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inkyvendingmachine · 2 years

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Gardens and Sanctuaries Season 3, Episodes 9 + 10

💀 Call of Cthulhu: Haunted Hijinx Masterpost 💀 🎶 Call of Cthulhu Season Three Masterpost 🎶

Warning: This campaign is an edited version of Call of Cthulhu: Song and Dance scenario from the Tales of the Crescent City book. While a lot has been changed, there IS spoilers for it throughout these posts.

Trying to do more of a quick recap with these episodes, since a lot of it was running around and essentially doing chores to collect up information supplies for our heist. Dealing with loose ends. And some of the more story heavy parts ended up in docs that read much better than anything I could sum up.

ART CHANGES THIS SEASON!! @inkdemonapologist and I are collabing on all the art for these summery posts!! Shazz does lines, and I compose and colour the pieces.

OKAY HERE WE GO. This one is gonna be quick I SWEAR.

Henry, Joey and Allison go and meet with Lady Orchid, Sammy and Jack wait outside.

Jack sneaks in as Ghosty, the back room contains No Girls. There’s secret magic stuff but eh, nothing world ending or malicious.

Joey gets into a conversation with Lady Orchid, but soon it’s clear they have very different priorities. There's a bunch of garden talk, about how both flowers and children grow however they will and it's best not to force or stifle them. So much garden talk that isn't about gardens at all, but Joey cannot fathom how ‘if my plot of land is fine it’s okay if all plants die’ doesn’t affect her. Neither are willing to back down or shut up on this, until Joey pushes too many buttons.

The Three are Asked to Leave. Sammy and Jack take off to go look at that apartment Joey had the address to, thinking of Joey and Henry meeting them there.

Joey and Henry are intercepted by a police officer trying to put a ticket on Henry’s car who seems to have been called in by Lady Orchid. Joey smooth talks their way out of the ticket, and is backed up by another young Savoy: Timothee.

Timmy, brother of Nicole, wants to know how Joey made his mom so mad. He explains the situation with Nicole, and gain's Timmy's trust when he's able to pick out just enough facts about the man through observation to compliment his work ethic and care.

Timothee wants to help his sister, and invites Joey to give him a ring later, he has some things he thinks can help. Henry and Joey head off to the apartment to meet up with Sammy and Jack.

Sammy and Jack get to the apartment and go k knock on the door a few times. There's no answer, and Sammy didn't think this far ahead, so since they don't have a back up plan on getting inside, they just head downstairs again.

But they had hung around enough that a young man ended up catching their attention and talking with them. After a little back and forth there’s an understanding that both parties are friends of the girls, and get confirmation that since the Really Bad Night, none of the girls have shown up again here, even though it doesn't look like they moved out. But as they part ways, the JDS boys catch sight of a Tall Lady Who Looks Like She Might Be Related To Another Certain Dude Who Goes By A Single Letter For His Name Who Might Have Previously Tried To Kidnap Them approaching, and both hide as she talks to this new guy and gives him a business card.

Oh geez.

Sammy debates just leaving to avoid getting spotted, but instead intercepts the guy as he heads out, and warns him about following up on that business card. He’s confused because she seems to know where the girls are, but Sammy doesn’t explain. Joey shows up at the exact correct moment though and explains about the Mafia and gets more information out of him.

It’s Leon, the boyfriend. He’s a surgeon, and vaguely knows about magic stuff. and has work but is willing to help us look around the apartment later. Also he witnessed the ritual the girls did and manages to give us a bit more info on what to expect when we finally meet em.

The boys check out the Seventh Haven Bar; Susie and her friends are apparently semi-regulars, but not enough that others know where they might be hanging out.

They also check in with Peter at the paper, who has figured out that the mafia family doesn’t own the premises of the contest, but that doesn’t rule them out from running it. But they do own some parts of Coney Island. Hopefully we don’t ruin all our favourite vacation spots…

Joey, Henry, and Sammy head back to the studio to use those markings Prophet got for them to help curb the yellow in their bodies from taking over. Hiding away in Joey’s sanctuary, Joey does the runes on Sammy’s arm to show Henry how it’s done, and Henry does Joey’s, who needs a lot more because of just how much Yellow is in him. Jack does not participate after the last time he got medically involved with helping remove the influence of the yellow wounds, and got a bit carried away...

The boys meet up with Leon again after work and go to explore the apartment; following the stolen directions Allison grabbed for them, they uncover the ritual room and the remnants of the ritual performed to fill the girls with muses. Henry uses his special eyes and manages to see a corrected version of the circle and notes that can be used to unbind the muses, and copies all that down. Also a shitton of candles.

Sammy and Jack check in on the music department, where Sammy learns that work was highly disrupted today due to some terrible feeling people got earlier, just a little while after Sammy left to go– oh. Prophet. It seems his calling the Masked Messenger was felt by everyone in the studio, even if they don't understand what it was. Sammy stops investigating this. Jack heads home

Joey tries his dream spell again towards Susie and once more gets kicked out by something bigger than him. Sammy insists he wants to try, so Joey hooks a bunch of things up so he and Henry can help Sammy do the spell. It works at first; Sammy is able to push his way into the dream, but he can't withstand the power of whatever is in there and is similarly shoved out. But eventually, when Sammy recovers from being thrown across the room, for a moment, he isn’t quite Sammy… he didn’t touch ink, but parts of his eyes have gone starry nonetheless and he, for a moment, becomes Prophet… but then it fades and Sammy is just confused.

Joey is FREAKING OUT THOUGH because for a moment he thought he had not regular Prophet, but lost his Sammy into a NEW kind of Prophet, and ends up giving up on magic for the rest of the night, letting Bendy study his notes for him as he heads home with Sammy. After being literally touched by a muse, Sammy finds himself frighteningly unable to stop playing as soon as he starts, and he and Joey spend the night wrapped up in their inspirations instead of sleeping.

tHE NEXT DAY!!

Joey makes a buncha phone calls and sets a plan in motion; they’re going to crash the contest. He gets Timothee, Allison, Leon, Peter, and even Norman in on it.

Henry, Jack and Sammy spend their day working on finishing up the new Bendy feature. It’s very close to done, which is good, because at this rate we’re not quite sure how many free days we will have left between the premiere and... whatever we’re doing with this contest heist.

After work, Sammy, Joey and Henry go out to visit Timothee and pick up some assistance for the party raid. Apparently Magical Guns are the assistance.

Jack and Norman spend some time catching up in preparation, and finally talk a little about what happened in NOLA before the two end up walking into some new horror soon. Norman reveals he does remember some of his time transformed into the ink-bodied projector-headed creature in the mist.

After grabbing the guns, and also impressing Timothee with his curiosity and knowledge, Henry heads home and meets up with his wife and does his own studying.

Sammy swings around work to check on Jack, finds him taking a non-worrying nap. So instead he drags Norman off with him to check out the contest venue and do some recon. They don’t find out a lot, but get a hint to who the judge is.

Joey and Bendy heads over to meet up with Allison and gets her help on ways to keep disruption down when he’s fused with Bendy, since she knows how to make it happen in the first place, and he assumes there will possibly be things in general that will try and tear them apart.

Joey and Bendy end up heading back towards the studio though when they feel something weird with the stone, and double time it when Bendy sees Sammy running around through the cut outs, worried that Prophet is up to trouble again. Sammy is himself, though, and fine, but panicking; Jack is still passed out, and apparently has… stars in his eyes?? Henry is called in while Joey immediately starts working on the dream spell to try and go in and save Jack before something happens to him. But right before he finishes it, Jack wakes up. He can’t remember what happened while he was asleep and feels bad for dragging everyone back out here so late.

Henry arrives downstairs and informs everyone he saw Jack’s ghost stuck in one of the walls on the upper levels of the studio when he first got in. He thinks it might be Jack running into the pipes, since a soul directly contacting ink would sure be a strong connection to make.

Nobody is pleased about this. Now is probably a good time to head home. An attempt at this is made and it’s found that Joey can no longer walk without assistance.

Henry helps drive people home, where everyone crashes at Jack’s except for Henry who goes back to his family. But Bendy does tag along and hang out with the boys that night. Peter was waiting at Jack’s place, and ends up being shoved into bed with Jack and explicit instructions to watch him and make sure he doesn’t ghost wander in the night.

Peter does a very, very good job at keeping Jack home, when he’s not busy madly trying to do his investigations while sleeping by using his own ghost powers.

Meanwhile, in the living room, Joey and Sammy are unable to sleep, and spend the night planning with Bendy on having a chat with Prophet in the morning, to catch him up on everything, to have him as part of the plan, and so… Joey can ask him for help.

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suppermariobroth · 2 years

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There is a special Easter egg scene in Donkey Kong’s treehouse in the GBA version of Donkey Kong Country that is absent from the original SNES version. After clearing the Gorilla Glacier area, if Donkey Kong goes back to his treehouse at the beginning of the Jungle Hijinxs level, a short scene will play. Very Gnawty, the first boss of the game, is shown snooping around the house, then is startled by Donkey Kong’s arrival and hops past him to the exit. The scene can only be seen once per save file.

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#donkey kong country #nintendo

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orphanedwolfandfriends · 2 years

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Literally have always wanted some kind of group rp of everyone Easter Egg hunting.

Hijinx will ensue.

#outofpuppups

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backyardi-gan · 3 years

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Updated Backyardigans fanfic rec list

You said “send me the link privately” and I went, “actually I’m an overachiever for now I’ve decided” so here’s an updated version of the list of fic recs that other anon dropped a while ago. Now with more fics and little descriptions for all of them. Lemme know what you think of these! Might update you later if I find any other good fics. Happy Reading! (Note: I’d put all this under read more but I don’t know how to do that when submitting from mobile. If you want this to not take up as much space on your blog, you can like, copy/paste all this under a read more or something. I dunno) Hopefully these links work Backyardigans MiniAdventures and Randomness by WildImaginationGirl21 A collection of oneshots. Creative scenarios, and you can tell WildImaginationGirl21 was really passionate about Backyardigans at the time. A few oneshots are Austin/Uniqua A Nightmare’s Dream by casslass A fluffy little hurt/comfort fic I guess. Pretty well written. Uniqua has a nightmare. Her friends are there for her. There’s some Austin/Uniqua at the end. Very cute. Robot Rescue by Ruki Ki A sequel fic to robot rampage written in script format. They’re trying to fix all the robots. Backyardigans To The Future by cardsharks87 Goofy but in a good way. Uniqua turns an old car into a time machine and she and Pablo accidentally travel to 2050, where everything’s screwed-up and weird. Script-like format again. The Backyardigans: The Mouse Problem by Katy-Kale The Backyardigans are all staying in a hotel together for some reason and there’s a mouse. Some Easter Eggs/ references to episodes of the show, and also other things, including repurposed songs. The ending’s pretty cute. It’s All About the Paint by Sir Mustapha Tyrone and Austin are running competing paint companies and are also at war? Uniqua is a reporter that gets roped into the whole thing. Actually really well written! For a Backyardigans fic, anyway. The Masked Retriever II by Katy-Kale A 7 chapter sequel to The Masked Retriever. Pablo reads about knights and then tries to be one. Also he ditches Don Austin. Contains Pablo/Uniqua. Also contains some pretty funny scenes. Katy-Kale once again outsources songs Morning Commute by ZombieCatTookMyPudding A short crossover with the Wonder Pets about cartoon logic. Not much else to say. Smugglers Cove by backyardgameboy Quite a few typos, but still pretty good. Austin’s parents take the gang on a vacation to a touristy town called Smugglers Cove, where, rumor has it, pirates used to bury their treasure. Obviously, the Backyardigans are going after that treasure. Pablo is portrayed as really dumb here for some reason?? Austin has a dream where he turns into Sonic the hedgehog?? Austin/Uniqua. Minor Tyrone/Tasha. Lots of references to various episodes. What Is Love by casslass Short, sweet, and shippy! Takes place within the world of Robot Rampage. Robot Roscoe/Robot Reba, Austin/Uniqua. Return Of The Bug Goddess by Musk-ox-Leia Structured like an episode of the show. Tasha erases Uniqua’s memory in order to win a competition of Gods. Uses songs from the show-sorta, the lyrics are completely different Solider Boys by Bat138 Script format. One of the first Backyardigans fanfics on Fanfiction.net. Features original “songs” (though I guess it’s just text so... poems? IDK) Tyrone and Pablo have to save Princess Tasha, who was kidnapped by Austin and Uniqua Backyardigans of Madagascar by cardsharks87 A crossover with the penguins of Madagascar. Sherman got left behind when the wormans were going to Wyoming and ended up in New York via wacky hijinx now the Penguins of Madagascar and the Backyardigans need to take him to Wyoming. A Light in the Sky-The Backyardigans by Cyberstorm4 A suspenseful, supernatural Backyardigans story that takes place during summer break. Ongoing, and undergoing rewrites. Last updated March 11 of this year. The writing is okay, but the dialogue in the first few chapters feels OOC. It’s tagged creepypasta, but I genuinely have no idea why. Lastly, there’s a surprising amount of Backyardigans fanfics on deviantart. Most of them are pretty OC-heavy, I’ve noticed. Luckily, a deviantart group has already compiled a lot of them

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inevitably-johnlocked · 4 years

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Five Fics Friday: April 10/20

SPECIAL EASTER WEEKEND EDITION: FIFTY FICS FRIDAY

Hey, everyone!!

Well, I asked on my Twitter and here if y’all wanted to see a special edition 5FF for the Long Weekend since we’re all stuck inside (and some of you stuck with family I’m sure you’d like to avoid or are just tired of seeing), and it was a unanimous YES, because who doesn’t love to curl up all weekend with a good book or fanfic??

So here we are: Fifty fics either pulled out of my ass, recently read, recently bookmarked, or recently Marked for Later! Each section has a count so you know how many are in that section (and it’s for myself when I go to double check the count, LOL). I hope you guys enjoy these!! <3 Love you all, and happy reading :)

As always, read-more will appear on the third reblog. Sorry mobile, please don’t hate me :(

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@johnlockficclub APRIL NOMINATIONS (5)

A Beginner's Guide to Apiology. by VictoryCandescence (M, 10,952 w., 1 Ch. || Retirement AU || Friendship, Love, Bees & Beekeeping, Old Age, Dreamy Sexytimes, Angst, Soulmates, Grumpy Sherlock, Magical Realism) – John and Sherlock meet for the first time as old men in Sussex. (to read)

Through the Clouds by Mazarin221b (E, 20,004 w., 6 Ch. || Retirement, Sussex, Bees, Home Improvement, First Time, Romance) – Sherlock takes a remarkably early retirement at 47, and convinces John that a change of pace would do them both good. They buy an old cottage on the South Downs, and exchange their nonstop life in Baker Street for quiet contemplation, bee studies, and book writing. They might go completely insane, but sometimes it takes stepping outside of the life you're living to find the life you want. Part 1 of Through The Clouds (“WINNER” fic)

The Winter Garden by Callie4180 (T, 31,213 w., 13 Ch. || Post-S4, Retirement, Christmas, Slow Burn, Grown-Up Rosie, Parenthood, Rosie’s Cat, Angst with Happy Ending, Holidays, Beekeeping, Magical Realism, Sherlock POV, Sherlock’s Violin, Future Fic, Sussex, Honey, Magical Healing Honey, Love Confessions, Sherlock’s Scar, First Kiss, Touching, Mycroft is Dying) – As Sherlock nears the end of his career, he's given the gift of a cottage in Sussex. The honey from the beehives out back is amazing. Almost...magical.

Where Else Would I Be? by cwb (E, 34,910 w., 10 Ch. || Retirementlock, Domestic Fluff, Falling in Love, Parentlock, Fluff and Smut, Reminiscing) – John and Sherlock's five-year-old granddaughter spends the weekend with them in Sussex. Sherlock happily indulges her whims, and John takes care of them while quietly revisiting the past thirty years of their lives together.

Crimson Hymns by brilliantlyburning (E, 48,982 w., 9 Ch. || Post-S3/TAB, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Drug Addiction, Unhealthy Coping Methods, Demisexual Sherlock, Boxing, Pining, Sensory Processing Issues, Drug Use, First Kiss / Time, BDSM, Mary is Not Good, Parentlock, Proposal, Happy Ending, Beekeeping, Violence, References to Addiction, Poetry) – He laid his head over John’s heart, eyes level with his silver-rough scar, and listened to the crimson hymns beating beneath the surface. He imagined flowers blooming in his own chest: veins weaving intricate patterns on petals of thin muscle engorged with blood, sinew for stems and tendons for roots—the flowers would be poppies, maybe (addictive) or foxglove (deadly yet useful)—twining gleaming blood-red around the porcelain bone of his ribs. In his mind’s eye the gruesome bouquet all tied together on the left side of his chest, the stems bound together in heartstrings and the flowers fed by the rhythmic contraction of ventricles. It’s yours, he imagined saying to John—from the vena cava to the mitral valve to the arteries it is yours.— Or, the Love Song of W. Sherlock S. Holmes. (to read)

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Five Times John Watson Remained Oblivious (K+, 1,154 w., 1 Ch. || Five and Ones, Romance, Friendship, Asexual Sherlock, Queerplatonic Relationship) – ...And one time he didn't. asexual!Sherlock/John.

Linger by orphan_account (E, 4,879 w., 1 Ch. || Lingerie, Fluff and Smut, BJ / HJ, Switchlock, Sherlock in Lingerie, Come Play, Dirty Talk, Anal Fingering, Anal/Oral, Implied Shower Sex, Neck Kissing) – Sherlock decides to surprise John after a somewhat stressful day at work.

Given In Evidence by verityburns (M, 5,034 w., 19 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Post-TRF, Angst, Drama, Case Fic, Romance, BAMF!John, Submissive Sherlock, First Kiss, Humour, Three Garridebs) – Coming back from the dead can be a complicated business. With a new case on the horizon, rebuilding a life is one thing... rebuilding a friendship quite another. For Sherlock and John, things may never be just the same...

Iris by slashscribe (E, 11,948 w., 1 Ch. || Parentlock, Pining Sherlock, Post-S3) – Sherlock does his best to make John happy when John comes back to 221B with his new baby after the events of Season 3, but Sherlock has a track record of getting things wrong in this area. This story is an exploration of their gradual shift from friends to lovers, told from Sherlock's perspective, full of a lot of pining and lack of emotional awareness.

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Permanent Fixture by vitruvianwatson (E, 18,836 w., 9 Ch || Post-S4, Parentlock, Slow Build, Friends to Lovers, They’re Good Parents, Blushing Sherlock, First Kiss/Time, Explicit Consent, Sexual Content) – Now, as Rosie sat curled up against Sherlock’s side, John watched and wondered exactly how he had ended up here. Domesticity had never suited him before, not at any point in his life. His disastrous marriage had been proof of that. But somehow, here in the warmth and safety of 221B Baker Street, here with Sherlock Holmes reading medical jargon to his daughter, Sherlock’s bony feet nudging against his leg, John couldn’t imagine anyplace that would make him happier.

Sex Shop Quartet Series by testosterone_tea (E, 28,180+ w. across 3 works || Series WiP || First Kiss/Time, POV John, Sex Toys, Sex Talk, Anal Play, Anal Beads, Anal Fingering, Awkward Sexual Situations, Rimming, Inexperienced Sherlock, Oral Sex, Developing Relationship, Love Confessions, PWP, Bondage, Handcuffs, Praise Kink, BDSM, Kink Negotiation, Edgeplay, Orgasm Delay/Denial, Orgasm Denial, Ice / Wax Play, Blindfolds, Emotional Love Making, Teabagging, Riding Crops, Impact Play, Intercrural Sex, Roleplay, Spanking, Collars) – Sherlock goes undercover at a sex shop but finds he has no idea what any of the toys are for. Cue John Watson, awkward sexual conversations and some unfortunate incidents involving too much plug and not enough lube. But all's well that ends well and Sherlock gets the best happy ending of all.

Roll Away Your Stone by foxxcub (E, 39,463 w., 1 Ch. || Downey Holmes || Boarding School AU) – Seventeen-year-old John Watson is set to finish his final year of school with a flourish, until the headmaster assigns John as a "tutor" to an arrogant, yet brilliant new student named Sherlock Holmes. Holmes is not about to be put in his place by this popular rugby football player with the too-blue eyes, and John isn't going to let this impulsive fifteen-year-old get away with anything. Neither expects to become friends, but a series of unexpected events and a possible murder mystery bring them closer together than either of them thought possible.

I Believe in Sherlock Holmes by Ranowa (T, 63,038 w., 10 Ch. || S3 Fix It, Hurt Sherlock, Implied/Referenced Torture, Homeless Network, Alcohol Abuse, No Mary, Bit-Not-Good/Angry John, Protective Mycroft, Angst with Happy Ending, Non-Linear Narrative, Major Character Injury, Recovery, Forgiveness, Sherlock’s a Mess) – John's been angry at Sherlock since the day he turned up wearing a fake mustache and a tuxedo. He's still angry, even as he moves back into 221B, and he never hesitates to let Sherlock know it.One day, Sherlock stops saying sorry, and walks out instead.One day, Sherlock wakes up handcuffed in the boot of a car, and John doesn't know, because John's been angry at him for so long he's forgotten that he's not the only one that's hurting.

I'm coming home, John. -SH Series by Ranowa (M, 67,247 w. across 3 works || Post-TRF, Angry John, Idiots in Love, No Mary, Drug Use/Substance Abuse, Emotional Rollercoaster, Violence, Implied/Referenced Torture, PTSD Sherlock, Recovery, Sherlock’s Violin, Angst with Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Asexual Sherlock) – In the two years after Sherlock throws himself off the roof of St. Bart's, crunches into the pavement below, and dies in John's arms, John starts texting.He doesn't know that his text messages are being read.

Roommates are for little people by alexxphoenix42 (E, 69,042 w., 14 Ch. || Teen/Unilock || Forced to Share a Bed, Pining, Hurt/Comfort, Fake Relationship, Sherlock is a Prick, Drinking, Inadvertent Drug Use, Family Wedding, Footballer John / Ballet Dancer Sherlock, Frottage, Slow Burn, Mild Dub Con, Cuddling While Sleeping, Slight Homophobia, Posh Boy, Dirty Dancing, Endearments, Nosy FAmily, Bathing Together, Mild Angst, UST/RST, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Fluff) – John was looking forward to seeing his friends back at uni, but a new year brings new complications, not the least of which is a dorm room with only one bed, and a stroppy roommate with an utterly spectacular arse. God, John doesn't need the headache.

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A Bowl of Comfort (Store-Bought is Fine) by tepidspongebath (T, 763 w., 1 Ch. || Food, Comfort, Domesticity, Fluff) – “When did you last eat?” “What day is it?” “Oh, for god’s sake - you can’t keep skipping meals like this, Sherlock.” “It’s Lent.” “And since when do you care about Lent?” “Since you get chocolate eggs at Easter.” (to read)

End of the Curve by doctor_not_your_girlfriend (T, 833 w., 1 Ch. || COVID-19, One Shot, Medical Realism, Major Illness, Recovery, Optimism, Disability, Needles) – July, 2021. Mycroft has a special delivery for Sherlock. Inspired by Proving A Point by elldotsee, J_Baillier. (to read)

Love Is A Smoke by J_Baillier (T, 3,617 w., 4 Ch. || Heavy Angst, Pining, Romance, MCD) – It's spring in 2036. John and Sherlock are no longer together. Sherlock attempts to cope — or doesn't. (to read)

A Study in Beard by Loveismyrevolution (T, 3,810 w., 1 Ch. || Established Relationship, Fluff and Humour, Experiments, Beards, Idiots in Love, Quarantine) – Sherlock has to face the consequences of using up all of their shaving foam. Which turns out to be more fun than expected. Boys being boys, nothing can go without a challenge. Although, being isolated presents a problem. How will they determine the winner? Part 2 of the Hairy Situations at 221B series (to read)

Isolated by CarmillaCarmine (G, 3,926, 3/4 Ch. || WiP || Quarantine From Virus, Fluff, Idiots in Love, Bi-Panic, Cuddling & Snuggling, Coming Out, Bathing/Washing, Bubble Bath, Kissing) – Due to an ongoing pandemic, John and Sherlock find themselves isolated at 221B. (to read)

Sherlock's Solution by PipMer (T, 4,125 w., 1 Ch, || Fluff, Romance, Friends to Lovers, Isolation/Quarantine, Pining, Miscommunication, First Kiss) – Sherlock and John are stuck in quarantine. Against all expectations, John is the one who goes stir-crazy first. Sherlock has a unique solution to the problem. (to read)

The Unexpected Threat by J_Baillier (T, 4,283 w., 1 Ch. || Military AU / Pacific Rim Fusion || Established Relationship, Medical Conditions, Coronaviruses, Doctor John, Bratty Sherlock, Romance, Science Fiction, Futuristic Medicine, Ghost Drifting AKA Telepathy, Medical Hurt/Comfort, Sexual Healing) – The kaiju are not the only threat to the security and well-being of the staff of PPDC's Chard's Rift base. It's the year 2050, and a coronavirus epidemic sweeping the planet has reached The Azores. Part 4 of the At The Edge of Our Hope (to read)

Quarantine by wendymarlowe (T, 6,444+ w., 20/? Ch. || WiP || COVID-19, Forced Isolation / Quarantine, John’s Blog, Humour) – John and Sherlock are stuck at 221B together due to coronavirus concerns. Sherlock slowly drives John barmy. (to read)

Stranded by BeautifulFiction (T, 5,798 w., 1 Ch. || First Kiss, Communication / Relationship Discussion, Pining Sherlock, Sherlock POV, BAMF John, Doctor John, Case Fic, Drinking, Huddling For Warmth, Friends to More) – When stranded on a derelict barge at high tide, John and Sherlock reconsider their friendship.

Attentions, Experiments, Oddnesses by hubblegleeflower (E, 6,383 w., 1 Ch. || Friends to Lovers, Experiments, Frottage, Mutual Masturbation, Kissing, First Time) – John is behaving oddly, and Sherlock hopes it means what he thinks it means, but he has several theories and could well be missing some of the facts. (to read)

Casualty by Silvergirl (E, 12,051 w., 4 Ch. || Canon Compliant Until T6T, Mary’s Dead, Trauma/Comfort, John’s a Good Friend, Friends to Lovers, First Kiss/Time, Sherlock Learns Teamwork, Parentlock) – Sherlock renders assistance at a hit-and-run and is left deeply shocked. When the accident turns into a case, John moves back in to 221b to help—and finds that Sherlock has way oversold his image as an emotionless thinking machine. (to read)

The Night Riviera from Paddington to Penzance and Back Again by Iwantthatcoat (M, 12,918 w., 5 Ch. || Post-S4, Hurt/Comfort Emotional Hurt/Comfort, BAMF John, Devil's Foot Adaptation, Hallucinations, Oral Sex) – Mrs Hudson has decided her boys need a little vacation together (after the events of S4) away from London and has booked them an inordinately (per Sherlock) long train ride from Paddington Station to Penzance. (to read)

A Gossamer Dream by CarmillaCarmine (E, 15,985 w., 4 Ch. || Writer/Teacher AU || First Meetings, Friends to Lovers, Writer John / Teacher Sherlock, Fluff, London, Holding Hands, Online Friendship / Romance, Phone Sex, Anal Sex, Happy Ending) – Sherlock had never realised one could care so much about someone they'd never met in person. Now he is about to meet the friend with whom he's been chatting online for months and his anticipation is reaching a crescendo. (to read)

Contrition by sussexbound (E, 18,556+ w., 5/? Ch. || WiP || Post-S4/TFP Didn’t Happen, Rosie Doesn’t Exist, T6T/TLD is Canon, Year After TLD, Light BDSM, Soft Dom Sherlock / Sub John, Punishment, Light Bondage, Light Masochism / No Sadism, Love Confessions, First Kiss, Tenderness, Aftercare, Forgiveness, Edging, Orgasm Delay/Denial, Mutual Masturbation, Hand Jobs, Anal Fingering, Rimming, Frottage, Communication, Sexual Negotiation, Sexual Tension, Spanking, Head Injury, Anal Sex) – “You’ve been tense ever since we got back, itching for a fight, all your usual tells, but why…?” The truth strikes like lightning. “Oh… Oh! You’re not angry at me. Not this time. Well—maybe a little. But mostly, mostly you’re angry at yourself. Why? For falling behind? For not being there in time. For not taking Wilkes down fast enough?” Sherlock waves a dismissive hand. “It doesn’t really matter.” He lifts a finger to his swollen cheek and cut eyebrow. “You blame yourself for this. And you offered to fix it. But I wouldn’t let you, and… But that’s not what you really want, anyway, is it?” John looks stunned, a deer caught in the headlights of an oncoming lorry, frozen, waiting for the lethal strike. “You don’t want me to let you help. At least not right away. No. What you want, what you really want is—punishment.” (to read)

Feeling Seen by jadztone (E, 30,177 w., 9 Ch. || Ballet!Sherlock / Rugby!John, Demisexuality, Virgin John, Experienced Sherlock, Toplock, Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn, Background Molly/Irene & Greg/Sally) – Rugby player John is starting over at a new university, with the help of friends Molly and Bill. Few people know that John is demisexual, but ballet dancer Sherlock Holmes deduces right away that he has no interest in sex unless he’s fallen in love. John finds this strange genius intriguing and would like to get to know him, but Sherlock has a self-cultivated reputation for only wanting casual sex. John has reason to believe that’s not really true, but he’s not sure he wants to risk his twice-fractured heart to find out. (to read)

Sanguineous Serendipity by CarmillaCarmine (E, 34,783 w., 14 Ch. || Vampire AU || Alternate First Meeting, Turning a Character, Vampire Sherlock, Captain John, POV John, Feeding, Blood Drinking, Crossdressing Sherlock, Genderfluid Character, Sherlock in Heels, Transphobic Behaviour, Emotional Hurt / Comfort, Soulmates, Romance, Happy Ending) – Vampire Sherlock meets a dying John in a field hospital in Afghanistan and gives him a whole new life. (to read)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by SilentAuror (E, 50,635 w., 1 Ch. || Post-S4/S4 Divergence, Case Fic, For a Case / Reverse Fake-Relationship, Conferences, Marriage Equality, Travelling / New York, Pride, Homophobia, Bottomlock, Marriage Proposal, John POV, Sexuality, Love Confessions, Emotional Love Making, Public Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Passionate Kissing, Needy/Clingy Sherlock, Virgin Sherlock, Touching / Hand Holding, Bed Sharing, Little Spoon Sherlock, Intense Orgasms) – John and Sherlock go to New York to attend a conference run by the National Defence of Traditional Marriage Coalition in order to investigate the potential bombing of the annual Manhattan Pride parade. As the conference unfolds, John finds himself repulsed by the toxic ideology being presented, which becomes relevent to his own unacknowledged issues and his friendship with Sherlock...

Next Right: Welcome to Westbound Rest Area 818 by elwinglyre (E, 59,874+ w., 13/15 Ch. || WiP || American Unilock AU || Bunk Beds, Anonymous Sex, Homophobia, Closeted John, Roommates, Angst with Happy Ending, Idiots in Love, Music, Rape/Non-Con, Hurt John, BAMF John) – Sherlock Holmes dreams of escape from his smothering family and space to breathe. Studying chemistry at the University of Michigan, he's almost far enough away to fill his lungs. Almost. While John Watson dreams of being a doctor, he also dreams of being with another man. John knows that with hard work and study, he can make the first a reality, but he's certain the second can never be. Until a secret encounter in the dark at Rest Area 818 changes everything. When Sherlock meets his new roommate, John Watson, he sees a man in the closet. Sherlock hides from no one. Except from his own family, a detective inspector who wants his evidence returned, and his secret encounter at Rest Area 818. Thank you to recently folded who lovingly beta’d chapters 1-5 and helped with an important plot point that deeply enriches this story. Also thank you to hotshoeagain for beta'ing the rest of the story.Setting late 1970s, Michigan, USA. POV third person alternates between John Watson and Sherlock Holmes. (to read)

Thermocline by J_Baillier (M, 83,557 w., 14 Ch. || Scuba Diving AU || Adventure, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Marine Archaeology, Asexual Sherlock, Horny John, Relationship Drama, Technical/Scuba/Wreck Diving, Slow Burn, Underwater / Medical Peril, Doctor John, Hurt Sherlock, Anxious Sherlock, John POV, Protective John, Body Appreciation) – John "Five Oceans" Watson — technical dive instructor, dive accident analyst and weapon of mass seduction — meets recluse professor of maritime archaeology Holmes. As they head out to a remote archipelago off the coast of Guatemala to study and film its shipwrecks for a documentary, will sparks fly or fizzle out?

ANYTHING GOES – JOHNLOCK (5)

Talk by illwick (E, 6,364 w., 1 Ch. || Dirty Talk, John’s Giant Junk, PWP, Light BDSM, Size Kink, Oral / Anal, Rough Sex, Dirty Talk, Established Rel.) – Sherlock was never much for dirty talk... until an unexpected visit yields unexpected results. Part 20 of Unwind

Ghost Stories by SwissMiss (M, 22,256 w., 1 Ch. || Pining, Holmes Family, Christmas, Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn, Bed Sharing, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, First Time) – Sherlock's parents think he and John are a couple. They might be onto something.

Pater Noster by SilentAuror (E, 34,256 w., 2 Ch. || Case Fic, HLV/S3 Fix It Fic, Family Trauma, Sherlock POV, Villain Mary) – During the autumn that John is staying at Baker Street again after Sherlock was shot, he ruminates over the similarity between Sherlock's shot and the one that killed his father when he was fifteen. Cold case meets series 3 fix-it. Part I takes place entirely within His Last Vow, Part II takes place starting at the end of HLV and continues after.

The Homecoming Series by sussexbound (M, 51,744 w. across 12 stories, WIP || Domestics, PTSD, Love Confessions, Hurt/Comfort, Cuddling, Jealousy, Family Issues) – Sometimes home is all you need. After three years of horror, betrayals, and crushing loss, John and Sherlock find their way back home to one another, and together find new footing in a world that has changed forever.

The Green Blade by verityburns (T, 72,929 w., 15 Ch. || Case Fic, Bromance) – As a serial killer hits the headlines, the police are out of their depth and the next victim is out of time. With faith in Sherlock Holmes at an all time low, this is a case which will push loyalties to the limit...

ANYTHING GOES – INEFFABLE HUSBANDS (5)

All Roads Lead To You by TardisIsTheOnlyWayToTravel (T, 2,549 w., 2 Ch.|| Pining Crowley, Oblivious Aziraphale, Love Confessions, Feelings, Resolved Romantic Tension, Rescuing, Happy Ending, Snake Crowley, Magic Bracelets, POV Aziraphale) – It had taken Aziraphale quite some time to find the presence he had been looking for, but here he was, in the Reptile House of the London Zoo. As an angel, Aziraphale shouldn’t have been finding amusement in the discomfort of another, but he couldn’t help but do so as he was glared at by a very familiar snake. “Oh my dear,” Aziraphale murmured, “how ever did you end up in this situation?”

The slowest moving object in the universe by chamyl (G, 4,996 w., 1 Ch. || God POV, Mutual Pining, Idiots in Love, Beach Day, Games, Light Humour, Tenderness, Embarassed Crowley, Soft Idiots, First Kiss, Love Confessions) – Crowley and Aziraphale have had feelings for each other for a very long time. It takes a date at the lake and a round of 36 Questions That Lead To Love to give them the final push.

Wings and How to Hide Them by triedunture (M, 10,134 w., 1 Ch. || Mutual Pining, First Time, Love Confessions, Body Swap, Wing Kink, Idiots In Love) – Crowley's been annoyingly in love for six thousand years. What's another lifetime between friends? Or: Aziraphale definitely fucks and isn't that just perfect?

Souls In Creation by Dragonfruit112 (NR [M], 23,110 w., 6 Ch. || Aziraphale was Raphael, Hurt/Comfort, Angst With Happy Ending, True Angel Forms, Memory Loss/Amnesia, Seraph!Aziraphale, Cherub!Crowley, Moments of Time, Pining Aziraphale, Deaths, Disasters Through History, Whump, Taking Care of Each Other, Friendship, Mates to Friends to Mates, Bed Sharing, Sick Crowley, Healing Powers, BAMF Aziraphale) – They knew each other before the Fall. They loved each other before the Fall. They were creation's first soul mates. But the Fall changed everything, and now Aziraphale is forced to live in a world where only he remembers their shared past. Burdened by pain and grief, he hides himself under the guise of a clumsy Principality until he can make his love remember once more. Only, he doesn't know how long that'll take.

Any Way You Want It by LieutenantLiv (M, 27,585 w., 5 Ch. || Holidays, Slow Burn, Fluff, First Time, Eventual Smut, Swimming, Dreams of Dancing, Kissing in the Rain, Self-Esteem Issues, Misunderstandings, Crying Love Confessions, Soft Crowley, Clingy Crowley, Virgin Aziraphale, Romance) – Saving the world is exhausting work. With Heaven and Hell off their backs, it seems as good a time as any for Crowley and Aziraphale to take a proper break. Neither one of them predicts the direction their holiday takes.Who'd have thought that sharing a cottage in Scotland would be quite so romantic?

#johnlock fic recs #good omens fic recs #five fics friday #times ten lol #my fic recs #long post #e-rated fics #coronavirus #quarantine

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tricksters-pride · 4 years

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Bunker hijinx part 2: Caught in the act

Dean hadn't seen his little brother since breakfast. His Jeep was still in the bunker garage and Dean knew he didn't go on a walk because Sam always told him when he was going on his jogs.

Dean and Cas both was starting to worry a little bit.

"Cas I wonder where he could be." Dean said softly pouting a little.

"Dean something is very strange because I sense your brother Sam and my brother Gabriel in the bunker but have not seen them." Castiel said tilting his head.

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Later that day Sam went missing again right after lunch.

"Cas he's gone again do you sense him an' Gabey still yet in the bunker?" Dean asked tilting his head a little looking at his angel.

"I do in deed Dean this is very strange indeed." Cas huffed.

"Since hunting has been slow why don't we go brother hunting." Dean said with asmirk.

Cas nodded with a little smile on his face.

Dean and Cas made dinner cheeseburger french fries and side salads.

Sam came and ate dinner then he quickly disappeared again.

Dean and Cas both smiled at each other and gave Sam about ten minutes untill they started their hunt.

Gabriel and Sam we're making good use of that ten minutes.

Sam kissed Gabriel's lips tenderly nibbling his bottom lip. Sam then nibbled and suck on the lef side of Gabriel's neck marking his angel.

"Fuck Samshine this feels amazing." Gabriel breathe out as he kissed Sam's lips back tenderly.

Sam tried his best to let his big hands wonder Gabriel's body. But, each time he was making Gabriel feel good his elbow would bump into his side or his foot would get tangled up with Gabriel.

About ten minutes later the awkward make out session was still going strong.

"Damn it Samshine when are you gonna tell Deano about us? So we can stop making out in the damn closet. You know this closet is a big enough for you and me let alone our other partner." Gabriel said with a Playful pout tilting his head a little.

"Well uh.." Sam started to say before the doors won't open and Castiel and Dean were staring at them smiling ear-to-ear.

"I knew you loved my brother Sam." Castiel said with a smirk on his face.

"Well you love my brother so guess we're even." Sam said with a small smile and a chuckle.

Both Castiel and Dean exchanged looks as both of their faces got redder than overripe tomatoes.

"Hey it's cool Gabby is funsized and fits pretty well in a closet. You on the other hand are moose sized and it's like trying to hide an elephant inside a plastic Easter egg it just ain't going to work." Dean said with a chuckle shaking his head.

"Shut it Dean you before I turn you into a puppy." Gabriel teased with a smile.

"Now you and Sam do not have to hide. Wait did you guys say you have a third in the relationship?" Castiel asked tilting his head a little looking at Sam.

Sam nodded blushed and smiled a little.

"Yeah but, uh she wants to take it slow. So for now I can't tell you guys." Sam said quietly still blushing.

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The End....

#supernatural family #supernatural fandom #supernatural #sam winchester #dean winchester quotes #gabriel from supernatural #spn gabriel #sabriel #castiel from supernatural #dastiel

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thedorfmirrin · 4 years

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Magia Rapport

~Feb 11, 2020: Design an event variant for a character who doesn’t have one yet! What is the concept?

Yanno i’m surprised and disheartened to see that Mito has no event outfits or any extra outfits besides her school uniform? Being as she is my (and others) favourite this simply cannot do! So i designed her a little Easter-bunny coustume!

I dont really know if they ever celebrate Easter in Japan, probably not, but I think Easter aesthetics are too cute- plus just imagine Mito hopping around and being silly to her friends and hiding quirky decorated eggs, its precious. I’d also imagine other girls hiding/ finding eggs for a competition and with their powers it would cause fun hijinx to read! In particular i bet Shizuku could hide things in really obscure places.

Anyway, JUSTICE FOR MITO!! Give her outfits and more event roles pretty please!

#magia rapport #Magia Record #magireco #puella magi madoka magica #mito aino #bunny #easter bunny #costume #cut #edit #dorf's art #It's really hard to copy the ingame shading #i hope it dont look too off..

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jstaplesreviewsmovies · 2 years

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Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

This past weekend, I watched the first Sonic the Hedgehog film after seeing its sequel in theaters last week, which I highly recommend if you enjoyed the first movie. This movie got a lot of attention from its first trailer which showcased some outrageously bad CGI and character designs, which was quickly met with backlash. Paramount then delayed the film’s release, and revamped the design for Sonic, winning the appreciation of millions of fans, impressed with their willingness to listen to criticism and make changes. This situation heavily contributed to the film’s success. In this movie, we see Sonic (Ben Schwartz), an alien hedgehog with super speed, get sent to Earth for his own safety after being attacked on his home planet. He lives a life of solitude before being discovered by Tom (James Marsden), who decides to help Sonic evade the brilliant mad scientist Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) and recover his magical rings.

As previously mentioned in my review of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, I grew up loving the Sonic franchise, especially the classic Genesis games. Therefore, any successful attempts at easter eggs and loyalty to the qualities and story of the source material will make me happy. Unfortunately for this first movie, the second film is much more saturated with Sonic goodness than the first, so I have an immediate bias towards the sequel. However, this movie is not without its merits.

Similarly to the sequel, the movie spends a decent amount of screentime focusing on boring human characters instead of Sonic or Robotnik. However, I had forgotten that Tom’s character was actually pretty decent in this first movie. He seemed to be mostly used for gags in the sequel, but his relationship with Sonic is actually pretty heartwarming in this movie. Tika Sumpter’s Maddie was also decent, if not a tad underdeveloped. Her sister (Natasha Rothwell) however, makes no sense and only exists for unfunny jokes and just being unpleasant. She has no good reason to exist. Setting her aside, this movie actually makes better use of the human characters and the Earth setting than the sequel. This is an origin movie at heart, and the human characters help set up Sonic’s values and make him into the crime-fighting blue blur we all know and love. The humans actually have a purpose. In the second movie, there’s a bit of an awkward transition, one where Sonic isn’t quite ready to detach completely from them, but the story moves closer toward what we know from the games. I’m hoping that in the third film, the writers figure out how to better handle these characters as this universe fully delves into the Sonic world.

The starring characters, Sonic and Robotnik, are all protrayed brilliantly. Sonic is suitably snarky and childish. His CGI is also not bad at all, if not a tad worse than in the sequel, which is to be expected. Jim Carrey taps into his chaotic nature to deliver a zany yet sinister Robotnik. While he is missing his iconic mustache and bald head (which makes sense in the context of the story), he still has a costume and personality that is loyal to the games. These two were honestly the best parts of the movie. It really makes me pray for Carrey to come back for one last Sonic film before retiring. His portrayal of Eggman really is something special.

The story is fine enough. It’s simple, but pretty heartwarming. Sonic and Tom bond over the course of their road trip to San Francisco to recover Sonic’s rings, getting into some (at times childish) hijinx. The best moments are the action sequences between Sonic and Robotnik, further supporting my belief that they carry the movie. I really wish they had gone for a slightly more mature PG-13 film, so they could go further on the action and tension, but maintain some of the humor to an extent.

Overall, Sonic the Hedgehog is a fine first film for the blue blur. Its stars are acting sublimely, and the action is pretty engaging. The story, while simplistic and sometimes childish, is still fun and endearing. It sets up its sequel and franchise well. It’s just a solid good time.

Score: 3.5/5

Next: Moon Knight (2022) Episodes 3-4

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jackiefitzpatrick · 4 years

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The 5 Weirdest Hidden Messages In Movies

Movies often have some sort of overriding theme, right. A message, if you will. Some beat you over the head with it, some are a little more subtle. But then some movies have different kinds of hidden messages and hijinx and interstitial images. These are more like Easter Eggs to be sought out and found by careful viewers. Some are little shout-outs to case and crew. Others are just damn right weird. What are some of the weirdest? Read on, because we've got six for you!

1. "Fight Club"

The whole movie is defined by many as weird and subversive, so it's no surprise that weird messages abound. Apart from the occasional one-frame pop-ins of Tyler Durden or a big wang, there's the fake FBI warning that precedes the movie itself. The warning echoes many of the same sentiments regarding consumerism and so forth, but at first blush it looks pretty much like any other stern cinematic warning.

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2. "The Wizard of Oz"

Beloved children's fantasy story, right? Wrong! The whole story is essentially about America around the first decade and a half of the 20th century, with all kinds of weird and hidden messages and meanings. Scarecrow? U.S. agriculture. Tinman? Manufacturing, U.S. Steel. The Lion? Foreign Policy. And remember the droning chant of the Wicked Witch's guardsmen outside her fortress? They're actually saying "All we own, we owe." Never mind the flying monkeys appearing when the Cowardly Lion says "I do believe in spooks." Weirdness abounds.

3. "Anchorman"

"Escupimos en su Alimento"–or in English, "we spit in your food." After Ron Burgundy is bested by Veronica in a battle of wits, he happens upon a little Tex-Mex cuisine, which features the above boast. Or promise. Either way, we're all set.

4. "Kill Bill, Volume 1"

Tarantino likes to pepper little oddities and gimmicks into his films. In the first installment of "Kill Bill," as The Bride walks across the glass floor of Lucy Liu's establishment, the camera reveals that on the bottom of her shoe is the simple message "F*** You." It's a weird little touch like that which helps add flavor to a character.

5. "Dumbo"

Another children's movie, another weird, scandalous message. This time, it's old-fashioned racism. Now, everyone knows about the crows and their minstrel show-style caperings. But apart from that, during the beginning of the movie, pay attention to the song when the circus tent is being set up. Every single worker is black, and the song is about how they'll work all day, only to get paid and throw their pay away. Don’t believe us? Watch Dumbo at 0123 movies and see for yourself friend. Seriously.

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brett-buckner-the-dirt · 6 years

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“When I knock something off a shelf, Jellybean knows. When I hang up clothes using non-designated hangers, Jellybean knows. When I swap out her toothbrush for an identical toothbrush, Jellybean knows. If I get crazy and put her clothes in a drawer rather than on top of the dresser, Jellybean knows.”

It was test – an open book test, really. I knew the answer, but wanted to see how exactly it would play out.

Jellybean is what you might call … particular (note: not “peculiar”). She likes things a certain way and doesn’t appreciate change. If change is afoot, she wants to be alerted ahead of time, so as to mentally and emotionally prepare. Keep in mind, that she’s 9 and mood swings are as inevitable as psychic visions on That’s so Raven. But as her parents, her mother and I respect certain requirements that help everyone’s life move smoothly.

For example, we learned long ago not to surprise Jellybean with who would be picking her up from day care. While these things are often fluid out of necessity, Jellybean’s final words when hoping out of the car on her way to school was, “so who’s picking me up?”

Woe unto thee if plans changed and she wasn’t alerted. She’d come up the steps and glare down that long hall and rather than being excited to, for example, see me instead of her mother, she’d get this look that was a mixture of confusion, fear, and anger – like she was staring down a slobbering grizzly bear and couldn’t remember if to survive she was supposed to run, play dead or climb a tree.

Here’s how Jellybean feels about change, even as a baby.

It used to hurt my feelings. I wanted some slow-motion reunion, like we were lost loves in an Air Supply video, and she’d all but turn around and go back to the playground until the designated parent arrived.

I used to worry the daycare teachers thought I was kidnapping my own daughter. I know better know. Being a parent means accepting your kid’s personality quirks and exploiting them for your own amusement.

So … back to the test. I moved a book.

Jellybean and I had been reading The Golden Compass. While she liked the story, it’s a pretty dense novel and we weren’t able to get a foothold between bath time and bed time readings, so we put it on hold. But rather than putting it in one of the two bookcases in her room, Jellybean tossed it a pile of random stuff in the corner of her room.

I’m fairly peculiar in my own right, especially when it comes to books. I love arranging my bookshelves. My dream job would be setting up displays at Barnes & Noble, so seeing a classic just tossed aside made me all twitchy.

While cleaning her room (which actually requires no cleaning save for a bit of dusting and Febreezing) I slid Golden Compass on the bottom of a similarly sized stack of books on the top shelf of Jellybean’s bookcase to the right side of her bed. It fit neatly flush alongside the other titles for Roald Dahl, Judy Blume, and whoever writes all those Dork Diary books.

Later that afternoon, after picking her up from school, we came home and settled into our routine – a snack, 45 minutes to “crash,” then start homework. We hung around the kitchen for a few minutes before going to our separate corners of the house. Soon as Jellybean closed her bedroom door, the better to immerse herself in obnoxious YouTube videos, I hopped into my recliner with a book.

And waited …

But Jellybean didn’t emerge again until her alarm went off to start homework. I got back to whatever I’d been doing, the moved book slipping my mind amid the chaos of fractions, transcribed interviews, cooking dinner and bath time. It wasn’t until 9 o’clock, as I tucked her in and reached for the Lemony Snicket book we’d been reading at night, that I thought about Golden Compass.

Sure enough, it was right back in the pile in the corner of Jellybean’s room. Fascinated, I picked it up and held it out when she came in from brushing her teeth.

“Honey,” I started, “why?”

She knew exactly what I was talking about, offering a shy, slightly embarrassed smile.

“I just wasn’t ready to decide where to put it yet,” she said, politely taking it from my outstretched hand and dropping it back in the pile. “I’ll know when it’s time.”

“But how did you know I’d moved it?” I asked. “It’s not like it stuck out or anything.”

“I could just tell,” she said. “I knew something was different when I walked in my room.”

It’s true.

When I knock something off a shelf, Jellybean knows. When I hang up clothes using non-designated hangers, Jellybean knows. When I swap out her toothbrush for an identical toothbrush, Jellybean knows. If I get crazy and put her clothes in a drawer rather than on top of the dresser, Jellybean knows. And – heaven forbid – I move one of the stuffed animals from her bed. That’s a cardinal sin.

Every morning, Jellybean makes up her bed to look just like this. Every night, each animal has a designated sleeping space.

To be clear … she doesn’t get mad. She doesn’t throw a tantrum or say a mean word. If a “Thou shalt not …” commandment is broken, Jellybean just sighs and gives me a look usually reserved for when she forgets a science project until the weekend before it’s due.

For anyone keeping score at home, this is not OCD. Though it IS the funny way we see OCD portrayed on TV by the weird detective with lit phobia or by that obnoxious person at work who likes having all her soup cans in alphabetical order and has label maker for her husband’s tools. If you really wanna know about OCD, read The Man Who Couldn’t Stop by David Adams. OCD’s no punchline. I know.

Like I said before, Jellybean’s behavior is just kinda quirky, occasionally exhausting, mostly precious but otherwise normal. She likes things a certain way, and I generally don’t mind accommodating that. She gets it honest. I’m the same way.

I dated a girl right after college. We basically lived together, and she’d get home about an hour before I got off work every day. One of her favorite things to do was to move a handful of CDs into to different areas. Keeping in mind, at the time I had about 2,000 CDs which were arranged by genre, then chronologically by artist. It was a pretty impressive system, and she just loved messing with it.

It was like every day was Easter and I had to find the old, rotten egg that had been overlooked. Such hijinx weren’t the reason we broke up, but I know I didn’t miss it when she finally moved out.

So, like I said, Jellybean gets it honest.

When she was a toddler, all we had to do was give her a basket of clean dishtowels and some space on the kitchen floor and the kid would go to town, folding and unfolding, making a tower and knocking it down.

Seriously, under the sink and folding dish towels was her favorite past time.

Now, as an elementary school student, some of her greatest joys come from changing out the stuff in her backpack and rearranging her 3-ring binder. She LOVES going on over-night road trips strictly for the thrill of packing her own suitcase and an “entertainment bag” for the car.

Sure, it’s a little frustrating when it takes her 22 minutes to get her bed ready to go to sleep, kissing each named stuffed animal resting there, removing unnecessary blankets and pillows and arranging them all on the floor in front of her TV.

When it comes to options – I’d vote for particular over a hoarder any day.

‘Particular’ doesn’t Necessarily Mean ‘Peculiar’ "When I knock something off a shelf, Jellybean knows. When I hang up clothes using non-designated hangers, Jellybean knows.

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