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musicallisto · 3 years

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1] Hiii! Congratulations on your milestone! To many many more followers! 🍨 May I get a male ship for HP (Golden Trio and Marauders era)? I'm a hetero girl, 28, proud Slytherin, INTJ-T, Type 1 Enneagram, Sun and Moon sign Virgo. I'll be receiving my PhD this Friday and I'd really love to work as an uni lecturer. Otherwise I'm absolutely clueless in romance and oblivious to flirting, I'm just really inexperienced in those things. I'm always kind and friendly but I prefer other people to start...

the conversation but I'm trying to be more outgoing. I hate my looks, I really do. I have a temper sometimes when I tend to say some bad things but it usually passes quickly over. Loyal. Sarcastic and chatty but mostly when I know you and am comfortable. Nerd. Metalhead. Bookworm who also likes movies, TV series, crosswords, colouring books, plush toys, stationery and long walks. Hate snakes, crowds, people telling me what to do and prying into my privacy, rom coms. I'm actually quite the cynic when it comes to true love, I don't believe much in it and have major trust issues. And this went too long, I'm sorry for spamming you with so much info. Have an awesome day! ^^

one vanilla milkshake, coming right away! I believe there are two people who have been eyeing you all night, though - word of bartender. could it be draco malfoy and james potter?

If you don’t believe in love and are a bit cynical about happily ever afters, then Draco is certainly not the one who’ll battle to change your mind.

It’s funny, actually, witnessing two souls who are so stubbornly set in their ways and convictions about how love is the biggest waste of time and only a source of heartbreak and pain, slowly grow closer to each other, fonder of each other.

You’re good friends with Draco, what with being two proud Slytherins who hide a biting intelligence and vulnerability under sarcastic airs, and you intended for things to remain that way as long as you stayed at Hogwarts. All you had to do was focus on your studies, go on a little escapade to Hogsmeade with your Slytherin friends, be surprised when Draco seems genuinely interested in the last movie you’ve seen but answer nonetheless, and watch in awe as Draco tries his hardest to comprehend how Muggle movies work...

Oh, no. This wasn’t part of the plan. This wasn’t part of the plan at all.

You know exactly what is happening; you are catching feelings, and you hate them all, down to the last one. You have no time to catch feelings, and especially not for Draco, the last person in the entire wizarding world who could ever reciprocate them.

Little do you know that Draco is also agonizing over the unwanted (and, so he believes, unrequited) love he’s starting to develop for you.

Then start a good two years of Idiots To Lovers(tm), with your relationship only continuing to deepen as friends because you can’t keep away from each other, but plenty of awkward moments because of your untold, mutual feelings, that neither of you want to act on from fear of being ridiculed.

Ah, those Slytherins and their pride.

Eventually, the secret comes out.

It’s a joint, parallel effort from both sides, really; you meet each other halfway. Right before the Death Eaters storm the school and the Battle of Hogwarts is officially underway, he pulls you aside and, in an angst-filled, otherwise pretty assured voice, he straight up tells you he likes you...

... exactly at the same time as you tell him you like him.

You gawk at each other, blink several times, in total confusion. It was the last thing either of you expected; and now that you very well may both die, turns out that you wasted two years of your life away, dancing around your feelings?

Yeah, Idiots to Lovers is right.

Draco is not big on physical contact, nor in big displays of affection - and neither are you, to be quite frank, especially because the context does not call for it.

But once the battle is over and you are both alive and well... you can expect a grand, bear hug from him.

James, contrary to Draco, is keen on showing you all the wonders of a life filled with love and soulmates and swoon-worthy declarations.

Which you loathe, obviously. But if the boy has a quality (and, truth be told, a fatal flaw as well), it’s that he doesn’t back down.

You are the most beautiful girl in his year, and, from what he’s heard, you’re also the most intelligent; you could probably be a professor at Hogwarts by now. He could almost forgive you for being a Slytherin.

And the thing with James is that, once he’s enamored with someone, he doesn’t let them go, in a sense that can be quite overbearing at first, but is genuinely his reaction at developing a crush. It’s not out of malice, or mischief, or to be a pain the ass, it’s just that he’s genuinely entangled in so many feelings that he doesn’t know how to sort out, and he’s paralyzed at the thought that you may find him lame or plainly ignore him. That’s why he’s so... exuberant, but you have to do a little bit of psychoanalysis before you understand all that about him.

In the meantime, you would be lying if you said you didn’t appreciate his compliments. Especially about your looks; he doesn’t know that you’re insecure, and could never comprehend it, because in his eyes you are astoundingly beautiful, and every little flaw that you may have only makes you more special in his eyes.

He’s taken the habit of calling you “beautiful”, “gorgeous”, or any other pet name of the sort whenever he sees you, both when he’s trying to charm you and when you’re already in a relationship.

“Good morning, beautiful!”

“What’re you up to, gorgeous?”

“Hey, where ya going, hot stuff?”

(Okay, that last one was suggested by Sirius, and James felt like a doofus saying that out loud, particularly because Professor McGonagall happened to be crossing the hallway at the exact same time and gave him one of her legendary death glares, but Sirius and you had an hour-long laugh after that, so it was worth it, in the end.)

James would absolutely come with you at any rock/metal concert you went to. Being a teenager in the 70′s, I imagine he would be very into music (are you KIDDING), and being a Halfblood, he’d probably know a lot about wizard and muggle bands. Besides, any excuse to go on a date with you, yell at the top of his lungs, and get absolutely smashed is welcome.

He’ll always there for you if you feel like crowdsurfing, always there to catch you and cheer you on as you float above the raging heads everywhere.

He’s there to catch you and cheer you on outside of concert venues, but that’s a quieter story; you’ll deal with it in the morning. For now, just enjoy the music and the vibrations.

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sonoflayton · 4 years

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Laws

DISCLAIMER

I do not claim to be or own Alfendi Layton or any of the face claims I have used for him.

SENSITIVE SUBJECTS

If you can't already tell, sensitive subjects are often discussed on this blog. Lots of traumatic events have occured in Alfendi's life, and they heavily affect who he is as a character. In addition, Alfendi works as an inspector for the Scotland Yard, typically solving locked-room murders, so the subject of death and murder is bound to come up. Al and Fendi also have their own mental health issues that they're sorting through, like Al's PTSD and Fendi's depression.

Because of this, this blog has a recommended age rating of 18+. Minors are welcome to follow, but please be aware of what you're getting into, as I will not be censoring anything for you (aside from tagging triggers).

PRIVACY

I am a PRIVATE blog, meaning that I only interact in character with my mutuals. A mutual is an account that follows and is followed by me. If I do not follow you, we are not ( yet ) mutuals. If we are not mutuals, please do not send me in character content, attempt to initiate threads, etc. The only exceptions to this rule are sideblogs that I follow that cannot follow me back ( y’know, ‘cause they’re sideblogs ).

SELECTIVITY

I am a SEMI-SELECTIVE blog, meaning that I can be picky about who I follow, but I will not dismiss any blog without giving their account a fair, solid look. If I decide not to follow you, please don't take it personally! It is a polite declination to roleplay.

UNFOLLOWING

IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW ME BACK AFTER TWO DAYS TO A WEEK, I WILL UNFOLLOW. This is in the interest of keeping my dash clean and limited to only those that I can interact with. If you follow me back after that time period, I will refollow you, so no worries.

ACTIVITY

AT ANY GIVEN POINT IN TIME, I AM ONLY SEMI-ACTIVE AND HAVE LOW ACTIVITY. As much as I love writing and roleplaying, my real life comes first. I’m a full-time college student and it is possible for me to disappear for as long as a week without even a notice. ( Though I’ll try to at least give a heads up.

I am often SLOW TO REPLY. This isn't always because I am busy, but because I have ADHD and depression, which affects my motivation and ability to focus on my replies, unless the thread I'm replying to is my "new favorite thread". I'm sorry!

QUEUE

MY BLOG RUNS ON A QUEUE. My queue is set to post three times daily, at 10am, 12pm and 2pm PST. All threads will be queued. OOC posts and memes, non-starter asks, etc. are posted as they are conceived. If, for some reason, I have fallen behind in my drafts, I will load a couple of day’s worth of posts in my queue in order to allow me time to catch up.

THREAD TRACKER

I have one.

GUEST MUSES

Are you an Alfendi blog whose getting tired of the "OMG, it's me from another universe" plot? Do you want to know more about some of the characters that influenced my Alfendi? Look no further: my blog features guest muses for your interaction pleasure.

• Guest muses are not full muses. They are here to add depth to my Alfendi's story.

• Guest muses default to my own interpretation of Alfendi and his canon. What does this mean? If you send a guest muse an ask about Alfendi, they will default to my Alfendi and speak on him unless otherwise stated. During threads, especially ones where the multiverse is acknowledged, guest muses will default to my blog's canon. There can and will be exceptions to this, and those will only take place when discussed by the muns.

• For Claira, everything above is void. Claira is an OC, one that I'm proud of so far and excited to work with. If Claira meets an Alfendi that is not my own, her canon will change to fit that of the Alfendi she meets. She is here as a guest muse for the meantime, but if she gains traction, she will be given her own blog.

• In addition, if Alfendi is asked about or name drops a character who happens to be one of my guest muses, he is speaking about my guest muse unless otherwise specified. The only exception to this is if I have an exclusive sharing the same muse as one of my guest muses. If this is the case, the exclusive muse will take priority.

MAINS & EXCLUSIVES

Here's my mains & exclusives call, to help break the ice if you're interested in being mains or exclusives!

Poptart, what are mains & exclusives? I'm glad you asked.

Being exclusives means that you are the only version of your muse I will interact with, and I am the only Alfendi you will interact with. The benefits of being exclusives with me are:

• Reduced duplicate anxiety for both of us.

• When your muse is namedropped by Alfendi, Alfendi means your muse.

• When your muse is namedropped by someone else, Alfendi will react as though they meant your muse.

• Many opportunities for deeper character and relationship development.

• Surprise starters.

An exclusive relationship requires a lot of trust, obviously, so before becoming exclusives, we need to be OOC friends.

If you, an exclusive of mine, go inactive for a month or more without notice, you'll be bumped down to a main. Not because I don't love you, but simply because it isn't fair to others. I expect the same treatment. If I haven't started interacting with a new version of your muse when you return, I'll be happy to take you back as an exclusive.

Being mains means that you are the primary version of your muse I will interact with, and I am the primary Alfendi you will interact with. The benefits of being mains with me are:

• If I have an idea for a plot for our muses, I will come to you first before anyone else.

• Many opportunities for deeper character and relationship development.

• Surprise starters.

I would like to have at least a thread, preferably more, and I'd like to get to know you OOC before becoming mains.

I accept two mains per muse, but if you want in, talk to me. I might make an exception.

SHIPPING

I am a MULTISHIP BLOG. This means that every ship with my muses takes place in an alternate universe where each ship is canon, and as such, infidelity does not occur. Do not accuse my muse of cheating on yours with another muse that they are being shipped with. Infidelity only occurs when plotted with all involved parties.

REMINDERS

PLEASE DO NOT SPAM ME FOR REPLIES. I'm grateful for the occasional enthusiastic reminder, inquiry, or idea about our thread, but nothing too aggressive or constant, please.

NSFW

REGARDING 18+ CONTENT: As of writing, I am 19 years old. My birthday is 09/29/2000. I am comfortable discussing sex occasionally, making racy jokes, etc. I am not comfortable writing smut, please do not proposition me to do so. I am also not comfortable discussing sex with or about muses or muns who are minors.

THE MUN IS AN IDIOT

Sometimes I make mistakes, so does everyone. I can guarantee that I never mean any malice, so if I have accidentally said something rude or offensive, please correct me. Sometimes you will know more than me about a given subject. I will always try to do my research, but if I ever say something incorrect, let me know!

TRIGGERS

I TAG TRIGGERS AS "#TRIGGER TW" (e.g. "#negativity tw"). Sometimes I forget to tag some common and unique triggers. Please let me know if I forget one! I will immediately go back and tag it.

BLACKLIST

Please tag naughty things with "#nsfw", "#nsfw tw", "#lemon", "#lemon tw", "#smut", "#smut tw", or something along those lines.

Also, please tag vague posts with "#vague" or "#vague tw".

Please don't use aesthetic tags to tag these sorts of posts.

DON'T TALK SHIT

In the same vein as the rule above, IF YOU PLAN ON TALKING SMACK ABOUT ME BEHIND MY BACK, BLOCK ME. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME, SAY IT TO MY FACE OR DON’T SAY IT AT ALL. I’m an adult and I can take criticism like one. This is a massive no-no when it comes to interacting with me and will earn you an instablock.

FAN ART

IF I HAVE USED FAN ART, IT IS PROBABLY AN ACCIDENT. I try to only use fan art if and only if I know for a fact that the artist is comfortable with roleplayers doing so. If the artist has not publically stated their comfort with roleplayers using their art, andI have used their art, it is 100% an accident and I have likely confused their art for canon material. Please let me know if I have done so, and I will react accordingly.

MY ART

Being surrounded by all these artist friends lately has inspired me to practice my artwork more seriously. Please don't use any artwork that I post here for anything. I'm insecure about how my art looks, and usually the artwork that I post on this blog reflects my specific headcanons and things relating to Alfendi or the guest muses, so I'm not really comfortable with it being spread around.

That being said, if I draw you art as a gift, you are allowed to do whatever you want with it. Make icons? Promo graphics? Go for it, it's my gift to you. You don't even need to credit me. You are not, however, allowed to badger me into making free art for you. That's just not cool.

Here's a good rule of thumb: If you see artwork watermarked with my URL, please don't use it. If I send you art in DMs without a watermark, go wild!

COMMISSIONS

Please do not reach out to me in asking for free graphics, icons, promos, art, etc. This has happened multiple times. Yes, sometimes I do free art and graphics for friends, but this is never prompted by them---it is always because I am inspired, not because they solicited it.

As someone who is struggling to make ends meet, knowing that people are commissioned for this sort of thing, this makes me very uncomfortable. This is for a few reasons. One, if someone comes to me, requesting I make them a graphic for free and I do it, I would feel guilty, as though I was taking work from an artist who makes their living making such graphics. Two, it feels a little exploitative, because if I say no, I could be putting our relationship at risk. Three, because of how exploitative it is, I worry that someone may try to manipulate me into being their friend specifically to get free art and graphics from me.

I’m happy to do informal commissions and such for whatever you need. Pricing will be discussed on what we decide together sounds reasonable, but I’ll be flexible. I don’t expect to earn much, and money earned will be used to fund minor luxuries. If enough people commission me and I earn a better understanding of how commissions work, I’ll open up commissions formally.

CALLOUTS

I NO LONGER BOOST CALLOUT POSTS UNLESS THE CALLOUT IS PROVING BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THAT THE BLOG IN QUESTION IS DANGEROUS (NOT TOXIC). I have simply made the personal decision to no longer boost callouts regarding someone’s behavior. For those who would like more information, please contact me privately with a polite inquiry.

DO NOT POLICE WHO I DECIDE TO INTERACT WITH

IF I INTERACT WITH SOMEONE, AND THEY MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL TAG THEIR URL FROM THEN ON. Or you can unfollow, that’s cool too. No hard feelings.

LIKING THREAD HABITS

I TRY TO LIKE THE MOST RECENT REPLY TO OUR THREAD WHEN I ADD IT TO MY DRAFTS. It's a notification for you to let you know that your thread made it into my drafts and I have not lost it.

FOLLOWER TRACKER

I USE A FOLLOWER TRACKER. It doesn't track your IP or location or anything, it just checks my follower list for changes. I only use it to ensure that I don't send any more in character content to you if you are no longer interested in interacting with me. I take no offense if you do decide to unfollow me, and I won't hunt you down and ask for an explanation or anything creepy like that.

ICONS

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY ICONS. I spend a lot of time working on them. It makes me very sad. Instead, please consider asking me directly how I achieve the effect you like on my icons so you can make a cool psd of your own.

GODMODING

You control your character, I control mine, DON'T GODMOD, GODMODE, POWERPLAY, AUTOHIT, ETC. It's not cool. If it does happen, I'll assume it was an accident and ask you to change your reply.

PLEASE CUT YOUR POSTS.

If the thread is para or multipara, I’m alright with three replies on a single post: your reply, your partner’s reply, and then your next reply. If the thread is a one-liner or crack, I’m alright with more as long as you don’t go overboard. If you do more than I’m okay with, I may unfollow for the sake of having a clean dashboard that I can scroll through.

ASKS ON NEW POSTS

IF OUR THREAD BEGINS WITH AN ASK, PLEASE CONTINUE IT ON A NEW POST LINKING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ASK. Please. It’s confusing and cluttered and looks really ugly.

REBLOG KARMA

PLEASE DON’T REBLOG ROLEPLAY MEMES FROM ME without sending one in beforehand. I mean, I’m not going to be angry or confront if you do, but I’m just going to be a little bit upset and hurt about it.

SPECIFY MUSE

I am not a mind reader, so PLEASE SPECIFY MUSE WHEN LIKING STARTER CALLS, SENDING MEMES, ETC. I always say something along the lines of “tell me who you want or I’ll pick for you”, but what I’m probably actually going to do is, depending on how comfortable I am with you, ask you directly which muse you wanted, or completely avoid you because I’m scared of messing up.

MUN VS. MUSE

I, THE MUN, AM NOT MY MUSE. MY MUSE IS NOT ME. Please don't confuse us, our behaviors, or our ideals.

MUSE AND FANDOM DISCOMFORT

I HAVE SOME MUSES AND FANDOMS THAT MAKE ME UNCOMFORTABLE. These include, but are not limited to:

My Little Pony muses.If you are a single muse blog, and you write an MLP muse, I am not likely to follow you. If you are a multimuse, however, and you write non-MLP muses, this alone will not deter me from following you. I merely have a personal distaste for MLP.

Dolph from Camp Camp. Hitler jokes are not funny, and shame on the team for thinking it’s okay to make an entire character who is one. Unless you are writing Dolph in a way that you are actively acknowledging the bad choices on the part of the creators and are developing him as a character in a way that moves him beyond his unfortunate schtick, I have no interest in writing with you or any other muses you may have.

Real-life people. I’m not really cool with roleplaying with people who roleplay as real-life people, such as YouTubers, historical figures or idols, especially those such as Jacksepticeye, who has expressly stated his discomfort publicly. I find it disrespectful and it makes me uncomfortable. Self-insert OCs are of a different variety, one that I’m okay with interacting with as long as typical RP etiquette is adhered to.

Religious and mythical figures and dieties. I'm not comfortable with muses who are from religious texts of any sort, because these figures are someone's god or messiahs, and to them, they are not works of fiction, and thus, portraying them is wildly inappropriate. If it isn't okay to portray Jesus Christ, why would it be okay to portray an obscure diety from Native American mythology? However, I am comfortable with interacting with OC or fictional characters who are deities, because they are creations of the imagination, not someone who is worshiped.

Genderbends. Genderbends, by their very existence, are transphobic. Here's a post that explains the issue beautifully. If you want to bend the gender of your muse, just make them trans, man.

UNWELCOME IDEALS

DO NOT INTERACT IF...

You are a pedophile, support pedophilia, or write smut with or about minors, or are a minor writing smut.

You support or write incest.

You write active discrimination in your threads. (Differing from mentioning and discussing discrimination as a part of your muse’s past.)

You write active sexual abuse or sexual violence in your threads. (Differing from mentioning and discussing sexual abuse and violence as a part of your muse’s past.)

LISA & CHILD ABUSE

Child abuse is a topic that is frequently discussed on this blog, but is one that is always tagged and never written about explicitly. It only occurs implicitly with young Alfendi, and seldomly at that, and is sometimes talked about in threads.

I will never, ever, ever write Lisa. Ever. I am not comfortable writing her, not even for one of those 'ask my muse's parents' memes. I am not comfortable composing even a single line of dialogue for her. Not only is she abusive and gross, but attempting to write her would be triggering for me in a couple different ways.

If you want to terrorize Alfendi by sending an anon saying something as a Lisanon or Ghost!Lisa or whatever, go for it! Fuck him up! But, don't send literal active child abuse to my inbox, because that's disgusting.

UNFOLLOWING AND BLOCKING

It is extremely rare that I will unfollow or block someone. IF I HAVE UNFOLLOWED OR BLOCKED YOU, I HAVE A VALID REASON FOR DOING SO. I DO NOT OWE YOU AN EXPLANATION, SO PLEASE DO NOT INQUIRE.

If you decide to unfollow me, that is fair and I will not hold it against you. PLEASE SOFT BLOCK ME IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO.

BLOG PASSWORDS

I DON'T SEND IN BLOG PASSWORDS, EVEN THE 'LIKE-THE-POST' ONES. It makes me anxious. I promise that I have read your rules a minimum of thrice: once before following, once before beginning our first thread, and once before interacting. I often refer to other people's rules.

If you have read my rules, you are welcome to like this post to let me know! ( This is completely optional! )

MUN

Alias: POPTART Name: RED Birthdate: 09/29/2000 Pronouns: THEY/THEM Timezone: PST

hello! my name's poppy and i'm simultaneously a good lad and a chaotic entity. i have two cats named katrielle and flora. i really, really love this chaotic bastard, alfendi layton.

i'm in a relationship with @mragentofchaos.

CREDITS

Icons and PSD were made by me.

My main blog theme was made by ddkinzart on Tumblr.

The stars update tab was made by leiqhade on Tumblr.

The music player theme was made by nobroken on Tumblr.

The background for my blog was made by me, using these free bloodsplatter brushes.

The music player code used on my blog was made by fukuo on tumblr.

Alfendi sprites from the game are pulled and compiled by mysteryroomfiles.

Custom Alfendi sprites used in icons were made by mystery-room on Tumblr.

Some art used for icons was made by my friend p0p-r0x75 and is used with permission.

Some Alfendi icons were drawn for me by the lovely taiyodoroki as part of an art exchange and are used with permission.

Base icons for Alfendi's main face claim was made by professordipshit on Tumblr.

One of Alfendi's face claims is the Bartender from the manga "Le Théâtre de A", and the base icons were capped and made by me.

Base icons for one of Alfendi's mainverse face claims comes from dcfygraviity, boulevardofangstydreams, jefemetro, aspartha, and iconsbyafangirl, all on Tumblr.

Base icons for Alfendi's teen, young adult and child face claim were made by iconsbyafangirl [second link] [third link] [fourth link], sharesicons, iconmakingaddiction-blog, thatsharkguy, fuckyeahanimangaicons, and bishies-are-here, all on Tumblr.

Base icons for Alfendi's IRL face claim are made by rpicxns [second link], on tumblr.

Base icons for Alfendi's alternate IRL face claim are made by pripecias on Tumblr.

The 'faceless' rp icons used come from animanga-icon-dump on tumblr. I have since forgotten which icon packs I use.

My OOC faceclaim is Apollo Justice, and base icons for him were made by , nochordsofsteelnojustice, anythingapollo, and yumis-icons, all on tumblr. Fanart is used in some icons, and I assume due dilligence was done in asking the artists for permission before making base icons of their artwork. If your art is featured in these icons and your permission was not given, I will happily take them down and delete them from my computer upon request.

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garynsmith · 7 years

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Not Using Cold Email Templates As An Agent? Big Mistake (with Dave Lawrence from Follow Up Boss!)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/CMMg3jm7n6M

Have you mastered the art of cold emailing as an Agent yet?

A cold email is any communication you send before actually making that connection in person.

Unlike unsolicited spam, your contact has to opt-in for your emails first, like by signing up for your newsletter, downloading a free content offer from your website, or by connecting via an aggregate site like Zillow, Realtor.com, or Trulia.

Cold emailing as a real estate agent requires a balance between delivering value to your subscriber and encouraging them to reach out to discuss home buying or selling in person.

Once you have a lead, you don’t want to waste it. So let’s talk about how to set up your email templates for success.

Six Key Components of Every Successful Cold Email

Email templates make your life easier by removing the guesswork of following up at the right time.

In order for a cold email to appeal to your new leads, it must contain these six essentials:

1. A Clickworthy Subject Line

According to one study, 64% of people admit they open an email solely due to the subject line.

So grab the attention of your leads and they’ll be more likely to open your email, click through the links, and read what you have to say.

Bonus: Emails that include the first name of the recipient in their subject line have higher clickthrough rates than emails that skipped this.

2. Personalization to Create Warm, Fuzzy Vibes

Personalized messages have a 75% higher open rate than those that aren’t customized for their recipients. Personalization also improves click-through rates and conversions by over 5%.

When we share our favorite cold email templates for agents later, we’ll assume you’re going to begin each one with Hi, Hello, or Hey followed by an auto-populated name.

It’s so easy for your email client to do this automatically and it works so well.

3. Valuable Content to Keep Leads Interested

To get your leads to continue reading your emails (and eventually follow your call to action), you have to sweeten the pot with something for them.

Since half of all email users check their inbox when they’re bored, providing content they’ll find useful, valuable, and pertinent will do a lot to entertain them.

To provide valuable content to your leads that improves your open and click-through rates, you’ll need to segment your audience to determine where your lead is in the buying or selling process.

For example, depending on your type of lead, you may want to link to blog posts about what they should expect during the home-selling process, a free first-time homebuyer’s guide, daily listings in their area, etc.

4. One Single Call to Action to Direct Your Recipient

Don’t ask your intended receiver to browse hand-picked listings, follow you on Instagram, and check out your recent blog posts all in the same email. They won’t do any of them.

Give them one direct call to action (CTA) and that will be the only one they take. Conveniently, that’s exactly what you’re aiming for.

5. All Your Contact Details

This means adding your name, title, cell/work numbers, email address, agency website, links to your content, social media profiles, etc. You want potential leads to contact you however they feel most comfortable.

6. Optimization for Mobile

Stats tell us that 54% of emails are opened on a smartphone and 75% of Gmail users access their accounts from mobile devices.

Yet less than a quarter of emails are actually optimized for mobile screens.

Don’t lose out on this huge chunk of readers just because your emails aren’t formatted right. You’ll gain the competitive advantage and notice higher open and click through rates as a result.

When you include these six must-haves in your cold emails, you’ll increase the chances of hearing back from your leads.

These points also create a general skeleton to follow when creating templates to use instead of constantly writing generic, repetitive emails.

8 Email Templates Every Agent Needs in their Pocket

You know exactly what you want to say at each touch point with your leads, but now you don’t have to waste the brain power or effort to do so.

Write out your version of each of these 8 templates in advance so that you can automate the process with your email marketing provider of choice.

1. The Welcome Email

When someone signs up for your newsletter or registers for notifications about listings on your site, take the opportunity to introduce yourself and make friends.

Don’t bombard your new lead with a ton of info. Keep it short and sweet.

Introduce yourself, quickly explain why you provide something of value, and clearly state your CTA.

Example

You’re smart for signing up for notifications about new listings in the City Heights area.

That market is so hot right now and you’ll be the first to hear about properties that fit your wishlist.

Over the past X years, I’ve worked with first-time homebuyers and seasoned vets in the City Heights area to find their dream home.

To help you during this exciting time, check out this blog post about the 10 Biggest Things to Look for During an Open House (link to content).

You can reach me anytime to discuss the market and your options.

This Works because people are more likely to work with and buy from people they know and trust. Consider your welcome email your chance to show subscribers why you’re in it for them.

2. The Here’s What to Expect Email

Send your welcome email immediately after you score a new subscriber; send an email to lay out what your new contact should expect the next day.

This email should give your lead an idea of how often they’ll receive emails from you and what those emails will contain. Show your client the value of your emails and they’ll start to look forward to them.

Example

How’s everything going with your home search in the South Bank neighborhood?

Right now you’re receiving emails whenever homes matching your preferences hit the market. And then I’ll be the first to help you find out if that listing is your dream home.

Expect a weekly email about the current real estate market in your area, including links to vital content and information to aid your search.

My doors are always open and my cell phone’s practically glued to my hand. Don’t hesitate to reach out!

This Works because you’re specifically showing your leads the service you’re going to provide to them (for free), which keeps them on the lookout for your upcoming emails.

3. Your Content Emails

In case you haven’t noticed the pattern, delivering value to your subscribers is the number one way to gain their trust and loyalty — and every Agent knows these are both necessary for establishing a relationship and making a sale happen down the road.

If you’re not already active with blogging or social media, consider creating (or outsourcing) high-quality content for your subscribers.

Vary your content between information only you can create (like local guides) and curated content you think your mailing list would be interested in.

Example

Happy Friday!

Did you get a chance to read our most popular blogs of the week? If not, here’s your chance to catch up:

Insert blog titles and links

And in case you missed this week’s new listings in the North Ridge area, here are the 5 most viewed homes of the week:

Listing 1 (link)

Listing 2 (link), etc.

This Works because you’re establishing authority and credibility with your target audience. That means showing your subscribers that you’re the Go-To person when it comes to information about the local housing market, schools in the area, home values, etc.

Plus, including a few of the most recent listings provides your subscriber with value from opening your email even if they don’t click to read your content.

4. The Testimonial Email

So much of your business is referral-based because people value the experiences and recommendations of others they know.

What better way to prove you’re the right agent for the job than by showing your leads how happy you’ve made other people and families?

Example

I hope you’ve had a chance to browse some of the listings I sent over in my last email — houses in this area go fast!

If you haven’t already done so, here’s the link to my blog post about the best ways to position yourself as the right buyer in a hot, competitive market (link to blog).

Locals just like you were surprised to learn how quickly they needed to act to secure the home of their dreams in their ideal neighborhood. Check out a few of their stories about working together:

(Include two or three short testimonials)

You can head over to my website to read more testimonials here. (include link)

I’m not only here to help, I’m excited to get started on the most important search of your life. Let’s find your property nirvana together.

This Works because when you frame a recent home-buying story around a testimonial tied to the specific market your lead is interested in, they’ll want (and expect) you to do the same for them.

5. The Learning More About You Email

When you notice a drop in your open or click through rates, or your new subscribers are opening your emails, but not contacting you, it’s time to gather more information about what they’re truly looking for.

Example

I hope you’re finding the content I’m sending along helpful and informative for all your home buying decisions.

To make sure I totally understand what you’re looking for, I’d love to meet with you at my office, or at the new coffee shop on Elm Street, to discuss your wishlist in detail.

You can reach me by replying to this email or contacting me by phone. My number is:…

In the meantime, have you read my clients’ favorite blog posts about buying a home for the first time?:

The 10 Biggest Things to Look for in a New House

How to Become a Well-Qualified Homebuyer (and skip ahead of the pack!)

Please don’t hesitate to reach out; I look forward to hearing from you!

This Works because you’ll be gaining valuable insight about your target audience so you can create content that better connects with them. That will increase your chances of working together.

6. The Wellness Check / Haven’t-Heard-From-You-Yet Email

You won’t hear back from all your leads, and that’s okay.

Whether they were just casual browsers or decided not to take their house-hunting to the next level, they’re still interested in receiving your emails if they haven’t unsubscribed from your emails or marked them as spam yet.

Give them a poke to let them know you’re still ready to help.

Example

Have you seen any homes you want to tour lately?

There’s an open house at 123 Magnolia Street this Saturday at 1 pm I’d love to meet you at! (insert invite)

If your search preferences have changed, you can update them here so you receive properties that better fit your new search. (include link)

Reply to this email and I can change your home criteria search preferences for you or remove you from the email list and notification system if you’d prefer to meet in person and have me search for your dream home instead.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’m looking forward to learning more about how I can help you find your perfect home.

This Works because you’re encouraging contact without being pushy and still providing value. Whether they take you up on this offer or not, they know you want to help.

7. The No Longer Available Lead

When a new lead comes through as the result of a listing another site hasn’t taken down yet, don’t let the lead off the hook just yet.

Example

I loved that house in the South Shores area, too, but unfortunately it’s no longer available.

If you’re still interested in the other amazing properties in the South Shores, check out these South Shores listings that are still available:

Property 1 (insert link)

Property 2 (insert link)

Property 3 (insert link)

I’d love to help you find your perfect home in the South Shores ASAP.

(insert signature)

PS: If you need a cheatsheet of the South Shores area, I’ve attached one to this email. Hope it helps!

This Works because you’re grabbing a lead that may have otherwise walked away if you didn’t present them with other options and a free guide to get them to stick around.

8. The Referral Cold Email

As an agent, 75% of your real estate business comes from referrals. Nailing the referral email for your leads is critical to nabbing their business as well.

Example

Tom Smith gave me your email address.

He may not have told you, but I helped Tom save thousands during the purchase of his first house. We found his dream home together in a tight market in less than six months!

Can I buy you a cup of coffee sometime this week? I haven’t been to the new coffee shop on Willowbranch if you’d like to discuss your home search more in person.

Give me a ring or reply to this email and we’ll meet soon!

This Works because name dropping establishes credibility and builds a bridge to a future relationship. You’re also showing off the benefits that their acquaintance received thanks to your help (and how you’ll try to do the same for them).

Start Your Cold Email Campaign Now and Upgrade Your Leads from Potential to Loyal Customers

Cold email templates guarantee you always automatically have the right words to say at the right touch point with your leads, no matter where they are in your sales funnel.

Just learn how many emails to send without annoying your readers, as 78% of people have unsubscribed because a brand was sending too many.

Ansty buyers should receive new listing emails at least every week if not every day; casual shoppers should have a monthly email from you at a minimum.

Always remember to deliver value, make your emails about your potential customers, and give them one specific call to action to follow and you’ll find success with cold email marketing as a real estate agent in no time.

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theokbrowne · 7 years

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Not Using Cold Email Templates As An Agent? Big Mistake (with Dave Lawrence from Follow Up Boss!)

Have you mastered the art of cold emailing as an Agent yet?

A cold email is any communication you send before actually making that connection in person.

Cold emailing as a real estate agent requires a balance between delivering value to your subscriber and encouraging them to reach out to discuss home buying or selling in person.

Once you have a lead, you don’t want to waste it. So let’s talk about how to set up your email templates for success.

Six Key Components of Every Successful Cold Email

Email templates make your life easier by removing the guesswork of following up at the right time.

In order for a cold email to appeal to your new leads, it must contain these six essentials:

1. A Clickworthy Subject Line

According to one study, 64% of people admit they open an email solely due to the subject line.

So grab the attention of your leads and they’ll be more likely to open your email, click through the links, and read what you have to say.

Bonus: Emails that include the first name of the recipient in their subject line have higher clickthrough rates than emails that skipped this.

2. Personalization to Create Warm, Fuzzy Vibes

Personalized messages have a 75% higher open rate than those that aren’t customized for their recipients. Personalization also improves click-through rates and conversions by over 5%.

When we share our favorite cold email templates for agents later, we’ll assume you’re going to begin each one with Hi, Hello, or Hey followed by an auto-populated name.

It’s so easy for your email client to do this automatically and it works so well.

3. Valuable Content to Keep Leads Interested

To get your leads to continue reading your emails (and eventually follow your call to action), you have to sweeten the pot with something for them.

Since half of all email users check their inbox when they’re bored, providing content they’ll find useful, valuable, and pertinent will do a lot to entertain them.

To provide valuable content to your leads that improves your open and click-through rates, you’ll need to segment your audience to determine where your lead is in the buying or selling process.

4. One Single Call to Action to Direct Your Recipient

Don’t ask your intended receiver to browse hand-picked listings, follow you on Instagram, and check out your recent blog posts all in the same email. They won’t do any of them.

Give them one direct call to action (CTA) and that will be the only one they take. Conveniently, that’s exactly what you’re aiming for.

5. All Your Contact Details

6. Optimization for Mobile

Stats tell us that 54% of emails are opened on a smartphone and 75% of Gmail users access their accounts from mobile devices.

Yet less than a quarter of emails are actually optimized for mobile screens.

Don’t lose out on this huge chunk of readers just because your emails aren’t formatted right. You’ll gain the competitive advantage and notice higher open and click through rates as a result.

When you include these six must-haves in your cold emails, you’ll increase the chances of hearing back from your leads.

These points also create a general skeleton to follow when creating templates to use instead of constantly writing generic, repetitive emails.

8 Email Templates Every Agent Needs in their Pocket

You know exactly what you want to say at each touch point with your leads, but now you don’t have to waste the brain power or effort to do so.

Write out your version of each of these 8 templates in advance so that you can automate the process with your email marketing provider of choice.

1. The Welcome Email

When someone signs up for your newsletter or registers for notifications about listings on your site, take the opportunity to introduce yourself and make friends.

Don’t bombard your new lead with a ton of info. Keep it short and sweet.

Introduce yourself, quickly explain why you provide something of value, and clearly state your CTA.

Example

You’re smart for signing up for notifications about new listings in the City Heights area.

That market is so hot right now and you’ll be the first to hear about properties that fit your wishlist.

Over the past X years, I’ve worked with first-time homebuyers and seasoned vets in the City Heights area to find their dream home.

To help you during this exciting time, check out this blog post about the 10 Biggest Things to Look for During an Open House (link to content).

You can reach me anytime to discuss the market and your options.

This Works because people are more likely to work with and buy from people they know and trust. Consider your welcome email your chance to show subscribers why you’re in it for them.

2. The Here’s What to Expect Email

Send your welcome email immediately after you score a new subscriber; send an email to lay out what your new contact should expect the next day.

Example

How’s everything going with your home search in the South Bank neighborhood?

Right now you’re receiving emails whenever homes matching your preferences hit the market. And then I’ll be the first to help you find out if that listing is your dream home.

Expect a weekly email about the current real estate market in your area, including links to vital content and information to aid your search.

My doors are always open and my cell phone’s practically glued to my hand. Don’t hesitate to reach out!

This Works because you’re specifically showing your leads the service you’re going to provide to them (for free), which keeps them on the lookout for your upcoming emails.

3. Your Content Emails

If you’re not already active with blogging or social media, consider creating (or outsourcing) high-quality content for your subscribers.

Vary your content between information only you can create (like local guides) and curated content you think your mailing list would be interested in.

Example

Happy Friday!

Did you get a chance to read our most popular blogs of the week? If not, here’s your chance to catch up:

Insert blog titles and links

And in case you missed this week’s new listings in the North Ridge area, here are the 5 most viewed homes of the week:

Listing 1 (link)

Listing 2 (link), etc.

Plus, including a few of the most recent listings provides your subscriber with value from opening your email even if they don’t click to read your content.

4. The Testimonial Email

So much of your business is referral-based because people value the experiences and recommendations of others they know.

What better way to prove you’re the right agent for the job than by showing your leads how happy you’ve made other people and families?

Example

I hope you’ve had a chance to browse some of the listings I sent over in my last email — houses in this area go fast!

If you haven’t already done so, here’s the link to my blog post about the best ways to position yourself as the right buyer in a hot, competitive market (link to blog).

Locals just like you were surprised to learn how quickly they needed to act to secure the home of their dreams in their ideal neighborhood. Check out a few of their stories about working together:

(Include two or three short testimonials)

You can head over to my website to read more testimonials here. (include link)

I’m not only here to help, I’m excited to get started on the most important search of your life. Let’s find your property nirvana together.

This Works because when you frame a recent home-buying story around a testimonial tied to the specific market your lead is interested in, they’ll want (and expect) you to do the same for them.

5. The Learning More About You Email

Example

I hope you’re finding the content I’m sending along helpful and informative for all your home buying decisions.

To make sure I totally understand what you’re looking for, I’d love to meet with you at my office, or at the new coffee shop on Elm Street, to discuss your wishlist in detail.

You can reach me by replying to this email or contacting me by phone. My number is:…

In the meantime, have you read my clients’ favorite blog posts about buying a home for the first time?:

The 10 Biggest Things to Look for in a New House

How to Become a Well-Qualified Homebuyer (and skip ahead of the pack!)

Please don’t hesitate to reach out; I look forward to hearing from you!

This Works because you’ll be gaining valuable insight about your target audience so you can create content that better connects with them. That will increase your chances of working together.

6. The Wellness Check / Haven’t-Heard-From-You-Yet Email

You won’t hear back from all your leads, and that’s okay.

Give them a poke to let them know you’re still ready to help.

Example

Have you seen any homes you want to tour lately?

There’s an open house at 123 Magnolia Street this Saturday at 1 pm I’d love to meet you at! (insert invite)

If your search preferences have changed, you can update them here so you receive properties that better fit your new search. (include link)

Please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’m looking forward to learning more about how I can help you find your perfect home.

This Works because you’re encouraging contact without being pushy and still providing value. Whether they take you up on this offer or not, they know you want to help.

7. The No Longer Available Lead

When a new lead comes through as the result of a listing another site hasn’t taken down yet, don’t let the lead off the hook just yet.

Example

I loved that house in the South Shores area, too, but unfortunately it’s no longer available.

If you’re still interested in the other amazing properties in the South Shores, check out these South Shores listings that are still available:

Property 1 (insert link)

Property 2 (insert link)

Property 3 (insert link)

I’d love to help you find your perfect home in the South Shores ASAP.

(insert signature)

PS: If you need a cheatsheet of the South Shores area, I’ve attached one to this email. Hope it helps!

This Works because you’re grabbing a lead that may have otherwise walked away if you didn’t present from theokbrowne digest https://www.easyagentpro.com/blog/cold-email-templates/

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beatitlikeabongodrum · 7 years

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Taking Care Of The Avengers: 9) Animagers

"Stark! I'm going to get you this time, you nasty skunk!" A loud bellow erupted from a few floors below, sounding very familiar to that of a certain god of mischief.

In the lounge room, the Avengers perked up. Everyone was in the common room except you, as you were on the lower levels of the Tower.

"What did you do now, Tony?" Steve asked with a sigh as he put down his book.

"I'm going to make sure you never steal my mortal candy again, revolting skunk face!" Another yell which sounded much closer was heard through the floor.

"That question was answered." Bruce muttered under his breath.

"Are you ever going to learn your lesson? He's going to kill you one day." Bucky scolded the bearded billionaire.

Yet again, another shout was heard, very familiar to the words-"I'm going to put your skunk head up your butt for this!"

"And that's my cue to leave." Tony stated and hopped up from the couch where he was writing something science-y.

Suddenly the doors of the elevator opened, revealing an angry Loki with green mist swirling around his clenched fists. "Let this be a lesson for stealing my candy! Will you never learn, you mewing skunk?"

"Why the skunk?" Pietro asked curiously, trying to ease the tension.

"Maybe it's because he smells like one." Steve said while stifling a laugh.

Thor boomed a laugh. "His perfume does smell like Bilgsnipe waste.

"What? I don't smell bad." Tony countered with a frown. "Why haven't you told me this before?"

"We did to want to hurt your feelings." Natasha added with a sly smirk. Loki was looking at one speaker to the next, confused as to why they were teasing Stark instead of protecting him from his wrath.

"Am I the only one who's wondering how Thor knows what a Bilgesnipe's poop smells like?" Bucky asked.

Everyone ignored him as Wanda piped in. "I think it's because of his hair."

Tony gave such a deadly glare at the witch that she shrunk in her seat slightly, but also gave out a victorious smirk. "What did you say about my hair?!"

"Now that you mention it, it is weird. All he needs is a white streak." Bruce said with a giggle.

"You know, Tony, you can always come to me for hair advice. You must wonder how I shape it so perfectly." Clint boasted with a magnificent smirk.

And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is how Civil War started.

Just kidding! The story of the Civil War will be coming up soon, as soon as I know what's going on. And I'm sure they would fight about something way stupider. Let's move on.

Tony gave out an ear-piercing growl and charged at Clint. Your brother ran away from the raging billionaire. Loki started shooting his green magic everywhere, in hopes to catch the skunk.

He shot a stream of green at Tony. Natasha was just about to catch Stark when the green mist hit her. What happened to her amazed everyone, but they ignored it as all the Avengers participated to catch both the Archer and Billionaire.

Wanda used her powers to deflect Loki's magic, which soon directed onto the others. Pietro tried to catch them with his super speed, crashing into furniture and wrecking the area as he ran blindly, mostly out of fun than obligation.

Loki created a shield around him. Soon, everyone was hit by the god's magic. He was breathing heavily. He calmed down within a few minutes and glanced around in total shock.

"Dear Odin. How did this happen?"

WE NOW GO TO YOUR SIDE-

You were peacefully doing some paperwork when JARVIS interrupted. "Miss Barton, it seems that the Avengers are in a war."

You sat up straight immediately with wide eyes. "What war?"

"They are looking for a compromise and Mr. Stark is angry at your brother and demands an apology for insulting his hair." The system replied monotonously.

You burst out laughing. "You mean that skunk's nest on his head?"

"Quite so."

"Well then, inform me when they are done."

TEN MINUTES LATER--

"Miss Barton, it seems that their little brawl has ended. And Master Loki requested your immediate presence." JARVIS spoke from the speakers.

You looked at the wall. Why would Loki call you?

"Why?"

"He shouts, and I quote, 'Mr. Talking Wall, there is a problem. Tell (Y/n) to come here immediately." He replied, leaving you even more confused. You paused for a second before leaving your desk and making your way to the lounge. As you stepped into the large room, you glanced around cautiously as there wasn't a single sound.

"JAR... Ah!" You jumped as Loki appeared in front of you out of nowhere. Out of reflex, your hand shot up and caught him on his jaw.

"Ouch!"

"Sorry. Why did you call for me?"

Loki grinned sheepishly. "Well, you see, the Avengers and I had a slight brawl- because of Stark, and so I thought of solving it my way. It's only temporary. Just a slight probl-"

A loud animal noise cut him off from the adjoining kitchen. You flinched and placed your hands on your hips, after running a hand through your loose hair. What you didn't know was that it turned Loki on when you did that.

"I don't suppose that noise has something to do with the 'slight problem'?" You asked calmly while staring dead straight into his beautiful green eyes. Loki was surprised. He expected you to flip out. He eyed you warily and nodded.

"Perhaps you could help me keep an eye on the Avengers?"

"W-why would I need to do that?"

Large pattering noises were heard and a brown and white horse emerged from the kitchen. You looked at it and then back at Loki, who had a sheepish smile. You rubbed your eyes and looked again.

Yup. The horse was still there.

You looked back at Loki and immediately yelped. A rather adorable brownish-red monkey was behind him, making funny faces.

"Wha-how?" You couldn't even complete your sentence. As if on cue, more animals appeared from every corner.

"It was the skunk's fault." Loki pointed out a large skunk which was on the coffee table. The skunk hissed at him and gave an indignant sound.

You looked at all the animals. " Loki, are these animals the Avengers?"

Loki smiled broadly and nodded. You face-palmed and sagged your shoulders.

"And Tony's the skunk?" He smirked. You burst out laughing.

"Which animal is whom?" You asked and the god pointed at each animal.

"Thor- beaver; Widow lady- cat; Man of America- horse; Wanda- fox; your brother- peacock; Green man-monkey; Metal arm-dog; Speed man- some weird flat headed creature." Loki ended quickly, making you laugh.

"The irony! Pietro's the sloth." You doubled over in laughter. Loki started chuckling with you for no apparent reason. He didn't know what a sloth was.

You ceased your laughter as you felt something tug the hem of your jeans. Looking down, you saw a three-legged Japanese Chin dog. Your heart melted at the sight.

"Aw. Bucky!" You bent down and gingerly picked him up, and he rubbed his nose on your cheek and started licking your face. You let out a happy squeal and started scratching his ears.

Little did you know that Loki was watching with complete jealousy.

After about half an hour of stroking or petting each animal, each of whom adored your care towards them, you had had enough.

"Okay, as much as I love these as animals, we need to change them back." You muttered as Natasha/the cat jumped on the couch where you were currently sitting on. She nudged you and you responded eagerly by stroking her head, receiving purrs.

"Yes. That's kind of the problem." Your eyes shot up to him in alarm.

"Loki, change them back. "

"I can't. "

"Why not!?"

"It's a spell that can't be undone. But, as I said, it's only temporary, lasting for about four hours." You mindlessly nodded as you stared at Loki. To be more precise, what was behind Loki.

A pretty peacock had cocked his head and was about to pinch Loki with its beak. At the last second, the god dodged with a victorious smirk. The bird let out a loud squawk and started chasing him. It was just like the pair in real life, especially when they were foes. Clint would shoot an arrow and Loki would catch it.

You started laughing hysterically. Soon, the peacock caught up to Loki with its long legs and pecked him slightly, and it fluttered its beautiful feathers out, making you gasp and stare in awe.

"JARVIS, make sure you keep the cameras rolling at all costs."

"What are we supposed to do in the meantime?" You asked Loki, who shrugged as he tried avoiding Bucky/the dog from nudging him.

Out of nowhere, all the animals came straight towards you, all demanding attention from you as they would never dream of going to Loki. You jumped as the monkey/ Bruce started pounding at the beaver/ Thor who was inching towards your left hand. The beaver head -butted the monkey.

Then, the most surprising this happened. The monkey got so pissed off that he let out a loud screech and started becoming bigger, until he was a gorilla.

"What on God's green earth just happened?" You muttered as you stared at the large beast, who thumped his chest and roared.

"Spam." Loki cursed and ran away to hide from the gorilla.

You burst out laughing. "So the gorilla is indirectly the Hulk?" The gorilla/Hulk roared in agreement and the rest of the animals scampered away, except the dog/Bucky and the sloth/Pietro, who was too slow.

You giggled and took the sloth in your arms, ignoring the gorilla, and placed him on your back, where he clung to your neck with his long arms. You carried the Bucky in your arms because he kept limping.

Loki could not stop the jealous glare as you tended to all the animals lovingly. You have always loved animals and this was certainly no exception. Loki had actually considered turning himself into an animal as well if it could earn your affection, but decided against it.

The gorilla went closer to you, and Loki feared that you might get hurt, but all the Hulk/gorilla did was pat your head lovingly and then proceeded to rest his head on your lap.

You wanted to cry out so much. This was too much cuteness in one day and it was so overwhelming.

Yeah, well the animals were no longer cute when they stopped acting like Avengers and took the advantage to act like real wild animals. All except Bucky and Pietro.

The peacock/Clint started pecking each and every animal and person, and then started running around in a frenzy and squawked every now and then, shedding a few colorful feathers he tried to climb a wall, which resulted in slumping down with a middle split.

You and Loki winced in unison as you watched your newly-changed brother squawk in distress.

Natasha/the cat literally went on a rampage and started shredding all the pillows in the vicinity. You immediately chased her and scolded her, which she took lightly and resumed her destruction.

Thor/the beaver on the other hand, acted completely normal. Loki found him greedily munching on all the pop-tarts and the box coverings were ripped apart with the giant teeth of the beaver, messing up the kitchen.

The skunk/Tony was utterly despicable. As in-Odin, I just need to strangle that wretched animal- kind of despicable. The stupid guy somehow worked the elevator and went to the sleeping floor, and started spraying the revolting stinking spray from his butt onto everyone's bed except his.

Who knew that Tony, even in his skunk form would be smart?

Even Steve/the horse was horrible. You'd expect him to be embarrassed, but no. He started chasing Loki in determination to clip off some of his black hair, resulting in the god running away. In the end, he did a really and truly horrid thing. The idiot just pooped on the floor and walked off.

You stared agape at all this mess and destruction, wondering how these animals were supposed to be the Avengers. You placed Pietro and Bucky off you and moved the gorilla's head off your lap. He growled and nudged you continuously.

Luckily, Wanda/the fox didn't do much except slap everyone with her long and fluffy red tail. Unfortunately, she also smacked the gorilla in the face, and he jumped up in anger.

He glanced around, but the fox had already run away, leaving only you and Loki. The gorilla gave out a bellow after glaring at the god and charged at him.

Your eyes shot wide and you nearly screamed.

Loki did scream.

You would've laughed at his high girly scream if it weren't for the fact that he was going to be smashed into the wall. His face went completely white and he looked like he had just seen a ghost pooping on the ceiling.

That was the weirdest comparison ever made.

Within a second, Loki jumped and hid behind you, wrapping his arms tightly around your waist and burying his head in your neck and black hair, whimpering loudly.

If you were scared when the Hulk was gonna smash Loki, you were terrified now. The Hulk immediately ceased its charge and snickered?

Oh my gods. He did snicker. But you didn't know that. The evil gorilla had a mischievous grin on his face and he quickly ran off.

You didn't even notice when Bruce went off. All you could concentrate on was the person gripping onto you. Your eyes didn't even blink from its wide stance and you stood frozen, your arms covering your mouth which was almost hitting the floor. Your face was so red that you though it might set on fire from the heat.

You really didn't know a lot of things that were happening today. Another one of those things were that Loki knew the Hulk had gone away, but still stayed around you and pretended to whimper as an excuse to hold you.

He smirked when you shivered as his breath hit your neck. He really loved having an effect on you, even though he assumed that you didn't have the slightest feelings for him. Natural responses from the body, he understood. He just never grew to accept that you had actually cared about him.

After a few moments of standing like a statue, you considered hugging back, and almost immediately face-palmed at such an idea. Your brain finally comprehended what happened and you cautiously tapped Loki on his arm.

He whimpered louder and tightened his hold in the same pretense, making your face go redder and you started to shake slightly. "L-Loki? Bruce is gone." You stuttered as you tapped his arm again, in a feeble attempt to get him off.

Loki wanted to groan in protest but luckily held it in. He slowly brought his head up, him blushing as well, and the bastard made sure to rub his cold pink lips softly against your neck as his head raised. He made goosebumps rise on your skin and you nearly trembled.

You wanted to kill him right then and there. He was tormenting you.

He pretended to peek out in fear and his nose touched your ear, making a shiver go through your spine.

Fortunately for you, Clint/the peacock suddenly caught sight of this and sped toward you, and started pecking Loki's head, making you forget about the embarrassment and burst out laughing. Even as a peacock, Clint was an overprotective brother.

All of this ruckus took about three hours. Three long hours, in your opinion.

After another thirty minutes of scrambling and chasing all the animals, you and Loki finally managed to get all the animals/Avengers together in the main lounge without trying to kill or rip anything. 'Bruce the gorilla' managed to turn back into 'calm Bruce the monkey'.

They all stood or sat in row with the cutest faces you have ever seen.

"You guys will under no circumstance, move from your places. And you will not talk. Or peck or bite or chew anything!" You spoke clearly and strictly, earning a whine of sorts from each animal.

"What did I say about talking!?" You snapped at them, trying to avoid breaking your strict facade by sucking up to their adorable faces.

The animals immediately shut up, and Loki chuckled.

You tiredly flopped down onto a free couch, all the while keeping a wary eye on the so-called Avengers. You saw Loki approaching the animals, and you couldn't help but blush as you recalled what happened previously. You also couldn't help but check Loki out, who had his hair slightly messy, and black skinny jeans with a green T-shirt. He still looked godly in such a casual outfit.

And you nearly face-palmed at the fact that you had hopes that he would return your feelings for him.

He suddenly looked to you, and you blushed and turned your head away, not noticing the blush that had formed on his face as well.

Hidden from your enhanced eyes, the skunk/ Tony discreetly nudged the horse/Steve, somehow wearing a smirk on his small animal face. The horse in turn, neighed quietly and they both kept watching you two and your reactions.

Even Tony in his animal form couldn't help but ship you two, and he saw how adorable you guys would be together. Steve was like a kid. Whatever Tony saw as cool, he supported-not including pranks or real life missions.

Suddenly, Natasha, who was sitting quietly yet giving you a continuous glare, started glowing in green mist. You leaned forward to see what was going on, and so did Loki, although he seemed quite calm as the change happened.

She turned back into Natasha. Well, she was always Tasha, but she changed to the human Natasha.

"Thank goodness I'm out of that cat body! Not that I minded, but it was a bit small for me." She commented as she shook her limbs and finally sat down tiredly. Bruce the monkey hobbled to her and she petted him happily, ignoring your suggestive glance.

Soon, each Avenger eagerly turned back into their natural forms, all giving out unnecessary comments and making you roll your eyes.

"How do you change into a dragon happily?" Tony asked in bewilderment as he scratched his back, claiming that there were skunk hairs stuck in this shirt.

You just shrugged nonchalantly and closed your eyes. "You guys had better not turn into animals again, no matter how cute you are, except the skunk. You were completely disgusting." You pointed to Tony, who sniffed indignantly and held his nose high.

He proceeded to move out of the room when Natasha sternly called him back.

"And you better make sure that you clean our beds from your skunk scent. "

Tony smirked evilly and said nothing, just walking away as all the Avengers stared at his retreating form. Pietro had the urge to knock his ugly butt down. And you were pretty sure that everyone else had their own forms of torture to impose on Tony.

And thanks to stupid Stark, that how the Avengers ended up sleeping in the lounge, except the skunk.

"I'm going to raid his liquor cabinet tomorrow." Loki commented angrily as he lay prostrate on the couch.

"And I'm going to make his Iron man suits malfunction." Bruce vowed from the floor, where Natasha, Wanda, Thor and Pietro also lay.

You and your brother occupied another large couch together. Bucky decided to stay up all night because he usually had nightmares. And Steve took the other couch.

"And I'm going to-" Wanda started when Steve cut her off.

"Yeah! We get it! Everyone wants to take revenge. Now shut up and go to sleep!" He snapped which made everyone shocked and they immediately fell silent.

"And I'm going toke sure to post the embarrassing videos of him singing in the shower." Clint whispered from beside you, making you chuckle and finally, everyone fell asleep.

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