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officially taking a hiatus bc i don’t really have any muse right now! sending lots of good vibes <3

#queued

[hctclcalifornia]

officially taking a hiatus bc i don’t really have any muse right now! sending lots of good vibes <3

#queued

[hctclcalifornia]

officially taking a hiatus bc i don’t really have any muse right now! sending lots of good vibes <3

#would you do it for a scooby snack? ╱ ooc post

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madame web… lots to unpack there

#i just saw it with my brother and Wow was that a movie #would you do it for a scooby snack? ╱ ooc post

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RENÉE ZELLWEGER as ROXIE HART in CHICAGO (2002)

#melody valentine tbt

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might pare down my muse list a little bit so i can focus more on my favorite blorbos lol

on that note i Am also adding a test muse who’s v much roxie from chicago lol so if anyone wants a meme from her let me know

#would you do it for a scooby snack? ╱ ooc post

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Havana Rose Liu photographed by Valheria Rocha for The Sky is Everywhere, February 2022.

#olivia hayward ╱ mirror #daphne blake ╱ mirror #love u havana #eye contact tw

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she snorts, unable to stop herself from laughing as she looks over at him. “unfortunately, no. though i suppose your reputation prevents me from seeing you any other way— which i also suppose is rather hypocritical of me.” olivia turned around, her back resting against the porch railing now as she watched noah smoke. she couldn’t imagine him being somebody who took much stock in what tabloids had to say. meanwhile they practically ran olivia’s life.

her brows furrow together at his question. jesus, he really hadn’t been listening, had he? she was annoyed, turning away again and crossing her arms. “what do you mean? i can’t fall on my face around here without somebody jumping to get a picture of it. i could never do that to my parents— sure they get the occasional freak every now and then but… i can’t imagine the circus that would wait at my front door.” a deep sigh. would things always feel so hopeless?

“besides, i can handle being a failure in los angeles— statistically, i’m surrounded by failures. but going home? knowing all of my old teachers and babysitters and everyone are gonna look at me? they’ll pat my back and give me that sad, pitying look that says we always knew you’d fall on your ass.” olivia shook her head, dark curls falling over her shoulder as she looked down to the trees beyond the porch. “you don’t get it.”

noah keeps his hands shoved in his coat pockets as they walk out, thankful for the extra layer in the cold. the 'sensitive guy' act really gets him places, normally. it's not entirely false. that's the thing with any role he takes; he throws in just enough of himself into the part where it can be believable. make yourself human. that's how you win over your audience.

"what, i don't look like the listening type?" his smile isn't quite so convincing. but acting's all about listening. you can't do a scene if you don't hear your partner loud and clear.

he takes this moment to light himself a cigarette, leaving enough distance between himself and olivia as he takes a long drag. "alright, so what's keeping you from doing that? it's never too late to go back and take up pottery."

#olivia hayward ╱ thread #visceraldose

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REASONS TO CUP A FACE. ( A PROMPT LIST. )

with the help of some very talented and amazing friends, i present to you an unexpected, very spontaneous meme list based on the beautiful art of cupping someone's face! there's a mix of romantic and platonic here, and even a few that defy the boundaries of normal relationship dynamics! i hope you enjoy! as always; DO NOT ADD TO THIS LIST NOR CLAIM IT AS YOUR OWN!

[KISS]: sender cups the receivers face in their hands before drawing them closer for a kiss.

[CHECK]: after an unexpectedly violent situation, sender frantically rushes to check if the receiver is okay, cupping their face to look closer.

[CLEAN]: sender affectionately wipes a smudge of sauce from the corner of the receiver's mouth, cupping their face in the process.

[LIFT]: sender gently cups the receiver's face and lifts their chin so the receiver is looking up at them.

[COMFORT]: sender cups a distressed receiver's face in their hands and steadies them by resting their foreheads together.

[ATTENTION]: during an important conversation, the sender takes the receiver's face in their hands and firmly directs their focus on them.

[MAKE-UP]: while applying make-up on the receiver's face, the sender cups their face in order to keep them still.

[PRIDE]: after the receiver succeeds in a remarkable achievement, the sender cups their face and tilts their foreheads together to express how proud they are of them.

[WHISPER]: in order to have a private, hushed conversation with the receiver, the sender cups their face and draws them close to make sure they can be heard.

[HAIR]: in the process of pushing the receiver's hair back from their face, the sender lets their hand rest against the receiver's cheek a moment longer.

[GROUND]: during a moment of intense emotional stress, the sender gently takes the receiver's face in their hands to ground them until they're calmer again.

[WONDER]: unable to comprehend how incredible the receiver is, the sender decides to simply cup their face in their hands and marvel at them instead.

[LAST LOOK]: before going into a situation that may result in their death, the sender takes a moment to cup the unaware receiver's face in their hand, just to take a final look of admiration at them before they go.

[SACRIFICE]: the sender cups the receiver's face tenderly to distract them, right before shoving them out of the way (to safety) and facing an attack alone in order to buy the receiver enough time to escape.

[BELIEF]: in a moment where the receiver is lacking in self-confidence, the sender cups their face tenderly and professes their faith in the receiver's abilities.

[DISBELIEF]: after the receiver has done something completely unexpected (and reckless) the stunned sender cups their face in their hands while trying to get them to explain why the hell they did it.

[BETRAYAL]: trying to keep the receiver calm before the big reveal, the sender cups their face gently to keep them steady, and then reveals that they're the villain.

[WOUND]: after the receiver has been wounded, the sender tries to keep them calm and conscious by cupping their face in their hands and talking to them to keep them focused.

[INJURY]: after having been badly wounded themselves, the sender tries to reassure the frantic receiver by cupping their face and comforting them.

[RAMSAY]: after the receiver commits a culinary crime, the sender presses two slices of bread against either side of their face, cupping their face to hold the bread in place, and calls them an idiot sandwich.

#ooc post ╱ ask meme #specify muse please !

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he’s about to excuse himself, ready to go home and crack open a bottle of bourbon to wash away to blues. and yet— there’s a flicker of hope that catches in his belly, head snapping up from looking at the floor as he takes a step closer to her. “what?” nick asks, one hand coming up to comb through his wet curls. alice didn’t say anything she didn’t mean— had she been holding herself back this entire time?

“alice— what does that mean? do you feel the way i do?” his eyes searched her, finally reaching out to cup her shoulder. a deep passion burned in nick’s chest, hot as a wildfire. she meant everything to him and though he’d been willing to back down when he didn’t think alice felt the same way, he refused to let her sabotage their relationship if she actually liked him.

“you can’t deny yourself the love you deserve, just ‘cause you think it’s easier. because you know what? i love the way you crinkle your nose when i’m talking about a baseball stat. i love watching your favorite movies, because i feel like i know you better afterwards. i love looking up into the crowd during games now, just ‘cause i might see you. i love you, alice. and if you feel the same… be honest with me. please.” his hand moved now from her shoulder to her cheek, cupping it tenderly as his thumb brushed against her skin.

water drips down onto the floorboards as they step inside. she's conscious of the fact that he keeps her at literal arm's length now -- how strange it feels on the other end for a change. alice peels her rain drenched coat off her shoulders and throws it in the washing machine. she no longer dares to look back at nick, already knowing his expression will only sting.

"i'm alright," her voice is soft, it sounds weaker than she'd like it to be. she doesn't know what else to say -- every word is another step closer to saying goodbye. selfishly, she can't let him leave yet. she wishes he'd do something, that he'd stop being polite and give her some type of reaction. reach out towards her, step a little closer, say something so she doesn't have to. but he keeps talking like it's nothing, like it's something they can move past. she can't. she won't. it'll sit there in the back of her mind for ages and ages till eventually, just like everything else, it will start to decay. but at least she'll think about it at all, at least there's that.

she stares at him finally, though still not meeting his eyes. her gaze sits at his collar; he's tall enough that it's still at her eye level. "i --" she can hear her own voice cracking as she tries to find the words to say whatever it is that's about to come. it's at a point where she doesn't know, she's already done so many things with him she never expected herself to. he's dancing around the subject and it hurts to hear, to think she might one day be forgettable to him, even if it's still hurting him now. and so, she does says another thing she would never normally say. "i don't not like you. i just --" she cuts herself off before she can say more.

#nick waters ╱ thread #crushsung

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haven’t been on much lately bc Life but i’m usually hanging around on disco!!! mutuals feel free to add me (topsy.kretts.)

#would you do it for a scooby snack? ╱ ooc post

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hi friends. continuing off this previous post i made, unfortunately my situation has gotten worse. my grandma was just released from the hospital and is recovering from a severe infection after a surgery, so my mom is going over to take care of her for the next month. my grandma lives in a different country, so my mom will be flying over there and is unable to work in the meantime, so it's put a drain on our income. i'm still trying to find work to support our household while that's going on and will be continuing to take graphic commissions.

the rate for static promos is $8 USD per panel and $11 USD per panel for gifs. you can find some examples of my work over here.

if you're not interested in a promo but would like to help out in some way, my p.aypal is @/mutinyorg. if interested, please send me a message either here or on my disc.ord @/thefourthbeastieboy.

it would be very helpful to me if you could reblog this post for visibility, i would appreciate it so much! thank you!

#hospital tw #medical tw #dillon has a great eye for design!!!

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“that doesn’t make it any less deadly. peoples’ lives matter.” they had to. otherwise, how the hell did she even matter? she draws a small picture of ashton’s tv in the margins, eyebrows furrowing and shoulders tensing as he mentions her lack of media consumption. “i don’t think victorian children would’ve liked television. too bright for their eyes, y’know?” it’s a poor attempt at a deflection, and soon she finds herself shrugging anyway. “my parents were super strict.” not technically a lie. “we didn’t own a television.” also not technically a lie. weirdly, winnie didn’t really like how good she was becoming at lying to people. it made her feel… weird. “blood and guts don’t bother me. we can watch a leprechaun.” she writes the title down on a new line, writing HORROR in big, perfect letters next to it before she set her notebook on the table. she of course, had to watch the dvd player do its usual process, no matter how mundane it probably seemed to ashton. “you like this movie because it’s weird?”

"four hundred? that's a lot less than i thought." snow was dangerous, he'd seen it every winter in michigan since he could remember. he never quite minded it, though, even when it got like this, all smothering and heavy and consuming. he almost feels like he understands it. he shakes the existential thoughts off before he's turning towards her. he makes his way over to her, looking at her little notebook. it was cute, really. that she was so dedicated to this. "it's so crazy that you've never seen any of this stuff. i kinda feel like i'm showin' some victorian kid the modern age." he thinks for a few moments, trying to think of what movie to show her next. he had an extensive dvd collection, one he'd been working on since he was a teenager. he just likes owning physical copies of his favorite things. "do you like horror? i've got a lot of scary movies, not all of them good. the leprechaun is pretty good, funny, scary, weird. but if you don't like all that blood and guts, we can change that."

#android 001 ‘winnie’ ╱ thread #rcjoice

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hi, so i'm currently unemployed and in a tough spot so i'll be taking commissions for promo graphics and whatever else anyone is interested in. you can find some examples of my work over here.

the rate for static promos is $8 USD per panel and $11 USD per panel for gifs. it would be very helpful to me if you could reblog this post for visibility, i would appreciate it so much!

if you're not interested in a promo but would like to help out in some way, my p.aypal is @/mutinyorg. if interested, please send me a message either here or on my disc.ord @/thefourthbeastieboy. thank you!

#mutual aid #hope things get better soon dillon!!!!

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have not been on bc my brain has Not been cooperating and half of the reason why is bc i’m Struggling to find a fc i like enough for this oc

what if i made an oc inspired by roxie from chicago,,,, would y’all be interested

#ooc post ╱ self reblog

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tragic fictional siblings... save me...

tragic fictional siblings

save me tragic fictional siblings

#need sibling tags for jordan & nick and cam & lucas #they’re all so tragic

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what if i made an oc inspired by roxie from chicago,,,, would y’all be interested

#would you do it for a scooby snack? ╱ ooc post