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shesdunn · 2 years
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Los Leones, Pacific Palisades, Aug 2022
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kyistell · 2 months
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Wow me, drawing Jersey? Craazzzyyyyy
Anyway, I had an original design for this type of look on the Ipad, ended up not looking at it once since I apparently have memory. Kinda glad I didn't since I could go just by memory and figure it out as I went along ya know. (ps, for those who don't normally read tags just like, please do, i put so many lil things in there lolz)
Okay SO, I have this lil headcanon, nothin big, that Jersey didn't used to wear shorts until like 2000 or something, maybe a bit before then. This is because he has some scars on his legs, just from over the years, and wearing shorts not only shows those but also make it easier for him to get scrapes and such.
He was fine wearing shorts around NY, Del, and Rhode, occasionally Mass as well if he happened to be around at the time. He couldn't wear them around anyone else for a long time, some scars had Memories(tm) attached to them, some good most bad, so he just never wore shorts.
He's gotten a lot more comfortable wearing them around the other states over the years, mainly because of Covid where Mass unfortunately wouldn't let him keep wearing the same two pairs of pants. So he's fine now, if still a lil uncomfortable around some states (the west mainly), you just won't see him wearing them until it's the first day over 60 in state.
Anyway I love NJ but this isn't surprising, I live here. I am NOT a simp for this bitch, he's my state, I have to like him, 'sides who else would I attach to? Pennsylvania? Florida? Or god forbid NEW YORK!? Absolutely not, that's sacrilegious that is.
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msookyspooky · 1 year
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Stu Macher would have loved 3OH!3 😔
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synonymroll648 · 2 years
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Bestie your excitement is making me excited and I made sokeefitz week. I really don't have anything to offer you, but please, take some close-ups of the stuffed animals:
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ASEDRFGTHGFTDEGHJGFDSERGHJM MR. SNUGGLES' LITTLE T-REX ARMS THE PERFECTION OF THE SHIRT MRS. STINKBOTTOM'S SMILE AWSEDRTFYREWASDFGHJGFTDRESDFGHJNGFDRE THEY'RE P R E C I O U S ILYSM /p <333333333
#the roadtrip prompt keeps bouncing around my brain#and i can tell that it'd be a oneshot that'd be somewhere from 4k-10k words#but my brain keeps telling me i should write a human au fic where keefe and fitz go to the same/a nearby school as sophie in cali#and they missed their flights to go back home for winter break#which is great for keefe because keefe fucking hates his family (no dadwin in this one. he's a sencen ;-;)#but fitz is super distraught because he and biana had literally been counting down the days to seeing each other again#(the vackers live in florida)#(idk where keefe lives specifically since i can't remember where candleshade is on the unlocked map#but my brain keeps telling me to make him australian even though i can't remember if it's shores of solace or candleshade#that's in australia. i'll have to check the map and see. but no matter what i know it's not near cali and taking a flight would be faster#than any other method of transportation)#keefe proposes that they get a rental van or something and just. haul ass over to florida#and fitz goes 'fuck it we both have money and we live together already anyway. let's do it'#so they go to tell sophie about their new plans and sophie goes#'wait that sounds fun. let me check with my parents if i can join. i'm sure they'll let me since i have regular contact with them#and they want me to go have fun college experiences instead of holing up in my room all the time'#so ofc her parents say yes#(the ruewens btw)#and they set out to haul ass across the entire fucking usa in a concerningly short amount of time#and there's lots of shenanigans inbetween because c'mon. it's supposed to be an unhinged roadtrip fic. and keefe's there#my brains focusing on this one a lot because it's got a central conflict and tension that i can actually work with#and it also sounds shorter than the soulmates au i have in mind lol#ok let's. let's shut up now lmao#ask#rainbow-frog-earrings#kotlc#kotlc fanart#mr. snuggles#ella kotlc#mrs. stinkbottom
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wiifchai · 1 year
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rescuefotos · 2 years
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More from Port Hueneme photowalk. . . #venturacountygold #vcvisuals #porthuneme #coastal #coast #beachlife #beach #cali #shore #handshake51 #mikemcsween (at Port Hueneme Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf0Qw02rGzD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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hongism · 5 months
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AND IT'S SNOWING... - A WINTER FIC FEST
brought to you by bee (@atzfilm) and caly (@hongism)
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tis the season for fics that have absolutely nothing to do with christmas and everything to do with other tomfoolery! (aka we spent an hour and a half trying to figure out how to make our concepts be christmas-themed just to forgo the idea of christmas altogether...) from aliens to fae to the ex-turned-sugar-daddy, tune in this winter season for shenanigans... and it's snowing! ❄
all fics are rated m and not intended for underage audiences. please heed individual warnings attributed to each work.
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WINTER BLOSSOM
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written by atzfilm pairing: k.yeosang x reader genre: alien au, secret relationship summary: earth abandoned centuries ago, you travel the cosmos alone. you land on a smaller planet, meeting an exiled dweller that calls himself yeosang.
WHAT LIES BENEATH US
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written by hongism pairing: c.san x reader genre: college au, established relationship summary: one busy semester is all it took for you and san to find yourselves struggling to find footing in the storm that is your relationship, yet rather than let go, he asked for one more week, one more day, one last chance to help get you back to shore
APRICITY
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written by atzfilm pairing: c.jongho x reader genre: faeries au, enemies to lovers summary: with your kingdoms having been at war for centuries, it's only fitting that you would be kidnapped and locked in the room with your sworn enemy – choi jongho.
SWEET JUICE
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written by hongism pairing: s.mingi x reader genre: witches/warlocks au, strangers to lovers summary: the new apothecary in your small village is harboring a dark secret, you're certain of it, if only because he bears a starkly familiar crest on his shop sign - one that denotes the presence of magic.
LOVERS IN THE NIGHT
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written by atzfilm pairing: j.yunho x reader genre: sugar daddy au, exes to lovers summary: just out of your college with a freshly printed degree, you set out for a job that would fit your somewhat high standards. after a brief scroll through a sugar daddy website and a meeting set-up, you sit across from the one man you didn't expect to see — jeong yunho, your ex-boyfriend and apparently, a millionaire looking for someone to spoil.
SILLAGE
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written by hongism pairing: k.hongjoong x reader genre: royalty au, first love summary: sillage — the scent that lingers in air, the trail left in water, the impression made in space after something or someone has been and gone; the trace of someone's perfume — it hardly takes much to fall
SEASONS
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written by atzfilm pairing: p.seonghwa x reader genre: blind date au, friends to lovers summary: after failing over and over on every date you've gone on, your friends finally resort to setting you up on a blind date in the hopes of making things go right.
AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES
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written by hongism pairing: j.wooyoung x reader genre: roommates au, fake dating summary: you imagine that you've cut yourself a rather decent deal in bagging jung wooyoung as your roommate, and yet, things that seem a little too good to be true have a way of cracking at the seems all too easily.
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fics created and written by atzfilm and hongism, 2023. all rights belong to owners. do not copy, emulate, translate, or alter the works in any fashion without permission.
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zoobus · 4 months
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I noticed in the tags for that post about white people clinging to historical ancestor culture stuff in order to "avoid" doing cultural Appropriation had "white people have no culture is one of the worst winning soundbytes of 2010s SJ". Isn't that true though? That white folks gave up what culture they had to assimilate into a blob of "whiteness" to contrast as "not those people?"
You guys are killing me with this shit. What does this even mean? What would it mean for a group to not have a culture? Assimilate? What are the previous cultures assimilating to if there's nothing there?
WASPs, football worshipping rednecks, Appalachian hillbillies, Minnesota Nice, valley girls, the Amish, the Mormons, laid-back cali surfers, bible thumping patriots, granola Oregon hippies, jersey shore, Florida crazy, New York bodega mentality. What created these? How did these stereotypes form when white people have nothing
Just because you think it's boring doesn't mean it's not real, like I genuinely can't wrap my head around attempting to lump what would ***have*** to be dozens of cultures into one and then insisting the paste you just made up is nothing. Culture doesn't require you to find it interesting or cool to exist. It just happens. It's the natural output of humans living around each other.
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infernalodie · 1 year
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𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 || 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐎𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐚 𝐱 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐌𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬
“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘴 𝘐 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘺, "𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴"“
Inspo: Cigarettes After Sex - Falling In Love
Pairing: Jenna Ortega x Male!reader x Emma Myers
Summary: Even if you lost everything, you won when you got to call them yours...
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Warnings: Fluff with faint angst, but mainly fluff
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“Why am I nervous? Why am I sweating so much?” Jenna couldn’t take her eyes off you, unable to deviate from the faint tremble in your figure. Hands held out in front of you, clenching and unclenching in an attempt to steady yourself. Emma stood by with her hands clasped together, staring at your worriedly.
The two had to follow you out of the auditorium, only knowing that you needed a breather. Understandably, you were nominated just like Jenna, but this was also your first Golden Globes and national event. You just wanted to be on your motorcycle and ride on the outskirts of Cali until the sun was setting. At least then you felt stable enough to breathe.
“Should we get help?” Emma inquired softly, stepping towards you. Glancing at her leg, you shook your head and wrapped an arm around it. Pulling the cigarette from your lips and sighed, a cloud blossoming in the air. She crouched by your side, arms loosely wrapped around your neck where she pressed a kiss to your temple.
Jenna sat behind you on the steps. The cool breeze hit the bare parts that her dress didn’t cover. Not given the same luxury as the leather jacket that was on Emma, which was given by you. Yet, it’s like she understood why and didn’t fight about it because if you and her were being honest, Emma was the baby out of the three of you. In the sense that the two of you coddled her and gave her everything she wanted. So, Jenna didn’t have any problem leaning into your back, arms wrapped around your torso with a gentle sigh falling from her lips.
“Do you want me to go up for you?” Jenna asked quietly in your ear. “Tell them that you couldn’t because you felt sick?”
Their comfort and love were irreplaceable. And it was crazy for you to think of a time before you met the two and just watched their own movies and TV shows. Now, having them in your life, able to call them yours was realistically complicated, but never once did you doubt it could work. Because you believed they were meant for you and they were meant for each other. A true love story as it can possibly get.
Lowering a hand to grasp Jenna’s, you shook your head. “I just need to get my bearings and I’ll be fine,” you reassured. “You should head inside. I’ll be inside in a few.” Glancing up at Emma, you sniffled. “Go with her.”
The two girl’s sat there for a moment, contemplation in their mind with their eyes solely focused on you. “You know we love you, right?” Emma inquired gently, nails gently baring to graze your skin. Relaxing you further than the cigarette had been capable of doing. “Like, really, really love you?” She cooed, pressing her face into your cheek with a giggle.
A twitch of a smile appeared on your lips, humming in acknowledgement as the girl grinned, kissing the corner of your mouth. That’s when you felt teeth nip at the shell of your ear. “And you know we’ll be by your side through anything?” Jenna whispered, voice husky and deep to the point that you could feel the faint heartbeat of arousal pool in the pit of your gut.
“If your goal is to get me in “the mood”, you are getting your wish,” you grumbled, hearing Jenna giggle, pressing a kiss to your pulse point.
“We just love you, Y/n,” she stated. “We want you to feel relaxed when we go back in. If you can’t do it, we aren’t leaving your side.”
Her words were like waves of love. Ever so often, the wave would reach up onto the shore of your mind and heart. Leaving trails of her love before coming back and continuing the cycle. Yet her words and Emma’s loving touches made you think of a place far away from here. A place where the three of you could be alone and happy. Able to show one another your guys’ love without the prying eyes of media and personalities seeking to justify or weigh their opinion on your guys’ relationship. Because it was unique, but that’s what you loved the most about it. The uniqueness that no one else decided to explore because of the fear of judgment. You could care less because these two women were a part of you; heart and soul.
You hadn’t ever deserved either of them in your life. And it’d been a complete whim that Guy Ritchie hired them for the part they played in the show with you. But there wasn’t anything you would change if it meant you got to call them yours, and you theirs.
“I love you both,” you muttered, running your hands along your legs. “Let’s get this over and done with.” Both standing with you, all three of you made your way to the auditorium. Jenna parted both yours and Emma’s sides, giving the both of you a kiss on the cheek before disappearing backstage.
But before the two of you could get far, Emma grabbed your forearm. Halting your movements as she reached up and fiddled with your jacket. “You look like a mess,” she mumbled, tightening your tie. “Once this is over, we’ll head home and we can all just relax and-”
“Do you guys want to get a house?” The question had been out of the blue and provoking to Emma’s developing plan. Snapping her gaze up at you quizzically as you sighed. “I’ve been thinking for a bit and I want to get a house in Iceland, you know? Maybe one by the ocean. Maybe one in the forest or in the mountains.” Meeting her gaze, you found shock swimming in the pretty light brown haired girl’s baby-blue eyes. Overwhelmed and drowned in multiple thoughts that you had placed on her without warning or consideration. “But if you guys don’t want to, I understand. I just thought that it could be a place for us and it could be under my name, so it’s my responsibility-”
Before you could finish, Emma’s hands grabbed your face and yanked you down into a kiss. The action nearly knocked all the wind out of you as you reached down, cupping her jaw and pressing further into her. And although the kiss was short and bittersweet by its length, it gave you a shot of adrenaline.
Emma pulled away about an inch, she smiled. “I’m sure Jenna would love that idea as much as I do.” Hearing that made your lips widen as you pressed a kiss to the girl’s forehead.
You didn’t deserve her.
After moving through the crowd and tables of elites in your field of work, you found your table. Jon greeted you with a drink and Guy Ritchie gave you a smile. Emma held your hand under the table as the screens lit up with the nominees for the best lead actor/actress in a Drama/Action series. Your name popped up and it made you become levelled with Earth and aware that there was a huge chance you didn’t win. And not much could be said about it from you because, in the end, you won either way.
Jenna came out on stage with a smile on her face and that beautiful dress of hers. Holding the pamphlet that either held your prestige in this business or someone else. “Tonight, I am very honoured to be announcing a Golden Globe for all the wonderful nominees and for an actor that will permanently leave me traumatized until my old age,” she quipped, giggling when the crowd chuckled as she sighed. “But that’s Y/n’s fault–Love you, sweetheart!’
You laughed, raising a hand in acknowledgement as the girl smiled brightly at you. “The Golden Globe for best lead actor in Drama/Action goes to…” There was a drumroll that filled your ears. An imaginative one created by the sound of your heart that echoed through your body. But when Jenna opened the pamphlet, a gasp fell from her lips, tears brimming in her eyes as she looked up and spoke into the mic. “Y/n Y/L/N!”
The crowd of your idols and mentors clapped, bringing you to reality as you stared at Jenna, who had announced your win. A large smile on her lips as you looked at Emma. Her face was bright as ever as she leaned over and gave you a hug, kissing you on the cheek. Jon Bernthal patted your shoulder as you stood up and gave Emma a proper hug. Kissing her on the forehead before taking her hand and guiding her up onto the stage.
Once on stage, you took the trophy and hugged Jenna tightly. “I love you, so much.” Jenna leaned back, pressing a soft kiss to your lips before parting. Both girls were standing to the side a foot or two away as you stared off into the crowd with parted lips.
“Um…” You were lost for words, looking down at the trophy, you laughed. “Just like Jeremy Allen White said, “shit”.” The crowd laughed as you inhaled deeply. “I'm going to be honest, I didn’t write anything because I didn’t think I would win, so I’m just going to go off the cuff for this. So, bare with me.”
Shifting your weight from leg to leg, you stuffed your hand in your pocket and sighed. “In the making of this movie, I went through hell and back, you know?” Your nose twitched, lips wobbling faintly. “Jon and I talked a lot before we even started filming and he helped me get into the persona and the mindset of “Cooper”. And it was a lot of looking inside myself, pulling my past feelings of pain, sorrow, anger, rage, and bringing it to the surface in scenes.” Wiping your nose with the back of your hand, you laughed as you glanced up at the crowd. “How Emma was still able to talk to me after the movie was finished is beyond me, but I love that girl every day that goes by.”
But slowly, that smile faded with a sorrowful look appearing. Pain in your chest made your grip the award tighter as you swallowed the lump in your throat. “But a lot of that was real, you know?” You said. “The movie was violent and an insight into the ways of trauma that are very real and I wanted to make sure I showed that to my best capability. Jenna and Emma can attest that most of the scenes they were in with me were some of the most disturbing scenes because Cooper was broken. I was living in the shoes of someone who’d lost the love of his life, his family, and everything he knew to be real right in front of him.”
The day you shared the set with those two had been nerve-racking. Primarily because the scene involved you covered in fake blood, and a prop gun, and you were shirtless choking Jenna out. Now, Jenna told you it was the hottest scene she did with you, but you would have to disagree. Because of that rage Cooper was meant to feel in the scene, the sadness, you felt like you were him. That you were Cooper and you were a traumatized young adult looking for the people that took everything away from you.
“And a lot of you know that I lost a lot of people in the time with me filming this show,” you pointed out. “So, trying to find the line between reality and fantasy, Cooper and me, it was a tough juggling process that I wouldn’t have done without everyone that worked on the project. So, thank you. This movie was something I never thought would receive the attention it did. So, Jon Bernthal, thank you, brother!’ The man in question raised a drink, smiling ear to ear. Making you chuckle as you pointed at him. “Thank you for taking me under your wing and being alone with me in the making of this film. Guy Ritchie, thank you for choosing me when you could’ve had anyone else play the role. I am forever in your debt, my friend.”
Then you turned to the two girl’s beside you, smiling widely with tears in your eyes at the sight of them. “And my co-stars, Emma and Jenna, my two beautiful angels, thank you for being by my side through it all and bringing a smile to my face when I was down in the dumps,” you wept. “I don’t think I would still be here if it wasn’t for your constant love and bombarding momentum of affection that I seek every single day.” Taking a moment to breathe, you sighed and shook your head as your unwavering gaze stayed put. “Even if I didn’t win this, I knew I won when I got to have both of you in my life. I love both of you. Thank all of you!”
Raising the trophy, you turned to the two girls and hugged them. Walking off stage, sharing a few hugs with Guy and Jon before wishing them a good night. You, Jenna, and Emma leaving and heading to the apartment in hopes of a quick wind down. Because although you could drink the night away, you wanted to spend it with those two more than anything else in the world. No amount of money could get you to talk to the press they would likely ask about your relationship with the two girls. They saw what they saw and they can take that and run with it.
“Did you really mean that?” Jenna asked, laying against your shoulder with Emma passed out on your other side. Lifting her head to look up at your exhausted features. You smiled, leaning down and pressing a kiss to her lips.
“You and Emma are all I need.”
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stevewhoreington · 2 years
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i love the idea of billy with powers, especially pyro!billy, but it got me thinking... with billy's link to the ocean, imagine some kind of poseidon!billy, except he isn't a god - he's just an ordinary boy.
as a kid, he realised his abilities through learning to surf. the water always worked with him, never against him. whenever he toppled off his board, a gentle wave would gather beneath him to surge him back up to the surface.
his mood can affect the water if he's near it. if he's angry, the ocean is angry too. on his last day in cali, before the big move to hawkins, the tide comes right in, choppy and dangerous and sad; an endless stretch of tears.
years later, when billy brings steve to cali, to his home, for the very first time, the water is calm. happy.
just imagine: billy and steve lying on golden sand. they have this beach to themselves. billy coaxes the tide towards them. lures a shallow pool of water up the shore to spread out around them, but it never touches them - just laps at the edges of their patch of sand. a little island on the beach, with blue waves rolling towards them and stopping before it can ever soak them.
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kyistell · 4 months
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Do you do ship headcanons? Would it be okay if I request some
I do now! And of course it's okay, do not fret since I shall've delivered
CaliFlo - GoldenSunshine
Their dates normally consist of Cali trying to coral Florida into not doing something destructive, and normally ends with one or both of them being the reason they are banned from another place
They cuddle, a lot, always 
Some states bet that they wouldn’t be together for a month, the NE got like 50 dollars because of that bet
When Cali’s sad, Florida just lays on him till they aren’t sad anymore
When Florida’s sad, Cali will bring him either to the shore or Disney World, if that doesn’t work he gets Loui
They’ll do little drawing competitions with each other, just drawing either a character or they’ll go to a park and draw the scenery
Florida introduced Cali to first person shooters, they now play every Saturday
The times where Florida wants to cook, he’ll get the help of Loui to make sure it’s edible, Cali doesn’t care if it’s edible or not, he just cares that Florida thought to cook
Cali got Florida into the world of sitcoms, which takes over their Friday nights
They dance around in the living room when Cali has a record playing
They just like to sit together, even if they are doing completely different things
ColoVada - ColdCasino
During the winter they go snowboarding and ice skating, during the summer they go to casinos and dancing
Very visibly in love, to an almost sickly amount
They would just lie in bed for hours if they had nothing to do
Nevada will dress Colorado up just for fun, and he lets him, just whatever he wants him to wear Colorado will
Colo is the only person allowed to brush Nevs hair
They watch those horrible Christmas romance movies when tis the season
Colo always makes sure to go to Nevs shows 
Nev found this indoor snowboard and ski place that he took Colo to as a date, now they go once every weekend
Nev always makes sure to make time for Colo considering that he has a much busier schedule than Colo
Nevada just always sits on Colo, whether it’s in a meeting or just being around the StateHouse, Nev never uses an actually chair
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amplifyme · 8 months
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Episode catch up~
The Watcher and A Distant Shore: Both have their merits and demerits; but I will say I liked the cast and the creative choices the writers took (keeping The Watcher anonymous, having Joe recommend Cathy, the lady in Cali helping out after news of her friend's death, etc.) ACQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT-- and what an incredibly fitting context (Nan, you genius.) Father hovering around Vincent during those episodes, worried about his son (and Cathy, too) and trying to cheer him up and distract his mind (impossible.) Mouse and the shell and Vincent's dream and reaching Cathy. Overall, I liked both in their own ways and wouldn't mind rewatching. Also, Joe continues to be stellar (really grew on me), Jenn and Rita have interesting appearances. ...Although, Cathy, I do have a bone to pick with you throughout all of The Watcher.
Trial: Enjoyed all aspects of the case; and that the episode tackled the injustices and inabilities of the system, the victims, and the society at the time. But it's a start. And all the characters and Vincent's dreams of the boy and Pascal's appearance and Joe's ups and downs. And most of all, their superior was right: they needed Cathy to fight the symbolic war right up against the murderer's shark lawyer-- there's a reason this guy's their boss.
A Kingdom by the Sea: Those were actually CIA?? Baffled. Elliot's back and Cathy needed to put several breaks on the whole debacle before it escalated to Vincent having to kill, being torn up over the kiss, and feeling that Cathy's cut earlier and his stab now were signals of life. Father continuing his worried streak with no pushback and maximum support is sweet if veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery telling about his read on Vincent's emotional state. Elliot's father's death was quite the turn; and their rotten relationship definitely explains the dreams of a man who wanted to prove himself by building the biggest tower possible. Two things struck me: Cathy listened to Vincent tearing those men apart and kept traipsing away in the tunnels, not addressing it later and pretty much over it compared to Vincent; and she didn't seem to notice how deeply that affected him, addressing only his confusion and grief and hurt at her fluctuations with Elliot. And secondly, her dismissal of Elliot's contradictions-- a man who is able to live with two warring sides and not let it drag him down or back-- by saying: “How does it matter, Vincent? It’s… life"; and that is incredibly indicative of the core of their relationship. Cathy doesn't seek to understand: roses bloom out of blood sacrifices; life is beautiful; there is ugliness separate from beauty; contradictions don't mix; Elliot must be all bad or really good deep down and didn't realize it himself rather than an intriguing mix of the two; and Vincent's hands are her hands, beautiful, but the blood they shed does not (read: cannot) stain his soul. And she is very, very wrong about all of those things.
Can't wait to hear your input! :DDDDD
Squeeee, you're getting so close to the trilogy! The Hollow Men is the perfect episode to lead into it. Please tell me you plan on watching all three eps of the trilogy in the same sitting. And you must let me know before you start S3. I have things to tell you.
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I really like The Watcher now. I wasn't crazy about it the first time I saw it, but there's gobs of foreshadowing in it that I didn't pick up on until after the trilogy aired and then after the show was cancelled and I did my first rewatch and had time to think hard about the series as a whole. Keep in mind we had to wait 7 months between S2 and S3. Which back then was a long time for network shows. Lots of time to go back and pick up all the threads missed the first time around. Also tons of rumors flying around that summer (some true, some not) about what was going to happen in S3, or if we'd even get one. The Classic fans had already circled the wagons and decided they hated S3 before it even aired. But I digress.
Not sure if you've noticed this or not, but other than once, after Cathy gets beat up in An Impossible Silence (where he keeps watch on her while still being as close to outside as he can get), Vincent never steps foot in her apartment. So it's significant in The Watcher that he's actually considering her invitation to come in, because that's a line he's drawn in his own mind about what's allowable behavior and what isn't.
ACQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT-- and what an incredibly fitting context (Nan, you genius.)
Right?? I knew you'd pick up on that right away.
Mouse and the shell and Vincent's dream and reaching Cathy.
My favorite part of A Distant Shore was V & Mouse talking at the Mirror Pool (a scene GRRM wrote in order to get the ep up to the full running time) and Vincent in his chamber holding up the shell and then scooping up the sand and taking a big ol' whiff of the Pacific Ocean. Such a Vincent thing to do. Cast and crew loved working on this one since they all got to get off the sound stage and spend a few days at the beach. I remember being so amused that V & C acted like the four days she was gone was more like four months. 🤣
...Although, Cathy, I do have a bone to pick with you throughout all of The Watcher.
Care to elaborate??
Don't have much to add about Trial, except in response to this: there's a reason this guy's their boss.
I'm shoving my fist in my mouth so I don't let anything slip out. We'll touch on this later.
It was an okay episode, but nothing really memorable.
A Kingdom by the Sea (aka The Episode That Humanizes Elliot Burch). I adore this episode! I also adore Elliot.
Those were actually CIA??
Yep.
Cathy needed to put several breaks on the whole debacle before it escalated to Vincent having to kill, being torn up over the kiss, and feeling that Cathy's cut earlier and his stab now were signals of life.
Wasn't the scene on C's balcony that opened the show wonderful? Kissing her injured finger without thought and the heat of the look they shared and C refusing to let Vincent turn away from it. Lovely.
But, yeah, again with the death and desire symbolism, and blood as a sign of life. As Vincent said to Father, "The grave is a fine, safe place. But if we live, we bleed." That'll come back to haunt him.
Father continuing his worried streak with no pushback and maximum support is sweet if veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery telling about his read on Vincent's emotional state.
Like I've said before, Father knows his son very well. He has a lot of first-hand experience, after all.
Cathy listened to Vincent tearing those men apart and kept traipsing away in the tunnels, not addressing it later and pretty much over it compared to Vincent; and she didn't seem to notice how deeply that affected him, addressing only his confusion and grief and hurt at her fluctuations with Elliot.
Quick trivia time before I get to the meat of this. GRRM wanted the scene with V and C in his chamber to end with a kiss. He wanted V to lean in after she told him she wished it was him and take that kiss. Alas, Koslow nixed it. But I love that GRRM wanted it there. His scripts are always so, so good.
And meanwhile, as they're in the tunnels Elliot is like, "What the hell is that?? What was that??" Yeah, Cathy has grown very blasé about Vincent's killings, hasn't she? And she really seems blind to the effect it has on him. She's also blind to the duality within everyone, and specifically within Elliot and Vincent. I've always felt like Vincent posing those questions to her about the duel nature of man was him asking that question in relation to how she was able to process and justify what she sees in him, not Elliot. But it just flew right over her head, because despite what she thinks she knows about V, he tends to comes at things sideways, rather than directly. She never figures that out.
“How does it matter, Vincent? It’s… life"; and that is incredibly indicative of the core of their relationship. Cathy doesn't seek to understand: roses bloom out of blood sacrifices; life is beautiful; there is ugliness separate from beauty; contradictions don't mix; Elliot must be all bad or really good deep down and didn't realize it himself rather than an intriguing mix of the two; and Vincent's hands are her hands, beautiful, but the blood they shed does not (read: cannot) stain his soul. And she is very, very wrong about all of those things.
I have nothing to add to this. You've stated it perfectly. I'm so excited for you. You have no idea what you're in for. Buckle up, baby!
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wonik1ss · 1 year
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cruel summer — hy.n
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pairing : non idol!hyein x reader
synopsis : Your summer was horrible! You were sent to see your grandparents and made to not come back until the summer was over! But maybe a certain someone could make it just a little more bearable. Maybe being sent to the beach wasn’t so bad at least now you had a friend.
song rec : cruel summer - taylor swift
*PURELY PLATONIC*
“ ARE YOU SERIOUS ?! “. You yelled as parents sat still on the couch were they just told you they were basically shipping you of to Cali.
“ Y/n baby it’ll just be for a months or two!! “. Your mom tried to reason as you walked around the couch stoping in front of them.
“ MONTHS ?!?! “. You yelled as your dad sighed.
“ You spend every summer here honey we just.. wanted one to our selfs “. Your dad also tried to reason as your mom nodded.
“ SO YOUR SICK OF ME ?! “. You started yell louder as you gave up and ran to your room slamming it. You couldn’t believe you were being sent of to Cali to see two old people you barely new! As sat on your bed angry as ever your mom and dad talked.
“ If she broke that door I’m beating her- “. You dad tried to calm your mom down. But that was the least of his problems an angry teenager was way worse.
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“ Your face is going to stay like that forever if you don’t move it! “. Your dad yelled, you held your angry face all the way from the airport to the drive now to your grandparents house.
But your face softened when you saw the view. Beautiful beaches, tall trees and a big blue house near the shore. “ That’s your grandparents house! “. Your mom said as she smiled while you rolled your eyes.
2 months or so with old grumps who don’t know you.. how fun. As your dad parked in the parking lot two miles away from your grandparents house you all got out; as your dad got your bags while your mom slung her arm around your shoulder.
“ It’s not going to be that bad I swear! “. Your mom said as you walked to the blue house, she held out her pinky and you reluctantly hooked your pinky with hers.
“ If they make me play chess I’m running all the way back home “. You said as your mom laughed, but your face was still that was no joke you were making.
“ Ok we’re here! “. Your dad said as he sighed. Maybe you shouldn’t have backed half your room in your bag..
“ Y/N! “. You went bug eyed eyes your grandma ran out to hug you.
“ You sure she’s my grandma? “. You said as your grandpa came out laughing.
“ This is what happens when you get pregnant with a baby girl at 18! “. Your grandpa said as he went to hug you.
“ Come on now princess let’s get you settled into your castle! “. Your grandpa said as he hauled your stuff inside as you said goodbye to your parents.
What a summer this will be..
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As you stated at the oceans water while you sat at the shore you felt someone’s eye on you. But when you turned around you weren’t expecting to see a girl your age staring back at you. She smiled as she got closer and sat next to you.
“ Are you the new girl? “. She said her eyes seeming to never leave your face. You nodded, who the hell was this creep girl.
“ I’m Hyein.. I live in the purple house right next to your.. “
“ Grandparents house “. Here mouth went into an O as you told her.
“ ..Everyone’s been talking about you but no one’s seen you so I’m happy I’m the first “. You giggled as she blushed.
“ Was there anything else you wanted to know? “. She nodded her head so much you felt like you were getting wip lash.
“ I wanted if you wanted to see my butterfly sanctuary!! “. You titled your head.
“ You mean your parents? “. You asked as she laughed.
“ Kinda.. they built it.. But I got the butterfly’s! “. Hyein said trying to impress you as you giggled more.
“ Sur- “.
“ Y/N DINNERS READY “. You looked back and gave a thumbs up to your grandma as you stood up and Hyein followed.
“ How about tomorr- “
“ Definitely! “. She said as you smiled and ran to your house as she stood there and watched.
She could finally have a friend..
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As you skipped over to Hyein’s house she ran in front of you almost making you trip before she grabbed your hand.
“ Mornin’ Y/n! “
“ Morning Hyein! “
“ Ready to see the butterfly’s “. As the girl talked she wiggled her eyebrows and acted like a butterfly’s as you giggled.
“ Definitely! “.
With that Hyein dragged you into her house. You were only able to say a simple hi to her parents as she dragged you over to her sanctuary’s doors.
“ Are you ready to rumble “. Hyein said in and announcer voice as she opened her sanctuary’s doors quickly pulled you in and closed the doors.
“ Wow “. You said, Hyein had about 500 purple butterfly’s in different shades. As you looked around in aww she smiled. You liked it.. someone finally liked it.
She dragged you around telling you there names.
“ This one’s Peanut.. this one’s Butter.. This one’s Ja- “.
“ I’m guessing you were really hungry while naming them “. Hyein shyly nodded as she dragged you to her desk and showed you her notes.
“ I write everything about them in here.. “. You read through the girls pages as she stared at you.
“ Hyein “
“ Ya! “
“ Why do you seem so happy to show me stuff.. “. You said as you slowly looked at the girl as her smile slowly dropped as she walked; it ver to a bench patting the spot next to her for you to sit.
“.. All of the people living on the beach think I’m weird.. so when I heard you were coming.. I just hopped you wouldn’t think I was weird too.. “. As she said that you lunged at her for a hug.
As you both hugged Hyein held on tight making you have to tap out like you were in a boxing ring to tell her you couldn’t breathe. She apologized profusely as you giggled and side hugged her.
“ As long as I’m here you’ll never be lonely Hyein! And I mean never! “. You said as you tickled the girl and she giggled.
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You keep your promise by always hanging out with Hyein from morning to night. One night you both laid on the beach under the stars when Hyein asked you.
“ Hay.. Y/n are we friends “. As you turned to face her you laughed and her face dropped.
“ Hyein we are bff’s “. She smiled as she tickled you.
Maybe you wouldn’t have such a cruel summer after all…
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Headcanon/To-Do Fic Idea: King Steve in Exile California.
After the exhaustingly long and nasty divorce is finally concluded (Local Business Mogul Leaves Wife Of Twenty Years For A New Squeeze, screams the headline of Hawkins' resident rag), Mr. Harrington uproots his teenage son and moves to the sunny shores of California.
Just like that, Steve finds himself brutally ripped away from his hometown where he has all his friends and his position and his wonderful girlfriend, and plunged into a massive city.
It's like, the worst thing EVER.
He always wanted to go to California, but once he's finally there he hates everything.
He hates that San Diego is so unreasonably huge and all the streets look the same and he keeps getting lost and calling a cab to deliver him back home because he has no idea where the fuck he is.
He hates that instead of a house, he now lives in an apartment; sure, it's big and spacious and luxurious, but that means he has to share space with his dad and, worst of all, listen to him fuck his girlfriend in the middle of the night, which is just uuuuugh.
He hates that his aspiring step-mother is only like six years older than him and clearly a gold-digger. He hates the way she looks at him sometimes.
He hates that his relationship with Nancy Wheeler, now turned long-distance out of necessity, seems to be deteriorating at a truly harrowing rate. He hates that he doesn't know how to fix it; all he can do is call her every single day without fail, but recently he's been talking to Nancy's dad more than Nancy herself. Sorry, Nancy is out with friends, she will call you back later.
On top of all that, school sucks.
Turns out that Steve is a fraud. A big fish from a small pond suddenly thrown into a shark enclosure. Nobody in San Diego cares about his amazing hair, the famous parties he used to host, or his old keg stand record. Nobody cares about his rich dad. Steve used to fancy himself a cool guy, but the California kids are just so much cooler that they sorta make him uncool by comparison. His country hick self doesn't impress anyone. All he is now is the new kid with glaring gaps in his education, because it turns out that teaching standards in Cali are way higher than in Hawkins, Indiana.
And if that wasn't bad enough, there's a certain blonde metalhead who always sits at the head of the outcasts table and keeps staring at Steve with those unnervingly blue eyes...
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