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[kjack89]

hey whats up

For @themiserablesmonth Day 22: Greeting.

Modern AU, developing E/R.

Read on AO3.

The all-too-familiar notification noise sounded from Grantaire’s phone, and he heaved a sigh before rolling over on the couch to grab it. He was ninety percent sure he could feel himself losing brain cells as he scrolled through the unfortunate sea of nearly identical Grindr messages:

Hey what’s up

hey whats up

Hey, what’s up?

Well, at least that last one understood basic grammar. 

He decided it was as good an option as any and clicked on the chat to send back an equally inane: Not much, you?

With that herculean effort completed, he tossed his phone down and rolled onto his back, staring up at the ceiling.

He knew was Joly and Bossuet would say if they could see him. They’d tell him he was wallowing, and yeah, maybe he was, and sure, maybe his ex had been a massive douchebag, but at least he’d meant that Grantaire didn’t have to debase himself on Grindr.

“That’s not exactly a compelling reason to stay with someone,” Joly had pointed out once.

“Maybe not,” Grantaire had said. “But not all of us meet our soulmate at the age of 21, and you truly have no concept of how miserable hooking up and dating is these days.”

Of course, Grantaire reflected, still staring up at the ceiling, maybe miserable was the wrong word. Too strong a sentiment for the dull monotony of the – hey what’s up, not much you, looking for, top or bottom, dick pic, ass pic – exchanges that seemed to dominate the online dating world.

Banal was probably more accurate.

The Grindr noise sounded again and Grantaire sighed, reaching over to his phone to reply to whatever Mr. Correct Grammar had sent back.

Instead, he found a brand new message from user Revolution1832: Hey, have you made a plan to vote?

Despite himself, Grantaire was intrigued, and even more despite himself, he couldn’t quite stop the smile that lifted the corners of his mouth, a smile that only grew when he clicked on the guy’s profile and saw how hot he was.

He settled back against the couch as he typed out his response. I am fascinated to know what your response rate is.

He didn’t expect much of a response, if any, which is why he was shocked when the guy messaged back almost immediately. Honestly, better than when I officially text bank.

Grantaire snorted. Ok but I bet if you started off your official campaign texts with thirst traps of yourself you’d also get a better response rate

Again, he didn’t have to wait long for a response. Touché

Grantaire sat up a little straighter as he asked, Also does it count as a response if someone just sends you a dick pic?

Probably not, the guy messaged in reply, but I do count the one pic I got where a guy sent me a dick pic but he’d stuck his ‘I Voted’ sticker on it

Grantaire choked on air. Like the sticker on a banana?

Pretty much exactly like that, yeah.

Grantaire laughed out loud, shaking his head with something like wonder. Incredible.

This time, the pause between messages was slightly longer, just long enough for Grantaire to worry that it was the end of the conversation. But then Revolution1832 replied, Don’t think I haven’t noticed that you didn’t answer my original question.

Grantaire smirked. Sorry, I’m distracted by the banana dick image still, he demurred. What was the question?

Have you made a plan to vote?

Frankly, Grantaire had little intention of actually answering the question, which meant he needed to come up with a foolproof way to drive this guy absolutely crazy.

It was the only way he knew how to flirt.

The idea came to him in an instant, and he quickly typed, Oh is there some kind of election coming up?

…kindly tell me that’s a joke.

Grantaire was tempted to keep the ruse going, but decided to go for a bit of blunt honesty instead. How about you tell the DNC, DCCC, DSC and whoever the fuck else to stop emailing me 26 times an hour

Democracy is on the line, the guy replied after a moment, and Grantaire rolled his eyes.

Yeah and five bucks from me is not going to be what saves it.

Well, not that with that attitude.

Despite himself, Grantaire again laughed, his reply half written before he even realized that he hadn’t thought about the banality of Grindr once since this conversation started. I will pay you the five bucks if you can tell me with a straight face that the ‘average donation’ of $27 is going to save Beto O’Rourke from once again losing in Texas.

He only had the pictures the guy had posted to go off of, and he was smiling in all of them, but Grantaire could still imagine the way he scowled when he replied, Hey, it’s not like I’m the one personally sending you all these emails.

No you’re just harassing me in my safe space, Grantaire shot back.

Which was a stupid thing to say, and he supposed he deserved the derision-laden, Grindr is your safe space?

He rolled his eyes, a smile tugging again on the corners of his mouth. …ok, fair point. Have you noticed that dating has gotten progressively more terrible the older we get?

If the guy noticed his change of topics, he didn’t remark on it. No, but to be honest that’s because I don’t do a whole lot of dating.

That was an intriguing answer to encounter on a dating, or more accurately, hookup app, and Grantaire frowned slightly as he messaged back, Are you a hit it and quit it kind of guy?

My best friend Courfeyrac would land in the hospital with a busted gut if he saw the phrase ‘hit it and quit it’ used in relation to me, the guy replied. No, I just work a lot.

Is this considered work? Grantaire asked, even though he wasn’t sure he actually wanted to know the answer, given its potential impact on…well, whatever this was besides the best conversation he had ever had on Grindr.

The broader attempt at getting people to vote? the guy hedged. Technically. This conversation, though? Not so much.

Grantaire grinned. I’d apologize for distracting you from your work, but…

But you’re not actually sorry, the guy finished, and Grantaire’s grin widened. How well he already knew him.

Not even remotely.

Speaking of work, the guy continued, Are you ever going to answer my question?

Grantaire’s grin faded. No.

Why not?

There were a lot of very sensible things Grantaire could message in response to that, many reasons that were at least half-true, including but not limited to a very vocal refusal to believe in any political causes, but he found that for once, he didn’t want to obfuscate or lean on sarcasm. Which was an absolutely insane thing to think about a conversation he was having with a random guy on Grindr who he had never met and almost certainly never would, but Grantaire was fairly comfortable considering himself insane for much lesser things. Because then you might stop messaging me, and this is the fun I’ve had in longer than I care to admit.

The pause between messages probably only lasted thirty seconds or so, but to Grantaire, it felt like a lifetime. Then, finally: What makes you think I’m going to stop messaging you?

Well, that hadn’t been what he expected. The hundreds of other gay idiots you need to convince to vote? he supplied Not to mention you’re probably not even from here. You probably just changed your location settings to a battleground state, which is fine, I respect the hustle, but it does mean that this isn’t exactly going anywhere

Again, a pause that felt painfully long until the guy replied, You’re half-right, at least. I’m not from here. But I didn’t change my location settings. I’m out here working on the senate race

Grantaire made a face. So this may go somewhere, but only for the next two weeks?

Not necessarily, the guy replied. I don’t have anything lined up past November, and my lease runs through the end of the year. And it’s not like this state is going to be less of a battleground moving forward.

Grantaire snorted. You know most people flee from this state, not voluntarily move here and then decide to stay.

I haven’t decided to stay yet, the guy pointed out, and there was another pause before he added, You could give me a reason to, though.

Grantaire stared at his phone, his heartbeat pounding loudly in his ears. A reason to stay?

Yeah.

Like what?

As soon as he sent it, he knew what the answer was going to be, and he preemptively rolled his eyes before even reading the message: Like telling me your vote plan.

Your commitment to the message is honestly admirable.

I’ll pass that along to my comms team, they’ll be thrilled, the guy replied, and Grantaire could almost imagine how dry his voice sounded. But seriously, if I promise not to stop messaging you, will you tell me your vote plan?

Grantaire considered it for a moment. Sure.

Ok, so…

I don’t have one

Grantaire could imagine that at this moment, the guy was in the process of tearing half of his very pretty blond hair out. Why not?

He was so tempted to again keep the ruse going, but just like before, something got the better of him. In this case, a strange desire to put him out of his misery. Because I already voted.

Thank God. I don’t think I would’ve been able to hold up my promise not to stop messaging you otherwise.

Grantaire grinned. Yeah but I didn’t think to take a picture of my dick with my ‘I Voted’ sticker.

You know, the guy replied, I have a friend who works for the county board of elections.

Grantaire arched an eyebrow. Hell of a segue.

My point is that I can probably wrangle up some more ‘I Voted’ stickers. Grantaire again choked on absolutely nothing. If you’re interested, anyway.

…are you really using the idea of me putting an ‘I Voted’ sticker on my dick as some kind of come on?

That depends.

Grantaire’s brow furrowed. On what?

Is it working?

A slow grin stretched across Grantaire’s face, and he decided it was long past time to throw all caution to the wind. Do you want to meet up for a drink?

He held his breath until the next message came in. Tonight I can’t. I have a 6am start tomorrow. The candidate’s doing a press pop on the local morning news.

Grantaire refused to be deterred. What about tomorrow night? You bring the ‘I Voted’ sticker, I’ll bring, well…

Deal.

Grantaire let out the breath he’d been holding in a woosh. I’m Grantaire, by the way.

Enjolras. And I’m really looking forward to meeting you.

Yeah, Grantaire replied, his grin softening. So am I.

#exr #enjolras x grantaire #enjoltaire #enjolras #grantaire #fanfiction #les miserables #modern AU #texting #grindr #developing relationship #the miserables month 2022

[cherrydreamer]

My entry for Day 22 of the HarringroveApril challenge (And also a little present for @passivenovember who deserves all the cheesy pun award stickers and who I’m sure has already squeed with me over a certain pic of Joe in those yellow overalls AND always has such incredible preschool Steve headcanons) Yellow Steve's overalls are yellow. Bright yellow. And Billy grins as soon as he notices. He’s seen them before, of course. Steve’s pre-school teacher wardrobe still isn’t quite as extensive as his old, preppy one, and he tends to repeat the clothes that his kids like the most. The shirt patterned with dinosaurs, the hideous clown tie that creeps Billy out, the paisley corduroy flares with legs almost wide enough to hide a kid in.

And the old favourites. The overalls.  Steve has a rainbow of them, and the yellow ones are his favourites.

No matter how often they come out, Billy always has to acknowledge it. Always starts humming the Banana Splits theme tune as he hands Steve his breakfast and pours the splash of milk into his coffee. Either that or Mellow Yellow. Billy has range.

But today his singing doesn’t make Steve grin. His fingers aren’t tapping along and he isn’t joining in with the ‘tra-la-la’s. Instead he’s looking sad. A little downcast.

“You never mocked the suits,” he grumbles, licking a stray smear of cream cheese from his thumb.

“I’m not mocking the overalls,” Billy insists. “They’re cute, you’re cute.”

It doesn’t help. If anything, Steve just scowls into his mug, “Yeah, but the suits were hot, right?”

And Billy can’t argue with that. They were. Absolutely. Expensive, designer and perfectly tailored. Tight in all the right places.  And never with a stray ‘Un-Bee-Lievable’ or ‘Snailed It’ critter sticker stuck on the ass.

"Darlin', it was a good suit, and it looked damn good on you. But the suits meant you going to a job you hated. Doing things you hated. You came home so tired and grouchy. You...you kinda lost your spark, sweetheart."

Billy takes hold of Steve’s hand, pulls it gently away from where its fiddling with the strap of his overall and holding it between his own,  “The overalls are dorky as shit, I’m not gonna lie. Hell, most of your clothes now are dorky as shit,” He kisses Steve to lessen the insult, and Steve smiles into it despite himself, “But the kids love them and it makes you so happy to wear them.” Billy watches as Steve’s lips quirk back up into a large, bashful grin and he can’t help but press another kiss to them before he carries on, “Even on the shitty days, the real bad ones, you’re still happier than you ever were at that office. I love it, seeing you so happy.” 

"So..." Billy looks at Steve. Looks at the overalls. The paint splodges, pin badges and patches. The pockets that he knows, by the end of the day, will bulge with tiny plastic dinosaurs and lost hair clips and the special shiny pebbles handed to Mr Harrington with such glee.  He takes in Steve's smile. Big and bright now, despite the early hour and the long day still to come,  “So I love them too. And I love you."

Billy pulls Steve into his arms, leaning up just slightly to press a kiss on his nose, before he smirks, his hands sneaking from Steve's waist to land right on his ass, one palm resting against the cat face patch on the right hand back pocket. He squeezes, fingers pressing right into the soft yellow material and cupping the glorious butt contained within, “Besides,  s'what’s under the overalls that’s the hottest part.” 

#harringrove #harringrove april #it's soft and fluffy and maybe a lil dumb #but so am i #cherrywrites

[bia-wayne-west]

Stolen kiss – Wally West

Synopsis: You are Wally's tutor of English literature, because you were in need of money to buy a dress. Iris would buy the dress if you helped Wally get a B+ in school. Wally realizes he has a crush on you and decides to steal a kiss from you

Characters: Wally West, Barry Allen, Íris West and Reader [Touch]

Warnings: None.

A / N: Sorry for the mistakes in English, I wrote this in a few minutes and I didn't have time to correct the words. I'm a Latin girl and I'm still learning English. Sorry.

I'm watching YJ and I'm completely in love with Wally's cuteness and how he becomes an idiot around girls. Lol. I hope you like my fic.

Requests are open

Masterlist

[I imagine Wally is like that. Ginger, beautiful and cute.]

Wally West was never good at English literature. He always got C- or D, and that wasn't pleasing Batman or Aunt Iris. Batman decided that all members of Youth Justice should do well at school and get at least one B- at school to stay at YJ.

Your mother is best friend of Iris West and she commented to Iris about how you got A + in every class. Iris offered you $ 400 to teach her nephew and you agreed, since you needed $ 400 to buy a dress for your sister's wedding.

You went to Iris' house and Barry opened the door, a handsome blond man who was trying to be funny. You struggled to laugh after he told the third boring joke.

Iris called you to introduce Wally. You smiled when you saw the red-haired boy with pink cheeks and freckles on his face. He seemed to be cute and funny. Wally stammered when greeting you and you smiled at the scene. Wally wondered if you could hear his heart beat as fast as he could run.

— Wally, this is Y / N. She's my friend's daughter and will be your tutor. — Iris said, with a beautiful smile. She was so beautiful with red hair and bright eyes. Barry, her husband was a very lucky man.

— Hi, Wally. - You said, placing your backpack on the kitchen chair. You approached the boy and held out the hand that was taken by Wally's hand. He squeezed your hand slightly and you could have sworn he vibrated with the contact. — In the coming weeks, I will make you love English Literature.

— Ahh... — He said, trying to find words. — I'm good in other classes but I don't see anything interesting in English Literature.

— When we study Shakespeare, you will be confused at first but then you will love every word and poetry. - You said, trying to sound sweet and sincere.

— Y / N, do you want to have a drink or do you want to go to Wally's room to study? — Barry asked, entering the kitchen holding a shopping bag.

— Thank you, Mr. Allen, but I already had lunch. If Wally wants, we can start now. — You questioned Wally, who was looking at you as if you were a goddess and did not hear what you said. — Wally?

— What? — He asked, looking scared to you.

— Do you want to drink something or do you want to go to your room to study?

— To my room? — He said, it seemed that you spoke Greek. You giggled, grabbing your backpack from the chair and walking over to the redhead.

You put your hand on Wally's shoulder and squeezed it lightly. He was even more ashamed.

— Can you show me where your room is? My backpack is heavy and I have to be home before 7 pm.

— Of course. My room is upstairs. — He said, finally leaving the kitchen and heading towards the house stairs.

You followed the redhead, with your backpack on your back. Iris's house was large and there were several rooms. You followed Wally into a room with the blue door, that was full of band stickers and a big “DO NOT ENTER”.

The inside of the room was gray and had a double bed with a Simpsons sheet. A bookcase was full of comic books and teen books.

A black desk had an expensive computer and a gaming chair. You thought he spends the day playing video games. He turned on his bedroom television on a cartoon channel.

— Wally, I came to teach you English Literature and not to watch cartoons. — Your voice was in a high tone, showing that you were angry. Your body sat on the redhead's bed and started taking some books out of his bag. Wally also sat on the bed and you started teaching him some things about poetry.

(...)

It had been three weeks since you went to Wally's house every day to be his tutor. He was very hardworking and always looked at you with bright eyes. You were lying on Wally's bed while he read a poem he wrote about his favorite video game. As soon as he finished quoting the poem, you applauded him. He was learning fast.

— It's great, Wally. You'll get an A. — You celebrated, getting up from the bed and giving the redhead a hug. He stood and did not return the hug. He was always blushed next to you.

Did you ever hear Barry make a joke when Wally blushed when you said the boy was cute. You were so embarrassed by Barry's comment that you stopped looking at Wally's uncle.

It was only a week before Wally's grades arrived and you stopped being Wally's tutor. He looked sad that you wouldn't be going to his house anymore.

— Wally, I can come here to spend time with you, if you want. Can we be friends. — You said, still hugging the boy.

— I don't want to be your friend.

— Did I do something you didn't like? It's okay if you don't like me. If you get an A in English Literature I will be very happy.

Wally looked you in the eye for a few seconds. Your mouth opened to say something but you were stopped. Wally's lips beat against your lips. The redhead's hands went so quickly to your waist that you wondered if it was human speed.

You looked scared at the boy when he stopped kissing you. His cheeks were as red as his red hair. You let out a breath before you speak again

— Wally, what did you do?

— I like you, Y / N. You are so beautiful and cool, when you smiled at me, I felt my legs shake and it was like in the movies when a beautiful girl walks into the room. — He said, with his hands shaking in an odd way, they seemed to be vibrating. He was smiling like a fool and his lips had a bit of your MAC gloss.

— I don't know what to say, Wally. You are so cute and kind, I thought you were just being nice to me.

— Y / N, you are so amazing that all the guys in the world wanted to go on a date with you. - He said, still with the stupid smile on his face.

— And do you want to be the guy who is going on a date with me? I heard that an ice cream shop opened near my house, I think it would be a good idea to have an ice cream in the afternoon. — You said, running a hand through your hair while looking at the floor in Wally's room.

— Of course, it will be an honor to eat ice cream with you. — The red-haired boy said, taking your hand.

— I will let Iris know that you are taking me home. I bet your Uncle Barry is going to make a joke about it. — You said, ashamed. You picked up your bag and collected the books with Wally's help.

You went down the stairs, listening to Iris talking to Barry about putting a sprinter in the garden. When she saw you and the boy coming down the stairs, she smiled.

— Have you finished studying? Wally's teacher said he was doing great. Thank you, Y/N.

- Wally worked hard to learn. He will get a good grade. - You said, adjusting the bag strap on the shoulder.

— I will take Y / N home. - Wally said. Did you hear Barry hold a smile.

— It's a great idea, Wally. It is dangerous for a pretty girl to walk alone after 5 pm. — Iris spoke, while mixing a cake batter. — If you want to wait, I'll make a delicious banana cake.

— Sure, Mrs. Allen. All the cakes you make are incredible.

— Thanks for the compliment, dear. — Iris asked you to butter a cake pan so that she could bake the cake batter. — You are such a sweet and kind girl. I'd love I would love it if you and Wally were together.

You blushed and looked at the floor. Barry laughed and squeezed Wally's shoulder.

You helped Iris make the icing on the cake and make coffee. After you had a piece of cake and watched Wally and Barry eat 6 pieces each, you decided it was time to go home.

After you said goodbye to Iris and Barry, Wally walked beside you to your home. He looked nervous and he had a beautiful smile that made your stomach full of butterflies.

At some point along the way, you decided to hold Wally's hand. The red-haired boy was shaking and sweating. He was so cute.

As soon as you got home, you smiled at the boy.

— Thank you for accompanying me home. — You said, still holding Wally's hand. The boy looked at you intently and seemed to want to tell you something. Before he said anything, you leaned over and placed a small kiss on the redhead's soft lips.

Wally returned the kiss quickly. His hands went to his waist and his hands went to the boy's red hair. The kiss was so good.

As soon as his lips came off, he stroked your hair and gave you a bright smile. You gave the redhead a hug before walking to your front door.

— Come pick me up at 7:30 pm to have the ice cream.

Wally waited for you go into your house to do a victory dance. He checked that no one was looking and used his speedster speed to get home.

That was the beginning of your love story with Wally West.

[rockfactsandmore]

please tell us everything, every single detail PLEASE

OMG ok so….michael now canonically has two moms!!! during the boyf riends scene he went “my mothers would be thrilled” AND he has a pride patch so like,,, gay family

uhh gerard was HOT as always, his red streak was sexie

when jake told christine his parents were out of the house at first he made it seem like they were dead????

GEORGE FELL DURING THE PANTS SONG! he ran up to the front of the stage and slipped and fell on his ass

TIFFANY WAS AMAZING AS JENNA HER VOICE WAS INSAAAAANE OMG and she was so funny

the squip talked like a gay valley boy, wore all white and at the beginning of the show he looked like a member of an 80s boy band

BRITTON WAS AMAZING he was so funny and his dancing was Incredible

during the hospital scene rich Clearly had a mini crush on michael but if i say anymore on that anaulak will personally shoot me in the leg and let me bleed out in the bathtub

rich drew dicks like…. everywhere, on a locker during more than survive, on the urinal before the squip song

michael hit rich during the hospital scene and rich screamed

brooke’s dog costume was…. so cute, she was like a poodle

christine has a rainbow patch!!!!!!! it’s in the shape of a rainbow so like,, lesbian christine?

during the smartphone hour when brooke was onstage she had just woken up and was eating a banana, dropped it to answer the phone, picked it back up and kept eating it while on the phone and then THREW IT OFFSTAGE when she found out about rich

during the squip song when rich pushes jeremy and then goes “sorry!!! old habits” he actually took jeremy’s back pack and YEETED IT ACROSS THE ROOM

a few times christine got in real close as if she were gonna kiss jeremy and then turned away and jeremy looked so disappointed

SPEAKING OF,,, WILL ROLAND WAS AMAZING he was so funny and his comedic timing was amazing

jeremy’s laptop had a b-mo from adventure time sticker and a steven from steven universe sticker

THE NEW SONG!!! honestly i didn’t Love it, like it was good!! but y’know, meh:/

gerard was so goofy and hot during the squip song, mr canonico please [redacted] [redacted] [redacted]

the squip was good, uhh that’s all i have to say really, not 2 b mean but like,, ://

OH uhh one of the squip’s options was “anime cat girl with tail”

during michael’s bit in more than survive brooke comes up behind jeremy kinda like she wants 2 talk 2 him but turns around bc he’s chatting with michael

brooke was adorable, she was all goofy and trying-to-be-sexy but it ended up just being cute

will was really good at acting like a loser and just being really put out and sad:(

that’s all i can think of rn, i may add some later but may i just say….

rich’s tummy when he pulled his shirt up…..

OHH ALSO EVERYONE @ FIRST PREVIEWS GOT FREE HATS AND I GOT MINE SIGNED BY BRITTON GERARD WILL AND TIFFANYalso also, rich kept flirting with brooke and george’s character at the mall

#asks #bmc #be more chill #bmc spoilers

[elm-tree]

BE MORE CHILL OFF-BROADWAY: THOUGHTS

So I got to see Be More Chill at the Perishing Square Signature Center last night, and it was absolutely incredible! I just wanted to rant about some of my favorite parts. Spoilers ahead!!

Okay so at Jeremy’s laptop had a “Black Suits” sticker on it and I actually laughed out loud when I saw it. I thought it was a cool little inside joke for Joe Iconis and Will Roland

Will Roland pouring lotion into his hand after “waitin’ for my porno to loud” freaking KILLED ME. 

The costumes were all so bright and colorful and it made all the characters stand out.

Brooke pretty much had a can of La Croix in her hand the entire show and it was hysterical. 

Gerard Canonico has such amazing stage presence. When he was onstage, it was HIS SHOW. 

Rich was also wearing a Deadpool belt which I loved. 

I’m pretty sure they actually redesigned all the costumes and din’t reuse anything from the Two River Theatre production, which I found super cool. 

When Michael entered for his lil reggae section at the beginning, the audience went wild and it was jut really cool. 

Michael’s sweatshirt has a bunch of patches on it, and one of them was a gay pride flag. 

Will Roland can play vulnerable and soft very well. I got to see him in Dear Evan Hansen and the entire time I kept thinking “this guy just walked right out of Be More Chill”. I was super happy he was a part of this. His Jeremy was very relatable and awkward, I loved it.

Christine doing the choreography from A Chorus Line and then getting lifted up before signing up for the play was hysterical. 

STEPHANIE HSU IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE ACTRESS. 

Okay so “I Love Play Rehearsal” is a really great song, but I always find myself needing to be in a specific mood to listen to it. BUT SEEING STEPHANIE DO IT LIVE WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. The energy she emits is something special. 

Jake was smooth as FUCK and I loved him. He gave off a total fuck-boy vibe cause of his costume, but he was so damn like-able. 

Also Jake dabbed at some point during the first rehearsal scene and it was FANTASTIC. 

The choreography during the Squip Song was super cool. There was a lot of tutting. 

Rich is just such a great character. The Squip Song was incredible, and they added in a new rap-ish section at the end which totally worked for the character. 

Basically Rich was just an uncontrollable ball of fire. 

Two Player Game was so cute and I just love George and Will so much. 

They had fake video game footage playing during Two Player Game, and one of the zombies in the game dabbed. 

The Michael/Mr. Heere relationship is so great. Michael was really trying to help Mr. Heere out whenever Jeremy was shit-talking him. 

The Payless Shoestore guy was absolutely hysterical holy crap.  

So Jason Tam’s SQUIP was very different from Eric William Morris’s SQUIP. His SQUIP was a lot less harsh and very *ahem* chill. He was almost nurturing, which only made his eventual turn to evil even more stark and bone chilling.  

Stephanie Hsu was dressed as an old lady on a motor scooter during Be More Chill Part 2 and it was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.

Upgrade is just a super fun song and once again the flashy costumes and the awesome choreography just left a huge smile on my face. 

OKAY I NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW ACT ONE FINALE “LOSER GEEK WHATEVER”. It basically expanded on the end of “Upgrade” and fleshed out Jeremy’s thought process in ignoring Michael a lot more. I loved it, and it reminded me a little bit of Defying Gravity. 

Will Roland has such a gorgeous voice.

Okay unrelated annecdote: I saw Joe Iconis in the bathroom at intermission and it was so awkward I couldn’t stop laughing (i didn’t say anything to him cause I ran into him before the show, and also it was the bathroom which is always super awkward)

HALLOWEEN WAS JUST SUCH A WONDERFUL JOYOUS EXPLOSION OF COLOR

Jenna Roland was dressed as a clown (like a full body suit that covered her face) and it was so freaking funny. 

Do You Wanna Hang was just super funny. Also Rich climbing up the window chasing Jeremy was hysterical. 

Okay so the whole “Creeps” shirt thing turned out to be the shirt Michael wore during Michael In The Bathroom (”I’m a creeper in the bathroom...”)

When Jeremy turned on Michael and called him a loser, I got chills. Jeremy’s character arc is a little Evan Hansen-ish, but with a completely different tone and sense of humor. 

Will Roland has incredible comic timing. 

Michael In The Bathroom...HOLY CRAP. I’ve listening to a bunch of different versions, I’ve seen videos of George performing it, but nothing compares to see him do it live. I started crying. And the applause at the end of the song was colossal. 

The scene between Jeremy and Christine at the party where Jeremy asks her out was just so cute. You’re so mad at Jeremy for abandoning Michael, but then you start to see the old Jeremy peeking through and you have a little sympathy.

*weird robot noises*

GERARD ASKING EVERYBODY FOR MOUNTAIN DEW RED WAS WONDERFUL. 

Okay so there was actually a scene where Rich talked to his SQUIP and he didn’t want to help his SQUIP take over the school. Then he decides to set the fire. It was actually really dark. I liked it a lot. 

Tiffany Mann as Jenna Roland was so incredible. 

When Brooke came on for The Smartphone Hour, she had a banana shoved in her mouth and was just sucking on it. Later she just threw it off the stage, and it was hysterical. 

At the end of the Smartphone Hour, all the guys in the cast came out in drag and I couldn’t stop laughing. 

The applause at the end of The Smartphone Hour was so insane holy crap. 

The Pants Song made me cry tbh. The Michael/Mr. Heere bond is so great.  

They took out the line where Michael tells Mr. Heere he needs to go buy a pair of pants, which I think makes Mr. Heere having pants on at the end have more of an impact.

Michael’s awkward reaction to Jeremy’s dad asking “do you love [Jeremy]?” was GOLDEN. 

The Pitiful Children was actually switched with The Pants Song. The new lyrics worked really well. It made Jeremy deciding to help the SQUIP more believable.

The Play was just so fun to watch.

I really enjoyed the fact that Christine knew what a SQUIP was. 

THE AUDIENCE WENT CRAZY DURING “MICHAEL MAKES AN ENTRANCE”. George just kinda reggae danced onto the stage I loved it. 

BISEXUAL RICH. 

Rich was also kinda hitting on Michael (who awkwardly played it off) but it was super cute. 

The cluster of popular kids in the second verse of “Voices In My Head” just made me cry idk why. 

Jenna, Chloe, and Brooke have really good, really subtle character development. 

Michael and Christine did a little hip bump thing and it was so cute. 

Everyone was just kinda friends at the end and I was legit crying. 

At the end, Jeremy was onstage with Michael,  Christine, and his dad. They left his one by one until he was alone. He took a deep breath and the lights went out. I thought that was a great ending for Jeremy’s character arc. 

THE CAST KINDA HAD A STRAIGHT UP DANCE PARTY AT THE END IT WAS SO AWESOME. 

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Shiny 

A couple of times a year I suddenly start having trouble with hangnails.  My hands will be fine one day, but within a week every finger will develop hangnails. Some time later they’ll all be fine again.   I’ve asked doctors and friends about it, so I’ve been trying out various vitamin combos and eating biotin like candy.  (To be fair, it *is* gummy biotin.)  Right now I have a particularly fragile middle fingernail that shattered where the nail plate meets the distal edge of the nail. It has been in and out of bandaids for weeks and I keep hoping it will grow out.  But I keep reinjuring it.  So I started using some clear nail polish to strengthen and protect it. 

I had stopped using nail polish years ago because one of the chemical sensitivities I developed was to nail polish remover.  When my nail diva sister-in-law discovered my problem, she sent me a nail art care package... complete with vegan nail polish remover that doesn’t make me sick.  Yay!  My first foray into nails with distinction worked a treat.  I hand painted a sunflower with gold acrylic paint on holographic black polish, making my shattered nail feel strong, and looked distinctively awesome to boot. So I got cocky.  My next go round I applied stickers, including a Mrs Incredible sticker off a banana. Unfortunately relying on the sticker adhesive was not adequate.  Even with atop coat of extreme nail polish, they peeled off.  

I’ll do better next time.  (Just now I’m taking a break, and sticking with plain polish as I’ve many things I’ll need active hands for over the next few days.

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Tre Bellissimi Eventi - v 2.0

Let’s try this again. There were so many technical issues with the first post! UGH!

Tre Bellissimi Eventi (Three Beautiful Events) Why three, you ask? Well, that is easy!

1) Angelina ( @atc74​) turns 43 

2) Ana ( @just-a-touch-of-sass-and-fandoms) turns 23

3) Our amazing friendship and sisterly bond! That in itself is reason for celebration!

Rules:

Please be following both Ana and Angelina (not a requirement, but an early birthday present).

Choose 1 prompt and 1 place - then choose 1 preference OR 1 prop (something from either decade). See? 3 things ;) Kudos if you choose all four!

Because of the sick, twisted and fabulous bitches that we are - This is basically ANYTHING GOES! Any pairing; reader insert, male reader insert or OC, ships - write anything your twisted, perverted, kinky heart desires, as long as it is Supernatural! It doesn’t have to be smut, so write what you are comfortable with. Remember - WRITE FOR YOU FIRST!

There is no sign up deadline and we will not be limiting this to one prompt or place per person; we will take as many as we can get! And we are doing this on the honor system kids, so please be respectful and if you sign up to write for this challenge, please follow through with it.

The deadline for posting will be August 23rd (see another 3!) when Ana and Angelina will be together for MinnCon (with sooooo many other amazing bloggers and friends!). Due to the fact that this is also MinnCon weekend, we will not accept late fics.

Send an ASK to Ana or Angelina, or you can add yourself to the list HERE to sign up. You will also add the link to your fic once it is posted. 

There MAY be an additional perk here (still to be determined) as we want to thank you as well!

PROMPTS:

I know you need this

You’re very attractive

You want a sip?

Open your eyes again and look at me

I don’t care where I’m sleeping, as long as it’s with you

My parents warned me about drugs in the streets, but never warned me about the ones with green eyes and a heartbeat.

This was not what she was expecting when he invited her to a picnic in the park.

I think I broke him

For you, I would steal the stars, but I can also get them through legitimate means, if that impresses you more.

With this smile, I can get away with anything

Despite the blindfold, she knew exactly where she was.

You ruined me.

This is a terrible, horrible, incredibly foolish idea. Let’s do it and see what happens.

I can never tell if I actually mean anything to you, or if you’re just passing time.

I’m tired of fighting. For once, I want to be fought for.

I just got a new mattress, want to help me break it in?

Eat a banana, otherwise you’ll cramp

Getting caught is half the fun

If your face doesn’t look like you just demolished a dozen glazed donuts, then you didn’t eat her right

That face was made for sitting on

Damn, I wish I had a mirror in my pocket. I’d love to see you in my pants.

You’ve done this before, right?

I chose you because I wanted something pretty to look at

Show me how bad you want it

Well, I know who’s starring in my sex dreams from now on

Places

Dining Room

Dungeon

Clock Tower

Forest

Library

Cellar

School/Classroom

Elevator

Garage

Barn

Church

Graveyard

Gym/Workout Facility

Hospital

Gas Station

Car

Outdoors

Boat/Watercraft

Bar

Bathroom

Stairwell

Movie theater

Dance floor

Bank Vault

Closet

Preferences

Missionary

Doggie Style

69

Cowgirl

Reverse Cowgirl

Western style assless chaps

1940’s attire

Leather jacket

High heels

Dom/Sub kink

Food kink

Praise kink

Dirty talk kink

Size kink

Voyeurism kink

Breeding kink

Daddy kink

Mutual masturbation kink

BDSM kink

Blindfold kink

Sex toys

Spanking kink

Public sex

Loud sex

Hot wax kink  

Props:

Lip Smackers

‘Mork and Mindy’

Miller Lite

Pet Rock

‘Star Wars’

Lisa Frank stickers/folders

Disco

Mood rings

Platform shoes

‘Boy Meets World’

‘Charlie’s Angels’

Pop Rocks

Oregon Trail

Speak and Spell

‘Grease’

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From Star Wars To Super Mario: 22 Crazy Cereals Based on Movies, TV, And Video Games

The most utterly ridiculous cereals ever based on movies, TV shows, video games, and more

The 1980s and 1990s were a great time to be a kid if you loved cereal. Every trip to the grocery store would find a new offering on the breakfast cereal aisle, taking a movie, TV show, video game, or celebrity and turning it into a sugary morning treat.

While themed cereal can still be found in stores--we're looking at you, Fruity Pebbles--the glory days that saw practically every title getting its own special blend of marshmallows, corn, rice, and oats have come to an end. Ralston, the company behind many of the best-remembered offerings, no longer dabbles in licensed foods. In fact, based on their website, the company now specializes in cereal that looks similar to name brands like Fruit Loops and Cocoa Puffs, while being different enough to be marketed as a different product.How the might have fallen. Then again, in its heyday, Ralston was actually known as Ralston Purina and dedicated a sizable chunk of its business into making pet food, so perhaps its better off now.

How important is taste and originality in these cereals anyway? After all, one of the biggest reasons anyone bought these was due to the characters emblazoned on the boxes and the prizes that were included with the cereal. Who cares what Batman cereal tastes like when it comes with a bank in the shape of the Caped Crusader? Thankfully, there were still some colorful and tasty cereals to be found back then, right Spider-Man?

Take a trip back in time with GameSpot as we revisit 22 of those cereals--both good and bad. How many of these do you remember sitting down with at breakfast?

Image: Sony Entertainment

1. Urkel-Os

There was a time when nothing in pop culture was hotter than Steve Urkel, the nerdy character on Family Matters. In an age where the TGIF programming block ruled the world, Urkel was its king. This cereal that was first released in 1991--and remained in production until 2000--is proof of that.

Image: Ralston

2. Nintendo Cereal System

When it came to video games, nothing was hotter in the late '80s than the Nintendo Entertainment System. It permeated pop culture in such a way that it spawned merchandise, cartoons, and even the movie The Wizard. Naturally, like many popular properties, it also got a cereal--two if you want to get technical. In each box were two bags, one a Super Mario Bros. cereal and one for The Legend of Zelda. What a time to be alive.

Image: Ralston

3. Bill and Ted's Excellent Cereal

Excellent! A Bill & Ted cereal not only existed, but it wasn't based on the movies. Instead, this cereal followed the cartoon and featured the animated versions of Bill and Ted emblazoned on the box. The real joy of this breakfast wasn't the marshmallows, though. Instead, it was the prize that came with the cereal--a cassette tape holder shaped like Bill and Ted's phone booth time machine.

Image: Ralston

4. Smurfberry Crunch

For many, Smurfberry Crunch is the gold standard for sugary cereals based on TV shows and movies. The fruity corn and wheat cereal first debuted in 1981 and lasted for years before an addition to the Smurf's cereal line--Magic Berries--that added marshmallows to the mix in 1987.

Image: Post Cereals

5. The Addams Family

Addams Family cereal sounds like a great idea, in theory. However, its pieces were made to resemble skulls, dismembered hands, and headless dolls--all things very familiar to this particular family. Serving a bowl of that to a kid could be pretty traumatic, though. However, there was a period of the time where the "toy" it included was a flashlight made to resemble a character from the movie. That's pretty exciting for a kid.

Image: Ralston

6. Donkey Kong

Mario and Zelda had to share a cereal. Before that, though, Donkey Kong got a box all to himself. According to the box, it was "crunchy barrels of fun." While that doesn't exactly found appetizing, what's not to love about a video game-themed cereal with a taste similar to Captain Crunch?

Image: Ralston

7. E.T. Cereal

While the E.T. Atari game may have been a colossal bomb, the cereal was not the same case. Taking a note from E.T.'s love of Reese's Pieces in the movie, the cereal was flavored like peanut butter and chocolate. Among the bonus prizes included in the box were trading cards, as well as a picture of Michael Jackson and E.T.--because why not?

Image: General Mills

8. The Real Ghostbusters

This is another cereal based on a cartoon that's based on a movie. This particular cereal was released three times under three different names and was incredibly simple, in terms of design. Marshmallow ghosts mixed with fruity Os, to create the Ghostbusters logo in your cereal bowl. The best part of this cereal, though, was the prizes that came in the box--from glow-in-the-dark door hangers to buttons to frisbees.

Image: Ralston

9. Batman

Like many Ralston cereals, Batman essentially consisted of themed corn pieces--bats in this instance--and a standard sweet flavor. The prizes were where Batman was able to shine. Honestly, the only reason to get this cereal was for the Batman bank that came attached to the front. Who's going to keep your change safer than the Dark Knight?

Image: Ralston

10. Gremlins

This sweetened cereal may not be all that exciting--its pieces are meant to look like Gizmo but they don't--but it's hard to resist something as adorable as the mogwai on its box. Inside the box with the cereal was a sticker, which is a decent bonus. However, the big prize was something you had to actually mail away for--a plush Gizmo.

Image: Ralston

11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

It's essentially Rice Chex ("ninja nets") with marshmallows. The marshmallows in question are shaped like ninja weapons and pizzas, everything needed for a radically tasty breakfast. None of that matters, though, without what is perhaps the most beloved prize of all time-- a Ninja Turtle-shaped cereal bowl. You could eat your Ninja Turtles cereal out of a Ninja Turtles bowl.

Image: Ralston

12. Fruity Pebbles/Cocoa Pebbles

Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles are undeniably the most successful licensed cereal of all time. They were first released in 1971 and can still be found in stores today, almost 50 years later. Clearly, Post stumbled onto something good when it came to The Flintstones.

Image: Post Cereals

13. Spider-Man

The Spider-Man cereal from 1995 is very similar to Ralston's Ninja Turtles offering. This time, though, the "ninja nets" were spiderwebs and the marshmallows were supposed to be pumpkin bombs, "spider symbols," Peter Parker's camera, and Kingpin. In reality, they were essentially blobs of various colors.

Image: Ralston

14. GI Joe Action Stars

This cereal arrived in stores in 1985--the same year the cartoon premiered. It wasn't colorful or flashy, but it was part of a complete breakfast to help create a real American hero… probably. What's most important is the mini-comic books that came packaged in the box. Cereal and comics, what more do you need?

Image: Ralston

15. C-3PO's

And you thought the Star Wars Christmas Special was the most shameless cash-in on this franchise. These were essentially Honey Nut Cheerios in a figure-eight shape. As for prizes, they varied from trading cards to a Rebel Rocket toy.

Image: Kellogg's

16. Mr. T

We pity the fool that never got to try Mr. T's cereal. Why did Mr. T have a cereal, you ask? Between his appearance in Rocky III and his role on The A-Team, Mr. T was a pop culture sensation in the early 1980s and that got him his own breakfast. If only they'd come up with a better idea than pieces shaped like T and literally nothing else, though.

Image: Quaker

17. Pac-Man

Following the success of Donkey Kong's cereal, it was Pac-Man's turn. This cereal features Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and ghost marshmallows, along with sweet balls of corn. Among the prizes offered inside was bubblegum. There was also the possibility of winning a full-size Pac-Man arcade game.

Image: General Mills

18. Donkey Kong Jr.

Donkey Kong cereal was a little too basic--thankfully, Donkey Kong Jr. righted the wrongs of his father. Out are the crunchy barrels. Instead, this cereal is made up of pieces shaped and flavored like bananas and berries, putting a fruity twist on breakfast.

Image: Ralston

19. Rainbow Brite

Of course, the Rainbow Brite cereal--based on the cartoon and movie--is rainbow-colored and shaped. It's essentially Fruit Loops, but with half-circles instead of full loops. The only notable prize, really, was a colorful chain necklace you could mail away for. What's the point of buying cereal without a toy in it?

Image: Ralston

20. Morning Funnies

With so many cereals based on well-known cartoons and movies, opting to create one based on newspaper comic strips might not seem like a cutting-edge idea. What's even more bizarre is the cereal itself had nothing to do with the various comic strips it licensed. It was simply made up of smiling faces in a variety of colors.

Image: Ralston

21. Booty O's

Where do you start with Booty O's? What started as an on-screen joke made by the trio known as New Day became an actual breakfast cereal you could buy in stores and a never-ending string of merchandise. The oat-based breakfast comes packed with marshmallows that look like trombones and booties, to name a few shapes. If only Ralston was still a cereal giant that could mass produce it.

Image: WWE

22. Pro Stars

Not every cereal can be based on a fictional character, right? That's where Pro Stars, which puts the spotlight on sports celebrities, comes in. We know what you're thinking: That's what Wheaties are for, right? Thankfully, Pro Stars added funny to the mix and included a contest to win breakfast with Wayne Gretzky. Top that, Wheaties.

Image: General Mills

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ESSAY

EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP ARGUEMENT

I go on to argue "Exit Through the Gift Shop”, witch is a documentary directed by street art artist Banksy. I want to argue how  special is this documentary because it is an interview with Banksy, but it is done mainly only by videos recorded by a man named Thierry Guetta. The reason why I want to argue this documentary for my essay its because its completely a different documentary from others, its unique, it is almost like a movie the way we see it because it has a history with introduction middle and conclusion. The documentary was directed by Banksy and it was suppose to be about him but it turns out to be more about the camera man that became a famous and rich artist with the name of Mr. Brainwash.

He was a French immigrant who lives in Los Angeles and ran a vintage store but had a peculiar interest in always riding a film machine and ended up getting rich at the end of the documentary beginning his interest in street art filming people doing street art and graffiti. I find it interesting how this documentary shows a simple man has Thierry Guetta became a famous artist by the street art, with learning in the streets. I think that shows how everyone can get somewhere in art if we work hard.

Thierry Guetta begins by filming a friend of his cousin given the name of Space Invader that was gluing mosaics with animations like the ghosts of pac man and other games of gameboy. I think its amazing the idea of this Thierry Guetta of filming street art action for people to understand it and even to comprehend how was made some of big street artworks as the huge stickers of Obey. But Thierry Guetta lied to every artist he met because he told to them all that he was recording a street art documentary to later publish, eventually he got caught on his lie by the artist Banksy but he didn’t mind and used his videos to create this documentary

Because he liked what he saw, he continued to accompany his cousin's friend by filming and helping. He eventually gets to know more artists like Obey and finally wins the trust of his most wanted Banksy (a street art artist never photographed or filmed that nobody knows his face) He ends by spending most of his time with Banksy and shows him that he is trustable. I think its amazing how a normal men as Thierry gets the luck of knowing Banksy and hanging around with him learning his artistic processes and ideas. Banksy shows to him his atelier , his works and future ideas and lets him record everything. In this time of the documentary  we can see how special are this both human beings because it shows how a relationship between strangers happens with the art conector, how Banksy gets more close with Thierry and lets him record what was never recorded before trusting him.

After some time filming Banksy and learning several techniques he tried to put all his videos together to play them as a documentary about street art, he gets really confuse because he had thousands of videos and he didn’t know what to introduce first or what to conclude with so when it was finally done it was really bad because it wasn't really his profession

and Banksy hated it but has a friend he was he helped him to create a new one, this one that Im talking about “Exit through the gift shop”.  Banksy picked up his videos and made this documentary. After all, this Thierry Guetta then began his artistic life but it is something controversial in the artistic sense of the meaning of artist because this same Thierry Guetta becomes a street artist also by the name of Mr. Brainwash.

Mr Brainwash called him self Brainwash with the idea of a brain wash in the art world. His idea was that all his art would make people think and see things in another way of seeing, for example he did artworks with celebrities like Elvis Presley or Melin Monroe making them look like normal people basically brain washes their image making them became other things. Witch I love the idea of brainwashing everyone with different perspectives.

Mr. Brainwash then starts spreading his street art almost copying other artists that he met. For example when he met the artist Obey who was doing street art with hug stickers of Andre the Giant ( boxer fighter ) later Mr. Brainwash takes a picture of him with his camera turns it to only lines of black and white prints huge stickers and spread them around the city.

In my opinion I think its great that Mr. Brainwash learns with other artists other technics and ideas but I don’t thing its good to spread in the streets something that isn’t totally his idea, it looks like he copy other artists.

Later Mr. Brainwash shows a giant exhibition with many pieces made through the junction of other works of other artists like Andy Warhol merging them into one being that is his work. This exhibition was practically made in one day with no preparation, Mr. Brainwash was directing the exhibition with a broken leg and he wanted to put all his works in it, he wanted to create an artistic environment almost impossible, Banksy helped him with spreading the news that he was gonna make an awesome exhibition witch helped him a lot because Banksy is really known in the art world. In my opinion I think it was crazy that Mr. Brainwash made this exhibition like this but with Banksy help spreading the news in blogs and street I thing was a great factor for the success of this show. The way he curated the show was incredible, has I said before he had a broken leg and thousands of works to show and he did it, the viewers waited a few hours more than it was suppose to but everything went well.

The name of the exhibition was "Life Is Beautiful" performed solo. The controversial sense in my opinion is of his artistic beginning was the use of the same techniques and ideas of other artists mixing the ends up being almost a plagiarism and nevertheless had more than 50 000 visitors and sold everything in its first exhibition making over one million dollars in a few months.

I think its amazing how Mr. Brainwash was born and all of what he done because he went from a simple vintage clothes seller to a rich artist who is know by his first exhibition, but all of the process is really intelligent and he got rich with all of that but in a artistic way its a failure because he learned for years how to produce everything that Banksy and Obey made and even Andy Warhol produced. He even had a Andy Warhol with post-its all over the book to take ideas and mix them to create something similar. This documentary makes me and many people question our selfs about what it is really to be an artist and if Mr. Brainwash is in fact an artist.

My answer for that is, although he copied some artists technics and ideas and mixed it to be his own I think its considered art but if everyone did like he did to copy and mix it would be really difficult to find something different in a few years but art is all about creating something so beautiful or ugly that transmits something to the viewer, its about expressing our selfs and its impossible to don’t use technics that others are gonna use or even ideas.

For example if I draw a monkey eating a banana or a house with the son its art but probably someone already drew that too and it doesn’t mean that its not art. Although Mr. Brainwash used blatantly others ideas mixed he created art and he expressed him self throw it. Art is all about freedom and letting yourself express through it.

For last but not least this documentary shows us that if we work hard to learn more and more and get connections inside the art world we can be successful as Mr. Brainwash, it doesn’t matter witch course we are in or University, if we work hard enough and we are good in what we do we can make it, I think this is the second message the documentary wants to show us because its showing how a camera man starting with street art can became something more and successful.