#daphne is a preppy mean girl

[swamp-mirage]

I just saw a trailer for Velma and I gotta say, capitalism is truly the end of innovation. The ONLY reason that show has the Scooby gang is because they're recognizable. Every character is completely different than their original. If they made the exact same show without changing anything except the characters it wouldn't change a single thing about it. The connection to Scooby Doo starts and ends with the characters and even then they changed everything about them but their name and basic designs. They're using popular characters to gain viewers while shitting all over the characters themselves. I'm just so tired of every popular piece of media being perverted and twisted just because of brand recognition. MAKE NEW CHARACTERS!!! YOU ALREADY BASICALLY DID JUST CHANGE THEIR NAME AND CLOTHES AND NO ONE WOULD EVEN KNOW THEYRE FROM SCOOBY DOO BECAUSE THEIR NAME AND CLOTHES ARE THE ONLY THING THEY KEPT!

#its just so dumb #im disappointed in everyone involved with it #fred is a jerky jock #daphne is a preppy mean girl #also hes not shaggy #hes norville #i have a lot of feelings about this and none of them are positive #scooby doo #velma #velma dinkley #daphne blake #fred jones #norville rogers #scoobert doo #shaggy rogers #scoob #like they took the base characteristics of the group and got rid of all the stuff that made them good people #fred isnt kind amd helpful hes just a jock #daphne isnt smart and capable shes just a popular bully #shaggy isnt... well shaggy #his first line was #i hate drugs

[blackdragoness]

PICK A PILE -

Pick an M&M Color &I'll describe you based off the color you chose. Lessssskoooo

PICK A COLOR:

RED 2. YELLOW 3. ORANGE 4. BROWN 5. GREEN 6. BLUE

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Pile One - Red

The color red represents:

Vigor

War/warrior

Courage  

Anger

Love

Religious fervor

Passion

Sexuality

Danger  

Desire

Strength

Resilient

Action taker

Hype

Blunt

Rebellious

Intuitive:

Bad boy/girl vibes, dark color aesthetic

Intense for no reason

Always ready to pull up on a MF that crosses you. You definitely don’t play

Fierce. Beastly. Always on 100

Huge heart & selfless

Very loyal individuals

Big dreamer but executes everything they put their mind to

Big energy

May be a sports junky or love to play sports themselves

Leader of the pack

First Pick (usually when I eat M&Ms, I always pick a red one first so whatever that means to you, let it mean that lol)

Super hardworking and very physically strong no matter your build

A temptation/seductress

Very physically attractive

May have a potty mouth but regardless is super outspoken and doesn’t mind who hears or knows

Goal oriented and determined

Short temper but quick to make amends. Sour patch kid vibes heavyyyy

Very successful individuals

Powerful manifestors

CHANNELED SONG: THE WHOLE 9 by SIONE TOKI

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Pile Two: Yellow

The color yellow represents:

Joy  

Happiness

Betrayal

Optimism

Caution

Idealism

Imagination

Hope

Sunshine

Summer  

Friendship

Intellect

Protection

Warning

Intuitive:

Your presence is like a ray of sunshine

Big artsy hippy vibes

Very optimistic and does your best to remain optimistic even in the worse of situations. Sometimes its your downfall because some things seem too unrealistic from the outside looking in. But most people wont let you know that because no one wants to break that hope with in you and that’s how it should be. You shock people in the end because things happen for you solely because you never lost hope. So keep that light within burning even if no one else believes.

You shine so bright and it’s a warmth everyone enjoys feeling. Your energy livens up whatever room you walk into.

Trend setter

Star of the show, center of attention ALWAYS (downside of this is even when something embarrassing happens to you, it seems to happen in front of a crowd also. But don’t let that stop you from being YOU! Whether they are laughing at you or with you, its your mf world & thas on periodt)

Compliment giver – you’re that friend that is always showing mad love to everybody and their dog. Might be great with animals

Very friendly and cute. You’re such a cutie

Popular loner

Its always a party when you are around

It’s a privledge to be in your presence

CHANNELED SONG: CELEBRATION by COMMON KINGS

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Pile Three: Orange

The color orange represents:

Vitality

self control

confidence

self esteem

creativity

arrogance

enthusiasm

warmth

agreeableness

vivacious

fertility

growth

outgoing

bold

superficiality

pride

satisfaction

adventure

ambition

sociability

Intuitive:

You are a great team player, very easy going and hardworking at the same time

A very balanced individual

Fits the “cookie cutter” standards regardless of gender

Very intelligent and confident

The popular nerd

High standards and carries themselves with dignity and elegance

Productive, prompt and reliable

Fashion sense is probably very preppy or nerdy but it looks trendy on you. Think of Daphne and Fred from Scooby Doo.

Hard to get close to but once you get close, they are the sweetest individuals

Loud voice or speaks very boldly and confidently

Beautiful voice. Theres an elegance or something royal about your mannerisms when you speak. Its mesmerizing.

Good girl/boy vibes. Church boy/girl vibes

Something scholarly about you. Either you’ve accomplished a lot of things in the school system or you’re a very well read and traveled person.

CHANNELED SONG: TALKING TO THE MOON by BRUNO MARS

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Pile Four: Brown

The color Brown represents:

Security

Comfort

Earthiness

Wholesome

Genuine

Organic

Steadfast

Simplicity

Dependability

Natural

Effortless

Nature

Melancholy

Structure

Support

Keen

Intuitive:

sense of duty and responsibility, takes obligations seriously

very grounded and stable

the “ma” or “pa” of the friend group

not afraid to get down and dirty. A “whatever it takes” type of attitude.

Usually looked at as the Alpha of the group

Stoic and emotionally intelligent

Very genuine. Every interation with you is very genuine and people can feel that off the rip!

Easily trusted but hard to give trust to others

You probably had to mature at a young age which made you a few steps ahead of your generation

“old soul” vibes

Depths in perception. This goes deeper than depth in emotion (which is what the BLUEs are)  because you are very logical and can block out your emotions when the emotions become “too heavy”. You can handle a very heavy load on your shoulders and hardly nothing gets you down.

Big earth vibes. Big OXEN vibes.

Heavy hittahs. Your punch packs a mighty force. I wouldn’t want to be on the other side fr FR.

Ride or die personality. Very reliable and trustworthy

Experienced

Respectable figure/ authority figure

CHANNELED SONG: BOSS by THE CARTERS

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Pile Five: Green

The color green represents:

Rebirth

Renewal

Immortality

Freshness

Springtime

Hope

new beginnings

growth

abundance

envy/jealously

lack of experience

naïve

natural

Intuitive:

natural beauties. Don’t need anything extra to enhance their beauty. Very very naturally gorgeous and handsome

someone who isn’t afraid to start over again.

Strong stamina and endurance both mentally and physically

Mentally strong and intelligent

Boujee vibes – “upper class” energyyyy

When these people love, they love HARD.

Very passionate when it comes to love. Hopeless romantics.

Fueled by progression and future potential.

Very chilled back and relaxed yet very focused and determined on their goals.

Very patient individuals

People can easily become jealous of you but you also have your own jealous streak to be aware of.

Steady and sturdy

Enjoys their own privacy and solitude

Unafraid to stand alone

Influential

Humble but confident – very humble confidence that is hard to ignore

Mesmerizing and hypnotic type of beauty

CHANNELED SONG: STEAL THE SHOW by LAUV

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Pile Six: Blue

The color blue represents:

open spaces

freedom

intuition

imagination

inspiration

sensitivity

depth

trust

loyalty

sincerity

wisdom

confidence

stability

faith

intelligence

communicative

emotional

calming

serenity

ocean vibes

 moody

Intuitive:

This pile has a very deep perception of life. Their emotions run deeply through them.

Probably one of the kindest souls walking this earth.

Very in tune and connected with their environment and those around them. Usually the one who can read and understand the room better than any one else.

May lack boundaries and may struggle setting boundaries with others.

A deep well of knowledge.

May tend to cry easily whether it be from a sad thought, a cute cuddly animal, or a tear jerking movie.

Daydreamer and in your own world

Mystical and magical even in your mannerisms. The way you walk, the way you talk the way you glide across a room, seems so fluid and mystic.

Mermaid/Siren vibes

May have a beautiful talking or singing voice. Sexy and sultry.

 Everyone’s best friend – easily liked and easy to get along with.

Major eye candy

CHANNELED SONG: WATER by TYLA

#art #astro community #astro notes #astrology #intuitive readings #pick a pile #pac reading #tarot community #pick a card reading #zodiac #Youtube

[dans-den]

Velma Review

How's it going everyone? Happy MLK Jr day, unfortunately what I'm gonna be talking about today is anything but happy. Today I'll be giving my review for the...much anticipated disaster that is...Velma.

I honestly did not think I could find something even worse than the Fairly Odder show.....but once again, life finds a way.....to prove me wrong. While Fairly Odder is the worse variation of a beloved franchise in the form of a kids show, Velma is definitely the worse variation of a beloved franchise in the form of an adult show. There is so much wrong with this show that I don't even know where to start, guess I'll dive into this dumpster fire and hopefully come out the other side with my sanity intact.

I guess we should start with how Scooby Doo started. This property goes all the way back to 1969, All the characters have been established since 1969. Now I don't have a problem with modernizing the characters, I honestly don't. There have been several attempts to make them up to date and each decade has had one iteration or another of the Mystery Gang. Now some can argue those old direct to video Scooby Doo movies from the 80's with Red shirt Shaggy and Scrappy Doo is a notable exception where the gang wasn't present and that's true. Some argue that they're great some argue that they go against the source material it's kind of mixed. I personally thought they were entertaining despite that the gang wasn't whole and that it focused on wacky monster adventures rather than solving mysteries. While that is the case, they at least kept the main character Scooby Doo in the movies and they kept in spirit of the franchise. It is a Scooby Doo project that's trying to mix up the formula. Velma feels completely opposite, it feels like it was meant to be something else, but someone at WB decided to slap the Scooby Doo characters names on it because no one had faith in the show. This is the exact same reason the Halo TV Show failed. They made something generic and used a beloved property to make sure its watched to a certain degree. Velma pays no respect to the franchise its "supposedly" based off of. All the characters are different and given either architypes that don't fit them at all like Shaggy (or Norville as he's called in the show. guess they wanna use Shaggy's real name to make him less stoner...idk it doesn't work) or cliché architypes like Fred who of course was given the rich white boy who's dumb and slightly racist. Velma and Daphne are basically self inserts of Mindy Kaling and Constance Wu.

Now the characters/cast, no disrespect to any of them they're all just doing their jobs. However, it does not excuse how the direction given to them is nothing short of a...not so much a slap to the face of the Scooby Doo fandom, but more of a sledgehammer to the face. Mindy herself is an executive producer and I really feel she wanted to make this show something else but someone told her "Use the Scooby Doo franchise, that'll make your show great!". As I mentioned, the show is so far from the source material that it doesn't feel like Scooby Doo. In fact, Scooby Doo, the main character and mascot of the Mystery Gang, is not in the show. To be honest that is probably for the best so they don't ruin him. How can you have a Scooby Doo show without Scooby Doo? It's not a spinoff it's its own thing. I mentioned what types of characters they are, and each one is just...unlikable, especially Velma. Again, no disrespect to the cast for doing their jobs but none of the characters are likable in any way shape or form. Velma is cocky, know it all, rude, mean spirited, a basic bitch. Daphne is a cliché popular girl who is just inconstant yet has her moments of character development but it feels so forced that it's hard to enjoy it. Norville (aka Shaggy) is suppose to be the opposite version of Shaggy where he anti-drugs, bland personality, he's a literal simp for Velma (who treats him poorly), and is just boring to watch. Fred is the preppy rich white kid who looks down on everyone under him and his gag is that he has a small penis...no jokes its a gag that just doesn't go away. Daphne is by far the least bad but that's not saying much. I can't enjoy any of them, they're just hard to watch and mean spirited overall. As I said, I don't have an issue with reimagining's of characters, I'm not bothered by the fact that they're different ethnicities and backgrounds. It's a bit jarring because why not just make original characters with these designs? If you want representation then created new characters that can set that trail. But even if you change these established characters backgrounds, it wouldn't been an issue if you were able to maintain the key aspects of those characters. This show just straight up replaced their character aspects with something different. All the lovable traits of the gang are all gone, they've all been replaced with just generic high school tropes.

Damn, I'm barely getting to the actual episodes just now? That should be a telling sign. I tried to watch the first episode and I could not make it pass the ten minute mark. I have not raged out of a show that fast since Fairly Odder last year. The first episode tried to real Meta and poke fun at movies/tv shows tropes but it doesn't land. The humor feels so forced and nothing builds up to it. A show can at least be watchable if the humor makes it so bad its good, but the humor is such a miss 99% of the time and its so bad...its just bad. They make fun of tropes and try to be meta but none of it works, there's no real set up for the humor and the jokes feel more mean spirited like the 420 joke they told in this show, jabbing at adults who like animation. It doesn't feel like it was made for fun, it felt like it was meant to resent the audience and alienate the fandom. The locker room scene with the dead girl had the joke "She has no brain!" that joke felt like it was AI generated or something a 10 year old could have made. I also find it odd how they talk about the nudity tropes while there's high school girls nude in the shower. If this is meant to appeal to an adult audience...why have high school girls naked? This show is trying to be woke and PC yet you went with a cliché that I strongly feel is outdated and unnecessary as well as just alarming. I understand these are fictional characters, but it doesn't make it any less creepy and unnerving. They also make plenty of pop culture references that just feel....lame. None of it is funny or delivered in any fun or funny way.

Do I think a Scooby Doo show with more mature themes can work?

Yes! It can work and its been proven to work. Mystery Incorporated proved it can work with dark mature themes and fleshing out the characters for modern times. If Velma took a page out of Mystery Incorporated, it could have actually been an entertaining adult cartoon. The Velma show had the potential to be good, I'll admit the animation isn't half bad at times. For the most part it looks average, but the animation has it's moments especially when Velma has her ghoulish anxiety episodes, the animation is actually pretty cool I wish it was more like that style. Even if they didn't want to take inspiration from Mystery Incorporated, I still feel that they could have gone about this show in several ways.

First off, age the characters up. Make them like young adults in college or just in general that way the nudity and raunchiness has more justification to stay rather than sexualizing high schoolers (which has been done to hell and back and is just outdated).

Secondly, there should be more focus on Velma's mom. That may be the one element that could save the show. I don't know if they're saving it for later on or as a finale type deal but I feel that had they established Velma's mom as a main plotline in the show, it would make it more interesting, more of a Mystery/crime solving show.

Third, why couldn't these characters be their own characters rather than the actual mystery gang? I think these guys would have done better if they were a new batch of meddling kids that would be successors to the original mystery gang. In fact there is gonna be a Scooby Doo show about that for preschoolers called Scooby Doo and the Mystery Pups coming soon. It is exactly what I'm suggesting for the Velma show. This should have been new characters brought in to take on the mantle of the mystery gang rather than being cheap imitations of the actual gang.

Final suggestion, DONT MAKE A SCOOBY DOO SHOW IF THERE IS NO SCOOBY DOO!

Overall, This is yet another show that was trying to build off the name of a beloved franchise and failed completely. This I feel is yet another instant of handing beloved properties to people who do not like or respect the source material in the slightest and made whatever they felt like and alienated the fanbase. Velma is down there with Animaniacs (2020), Powerpuff Girls (2016), Teen Titans Go!, and Fairly Odder. There's talks of a Season 2 coming out and I encourage everyone to not watch it. Don't give it the time of day because if you do, WB will continue making shit like this and the only way for them to stop is to hit them where it hurts, profit. If you wanna give Velma a go then by all means but I'm not gonna keep watching it. If something happens that makes it suddenly good then I'll be pleasantly surprised, but I highly doubt that.

Rating Velma I am giving it:

0.5/10

I know this may seem premature to rate it this early on in its run but I do not believe it will get any better. If by some miracle it does, I will come back and reevaluate it with a firm apology. I'm open to be proven wrong but I stand by that this show is beyond saving and I do not recommend anyone watch it whether its Ironic or Unironic. Never thought there could be a show that would beat out Fairly odder.

First review of 2023, off to a good start....Hopefully the next pieces of media I cover won't be as horrendous.

See Ya!

#dans den #velma #velma dinkley #hbo max #tv show review #warner bros

[autistic-ranpo]

Jules

She has straight black hair that she keeps pulled back most of the time. Its about shoulder length. She keeps it short because long hair gets on her nerves. She's really pretty in a cute way. She has big grey eyes that makes her look really innocent. Think Isabella from Phineas and Ferb. Most people struggle to take her seriously because of her looks. She's pretty short and lean. The only reason she got on the cheer team was because the captain (Ashlie) thought she was cute. She's actually really clumsy and uncoordinated. She can hide it most of the time, but she's definitely always in the back. It doesn't help that she gets distracted a lot by Ashlie.

Her crush Ashlie

Think Black Daphne from Scooby doo. Absolutely gorgeous and a showstopper. Keeps her hair curly but straightens it for competitions. Longer curls past her shoulders. She's really proud that she was able to grow it that long. She's 5'6 and well muscled from years of cheerleading. People assumed she would be a mean girl but she actually the nicest of the popular group. She has several friends outside the popular sphere and is generally well liked. Doesn't give a damn about her popular status. She has the warmest brown eyes. She dresses really preppy. She will say hi or smile at you in the hallway. She likes to be prepared for anything so she keeps extras in her locker 'just in case'. She's really good at sewing.

I LOVE THEM BOTH SO MUCH OH MY GOD

jules has probably tripped more than once in front of ashlie and every damn time ashlie catches her and just stares at jules for a second with a smile on her face. your honour they are idiots in love.

gonna draw them as soon as i have the time i swear-

#asks #ANON THESE LITERALLY MAKE MY DAY TYSM #<333333333 #it 2017 #oc's

[avengefm]

THAT’S THE HERO GIG! we’re so excited to have you here on campus — daphne blake (scooby doo) and leighton murray (sex lives of college girls). make sure you stop by the campus office for your checklist and room keys, kate! you’ll have 24 hours to join the server, we hope you have a marvelous stay!

* ✧ ˚ .  ⟨ scooby doo;  savannah lee smith, she/her, cis female . ⟩  —  enjoying your stay at avengers campus, ( daphne blake )? we know we are! adjusting can be hard though as a ( 22 ) year old ( fashion sales associate), but all of us here on campus thank you for your work as part of ( avengers campus ). that’s why you can pick up a complimentary gift from us to you, your very own ( purple leggings )! we’re so excited to have you here with us, we’ve been told you’re the ( damsel in distress ) here on campus which makes sense since you’re associated with ( an obsession with purple, playing with stereotypes and blowing people away). whatever the case though, there’s never a normal day here on avengers campus, so we hope you have an exciting stay!  »  —  [ kate, 20 / est, she/her. ]

* ✧ ˚ .  ⟨ sex lives of college girls;  renee rapp, she/her, cis female. ⟩  —  enjoying your stay at avengers campus, ( leighton murray)? we know we are! adjusting can be hard though as a ( 21 ) year old ( student), but all of us here on campus thank you for your work as part of ( champions university ). that’s why you can pick up a complimentary gift from us to you, your very own ( friendship bracelet)! we’re so excited to have you here with us, we’ve been told you’re the ( mean girl ) here on campus which makes sense since you’re associated with ( staying in the closet more than your winter coat, a preppy outfit always at the reasy ). whatever the case though, there’s never a normal day here on avengers campus, so we hope you have an exciting stay!  »  —  [ kate, 20 / est, she/her. ]

#sex lives of college girls rp #scooby doo rp #multifandom rp #discord rp #appless rp #afm.accepted

[crazycoke-addict]

Winx Club: mini fashion analysis

When Netflix released the new trailer for the live action series, Winx Club. There was a lot of uproar. The most talked about on being the fashion. If you aren’t aware the show is about, I’ll give you the summary. A girl name Bloom discovers she’s a fairy when she says another fairy name Stella. Bloom and her friends goes through a lot of mission and rivals with the witches and even spark some romances with the boys from red fountain. Like many 2000s shows that catered to young girls like Bratz and totally spies. Fashion has always been a big in the show than you might think. So, when the new trailer came out and many of characters are darks and greys, it came to no surprise that there would be sheer hatred towards it. Netflix and many others have this thing by having the first season take place around Autumn and have the characters wearing dark and neutral to fit the narrative. I’ve already made my own inspired outfits on each of the girls, but I wanted to go into more details as to what each girl would wear based on their personality, interests and even colours themselves.

Bloom- we’ll start off with the main protagonist. In the series, Bloom is an ordinary girl who finds out that she’s a fairy due to her saving another fairy’s life. It’s also revealed that she was adopted and sets out on a quest to not only learn become a fairy but also find her real parents. In show,Bloom is mostly seen wearing a crop top and denim jeans, but she also seen wearing skirts as the show progresses. Because she was raised in the human world, Bloom’s go to style is mostly in casual look. Although many of the girls have their own casual looks despite some of them being princesses. Each of the girl’s fashion and accessories can also be more connected to their powers, meanwhile Bloom who lives on Earth for the majority of her life is more into normal look but as the show progresses she doesn’t add stylish whether it be the help of Stella. Bloom’s colour scheme is Blue. Although the colours Blue represents colour of the ocean and sky. It symbolise introspective journeys and the depth of understanding. Throughout the series, Bloom is learning about life as a fairy due to her living on Earth since she was a baby. While everybody has more experience with the fairy world, Bloom is seen as the odd one out. On, the other hand, Blue can also have an effect on the pituitary gland by affecting someone’s pattern of sleep. This also connects to Bloom during the series especially in Season 1. Bloom is having a hard time falling asleep because of her ambitions to figure who this daphne woman is that’s been haunting her in her sleep and even awake. She is also seen adding some pinks in her outfit. While I see Bloom going off the casual look than her friends do also see her having a feminine look as as well.

Stella- she’s the first fairy that Bloom meets and convinces her to go to Alfea when she believes that Bloom is a fairy like her. Stella has an outgoing personality who loves to shine and have the spotlight on her. Despite all that, Stella does have her own hardship with one of it being her parent’s divorce which took a toll on her. Out of all the girls, Stella appears to be more stylish even when she does wear her everyday outfit. Stella mostly seen wearing skirts, dresses and tube tops throughout the series. So, She should be wearing outfits that are seen as stylish and also fashion accessories that fits her best. I also see Stella wearing different variety of clothing and also being in with the trend that’s is she’s like them, this is due to her obsession with fashion. I don’t know who’s idea was to have Stella be dressed in black but that’s not her colour at all. Stella’s colour schemes is mostly Orange which fits more with the fact that her powers involves around the sun and also the moon. The colour orange is associated with joy and sunshine, which does fit the character of Stella. It is seen as an fun and bright colour. It’s also worth noted that orange trees are a symbol of love which fits Stella perfectly because in the series, one of the things she does is try playing matchmaker for her friends. The word ‘love’ does fit with Stella than you might think despite being selfish at times, she does care for her friends and will do anything for them. She loves her boyfriend even though lied to her about his real name and didn’t care that he wasn’t a prince. She loves her parents that the fact they aren’t together anymore hurts her but knows it’s for the best. Stella’s fashion should contain the colour orange and her go to style is mostly in skirts and dresses.

Musa- she is introduced when her and Techna come to Alfea. Known as the music fairy, Musa loves playing instruments, singing and dancing. Looking into her fashion, she appears to have a tomboyish look where her go to colours are mostly red, black and later on light purple. Since Musa’s style is more like tomyboyish looks than she should be wearing baggy pants and because of her love for music, she should also be sporting headphones around and look like a DJ. Red is known to be an emotional colour and it fits Musa. Despite having a tough look, Musa is the most vulnerable out of the girls. Although she puts on tough act to protect her emotions, she is due to because the death of her mother and that her father lives far away. Musa is of Asian descent and the colour Red is seen as good luck in Asia and its most popular colour in China. My guess is that because she’s far away from her father and the death of mother did take a toll on her, her wearing something red feels like her mother is always with her.

Techna- Techna first appears in Alfea, the same time when Musa comes in. Techna is known as the brains of the group and is the fairy of technology. Her styles appears to give her a preppy look but with more maturity than the rest of her friends and because she’s into technology, I think her style in the live action should have futuristic aesthetic in it. Through her fashion, Techna is seen wearing mostly purple although seen more as a lavender type of colour. The colour lavender seen as more closely link to intuition and mystery. It’s more of a thinker rather than living the moment naturally, preferring to go into daydreaming or deep thinking. In the show, Techna is seen as self-confident and also perfectionist. She uses practical and logical thinking as way to express her emotions and the bases of the majority of desicions. However as the seasons progresses, Techna does become more open and friendly towards her friends. Techna’s emotions appears to play a meaning role in the show with her, It’s possible because of her being the fairy of technology, she appears act more like a robot or an Advanced A.I. at first using her logical thinking and her intelligence to being more kind-hearted, it’s also worth noting that her colour scheme can from lavender to lilac which encourages emotional expression.

Layla/Aisha- Layla or Aisha is the sixth member of the Winx Club. Layla first appears in Season 2, when she was trying to save the pixies by entering the Darkar’s fortress. Layla appears have an adventurous personality and also seems to be athletic. Through her fashion, she mostly wears khaki shorts which is appropriate clothing for hiking and because she’s an athlete, her fashion is more of a tomboy look. Layla’s colour scheme is green. The colour green is mostly associated with nature, this fits Layla due to her having an adventurous personality and how adventure is similar to saying going on a journey thus going outside and being with nature. Green also symbolises envy, while Layla doesn’t show any envious towards the girls. During her early appearance in the show, she feels to be left out in the group meaning that some envy towards the girls’ friendship and wish to have one like theirs. If they made the live-action version correctly, I do see her wearing army green romper since it’s fits her athletic personality.

Flora- We first see Flora in the same episode where Techna and Musa are introduced, however Flora already there when Stella and Bloom arrive at their dorms. Flora is the fairy of nature and is considered to the second most powerful fairy. When looking into Flora’s style, you can see that she prefer feminine clothing with it being skirts, dresses, puffy tops etc. In the live action, not only Flora should’ve been played by a Latina actress, her outfits should’ve been reminiscent like the cottagecore aesthetic. It’s fits Flora very well because the aesthetic has a softer vibe where you’re in a peaceful and just one with nature. Flora’s colour scheme appears to be pink. The colour, Pink symbolises youth, good health and playfulness. It’s also seen as romantic. Flora specialises with making potions out of her plants and also experimenting, she ends up becoming the potion master of the group by brewing and creating medicines, basically Flora is the healer of group which fits in with pink being a symbolism of health. Pink is associated with qualities such as softness, kindness, nurturance and complassion, this definitely fits Flora’s personality very well.

#Winx Club #fashion #bloom #Flora #Musa #Techna #Layla #Stella

[unseelie-bitch]

The Secret of the Lost Kingdom

[Here we go lads, we've gotten to the first film]

This opening song is highkey a bop

Oh no nononono they did this in 3D animation??? Gotta be honest, I'm already not a fan and I haven't even seen their faces

Oh yep their faces are SO CURSED

WHY WOULD YOU USE 3D YOU HAD A PERFECTLY CUTE 2D ARTSTYLE

Oh they just jumped into an abandoned castle like ninjas

See you all have new voice actors so I have NO IDEA who was just tempting fate into bringing out these big knight monsters

Not sure I'm a fan of how naked they made them in the transformations

Musa sounds way too preppy

They all have the same voice what is going on

"Are you hurt?" Bloom she is lying on the floor in pain

ABSOLUTE HATE THAT THEY'RE SAYING FLORA CAN FEEL ALL THE PAIN HER PLANTS FEEL

If you're Techna, why are you American?

Really don't like Bloom's voice actor

Ah he was the sword smith from the company of light

Is that supposed to be Faragonda

Yep it is good god

"We're all a little bored with you and your sword" LMAO

So it's been centuries since the company of light disbanded. And Sparx was destroyed 17 years ago. Which was when they FORMED the company of light. Come on lads get a timeline

Stella gagging because he flirted with Faragonda is both hilarious and on brand

Please stop talking about "shiny steel" I am embaressed FOR you

Faragonda don't just look sadly after her

DON'T TELL HER FRIENDS TO LEAVE BLOOM ALONE SHE'S CRYING WTF FARAGONDA

Oh good god WHAT did they do to Riven's hair

Sorry ONLY the Winx Club are graduating and "achieving ultimate harmony"

Oh Kiko is so fucking cursed

Why is there a cat???????????????

She called the cat Ron

WIZGIZ IS CURSED WIZGIZ IS SO CURSED

Oh they floatin'

Brandon don't laugh at Riven you bitch

Okay so they just heavily implied they are the only fairies with their powers???? Sus

WHY DOES LAYLA SOUND LIKE A SOUTHERN BELLE

Oh fuck OFF Sky

Why did you make Musa a giggly prep and Riven a dick again wtf

Sky looks like Prince Charming from Shrek

Okay so Bloom actually didn't graduate??? Why

Sky she's allowed to be sad don't be a bitch

Cue Sky ALMOST saying something important and getting cut off. Watch him not finish that sentence til the end of the film

Oh hello who's this girl... I like her

Bye Sky! Don't come back

"Bloom, you know it's not a party if you're not there" so Stella's still gay, good to know

Stella's dancing with Kiko awwwwwww

SHE DROPPED HIM NOOOOOO

It's okay Bloom caught him

Oh I do like the redesign of Alfea though

Sad Bloom montage

"She's like a wild bird in a tiny cage" at least Mike is Aware

Oh no Bloom's having a magic anxiety dream

DO NOT LIKE THE 3D WITCHES NOPE NOT AT ALL

Daphne!!

Daphne is Bloom's sister??????? They did NOT make that clear

SHE'S BEEN AT LIGHTROCK THIS WHOLE TIME?

Woah Daphne's giving Bloom her mask awww

AWW HER PARENTS INVITED ALL BLOOM'S FRIENDS FOR BLOOM'S BIRTHDAY

Oh. Yay. Sky's here. Wahoo.

I love this magic cat but is it going to be relevant

Why are the OG witches still kicking about wtf

Whom the fuck is this? Why are you here does this mean we don't get the Trix?? That's such a joke

He was gone for FOUR MONTHS without even a text? Bitch

THANK YOU TECHNA these boys are acting like CHILDREN

Aaaand Riven woke up the bird

I thought that vine was "stronger than steel" how the fuck did it break

Please don't reduce Stella to an airhead we've seen in previous seasons she's actually really intelligent

Bloom's voice actor sounds more like Musa than Musa's does

Hello Mr Scribe Man

"You knew my parents?" He JUST said he was your father's scribe

Please stop making Stella flirt with the scribe to get what she wants I hate how they're portraying her in this

Shady voice calling out to Riven wtf

We love a good prophacy

Anyone who enters Obsidian is hopeless, lost and corrupted?? Bro wtf

Mirta!!

WizGiz is being a bitch because Mirta was going to use a dark spell to stop herself GETTING MURDERED BY A MONSTER. Why are you like this WizGiz

Palladium!!

Faragonda you NEVER think it's a good time for explainations

Mandragora used to go to Alfea???

Faragonda you could help at literally ANY time

Faragonda finally did something lads

...and immediately passed out wow

They destoryed the school yikes

Ew future book please don't say Bloom and Sky will get married

The pixies!!

The school is fixed

The OG witches are pissed that the dragonfire's in a person lmao

Musa is 100% on board and I love her

Sky you had the whole flight here to talk to her if it's that important stop waiting til she's about to do something important

Techna don't be mean to Lockette

Jolly wtf

"The perfect vacation spot from people you hate" iconic

Oh whaddup Mandragora

Lads Musa did not get stabbed she just knocked his sword out the way

They're all being attacked by their own powers... apart from Stella, who's fading away because they've decided all she cares about it appearances with is BULLSHIT

Why do the witches look like those blow up thingys that stand outside... y'know, the ones that look like people and dance around

Yikes her dad's a statue

OH SHIT EVERYONE ON SPARX IS PETRIFIED

EW ONE OF THE WITCHES JUST POSSESSED STELLA

Mandragora just about to kill all the guys lmao

Is Mandragora secretly Miriyam because no one else is talking about her

Oh nice Riven's back

LMAO HE JUST DECKED HER YES RIVEN

Sky canNOT wield the sword fuck OFF

Lol he really can't it electrocuted him

Oop Mandragora's dead nvm

Ugh he can he's the king. I hate this man

Oh Sparx is back and everyone's alive NICE

Oh Miriyam was in the sword. Right. Okay

Love Bloom's dress

"Since we weren't able to be there for the first half of your life, Bloom-" sorry HALF??? SHE'S 18!! WHAT'S THE LIFE EXPECTANCY ON SPARX, 36?????? WHAT THE FUCK

Ayyyyy that pretty guard is back

The dialogue in this film is atrocious

And he's proposing. She's 18. But okay.

Aww Winx are the new company of light that's so soft

Oh shit the witches are free

I HATE THAT THEY'RE SAYING THE TRIX ARE NOW POSSESSED BY THE OG WITCHES THAT'S HORIFFIC NO NO NO NO I REFUSE

Right so I'm not ackowledging ANY of this film as canon apart from the winx being the new company of light

#winx rewatch #winx club

[medakakurokami]

I mean, yeah, Scrappy is annoying, but he is far from the worse thing that cursed franchise has ever spawned. Does nobody remember Scooby Doo's redneck cousin, Scooby-Dum?

That’s the thing though! As a kid I thought meeting members of Scooby Doo’s family was like, really fun, it was like world-building for kids, crafting a deep and illustrious Scooby-Doo Great Dane Family Lore. What gets me is that like its not like any of these new goofy, even if potentially annoying, new characters made the show any better or worse. The quality of the mysteries weren’t better or worse with them around, the quality of the humor wasn’t suddenly better or worse. The animation certainly wasn’t better or worse after that.

Every single Scooby Doo character was just based on an old trope but for some reason the main cast has been elevated, probably in part by the live action movies that just poked fun at the tropes and kinda went hog wild with them. But yeah Fred was your cliched rich frat boy in the 60′s but now we’ve elevated him to himbo status in the modern era, Shaggy was just a hippie stoner kid  and well he hasn’t elevated past that but now that we’re all in college we just like the stoner humor more, Daphne was some straight-laced preppy pretty girl and now she’s treated like some #GirlBoss and I guess that’s fine we have worse ideas for #GirlBosses being thrown around like #Girlbosses these days, and obviously Velma was this clumsy bookworm nerdy girl archetype and now she’s every hipster nerd’s wet dream because she got thick square rimmed glasses and a thick ass.

Maybe its the realism factor? The mystery gang were based on human and relatable archetypes whereas the Doo family was based on more animal cartoon archetypes, like Scrappy-Doo is hardly that different from the angry likes of Daffy Duck or Tom from Tom and Jerry, where his anger and tendency to start fights causes himself and the gang trouble. But even during this Scooby-Doo himself is given a pass, perhaps as the title character, but Scooby-Doo is more or less a component to Shaggy, he’s the dumb, cowardly, stoner dog that works with the dumb, cowardly, stoner man. And that’s fine! But so are angry puppies! And redneck dog cousins! And Elvis impersonator cousins! And comically evil dogs with a tophat cousins! It’s a fuckin’ cartoon!

#Anonymous

[benjiclarington]

New Parents || Para

WHO: Benji Clarington ( @benjiclarington ) and Topher Hummel ( @topherxhummel ) ; mentions Austin Pillsbury-Schuester ( @psitsaustin )

WHERE: The Sunshine Mall, Tophji’s dorm room

WHEN: 16th July 2019

NOTES: Hazing is a lot more creative than it used to be; after anonymously being a delivered an animatronic doll and electronic bracelets, the boys are expected to follow a strict set of rules for ‘caring’ for their daughter Daffodil Daphne if they expect to make it into AXi in one piece. So, ever the rule followers, the boys go to the mall to get the doll some clothes.

TRIGGERS: N/a

WORD COUNT: 6356

"We look like idiots..." Benji whispered, the animatronic baby cuddled close in his arms. "It's bad enough we have to get clothes for it, but we actually have to hold it like a fucking baby. The thing has an altimeter in it. If you tilt it too much, it cries. I probably already reset the time," he explained, grabbing a cart from shopping cart return of the mall. "Where are we going first?"

"Could be worse," Topher remarked under his breath as his gaze darted back and forth from Benji to their general surroundings. "Chances are this will probably be easier to explain than anything else they could have cooked up. Sure we'll all be laughing about this by the end of the week." He motioned with his head in the direction of a nearby baby supply store. "Start there and make up a plan as we go along?"

Benji looked at the Baby Supply Store, then nodded, grabbing Topher's wrist with his free hand and dragging him towards the store, his frustration over the whole thing getting the better of him. "The faster we can get this thing into a stroller or something, the better. At least then we can pretend it's a real baby then."

Topher gave a nod of agreement as he followed along then glanced back at his best friend. "This is probably a stupid question for me to ask, but are you alright? What's on your mind?" Sure, he was quite annoyed himself that apparently some higher power thought this would be a fantastic idea, but he was just trying to take things one step at a time and work on the figurative fires one by one.

"I'm fine," Benji shot back, not bothering to even turn his head. He couldn't handle this right now; of all the people to be pair up with on a task like this, it had to be the person he was quietly in love with. All those torturous dreams of the two of them being together, doing things just like this, and this definitely didn't help. "Stroller, right?" He asked, letting go of Topher's hand when they made it into the aisle.

The Creative Writing major decided to drop the subject and instead nodded once again. "Yep, stroller then clothes. We can chuck whatever else we might need on to the list as we go along," Topher answered. "Maybe one of those portable carrying things too, that parents strap to their chest or back." He took a quick moment to do some mental calculations then took a deep breath. "Damn, I think that would drain me of money for a bit," he muttered.

Benji grabbed one of the strollers with a cover off a hook and opened it, kneeling down to place the boy's baby inside. "Okay. Grab one while I strap her in," he said, making sure the baby wouldn't fall and reset their time again. "We need a nickname. I'm not calling her Daffo--what...? Chris, you're not paying for any of this. Don't worry." he assured, going back to trying to figure out all the buckles.

Topher went to pick up one of the nearby portable carriers and soon returned. He set it on the floor then joined Benji in trying to figure out the buckles. "How about Daphne for the nickname? It's close enough to Daffodil, but more of a mainstream name that it won't raise as many eyebrows. As for the money thing, it wouldn't be too much of a problem. I've got plenty of ready to eat and one step stuff back in the dorm then I don't think I've got any major outings lined up where pitching in money would be necessary."

"Daphne. I... kinda like that," Benji said, unable to hold back a small smile. He knew he couldn't let himself get swept up in this fantasy, but it was already becoming difficult. "Chris, I have an unlimited credit line. You're not paying for anything," he stressed, finally getting the buckles fastened. "C'mon, let's check out and go to a store for clothes. Do you wanna push or should I?"

He probably could have initiated a back and forth match about the money situation, but didn't want to risk it. Animatronic or real, babies could pick up on that type of stuff. There were too many real risks present with a crying Daphne among them. So Topher remained quiet and just gave a small smile of his own. "Then we're in agreement with the nickname. As for the stroller, I'll handle it."

Benji nodded, standing back up. He made quick work of paying for the items, not even bothering to look at the cost, before turning back to Topher. "Baby store ideas? I mean, this decides everything. Do we want our baby to be Preppy? Hipster? Artsy? This is a big decision," he teased.

That got a laugh out of Topher and he responded, "Maybe a blend of our styles? I mean, I switch between prep and hipster on a dime. Then you look like you just left a fashion show in the best way possible. Got the king of swag over here, gracing us with his presence."

Benji turned away, hopefully hiding the fact that he was blushing. He hooked the shopping bag holding the carrier onto the stroller handle, then smiled. "Let's just... try Baby Gap? At least to start?"

"Yeah, Baby Gap to start with. But I do mean it with the king of swag thing. Care to teach me your ways?" Topher rattled off as he started to push the stroller out of the store. "I also meant what I said earlier. Maybe we'll be laughing about this by the end of the week."

"I could teach you if you really wanted," Benji replied with a giggle before immediately covering his mouth with his hand; why did Topher have to be so good at giving compliments? He could feel his heart beating out of his chest. "Please tell me we're not 'she a girl, so she wears pink' parents," he begged.

Topher gave a nod then immediately shook his head at the inquiry. "Pardon my French, but there is a snowball's chance in hell that I'm going to be that way. Clothes are clothes, colors are colors, and who are we to assign them to certain genders? Then in the words of some of my friends back home, what even is gender?"

“Baruch HaShem,” Benji muttered under his breath, walking the two of them to an aisle. “So we need PJs and three day outfits. And shoes. And accessories,” he added, already scouring one of the aisles. 

If he was in his right mind, he probably would’ve realized that he was already doing exactly what he didn’t want to do—getting lost in the fantasy of being a family with Topher—but the first sight of pink ballet slippers in their doll’s size forced him to forget again. “Look at these!” He said excitedly, showing them to Topher. “Daphne can be a ballerina just like her dad!”

Topher gave a light chuckle as he glanced at the ballet slippers. "Yeah, that would be pretty cool. She'd literally be following in your footsteps," he joked before his attention drifted to a nearby rack of clothes. "Dude, there's a little blazer over there. I wore a blazer once and let me tell you, it felt like I was living all of my snooty author dreams. Plus, there's nothing wrong with being pretentious every once and awhile, as long as it's not overdone."

Benji set down the ballet shoes, then turned to the baby blazer. "Okay. I'm not gonna lie. That's really cute. It's the Summer though. I think it's too hot for a blazer..." Benji acknowledged, giving Topher a little frown. "Maybe something a little lighter?"

"You're right," Topher replied as he tried to find something more suitable for the summer. "I think I see a onesie over there with a rainbow stripe pattern. Who says pride month is over? Then there's a couple of superhero themed ones that could look adorable."

"Rainbow onesie? I love i--" Benji started, only to be cut off by the sound of Daffodil starting to wail. "Chris--help," he shouted, pulling up the hood of the stroller and unbuckling the doll from the seat as quickly as he could. 

"It's okay, Daph. It's okay," he cooed as if it were a real child, switching his bracelet to 'feed' and trying to bounce her, starting panic when the crying didn't cease after a few seconds.  "I changed her before we left. Does she want you, or should I try another setting?"

Topher immediately turned his attention right back to Benji and Daffodil. Panic immediately started to flood his heart when the crying started then it only increased when he noticed the same emotion on his best friend's face. "I'll try taking her. If that doesn't work, then we need to go through the other settings," he answered in a calm tone as he held his free arm out in the offer of taking the doll. "Hey Daphne, it's alright. We're right here. We're not going anywhere."

"Daphne, I'm giving you to Chris, okay?" Benji assured as he handed the doll over, becoming more panicked the longer the doll cried. Even though the real-life stakes of their doll crying were small, that didn't keep Benji from being worried. "Is it working?"

The Creative Writing major fiddled with the bracelet until he found the appropriate setting then did his best to keep himself calm. "It's okay Daphne," Topher reassured as he carefully bounced around just a bit and held her close. It took a few more moments before the crying slowed down and then the doll was quiet. "Apparently I'm as good with babies as I am with elementary school children."

"Baruch HaShem for that," Benji whispered, quickly getting lost at the sight of Topher comforting their baby. "You'd be a great dad. I can already tell," he said breathlessly before remembering that this wasn't a dream. Oh no, how long had he been staring at Topher like school boy? 

"So. Rainbow onesie?" He said quickly as he turned to face the clothes rack, silently praying that Topher didn't notice how awkward he was being.

"Yeah, rainbow onesie or one of the superhero ones. Thank you very much and the same thing goes for you," Topher replied as he continued to hold Daphne. "I'll hold her for a bit a longer then put her back in the stroller. Course if she starts crying again then that plan can go out the window and I'll just keep holding her."

"Right. Of course," Benji replied, scouring through the onesies for one in Daphne's size. "This is definitely what she's gonna wear tomorrow," he said, throwing it over his arm, "And one of these for PJs, maybe?" He offered, holding up a grey bunny pajama onesie.

Topher hummed in agreement as he glanced up at what Benji was selecting. "I know she's only a robot, but I think she'd look adorable in just about anything really. Babies probably have that effect where they can pull off whatever outfit," he rattled off before he noticed a particular onesie. "Dude, there's one right by you that says level one human. Think it'd be perfect for the kid of two gigantic nerds?"

Benji looked where Topher was pointing, then laughed, picking up the onesie. "We're definitely getting that one too." He looked down at the three onesies--one PJs and the other two day outfits--in his arms, then turned back to Topher. "So we need one more onesie, then shoes. And maybe like a headband? I think I saw a cool one ove--" he started, jumping when the baby started to cry again.

Topher gave a nod of approval then carefully started switching through the different bracelet settings in order to see if any of them would help. When he landed right back where he started, he tried the cuddling and light bouncing approach again. It calmed the crying only slightly and immediately made concern appear on his face. "I can grab the headband if you're cool with taking over this mini investigation?"

Benji nodded and took the baby from him, bouncing it as he switched to the different settings on the bracelet. The crying slowed down for a quick moment, only for it to start back up again. And harder. "Christopher?" Benji called, panic in his voice. "It's okay, Daphne. It's okay," he kept whispering, obviously at a loss for what to do.

Topher soon returned with the headband and handed it to Benji before he offered up an arm to take Daphne again. He ran through the settings on the bracelet one more time until one caught his eye. "We might need to burp her since you just used the feeding setting if I'm not mistaken. Then either way, we can try changing her as a back up, just to be safe."

"Are you telling me there's actually an order to this? Great. More to remember," Benji replied, taking the headband and holding it against one of the outfits, smiling softly to himself, before looking back up. "I'm so glad you're here."

"Glad I got you here for this too," Topher agreed as he carefully burped Daphne. "But I'm operating under the assumption that there is an order to this. But I honestly think that with anybody else, probably would have lost my patience long before now. Guess it's because of the knowledge that we've got each others' backs?"

“To the ends of the earth,” Benji replied, a soft smile on his face. He bit his lip hard, the sight of Topher showing how good of a father he’s be sending a number of thoughts through his head, but eventually shook himself out of it, turning back to the shelves of the store. “Shoes then check out?” He said, wanting desperately to distract himself.

"Shoes then check out," Topher repeated in a tone filled with agreement. His mind just wouldn't stop racing and honestly, he needed a distraction of his own. "I'll grab the shoes real quick then meet you at the register? Three pairs of shoes for different days and all that related business," he rattled off then gave Benji a soft smile of reassurance.

Benji nodded and started to walk over to the register, grabbing a second headband that caught his eye from a shelf on his walk over. In the back of his mind, he knew there was no reason for him to spend this type of money on a doll they would only have for three days—even if the price was so small in the grand scheme of things that it wouldn’t matter—but he was still enjoying, and encouraging it. 

Thankfully, he made it to the counter at that moment, meaning he wouldn’t have to think about the reasons behind his actions any longer. He started to check out, then smiled when the cashier complimented him on his clothing selections. “Thank you!” He replied, raising an eyebrow at the cashier’s next question. “Um... husband, actually,” he replied as casually as he could, deciding to play out his fantasy a bit—what Topher and the cashier didn’t know wouldn’t hurt them—“his name’s Chris. He actually ran to get Daphne some shoes.”

Topher soon reappeared with the shoes and had managed to get Daphne back in the stroller while he was gone. "Here are the shoes. Sorry it took me a bit, kind of slower than a turtle," he quipped then held up his cane as an explanation. The Creative Writing major aimed to lightly rest his head on Benji's shoulder while the cashier finished ringing everything up. 

"Do you want to head for the food court and grab a quick bite or do you want to head back?" Personally, he had just enough energy to do one or the other and would probably gain his second wind shortly. Then there was the possibility of his mind deciding to royally screw him over with topics it just wouldn't drop and hadn't dropped since he'd arrived at Joie. But nobody here really needed to know all that now, did they? So he remained still for a few moments and closed his eyes before his attention flicked to Daphne as well as fixing the little things that might make the doll start to cry yet again.

"Food court would be lovely," Benji said, smiling as Topher rest his head on his shoulder. "I'm thinking a nice pretzel and maybe a hotdog? Yum. My treat," he said.

With one swipe of his credit card, he paid for the items, then picked up the bag and slid it onto the handle of the stroller next to the other one. "Plus I want to get Daphne into one of her new outfits. She's gonna look so cute!" He grabbed Topher's wrist and pulled lightly on it, wanting to leave the store. "Please?" he said, giving his best puppy dog pout.

Topher gave a hum of agreement as he followed after Benji and pushed the stroller along. "Yeah, we can make a pit stop by the food court," he responded. As they walked around in search of the food court, it took all of his energy to not start dwelling on this yet again. Who in the whole wide world had sent them this baby doll? Why them, of all people at Joie? But the silence that fell snapped him out of it and Topher remarked, "Sorry for not being the best conversationalist right now. But tell me, whatcha got on your mind?"

"Hmm?" Benji responded, his head on a swivel as he searched for the food court--he wasn't very used to actually having to go to the mall nowadays. "Right now, I'm just trying to find a way to have fun with this whole 'baby' thing," he half-lied. He had already found his fun in imagining this could actually come true some day. "Pretzels!" He said happily, finally seeing the sign for the pretzel kiosk at the front of the food court in the distance.

Topher had to resist the urge to lick his lips once they reached their destination and instead settled down on a nearby bench as he pulled the stroller close to him. He carefully removed Daphne then fiddled with the bracelet settings until he finally found what he was looking for. The slightly younger male held the doll close as he watched Benji. Of course, it wasn't too long before his heart picked up in speed like it did every time he bothered to look at a cute guy and his attention drifted back to Daphne.

Benji came back with their food items, as well as a jumbo pretzel that he intended to split with his best friend. "She's gonna be getting hungry, right?" he asked, gently running his hand down their baby's head as if to somehow help with soothing her. "I feel like she's usually hungry again by now, judging by this morning."

"I imagine she will be," Topher agreed as he resumed messing with the settings until he found the feeding one. "So it'll be ready in case she does start crying soon," he explained before his attention landed on the pretzel. "Alright, so what do you want to talk about now that we've gotten the objectives of the day accomplished?"

Benji shrugged and simply jutted out the pretzel for Topher to take part of. He knew what he wanted to talk about; the same thing he always did: the fact that he was desperately in love with his best, straight, friend. But he refused to think to about that right now. He wanted to cherish this time together. This was the closest to really being together that they two of them would ever be. 

He was about to speak when an older woman who was walking by stopped and turned towards them, smiling brightly. "Well aren't you two the cutest? You look just like my son and his husband," the lady said, "And she looks just precious. What's her name?" She questioned, pointing at Daphne; from her angle, the doll looked just like a regular baby resting in Topher's arms.

"Thanks," Topher directed at both the woman as well as Benji after he'd gotten himself a piece of the pretzel. Those questions as well as the comments didn't do much to ease the near constant panic that lingered in the back of his mind. Not to mention that it created a true Gordian Knot of a situation or at least that's what it felt like in his opinion. 

"Her name is Daphne. Hope your son and husband are doing well, the same goes for you," he rattled off with ease. Now the Creative Writing major could only hope that anything he said could be written off with ease. But there was one thing that he did want to explain slash create a fake one for first. "She's actually a baby doll. We're in a class together at the local college and the project is to look after a baby for three days." This was soon followed by a shrug as Topher's attention drifted back to those nonstop thoughts while his gaze flicked down to Daphne.

The older woman laughed lightly at Topher's explanation, doing a double-take at the baby as she realized that it was in fact just a doll. "Oh, the crazy things they have you kids do for lessons nowadays," she said with a content sigh. "And my eyes aren't the way they used to be, I suppose. At least I got the loving couple part right. Although that's not much to brag for--you can see the way you two look at each other a mile away! You don't find couples like that too often in your generation; you've got something special here." She gave a nod to punctuate her piece, then turned her head. "Nice talking you to you two! Such sweet boys..." she murmured, more to herself, as she walked away. 

By this point, Benji was looking straight down at the floor, not wanting Topher to see how bright red his whole face had turned. He wanted to speak, but stayed silent, desperately wishing that he could somehow read what was going through his best friend's mind.

"Nice talking to you too," Topher responded as a farewell when he finally glanced up to meet the woman's gaze again. If the previous remarks hadn't caught his attention before, then these new ones definitely wouldn't let go of it. He looked back down at Daphne as he used the bracelet to feed her in the hopes of taking his mind off the chaos that had just been unleashed in his mind. There was a hell of a lot to potentially unpack from this exchange of words and Topher could only hope some of the hidden meanings remained locked away. 

"Think I wouldn't have noticed the doll factor at first glance myself if I was in her shoes," he lightly quipped as he shrugged. "And I don't think my eyes are even that bad. But hey, cool that she's accepting. Definitely inspires a bit more faith in humanity at least."

"Definitely..." Benji whispered in reply, still trying to process everything the woman said to them. Was the way that he looked at Topher really that obvious? And if it was that obvious to a stranger, what if Topher had noticed too, but was just playing nice because he didn't want things to be awkward between the two of them? He knew Topher well enough by now to know that that was definitely something his best friend would do. 

As he thought, he mindlessly scooted away from Topher a bit just in case his thoughts we right; he didn't want Topher to think he was one of those 'Predatory Gay' stereotypes that straight guys were always afraid of... he knew he needed to get over Topher, but his heart just wouldn't let him go.

Topher almost started in on another tangent about faith redeeming stories as well as people behind them, yet decided to save it for down the road. Instead he started to carefully burp Daphne once she was finished and remained tight-lipped. He honestly could have gone on at length about how he felt incredibly lucky to have such awesome people in his life and how they built up his faith in the human race everyday, Benji among them. But of course, there was a chance that a love letter could have written itself in between the lines and he just didn't want to play with fate today. "You want to head back in a bit? Think we got everything that we need.”

Benji bit his lip, thought for a moment, then nodded. What was once a nice time out had suddenly been engulfed in a near-tangible cloud of uncomfortableness, but as much as he tried, Benji had no real clue how to fix it. "Did... did she burp okay?" he asked, trying to give the two something to talk about. "She'll probably take a nap on the way home."

"Yeah, she did," Topher answered just as Daphne burped. He carefully placed her back in the stroller as he gave a nod of agreement. "Would you be cool with driving us back? I would, but I'm honestly worn out and the last time I was in a car while worn out, I ended up needing to use this." He gestured to his cane as he said that last part then removed his keys in order to hold them out.

"Yeah, I can do that," Benji responded as he took Topher's keys. "Take a nap on the car ride back."

 -~-~-~-

"Chris? Can you tell me if my knees are completely straight? I can't see myself in the mirror," Benji called from his side of the room. While Topher was doing his homework, Ben was doing his homework as well, but, as someone studying dance and circus performance, instead of writing essays, he was trying to perfect his full mountain back bend.

Topher glanced up from his laptop before he responded, "Yeah, your knees are completely straight." He currently rested on his bed with Daphne propped on a couple of the pillows that he had and his laptop in front of him. "I honestly have no clue as to how you do that. It would take a miracle for me to be that flexible."

Benji slowly unwound himself until he reached a normal standing position then smiled, raising his arms to stretch as he spoke. "Practice mostly. It's really fun and freeing once you start to loosen yourself up. Plus guys just drool over it. I can't wait to show Austin," he added nonchalantly, bending down to touch his toes as his next stretch.

"Well, I imagine that Austin will be no different," Topher idly commented after he'd taken note about everything else Benji said. "How did that date go, by the way? Think we talked about it a bit the night of when you got back and forgive me for being nosy, but I want to be a good best friend. Also cause I kinda want to know the answer to the 'is he a gamer' question."

"It was really good!" Benji replied--he wasn't lying, it was a great date, but it still wasn't the person he wanted to go on a date with. "He's such a sweetheart and we're planning a second date for sometime soon. He is a gamer, but a casual one, so that's like... half a point towards his 'basically my perfect man' score card. Although he's an amazing kisser, so that definitely makes up for it. Ugh."

Topher hummed along in approval as he listened then closed his laptop in order to show Benji had his full attention. Of course, he came to regret it once the kissing detail hit his ears, but for reasons he just couldn't put his finger on. "That's cool. I honestly don't know what would happen if he either wasn't a fan or was just as much of a nerd as the two of us combined. But he sounds like a cool guy."

"Honestly, Chris? He's, like, so close to my perfect guy that it's crazy. Like, it almost feels too close to believe. Like, my biggest complaint is that he's only a casual gamer. D'you know what I mean?" He stood back up and walked over to Topher's bed, sitting on the corner of it. "He's just... almost perfect," he added with a sigh.

"I get what you mean, but then again, there is that whole 'no human being is perfect' thing as well as the 'our imperfections make us who we are and that's beautiful' thing. Basically all that positive self help stuff guidance counselors rattle off like it's going out of style," Topher answered with a light shrug. "As basically an outsider to the world of dating, sounds to me like you found your match. I hope you guys have a grand old time on your second date."

"I hope so too," Benji whispered, looking down as thoughts flooded through his mind. After a moment, he looked back up, wanting nothing more than for the thoughts to stop. "What about you? Thought more about asking Hannah out?" He asked, both out of distraction and out of hope that the answer was no.

"Not really," Topher responded as his tone dipped into a more absent-minded one. "Kinda been a bit too busy with other stuff, you know? Plus, dating and I don't really mix. Only had two girlfriends in the past and the break ups were messy as hell. Took a long time until we got back up to being friends."

Benji nodded, "That makes--" he started, only to be cut off by Daphne starting to wail. The noise caught him off guard and made him jump, but as soon as the shock was out of the way, he had already turned on his bracelet and pulled the baby doll into his arms, bouncing her as he shuffled through the settings. "It's okay, Daphne... It's okay, baby..." he whispered repeatedly, his tone growing more panicked as she continued to cry.

Topher held his hands out in order to take Daphne as his own eyes widened with panic. "It's alright guys," he repeated over and over in his usual calm tone. Sure, the concern was unbelievably real when it came to both his best friend as well as their doll daughter, but if he took the time to dwell on it then precious moments would be wasted. "We're right here Daph. It's okay darling," he reassured.

Benji passed Daphne off to Topher, but her cries only grew louder. "I don't know what's wrong," Benji stressed, the cries starting to stress him out further. "I went through all the settings and she's still crying. She's never cried this hard before. Chris, fix it!"

"I don't know either, but slow your roll for just a moment," Topher started as he got to work on running through his own bracelet's settings while his mind raced a mile a minute with various thoughts as well as potential reasons that this was happening. 

"Panic won't help anybody in this situation, okay? Now, let's think about this for a bit. We've fed her, burped her, and changed her all in the past few hours. She doesn't want to be alone, but also doesn't want one of us in particular."

"Okay, then what does she want?" Benji asked, covering his ears to try to muffle Daphne's wails at least a bit. The doll was essentially screeching at this point, and unlike his counterpart, Benji did not take this kind of pressure very well. He could feel himself getting more overwhelmed by the moment. "Chrissss," he begged, pleading for him to come to a solution.

The solution was right on the tip of Topher's tongue, but hell, he didn't want to say it out loud. Of course, there was the fact that his family and friends always came first. There wasn't a thing in the world that he wouldn't do for Benji and even though Daphne was doll, he did have to admit he'd grown attached to her already. "Ben, listen to me. Maybe we should try holding her at the same time. I have no idea how in the whole wide world we're going to pull it off, but it's worth a try."

Benji nodded wildly, scrambling to get next to him in the bed. Yes, the end of their shopping trip earlier that day had left some awkwardness in the air, but after dealing with minutes of their baby wailing its head off, Benji was willing to do anything to make it stop--awkwardness be damned. He laid down on the bed and opened his arms wide. If Topher laid down next to him and placed Daphne in the middle, they could both hold her without squishing her or tipping her over. "Like this?"

"Yeah, like that," Topher confirmed. He shifted away for just a moment in order to hurriedly place his laptop under one of the pillows that Daphne had been resting on just a few minutes ago. "I can move it later," he remarked under his breath. 

A light yawn worked up and escaped his mouth once he officially laid back down. Of course, the whole 'sharing a bed with his best friend' thing did put his mind on edge a hint once again, yet it was nothing compared to how tired he felt after this long day. "Night Ben, night Daph," Topher murmured as sleep slowly took hold over him.

Benji breathed a sigh of relief when Daphne's crying finally stopped, then turned his head slightly, surprised to see that Topher was planning on the three of them sleeping in the same bed like this. Of course, Benji was far from complaining--he couldn't even count how many dreams he had of the day coming where something similar to this would happen--but he could barely believe it; he wanted to pinch himself. He moved himself slightly so that his head was on Topher's arm and his arm that was not holding Daphne was wrapped around his best friend, then closed his eyes. 

Comfortable, he gave a content sigh. "Goodnight, Chris."

-~-~-~-

Morning eventually rolled around and Topher honestly wasn't too surprised when he woke up in the middle of his bed. He had tendencies to toss and turn during the night, especially if dreams were added into the equation. Sleep was carefully rubbed out of his eyes as he took note of the fact that Daphne had been moved during the night too. The doll securely rested against his chest, but his tired mind didn't register the bonus arm draped across his waist until he turned slightly. His gaze rested on Benji's sleeping form, which was adorable on the one hand yet set off multiple red alerts in the back of his mind. "Ben? Ben? Earth to Benji Clarington?"

"Mmm... Chris..." Benji whined, still in a dream. He stirred slightly, instinctively cuddling Topher closer to him, before he slowly opened his eyes. He blinked a few times before he was awake enough to realize the position he was in, but as soon as he processed the situation, he let go of Topher's waist and scooted back, darting his eyes away.

On the one hand, part of Topher wanted to tell Benji that he didn't have to do that. He tended to get cold at night anyway, regardless of the season. But the panic that gnawed at his mind just wouldn't leave him be. Instead, he gave his best friend what he hoped was a reassuring enough smile as he carefully sat up with Daphne in one arm then held his laptop under the other as he shuffled over to plug it in at his desk. He soon returned to his bed and laid back down with a yawn from the lingering sleepiness. "You don't have to leave," he muttered. "I get cold."

Benji stayed silent as he watched Topher move. The entire time, he was worried that he had finally ruined their friendship. Thoughts like, 'If Chris didn't think I was a 'Predatory Gay' before, there was no question that he does now,' piling up in his head. He started to plan his path to get up and leave, possibly even try to sleep at Hunter's for the rest of the night, but all those intrusive thoughts slowed when Topher smiled at him--and when Topher told him he didn't have to leave, they stopped entirely. 

 "...O-Okay," Benji whispered, not sure what else to say. Was Topher letting him do this? Cuddling on the couch was a normal thing for the pair, but spooning in a shared bed... that was something else entirely--or at least Benji thought.

Topher pushed the blankets down then carefully pulled them up and over the trio. Sure, he would probably be blowing a gasket over this much later in the day, but that was a problem for future Topher. He was still unbelievably tired after playing up the fatherly role. Not to mention that his mind randomly chiming in with side comments about cute guys and how handsome Benji was didn't do much to help matters either. For the time being though, he needed rest and as much as he could possibly get. "Goodnight again you guys."

Benji hesitated for a moment, then slowly wrapped himself around Topher again, pulling him close much like the position they woke up in. Thankfully, Benji's head was behind Topher's because, otherwise, he would not have been able to play off or explain the giant smile that was splayed across his face. It was a small thing, and he knew it would never be the same as the relationship with his best friend that he had spent the last 7 years fantasizing about, but it still made him happy--at least for now. 

 "Goodnight, Chris," he whispered. "We love you."

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