#but thats a really good one to my dutch friend

[superums]

siebren de kuiper 'sigma' x reader

gn!reader. fluff. angst. talks about sigmas lore. overwatch lore in general. uses (name), no y/n really. established relationship. reader is older. no younger than 50. reader is a overwatch agent. sigma and reader are married. moira hate but not too much. uses of dutch pls tell me if the translations are wrong :). no pronouns. all in second person.

color coded text: sigma, you

general headcannons

*you are a support character, a nanobologist and scientist that helped create various weapons of the original overwatch team ( mercy's staff, your own sniper as well as ana's)

you were married to sigma way before overwatch began. you always were happy to indulge in his many theories about gravity and you've even helped him try to create a few gadgets to harness it.

though it never worked but he was always grateful that you even listened to his incoherent ramblings when no one else would.

you're a native english speaker but you learned dutch to communicate with sibren more not only to understand him when he switches from english to dutch mid science experiment but to make him feel more comfortable around you at home.

sibren likes to calls you cute nicknames like poesje, darling, mijn geliefde, sweetheart and Mijn lieverd.

translation: kitty, my lover and my darling

you begged seibren not to go to space when the offer came, saying that you feel like something bad would happen but he promised you he's be fine. kissing your hand and rubbing your back when you would try to object.

you made him promise you that he'd come back and he did.. i suppose he didn't lie

when seibren went to space to further his studies you went back into yours trying your best to distract yourself from your husband.

you worked on your inventions─making deployable mist, guns thats can heal, turrets that can make you go faster, you worked yourself to the bone doing anything to distract yourself from the thought of him.

when you found out about sibrens accident you were understandably shaken to the core. you didn't move or eat for days. instead you watched the several tapes of footage from you twos wedding.

you remembered the phone-call, a woman told you thats he was dead and his bodies whereabouts was classified it shattered your heart.

you moved into your laboratory the day after, deciding looking at sketches was better than the pictures of you and your dead husband on the walls

when you got winston's recall you were a mess, eyes dull and heart forever heavy you felt torn. on one side you wanted to wallow in your on despair and not answer, on the other there was a small voice saying 'sibren wouldn't want this for you'

after going back and forth in your mind and the continuous beeping of the message from your computer you answered it.

'in game' headcannons

your older overwatch friends are so worried about you in ow1, you have many voice lines thats are pretty much saying "you don't look so good, i hope you feel better one day"

you also have at least 2 of voicelines that pretty much say you wish you could go back and stop that day (sibren leaving) from happening

when sibren or sigma got released your voicelines for him seemed very, emotional to say the least.

(you): what have they done to you my liefde?

sigma: something i wish didn't have to be

(you): what have they done to you my liefde?

sigma: it is i whose to blame...

translation: liefde = love

i belive he blames himself for a lot of what happened with the exposure to the black whole and even the talon thing but i also believe that he isn't exactly sorry about what happened either because it furthered his life long research

you're the only person that makes him say/think anything close 'talon bad' instead of projecting or changing the subject. he's still being manipulated and it's hard to snap someone out of that mindset but he's really trying for you

(you): sibren those people... they're using you

sigma: they're helping me further my research.....i think

(you): it's always what you think and never what you know

(you): sibren those people... they're using you

sigma: i think they're aiding me in my studies...

(you): it's always what you think and never what you know

sigma really wants to believe talon is helping him and not using him but he also strongly believes you're the smarted person he knows so when you say that talon is bad it dose bring out his second judgment

you two have skin specific voice lines depending on what he's wearing when he wears his asylum and subject sigma and you eliminate him you say things like "mijn arme hondje" and "i hope you understand..."

translation: mijn arme hondje = my poor dog/puppy

when he wears skins like maestro sigma he flirts a bit more when you get an elim on his team he says "music to my ears!" and "je bent een prachtige symfonie". when he kills you he says things like "mijn symfonie..." and "jouw hartslag was mijn favoriete liedje..."

translation: je bent een prachtige symfonie = you're a beautiful symphony

translation: mijn symfonie = my symphony

translation: jouw hartslag was mijn favoriete liedje= you're heart beat was my favorite song

one universal voice line you always have when you eliminate him regardless of the skin is "i'm sorry my love"

you don't have alot of interactions with other talon members but it rangers from kindess/neutrality (sombra and baptiste, gabriel, widowmaker) to hate (moira, doomfist)

your voice lines with moira are very hateful solely for the fact the almost mocks you about what she did to sigma whenever shes on a team with you

moira: still mourning his changes?

(you): keep pestering me and i'll resort to conducting experiments of my own.

moira: *laughs* i'd like to see you try

moira: still mourning over his changes?

(you): i will make you experience more pain than he has

moira: *laughs* i'd like to see you try

in overwatch 2 your voices lines with sigma are a little bit more happier but they still teeter the line of angst because sigma's mind isn't all there

sigma: my love are we still going to lunch after the seminar?

(you): that was years ago schatje

translation: schatje = baby

your archive events dont necessarily surround him but they do play a big role in your character growth. like when you got a scientist skin theres always references to him no matter if its your voice lines or the description of the skin

speaking of events! when he got his imperial mythic you got a skin where you were his 'monarch' and had a matching skins where you wore a crown as well!

the voice lines you and him got were similar to him and mercys but your had more of a flirtatious undertone.

sigma: speak to me monarch, what do you see in our future.

(you): us ruling side by side, your excellency.

you always wear your wedding bsnd in every skin you have (even in overwatch 1 before he was announced!) and he has several skins where his is around his neck as a necklace!

#overwatch x reader #ow2 x reader #overwatch fanfiction #sigma x reader #siebren de kuiper x reader #overwatch x you

[krysta-cross]

MK men as ice cream flavors:

Fujin: Rocky Road - sweet as chocolate, with soft mushy marshmallows and nuts. Just like his personality, he is sweet, caring and soft to people he cares about the most but can be tough to crack like the nuts when it comes to defending them.

Raiden: Mint Chocolate- sweet but you'll taste that tingy mint spice before you appreciate that part. He cares but doesn't openly show it, the cold demeanor isnhis defense but getting close to him will make you discover he isn't that stingy (minty)

Scorpion: Mangoes and Grahams- aside from his favorite color yellow, Hanzo seems like the guy who will enjoy fruit flavors miced with the texture of the crushed grahams like his opponents dusts after he toast them 😆

Sub Zero: Blueberries and Cream- He's cold thats a given but I'm sure grandmaster blueberry ice would still enjoy having ice cream especially now he's friends with toasty 🔥 must keep his cool all the time 😊

Rain: Black Forest- Not so sweet but the cherries make up for it. Rain has this personality and black forest flavor suits him as he might not be sweet but for sure he will try and also cherries are like his royalty ego, he's common like chocolate but cherries makes him special 🍒

Noob Saibot: Dark Chocolate- Cold as death, not so sweet but will still take you for a ride on brainfreeze if you got too much. Perfect flavor not only for his color of choice but his personality as well. Dark chocolate might have a really low sweetness level but it's still sweet.

Erron Black: Pistachios and Cashews- As a cowboy who is a master of the rough roads and dry lands, he will surely enjoy ice cream with many nuts but not overly sweet like this. The crunch on every bite excites him, reminds him of his horse rides on stone riddled rough roads.

Johnny Cage: Cheese- Sounds simple but JC would surely like this as of course he needs to always smile for the camera and paparazzi (lol) also I can see him modeling for an ice cream brand and he would slay the "cheese" part as his life is basically under glitz and glamour.

Kabal: Double dutch- Vanilla with marshmallows and cashews, even though how rough he depicts his personality as, Kabal would still have this soft (marshmallow) side and hard as a rock attitude (cashews). Vanilla isn't really sweet but it has chocolate drizzles that make up for it.

Kano: Licorice- He would definitely enjoy alcohol flavored ice cream, Kano may look like he doesn't even eat one but he is still interested in things that have the flavor of the drinks he likes so he will surely try.

Jax: Vanilla- Jax seems like the man who will enjoy the simple things in life, also having a daughter would make him very familiar with vanilla ice cream as it's commonly sold anywhere and eating it will take him back to his good memories with Jacqui.

Rambo- Cookies and Cream- being a soldier is tough but why cookies and cream? Rambo is tough as a cookie, has battled so many and is the type to sit down and eat ice cream just to reminisce some good times with his comrades. Cookies and cream have both sweetness and rough texture due to the cookies just like him.

These are just random thoughts, don't mind them so much haha I might be inaccurate but that might just mean I haven't tasted much ice cream in my life yet 😆

#mortal kombat #random thoughts #fanfics #fujin #raiden #scorpion #sub zero #johnny cage #kabal #kano #noob saibot #rambo #jax #brain freeze

[pocketrocketyuki]

Trying to sneakily start a questions chain so we can all get to know each-other a bit better in the F1blr univers

Name (or what you want to be called on tumblr)

Where are you from?

Where do you live?

Any pets?

Favorite driver(s) currently on the grid, and why?

Favorite driver(s) not currently on the grid and why?

Favorite romantic driver pairing(s) (e.g. Maxiel, Carlando)

Driver you’re most attracted to physically

Driver whose personality you like best

Favorite driver friendship(s)

Favorite team principal

Favorite team

Least favorite team, if any

Driver(s) you dislike, if any

If you’re a fic writer: if you could only write about one f1 pairing for the rest of your life who are you choosing?

Please send this to 10 (or more!) other F1 tumblr users that you love and want to get to know better 🫶💜

Thank you for sending me this! I love these things so much❤️

You can call me whatever you want, but my name is Naomi so that would be most logical, either that or pocketrocket😊

Im gonna group the 2nd and 3rd ask together, im dutch and still live in the netherlands, so not really that exciting

I have 3 dogs, small ones but not the annoying ankle biting ones, and we do have 2 guinnea pigs, but those are my brothers

Favorite current driver is Lando. I do not know why, he is just more... down to earth to me? More approachable in a way? And he's funny and hot, which helps. The whole underdog story is also too exciting to pass on

I only started watxhing in 2021, so i dont know much about non-current drivers, but id say seb. His humour is unparalleled and he fights for the right causes

Favorite pairing is ofc carlando. Those two have a dynamic of true friends, not just work-friends. They go out with each other, go golfing and such. All round cuteness with those two

Most attracted to physically would probably be Lando again? Either him or Oscar. I have a type and i know it, and zak brown knows it too apparently. But carlos is there too, that HAIR?!🥵

Most likeable personality to me would be like who would i get along with best, which would probably be either oscar or max?

Fiendship would be carlando again, or norstoppen just because those two bring out the inner children

Favorite TP is ofc andrea stella. My mans took the horns of the mclaren car and dragged it out of itz depts. Its not perfect yet, but its up there.

Mclaren is my favorite team, their environment seems currently very well organised with good people in there

Least favorite team is alpine, but even them i dont "dislike" perse. The way they talked about oscar and mclaren though... grrrr.

Least favorite driver is super hard, cause i like all of them pretty much, but maybe checo? He's said some stuff i really hate. But i still like watching him drive.

I wouldnt mind writing carlando for the rest of my life. Theres so many ideas i have for them. But, since i already answered Carlando twice, i think im going with dando. Cute, sweet, but a great option for angst as well!

So thats it! Hope you learned something about me, and feel free to continue the thread if you want, i love reading these things from other people!

Thank you to jolandax13 for tagging me❤️

#ask #jolandax13

[gringolet]

This is gonna sound silly but, i wanna prove to my friend that arthur can be an interesting character. Do you know anything that could help my argument that i can use as proof?

yes, actually! the alliterative morte is a really great text to look at interesting arthur. you can point towards these really neat prophetic dreams he has in it. my favourite scene in that text is a dream he has about being placed upon the top of fortunes wheel in a seat of honour, and then spun; this a visualization of his being made king out of nowhere and the threat that soon that good fortune will be taken away and he will be cast down, which of course he later is by mordred. theres also a romance where he is the protagonist, though i will admit i havent yet gotten around to reading it. also his role in torec is fantastic!! my best friend rey made a post about it and its interesting depiction of arthur (and heres a link to the text itself, though the arthur bits are only segments)

honestly i really like arthur. he has sort of a particularly avuncular lameness to him in most texts thats funny but also tragic if you think about it too long. he really can be seen as a tragicomic character, this chosen hero king who now, when most of the sotries take place decades into his rule, is a puppet to his more cutthroat and politically saavy family members. he falls asleep at feasts and barely acts as more than an observer to his own ostensible rule. his wife is cheating on him his son thinks he sucks and everyone is laughing at him behind his back. but he CAN fight, is the thing. he almost never does but across various texts from the dutch, english and french traditions in the rare occasion he gets to hes still got it, this is what hes GOOD at, what he wanted to do, but now hes stuck on a throne. he begs his knights for stories and is obsessed with tales of adventure because he wishes so badly that he could go on adventures away from the burden of his position. his relationship with his nephews and especially gawain is fascinating, the power dynamic there is so wierd. also he made out with an actual saint (gildas) and a werewolf.

this got really long. arthur is a really interesting character but he is also. just some guy. picture him in a hawaiian shirt holding a can of beer in one hand and a grilling utensil in the other

[baldpeoplehater]

ok so its 2 am. i am tired, i am incoherent and i have a lot to say.

first of all, before the final 10ish minutes i was actually pretty ok with the ending! i was so happy to see that most of the stories were wrapped up really nicely and were headed for a good place. but as soon as ted boarded that airplane. oh god.

although i never really shipped tedbecca before season 3, to me it kinda of seemed like they were ending up together? and i wasn’t mad about it. i actually got pretty invested in it after the whole matchbox/soldier thing. and it really sucks that they build all that up for nothing! all the signs with the psychic (“oh but they could have been for the dutch guy” yes! why not just leave them for scenes with him then?), the multiple ted/rebecca fakeouts (the whole bantr thing and the beginning of the finale episode), the AIRPORT SCENE? SERIOUSLY? and the worst part about it is that by building all this up but not having them end up together, rebecca’s ending felt unfinished and rushed (we barely got to know the guy and even though is “meant to be” or whatever they interacted once. come on), and (for me personally) it seemed that the show implied ted going back to michelle, which makes no sense at all. there was no need for tedbecca to be endgame, but both of their characters deserved better.

the whole roy/keeley/jamie debacle. (i think i just get throuple baited by ted lasso) seriously, i’m ALL for keeley ending up alone since she’s been in relationships basically the whole show. but why make her go back to roy when he apologized????? if they made up, as friends, there wouldn’t be A SINGLE storyline that would have to be changed. they still could’ve gone after jamie. the fight between jamie and roy could still be a catalyst for her to realize that she doesn’t want to be with either of them for now. it was completely unnecessary for them to sleep together.

why. on. earth. would you, for three entire seasons, disapprove of a relationship, show us how toxic it is, and then have them marry each other. seriously. of all the couples, beard and jane ended up together? dude. come on.

ok. let’s ignore the whole beard and jane thing being toxic and just assume they’re good now and she’s improved (her shredding his passport so he couldn’t leave was barely a figment of my imagination). although i dislike ted and beard being apart, i do understand that people move on and even the closest of friends sometimes have to grow apart. but why couldn’t they show us ted at beard’s wedding? he clearly was ok with beard staying for jane. there was no bad blood and even with him going back to kansas, i really doubt he would miss his best friend’s wedding.

and finally, i hate that ted went back to kansas. i can’t really logic myself out of this one, like i did with my other complaints because the reason why he went is really simple: for his son. and it’s the right thing to do. must be really hard parenting from another country and i’m absolutely sure that henry missed him a lot. but michelle could’ve gone to london with him, specially after it being implied that dr. jacob was out of the picture. it just makes me really sad that ted had to go back while everyone else moved forward.

ok! now the positive points because im not a complete bitch.

love to see rupert get absolutely shitted on. the wanker scene? poetic cinema.

i’m really happy that rebecca didn’t sell the club and that she realized that, although it wasn’t what she imagined would happen at first, they were her family now. also loved the juxtaposition of her giving 49% of shares to the fans against edwin akufo’s idea of a super league or whatever the fuck

COLIN GOT TO KISS HIS FELLA. THATS ALL I WANTED I LITERALLY CRIED

the ted/nate scenes really moved me. even though nate’s arc was kinda rushed, i was still happy to see him thriving at the end and going back to being the sympathetic character he was at the beginning of the show. him saying i’m sorry, crying on ted’s shoulder, coming back as assistant kitman instead of coach, it all showed that he changed. i’m also really glad that richmond won with his false nine after all.

MY BABY SAM GOT TO BE IN NIGERIAS TEAM IM SO EXCITED FOR HIM I DONT EVEN CARE IF IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE JUST LET HIM PLAY OK

the goodbye song from the boys and their reaction when ted says he liked it. priceless. (bonus points for trent joining in)

trent’s book being successful

willis

anyways. it was a hell of a ride. i don’t think we’re getting a season 4, but if we do i’ll be back on my bullshit. believe guys :)

#ted lasso s3 #ted lasso spoilers #this is a whole essay im so sorry

[grievedeeply]

Heya I am also here for the match making for the Quarry!

I’m 5f 1inch (1,58m for my fellow Europeans), have glasses and identify as nonbinary (they/them). As someone with ADHD I struggle a lot with time management so I am perpetually late and tend to forget things which annoys people but I am also the typical mom friend that loves to take care of people. I speak German, English, and Dutch…. What else can I say? Uhm I have a orange cat thats a lil dumb-dumb and I am a pretty good baker? I love musicals?

Sorry if this is random and of no use for you 🙈

hi! you didn't specify whether you'd prefer romantic or platonic so i'll do both just for fun! :) if you want a male romantic one, let me know!

platonic | i match you with... jacob!

jacob is such a fun friend. he will absolutely (playfully) make fun of you for being late to things, but he won't ever go overboard

he's really good at reading you and thinks it's awesome that you speak multiple languages. definitely asks for you to teach him but he'll never catch on to anything

he remembers words and funny phrases from those languages but he cannot hold a conversation for the life of him

he loves your cat and wants to take it home with him no matter how the cat actually thinks of him. he will always love them

romantic | i match you with... kaitlyn!

kaitlyn thinks literally everything is adorable about you. she'll text you reminders/set reminders on your calendar on when to show up to things and always checks up on you if you don't show up

she loves whenever you bake things for her. it makes her really happy because she loooves whatever you decide to make. everything that comes from you tastes good in her eyes

unlike jacob, she'll actually put in the effort into learning the languages you know. she'll be able to hold conversations with you in them and she loves hearing you speak in them even if she doesn't understand everything you say

she's supportive of your love of musicals and will probably get into them through you

#the quarry #the quarry x reader #match ups

[kingmojomonkey]

ignore: dumb shit personal rant below

i'm in a dumb situation that i brought on by myself but it's not really a situation at all...when i was visiting my friend abroad we went out to a club with her friends, and one of her friends was cute and got me insta, then at the end of the night we "danced" together and then made out and that was pretty much it and they put their arms around me at the bus station then they went home, me and my friend went back to hers and that was it and i spent my last day hanging out and doing cool things with my friend i was staying with and went home on the monday....but heres the dumb situation her friend that i made out with started texting me from the morning after the club, not much just a couple of texts here and there but it's so dumb that we did text we don't live in the same country, they don't really speak english and i don't speak any dutch and i dont really know anything about them because we barely spoke....but now if we text i will start to learn about them like i now know what they work as...and we will likely never ever see each other again in real life and its not like we dated or anything i spent like 4 hours with them and made out with them and that was it....but they were really nice and they seem sweet and like someone that would be good and anyone that ive tried texting on apps has been shit, but it's delusional thinking and acting to continue to text, not only do we not live in the same country but i barely live in my country right now i go abroad again in less than 2 months and i dont know how long it will be until i return home...but i don't want to be a bitch because they are nice, but i don't want to catch feelings for them either because of this which i feel like i might if i were to keep texting...like i get a tiny bit excited thinking i might have a text off them already so i know I'll be disappointed when the fun of the weekend fizzles out and we won't text anymore....i had been kind of giving dry replies so they could just you know not reply so i wouldnt have to been the one to not reply, but the way their last text was means i have to choose to agree to their statement (dry af), extend the convo or just give a heart and ignore it.

I also, until this summer, was never really in these situations, so i know i come across like a schoolgirl drama but all of this is new to me and i don't know if this is normal over thinking or my anxiety/panic disorder, but i feel dumb that i cant figure out what to do because i literally only knew this person for a short space of time and barely spoke irl to them and its funny because they arent the first person i made out with in a club in recent months, in october in a spanish club i spent like 3 hours dirty dancing and making out with someone and they would say some words to me in spanish and i knew enough spanish to make conversation but i didnt particulary want to talk that night so even when they spoke to me in english i just smiled and didnt reply i never learned their name but when we were all leaving the club i spoke then to let them know i wasnt going home with them and then we talked to their friends and my friends and shit, i never learned their name even though my friend later tried to find out who it was because apparently they worked in their hotel (not mine lucky enough) but even though i had fun and made out with that person for a much longer time i didnt care about not texting or knowing them again or for example the person i had sex with in summer (my first) i had been texting them for a bit before but i really didnt care that much about them at all and i didnt particularly care if i met up or text them again, though i went their house twice, and i still have them on insta but i know ill never text them and when they give my story the odd like every now and then im just like ah thats that person but i never thought anything more about them then im going to sleep with this person and that was that....which is what is worrying me more about this dumb situation because in my head im like i can potentially see if the fucking world aligned that we might be a good match but it is not and therefore the situation is dumb and me writing this is me procrastinating what my reply is and i feel like a fucking tit

#ignore this #nicoletxt #personal #catching feelings #late night thoughts

[imjusthereforthe-blog]

Adventures in Amsterdam

Over the past three days, I've been traversing around Amsterdam and the Netherlands before heading over to Belgium for a 15 day beer excursion. Amsterdam in an interesting city. This is my second time visiting in a year, which is not something I was expecting, but then I never expected to ever visit Amsterdam, so there you go.

One thing I really enjoy about traveling in Europe is how easily it is to get around. Flying into Amsterdam Schiphol airport, it's an easy train ride to Amsterdam Centraal Station where it's an quick walk to any of the thousands of hotels around the city. My favorite area to stay in Amsterdam is in the canal district. You're in the heart of the city and its really easy to find any kind of food or drink you could want.

During our first visit to Amsterdam, my husband and I did not get to take advantage of the wide food options available. Honestly, there's so many choices, it's a little overwhelming to choose. So on this trip we really wanted to sample more of the food. Being foodies who enjoys trying new things from different regions, our first priority was to find some good Dutch cuisine.

Before this trip, aside from fries or frites, I didn't know a whole lot about Dutch cuisine. Just wandering around the city, you see restaurants offering all types of fare from your standard Italian, British, and American foods, but also Chinese, Thai, Indian, Argentinian, and a lot more. I saw more places offering food from other countries than I saw places advertising traditional Dutch cuisine, but that doesn't mean traditional Dutch food isn't a thing. You just have to go looking for it.

A quick Google search introduced is to Moeders, which is Dutch for Mother, and based on many of the reviews I read had what many considered to be some of the best traditional Dutch food in Amsterdam.

When you go into Moeders, the first thing you will see is that seemingly every square inch of wall space is covered with framed pictures of mother from pretty much everywhere. This place is all about traditional Dutch food, and when it comes to traditional home cooked meals you typically think of Mom.

For this meal, we opted to share a Dutch Ricedish, which was a combination of several traditional dishes served family style. We had roasted fingerling potatoes, beef stew with onions, smashed potatoes with onions, bacon, and sausage, smashed potatoes, beef stew with mustard, red cabbage, and applesauce. Everything was really tasty, I especially enjoyed the potatoes with the sausage, onions, and bacon as well as the beef stew with onions.

Good food isn't the only thing we were after. Since the whole reason we were traveling to begin with was for beer, it seems only fitting that we try and track down places to drink some good beer. Beer making isn't something the Netherlands are as well known for as they are for their cheeses, wooden shoes, and tulips. But there was quite a bit of good beer to be had.

No trip to Amsterdam would be complete without a stroll through the infamous Red Light District... at least once. The last time we came to Amsterdam, we ended up getting tattoos with a couple of our friends to commemorate our trip and all the beers we would enjoy, not to mention the beers we'd already enjoyed. One thing that can be said about the Red Light District, it's not that hard to find yourself stumbling out of it, tired, sore, and short a lot of cash. In this instance it was due to the tattoos, but thats not to say it has to be the only reason.

Aside from the novelty of the experience, the Red Light District not all that exciting. Yes, there are women who have put themselves on display in windows for sex, which is thrilling at first but looses the thrill pretty quickly. Especially when you recall that human trafficking is a real issue, and while some of the women are in the windows by choice, some of them may not have any choices at all.

All in all, the Red Light District honestly reminds me a lot of Bourbon Street in New Orleans -- dirty, crowded, and smells vaguely of pee. If you want to experience Amsterdam night life, there are plenty of other areas with bars, music, and atmosphere that are just as enjoyable.

Amsterdam is a fun city, and this time around I feel like we got to do a little bit more, had some good food, saw some interesting sights. Took our lives into our own hands dodging the thousands of cyclists peddling like mad through the city -- bike culture is huge in this city. The canals are lovely to walk along, and I highly recommend any of the hundreds of canal tours offered throughout the city, it's a great way to see the city.

The less fun things about Amsterdam... you could actually get run over by a cyclist, or car, while walking around the city. The streets are crowded, and the cars and bikes give zero F__ks about pedestrian right of way, so you have to be really careful. About 19 million tourists flock to Amsterdam, and speaking as a tourist... tourists suck! Trying to navigate around on narrow streets that seem built with walking as an after thought, while dodging cars and bikes, is especially annoying when groups of tourists take up an entire pathway, walking slowly, stopping randomly, or otherwise being terribly obnoxious.

Since legal recreational weed is becoming more of a thing in the United States, the weed culture that Amsterdam is famous for is less exciting. If you come to the Netherlands, a day or two is all you need to spend in Amsterdam, then go on and avail yourself to the numerous other sites and activities away from the city. There are plenty of day trips and excursions to check out.

#just here for the beer #amsterdam #travel photography #travel #food #foodie

[thedianadiary]

0025.

Is there a person you talk to everyday with?: mom. often K but he has not been happy with me in some time.

Does one of your parents ever complain to you about the other parent?: my parents haven't talked in years. my dad would openly complain about me to anyone he knows though.. so there's that.

If you have a webcam, do you take more pictures or make more videos with it?: i only use it for skype/zoom/whatsapp.

When was the last time you felt lonely?: currently. for the past couple months actually. im doing well with keeping myself busy but i do miss having more friends.

Who was the last person you wished a “Happy Birthday” to?: henry

What was the last food/drink that dyed your tongue a different color?: ummm probably a candy.

Is there any upcoming festivals happening in the place you live?: Yes right now there's a paintball fest and a gaelic fest (irish) and then the dutch festival woo woo.

When was the last time you threw a party?: saturday

Last person you kissed, are they into any type of sports? Which ones?: yes. massively into soccer. appreciates football.

Does your best friend have a job?: i need a best friend honestly.

Do you ever visit people at work?: i have in the past.

Is there any electronic device you need to charge right now?: i thiiiiink i have my charger in my phone rn but i can't be certain. this computer is probably at like 80 percent.

Have you ever sat in your room in the dark?: yup. sometimes in the middle of the night. also when i had my heart broken by John, I was like deeply depressed for some time and i would come home from work and sit on my bed in the dark for hours. forgetting to even change out of my work clothes. that was such a sad time.

What is one thing you want to do before the school year ends?: lol im not currently in school.

Do you usually take home leftovers if you eat out in a restaurant?: leftovers from a restaurant are usually one of my favorite joys in life.

Have you ever ghost ride the whip (put your car on auto and dance next to it as it’s moving)? Do you want to?: no, definitely not. that sounds so dumb.

What is one thing you hope never changes about you?: i try to wake up every single day and choose to be pleasant. i also refuse to make other people feel horrible if im having a bad day (like you might be in an argument with me, thats one thing.. but im not going to ruin your day if im in a bad mood).

Do most of the songs you listen to have curse words in it?: uhhhhhhh nah not really no.

Is there someone you wanna date? lol

Why did you stop liking the last person you liked? they just ran so hot and cold and it became difficult for me to feel at ease.

Are you usually the heart breaker or the heart broken? im 50/50 right now

What are you listening to? gilmore girls episodes and my obnoxiously loud fan.

Name a quote from the thing you are listening to? i'm your landlord, taylor.

What does your last text say? I don't desire checking.. im 99% sure its K fighting with me.

Are you keeping a secret from someone who needs to know the truth? no, not that i can think of.

Last missed call? prob spam

Last person you talked on the phone with? Mom

What was the first thing you did when you woke up today? I stretched.

Do you have a best friend? outside of mom, no.

Do you like vitamin water? there are a couple good flavors.

Have you ever hated someone, but ended up being friends with them? lol hate no, but i deeply disliked Jase and then became good friends with him for many years.

What do you think of people who have sex before marriage? other people's sex lives are not my business.

Do you get along with your parents? my mom is awesome we get along very well. i do not have any relationship with my dad.

Are you more independent or dependent? a mixture.

Do you believe that what comes around goes around? I mean, it happens sometimes but there’s a lot of people who seem to get away with things or go unpunished. However, I believe the real judgment comes with God when we die.  <<

Who was the last person you were mad at? im aggravated with K.

What are your plans for tonight? Surveys to clear the mind, gilmore girls for comfort. sleep. i already finished my puzzle.

Does anyone love you? yes. i know my family loves me and i know that there are a couple people rn who claim to be in love with me romantically

Do you love anybody? of course

Ever felt like you hit rock bottom? in some ways.. so i guess no lol

What’s the one thing that’s getting you through the week? the belief that it will get better and there are things to live for.

Do you miss anyone? Yes. 

Do you give out second chances too easily? too easily, nah.

What did you do yesterday? taught sunday school and then ended up resting for most of the day. its been nonstop go, go, go for me lately. 

Where is one place you want to visit? switzerland.

What’s your favorite thing to have for breakfast? mcdonalds egg mc muffins and about 500 hashbrowns lolz.

Ever felt that no one relates to you? yeah.

Why did you break your last promise? hmmm. oh i promised my niece we would paint nails but she fell asleep and my flight got moved up :( but luckily she did not remember

What do you think of long-term relationships? they are quite challenging.. often bring out the worst in people. but it can be done.

Do you believe God always saves you from bad situations? nope. but He is always there during the bad times and is present to guide me and comfort me and to prepare me to deal with what i need to deal with.

What’s the worst curse word or saying that you know of? prob the C word.. that just seems so unnecessary.

Do you wish on 11:11? no, im really not superstitious

Are you pissed off about anything? K and i are on the outs, so thats frustrating.

[barin-mclegg]

Would love some real art again, but coupled with a good story. I've gotten this about 5 times in stuff that's not fanfiction and since then any and all officially published content is just boring, honestly. I've stopped really reading for the story because the story is always the same. That's how it feels anyway. Anyway if you have any book recs please do let me know

#Here's some good stuff I read: #Rebel of the sands and the sequels by Alwyn Hamilton #They both die at the end by Adam Silvera (I need to check for his other books too sometime but its ont eh to-do list) #Dit is geen dagboek by Erna Sassen but I think that one is relatively recent and not translated to english yet sorry guys #but thats a really good one to my dutch friend #s #The dinner by Herman Koch is also a good originally dutch book and one of the few that doesn't include sex #it's translated to english and also has a movie version that does include sex #Also FMA is good enough to qualify as art #theres also this one book called hersenschimmen on my to-read list but I'm not sure if it has a translation #originally dutch though and I'm really interested in it #a rec by my dutch teacher and he has Taste #But anyway anything that's not dystopian or actually a Good dystopian thing #I'm up for reading queer stuff but only if it's not like #all about that stuff #tired of reading about real problems when the point at the end is 'it can get better' or 'this is an issue' or something like that #like bro I fucking KNOWWWWW I've been living in this society for years and its depressing let me read something good #like something that expresses that storytelling is an art and that writing is an art and not something overly depressing #or extremely predictable #like I don't mind predictable but only if it gets me invested anyway

[rein-ette]

For your headcanon time period ask! How about England in the 1600's? I'm curious to see what you'd think he was up to 👀

Aighttttt lets get crackin.

For me the standout events of the decade 1600-1610 was the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603 and the Union of the Crowns, and the ongoing Dutch-Portuguese War Arthur was meddling in.

I like the idea that Arthur was out and sailing about at the turn of the century, since that feels appropriately symbolic. It would also mean he was probably abroad when Queen Elizabeth made her Golden Speech in November of 1601, which marks the end of her reign. That speech was surprise for everyone, since Elizabeth was supposed just supposed to talk about taxes or something, and instead revealed that it would be her last Parliament. She then proceeds to proclaim her undying love for her country (wink wink) and gratitude to her ministers and subjects. I highly suggest everyone go read the speech because its a banger, but my favourite line is this one: And, though God hath raised me high, yet this I count the glory of my Crown, that I have reigned with your loves.

To add drama, I think Elizabeth would have prevented people from notifying Arthur, knowing he would be horrified and come running back, cutting short his time on the seas that he loved. When he returns a couple months later he indeed is horrified and after the customary ranting ("but why -- I would have come back had i known" "precisely") would retreat to his own room, read the speech, and break down.

Of course the thing with Queen Elizabeth is that she declared she was "married to her country." I probably wouldn't go with too literal an interpretation of that (tho she did the whole ring thing, man, like thats hella cute), but I do think Arthur was deeply in love with her on many different levels. Among his feelings was certainly a romantic attraction, but it was probably so intertwined with other kinds of love that Arthur could not, and eventually did not, care to tease them apart anymore. As for what she felt back, I don't really like speculating about historical characters, but I do think he would have been one of her closest confidants and cherished companion and partner. Her death in 1903 surely would have been devastating for Arthur, and after returning he definitely spent every second he could manage by her side until the very end.

Upon her death and the crowning of James I, however, Arthur would have skedaddled as fast as possible. This is because, with the coronation of James, Scotland and England were now united under one crown! Hurrah! Yeah, Arthur would have gotten out of there as fast as possible. He would have slapped that tiara on James, told his ministers not to let Scot fuck around and ruin everything, and boarded the next ship out to nowhere.

Lucky for him there are Spaniards to beat, traitors to hang, treaties to sign, and Shakespeare to watch as well! The Treaty of London ends the Anglo-Spanish War in 1604, Othello premieres the same year, guy tries to blow up Parliament in 1605 (lol Guy geddit), some random trade treaty is signed in Paris and "The Scottish Play" is released in 1606 (a personal favourite). During this time Arthur probably tried his hand at a couple sonnets and plays as well. Always a prolific writer and ever the escapist, literature would have provided a good outlet for his grief in these years.

Finally, I mentioned that the Dutch and Portuguese were having a grand old time blasting the shit out of each other. The English and Dutch East India Companies were created respectively in 1601 and 1602, after one of Port's dudes, after sailing around Asia for a bit, runs off at Amsterdam and publishes all the routes. Naturally the Dutch and English are thrilled and Port is not well-pleased, but England cannot outright start a war on Port (who's technically still a friend, even if hes in cahoots with the Spanish at this point). So Arthur lets the Dutch do the hard work of seizing all the Portuguese colonies while he provides strategic support, as one does. This leads to some very angry letter exchanges indeed with Gabi, and Arthur probably more than once guiltily slunk past Lisbon on the way back home. (Dude named Hudson was also havin a grand old time sailin up rivers and down bays in North America in 1909, so when sick of assisting the Dutch you know where Artie went).

And that's my hcs for the 1600s! As ever it got pretty long -- oops. But thanks for the ask -- I've learned quite a bit and am genuinely intrigued by this decade now, as it seems be an fascinating and complex snapshot of the very beginning of the British Empire we came to know. The foreshadowing, man.

#hws england #my hcs #historyyy babyy #man feels so good to do non-degree related research again #thanks to rainbow again #hope everyone enjoys and send moreeee

[emptymasks]

I’ve seen a lot about your thoughts on Elisabeth and Tanz der Vampire, and they’ve been really helpful getting into those musicals! But you have a huge list of other musicals that people can get into…

So I was wondering if you had any musicals you hadn’t mentioned in a while that you really like or would like to talk about??? (preferably something from your lists that has a blue heart please?)

Oh if only you knew how long the list of European musicals really is... I however have only seen 9 (if I counted right) and I have a lot more that I still need to watch. Oh also, I only put the blue hearts on any musicals that I was providing multiple links for so people could see which version I reccoment the most highly. If a musical only had one link and didn't have a blue heart it doesn't mean I didn't like it.

I've watched: Mozart das Musical, Elisabeth das Musical, Tanz der Vampire, 3 Musketiers, Mozart L'Opéra Rock, Dracula (the Graz production), Rebecca das Musical, Roméo et Juliette and Schikaneder.

If you enjoyed those two you're likely to enjoy Rebecca! It's written by the same composer/lyricist team as Elisabeth and Mozart (and same lyricist as Tanz der Vampire - though if you're listening to any German musical, original or translated, 90% of the time the lyrics will have been done by Michael Kunze that man is everywhere). The Stuttgart production has my favourite set design of any musical! Well... Actually probably. There are so many big set pieces it's insane, way more than I've seen in some Broadway and West End musicals. You can tell so much work went into it and the visual effects that I won't spoil if you don't know the plot but if you know the plot you know what I mean by the effects at the end are so good and I didn't expect them at all and I freaked out so much the first time I watched it. Jan Ammann as Maxim in the Stuttgart production is the best Maxim. No I won't take any argument. Other actors feel a bit one-dimensional to me, but the way Maxim acts at times comes from trauma and some actors and productions seem to forget that, but Jan really goes for it and his Maxim is a lot more sympathetic and I just want to give him a hug. Pia Douwes as Mrs Danvers, if you've seen her in Elisabeth what more do I need to say, she's amazing. A musical goddess. Her Danny is a bit more wild than some, but she kills it. My favourite video, which I put the blue heart next to, has understudy Christina Patten as Ich/I, but I adore her she's my favourite. She adds some spunk to Ich in act 2 and her voice is so pretty and aaaa. I just love these three actors together in these roles.

Roméo et Juliette is another favourite of mine! It's hard to choose which one to recommend, but it has to be the original 2000/2001 production because of the sweetness and chemistry and voices of Damien Sargue and Cecilia Cara as Romeo and Juliet. They're so pretty and work together so well. The only reason I say it's hard to pick is Mercutio. I adore him, but in the original production they cut out a song they had planned for him and he doesn't really do much at all? In the 2010 revival they gave him two more songs and you care about him so much more and John Eyzen plays such a good Mercutio. So I'd recommend the original but if you want to like Mercutio more, which you should he's amazing, I'd recommend watching at least clips of John's. It's an interesting musical because all productions are non-replica and also change around the order of songs, add or take away characters, all sorts. The Hungarian production is also very popular and I'm sure it's great, I just haven't' gotten around to watching it yet.

Mozart das Musical was the first non-English language musicals I watched so I have a fondness for it, but it's not my favourite. However, I do realise I have forgotten most of the songs and the few I've gone back and listened to are better than I remember.

Dracula isn't super popular and I understand why, I don't love the plot of the Dracula/Mina romance in it, however. I do love this musical because despite how I find the plot lacking, the songs are so good! At least, I love them. And the actors are all doing a great job. And it's one of the few Dracula adaptions to keep Quincy Morris so they get bonus points for that.

Mozart L'Opéra Rock and modern French musicals... This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but they're often more like pop-rock operas now. So if you're not into musicals with that style of music it might not be for you, but I still enjoyed it even though I didn't think I would because of the style of music. Mozart and Salieri's chemistry is very good, Salieri's bisexual crisis song is iconic, actually all of Salieri's songs are iconic.

Schikaneder... eh. I didn't like it that much and I didn't really like any of the songs. There's no English subtitles, but someone sent me the entire English synopsis and I watched it with a German friend so I had double the help of understanding it. Doesn't mean others might not like it, just none of the songs stood out to me and I had no desire to listen to any of them again. It's by Steven Scharwz of Wicked fame and I love Wicked, but I didn't love this.

3 Musketiers!! God it's so underrated and not spoken about within the European musical fandom that I even forget about it and literally forgot to write about it earlier in this post. It's a Dutch musical (though did also have a German production) and it's really good!? Faces you might know are Pia Douwes as Milady de Winter, Stanley Burlseon as Cardinal Richeliu (Netherlands Der Tod in Elisabeth), Henk Poort as Athos (Netherlands Phantom and Jean Valjean). The dialgoue is funny, the songs are good, some of the set pieces have no right to exist in this tiny musical?? They made this giant boat and pelt the actors with rain just for one 5 minute song and then we never see the boat again? And while I recommend the Dutch one because Dutch musicals deserve more love and it has official English subtitles!! Official ones, not fanmade! I have the DVD and it comes with English subtitles (and Dutch and German subtitles) which is so nice. The German version is also good, good cast, Pia came back and Uwe Kroger as Richeliu and omg they rearranged the songs and the German arrangement of Nicht Aus Stein is insane and amazing and frankly iconic.

That's all of the ones I have watched. Next on my list to watch are Rudolf and Notre Dame de Paris, both of which I have listened to some songs from and already love (I've listened to way too much of Notre Dame de Paris and am so in love).

I want to start organising streams where I'll host the musical either by getting the video from Youtube or my own files and anyone who wants to join can come along and watch with us, chat with us if you want or just watch there's no pressure to chat. I thought about doing weekly streams? This would also make me finally watch some of the ones I've been meaning to for ages. But I keep wondering about time zones. I'm in the UK and would want to stream at about 11pm at the latest (11pm BST/GMT+1 as we’re in daylight savings at the moment, if the streams continue past the end of October which would be wild then I’ll make a note of the time change that would be to 11pm GMT), which I know can work for other UK and Europeans, but for any Americans would be in the afternoon. So, I wondered if doing it on a weekend would be better? Then it doesn't matter if it's in the afternoon? Maybe Saturday evenings then? It would either be Saturday evenings UK time or Friday evenings UK time. What do you guys think? If people are down then I'll make a separate post with a list of what we'll be watching each week and if anything happens to me that means I can't stream one week then everything will just get pushed back a week, but I don't see that as likely to happen. And I'll only be streaming those that have English subtitles, so don't worry about not being able to understand anything.

edit: am also open to 10pm bst if others want that, im just trying to think of what time works best for everyone so sorry if 11pm is a little late for europeans, i know 10pm could be a little early for americans. also in case it sounded like these are the only musicals i will be streaming, thats not so, ive got more than just the ones mentioned on this list!

(Tagging some people who I know are or might be interested in streams to see what you think of that plan: @sirona-art @ringwraith100 @tanz-der-trash @smilingwoland @the-weird-dane @witchgaye @ami-fidele @kisstheghouls @looking-4-happiness @ladysapphire928 @sloanedestler @tinywound @persephonaae @phoenixdewinter @uwucoffee @freshbloodandgothicism )

#european musicals #mozart das musical #3 musketiers #dracula the musical #retj #romeo et juliette #mozart l'opera rock #mozart l'opéra rock #musical theatre #musicals #broadway #musicaledit #rebecca das musical #rebecca the musical #answeredasks #non english language musicals

[futurewriter2000]

Love Hurts - pt. 4

A/N: I don’t even know where I’m taking this... but kinda do. 

XX

It was the last preparation for the ball. Today was the day that all of the students went through the dances all in one class. 

The first was Quadrille and you weren’t really excited about it, however, you did want it to be over as soon as possible. 

Since that night- that walk you thought you could never look Fred in the eyes ever again. He didn’t know how much he truly influenced on you. He didn’t know, not even a tiny bit that all his words hurt. He wasn’t apologising to you, he was trying to excuse himself for his words. 

You glared at him, he glared back at you. 

He was furious with you as well. The whole walk, the whole talk, it was useless when you refused to understand and listen to what he truly had to say. Why couldn’t you just forgive him for this? The moment the two you stepped outside, the air, the energy, it was more than nice- it was comfortable and safe, homey even...

‘ -- The two of you walked through the portrait hole and started walking around the castle in your own, comfortable clothes. He apparently had a style of beige, light coloured clothes and you wore a bit dark coloured clothes today, navy blue sweatpants and black hoodie. 

It was the kind of slow walk. He swung his legs in large steps and you hugged yourself because there was a slight breeze in the air. 

He observed you at first. Your hair were in two dutch braids and they shone nicely on the moonlight. You were looking down on the ground, not really knowing how to start anything, so you waited for him to start. 

“Are you cold?” he asked as he saw you tugging on the hoodie. 

“A little.” you shrugged, looking up at him. 

“I would give you a jacket... if I had one.” he smiled, opening his arms and showing you he only had a long sleeved shirt on. 

“I’d take the shirt if offered.” you grinned coyly at him.

“Well I don’t have anything underneath so-” he stopped as he started to realise your unpure intentions. He let out a laugh. “Smooth.” he lowered his head and shook it, then let the silence take over as he continued to look at you. Your nose, your chin, your baby hair on the side of your head poking out. “You calmed down since the whole steps turning into a slide thing.” 

You looked at him and smiled, just enough to light that one sparkle in your eyes. “Well, it’s a lovely night... and you’re more quiet that usual.”

He let out another laugh. “Is that good?”

“That’s fantastic.”

“So you’d walk with me but not listen to me?” 

“You seem to say all the wrong things but you did want to talk so here I am, listening.” 

He opened his mouth to say something but closed them just as soon. “Oh.” he managed to let out. “Well... don’t hate me- again but I meant what I said back then. You are barmy in the head”

“Wow thanks a lot, Fredrick.” your tone got a bit colder and your brows furrowed, sparkle disappearing and causing him speak bluntly on.

“Fredrick? - No no no no wait. That’s good. I like you when you're a bit crazy.” he smiled. “The way you laugh and smile and be all quirky. I like you like that. You’re adorable when you start jumping when you’re excited and giggle when you see something pretty- even if it’s an autumn leaf-”

“But thats not how you meant it back then did you?” you stopped and turned around sharply. You stared at him, not angrily but sadly. “Nobody likes to be called barmy in the head behind their back. You make me sound like I belong into a looney house, you asshat.”

“You’re not listening to me!”

“I am, Fred!” you shouted back, eyes only becoming more hollow and dropping their shape along with your lips. “I fancied you. You knew that because I flirted with you constantly and with you I sort hoped that being my quirky-self; funny and smiling all the time and- and laughing, flirting and doing all the shit you like that maybe, just maybe you would like me back but instead of linking me back for being a bit of crackhead, you call me barmy to the head and not in a good way- not how you said it back then. You said it as if me and you were like the grossest pair to be-”

“But that’s not what I meant at all!” he shouted over you. “You’re adorable and smart and funny and any guy would be lucky to have you but-”

“- not you, right?” you finished before he could. 

“Not me.” he repeated after you.

“I would have got that if you had just told me.” you said, looking him in the eyes that looked away from you. “If you told me that directly back then, we would still be friends right now, nothing would have changed but that day- that day I couldn’t look myself in the mirror. I was so pissed at you and I was ranting to my friends for 2 freaking hours about how I did not deserve you and then I collapsed and cried another two hours about how could you have think that I am that awful and crazy and just say that no guy would ever want me and you said all because you George teased you with me.” you seemed to pour it all out and he only stared. “I get it. You have a reputation-”

“No. Don’t say that!” He pointed his finger at you angrily, raising his tone.

“It’s all of what this is about Fred! You don’t want your popular reputation to be ruined!”

“You don’t even know me! My reputation would be the last thing I cared about!”

“I do know you, you arse! Because I listen to you when you talk to me, what you say, what you joke about but not really- the little things matter!”

“That’s not my fault if you were interested in me and I wasn’t interested in you!”

“Do you even hear yourself!”

“Yes and I also hear you and you’re being a dramatic, whiny, sensitive little girl who can’t take rejection!” he seemed to speak from his temper, not even processing the words he is spilling out. 

You stormed to him and pressed your finger at his chest, fire burning in your eyes as you looked up at him from bellow. You glared, he glared. “You, Fredrick-” you said slowly and he grabbed your finger and pulled you so close your noses were almost touching. The tension grew, the space between the two of you heated up and you felt yourself glaring into his soul, not his eyes. Your heart was pounding in your chest but so was his and both of you knew that was frustration to each other.

“Me, Fred.” he corrected you “Don’t call me-”

“Fredrick.” you repeated yourself with a smirk and he grit his teeth, forcing a smile as he looked up at the ceiling then throwing his head back down and gently bumping his nose onto yours. He felt his body freeze and melt but you kept yourself pressed on him and glaring at him angrily? 

He couldn’t believe where his thoughts went after he found himself so close to you, holding you with such frustration and that frustration changed from an anger to lust. 

“When you decide what you wanna be with me, Fredrick-” you spit the name out with extreme force in your tone “- if you want friends or enemies. Let me know because right now I feel like you’re trying to be one but becoming the other.” you pulled yourself away forcefully and it was as if the cold air washed both of you like a freezing cold shower. Both of your cheeks were red, whether from blushing or from pure fury, nobody will ever know but he was glaring and so were you. 

“You really think that I will fall on my knees and crawl after you just so we can be friends. You’re the one who can’t move on, princess.” he didn’t budge, not a muscle.  “You’re the  one in love with me.”

You let out an unbelievable scoff. “First of all you one were one pathetic, stupid mistake of a crush that if I ever would fall in love with you, I’d go live with the Trolls. You’re poor and egoistic, don’t let me start on your poor ambitions.” you started to goad, clearly not seeing your own limits with words. 

“Stop-”

“What Fredrick? Hurt you the way you hurt me? With words.”

“You’re not like that. You’re not mean, you’re just saying it but don’t really mean it.”

“No!” you became more angry than intending to. “What I didn’t realise before was that your personality was just as shitty as your looks! Now, here I thought there was this tall, handsome Gryffindor who loves to laugh and help people but in reality you pull pranks on people like a child because mommie and daddie never paid much attention to you and your brother-”

“Don’t bring my family into this!” he started to get furious. “You Mudblood-” he slapped his mouth and widened his eyes as you widened yours. 

The two of you stood there in pure silence, watching each other with shock and the two of you didn’t know which one was worse than the other. 

Soulmates weren’t supposed to make each other hurt like this... feel like this... 

You looked away at your own realisation, than back up to glare at him. You started moving towards him but just before you passed him, you stopped and turned your head just a bit to the side. “You chose us to be enemies.” you said before a tear fell down your cheek but before he could see it, you were already storming back up. ---’

“What are you doing?” Anis asked with a worried expression. 

You looked up at him and realised where your thoughts had taken you. “Ugh.” you forced a smile. “Just- want to get this over with. Feeling a bit under the weather today.” 

He walked with you to your Quadrille pair and put a smile on his face. “Well, it’s our last one and it’s a short practice before I can see you in a lovely dress.” he looked down at you and sent you a flirty wink. 

You rolled your eyes but smiled at it just before you were faced with two brown eyes glaring, not at you but at him. He heard it, he saw the looks and the reaction and he glared not at you but at him. 

You took your position, he took his. He forced a smile on his face, said: “Princess.”

“Fredrick.” you mirrored his expression before his forced smile turned into a full, offended frown. 

“I see the two of you haven’t made amends.” Angelina said from the side and the two of you ignored her, glaring at each other. 

“Jel je sve uredu?” Anis asked, looking at you with another worried expression. 

“Nije.” you answered without taking a look at him. 

Anis looked at Fred, then back at you, then at Angelina who stood in front of him. She shrugged and he did as well. They both gave each other comforting looks as you and Fred only mirrored each other. 

The dance started and you all moved together, you and Fred never much in sync as the two of you were before any of this happened. When he had to take a hold of you to take you in a round, you started to get uncomfortable and unsteady. 

“Stop it.” he mumbled and you shot him a glare. 

He was already tired from glaring back at you, so he softened his expression and sighed. “Just, (y/n), please just forgive me for today and when the dance comes.” he stopped but kept his hands on you. “I don’t want to ruin this for Angie or Anis or you. Let’s just both forget about our problems with each other for this stupid dance and after you can hate me just as much as you want to.” he looked down than back at you, his eyes pleading. “Please.”

You softened your expression, relaxed the tensed muscles in your body. Your hands fell down onto his and you took a bit more time to contemplate his words. You looked at Anis and Angie twirling around and finding both of them smiling at each other. You looked at Fred again and took a sigh. “Fine- yes. You’re right.” 

“Yeah?” Fred looked at you, this time with more sad expression than a happy or relieved one. 

“We shouldn’t ruin this for them because we’re both bitter towards each other.” 

He let out a laugh and twirled you around as he continued the dance everybody else was at. He swung you on your feet and just before he let you go back to your dance partner. “One more than the other and the other more sorry than the one.” 

You were back in Anis’ arms and he was swinging you, looking deeply into your eyes. “Čao, lepotica.” he spoke low as your eyes were still on the brown ones across the room. He sent you a loving, comforting simper from the other room, the one that made you wonder a bit, think a bit. 

You looked up at those blue ones of your partner and felt all your emotions suddenly disappear. No more tension, no more chemistry, no more love? - No, that’s impossible. 

“Hey, handsome.”

Fred saw you look away first, to those blue eyes and the way you smiled at your partner made his heart sink a bit. It was a constant battle with you. Both of you seem to be more forgiving and conflict resolving in those two seconds of dancing together than taking a long walk with the the intention of resolving and clearing out all the misunderstandings. 

He leaned his head into Angelina’s shoulder and thought; her hands doesn’t feel as right in his than yours do. There is so much more missing with Angelina than with you and all you do when the two of you are together is hurt each other. 

What even are the two of you anymore? If not classmates or housemates, not friends, maybe dance partners- what?

He closed his eyes shut just for a moment before opening them and finding you in his sight, laughing and joking around with your partner. Anis twirled you around, not following the dance steps at all, just dancing with you freely and you let your feet take you as well; back and forth, him spinning you away, then back to his arms and swinging you along with his feet. The dynamic was perfect. He made you smile and laugh, he made that sparkle in your eyes appear so easily that it seemed as if the two of you are perfect for each other. Now he may not be this with Angelina, nor with you but you and Anis might as well be soulmates. 

#fred weasley #fred weasley imagine #fred weasley x reader

[manikas-whims]

Turmeric Milk

A sequel to my other Kanej fic Holi

[Read on AO3]

Ship: Kaz Brekker X Inej Ghafa

Summary:

Modern AU

Kaz had told his neighbour Inej that he'd call up his doctor friend to get his wounds treated but she stills decides to check up on him.

And with a weird drink at that..

Note:

I've decided to turn this Modern AU into a series.

Hope you enjoy this one as well ♥

Kaz rouses from his slumber due to the noise of the cellphone buzzing and sits up, accidentally hurting the wound on his chest. He represses a hiss and looks around, finding himself on his living room’s couch. The wall clock that his eyes land on, make him realize its past seven at night. Great, sleeping at odd hours. Pushing off the duvet, he scrambles to his feet, a jolt of ache shooting through his bad leg. Immediately, he seeks purchase in the arm of the couch, taking deep breaths to help himself endure the ache.

His phone buzzes again and he picks it up in annoyance. ‘W. Van Eck’, the screen reads and Kaz sighs, receiving the call.

“What happened?” He grunts out.

He can hear a loud huff from the other end. “You know Kaz, those shouldn't be your words to initiate a phone conversation.”

He rubs his eyes, trying to bite back the string of colorful words at the tip of his cursed tongue. “What do you want, Wylan?”

There’s a long pause. “Jes and I wanted to check up on you.”

“I’m doing quite alright.” He grits out as calmly as possible.

“Listen Kaz, if you need–”

“I’m not a child Wylan. I can take care of myself.” Kaz reminds him. He likes his crew because they do their jobs perfectly well but thats all he expects of them. His health and personal lifestyle is none of their concern.

“..kay, I understand. Rest well.” Wylan mumbles and disconnects the call.

With that, Kaz tosses his cellphone to the couch and limps towards his bedroom. Its about time he takes a much needed bath and orders his dinner.

By the time he’s done, he changes into another pair of trousers and lets his towel dangle around his neck. There's several drawers in the side rail of his bed. He crouches down to open the middle one and rummages out a first aid kit from within.

Grabbing his cane from the mattress, he walks out to the living room. Immediately his eyes take note of the duvet falling off his couch and the half-filled bottle of brandy but he chooses to ignore them. He’s not in the mood for tidying up. He simply picks up his cellphone and places an order for hutspot from the Kooperom, a diner nearby. It should take around twenty minutes to arrive and as such, he decides to address his injuries.

He sits heavily onto the couch, placing his cane in his lap and pulls out a roll of gauze and a flask of liquid disinfectant. Dousing a cotton pad in the disinfectant, he starts swiping the cut that trails diagonally from the right side of his chest down to his navel, just like he'd done earlier in the morning. That punch to his face had blinded him for a moment and another Razorgull took advantage of that. The teeth of that man’s knife tore so callously through his skin that Kaz winces several times during the whole cleansing. Finally as his hand reaches for the gauze roll, the dinging sound of the doorbell interrupts him.

The food delivery guy can’t make it this quick. A single father and his son run the whole diner by themselves. The thought makes Kaz gaze uncertainly at the door.

The bell rings again and this time Kaz stands up with his cane. He takes slow steps, snaking out a revolver from behind a painting next to the door and then turns the knob.

“Ohh God!” a feminine voice shrieks, making Kaz flinch.

His deep, coffee irises clash with a pair of dark brown ones and he scowls. Its none other than his next-door neighbour— Inej Ghafa. She’s forgone her shimmering traditional garbs and is sporting a set of faded blue silk pajamas. Her long, flowing hair has been pulled together in a single braid. And she has a small jar full of something yellow in her hands.

“The hell!?” He grits out.

She flushes at the sight of his bare torso as she speaks, “I just came by to check up on you.”

Really? Kaz lets out an exasperated sigh and glares at the jar of the unknown yellow. His lips curl in memory of that excessively-sugary Indian sweet that she had shoved in his mouth this morning. He’s not falling for her words again.

Her own eyes follow his and she smiles, lifting the jar higher. “Ah yes! I brought turmeric for you.”

He scrunches his nose in suspicion. “I don’t think I need it.”

She rolls her eyes. “Says the man with a gun.”

Exactly! And she must be scared of this sight. Not strike jokes about it. But he has to admit he’s quite pleased that she’s mentioning the gun instead of commenting on the cane in his other hand. She doesn't even flash a single pitiful glance like the others who come across him do.

“Anyways, may I come in?” She waits patiently.

“For what?” He asks.

“To make you a glass of turmeric milk.” She states, as if its the most normal thing to do for a neighbour.

“Again, I don't need that.” It feels like arguing with a saleswoman.

“But its good for health.” She informs wisely and her eyes stray towards his chest. “And it'll help you heal faster.”

He quirks a brow incredulously. “Fantastic! Just what I needed. Give me the jar and I'll make it myself.”

“Just like you said you'll call you doctor friend?” Her eyes rove pointedly over the injured state of his chest and she shakes her head. “I think I should do this myself.”

Kaz gulps. He knows he will regret this later. Yet something tells him that rejecting her hospitality will only make her more persistent. And its not like his significant belongings just lie around the house. She won’t be able to figure-out anything about him. Yeah but what kind of a sane guy greets a neighbor with a gun? He dismisses the thought instantly. Maybe she’ll just make her energy drink and leave. Maybe she won't consider him a sociopath at all.

“Come in.” He slides the gun in his pocket and opens the door wider.

Inej neatly puts her slippers in the shoe-rack before following Kaz into the living room. While he resumes his task of bandaging his wound, she watches quietly, making him feel self-conscious for the first time since he was fourteen. Now that he isn’t focused on interrogating her, he is unable to be as nonchalant as he had been minutes ago.

“Your job sure keeps you entertained.” She remarks. “I thought your line of work didn’t allow action to this..severity.”

Kaz regards her curiously. He isn’t sure he’s aware of what she’s talking about. Is she a spy from another rising gang? Is she vaguely suggesting she knows about his position in the Dregs? His hands twitch as they tie the gauze.

“You are a Private Investigator, afterall.” She adds.

Oh. Kaz nods in relief. Of course she's talking about his cover job. She probably learnt this as well from the building management.

“Ye-Yeah..things do get messy sometimes.” He confesses imprecisely and starts returning the disinfectant, cotton pads and the remaining gauze into the kit. He needs a shirt. He's never felt so nervous in a woman's presence.

Thankfully, she ends the awkward moment for the both of them. “I..I should start on that milk. If your apartment has the same layout as mine, the kitchen should be the next room from the gallery?”

He nods once and picks up his cane, heading ahead of her in the direction of his bedroom.

Upon his return, and with a shirt on, he notices the absence of his brandy from the table. A package with Kooperom's logo sits in its place. His duvet has been folded neatly, resting on one end of the couch. And his neighbor is standing in the center of the living room, a glass of yellowish, creamy liquid in her hand. He’s assuming its the “turmeric milk”.

“So uh..a delivery man came by just as you left.” She gestures to the package and continues, “I’ve put the turmeric jar on your kitchen counter. Just add a spoonful to your milk daily and you'll be back in shape in no time.”

She strides towards him and pushes the glass into his free hand. “Goodnight, Mr. Brekker.”

And just like that..she’s gone. What’s with her swinging by and departing so abruptly?

Kaz locks the door and sits by his folded duvet. Its interesting how she managed to clean this room within the few minutes he was gone.

He unpacks the food, picks up a fork and takes a bite of the meat from the hutspot. Fulfilling as ever. He takes another bite and looks at the glass in his hand. Reluctantly, he brings it to his lips and takes a sip, bracing himself for another weird experience. To his surprise, it tastes alright. And strangely enough, his muscles do ease a bit. Maybe having neighbors isn't all that bad.

Hutspot: a traditional Dutch dish of potatoes, carrots and onions. Sometimes meat is served as a side dish with it.

Turmeric: a spice regularly used by Indians in their cuisine. Its said to be a natural antiseptic.

Turmeric Milk: drinking milk with turmeric is good for health. even gargling with turmeric water (hot) is good for throat.

Anyways, hope you enjoyed reading this..:3

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[tillman]

top ten worst arthurian takes GO

god how can you limit me to only ten. almost everything everyone says is just so dumb in some way and god the main thing? i wouldnt give a shit i really wouldnt if people didnt constantly act like theyre talking about the REAL legends <3 and then source toafk.

and like. okay! i dont expect people to have read everything. thats fucking impossible. who is going to have read 1000 years worth of literature. but to then either claim superiority cus u like one branch over another or cus you think youre too cool to just.. admit u dont know something? it makes me very angry and i am legally allowed to bully you.

anyways under a cut cus well .... anyways im going to be mean i dont give a shit. 

10) this is a catch all one but literally everything to do with lancelot. every single fucking thing. none of you people are normal.  the idea hes some sort of awful parent, the idea hes a “later addition” to the legends (just ... not true?????? the vulgate alone which solidified his existence is ..... 13th century..... thats.... so early in terms of arthuriana......), the general conception he fits into this “bimbo” type archetype (specifically that) in see him being characterized as a slutty and stupid vapid person whos only with guenevere to get closer to arthur, THE IDEA HES EVEN VAGUELY CLOSE TO ARTHUR? thats a huge plot point in a lot of the vulgate lancelot doesnt give a SHIT about arthur, th white, making him into the stereotypical full of himself man, bro its literally all fucking bad. whatever have your own takes on the character but hes . fucking hell just stop talking about lancelot if you cant be normal.

9) th white. i dont care anymore i dont think anyone should be looking at his work anymore it has nothing worthy of any attention. it truly has no value. 

8) jesus fuck uhm theres a lot i could say about how the general fandom and books themselves treat women but the treatment of morgause is just abhorrent. she isnt a fucking r*****. lot is literally worse than her in terms of parenting and being a human being yet shes the only one demonized ever. and like. okay! you can write her as an abusive mother and be uncomfortable with how she is written in the text but modern texts making HER the one to initiate the thing w arthur .... usually against his will for some reason. well. fuck you.  also not a huge thing but portraying guenevere as an abuser is rooted in so much misogyny. this is not the place to have a serious discussion about that but just be aware of how u are thinking about characters. 

7) everything to do with galahad and mordred LOL not even just galadred but bro they are substanceless characters theyre not that fucking deep. 

6) uhhh also everything to do with arthur/guenevere/lancelot <3 the power and age dynamic at play here literally physically makes me sick and also its glorified so heavily i just dont think you people should be allowed to touch these characters. it doesnt even have any hold in text you people just read th white and some other nonsense and were like wow <3 polycules solve all issues <3 and like they do but not this one LOL

5) stop combining elaine of astolat and elaine of corbenic this isnt a complaint this is a fucking PLEA I AM BEGGING you people. aslo please treat elaine of astolat right i love her so so much she means the world to me

4) i think you people are fucking weird around kay. ohhh booohooo the french were meaaan to himmmmmm. okay. stop pointing at the prehistories for reasons kay is actually sooo cool and soooo competent. ohhh hes soooo cool in the welsh texts. thats cool for the welsh texts and doesnt have anything to do with how hes characterized in literally everything else. he doesnt haev to be this competant killing machine to be a really cool character. also hes not. he. hes not thor? 

3) here this is a complaint for the original texts but villainizing gawain? cool thats hot. doing that by making him into a sexual abuser? i hate you. i hate you. prose tristan author and the post vulgate author who took it from them im going to litearlly fucking twist your head off your body.  oh here ill tie this back to the general fandom. gawain isnt some fucking “cinnamon roll” being “uwu slandered by the evil dutch texts fans...” gawains a shitty person and thats cool. hes mean and devious and smarmy and uses the image of the perfect knight to get thorugh loopholes. SGATGK isnt the only text in existance. its also not... an “early text” its pretty late. its. its the 14th century thats after lancelot was introduced to the . hes. its late okay.

2) if i have to see one more fucking take that isolde gave tristan the potion knowingly i literally might snap this is a threat. i cant fucking do it where are you people getting this from its jsut so fucking insane and so . wrong ? disgusting ? like i get it no ones read anything tristan and isolde related besides misreading le morte but jesus fucking CHRIST where are you even getting this one why do i have to KEEP seeing it.

1) STOP. making characters cishet.  stop it. stop. i fucking see you cishets. STOP thinking the arthurian stories are for you. they arent. shut the fuck up. 

anwyays thats all i. this was mean sorry im being mean right now but god <3 you people are fucking insane.

the thing i want to note is hey. its okay to not know things. arthuriana spans a thousand years of texts. if you only like the modern stuff cool good for you i hope you have fun. i do truly hope my friends and i are starting to create a space that people are comfortable admitting you dont know something or to ask questions or just simply not want to know. like thats cool and fine of you! do that! 

just stop fucking making weird arthurian takes and making me look at them. thank u. 

#arthurian legend #arthuriana #:-) <3

[tendous-fingertape]

Hii. Can i have one of those matchups?

Im 5’5, really clumsy, wear vintage clothing (like based on 80’s) i LOVE the 80’s, as in music etc, i also have a bad temper and i got very bad ADHD, i have brown hair, gray-blue-green ish eyes, im chubby and really self conscious abt it, i spend my days in bed and on discord or on minecraft, and well uhm i cry a lot, i sometimes am a bitch but thats cuz of my meds, if u get to know me im really bubbly and protective, i wanna start streaming and making yt videos, i have 2 cats that i love, im dutch 👀, i get really jealous really quick (not toxicly but like i get sad), im REALLY REALLY clingy like koala clingy and uhhh......i love hanging out with friends but i cant bc of covid:(

I hope thats enough

Here you go! Sorry this was late:(

Matchups and request are closed! 

This is my 100nth post though lolz!

I ship you with Sapnap!

clingy is what he likes

out of all the MCYT i think hes the clingy-ist 

Loves chubby body types

he thinks you're so gorgeous

will cuddle you when you're in bed

Doesn't mind it when you get “bitchy”

he understands that its kina out of your hands and it so patient with you need be

loves your style 

buys you 80s like things

assuming you have an accent, he mimics it

he thinks its top comedy

but he thinks its really pretty!

Helps you with streaming and yt

encourages you every step of the way

Loves your cats

he likes to pet them and talk about you to them

i feel like if you got into a non serious bicker hed go up to one of your cats and go

“They are mad at me again...i know right? Exactly!”

he just pretends hes having a conversation with the cat until you give him a hug

would walk around with you on is back

Your relationship is full of cuddles and words of affirmations

if chat doesnt hear you talking they get concerned since you both are attached at the hip!

Other possibilities!

Wilbur and BBH

You didn't ask, but i think you and Niki would be really good friends

#sapnap x reader #mcyt x reader #mcyt fanfiction #mcyt matchup