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hella1975 · 1 month
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okay it's 1pm and i willingly unprompted said to my mate 'hey if we make this a competition on who can finish our finance report first that'll make us way more productive' (bc we're both hateful people) and she agreed and our deadline is 3pm i will keep you posted
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damnprecious · 1 year
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If I had a nickel for every time a random kid appeared at eye-level with me when I'm sitting by my window working on a project on my computer in my first floor (not ground floor) apartment I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird it's happened twice
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Mom, I am a rich man || Tom Blyth x gf!reader
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Summary: Fans have always speculated that Tom was dating someone until he confirmed it in an interview. After digging through Tom’s socials, fans stumble upon you, a Yale law student.
Warnings: fem!reader
Wc: 341
A/n: anyone studying law atm? 🙋‍♀️ ALSO THANK U SM FOR 6K AHHH THATS INSANE!!!
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Divider by @pommecita
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“I did it!” You slightly furrow your eyebrows at the text message your boyfriend sent you before clicking onto the link that he sent. It was a 2 minute interview that he did while at one of the premieres for his hunger games movie.
Tom looked insanely good in his tailored suit, exuding confidence as he engages with the interviewer. Cameras flashed around him, capturing the glamour of the event, and you couldn’t help but smile, feeling a sense of pride for your boyfriend.
The interviewer, a charismatic host with an air of familiarity, turns his attention to Tom, eager to delve into the behind-the-scenes of the blockbuster. “Tom, how was the filming process for ‘The Hunger Games’?” She’s asks, a glint of curiosity in her eyes.
Tom smiles, his eyes gleaming with enthusiasm. “Oh, it was fantastic. The whole cast and crew brought so much energy to the project. But what made it truly special was having my family here. They visited during filming, and even my girlfriend, who took some time off uni to be with me. I greatly appreciated that.”
Your heart swells with warmth at his words. Tom, ever the supportive partner, acknowledges your sacrifice and commitment to being by his side during this whirlwind experience.
Your 2 months in Berlin with Tom was a great opportunity to take a break from all your uni work, and of course, spend some much needed time with your boyfriend. The revelation that he has a girlfriend elicits a gasp from the woman interviewing him.
That video goes viral on the internet. With Tom’s fans searching the internet for anything that could lead them to finding out who Tom’s girlfriend is.
With hard digging, fans discover your insta page. Your posts containing photos of your life as a law student at Yale and fans were pleasantly surprised to find never seen before photos of Tom that you’ve posted.
y/n_y/l/n just posted a story!
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this months dump!
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yourfriendsusername: 😍😍
↘️ y/n_y/l/n: ily!
yourfriendsusername: uh oh, ur getting famous…. remember me pls!
↘️ y/n_y/l/n: sorry, who are you 😂
user1: omg so this is Tom’s gf? SHES GORGEOUS
user2: damn she’s hella smart huh?
↘️ user3: DUH SHES IN YALE
user4: eh, she’s mid
↘️ user5: studying at one of the ivy league’s is far from being mid lol 😭
user6: she’s been posting him for so long now, how have we only just found this out 😂
user7: so she’s pretty, she’s smart, and she’s bagged Tom Blyth? Damn girl. Teach us ur ways!
user8: THE LAST PICTURE AWEE
user9: the bouquet behind his back- the way she’s looking at him- my single heart cannot 😭✋
user10: studying in Yale is such a flex oml. And studying law too? Imagine being able to say, yeah my mom’s a lawyers. COULD NEVER BE ME. 😃
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yeah my girlfriend is cooler than me.
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y/n_y/l/n: Alexa, play brooklyn baby by Lana Del Rey 😁
↘️ tomblyth: volume up Alexa!
rachelzegler: y/n’s side eye 🙈
↘️ y/n_y/l/n: 👀👀
↘️ tomblyth: side eyed me the whole damn time
user1: HE FINALLY POSTED HER!
user2: can’t wait for more gf appreciation posts 😆
user3: what’s a uni student doing dating an actor like Tom Blyth?
user4: first pic. sleeping on the road tn.
↘️ y/n_y/l/n: pls don’t 🙏
↘️ user5: AHH SHE REPLIED TO YOU
↘️ user6: UR SO LUCKY TO CALL TOM UR MAN.
↘️ user7: nah, he’s actually my man.
user8: crying. screaming. throwing up.
user9: it’s happening 😭 Tom finally posting about his gf
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zuureleena · 6 months
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i drew the mercs, miss pauling, admin, and my tf2 oc on the plane to uni 😭
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i did all of these a week ago and completely forgot to post them HAJAHAH miss p, the admin, and a rlly simplified ver of my tf2 oc miss lynn!! (zoey lynn hehe + js rambles abt her) under the cut
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IM ACTUALLY REWORKING HER DESIGN RNNNN bcs i made her on the sims 4 LMAO and realised how much better and concise she looked, but i really wanna try and make her look like someone you'd js see irl? sooOOo tryna make her also recognisable from silhouette alone and blahablahblah tho she isn't the kind of character that would rlly make too much of a difference in the tf2 universe
i js wanted to make a loveable character LMAO who'd have more of an impact on the relationships and kinda the story?
i liked the idea of miss p having an extroverted bestfriend who's also her wingwoman bcs miss pauling is obvs an awkward lesbian mess who needs help in the love department, and vice versa bcs zoey is into scout and miss pauling is js so glad to have him move on n realise that they r better as friends!! and that he needs to be with someone who isn't annoyed by him 24/7 (IM SORRY, LWNAKS MY SELF-INSERTEDNESS GOT IN THE WAY HAHAHAHA I CANT HELP IT) also, i haven't rlly thought of any orientation for zoey... i'm thinking of her js being a het woman or js whatever u wanna interpret her as!! cuz her sexuality isn't a core thing abt her
she's an absolute harbinger of chaos who'd do anyt for money and some company (this girl has been hella lonely n stressed out of her mind and i'll explain why in an oc post🤭🤭) and even tho she never outright admits it, she does enjoy the freedom of violence she gets to have as a mann co assistant 😭 (which will ALSO make sense when i explain her background to u guys later on)
and bcs of her long experience w shady bosses and asshole customers she's had to deal within all the jobs she's had, she catches onto the administrator's whole thing with the australium fairly early into the job, but she's in tooooo deep now and is like "damn. do i get myself out of this fucked up job (that i am fucked up enough to actually enjoy) or do i stay bcs i literally have everything i've ever wanted....shit." like,, she did say she'd do anyt for money but at the cost of what 😭 [also MAN i wish we got that final comic so i can js make zoey's suspicions make sense??!?@ but in a way it js works bcs it's js this massive mystery that we don't even know of ourselves???? so likeee, im js assuming its smth rlly dangerous or smth bcs helen literally goes to the most insane lengths to get australium and finish off her final... thingy.. that uh DEBT is it... i forgot what she called it BUT WHATEVER BUSINESS SHE HAD TO ATTEND TO B4 SHE DIED QOABJASH]
OH AND YEAH, zoey hates how bossy the admin is and is an ass abt it at times, and the admin wants zoey gone so badly bcs shes an annoying little shit (which she is and honestly, her and scout can be annoying shits tgt <3) but miss p always convinces her to keep zoey BAGAHAHA and they do get things done much faster w zoey there sooOoOOo 🌝🤭
i mean she does try to kill both miss p & l anyway but still, she can't deny that they r both good at what they do
BWOSBQJS BYE I DONT THINK ANYONE IS GONNA READ THIS AHAGAH BUT THANK YOU IF U DID 😭 I HAVE SM ABT ZOEY AND I RLLY WANT HER TO BE LOVEABLE AUGHWGS
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02zhoonie · 3 months
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sorting enha into my college dorm houses because i can and i will ! and i based college bf! heeseung off of my own college dorm experiences and now i can’t stop thinking about it okay bye
i guess this is also my enhypen college au! lore LOL
(not using the actual house names for obvious reasons)
yellow house:
jungwon
this house is full of leaders and so of course jungwon is here. not the college dorm president but head of the dorm events committee and he does a damn good job every time. everyone loves his events and he’s always receptive to feedback to make it better. outside of his leadership role, everyone in his house babies him because he’s cute but they all still respect his drive to get the job done. though he’s an overall college dorm leader and not a house leader, the house captains usually depend on him for advice from an outside perspective. in my prime this house was my second favourite (besides my own hehe). he’s always studying in the student lounge and gets disturbed by the rest of the boys from time to time.
purple house:
heeseung
ranked first place college dorm eye candy. obviously he’s basketball team captain but also dabbles in a bunch of other sports as well (annoyingly good at all of them). performs once in a while at the showcase or open mic events, either as lead singer or pianist in a band. he was quiet and unassuming when he first entered but the minute alcohol entered his system at his first drinking session his housemates started to realise how insane and goofy this man was. is the life of the party. everyone always knows when he’s otw to the club cos he’s already bright red from pregaming alone. has his whole pc set-up on his desk, got noise complaints from yelling too loudly while gaming in first year. most probably vapes.
jaeyun
this house is the party house. hence why jaeyun is house captain. okay no but genuinely i think he has house captain vibes is it just me. mr fast reflexes plays dodgeball competitively and i take no arguments on that, i just think he’ll be hella good for that and football but it’s kinda a dead sport in my dorm so we don’t talk about it. football would probably be him just fucking around with his friends while dodge is something he’ll take more seriously. he’s a kind hearted softie who’s always ready to give advice to those who need it which is why he got voted as house captain but also always down to have a good fucking time which is also why he got voted. drinks most often but is extremely lightweight and somehow always hitting the club with his housemates every wednesday.
riki
i honestly debated where to put riki cos i felt that he would fit in anywhere but this house has the best dancers and therefore he is here. future dance captain, did his first open style choreo class like 6 weeks into the semester and everyone died because it was so hard but also the choreography was so good. legendary first year choreographer for showcase, does kpop performances for fun and gets the loudest cheers when he’s in the center. so ya he’s still and always will be the dance prodigy. doesn’t play sports much but got convinced to play basketball for inter-house championship (and the house won obviously with these three on the team LOL), busier with the uni wide dance team ngl.
red house:
sunoo
house with the most TEA. and i just know sunoo is the best gossiper out there. social butterfly, gambles as a social event more than liking the game itself. always signing up for a performance event whether he’ll be singing or dancing or BOTH LOL. if you ever need someone in your item, you look for him. this house is the house that is very active but keeps within themselves the most but sunoo is the one who basically has friends from every house while still keeping the close knit vibe. the boys drinking and tea spilling sess goes crazy i know, and he always has the most detailed stories. probably knows everything about everyone. marketing head of the students committee because he just connections everywhere. very well liked and very resourceful, also probably down for supper if you asked.
blue house:
jongseong
not me putting my biases in MY house. okay but for good reason. also house captain like jaeyun and they giggle like besties every time the house captains meet up to discuss things even when it’s serious (totally not based on my real life friendships) more serious and straightforward and he will get shit done no questions asked. (he’s here because he reminds me of my senior LMAO.) the one unafraid of calling others out on their bullshit when they don’t do their jobs properly. loves his house deeply, fiercely and openly and tries his best to make sure that everyone feels safe and accounted for which is the house culture he wants to maintain. never pushes any one to win things, would rather they have fun instead. his silly side comes out more with his close friends because he feels the need to maintain an image around others. ate up the hiphop item at the showcase though. sings casually when he can too. dedicated house shef and his housemates are always lined up for his food cause it tastes way better than what the dining hall serves.
sunghoon
second place college dorm eye candy. only after seung because he chooses to be less visible. the type of pretty face that people look at but no one dares to actually pursue him. the house gives him the ability to the loud and crazy person he is while also having the down time for himself to recharge. always at the gym, basically has his own regular gym booking time slot. the protein powder in the pantry is most definitely his. makes 02z pose for gym thirst traps on ig story with him. no interest in joining any dorm committee but knows all the drama that goes down because he’s friends with basically the entire student government body. illegally owns a fridge also illegally the dorm alcohol supplier. gets dragged along to the club once in a while if jaeyun is really persistent, it’s when his craziest side jumps out. likes to tease jongseong in the house group chat while still being a massive team player and his best confidant.
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felgueirosa · 2 months
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i was tagged by @speculatives for 9 people you'd like to know better! so here goes!
top 3 ships
hella x adelaide x adaire (but hella x adelaide in particular): ugh i've talked a million times about how i love hella and how the way that ali played her changed me as a person, but i just can't stop listening to hieron over and over again because i can't escape the dynamic of hella murdering adelaide, being haunted by her, and then falling in love with her after death and that being a factor in her changing her ways. like what if you are evil and you kill someone and then fall in love with them as you are haunted by them and your decisions. and also you're both girls. evil lesbian awakening.
idk i really like certain characters and am invested in their relationships because we have relationships with everyone, positive or negative, and they define our lives, so of course i'm invested in their relationships, it is their relationships to other people that helps create who they are as a character and also forms the plot but i don't really consider myself a shipper and also i can't think of any more right now and also i'm kind of a little bit drunk so if i think of more i will add them, hella adaire and adelaide just came to mind. idk like i said hope this makes sense i had some tequila.
most recent song: boadan nuppi bealde by mari boine (i started listening to my sámi playlist last night and then i was like. i should go to bed. shameless promotion of my sámi playlist. it's one of my great masterpieces)
first ship: spock x kirk. no comment.
currently reading: the traitor baru cormorant by seth dickinson. listen. i've been reading this book for months. i love it, it's my girlfriend's favorite series and she's gotten drunk with seth before, but it's very heavy and has some very personal themes to me so it's been taking me a while to read it. and i had to put it on hold for a bit bc some things happened in my life and i got super depressed and had to read something a bit lighthearted for a bit. but i love it and am still reading it.
last watched: derry girls. it's a comfort show and i still hadn't seen the most recent season(s) so i'm like now i have to watch it all over again.
currently craving: yuca frita. for days. i need to go buy some yuca and make it myself bc my sister came home from uni and brought the air fryer and the yuca frita at my fave venezuelan restaurant doesn't travel super well.
tagging: @bisexualmoses @librarycards @transboydororo @stenchblossoms @loveydoveykirk @minglana @misspickman @shadeslayer @discworldwitches if yáll want to and also anyone else who wants to! hope im not being annoying i love talking about myself
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katebushconfidence · 5 months
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Ok so when my cowerker was like we can’t fuck anymore I’m in a relationship with someone (two and a half week after we’d hung out..) I was like is this dude lying to me rn ? To get out of this situation ? And bc I wasn’t in a position to ask more questions when he said this I just stayed confused for a month and then he started mentioning her in passing at werk and I was annoyed bc it’s hella awkward if I ask questions in front of everyone else like I don’t know how he could react and obviously we don’t want to tell on ourselves. So I found out that he’s dating his one friend from uni when he wasn’t there at afterwerk drinks and that was SUCH A RELIEF. Like if the square math teacher’s life starts getting more interesting than mine IM FUCKED but really he’s just dating another nerdy math teacher. I thought he was out there meeting people and I was gonna start to have a crisis about my lack of trying but I’ve already done the whole dating your friend things. We’re good. I still wish I’d found out from him first hand!!! I’m curious about these things!! I also want to know how it came about. Was it hot or lame. It’s half of my reasons for having sex with people in the first place I just want to have access to the information!!! Tell me what’s happening!!! I want to be included even if your penis never goes inside of my vagina ever again. I’m actually kind of happy about that but I would like to know what’s going on now *LetMeInEricAndre.gif*
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the-himawari · 10 months
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A3! Troupe Event Translation - Journey to the Colours (4/11)
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*Please read disclaimer on blog; default name set as Izumi
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Kazunari: … (I never thought I’d be called all the way over to help tidy up~.) (Woah. This paintbrush looks hella old. I wonder how long since this place has been cleaned.) (Though, I get that art supplies pile up quickly if you don’t organize them regularly.) (On that note, I gotta organize my old art supplies at some point too~. They’re all sitting in my closet and the storage room.)
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*door opens*
Student: Oh, it’s Kazunari!
Kazunari: Morning.
Student: Long time no see~.
Kazunari: We haven’t seen each other since I don’t come to school~.
Student: I use the school atelier quite a bit though. I was just doing an assignment. Are you making progress on yours too?
Kazunari: Sooo, I haven’t gotten around to it yet.
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Student: Ahh. Because of your theatre?
Kazunari: You see, I have rehearsals and a job that I’m currently commissioned to work on. I plan to work on them at the same time.
Student: Do you always paint at home?
Kazunari: Nope, at my dorm. I’m currently living at the dorm of a theatre company, so I get to use the storage room.
Student: That’s nice~. It’s great to have an environment where you can work on your stuff right away.
Kazunari: I mean, working at uni is also fun since I get a different source of inspiration! I really feel that I’m an art student now that my student life is winding down.
Student: Then swing by more often, will you?
Kazunari: Mayhaps~.
Student: Alright, I have something to do so I’m going to head out.
Kazunari: Are you going somewhere to hang out? Let me tag along if you are.
Student: No, not this time. I’m dropping by a private painting school that I used to go to. I’m helping out some upperclassmen.
Kazunari: A private painting school… that really takes me back.
Student: It’s been 4 years since I took my entrance exam. Anyways, see you.
-pause-
*dreams starts*
Kumon: … (Bottom of the 9th, two outs, one point difference, two runners on base, the count is 2-3… the batter is the cleanup, the ace.) (My heart is about to pop out of my chest.)
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Coach: Time out!
Yamaguchi: Kumon!
Baseball club member A: Relax your shoulders.
Baseball club member B: One more out. We can do it, we can do it.
Baseball club member C: Just leave it to all of us behind you.
Kumon: …Yeah.
Yamaguchi: We’re going to nationals together, aren’t we?
Kumon: —. (That’s right… if we win this game, then we’ll get a ticket to nationals. It’s our last summer. We’re definitely going to seize the victory.) (We’ve been practicing all this time all for this one moment. I can do it. There’s no doubt we’re going to—.) Phew… (It’s going to be okay. My heart is calm.)
Yamaguchi: …
Kumon: (Yamaguchi’s sign is for a straight pitch…) —. (I’ll put absolutely everything into this pitch—!)
*dreams ends*
Kumon: —. (A dream…) (It really felt like I was playing baseball with all my team members… But that’s not possible, huh?) (It felt like we were going to make it to nationals at that rate though. I was totally free from worries, and I was able to throw the ball with confidence.) (That never actually happened, yet I’m dreaming about it now… I wonder if it’s because of that conversation I shared with Itoi.)
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Misumi: …Kumon? Is something wrong?
Kumon: N-nope, don’t mind me~!
Misumi: … Kumon, here’s a fluffy triangle! You’ll cheer up if you give it a big~ hug!
Kumon: Thanks, Sumi-san.
-pause-
Izumi: Today we’re going to practice your action scenes with the help of Banri-kun and Juza-kun.
Banri: Let’s do this.
Juza: Thanks for havin’ me.
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Kazunari: Let’s make it a good one!
Kumon: …
Izumi: Kumon, is everything alright?
Kumon: Ah, yep!
Izumi: If you aren’t feeling well, then we can do the action scenes another day?
Kumon: It’s okay, don’t mind me! Alriiight, I’ll give it my all!
Izumi: Are you sure…?
-pause-
Banri: You’ve memorized the flow of the sword fight, right? Aight, should we try it for real?
Juza: Here goes.
Kumon: …
Banri: 1, 2, 3, 4…
Kumon: —.
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*swings*
Izumi: Watch out!
Kazunari: Are you okay, Kumopi!?
Kumon: U-uh huh… my bad. I was zoned out.
Juza: Hey, Kumon—.
Tenma: Don’t look away. For action scenes, one moment of carelessness can be fatal. Are you okay with giving up your important leading role?
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Kumon: Ah—I’m really sorry.
Yuki: He speaks from experience.
Tenma: I asked for your unnecessary comment where!
Banri: Well, that’s important for sure.
Tenma: Sorry for the interruption, Juza-san.
Juza: S’fine. It’s more effective comin’ from you.
Muku: Kyu-chan. Be careful and you’ll be fine next time.
Misumi: It’s also important to rest if you aren’t feeling well~.
Kumon: …Thanks.
Izumi: You’ve gotten hang of the flow for now, so let’s stop here for today.
Tenma: Sounds good.
-pause-
Kumon: …Thanks for today.
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*leaves*
Izumi: (Kumon-kun… I guess he really wasn’t in good shape. We should’ve stopped him from the beginning.)
Muku: I wonder if Kyu-chan is alright.
Misumi: He wasn’t looking well since he woke up in the morning~.
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Banri: Did somethin’ happen? He was totally fired up ‘bout rehearsin’ up til now.
Yuki: Rehearsals weren’t enough, so I was even asked to do street acts with him.
Tenma: It’s his first lead in a while. He was pumped up.
Juza: …Should we ask him ‘bout it?
Kazunari: Ah, I’ll try reaching out. I’m his co-lead and all!
Juza: That’s true… I’ll leave it to you.
Izumi: Thanks, Kazunari-kun.
Kazunari: Leave it to me!
-pause-
Kumon: *Sigh*… (Why the heck am I so conscious of that dream? I thought that had I moved on from baseball already.) (I wonder if I’m thinking about what could’ve happened if I was still playing it even now?) (I’m someone who abandoned baseball halfway through. I have no right to have those dreams.) …Ahh, stop that. That’s no good! (Right now, I have to think about my lead play first and foremost!) (This is my second leading role, so I want to lead everyone even better than last time.) (I’ll show everyone how much I've grown thanks to them.)
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*notification sound*
Kumon: (Yamaguchi?)
Yamaguchi: “I’ll send you the details for the inter-squad game we talked about the other day.”
Kumon: (This baseball character icon… it’s looks like Yamaguchi, but its expression is so subtle. I don’t get what it means…) Haha… “Thanks. Good luck in the game.”
Yamaguchi: “You’re number 4”
Kumon: EH!?
Yamaguchi: “Just kidding.”
Kumon: … (If I kept playing baseball, then I wonder if we’d be in the inter-squad game together.) —Wait, no. Don’t think about it, don’t think about it! … (…I don’t think I can watch Yamaguchi’s game with these feelings.) (It’s really fun and I’m happy to stand on stage with everyone at the theatre. Yet why in the world can’t I forget about baseball?)
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*notification sound*
Kumon: …Kazu-san?
Kazunari’s LIME: “Hey, hey”
Kazunari’s LIME: *sticker saying “hey”*
Kazunari’s LIME: “Come to the balcony for a second!”
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Kumon: …?
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coffeeandcalligraphy · 11 months
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Hey, I'm going to uni this year but am stuck choosing Edinburgh (Literature) between Warwick (Creative Writing and Literature) but I don't know which one to pick. Edinburgh has a better lead on the world tables along with a fancy reputation in contrast to Warwick. Do I choose Edinburgh over something that has been burning for years (aka writing about stupid characters) or ya know...something more prestigious? It's really difficult because I don't trust the Creative Writing courses having the ability to give a good experience since they differ so widely and there really is no telling of how it goes.
And on top of that, a lot of my characters are HELLA QUEER and my conservative ass parents are going to be ashamed when they see me writing cute ass guys get along with each other. (Also what do your parents think about Lonan and Harrison in this context???)
So is it social security over passion?
I really am so lost, it's been months and my brain cannot think. I just think that if I have that degree, than it would give me the validation of being a decent writer. BUT like - I've always enjoyed essay writing? This is so bipolar😭
But the main question is, do you think your time in uni was worth the shot of just breathing author air and not giving a fuck about what other people think? (Sos if that sounds harsh, it's the artists attitude of being the wild cards of society).
(I'm in London btw, if you're wondering).
(Also, I LOVE YOUR WRITING LIKE PLEASE I WANT TO EAT IT!!!)
Hiii! Happy you're eating my writing HEHEHE! Okay lots to talk about here, but to answer your main question:
Do you think your time in uni was worth the shot of just breathing author air and not giving a fuck about what other people think?
Okay so, for me... My experience with my degree is complicated but I wouldn't necessarily say the experience was worth it in the ways I thought it would be. To be very fair, my education was VEYR interrupted by COVID (all of second year online, third year had a hybrid mix with some online classes and some on campus, fourth year is the only "normal" year I had besides first, which was interrupted toward the end by the pandemic--I started school in fall 2019). I want to say that because my experience is very much defined by that--I'm sure the culture of uni has changed since 2020, it just didn't change personally for me (i.e., I don't do social gatherings still, so I didn't invite friends over, go out with people, etc, just went to class then went home for 3rd and 4th year, which made socializing hard, more than usual LOL, for me--I'm sure folks who are doing those things had a different experience in my program).
Something you said is super intriguing to me: "I just think that if I have that degree, than it would give me the validation of being a decent writer."
If I can say something for relatively certain, a degree isn't going to give you the validation of whether you're a good writer or not (and I wouldn't recommend people go into a CW degree with that hope in mind--tbh, studying CW isn't "practical" and without a strong financial plan, etc, I would feel veryyyyy reckless/irresponsible on my platform to just go "ahhh yes! study creative writing!!")
If I can be honest, I was a good writer going into my program and I'm a better one coming out--but that isn't majorly because of the degree, to be upfront (I don't want people to think "ohhh rachel studied CW and she's such a good writer now, and she must be a good writer because she studied writing, and therefore I'm going to study writing to be a good writer"--I reaaaallllyyy want to be transparent with my audience about this because I know it's a privilege to study CW and I don't want to give people the wrong idea). I'm a better writer because it's been four years and I wrote 3.5 books in that time, ~20 short stories, ~20 poems, etc. Of course, some of that was for the degree but MOST was not (except for the poems). Hundreds of thousands of words.
How much you get out of a CW program depends on sooo many things like how the program actually functions (if you're not sure--I would ABSOLUTELY try to get that info from either an open house or some alumni if you can get in contact, I wouldn't go into a CW program at all without an idea of how the program runs--but that's just my advice!). Can also depend on your cohort for that year, whether there's a pandemic (looool), the profs, who's on sabbatical, who just got hired, etc, etc, etc. So I don't have concrete advice for whether you should study literature or CW, or if you feel you're in a position where you can choose passion over social security (that could be something to think about with an adult in your life!).
I also think it's important to know where YOU are in your writing journey. If I could go back in time and talk to seventeen year old Rachel, I'd probably advise her to go down a different path, to be honest. It's not that I found my degree completely hopeless, not at all, I met some AMAZING educators and writers who taught me SO MUCH (I worked with a writer I'd looked up to for years!!! like what!!! made some great writer buds, and would NOT be a poet without this degree), and I have great memories! But I also know myself now looking back, and I struggled in the early half of my degree to feel "settled" because I was in a different place than was typical for writing students.
I'm nervous to talk about this because I don't want it to seem egotistical, etc, but I'd developed a writing & editing process/style before I got to school, which isn't really typical for my program. I started writing and publishing extreeeemely young, and have been told by faculty that they don't really... see students like this in undergrad. When I entered my program, I was faarrrrr from a fantastic writer, and I was still "settling" into my style, but I'd found one (wrote a majority of Moth Work before my degree, for example).
My degree helped me with many things and I'm so grateful to have had a chance to study CW at the post-secondary level, but I also would've been fine without it (and I'm saying this NOT to dig at my program or school, not at allllll, but because I have an audience of young people who I *know* may be considering studying CW because I did it, and I want to be honest in saying that you can absolutely be a great writer without studying CW at all--and coming in a bit too defined might not make the experience the *most* useful, but that is just my experience ofc).
ALSO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to know: I had a four year scholarship that paid for all of my tuition that I earned by stressing SO HARD in high school (my high school GPA was literally 99% which is actually so concerning to me now because the amount of stress I was under??? But I did it because I knew I needed that scholarship to study CW--the min. for this particular one at the time was a 96%, and I was anxious about not making that, hence the average). That scholarship was 26k in total, spread out at $6500CAD/year (which was the price of my tuition).
I had to work extremely hard in first, second, and third year to keep a particular GPA which was I think about an 83% to keep it--to be fair, I was so anxious about losing it that I went wayyyy above that which made me :) so stressed :) but I did keep up that scholarship, so I'm graduating without debt for tuition. I'd also won an external scholarship and bursary that paid for about 30% of my first year housing, and the rest was covered by my parents who'd had savings for my education.
I didn't work a typical job during my undergrad (in third year I did some diversity/equity/inclusion volunteer work that paid at a min. wage part-time rate for about a year though), and was extreeeemely lucky to have my parents' financial support for housing and food.
It is *sooooo* important to have a plan about finances if you're going to study CW, because this isn't going to be a field where you can look for a *particular* job after you graduate (and I know even that's complicated in other fields too, not to generalize!).
I hope this was helpful! Also not to scare you!!!! But I get some high school students asking me this question and I just really want you to have all the info about what my experience was like, because I know this is an impractical degree (I'm leaving with sooo many practical skills that fall nicely into the industry I want to work in, but still, I'm aware that not everyone can do this--so I want to be honest!).
Also to answer the last bit about queer characters:
And on top of that, a lot of my characters are HELLA QUEER and my conservative ass parents are going to be ashamed when they see me writing cute ass guys get along with each other. (Also what do your parents think about Lonan and Harrison in this context???)
My parents don't know much about my writing, haha (my mom reads my published short fiction/poems & my dad reads whatever I send him from LinkTree, but they don't read my personal projects because I would PERISH--they are very aware of the characters though, but not specific things). They sometimes ask me if Lonan and Harrison are dating (but I ask myself that question too lol--they've known about them since maybe 2018, so it's been a while!). They're LGBTQ+ affirming & always have been!
Anyway, I hope this was useful! Message me if you'd like more details, but it's critical to me that people are also aware that the experience CAN be multi-faceted.
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fantasycorrupted · 4 months
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randomly thought about this but even though Kamael is way better than everyone else at cooking, his siblings, Hella and Rigmor, Arvid, Kieran, Flyn/Fíann and Savash would have very alright cooking abilities also.
Kieran got interested in cooking around the time he was a teenager; unlike Rigmor he liked trying out different things as he watched his mom cook and bake. They both ended up good at cooking however, even though it took Rigmor more time to get into it in uni when she first had to take life in her own hands. They like Italian, Chinese and Japanese food a lot.
Flyn would have to be as resourceful as her character Fíann; she would probably know how to cook also. Some of her favorite/most frequently cooked meals would be either Chinese or Indian.
Savash is a sorceress, and from preparing potions, she'd have picked up stray knowledge of how to cook soup and warm meals, and bam, from there she'd have likely learned a few meals.
Hella isn't extremely good at it; she often doesn't have time. But she's curious, so she definitely makes up for it with enthusiasm. Her favorite meals would also be Chinese and Indian, as well as German.
Same goes for Arvid, except I think he might like Thai better. But like everyone else he is very open to exploring all kinds of food.
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hella1975 · 2 months
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they should put snipers in lecture halls and if u talk over the professor they just straight up shoot you
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bunnyskel · 9 months
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hey, guys. i’ll get straight to it. my health went up and down for these past years, and i realized fuck this. i wanna finish uni and live a life with my bf and get a cat, and travel all over the world, and etc. i am still very disordered and hella need help both mentally and physically, but i decided to make this important step and log off this account for my own sake. honestly meeting my bf genuinely saved my life and i dont wanna disappoint him or give up on a potential chance of being happy. i’ve longed for happiness for so long, and i am tired of resisting help and being miserable. a weird part of my brain still romanticizes my own suffering, but i’m willing to give everything another try. i’ve been losing eyesight, lost ability to exercise, can’t play tennis anymore, can barely keep food down after eating, and developed so many conditions which are just ridiculous to have at the age of 19. i think the worst ones are kidney damage and osteoarthritis. now, every evening my hands and feet get sooo swelled up, and i am in so much pain, and all bcz my kidneys can’t pass water out of my body how they should. the doctor said to me months ago that if i stop purging it should stabilize, but it hasn’t even tho i am purge free for months now, so i gotta come back again and possibly be hospitalized bcz of this shit.
to all of my mutuals, i want yall to know that ily and it was a pleasant time for as long as it lasted. also, i really pray for all of you to stay as safe as you guys can <3 harm reduction all the way!!
well.. i guess this is a goodbye.
i might still browse sometimes silently, but no more posts. and ill try to not interact at all. let’s see how this goes.
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anurennero · 10 months
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11.06.23 / hello! long time no see, oops. this semester has got me severely burnt out, mostly because i also got involved in some projects outside of uni and now i'm hella tired. classes finished this friday, so exam season is officially upon me and i'm not ready. as these lovely pictures of my kitchen window suggest, lately i've been mostly resting in an attempt to regain some energy (whether it worked is debatable), but the time for that is over and i need to get back on track as soon as possible. my plan for the next few days is:
• catch up on the latin american lit lessons i missed (including taking notes),
• review some english linguistics topics
• (maybe) try the mock exam.
ideally i would also aim to start making study posts again, but we'll see how that goes.
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i need relationship advice :
so, a couple of months ago, me and one of my close friend made our feelings for each other known and went on like 2 dates and it was very fun, but i just wasnt in the right place for a relationship at the time. i told her that i couldnt give her the time and attention she deserved and she understood. the thing is, i see her almost every day because common friends + uni. im still hella attracted to her and her personality and i really fucking like her but im scared that i destroyed any of my chances a couple months ago 🥲 should i make a move or is it gonna look like im playing with her feelings which is the last thing i wanna do
id say it depends. we’re you not in a place for relationship? or were you just scared of one? and do you FEEL like you’re playing with her feelings? because being scared of a relationship is something that can be talked about and worked through. also, i hate the idea that you’ve got to immediately define things, yknow? if you both like and are attracted to eachother, why not just try something and see where it goes? you don’t have to be proper dating if that’s fine with the both of you…
i honestly might not be the best for dating advice because i’ve only ever had maybe three “girlfriends” because relationships to me don’t necessarily involve actually dating. idk if that makes any sense but…
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you know... It's been years since my mom died, but it seems like I've been really slowly recognizing the effect that it had on me and seeing that some things that I had done were me trying to cope with trauma and grief and not me being a broken failure. I had practically the same experience with acting out and skipping school to the point that my literature teacher threatened me that they would kick me out and send guardianship authorities to my house. She knew what happened and was kinda empathetic, but she clearly didn't understand what it was like. She never ceased to remind me that I was a really smart and bright kid, but very lazy. And it makes me so sad that a lot of teachers just don't get children with behavioural problems, they don't even consider them real and that children can have them. I just wish teachers would be more considerate and understanding. Struggling with things and being then at uni with major in teaching really has been bothering me that we didn't have a course on it in psychology, even more that course was shit and I learnt nothing from it. Fot half a year this lady had been torturing us with 'does a fly have brain'💀 I'm not kidding... Thank God there are books and podcasts with true professionals, who has been helping me and giving knowledge. Hell, in my country ADHD isn't even taken seriously, there's practically no professionals in this sphere, so getting properly checked and diagnosed nearly impossible. it's AGAIN always that you're just lazy and need to try and concentrate harder. So if you're to go into teaching, I can imagine how happy and grateful your students would be :( it makes me so happy, bestie!!
To be honest, I have this mindset that you can become anything you desire to be, because why not? I think it's hella cheesy, BUT we live only once in these bodies, so it's up to us what we do, it's up to us to try and achieve what we want, we are here for experience. I don't want to regret that o didn't do enough and didn't try to achieve what I wanted, that I wasn't truly happy. And I don't want my friends and you regret it. I say these things and I believe in it (even though it's hard to apply to myself, but I'm trying), you can be anything and everything you desire. It won't hurt to try. I think you can be an amazing actress, or a teacher or whoever you want to be in the future. I believe in you. The world is full of possibilities, don't ignore them. Try it and even if nothing would come out of it, you could cross it out and be happy that you at least tried it. Thanks for coming to my tedtalk hahahah
I'M SO SORRY THAT I WRITE SO MUCH AND YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THESE PARAGRAPHS, SOMETIMES I'M A TALKER. i'll try to write more normal😳
Damn... my city is no better during summer, because I live in the south, so our summers are fucking rough and I hate them, but at least it doesn't smell like piss here lmao💀 NY is so romanticized, but still I would love to visit and experience it someday :(
Trying to fool myself with rewards at the of a complete task really works from time to time, because my brain is like well you can have the reward now instead of waiting, and I'm like shit you're so right... the same goes to trying and fooling it with an 'earlier' deadline. However I think listening to classical music weirdly helps, hm... Why is it so hard? :(
Sending you hugs, bestie!!
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Hi my cherry love,
You’re definitely not a failure for how you coped with such a traumatic loss. I’m sorry that your literature teacher didn’t see that and I’m sorry that they acted like that. You weren’t lazy, you were troubled. A lot of teachers pass off kids with behavioral problems and would rather their class go without. But no matter where you go, there’s always student with behavior issues. You can’t escape them, so instead of pushing them away, you need to embrace them and put in the extra work to support them. It all comes down to teachers putting in that extra work. I mean, it’d probably be easier with smaller class sizes. Here in America classes are like 20+ students. And I get it’s hard bc these students need individualized help. Staffing for paraprofessionals is also hard. I see both sides but it’s definitely not right for students with behavioral problems to be passed on or deemed unteachable. You’re right when you say that we need kinder, more compassionate teachers.
I’m sorry that getting diagnosed in your country is so difficult. I have ADHD and didn’t find out until about a year ago. I don’t know what I’d do without my medicine right now. I hope that it gets easier as mental health is less stigmatized.
I don’t know if I’ll teach forever. I lowkey think it would be fun to just be a secretary in a school environment. And not have the pressure of the parents and the administration breathing down my neck to do everything right. And to have the students futures in my hands, it’s a lot of pressure. So who knows, truly. My acting days are over. Maybe I’ll do community theatre but I am putting my health first lately and focusing on that.
You don’t have to apologize for rambling or talking so much, I love it and do the same thing!
NYC is something to experience at least once. There’s so much to do and see. You’ll either hate it or love it. Just don’t go during the summer, you’ve been warned now 💀
Idk why concentrating is so difficult. Probably because of the rise of technology and how we have anything at our fingertips at any time. BUT anyway, I heard some people put on golf in the background if they need to concentrate bc it’s boring but it gives that additional stimulation you need to be able to focus? Idk
How are you though. What’s new in your life? I love hearing from you.
All my love 🫶🏻
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Soooo idk what to do so just gonna infodump cuz I'm sed and everyone in my life is impartial in this so here goes:
I have a bestfriend, who like me is hella fruity yet somehow I, as a girl, ended up liking him. I confessed, at first he told me he's confused but he sees potential here so he'll break off his situationships to explore with me but then his friend talked some sense into him n told him to not get into anything if he doesn't feel the same way, which he admitted he doesn't. We had a two hour conversation after that still in which we talked about our feelings and how much we matter to each other (lot of dark humor about the situation to cope) now he's weirdly being active msging me n sending me snaps. One of the most recent msg is a reel with the caption "are y'all even best friends if ppl don't assume you together" like???? How am I supposed to react to that??? I see him everyday at uni what do I do?? I feel like he's ppl pleasing again n therefore putting in an effort which is cool but I wanna move on. I can't keep hanging out with him I think. But then he is my best friend.
hey anon this is brutal and i'm so sorry you came to a tumblr user who needs at least 3 years of therapy before she's allowed to even think about romantic relationships so i can't help that much. but mr man sounds like a human mess so now you've gotta decide how you feel about composting
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