#i cant afford to switch room

[agaypanic]

Regina's Barbie (Regina George X Reader)

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Summary: You’re Regina George’s latest project, but her reasoning for fixing you up is completely different than what you think.

A/N: a little drabble based on this ask that i answered a couple days ago bc it keeps getting interaction and lowkey i cant stop thinking about the concept ugh

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“Hold still.” Regina scolded for what felt like the hundredth time, hand holding your jaw firmly to keep you in place while she put blush on your cheeks.

“Sorry.” You whispered, looking at the wall behind her so you didn’t have to face her intense gaze.

When Regina approached you one day, twirling her perfect blonde hair around her finger as she asked you if you wanted to hang out, you thought it was a prank. It had to have been, because there was no other reason why Regina George would even consider getting close to a ‘nobody’ like you. But when you stuttered out a response, her grin seemed genuine when telling you to meet you at her car after school. Sure enough, she was sitting in her car with the rest of the Plastics, beckoning you to come over and sit in the seat behind her.

Gretchen and Karen seemed to be a bit confused by your presence but didn’t question Regina. They welcomed you, but didn’t go out of their way to make conversation with you while Regina drove to the mall.

When she parked, Regina basically pulled you into shops by the arm, her friends rushing behind you. She thrusted some sweater into your hands, telling you that you just had to try it on. And when you tried telling her you couldn’t afford it, she rolled her eyes, took a credit card out of her purse, and dragged you to a fitting room.

And now you were here, perched on Regina’s bed while she did your makeup. She had insisted that the way you did it was all wrong and that you needed to know the proper way to do it. Gretchen and Karen weren’t here, which surprised you a bit. But you knew better than to question Regina.

“Okay, now you need lipgloss,” Regina said, looking through some of the glosses she had bought you. She opened one and looked at you. “Pucker up.”

You gulped at the demand, but did as she said. Regina grabbed your jaw again, a bit more gently this time, as she swiped the wand over your lips. She bit her lip in concentration as she stared at your mouth.

“Perfect.” She muttered, capping the gloss and taking you to one of her many mirrors.

You hardly recognized yourself, but Regina definitely didn’t do a bad job. She smiled at you through the mirror.

“What do you think?” She asked, leaning her head against yours a bit.

“I look…” It was hard to find an end to your sentence with the way Regina looked at you, like you were a piece of meat. “Pretty.”

“Hell yeah, you do.” She fiddled with your hair, trying to put it in a style she thought would be more suitable. “Oh my god, I totally forgot. We’re going to a party later, so we gotta find something for you to wear.”

“What?” You were a bit taken aback, not expecting to go to a party tonight. Especially with Regina. “Couldn’t I just wear this?”

Regina laughed, and it didn’t seem like that fake, almost mocking laugh she’d do when people tried to be funny with her. It sounded genuine, like she was actually amused by your question.

“No way, Y/n! Wait here, I think I have something you can wear.” She sped into her closet, leaving you to stand awkwardly in her room. Luckily, she came back quickly with a two-piece outfit. Regina went behind you, hands holding the clothes up to your body. “You’d look so good in this. Besides, it’s better than, like, anything you own.”

She kissed your cheek before sending you off to the bathroom to change. It was so quick that you barely registered what had happened until you were already switching your clothes for hers. You caught sight of yourself in the mirror, seeing a faint lip print on your cheekbone. You decided to leave it, not wanting Regina to get mad at you for messing up the makeup she spent practically forever putting on you.

When you left the bathroom, Regina was fixing up her lipstick in the mirror. She turned to you and smiled a bit, straightening up a bit.

“See, I told you you’d look good.” She took your clothes, throwing them on the bed, before noticing the mark she left on you. Regina stepped closer to see it better, soon looking at you with the same hungry look from before. “Keep that, it’s hot.” Then she walked away to change her shoes.

You took a deep breath. This was gonna be a long night.

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Part 2

#agaypanic #regina george x reader #regina george #mean girls #mean girls x reader #rachel mcadams #rachel mcadams x reader #renee rapp #renee rapp x reader

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How Could You Know - Luke Morrow Part 6

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Luke P.O.V

As I stood on the bus in my uniform reserved for special occasions I thought over whether this was a good idea or not. I watched Callie’s heart break yesterday when Cassie told her, I hated the feeling that gave me but I needed to do this. Not for me, not for Cassie but for Callie. I wouldn’t allow Johno to get to her again.

The bus trip to Cassie’s wasn’t too far from Frankie’s. So I didn’t have a lot of time to try and talk myself out doing this. I looked down at the text Cassie had sent me last night; ‘Callie wont be there, I’m the third floor apartment in The Oceanside apartments.’ Finding the right building I walked along the side before stopping at the bottom of the steps.

‘I’m here.‘

I started down at my phone as I waited for Cassie to come down from her apartment. I heard the door open and close before I lifted my eyes up from my phone.

“No.” I said looking at what she was wearing. We couldn’t get married with her wearing shorts and a crop top.

“What?”

“You cant wear that.” She looked down at what she was wearing while she stayed up by her apartment.

“Why?”

“Because we’re taking wedding photos. You have to dress a certain way.” The more I looked at her the more I didn’t want to do this. She rolled her eyes at me, this has got to be the third time she’s rolled her eyes in less than a minute.

“Really?” I sighed really regretting doing this now.

“No, I’m coming up.” I shook my head and walked up the steps to her apartment. Once I got up to Cassie she turned around to me blocking the entrance to her apartment.

“Theres no fluffy virgin white wedding dress in there, commando.”

“Stop calling me that.” Only Callie can. She turned around and walked to her door. She reached for a broken off doorknob before unlocking her screen door and walking in.

“Make yourself comfortable.” She threw her bag onto a chair as I looked around the apartment. Simple, minimalistic. A home I would be happy to call my own honestly. I knew she didn’t have it all that great either though and could barely afford this place. I noticed a keyboard and a guitar in a sunroom off her bedroom as I looked.

“Do you play?” I asked her as I pointed in the general direction. She stopped sorting through her clothes.

“No, its just to impress guys.” I chuckled nervously. “You impressed?” She chuckled. “I’m a musician, its what I do. My band and I have been working at it for like, five years.”

“That’s gotta be rough.”

“Rough would be punching the clock a some soul sucking job while I’m just making the rich richer. I’d rather hustle for my art any day.” I turned around as I heard hangers being moved in the closet. From the vanity mirror in her room I could see that she had taken off her shirt, her tattoos on full display as she switched out what she was wearing.

“Uh, hi.” She kicked the door to her bedroom door closed as I quietly apologised.

“So what does the tattoo say? ‘Socialism now’?” She laughs, she has a good laugh.

“You’re really clever. No it says ‘no arriesgues nada, no ganes nada’.”

“Someone, something …” I never learnt Spanish, Callie and I would always skip that class.

“Risk nothing, gain nothing. It’s something my grandma said to my mom when she moved to America.” I felt myself smile, even though she couldn’t see it. I heard the bedroom door creak open and turned around. “Hello, my prince.” She stood in a white dress, not the kind of dress I would have thought would be appropriate for a wedding, but it didn’t really matter. This wasn’t a real marriage anyway. “Today is the day that our credit scores shall be intertwined.” I nodded and followed her out of the apartment, this time more pleased with her wardrobe choice than before.

When we got out of the car at city hall I was thankful to be out of that cramped space with Cassie. The silence was deafening.

“You know you really look the part now.” I tried breaking the silence as we walked up to the front door that seemed like it was getting bigger and bigger. Almost big enough to swallow me.

“What does that mean?”

“You look pretty.” I played with the buckle on my belt as I said it. She did look pretty, I just wish I would have been waiting for someone at the end of an isle instead of doing this here, with the wrong girl.

As we walked in other couples were exclaiming excitedly, this was the best days of their lives, and I felt like this was a death sentence. I saw Frankie sitting in his formal attire. Same as me, he was twirling his hat in his hands as he waited. I followed behind Cassie as she reached out to hug Frankie.

“Hi. Thank you for coming.”

“Of course.”

“Oh, did you get rings?” Cassie looked at me as I stared forward. I had a ring, a ring I kept with me all the time, one I’ve had since I was a teenager. I didn’t want to use that one and I looked at Frankie.

“Yeah, I did.” I pulled the ring off my tags and handed it to Cassie to inspect.

“This was supposed to be for Callie, wasn’t it?” She asked me as she held the delicate piece of jewellery in her fingers. I nodded abashedly. “No, Luke, I cant accept this one. I’ll get another one while your away.” She tried to push it back into my hands when our names were called. I shook my head and walked in, Cassie falling into step beside me cursing under her breath.

“We are gathered here today to join you two together in lawful matrimony.” We stood in front of the podium, Frankie behind us holding his phone up capturing the entire ordeal. Not something I really wanted to have documented, but we needed to make this look as real and normal as possible. “And your witness today?”

“Frankie.” Cassie said as she turned slightly to point at him. He turned the camera around to show his face. I don’t know who was going to see this but I really hoped no one would.

“Luke Morrow, do you pledge to love this woman, to be true and loyal to her, and to comfort and keep her in sickness and in health?” I swallowed thickly. No.

“I do.”

“Cassandra Salazar, do you pledge to love this man, to be true and loyal to him, and to comfort and keep him in sickness and in health?” She glanced at me. I looked down at her. Her brown eyes breaking away to shine green. I blinked quickly, ridding myself of those thoughts.

“I do.”

“By the power vested in me by the great state of California,” I placed the ring on Cassie’s finger tears welling up in my eyes that I blinked away as quickly as they came. Cassie placing the ring on my finger. “I now pronounce you husband and wife.” Cassie and I looked at each other stunned. We really did this. “You may kiss the bride.”

taglist @feitanett​ @creative25e​ @desire333​ @fangirlfree​ @annahargrove​ @hades-ghost​

#luke morrow imagines #luke morrow #luke morow x reader #luke morrow x you #luke morrow x oc #purple hearts

[kyywtii]

Tears Of Themis boys as ||𝚃𝚆𝙸𝚃𝙲𝙷 𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙼𝙴𝚁𝚂||

𝙰𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚖 𝚆𝚒𝚗𝚐

Chill and relaxing games

No screaming

No keyboard smashing

No table banging

No chair jumping

Just peace

Talks to his chat more than he actually plays tbh

Games like Unpacking and Townscaper where you don't need to use your brain that much

Sometimes... JUST SOMETIMES...

He feels like streaming for 7 hours to play all the Sherlock Holmes games humans have produced

7 hours playing the same game if he's really into it

Or if his chat is being annoying

Even fangames-

Every time there's a save point in the game he's just "Chat, let's take this opportunity to discuss all we've done so far"

Has an inside joke within the fandom about him having an OnlyFans account

Just cuz he attempted to make a joke once

"@Art3m1s feet pics when~"

"These are not for free"

"...OH SHIT WHAT DID HE SAY"

"DID YALL HEAR THAT! ITS NOT FOR FREE!!"

"SOMEONE PULL YOUR CARD I DONT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY PLEASE GO CHECK AND FIND HIM"

"ITS HAPPENING I KNEW SOMEONE LIKE HIM WOULD DO SUCH BUISNESS"

"... guys what the-"

His mods hated him that day

Complete chaos

"@Art3m1s where did that picture of you and @Mariland go ? I can't find it on Twitter TT"

"Oh I just-... guys no"

"Omg is it what we think it is"

"Everyone... don't-"

"ITS IN HIS ONLYFANS FOR SURE HE SHOWED HIS SHOULDERS"

"I SAID NO"

Doesn't know how to deal with any of this istg

𝙻𝚞𝚔𝚎 𝙿𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚎

I don't know what he's doing either don't ask me

This man rage quit Stardew Valley once

"ITS NOT WORKING LOOK"

"WHAT KINDA JOKE IS THIS"

"I CANT PLANT IT IT DOESNT LET ME"

"IVE BEEN FISHING FOR THE PAST 7 DAYS WHY AM I ONLY GETTING TRASH IM NOT GETTING WHAT IM LOOKING FOR"

"@LukeyCharm... you need to use the right bait..."

"... I'm not playing this game anymore the cat is ugly anyways"

Switched to cooking Mama instead

Professor Layton is his bitch actually

EMOTES EMOTES

Once the light in his room turned off because, well, light bulb

And that was the day he got his "man who doesn't pay his bills" reputation

"Omg @LukeyCharm... we didn't know you couldn't afford to pay for your lights we failed you as a community TT"

"My PC is literally working I HAVE ELECTRICITY WHAT ARE YOU SAYING"

"It's okay !! You don't have to be ashamed ^^"

"??? WHAT ARE YALL-"

"We'll make sure to help you in the future ! Guys, make donations !!!"

"Guys I made a petition to raise funds and provide enough money for his electricity bills, go sign it!"

"Let's go ! Let's go! Sign it !!!"

"...."

Is actually so done with his community it's hilarious

"Will the lights hold until the end of the stream this timeeeeeeee???~"

"... I'm banning you"

𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚞𝚜 𝚅𝚘𝚗 𝙷𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚗

Listen first of all

Cat and dog ears filters

Okay

Good

TO WITNESS SUCH A SIGHT THAT IS MARIUS WITH CAT OR DOG EARS THE PRICE TO PAY IS

A price

He got multiple filters with multiple sizes and multiple colors and multiple shapes of multiple species

Depending on how long you want the ears to stay on his head

The price is all types of wallets friendly

Screams 24/7

Plays horror games to scream even more

"Oh look a cute little bir- OH GOOD LORD WHAT THE HELL IS THAT WHERE TF DID IT COME FROM ITS SO UGLY GET THE FUCK OUTTA MY SIGHT"

Gets bullied by his chat on a daily

"@Mariland gives such bottom energy"

"??? Excuse you ???"

"Ikr !!! I mean one glance is enough to tell that!"

"HELLO where did this COME FROM"

"Omg @Mariland looks so cute when he's scared~~~"

"... I hate yall"

He actually loves yall

Someone paid 50$ just to ask him to say "UwU" one day

He actually was shocked ngl

"I'd do anything to hear him say UwU"

"Huh- nah I'm not saying that"

~ilovemelon donated 50$~

".... what was it you wanted me to say-"

Plays Genshin impact

And the Sims

And anything that comes his way tbh

𝚅𝚢𝚗 𝚁𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚛

Him

H i m

Which one of you encouraged him to do this

I mean forced

His community is by far the most disciplined one

Wonder how he has a community in the first place he treats his viewers like absolute trash I'm sorry-

Love hate relationship with his fans

"OmG @Vynyl remember that day when you couldn't pronounce the main character's name ???"

"Remember that day when you got blacklisted and got restricted access to content on this channel? I mean today?"

"... I'm sorry"

Gives his chat the silent treatment everytime they start being annoying

"OMG HES SO HOT IM ON MY KNEES BEGGING"

"I'm not even gonna acknowledge seeing whatever it is I just saw"

Actually lets his fandom choose the games to stream every now and then

Once someone requested a game saying it was one of the funniest most amazing underrated games ever

It was neither fun

Nor amazing

And it wasn't underrated rather overrated as a matter of fact

That bs shouldn't even have existed first of all

Man was so disappointed he decided to play Subway Surfers for 3 hours straight

"@Vynyl... Can't we switch games..."

"Hush"

"This is so booooooring"

"Suit yourselves"

"Cant we just do something else already TT"

"Next time you'll make sure to choose wisely."

Don't try to get him involved in any drama fr

"@Vynyl is so problematic he's literally so insensitive and disrespectful"

"... I literally saw you barking in my live yesterday"

#tearsofthemis #tears of themis #tot #tears of themis headcanons #tearsofthemismemes #mihoyo #hoyoverse #artemwing #Artem wing #artem #libra #luke #lukepearce #luke pearce #raven #marius #marius von hagen #mariusvonhagen #king #vyn #vyn richter #vynrichter #adjudicator #twitch #twitchstreamer

[replicasoul]

fooooooooooooooooooor the System Ask Game: 2, 5, 8, 10 ( :) )12, 14, 16, annnd 18

OOF EVEN MORE okay i did 2, 8, 14, and 18 from pale's ask so ill just do 5, 10, 12 + 16 for yours lets see

5. who has the most contrasting personalities? what are they like? i mean we kinda All Do in one way or another. i tend to be a lot more Energetic and Talkative than other folks (to the point that it can be A Problem when i cant pull myself away from like. Ultrakill or w/e bc Stimulation) TV tends to be a lot calmer and quieter, and tends to have more of a flat affect when speaking. it Will go off about like, writing stuff tho, which is nice to see Althea's got the whole guard dog thing going on but also just tends to be the most Blunt out of us usually? which can be rly helpful and then Sonora is just kind of a drama queen (but in a good way) and u can kinda spot them a mile off if theyre actually being themself 10. do you have any nonhuman alters in the system? literally all of us. there WAS one person around for a bit who went for a more human representation of their form for a bit, but then ended up going with protogen after that, of all things (not bad but very unexpected) we tend to switch around what we're feelin like a lot of the time but i typically go with robot, TV is often an object head, carina's got the whole Lesbian Mothman thing goin on, etc it varies but we basically never vibe w/ human designs 12. do you like music? which alters have the most contrasting tastes in music? our system name is Heartsong, Yea we like music. theres definitely stuff we all enjoy but we all have our own little niches for things: Althea - Joy Division, Talking Heads, other 80s stuff like that Carina - tv room and sappy/upbeat early 00s pop stuff TV - Blood Cultures, Night Moves, etc Sonora - Shamir, ZABA by Glass Animals, Hana Vu X0 - Ultrakill OST, Your Smith, femtanyl, anything stupid or with a high BPM (or both) Red - Sewerslvt, Soundgarden, and a lot of other embarrassing stuff we grew up listening to just to name a few w/ these 16. what are your hobbies? do any of you share hobbies? we share Most hobbies honestly, since we dont have a lot that we Can do. mostly just like, Media; games, movies, tv, etc. Writing as well but thats like. Passion/Sometimes A Job more than smth id call a hobby. Streaming is more of a hobby i guess? we dont do that as much these days. same with Drawing (we rly Want to but Nerve Pain Wrist Explosion Attack) Carina wants to get back into playin tennis @ some point, and we all wanna do swimming again when we can actually afford a swimsuit and have pool access same goes for musical instruments; we played trombone for like 7 yrs and had been learning piano for a bit, just have access to Neither atm anyway yea. not a lot that isnt Overlapped there

#ask

[cdfreak]

i cant afford one of those dimmer light switches where you can choose the brightness but my overhead light in my room has 3 light sockets so i just only put 1 lightbulb in

#soda.txt

[goingbackt0505]

Eddie Munson headcannons <3

Idk these headcannons are probably very random lmao

•foreheadkisses

•He wouldn't let you do anything he sells and he would definitely try to not smoke infront of you (wouldn't need drugs with you by his side )

•he likes to talk a lot, dont you dare tell him to shut up he would be very sad and would be like "omg I wanna tell them about this ..." but then remember how you told him to shut up

•overthinks

•would teach you how to play the guitar cause he could have you sitting in his lap hello ?

•would brag about your relationship to the hellfire club members (and everyone else) constantly

•the type of guy to make out with you infront of people who look at you the wrong way

•okay we all know this but it needs to be said : this man is a sucker for cuddles

•he would just like to lay on his bed with u in his arms listening to music all day

•gets so worried and stressed if you're injured ,on your period, sick or something that you have to calm him down

•would definitely skip school for you if you're sick or just not feeling well

•would sneak into school for hellfire club meetings later tho

•sometimes he would just be like : aww come on sweetheart lets go somewhere today school is boring anyway

•you often have to remind him that school is kinda important...

•sings with you

•this man can't cook you can't convince me otherwise, he could maybe make pizza but it would be either still frozen in the middle or completely burnt

•he lives off snacks (please someone cook him a decent meal)

•actually gets so annoyed with his hair sometimes that he puts it in a bun and says something like "would you still love me if I had a buzzcut cause I'm so close ..." he would never do that tho cause he's very proud of his hair

•would let you braid his hair (and he would definitely enjoy it)

•this man does not use 7 in 1 bodywash on his hair there's probably at least 3 different hair care products in his shower

•still uses that 7 in 1 wash on his body tho

• I think he cares a lot about hygiene, his smell and definitely his hair

•has some signature cologne that actually smells good

•he cares about your hobbies. You play some instrument he can't play ? He will ask you to teach him how to play. You like to read ? He would get you some books and would act like hes reading them sometimes.

• This man would get bored of reading so easily tho, can't finish one page without getting distracted. But you reading to him? Thats something else, he would actually love it.

•you're the most important person to him

•need something? He'll get it for you

•he'd shoplift if he cant afford it tbh ...

•Can be very wholesome but you cant get rid of the dirty jokes

•would definitely whisper dirty things into your ear in public

•he's a tease

•loves you the way you are AND if you have insecurities that he knows about he would definitely tell you how beautiful they are like ???every minute??? till you stop being insecure lmao

•makes sure to praise you for everything you do .... praising kink... okay but he would loveee to get praised too

•feel like he wouldn't be into degrading at all

•he's a switch

•puts these handcuffs in his room to use sometimes ,what did you think ? they're decoration? ... uhm no

•loves it when you play or try to play on his guitar, he would be so proud AND LIKE come on he would die on the spot (cause its too hot)

•would make you wear his shirts

•would definitely gift you one of his rings and he would expect you to wear it everyday... (he'd be so happy to see it on your hand or on a necklace around your neck fr its like you're married to him )

•if you're dating him for more than a year he would probably already start planning your future out ...

•he's very much into commitment

•doesn't do short term things it's either for ever or nothing

•this man is loyal as heck and expects you to be the same

•he trusts you but he gets jealous veryyyy easily

•I feel like if you actually MANAGED to upset him he would either not talk to you at all or just communicate through songs

•tells you that he needs space if he's sad / upset but actually wants to hold you and cry into your shoulder...

#eddie muson #eddie x reader #eddie headcanons #stranger things #stranger things 4 #headcannons

[traumasurvivorshelpingsurvivors]

hi this is isa! (mention of self harm)

thank you for the advice on the situation with my brother, I told our parents and it didn't really end well? but I'm ok and I feel good. I cant afford to move out since I'm a full time student so we've decided to switch rooms so we have more distance. He's still ignoring me but I'm not too bothered anymore.

It's hard to let it go, we were both close as kids when my dad was abusive and when he had attempted two years earlier I cleaned him up/found him. And idk, this has been happening awhile now I just didn't see it or didn't wanna see it.

I'm speaking about this all with my therapist and we've found a good system for me to use when I feel bad about myself or a situation. So far I've been stable and okay, and my brother..idk. he's got something going on but I can't find it in me to ask or really care anymore.

Hi isa,

I'm sorry that telling your parents about it wasn't really effective. They should be more understanding. It's disappointing that they are excusing this and may be normalizing your brother's behavior.

It makes sense that it's hard to let go, and in a way I don't think you have to let go because it's important to acknowledge. It's not fair to you that he's been treating you that way.

I think it's okay that you can't find it in you to ask or care anymore about what's going on with your brother. It's not really your responsibility to analyze and understand why he's abusive. You're his sibling, not his therapist. As a survivor of that kind of behavior, I think it's ultimately best for your mental health to focus on yourself instead anyways.

I'm glad that you're okay now and feeling good. I hope your studies go well. As always, we're here if you need to talk.

-Bun

#mod bun #isa #trauma talks #abuse

[lukestarkillerisgay]

as much as i love like working in the art world and selling my art on the side ….. shit is not sustainable , like with this money i can’t retire much less have kids — and my thinking has always been “well as i progress i’ll earn raises and benefits” etc .. but the people above me Don’t . Like the trajectory of design is not something that allows for much wiggle room, if i got into a bad car accident in 10 years , if i had the expense of a broken leg and a totalled car, even with insurance , that’s it for me … and if i had kids at the time ? even more fucked ? predicting my career in ten years i can’t afford braces for kids 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️ … i’m very much at a “what the fuck do i do” moment , like i’m 25 in october i don’t have a bunch of time to switch gears ?? do i just get an MBA and try and get a job with a broker like i cant continue this way ???

#all my coworkers have spouses in finance/law #so they aren’t the breadwinners they’re supplementing #one woman literally told me her salary is their vacation money #and maybe that’s why they’re not super worried about growing #but ten years in design ? and you’re not able to support your family even in a pinch ? i cant do that #and like on this subject i love design i HATE the clients #so it’s like ….. a whole lot of bullshit ass insurance and fucking awful pay to have very beautiful designs ruined by the client dijcnfndn

[revkilltaker]

Split – Mr T. Experience/Sicko - 7″ - Top Drawer Records - TDRU3

Stats

Pressing #:  1st

Color:  Black

Qty Pressed: ???

Additional Info: Other Pressings Available

Track List

Mr T. Experience - Together Tonight

Sicko - 80 Dollars

Rating

9.5/10

Synopsis

Ok so, you may be asking yourself how did this guy rate this random 7″ a 9.5/10, well...its that damn good, I kid you not.  Rarely do split 7″s pull it off as well as this duo along with Top Drawer Records did.  This record is rated so high as it directly caused me to run out and buy everything I could find of Sickos library.

Heres the short boring story.  My friend Greg and I headed down in NJ one day after school to pick up some new tunes.  I told him about a couple stores I knew about in the Wayne NJ area such as Sound Exchange and Flipside in Pompton Plains.  We stopped at Flipside first, and he was blown away...at the discovery of awesome record stores.  Anyways, I poured through everything that I can afford with the 20 or 30 bux I had and I stumbled across this gem.  I loved MTX, so this was a no brainer.  Went up to the register, Alan (if my memory serves) runs through my stack and pulls this out.  “Dude, you are going to love this 7″. We drove home, I threw it on the turntable and I was blown away.  Not only was the MTX track great, it was almost too good for a split, but thats the point isnt it?  Draw people in via your sample.  Then came Sicko, and I cant tell you how tired my arm was returning that record needle back to the start of their 70 second gem.  Its so amazingly catchy with so many hooks.  This split was a model for East Bay/Berkley Gilman St. punk.  I never expected to see either band live as they rarely came to the east from what I could tell, but then one day I found out that Sicko was touring and they were playing the Pipeline in Newark, one town over from me.  I told my GF at the time, that we need to go to this on Thursday and we did.  The bouncer recognized us and asked for an assist on something, and he then let us in for free.  I cant even remember who else played but when Sicko hit the stage, it was such a fun break from the HC shows I attended there every week.  Mid way through their set, the bass player and guitarist switched instruments and carried on for the rest of their set.  AMAZING.  Out of the back of the room, someone is screaming 80 DOLLARS!!!  I joined in, and they commenced playing the request.  Who was yelling that?  Alan from Flipside comes running through the crowd and we look right at each other and knew.  Sounds stupid, but you dont get feels like that from a mediocre split 7″. Buy this if its a genre yer into, you wont regret it.

The cover art is cutesy as one would expect from either of the bands.  It all just fits so well.  The fonts will make sure that you dont pass this over in the punk section.  Its not classic, but it catches your eye.

#Mr T Experience #Sicko #Top Drawer Records #Cringer #Punk #J Church #Operation Ivy #Screeching Weasel #Weston #Gilman St #Flipside Records NJ

[horce-divorce]

man buying weed used to be so exciting bc it was like "Look at me, I can go to the weed store!" but now dispo day is just another errand I dread running and a bill I dread paying...

and like i have a hard time making choices? esp when this is the ONLY thing I have money for, so it matters a LOT that I buy stuff that will keep working for me, bc if I don't I'm just screwed then, but for weed buying what is most effective is NOT the same as what's most economical and seeing as I have NO income this is really not an ideal situation ykw i mean.

like it would be most economical for me to buy the $75 oz. But I am not going to do that because getting to where I can smoke, grinding the weed, packing the bowl, and then actually smoking it are all SUCH fucking joyless, awful chores for me now and it's really just not accessible. I can't be doing all that and wasting precious time if I'm having a nausea attack. Im really not allowed to smoke in my room for the most part. there are days where I cant get downstairs, grind and pack a bowl because my tremors are too bad or my hands are too painful or whatever.

that's why i like vapes, cus they're so quick. but they are also smoking, cause more wheezing, are just harsh and nasty... and again the most medicinally effective ones (1:1) are usually not available to me, and are more expensive when they are, and even when they're what I want, you still have to mitigate tolerance and not be hitting that shit all the time

i really wanna try RSO again both for tolerance purposes and because, like shopping for the weed, I have come to hate smoking. I don't enjoy it at all anymore. It used to be such a relief and now it's like "great I have to take my meds again." I hate constantly coughing and wheezing, I hate having to go outside multiple times per day just for smoke, I hate getting resin on my lips from the bong, I hate gagging from the taste, I hate coughing my eyeballs out for an hour every single time I need to eat.

but RSO is tricky!!! it's hit or miss for me bc if I take it wrong my body processes it like an edible (i.e its wasted and does nothing). It HAS to be sublingual. As a result I don't have my dosages worked out for RSO, so it's a MUCH riskier thing for me to buy than, say, the oz (even tho that's not the thing I need. My poverty brain still tells me Its Just What You Can Afford).

on the other hand I can smoke a half oz in about a week if I don't try to mitigate the tolerance issue (i.e. switching methods and strains every few days). So then it's not really even that economical and doesn't end up lasting longer than RSO anyway.

anyway if u cant tell today is weed day and i have adhd and as I'm sure you can imagine this is very difficult for me

#me #weed t #prsnl #then there's also the creeping fear tha #that 1/2oz a week is simply The Dose I Actually Need #I cant afford 2oz a month. I fucking cant. #i still only own 1 pair of stained gross sweatpants. and 2 pairs of boxers. bc I cant afford anything but weed. and not even that really. #sometimes you can get Old Pal (1/2oz) 3 for $120 not incl tax #and those are pre-ground so thats ok #but I cant afford that!! #i never have that much $ at once. #Weed Jesus please take the wheel

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[ladyfingerstyping]

The bitter taste in my mouth is hard to get rid of whenever I'm faced with a situation and its just my family against the world. Wdym, sumon mama is not just two blocks down and Nibir bhaiya cant come if any emergency occurs???What about my whole gushti coming down to have our back? thats not happening anymore too? I want to spit venom whenever I feel this but I also want to gag my mouth with my own fist because who will come to save me if I cause havoc in my and my families world. There are these people, relatives they say but will they really go to that extent for us, as far as I have seen, they can't afford to do that. This actually makes me think that, blood and time might really be important sometimes. I have lost all sense of belonging and I feel empty, lost, stuck. My family has no one to confide in or ask for the merest help or suggestion. We are just navigating through everything in a dark room, just keep looking around for the switch to light it up, no guarantee when you'll find it.

[saviorfoxowlis]

N:Era: Where We Lie Part 6: Breaking the Day

Cyras and Owlis squared off, circling each other like blood-lusting animals looking for an angry fix.

"You made Ahmond's paddling earlier," Cyras shouted at Owlis.

Quicker than before, Cyras leaped at Owlis, but the purple fox scooped her up, and slammed on the tail bone. Drop, buck at the older's jaw, but both feet got slapped away.

Cyras attempted a punch but Owlis knocked back with a headbutt. As the red fox stood up, Owlis hooked her armpit, before swinging her over and slamming her with an arm drag.

With a grunt, back hit flat on the floor.

"Cyras, you really need some other strategy. We've been attempting that same maneuver about fifty times now."

"I told you I was quicker than you and I will keep trying until you believe that."

"I doubt even you believe that," Owlis said, rolling her eyes. "I saw lights were still on in this room. After I had been awestruck you finally figured out the operation of the sophisticated light switch, I knew you were probably plotting."

"Oh, I learned in prison actually, when you threw me in a cell. That makes me the FIRST N:Era member who was thrown in a dungeon, the FIRST."

"Ahmond will be in there like a good little ice cream scoop, and then she'll get whipped like cream, and speaking of being good little girls, I want you in bed."

"I am in bed!" Cyras said.

Cyras was on a chair, which Owlis realized must be where she slept instead of on the actual bed.

"And I was ordering a pizza."

"You'll be fed at the party," Owlis told her. "Also, I see a small sign on your actual bed."

Cyras reached over and held up a picket sign, with red lettering, saying "paddling = no." With the sign up high, she encircled an increasingly annoyed Owlis.

"Paddling doesn't sit well with me.

You only spank for your own glee.

I wanna save Ahmond in the end.

So a paw I will lend.

But I need Owlis under my thumb

Before she goes medieval on her bum!"

Owlis rolled her eyes. "If you try to assault me or coup me again, I will be very annoyed."

Owlis willed off the lights, without flicking the switch, and walked out. Cyras muttered, "If I have to wear that stupid ugly dress tomorrow, I will be vaey annnooooid."

With a snort at her own impression, Cyras got out of bed. She waited five minutes, then jumped through an open window, onto a balcony, and down towards the bridge.

Which is how she found Owlis was still halfway across the bridge linking the towers. Several Twayt sentries flew around, focused on a Crimson with a pizza.

Oh right, she ordered a pizza.

With this many onlookers, she couldn't flame jet for speed. She backed away, and through the window. A couple of knocks and she received her visitor.

The Crimson had a pizza bag.

"I'm not used to guards holding me up so sorry for the delay, but we got here in under thirty minutes."

"Yes, good," Cyras said as she gave him the credit card.

"I'll need cash."

"Okay fine." She rummaged for about a minute and showed him a few gold coins. His eyes widened from the glow and he said, "Why thank you very much, you very generous fox."

Cyras whispered at him, before slipping into his bag. He began walking away, going along with this bribe.

Through the palace, they went, with Owlis not suspecting anything, nor any guards. As the zipper opened, she popped through. "Thank you."

"You're welcome. I can now afford an 'I quit' cake for my boss!"

Within a few minutes, Cyras was down in the dungeons.

Ahmond huddled in a corner with Mosor, only to see Cyras. "Cyras, you're here? Are you breaking me out now?"

"Not quite, but look at this." Cyras held up a note. "I got this from the shop where we bought the lie detectors, and the writer Orch is saying he knows about the truth. Daybreak was his brother."

Ahmond bristled her fur. "Is his brother."

Mosor said, "Don't annoy the fox."

"Yeah. But the only problem is, Daybreak is leaving for Canth in a few days, and from what I've heard, Canth isn't part of Civic Lands."

"Canth isn't part of Wysdom," Ahmond corrected her. "So Owlis doesn't rule over Canth, but they have their own queen."

"I'm pretty sure Owlis over ranks Jazmyn."

"Yes, but Jazmyn is still part of the empire," Ahmond said.

Cyras tilted her head.

Ahmond said, "I don't know if I can help."

Cyras grabbed the bars and said, "I've got a plan. As soon as I break you out."

"You know how you'll do that?"

"Not exactly."

Ahmond's ears flattened.

"I'll figure this out."

"Are you sure?"

Cyras said, "As I always told Kryyk, if anyone would hurt you, I'd stab them and bite their face."

She gave her a quick poke on the chest. As Ahmond looked down, she was sniped by a tongue on her nose. The Coywolf almost jumped back in surprise, as Cyras bolted away.

***

Cyras entered the shop where she ordered the lie detectors. The Violet perked up as he saw her.

"Cousin of Empress Owlis, Cyras," Orch said, folding his arms. "I'm guessing you got my note."

"Yes. So, tell me your plan."

Orch said, "After I tell you the truth of Daybreak. My brother created lie detectors and I convinced the shop owner he should sell them here. Never were these more than playtoys. That therein lies the problem. He never advertised these as being insanely accurate, until now, therefore he wasn't really in any legal trouble.

"Daybreak was young, and my parents have always been hard on him after he dropped out of tech school. Well, more like he flunked out of tech school. Anyway, he still makes plenty of inventions and he also passed an advertising class at one point, so despite his appearance, he knows something about charisma."

Cyras' eyes narrowed. "So there's more than just lie detectors."

"My brother fancies himself an inventor of sorts. In reality, I think he's more a toymaker." Orch rested his chin on his claws. "I feel at fault. My dad never treated him well, neither did my mom. By the time I get fired, I'll probably be thrown out on the streets."

Cyras said, "I see, so he's simply struggling. He's like a cornered animal, but now he has power and would rather oppress others and continue the cycle of pain."

"Uh, I can't follow that level of poetry. However, the good news for you is that he's leaving soon for Canth and he'll be moving there."

"The damage here has still been done, and any other inventions he creates will spread around the globe," Cyras told him. "Then he'll probably move somewhere else than Canth, and move from there."

She grabbed the invitation from her bag and showed Orch. "I want him at my birthday party. Can you get him there?"

"Why?"

"I'm exposing him at my party."

"We had a falling out, however..." Orch dialed on his phone, a very small and compact one.

"That looks like a cool phone," Cyras said.

"I call this a cellular, but they won't really catch on, I'm sure," Orch told her dismissively. "Shhh." He put a finger against his lips.

A voice came over. "Orch?"

"I've thought about your offer, and you know what, I'm in."

"...You are?"

Cyras nodded as Orch said, "Yes, I've been thinking, and to be honest, everyone looks down at my shop. You're right. Revenge is a dish best served in cold, metal, truth-detecting fashion, and I heard you're getting invited to Cyras' party."

"I am? But I heard she doesn't even like the lie detectors."

"No no," Orch said, "she uh-"

Cyras mouthed the words: No trust.

"She didn't trust you is what she told me when she was here earlier, but I guess she came around. If you present them at the party, all lingering doubts will be washed away."

"You think she'll go for that?"

"I already asked and she thought that would be a great idea, and you should bring all of your papers and blueprints on lie detectors. She's a Wilder. She's afraid of stuff she can't understand but I'm sure you can explain this in a way she'll know."

Daybreak said, "Orch, I knew I could trust you. You just needed some time. I'm sorry if I was rude at your shop."

"That's okay," Orch said, "I'm sorry as well. Brothers should stick together, though." He hung up.

Orch said, "By the way, here's the secret I was planning on showing you." He told her everything he knew, and Cyras smirked at Orch.

"He won't know what hit him," Cyras said.

#Cyras #Fox #NEra #Ahmond #Lilu

[sajdd]

i will never understand people who try to seperate c!tommy and c!dream as if their stories and character progression arent interwoven with each other

their dynamic is so interesting and tragic... 

they used to genuinely be friends, brothers even. dream would antagonise tommy a lot, he would break his own rules and do things to get on tommy's nerves to play with him, but back then we all saw it as some light-hearted fun, its how tommy saw it too. he had fun in this little play-war they had going on

and then came wilbur. then came lmanberg. and suddenly he was spending more time around his actual brother. he was actually fighting against dream, it wasn't just play anymore. so then came the declaration of independence, and so came the declaration of war. the burned down house, the blown up land, the final control room, the duel, the trade.

but tommy didn't truly hate dream, not yet. but dream’s motives were so unclear, what was the truth? and what was a lie? switching sides so many times, trying to push away the blame from himself, wanting to support tommy in taking back l’manberg to helping wilbur blow up the whole place and teaming with schlatt. and so came the final battle of pogtopia and manberg, there were no winners that day but there was hope. they survived, and tommy would get his disks back from dream.

and then came exile. nothing would ever be the same for them. dream wanted tommy all to himself, and if that meant he had to cut off his contact with everyone else and quite literally beat it into his head that he is tommy's only friend? well.. some sacrifices have to be made. he'll come around eventually... and he did! but then dream pushed him too far and he ran away.

tommy was under technoblade's protection for a while, but dream couldnt afford to waste his favour on that. so he waited, and he planned. their alliance was short-lived anyway, as soon as tommy realised what he truly cared about it was over. naturally, he was going to side with the blood god himself. i mean, what better way to rub his victory into tommy’s face. his expression was priceless! this kid is just too much fun.

and he'll roam free for now, until their final battle. he'll get rid of that pest called tubbo and he can finally put tommy somewhere he cant escape from :) but then punz shows up and drags the rest of the server with him. betrayed. and tommy has the upper hand now- except. he has also secret card up his sleeve. the revive book. tommy wont get rid of him if he can potentially bring back his beloved brother. 

and while dream is stuck rotting in prison, tommy starts healing. he gets better. but.. its so weird without dream. so why not visit him! to rub his victory in his face and show how much better everything is without him. how much better he's doing. he's here to rub it in his face and not because he still feels so lonely and dream is his friend and please god why wont someone love me- and the hotel is going great, he's inviting people and healing and noone comes except for the people trying to kill him but he's still friends with tubbo even if they're drifting apart and he has ranboo and why am i being replaced what did i do wrong and he goes to visit dream for the final time, its really time to put an end to this.

and then there's explosions. muffled through the obsidian walls surrounded in lava. the inescapable, unbreakable, impenetrable prison is being blown up. and dream is laughing. and dream is not surprised. and tommy is stuck with dream, because sam wont let him out its protocol and he’s stuck with dream and itll be just like exile tommy.

but he manages to survive, he cant breathe and the walls are closing in and he just wishes someone would come save him at least this one time but nobody comes. and dream is talking of partnership and running away together but there is no "us", tommy's going to get out of here and dream will die sad and alone and i bet the revive book isnt even real- and then he's screaming for help but it comes too late. he's being ripped apart and all he knows is pain and void and oh god its wilbur again. he exists in this darkness for 2 months before getting dragged back to life by the devil himself.

and there will be no more normal ever again. even the slightest pain reminds him of dying and limbo and wilbur and we can be immortal together tommy! and oh my god he has to kill dream no one should have that much power and wilbur cant come back-

and of course wilbur comes back. because he fucked up. tommy fucked up and now sam is angry, and tubbo and ranboo are angry and ghostbur is dead and wilbur is back and dream is alive rotting in that prison and why cant i just have peace for one moment what did i do to deserve this

and then his brother proclaims dream a hero. and why would he say that he knows what he did to me why would he say that

and so dream waits for wilbur to come. he knows he'll visit, he's indebted to him, he will be SO grateful for bringing him back. and if he can control wilbur then he can control tommy. and they can be friends again.

and maybe its time tommy accepted he cant run away from dream. for as long as he’s alive they are destined to be together. after all, he is tommy's friend. the one constant throughout this whole story. they have too much fun together. he was the one person who was there when no one else was. and no matter how much he hates it, somewhere deep down he still cares about dream and it makes him feel sick. but once tommy has love for you in his heart he can never really let go of it, no matter how much you might hate him or hurt him, he will still love you, remembering the good times, the fun times. and that's all dream wants doesn't he? he just wants to have fun.

(sorry this was so long idk what came over me also my thought process in the tags)

#lmao sorry this is so long and rambly #i started off wanting to explain smth but i basically ended up writing a fanfic #this is supposed to be messy btw #ITS MENTAL ILLNESS INNIT #their dynamic is just so interesting because of how it descended into this unhealthy obsession dream has with tommy and what he did to him #but he genuinely cares for him but in this.. sick and twisted way #and we know how tommy is with those he cares about. he never really stops caring #and he forgives #even if hes pissed off #its a tragic dynamic and its so interesting #it all falls apart so terribly #so dont seperate these two characters and stories because they are vital to each others development and story progression #just. so interesting #and horrifying #this was fun to write even if im shit at writing #long post #tommyinnit #dream smp #dreamwastaken #c!tommy #c!dream #c!dream critical #this isnt rlly critical but i dont want the apologists to come after me because i dont woobify dream lmao

[classic80sand90smovieloves2]

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(When I tell you I love this man.)

- You and Ian meet when you attend the same STEM related conference; though it would be more accurate to say that you met while you attended a conference that he was lecturing at. 

- Nevertheless, you were both in the same room and wound up interfacing before the meeting was over; an interaction that would lead to a very interesting and at times exasperating relationship. 

- You found him fascinating; just like pretty much everyone else in the crowd, someone who had a big, entertaining personality in a field that so often lacked personality. You liked him the minute he opened his mouth. 

- He, in turn, thought that you were gorgeous and found himself falling for you the minute he locked eyes on you. He was looking forward to the moment he could slink off stage and find a way to talk to you. He did so right after he finished his speech and the applause settled down.

- He artfully found his way through the crowd and managed to convince the person beside you to switch their seat, taking it for himself after the starry eyed boy got up. 

- The two of you sat in silence for a little while before he leaned over and introduced himself, shaking your hand for a lingering moment before you both turned your attention back to the stage. 

- Another beat of silence passed between you before he leaned over and murmured a funny comment to you, reveling in the way you tried to hold back your smile. You spent the rest of the meeting trying to stifle your laughter as your new ironic commentator continued his jokes and flirtation. It certainly made the conference more enjoyable. 

- Once the shows over and everyone begins to clear out, he asks if you’re doing anything before asking if you’d like to go out and grab a couple of drinks or talk someplace. 

- That's how you find yourself seated next to him at the bar of a nice little restaurant, listening to him explain the chaos theory in detail and trying your best to digest everything that he’s saying; along with your drinks. 

- Along with his mathematical explanations, he also provides a lot of compliments and flirtation. You spend the evening feeling like the most important and sought after woman in the world

- Since you could easily; and very accurately, consider that little get together to be your first date, let’s move on to your first kiss. 

- It’s a date or two later that the two of you share it. You don’t want to give in too easily; even if you want to kiss him a lot sooner, so you play coy until you cant take it any more and the moment feels perfectly right. 

- Perfectly right seems to mean the middle of your kitchen after you invited him in for some coffee but hey, to each their own. 

- Nevertheless, you’d invited him into your home after one of your dates and gone to your kitchen to get the two of you your drinks. He’d followed you in and when you handed him his cup of coffee, he’d leaned in, pressed his lips to yours and given you a soft kiss.

- When he pulled away, he smiled at you, raised his mug, and gave you a somewhat teasing thank you before he lead the way into your living room. 

- One mug lead to another and you've been staying up late with each other ever since. 

- Ian suffers from a deplorable need to constantly be touching you. On top of that, he really isn’t too preoccupied with how other people feel so Pda is very common and performed very shamelessly.

- His arm is usually wrapped around you in some way, whether it be draped across the back of your chair, wrapped around your shoulders, or haphazardly thrown in front of you while a T. Rex is charging towards you.

- Tight hugs; which usually means that you’re being somewhat picked up since he’s so goddamn tall.

- Having your hair played with; oftentimes while he uses his flirtation on you.

- Knee squeezes. His hand belongs to your knee whenever he can’t wrap his arm around you.

- He loves cheek kisses. He loves the sort of showing off feel of them whenever you’re in front of someone else; and he just loves how soft and sweet they are.

- Slow, passionate kisses.

- Oftentimes, you wind up sleeping in the crook of his arm; usually with your head resting against his chest. That being said, the two of you also just cuddle haphazardly, snuggling in any which way you can, your limbs entangled and your bodies relaxed.

- He tends to call you honey or baby but, considering the fact that he calls his daughter Queen, my goddess and my inspiration, there’s room for a few more over dramatic pet names in your relationship.

- Waking up together. Ian's a math professor so, depending on both your schedules, you’re usually getting up around the same time. Although, if you get up earlier than he has to, he’d definitely; somewhat begrudgingly, adapt to your schedule.

- The two of you are attached at the hip a lot of the time. If you choose to go somewhere, he’s bound to follow; whether that be to keep you safe or just because he enjoys spending time with you is anyone’s guess.

- Working on separate things while you’re together. Sometimes couples just want to be in the same room while they do their own thing and I think that’s beautiful.

- Going shopping together. He’s a fan of clothes shopping, groceries, not so much.

- He likes trying out new things and going to all those different places that pop up in town so the two of you visit a lot of new restaurants and shops.

- Going out to dinner at nice restaurants. He’s the Rockstar of the math community so of course he’d want to take you to a few high end places; whenever he could afford it that is.

- Traveling around the world together. Whenever he has to go somewhere, he likes taking you with him.

- Being in the crowds of his conferences and public appearances. You like cheering him on and he appreciates the fact that you’re always there for him; even if he doesn’t necessarily need the support.

- Ian isn’t the greatest at keeping his word and he can get really caught up in his work to the point where he forgets important things, but he does always try his best to make things up to you whenever he can.

- Becoming close with Kelly. She enjoys living with you when her mother can’t be bothered and Ian’s bogged down by work. He loves both his girls dearly so the fact that you get along with each other is very important to him.

- You get to use the fact that you’re with Kelly as an excuse to go do stupid and somewhat childish things like visiting arcades and county fairs. Not that you couldn’t do that without her but I think you know what I mean.

- Movie nights; usually with him and Kelly.

- Museum dates.

- He genuinely thinks that your weird interests and quirks are endearing and fascinating. Other people would consider them strange, Ian considers them to be a compelling part of your personality.

- Seeing you talk about things that you’re passionate about is one of his favorite things in the world. He thinks that drive to learn and do and the intelligence that you possess is extremely sexy.

- Sometimes he’ll just look at you like he wants to eat you alive and it’s extremely problematic. Sir, we are in public.

- Lots of flirting. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been together, he still enjoys making you flustered and treating you like the prettiest girl he’s ever seen.

- Unnecessary and frankly disrespectful noises. If he doesn’t stop making salacious growls at you, you’re gonna have to act up.

- Letting him explain all his different theories and findings to you. He loves showing off and having your undivided attention.

- Breaking rules together. If you aren’t keen on doing so, he’d definitely tease you for being a goody goody.

- He carries around a flask most of the time so the two of you can always just park somewhere and drink together whenever you feel like. Some of your best memories take place in his car, passing around a little metal container and talking about nothing in particular.

- Sarcasm drips from this mans every pore so you should try to get used to it. As annoying as it can be, it does make for some funny comments here and there.

- Snarky comments; whether they’re directed at you or someone else. Ian can be a bit of a bastard so don’t be surprised when his mouth opens and something mocking comes out. Just be prepared to occasionally slap his arm and stop him from being a total ass to people; even if it’s justified.

- Corny little jokes.

- Trying to keep him from verbally destroying people. He’s very verbal about his opinions so chances are, he’s going to speak his mind at one point or another and you might not want to be there when he does.

- He’s a voice of reason for just about everyone on Earth so if you need someone to tell you when you’re being stupid, he’s perfect for you.

- Sticking with him and being there for him after everything happens. He changes very drastically in the following years after meeting Mr. Hammond but you love him no less.

- No matter what people may think of him, you still defend him and proudly stand by his side. You’ve learned to ignore the opinion of others and not entertain their gossip.

- Helping him deal with the trauma that comes with almost getting fucking eaten.

- Ian doesn’t get jealous very often. He’s secure enough in himself and knows that you wouldn’t cheat on him, but every now and again, if you’re particularly close to like a colleague or something, he’ll show some signs of jealousy. Mainly, he’ll just ask a bunch of questions about them and your relationship; all the while trying to play it off as normal curiosity.

- Ian is incredibly protective of you; particularly after the events of Jurassic park. He’s willing to do whatever he can to keep you safe; even if it means endangering himself or doing something that scares the hell out of him.

- The two of you don’t fight extremely often; and you rarely have very serious fights, but you do have an argument from time to time. He may say something sarcastic or hurtful in the heat of the moment on occasion but he never means it and he always immediately apologizes.

- Very few fights last overnight. He’s usually so quick to apologize and try to sort things out that you’re back on track in no time. Under his egotistical shell, he’s really just a big softie who wants things to be alright between the two of you.

- He tells you that he loves you a perfectly average amount of times; not too much and not too little. And he loves hearing you say it back or just tell him that you love him for no real reason.

- Ian legitimately loves kids. Like he’s fully prepared to get married and start a family with you at any given moment. Believe me, you just say the words and he’ll pop the question.

#ian malcolm imagine #ian malcolm imagines #ian malcolm headcanons #ian malcolm headcanon #jurassic park imagine #jurassic park imagines #jurassic park headcanons #jurassic park headcanon #90s movie imagine #90s movie imagines #90s movie headcanons #90s movie headcanon

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What are your Thots on jake’s pq route?

I already wrote some about it in this post where I discuss the problem with taking dirkjake as a literal parallel to tavris (Mainly, that it’s inaccurate to both situations and misrepresents the dynamics at play) but it’s been long enough since release that I feel like I can talk about it without that criticism being taken as a personal witch hunt. TL;DR: As a general rule of thumb I don’t cite Jake’s PQ as part of his characterization, and I think basing your Jakewriting on it will only lead you astray.

I liked a lot of the Pesterquest routes and the alphas were among some of my favorites, but I think when you play the four of them in sequence Jake’s really... stands as the odd one out. It’s almost as if he’s afforded way less sympathy from the get go for some indiscernible reason, or like MSPAR took a day to say ‘I can’t stand this kid in particular’ after dealing with waaaaaaaay more mindboggling troll customs or stupid dangerous situations that tested their patience and their limits. When it comes down to it, it’s mostly an issue of framing.

Let’s go with the “Just the Alpha routes” example, because I think that makes the overall context clearer and the response/reactions it gathered (or the lack thereof) easier to understand. The alpha kids were the last 4 Pesterquest episodes. They were also afforded entire volumes just for themselves, which cemented our expectations on “oh, they’re going to really dig into unexplored territory!” and for the most part, that’s what we got! It was really nice to see the internal mechanics of Jane as someone raised within a corporate echochamber, Roxy as a grieving, isolated kid, deprived of all human contact, and Dirk as a nerdy doomsday prepper haunted by private flashes of himself as a supervillain. It all works! Those are things the alpha kids were dealing with on the background of the broader Homestuck story, things we were only hinted at as the *larger* problems played out. It makes you understand their point of view. Except on Jake's route, where nothing about his life seems to be relevant at all? 

With Jane we get discussions about HIC and her family, with Roxy beautiful passages about a mother they never met and growing up alone— Same for Dirk, who gets a whole brother zapped from an alternate timeline. But on Jake's route there's not even an expansive dialogue path dedicated to Grandma English, Skaianet, the rebellion, or the giant red ship that came and murdered her in the night and then bombed his house, leaving him trapped inside his only surviving tower. No understanding passage realizing that this kid has had to fend for himself in an island full of Actual Giant Alien Monsters trying to eat him alive, or that he cremated his guardian specifically to avoid attracting predators to the scent of fresh blood drying on her mutilated corpse at the age of an actual toddler. The text refuses to dig into any of the psychological implications or impact an environment like this could have on a kid, which is even weirder when you consider MSPAR has met and helped Vriska get out of a similar situation. The whole thing with Jane in the previous volume has just happened, even, while Jake's particularities go unremarked. He was just supposed to deal with it. And that's because a choice was made to portray all of Jake's problems in this route as sort of... single handedly Dirk's fault? Something he should have Just Dealt with?

There's not even a hint that Jake knows Hal exists. Which is important! Jake can pick out Hal from Dirk based on *verbal cues*, and the fact that he considers Hal a barrier between him and his "real friend" getting to communicate with one another is a whole point of contention (and even comedy) in the story proper. Instead of examining Jake's isolation, or grief, or how he literally locks himself in his room and plasters it with cinematic posters to pretend he's just the main lead of a wacky adventure movie in the face of the immense shitshow outside, we get brobot acting nonsensically and threatening to break into Jake's room to beat him up. 

A general reminder on brobot: He was programmed to scout the jungle and deal with predators so Jake could a) Be allowed to safely leave his room (something he simply didn't do before age 13 out of sheer terror, and we know this because dirk and jake talk about it on his birthday conversation, when he first gets brobot) and 

b) Learn how to defend himself in the case of a surprise attack, with different combat settings adjusted to his level. The brobot has a novice mode Jake feels patronized by, but pushes him up levels quickly enough. In Homestuck proper, the brobot only enters "stalking mode" after Hal gets pissy with Jake for finding him out, and forcefully switches the setting on to make Jake work for the Uranium inside it. When you take Hal out of the picture, this plotline makes no sense! Jake's route is set way before the Alphas even think of entering the game, so this particular event hasn't even happened. Jake goes on to text Roxy and she turns the stalking setting off remotely anyways, so even if brobot was programmed to murder Jake in his sleep, or jump him inside the safe zone of his room (he's not) he has literally no reason to be acting like that when he's been set to Baby Buff Up Mode.

(Brobot does end up spontaneously pulling himself apart to give Jake his reward after this)

Which brings me to my other problem with the general framing of this volume; the alpha kids don't feel present in Jake's life as friends at all. It's all "romantic options" and "shipping discourse" and MSPAR making these silly logic jumps to justify insisting on this line of query, and all it does is completely flatten out anything of interest having to do with Jake as a Person, to build up an image of Dirk as being suspicious and shady for his volume and more or less come to the conclusion that Jake sucks because he just Cant Choose Who To Date Between All His Friends! And that's why jake is just like tavros… and dirk is just like vriska! Or something. 

And just as a reminder, here's Jake talking with Roxy so I don't have to explain why that feels like a weird choice to me. (click to zoom)

And then there's the endings. On the vriska ending, MSPAR just ends up weirdly angry at jake for being such a piss baby and not getting that he's tavros and dirk is vriska so he had to… uh… take all his anger out on this 13 year old alien girl he has never met and teach her a lesson to prepare to do the same on dirk, or something. And on the other ending Jake mentions his pen pal, is zapped to meet jade, they have some non-committal greetings and then a cosplay party where Jake insists that he totally likes Lara croft not because she's a femme fatale and he relates to that, because he's never ever in his life thought of anyone being interested on him. Or Something. He likes Lara croft for normal reasons only. He wears really tiny shorts and does sexy poses because he's not aware at all of how other people find him attractive. He's just too dumb to get this, or the shipping thing, or that he's tavros and Dirk is vriska (who the hell are these people?).

Jake feels like an afterthought in the grand scope of events. Sidelined on his own episode. This volume is busy with rehashing age old fandom arguments that have little to do with his character, because said arguments were started and maintained by bored teens engrossed on fighting online instead of analyzing Homestuck; we introduce vriska for no interesting reason at all (thank god at least Jake has enough decency to say he's not into hitting on 13-year-olds, because that would have been particularly rancid.) And aside from catchphrases and old slang sprinkled liberally into his dialogue like a fog making machine, none of the motivation for the character is there. What does he want? What does he fear? Why does he act like the way he does? What would accommodating him look like? What would helping him look like? We get this on Jane's volume, Roxy's volume, and Dirk's volume. To really heart-wrenching and dramatic results, too. You get to know who they are, where they live, what they want, what they fear, what might help them get better, but Jake is just sort of There. He's a burden. MSPAR either ends this volume berating him for not doing what they want or finding him weird and confusing and like they don't know each other at all, and the fact both of those were marked as dubiously bad ends in the game files speaks for itself, I think.

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