to her house in those sunglasses!!!

BEN/MEG

WRITTEN BY: Annie I love them together! Their chemistry in front of the camera was fantastic! Good job Clive and Susan!!!!

BEST:WICKED MEMORY

WRITTEN BY: Sandra Dawes The best memorie of sunset beach was When Meg,Sean,K.C,and co were on that dangerous island and Derek was wearing a mask killing and scaring everyone.The best bit was when Tim heard Mathews last words"It was Ben".THAT WAS CLASSIC.It's not fair don't America know that the British LOVE Sunset Beach.

ANNIE AND JUDE

WRITTEN BY: Sam Out of all the romantic couples, Annie and Jude were unable to live out their romance to the extent Ben and Meg did. I was really upset that there were not more scences of them together. I also did not like it that the SB writers gave Annie a love interest when the show was ending... that was not fair and I will always view them as the best couple of Sunset Beach even though it was short. Their romance was the best memory I could ever recall from Sunset Beach.

BEN AND MEG MARRY

WRITTEN BY: Michelle I think that the best memory is the last episode when Ben and Meg married although every episode was great they deserved to be together at the end. After all that they have went through the were my favorite actors and the best couple.

MA' FAVOURITES

WRITTEN BY: Emma My Favourite memories from SB is(I live in sweden, so I have just seen until Maria screaming and wake up at Cedar Oaks, And Derek and Ben falled out from the cliffside. But I saw the last episode when I was in Florida over new year's)

#10 Meg finds out that ben is SB. #9 Gabi and Antonio are in jail and talking about eeeh...hair? #8 When Vanessa "pignose" Dorman was�'nt in the show anymore! #7 When everyone tried to speak with an kansasaccent in the last episode. #6 Ben's proposal to Meg #5 Maria sneaks in to Tims room at cedar oaks. #4 Meg has some flashbacks of her and ben, after she founded the ashes. #3 Meg finds out that "Ben" is Derek. #2 Annies dreams, of course! #1 well...the last episode???

My number 1 worst memory:Marks dead. Was it only me who cried back then?

Best storyline:Terrror Island! Of course!

THE WHOLE PACKAGE BABY!!

WRITTEN BY: Jennifer I agree with just about everyone here. I am 18 and have never been hooked on any soap opera in my life until the day I watched "Sunset Beach". This show has brought tears to my eyes and laughs from my heart. I love each and every character and actor/actress from the show. I only wish that Sunset Beach WAS a nominatee for "Best New Daytime Drama" or whatever. One reason why this was a wonderful soap is because most people I went to high school with always knew about it because it attracted a younger audience to it. I feel that Sunset Beach would have gotten higher ratings if they had moved it to 3pm. I started watching it when "Terror Island" had started in Dec 97. From then on all the scandals, scheming, and stories kicked a$$! I fell in love with Antonio (Nick Kiriazis). He has like the best personality that I'd ever look for in my "perfect man". Plus he's fine as hell- but that's a different story. Also, I'd like to mention that everytime I watched the show, I felt like I was actually in it which drew me deeper into the plots. I've always been an inspiring actress and I wanted to get a role on the show (Looks like my chances of that happening is slim to none.) I truely wish that it can be brought on the air again cuz a lot more people would watch it. (Like my friends and I that graduated) =) My favorite charcters are Antonio (of course), Francessca, Annie, Carmen, Ricardo, Maria, Sara, & Skip (the dog). My favorite storyline was The Shockwave and The Rasarro Jewels cuz that's when everyone was together. Now about that whole Antonio/Gaby thing. I feel like the story should have gone this way. Antonio started having feelings for Gaby but Gaby is already commited to Ricardo. BUT! In walks this beautiful 5'4, asain model Jennifer. (Yep, that's me). Antonio and Jennifer went to high school together and they were first loves. Jennifer went to Paris to pursue a modeling career which didn't take off as well as she had hoped so she returns home to Sunset Beach. They fall in love again, Antonio leaves the priesthood, they get married, and Gaby had Ricardo. Well, all's I gotta say is that I really fell for Sunset Beach and all the characters in it. If anyone wants to write me and talk about Sunset Beach then feel free to email me at [email protected] Love, Jennifer

SUNSET BEACH WILL BE #1 FOREVER!!!!!!!

WRITTEN BY: Lea I still remeber how Ben and Meg fell in love, it was so sweet! They went through all these hardships but in the end they made it through and really got married. I will never forget this show and I will never ever dedicate myself to another soap. NBC and UPN20 should bring back Sunset Beach. We don't know if Gabby and Antonio will get back together, or how Annie and Jude will turn out. Come on you guys BRING BACK Sunset Beach, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MEG AND BEN FOREVER!!!!

WRITTEN BY: S.B fans We have been watching Sunset Beach for 2 years now, and we love it more than ever! We live in norway so it's still going..:) here are our Best memories: #1.Ben and Meg's wedding (except from the part where Maria showed up) #2.Meg punching Annie in the face. #3.The old caitlin #4.when Michael proposed to Vanessa #5.The horror island #6.Michael finds out the truth about Virginia #7.The earthquake and the tidlewave #8.when Ben was rescued from Derek and the whole truth came out #9.Ben finding Meg, and realizes that she's the one he loves #10.Before Caitlin forgave her horrible "daddy".. #11.Emily and sean getting together #12.when Meg and Ben finds out that Annie and Tim have been trying to break them up! #13.when the Richards family lived happely together #14.When everyone finds out that Dana really is Maria! #15.When Ben comes visiting Meg and her family in Kansas, and they dance "country-style" Ben and Meg rules, down with Maria!!!

EVERYTHING

WRITTEN BY: Anna I used to hate soaps a couple of years ago. I thought they were cheesy and just plain dumb. Then one day I was bored and was flipping through the channels and saw a blond girl looking at a baby's grave and say, "Nobody will ever know that there's no baby inside that coffin." Yikes! I continued watching that episode, and before you can say scandolous I was hooked. I continued watching Sunset Beach until they took it off my NBC affilates. Even though I didn't get to see the last month, that soap introduced me to a whole new kind of television. What wasn't there to love about Sunset Beach? There were sexy guys(and to a raging hormonal 14 year old girl, that's sweet!), nice clothes, beautiful houses, weddings (almost), the bitches you love to hate, and Kathleen Noone! The only bad thing I would have to say about Sunset Beach is that it got cancelled. Good luck to all of the former cast members, and thank you for entertaining me for 1 hour, 5 days a week, for a 1 1/2 year.

BEN AND MEG IN THE CAVE

WRITTEN BY: Sam I have to say the time I laughed a lot was when Ben called Meg, Maria in the cave after they made love. Sorry Ben and Meg fans but that was a very good storyline. That was my favorite moment of the Ben and Meg history.

ANNIE AND JUDE

WRITTEN BY: Sam I have to say Annie and Jude gave off the most chemistry in my eyes. Their wittty lines and stares towards each other were amazing. I wish SB would have brought the whole Annie and Jude storyline earlier. Their romance only appeared on screen for a very short while and the couple was only introduced for 5 months. I am really disappointed that I was unable to see them more. I sometimes wonder if the show was stilling running... what would it be like? Will they be together? So many questions that could have been answered if only NBC let SB stay on the air. ANNIE AND JUDE WERE THE BEST COUPLE OF DAYTIME TV. That is all I have to say.

EDDIE CONNORS

WRITTEN BY: James Who can forget Eddie comming back to Sunset Beach after stealing the Deschanel jewels, dressing up in drag looking a lot like Olivia, it was the funniest moment on the show ever. Long live Sunset Beach

SUNSET BEACH - A POST MODERN SOAP OPERA

WRITTEN BY: Robert Rimmer Well it finished this week in the UK, and my Saturday's will be emptier without the first soap I've ever seen that played around with every rule of soap opera. What made it stand alone was it's consistent use of fantasy sequences to explore characters inner turmoil/lives - the chess scene/Jerry Springer/ even the Kansas dream. Also the visual/verbal references to other shows - in particular all of Sarah's TV dreams - from FRIENDS to CHARLIE'S ANGELS. The BEACH had style, wit and irony, to some it was just a soap, to me it was something special in the history of TV.

EVERYTHING BUT CAITLIN, SEAN, EMILY, AJ AND OF COURSE VANESSA AND MICHAEL

WRITTEN: Yvonne I didn't start watchin till August 98 and before had all I thought about this show was what absolute trash.But that soon changed.One of my favs was when "Ben" and Meg were at the cabin and she found the real Ben's "ashes"- Classic. As well as that when Maria walked in on Ben and Meg's wedding, you've got to love the way they made those flowers fly. And of course who can forget Sara and Annie's fantastic fantasies. Oh SB you will be missed!!

BEN AND MEG

WRITTEN BY: Helen B Once upon a time there were three little girls.... - excellent dream sequence Sara, right up there with Annie's numerous fantasies. I loved the entire show, but my fav was the heart-wrenching scene after Ben and Megs first wedding where Meg crys her heart out to Casey - sooo sad! Also that Meg and Ben end up together and the whingy Maria with her intensely overused "deer caught in headlights" look doesn't get Ben. Also Ben in v-neck jumpers, and Father Antonio in anything. God, I'm going to miss this soap!!!

BEN AND MEG IN KANSAS

WRITTEN BY: Lynn My all time favorite SB moment, was when Ben went to Kansas to find Meg. The episode that showed him driving away without her, broke my heart. I kept thinking how can she let him go.

THOSE CHEESEY MOMENTS!

WRITTEN BY: Matthew Robinson Here's my top 3! #3 AJ full stop, he is a cheese! #2 The final episode, it was good, but it would have been better if Annie could find her true love, but still HATE olivia. #1 The rosario jewels ending! who could forget that final moment in the church, everyone's wrinkle (ha ha) fade and emily can see, topped off with a cast shoot lokking outside, it's snowing! what a miracle!

ANNIE

WRITTEN BY: Matthew Annie was just soooo funny.Who can forget her daydreams with Olivia dressed up as Cruella De Vill. I say bring her back.

WELL DONE HANK CHEYNE

WRITTEN BY: Naomi Miller The best moments of Sunset Beach were the very last few episodes when Ricardo confronted Gabi and Antonio, and then when he and Antonio made peace with each other it actually had my in tears, Hank Cheyene portrayed Ricardo in a way I've never seen before and I will never forget that I say well done to Hank !!!

SUNSET BEACH WORST MEMORY

AND IT JUST KEPT GOING...

WRITTEN BY: Claire My worst memory? The number of times someone would say, 'I have to tell you what's going on', at which point you just knew it wasn't going to be told. The way story lines were dragged out way past their sell-by dates was frustrating, but funny as well.

WHO SHOT FRANCESCA?

WRITTEN BY: SB Fanatic What started out as a promising murder mystery with a potential for countless of storyline plot twists went down the drain. From the shooting to Francesca in a cat suit outfit being dragged all over by drunks to being mistake for a stripper and popping out the cake, I was impressed and anticipated how this story would unfold. Then it fizzled. The story was lame, dry and did nothing but bored me to tears. It wasted months on nothing, put Caitlin in jail for weeks for nothing...and what's worse made Gregory a killer! UGH!

THE LAST SHOW-THE WEDDING OF BEN AND HIS PARAMOUR, MEG

WRITTEN BY: Louise Gebauer The writers chose to ignore the fact that the tide had changed, and the viewers chose Maria. Ben an Meg used and abused her constantly. The writers must be high school boys, because they changed Ben into a "dog". Meg slept in Maria's' house, in Maria's' Bedroom, in Maria's bed, with Maria's husband, AND MARIA SLEPT IN THE NEXT BEDROOM. Plus many more indignities, and we Maria fans never saw any paybacks. The whole thing became ridiculous, as they tried to please the teeny-bopper audience. That is why the show went down.

BYE-BYE FRANNY!!

WRITTEN BY: Bobo It's funny but this was also one of my favorite moments of Sunset Beach. That moment would be Francesca's murder. I watched SB on and off but really got hooked permanently the week of Francesca's murder. Now of course this was my worst memory because this meant the demise of good ole Franny. I always hoped that Lisa Guerro Cole was going to return but she didn't and in my opinion Sunset just was never the same without her. She really added something special to the show...fun.

THINKING OUT LOUD

WRITTEN BY: Anna Everyone's thinking out loud all the time, even if it is their darkest secrets. The worst was when Derek was planning to kill Meg, and he was at Ben's house with Meg and Joan. They were talking about the wedding to be, and Meg and Joan decided to rush out and do some shopping. Before they had closed the door, before they had gotten out, Derek said, real loud: "No Meg, there's not going to be a wedding!! - unless I can get those passwords from my brother Ben" It's just soooooo bad.

ROSARIO JEWELS

WRITTEN BY: Scott This was the most unrealistic storyline ever used in SB. The ending to this storyline was too happy, it would have been more fun if Cole and Francesca hadn't managed to return them in time.

BEN AND MARIA 4EVER

WRITTEN BY: Hazel Although here in Britain we still have a month to go. I know Ben and Meg get to together. I am so mad at the writers for doing this. They could have done so much with the storyline especially when Ben was remembering his life with Maria it was so stupid that him and Meg getting together at Palm Springs. After all the mucking around with this storyline the writers should have let Maria get with Ben. Has everyone forgotten that Maria was Ben's one true love miles before Meg. Although I will miss Sunset Beach I will be forever mad that two people who were so obviously meant to be never got together. BEN AND MARIA

RUN BEN RUN

WRITTEN BY: Amber My worst memory is after Ben ran into Meg, and they made love in that casita. It was disgusting to me, because Maria would have been worried sick about him, if she had not been distracted with the fact that he brother was in the hospital. It proved to me that Ben and Meg are both selfish, while Maria stands in a class by herself, and is truly amazing... :o)

THE TURKEY BASTER

WRITTEN BY: Johannes It was the worst Storyline. I wish it never happened! Everything in it was bad

MARIA

WRITTEN BY: Kay From the day she showed up, I have hated her. In my opinion, Maria was the downfall of SB. She was whiny and had no backbone. For all of you Meg-haters out there, who was the one who had the courage to walk away from a man who was not treating her right? Meg. Maria stayed around like a stray puppy waiting for a bone. If I was her I would never want to stay in the house with my husband who was obviously in love with someone else. It also annoyed me that she was constantly threatening Ben or Meg to get her way. She weaseled her way back into that house by telling Ben that she would take Benjy if he didn't let her stay there. She overdramatized everything and if there is one good thing about SB being cancelled, it is that I will never have to see her again. *Ben & Meg Forever!*

GABI & ANTONIO

WRITTEN BY: Elizabeth How many times did we hear "we can't let Ricardo find the tape of us making love" or see a "cave in" flashback? I was so glad to see that die down.

THE JEWELS WHICH LED TO A MURDER

WRITTEN BY: Jay What ran from Halloween with Annie choking on a necklace at a party to Christmas with wierd spiritual things happening in a rather bizzare re-union of characters from Amys father going from being dead to alive. It really took the soap to its lowest level. Ok so everyone knows its far fetched but lets have things that could potentially happen. I feel this marked the axe on the soap, it just took so long for producers, directors and other memebers of the cast to fight back, and finally they lost.

TOP 5 WORST MOMENTS

WRITTEN BY: Sara 5. Dominique Jennings left the show 4. Lisa Guerro Coles left the show 3. Eddie Cibrian left the show 2. Ricardo tell Gabi that she was a whore 1. Ricardo and Gabi not ending up together

(If you can't tell I'm a Ricardo and Gabi fan all the way!)

DEREK AND MARIA'S DISGUSTING ROLLS IN THE HAY!!!!

WRITTEN BY: ForeverBenMeg Well after her quickie with Ben which made me sick her rolls in the hay with Derek were just as bad made me sick to watch.I felt bad for Derek/Clive who looked pyhically ill.I would have rather seen Derek and UNMEG doing it then Derek and Maria.

WORST "LOVE SCENE" (IF YOU COULD EVEN CALL IT THAT) IN HISTORY

WRITTEN BY: Isis Maria and Ben at the deep hands down, I had to turn of the show for good while until Derek came on the scene again and made everything right again. Thank you Derek for showing everyone once and for all how deep Maria's love for Ben really was.

DAX GRIFFIN IS A "TOP OF THE LINE" THESPIAN

WRITTEN BY: Achee' Dax Griffin is one of the finest actors that I have ever seen on TV, Movies, or theatrical pieces. The show made a critical mistake for not ever making such an incredible thespian, like Dax Griffin, an intrical part of the day to day drama. It is typical of daytime television execs to hold back such an incredible talent. Dax Griffin, salut.

MARIA COMING BACK

WRITTEN BY: Paul Thats easy Maria, she spoiled Ben and Meg relationship. It was so ovious Ben loved Meg, and just hung around like a bad smell.

At least Ben and Meg ended together, there love for each other was amazing.

I really love Meg and i so happy, she found Ben again, and defeated that witch Maria.

THAT TERRIBLE VIRGINIA

WRITTEN BY: Carin I think that the worst thing in the whole story of sunset beach is virginia... I hate her so much:

1. trying to take michael away from Vanessa. 2. going to the witch putting the horrible desiese on Vanessa 3. lying to Michael so he can't keep on looking for her. She's just disgusting!

MEG

WRITTEN BY: Elissa I am sorry but since I have watched Sunset Beach I have disliked Meg immensely. Someone said Maria was whiny with no backbone. Excuse me but who was the one always whining and complaining about Ben and everything else and always saying I'm fine when it was obvious she wasn't. Maria and Ben belong together. Maria is the one with a backbone. She let Ben be with Meg even though she loved him with all her heart. In my opinion Tim and Meg were perfect for each other. And don't forget Ben and Meg would never have been together if Maria was still alive. No offense but you Ben and Meg fans need to realize that Maria is the one you should like not Meg. But in the end I'm glad she got happiness even if it wasn't with her soulmate Ben. I was overjoyed when she caught the bouquet at the wedding. Ben and Maria forever!!!!!

OTHER MEMORIES

THE REVELATION OF FRANCESCA'S MURDERER

WRITTEN BY: Kathryn I loved when Gregory was finally pinned for the murder of Francesca Vargas. It was pure genius the way Cole and Annie did it. I loved when Gregory forced Francesca to turn around only to reveal Annie in a wig. "Surprise Gregory." Was by far the best/most dramatic line ever used. Annie pulled off that scene wonderfully.

SUNSET BEACH

WRITTEN BY: Ivette Since the show went off air, I find myself at a complete loss. I miss Sunset Beach and wish that it would return on air. I found myself watching the new soap Passions, and feeling bitter and resentment towards that cast and crew. The acting skills on that show has a lot to be desired. I cannot believe that Passions ratings outnumbered Sunset Beach! I miss Sunset Beach and each and every character. The were alive and believable. They were able to suck us into their world and become one of them. Not many shows can do that. I am still in mourning over the fact it is no longer on. I refuse to dedicate myself to another soap unless the cast of Sunset Beach unite again. Thank you all for entertaining me for the short time on air. What a fantastic memory! Sunset Beach will never be topped in my book. Good luck to all. I miss you!!!

THE BEST SHOW

WRITTEN BY: Mikayla I've been watching the show from day 1 and I only got to miss about less than 10 episodes for the past 3 years of the show. How could NBC be so insensitive to the viewers of Sunset Beach! The show deserved more than the treatment they got from NBC-it is the best soap that ever existed! Sunset Beach had everything-crazy story lines, good love triangles and undoubtedly AMAZING actors. I still haven't seen the final episode nor do I think I will because the local station which airs sunset beach here has cancelled it when we should have still had 7 more months of watching it! But from what I've read, I also think that Olivia was given someone to love-that is Gregory. He shouldn't have been sent to jail, they should have just let him escape or something and just run away to a far off place with Olivia where they can start all over again!!! Another thing is that why didn't the Soap Opera Awards consider Sunset Beach as a nominee??? That moment of Olivia losing her children which from what I've read was really sad and a tearjerker would have stood a fight against all other actresses from those other age old soaps!!! NBC should have just given Sunset Beach time and I'm sure its audience share would increase. Sunset Beach is one show that only people with brains and correct thinking would watch and support. So the people who axed them are bird brained!

BEN AND MEG

WRITTEN BY: Therese Karlsen Since the first episode i have had Ben and Meg as my favourite couple in sunset beac. And i guess my worst memory was when Maria entered the reception in their wedding. It was horrible to see the look of everyones faces especially Meg. And i felt so sorry for her when Maria faited and Ben ran to her. Since i live in Norway i havent seen all the episodes yet(here in norway fransceska has just been killed) so it will probably come scenes that i will like more. But of all the scenes i have seen so fare my favourite is when Ben and Meg find each other in that left cabin. And finally Ben understands it is Meg he loves and not Maria. And it`s so fun to see the look of Marias face when she finds out.

MEG AND MEG

WRITTEN BY: Sarah My best part was when the real Meg had a break and another actress was playing her part for a couple of weeks. Then when the real meg returned she was told by her sister that she looked different somehow and had she changed her hair. Hhhhhmmmmmm.

MY FAVS...

WRITTEN BY: Alison #10. Maria catching Meg's flowers and finally being revealed to everybody after about 15 near misses with Ben. #9. Terror Island and the Derek Saga. #8. Cole and Caitlin's wedding. #7. The Cave in!!! CHEMISTRY. #6. The daydreams...Sara's and Annie's...so funny! #5. Maria's meeting Ross. A guy that will aprecaite her. #4. Last Episode. It was so sad. #3. Everybody, mostly Gabi trying to do a Kansas voice. #2. Shockwave #1. Casey proposial to Sara. I've never seen anything sweeter. #1 Hated Thing... Meg/Ben-Eewwwwwwwww

THE FIRST HOOK

WRITTEN BY: Jaqui Robertson I'll never forget the first time I watched Sunset Beach, when it hadn't long started here in Scotland. I thought it was so bad, that I had to watch it again the next day, just to see what would happen of course. I promised myself that I would not watch such a cheesy soap again, but aginst my better judgement, I did in fact become one of its many greatest fans, as well as getting all my friends to watch it. It wasn't too hard to find new recruits, and all my closest friends are SB fans. (I wouldn't have it any other way). SB hasn't finished here yet, but it will be a sad day when it does. Aaron Spelling, you are a genius!

EVERYTHING

WRITTEN BY: Morgan Sunset Beach is the first soap opera I ever watched. I had seen episodes of soaps here and there, but was one of those people who belive that they are a lower form of entertainment. A friend began watching and I wanted to know what she was talking about. I began watching sporadically while I was home on occassion. I enjoyed it, but refused to admity. I didn't watch again until August of 1998 and from then on I had not missed a day. Why Sunset? Well, every other soap opera I have seen looks the same to me. They may have the prestige, but I could not watch them and have fun. With Sunset I had fun watching these characters and their lives.I never actually saw Sunset as a good show, but that didn't matter to me, that's not why I was watching it. It's intent, for me, was to be an entertaining show. Sadly, as it ended, it started to become a good show. Had NBC promoted it correctly I am sure that it would have risen in the ratings and become a great show. While watching I always thought no matter what, everyone involved gave their best and them some. The acting improved, as did the writing. I love most things about it. The characters are interesting. But one of my favorite things about the show was doing A Week on the Beach for this site. I was not always consistent, which I regret, but I had fun doing it for you all. Lower points were the turkey baster and as I go through and watch old tapes I can't belive that the writers actually gave Virginia those horrid lines. The Rosario Jewels could have been much better. But I think towards the end Sunset understood this and were trying their damn hardest to make a good show, which they succeeded in. As I did in my final Week on the Beach, I want to thank each and every cast member and crew member for their dedication to our little show that we will always love and miss. Good luck to all of you, we'll be watching.

COLE AND CAITLIN

WRITTEN BY: Alice I live in Finland and we have still year to go until Sunset Beach end. In Finland Hillary has just died and Francesca has found out that one of the Rosario愀 jewels is missing. My favorite moment on SB is when Caitlin realise that Cole and Francesca has stold Annie愀 neclase. It was so great when Cole tried to explane it to Caitlin. Cole and Caitlin愀 wedding was one of the greatest momets too. The worst storyline was Martin syndrome. It was so borring when Vanessa lived in Tyus愀 house hiding from Michael!

BASTING CHICKEN WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

WRITTEN BY: Karen Virgina - oh Virginia. The scene where she had impregnated Vanessa with the turkey baster - what a hoot!!!! The scene where it came up in captions 'don't worry folks it's a new one' when she went to Michael and Vanessas for Thanksgiving and bought a turkey baster out of her bag! Also Olivias dream scene where every one in turn pops up in her bed ending with the maid also turning up was a scream! I'll miss you Sunset Beach!

MEMORIES

WRITTEN BY: Hannah For me I loved all the Annie drama and flashbacks, the way her character was so alive and mischevious was great! I hope they show re-runs coz I never did get to see the one with wipped cream, but I heard it was good. The worst part, apart from it being axed :( *sob* was the way the storylines dragged on forever, although it made going on holiday so much easier, lol. And I never did find out what happened to Francesca when she got to hell.....long live the memories of sunset beach, always and forever.

FUNNIEST

WRITTEN BY: Deborah - London I think some of the funniest scenes have been those supposedley set in England. The Policemen looking for Cole on the plane, soon after he and Annie landed in London were "oh so very polite", (Yeah right) And the scene with Cole (somewhere in England) in an old red phonebox surrounded by thick fog!! What a hoot! so very corny so Sunset Beachy!

THE SPEECH BUBBLES

WRITTEN BY: Sparks Does anyone remember those speech bubbles that appeared a couple of times? First time I saw them was when Maria was sketching Ben's picture, and then appeared this bubble that said something like "We know that doesn't look like Ben". And the second time was when Virginia went to Vanessa's and Michael's house for Thanksgiving. Vanessa asked "Did you bring the turkey baster?" and Virginia got it from her bag. Then came the bubble and said "Don't worry folks, this is brand new!". I wish there would have been more of these bubbles, although SB hasn't ended here in Finland yet, so I'll just keep on waiting for them to appear...

RECENT INDECENT EXPOSURE

WRITTEN BY: Erica I'm no puritan or anything, but I've to say that I'm a little upset with Susan Ward's recent "indecent" exposure (the new pics). Although she definitely looked hot in those pictures, I still think it was indecent. She's a beautiful and talented actor. She shouldn't pose for those skin-barring photos just to get publicity.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COOL IF...

WRITTEN BY: Sam If SB ended with Meg hugging Ben and Ben gives a look that implies he is really Derek... it would have been different.

OTHER MEMORY

WRITTEN BY: James Remember when Ben broke out of his chains after Dereck was continually taunting him, it showed the true power of his love for Meg and to an extent the weakness of the handcuffs. But that does not matter, the best show on Television is gone but I live in hope of re-runs, all the best from Irelands biggest Sunset Beach fan!

HOT MEN!!!

WRITTEN BY: Bianca The acting was hilarious (although no disrespect to the actors), the sets always the same and so extravigant, the fashion was out of this world and the story lines, well what can I say!! However, the men in Sunset were all gorgeous - starting off with Casey - what a body, Cole - those dimples, Antonio - if only priests were that hot we would all convert and believe!, and my personal favourite Jude - wow what a body and all his little karate antics were out of this world! Shame he came along in the end!! Never will Saturday afternoons (that's when I saw SB in the UK), be so eventful! I will truly miss these men in my life!!

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GOT7 Reaction: Best Friends to Boyfriends (request)

So this post is in reference to this other reaction: GOT7 as your best friends. And... I know that I went a bit crazy with this post, but it was fun to do this reaction.

Mark:

· How he asked you out: You were over at the dorm and you and Mark were in the middle of a BFF nap session while the rest of GOT7 spoke in the kitchen talking about whether you guys were dating or not. (You weren’t but they weren’t convinced that you guys were actually still “just friends”). That’s when the brave Bambam snuck into the room, taking a picture of you snuggled into Mark’s neck with his arm around you as a piece of evidence.

When you both woke up and went to get something to eat, they all were there. Immediately, they all punched at you and interrogated you as they revealed the incriminating photo Bambam took two hours earlier. “And you guys say you are just friends. This doesn’t look like just friends to me!” Jackson stated.

You both exchanged a look at each other, then Mark turned to everyone, “So what if we are dating?” The rest of the members stayed quiet, not really knowing how to answer the question. “That’s what I thought” he said as they all filed out of the room.

“I just thought you guys were cute together.” Jackson pouted as he walked past the two of you.

It was only after you two ate in his room that the topic came up between the two of you. “So… I kind agree with Jackson… We do look cute together.” You brought up “casually”.

When you said that, he knew now was the right time to finally ask you. “Yeah, like c’mon look at us! So why don’t we just go out? I mean like everyone already things we are, plus we practically act like we are already.” he said trying to hide his nervousness.

· Most dates between the two of you are casual, the main point is that you guys get some time together.

Watching a movie at the dorm = date,

Staying the night at your place = date,

Getting lunch together when you both are free = date.

Don’t worry though, every so often the both of you would make time to schedule a more serious date. Many times, he would even surprise you by taking you to a really expensive restaurant where you have a chance to get all glammed up.

· Tons of inside jokes between that two of you, like more than before if that is possible. Especially a lot of double meaning jokes…

· One of the biggest reasons he is so in love with you is just because he feels he can be his normal self with you. He constantly tells you that you always make him feel like he is home.

· Time outside is always fun for the two of you. It consists of things like volleyball, basketball, skating, playing with coco or him teaching you how to do flips.

· Couple outfits aren’t his style. He only goes along with it when you beg him. But he does compromise by getting you guys matching necklaces/bracelet/rings, which he promises to never take off.

· He isn’t big on PDA either. For him the most he would do in public is hold your hand or have his arm around your waist.

· Now that you are together, you don’t secretly steal his sweaters; now you declare them as your own, only returning them so that they can smell like him again. He is completely fine with it though, he loves that you love them and he thinks you look cute wearing his sweaters.

· When it comes to attention, you still have to fight between Jackson and Coco, nothing would ever change on that.

· Now, when it comes to arguing, he is a whole new Mark. Even though he is a go-with-the-flow guy… when he is mad, he is MAD. He is like a volcano that just explodes. And after his outbursts he gets into a silent treatment. He can go days without talking to you when he is in that type of mood. However, even though he gives you the silent treatment, he won’t be a complete jerk. He would still do his part around the house or give you a glass of water if you ask or assist you with something… he would just be extremely silent and not even open his mouth. On top of it all, he will take the longest time to apologize to you or admit that he was wrong.

· You steal his phone a lot and fill it with your selfies. Many of the selfies you took, you took with him as he slept or they are selfies of you and coco. As revenge he will use your derp face selfies as his lock screen.

Jb:

· How he asked you out: You rushed over to your door at almost midnight to see who was frantically knocking in your door. You peeked out the peep hole and saw JB standing there.

“Jb, what are you doing here?” you asked as you opened the door. Immediately you were concerned when you saw him breathing heavily. “Did you run over here? Is everything okay? What happened?”

“Y/n! Hi, So um- ok- wait- I need to catch my breathe.” He took a moment, then he looked at you., “Ok....uh.” that’s when his face blushed more. “So for the last few days you have been complaining about that guy you have been seeing and I am tired of hearing it. I don’t think you should be with him.”

“but-”

“I know that I said you should wait things out, but he isn’t worth it! You deserve a better guy! A guy like me... Y/n, I’ve liked you for a long time and I hate the way you let guys treat you, you deserve so much and I hate it when you give thse assholes a chance because I am be so much better for you- and I... just... I do-don’t know what I’m trying to s-say anymore.” he faded off

You could feel your face heat up. “So you like me?”

“Yeah...”

“Are you asking me out?”

“I think so.”

· There is no way around it, at one point or another, you guys are going to adopt at least one cat together

· Now that he and you are “practically one”, you were promoted from second in command, to “JB #2” when he isn’t around. Jinyoung may be a bit salty about it, but he will get over it. (low key you still have to look over JB too, nothing changed in that aspect)

· Before, when you were just friends, you would always catch him making stupid face at you… but now that you guys are together you get a whole new set of looks from him 😉

· He is a cuddle monster. He loves to use you as his personal pillow when you guys are laying down together. Most nights he can’t even fall asleep unless he is on top of you. He especially loves it when he rests on your chest and you run your fingers through his hair, Those moments are his paradise.

· Now that you two are together, he might let himself go just a small bit. You are always making him food or you guys are always going out to try new places to eat or he uses his work out time to be with you instead. On top of it all you love his tummy, so he doesn’t feel the need to try as hard to work out like he used to.

· He genuinely loves calling you by pet names… like embarrassing ones like: honey bunny, cupcake, cutie patootie, baby doll, honey bun, honey bunch, princess, Shnookums, etc. and you love how cheesy he is. However, he would die if the rest of GOT7 ever heard him calling you any of this. In front of them he only calls you babe or jagi. Sometimes he will try to whisper the cuter (cringier) names in your ear or whisper it through the phone, cuz he just won’t feel right if he doesn’t tell you something cute at least once. The second anyone even thinks they hear him say those cute things, he gets defensive with them and gets after them as a way to change the subject.

· When it comes to PDA, he on the same level as the pet names. He is all for the cute stuff with you like eskimo kisses and a face full of pecks, but in public he tries to play things cool. He has to be “chic and sexy” as Jackson always says.

· Because he has so much on his plate on, being in charge of six other guys and all, he is prone to forgetting dates like you birthday or anniversary, or his birthday, his mom’s birthday… just everyone’s important dates. Part of your job as his “wonderful, loving other half” is to constantly remind him of things not Got7 related that are coming up in his life. Of course you don’t mind, anything to get less stress of him.

· When he does forget your anniversary or birthday, he feels so guilty. To make up for it, he will schedule time that is meant just for the two of you to go out on a nice date, anywhere you want to go and anything you want to do.

· Going back to the whole stress thing… when he gets stressed, he gets frustrated… and when he get frustrated he gets snappy at anyone and everyone. When you were only besties, his little outbursts were kinda funny, but now they aren’t because they are sometimes directed at you. It wasn’t something you liked, so it was something he constantly tried to work on. Sometimes he catches himself and other times he doesn’t.

· He holds grudges. “OH SO I CAN’T SNAP AT YOU WHEN I AM FRUSTRATED, BUT YOU CAN LASH OUT ON ME JUST CUZ YOU HAD A BAD DAY!” This guy keeps score of everything and knows what to throw back in your face. He will be like Mark in that, after an argument he will go into silent mode and go days without talking. Unlike Mark though, he might not even acknowledge you when he is giving you a silent treatment, depending on the severity of the fight.

· At the end of the day, he is just a passionate guy and he puts so much of himself in whatever mood he is in. No matter how much he gets mad, that won’t take away from the fact that he loves you too much to ever risk losing you.

· When it comes to couples outfits… All I have to say is that you have to come up with looks that work with bucket hats

Jinyoung:

· How he asked you out: It was in the middle of your famous Harry Potter marathons that he decided to ask you out. He liked you for a long time and he always wanted to ask you, but he was always scared of ruining things with you. But it was on that day where things just felt so perfect. It was just you and him at your place and you were just watching the movie all comfortable and cute, resting your feet on his, every so often throwing popcorn at him to playfully annoy him and give him that beautiful smile of yours. That was when, he was willing to risk asking you out if it meant there was a possibility of having more moments like this. That was when he said “Y/n, you know you are a lot like Ron and I am a lot like Hermione.”

You had confused his comment as an insult and threw a pillow at him, “Are you calling me dumb?”.

He just laughed and said, “No! What I was trying to say is that we are meant to be!”

· He is more of a romantic compared to many other guys. He is really cute in the sense that he would write you little love poems and leave around little notes for you to find. Not to forget he would quote romantic lines from some books the two of you love.

· He loves days where the both of you get to sleep in. They are rare so the both of you take advantage and make an event of it with a big breakfast where both of you cook together.

· For sure he is the type to take part in couple outfits. But more so the sophisticated looks, the whole coffee shop aesthetic. Don’t get me wrong, he would still be big on matching pajamas to wear around the house.

· Just because you guys are a couple now doesn’t mean he will completely stop being savage with you. Any time you make a dorky comment or get too annoying with the others, he would just stare at you and shake his head. He would probably also mumble “Why am I dating you?” under his breath, but on the inside, he finds everything you do to be cute and added to what he loved about you.

· In the relationship, he is the one that would for sure remember your anniversary and your birthday and another other important dates or events that revolve around you (and he would love to brag about it and guilt trip you the few times you would forget).

· He is the type to not want to talk about work at home. Just thinking about his schedule is tiring, so he hates talking about it when you ask. It is part of his policy to “not bring work home”, so when he is with you he just wants to relish in the normalcy.

· You both still stick to coffee dates and going out and having fun and all, but when it is just the two of you at home, those are his favorite moments. He loves it when you two are sprawled on the couch watching movies or reading and you are just playing with his hair.

· When around the other members or out in public, he isn’t one for PDA. Holding hand would be the biggest sign of affection when out and about.

· He is the type of boyfriend that always denied being the jealous type, but it was obvious he was. You would notice it when you hugged a guy friend “too long” or something and he would have a mini silent treatment or he would be a bit sassier than normal… maybe even say a passive aggressive comment here or there.

· When it comes to arguments, he would be the more leveled headed one, but when he was too fumed, his words can hurt. He knows exactly what to say to press your buttons. But, when he knew he was in the wrong or that he took things too far, he would be quick to apologize to you and try to make up for it.

Jackson:

· How he asked you out: For weeks you had been bugging him to tell you about his girl he had a crush on. He was the type to tell you everything, but he refused to tell you about this, mysterious girl. “Jackson, I am your best friend, and as your best friend, I have to know who you like. I have to approve of them.” to be honest, you were just jealous that he never seems to stop talking about that girl, you just wanted to finally know what the hype was about. You really liked Jackson, but as his friend you wanted him happy.

“Ok fine... I’ll show you who she is.” He smirked. “But that means you have to come with me to the gym. She is there every so often and I know she is going to be there today. In the evening is the time I always see here there.”

“Really? I’ve gone with you at those times, have I seen her before?”

He didn’t answer, he just forced you to your gym clothes and dragged you to the gym you had been to only a few times before. Immediately you looked out for every girl there, but each one you pointed out, he only said no.

“Jackson, you made me do a whole workout with you, but you never even told me who this girl is! I thought you said shewas going to be here. I want to know.’ you whined.

That’s when he guided you over to the mirrors where the light weights are. This is where many of the girls hung out, so she had to be there! “She is right here! “ he said even thought there was no one else there.

“Where? Why are are you making me look at myself?” You asked as he place you in front of the mirror.

“Cuz, the girl I like is you.”

· Jackson encourages a healthy lifestyle together. “We have to eat organic!” “Monday can be our cheat day.” “A couple that works out together stays together.”

· You always ask him if he loves you as much/more than his mom and every time he avoids giving an answer. “Oh hey it’s time for practice I have to go!”

“Jackson you just got back”

“Love you bye!”

· Since he doesn’t always have a lot of free time in his schedule, he does the best he can to be with you or at least talk to you. He always texts/calls you when he is free, and when he is away on tour he makes it a point to video chat you.

· He always fantasizes about your future together. He was the first to bring up marriage and how many kids you would have.

· He was also the one to say “I love you first”. He said it within a week of you two dating

· Gets jealous over the smallest things “Why did you hug Jinyoung before me?!?”

“Babe, I saw him first cuz he opened the door and let me in.”

“I knew it, you love him more than me!”

· This guy would never ever not touch you. No matter what, he has to be touching you in one way or another. Holding you, holding your hand, playing with your hair. Even when just standing next to each other, his elbow has to at least touch yours. Therefore, when it comes to PDA, he does not shy away from it.

· He likes to spoil you. Part of it is an attempt to make up for the fact he is gone a lot, but it is mostly because he feels you deserve so much and he wants to be the one to provide for you.

· He is a bit more needy than when you two were just friends. He goes to you when he is stressed with everything or when the online hate is too much.

· He takes you to Hong Kong so that you could meet his parents. No matter how much he loves you, he wants to make sure his parents approve of you

· There are many times where the two of you get into arguments over his schedule. You feel he is working too hard and he feels he isn’t working hard enough.

· Arguments in general are never fun, and it doesn’t help that he is pretty stubborn. However after a while is he willing to budge and see things from your point of view then you both are able to sort things out

· Actively plans out couple outfits with you. He even suggests you take turns being “in charge” of the outfits. “Babe, last week you chose out look, this week I get to choose!”

Youngjae:

· How he asked you out: The two of you were walking in the park to take Coco out for a walk. It was a nice day out. There was a cool breeze in the air and there was almost no one else in the park, allowing you and Youngjae act as yourselves.

“Thanks for letting me use your sweater Youngaje.” You felt your face geting warmer as you tugged played the sleeves.

“You’re welcome.” he smiled.

“Coco looks really cute in that little sweater you bought her...”

“And you look really cute in my sweater.” he said ever so softly

“What?”

“Nothing!”

“No I heard you say something!”

“I didn’t say anything!”

“You did! I heard you!”

You saw his face turning red. “Nuh-uh!”

“Stop lying! You said something! I know you Youngjae. You might as well tell me now, before I go through desperate means to find out!” you threatened.

“Fine... but if I tell you... You have to go on a date with me.”

· He has you under “Coco’s step mom <3” in his contacts. Aside from that, he only ever calls you love, honey, babe, darling, baby, jagi… any cute pet name in the book, he will call you that. On top of that, he almost always has a sunshine smile on his face when he calls out to you.

· It melts his heart when you call him by pet names also.

· Don’t get me wrong though, he may be a cute boyfriend, but he is not as innocent as he seems so 😉

· He loves playing video games with you, even taking the time to teach you how to play a game with him if you don’t know how.

· His phone is filled with pictures of you. A lot of them he took without you knowing. You are even his phone lock screen and home screen.

· He isn’t big on PDA, but he doesn’t hate it. So there is a lot of hand holding and holding you by your waist, and a bit of back hugs or small pecks on the cheek.

· He loves it when you are the big spoon when you both are cuddling.

· He hates to admit it, but he is low-key excited whenever you bring up the idea of couple outfits. He is subtle in how he suggests that you guys go as far as wearing certain hats or shoes.

· Sometimes he gets you little gifts for no reason. He will just be out doing his thing and he will see something that reminds him of you and he just has to buy it so that he can give it to you. Many times these types of gifts are little plushies. “They are so cute just like you baby!”

· He serenades you with loves songs. He just wants to make you feel special and in what better way than through song!

· You are his muse to his solo songs… well you were his muse when you both were just friends but now it isn’t a secret that the songs are about you.

· Compared to the other members, he is not the type to get that mad. Sure he is will get upset, but he rarely raises his voice. He isn’t one to stay mad for long either. Unless it is something serious, his emotions will die down throughout the day and by night time the both of you go to bed as if you never fought in the first place.

Bambam:

· How he asked you out: You let him in as you finished getting ready to g out with him to the movies for your secret late night hang outs. “Hey Bestie!” he said as he walked in.

Bestie. That was what he kept referring to you as ever since Yugyeom accused the two of you of dating when he found the two of you cuddling on the couch. You hated it because you hated to be reminded that he only saw you as a friend.

“Hi to you too bestie” you forced yourself to say.

“You’re looking hot tonight.” he smirked

“Well, I gotta match my style to yours.” you winked playfully.

“You don’t have to try that hard to do that... But then again some times you do have to try hard. Liked the other day when you were a complete zombie.”

“Hey! I was sick! You’re so mean. I thought you were my bestie.”

“Well. I am... But I don;t want to anymore.” he said more seriously.

Your face fell. “What?”

“He smiled at you. “Yeah, can’t we change that whole “bestie” title to “best boyfriend” or something? That just rolls off the tongue better.”

· It doesn’t matter that you guy have been dating for a month, six months, or a year, no matter how long you guys have been together he is still going to flirt with you.

· Dirty jokes back and forth between the two of you that end up annoying everyone else.

· And just because you guys are dating, it doesn’t make Yugyeom any less of his “best-er friend”. That is right, you will still have to fight for your boyfriend’s attention when Yugyeom is around.

· Still keep strong to the tradition of late night video chats, but now that you guys are dating, they usually end up 19+…

· On that note, he still spams you with selfies… and “selfies”.

· You are his second hype man for everything he does.

Him: *flips water bottle* *shrugs as if he didn’t put 110% of his effort into it*

You: *dabs behind him*

· For sure he is going to bring you along to Thailand whenever he gets to go. He was you around his family and he want to take you around where he grew up. He wants you to love it as much as he does.

· This boi got to be at the top of the trending game, so know that you guys are dating you have to be as cool as him. He still makes you learn new memes or dances with him, but this time he makes sure you get them as perfect as he does.

· He is so into the idea of couple outfits. But you guys aren’t basic, far from that. When it comes to outfits you guys gotta be fab, nothing less that model level looks.

· When it comes to you, “Nothing but the best for my queen” (yes, that means you have to refer to him as your king).

· This boy loves to spoil you. He will get you the best of everything. Top brand clothes, shoes, make up, skin care, almost everything no matter how much you insist that he doesn’t have to. But just because he is so generous with you, doesn’t mean he gets anything for his members. He still “forgets” his wallet every so often when they are all out eating.

· He is not afraid of PDA, especially around GOT7 because he loves to show everyone that you are his.

· When it comes to arguments, he doesn’t really get too upset. He isn’t one to take a lot of things seriously so if anything, you are the one that gets more upset between the two of you… and sometimes his lack of seriousness is what makes you upset. But sometimes it takes a bit of “conversation” to get things straightened out between the two of you and things so back together smoothly.

Yugyeom:

· How he asked you out: You awkwardly woke up after a sleep over with Yugyeom to find a sheet of paper taped over your whole face.

“ What the-” you grumbled as you took it off. On the paper it as the last thing you ever expected to read. It was a note from Yugyeom saying “Hey Y/n, I know this is weird... I didn’t really know how to say this in person, but it is something that I’ve wanted you to know for a while. I really like you... like more than a friend. I don’t know if you feel the same way, but if you do, please meet me by our favorite spot by the river at 10 pm tonight, the spot where we first met. If you don’t go I’ll take it as sign you don’t feel the same for me, which is completely fine by me. I just wanted to let you know how I really felt.”

Instantly you broke out into a smile. You were so happy that he liked you back You had liked him for months now and you felt like you were on top of the world, but part of you was wondering if this was actually real. You tried to call and text him, but he never replied. That whole day you were in a daze as you mentally prepared yourself to meet up at the river.

When the time actually came by, you were running late. At 10:15 you ran off the bus and sprinted to the exact spot he was talking about. Within a few feet from the spot, you caught Yugyeom slouching form with six frowning boys around him. He barely held on to a boquet of flowers as Jackson ans Youngjae walked away with what looked like a basket and blanket for a picnic. Immediately, you screamed out for him as you ran to him. He turned around, his frown quickly turned into a smile as you threw yourself on him.

· Him teasing you is never going to end, even with you guys dating. If anything it is only going to happen way more since you guy can see each other way more. All this teasing just evolves into a prank war between the two of you, which late has to get settled out by Jinyoung because you guys took things way too far and trashed the dorm.

· This won’t stop the teasing though. He just loves to do it, that is one of the ways he shows you affections “If I don’t annoy you then I don’t love you” he would say as he continued to poke your cheek like he was been for the past ten minutes.

· For sure, he is still going to drag you to the dance studio with him, this time he will get you to dance with him *cough* dirty dancing *cough*

· He is super shy about the idea of pda. He would avoid it as much as possible. Since everyone in got7 still sees him as a baby even though he is taller than everyone, they will always coo “Aww look at little Yugyeom with his little girlfriend!” Avoiding pda means avoiding all those comments.

· Yugyeom would be the sweetest in how he would celebrate your anniversary. He would go all out with the scavenger hunt ideas. He would have so many clues for you to follow and lead you all over the city only to end up in the spot where you both has your first date.

· He is different when it comes to arguments, at least for the first few months or so. Most of the time he is quick to assume that he is at fault and immediately apologizes and tries to fix everything. After a while and once both of you become more comfortable with each other, then that’s when he’d takes a stand for his thoughts. Thanks fully, he wouldn’t be the type to shut you out and he would listen to your side of everything and you both go from·

· Unlike before, he wouldn’t ditch you for Bambam. Now that you both were dating, he rarely ever wanted to leave your side. He is just a giant cuddle bug.

· His phone is filled with pictures of the two of you (mostly of derp faces).

· He is cool with couples outfits. He just lets you choose what you both get to wear he doesn’t care what the clothes are all that matters is that is it something you both do together.

-Admin Boat

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crystalelemental · 6 years

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Gen 7 was unique for me, in that I was actually present and invested in a lot of the early reveals. The unfortunate situation is that, during reveals, they showed the right things to get me excited, only for a lot of final forms and unknown things to miss their mark. Alolan variants also wound up being too few and not sufficiently interesting to justify its inclusion, with Z-moves also being introduced but doing nothing to change competitive value of most things and just pushing power creep forward. The real selling point of this generation was the story of SuMo (which was obliterated by USUM), and the inclusion of Ultra Beasts, the coolest concept the series has ever had.

TOP 15: 15) Comfey - Comfey was a Pokemon I just kinda liked at first. But with its ability Triage, I attempted to run one in a tournament one time, and my god can this little shit put in work. Leech Seed + priority Draining Kiss is hysterical, with Calm Mind boosting its damage, and either priority Synthesis or Aromatherapy being great final move support. Comfey has a lot of sick tricks it can pull, which is great when combined with its cute look and beautiful shiny form.

14) Mareanie - Remember when no one knew what the hell Mareanie was? When it was accidentally revealed on the side of the Pokemon TCG box, and everyone was like "Oh man, what could that be?" Those were fun times. Even better was how cute this thing was. Those times, during the leaks of Gen 7, were excellent, because we had all these cute options that I just knew I needed to get. Unfortunately, Toxapex loses a lot of cuteness upon evolution, but it could've been a lot worse. As we'll see soon.

13) Pikipek - Meet the bird that was going to be my favorite in the series. Pikipek was another Pokemon I was sure would make my final team. I love woodpeckers, and having one in the game was divine. Giving it Skill Link was even better, and announcing it would know Bullet Seed somehow improved it even more. It was setting up for something incredible! Too bad that, like many things this generation, it didn't live up to the potential.

12) Morelull - I adored Morelull. It's such a cute mushroom creature. Maybe it's just my bias, but if it was going to evolve, I had expected it to be a mushroom princess-type plant. Something beautiful and elegant and lovely, befitting the glowing mushroom fairy child. And...well...needless to say, it was not that.

11) Mimikyu - Does anyone not like Mimikyu? I'm actually asking, because it seems like this is the fan favorite this gen. Mimikyu is either precious or terrifying, and both are great. It's either sad and lonely because it wants people to love it like they love Pikachu (or Raichu, in my case), or it loathes Pikachu with all of its being and wants to destroy it. Either is fine. Ghost/Fairy is a great typing, and it has perhaps the most unique ability in the game, operating as a free Substitute that doesn't prevent status. This allows for some great setup, and allows it to be surprisingly good in competitive play as well. Which...surprised me, for sure.

10) Oricorio-Sensu - Oricorio is a neat Pokemon. We've had other things in the past do a similar thing, most notably Castform and Rotom, but Oricorio still manages to stand out to me. Sensu form in particular is my favorite, being a Ghost/Flying type with a really elegant design. It's a beautiful bird, and a great Pokemon visually, but unfortunately lacks necessary coverage and stats to be competitive.

9) Stakataka - You know what's awesome? Ultra Beasts. They are the coolest thing to come out of this series in ages. Stakataka, as a newer one, is basically just a sentient brick wall, where each brick is an individual life form, all operating together to be bigger than their opponents. While I am disappointed that there is not a pre-evolution that is a single brick called a Taka, I suppose this is fine. Rock/Steel is a notoriously terrible typing, but somehow, against all odds, its stats are set just right, and it has access to Trick Room and Gyro Ball, in order to blast through almost anything in the game. As if that weren't enough, its shiny form is a solid gold brick wall. Incredible.

8) Ribombee line - Cutiely is another of those defining Pokemon that got me invested. Thankfully, unlike several others, its evolution was just as adorable. Ribombee is such a precious Pokemon, with its little scarf and pollen gathering nature. I just adore how cute and wonderful this line is.

7) Tsareena line - Talk about disappointment. I adore Tsareena. The whole evolutionary line. But when it was revealed, and when we got a look at its ability that shuts down priority, I thought we'd finally done it. This was the moment that Tsareena would save Grass types. Fast, strong, able to shut down priority, it could be amazing! And then we see what it does...and its bulky offense. Grass...cannot do bulky offense. We've tried this. A lot. It doesn't work. Power Whip is too inaccurate while Trop Kick is too weak. High Jump Kick is damaging, but runs a lot of risks with imperfect accuracy, and is useless in Doubles. Even Play Rough is inaccurate. All this, on top of a middling 72 base speed, which is just too fast to even use with Trick Room...and it all becomes a massive disappointment from the competitive side, which is the ONLY reason she doesn't rank higher. Her design is excellent, the concept of a queen of fruits is interesting, I just really wish they'd let her be a bit more powerful.

6) Tapu Lele - Had you asked in the week before the game came out what my favorite Pokemon was, Tapu Lele would've been the answer without question. It's adorable, Psychic/Fairy typing is great, and the description of it made it sound like it had tremendous healing potential that it shared with others in a fickle manner that could cause excess harm, with its battle role being implied to be a mix of healing and status play. And then it was revealed what it did. And it's hyper-offense through and through. I still love it! But the concept of a Pokemon that worked through massive healing potential and status play to wear down an opponent would've been a lot more interesting than something whose stats mirror Gardevoir's but a bit higher, but had a god-tier ability. It's ultimately complicit in Terrain Wars, which is the new Weather Wars from Gen 5, which I don't think many people are happy with, but I still love it just the same, even if its description was an absolute lie.

5) Pheromosa - More UBs! Pheromosa is a pretty bug creature that will kick the shit out of you. It's stupid fast, even outpacing Mega Alakazam, and has incredible offensive presence on both sides of the spectrum as well. It does lack for defense, so priority can be a problem, but that's a small price to pay for having such excellent coverage options and such a great spread of stats. Plus, again, it's very pretty, and has a nice shiny that even put on pants.

4) Lurantis - Lurantis is one of those Pokemon that I feel sets the entire feeling for a generation. The instant I saw it, I knew I would train one, no matter what. It's such a beautiful Pokemon, and I love it dearly. But, again, it kind of defines the competitive focus of this generation as well. It's slow as hell and bulky offense. Look, Gen 7, I get it. More than power creep, speed creep has been running rampant in your game. Megas across the two sets of games last gen went from base 100 to base 110 because 100 just wasn't cutting it anymore, and new megas needed to be ahead of the curve (even if you fucked over Gardevoir to give Gallade better tools, again making the male version the better one you shits). But bulky offense is dead. You killed it yourself. Damage outputs are too damn high, boosting moves are so extreme that one boost is enough for several Pokemon to just sweep outright, and because of how EVs work you are required to pick a role. Bulky Offense for something whose best stat value is 105 is terrible, and it's never going to work. Maybe with Trick Room. Maybe. But even then we run into the problem where it's a Grass type, and is therefore awful in competitive by default. It's a shining example of what needs to be addressed in competitive, because outside of grass being shafted and the stat spread being awful given the state of things, it has incredible tools that should help it to function.

3) Primarina line - What an excellent starter Pokemon. Popplio can look a little doofy, but it's still cute. And each evolution only ramps up the beauty. Brionne is precious, and Primarina is one of the most fabulous Pokemon I've ever seen. Water/Fairy is always an excellent typing, and it's surprisingly straight-forward as a raw special attacker. It also has an emphasis as a singer, which I always appreciate. If it weren't for my favoritism for foxes, Primarina would easily be my favorite starter in the series.

2) Celesteela - More UBs! This time, it's the 30ft rocket child, Celesteela! Celesteela is one that I loved based on design, but wasn't quite as high-ranked initially. What propelled it upward was battle performance. It is such a wall, and unlike some UBs, has a moveset that actually feels distinctly alien. Leech Seed? Giga Drain and Flamethrower? On a Steel/Flying type? It's the weirdest thing, and by extension, the coolest thing. Celesteela is amazing, and I wish other UBs followed its lead and showed off some bizarre and alien moves.

1) Nihilego - The ultimate being. Nihilego is, without question, my favorite Pokemon right now. As an Ultra Beast, it's already doing great on concept alone. It's an alien jellyfish monster that's parasitic in nature, attaching to other living beings for sustenance, but being toxic to most things to which it attaches. It has no clear-cut consciousness, being more reactive than anything, though apparently acts much like a young girl, for whatever that means. It's an adorable Pokemon, too, and carries the incredibly unique Rock/Poison typing, technically being the first-ever Poison legend, if you count UBs are legends. It's an unbelievably cool, creepy, and adorable Pokemon, and I love everything about it. I just wish it had gotten a signature move or something that made it seem more alien. All its moves are standard, despite it having an atypical typing and bizarre stat spread. Maybe some day they'll introduce new, unique moves for each UB, but somehow I doubt it. Pokemon Company is really bad at changing things that need to be changed retroactively.

BOTTOM 10: 10) Incineroar - Starting out, it's the final stage evolution almost no one wanted, Incineroar. While not inherently bad, and at least avoiding the Fire/Fighting curse, Incineroar's main problem is as a final stage to Litten. Litten is cute and wonderful. Litten is also a cat. A species that, for some reason, is consistently awful in battle in this series. Incineroar should've been an exception. Should have. Instead, it's a wrestler in a cat suit, losing the charm of a cute cat, and somehow is still not all that good competitively. Intimidate will help it, but it's lacking in the ability to really impress with anything it does. Combined with the rampant disappointment over a cute starter becoming a weird, tough heel wrestler, I think it definitely earns a spot here.

9) Toucannon - However what's more upsetting to me is what happened to my dear Pikipek! Toucannon is fine on its own. You want a toucan? Great, go for it. But don't make my precious woodpecker child your angry toucan that's slow as hell and has no benefit from Skill Link. Pikipek should have been a final form that perfected the Cinccino strategy. Instead, we get...whatever Toucannon is doing. It's one of the greatest disappointments of this generation, and considering the complaints I had in the top 15, that's saying a lot. However, I won't place it any lower, simply because Toucannon, on its own merits, is cool. I like its signature move, even if it's bad. The design is perfectly fine. But it being attached to Pikipek as the final form is devastating, and earns it this spot, in the same way as Incineroar.

8) Togedemaru - My usual complaint about regional rodents. Togedemaru is more battle-worthy, but that almost frustrates me more because it's just not that interesting. It's also associated with Sophocles, which means it loses any charm it could've had by being not related to him at all.

7) Crabominable line - My long-standing bias against Fighting types. Ice/Fighting is a unique typing, but it does little to impress me on this one. It's slow and lumbering and kind of unimpressive in design. I guess it's supposed to be like the abominable snowman, but...why is it a crab? I dunno, I'm probably being petty, but I don't like it.

6) Bruxish - Imagine being a person whose favorite type is Psychic type. Imagine seeing all these really cute Pokemon being revealed, and building up your team, and just waiting for the Psychic type that will blow your mind. Now imagine the first psychic type they reveal is Bruxish. This weirdly colored fish with odd lips and and teeth. I immediately decided to use the next revealed Psychic if I could, because this wasn't getting on the team.

5) Oranguru - Oops, and here's the next. It's a monkey! You love those, right Steve? Oh wait, I hate them. Oranguru does nothing for me, but frustrated me more than Bruxish because somehow, after the first Psychic wasn't interesting, the second was somehow worse. It should not have been like this.

4) Passimian - But what do I dislike more than inelegant Psychic types? Fighting types. Passimian is a sport-themed monkey that is also a fighting type. Honestly, we should be stunned it's not #1, but if there's anything I dislike more than something completely opposed to what I like, it's something that changes what I enjoy into something I hate.

3) Ultra-Necrozma - In the same way Lando-T counts as its own thing because of differences between forms, Ultra Necrozma counts as its own separate entity that is terrible. I debated Zeraora, because I already don't like it, but that seemed unfair (and also would not rank this high). I debated putting this above a few things at least, but I feel like it deserves this spot. Because it sucks. Psychic/Dragon legend. You all wanted to complain about Solgaleo/Lunala being Psychic-type, and I agreed because yeah, that is a common legend typing and variety is nice, but how did this thing get away with both Psychic and Dragon but no one else is complaining? That's literally the two most common legend typings at the same time! It's because it's Dragon and you all love Dragons, isn't it? Hypocrites. The ability is really only good in specific situations, requiring super-effective coverage to truly shine, which means there's probably plenty that can wall it based on coverage gaps or 4 move slot syndrome. It's also one point of speed away from matching things like Mewtwo, meaning it's going to be easily outpaced by certain threats and annihilated. Its signature Z-move also does absolutely nothing interesting beyond high damage, reminding us all how worthless that mechanic was in the grand scheme. Oh but, don't worry, in the game it'll be way higher than your average party level by this point in the game, get +1 to all stats, and have stupid good coverage options that allows it to OHKO everything you have all the time, unless you abuse Rotom Powers, so if you don't like that mechanic, too bad, get used to them, fucker. And this isn't even truly tearing into the design. From a weird alien monster, to a cool form where its armor has fused with the box legends to control them, and finally...glowy dragon. Riveting. And to cap it off, its role in USUM is fairly meaningless, and it takes away focus from the far more interesting situations with Lillie's family, and instead brings all attention to "LOOK AT THIS COOL DRAGON!" that is not really that cool at all. Without the focus on the characters that made SuMo work, you can basically say that USUM being bad was largely this thing's fault, because it's the kind of monster that's all flash and no substance.

2) Bewear line - UGH. Okay, red pandas are adorable. So the Pokemon based on an adorable thing should be adorable, right? It is not. It is horrific, and it's based on a "mascot" that wears a suit. It's dead stare, obscene strength where it's noted to be able to snap people in half from hugs, and generally unsettling nature and just...awful. I really don't like it. Stufful is at least a little cuter, but the weird tag sticking out of its butt is a constant reminder that this is a creature which should not be. But wait! This is only #2! What could possibly be worse than something that is a crime against nature?

1) Shiinotic - The complete and utter ruination of a Pokemon I could not have been more excited for. Morelull is such a cute and precious creature, and it evolved into this horrific nightmare alien baby in a literal diaper. Why would you take such an adorable and lovely creature, and turn it into this? I have never felt such visceral hatred for a final form of an evolutionary line in all my life. Morelull should've been beautiful. And if we hadn't shifted to mega evolutions and Z-moves and all this, maybe I could've hoped one day for a Gen 4 scenario that offered different evolution paths or further evolution. At least then it could've been a Golbat situation, or a Glalie. But instead, this is it, probably forever. Morelull will only ever be this freak-ass alien baby in a literal diaper, and will never realize the beautiful potential it had. Tragic.

#regional pokedex opinions #alola pokedex

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thatgirlfromwindsor · 7 years

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92 Tag!

I was tagged by @roleplayingexo, my lil love

Rules: Answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people. (20 ppl ur funny)

THE LAST:

1. Drink: Iced water to go with my cookie bc I’m lactose :c 2. Phone call: I think my auntie. She wanted to talk to my dad or something. 3. Text message: My cousin :D I think I was asking her to steal a baby for me

4. Youtube Video (this was fked when I got to it so imma just do my own…): My girl Taylor Nicole Dean

5. Time you cried: Yesterday. I was talking to Mel about my hypothetical dead bird dying because it outlived me and got sad and didn’t understand why I was gone and I broke

HAVE YOU: 6. Dated someone twice: Boy I haven’t even dated someone once r u kidding me 7. Kissed someone and regretted it: :’) I’m a boyfriend virgin and a kiss virgin I feel personally attacked 8. Been cheated on: See above 9. Lost someone special: My puppy was run over by a car the other day. That effing sucked. 10. Been depressed: I haven’t been diagnosed by a doctor and I don’t really have sad periods or anything. I don’t think I have serious depression but sometimes a girl just wants to d*e ya feel me lmao 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: *sigh* I’m a drunk virgin too. I have gotten tipsy before tho (my first time drinking and it was soju smh the inner koreaboo strikes again :////)

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS: 12-14: Pastel pink, mint green, coral pink/red

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. Made new friends: Yes! I started uni this fall, so I’ve met loads of new people :) 16. Fallen out of love: I don’t think I’ve ever really been in love. I did unbias Minseok though. All the merch is a lil awko taco now. (Still loaf him, but Jongdae owns my heart n soul now uwu) 17. Laughed until you cried: Today. I was reading a confessions post from my uni and o lor d 18. Found out someone was talking about you: Yeah. It sucked 19. Met someone who changed you: @universitykpop when did we meet again lmao 20. Found out who your friends are: ?? Who knows all of y’all could be snakes and I’d be none the wiser 21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: See above for further explanation

GENERAL 22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: Almost all of them. I have Mel on there and some distant family friends or something 23. Do you have any pets: I had Chocolate but I had to leave her behind in Vietnam when I came home (technically I only babysat her for a lil bit but she was my puppy and I cried when she died) 24. Do you want to change your name: Yes. My last name is stupid and in the wrong language. 25. What did you do for your last Birthday: I just had a small get together with friends. We chilled, played jenga, gossiped, the usual 26. What time did you wake up: Today’s a saturday so like probs something dumb like 11am 27. What were you doing at midnight last night: Watching animal videos 28. Name something you can’t do: Not cry during an argument I’m a lil pussy 29. When was the last time you saw your mom: Like 2 hours ago before she went to bed 30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I wish I got into working out so I wasn’t a fat out of shape slob

31. What are you listening right now: My songs of the moment are Babe by Hyuna, Forever by Exo, Kokobop by Exo, p much all of Exo’s discography. I slide in some Pierce the Veil and All Time Low too. They’re rad 32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Most likely? 33. Something that is getting on your nerves: My makeup is nearing the end of it’s run but 1) I spent a lotta time on this look and 2) I’m lazy to wash my face (I’ll post a pic if any of yall are interested) 34. Most visited Website: Loncapa :’))))))))) Fuck me up chem

LOST QUESTIONS. I JUST PUT IN RANDOM INFO ABOUT ME 35. Mole/s: Nope! 36. Mark/s: Beauty marks/birthmarks by my eye, on my arm, on my back. They’re not moles though. They’re very much flat. I have some scars on my hands from stupid things like getting cut on coral and shit 37. Childhood dream: I wanted to be an author. I thought I loved writing but I guess biomed was always my true calling 38. Hair colour: Black 39. Long or short hair: Long 40. Do you have a crush on someone: Yeah and the bitch’s name is Kim Jongdae 41. What do you like about yourself: I think I have pretty lips. I like my eyes 42. Piercings: Just my ear lobes but I’ve always wanted a nose piercing or a double helix 43. Bloodtype: No idea but according to an old wives tale I’m an O type 44. Nickname: I like to go by Vivi on here, or Viv sometimes. Mel likes to call me Weimoney :’)))))))))) 45. Relationship status: Single af 46. Zodiac: Pisces 47. Pronouns: She/ Her 48. Favourite TV Show: Go Fighting! I used to be really into the Flash, I really like Orphan Black too 49. Tattoos: Nada 50. Right or left hand: Right 51. Surgery: I don’t think so. My parents thought I was dead when I was born tho so who knows what the doctor did to me 52. Hair dyed in different colour: I’ve tried! My hair is a really really dark dark black colour. I’d have to bleach it and I don’t wanna fuck with that at home lmao 53. Sport: I like jogging sometimes. I’ve tried to pick up yoga 55. Vacation: I loved loved loved China. I visited Xiamen recently and I love it so much. I feel so at home. Also Grand Cayman. It’s beautiful there (my heart goes to all of those affected my the hurricanes. Stay strong!) 56. Pair of trainers: (does this mean sneakers or runners???? I don’t get your foreign slang Jess) I like my converse. They’re my babies. I have a pair of Free Runs tho. They look really good with skinny pants.

MORE GENERAL: 57. Eating: I ate a cookie bc I skipped dinner oops 58. Drinking: The same iced water 59. I’m about to: Do some chem hw 61. Waiting for: My next trip to NR to I can justify blowing all my $$$ on Exo notebooks 63. Get married: I would love to. It requires that I’m in a relationship first though… 64. Career: Med school is the dream. It’s a big dream and a big ambition, but I hope with hard work and perseverance I can make it a reality. I’m not sure what I want to specialize it, but I’ve always found reproductive endocrinology super interesting.

WHICH IS BETTER

65. Hugs or kisses: I love hugs. Hugs are the greatest. They make me feel warm and loved. No experience with kisses

66. Lips or eyes: Eyes. Eyes hold so much expression and history.

67. Shorter or taller: Both! Kyungsoo and a smol lil cutie patoot, and Channie is a tol giant full of love and cuddles. Both could take me any day

68. Older or younger: Older. I can’t imagine being with someone younger at this point in my life

70. Nice arms or nice stomach: I just want my boothang to be happy and healthy. Channie bear pls don’t starve urself abs aren’t worth it bb :((((

71. Sensitive or loud: I don’t know what this means but if it means what I think it means than kinky sex

72. Hook up or relationship: Relationship

73. Troublemaker or hesitant: I’m a massive piece of shit with social anxiety so you know what who fuckin knows at this point

HAVE YOU EVER: 74. Kissed a stranger: SEE ABOVE ONCE AGAIN HOLY HSIT 75. Drank hard liquor: I’ve had soju so it’s like half vodka? I’ve tried a berry alcohol (it’s native to Vietnam and super hard to come by) that’s 40%. 76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: I lose my sunglasses on my face. I’m a failure 77. Turned someone down: Possibly? I’m terrible at reading signs. 78. Sex on the first date: I feel personally attacked at this point. No first dates ever :/ 79. Broken someone’s heart: That would mean that someone would be interested in me… 80. Had your heart broken: Yes 81. Been arrested: Nope. I’m a good girl 82. Cried when someone died: Yes 83. Fallen for a friend: Nada

DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 84. Yourself: Meh. I guess so 85. Miracles: Yeah 86. Love at first sight: I believe in lust at first sight. I don’t believe that you can truly fall in love with someone before meeting them 87. Santa Claus: Nope 88. Kiss on the first date: Sure, why not? A kiss is just a kiss 89. Angels: I like to think so, yeah

OTHER: 90. Current best friends name: @universitykpop is it sad if I say you? 91. Eye colour: Brown 92. Favourite movie: Rush Hour. It’s a fave of mine. Brings me back to the good old days :’)))

Tagging: @universitykpop @penseuls I have no other friends oops. If you see this then I tag you too!!! And tag me in your responses. I love reading them. Haneul I dare you to do this all in your bullet journal (might as well get some content for your blog)

#tag game #oops i'm rly late on this awks #like 2 months late #oh whale

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beautybox5 · 7 years

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2017 Beauty Resolutions (Yes, They’re a Thing)

It’s a fresh year....and instead of taking on the world, we think you should take it easy.

Listen, no one said you had to make really difficult New Year’s Resolutions, okay? Even tweaking something small - like a step in your getting-ready routine - can have a major impact, and this is coming from the girl who thought all primers were icky feeling until she splurged on this color-correcting beauty and now wears it every single day, even without makeup on top because it is that ahh-mazing feeling. (Trust.)

That being said, every January I take an evaluation of my bathroom cabinet and makeup bag (and secondary bigger makeup bag, and random samples drawer, and oh yeah, also that stash of glitter eyeshadows I bought on a whim and forgot about) and see what needs to be tossed, what trends are lacking or what bottles could use some love, and gently adapt it all to give me a fresh start.

Beauty Resolutions (such an original name, right?) don’t have to be hard, so here’s my core four that I’m putting out into the 2017 universe (and into my shopping cart) to bring me all the pretty, polished vibes this year.

Number 1 - WASH YOUR FACE.

I know, I know - this one seems like a no-brainer, but hey, sometimes it pays to be simple, and a vow I make every year (just to stay on it) is to take my makeup off EVERY night before going to sleep - even if it means keeping remover wipes on my bedside table (lazy girls unite!) - and to clean my makeup brushes once a week. Life is unpredictable enough, but you deserve the best skin in 2017, so clean that pretty face and tools of yours, babe.

This year, my major Wash-It-Away Squad includes:

This cult-favorite HappyFace Cleansing Cloth that removes everything with just water. I will repeat myself: every trace of makeup with just water and yes, it lives up to the hype. I have successfully gotten my closest girlfriends, my mom, and random twitter followers hooked on this baby, and for good reason. It also travels well, since you can just pack the cloth - no other makeup remover needed. Seriously, you need it in your life.

A pack of these Night Calming cuties since they’re so soothing and everyone deserves a gentle lavender hug at the end of the day. (Bonus: whether you love her or can’t stand her, Kim Kardashian West used these in a makeup video, so either way it’s fun to buy them to truly see if she was right - which, spoiler alert, she totally was- or have a bit of reality tv memorabilia in your cabinet.)

This cleansing face brush that means serious business. It’s super cute but your “aww” goes to “OMG WHAT” when you see how much dirt and makeup it removes with gentle daily exfoliation.

A gentle shampoo, specially formulated not to harm the bristles of your makeup brushes, because they can transfer dirt and old makeup to that squeaky clean face of yours, and after all, your brushes work really hard blending your makeup -- they deserve a day at the spa, too.

Number 2 - major haircare, please!

Maybe you’ve been addicted to pinning intricate braid tutorials for a while and in 2017 you’re finally going to master the messy fishtail, or maybe the winter weather and holiday party styling has left your locks lackluster — so resolve to make your ‘do a priority this year!

Personal note: I actually notice that I heat style even more in the winter because of just how cold I get post-shower (who needs a space heater when you have a lot of hair and a blow dryer, ya know?) and so this season also is a major time for moisturizing masks!

Restore your mane with:

...a little help from the Holiday Hair Repair Bundle! It contains a a clarifying rinse to rid your mane of 2016's lingering products, a fantastic smoothing leave-in, 2 hot oil treatments to tackle frizz and add shine, and two ultra-soft hairbands to reduce breakage and it’s totally travel friendly, too.

This deep conditioning packet with hyped-for-good-reason fixes-it-all Coconut Oil! Even this single amount lasts me several washes (it's super rich!) and I always notice a major difference in my hair after using it - especially after leaving it in for 20 minutes while I Netflix binge Bob’s Burgers. One might say I’m simply coco-NUTS about it (and no, I will not apologize for that pun).

A Flat Iron Heat Protectant Spray to kiss your fried strands goodbye! You can apply it to damp hair before blowdrying or on dry hair before using your flat iron or curling iron or wand to reduce damage dramatically. Bonus: it smells insanely good, too!

Number 3 - say cheese!

Did all those Christmas cocktails, cocoa and red wine leave a mark? Resolve to invest a little in your smile this month to keep it sparkling all year long. Everyone at Team BB5 is still obsessively using the Teeth Whitening Gel by GoSmile (which was sampled in September’s Box!) and it’s so easy to add into your routine, since it requires no extra time and simply whitens while you brush your teeth. Another tip top teeth tip? A striking va-va-voom bold lipstick will make your smile appear even brighter with the contrast. Might we recommend Bodyography’s Rustica, Bellapierre’s Couture or Ruby (both on sale!) or RealHer’s Be Yourself, Be RealHer?

Lastly, (and the most entertaining Beauty Resolution yet) freshen up your lovely lineup and use some beauty innovations that have fresh formulations and are anything but boring.

For example:

A lip gloss that lights up so you can reapply anywhere (or use it to search in your dark purse!).

Blush, bronzer, and highlight in paper form (so chic!) that glides on instead of a bulky compact that’s prone to breaking.

A lace face mask to make your sheet mask selfie game even stronger - and so much more fancy.

Gloves that will give you the salon-soft hands at home — oh, and did we mention they’re touchscreen friendly, so you can double-tap while they work?

What are your beauty resolutions, babes? Anything you’re trading out? Let us know in the comments!

Xoxo,

Kelsey, Team BB5

#beauty resolutions #new years resolution #beauty box 5 #bb5fave #beauty box

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cloudchaserandflitterexplain · 7 years

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Cloudchaser and Flitter Explain: High Magic + Marks in Time Manes

Yeah, well, I’ve just got that itch, you know?

Well, do you have a topic?

Sure do! We have Manes we can talk about!

We kind of forgot to cover High Magic’s Manes, and we’ve got Marks in Time’s to do too!

We can even do them both at once since there’s only 7 total across both sets!

Hrm, yeah, we never did get to High Magic, did we?

What the hay, I’m down if you are.

Hi everypony, we’re back! Did you miss us? Today we’ll be talking about High Magic’s and Marks in Time’s Mane Characters!

And just like last time, we’ll be talking about them in the context of both Harmony and block formats!

Let’s start from the top with High Magic’s Blue Mane: Princess Luna: Dream Warrior!

A fantastic Mane! She got me 4th place last year at nationals!

First off, she has an incredibly easy flip condition of just needing to play a friend to her problem. So unless you have an incredibly bad hand, this basically means you’ll be flipping her turn 2 every game.

But that’s only the beginning. Her true power comes from her boosted ability. Namely being able to move for free whenever you play a friend to a problem. That’s 2 AT worth of value for free. Every time you use her.

And with hasty friends, this means you can even move her outside of the main phase. It is pretty common to see ponies use her to confront one problem, then play a Hasty friend like Night Glider: She’s On it to another problem during the score phase, which causes her to dart to that problem and confront it to start a DFO.

Her one problem is she relies on friends being played. So tokens and banishing then putting friends back into play won’t help you out. And if you run out of friends in hand, or don’t have anything sufficiently cheap, you’ll have to rely on actually moving her manually.

A well built deck can get around these problems most of the time, of course, but they are something to be aware of and will crop up even in the best decks from time to time. But it’s certainly not enough to dissuade ponies from using her.

In short, she’s very efficient, and very easy to use. There’s a reason so many ponies use Bluna nowadays.

Cici!

Yeah, yeah. She’s a princess and you don’t like it when I don’t use princess’s proper titles.

Well, tough. Everypony calls her “Bluna”, even me. So you’ll just have to deal with it.

Well, don’t come complaining to me when you get banished to the moon twice for disrespect!

How would I be banished twice?

Um, I mean I really think you’re overestimating how much the princesses care about being referred to by proper titles when talking about a card game… It’s not like we’re in a courtroom, you know.

Hmph.

Anyway, maybe we should just move on.

Yes. Let’s finish talking about Princess Luna: Dream Warrior, shall we?

Dream Warrior prefers aggressive decks. Almost to the exclusion of anything else. She is all about speed.

And who can blame her? Her ability basically screams “use me to confront problems over and over!”

Like Cici said before, you’ll want to fill your deck with cheap friends and hasty friends. Stuff like Prince Rutherford, and Filthy Rich can help you optimize how you use her!

And since you’re already in Blue trying to win lots of faceoffs, cards that help you win faceoffs like Oh YEAH! or cards that get you extra points for winning faceoffs like Rainbow Dash: Back in Black can really help out.

Or my personal favourite: Night Glider: Overpowering.

As for problems, you’re going to want problems that are easy to confront, no more than 6 total power is a good guideline. And high bonuses are good since you’re trying to win faceoffs!

The strategy for building around her in block is basically the same. Most of the cards that play well with her are already block cards, so chances are you won’t be needing to make very many modifications.

Really, it’s not hard to make a Bluna deck. Just toss together all your cheap blue friends with good effects, some way to score extra points, and maybe some Thunderlane: Unsung Heroes and you’ll do fine.

Next up is Trixie: Tricks of the Trade. High Magic’s Purple Mane!

So Trixie isn’t exactly a bad Mane, but…

Well, she’s expensive to flip first off. And that can really set you back in the early game. 2 AT in addition to an event can be steep. Especially since most of the good events you’re likely to play have a high req. So chances are good that you won’t be flipping her until turn 3 or 4 at the earliest. And that’s assuming you have an event you even want to play.

That being said, there’s a reasonable chance you’ll be able to make your investment back in upcoming turns, due to her boosted ability. Having cheaper events is no joke. And playing 1 cost events for 0 is huge as the opponent will never be 100% certain if you have a Napcakes or not.

Of course, you only get those cheaper events when the opponent starts a faceoff. If they don’t start faceoffs, due to, say, only confronting one problem a turn or using point gain mechanisms like Photo Finish: Say “Käse”, well, she’s not going to do anything for you. Which is a huge flaw in her game plan.

So she’s pretty good against some matchups, but close to worthless in others. In general, I say stick with Princess Twilight: Ambassador of Friendship as your Purple Mane. Free AT every turn almost without fail will generally pay off better than Trixie ever could. And in more matchups.

Trixie prefers control, though she could probably see play In midrange decks as well.

You’ll want to fill your deck with lots of cheap events, like Star Swirl Research, to make flipping her easier. And events that help you out during faceoffs help a lot too, like Through the Ages. You’ll want a fair bit of them to best make usage of Trixie’s ability.

And you’ll want to use a lot of troublemakers too. Preferably ones that the opponent just has to deal with If they want to get anything done, so they’ll try and start lots of faceoffs so you can use Trixie’s ability to stop them!

Your problems should also help you with faceoffs. Dark Magic Surge can reduce your event’s costs even further. And On the Case gives you AT for when your opponent starts a faceoff there. Perfect for your strategy!

Like Bluna, you build Trixie basically the same way in block as you would in Harmony. Nothing about the different card pools really changes your strategy there.

Basically all of the events you’d use are from Equestrian Odysseys block anyway…

Let’s move on to our last High Magic Mane: Discord: Mostly Harmless.

More like Mostly Worthless…

Cici!

He’s got a meh flip condition and an ability that barely affects the opponent, if it does at all. A lot of decks don’t even run Troublemakers.

It wouldn’t be bad on a Friend. That way you could play the friend in some matchups and save the AT elsewhere. But as a Mane? You want something that’s going to impact the game more than just occasionally.

Manes that require the opponent to be playing a specific way just aren’t good. Especially when the payoff is so minor. There’s no strategy to build around, no huge impact once he’s flipped, nothing.

What about Trixie? She’s a mane that requires the opponent to do specific things, and you said she wasn’t bad.

Okay, that’s true, but almost every deck is willing to start a faceoff at some point. Even control decks will challenge Troublemakers to try and get rid of them if they’re hazardous to their game plan. So you’re likely to get some benefit against almost all opponents, with a few exceptions.

But Discord? If the opponent isn't playing TMs, he does nothing for you. Even Mover and Shaker is better since almost everyone plays events!

Just don’t use this Mane. Stick to one of the Fluttershy Manes. They’re all considerably better, and the only place to be if you want to play Yellow.

Well, Cloudchaser is right about one thing. Discord’s not really a Mane you can build around. So he doesn’t really favor any particular strategy.

So go nuts! Include whatever you want! There’s no wrong way to build a Mostly Harmless deck!

Talk about truth in advertising…

Just make sure to include a few TMs so you can flip him yourself without relying on the opponent to do so for you!

Well, enough about him. Let’s move on to—

Aren’t you forgetting something?

Sure, fine. Build Discord in Block by not building him at all.

Anyway, on to Marks in Time and—

Cloudchaser!

Gah!

Look, he’s just bad. It doesn’t matter if it’s block or not. Why waste more time talking about him?

Cloudchaser…

Fine…

You build Discord the same way in block as you do in Harmony. Just like all the other HM Manes. There’s really not much difference since you can’t build around him.

Happy?

Much better!

Still don’t see the point…

Let’s move on to Marks in Time, shall we? And starting from the top, we’ve got Scootaloo: Cutie Mark Crusader! The first of three Manes with that subtitle

It’s been so long since they could get Manes of their own. I’m so proud of all three of them!

Heh, yeah. Nice of the devs to give them cards once they got their cutie marks, isn’t it? Pretty big moment in any foal’s life to be sure.

Absolutely!

But that’s enough being proud, even if they do deserve it! We’ve got cards to talk about!

Fair enough!

So if you thought Bluna was value, you definitely want to check out Scootaloo since she’s double that value. Two free moves every single turn, so long as you have characters at home. That’s 4 AT worth of movement for absolutely free!

Some ponies might think that’s a pretty good deal, yes.

Of course, moving those friends at the end of the turn means they aren’t going to help you this turn, just in the future, while Bluna can move before score phase, which is handy.

And Scootaloo does have a harder flip condition to meet, the same one that all Marks in Time Manes have, actually. Which frequently means she gets online later than Bluna does.

But despite being slower to start, she’s quicker in the mid to late game. And that can sometimes make up the difference! Nothing quite like winning a faceoff only to move two friends right back.

Both are good choices. Which is better is up to you.

Scootaloo favours aggro, but can actually be used in control situations as well. Friends like Svengallop or Pinkie Pie: Distracting Cheerer are good choices if going for control, since their abilities only work at problems. And with Scootaloo, it’s easy to ensure they’re at problems.

But if you’re going for the aggro route, you’re probably going to want cards similar to what you’d use for Dream Warrior. Probably with less emphasis on Hasty and more emphasis on winning faceoffs. Cards that trigger on being moved, like Holly Dash are great choices, though!

Though Rarity: Truly Outrageous is pretty good too, since you move her home to score points, then move her right back at end of turn to score again next turn!

Your problems are going to be pretty similar to Dream Warrior’s too, focusing on being quick and high bonuses. As for your starting problem, you’re going to want something easy to confront. Something like Cloudbursting or Under Lock and Tree.

For block, you’re probably going to want to focus solely on speed, and not go the control element. While it might still function, it’s going to be less effective than it would be without Premiere Block cards.

You also won’t have access to Cloudbursting, so you’ll have to make sure and choose a starting problem you can confront as quickly as possible. Under Lock and Tree plus an Aloe: Magic Touch can get you that turn 2 flip, for example.

Other than that… yeah, more or less the same. Focus on winning faceoffs and scoring points and you’ll be fine.

Next is our first Orange Mane for the day, the leader of the gang, Apple Bloom: Cutie Mark Crusader!

Yeah, uh… why don’t you handle this one, Flitter?

Huh? Why?

Because I don’t want you to hit me again when I say that she’s even worse than Mostly Harmless…

I mean, to be fair, it’s been a long, long time since we’ve had a bad Orange Mane. So it’s about time. But, well… she’s really, really bad.

Sigh, Cloudchaser…

You really don’t want to talk about her?

Not really… I mean, sure, she’s not the worst Mane… but I kind of have nothing good to say about her.

Her ability is just so… next to useless! At least Discord does something to some ponies.

Well, I don’t know about that! She helps you secure a faceoff win!

Admittedly, the opponent needs to have characters at problems, which doesn’t always happen.

But when they do, you increase your chances of winning nicely!

Yeah, but the pony starting the faceoffs usually wins anyway. It’s overkill.

Yeah, well...

Not to mention Orange is already super good at winning faceoffs and has other Manes that are just better for accomplishing that effect simply due to already having lots of power.

Well, sure, but…

Not to mention, Maud and Applejack are just easier to flip and more versatile. And if you don’t want to use them, you’ve got Spike and even Muffin Mare who are almost certainly going to do more for you than—

I thought you weren’t going to talk about the card.

Huh? I’m not. You are.

If you say so…

Anyway, Apple Bloom, like Scootaloo, prefers an aggro strategy. She wants to get to problems and confront them all the time to make most use out of her ability. And win those faceoffs!

Diligent friends and other cards that benefit from winning faceoffs are going to be pretty great here. Events that help win faceoffs will help too! And obviously you’ll want problems that revolve around winning faceoffs.

One friend especially to keep in mind is Bessie, since she’ll keep the friends you exhaust with Apple Bloom still exhausted assuming you don’t actually start a faceoff.

And like Scootaloo, you’re going to want an easy problem to confront early on.

Playing block, uh, you’re uh...

You know, just go with Flitter’s strategy of diligent friends. Probably your best bet. I really don’t know what else you can do with her.

Well, maybe it’s best to just move on.

To Purple, and Starlight Glimmer: Time of Her Life!

Now this is an interesting Mane. Unlike almost every other Mane in the game, you’re rewarded the longer it takes you to flip her as you get more benefit from her.

When you flip her, you get another ready phase. Which means drawing a card, collecting AT, and readying all your cards. So the more points ponies have scored, the more AT you’ll get when flipping her. And the more friends you’ve played that exhaust, the more you’ll be able to ready.

This can do some interesting things. You can exhaust all your friends, then have them ready for a faceoff you’re expecting the opponent to start. Or, maybe, you just want to use that Applejack: Factory Organizer an extra time.

Unfortunately, there aren’t very many friends with Immediate abilities that you can exhaust for benefit. Only 7 before Defenders of Equestria, actually, and only three of them are Purple. And all three of those are multi-coloured cards, no two of which are the same colour combination.

So it’s kind of difficult to use that aspect of her ability all that well yet…

But hey, who knows, maybe Defenders will make her more useful? I’d certainly like that. She’s certainly unique. But for now, she’s kind of only mediocre, and I’d recommend other Purple Manes for the time being.

Starlight doesn’t particularly favor any strategy, though farming is more or less out. Whether you’re using her boosted ability for a few extra action tokens to help you close the game a turn sooner, or using it to ready your friends with immediate abilities is entirely up to you!

Like cici said, pairing her with friends that exhaust at immediate speed is a good idea, like Moondancer: Detail-Oriented. You’ll probably also want a lot of low requirement Purple friends in case you don’t decide to flip Starlight until mid to late game.

But other than that, you more or less have free reign! Figure out how you best want to use her, then pick cards that help with that strategy. There’s no real wrong way to build a Starlight deck!

Except for farming.

Right, except for farming.

Your problems should be easy to confront, since you’ll want to get Starlight in there as soon as possible when you’re ready to flip her. You may also want to consider problems like Entrance Exam, which will let Starlight do something while she’s unboosted since you’re unlikely to use her to help confront problems until the time is right.

Let your creativity go nuts!

Like Flitter said, you can build her basically however you want, so there’s not going to be much difference between harmony and block formats. And most of the cards that synergize with her are block cards anyway.

But that being said, since Block format is naturally slower than Harmony, you have more time to let Starlight sit on the sidelines until you’re ready to flip her. So keep that in mind when building around her.

A well timed Starlight flip can be almost like an entire extra turn, so make sure you pick the best possible moment!

And now we’re moving on to our last Mane for the day: Sweetie Belle: Cutie Mark Crusader.

Another interesting one. Sweetie’s got some interesting build around potential.

There are some pretty powerful resources out there, and the ability to fetch them out of your yard every turn for free is pretty good. It’s not quite as good as, say, a free extra card or a free AT like Vinyl or Ambassador of Friendship, but it’s still a free card every turn.

...Provided you have a resource in your discard to get, anyway. Which is the hard part.

Now the good news is that there are plenty of resources worth retrieving from your discard. DIlemmas come to mind immediately for example, and you’ll be able to throw those into your discard pile pretty easily. Just start a face off with them! Then play them again the next turn.

The problem is to make her useful enough you have to be running enough resources in your deck to ensure you see some. And then on top of that, they have to be getting put in the discard at a pretty high rate to be getting enough usage out of her to justify using her over certain other manes I’ve mentioned. Which is hard.

Though, admittedly, she’s still probably the second best White Mane we’ve got. After—

Rarity: Dressmaker?

I was going to say Octavia.

Are you feeling okay, Cici? You didn’t freak out when I mentioned my hat deck.

Yeah, well, I’m pretty sure that’s what you wanted me to do…

So I didn’t.

Hehe, you’re learning!

Anyway, the point is that if you can find a good way to utilize her turn after turn, she’s probably worth building around. The problem is you’re frequently not going to be able to, which makes her a vanilla Mane half the time. Which just isn’t good enough.

Maybe Defenders will help? One to keep an eye on, to be sure.

Like Scootaloo, Sweetie can be used in both aggro and control decks!

Though unlike Scootaloo, she tends to prefer control. So they’re the same, but opposite, hehe.

Now if you’re going for speed, you’re going to want resources that help with that. Dilemmas with a low requirement are a good choice, as are resources that can provide you with AT, like Heart’s Desire or Two Bits. You’ll be able to go super fast recurring resources like those!

But if you’re going the control option, you’re going to prefer resources that have a debilitating effect. Vexing resources like Local Fashion will be good here, as will resources that can remove friends like Assault Pie or Oozeccessorized. Oh, and you can’t forget Wake Up Call!

Oh, and if you want to team her up with one of her PFFs, there’s the Applebloom: Re-Markable trick too! Just discard a resource to Apple Bloom each turn and get it back with Sweetie Belle! It’s like a free AT each turn!

Yeah, well, you might as well be using Ambassador of Friendship at that point…

But it’s a cute trick, sure.

As for problems, well, obviously you’re going to want something easy to confront for your starting problem, and from there, well, there are a number of problems that affect resources. Might want to start there!

Otherwise just go for standard problems for your strategy. You’ll be fine!

In block, you’ve got your work cut out for you. A lot of the best aggro resources are from previous sets, so you’re probably going to have to play control.

But the good news there is that the naturally slower format will let you use Sweetie Belle’s ability more times, so you’ll probably want to be playing control anyway. She can pack a wallop with the right resource toolkit. Probably worth trying out.

It won’t be the most competitive deck ever…

But I bet you’d win some games with it.

Okay, we’re done. Phew, been awhile.

Yup! Have fun?

Definitely.

Then we’ll have to try and make an effort to do this more frequently in the near future, won’t we?

Bye everypony! We’ll see you soon.

For sure.

Especially with Defenders right around the corner! I can’t wait to shake up my existing decks with new cards! I’m going to try and make a new Blue deck, no wait, a new Purple deck, and then I’ll—

Slow down, Cici!

Howsabout we go down to Sugar Cube Corner and speculate about the new cards for a while?

Deal! Let’s go!

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