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lycanthian · 16 days
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gonna be 19 in less than a week. its hitting me. girl what tha fuck.
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dyketennant · 5 months
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i think next semester is finally going to be the one that gives me a heart attack and kills me 💞
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theygotlost · 6 months
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ohhhhhh my god guys I gotta give you an update but i need to explain my entire job history for the past year first cause its a little confusing uh.
so feb-may I did this internship at this real estate digital marketing firm and I was just making social media graphics there. just instagram stories and shit. and it was boring as hell but I needed to find a job cause I was graduating, and I was hoping they would hire me but they didnt have the space for a new full time employee at the time so... that was a bust.
in june and july I was applying to jobs foreverrrrr and getting nowhere so I said fuck it i need SOMETHING to hold me over, so I started working in the print department at staples as you are all well aware. at least it would be relevant enough to put on my resume cause I do want to make print graphics right? so its something.
then like 6 weeks ago my manager from the internship reached out to me and said she wanted to take me back part time after all. so for the past month and a half I've been working 2 part time jobs, one at staples and one at this marketing office doing the exact same fuckass ig stories as before. i wont lie its been exhausting and unsustainable so I was still applying for other full time design jobs cause I had no idea how long I could keep this up.
about 3 weeks ago I got an interview for one of those jobs I applied for and they explained that they were actually looking for a senior designer which obviously im not qualified for, but they liked my portfolio enough that they wanted to consider CREATING a junior designer role for me which was CRAZYYY to hear... it's a hawaiian bbq restaurant chain and I'm definitely wayyy more interested in designing for food and beverage stuff than real estate, plus a few other aspects about the job sounded really appealing to me and the interview went great so I was really hoping to get that job. but then I didn't hear back and Im so desensitized to getting ghosted after interviews i stopped getting my hopes up a long time ago.
a week and a half ago management at my real estate job told me that they were finally ready to bring me on full time, and since it didnt seem like I had any other prospects I wasnt really in a position to turn it down, so I immediately accepted and put in my 2 weeks at staples. this saturday will hopefully be the last day i ever have to work retail forever. I didnt make any announcement here when I found out because its honestly been making me depressed thinking about doing nothing but making fuckass instagram stories for ugly real estate companies 40 hours a week and people congratulating me on it would just make me more depressed. I wasn't supposed to start full time there until the monday after thanksgiving so ive still been doing my double part time grind.
but then......
whats that....???
THE HAWAIIAN BBQ RESTAURANT ENTERS WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!!!!
after weeks of no response the hr guy finally gave me a call just now to tell me I GOT THE JOB?!??! i genuinely honestly did not think they were gonna give me an offer and was just gonna move on with my life 😭 so now im gonna have to walk into my office tomorrow morning and say SIKE!!! and theyre all gonna be so mad at meeeee but this is genuinely such a better position for me I didnt think this was gonna happen for another year at least....
tldr I thought i was gonna be stuck with a job i dont like but I ended up getting the job I want!!!!!!!!
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lilfoxay · 5 months
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putting together my final portfolio for my intro to creative writing class and i have to review my stuff to write a reflection about it and honestly? the flash fiction piece i wrote was great before, but i like it even better after my revisions. im not normally super cocky about my writing (cautiously confident at best) but i reserve the right to be cocky about this one. (also pinging @raccoonfallsharder because i can and i don't need to justify it hehehehe)
the theme was "unexpected encounter," it's under the cut :>
Neon lights turned the rain to various shades of red and pink. It reflected in the puddles, in the slick-wet metal of the streetlamps, in your eyes when you recognized me, in my guilt when I recognized you. You stepped off the bus and opened your umbrella against the storm; I felt my grip around my own umbrella handle tighten. The bus rumbled off into the night, leaving us in a downpour of silence broken only by the pitter-patter of raindrops on pavement.
“Hey.”
“Hey.” This was incredibly awkward. At least you spoke first. “Thought you moved out of town?”
“Visiting family.” Your answer was blunt. I felt my insides shrivel up a little.
“Yeah.” Thank God for the rain, you couldn’t hear me gulp. “Look, about what happened-”
“Forget it.” I don’t know what I expected. Anger, violence, ignorance. You greeted me with dismissal instead; I’m not sure what would’ve been worse. “What’s in the past is there. Forever. No matter what happens now.” You continued on your path, but not before setting your hand on my shoulder. The scar peeked out from under the sleeve of your jacket; it’d healed well despite everything. “Just hope you learned something. And that you don’t repeat it.”
My words caught in my throat, your words ran freely around my brain. The white noise of the rain wasn’t enough to drown out the thoughts swirling in my head. A chorus of voices fighting to be heard, blaming me, absolving me, cursing and blessing me in equal measure. One cut in above the rest. A reminder.
I was supposed to catch that damn bus.
Flopping onto the bus stop bench with a sigh, I ignored the cold seeping in and wrapping its claws around my throat. The sting of tears pricked at the corners of my eyes, the constricting of breath left my lungs tight and aching. I saw myself in the growing puddle at my feet; I was the spitting image of a guilty man.
Neon lights flickered off in the night, leaving the rain an appropriately melancholy blue.
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starry622 · 4 months
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hello, im oliver, or v for short. i am 20 years old, bodily. im an artist, a dog, and the host of a system.
ive got bpd, hpd, dpd, and schizophrenia, all of which, of course, affect the system. my biggest psychotic symptom is that of clinical lycanthropy and cynanthropy, which you will see reflected often on this blog (especially under the tag #clinical zoanthropy). i cant effectively be reality checked, at least in this regard, so dont even try it. more info on this under the cut. :]
im very into social justice, mogai/liom, art, and general fandom stuff
i now have a somewhat stable home, but i still take donations, as i lost my job last month and currently have no way to make any money besides commissions and donations. i work hard every day applying to every job i can possibly find, following up on applications, and getting interviews, but that does not fund the cost of living in the meantime. im working to put up a commissions carrd (that will also function as a mini portfolio), though i will still be taking commissions before the carrd is finalized. i havent had a meal in a week, so i could really use the money, if anyone is willing to help.
if you need a dni, my basic boundaries are that proshippers, pro-contact harmful paraphiles, and radqueers dont interact. i do, however, have a byf, which is on my carrd (linked below)
my personal carrd is here: [link]
my commission carrd is: still unfinished
my cashapp is: $Starry622
do be warned, my tumblr webtheme (starry622.tumblr.com) is not safe for those who are sensitive to flashing or eyestrain. there is no necessary info on my webtheme, so you will not ever have to visit it for any reason.
for more zoanthropy info: my body can morph and change to become more canine-like, and it can go through certain stages. human-> boy with canine features -> full canine (with the regular animal anatomy) or werecanine (more like a hollywood werewolf) and my transformations can cause pain and discomfort, though i mostly just feel fur sprouting and my organs shifting. my mind is that of a humans, however my soul and dna are that of a canines.
i dont really know what a p-shifter is, but i guess you could call me one? i dont think shifting is something you can learn anyways and i cant control it, so i feel like most people either can or cant shift. theres always exceptions to the rule, however, not that i would be teaching anyone how, especially because that seems like a dangerous move for all involved parties. plus, i dont even know how i do it, i just do, so id be useless for that.
i dont know what the deal is and why i am both a wolf and a dog, and my identity as a whole is definitely more dog, all i know is that its me. thats why i use canine instead of specific dog or wolf when speaking generally, because "dog or wolf" is a mouthful.
i dont identify with the word human, but its easier to explain that way. i am more a person. my brain is and stays that of a sentient, sapient person living in a human society. im culturally human, you could say.
rarely, ill have short-ish bouts where i am a different animal, usually on top of being a canine, which confuses me, but i choose to go with the flow about it. if i think too too much about it, im afraid ill confuse myself more than just suddenly becoming a lagothrope/kounanthrope (family including rabbits, bunnies, hares) and accepting it until its over. i dont know what those little bouts are about, and i kinda dont wanna know!
i identify with my diagnosed clinical label simply because i experience a lot of double bookkeeping (i believe thats what its called). im aware of myself in some ways, and see how others see me alongside how i see myself. this is also exactly why reality checking doesnt work on me. i am aware of my symptoms, and i believe the delusions and semi-rare hallucinations that act as proof of my true self. my experience is constant clashing in that way, like i can see more than everyone else, but it rarely causes a problem, and so i go with it. no use fighting it. im a lazy dog, if youll forgive the pun.
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dancer-subclarington · 11 months
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Skype Call || Kyla and Crystal Clarington
Kyla
Kyla: Hey, Mom.
Crystal: Hi, sweetheart! How’s everything?
Kyla: Everything’s fine here. We have finals at the end of the month and then we’re basically done.
Crystal: Well that’s good. One of your dance trophies got delivered here- did you mean to do that?
Kyla: Oh is that where that went? It was supposed to come here. Can you put it on my display for me?
Crystal: Of course. Your father has had to extend it. Twice.
Kyla: *nodding* Sounds about right. Im sure he wasn’t upset about that.
Crystal: Of course not- his daughter’s a champion!
Kyla: That’s a true story. His daughter also does other things too.
Crystal: Right! How is the teaching going?
Kyla: It’s great, actually. My choreography was taught recently at a Molly Long workshop.
Crystal: Like the ones I used to take you to?
Kyla: Yep! And Molly and Alexa taught my choreography at a Project 21 class which is a huge deal.
Crystal: Congratulations! How’s Briar?
Kyla: Briar is Briar.
Crystal: I can’t believe you’re teaching with her. She was your favorite dancer!
Kyla: Please don’t ever let her know that. I’ll never hear the end of it. But I’m doing other stuff besides dance stuff. Well Im..Im thinking about it, anyway. There’s an opportunity Sutton wants me to take, but Im just not sure if its right.
Crystal: Well Sutton’s a very accomplished person, right? And she’s a dominant?
Kyla: Yes.
Crystal: Well I haven’t met her but Im sure she’ll have your best interests in mind.
Kyla: I know that. And I don’t think that doing it would hurt my career. But I think that it could be more helpful to do it at a later point in time than to do it now.
Crystal: Will the opportunity still be there later on?
Kyla: I don’t know. Not the exact situation, but something similar will be attainable.
Crystal: What is she wanting you to do?
Kyla: She wants me to do a demo. Record a song. A song that would be mine.
Crystal: That would be a big step! Why don’t you want to take it?
Kyla: Because Im not in the position to take advantage of it right now. Im in the incredibly boring Ohio.
Crystal: Well then you should just leave! There is a wonderful academy in New York, and there’s one in Los Angeles that would even let you use some of your extracurriculars as partial credits!
Kyla: *sighs* You’ve looked into this.
Crystal: I know you wanted to find your brothers, sweetheart, but you’ve found them and you’ve gotten your closure. It’s okay to move on.
Kyla: I..I think I should stay here. I barely see them- I know Daddy doesn’t want me to. But I like how sometimes I see them across the courtyard. And the school has an internal social media thing, so I can keep an eye on them.
Crystal: I really don’t think that’s healthy for you, dear. To be so in-tune with their movements; you’re just hurting yourself keeping up with something you can’t take part in.
Kyla: But they’re boys, Mom. Boys do dumb things. What if they need me? Like really really need me? What if they’re going to do something dumb and I could stop them?
Crystal: That is so far from being your job, Kyla. You can’t save everyone.
Kyla: But they deserve-
Crystal: Don’t talk to me about what they deserve.
Kyla: Fine. I only called to talk about the song, anyway. If I do it now, it can’t really go anywhere.
Crystal: Why does Sutton want you to do it?
Kyla: She says having another kind of performance in my portfolio can only help me. But again, Im only going to get one debut. Shouldn’t I wait until-
Crystal: I should go and ask your father.
Kyla: He doesn’t actually know though!
Crystal: Well he’s who I bring things to.
Kyla: Im not asking him- I know what he’ll say. Im asking you.
Crystal: Don’t be so cross, Kyla.
Kyla: Im sorry. I just want to know what you think. You’ve had my image in mind since before I could walk. Should I time out my singing debut, or does it not really matter when I do it?
Crystal: It probably doesn’t matter, I suppose. You aren’t going to be a singer for a living; especially once you get claimed. Anyone interested in you professionally can listen to your song at any time. Will it be marketed?
Kyla: Sutton would have me market a tiny bit to keep the songwriter happy. But it’s not going to be submitted for awards any time soon.
Crystal: How does she expect you to record it?
Kyla: She’s going to order me an at-home recording kit. Apparently the small size of my dorm is perfect for it, and I don’t have a roommate to worry about. There’s a few songs to choose from.
Crystal: Which shows the most skill?
Kyla: None, really. They’re not my usual type of singing; they’re more uh..trendy, I guess. I just emailed you the lyrics. Can you and Daddy look at them and tell me which you’re leaning towards?
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slitherpunk · 2 years
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i have.. yet another ear infection .. i still have antibiotics from the last one but my ear never totally healed from the last time, i feel like my eardrum was like, very sensitive or torn something.. it would pop very easily and hurt bad when i blew my nose aaand some other stuff i dont want to go into detail much. but any way im so so tired of keep having medical problems while im still unable to get a job !! it's been nearly 4 years since i graduated college and have had no fucking luck. really wish i didnt have to worry about medical stuff. really wish i could also finally transition. while i was in college and able to, i finally felt like things were going okay and then i was forced to detransition when i moved back with my bigot parents, and i'm going to have to start paying student loans again soon so that's probably going to run me dry!! so much for being able to save up to move out... not like i'd probably be able to get a job if i moved to a city anyway. im so so sick of applying for jobs now too like. 4 years of fucking rejections. and im im sick and tired of people telling me my portfolio looks nice so i shouldn't have trouble getting a job. because nothing's worked. just. pain and misery and ptsd living in this house.
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noodelak · 3 years
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MY REALLY OLD ART A LONG ASS POST
So this first piece I found in a folder on my computer called “Old art organize later” within a folder called “ REALLY OLD ART” I drew this in 2006 and the jpeg was titled:
“My most awesome dragon evur”
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Also noted was my attempt at signing my name in Japanesef saldkfjsdlf because i was 11 and anime was THEE coolest thing to me.
Okay the rest is going under a read more because this is gonna be LONG
here are some gems from 2007
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yes this is a kk slider gijinka faksdjfalsdjf
next up we have my attempt to make super paper mario characters into handsome anime men
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it was a this point i was a young baby on deviant art longing to do “digital” art because thats what all the really cool artists did, i didnt have a tablet and the photoshop-esque thing i had was a pirated copy of JASC Paintshop 7 (or maybe it was 8), so what did I make with newly unlocked DIGITAL ART POWERS??
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and this charming thing which was my intepretation of what the The Thing Behind the Wall in Johnny the Homicidal Maniac looked like:
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but these were only the beginning of my long and arduous journey as an artist, 2009 came and I entered highschool 13 years old and with nothing but the power of deviant art and being an outcast with 2 friends on my side so here are some of my favorites from that era of Noo art:
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^^^ this is in fact EXACTLY what i looked like at 13
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its kind of funny bc looking back you can absolutely tell id been drawing dragons/wolves since i was like able to hold a pencil but didnt start drawing humanoid characters until i was 12 afjlakfjs
ANYWAYS CARRYING ON BC THERES PLENTY MORE!! For example my Invader Zim/Naruto OCs
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yes one of those aliens was kisame
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every day knowing that I get to claim ownership over this is truly exhilarating the girl with the pigtails was my OC that was definitely not just me. Her name was Delainbow, she was Sasuke’s daughter and she is truly the epitome of everything that was good about my childhood
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WHAT A LEGEND
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this is genuinely what I wanted to be when i was 13 god I love it
oh fuck i missed this one from 2008
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god  GOd i love these all so much I WAS SO FREE I JUST DREW WHATEVER AND DIDNT CARE
ok just gonna put a few more without comment but these are all 2009 again
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Moving on to 2010-2012 era art
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shout out to teenage me for still being not the worst at drawing animals
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the  freaking EDGE
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so there was some point here where i started trying to stop drawing “anime”  bc i was tired of ppl making fun of me so I figured if I didnt draw anime ppl would take me more seriously when in reality those ppl just sucked and so did my highschool art teacher
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like... YUCK???? what the fuck was i was I even accomplishing here aksdjfaskjfkasldjf
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my wolves still were still way cooler then the rest of my art lol
alright carrying onto late highschool early college, its summer of 2012 im on tumblr, im a homestuck, and ive gotten a laptop and tablet as a gift for getting into art school (yeah I drew like aformentioned above and still got into art school) sadly i dont have any scans of the stuff i drew for that portfolio, it was mostly still lifes i drew like a boot and a skull haha
okay so here are the gems i made upon finally getting a computer of my own, photoshop and bamboo wacom tablet,
here she is my first attempt to paint in photoshop....s fjaskdjfaskljfklasd
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the rest of these are all from like my first fall/winter semester of college when i actually started getting a real art education and not just shitty no budget rural hometown highschool art class
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So that picture of zachary which is honestly NOT thaaaaaat bad was one of the first things I ever posted to break 500 notes, i think a fewwww of my homestuck drawings had come close after like months of being on the site but like that zachary was one of the first times id genuinely been a little succesful with sharing my art online and im still very grateful to everyone who liked and reblogged it ^u^
After that well, i do have a lot more bad art but its not quite as funny as my pre-college stuff from that point on you mostly just see me struggling to improve anatomy and struggling to get through school (which ultimately took me 8 years to get through bc art school is terrible on your mental health and i had to do the last 4 years as a half time student)
but thats kind of a sad note to end on so heres just a few more gems i think you all should see if you’ve taken the time to read this haha
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Thank you if you took the time to scroll through all of this i hope you had a laugh and that if you’re ever feeling down about your art to remember that we all start at the bottom and you can only go up from there no matter how long it takes you! Don’t give up and honestly just draw your truth <3
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overdrivels · 5 years
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hey torby do you think a one column or multi colum tumblr is better, portfolio wise? im not looking to apply to any artist alleys or whatever any time soon but im curious
Personally, I like multicolumn. I can see your art in a single instant without needing to scroll or make it overly complicated for myself. Some other judges might be cool with single, but everyone has their own opinion.
Though I would be careful about using Tumblr to showcase your art for artist alley. If you do, make sure your Tumblr only has your art and nothing else. Some people have literally just given me their main and left me guessing as to which is their art and which isn't. I don't have time for that--over 100 portfolios an hour, Duck, 100 an hour, that sort of speed is illegal in some states--and some judges will ignore it even if you have a 'my art' tag or something on the side. Make it easy for us to review your stuff.
This goes doubly for Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or any platform not made for solely for art. (But to be fair, even a few of those platforms are really rough for me to go through. The best I saw which I don't recommend because some people might not react well is someone creating their portfolio on imgur solely for the application. That was so easy to scroll through. But some judges don't like that, so YMMV.)
I had an applicant where they linked their Facebook page and the first six posts we're about them getting rejected from artist alleys. I couldn't move past that to find their art. And when I finally did, there was only an image of their table and some merchandise at really hard to see resolutions.
There is a surprising amount of thought that should go into portfolios, but just some minor points:
Should be semi-professional and contain what you feel is your best work up front. I hate link hell where I have to click through 5 or 10 links to get to your images or there is a link for every category that shouldn’t be a category. (e.g. Site > Works > choice of pencil/charcoal/oil/Photoshop/Adobe/Maya/whatever > Fanart > TV Shows/Anime/Manga/Movies/Comic Books > Dr. Who/Supernatural/etc. YOU GET THE POINT.) Not to say that you can't have sketches or doodles or need a paid website, but just make it easy for me to determine what you're trying to showcase or sell as your product.
Test loading times. If it takes forever to load your images, you may want to resize, lower resolution, or use a different file type (unless it seriously compromises your image quality).
Too small or too low of a resolution. I know what I said in the previous point, but if your image is so small that I can't tell the quality, chances are I'll think you stole it or have no idea what you're doing. If you don't want it stolen, you can watermark the shit out of it.
I love seeing people showcasing their specialty instead of what they think is popular or what might sell. There was an applicant who is skilled, so fucking skilled, at drawing plants. So much plant theme. It was in almost every piece and they did it so fucking well. I didn't care it wasn't anime, but it showed they knew what they had confidence in and what they were doing. They made that a centerpiece and I'm like, '...yeah. YEAHHHHHH.'
More than one or two pieces, please. I can't tell your skill level or what you plan on selling from just one piece or picture. Please, give me some shit to work with.
Please update and clean up your portfolios. I see portfolio where there's been 3 gorgeous pictures in the last year and then there's work from 6 years ago immediately after where the art is miles apart. That gives me whiplash. Don't give me whiplash. 
I don’t recommend putting your art in chronological order. For the same reason as above. Best works first. 
There’s a lot that goes into this stuff and I sometimes wish I could call these artists and be like, “Hey. Your link is broken” or “Hey, I would love it if you could display some of your [specialty] stuff because it showcases your talents better” or just give general advice on what to do so that they have a better chance. but I can’t do that for several hundred people. So this is all I can do. 
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chrisbangs · 5 years
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1-5 and 20-25 :-) sorry for all of them hehehe — 🖤 also i’m getting off work I WILL SEND U ANOTHER ASK HEHEHEH
oaiwenfoia you’re sooo c*te perhaps i’ll d*e………. hm………… anyway;; thank you angel (sorry it took me so long to do this ;; ___ ;;)
also this got mad long so i’ll put it under a cut! 
1. how did you get into graphics / gif making?
i was an early ‘the vamps’ and ‘5sos’ fan and because of that, i used to make lil graphic type things?? i guess?? like i tried to make stuff like the ones i saw online omg… and mine were soooo bad but it was like so fun and i used to use this online editor and it was trash but like i would have so much fun… (and that was back when i was in grade 7-ish..? so i would’ve been like jfjfiwaoefo 12/13) and then i just kept doing it;; eventually in grade 10 i took a graphic design course and i got a hold of photoshop and it blew my mind and from there i just kept kinda… doing it?? 
and with gifs omg… ok i swore i would never make gifs cause it looks SO complicated like bitch ill kill u what do u mean layers to frames wtf !!!!!!!!!!!! and then when i was in my first year of uni in around june i was like… omg i wanna try again… cause i’d tried it before and my ps just crashed… so i was like let me give this another go.. and i did… and it worked.. and my mind was like blown omg… i was in AWE… omg i just realized its been a whole year since i learned how to gif stop ill die 
gfx/gif questions
2. do you do something creative/related “irl” as well?
well!! i just got into college for graphic deisgn hehe;; so i’m hoping that that’ll be my future :’) 
3. who/what inspires your graphics / gifs?
hm, well!! whenever i see really great pieces of gfx or even in real life when i see a magazine piece or a billboard that just looks stunning i feel inspired!! and i’m like eugh i wanna try making smth like that ;; also music and movies and games inspire me sometimes?? but if i was to say who!! then it’d probably be all my amazing content creating mutuals!!! their work is always wowing!! i always tag ppls gfx with ‘gfx inspo’ bc im genuine :0 when i see it ;; ___ ;; like how is everyone so creative and talented;; 
4. what do you enjoy about making graphics / gifs?
oh wow, mm… it allows me to be creative? and put to use skills that i think aren’t always appreciated? like my p*rents never take me doing graphic design seriously;; but then recently my mom wanted me to make a lil label for her for a friend’s garden and i did and she was like !!!!!! so happy abt it i was like TT TT cause both my parents were finally like ok i get it sorta;; i really like that i’m able to make smth kinda outta nothing?? like art is really interesting bc you get to let your thoughts and experiences affect the outcome of your work so?? like.. i like that everyone has a different style?? 
and for gifs;; i really enjoy that its such a structured task like… its very.. orderly and routine based?? like i know what i’m doing everytime?? and the places where i get to change it up are like the colourings and the style of set i make and that makes it fun and creative too;; 
5. what do you dislike most about making graphics / gifs?
mm the creativity block;; i feel like sometimes i cannot think of ANYTHING to make and those days i feel kinda useless as a cc…… it sucks but foiawnefiawn eventually i’ll figure smth out if i move things around enough fajwefowaeo 
and giffing omg…… idk… probably the colouring process…… but thats majorly because my laptop’s screen displays colours kinda whack from how they actually look and so i have to do 2x the work to make sure it looks good and smdays its like idc anymore just post the set and pull the trigger 
20. your favourite fandom(s) to make graphics / gifs for?
for gfx it’s definitely stray kids!!! they have some of the most fun lyrics to work with and their concepts always always inspire me like crazy!!! 
for gifs its the tmg fandom! everyone in that fandom is suuuper nice and supportive and like;; even if i’m not always making gifs i dont feel like i’m falling behind or ? like ppl will be mad or smth ? like its a safe small community and bc of that it feels so good ;;; 
21. how much time do you spend on a single graphic / gif?
very dependent! gfx can take from like an hour to like a week+?? it just depends on how intense and intricate it is ig;; 
gifs are shorter;; probably take me a few hours?? the longest a set has taken me is maybe like 6 hours but that’s bc i was being slow about it and trying to find all the necessary parts! but on average itll take abt half an hour to maybe two for one set
21. what is your biggest improvement since you started making graphics and or gifs?
ogoaiweniogaw stop this is so funny.. i wanna go find my old wattpad covers so you can all cringe with me but… mm, with gfx i guess i learned what my Aesthetic™ was and what i really liked and like fjjfaiosdksfd i learned how to use photoshop which is a big thing lmaoooo……… and with gifs!! definitely my quality (shout out to vapoursynth) and my colouring :’) 
23. what is your biggest improvement in the past month?
hm… time management jfaiweoofiaw i’ve definitely gotten wayyy faster at giffing and i really do not take as much time anymore;; which gives me some peace of mind lmao 
24. what is something that you’re wanting to learn right now?
illustrator! i’ve been fooling around with it a lot recently;; and even one of the pieces i submitted in my portfolio was smth i made on illustrator heh;; but theres a huge learning curve (like btich what is the pen tool ill kill u) fnaoiefiownf so i wanna get lots better with it ;; 
25. what would you like to see others learn how to do?
this is an interesting question;; mm i guess everyone is different?? so idk if i can answer this question cause i think everyone’s style requires them to learn in their own ways?? so idrk ;; i guess something to make certain people’s lives easier would be like LEARN KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS !!! that shit saaaves my life like idk man it cuts down on my time for sure;; 
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valcnciv-blog · 6 years
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             whats  up  distinguished  guests  it’s  me  nicki  w  my  new  demon  child  VALENCIA  who  is  basically  the  human  embodiment  of  a  black  hole.  i  literally  first  wrote  her  for  a  skeleton  rp  where  she  was  based  off  of  the  color  bLACK  SO  THAT  SHOULD  TELL  Y’ALL  SOMETHIN  KSDFJDF. i  have  a  pinterest  board  for  the  original  version  of  her  muse  here  if  y’all  want  some  visuals  !
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*  tw  for  abuse,  violence, TOXIC BEHAVIOR IN GENERAL
(  lauren  jauregui  •  21  •  cisfemale  )  looks  like valencia  santillo just  moved  into apartment  3C!  i  heard  that she is  here  in  los  angeles  because she  wanted  to  escape  an  oppressive  environment  and  become  a  writer but  has  been  struggling  –  thankfully  moreau  has  taken  them  in!  rumour  has  it,  they  can  be  quite bellicose and mercurial but  at  least  they're vibrant and straightforward,  hey?  i  can  already  tell  they’re  going  to  be  the spitfire of  the  building.
this  is  gonna  b  quick  bc  i  know  y’all  are  tired  of  me  JSKDF
basically  val  is  like  5′4  of  bloody  knuckles,  mommy  issues,  and  bde.  SHE born  and  raised  in  boston  massachussetts  which  is  where  our  story  begins  !
her  mom  was  a  doctor  at  the  peak  of  her  career  who  had  no  intention  of  having  a  child  but  ALAS  she  was  stuck  with  val  anyways  after  not  realizing  she  was  pregnant  w  her  on  and  off  again  fiance  until   ‘oh  boy  are  those  contractions  ?’
suffice  to  say  val  had  an  absentee  p.o.s.  wall  street  workin  dad  and  a  mom  who  resented  her  for  taking  up  so  much  of  her  attention  rather  than  letting  her  focus  on  her  career.  she  was  emotionally  abusive  towards  val  from  a  young  age  despite  val  practically  raising  herself  ???  anywho  her  mom  eventually  began  to  get  physically  aggressive  with  her  once  val  got  older  and  started  snapping  back  to  defend  herself  and  there  were  several  instances  where  cops  were  called  and  excuses  had  to  be  made  up  :/
val  never  really  cared  for  school  since  she  only  liked  the  weird  morbid  stuff  like  war  and  plague  and  death  so  she  started  playing  ice  hockey  in  like  the  6th  grade  and  her  mom  finally  started  paying  attention  to  her !!  like ‘wow  ok  ur  finally  worth  something  to  me’  which  gave  val  such messed up self-value  issues  ?  but  the  sport  became  val’s  life  and  her  whole  existence  revolved  around  it,  it  was  val’s  sole  source  of  happiness  for  so  long  tbh  :((
val  stuck  with  it  through  high  school  &  ended  up  getting  REALLY  good  and  got  a  scholarship  to  boston  university,  where  she  studied  english  ( emphasis  in  folklore )  and  sociology.  she  took  her  team  to  their  championships  her  senior  year  &  won  but  at  a  huge  price  bc  val  got  slammed  into  the  barrier  shooting  a  buzzer-beating  shot  and  like  demolished  3  fucking  vertebrae
and  since  now  val  can’t  play  due  to  her  injury  shes  a  v  bitter,  v  angry,  v  sad  lil  bean  who  was  forced  to  move  back  in  w  her  mom  and  that’s  when  shit  got  BAD.  it  was  even  worse  than  when  she  was  a  kid  and  her  only  real  escape  was  putting  on  her  headphones  and  tucking  away  into  a  book
ended  up  running  away  to  moreau  like  a  year  ago  after  she  graduated  &  recovered  enough  to  be  back  to  normal.  she  got  into  a  beef  with  her  mom  that  was  so  bad  she  broke  val’s  nose  and  that  was  just  it  for  valencia.  val  packed  her  shit  into  a  duffel  bag,  hopped  on  her  motorcycle,  and  never  looked  back.  road  tripped  for  like  a  month  through  the  US  draining  tf  out  of  her  savings  account  to  make  it  to  LA.  she  wants  to  be  a  writer  but  knows  it’s  not  a  career  she  can  make  a  living  off  of  so  she  hops  from  small  job  to  small  job  while  she  compiles  a  poetry  portfolio  to  try  and  get  published
PERSONALITY WISEEEEE
val’s  like,  super  aggressive  and  imposing  and  kinda  has  no  filter  ??  she’s  a  v  love  or  hate  type  person  and  it’s  not  unusual  for  ppl  to  want  to  avoid  her  bc  she’s  scary  JFKSJD.  also  can  be.....  really  unreliable  sometimes  she’s  habitually  late  and  will  legit  not  show  up  to  her  own  party  bc  she  forgot  she  had  a  dick/pussy  appointment  that  night  lmfao  she  can  be  the  WORST  but  she’s  a  loyal  ass  bitch  to  her  inner  circles
she’s  a  hedonist  bc  it  feels  good  and  bc  she’s  got  the  leftover  trust  fund  money  for  expensive  drugs  and  thats  really  it.  no  rhyme  or  reason.  she  likes  to  party  so  she  gon  seek  out  a  good  time  and  she’s  !!!  got  a  rlly  high  tolerance  for  shit  so  she’ll  b  out  here  livin  her  best  life  like  every  night  DHFS  ! 
her  biggest  issue  is   her  unchecked  aggression  and  attachment  issues .....  she  either  doesn’t  give  a  single  fuck  or  she’s  violently  possessive,  there’s  very  little  in  between.  she  gets  jealous  easily  and  stirs  drama  to  get  her  way.  also  will  nOT  hesitate  to  punch  a  bitch  and  has  a  lifetime  membership  to  her  local  mma  gym  bc  :)))  aggression  issues  im  tellin  u  dfadfa
teeters  between  absolute  apathy  and  like  a  calm  bubbling  rage  bc  she’s  in  emotional  anguish  and  feels  uncomfortable  w  kindness  bc  of  her  mom  and  has  no  concept  of  how  to  deal  w  her  emotions  but  !!  shes  never  learned  how  to  bc  shes  always  been  on  survival  mode  her whole  life  and  that’s  val  !!!
uhhhh  she’s  a  mf  gryffindor,  works  at  the  local  bookstore,  her  leather  jacket  and  motorcycle  are  her  most  prized  possessions.  also  pansexual  and  polyamorous  depending  on  the  situation  bc  sometimes  she’s  like ‘yeah  i  can  share’  and  other  time’s  she’s  like ‘look  at  anyone  else  but  me  n  i  will  cut  u’
I  HAVE  A  BUNCH  OF  PLOTS  I  WANT  FOR  HER  SO  HMU  PLS  ON  DISCORD  OR  ON  HERE  N  I’LL  HARASS  U  W  MY  LOVEEEE
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kahayaya · 3 years
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04/26/2021
It’s night time bout to head to sleep. Just some updates in life.
Booked a flight to fly to SF on May 14th. Im really excited. I wanted to go back so I can see everyone as I graduate and also celebrate my birthday. I plan on piercing my left ear with double helix. That will be exciting and fun. Honestly idk what I wanna do exactly when Im up there. Aside from set plans from Daniel them, I think I wanna roam around SF. Even though its been 5 months since I left, I have a nostalgic feeling to last year. Just the independence and also struggles of CO-VID. Every place will feel sentimental with associations to that timeline. For sure gonna go to Alamo Square, go to Hayes Valley, and go to Ocean Point. I wanna hop around houses with Jim, Daniel, and Darren’s place, I just need to ask them if I can stay there for one night. But Daniel’s place will be the main place I’ll stay at. 
Crazy to look at my calendar and I’ll be graduating very soon. Less than a month and I’ll be done with school. School work has been lax and I don’t have a final. I mostly have projects and they all seem easy to work on. 
Unity Final is a project with things we’ve done.
Deploying Software is taking what we learned from this semester and applying it all together with one project.
Filipino Politics/Justice had been reduced from a 12+ pg paper to a 3-5 page paper. 
Senior Team Project is just a demonstration of our final product for the semester.
All of those finals are relatively easy and not too hard unlike last semester. Thinking about last semester, I really had a tough time. I hard two of the hardest classes for taking CS and I also had to plan and do my move out. It was the most stressful and I felt dreadful during the last month of that semester. I recall a moment where I completed one of my finals and I felt a weight off my chest lift. As I completed more projects and finals, that weighed felt lifted. It was probably one of my most difficult semester here at USF but a worth while semester. Which made this semester I am in very easy and lax.
As for living here in Vegas, its been chill. Everything is settled on my end and my parents are picking up the smaller things they need to do. Like finding health providers here, organizing our stuff in the garage, and getting the cars that are coming from hawaii. Just today, my mom and I got our driver’s license and registered the Honda Civic, which is a relief cuz that was one of the things I needed to do soon. But on a weekly basis, I’ve been doing nothing much new. I either help my parents run errands or I just sit in the house. Occasionally I would go out for food to try out places. Also going to the gym is another thing I do. I’ve been going 3-4 times a week with or without my friend. My body was sore at first but getting back in the groove really started to not be as bad. I also think since I just moved here, I was trying out soo much food places that I gained some weight, honestly back to where I started before my Keto diet last semester. I weigh about 215 ibs rn, but I think some of that has been the muscle gain from gym’ing. I plan on cutting it down on food and pay attention to what I put in my body now. 
Aside from that, I feel excited to what holds in my post-college life. Again like i mentioned before, it will be weird for me because my entire life so far has been centered around schooling and that was my drive in life. Was to go to school and just do well in them. Now with that out of the way, my life will be so open to do whatever I want. Short-term plans I have is getting a part-time job and doing a side-project that will add to my portfolio, while also studying for my interviews. Then when I feel ready, which i plan to be by the Fall of this year, I will start applying around SF as well as job opportunities in Vegas. I think I am looking for Web Based applications or mobile app development jobs, as I enjoyed making them in my senior team project. I defs see the Web Application as a sustainable job market but I will be open to different options that relate to CS.  in the far future however, Im not too sure what exactly I want to do. Thinking about being in a relationship but at the same time I’m not inclined to find someone to date. I feel like my goals are not centered to find someone here and Im focusing on myself to make something financially stable to be on my own. I think my role in relationships as of right now is passive, where I would be open but I won’t actively be on the lookout for one. 
Life right now feels good but weird. Ever since moving to this house, I’m still in awe and the feeling just doesn’t sit right with me. This house feels like it doesn’t belong to me in a sense that it feels like I’m at someone else's house. I think I’m thinking like this because I’ve never been in a house this big and my family never had the thought of buying a bigger house or even moving out of Hawaii. So I’m still trying to work out this feeling of living in this house and actually calling it home. I definitely like living here in this house and the area I’m in but im still adjusting to the new environment I live in. 
As the week slowly approach my graduation I know I will slowly start to feel anxious because that’s how I’ve always operated. I see in to the future of what I think will happen but I will be up at nights when that date comes in closely. It will be a crazy month of May, as so much things are going to happen and I can’t wait any longer to dive into May. Anyways I’ll be updating whenever I am free to write stuff down and if anything significant happens.
Cheers
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nachobra · 6 years
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hey i did nothing productive today loool i needed a day to recharge after bein around a lotta ppl for 2 days. my plan was to finally finish a dk64 speedrun because its like at least a 6 hour time commitment & i never finish bc adhd :shrug: i got about halfway but lost momentum so RIP, some other day....
i really need to like, devote my free time to things that arent playing the same games over & over trying to beat them in one sitting, i need to like, be productive. i wanna draft the next few bitgirl pages. ive been wanting to experiment with watercolors bc i really love them & have just never taken the time to really learn how to use them well. i wanna record music, like start writing songs. im reluctant to start bc idk ive never been able to write lyrics that dont embarass me. but thats just how it goes, yr first attempts at a new art form are gonna suck but if you take the time to develop the skill & keep workin it eventually it sucks less. theres prob a whole tangent i could get on abt feeling self conscious about my voice but w/eeeeee
& yknow i have like new games that ive bought & just havent played yet. like i have the new metroid & a hat in time & i got mario odyssey for crimbus but i dont know why i forgoe (sp?) playing interesting new games in favor of playing something ive played a million times. i guess i just enjoy that moment of just kinda zoning out watching youtube, running through a game, sippin coffee, on a ritalin high & everythings interesting & cool. idk idk idk
2018 i really need to actually think about my future career wise. i cant afford to go back to school (i know loans exist but im not touching that shit) & i only see myself willingly moving back home if i was in dire straits. i need to figure out A) am i dead set on having a job doing artsy stuff or would i be willing to learn how to code & do some of that, B) do either of these fields absolutely 100% require a degree for any job, or can i get a foot in the door by honing my skills & making a good portfolio and C) if its the latter, will i have the dedication to do those things or will i be lazy & play video games & act like things will just fall into place. if its the former, do i take back what i said & move back home or take out loans & go back to school even though i know i wont enjoy a second of it, or do i just work retail indefinitely & hope one day i get lucky & become Internet Famous & can somehow make money & connections that way???
im a little scared for the future, but a lot of things happened this year i never wouldve expected going into it, & all these things happened from me pushing myself out of my comfort zone, and each time its gotten easier. im assuming this post is p incoherent since its like all stream of consciousness but thems the breaks. i guess its just easier to sort through my thoughts when its all in text & im not suddenly jumping from like job decisions to hey isnt the internal numbering of simpsons episodes goofy? i guess im just writing this bc when i try to journal i write so sloppily trying to keep up with my brain that it all becomes illegible. anyway, hey emily in the morning; maybe set some goals for the next year! just a suggestion!
postscript: wouldnt it be fucked up if i just turned this acct into like a normal blog (aka web log) & just wrote about my life. like whomst does that lmaooo
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impossibledata · 5 years
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every day such a new set of feelings and sometimes they get less and less familiar and more and more complex. i am nearly always in uncharted waters.  today i woke up in a fog from 4am insomnia bedtime and after an hour of doing nothing in my bed i finally checked my emails and saw that my favorite professor whose class i was trying to add only had a couple minutes to talk and i frantically got ready and made it to school just in time to speak with him, but he told me that the class was already overtallied by three people. he suggested i take his class next semester which im considering but also i just want to start work on my thesis sooner rather than later and not have to think about still being in school in spring 2021 which even saying sounds so outlandish and far into the future and further away than anything ive really ever planned for. i was overcome with anxiety in class over dumb social dynamics but then i was able to work really productively and had a really nice time with my friends and one of my good friends gifted me korean house slippers from his summer trip which was so cute and sweet (wearing them now). felt good about my work but then i got home and decided i need to start being more professional about networking if i ever want to make film a viable career and that a website with a portfolio/cv was a good way to do that, but i didnt want to pay an obscene amt for some website building startup so i desperately tried to figure out how to download wordpress and find a site to host on and do a lot of complicated programming/coding stuff that sooooooo far from my skillset or how my brain works/what im good at. i got super sad and frustrated but still persisted because im stubborn and realized i didnt move for 4 hours let alone eat an actual meal today aside from almonds and other bullshit. made myself a sandwich and cried listening to plastic ono band which i put my spotify on icognito for becuse im embarassed to be seen listening to john lennon since hes a piece of shit but makes tender tunes for when my souls been a little roughed up from being a person. 
i am so scared of the world right now! 
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dashinberlin · 5 years
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10 Feb
oh godd t s been so long since i checked in here. So much has happened it s been overhwelming to try and log it all appropiratley. but today was such a good day and im drunk and i cant hold it back. 
but to recap some stuff that has happened since december. Karyn came back from south america, and it wasnt all that peachy. She had some rough edges in terms of being very unnaproachable for a while, and actually she moved out recently to the flat next door and its now me and Alis together an we’ve started an Air BNB with the spare room and the last week has been nuts with our first two guests. (we had to furnish the place in a fuking hurry, the place as it stands now is made of goddamn team work).  I have a photgraphy studio in my bedroom now thank you Jan Xmas eve I went Kit Kat and did acid with my friend marco and danced so hard to rumore rumore that i cried the most joyful cry of my whole life Xmas day i had the best xmas of my life with this house full of artists. Ive had sex with a bunch of guys and settled on a really piggy guys called Sasche who has twice boun me up in pallet wrap and fisted the shit out of me.  This weekend that’re on right now is a monumental weekend because there is 5 photo jobs in it!  First was a friday day fetish shoot for my new brand pigtures, then I’m the resident photographer at BEAST and REVOLVER and  revlover was last night, then i had a fashion shoot in my new studio with a remarkable team of creatives in my flat studio this afternooon, i’ve just gotten back from my first really weird night shooting insomnia, and tomorrow i have my new resident job at GMF party.  Also Bill randomly showed up at my door on thursday night from london on and that was fucking surprise!! 
Berlin is nuts!!! i loe this place and my dream just keeps unfolding and unfolding and unfolding. I’m starting to earn some actual money from my club jobs and as long as i can keep this fetish thing moving i know i’ll have some cash that way too. Blackstyle finally met with me  a little this week after reviewing my portfolio and i’ll have an actual interview with them soon. Aghhhh i dont even know where to begin with this blog. Moving here was the right thing to do and me and Alis are the fucking best team earlier. right now my current gag is doing this bird dance when she walks through the door
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kruppxreader · 7 years
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An Old Friend
It was late at night. No matter how much he tried, Mr. Krupp could not get to sleep. He spent a good hour tossing and turning before finally admitting defeat. He swung his legs over the side of his bed, slid into his slippers and went to the kitchen.
With a sandwich made and small cup of water, he sat himself in front of his desktop computer ready to mindlessly peruse the web until he was physically drained.
He found articles of teachers suspending students over such trivial matters on his social media page. That made him chuckle a bit. He pulled out a post-it to make notes. 
Just then in the upper right hand corner of his screen, a little exclamation point blinked near his contacts. He dragged the mouse over the the exclamation point and clicked the dropdown.
“New Friend Request”
Mr. Krupp raised an eyebrow.  Who could possibly want to keep in contact with him? After clicking the notification, he was completely taken aback.
It was none other than Y/n L/n. His former best friend..
.. and high school crush.
He clicked on their profile. He remembered hanging out with them after school almost every day, going to get ice cream, playing in the park, going to the drive-in, or staying home and talking about how much you two hated that school.
Their profile description said they were living in Philadelphia now, with a Bachelor’s degree in the Arts. 
Of course. That’s what happened.
It was prom night, senior year. You had gone with your boyfriend and Benny had stayed home that evening. Your boyfriend had ignored you the whole night, and the last straw was when he told you he was going to leave because it was “too boring”. You dumped your drink all over his tux and stormed out of the banquet hall in tears. It was supposed to be a romantic night, and it was totally ruined.
Meanwhile, Benny was home, sitting at his desk nose deep in  his computer when he got a very distressed phone call. .
“Yeah? Wait, slow down! Y/n? Is that you?” Benny quickly shot up from his seat and grabbed his keys from his dresser.
“He did what?! I’m on my way!” He crammed his phone in his pocket, grabbed his letterman jacket from his closet and bolted out the door.
“It was like I wasn’t even there!!!” You sobbed, leaning against the open window looking out into the night sky.
“Do you want me to rip him a new one?” Benny put a hand on your shoulder as he drove.
You chuckled a bit. “No thanks, Benny. I did toss my drink on him though.”
“You did?!?!” Benny’s face lit up as he burst into laughter. “I can’t believe it! That’s amazing!”
A smile spread on your face as you wiped away your tears.
“Yeah! It was punch too! He’s never getting that deposit back on that tux.” You laughed. 
You and Benny had to take a moment to catch your breaths from laughing so hard. Benny wiped a tear from his eye as he saw the exit come up ahead that head to your hometown.
“Hey, let’s go somewhere.” You watched as he merged into the left lane, missing your exit.
You smiled and reclined your seat a bit. “Sure! Where do you have in mind?”
“You’ll see.” He popped in the cassette tape you two loved to sing along to as he drove you into the city.
Later that night, you two were sipping half-price milkshakes at an outside picnic table at the local diner, looking out over the city lights illuminating the night.
“Now, this is better than some crummy date!” You exclaimed, taking a sip of your shake.
Benny chuckled nervously, lifting the lid off his shake and placing it back on.
“Yeah, heh.. I guess so…  Hey, Y/n, there’s something I need to tell yo-…”
“There’s something I need to tell yo-… “
You both spoke at the same time, catching the other off guard.
“Y-You first.” Benny nodded towards you.
You shook your head.
“No, you.” You replied.
Benny shook his head and you huffed. “Fine, we’ll do it at the same time. On three.”
“Sounds good.” He said, setting his shake down on the table.
“Okay” You started. “One..”
“Two..”
“Three!”
“I love y-!!!”
“I’m moving to Philly!!!”
“Wait, WHAT?!” Benny stood up from his bench, accidentally bumping the table knocking his shake to the pavement.
“I… I got accepted to the Arts University…” Your voice grew quiet. “They liked my portfolio..”
Benny plopped down in his seat, brushing his hair back. “Y-You’re kidding me… So you’re gonna be states away for… what, four years?”
“I.. I thought you’d be happy for me, Benny..” Your tears started to return pooling in your eyes.
“No, No! I am!!!” He put up his hands. “I guess what I’m saying is, I’m gonna miss you..”
“I’ll miss you too! But we can still keep in touch, can’t we?” You smiled as the tears spilled over your cheeks.
Benny reached into his pocket, picking out a napkin and passing it to you.
“Heck yeah. We can still IM, right?” He said.
You sniffed and wiped your eyes.
“Absolutely.” You nodded and smiled.
-
It was a year now, and the messages had become more sparse. You were telling him all about your experiences at the private art college in the big city, and Benny would reply sounding impressed.
But on the inside he was
disgusted
.
He was disgusted that you were having such a good time, actually doing something with your life and making connections with famous artists. He glanced over at his growing pile of rejection letters from the local sports colleges.
He got angrier and angrier until he knocked them all off his desk, snatching up each one tearing them apart piece by piece.
A ping noise came from his computer. A new IM notification.
“So will you be able to make it to the show next week?” You said.
Benny read over the message once… twice…
delete
.
-
Another year had passed. Not a word from Benny. You grew concerned, sending an email to his parents. They said he was doing alright and they weren’t quite sure why he wasn’t keeping in touch. You couldn’t take it anymore. One last message.
“Fine! If you don’t want to be friends anymore then just tell me instead of blowing me off, asshole!”
Sent.
You admit it was harsh, but you were feeling so hurt. It was too much to bear. You turned off your computer and turned off your light.
“Is everything okay?” One of your roommate’s asked from their beanbag chair.
You plopped into bed, pulling the covers over your head.
“Men are jerks.” You mumbled.
-
“And now, please give a warm welcome to your new principal, Benjamin Krupp!”
The auditorium was filled with applause as Benny stepped on stage of Jerome Horwitz Elementary School. He had decided if sports weren’t going to be his thing, why not become a principal? That way, he could control what is to be taught and how it is to be taught in his own school.
And that means no imagination, no creativity, no free thinking, but most of all:
No art.
He couldn’t stand it. Even the sound of the word made him angry enough to give any student a two day suspension.
Still there are days he wish he could go back in time. He wanted to be supportive. He wanted to be there for you every step of the way. And now, decades later, he is sitting at his desk at 2 a.m. in the morning, staring at your profile and scrolling down your timeline.
Awards, shows, galleries, presentations… you went and participated in them all. You looked absolutely beautiful in all your pictures, even that time when you got sloppy drunk during an afterparty with your friends. The notification sound pinged once more, bringing his attention back to the request.
“Confirm friend?”
He swallowed hard.
Yes.
And with that moment, a box popped up on his screen. Someone was typing.
“Benny?! Is that you?!” It read.
“Yes.” He typed. He could feel the sweat running down his head.
They were typing.
and typing.
and it stopped.
then typing again.
“I missed you so much.”
“I missed you too.” He replied. “Listen, Y/n. I’m so sorry for what happened. I was stupid and jealous.”
“Jealous?” You typed. “I’m going fucking insane! lol! I swear there hasn’t been a single week I haven’t broken down. But hey, I was wondering something.”
Benny hesitated for a moment, hovering his fingers over his keyboard.
“Yeah?”
More typing.
“Would you like to hang out sometime?”
Benny raised an eyebrow.
“I thought you were in Philly.” He typed.
“What??? Oh, shoot, my profile still says Philly, doesn’t it? No, I just got a house in Dayton! I got a job in Cincinnati doing commercial stuff. I’ll be there in a week!”
“A WEEK?!?!” Benny yelled out loud. He looked around, at his cluttered house. He’ll have to spend the next seven days totally overturning the place.
“Maybe we can get milkshakes. Is that diner still there?” You typed.
“Yeah!!” He typed frantically. “It’s still there.”
“Awesome! Does Friday at 7 work for you? I should have all my stuff in the house by then.”
“Yeah sure!” A huge, giddy smile spread across his face. “I’ll pick you up!”
“Sounds like a plan! Now, get some sleep! I’m only awake because I’m still packing lol.”
Benny looked over to his clock. He forgot he had school in the morning.
“Oh, god. Yeah, I couldn’t sleep. It was so good to hear from you again.” He felt his heart pound in his chest as he tacked at his keyboard.
“You’re telling me! I can’t wait to see your face again! Goodnight, Benny!”
“Goodnight, Y/n. See you soon.”
Mr. Krupp put his sandwich leftovers in the fridge as he made his way back to his bedroom. Crawling back under the covers he discovered he still couldn’t manage to get to sleep. Only this time his mind was flooded with thoughts of you. He knew tomorrow was going to be pure hell if he didn’t get to sleep sometime soon, but that didn’t matter.
You were back. And this time, he was gonna do things right.
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