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some updated designs for the camp keshet kids. i really need to elaborate more on where the story is now for you... (please click the image for better quality <3)
#dandy's doodles#my ocs#ck#camp keshet#ck noah#ck shai#ck lexi#ck damien#firstly: i changed dewey's name! they're officially shai now#for a while i wanted to name a character after my favorite camp counselor#and i'd been wanting to change dewey's name for a while as well#and i love their character so it's only fitting for me to name them after someone i love just as much#anyway. while i'm talking about changes i can go on about some minor ones#for instance - i have had noah be trans for a while but at first i had him join the camp after he had already transitioned#but now he transitions kind of midway through (there's this whole plot related thing about why he didn't before)#also i had originally had noah join the camp late but that isn't a thing anymore#in addition the character symbolism/motifs/allegories have changed slightly#and now all of them involve an animal#noah's motif is dogs#shai's motif is birds#lexi's motif is caterpillars#and damien's motif is sheep#hopefully i can go more in depth soon about the allegories and metaphors for each character#because i find it such a fun and fascinating way to convey the background and personality of a character#through their interests#like the motif might imply different things for different characters#just like how people can be interested in the same thing for different reasons#idk i've just utilized character symbolism a ton in ck and it's so addicting. try character symbolism today. it's free#i think these new designs are very cool :D i hope you like them too!!!#(the hebrew in the image is just 'camp keshet' in hebrew. 'keshet' means rainbow in hebrew & just isn't translated in the english title)
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MY BELOVED yes I am aware his antlers do not line up. Counterpoint: he was SO fun to draw regardless. Maybe I'll make lore out of it and make it so he can change the antlers at will! Who knows!
Seven David is my favorite guy ever !!! In short, he was murdered by Cameron when he was just a little kid, but was revived by the massive amalgamation of souls, stuck together in a Hivemind-like entity, of Sleepy Peak — which they creatively named "The Forest" — as their vessel in the physical world. A guardian, one could say. He repressed that entire experience and lived on, catching the eye of one Cameron Campbell (who was, obviously, pretty shocked when he saw the kid he definitely killed just... walk out of the woods like nothing happened) and eventually becoming a camp counselor.
Quartermaster always looked out for him! Even if he wasn't exactly,,, a caretaker kind of person.
He awakened his powers when his campers were in grave danger. And tada! Now he's a Forest Guardian™ and he's the coolest forever (<- Got tired of lore, now I'm just yapping HAHEHRHE)
The double eyes and the funky nose shape is actually there because once he finally connected with the Hivemind, he could bond with Jasper again !!! And now they're together: mentally, psychologically and more-or-less physically as well. I love them!
Oh! Here's another doodle I have of him. The halo? Oh, don't worry about that. :]
Little guy... I love you little guy (<- he can destroy the Earth if he really wants to)
Bonus: COVER THEM UP SLUT /ref
#once upon a time#he was just a normal guy#and then he became a huge deer with incredibly OP powers#oh how I love my self indulgent little AUs#mwah mwah#HEHEHHEEE#camp camp#camp camp fanart#camp camp au#cc david#camp camp david#bee's art#my art
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as a camp counselor (technically not currently bc i went home for Illness) and homestuck fan (also technically not currently bc I'm too busy being a camp counselor) i love camp skaia. which homestuck characters are most likely to be the "we're ALL sick there's no reason you can't do the hike up the hill" (has mild cold and vague heatsickness at worst) counselor x "actual lung infection but thinks it's a really normal cold" (very easily gaslit) counselor program group pair? i feel like eridan and kanaya are hot contenders here
ooo ok this is so good- apologies for the ever loving hell that you are about to see but i sought assistance from my dear dear pale friend @marv3l-drag0ns !!!!!!!! MUAH PLATONICALLLY <> ILY they were a huge help in putting this together
BOY DO I HAVE A LOT TO SAY ON THIS, THIS WAS EXTREMELY FUN :D
so let’s begin: my immediate instinct was kanaya and tavros are the most easily gaslit, or adhere most to given direction (we’re not going to talk about HIM). but then who to pair them with? they are both wet cats that won’t work. we decided that YES kanaya and eridan definitely make sense! but in which role? it may seem obvious but NO! eridan too sick? whiny fussy pitiful sopping kitty he’s just a beanbag full of milk! so we decided barely sick eridan, otherwise he’d be throwing a fit. instead he’s referring to his Superior Genes! and kanaya is. strugglin. but fuck man here we are 🤷♂️
But we’re not done yet!
the next we considered was karkat and terezi!! especially aided through the lens of karkat’s old crush on terezi; he’s too whipped and in denial to deny a girl a hand!
this led to possibly the funniest thing ever: THE INNER KANKRI THAT EVERYONE HAS AND HE SITS ON YOUR SHOULDER AND REMINDS YOU TO BE DECENT AND LEAVE ROOM FOR KANKRI
for the bigger drawings i capped it off with a good ol favorite of mine; erifef. why did i like them? man idek anymore but it worked really well with the idea of eridan being the sicker one, but being ok such thin ice over his constant whining that he just has to go along with it we just though it was funny hehe. it can be viewed through any lens! snippy or non, s’all good here! it’s all canon.
what is he was sick and he couldn’t whine 🥺 what is he was sick and he wasn’t allowed even a snivle about it 🥺 not a snort 🥺 or a sob 🥺 he’s so pathetic !!!! besides, he can’t be out paced by some fuckin kids!!!! HES A GROWN ADULT 16-18 Y/O CAMP COUNSELOR GODDAMNIT!!
MARVEL: “Feferi: ah yes your sickness you have a functioning immune system and are the most dramatic guy on planet earth (only one of those statements is true)” which statement? :) yeah
she doesn’t believe him anymore <333
Ok and that is it for full line art doodles, but!!! i couldn’t resist drawing some more pairs we pondered
ERIDAN AND KARKAT: omfg so good!! but they would 100% either both be tooooo sick and dead, or they would both be mostly fine
VRISKA AND TAVROS: no. and you know why we’re not doing this one :,( we all instantly knew this one would be here but we are choosing to ignore it im favor of…
TAVROS AND KARKAT: Marvel proposed it and it was very interesting!! i think similar to eridan and karkat, where they’re both dead or both barely sick. no i’m between. aggressive yet positive motivation (?) for the win!!! they further proposed that karkat “eats dirt for a living and doesn’t get sick very often”
Overall this was really fun to put together and answer, and i had a blast getting to colab with a mutual along the way :3 so thank you anon and thank you marvel!! this does bring me to something i’ve been meaning to say,,.,,,
@marv3l-drag0ns ,,? we’ve been friends forever, you know my dogs middle name, we complete each other in a way no one else can! you stop me from eating bones i find on the road, and i stop you from ascending to godtier to avoid going to exams…,…
would you be my
Moirail? <>
anyways! that’s all for now <3 this was so fun :) please send in more asks/ requests like this if you ever think of any more! i definitely feel for the camp counselor piece cause that was me earlier this summer PFF and all the counselors got sick and passed something around (but hey! it was an excuse to sit away from 7 y/olds for a few minutes while i got tea for my sore throat)
#art with jeddie#colab#mutual#moirails#homestuck#homestuck fanart#camp skaia au#eridan ampora#kanaya maryam#tavros nitram#vriska serket#feferi peixes#karkat vantas#kankri vantas#my art#erifef#erikar#erikan#tavris#tavkat#ok i think that’s everything??#humanstuck#brain ghost kankri??#oh and eridan was going to say we’re both miserable#i realize that was very confusing now#asks with jeddie
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Chroma Challenge!
So, a Discord group I'm in did a little challenge. You get a palette or a color and you have to create something with just that.
I think it's really meant for artists, but we decided both artists and writers could do it.
And to challenge myself, I did BOTH.
I did a doodle and a drabble. And because I am me, I just created more Sailor Moon content. I am a one trick pony, folks. XD
When I saw my palette, I immediately knew what I wanted to do. And it involves Camp Universe! One of my favorites.
If you did not read my Camp Elysian fic, you can click there to do so. You do not *need* to read it for this, but you can, and you should because it's fun and nostalgic. Anyway! The short version to catch you up is: the gang all work at a summer camp, Kayden is the main camp counselor. Morgan hates his guts at the beginning. Morgan ends up helping Serena and Darien sneak around because there is a strict no dating rule. Kayden does find out. By the end of the fic, Morgan doesn't hate Kayden any more, and he no longer things she's some dumb kid.
I'll probably put the drabble up on A03 at some point, but this will do for now. It's not polished or beta'd. BUT. It did feel really good to write *something* after such a long time of not doing so. So, enjoy, or don't. *shrug*
“Excuse me, Your Tallness.”
Kayden’s eyes crept to the now cracked opened door, to greet the grinning blonde who had let herself into the cabin.
Without knocking.
But that was Morgan. He could let it slide.
Her arrival was no surprise–as he’d heard her coming through the opened windows, chatting loudly as she always did with some other camper. So no, it was no surprise. He hadn’t realized it was already so late, though. He wasn’t quite ready to leave.
They had plans.
Well, she had plans.
He–he simply just followed her whims.
“Are you ready yet?”
Today’s whim conflicted with his duties. “Uh,” he began, setting down the paperwork he’d been looking through into a neat pile. “One sec.” He looked at his watch, and then instinctively reached for his red clipboard.
“Nuh uh,” she protested loudly. “No Clippy.”
He stilled and looked to her, hands on her hips, her finger wagging in the air as if he was a child reaching for the last cookie. He wasn’t sure what his face had contorted into, but she giggled and bounded over, pushing the clipboard back down to the old, stained coffee table. Then, she took his hand and began trying to tug him from the worn sofa. He knew not to reach for it again.
“I promise we will be back before you have to do your rounds.”
“Like the last time you ‘promised’?”
She rolled her eyes and tugged harder on his arm. “Just come on.”
And he did.
She interlaced their fingers, her hand so small in his, and began quickly leading him down a path of crushed gravel that led away from camp. Morgan was radiant and full of excitement, the last of the day’s sunshine glistening in her hair. He however could not help feeling like everyone was watching him. Watching him get pulled away from camp this close to lights out. What would they say to the one enforcing the rules sneaking off? He could hear the gossip already. Maybe he could come up with some lie? Some emergency he was taking care of. Morgan would tell him to stop worrying, that no one cared, and he shouldn’t care if they said anything anyway.
But he cared.
Mostly he cared because he hadn’t told his grandfather that they were dating yet, and he felt this terrible guilt for setting a bad example and breaking a rule. All behind the back of the greatest man he’d ever known.
But the thought of being away from her all summer was too much. They’d already spent so much time apart.
So, he didn’t disclose their relationship. He was so worried his grandfather would say no. That the rule was there for a very good reason, and grandson or not, he would not allow it. She could not stay. And what would they have done then?
They could have continued just seeing each other on random weekends, talking on the phone after 8 every night, but Morgan was a pretty girl. And how long until the novelty of a long distance relationship wore off? How long until someone who lived near her started showing her attention? Before another Aaron showed up? How long before he wasn’t enough?
All this sneaking around was not as fun as Darien and Serena made it out to be the previous summer. It had only been two weeks, and he was so worried people would find out. That they’d rat him out and Morgan would have to go. He knew Jayden would never, but if he jokingly said he was going to tell just to get out of work one more time, Kayden might snap. Maybe he should just tell his grandfather? Rip the bandaid off. Get Jayden off his back. Stop lying and hoping to not get caught. His grandfather would understand, right? Morgan wasn’t just his girlfriend–
“Hello? Earth to Kayden.”
Kayden blinked. He hadn’t realized they’d arrived. Morgan raised a brow and cocked her head slightly to the side. “There you are. What were you lost in thought about?”
“Nothing,” came his casual response. But not nothing. Everything. Morgan was everything. Professing that though–
“Mmhm. Well, forget about nothing, we’re here!” she exclaimed, proudly showing off her surprise.
His hand felt cold with the loss of contact. Kayden looked around for the first time. He recognized this spot. He had caught Morgan chaperoning lunches for Darien and Serena many times here. He’d helped her cover for them here. Let them have their time in this not-so-secret make out spot. Those were the times he got to know Morgan more, as they talked while keeping lookout for the couple. When he realized she was more than she seemed.
She must have come before she gathered him, he thought. There was a quilted blanket–where she stole it from he did not know–covering a patch of grass between an open area of trees. It was quite serene this time of day, the noise of camp dying off, the shadows dancing along the ground.
She grinned when he noticed, said “tada” in her over-the-top way, and sat down. “Take a seat,” she said while patting the blanket next to her.
She looked so pretty sitting there, the last rays of the light kissing her face and the long shadows from the trees covering the surrounding area like a blanket. He joined her and was rewarded with her leaning into him. He wrapped an arm around her and enjoyed the warmth.
“It’ll be dark soon.” He didn’t know why he said it. He probably ruined the mood, and he instantly regretted it, but the weight of getting back on time was heavy on his mind. He couldn’t help it.
“I know,” she said quietly, leaning closer, looking out toward the slowly retreating light.
He hadn’t figured out exactly what the point of coming out here was yet, other than just being alone together. Which he didn’t mind. He could be a little late for that. He leaned over and tenderly kissed the spot on her neck just below her ear.
Instead of reciprocating, Morgan laughed and pushed him away. “Stop! You’re going to miss it!”
Kayden was confused. Why were they out here, of all places, if not for a little fun?
Morgan rolled her eyes and leaned back into his frame. “You remember when my family took me for vacation out of state for Spring Break?”
He nodded. They’d absolutely annihilated their plans to see each other with that spur of the moment trip.
“On the phone one night while I was away, you described how pretty the sunset was.”
He remembered. After their plans had been ruined, Kayden had offered to come help his grandfather do some spring renovations. The hard labor was a welcome distraction.
“And you said, you wish I could have been there.” She paused, and he pulled her in close. “So, I wanted to share a sunset with you, since we couldn’t before.”
“I do remember,” he replied, kissing the top of her head. “Thank you for remembering.”
He would remember this as the night he resolved to tell his grandfather about Morgan. And how much he loved her.
#fanfic#sailormoonfanfic#minako aino#kunzite#campelysian#campfic#drabbles#doodles#clippytheclipboard
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some of my favorite things to see in steddie fics (or headcanons i personally have):
note: they don't all exist in the same universe
Steve being really good at one thing that nobody expects him to be good at.
Hard of hearing Steve
Eddie delving deeper into his artsy side, may it be drawing more specific portraits, doodling, painting D&D minis, or even tattooing.
Eddie having a hate boner for Steve Harrington pre-season 4, and proceeding to have a hate crush on him for the duration of Steve's time in high school.
Steve being close to Holly Wheeler because he's probably the most affectionate person in the Wheeler household every time he visits besides Karen.
In relation to the previous bullet, Steve generally being more affectionate (read: touch starved) with others because he grew up with barely any affection at all.
(not popular but something i want to see:) Eddie probably entertains some of the kids in the trailer park with stories because it's something he would've wanted as a kid.
Confident Steve flirting with Eddie, post-bisexual awakening. Additionally, Eddie being a flustered mess and not knowing what to do. Also known as, Eddie flirting up a storm and when Steve flirts back, he proceeds to stutter and trip over himself.
Eddie making time to learn about Steve's interests because Steve tries hard to learn his.
Hairdresser or Baker/Cook Steve! I think it's just neat to see him be good at something.
Eddie not being a music snob. Like, yes, he's a huge metalhead and he will always have strong opinions about what he thinks is the best, but he doesn't shun any other opinions because why should he? To each their own.
Eddie realizing that what he did to Lucas was a shitty thing when his basketball game and Hellfire Night landed on the same day and making it up to him.
Anytime Steve tries to play Dungeons & Dragons is my favorite.
Steve knowing he's bisexual long ago but never telling anyone until they find out on their own.
FAKE DATING AUs !! Also anything tagged with Idiots to Lovers.
Domestic steddie slow dancing in the kitchen, listening to love songs on the radio. Existing and not thinking too much.
Steve and Eddie getting high
Steve helping Eddie study for his finals. No, he's not as smart as Nancy Wheeler, but he tries to learn other ways for Eddie to remember what he needs to study.
Teacher Steve x Rockstar Eddie AUs are amazing. But besides the usual "I didn't know you were married to a rockstar, Mr. Harrington!" trope, I like the idea of the entire world finding out famous musician Eddie Munson bends to the will of a man who wears sweater vests to work unironically.
The fics where Steve is either a professor/teacher, a guidance counselor, or a child psychologist are all what I want in life.
Steve hanging out with Max and Dustin (specifically, but not limited to). The Party becoming overprotective of him because he's sacrificed too much for them.
STEVE AND JONATHAN FRIENDSHIP. I always see people talk about Jonathan and Eddie being weed buddies, but you guys need to see the purity of Steve and Jonathan finally being friends. I'd like to see them get over their differences and hang out unironically.
If it isn't obvious yet, I'm a sucker for any tropes that means everyone will be freaked out by Steve in any shape or form (his hobbies, his friends, etc.)
Eddie "dating" someone to make Steve jealous. (It is up to you whether or not Steve does something about it. For whump material, I like torturing myself by thinking that Steve would get jealous but doesn't do anything about it because he thinks he's not the better choice.)
FOR ANGST: any fic where Steve sacrificed too much of himself and Eddie being angry at the world yet waiting on Steve. Whether it be a coma fic or some other one where he gets a major injury, it's all good.
Time loop fics where Steve falls in love little by little but Eddie has been in love with him all throughout. Those moments where he shouldn't know that Steve is reliving the same day over and over, but with one look, Eddie can notice how different he still is despite wearing the same clothes as before.
And lastly, Steve obsessing over one specific detail about Eddie. (His lips, how he plays with his hair, his rings, maybe even something nsfw lmao, etc.) With how affectionate and clingy he really is as a boyfriend, I can only imagine he's the type of guy who latches onto one specific thing that he thinks is extremely cute (or a turn on) and can't get it out of his mind. Whenever he does something about it, Eddie is confused but lets him. It's like they have their own telepathic communication that understands what the other wants.
I'll probably add more to this list to keep track. But here's some of the things I absolutely love to see in steddie fics. Some of them are personal ideas and headcanons. I'm a sucker for self-sacrifice.
#steddie#steve harrington#eddie munson#steddie fic#i will do a recs list next i swear#i think it's long overdue#what do you guys wanna see from it specifically if ever tho#either way have my fave tropes i love them sm
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hello, CEO of the basic eight!!!! those characters are my little skrunklings and i’m so glad to see your ever constant posts about them, when the book is so underrated! give me some HCs about them please!! middle names, birthdays, childhood experiences, anything! but of course, only if you’d like to or have the time. love your blog!
— pinterest anon
oh man this might be my favorite ask i've ever received, thank you so much! it makes me a little sad to think about how little recognition tb8 got, but at the same time, it's nice to be in a fandom of five people who all know each other. like a book club! :) these are silly and not based in canon, and i change my mind on them all the time.
@ellington-f3int and i were talking about this--i headcanon that flora and rachel state become friends post-canon.
in my mind rachel was always the black sheep of her family, and her dressing up goth and writing terrible edgy poetry was her way of rebelling against her parents' strict conservative upbringing.
flora eventually grows a little resentful of tert/the talkshows both because of how strict they are, and because there’s a part of her that’s still loyal to her friends and isn’t fond of the satanism accusations.
while tert and mr. and mrs. state are on tv to spread an agenda and become famous, flora and rachel feel more distanced from the situation than ever. they feel weird about having this tragedy turned into a Media Sensation, and that they're participating in it. though they're initially wary of each other, they end up getting close since they’re the only ones who can understand each other.
their kinship develops into a real friendship, where flora is the #1 fan of rachel’s emo poetry and rachel will happily sit through as many guiness world record facts as flora has to offer
rachel still hates the rest of the eight, though
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so you know how tert talks about a possibility of natasha being based on a counselor in training flan knew? i have so many thoughts about that. i think she was maybe a year or two older than flan, and they met on the summer between middle and high school. anyway, flan and natasha v. snuck out in the middle of the night to a corner store, and flan helped natasha v. dye her hair in the camp bathroom. it was stained with black hair dye forever (kind of paralleling natasha helping flan wash off adam’s blood) and it was such a keystone experience for flan that she always thought of natasha with black hair.
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i think most of them met at different points in their lives, but were all close friends by sophomore year. before their group formed, they were all pretentious but in different ways.
a specific example i have in mind is of v____, lily, and douglas all being friends since fifth grade. they met in the orchestra classroom and bonded over a love of classical music. v____ dropped viola in middle school because of having too little time to practice, but still is a classical music buff (though not to the extent of lily and douglas). those three were the most pretentious of anyone in late elementary/early middle lmao.
kate was a big part of bringing them together, because of her knack for knowing Literally Everyone. flan and kate went to the same elementary school for years but didn’t get to know each other well until middle school, when they were in the same play together. they gossiped backstage and realized they had a lot in common.
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flan is absolutely a child of the dare program. of course she thought it was pointless, but from the way she’s horrified at her friends smoking in the end (while not caring about absinthe) shows that something must have stuck lol.
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jennifer rose milton always has the best stationery. a whole box of glitter pens in every color, and those fancy mechanical pencils. she’s also really good at drawing and quite passionate about it. she likes doing landscapes and drawing what she sees in front of her when she has a moment to just sit. her school papers are covered in little doodles.
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height headcanons:
1. flora (5'0)
2. kate (5'1)
3. v____ (5'3)
4. lily (5'4)
5. (flan 5'5)
6 (natasha 5'5 but she has better posture than flan + usually wears platforms/heels)
7. gabriel 5'7
8. jennifer rose milton (5'8) (shes tall! you can’t convince me otherwise! ^^)
9. douglas 5'10
10. adam (6'0)
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some short ones!
natasha and v____ both have huge sweet tooths and love going out for desserts together. :)
lily has insomnia and usually takes chamomile tea before bed. she’s actually become really good at making tea and has a bunch of different varieties
natasha is a big fan of hole (the band). she plays the live through this album in the car with flan often
flan and natasha have slightly different handwriting and if you look closely you can tell which one of them wrote something. but the differences are subtle--both write in messy, jagged print
flan and natasha sometimes go to the library and specifically look at the terrible ya/poetry section and spend hours reading each other the worst lines they can find and laughing til they can't breathe
gabriel is really good at first aid and healing most injuries. also if one of his friends gets sick, he’s always the first to visit them and makes sure they have what they need (homework, medicine, FOOD <3 <3 <3)
douglas gets along really well with his sister and they managed to stay in touch despite her being in college (until senior year, where he talked to her less and less. rip)
kate was always a leader, even when she was little. she was always the person who volunteered to pass out the papers in elementary school. once when she was in second grade she got into a pretty nasty fight over who would be the line leader
before she got into the guinness world records, flora used to be really into mythology
in elementary, flan used to get in trouble during group reading time because she would always read way faster than her classmates and be done while everyone else was still on page 4. this is when she started to hate school
adam is ambidextrous
in elementary school, jennifer rose milton was the girl who’d braid your hair during storytime. :)
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there are almost certainly more i'm forgetting, but those are the ones i can think of right now! thanks again for the ask <3
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In one of your other posts you mentioned that "VB's dad got what he deserved" THE HELL DID HE DO? Also Vb info bc vampire child!
OH YEAH MY “im nice to my ocs au” DOODLE LOL yes i’ll get to that one
VB is in Vampire Camp! He’s simply all about vampires! They’re all he ever wants to talk about and his special interest. As a matter of fact, he is 100% convinced and truly believes that he is a real vampire. The campers have given up on trying to tell him otherwise, VB won’t listen. Counselors literally have to put an entire bottle of sunscreen on him everyday to get him to do his activities.
Honestly he’s just a little guy. He’s one of the youngest at camp and it shows lol. VB is a bit of the token crybaby. He really wants to get along with everybody. (unless you are harrison.)
He’s got a stuffed toy bat, Mr. Bats, that he is insanely protective over and carries everywhere. he is a very fancy fellow,,, he’s a real vampire too,,, he just likes to be in bat form,,
anyways! onto his father now i suppose! (TW possibly?) canonically, vb’s dad is just a terrible person. his mom died in childbirth and his dad resents him for it, all vb is to him is an annoying punching bag that he has to put up with for a couple more years. along with max, vb was the only other camper to not have a parent show on parent’s day. (TW end) ,,, so in The Good AU, his mom lives and his dad goes bye bye 😁. much better for my vampire boy. he even gets the glasses that he oh so desperately needs, instead of a party city monocle!
he and andrew are my favorites. i could talk about them forever. my bad long post. enjoy & slay
#camp camp oc#derpys ocs#vb oc#vb fun fact: he is actually in fact allergic to garlic#thats his BIGGEST real selling point on the vampirism#he wears glow in the dark plastic fangs that he refuses to take off#i love him loads#bro just is a vampire enjoyer#tiffany is his closest camp friend! Goth sibs#him perry & ellis are the tiny terror trio however#also besties#god yeah i do love him i talk too much#ramble time with derpy
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15 questions for 15 mutuals!
tagged by @swanmaids! cool to learn more about you
1. Are you named after anyone? yes! my grandma.
2. When was the last time you cried? uhh i'm not super sure! i cry fairly easily at movies and books, so probably media-related?
3. Do you have kids? nope! I'm 23 and still in grad school. maybe in like 3-5 years.
4. Do you use sarcasm a lot? occasionally!
5. What sports do you play/have played? i was not a sports kid and am not a sports person now. in elementary school i did swimming and tennis at some point.
now the closest thing is hiking and swimming for fun.
6. What's the first thing you notice about people? oh i never know what to say for this one. depends on the person & the context. i do tend to pay a lot of attention to jewelry.
7. What's your eye color? hazel! a little green and a little brown.
8. Scary movies or happy endings? usually i'm not a huge scary movie person, so happy endings wins by default? i gotta say i love sad endings though.
9. Any special talents? i'm good at finding four leaf clovers & fact checking. (this does this mean i'm horrible when one of my professors misquotes or misuses a stat during lecture. sorry)
10. Where were you born? little town just outside of moscow, russia
11. What are your hobbies? reading, writing, hiking, foraging, gardening, doodling, clay, d&d
12. Do you have pets? i have one dog! currently trying to adopt her a friend, which is weirdly soo difficult in my state. long waitlist for dogs that fit my requirements (i want a smaller dog so it's easier to walk them together, it'll be hard with two big dogs).
here's my big baby at the vet looking forlorn:
13. How tall are you? 5'8
14. Favorite subject in school? english & bio
15. Dream job? currently studying to be a mental health counselor! gonna do narrative & creative arts therapy with kids, ideally
i also looked into being a librarian and i think that would have been delightful if there were more openings for it where i live
tagging!! (no pressure)
@melestasflight @theghostinthemargins @oluka @starvels @rowantreeisme @cowboyhorsegirl @outofangband @sallysavestheday @ghosthan @searchingforserendipity25 @eilinelsghost & @mirkwood-hr-department & anyone else who'd like to do it!
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hello hello! could i get some headcannons as to how you think some of the counselors would plan out their first date with reader at camp? stuff like what type of date, how much planning they would do, how long it would take, who they would rope into helping them, etc?
thank you my friend :D
Planning (Hacketteer-
Headcannons)
I feel like a majority of the counselors are the more 'go with the flow' type, who don't exactly do a lot of planning. BUT- as for the others:
Max:
He likes to do things that will make you happy, like, a LOT.
He's definitely the type who is your friend first so he can find out a lot of the things that you enjoy and like, so he can include that factor into your first date.
He also includes you in the planning process, because he just really wants you to enjoy it..
He'll seek you out a lot at camp, stopping what your doing to tell you an idea he has and get your insight on it.
The closer the time is until the date, the more exciting it becomes.
This took the two of you about a week, and you planned to do it on your guys' day off.
On that day, the town was having it's monthly farmers market, as well as the annual music festival.
You begin the day with heading into town, and you at the local diner and share some pancakes with (toppings of your choice).
After breakfast, you both walk around hand in hand, and go to the farmers market.
You look around for cute little crafts, and each pick out cute little bracelets for eachother.
Later in the day, you guys get some ice cream, and find a nice tree to sit under, and lay for a while, just listening as the band played onstage.
Once it started to get darker out, you both catch a couple fireflies, and release them into the night when it's time to go home.
You were very happy :)).
Dylan:
This adorably awkward dork.
He was super nervous when he asked you out in the first place, and incredibly surprised that you said yes.
So imagine how starstruck he is when he's planning your first date.
He avoids you so much, because of how nervous he is.
And he just knows that if he talks to you, he's going to second guess himself and change the plans again.
Emma noticed him getting frustrated with himself over this, so of course she's going to help.
It took about two days to plan and set up.
He covers your eyes, walking you through the woods.
He won't tell you what it is that you're doing, or where you're going, but he seems really excited for it, so you trust him.
He uncovers your eyes, and you look around you to see a nice picnic all set up, with fairy lights string about. There's also I nice brook running near by.
He has all of your favorite snacks and foods, and a cooler of all of your guys' favorite drinks.
He has a playlist all made for you, and he plays it while you guys talk and laugh for hours.
You watch the sunset together :).
Abi:
She's a very sweet girl, a bit shy too, but above all else, creative.
She's had the date planned before she even asked you out.
You both really like animals, and the state fair was in town. As well as a petting zoo.
She has your tickets bought and everything, so when you happen to mention how fun you think it'd be, she gives you a giant grin and presents them to you.
You both are really excited to go, and wake up early on your guys' day off to get ready.
You show up at around 10 am, and grab breakfast from one of the nearby stands.
You walk around for a bit, looking at all the things for sale and all of the interesting food.
Around the afternoon, you both see the petting zoo, and just about go nuts.
You play with all of the bunnies, feed the sheep and goats, and hold all of the little baby chicks and ducklings.
You have TONS of doodles of you in her sketchbook.
Afterwards you go and play some of the games.
You win her a giant bear plush that she'd been eyeing all day.
She's super happy about it.
You guys finish the date off with a cute kiss on the Ferris Wheel :)))).
Jacob:
He's a little clueless, but he makes up for it in enthusiasm.
Doesn't know what to do, so he asks Kaitlyn to help him.
She tells him that your favorite movie would be playing at the town drive in, and that a movie date would be perfect for you guys.
Took literally maybe 2 hours of planning with Kaitlyn's help.
He asked Mr. H if he could use his car, with the promise of 'No hanky panky', and that he didn't spill anything in it.
So Jacob tells you to get in the car, and so you do. Your dressed nicely, pretty casual.
He compliments you a LOT on the way there.
You guys get there, and he smiles proudly at your excited gasp.
You buy the drinks and he gets the snacks, making sure that you have (favorite snack).
He wraps an arm around you, and listens to you tell him all of the little fun facts about the movie, smiling even more proudly.
The movie ends late, and on the drive home, you fall asleep.
Careful not to wake you, he carries you to your cabin and places you safely on your bed.
He totally gets teased so much by Kaitlyn when he places a peck on your forehead.
#the quarry#the quarry x reader#fanfiction#dylan the quarry#jacob the quarry#abi the quarry#max the quarry#x reader#hacketteer headcannons
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Something Going On in Green Hill (Part 1)
T//W: Child Abuse
(I will place a text cut where it takes place. Only read past there if you can.)
Shadow's POV:
It was my first day at this rustic looking high school and I was already a bit hesitant to even make an effort to socialize. Instead, I just put on my headphones through a good chunk of the day, except in classes. Even then, raising my hand to answer questions I actually knew would've been a terrible idea it seems. Everyone here seems to make fun of you for being smart, unless it benefits them in some way. Not sure why being "dumb" is a popular thing, but I guess it is. I got sent to the Guidance Counselor to get my locker assignment and an assignment notebook for the school to write down assignments and all that junk. Turns out, it's also a Hall Pass of sorts. You get the teacher to sign it out for you before you leave the room. Kind of frivolous that we need to do that in the first place, but whatever.
It wasn't long before we got to my least favorite subject of the day: History. It was almost always boring for me, since I never really see any sort of practical applications for it, other than knowing how catastrophically we all messed up. Oh well, time for me to just sort of zone out for a moment or two. I sense myself drifting off before I see someone sitting in front of me. He's got long, red dreadlocks and is talking to a blue hedgehog boy. The dreadlocked echidna looks toward me and gives an awkward smile. I reciprocate. "Sorry" I apologize, looking away from him. He nods and goes back to his idle chit chat with the other hedgehog boy.
After class was over, I shuffled to my locker to put my unneeded books away. Of course, right across from me was that same boy with the long, red dreadlocks. They cascaded down his back seemingly effortlessly, and I was admiring their neatness for a moment. I turned back to my locker and grabbed my remaining notebooks. English and Biology. Biology was at least easy for me, so there wasn't any worries in that regard. I trudged on to class while listening to music again. As soon as I sat in my seat... There he was. He walked into the same class as me. Did... Did we share more than one class?
Knuckles' POV:
There was that boy again! Black and red quills, perfectly styled and everything. He had on what would be considered as "Emo clothes", so a few of my dickhead friends were already making fun of him. I decided I wanted to be nice to this new kid and sat down next to him this time. I faced him, and he looked a little skittish. But I think he warmed up to me fairly quick.
"Hey there. Name's Knuckles. I'm one of the more... 'Popular' kids. Whatever that means, right? And you are?" I ask, extending the invitation for him to speak.
"... Shadow. Good to meet you, Knuckles" Shadow says with a weak smile. "I think 'Popular' means that you're well liked enough for people to not make fun of you or somethin'" he says, finishing his trail of thought.
I smile a bit at Shadow. He seems to lower any sort of hostility or suspicion by now and just sits by me quietly. I notice that whenever he's not taking notes or answering the teacher's questions, he's doodling in his notebook. They were actually really decent drawings as well. I asked him if he's ever taken an art course, and he nods. "Your art's really good!" I say enthusiastically. He blushes a little and flashes a... Handsome smile to me. I blush as well. Damn it, this boy was kind of cute. Well, now I had to get to know him a little bit.
"This may seem kinda random, but what lunch period do you have today?" I ask.
"Lunch 2. Why?" Shadow asks.
"Oh nice! Me too! We should find each other and sit together. Talk, just the two of us, perhaps?" I ask.
Shadow blushes a little, clearly off guard. He croaks out "Sure" and now after this class, I had that to look forward to. Biology felt like it couldn't go any freaking slower than it was right now. I smelt Shadow's cologne, and it was all too enticing. I don't know what scent he had on but damn it, I felt like I wanted to just throw myself at him. But alas, that would be frowned upon.
FINALLY, the bell rang.
Shadow's POV:
Why did Knuckles want to sit with me of all people? Why was he staring at me the way that he was in Bio class? Whatever the matter, I sat down at a seat closest to a window with my homemade lunch. Mom always knew what to put in to make my day. A nice turkey and cheese club with some chips, fruit snacks and water. Knuckles came walking to my table with the school lunch and sat down right next to me. He seemed rather... Excited to sit with me. He was grinning a bit, as he asked me if I brought that lunch from home. "Yes. It's all mine" I teased, making him fake pout. I giggled... Damn it, he's kind of cute. I sigh and relent, giving him some chips and fruit snacks as compensation for giving me company. Knuckles smiles at me and thanks me. We talk about school stuff for a while, before we start getting into the nitty gritty of life stuff.
"So, I'm a football player. Linebacker to be specific. Also do cross country. Thinking of signing up for any clubs or sports?" Knuckles asks, taking a bite of his food.
"Nice. I'll have to go to one of your games" I tease, making him nudge my arm playfully. "I may sign up for Drama actually. Something about it just calls to me" I say, playfully fluffing up my quills.
"Then I'll just have to go to one of your shows. I bet you'll be great" Knuckles replies, wrapping a friendly arm around me.
After lunch was over, I went to the Guidance Counselor, asking how I could sign up for the Drama club. He smiled at me and handed me a clipboard that was only so full. Of course, there were a bunch of girls names on there, with maybe 2 or 3 other guys. I put mine on there, and the counselor told me that the Drama teacher was an incredible director and teacher & that I was in good hands.
Once school ended, I went home. Mom wasn't home yet, so it was just me and my dad. He was on the couch watching a wrestling match. As soon as he heard me walk through the door, he asked me how my first day at school was.
"I made a new friend, so I guess it went well enough" I reply.
"That's great! Who is he?" my dad asks excitedly.
"Knuckles. Knuckles the Echidna-"
"The football kid?! Holy shit. That IS good news. Keep up being friendly with him and you'll pretty much have an easy ride through school!" my dad replied, interrupting my train of thought.
I ask my dad how he knows Knuckles and how he knew he was in football. My dad told me that Knuckles was in football for as long as 7th grade. He knew because the 8th grade coach was a good friend of his and they'd go for drinks together. They'd talk about football and the kids they thought could go Pro & Knuckles' name kept coming up.
Later that night... Dad wasn't so friendly though. At the dinner table, I told my parents that I was signed up for Drama club. He slammed his fists down on the table. "First it was Dance, now THIS? No way. No son of mine is gonna be some 'Theatre Kid'" he said angrily. "I will if it makes me happy" I muttered. My dad has a tendency to have an explosive temper. So, with my food still piping hot, he sent me up to my room with no dinner for the night... After slapping me across the face a few times. While I cried, he yelled, "You DARE disrespect me?!"
I charged up to my room after he yelled at me to do so & slammed the door. Then he came up to me again and... Punched me.
"You wanna slam doors like that?! You'll do that when you move into a place of your own. Not in MY house" he said threateningly.
"I... HATE YOU" I scream.
"I HATE YOU TOO. YOU THINK I WANTED TO HAVE YOU?" my dad screamed in reply.
For some reason, this time around when he said it, it REALLY hurt me. Perhaps it was the punch that he already landed to me but I started to cry once he shut the door. I just tried to dress the black eye, but it was causing some pain. My mom helped me later on and expressed her anger toward my dad.
"He should never lay his hands on you like that. I swear, I am so done with him" My mom said in a hissing sort of tone. She asked me if I'd like to live with her, since she's the one who paid for the house. I smiled and hugged her, saying that would be wonderful. She smiled back and rustled through my quills in such a way. I.. Purred softly. It felt relieving. She giggled and told me that she was already talking to a lawyer, but tonight's incident was just pushing her further. She and I talked more before she left my room to let me sleep.
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I was tagged by the cuties @damseljamsel and @sweetsimapples . If you don’t already follow them they post amazing content!! 🫶🏾🫶🏾
For this post I’m going to answer with my household of my favorite couple Everly and Julian 🥹🤍
1. Are you named after anyone?
Lol no there was a few names before these before our parents felt these were right!
2. When was the last time you cried?
Everly: from my last breakup, but since Juliann I haven’t cried once! Although my pregnancy hormones are out of wack so I may just suddenly break out in tear at any given moment haha!
3. Do you have any kids?
Julian: We have a baby girl on the way, I am so excited to welcome our baby. We just had our last ultrasound!
4. Do you use sarcasm?
Julian: oh we’re both very straight forward haha
5. Whats the first thing you notice in people?
Everly: thats very hard! I’m a doctor so I guess I notice an illness first!
Julian: I’m studying to be a mental health counselor so I guess their emotional state!
6. Whats your eye color?
Everly: both our eyes are brown!
7. Scary movies or happy endings?
Both: Happy endings!!
8. Any special talents?
Everly: I’m a knitting expert! I’m so excited to be knitting toys for our baby girl 🥹
Julian: I’m trying out Mixology and have discovered I’m pretty good at it!
9. Where were you born?
Everly: I was born and raised in Newcrest!
Julian: I was born in San Myshuno
10. What are your hobbies?
Julian: I love trying new foods! Being born in San Myshuno the spice festival was my favorite to hang out at!
Everly: I love fitness but being pregnant has forced me to take a step back from it sadly
11. Have any pets?
Everly: I have my cat doodle who just had 2 kittens! Lol I’m not sure what she’s up to when she leaves the house suddenly
12. What sports have you played?
Everly: I was captain of the cheerleading squad does that count?
13. How tall are you?
Julian: 6’2! Thank goodness our ceilings are high!
Everly: 5’4!
Julian: *Holds up 5’1 with his hands*
14. Favorite school subject?
Julian: I’m in school now so definitely my psychology classes!
15. Dream job?
Everly: I’m working my dream job!
Julian: A mental health counselor. Im working hard to get there!
This was fun. I don’t know who to tag so if you saw this and want to do this feel free!!
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twst pjo anon here! i cannot sleep either due to studying for an exam but omg i checked back periodically all day to see if you'd posted because i was so curious abt your thoughts. I really love hearing people's answers to my questions so no worries abt rambling, i loved how much thought you gave!! Riddle def has grey eyes and a personality that fits athena, plus head counselor fits him super well. I never realized how much idia was just like nico until you put it that way, god theyre like the same character.. i love your idea for silver and I adore the concept of nico chilling with the ghosts in ramshackle too, it's so cute. i agree a lot with your choices and it was super fun to read! if i get around to doodling these (and possibly stop being shy on anon) i'd love to show you and chat with you more abt these <3
ooh good luck on your exam!! i saw your ask earlier in the day but i had to think about it a bit, i actually wanted to try putting a couple other riordanverse characters like luke (or alex from the magnus chase series, don't know if you've ever read that one though) into NRC dorms but the criteria for what gets someone put where feels so vague in canon and i could not decide lol, will have to think more on those. though when i was deciding where to put annabeth (who, again, i know can't technically actually go there because it's an all boys school--let's just pretend for AU purposes afkjdghd) i did reference this amazing dorm analysis that i read when i was first getting into the fandom. also, i have Reasons for making silver a morpheus kid instead of hypnos that i didn't share because i realized it's based on info that's only been released in the JP version of book 7 right now and i wasn't sure if i'd be spoiling you on it.
when i first got into twst and had to pick a character's hand to take in the prologue i literally went straight to the ignihyde dorm, without looking at any others, because i knew it was the one based on hades, my favorite disney villain. and i took one look at idia and said "that one. that's my new fave and he's coming with me" (yep, it was him and not riddle LOL). and then i actually played through book 6 and realized he had parallels with edward elric, my favorite anime character ever. and then i found that meme on reddit and realized he also had a ridiculous amount of parallels with nico, one of my favorite book characters. so of course i liked him immediately. of course. i'm way too predictable.
but yeah if you have any other thoughts on what cabins/dorms the characters should be in feel free to share them!! and no worries about being shy haha, recently i chatted with someone on here via anon asks for weeks before i stopped being too nervous to come off anon.
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‘I’m sorry if it’s not up to your standards, but I’ve been putting in a lot of TLC!’ (maddy to audrey)
@apaise
from the moment audrey stepped foot into camp, she hated all of it. she hated the stuffy summer air, the kids yelling and running around at any given moment – how the other counselors would snicker at her for being so obviously out of place. audrey was an easy target, constantly tripping and getting her clothes muddied. she had no skill or desire to be there, and it showed.
for a time, she had believed she hated maddy most of all. pity was far, far worse than indifference or loathing. no matter how hard audrey tried to push her away, it always ended with maddy coming right back, somehow even more energetic than before. for someone to be so insistent on believing audrey was good... she didn’t know how to handle that.
with each visit, the arguments started lessening. maddy’s earnest efforts no longer irked audrey, but had instead become endearing. even when maddy was being her usual unrelenting self, a whirlwind in her own right, she was greeted by audrey’s smile, each time without fail.
without realizing, she’d grown used to maddy’s company – worse, she had begun looking forward to it.
this time, maddy’s kindness rushes to knock the air right out of her ( an occurrence fairly common as of late ). audrey can only gawk, eyes wide and mouth agape, at the changes maddy had made to her space in their shared cabin. all the other girls had theirs filled with personal touches – hung up photos, stuffed animals on their beds or cute doodles adorning the walls. audrey never bothered decorating hers. why would she? the last thing she wanted was for this place to feel like home.
and yet... maddy managed to do just that. her bed, once bare and colorless, seemed to come to life now. pastel-pink pillows rest comfortably on the now patterned sheets. she recognizes the sweater maddy had lent her on the day she got lost – the one audrey had taken to wearing so often, as if it was her own. hung just above the bed, surrounded by fairy lights, she spots a picture of the two on the first kayak race they won as a team.
trance broken by maddy’s voice, audrey realizes she hadn’t said a word this entire time. had maddy taken her silence as disappointment? “ no, it’s not like that, ” she’s quick to reassure. “ i was just... taking it in. ”
audrey walks over to pick up one of the pillows, admiring it up close. she wonders if maddy had done the stitching of the tiny orchids herself, or was simply lucky enough to find one with her favorite flower.
“ could’ve picked a better picture, i look awful, ” she points out in faux chiding, waving the polaroid playfully. in truth, audrey didn’t care that her hair was frizzy or her makeup ruined from the splashing. in none of her professional photos had she ever smiled as widely.
“ i love it. ” her tone is quieter now, features growing softer as she looks at maddy. “ it’s definitely up to my standards – way better, actually. ” the way audrey reaches for her hand lacks her usual assertiveness, instead almost sheepish now, in the face of such a genuine gesture. “ thank you. the cabin’s never looked so good. ” so much better than home.
#apaise#( ic ask ; audrey bishop )#in an astounding turn of events: this!!!#got sudden muse once i saw this ask#a LOT of this is godmodding come yell at me if needed#got me emo over audrey being taught what true love is!!#kind!! selfless!!!!!!#she doesn't care that she looks awful in the photo!!!!#important development#( v. camp )
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I’ve been avoiding this one because I don’t want anyone to take it the wrong way. But I need to stop lying.
When I was in 1st grade, 6-7 years old, most of the kids in my neighborhood were a year ahead. They still let me play with them. When you’re the young you think everyone likes the same things you like. Sports loving kids are shocked to learned an adult “doesn’t really follow football” or “I don’t have a favorite Disney princess” (I don’t follow football but Mushu is the best Disney princess (dragons can’t be princesses! It’s my fucking post bitch, fuck outta here))
My dad grew up in the country and they were around guns quite a bit. I grew up in a red state with maybe the highest rate of gun ownership in the US. One weekend my father took me shooting for the first time. Very harmless. I remember wearing ear plugs and him handling all the rounds. 22LR obviously for a 7 year old. Very mundane all things considering. I enjoyed it certainly, I played a lot of James Bond 007 so guns were pretty neat to me.
I made the mistake of telling the older kids what I had done. I remember saying the phrase “he showed me where the keys were”. This ended up getting back to the school by way of one of the parents. Well 7 year old me was taken out of class an interviewed by a school psychologist. This was not done with my parents around, idk what the typical procedures are in my state, but they actually thought I was gonna do something. This was before columbine for what it’s worth.
I’m a monster but only towards myself thank you very much. The only blood I’ve ever spilt is my own.
This had impacts that I couldn’t see and didn’t really understand until I was older.
My other 3 siblings also got taken out of class and interviewed by counselors, or whatever, about me. So now they had it in theirs heads that ‘your brother is crazy keep an eye on him’.
THE ONLY PERSON IVE EVER WANTED TO HARM IS MYSELF, AND I CAN DO THAT WELL ENOUGH WITHOUT GUNS.
My siblings perspective on me changed a lot I imagine. No clue what my parents thought. I think they decided maybe keeping me inside most of the times was a good idea. I don’t recall ever hanging out with those kids again. I didn’t really know what was going on, except that I had upset some people with what I said. So I started talking less. Sharing less. Turning inward. I stopped drawing and doodling because people can see your work and interpret your soul. (You really think lm that simple?) I decided I couldn’t trust the school; I’ve always felt a little hostile towards authority.
Moe if you hadn’t talked so fucking much, if you hadn’t try to stand out, if you hadn’t tried to impress people, you’d be more normal. You wouldn’t hate yourself. All because I, the person who is eerily quiet, had a big fucking mouth as a kid.
This one hurts because it feels like a repressed memory. But there wasn’t any physical violence associated with this one, and I think that’s unusual in repressed memories.
I’ve carried the “im a monster and they know it” thought ever since this encounter.
I just wanted to be cool! Ok. I thought about something cool I did and what did I get out of it? Stares and concerning looks.
I told the only girl I ever had sex with about this… I think she told her roommates about it. Or at least that she thought I was a murderer or something. Can’t open up but when I do it’s a terrible time and place.
One thing I’ll say; I didn’t do anything wrong here. All the other shit I’ve had a part in; being lazy, being a pot head, lying. This was a misunderstanding because I haven’t shot anybody, ( and this is obligatory honestly) yet.
The kid that told their parent was a girl. I think that humiliated me a little bit too.
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Just some (long) rambles through a strawberry field...
Ya’ll life has thrown a bitch a break and given me some major Wins lately. I went up to my summer camp last weekend, and not only did I get to go up a week early, it just... okay, I know it’s so cheesy, but it ~healed~ my soul.
Ya know, life is tough. Gas is so expensive, ROE V WADE GOT OVERTURNED WTF, trying to find a full time job instead of my two part times even though I really like them, etc. etc.
But then I got to go back up to camp. This is a camp that this is now my 5th year working there. Only like... 5 leadership staff knew I was coming, so when I walked into the medical center to take a covid test at 10:30 Thursday night, and I saw a returning counselor, she *flipped* *her* *shit*. Much screaming and then shushing ensued. The next morning I went to help the campers set up for breakfast, and I ran around outside to get stuff. The amount of surprised faces, full “look backs”, and “NO WAY, SHUT UP WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?!” Was enough to totally blow up my head. XD And it only got better. Everyone was so nice.
Last year was a total shit show due to understaffing which then led to tensions and drama because everyone was overworked, overtired, and if you were like me, doing the work of 3+ people.
But right now... it’s so chill. Since I’m in a weird position, I just helped with whatever needed to be done. I did programming, led and planned multiple all camp activities, participated in dance parties, ran archery, hung out with the art people, and I got to see all of my favorite girls and give them the BIGGEST hugs. We talked about our love of Heartstopper, gushed over our favorite animes and manga, and exchange friendship bracelets and letters. One of my favorite girls had found some charms that reminded her of the Heartstopper doodles, and she gifted them to me. :’) And the new staff are so nice!!! They always are, and I’ve always gotten along well with them, but you guys... I was so nervous. I was so nervous and scared and sick to my stomach with worry and anxiety that my girls would’ve outgrown me and I wouldn’t make friends and it would be so awkward being there.
I lost count of the number of times new staff came up to me saying how excited their girls were that I was there and that they kept on gushing over how happy their were and how nice I am. :’) One new counselor, who I want to make more of an effort to get to know next weekend because she seems *sooooo* freaking cool (!!!!!!!), came up to me on my last night and I shit you not... she said “Summer, I am so happy that I met you. My girls are so happy that you’re here, and I’m so happy that I got to meet you too.” Like????? WHAT?!?! THAT’S THE VALIDATION I’VE BEEN CRAVING! THAT ALL MY DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OVER THE YEARS TO MY CAMPERS AND TO CAMP ACTUALLY FREAKING MEANT SOMETHING!!! AND IT HAS!!!
Campers from every! single! age group want me to sit and eat and chat and hang out with them. I know girls from the oldest group all the way down through the youngest. My first campers ever, when they were in my cabin for our first years, were 8 years old. They are now going into high school!!! And they’re amazing!!! We have these “teams” at camp, and each team has 2 leaders. Over half of the leaders were one of my campers at one point or another, and I am beyond proud of all of them. They are all strong and kind and supportive and fun and smart and beautiful and I adore them.
I don’t know how the rest of the summer will go, but I was this to document that at least for one 3 day weekend... life felt next to perfect. I was at my favorite place, with my favorite people, and I was surround by friends and people who genuinely like me and wanted to spend time with me and catch me up on everything that’s been happening and just... be around me. And that was fantastic. I can’t wait to see them all again.
Beyond that, my readings have all been fun, I have boba and my favorite food, I bought food for the week, bought stationery and the CUTEST strawberry backpack from Target plus a dinosaur lunchbox, my favorite youtuber is uploading again, I’ve been writing letters, working out, and just... I’m going to float along with these good vibes and happy thoughts for as long as I can and document as much as I can so I can remember that even when I’m in tough spots, it *will* pass, things *will* get better, I *will* find friends who care about me, and life *will* get better and so worth living. So... idk. I post a lot of angsty “my life is hard and I am a struggliiiin” posts, so I thought I’d finally pop in with a hey! Life’s pretty fucking great right now (if I Roe v Wade being overturned.... which .... that’s hitting me slowly but surely).
Anyways. That’s all from me!
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