#use these a little more often so that the kitchen doesn’t get so gross!’ but it seems that everyone either has no sense of shame or just

[camgoloud]

i simply feel that if you burn shit in your roommate’s skillet you should then feel the obligation to be the one who scrapes it out and cleans up

#sometimes i think about the fact that i’m literally the only person who’s cleaned the kitchen in this place for the entire year and a half #i’ve lived here and i get. a little pissed off #i’ve tried being polite and bringing up the problem without explicitly pointing fingers by leaving cleaning products (which i bought) #out on the counters and sending a text in the group chat like ‘hey! 😊 i got these wipes for us! i think that all of us could #use these a little more often so that the kitchen doesn’t get so gross!’ but it seems that everyone either has no sense of shame or just #genuinely doesn’t mind living in filth for the periods between the marathon cleaning sessions i do every few weekends when i have the time #one of the guys who lives downstairs will just walk right by me cleaning up on his way to the fridge and pretend he can’t see me #which is still better than the other one (the one who just burned shit in my skillet) who once saw me cleaning and asked if he could help #and when i got all pleased and asked if he could maybe take the trash out for me while i was cleaning counters (a small and simple task! #when he’d literally asked me if there was anything he could do!) he visibly deflated. said ‘well i’m not really around here much [so it’s #not my trash in there etc.]’ and wandered off. without doing anything #like. HELLO???? you could have just been like the other guy and pretended you didn’t see me doing all the work if this was how you were #going to be about it #but i guess he wanted to feel good about himself having offered/expected me to just say ‘oh no thanks i love being your housekeeper 😊’ #tbh i really need to be more assertive and be like ‘hey guys i’m sick of this’ and maybe. bring up the Sexism of it all. because. #you know. the whole situation feels pretty gendered #was complaining about all this to an irl friend the other day and she said i should start a chore chart but i don’t want to be responsible #for maintaining the chore chart either! take on the mental load of managing the housework and also turning into Resident Bitch for asking #men to do things for me. you know. there is simply no way out here #there is another woman who lives here as well but unfortunately i don’t think she’ll be much help in forcing the issue because. she doesn’t #clean shit either! #actually in the days since she moved in the shower drain in our bathroom has become horrendously clogged which. well. i mean not to point #fingers but one of us has got about two inches of hair and the other has got a foot and a half. so #i also simply feel that if you clog a drain you should be the one to unclog it but i’ll probably do that as well #sorry for the massive tag rant by the way i really shouldn’t make myself out to be some kind of martyr because i’m not particularly neat #myself but…. ooooh god if the bar isn’t all the way down in hell #anyway i just did a whole bunch of dishes but i left that one skillet to soak passive-aggressively overnight #i don’t think the aggression will come across though because i think he genuinely won’t even pay attention to the fact that it’s still #dirty and i’ll end up being the one to clean it tomorrow #caseyposting

[braimin]

The crew gets weirded out by Zoro’s mild obsession with his not-boyfriend every so often, but seeing Sanji’s is down right creepy sometimes.

Like for someone who used to complain so much about Zoro acting like an animal he’s sure changed his tune. Sanji still complains about stuff obviously, but now it’s accompanied by a little smile or a dreamy sigh and Usopp gags every time he has to hear it.

Luffy and Zoro rough house all. the. time. So usually when they come in for lunch they’re both all sweaty and gross when Sanji tells him he stinks Zoro will grab him and rub his sweat all over him. He screams and kicks the idiot, but Zoro is able to grab him every time even though Sanji could definitely block him before he got anywhere near him.

Nami is like ‘If someone ever did that to me, I think I would actually have to kill them.’ And Usopp is like ‘Love must be smell blind too cause there’s no way I could handle that smell up close.’

Every now and then Sanji will walk around in Zoro’s clothes. The crew can tell it’s his shirt under whatever goofy Hawaiian shirt he’s wearing cause it still has that signature Zoro stench on it. It truly is an enigma that Sanji can not only handle it, but enjoy that smell.

Zoro gives him gifts that are Not gifts to anyone that isn’t Sanji. A lot of it is food based, like a fish he caught that he doesn’t think Sanji has ever gotten to cook before. He also brings him different types of tobacco that smell good. And there’s random blade oils he thinks Sanji would like for his kitchen knifes. But more often than not it’s gifts a kid would give to their crush or something. Like he brings him cool rocks or sea shells he finds and he’s even brought Sanji a couple weird looking sticks cause he thinks it’ll make Sanji laugh. He does.

He’ll gush about whatever it is that Zoro has found to Usopp and he just responds like ‘Wow.. what a nice rock. How romantic.’ Sanji doesn’t care if it’s sincere or not he just likes showing off the things Zoro gets him. There’s a collection of shells and rocks tucked away safely in his locker and sometimes the boys will find Sanji looking at them and sighing all sweet.

Sometimes he gets jealous of Zoro’s swords too. The man sleeps with them and always has his hand relaxed on them when he’s standing. He does more for those three blades than he does for Sanji and that pisses him off a bit, even if he knows how irrational it is. The rest of the crew is like ‘Dude. They’re inanimate objects. It’s not like he’ll break up with you to marry them or something.’ And Sanji is just sitting there glaring at them like ‘He just might. You never know with that Marimo.’ Everyone else is like okay weirdo.

#zosan #one piece #Usopp hears and sees the most of sanjis obsession with zoro #cause they’re besties and he’s in the kitchen with the cook the most #zoro is oblivious to a Lot of Sanjis reactions #when he gives gifts he just goes here #then leaves #meanwhile Sanji is crying #cause zoro is so thoughtful

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for “misusing” kitchen appliances.

I’m fairly certain I’m NOT the AH here, but my roommate (25 or something idk, M) seems to think I am, so I’m sending this in.

I, personally, have a major interest in modern appliances. Some may even say it is a particular, or special, interest of mine. I love taking videos, I love watching movies, I just think the modern world and all it has to offer is fascinating! This extends, obviously, to things others find boring too. In this case, kitchen appliances.

I live with a roommate and have for a few years now. I love him deeply, of course, but he’s an alcoholic and he’s very messy. He doesn’t make a lot of money (he does freelance writing, and he still gets residuals from one relatively popular published piece), and the apartment is mine. I have a lot of money from an inheritance, so I don’t mind that he doesn’t pay rent. 

Now, technically, the kitchen appliances are mostly used by him, even though I bought them. He cooks more often than I do, I usually eat while I’m out of the apartment and I have a specialized diet, so he gets the most use out of things like the microwave and refrigerator. Though, he still doesn’t use them much. He’s generally terrible at taking care of himself, so he cooks rarely.

Lately in my exploration of technology and all it has to offer, I’ve taken an interest in kitchen appliances. I’ve never cooked much, so I have little experience with them. I’ve taken to microwaving things he doesn’t necessarily think should be microwaved. I’ve also started making him smoothies, so at least he’ll eat something (and because I like the blender). These are all color coordinated, so they should taste fairly good. (I haven’t tasted them, special diet).

Obviously, all of this is totally innocent and normal, I’m just experimenting and satisfying my curiosity. The only reason I think I may be the AH here is because he’s so ridiculously upset. He claims the smoothie ingredients are strange. More importantly he thinks it was “disgusting” that I recently put a dead rat in the microwave. 

Contrariwise, I don’t think I’m the AH because it isn’t that gross, I can clean it, and I’m just curious! I’ve been alive for 500 years! Is it so bad to be curious about what a microwave can do? Besides, food goes in there, and as a vampire I am capable of eating rats. (My ex did frequently). It’s no less disgusting than his cup ramen. 

So, AITA?

What are these acronyms?

#aita #am i the asshole #fandom aita #unreality #interview with the vampire #vampire chronicles #i had to look up a quote for this one so apologies if it's not the most related

[satninroses]

NSFW Alphabet| A.B x Reader

A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

Austin is all about aftercare! Honestly, he might just enjoy taking care of you more than the actual sex.

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

He definitely doesn’t have a favorite part of your body. He loves every inch of you so much, it hurts him. His favorite body part on himself is probably his arms and hands. He loves to manhandle you in bed.

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

Nothing gross. He’ll cum in your throat but that’s about it.

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

He wants to make a sex tape with you. He thinks you’re beautiful and he could get off to the same video of you for weeks on end.

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

Pretty experienced. He’s had a few girlfriends before you so he knows what he’s doing.

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

His favorite position is missionary! He loves to look at your fucked-out expression while he makes you feel good. He would also probably like to have you ride him. He really enjoys anything where he can look at you.

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

He definitely falls on the goofier side. He loves to make your intimate moments something special for the two of you.

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

He’s groomed very well. He isn’t completely shaven but he takes good care of himself.

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

He’s so intimate with you! He loves you so much, it physically pains him. He’ll hug you close while he fucks into you and never let you go.

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

He masturbates a typical amount for a man. Sometimes, he likes when you do it with him. When he was filming Elvis, he had a polaroid of you, naked, in his phone case.

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

He enjoys praise and dirty talk, and maybe a little bit of spanking. Other than that, he’s pretty vanilla but is willing to experiment for you!

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

His favorite place to have sex is your guys’ shared room. He loves to set a sensual mood and enjoy his time with you. On the contrast, when he’s in a more “rough” mood, he’ll take you in the car or on a kitchen counter.

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

He loves when you tease him. Maybe while you’re both at a little get-together, you’ll sit in his lap and wiggle around to get his attention.

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

He’ll never hit you. Besides spanking on the ass, he would never hit you anywhere else. He’s also not really into the idea of public sex.

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

Definitely likes both. While he loves when you go down on him, he absolutely loves to be in between your legs giving you the thrill of your life. I think given he’s had a few other partners, he knows what to do.

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

Both. He can make love to you like you’re the most delicate thing in the world. Like one harsh move and you disappear. But he can also fuck you like it’s your last day on Earth.

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

He could but does he want to? Not really. He wants to take you nice and deep.

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

As previously mentioned, he’s pretty vanilla but he’s totally willing to step out of bounds for a moment with you. He wants to make sure you’re comfortable with it before anything else!

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

He could go for a good few rounds. If you were showing signs of fatigue and drowsiness, he would definitely stop and get you off to bed.

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

He does not own toys for himself. However, if you bought him one, he would not be mad. He would also use any toys you have for yourself on you.

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

He doesn’t tease you in a mean way! He might rile you up a little but he would never leave you hanging. He always finishes what he starts.

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

He groans here and there but other than that, he’s not all that vocal.

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

He has definitely bottomed for you before. Maybe it wasn’t intentional and you guys didn’t talk about it beforehand but, he definitely slid into a bottom position and let you do whatever you wanted to him.

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

He’s bigger than average. Probably ~8 inches. He’s circumcised and has a little bit of pubic hair at the base.

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

Like on the spectrum of yearning, he’d fall right in the middle. He’s not so high that he would take you in whatever location you’re in, but it’s high enough that he would drive home just to fuck you.

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

He doesn’t fall asleep until you’re all taken care of. He’ll place you back in bed and clean himself up. He’ll climb under the covers and hold you close to him as you both fall asleep together.

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#satninroses #reader insert #x reader #elvis presley #elvis 2022 #austin butler #austin butler elvis #austin butler x reader #austin butler x reader smut #x reader smut #reader insert smut

[lovelaetter]

Are you ok with age gaps?? Because I can’t get the thought out of my head of 18-19 year old college student Yuna meeting the eldest sister of one of her friends; the sister would be like in her mid-thirties, maybe almost pushing 40, she’s g!p and she’s got a big dick that some of the other girls tease the friend about (“that’s my sister you freaks, gross!”) and that Yuna can’t help but fantasize about and want to see so badly 😵‍💫 when she does meet her and she’s STUPIDLY hot and mommy as fuck with a clear bulge in her sweats while SOFT she can’t help but furiously touch herself later that night while trying to figure out the best way to seduce her

in this blog we love age gaps!

CW: AGE DIFFERENCE

of course loves to hang out with her friend, but god she will find any reason to be at her house when she finds out you’re coming to stay with them for a week or two.

her friend inviting her to enjoy the pool at her house on a extremely hot day and yuna making it her goal to tease you the best way she can, wearing the skimpiest bikini she finds, making a show of laying in the sun, talking to you and being a little too touchy, all smiley and giggles, asking for your help to do the most stupid things — “oh, can you peel this for me? i just got my nails done and don’t want to mess them up” her nails aren’t difficulting a damn thing, or, “can you apply sunscreen on my back, please?” she could easily just ask her friend. she’s in heaven with all the attention. of course she has had many boys and girls fawning over her before but you’re different, an older woman, experienced… she feels so special.

you know what she’s doing, absolutely, you’re not stupid, but you can’t say no to her. she’s so good at teasing you but at same time so adorable, eyes shining whenever looking at you :( the fact she’s the best friend of your (much) younger sister doesn’t really mean anything.

it’s in the air, you both want it but don’t know how — or when — take the the first step. obsessed with the idea of her waiting for her friend to get distracted and taking her phone to look for your number and sending dozens of photos later at night when she arrives home. her naked reflection, a close up of her tits, a close up of her pussy, maybe a video fingering herself ♡… don’t tell me she wouldn’t be she absolutely would. it happens for days.

next time she sees you she intends to stay the night, little sleepover with your sister and the tension between you two… is it the night something happens? absolutely. coming to the kitchen in the middle of the night only to find her there already, drinking some water, and you snap! who cares if someone can come and find you fucking her on the kitchen counter?

not wasting time because she is so ready, yours fingers sliding easily inside her and her shyly admitting that she was locked inside the bathroom minutes before touching herself to the thought of you — she has a bunch of pics of your tits and cock in her gallery, has to put it for good use. covering her mouth as you enter her because you’re way bigger than she’s used to and the poor thing can’t hold her moans :( literally no thoughts inside her head, barely remembers her own name, only yours — let’s act like like she doesn’t moan a small “mommy” too —. she dreamed about this so often!! a little disappointed with herself by how fast she cums, wanted to enjoy it more, but then you’re asking if it’s okay to cum inside her and she sees stars, nodding and wrapping her legs around you… messiest fuck ever but so good!

the panic on your face when you hear a voice calling her, rushing to suit yourselves just in time to see your sister at the kitchen entrance. lying saying you two lost track of time talking, watching as she walks back with your sister… sending yuna back to bed with cum running down her legs ♡

#asks #itzy smut #yuna smut #cw: age difference

[mirthlxss]

Hello my dear, I was so sad when this blog went a little AWOL due to the gross anons, miss mam you can't leave me hanging like that... seeing you slowly coming back made me SOY excited, I hope you find the time/strength to get back to Off To the Races... In the mean time, could I please request some general Price content? I love how you depict him, do you have any general headcanons for the big guy > :£

Sincerely, your Tumblr stalker... Haha, just joking!

You’re lucky I have a few of these knocking about, here are some random Captain Price headcanons. I’mma be zesty in saying they align with the John we know in Off to the Races. 

Captain Price understands and appreciates the humble goodness of simplistic food. The man will stand in the safe house kitchen and harp on about how a well-timed egg with lashings of pepper and salt is practically gourmet when done to perfection. As much as this is true, he is also the sauce king. How can the two exist simultaneously? When it's his own cooking: hearty, jejune in a very English stew type of way. But at base? God, he hates the canteen food, only the right balance between various sauces can smother the tin taste of inadequately drained brine tuna. Has an extensive collection of bbq and hot sauces. Won’t share them. 

Thought that if he hadn’t gone into the army that he would’ve become a carpenter of some degree, appreciates the intricacies of woodwork and likes to let his fingers draw over the ridges of a well-carved decor. Would love to take a few classes in his spare time though he’s never committed to it, always finding one excuse or another. That doesn’t stop him from buying certain wooden trinkets, favouring darker wood, he has an ornate hand-carved box to keep his cigars. Often gazes thoughtfully upon it as he smokes in the office. 

His father had cancer when he was quite young, he felt extremely guilty leaving for the army at sixteen but he knew he’d be more use put to work than he’d be causing trouble around the town. John had a lot of pent-up emotion and no positive place to put it, aggravated at life and the lot he was given. It stressed his parents to no end, mostly his mother. Between his sisters, father and himself, she was strung out and tearing at the seams. Sometimes he questions whether he did it for himself or his family, he often concludes it was for both. He was given leave in his early twenties to go say his goodbyes at the hospice, doesn’t think he’s ever really recovered from that moment. It seems like every death he’s experienced after that felt innately personal, he carries each one and hasn’t figured out how to put any of them down to rest fully in his mind. 

Loves his mother dearly, more than his sister though he’d never admit that. Sends her postcards when he can, doesn’t talk much to his siblings but remembers to buy them somewhat last-minute gifts at Christmas, mostly pre-wrapped toiletry sets he’s grabbed a the pharmacy whilst he’s stopped along the motorway home. Doesn’t go to family gatherings as much as he should, with each bit of war that stains his consciousness he feels more and more detached from his former self, like a ghost in the room with his family as he watches them with their children and wrinkles slowly forming from smiling over the years. 

Soap has tried, and failed miserably, to set John up with blind dates. He outright refuses, or somehow, already knows who he’d be going with and then refuses. Somehow always finds some overthought, finicky excuse, convinced he is destined to be a little lonely. He’s had partners before and has dated around but as the years pass by he’s given less and less thought to actually pursuing anyone, more time given to ruminating on the life he could’ve had. One somewhat like his siblings, smile lines, Christmas and cheeky children. 

Is hilarious at team 141’s karaoke nights when they all get too drunk and stumble back to the shared common room. Gaz bought a second-hand karaoke machine from a charity shop and they’ve had endless fun with it. Price likes Nickleback, won’t hear anything else about it. Is surprisingly good at singing How you remind me, has the rasp for it. Also surprised the boys with his rendition of Poker Face, particularly in response to catching Soap training to it. Won’t admit that he sang it, claims they were all drunk and delirious, which is completely true but that doesn’t explain the video.  

Thank you for the support, I am slowly coming round to another chapter, just gathering the mental agility needed to volt over the potential of new anons ;)

#captain price #john price #captain john price #john price x reader #off to the races #mw2 price #john price x y/n #captain john price x reader #mw2 headcanons #mw2 hcs #captain price headcanons

[xleeleeboox]

gareth headcannons :)

Idk i dont think there are any warnings really, gn!reader, eddie steals something, a lot of fluffy stuff and random stuff please tell me how to spell headcannon thanks PLEASE read my note at the end too :) 

815 words 

I fully agree with the headcannon of his having anger issues, but he can control it much better now in his later years of highschool since I believe he uses his drums as an outlet

I also headcannon (is it two n’s or one?? Is there a space??) that he has sisters, but one older and one younger

Spends time with the little sister much more often and fights with the older one

Has both parents but the dad is literally always gone working and mom is just always somewhere in the house or out

I think Gareth gets flustered easily

I also think he cries more than any of the other boys in hellfire 

Like he’s not gonna cry at just anything but if something hurts, he’s gonna cry, when this happens he just wants to hide his face because he thinks that it’s embarrassing

Calls you over when he is having a bad day just so he can bury his head somewhere on your body, your neck, shoulder, chest, back, stomach, thighs, oh god the thighs make him stop crying every single time

You will be sitting on the edge of his bed or smth and he pushes your knees together and then buries his head there, sure he can’t breath but that’s what helps slow it down right lol

Would get a bumper sticker that says “thick thighs saves lives” but never puts it anywhere

Eddie finds it and puts it on Gareth’s car, or takes it for his own van

Probably has a few pins on his cut off flannel that eddie got for him as a gift 

He didn’t buy them he stole them but Gareth doesn’t know that

Gareth likes all kinds of music and slow dances to 60’s love songs with you in his kitchen at night

One day his family was out to dinner and a movie and Gareth wanted you over, his parents said yes, but they haven’t met you yet and when his family came home you two were dancing in the kitchen, holding each other with your foreheads against each other smiling with your eyes closed and his mom looked into the window from afar seeing you two, back handed his dad on the chest and said “hun look, i think we gotta meet this person” 

Gareth is so in love with you and will show it he does not care

He pulls you onto his lap all the time

You cling onto his forearm and upper arm aaallllll the time and he is such a sucker, he literally melts especially if you are at the lunch table tired and gripping on his arm while laying your head on his shoulder, he moves to tangle his fingers with yours and kisses the top of your head

The rest of the table makes grossed out noises and you just smile with your eyes closed 

Anything you do that shows you are comfortable with him he melts

Sing around him please even if you can’t sing well, he’s still gonna think that it was good because you are literally perfect in his eyes

I feel like Gareth got some connection with hippies, either his mom/dad is one, or you are, oh if you are a hippie or have that style just know that he planned your wedding already

Probably has baby names picked out already because he does want kids and he does want to get married, but only if it is you

Probably slept with a nightlight for the longest time and is still lowkey creeped out by the dark (same bby)

When you spend the night and need something that’s not already in his room, he will go walking through the rest of the dark house just for you 

Tries not to look into the darkness because he’s convinced he will see something 

Every time you come over or hang out with Gareth, you pull through a drive through for some fast food and a Dr. Pepper because yes i do firmly believe he loves Dr. Pepper

He likes cream soda, cherry and grape flavored candy,

hates lemon scented cleaning products because his mom always disinfected everything with it when he or his sisters were sick, not fun times,

Doesn’t like watermelon :/ 

Broken his arm and had a red and black cast, he insisted on the two colors rather than just the one, cried when they had to saw it off like they do with casts, kept it in his closet and has like two signatures on it, he was 11 probably 

Does not sing in the shower, a psychopath 

He only kind of likes scary movies, if they are actually good, does not like comedy movies, but likes action and adventure and all that 

He would be a fan of marvel i know it

Uses pens but carries pencils just in case 

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Let me know if you want more because im sure i have tons more random headcannons on gareth, do we want other characters? Hmu and let me know who you want headcannons like this for, will do

Steve

Robin

Nancy 

Eddie

Mike

Lucas 

Will

Jonathan 

Argyle

Dustin 

Max 

El 

Hellfire as a group

#gareth emerson #gareth stranger things #gareth x reader #gareth emerson x reader #gareth st x reader #gareth st #stranger things #st4 #eddie munson #hellfire #hellfire club #corroded coffin

[copperbadge]

The images don’t actually indicate this but my morning escalated so quickly.

I got up this morning and threw together a second batch of gluten-free mini bagels for little T, my coworker’s kid, who (if these work for him) will get to have bagels for the first time ever. I kind of enjoy how the bagel dough holds the form of my fingers after I’ve pushed it into the bowl. While that rose I was going to clean... 

NaClYoHo for the day was supposed to be about crafting supplies. I had my craft supplies scattered over what I thought was four locations: 

craft organizer boxes under the craft/sewing desk

a bin of stuff I am currently working on in the baker’s rack

a drawer in my hall cabinet

an end-table that has drawers that aren’t normally accessible because of the way it’s situated, which I thought was long-term craft storage

Turns out that I had, at some point, taken the craft stuff out of the inaccessible end table and filled it instead with stuff I thought I wouldn’t want access to very often -- mainly some ball caps and some less useful kitchen stuff (a tea set my gran owned, serving trays, etc). But I had a moth issue over the summer (resolved now) and I didn’t realize the moths had gotten into those drawers, so EVERYTHING needed washing. Gross. 

Still, I cleaned all the stuff in the drawers or packed it in a plastic bag for washing later. While the dishwasher ran, I got to work on my craft stuff, mainly the fabric. You can see the organized “fabric drawer” in the photo above. There’s some unusual fabric (lace, t-shirts) that I’ll need to go through but I want to store elsewhere; this also doesn’t include fabric for specific projects, which I sorted into separate bins, or cross-stitch stuff, which went into its own pile.

But by the time I was done going through every container and sorting JUST the fabric and organizing it all, I was mentally unready to address the real nonsense that is all the smaller craft stuff -- beads and findings and art markers and such. A lot of my craft stuff won’t need much organization (the glue-and-paint box, the origami box, etc) but sorting through all the smaller stuff is going to take more time and energy than I want to expend today, so the craftageddon will have to continue into next week. 

I felt like I really should push on, but I stopped to review how much I’d done and I really did spend significant time working this morning. I listened to “A Historically Bad Year To Retire” and “The Taylor Swift Ticketmaster Debacle” from The Journal, Friday’s episode of City Cast Chicago about property taxes and legal weed, “What’s Up Doc” from Radiolab which was a delightful and extremely touching tribute to Mel Blanc, and an episode of True Crime Obsessed (Finding Andrea Part 4) which did inspire me to go buy tickets to Patrick Hinds’ book tour reading in Chicago next year. That didn’t seem like a lot because they’re mainly short episodes, but all told it was an hour and forty minutes of work, so I feel accomplished timewise if not taskwise. 

Dearborn, whose motto is “no legs, no problems” kept an eye on me to make sure the fabric didn’t maul me when I tried to fold it. Polk often makes herself scarce when I clean, and especially if I’m throwing boxes around....

[ID: Three images; the first, top left, shows a bowl with the lid lifted and a stiff-looking gluten-free bagel dough inside. Visibly imprinted into the dough are several finger marks. Second image, top right, shows my now-organized fabric drawer, with a bunch of fat quarters in a cardboard box set into the drawer, and larger pieces of fabric visible outside the box. Final image is Dearborn the tortie, sitting on the back of the sofa, all four legs tucked under her, chillin’ while she watches me work.]

#food #naclyoho #cleaning #dearborn and polk

[bowiebond]

Sugar Daddy!Eddie who grew up poor so when he gets rich and famous, he gives half his money to charity and a good chunk to sugar babies; because some people feel like they have to at least earn the money he throws at them. So he uses young pretty girls as eye candy to pay for their college, their bills, takes newbie male sugar babies out to bars and music classes because they’re baby artists too and causes scandals with them but he has one rule.

They never have sex. Eddie’s an emotional guy. Sex is precious to him. He doesn’t want to really use these people anyway - he just wants to give them the money to succeed like he did.

One day, he meets Chrissy. She left home for college but cut them off after her ED landed her in hospital. Cutting them off was important for recovery but now she has medical and school bills to pay for. And Eddie is happy to offer his assistance. She’s gorgeous and exactly his type of eye candy, he knows the paparazzi would go googoo gaga over her good girl aesthetic on the arm of him, a ‘promiscuous bad boy rockstar’.

And they do! It’s great, she’s funny and sweet and he lets her use his rarely occupied giant kitchen to cook her meals instead of her tiny dorm, plus she packs him lunch if she knows he’ll be out the next day, bakes him sweets. She’s all pink and frills and can’t handle horror movies, but he finds himself getting attached to her. First as a friend, and then in a…not so friendly way.

He was never supposed to use them for anything other than business, friendship at most. He still has other sugar babies for little events to keep up the act of being promiscuous like most rockstars, but Chrissy comes with him to the damn grocery store with him more often than events. They like to play at the park nearby on the way too and Chrissy squeals when he spins her too fast, always catches her when she stumbles off and she always gets this bashful little smile when she’s in his arms.

Eddies in way too deep. Head over heels kind of deep. Writing songs about her smile and her blond hair and sweet laughter like he’s not supposed to be rocking out about death and Satan and hardcore sex. He’s officially hooked on her and he can’t do anything about it because he’s paying her to be near him. He’s sure she likes him, as a friend at the very least, but he morally can’t do a thing about it. It would be downright selfish and gross to pay her for sex when he’s never done that for any of his other sugar babies, and he never wanted too because then she’d feel like that’s an expectation in their visits.

He doesn’t progress their relationship any further, at least not romantically. He does gets Chrissy her own space in his place for when she didn’t want to make the trip back home to her dorm though. It’s agony knowing she’s just a few doors down.

One night she knocks on his door after they’ve watched a scary movie and parted way. Eddie doesn’t expect it.

“Hey, what’s up?”

“Um…It’s really dumb, I’m sorry.” She’s skittish like a scared animal and Eddie frowned.

“Hey, no, it’s cool. What’s wrong?”

“…Can I sleep in here? I totally have the creeps after that movie.” Eddie had been pretty mean, putting on something pretty gorey, but he had enjoyed having her pressed against him during the whole movie, the blond hiding her face in his shoulder at every jump scare with a little squeak.

“Yeah, sure, I mean…big bed.” He laughed nervously. It really was a big bed. They could fit four people in there, easily.

When Eddie turned out the light, he felt Chrissy close the distance, resting her head on his shoulder and slipping both her hands to cover his on his stomach.

His mouth felt like a desert. He doesn’t dare speak.

“Eddie?” Chrissy whispered.

“Yeah?” He breathed, so quiet it could have been missed. Chrissy didn’t.

“How come you never touch me?” Eddie’s eyes widened in the dark.

“W-what do you mean?”

“Sugar babies…you sleep with them, right? Or at least some. I’ve seen the pictures.” Yeah, he got cozy, but it was acting. He was the star of his drama class in high school. He cleared his throat.

“No, I…I don’t sleep with them.”

“None of them?”

“I don’t…I only do that stuff with people I really care about, Chrissy. I’m not interested unless I know the person really well.” Most people would assume the excuse was bullshit, but it was truth. He had never crushed on anyone that wasn’t a good friend first. He needed a connection first before he could just…hop into bed, you know?

The air buzzes, and it’s probably because Chrissy was a connection, a friend, someone dear to him. She’s gorgeous, and Eddie wants to touch her more than he’s ever wanted to touch anyone before.

“…Would you sleep with me?” Chrissy whispered it like it was the forbidden question, and in a way it was, but she’s shifting closer, all warm skin and soft silk from her pink pyjama shorts and button down top.

Eddie can barely breathe when she’s sitting in his lap, still holding his hand in hers, playing with his fingers shyly.

“Would you?”

Eddie has strong morals, yes, but little self control. Not when what he wants is right in his lap.

She tastes like sugary tea and raspberry lip balm, and he couldn’t stop himself if he wanted too. She sounds like heaven, an angelic choir, and she feels like summer heat and smells like spring sweetness, and Eddie’s lyrics would never be able to capture it for anyone else to understand. It would frustrate him for eternity.

He had already dedicate one drafted song to her smile alone, and he was going to dedicate a million more to her sweet moans, her manicured nails against his back, her wet pussy wrapped around his cock, the way her legs shake when she tries to stand afterwards to pull her pants back on and Eddie has to drag her back into bed without them so he could eat her out and make them keep quivering.

He still has sugar babies after that, but he’s still on his rule with Chrissy. He won’t be paying her for sex, so she can’t be his sugar baby anymore.

Thankfully, he’s a very generous boyfriend who likes doting on his girlfriend and an anonymous spender paying off the last of her college fees and medical bill can’t be helped. She pretends to be mad for a good hour before he’s convincing her to accept the house key and add it to her fluffy rabbit key chain because his home is hers too (and she’s his home anyway, so who cares where they physically live <3)

#eddissy #hellcheer #Eddie munson #chrissy cunningham #sugar daddy au #minor lemon #tw Ed mention #demi Eddie munson if you squint :)

[minheelovelee]

Hey! Could you please write a Yewang NSFW A-Z? I would LOVE to read it 😩

Fo sho!

Warnings: nsfw under the cut.

A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

- he’s suuuuch a sweetheart. cuddles you into his chest and rubs your back. checks in on you and makes noodles w you.

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

- likes his shoulders a lot. You hold on to them and scratch them up real nice.

- lovesss your hands. holds them above your head too. and they’re so little he thinks it’s cute.

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

- would die if you let him cum inside. otherwise he pulls out and finishes in your mouth. show him it on your tongue.

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

- pulls you off to the bathroom to fuck more than you’d expect. no one would ever expect it from him.

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

- zero experience. you gave him head and he was like WOAH lemme fuck pleek. he picks up on it pretty quickly.

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

- likes missionary. also likes spooning from behind. you can hold onto him however you want in missionary.

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

- not humorous. might tease you and laugh at you, but otherwise he keeps it serious.

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

- I don’t think he cares to shave it all. he trims enough so you can tell that he at least tried.

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

- he’s a romantic and might serenade you under moonlight.

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

- doesn’t have a routine or anything. he’d rather do anything else.

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

- size kink. likes how little you are compared to him. also likes to hear you and it makes his heart flutter. <3

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

- the bedroom probably. doesn’t mind the bathroom or the kitchen either. he knows it’s gross but can’t find the energy to care.

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

- if you touch his thighs. he knows u want something from him then. or if you tug on his clothes and ask him to leave. he’s like 😏 k.

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

- doesn’t like it messy. he likes to leave the place exactly how he found it. so nothing with fluids. ew.

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

- gives really sensual head. always makes sure it’s not enough for you to finish without his permission.

- loves getting head. would never ever say no to it. even at the worst times. he’s like “u wanna suck me off? whatever. get under the desk.”

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

- pretty slow and sensual. can get rough is he’s really feeling himself. otherwise keeps it slow.

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

- he’s open to it. it’s not his fave but if he can’t wait, then he doesn’t mind.

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

- he can be risky. will fuck even if he knows there isn’t enough time. likes to push himself to see how far he can go.

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

- 2 usually. he can make you feel good all night though.

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

- he doesn’t own any. keeps it natural.

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

- he’s such a tease. he’s a little mean, too. laugh at you and smiles when you struggle.

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

- not that loud. but he’s not scared to moan or anything. if you ask him to be louder, then he will. moans in your ear when he finishes though. bites your shoulder to keep quiet.

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

- fucks you on the couch then smiles when he sees people sitting there later. he thinks it’s FUNNY.

- if someone fucks with him, he’ll be like “oh yeah? well we fucked on that table last week. have fun with my skin cells.”

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

- average. 5in and some change.

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

- he likes using sex as a form of stress relief. like 4 times a week he’ll come home and ask to f*ck.

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

- he takes you into his arms and snuggles you for a while. likes to talk about random things and get a snacc. then he’ll wait for you to fall asleep first and close his eyes soon after.

#mhll epex #mhll yewang

[devirnis]

For the soft prompts can I ask for Eddie calling Buck pretty? Like idk they’re in an established real shop and maybe buck is gross from the end of a hard shift or he’s having a bad day or whatever and Eddie just looks at him or something

hi hi! thank you for the prompt, and I hope you enjoy :)

Eddie loves being a firefighter. Even when he has a shift that’s hard or depressing, he can take solace in the fact that he’s making a difference in the world, helping people. But every so often, a shift comes along that just sucks the morale out of everyone. A shift where the calls are dumb and the people are angry and there’s barely enough downtime to decompress before the alarm goes off again.

Today, unfortunately, was one of those days.

The cherry on top of the shitty shift had been their last call that pushed them into overtime: responding to a car that had somehow managed to go over the barriers on Wilshire Blvd and end up in MacArthur Park Lake. Buck had been first out of the engine, wading out through less-than-pristine water (the seagulls were out in full force today) to get to the car. The driver had clearly been on something and was none too pleased about being extracted from his vehicle, even though it was mostly submerged. Before the rest of the team could get out there, the driver took a swing at Buck that had Buck stumbling backwards to avoid it. Something under the water made him stumble, and then Buck was pinwheeling his arms as he crashed backwards into the water.

Buck had only been underwater for a handful of seconds, but Eddie’s heart was in his throat the entire time. Sloshing through the water made it hard to get anywhere quickly; Eddie picked up his pace nonetheless. The driver was just lucky that Ravi and Chim made it to him first, so Eddie could direct his help to pulling a spluttering Buck up out of the water.

The ride back to the station is subdued. Everyone’s tired, not in the mood for smalltalk after such a demoralizing shift. On Eddie’s right, Buck has crammed himself as close to the side of the engine as possible, as if trying to keep the dirty water dripping from his uniform from getting on anyone else. Privately, Eddie doesn’t know why Buck is bothering; they’re going to dump their uniforms in the laundry as soon as they get home anyway, but Buck is radiating such intense don’t-touch-me energy that Eddie just has to grit his teeth and bear it for the moment.

When they finally arrive back at the station, they all file exhaustedly out of the engine. Bobby gives a short, somewhat lacklustre speech about shaking off frustrating shifts, and then they all make a beeline for the locker room. Hen, Chimney and Ravi are gone within two minutes, not even bothering to change and instead just grabbing their bags out of their lockers and practically sprinting for the parking lot. 

Once everyone else is gone, Eddie turns to Buck, who’s been slowly peeling out of his soaked clothes in the corner. “You wanna shower here or at home?”

Buck’s button-up lands on the floor with a splat. “Here. I don’t want this smell in your truck.”

After he shucks out of his pants, he scurries off to the showers in his boxers and undershirt. Eddie briefly considers grabbing a plastic bag from the kitchen for Buck’s clothes, but decides instead to follow him. He knows the shift was disheartening, but the little rain cloud of gloom that’s been hanging over Buck’s head since he fell in the water has Eddie mildly concerned.

Eddie finds Buck in front of the far shower stall, frowning down at the cheap shampoo and conditioner that Eddie knows he hates using. Making sure to keep his steps a little heavy so that Buck hears him coming, Eddie walks up behind him and winds his arms around Buck’s waist. It’s a little more PDA than is strictly workplace-appropriate, given that Buck is basically in his underwear, but somehow Eddie doubts that Bobby would give them grief for it today. After a few seconds, Eddie feels Buck relax slightly, leaning back against him.

“Eddie, I’m disgusting,” Buck says, but the protest is half-hearted at best.

And, look, logically Eddie knows that Buck’s talking about himself in this specific moment, still dripping and smelling of stale water – but Eddie also knows that Buck’s insecurities still pop up sometimes when they’re least expected, and Eddie will never pass up an opportunity to reassure his boyfriend.

“Nah,” Eddie says, squeezing him round the middle. “You’re pretty.”

Buck blinks, scoffs a little, but Eddie doesn’t miss the way the back of his neck goes red. “I’m literally covered in bird shit water.”

“I mean, I’m not gonna pretend this is the best you’ve ever smelled, but.” Eddie shrugs, smiles. “You’re still pretty.”

Buck turns around in his arms and, yep, Buck’s face is definitely flushed, “Oh yeah? You hot for me or something?”

Eddie rolls his eyes playfully. “You finally figure that out after eleven months?” 

He leans in, but before he can prove just how serious about this he is, Buck stops him with a gentle hand in the centre of his chest.

“Okay, okay, I believe you,” Buck says, chuckling. “And I also love you too much to risk you getting some weird bird flu if you kiss me when I’m like this.”

“Fair point,” Eddie concedes, and lets Buck go. “Better hurry up and rinse off. And then I’ll show you just how hot I am for you when we get home.”

“’Kay,” Buck grins dopily. And then he’s scrambling out of the rest of his clothes, nearly tripping as he gets his feet tangled in his boxers in his haste.

Eddie snorts at Buck’s eagerness, but he won’t tease him for it. Not today. As Buck bangs the shower door closed behind him, Eddie begins removing his own uniform. His shirt is slightly rank from the hug, but they have to do laundry anyway. And besides, a little smell is more than worth it to see Buck smile.

(also on ao3)

#mycoolusernamesstuff #911 ficlet #buddie ficlet #evan buckley x eddie diaz #softprompts #myfic

[i-am-blue15]

Mystery Kids: Classic Monsters Headcanons:

Dipper: Werewolf

.Transforms at night regardless of the moon’s phase.

.Often becomes ridden with fleas and ticks, so he takes frequent baths and has a faint scent of oatmeal.

.Like with Coraline and Lili, he can’t eat with silver spoons, forks, or knives, so has to use plastic utensils.

.Has the urge to chase animals like the cat and waddles but never kills them.

.Chews random objects like his pen, the TV remote, pillows, etc.

Mabel: Witch

.Is in charge of finding a cure or reverse spell to change the guys back, with little success.

.Often recites different phrases and quotes from movies involving magic and witches.

.Throws enchanted kitchen dance parties with plates flying, loud music (jump in the line) and playing limbo with her broom. 

.Goes foraging for ingredients with Dipper and his sense of smell, either looking for hair from a gnome, fungus from a gremlobin’s shoulders, sweat from a manotaur, etc (Yeah, just about every gross thing you can find in Gravity Falls. Poor Dipper)

.Attempts to convince the others to try her new spooky makeup ideas like carefully braiding Lili’s sentient snake hair or applying goth makeup for Coraline’s pale cheeks, lips and eyelids.

Coraline: Vampire 

.Doesn't need to drink blood but finds herself eating and drinking red stuff like apples or cranberry juice.

.Her eyes have become more sensitive to bright lights and colors. She even wears more darker clothing as opposed to her usual fashion to make it easier on them.

.She can transform into different animals. (Such as a bat, cat, mouse, wolf etc.)

.Crawls up walls and hangs from ceilings. Sometimes you can find her ranting while pacing upside down.

.She doesn't have a reflection in mirrors and is bummed about it but Mabel support her by saying, "Girl, you look good in everything! Even with blood red eyes and a ghostly pale face."

.She can mesmerize others but this requires her full concentration to keep them under her control and can only hypnotize a few people at close range.

Wybie: Reanimated Corpse (Frankenstein’s Monster)

.Runs on electricity so needs to recharge every so often. When he’s low he becomes sluggish and unproductive with making his projects.

.Can’t feel pain so he doesn’t notice one of his arms rips off again or even if he’s on fire from another failed experiment.

.He can transfer his electricity to machines, appliances and even his own inventions.

.Can also collect energy from outside sources but has to be mindful of much energy he’s absorbing. If not released, his behavior changes as he is more hyper and aggressive and can burn himself out.

.Luckily he is filled with cotton, but this leaves the others perplexed on how he can eat and drink if he doesn't have a stomach.

Norman: Dullahan (Headless Horseman)

.Aside from his head, the rest of his body is merely a whole suit of armor. 

.Like with Wybie, he can also eat and drink despite not having any organs below. Where does it all go? Maybe we’ll never know.

.He has the power to summon an undead steed to get around. He will only ever let Norman ride him and is is rather affectionate towards him.

.If his head is lost or misplaced, it can be called back to his body using some sort of “spectral tether”.

.His head is engulfed in a green spectral flame. These flames either weaken or rise depending on his emotions.

Neil: Gargoyle

.Like Coraline, he can't survive in sunlight or else he'll turn into a lifeless statue unless he's pulled back into darkness.

.He's extremely tough and durable. If he were to ever fall from a great height, the crash would barely leave a scratch.

.He can change from gargoyle to human, not completely though.

.He can breath fire but if he spews too much in a short time, he'll become lightheaded and dizzy, since it takes a lot of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Raz: Swamp Creature (Creature of the Black Lagoon)

.He’s thrilled his new form allows to enjoy being water (Though only in fresh water).

.It also gives him to opportunity to further expand his hydrokinesis.

.Due to being amphibious, he can’t go too long without water (whether by swimming in or drinking it) and gets dehydrated quickly.

.Often gets static shocked by Wybie just by standing next to him.

.Gives him an idea for a new stunt for the circus like” The Flying Fish Boy and his rings of water!".

.Can't eat food containing a lot of salt or else his mouth and throat will dry.

Lili: Gorgon (Medusa)

.The others are immune to her petrifying gaze as they were all cursed with the same spell.

.Often makes death threats like paralyzing them with her venom or constricting them with her long tail.

.Her hair snakes express her emotions like whenever she kisses Raz's cheek, they give him little pecks all over his face.

.Gloats about being technically taller than Coraline now.

.Has to wear a blindfold when people are around. Luckily, her clairvoyance makes up for that and also has Raz to guide her while holding his hand.

#mystery kids #gravity falls #Coraline #Paranorman #psychonauts #Halloween #classic monsters au #monster falls #dipper pines #mabel pines #coraline jones #wybie lovat #norman babcock #neil downe #razputin aquato #lili zanotto #headcanon

[fat-rolls-frictions]

its your turn to explode!! PRE REL: 2, 5 GENERAL: 1, 4 LOVE: 4, 7, 9 DOMESTIC: 4, 10. hiiiiYAH

AAAAA EXPLODES 💥

featuring my GW mc Kim and @estroniaid ‘s Rafael <3 <3 <3 tagging nauta here too so he can answer on rafs side

PRE REL

What was their first impression of each other?

going by their childhood au (WHICH MAKES ME INSANE) they met as kiddies and were childhood friends/sweethearts <3 <3 kim thought he was weird and quiet but she likes him, i imagine he’d just go along w her more active antics and then offer up ideas to make them worse. kiddie stuff <3 she’d ask her then-alive mama to make him treats for play time and then spent the time in the kitchen harassing her mama ab making it kosher, like you gotta

Did either of them try to resist their feelings?

we have a hs au for them both and in that one kim doesnt really fight or resist, she has no reason to. but if we go by the au where they meet up again later in life and get together then; sure, she does have some Conflicts tm about it. mostly because her life has been so full of hurt and baggage and she’s miserable enough, having unrequited emotions on top is really not ideal. but she moves on to accepting them and then resolves to just live with the ache and discomfort that comes with it. her every move comes with both a fear and a premonition of self-sabotage, and that applies to her keeping quiet and her bursts of manic desperation both

GENERAL

Who initiated the relationship, and how did it go?

this is related to the previous q haha but! sometimes she goes through bursts of I Have To Act/I Have To Ruin My Life. which is how a confession goes (in the many, many aus,,,,,,) but usually it’s kim at a tipping point who makes the first move to change their relationship. in one of the aus she uh. dine and dashed 🕺 his ass. which is what prompted him to really look at their relationship

Were they each other’s first anything (kiss, relationship, etc.)?

if they met as kids he would be her first puppy love <3 and also her first tattoo! he did her stick and poke!!

LOVE

How often do they cuddle/engage in PDA?

kim doesn’t really do PDA (touch anxiety) but allows a little of it. in private though she initiates when she thinks he needs contact and lets him get away with more than anyone else. he can octopus around her and she’ll put up w it <3

What are their favorite things to do together?

parallel play. she likes to watch him garden or (attempts to) cook! it’s all very gross and domestic

Who’s more protective?

i’d say both of them are, though it’s more evident from kim’s side as raf is way more passive and hand-wavey, while she’s more action prone and also just has an unhinged amount of rage and violence in her

DOMESTIC

Do they have any pets?

kim has a kitty cat who adopted her which she aptly named mèo and raf has a giant dog he named babka!!!! after they ‘retire’ ofc. mèo was an underdeveloped tiny gray stray who got scars and one clipped ear. he looks normal ish when kim holds him but hilariously tiny in raf’s hand. she used to let him come and go as she would still frequently leave on individual monster hunt (hence the ‘retire’) but raf accidentally domesticated him for real real so one time she took her good time returning all beat up and mèo shot out from under babka to claw his way up her jeans complaining so so loudly. and that’s how he moved in with kim

Who’s the better cook?

kim. without a shadow of a doubt. she still struggles a fair amount but it’s still better than raf. like she’d still eat his cooking but they both know she gotta take over here while he sits around looking pretty

#thank you for tha. explode <3 wahoo #kim nguyen #i love. them. normal grips. nauta answer for raf in the reblog now

[the-black-dragons-den]

ugh just personal venting of a youngest child, it’s longer than i meant it to be i just needed to get it out. 

the gist of it is that i do appreciate the hand-me-downs i get from my family but i’m allowed to want new things for myself sometimes and i feel like my mom doesn’t see it that way.

my relationship with my mom has gotten (marginally) better over the years but some interactions still just hit me in a spot, man. now that i’m older i think i’m starting to understand the spots a little better, like why these things irritate me so much

i grew up getting hand-me-downs from my older sister. a mixed bag. because of our age difference (8 years) and because she didn’t take the best care of her stuff growing up, the stuff i received was often either “out of fashion” or kinda gross, or perhaps missing pieces or not in the best shape when it got passed down. not all the time, but yeah. anything i wanted, she had it first and if it was still working/functional, that would end up being mine and she’d get a new one.

clothes, hair dryer, hair straightener, the handle for my shaving razor, half-used perfumes and lotions, shoes, sporting equipment, bed frame, bed sheets, bed,  anything was fair game.

and from a parental perspective i do get it. not that my parents were ever anything close to “struggling” but i do get it. and as an adult who still gets hand-me-downs from my sister, i looooooooooove getting stuff from her now, because she buys herself really nice stuff and takes care of it well, so i end up with very nice things that i wouldn’t normally buy for myself.

but where the puzzle pieces fit together is that now, as a working adult, who lives with her fiance, i want to buy myself new things sometimes. like kitchen appliances, personal care items, household furniture and decor, etc. 

and my mom’s constant litany is “don’t buy anything brand new, we have a lot of extra things and we probably have what you need”.  that’s how i had my sister’s first-ever for college (gross, kind of functional) toaster for 10 years (replaced now with use of a jc penney gift card). and how i had that grody old razor handle for like 15 (replaced in a fit of frustration a few years ago). and how i didn’t have decent sharp kitchen knives until a couple years ago when a friend gifted us a nice set. how i was told not to buy a mop because they have an off-brand swiffer wet-jet that will do fine. they’re little things, but over time, there’s been so many.

and again i get it. i do believe it comes from a place of wanting to help me. not wanting me to have to spend money on certain things. i believe she has good intentions.

but the reason it.... hits me in a tough spot. is because it makes me feel like... i don’t deserve new things. and i’m not allowed to want new things. she’s raised me to be frugal and i’ve had bad spending times, but i like to think i’m doing well now, balancing budget with a little self-care once in a while.

and i’ve been talking about wanting a new mattress for a while. like five years. because i have a pillow-top mattress that i slept on for 7 years by myself and 8 more years with my fiance, so 15 years, when most pillow-tops are rated to last 7-10 years. we haven’t had a chance, financially, to buy one, because we’re financially responsible and understand that our bills and rent etc come first. i’m not asking her to buy me a new mattress, I’m just saying we’re looking for a new mattress soon. 

and she comes over with this massive (used) mattress topper, like positive that’s going to make the bed basically brand-new again. the mattress topper is nice, and i am grateful, and willing to give it a shot, which i said. but i don’t know if that’s going to be enough to make the bed comfortable for us, after 15 years of oddly-placed wear, which i also said. i’m not sure, i think we may need more support rather than more softness. 

and she starts asking about the bed frame we just got (50% off black friday baybeeee), whether its supportive enough because they fixed a mattress issue for my sister (like 25 years ago) by adding more support slats to her bed frame. which, our new bedframe has like 8 slats so it’s definitely supportive, plus we have a box spring too, which i explain.

so that’s when the switch flips. not as bad as it used to but still. “well does that mean you don’t want this? should I just take it back?” and i see the anger in her eyes and i’m fucking 8 years old again.

i reassure her that i’m grateful and that it will work well and i’m excited to have it and the moment passes and we move on. and she feels good that she’s given me something.

and i know she’s wanting to help and it’s coming from a good place but that switch gets me every time. 

and i’m left here feeling again, like i don’t deserve new things, and like it’s silly for me to wish to have new things.

i’m allowed to want new things, damn it. 

#personal #venting

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So, I thought it might be fun to make a list of romance headcanons for my muses that have S/Os! Since I have a lot of them and a lot of muses in romantic relationships, I’m gonna be splitting them up by pairing. First up, Shine of the Rainbow and Nobby!

She often worries about her claws when holding hands with him. Goblin claws are extremely sharp and she hates the idea of accidentally hurting him. It hasn’t happened yet, and even if it did I doubt he would get that upset, but still she tries to be careful with them.

So I’m pretty sure radio hasn’t been invented yet in Discworld, and I have no idea if record-players exist in it either, but you know that cute thing where couples slow dance together in the kitchen? They do that. (Idk maybe there’s street musicians outside sometimes or something?)

She loves cooking for him. Seeing people enjoy her food already makes her extremely happy, but seeing Nobby enjoy it means so much to her.

She doesn’t mind helping him with his various skin issues when he needs it. She really doesn’t find it all that gross, she’d do anything for him after all. And I’m sure Nobby really appreciates knowing that she isn’t turned off by his skin problems.

Once they start dating they’re always close to each other. Holding hands, cuddling, leaning up against each other. They’re both so touch starved tbh.

I think they both help each other be more courageous. For Shine of the Rainbow, Nobby helps her come out of her shell and having him there for emotional support makes her a little bit bolder when she needs to stand up for herself. As for Nobby, well, we all know the man has many flaws, but he is an extremely loyal person. I imagine seeing her in danger or seeing someone be mean to her would make him want to get involved, even if might not end well for him and I think that’s sweet.

Nobby one hundred percent steals things to give to her. Shiny little things she could use for the pots or jewelry she makes, nice ingredients for her cooking (Which he did in Raising Steam) stuff like that.

A lot of her metal jewelry has started to rust or corrode in some places due to how much she hugs/cuddles with him. She thinks it’s weird, but she can’t seem to put together that frequent and prolonged contact with her boyfriend is the cause of it.

Shine of the Rainbow is very supportive of Nobby’s "under cover" work and has even lent him some of her dresses to wear.

They’re both very supportive of each other’s interests. Shine of the Rainbow doesn’t know a thing about folk dancing or history reenactment, but you can bet she’ll be there to watch Nobby. And Nobby doesn’t know much about entomology and he’s not much of a reader, but he’ll happily listen to Shine of the Rainbow talk about the latest book she read or the interesting things she knows about spiders.

#mushrooms and snails: shine of the rainbow #good luck found us: nobby x shine of the rainbow #nobby nobbs #Discworld #shine of the rainbow #headology: headcanons

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