#plus. i was thinking of that spices in the west event. n how to my surprise venti liked the almond tofu n grilled tiger fish...

[hua-fei-hua]

alright whenever you have time (and also the energy) I would love to hear your thoughts on the lantern rite epilogue! Have a good day <3

we're going to pretend that people following me will care abt genshin 3.4 lantern rite spoilers so we're gonna put my entire deranged mess under a cut hahaha

*gently holds* MY XVS......

truly this lantern rite had EVERYTHING although truth be told, like, the way venti was kind of shoehorned in was a little disappointing. i felt a little bit baited by the way the 3.4 TRAILER HAD THAT ONE CUT RIGHT where it goes from VENTI PLAYING THE LYRE in the harbor to XIAO LOOKING UP AT THE FIREWORKS outside of wangshu inn, and then we see the xiao bit in the actual cutscene on day 2, but absolutely none of venti until the epilogue. and also we never see venti playing the lyre during the event story so it's like. whoever edited that pv absolutely had xv on the brain. like. what the hell was that it was magical i feel higher than a boat right now

BUT ANYWAY like i don't even care how obviously shoehorned in venti felt bc the interactions were all SO PERFECT i love love loved them. i loved the way hu tao just RAN INTO WANGSHU INN and started shouting for xiao, and then talked death to him until he was like "yeah sure i'll go to your dinner". they are so besties i love them their friendship is everything to me.

THE WAY. XV INTERACTED. IN FRONT OF US. xiao just like "well. um. there's this. um. um." TOTAL PANIC MODE n venti had to SAVE HIM with like "huuuh? did you forget already? i'm a bard!" like HELLO why do they need a COVER STORY why are they making up COVER STORIES TOGETHER WHAT WERE THEY DOING TOGETHER IN THE MARSH EARLIER like what kind of GAY SHIT--

also i'm pretty sure when xiao started explaining his relationship to venti, venti fluttered his lashes at him. like, i recorded the whole quest (bc i didn't last year with the final part n i REALLY WISH I HAD bc i STILL remember the dRAMATIC GASP i had when we had that one beiguang moment in the cutscene), and when i rewatched it earlier i was like. "HANG ON. DID HE JUST FLUTTER HIS LASHES" n rewatched it like three times. maybe my game was just stuttering BUT IT DEFINITELY LOOKED LIKE IT and maybe i'll gif it when i get home from work tonight

BUT ANYWAY (2) point is that the expression work this time was ON POINT like whoever's doing all that over at mhy hq needs to get a raise pronto. venti going (¬‿¬) at all the other immortals was so immaculate. you aren't subtle little man!!!

it's probably just shipper goggles on to an extent, but i feel like the xv implications were really strong this time around, with the parallels to that fontch guy's ancestor, and the guiping n everything... i'm kind of disappointed that we don't get to actually hear any of venti's unobstructed thoughts on xiao; like the ribbing n implications at the dinner are a lot of fun (like, they were totally making out in the marsh before dinner. we all know this. it's very clear imo), but it kind of makes me wonder why we can hear xiao like... do his Very Heavy Implying abt venti's importance to him (though again, he doesn't outright say anything-- we know the full extent n depth of xiao's feelings abt venti (romantic or not) bc we can read his character stories, so technically really he hasn't told us jack squat in the current canon timeline), but the best we get from venti are smug expressions. those expressions are very telling, ofc, but a very unhinged part of me wishes that mhy didn't feel the need to wrap up the xv in layers of allegory and metaphor and just outright heard one of them say, "this person is very dear to me." i know it's just the rabid shipper in me, and i need to be sedated, but i was really kind of hoping that we'd see the allegory w/the fontch guy's ancestor n madame ping lifted away at the end n, like, see or hear it be bound to xv outright. just for purely self-indulgent purposes o(--(

but anyway (3) i also love love loved all the playful ribbing, witty banter, and prev event callbacks btwn the characters!! hu tao n venti canonically making a pact to be poetry friends was SO GOOD you just KNOW hu tao is gonna commission venti to compose a JINGLE for wangsheng advertising purposes later, while zhongli n xiao are like, "this meeting never should have happened. we are all doomed." somehow i legitimately forgot that xq n venti know each other from irodori n was like, "...huh?" when xq mentioning knowing venti for like, a FULL two seconds. the way venti was like "damn you know i was right outside this entire time. can you believe the way some people ignore the wind?" n zhongli was like "hahaha (✿◡‿◡) the harbor is very busy this time of year (✿◠‿◠) it is very hard see or hear an individual person's whereabouts (^人^)"

AND ALSO. PAIMON BEING ELECTED AS THE "MOST DISTINGUISHED GUEST." PAIMON YOU GOT IN THE WAY OF MY DERANGED SELF-DELUSIONMENT MANY TIMES THIS LANTERN RITE BUT THAT WAS PRETTY FUNNY. i thought it was interesting how no one nominated venti. like i was kind of expecting xiao to do it (but ofc he nominates traveler) which is fair honestly, n then i was like "IS LUMINE GONNA NOMINATE VENTI????" but then she nominated paimon n paimon was like "wait... me?????" n it was just EXACTLY like a bunch of adults telling the little kid they are the most specialest ever n they should have the honor of doing The Thing. as that little kid growing up, i know the feeling very well lol

there are other bits i'm just,,, rotating around in my mind, like venti and kazuha hanging out on the alcor, the way xiao goes "i can't taste the difference in xiangling's special almond tofu" when you go visit him afterwards, ALL THE GANQING THAT HAPPENED IN THE MAIN STORY I'M SO HAPPY FOR THEM I'M SO HAPPY FOR ME I WON VERY HARD THIS LANTERN RITE, n like,,, yeah!!!!

#asks #anonymous #(at my non genshin followers/mutuals) I'M SORRY FOR BEING DERANGED. EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN DERANGED FOR OVER A YEAR N A HALF #it's funny bc i never apologized for abruptly changing fandoms before gnshn. the shame of gacha gaming never dies lmao #ANYWAY i'm pretty sure venti just ate off of xiao's plate the entire dinner. 'let me get you another set of cutlery' says hu tao #'okay sure!' venti replies; already stealing xiao's chopsticks n eating all his food bc it's not like xiao's eating all that much #plus. i was thinking of that spices in the west event. n how to my surprise venti liked the almond tofu n grilled tiger fish... #been getting a lot of kudos on my xv fics these last few days hahaha; i mentioned to star yesterday that the saucy xv thing i wrote #waaaay back in late july is like 290 hits away from entering my top five ao3 fics by hits #and if that happened it would do what j/jk had never been able to do (which is break the b//nha chokehold over my hits stats) #(j/jk broke my records on bookmarks tho n i'm very proud of that i love you diner fic) #n star said we should throw a party if the saucy xv fic made it to top five n i was like. #a 'thank you to all the thirsty people for dethroning the shadow of b/nha that lives over me at all times' party???? #n she was like 'yes. i think that is a wonderfully apt title' LOL #in the shower yesterday i was thinking abt the xvx week happening on twt n i Do have smth saved for the free day #this oneshot i started last july n then didn't finish until like two or three weeks ago but in the shower i was like #'muse... muse... you know it would be kind of fun if...' n i started thinking abt that livejournal au i came up w/as a joke months ago #so maybe i'll write smth real fast for that hahaha

[for1231h]

in which i review your coffee options

i remember my first semester of college coming to a close [which frankly was a crash landing]: it rained all the time. the days stuck together and so i could not differentiate between them. my umbrella started to stretch. my socks were disappearing fast. i wanted to safeguard the rest of my life from these inglorious hauntings. a well-connected advisor of mine suggested i get tea with his friend, who would tell me in so many words how to save myself for spring. and when we met on thayer street, the windows were still damp from the last storm. the sun set at five. dark/misty/slick, this city of molasses and motorcyclists. the lights of passing cars shined with such ferocity that i sometimes mistook them for a visage of new york smashed to bits. it’s all we are. the friend and i bonded over a love of warm beverages and the color yellow. 

that night, she emailed me a list of shops to try in the city of providence; here are a few of them plus my own suggestions.

Blue State Coffee. 

we’re sitting in one of the seats by the windows. the spring semester kicked off just a few weeks ago. one of the biggest snowstorms of the year is going to hit tomorrow. we’re talking about russian cartoons, my friends and i. we’re talking about the snow.

rating: 4/5

best drink: hot chocolate

Tealuxe. (1 / 2)

i buy tea on the way to the library. i also buy a cookie. it’s midterm season and in the zero decibel section i write my best poem of the semester and decide not to study for an upcoming math exam. there are crumbs on my black coat. for a moment i think my gloves are gone. i walk home after midnight.

rating: 5/5

best drink: it’s the drink-cookie combination that merits our focused discourse

Starbucks (Angell Street).

another shade of grey strikes my wrist. i’m leaving providence tomorrow for spring break. i’m in love with my friends. i come from paper nautilus where i purchased a copy of kundera’s the unbearable lightness of being. i need a latte. sitting around the large table are many blank, caffeinated faces.

rating: 4/5

best drink: all hail the butterscotch lattes of early spring

The Coffee Exchange. (1 / 2)

my friends and i walk in when it first opens in the morning. we stayed up all night—the last of the school year—we watched the sunrise at india point park. a neon green inchworm hangs off of my jacket. the wood paneled walls and the first experimental drippings of the sun.

rating: 4.5/5

best drink: hot latte, even in mid-may

White Electric.

while spending the summer in providence i decide to attend a career lab event on the west side of the city. i buy a latte before the meeting begins. i am jittery for two hours. i am far away from my sublet.  i walk home through the edge of sunset. i decide not to work for an arts nonprofit.

rating: 3.5/5

best drink: only ever had a latte. was electric indeed

Malachi’s.

“we could go to malachi’s?” he suggests.

“um, they’ll be closed by then. tealuxe?” i reply.

“sure!” he says.

rating: n/a

best drink: alone

Tealuxe. (2 / 2)

i walk past it at first. i consider pretending to have forgotten. i order my cinnamon chai. i drink it fast. i see his eyes and the glasses that frame them. i take out my computer and pull up a poem so it looks like i’ve been here the whole afternoon.

rating: 5/5

best drink: the cinnamon chai, hot with whole milk

Starbucks (Thayer Street).

once i ordered a chai tea latte and got both a chai tea latte and a green tea latte. it was ten o’clock at night. i was meeting someone important. when i try to sit at the table where i had my two lattes, i get palpitations. i sit there anyway.

rating: varies

best drink: varies. they are often out of pumpkin spice

The Coffee Exchange. (2 / 2)

i watch one of the baristas request the phone number of a particularly attractive customer. i eat my gingerbread and wait for a drink. to this establishment which federico views as behind on the times i usually go with friends but being on my own is fine. it’s worth walking down benefit street every once and awhile, you know, before it ices over. and it’s good to withdraw and drink alone so that not every coffee shop becomes the ghost of a prized interaction you created there, stirred in with the foam.

rating: 5/5

best drink: iced chai

#providence #coffee #brown university

[thosesocietyrejects]

Hey Fattys! Got some free time on your hands? I was searching around Chicago to see if there were any fat fashion/aesthetic events going on and I came across some underground post-worthy events. Let’s get into it:

Disclaimer: I know that there are better well known events out there, but the following events are either about embracing your blackness, fat fashion, or aesthetic based events such as drag shows. Don’t tell me how trash you think these are. You will get read to filth and be reminded that you do not have to attend. -Fatty Acid

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ILAVA PRESENTS:THE LOST GIRLS COLLECTION; DEBUTED AT L.A FASHION WEEK

Location: The Silver Umbrella, 5305 South Hyde Park Boulevard

Date/Time: Oct 29, 2017 from 12 p.m – 5 p.m

Price: FREE

Synopsis: ILAVA is a socially responsible lifestyle brand that uses fashion to empower women and inspire change around the world. Currently, ILAVA specializes in four strong products: lifestyle fashion, jewelry, handmade cards, and home decor. ILAVA is devoted to making women feel empowered and celebrated by offering a variety collections that tell the story of ILAVA women from Tanzania. Through fashion, ILAVA has created community, women are empowered, and everyone looks fabulous!

Let me say this: I will be attending this event. I will support my fellow melanin queens as they model and showoff their God-given creativity. But really though, the short green patterned dress is calling me. I saw some plus sized women in her clothes and was drawn in. I hope I see some representation there!

Twitter: @Myilava

Facebook: Myilava

2. Lushious Lush Runway Show

Location: Sukofa Cultural Art And Business Center, 5820 West Chicago Avenue

Date/Time: Nov, 18 2017 from 7 p.m – 11 p.m

Price: $15 reg – $25 VIP+Gift bag

Synopsis: Remember my plus size lingerie post? Well, this is a plus size lingerie fashion show by Lushious Lush Curves. They are coming with a variety of naughty and nice with some sugar and spice. Hosted by Chicago’s own beautiful Blue Lady and music by DJ Big Homie Reese. They’ll also have plus size vendors to purchase from. FREE parking. Food and Drinks!

Let me say this: I will be attending this event. Enough said.

Twitter: @LushiousLushxxx

Facebook: Lushious Lush Curves

3. Finale Chicago Fashion Week Show & Avant Garde Competition

Location: Audi Dealership Chicago, 1523 W North Ave

Date/Time: Oct 29, 2017 from 11:30 a.m – 3:30 p.m

Price: $20 w/ student ID

Synopsis: The final show of Chicago’s Fashion Week will showcase the winning garment and custom pieces designed by the winner of the GlitterBall avant-garde competition. They will have a cocktail bar and complementary hors d’oeuvres as they showcase the spring/summer collection for 2018. Includes 2 complementary drink tickets and seating. Doors open at 11:30 a.m | Show starts at 1:45 p.m.

4. AFROFUSION PARTY IN PALACE EDITION

  Location: Alhambra Palace Restaurant, 1240 West Randolph Street

Date/Time: Nov, 4 2017 from 10 p.m – 2:30 a.m

Price: FREE before 10:30 with RSVP

Synopsis:Music by DJ Dee Money DJ Three K| DJ Bonsu |DJ Kishi One big party playing the best of Afro Beats, Afro House, Afro Pop, Soca, Dancehall, Top 40 Hits, Old School, RnB and More. Of course you have to be 21+ (I.D. Required). Get your pictures taking by Dare to Dream Photography. Dress Code: Dress to Impress/Fashionable

5. XYZ!

Location: Roscoe’s Tavern, 3356 N Halsted

Date/Time: Nov 5, 2017 from 12 a.m – 2 a.m

Synopsis: XYZ! Bringing Generations X, Y, & Z Together To Celebrate Their Shared Love Of Music From The Mid 1990’s Through The Early 2000’s! The First Sunday Of Every Month, Hosted By Trannika Rex, & ONLY At Roscoe’s! Dance to your favorite hits by Michael Jackson, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Ricky Martin, Aaliyah, Savage Garden, Will Smith, TLC, and more. Queens will be performing! 

  Thanks for listening Fattys!

  Chicago Fatty Fashion/Aesthetic Events Hey Fattys! Got some free time on your hands? I was searching around Chicago to see if there were any fat fashion/aesthetic events going on and I came across some underground post-worthy events.

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