#but my best friends mom who is a makeup artist recced it all so I hope it works 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[bisansastarks]

I’m putting on my skincare routine and a big part of my brain is like this is useless she (my skin) does what she wants <3 and I just happened to get mostly lucky for thirty years.

#but my best friends mom who is a makeup artist recced it all so I hope it works 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 #if it doesn’t work maybe I should follow my uncles advice and use head and shoulders on my face ☠️☠️☠️ #he absolutely has the money for good skincare can’t state this any harder men are just freaks

[holycatsandrabbits]

Part 12 of Giant Post of Completed Good Omens Human AU’s: March 2022

Thank you to all the creators who bring us so much joy AND to the readers who support the creators! <3

New! A searchable list of all of my Good Omens human AU recs.

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More Good Omens recs from me here: Dannye's fic recs and

Dannye's artist recs

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Series: (not all of these series are complete)

Blood and Bones by @candyqueenblog (Ao3 CandyQueenAO3) Rated T-M (Serial killer C & doctor A)

Fight Me? by SadieKat Rated T-E (Patient C & nurse A)

Ineffable Femslash February 2021 by @miss-minnelli (Ao3 miss_minnelli) Rated G-M (series contains multiple Ineffable wives human AUs: (1. Midwife C & nun A in an AU based on the TV show Call the Midwife; 2. C & A run into each other on the sidewalk-- literally; 3. C & A are prisoners in an AU based on the TV show Orange is the New Black; 4. C & A are shipwrecked; 5. A is engaged to Gabriel; 6. Tattoo artist C and client A are ex-lovers; 7. C & A are married with kids; 8. Makeup artist C & actress A; 9. C is neighbor to single mom A; 10. C & A are girlfriends on a road trip; 11. C searches for A after her bookshop burns down; 12. C & A meet in a therapist's waiting room; 13. C & A are high school students; 14. C & A meet after having a long-distance relationship; 15. FBI agent C and scientist A in an AU based on the TV show Bones; 16. C & A are roommates)

stalwart sun, wily moon (Heist AU), @dustandhalos (Ao3 dustnhalos) Rated T-M (art thief C and former Head Conservator of the British Museum A)

The Cottage a Home by @tarekgiverofcookies (Ao3: Tarek_giverofcookies) Rated G-M (C & A are housemates)

The Squire's Wife by @copperplatebeech (Ao3 CopperBeech) rated G-E Previously rec'd fic, now a series (Flute player C and bassoonist A are in a small-town orchestra)

Wool You Be Mine (Medieval Arranged Marriage AU) by @ack-emma (Ao3 ack_emma) Rated G-E (Antoinetta Crowley and Aziraphale Fell are best friends from rival wool merchant families)

Z A Dusk's Sweet and Fluffy Human AUs by @zadusk (Ao3 Z A Dusk (snakeandmoon)) Previously rec'd series with a new fic. Rated G-E (1. C & A are food bloggers; 2. C & A meet at the state fair; 3 & 4. C & A are van-lifers; 5. restaurant owner C and his neighbor A)

Single Fics:

A Case of Mistaken Identity by @candyqueenblog (Ao3 CandyQueenAO3) 7966 words, Rated T (Nanny Ashtoreth and Francis the gardener)

A Christmas Omen by @candyqueenblog (Ao3 CandyQueenAO3) 10,475 words, Rated T (C as Scrooge and A as the Ghost of Christmas Past in an AU based on A Christmas Carol)

All In An Assistant’s Day by @cinnabarmint 1537 words, Rated T (A & C pine for each other, narrated by Eric)

Alone But Not Lonely by @mimsynims 1713 words, Rated G (Patron C & librarian A)

An Oddly Mesmerizing Display by @zehwulf 28,888 words, Rated E (Omega C bids on Alpha A at a charity heat auction)

Black Mackerel by @phoenix-soar (Ao3 phoenix_soar) 1351 words, Rated T (C & A are K-pop artists)

Butcher Cut by @waldosakimbo 886 words, Rated T (Hastur & Ligur are criminals)

Capellini d'Angelo by AngeliqueTombee 95,187 words, Rated E (chef C and reservationist A work at a restaurant)

Casual by @unproblematicme 6477 words, Rated E (C & A are ex-lovers)

Change by @just-an-angel-and-his-demon (Ao3 KaytheJay) 2404 words, Rated G (C is married to A, who is experimenting with a different gender identity)

Ducklings and Toys by @saretton 2359 words, Rated T (Toymaker C & kindergarten teacher A)

Fledging by FeralTuxedo 53,381 words, Rated M (C & A are single dads)

Hanging By a Moment by @naromoreau 5502 words, Rated E (C & A are college students)

Hell Has a Place For Those Who Sin by @tawnyontumblr (Ao3 TawnyOwl95) 7136 words, Rated E (Married woman C & young man A in an AU based on the movie The Graduate)

I Have A Banana by AppleSeeds 1994 words, Rated M (C & A meet in a bar)

(I'll be your) Home for the Holidays by @melibemusca (Ao3 Melibe) 995 words, Rated T (Beelzebub and Gabriel are best friends in a Hallmark Christmas movie AU)

Love and Lace by @dietraumerei (Ao3 die_traumerei) 4355 words, Rated E (Ineffable wives: C is best friends with burlesque dancer A)

Love For Sale by ranguvar82 28,934 words, Rated E (sex worker C and aristocrat A)

Loving is Easy by @tawnyontumblr (Ao3 TawnyOwl95) 594 words, Rated M (C & A have a one-night stand)

Maybe Next Christmas by @flamingbentleyy (Ao3 crepesandoysters) 21,342 words, Rated T (old college friends C & A meet in an airport)

Mutual Benefits by @phoenix-soar (Ao3 phoenix_soar) 5818 words, Rated E (Businessman C plays sugar daddy to bookshop owner A)

Our Little Future, We Love You by @christocentricqueer and @just-an-angel-and-his-demon (Ao3 KaytheJay) 105,551 words, Rated E (Trans woman C and trans man A have a baby together)

over and over and over again by @naromoreau 6339 words, Rated T (C & A are soulmates)

Pages And Petals: A Love Story by ranguvar82 28,045 words, Rated E (C moves to librarian A's small town)

Special Delivery by @janara7 (Ao3 LCwrites) 500 words, Rated M (C & A are neighbors with mixed up mail)

Stormy Omens by @holycatsandrabbits / Dannye Chase self-rec! 5497 words, Rated T (Meteorologist C and librarian A in a disaster movie AU)

Striking Chords by @ambrasue (Ao3 Ambra_Sue) 29,176 words, Rated M (C & A are country musicians)

Talk about it - as normal people do by @angelsnuffbox (Ao3 angelsnuffbox (MrsCaulfield)) 4530 words, Rated M (C & A are best friends)

Tender (adjective, verb, noun) by @ineffablefool 495 words, Rated G (C & A are best friends)

The Constancy of Stars by AppleSeeds 14,120 words, Rated T (Astrophysicist C and bookseller A)

The Past And A Present by @yoites-good-omens-blog (Ao3 Yoite) 500 words, Rated M (Sex worker C and birthday boy A)

The Priest and the Footballer by AppleSeeds 5309 words, Rated T (Priest C & footballer A)

There was only one bench by Joseph_Amadeus 2498 words, Rated E (C & A meet at the park)

to make much of time by @waywarder 2629 words, Rated T (C & A are high school students)

Turn of the Fates by GothRockFairy and @just-an-angel-and-his-demon (Ao3 KaytheJay) 35,283 words, Rated M (Penniless man C is helped by wealthy man A)

Viridi Dianthus by aceziraphale 2574 words, Rated E (Gardener C and bookshop owner A in the Victorian era)

wasteland, baby by @alwayscomewhenyoucall (Ao3 John1513) 45,748 words, Rated M (Mobster C and bookseller A)

When I saw you, I fell in love by @darkshadows93 800 words, Rated T (Prince C & Lord A)

Win Condition by @ineffablefool 1413 words, Rated G (C & A are in middle school)

Would you like to get a drink? by AppleSeeds 2287 words, Rated G (Customer C & supermarket cashier A)

You'd Still Crave More by @carduelis-carduelis (Ao3 tikli) 2428 words, Rated E (Toni and Mr. Fell have an arrangement for sex work)

You're Just a Little Under Rehearsed by @one-with-the-floor (Ao3 MickyRC 53,369 words, Rated T (Community theater director C and pianist A)

#Dannye’s GO Human AU rec lists #good omens #good omens fanfic #good omens human AU #aziraphale #crowley #gabriel #beelzebub #ineffable husbands #ineffable wives #Dannye's GO Human AU rec lists #GOHAU

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Mental Illness Happy Hour Podcast, i especially recommend using their search box for finding specific topics, and using the forum to chat about mental health stuff, the surveys are fantastic as well 

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Suicide Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE (2433) – Can use in US, U.K., Canada and Singapore

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Suicide & Depression Crisis Line – Covenant House: 1-800-999-9999

Trans Lifeline: https://www.translifeline.org/

National Alliance on Mental Illness  www.nami.org

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Sexual Abuse Centre: (UK Only) 0117 935 1707

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Rape and Incest National Network Online Help Center: https://ohl.rainn.org/online/

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Ecstasy Addiction: 1-800-468-6933

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Covenant House Nine-Line (Teens): 1-800-999-9999

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Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention: 1-800-931-2237 (Hours: 8am-noon daily, PST)

Eating Disorders Center: 1-888-236-1188

Help Finding a Therapist: 1-800-THERAPIST (1-800-843-7274)

Panic Disorder Information and Support: 1-800-64-PANIC (1-800-647-2642)

TalkZone (Peer Counselors): 1-800-475-TALK (1-800-475-2855)

Parental Stress Hotline: [phone]

National AIDS Helpline: (UK Only) 0800 567 123

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous www.slaafws.org

BetterHelp online counseling www.BetterHelp.com/mental

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[erikismybitch]

Waiting In Vain: Chapter 18

Protection

“Would you like to Meet my dad ?”

Erik never thought he would hear that question come from Marley’s mouth but it did . And he was thrown off , knowing exactly what he put her through . Why in the hell would she want to go Down this path .

“He and his wife reached out. My Therapist said I should go...Meet with him maybe unveil some hidden wounds or some shit like that”

“Its whatever you want to do” He told her.

“Then I can decide if I want to explore a relationship with him or let him go completely “

Erik , who was very protective over this girl , didn’t want her to get into this situation. Marley had a pattern of forgiving and being too nice to people who hurt her . He hated that trait , he only wanted her to be that way when it came to him. Erik was confident that he had her best interest . Her knew that if he told her not to go, she might do the opposite. And just in case her father decided to hurt her again, he’d be there to back her up. Or fuck him up.

“Yeah I wanna meet that nigga”

So there they were . In Erik’s car driving through mountains of redwood trees and narrow peaks that made it hard to maneuver through . The altitude was so high that the XM radio only spit a static sound . Just to reach her dads property . This definitely wasn’t where he lived when she was younger . Erik asked her if he was rich “or something” Judging by the private driveways hidden with gates and greenery , this new living situation was a total upgrade .

“This is it” he squinted at the tiny lit up address on the side of the steel gate . It was already open so they didn’t have to buzz the intercom that was door level .

Erik drove down the long brick passage, until he got to the circular driveway . Each brick perfectly placed in between healthy green grass . A slight waterfall in the middle , and surrounding it was a Tesla and a Mercedes . Both license plates saying his & hers. Marley grew sick to her stomach when she read them.

“This man , and his wife living an an estate in the mountains with matching license plates” she said in utter disbelief, but she mumbled . The two of them both met outside of Erik’s car and began to walk up to the huge doors. She took a breath and Erik held the small of her back.

“I swear you just say word and we can leave, I’ll get a hotel and everything” Erik could tell she was becoming upset already . He’d sacrifice though , even if the drive was roughly five hours from where they stayed .

“It’s okay . I can do this”

After Erik knocked obnoxiously hard , what Marley thought to be her Step brother opened the door . He had gotten big since the last time she saw him .

“Hi” He said , he had gaming headphones on his ears, and he walked away in true teenage fashion . Uninterested, and trying to get back to the technology. They both walked in, his sister , Marley’s stepsister was walking past . She smiled , waved and went about her business elsewhere . She was nearly a toddler the last time Marley seen her . Her birthday was the day before Marley’s . She remembered because they were always better than hers.

The lady of the house came into view . She wasn’t as dashing as she used to be. It amazed Marley that her father was clearly still smitten by this woman. Marley didn’t know if she just aged badly because she had no melanin or if it was karma for her ruining her life . Karen was her fucking name .

Marley hated Karen more than she hated her father . Her therapist told her not to blame Karen for the actions of her father . Marley would argue that if Karen never had come around , her father wouldn’t have left . To her therapists rebuttal, he explained that her father is who he is, no matter who he married . But Marley didn’t care . Karen did it for her .

Erik held her hand still. Karens eyes bright with surprise. Marley didn’t tell them that she would be bringing her boyfriend , but she wouldn’t have came alone ... they should have known that .

“Hi , how have you been ?” Karen asked her. Marley was fake , she smiled and told her that she was doing well. “You look great , you’ve grown into a very pretty girl”

Karen touched her arm and attempted to be chummy . Marley tensed . She felt so ugly growing up in that old house.

“This is Erik” Marley snapped back and introduced him. Karen looked him up and down. Seemingly pleased.

“Cutie” she said in a tone as if he was a toddler. All that was missing was a cheek pinch. Erik nodded and raised his brows when he looked at Marley.

“Hubby’s on a call, he will be out in a second”

Marley fumed At Karen’s Botox filled expression . Her hubby ?

Marley looked around at how nice the inside of the house was . The high ceilings with two crystal chandeliers that towered over the dining room table and the living room center . The table itself was something out of Game of Thrones , large and royal looking . Heavy and expensive. The hardwood floors sparkled like they had just been polished, so clean you probably could eat from it. And It smelled good in there , Karen was preparing dinner . That was something Marley forgot about Karen , she could cook. Whenever Marley was in the mood to come out of her room and eat , it was good.

“I seen pics of your mom , she look way better than her” Erik was able to whisper without anyone hearing , but even if they did . He wouldn’t care .

Marley laughed , but it was shortchanged . She didn’t even want to bring her mom up . In fear that her spirit would be upset that she would even entertain these people . She wondered what kind of haunting her mother had done to her father. She hoped he had nightmares .

Her father had walked into the room with a smile. Erik could literally see that dark cloud of fear hanging over her . She wasn’t ready for this , and he knew it . He wanted to grab her and take her out of there. Marley felt twelve again . Like a shell who couldn’t move . Erik spoke up for her, he introduced himself .

“Christopher” he spoke and shook Eriks hand firmly , he grip wasn’t as tight as Eriks . Which sent him into alert right away . Her dad was light skinned , with a bald head and beady eyes. Much taller than Erik but not a threat at all. He eyed this guy who was with his daughter . Up and down . His fashionable outfit and those stupid expensive shoes that his step son recently begged him for . He thought his hair style was comedy , the kind that dumb young punks get . Back in his day , they would never fly .

“You some kind of artist or something?” Christopher guessed .

“Engineer”

“So you got you a man with some money, huh?”he joked . Before Erik could respond , Marley had built enough confidence to speak to him . Especially before he offended Erik too much. Christopher nudged Marley in her shoulder like they were old friends .

“H-hi dad” she spoke softly . She didn’t even think he heard her, until he gave her an uneasy side hug .

“Hun, the phone!” Karen came from another room holding his cell phone, Christopher excused himself and took the call.

“Marley, how about a tour?” Karen suggested , as if that would make her feel more at “home” . “I guess” slipped from her lips as she drifted away from Erik . She felt cold now , but he grabbed her arm before she walked away . Pulling her against him, he kissed her quickly . Then she was off to trail along side Karen. Who already seemed to be chatting enough for his liking .

“Aye dude , you play FIFA?”

Marley’s step brother asked from the living room . He was sitting on the plush couch , facing the Tv that was so big , it could be a projector . Nobody else was there but the two of them. “I do”

Erik ended up playing a game with the boy, getting his ass kicked by the teenager who had nothing better to do. Every game system was at hand , he had everything . “Erik right ?” He asked , right before blocking the op team from scoring .

“Yeah , didn’t catch your name though”

“It’s Simon”

“Aight Simon, you too good at this shit... you got 2K?”

Simon nearly rejoiced at Erik’s question . Within seconds he ended the game and switched it to 2K. “Glad I can play this with someone because my dad is trash” he admitted . Erik was taken back

“Yo’ dad ?” He screwed up his face.

“Only dad I ever knew”

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Heather took Marley on a tour of the house . The outside did no justice . It was even bigger behind the doors . She toured the guest rooms, the chefs kitchen , their family rec room, their home gym and now Karen’s daughters room .

It almost brought tears to Marley’s eyes . It was everything she would have wanted as a young girl . The walls were covered in pink sparkly wall paper . She had a small white vanity filled with jewelry and makeup . In the center of the room was a huge gold canopy bed with white tulle draped over the top . A room fit for a princess . “Oh my god” Marley mouthed to herself .

“ If it’s worth anything” Karen started to speak , her skinny hand touching Marley back made her feel awkward. “I didn’t want to to go stay with your aunt”

Marley let go of a loud breath , almost like a cough. She didn’t expect this to be a topic . “That lady... is your friend” Her words cut through Karen

“I-.” She stuttered “I really didn’t want to send you . But it was out of my hands” Karen blamed her father.

“You have no idea , at all about what happened to me there” Marley turned to her quickly , her eyes were watering. Before she knew it , a tear fell down her cheek . She was pissed that she even gave Karen the satisfaction of seeing her upset . In her eyes, she was just as guilty as her father . Marley walked away , not exactly knowing where to go . She just wanted to be away from all of them .

-

“So how was it around here, when Marley lived with y’all?” Erik decided to dig, since Simon took to him quickly. He knew he could get the kid to talk .

“We didn’t live her , we moved here after she left”

“You were young , you probably don’t remember much , huh?” Erik kept going .

“Not as young as my sister . I remember her being really quiet . We stayed out of her way, dad told us too . Then one day she was gone . I thought she was dead until my dad needed a kidney”

Erik stopped himself from tossing the game controller . He didn’t want Simon to sense anger , in fear that he would stop spilling the beans. So he pretended not to be bothered . “Oh yeah?”

“Yeah ,they have the same blood type or something , that’s why they asked her here . To ask her”

Erik spotted Marley outside in the backyard . He excused himself from the game . He walked to the French doors and opened them . As he was about to tell her the real reason her father invited her, Erik noticed her face . She had been crying . He knew she shouldn’t have come . Before he could get a word in, Marley began to speak . Telling him about thought fake apology from Karen. And how she tried to blame everything on her father , like she didn’t play a key role in her outcome.

“Erik they have a pool , look at how these kids grew up . They aren’t even his kids” her voice cracked , Erik grew angrier by the minute .

“I slept in a basement , a fucking basement . Like, why didn’t everybody hate me? I was just a kid”

Erik saw her dad inside now . He told her to hold tight and get some air , he would be back for her .

Erik went inside and made sure to shut the door. He caught Christopher in the living room, mid sentence when talking to his son. “So you abandon your daughter , steal from her and then bring her here to save you, my nigga ?”

“Excuse me ?” Christopher glared at Erik, then back at Simon.

“You tryna’ Get her kidney right , that’s why she here?” Erik was jumpy , he slammed his closed fist into his open hand . He lunged toward Chris .

Simon paused his game and rushed to his room . Christopher would deal with him later .

“This ain’t got shit to do with you”

“Nah, Marley is my business”. He pointed to her sitting beside the pool , she didn’t have a clue about what was goin on between the two of them

“You may not care , but that’s what you missed out on . She’s special , she’s smart , she’s funny, and she matters to me . And everyday I see this fucking sadness in her and I couldn’t figure out why . But now I know it’s because of you . You fucked her up , but I’m here now, and I’m changing that”

Christopher stood up , he was taller than Erik but he had knocked down bigger and younger . Erik would kill him, without thinking or feeling remorse . He looked him dead in the eye, Christopher looked to the French doors and softened . Marley had come in.

“Don’t call her no’ more” he said in this tone, that only the two of them could understand .

“What’s going on?” She came towards the duo .

“Marley lets go” Erik didn’t shout but he didn’t have to. He couldn’t hit him, or beat his ass like he wanted to . He would have to tell Marley the reason and he wanted to spare her.

She didn’t argue, Erik was her man and meant more to her than anyone in that house . She grabbed her purse off the table and took his hand . They left , leaning the door open behind them. Erik drove off as soon as they fastened their seatbelts . Marley cried , she just sat in her seat and cried on the journey home . About twenty minutes in, Erik reached over and grabbed her chin. He leaned her over and kissed her a few times to calm her down . “Chill out, try to stop crying aight ?”

Marley took a deep breath and nodded her head . Erik decided that he would never tell her about the Kidney. That was something he’d take to the grave .

#erik killmonger fanfiction #erik killmonger imagine #black panther fanfic

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Types of People, Kpop ver.

tag yourself haha enjoy

BTS

enjoy Starbucks, typically get an Americano. actually like snakes and most animals. read fantasy romance novels, and that goes for movies as well. when gardening, they prefer flowers, and like the aesthetic of a color scheme. “I’m in love with Khalid”. yellow walls, acrylic paints on wood. starry nights and writing fanfiction at 4:30am. can be bossy but is logical and fair when making decisions. screams at the tv during sports games.

BAP

stealing roses from a neighbors garden. passionate about anything they set their minds to. is sort of basic but in a cute way. lying in bed all day, quilts made by a grandmother. orange lotus soap with a basil scent. writing song lyrics or sheet music, playing the ukelele painted with flowers by your best friend. listens to depressing emo music but somehow it motivates them. cliche daydreams about crushes, can’t get over them even after being rejected. frilly socks and black tights. chipped purple nail polish. 

VIXX 

very sweet, into astrology. carries a picture of their little nephew in a leather wallet. clear phone case with the space gray iphone 8. likes holding hands with family members, friends, and lovers. lives near the ocean and always has sand between their toes. salty hair. a fresh, lemon scent with a hint of lavender. prefers pinterest over tumblr. “Jon Bellion is SO underrated”. very organized but has lots of things. black doc martens with doodles in gel pen. carries unscented chapstick everywhere.  

MONSTA X

tries to be an emo kid but really isn’t. has a lot of money but saves it all for ‘charity’ or ‘college’. aces school but always sleeps in class. mcdonalds all the way. laying in the grass on a sunny day. has some acne but is beautiful anyway. your average alternative music taste. down to earth, grows vegetables for their families. upside down herbs hanging from the kitchen window. is super athletic and most likely plays basketball. really good hearing but can’t see for shit. round glasses that are mismatched. 

EXO

singing in the shower, loudly, along with the music on your ipod. brushing your teeth with kids crest toothpaste. lives in jumpsuits and denim jackets. no one knows but they hate the dark. horror movies ftw. an entire shelf in their bedroom is dedicated to plushies. “yes i have to stand on this chair to take a picture of my food”. family camping trips every summer. plays the clarinet and looks forward to band camp. blasts lofi chill hop music whenever they’re in need of inspiration. pretty hands, no piercings. lives for doing anything with other people, will never hesitate to help out someone in need. 

SHINEE 

super nostalgic, keeps a memory box and still talks to childhood friends. That One Mom Friend. wants to major in psychology. keeps a dream journal and has a tumblr dedicated to psychic research. talks to their dog more than people. huge fluffy white comforter. listens to country music. likes the moments when it’s raining but the sun is out, and most wait for a rainbow but it never appears. doodles on your arms in crayola markers. cheetah print parkas are the way to go in winter. could be in a roller derby or bowling league. 

GOT7 

opening a window during a thunderstorm and just listening. forgetting to write in their diary. pressed wildflowers that are ugly to some but pretty to them. black fountain pens and nothing else. brings a smoothie to class every morning but never forgets fries at lunch. indie music is their jam. covers up the dark circles under their eyes with concealer, since they stay up until 3am. sleeping in super late on weekends and finally feeling refreshed. star of the soccer team and the lead role in the school musical. clumsy but charming. love at first sight. 

NCT 

making pinterest foodie recipes. prints out wikihow pages and keeps them in a notebook with them at all times. could read steven king at night without getting scared. screeches at jump scares but cradles spiders. is the world flat? probably does ballet or works out 24/7. keeps potted plants on their windowsill but can’t figure out why they keep dying. never turns the fan on while showering and then draws figures on the glass. drake is my spirit animal. phone is always at 80% but they never bring a charger anywhere. makes you go on the biggest ride at amusement parks or the biggest slide at waterparks. risk-takers and daredevils. 

BIGBANG 

ironically, watches the big bang theory. and the office. and parks and rec. along with friends. they really enjoy buttery popcorn but skip the salt. listens to 80s music. just above passing grades, hate attention. likes drawing with charcoal on big sketchpads. backhugs for their lover, kisses that send shivers up your spine. silver ring on their middle finger, wears a plaid fannypack everywhere. loves making jokes and is a living meme. lives on a large campus at the uni, works out with friends and is enemies with their roommate. eyebrow piercings and no-makeup makeup. carries a water bottle everywhere. 

DAY6 

works hard in school and their grades reflect that. has social anxiety but no one knows. pretty posters tacked on the walls. graffiti on the bathroom stalls and on train cars. champion chalk artist. always gets ice cream in a dish. two spoons, they love to share. sitting on the roof of a skyscraper and looking at how awake the city is. thrift store shopping. loves reading biographies and watching documentaries. listens to classic rock. 

TWICE

a cat fanatic. watches sherlock, doctor who, and supernatural. is a total geek. makes theories on every tv show ever. can’t fall asleep at night thinking about government conspiracies. gasps when people say they haven’t watched every star wars or read harry potter. “you mean to tell me you don’t know who BILBO BAGGINS is??” stargazing on the roof of your house. spilling tea on your sweater but just shrugging it off. will probably be a best selling author one day. smiles and says ‘have a great day!’ to everyone they see. the guardians of the galaxy soundtrack is everything anyone ever needed.

LOONA 

has a favorite poet. cringes at their freshman year GPA of 3.7. listens to podcasts. carries around an almost ripped rucksack so stuffed with books it’s a miracle it hasn’t burst yet. wants to major in philosophy but minor in math. works in a cafe that sells pastries. studies while perched on cushions that cover the floor of their room. falls asleep in random places. owns a pet bird. sings while baking cookies and played the flute in seventh grade. is fluent in french. 

BLACKPINK 

is into photography. annoys a lot of people but doesn’t let it bother them. smells like sweet perfume. idolizes Audrey Hepburn and owns a book about elegance. it’s on their coffee table. likes vintage hats and wears lace bralettes under everything. owns a record player that continuously plays classic piano records from goodwill. feels like they were born in the wrong generation. tries to capture their emotions with a camera. picks daisies and is an expert at making flower crowns.

RED VELVET 

has a sweet tooth. likes cookies and cakes and candies. desperately wants to travel to london. has an art instagram where they post calligraphy. plays card games every saturday. mornings in the saddle and stroking their horse. collects the eggs from their chickens each morning to make omelets. has quote decals on their walls. dazzling white smile and red lipstick. works as a nanny for the kids down the street. is always tired. listens to slow love songs and teaches ballroom dancing and waltzes. 

F(X)

is cool and they know it. pulls all nighters with ease, handles alcohol well. takes risks only because they have nothing to lose. is dissatisfied with life. predicted their own death and has written their will already. sells old notes and tests to younger students, as well as being an irish literature tutor. likes reading shakespeare. is the heartthrob of the school. stares out the window during class but can answer whatever question the teacher asks. ripped jeans and fishnets is a winning combination. is a black belt in taekwondo. only ever drinks hot chocolate. 

i don’t even know what half of these mean but tag yourself lmao this took years its 3:01am 

#kpop #bts #bap #monsta x #got7 #vixx #exo #shinee #nct #bigbang #day6 #twice #loona #red velvet #fx #blackpink #types of people #i dont even know #tag yourself

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Episode Recap: 2.19, “Andi’s Choice”

The episode begins with a cold open that’s a solid instructional video for good oral hygiene. Which is important. Take care of your teeth, folks. Always remember to floss.

It really has nothing to do with the plot of the episode, though, other than to inform us that Andi’s breath probably doesn’t stink in any of the scenes that follow.

Bowie and Jonah hang out at the music store talking about how Jonah didn’t go to the high pressure music audition. Jonah talks about how something came up and worries Andi doesn’t like him anymore. Bowie says last he heard, Andi thought he didn’t like her. But now Jonah really likes her. And Bowie wants to know if she knows that. And the answer to that, Bowie, is nobody knows. Maybe? Probably? Maybe.

Jonah says he bought her a gnome, and Bowie says “A gnome is nice...”

Counterpoint:

No.

Bowie knows something Andi would like, though: writing her a song. It’s also easy, he says. Just sing your feelings. Jonah says feelings? He says he doesn’t talk about his feelings, coming oh so close to really nailing the problem but still coming up empty.

If it makes Jonah feel better though, that doesn’t disqualify him from a successful career in music. There’s more than enough room on the market for another singer doing meaningless, catchy songs about nothing. Whoa. You didn’t come here for jokes about the state of the music industry, but you got ‘em anyway!

Bowie presses on. Talking about liking someone and them liking you back? That’s feelings! Bowie asks Jonah for a word that rhymes with back. Jonah says quack. Bowie asks for a non-duck word. Jonah says plaque. In fairness, Bowie didn’t stipulate that these words be any good.

Andi heads into The Spoon when Walker facetimes her. Andi explains how Buffy’s moving in a few days. Walker says if she can, get a bubble machine, it makes you happy.

But listen, I want to warn anyone considering this: rent, don’t buy a bubble machine. First, no one ever factors in the cost of maintenance for your bubble machine. But, second, the happiness bubbles give you reaches a level of diminishing returns very quickly. Sooner rather than later, you’re making excuses to use it just because you have it and you feel you need to. You take it out to the yard and turn it on, but the happiness is never the same. The bubbles float down to the earth and pop like so many unrealized dreams. Eventually you stop using it all together. It gathers dust in the closet. Things pile up on top of it. One day, you accidentally come across it and sigh. Where did the spark go? That old adage is an adage for a reason: the two best days of a bubble machine owner’s life are the day you buy it and the day you sell it.

Andi says she’s already got a bubble machine, and I think the fact we’ve seen how little use it gets throughout the course of this show proves my point.

Over at The Fringe, Bex is covering the store with sticky notes for free makeup appointments she’s got coming up.

Brittany tells her that they can’t do free makeup appointments anymore, things have been too slow around the store. Bex says she can’t just start charging for them, but, Bex, yes you can. Obviously you can. That was the point of getting your certificate of completion from the beauty school: to get paiiiiiiid. Frankly, it’s sort of nuts that you were going to do all of those for free. That’s so much makeup and time to just give away.

Hey, listen, I know I got in some trouble last week for talking about people’s choice of expression, but I have to say something again.

I hope those are earrings meant to look like screws and not real screws. The thought of Brittany jamming a real screw through her ear hole is making me wince. Do you twist it in? Could you use a screwdriver to do it? (Phillips head, clearly.) Also, she has to realize if she bumps the side of her head into something, she’s going to stab herself in the base of her skull. The risk of it all! I’m just going to assume they’re earrings. I need to to move on.

Brittany was close to laying Bex off, but she won’t now that Bex is the top rated cosmetologist on Whelp. Whelp: it’s the “Property” of internet review sites.

Property: Now With 40% Less Lead™

Brittany thinks Bex has left all those fake positive reviews for herself to increase her status among the local cosmetology ranks, but Bex hasn’t. Bex realizes Celia must’ve done it.

Buffy joins Andi and Cyrus at The Spoon with a box full of stuff they’ve left at her house.

She presents Andi with Noodle, which is clearly a stand-in for Tamagotchi, which made me wonder, do you kids still know what Tamagotchis are? I had one when I was a kid but only because we didn’t have smartphones back then that had whole worlds of much more interesting stuff than a stupid pixel-y digi-pet that would whine all the time and die constantly. I wouldn’t guess there’s any way a child of Andi’s age would’ve had one.

Andi realizes Noodle’s dead because she hasn’t fed him for seven years. A moment of silence for Noodle please.

♪ ♪ In the arms of the Angel ♪ ♪

Buffy then takes out a letter of recommendation Cyrus’s mom wrote on behalf of Cyrus when they were in the second grade, which is embarrassing, sure, but it’s also a strong letter. After reading that, I’d definitely consider adding him to my friend group. I’d need to see his résumé, first, of course, but a good letter of rec goes a long way.

Walker then shows up and for some reason Andi acts like a horse wearing a hat just walked into The Spoon: surprised and mildly upset?

It’s a weird reaction that gets carried over into the scene after the commercial.

Listen, Walker seems like a perfectly fine young man to me. Charming, if quirky, as artists can tend to be. But I feel like the show’s done him wrong by making some of his interactions play out stranger than they needed to be.

Like, I think the facetime convo from a few episodes ago was not meant to come off as stilted as it did. I think it’s the product of editing together two people who aren’t really having a conversation, especially because his interactions with her in real life were much more natural. (The facetime scene from earlier in this episode was better, but still not totally fluid. They probably should stop doing scenes like that as a general rule.)

And the reaction in this scene? I still have no idea what effect they were going for here.

Even after Walker has introduced himself to Cyrus and Buffy and they’re cool with him and happy to have him sketch them, Andi continues throughout this scene with this body language.

On Mack Chat, they suggested that while Walker is comfortable with Andi, she’s not as confident with him. Is she still trying to get a feel for his personality? I suppose it could be that. My best guess was it being guilt for going on a date with him while still being in limbo with Jonah? But again, I’m really not sure about the whole mood of the scene, at least from Andi’s perspective.

About the actual scene though, Walker introduces himself to Cyrus and Buffy as the caricature artist from the Bash Mitzvah, which, by the way, did we ever get an answer as to why the party planner or whoever hired a child to work a large Bar Mitzvah party? Then again, they also hired what, given what we know now, appears to be a fortune teller with legitimate psychic abilities.

She’s 3 for 3 on nailing Andi’s, Buffy’s, and TJ’s fortunes, and we won’t know about Cyrus’s fortune until he goes to college, so, her track record is perfect as far as I’m concerned.

All that considered, maybe hiring a child isn’t the weirdest thing.

Walker wanted to meet Buffy before she left and wanted to sketch the whole group as a going away present for her and so Cyrus leans in to what’s bound to be a long, uncomfortable pose for that.

At The Fringe, Zoe, a rival cosmetologist comes in looking for a fight. She thinks that Bex is using fake Whelp profiles to attack her business. She reads the fake name on the review and Brittany gasps and Zoe has determined that’s enough to take Bex to court and sue her. I disagree. Seems like flimsy evidence at best but what do I know, I’m only the assistant professor of law at Yale.

At the music store, Jonah rehearses his song for Andi. Jonah isn’t confident but Bowie tells him performing is all about confidence. He says the audience will know if you’re doubting yourself and then they’ll rip you to shreds like a pack of hyenas. Oh, by the way, you’re performing in front of an audience tomorrow.

Again, I’m but a humble professor of law at Yale, not a trained psychologist, but is treating panic attacks by trying to force the person experiencing them into constant high pressure situations a thing? I’m starting to feel like Bowie is not a trained psychologist, either.

Jonah reminds him he has panic attacks and Bowie says he won’t have them because he’ll be playing guitar. Jonah thinks maybe he should just go to Andi’s house late at night and throw a rock at her window and perform it for her like that. Bowie thinks that’s too cliché. I mean, in movies maybe. In real life, it wouldn’t be. It’s actually pretty rare in real life because it more often than not leads to too much broken glass and the police being called.

Plus, Bowie suggests, everything is so much cooler on a stage.

This somehow assuages Jonah of his fears.

The GHC gather to discuss Andi’s two-guy dilemma. Cyrus says Andi’s been keeping stuff from them, but it’s probably more that they haven’t really hung out together since “Perfect Day 2.0″ which was like a week ago in show-time?

Andi says Walker was just one date, but Buffy and Cyrus still think it’s a big deal. Cyrus says Andi’s life is a romcom now and he’s her “sassy friend Cyrus.”

Really feels like there’s an adjective missing there. “Sassy __ friend Cyrus.” Sassy something friend Cyrus. I can’t put my finger on what that word would be.

Buffy argues she’s Andi’s sassy friend. It’s kind of equal parts funny and sad that they both realize they’re the supporting characters of the Andi show. Things are getting real meta up in here.

Andi’s having a tough time figuring out how she feels about both Jonah and Walker. Cyrus says it’s a real job being her sassy friend. Almost like it’s a thing he has to do. Almost like he’s paid every week to be around Andi and get involved with what’s going on in her life. Like it’s a role he has to play. Like everything’s scripted. We’re all just pawns, moving where others tell us, saying words others write for us. This isn’t a house! It’s a set! Are we even real?! I’m freaking out here, man!

Anyway, Bex goes to talk to Celia about her reviews. Celia doesn’t want to take them down even though Bex is worried about being sued. Celia says no one’s going to sue Bex because all they would get is a used motorcycle and a punch card for a free taco, which is just a devastating slam.

The best slams on this show always seem to come off-handed.

Bex wants to succeed on her own. Celia will take down the reviews if Bex lets her help in other ways. Bex doesn’t want it, but Celia tells her she won’t get anywhere if she doesn’t think big and take action. She wants to know what’s next for Bex but Bex leaves.

Hey, I have a question. Why is The Spoon populated almost entirely by loose children?

Do none of these kids have parents who eat? Is The Spoon a daycare center?

Cyrus and Buffy continue to razz Andi about picking between Walker and Jonah when Jonah shows up to invite people to the show that night.

He tells the GHC about the open mic and invites them. He says he’s performing a song and everyone seems surprised. Andi didn’t know he sang or played guitar, but Jonah says he didn’t know either. As of a week ago he hadn’t ever picked up a guitar and now he’s performing original music on stage. Oh what a week it’s been!

At The Fringe, Bex has run out of sticky notes to make appointments on when Celia shows up in time with a day planner. Bex thanks her for the gift, but Celia says she has another gift: The Fringe. Bex is rightfully confused, but Celia says the business wasn’t doing well and it wasn’t even that much. This store is mostly full of the cheap stuff you win at a carnival and the walls are made of papier-mâché! I bought it with the loose cash I had rolling around in my purse!

Hey, where is Ham? Is he ok? I wonder how Ham feels about this. Buying a small, failing business. In this economy. Looks like they’re delaying traveling the world for another year.

Also, Bex couldn’t figure out to buy a planner for herself. She kept filling up the store with sticky notes until she ran out of them. That was her long term plan for that system. Anyway, here’s a small business to run.

Celia wants Bex to take action and this is action. Bex asks if Celia remembers promising to let Bex succeed on her own, and the way Celia says “No.” is perfect.

Also, she didn’t.

At the music store (Red Rooster Records, I’m going to try to commit this to memory eventually), there’s an accordion girl on stage and she is, no lie, killing it.

They say accordions are only for old mustached men to play at romantic Italian restaurants and Weird Al Yankovics, but don’t listen to them. I love what you’re doing. You go, Accordion Girl.

Jonah, intimidated by the other acts, heads backstage to talk to Bowie. He’s nervous, but Bowie says he was nervous before performing, too. He got over it by finding Bex in the audience and singing to her.

Jonah asks if he should look at Bex while he sings.

“Explain this to me as if I was a Golden Retriever in a boy suit.”

“What?”

“Nothing. No reason.”

Bowie tells him to look at Andi and that he’s got this.

Meanwhile, on stage, Accordion Girl finishes with a heck of a flourish and not a single philistine in the audience throws her a damn rose. Shame on them all.

Bowie comes out and introduces Jonah. Jonah gets out there with his guitar and sort of sits around awkwardly. Things are looking bad.

Then he starts playing. It’s going alright, but then he looks at Andi and does start getting into it.

The GHC start realizing this might be about Andi.

(The song is actually pretty sweet. And Asher performs it well.)

The performance goes well and Jonah gets applause as the open mic ends. People start filing out. Buffy touches Andi’s shoulder and I’m thinking DON’T DO THAT!

You’re going to rip the pearls off!

Jonah asks Bowie how it went, but Bowie directs him towards Andi for his answer.

Andi walks up to Jonah, grabs his hand, and gives him a kiss and the episode ends with them smiling at one another.

So... I guess this is going to be the worst thing I ever say on this blog, but... I didn’t hate that.

If you aren’t a Jandi fan, I wouldn’t panic too much. I very much doubt this is the final iteration of that relationship.

The show is about change and growth. First season Jandi obviously wasn’t going to work because both Andi and Jonah weren’t in an honest place. Andi was trying to change herself too much to make Jonah happy. Jonah was everybody’s friend, carefree Jonah Beck who doesn’t have labels.

This version is better, but still not quite there. Jonah still has trouble confronting his feelings and is definitely leaning too hard on a relationship to fix things. Andi, at least, is more comfortable being herself with him.

But for things to advance anywhere plot-wise, this needs to happen. They have to figure out what works and doesn’t work: with relationships, with themselves. Maybe this will be the beginning of the last version of Jandi, or maybe it’ll eventually return and be endgame. Who can say? But the only way to know is to try.

As much as I joked about Bowie pushing Jonah too much, too fast with the music, there’s a certain wisdom to the idea of just getting on stage and going for it. There are certain things you don’t learn until you test the idea yourself.

#Andi Mack #Jonah Beck #Cyrus Goodman #Buffy Driscoll #Bex Mack #Bowie Quinn #Celia Mack #Walker Brodsky #Brittany #Accordion Girl #Andi #episode recaps

[sunsetsgod]

i was tagged

so my lovely love @simon--speaks tagged me in four tag games so instead of posting a bunch of different ones im gonna make an read more. im also probably not gonna tag anyone at the end bc i dont really know who to tag so yeah. if you want to lift parts of it go ahead lmao (provided you decide you want to see it at all shdjd)

one: 15 questions

Are you named after someone?

nope

When was the last time you cried?

uh maybe a little yesterday

Do you have kids?

nahh

Do you use sarcasm a lot?

not a whole lot but enough

What’s the first thing you notice about people?

hair/shoes

Eye colour?

green or blue or grey or something

Scary movie or happy ending?

happy ending, not a big fan of scary movies unless im watching them with someone else

Any special talents?

i can play the gayest piano piece known to man & identify the era of a musical piece by hearing it? also i can make beaded things lmao

Where were you born?

oregon, usa

What are your hobbies?

mUSIC (specifically piano/theory/guitar/band)

Do you have any pets?

one dog, name juni

How tall are you?

5′4.75″

What sports do you play/have you played?

swi mm in g? marching band 

Favourite subject?

??? english? spanish? band?????

Dream job?

either musician or mechanic

two: url in song titles (oh boy)

t - take me dancing - the maine / h - hard feelings/loveless - lorde / e - ella - alvaro soler (this is my spanish music rec) / r - rainbow connection - sleeping at last (cover) / o - outer space / carry on - 5 seconds of summer / s - sommeil - stromae (french music rec) / e - entertainment and warmth - ryan o’shaughnessy / s - SUBURBIA - troye sivan / h - hurricane (johnnie’s theme) - lord huron / a - angel of small death and the codeine scene - seafret (cover)     / v - virgin guitar - john craigie / e - english rose - ed sheeran / t - twilight - breathe owl breathe / h - holocene - bon iver / o - one of these days - vance joy / r - running - james bay (live from abbey road studios) / n - no control - one direction / s - state lines - novo amor

playlist link (spotify) 

three: bold the statements true for you

appearance

I’m over 5'5 / I wear glasses/contacts / I have blond hair / I wear sweatshirts a lot / I prefer loose clothing to tight clothing / I have one or more piercings / I have at least one tattoo / I have blue eyes / I have dyed or highlighted my hair / I have gotten plastic surgery / I have had or had braces / I sunburn easily / I have freckles / I paint my nails / I typically wear makeup / I don’t often smile / I am pleased with how I look / I prefer Nike to Adidas / I wear a baseball hats backward

hobbies and talents

I play a sport / I can play an instrument / I am artistic / I know more than one language / I have won a trophy in some sort of competition / I can cook or bake without a recipe / I know how to swim / I enjoy writing / I can do origami / I prefer movies to tv shows / I can execute a perfect somersault / I enjoy singing / I could survive in the wild on my own / I have read a new book series this year / I enjoy spending time with friends / I travel during school or work breaks / I can do a handstand

relationships

I am in a relationship / I have been single for over a year / I have a crush / I have a best friend I have known for ten years / my parents are together / I have dated my best friend / I am adopted / my crush has confessed to me / I have a long distance relationship / I am an only child / I give advice to my friends / I have made an online friend / I met up with someone I have met online

aesthetics

I have heard the ocean in a conch shell / I have watched the sunrise / I enjoy rainy days / I have slept under the stars / I meditate outside / the sound of chirping calms me / I enjoy the smell of the beach / i know what snow tastes like / I listen to music to fall asleep / I enjoy thunderstorms / I enjoy cloud watching / I have attended a bonfire / I pay close attention to colors / I find mystery in the ocean / I enjoy hiking on nature paths / autumn is my favorite season

miscellaneous

I can fall asleep in a moving vehicle / I am the mom friend / I live by a certain quote / I like the smell of sharpies / I am involved in extracurricular activities / I enjoy Mexican food / I can drive a stick-shift / I believe in true love / I make up scenarios to fall asleep / I sing in the shower / I wish I lived I a video game / I have a canopy above my bed / I am multi-racial / I am a redhead / I own at least three dogs / I am lgbtq+

four: put entire music library on shuffle, what are the first 10 songs?

one: the sound - the 1975

two: sunburn - ed sheeran

three: mutual - shawn mendes

four: through the dark - one direction

five: golden thread ft. matt corby - passenger

six: somebody to love - troye sivan, cover

seven: woodwork - sleeping at last

eight: little boy - vance joy

nine: location - freelance whales

ten: lakehouse - of monsters and men

#whoo #that took forever #but there we go #if you read all that you deserve a gold star jfc #tag games

[xyloophones]

hi! :) music anon here - i just read your reply and pls give me allllll the (gay) music recs!!

this is gonna be a long list anon pls buckle up. also note that im not gonna link anything bc theres a lot but all of these songs are on youtube/spotify 

🌈 xylo’s super gay, super incoherent music rec list 🌈

the basics / the popular ones

troye sivan. i know. I KNOW. half the playlist was already him but listen ive been a troye fan since he put out happy little pill & let me tell u all his songs have such a VIBE. blue neighborhood???? an iconic album. got me thru my last 2 years of high school. to this DAY i cannot listen to suburbia without thinking about driving to watch the sunrise on my first day of senior year w my best friend, sitting in the parking lot in her car n holding hands over the center console bc we were so scared of growing up. he just EVOKES that kind of MOOD u know??

listen to: fools–– talk me down–– heaven 

frank ocean !!!! a bi ICON. i waited so long for new music n he blessed us with TWO ALBUMS. not only is his music spectacular and literally lyrically genius (”see both sides like chanel?? c on both sides like chanel???“ as a metaphor for bisexuality???? BEAUTIFUL. INCREDIBLE. LITERALLY AMAZING.) but he also just has sUCH an aesthetic. 

listen to: thinkin bout you if ur feelin soft;  ivy ––chanel–– nights if u want his newer stuff

lesbian jesus herself hayley kiyoko. anon. ANON. listen to me when i tell u that her music will change ur life. she is so RELATABLE and her songs are SO CATCHY. the girls like girls music video single handedly raised my gpa and cleared my acne. 

listen to: everything uhh girls like girls–– palace–– gravel to the tempo

kehlani. im literally so obsessed. shes again another #bi icon. her gf is really cute. im in luv w her. sweetsexysavage is her latest album n its honestly??? driving my life force???? her voice is also just so lush & smooth while also bein slightly gravely in a way that makes me blush in public a lot like how can i be so gay for just her voice??? shes also just so charming n has the cutest smile and, again, i’m gay

listen to: honey is my fav song bc it reminds me of my gf (AGAIN: IM GAY) but distraction is v cute n flirty n a longtime fav. listen to in my feelings if ur ex is awful. also: keep on –– piece of mind –– the way feat. chance are all really good. just listen to her entire discography honestly

DODIE. ive been a dodie fan since i, a repressed baby gay, stumbled upon “she” on youtube and was filled with such immense love that i immediately stanned and here we are, 2 EPs later. nothing more relatable than pining for ur str8 best friend. pls listen to “she” it literally kickstarted my gay awakening

listen to: ill say it again, she –– also sick of losing soulmates–– her cover of somebody else by the 1975 

against me. i dont know if ur into punk anon but even if ur not, consider checking out against me. lead singer laura jane grace is a super badass trans woman & trans dysphoria blues is an album with. suCH EMOTION. 

listen to: black me out , a song to plan a revolution to. im here, im queer, im angry and its a midterm election year #registertovote 

lesser known artists + singles + lgbtq+ artists that i know but am not a big fan of under the cut

let me go by tunde olaniran. i regularly cried listening to this song after a break up. if u wanna be emotional n gay this is a good one. 

somebody loves you by betty who. ok not specifically gay (i dont think???) but it was used in a rlly cute gay marriage proposal (look it up on youtube im begging i guarantee u will be smiling for the rest of the day) and they are. ALWAYS. playing this one at pride. a bop. 

boyfriend by tegan and sara. ok i know theyre technically popular but no one talks about their last album and boyfriend is a good song ok?? ok.

jenny by studio killers. another song about pining after ur best friend. can u tell i went THRU SOME STUFF in high school 

ok aGAIN i know that halsey is also technically mainstream but i didnt wanna write a whole paragraph about her. listen to strangers feat. lauren jauregui. #unpopularopinion but her last album was just “ok” dont @ me

HEART ATTACK BY LOONA. do u like k pop??? do u like gay girls???? do u like cute music videos???? my friend do i have the song for u

mary lambert. she did the hook in that macklemore song. pls listen to her other stuff its so good n soft n  “i cant think straight / im so gay / sometimes i cry the whole day” #relataBLE

everyone knows who sam smith is right?? anyway prayers is good. his entire last album is honestly so good but hes not a particular fav of mine.

elton john. a LEGEND. he’s like 150 years old but im hoping the sheer love of the gay community will keep him alive for another 150 years

ANGEL HAZE. ive been a long time fan.  v emotional n the lyrics r heavy but honestly?? so important??? one of my fav rap artists

i know a place by muna. i listened to this on the way to pride n almost cried in front of my mom, my friends, and an entire BART station full of pride goers. its a v upbeat song, im just emotional 

zolita. uhh not a big fan tbh, just not my musical style

girls/girls/boys by p!atd. ok also not technically gay (?? maybe??? there are some Bi Rumors but thats not my place to say) but anyways def a bi anthem. dont watch the music video its very “lets have two girls kiss for views” which is like. not the msg of the song but whatever i aired my salt about that in 2013 n im not going back now

idk what kina grannis’s sexuality is (again, not my business) but she does a lot of good covers and never changes pronouns. i like sweater weather and shut up and dance with me a lot. 

oh !! ben j pierce !! 2 v good songs about how gender roles r bullshit n heteronormativity is awful. hes also like my exact age n i luv his makeup tutorials. 

there are honestly so many more. also a lot im forgetting. im so sorry you had to read thru this long incoherent post w my awful typing 

anyway if u want my full gay playlist on spotify just msg me off anon and ill give u a link (this goes for anyone btw !!) im currently adding + taking things out n its a constant work in progress but u know, its at least not the same 8 songs over and over again (no shade at 8tracks tho….ha …) 

#xylo speaks #sick beats #anon #ask #i know tumblr will mess up n put this in the tags of all these artists #im sorry in advanced #the only reason im not putting slashes thru all their names #is bc this post is hard enough to read already #sorry!!! dont mind me!!!! #this is btw not including songs that are like #gay but not really ?? #gay bops by straight artists i mean #so like #example: its raining men by the weather girls #also these are all pretty modern #but dont think im missing out on george michael #im a big 80s fan #and ever since i came out my mom has been aggressively suggesting gay 80s music #in an attempt to relate #its sweet #but also means my playlists are all either #1980s synth or 2017 edm #and no in between #Anonymous #its 4 am btw #i swear im an adult w a functioning sleep schedule #this really is a mess im so sorry #i went back to schedule this for earlier since i forgot to change my time oopsie doopsie

[flcwerstudies]

92 statements tag!

I was tagged by @cafedetude, thanks girl!!

LAST:

1. Drink: orange juice

2. Phone call: my mother

3. Text message: my friend 

4. Song you listened to: sweatpants by childish gambino 

5. Time you cried: this friday when i came home from school, took one look at my agenda, then promptly started crying with a bagel in my hand 

HAVE YOU:

6. Dated someone twice: nah 

7. Kissed someone and regretted it: nope

8. Been cheated on: noooo

9. Lost someone special: yes

10. Been depressed: yes

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: no

LIST 3 FAVOURITE COLOURS:

12-14: pale grey, light blue, pastels in general tbh 

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. Made new friends: yes!!

16. Fallen out of love: yes and way too hard 

17. Laughed until you cried: yes lmao i love my friends too much 

18. Found out someone was talking about you: yeah but not like in a bad way 

19. Met someone who changed you: yes!

20. Found out who your friends are: yes ofc 

21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: nooo way 

GENERAL:

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: all of them 

23. Do you have any pets: no sadly 

24. Do you want to change your name: no!

25. What did you do for your last birthday: joint-birthday party with my friends! 

26. What time did you wake up: 11:30 AM because I am a responsible person 

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: watching the potato chip video and rewatching the kira laughing scene from death note that @cafedetude suggested lmao girl i still tear up at the thought of those videos

28. Name something you can’t wait for: the next long weekend.....im stretched to the breaking point and i can FEEL the burnout coming on very soon 

29. When was the last time you saw your mom: she is beside me as i type this 

30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: could i have less insecurities please and less anxiety too 

31. What are you listening to right now: pink toes by childish gambino

32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: yes!

33. Something that is getting on your nerves: i will be studying and then i will lie down on my bed and not get up for 30 minutes.....

34. Most visited websites: youtube spotify and tumblr.......shits

35. Mole/s: my face! i have a lot tbh 

36. Mark/s: i have a mole right behind my ear but u cant see it bc my hair 

37. Childhood dream: to be an artist but i am grown now and i realize that my hands shake too much, i am impatient, and not willing to commit to a piece 

38. Hair colour: dark brown 

39. Long or short hair: SHORT AF i cut it i wish yall could see 

40. Do you have a crush on someone: nope

41. What do you like about yourself: i lighten moods and i include people in conversation 

42. Piercings: ears 

43. Blood type: A 

44. Nickname: vodka aunt, mich, monkey, etc

45. Relationship status: single pringle

46. Zodiac: aries...and my chinese zodiac is a snake

47. Pronouns: she/her

48. Favourite TV Show: parks and rec! community!

49. Tattoos: nah im scared of needles 

50. Right or left hand: right

51. Surgery: no 

52. Hair dyed in different colour: i have one (1) highlight that grew out 

53. Sport: i like playing very bad volleyball and running 

55. Vacation: i went to florida this summer!

56. Pair of trainers: what about them?? i have orange converse, grey vans, and black running shoes?

MORE GENERAL:

57. Eating: snacking on orange juice and leftover potato wedges

58. Drinking: orange juice

59. I’m about to: change clothes and welcome a guest to my home 

61. Waiting for: bedtime......

62. Want: more makeup?? stationery!!

63. Get married: nahh i dont think so 

64. Career: psychiatrist? uh im not sooooooo sure 

WHICH IS BETTER

65. Hugs or kisses: hugs!

66. Lips or eyes: both 

67. Shorter or taller: taller

68. Older or younger: older? 

70. Nice arms or nice stomach: is it bad if i want both 

71. Sensitive or loud: sensitive

72. Hook up or relationship: relationship bruh im demisexual lmao 

73. Troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant

HAVE YOU EVER:

74. Kissed a stranger: yES IT WAS STRANGE I DID NOT LIKE IT

75. Drank hard liquor: i had like oooonnnne sip of soju 

76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: everytime i misplace my glasses i leer at every surface and squint really hard and my hands are flying over the surface like spiders i hate it 

77. Turned someone down: yep 

78. Sex on the first date: no 

79. Broken someone’s heart: i hope not jesus 

80. Had your heart broken: not realllyyy i guess sorta but eh 

81. Been arrested: no

82. Cried when someone died: yes 

83. Fallen for a friend: yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

84. Yourself: its a love hate thing u know

85. Miracles: not really??

86. Love at first sight: nope

87. Santa Claus: nah 

88. Kiss on the first date: sure! 

OTHER:

90. Current best friend name: oh there’s quite a few 

91. Eye colour: light brown 

92. Favourite movie: grand budapest hotel? CATWS? toooo many 

I tag @typicalstudyblr @studypdx @studygoats @lucrestudies @danisstillnotinteresting-blog @peachy-learning (I KNOW WE HAVEN’T SPOKEN LOLL but yall follow me and im very grateful for that so i wanted to reach out to you guys!!)

you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to! Or if you want to do it and i haven’t tagged you then by all means please go ahead! 

#tagged #nice!! #tag games

[robertshugartca]

I have a super-scientific and strategic way to handle almost...

I have a super-scientific and strategic way to handle almost every kind of wrench life chucks at me. Eye cream. Impending deadline doom? Eye cream. Insomnia? Eye cream. Zit? Eye cream. Delayed flight? Eye cream. I’m kind of kidding, but I’m also kind of not.

As far as skincare goes, eyecare is my absolute favorite category to dabble in, and it’s one of the few product groups I can change up weekly, daily, minutely (not a word, but you get what I’m saying) without totally messing up my skin. (If I was to apply the same tactic to my other products, it’d be a completely different story for my breakout-prone skin.)

It’s also important to note I’m a vampire who doesn’t sleep, and I have the insane dark circles to prove it. Thus, I’ve become a connoisseur of sorts when it comes to trying, scouting, and reviewing pretty much every single eye cream that’s hit shelves. I also frequently use my 71-year-old mom as a guinea pig since she’s more accustomed to treating wrinkles than I am.

Given my passion for eye cream—and since the category continues to explode with new launches—I thought I’d share some of the best formulas I simply can’t live without. Sure, I own over 27 pots, pens, and rollerballs that promise transformative results, but not all of them have proven to walk the walk after talking the talk—even ones suggested to me by estheticians, dermatologists, or makeup artists.

Ahead, discover 15 best eye creams I’ve personally vetted and the only formulas I actually recommend to my friends, family, and IG followers who ask for my recommendations. Keep scrolling… A twinklier gaze to help you fake a full eight hours of beauty sleep awaits.

To be perfectly honest, this iridescent periwinkle eye serum from cult Australian brand CosMedix is so pretty you probably won’t even want to use it on your dark circles. That said, considering its amazing ingredient list of copper, liquid crystals, and free radical–repelling acids, you definitely should. When I need relief from the most serious dark circles, it’s this über-brightening mixture from Sunday Riley I reach for time and time again. It’s honestly like applying Facetune in real life; it relies on skin-improving ingredients like caffeine, Brazilian ginseng root extract, horse chestnut extract, acmella oleracea extract, and black cumin seed oil to get the brightening job done sooner rather than later. Even though this eye serum from Tatcha (accurately) touts a wide array of benefits like firming, hydration, and luminosity, the latter is its most exciting and notable quality (my nitpicky mom and I agree on this!). It absorbs quickly so you’re not left with a sticky or oily eye area, and the serum contains specialty under-eye antidotes like Okinawa red algae, caffeine from green tea, and a cooling ceramic applicator that help smooth bags as you apply. Believe it or not, you don’t have to spend an arm, a leg, and a fortune on a truly game-changing eye cream. The perfect antidote for puffy, sensitive, dehydrated under-eyes, I recommend this drugstore gel-cream hybrid for anyone on a budget. This little gal’s magic lies in the brand’s Toléridine patent, which discourages the unwanted production of pro-inflammatory molecules, and caffeine, which naturally decongests and de-puffs even the worst hangover aftermath. And for good measure, the blend also features hyaluronic acid and light-reflecting powders to impart hydration and shine. Out of every single eye cream I own (need I remind you that number’s roughly 27?), this one packs the most bang for its buck simply because just the tiniest amount goes such a long way. PCA Skin is beloved by some of the best dermatologists in the business, and this product’s a top rec for those searching for an increase in hydration, firmness, and brightness. Orange stem cells, growth factors, and innovative peptides make up its hearty composition and help reduce symptoms of premature aging like parched texture, fine lines, and hyperpigmentation. The newest and perhaps most chicly packaged addition to my eye cream collection, this pretty black pot has been my answer all winter for my under-eye area’s perpetual dehydration and crepey-ness. The formula incorporates cutting-edge, targeted ingredients that are uniquely channeled through a biomimetic micro-vectorized technology to deliver tons of benefits to your skin—think an expert melding of green tea extract, pomegranate, and caffeine, in addition to Persian silk tree extract, vitamin C, and hyaluronic acid. Not to mention that the de Gaspé entire Noir collection features It ingredients like black tea ferment and even black Tahitian pearl extracts. This is one of my favorite eye creams because not only does it boast strategic ingredients like retinol, lactic acid, antioxidants, essential oils, and algae extract, but it’s unique in that it also includes two skin-improving strains of probiotics (Tula’s signature), which encourages cell renewal while strengthening the skin’s natural hydration moisture barrier. Models (and little old me) are obsessed with this eye cream, and for good reason. It firms, lifts, and perks your under-eyes like no other. The firming-focused formula smartly contains a tri-peptide to stimulate collagen and elastin. In addition to ceramides and hyaluronic acid, it also boasts exotic albizia bark extract to detoxify, reduce puffiness, and smooth and plump any wrinkles you’re sick of staring at. For an eye cream with some bite (I mean this literally), and to zap any fine lines (no matter how miniscule) in one fell swoop, I rely on this formula from Eighth Day. It contains snake venom and the brand’s trademark Active Placental Matrix hones in on any unwanted puffiness, bruise-like dark circles, and fine lines. Designer peptides, vitamin C, arbutin, kojic acid, arnica montana, B vitamins, and bilberry fill out the impressive lineup of skin ingredients. Maya Chia still manages to fly under the radar, but it just so happens to be one of the best—seriously—all-natural skincare brands you can get your hands on. This soothing and firming concoction features a dreamy mix of nutritious woodsy miracles (think macro and micro marine extracts like astaxanthin, sea fennel, sea lavender, wakame, and algae extract), in addition to potent plant oils like the brand’s signature hero ingredient, supercritical chia seed oil plus raspberry, black cumin seed oil, rooibos tea extract, pomegranate, and cranberry for good measure. Not only will this ayurveda-influenced eye cream play nicely with all skin types (yes, even the most sensitive) it also helps to firm, brighten, and de-puff. It’s ingeniously equipped with eight different peptides in addition to a variety of antioxidants, which act like your fave IG filter for your under-eyes. Even though it’s targeted as an anti-aging formula, it’s never too early for strategic preventative measures, and this luxe serum from RéVive is literally my favorite eye cream formula right now. (It’s hard to choose a favorite child, but alas, here I am.) It manages to soften fine lines and wrinkles (I foisted it on my mom to test too!), and since it contains brightening ingredients like mica, even the scariest of circles are dramatically improved instantaneously. Tata Harper is one of my favorite skincare brands to begin with, and I frequently recommend her line to anyone looking for natural picks that are as effective as they are clean and sustainably sourced. This pretty little green tube offers up serious hydration and utilizes specific ingredients like buckwheat wax, arnica, helichrysum essential oil, Menyanthes trifoliata, and date-palm extract to zero in on issues like puffiness, sagging, wrinkles, and dullness.  Okay, I 100% get this little pot of magic is a major investment. But please also bear in mind that a little goes such a long way; your cost per wear will be worth it. I promise. Not only does the formula have a magical sent I want to apply all over my body (typically not really the case with eye creams), but it’s also proved transformative on nights and mornings when my under-eyes have looked shockingly dark, sallow, and about 30 years older than the rest of my face. For this one, blame it on the brand’s epic melding of royal fern complex (1%), hyaluronic acid, chamomile extract, vitamin C from the acerola cherry, jojoba oil, macadamia nut oil, mineral oxides, and beeswax. iS Clinical is the go-to skincare brand of Hollywood, and this youth-enhancing eye elixir is one of the best players on its A+ roster. Thanks to the brand’s commitment to using the highest-grade ingredients and most forward-thinking technology, you’ll reap benefits both instantly and long-term, and your delicate eye area will be supercharged with antioxidants, vitamins, copper tri-peptides (for a surge of collagen!), and hyaluronic acid for maximum moisturization. Next up, 18 beauty enhancing essentials that weirdly enhance my outfit.

source https://gothify1.tumblr.com/post/182752473985

[gothify1]

I have a super-scientific and strategic way to handle almost every kind of wrench life chucks at me. Eye cream. Impending deadline doom? Eye cream. Insomnia? Eye cream. Zit? Eye cream. Delayed flight? Eye cream. I'm kind of kidding, but I'm also kind of not. As far as skincare goes, eyecare is my absolute favorite category to dabble in, and it's one of the few product groups I can change up weekly, daily, minutely (not a word, but you get what I'm saying) without totally messing up my skin. (If I was to apply the same tactic to my other products, it'd be a completely different story for my breakout-prone skin.) It's also important to note I'm a vampire who doesn't sleep, and I have the insane dark circles to prove it. Thus, I've become a connoisseur of sorts when it comes to trying, scouting, and reviewing pretty much every single eye cream that's hit shelves. I also frequently use my 71-year-old mom as a guinea pig since she's more accustomed to treating wrinkles than I am. Given my passion for eye cream—and since the category continues to explode with new launches—I thought I'd share some of the best formulas I simply can't live without. Sure, I own over 27 pots, pens, and rollerballs that promise transformative results, but not all of them have proven to walk the walk after talking the talk—even ones suggested to me by estheticians, dermatologists, or makeup artists. Ahead, discover 15 best eye creams I've personally vetted and the only formulas I actually recommend to my friends, family, and IG followers who ask for my recommendations. Keep scrolling… A twinklier gaze to help you fake a full eight hours of beauty sleep awaits. To be perfectly honest, this iridescent periwinkle eye serum from cult Australian brand CosMedix is so pretty you probably won't even want to use it on your dark circles. That said, considering its amazing ingredient list of copper, liquid crystals, and free radical–repelling acids, you definitely should. When I need relief from the most serious dark circles, it's this über-brightening mixture from Sunday Riley I reach for time and time again. It's honestly like applying Facetune in real life; it relies on skin-improving ingredients like caffeine, Brazilian ginseng root extract, horse chestnut extract, acmella oleracea extract, and black cumin seed oil to get the brightening job done sooner rather than later. Even though this eye serum from Tatcha (accurately) touts a wide array of benefits like firming, hydration, and luminosity, the latter is its most exciting and notable quality (my nitpicky mom and I agree on this!). It absorbs quickly so you're not left with a sticky or oily eye area, and the serum contains specialty under-eye antidotes like Okinawa red algae, caffeine from green tea, and a cooling ceramic applicator that help smooth bags as you apply. Believe it or not, you don't have to spend an arm, a leg, and a fortune on a truly game-changing eye cream. The perfect antidote for puffy, sensitive, dehydrated under-eyes, I recommend this drugstore gel-cream hybrid for anyone on a budget. This little gal's magic lies in the brand's Toléridine patent, which discourages the unwanted production of pro-inflammatory molecules, and caffeine, which naturally decongests and de-puffs even the worst hangover aftermath. And for good measure, the blend also features hyaluronic acid and light-reflecting powders to impart hydration and shine. Out of every single eye cream I own (need I remind you that number's roughly 27?), this one packs the most bang for its buck simply because just the tiniest amount goes such a long way. PCA Skin is beloved by some of the best dermatologists in the business, and this product's a top rec for those searching for an increase in hydration, firmness, and brightness. Orange stem cells, growth factors, and innovative peptides make up its hearty composition and help reduce symptoms of premature aging like parched texture, fine lines, and hyperpigmentation. The newest and perhaps most chicly packaged addition to my eye cream collection, this pretty black pot has been my answer all winter for my under-eye area's perpetual dehydration and crepey-ness. The formula incorporates cutting-edge, targeted ingredients that are uniquely channeled through a biomimetic micro-vectorized technology to deliver tons of benefits to your skin—think an expert melding of green tea extract, pomegranate, and caffeine, in addition to Persian silk tree extract, vitamin C, and hyaluronic acid. Not to mention that the de Gaspé entire Noir collection features It ingredients like black tea ferment and even black Tahitian pearl extracts. This is one of my favorite eye creams because not only does it boast strategic ingredients like retinol, lactic acid, antioxidants, essential oils, and algae extract, but it's unique in that it also includes two skin-improving strains of probiotics (Tula's signature), which encourages cell renewal while strengthening the skin's natural hydration moisture barrier. Models (and little old me) are obsessed with this eye cream, and for good reason. It firms, lifts, and perks your under-eyes like no other. The firming-focused formula smartly contains a tri-peptide to stimulate collagen and elastin. In addition to ceramides and hyaluronic acid, it also boasts exotic albizia bark extract to detoxify, reduce puffiness, and smooth and plump any wrinkles you're sick of staring at. For an eye cream with some bite (I mean this literally), and to zap any fine lines (no matter how miniscule) in one fell swoop, I rely on this formula from Eighth Day. It contains snake venom and the brand's trademark Active Placental Matrix hones in on any unwanted puffiness, bruise-like dark circles, and fine lines. Designer peptides, vitamin C, arbutin, kojic acid, arnica montana, B vitamins, and bilberry fill out the impressive lineup of skin ingredients. Maya Chia still manages to fly under the radar, but it just so happens to be one of the best—seriously—all-natural skincare brands you can get your hands on. This soothing and firming concoction features a dreamy mix of nutritious woodsy miracles (think macro and micro marine extracts like astaxanthin, sea fennel, sea lavender, wakame, and algae extract), in addition to potent plant oils like the brand's signature hero ingredient, supercritical chia seed oil plus raspberry, black cumin seed oil, rooibos tea extract, pomegranate, and cranberry for good measure. Not only will this ayurveda-influenced eye cream play nicely with all skin types (yes, even the most sensitive) it also helps to firm, brighten, and de-puff. It's ingeniously equipped with eight different peptides in addition to a variety of antioxidants, which act like your fave IG filter for your under-eyes. Even though it's targeted as an anti-aging formula, it's never too early for strategic preventative measures, and this luxe serum from RéVive is literally my favorite eye cream formula right now. (It's hard to choose a favorite child, but alas, here I am.) It manages to soften fine lines and wrinkles (I foisted it on my mom to test too!), and since it contains brightening ingredients like mica, even the scariest of circles are dramatically improved instantaneously. Tata Harper is one of my favorite skincare brands to begin with, and I frequently recommend her line to anyone looking for natural picks that are as effective as they are clean and sustainably sourced. This pretty little green tube offers up serious hydration and utilizes specific ingredients like buckwheat wax, arnica, helichrysum essential oil, Menyanthes trifoliata, and date-palm extract to zero in on issues like puffiness, sagging, wrinkles, and dullness.  Okay, I 100% get this little pot of magic is a major investment. But please also bear in mind that a little goes such a long way; your cost per wear will be worth it. I promise. Not only does the formula have a magical sent I want to apply all over my body (typically not really the case with eye creams), but it's also proved transformative on nights and mornings when my under-eyes have looked shockingly dark, sallow, and about 30 years older than the rest of my face. For this one, blame it on the brand's epic melding of royal fern complex (1%), hyaluronic acid, chamomile extract, vitamin C from the acerola cherry, jojoba oil, macadamia nut oil, mineral oxides, and beeswax. iS Clinical is the go-to skincare brand of Hollywood, and this youth-enhancing eye elixir is one of the best players on its A+ roster. Thanks to the brand's commitment to using the highest-grade ingredients and most forward-thinking technology, you'll reap benefits both instantly and long-term, and your delicate eye area will be supercharged with antioxidants, vitamins, copper tri-peptides (for a surge of collagen!), and hyaluronic acid for maximum moisturization. Next up, 18 beauty enhancing essentials that weirdly enhance my outfit.