thinking about the Charlie's birthday stream. not the ending, no, we think about that too much. no I think about everything else:
the happiness, the joy, the warmth of it all for nearly two full hours
the lack of mob spawns that night because it’s Charlie's birthday and he has eggs with him. how intentional it is. how funny it is and how sad it makes me because its so considerate
thinking about Tallulah by Charlie's side the whole time, diligently leading him from item to item as his little "guardian angel". Charlie trying to be a good tio and falling a little short sometimes, accidentally leaving Tallulah behind when she crashes but still trying cause that’s his sobrina. how she has to actually hit him to get his attention and how bad she must feel but it's so fucking funny each time
(how can anyone blame him when he never gets to hang out with the eggs enough to know he should wait for her? Charlie had Juanaflippa for what- 10 days? and was practically shunned by several others and himself from interacting with other eggs after his action, which is understandable, but only for so long. can they not see how he plays with the eggs? hear how soft his voice gets around them? don't the other islanders understand?)
this is maybe the longest he's gotten to hang out with tallulah since he got his backpack. Wilbur is his best friend and this was the egg he left behind. He's still learning and Tallulah still loves him despite it. Two people missing someone dearly, yet they have each other even if it's hard to realize
thinking about "Maybe Tallulah, you were the gift. I think you're the gift, Tallulah."
thinking about Richas, his nephew because Charlie has Mike, an actual brother that is equally excited to see him time and time again. A nephew coming around with the slime head and slime balls, like a mini Charlie, who is decked out in a full ghillie suit. Charlie who plays with the egg, pretending to be a spooky monster and richas playing along and getting scared
thinking about Charlie not knowing how to use the ghillie suit properly so he's still clearly visible to the eggs, yet they act like he isn't for his sake. shepherding him around from place to place because charlie is a little clueless yeah (he's in exile, go easy on him), but they are patient and happy to "tag along" and let him lead
thinking about them all taking a picture with him in the school, charlie wanting one with both of them, something to remember the day by.
thinking about how charlie is clearly loved by the eggs, his huevos, and how he clearly loves them back and is trying to be better for them even if he struggles so much
thinking about Charlie Slimecicle on his birthday, for once happy after everything he's been through, Tallulah and Richarlyson by his side
just him, his sobrina, and his nephew on a little scavenger hunt under the stars while the rest of the server remains quiet and calm. asleep while they remain lively
just them
happy
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entomology tumblr i need your help.
what
is
this
i’m from the northeastern US and, as of posting this, it is late august.
this absolute UNIT of a caterpillar was about four inches long and 3/4 inch wide. it has about four tiny little horns by its head and a spiked tail. it’s a pale green color and has these diagonal, leaf-like lines on it.
i’ve looked at so many moth/butterfly identification websites and i can’t figure out what it is. it might be a tobacco hornworm, sphinx moth caterpillar, or a virginia creeper? those look the most similar but none of them quite look right
update: entomology tumblr you wild sons of a guns. it’s an elm sphinx moth!!
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I hate when people say that Charlie has more chemistry with Emily then she does with Vaggie, when Charlie and Emily barely had any screen time together. Don’t get me wrong, I think the Charlie x Emily ship is pretty adorable, I just hate that people are comparing it to Charlie x Vaggie and saying that Charlie and Emily would be a better couple together when they barley have interacted in the show.
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one of my favorite thing about bitb is how the bug metaphors fit so well.
Becky was a praying mantis or a spider. Something that kills it’s mate. Not out of hate or alive but because of its nature.
Kians a butterfly, beautiful and charming. Or maybe he’s a moth drawn to the light of Hollywood. That got burned by the reality of the fly zapper.
And then of course Rands a cockroach. No matter how hard everyhting tries, nothing can kill him. He’s resilient, gross, and unwanted, but still lives.
Rachel’s a bee. Just wanting a community, a hive to be apart of. Working together in harmony not like whatever the Rand house was actually like.
And Rolan, Rolan might be a fly. He can fly away but not for long.
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> FERDINAND II.
And so your PLANT shall henceforth be known as FERDINAND II.
The thought of needing to inform FERDINAND I of his having a namesake makes you a bit ill, but you are already hard at work devising several plausible excuses for the gesture. Something about how you've named it after the one most invested in its naming, or how it is similarly prone to drooling. Yes. Yes, you will be able to deflect quite easily, should the need arise. It has nothing to do with your fondness for FERDINAND or your desire for a substitute in his imminent absence, no—you are not so prone to sentimentality. It's about the drool.
Well, anyway. Best to move on with your day and think about something else, lest you grow maudlin or cultivate further affection for the PLANT. May the GODDESS be merciful and never cause you to develop inclinations that could be described as paternal.
Now that your plant has received sufficient care, it is time for COFFEE. You set to making your morning brew. By CHANCE, there happens to be sufficient water remaining in the kettle for FERDINAND I to have TEA, should he wish it.
Per your TIMEPIECE, it is now a quarter to eight. You have made excellent progress on your PRE-BREAKFAST TO-DO LIST thus far: the only remaining task is to remove FERDINAND. You are starting to get rather peckish and would like to be rid of him quickly, but over the past week, you have found that extracting the man from YOUR QUARTERS is a more arduous task than it ought to be.
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