#she's always looking to explore so vacation to her means traveling

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****Disclaimer: this is not my list. (meaning I don’t like/prefer/agree with everything on it)

Several months ago I was down some rabbit hole and found a message board where someone had asked a question about having a D/s oriented vacation and people responded. I went to visit it recently and it doesn’t exist anymore. I had copied it to notes to send to the Hubz at one point and thought I’d share it here and see what you all think of it. Thoughts? Ideas? Copy and pasted below.

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Someone asked a d/s chat room ideas to turn a romantic tropical vacation into a major D/s getaway for those exploring D/s.

1. Start off on the right foot. Spank her ass right before the flight or drive so it’s uncomfortable to sit during travel. Maybe tell her to sit still when she keeps shifting in her seat.

2. Tell her that unless thr public can hear, just for this trip she must always address you as sir. Punish forgetfulness.

3. Make her kneel every morning.

4. Objectify her by shoving a few fingers deep into her mouth a few times a day. Call her good girl and watch her gag for a minute then wipe her runny eyes and move on like nothing happened. My wife/sub says this type of brief degradation flips her mindset so fast. She hates it but loves the complicated emotional part.

5. Since the owiest part of anal is the initial insertion, tell her that she will be announcing every single time she’s about to get in the shower so he can come to the bathroom in a minute. When he comes in she must lube up her clean asshole and degrade herself by holding her own ass open for him. He will sink his dick all the way in and hold it there while she tells him a reason why she deserves to take his cock up her ass. If she can’t think of a good reason, the dick stays in until she does. Not fucking her, just staying in there stretching her open. Then he rinses off and leaves so she can shower. An uncomfortable size of dildo (not plug) can be used instead if he doesn’t like to get erections and then let them fade. I’m not into anal except for the very subby headspace it creates. It makes me feel so vulnerable and it’s kind of painful. We did this on a trip and it became a true exercise in submission as I got more and more sore. When he sat me down to tell me this would happen, it really set the tone for the trip. Don’t discount this idea. Also Halfway through the trip we had anal sex which is rare for us and it made every shower insertion after that more uncomfortable and really upped our D/s. Seriously, try it, especially if anal is really not her thing. She’ll feel like such a good sub. You want her to feel like a good sub for submitting in ways that are uncomfortable. Please try this! PS If she loves anal, don’t do this, hahaha. PPS. Since we got home he sometimes says tell me when you get in the shower next and I know this will happen and it reminds me of our trip when we solidified our DS.

6. Bring an implement she doesn’t like and tell her she must ask for 10 hard strokes every day by a certain time. Obviously No anger or lectures just checking it off the to-do list. If she forgets and the time passes, she gets 25 or more instead. You should know Tears are ok in the D/s dynamic. If you’re flying and don’t want to take implements then you always have a belt or a brush.

7. Spit in her mouth every time no one is looking

8. Let her know before you leave that even if she’s a very good girl, there will be tears twice on this trip to remind her of her submission. Make her ask for one of the times and surprise her with the other. You get to choose what makes her cry. Don’t overlook the power of this emotional release for a sub. This secretly also teaches her to ask for an emotional release when she feels it could be beneficial to her mental state or the relationship.

9. Tell her she cannot cum until the third day of the trip. Then have lots of sex the first two days.

10. If you are leaving town, make her dress like a total slut

11. Bruises man. Give her some really good butt bruises and then spend time every day, poking pinching and spanking them. It keeps her hyper aware of her place. A 1.5” dowel from hardware can give bruises in just a handful of strikes without chaffing the skin too much like stingy implements do because they take too many strikes to get a bruise.

12. Tell her that on this trip, if she has an alcoholic drink in her hand, there will also be a plug in her ass. No exceptions. Going to order a drink with lunch? Go plug that ass before we leave. For added fun, you pick the size each time. Alternatively, if that’s not possible, you could just tell her that whenever your dick is going in her pussy on this trip, there will also be a plug in her ass at the same time. Or alternate days.

13. She’s doesn’t get to orgasm on this trip.

14. Tell her she will kneel and suck your balls every time you change clothes. “Sorry, you have to come back to the room with me because I’m changing into my bathing suit.”

15. Make her stay naked every minute you’re alone.

16. Call her trashy names.

17. Whatever you want to do to Dom her, whatever your desire or fantasy is, do that. BUT, tell her in detail hours in advance. A sub’s brain goes haywire when told something like this. “Look at me. Tomorrow I’m going to spank you very hard and you’re going to hold very still. I’m going to cum when I’m done but how I cum is going to depend on how well you take your spanking. If you can stay still I’ll just sink into your cunt and that will be that. But if I have to keep telling you to get back into position or keep your feet down I’ll cum down your throat and if I have to wrestle you at all during your spanking, I’m fucking your ass and continuing to spank it.” Or just tell casually with a smile you know after dinner I’m going to fuck your face and slap it hard every time you need to pause to breathe. Etc.

18. I’m jealous. I want a D/s vacation! Just stuff holes all the time. Anytime you think of it, put your fingers, dick or toy into one of her holes for minute. Let her know her body will be invaded over and over on the trip multiple times a day and occasionally during the night. Make sure you tell her to expect it because then her mind will be on it all the time.

19. Flirt with other women and make her sit quietly and smile. Maybe kiss one.

20. Fig her. Especially if you can’t spank because of noise. At least 20 minutes, the heat doesn’t peak until 15. If you’re flying and can’t take ginger, China Gel on your thumb is almost as good.

21. Bind her and make her wait patiently while totally bored. If rope is a travel issue, take some medical tape.

22. Get her pregnant

23. Clothespins. Use them a lot. Is she sucking your dick, put them on her labia. Are you fucking her, put them on her nipples. Are you spanking her, put a row of several down the skin of her tummy or back on her labia. They keep her on edge and feeling subby. I’m not kidding try them because the ache when they are removed is like nothing else. If she’s sunning by the pool, maybe there’s one hidden somewhere for a while.

24. Just fucking Dom her, use the time to make your own D/s dreams come true. She wants you to take control.

25. Fuck man this list is great but maybe only pick a few.

26. Give her a daily writing assignment if you have relaxing time. Give her a question that is hard to talk about and demand honesty. Better yet, both of you share.

27. Tell her she can’t say no on this trip. Goes without saying, but respect hard limits.

28. Make her wear dresses with no panties. Pull it up every time no one is looking. Smack her pussy, or finger fuck her or sit back and admire. Just mix it up. Fuck her before you go somewhere so she has to feel jizz running down her legs.

29. Make her skip a meal now and then to watch you eat

30. Randomly tell her to head back to the room and masterbate to orgasm. Or to only get really close to it. Give her a time limit.

31. Choke her out. Maybe she wakes up in a compromising position.

32. If she’ll be wearing bathing suits, only spank or strap her on one side. She’ll be miserable with all the counts on only one side and if anything should show, it will just look like she took a tumble or something with a bruise or welt on just one side. It’s the symmetry that lets people know what’s up.

33. If there’s a need for a punishment spanking on the trip, do it in diaper position. It’s intense because you can see her face. Make sure you’re ready to handle seeing her face during a punishment as some Doms just can’t handle it.

34. Tell her you won’t be touching her vag once on the trip. Her other holes will be used as you see fit daily. You can put a binder clip on her labia to hold it closed to prove your point.

35. Carve a souvenir scar into her.

36. Tell anytime she wants to cum she’ll have to pick between two things she doesn’t like first. Get her close to orgasm so she’s really needy and then say I want you to come but first A or B. If she doesn’t pick in 10 seconds, she gets both then back to the orgasm.

37. Pick a window of time each day that she cannot speak

38. Tell her she must wake you up with her mouth every day.

39. Take medical gloves and do cold inspections of her. Make her feel like an object.

40. No eye contact for the trip.

41. Dude just tell her this trip will be rough. Rough sex, rough spanking, rough manhandling. Just make things challenging for her and then get through them together. That’s all we subs want. We want to endure a hard challenge for you and then be called a good girl for enduring it. You get to be the guy setting up whatever challenge turns you on AND be the support system when it’s emotional for her. That’s all of D/s!!!

42. Edge her. You can do it or she can, but lots of random edging to keep her needy all day.

43. Golden showers.

44. Make all decisions for her. Tell her when to get up, when to sleep, when to use the bathroom, what to wear, order her foodand drinks without consulting her. Tell her when sex is happening and what type. If it’s too much, just pick one day where she can’t make a decision.

45. If you’ve never slapped her face, start on this trip. Maybe just a couple times at first and then build up to several times in a row during some form of sex. Require eye contact. Let her tear up and let her go through the range of emotions. While looking at you and enduring it, let her feel your support, but then slap her again. As a submissive this is for real an emotional growth as a couple and can be meaningful. Talk to her about it the next day. Tell her she’s so good for taking it in and you’re going to slap her again soon.

46. Spank her very hard right before the trip so the little spankings here and there actually hurt quickly. Wipe tears and give hugs. This hard and soft feedback at the same time feeds a sub like you wouldn’t believe.

47. Don’t let her sleep in pajamas. Always nude. She’ll get used to it.

48. Force too much Alcohol/weed into her and then discuss both of your darkest fantasies.

49. Slap that pussy every chance you get. Keep it just a little sore.

#d/s marriage #24/7 d/s #real d/s #d/s real life #dom/sub #domestic discipline #d/s lifestyle #spankin #d/s #submissivewife

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Signing a Contract - Clavis Lelouch (main route)

Clavis and Emma are on vacation in Benitoite.It’s their first vacation in so long and they’re greeted with beautiful weather. As she looks at Clavis, Emma thinks back to a conversation they had a few days ago. Emma had noticed that Clavis had been busy recently, but he replies that he hasn’t. Why? Does she want to do something about it? Emma asks how he knew and he’s about to say that she doesn’t need to be so tsundere but pauses when he registers what she had just asked. Yep. Emma does want to help relieve some of his busyness. Well it’s just her luck that Clavis has some time off, so how about they go on a vacation somewhere? But first, he has something he wants her to sign. A contract that’ll make their vacation more enjoyable.

Party A (Clavis Lelouch) and Party B (Emma) shall ensure that the following items are mutually fulfilled during this vacation

Whisper “I love you” at least 10 times to each other

Always hold hands while walking together

Feed each other whenever eating

Kiss on the cheek when given the signal

Do not hold back on what you want to say

Do not talk about the opposite sex besides each other

Emma just stares at the contract dumbfounded. Is he really expecting her to follow all of this? It’s too much work, not to mention embarrassing. Clavis says he’s just listing out things that couples do. Emma can’t do PDA though, which Clavis then tells her that she should take traveling to a new place as a chance to be bolder. Well…Emma did plan to use this vacation to relieve some of Clavis’ stress and she’s not exactly opposed to doing embarrassing things… Emma agrees to sign the contract so now Clavis wants to take this time to train Emma to be less embarrassed by displays of affection.

Oh there’s more to the contract

At every place visited, leave something as proof that you were there

A will pick out B’s outfits and B will show it off to A

The more Clavis reads out, the redder Emma becomes. All for the sake of refreshing him, Emma reminds herself.

Anyway, back to the present, Clavis informs Emma that if she doesn’t keep her end of the contract, she’ll be punished. Well that’s news for Emma. Clavis pulls out the contract and Emma looks it over.

Should any of the items above fail to be fulfilled, A has the right to punish B.

Come to think of it, Emma only read the first page herself. The rest of the pages were read by Clavis to her. And then she didn’t look over it again when she signed it. When Emma asks Clavis what he means by “punishment”, he tells her that she’ll find out once she breaks the contract. She can go ahead and do that now if she wants. Nope, she’s good. Emma takes this time to review the contract again before they head off.

The couple stops by a town near the harbor that sells some interesting and unique items. As Emma admires some crafts that caught her attention, Clavis comes back from another shop with a small box in his hand. In the box is a delicate lace ribbon…It’s a garter band. Emma can either go change in private or Clavis can put it on her right where they’re standing. She doesn’t like either option, but has to wear it per their contract unless she wants to be punished. Driven to a corner, Emma wraps her arms around Clavis’ neck, pulls him close, and whispers that she’ll put the lovely present on when they get back to the inn. She wants him to see it in a place free of distractions. Emma’s closeness makes Clavis freeze for a second before he grants her special permission.

They continue exploring when they suddenly run into Silvio, who asks the two what they’re doing here. Clavis replies that he’s on a lovey-dovey vacation with his beloved fiancée. Silvio just stares at their clasped hands speechless. Clavis asks the prince if he knows of any notable places two people in love can visit, but Silvio’s like “why me?” There’s nothing in it for him. Clavis threatens to make out with Emma in front of him forever. (Silvio: Fuck you!) Clavis also offers to help with a trade contract.(Silvio: Should’ve said that from the start, ya bastard) Silvio sighs and tells him of a place.

Clavis and Emma arrive at a beach marked by a huge rock. There’s various seashells hung up on the rock as well as various wishes carved onto the back of the shell. Reading the sign nearby, Clavis wonders if his wish will come true if he leaves a shell. He goes to pick up a sharp rock and shell, and notes that this coincidentally fulfills a condition in their contract. Emma agrees, and visiting this place will be a memorable experience. Clavis hands Emma a shell and the two carve their wishes together. When they’re done, Emma glances at Clavis’ shell as he hangs it up, It reads “for Emma to continue loving me in the years to come.” Emma doesn’t think it’s something he needs to wish for; she loves him so, so much. Emma’s shell says “for us to be happy.” Afterward, the two visit various places around Benitoite.

On the way back to the inn, a beautifully bound book on display at a shop catches Emma’s eye. It’s a rare foreign book that’s not even in Chevalier’s library. She tells Clavis that she wants to get the book as it’ll be a nice souvenir. Clavis asks who the souvenir’s for.

Premium End

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[onskepa]

Hello Halo Hello! I AM BACK ONCE AGAIN! With a request nonetheless.

Do you remember the triplets request? Well I was wondering if I could request uncle Lo'ak, spider and grandpa Jake babysitting for Neteyam and Syawn.

The Omaticaya meet up with the Metkayina's home for a bit of a festival gathering at the Metkayina clan. Neteyam ans Syawn decided to have some alone time and Jake along with Spider and Lo'ak decides to take care of the kids for them. The three try their best but ever since the babies learned to crawl, let's just say they're in for a huge ride since the triplets are somehow always disappearing!

Jake, Lo'ak and spider along with Tonowari and Aonung were chatting one minute and then the next... the babies are gone,, T-the babies- WHERE THE HELL DID THEY GO!?

Basically babies go on a big adventure around the place. Each baby separating into different places and giving these five men a huge scare. ᵉʰᵉʰᵉ(*/∇＼⭒)

I just like the idea of Jake, Lo'ak and Spider along with Aonung and Tonowari seeing first hand how much trouble the baby triplets can get into.

(I hope this is okay? If not let me know and I can make some tweaks to the request. Also thank you again for taking the time to read this it is much appreciated!)

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Hiiiiiii~!!! God I love making this syawn series its so much fun! Thanks for requesting. Hope you all enjoy this!

Syawn series

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Syawn ch3

The Awa’atlu island is always as breathing taking as the first time neteyam had seen it. This time however, his mate and children are seeing it for the first time.

Couple weeks back Tsireya and lo'ak had come to the Omatikaya clan as to invite their family to come and visit the island as the tulkuns will be returning soon.

Neteyam had seen this as a opportunity to wind down and enjoy themselves. Like his dad once said, a "vacation" of sorts.

Getting the children to calm down was easier said than done. The triplets were in their crawling phase and weren't so keen on staying put. Even if they are flying thousands of feet in the air going at high speed winds. Everyone would take turns on carrying them. Seems the only ones who can calm them down was either Syawn, Tsireya or kiri. Spider tagged along and would even help in carrying ALL three of the triplets. Which was impressive in itself.

Felt like forever but they managed to arrive to the island. The whole clan welcomed them, since the metkayina clan is their second family in a way. Tonowari and Ronal were smiling and greeting them along with ao'nung and Unyor.

"Welcome back. I take you all travelled safely?" Ao'nung asks. Jake sully gave ao'nung a pat on his back, smiling a bit tiredly. "With three children? As safe as it can get".

Tonowari and Ronal all hugged everyone, welcoming them back. For Syawn and the triplets, they were awed at how the pods looked like, the sea animals, the other reef na'vi. It was a whole new world for them.

The family settled into their old pod, but Unyor and ronal had given neteyam and syawn a new pod for their family. Right next to the others. "Thank you for doing this for us. It means a lot" Syawn says as she holds Ronal's and Unyor's hand in thankfulness.

The triplets were crawling around, exploring their new home. Touching, pulling, and throwing things. Neteyam tries to calm them down and put back the items. Ronal giggled slightly as she sits down and holds the children close to her.

"I'm sorry about their mess, ever since they began to crawl, nothing is out of reach for them" neteyam apologizes. Ronal shakes her head as she plays with the triplets feet's, making them giggle.

"Nothing to apologize about. They simply have the need to explore. It is normal for their age".

Unyor turned to syawn and asked, "what are their names?". Syawn happily responded. "Their names are Lu'Lafyon, Lu'Tstunwi, and Lu'law". Unyor nodded in agreement, "those are wonderful names".

Three days have past and the tulkun arrived. It was a lovely day for everyone. Lo'ak was able to see payakan and he happily introduced the triplets to him. The triplets were amazed to see such large creatures. Not a moment did they get scared. Feeling safe to be next to large creatures.

When night came, a huge celebration was held. Jake had offered to watch his grandchildren as means to let neteyam and syawn have a night to themselves. Like how he and neytiri used to have night for themselves.

"Father, are you sure? They are not like me or my siblings when we were babies. They are starting to crawl and mostly like escape under your nose" neteyam warns.

Jake confidently scoffs, "Don't worry, I can handle my grand kids, you two just enjoy your time. I know you both need it. Your kids will be in the safest hands. It wont be that hard"

It was hard.

So very very hard.

He looks away for one second and WHOOSH!

Triplets gone.

He looked all his surroundings, nowhere to be seen. Feeling scared he gets up from where he was at to look for them. Making sure that neteyam and syawn don't find out.

On the other side, lo'ak was collecting some fresh picked fruits to give to tsireya and his sisters. When turning around he noticed his father was looking around with a panicked look on his face. Thinking something is wrong, he went over to ask.

"hey dad, is something wrong?", Jake quickly snapped his neck to look at lo'ak. "I lost the triplets". That made lo'ak drop the fruit he was holding. His eyes grow wide and mouth open in shock.

"You LOST them-MPH!!"

"sssssshhh!! dont shout!" jake quickly covers lo'ak's mouth. Lo'ak groaned and move jake's hand from his mouth. "The great Toruk Makto has lost his grand children, oh this is a story to tell!" rubbing his hands together, grinning mischievously. "There wont be a story to tell if you don't have a tongue to use!" jake was quick to snap.

Lo'ak wasnt smiling much now. "look, I need your help to find them before neteyan and syawn find out. I told them to trust me because I wanted them to have a nice night". Lo'ak nods in understanding and assists in helping his dad.

At the same time, spider was having his moment as means to show off his big muscles to some of the ladies. They were impressed, how a demon can look so good. "This is the results when climb high mountains and large trees" he brags while flexing. The ladies were giggling amongst themselves, some blushing. But before things proceeded, lo'ak grabs spider by the arm and drags him away.

"Hey what the hell bro!? I was having a moment with the ladies!" spider shouts at lo'ak. The other boy rolls his eyes and replies, "dad lost the kids so I need you to help us look for them". This made spider feel surprised but at the same time not.

"how did he lose them?" he asks, "my guess, the kids must have crawled away". Spider quickly begins his part of the search. The island isn't so big so it shouldn't be hard to find them.

Meanwhile on other side of the shores, ao'nung was getting some food for unyor when he noticed something amongst the bushes. He inspects and out comes little lu'law. Blinking in surprised, he picks up the child.

"lu'law? What are you doing here? where are your siblings?" he looks around to find them but the others aren't around it seems. He remembers jake sully was the one taking care of the triplets tonight. Perhaps lu'law slipped passed his eyes and crawled away.

"let's get you back to your grand father, but first, food" he puts lu'law down and serves a small portion of food in a leaf. As it was for the toddler. They get hungry real quick. "the is best food you will have-where did you go?"

lu'law was gone. Again.

He turned and moved plants around, no little child around. He begins to panic. Staring to run but also not trying to make others question what is he doing. Going into the vegetation part of the island. He starts to shout.

"lu'law! lu'law scream if you can hear me-OW!" he crashed into someone. Rubbing his head, he opens his eyes to see none other than lo'ak. "ugh! watch where you are going Skawng!" lo'ak hisses as he rubs his head.

Both get up, recovering from the pain. Jake quickly appears to see them both. "ao'nung, we hard you calling for la'law. Did you find the kid?" he asks, ao'nung shakes his head.

"I just found lu'law crawling, I wanted to give the child some food only to find the child gone. I was looking! honestly!" ao'nung answers. Jake nods in understanding, "its alright, we are looking for the triplets too. They are very slippery". Ao'nung joins in the search. Shouldn't be that hard to find the kids.

At the same time, neteyam and syawn were enjoying their dinner when neteyam got a strange feeling. "Is something wrong nete?" Syawn asks with a hint of worry in her voice. Neteyam shakes his head and smiles at her, "nothing is wrong my love. Just felt a bit of a shiver". Nodding at his answer, she leans more onto his arm.

"so tell me more about when you first rode on a skimwing!"

Both were highly oblivious that three little heads crawled right past them and into the deeper part of the island.

It was past one hour, and ao'nung had to ask tonowari for help. As ashamed and embarrassed as he was since he Olo'eyktan now. But tonowari understands the importance and is also putting his part in searching for the kids. But even he felt stumped. How can four grown men struggle to find three little children?

While the men are having the worst panic of their lives. The triplets were having the time of their little lives!

The three siblings split after escaping their grandfathers vision range and crawled away to different areas of the island. Lu'Tstunwi explored more around the shallow little shores on the south side of the island. Playing with the water and with the little fishes. Lu'Lafyon was taken more interest with the tulkuns. To which the tulkuns also took interest in the child. And lu'law? Home invader.

There was so much to see, everything was so different from their forest that it was too tempting to go out and explore! Who can resist the itch of adventure?

Every nook, every corner, every na'vi, every tent, pots, baskets, overturned leaves, bushes, everything was turned upside down in search of the children. And no such luck. And the tulkun celebration was coming to a close.

When time reached midnight, the men were tired and just ready to give up and confess to the parents. "its best to come clean to them...short and simple" spider says, the others nodding in agreement. "Ok dad, you know what to do" lo'ak turns to jake. Feeling appalled, jake responded "what!?! why me!?".

"Well you're the one who lost them first!" ao'nung said. Tonowari nods in agreement. "Yes, neteyam and his mate trusted you to take care of the children. We searched every corner of the island. Best to come clean".

Jake sighed in defeat, he walks towards neteyam and syawn's pod, with the others behind him for 'support'. Taking a deep breathe, he walks in.

"neteyam! syawn, there is something I have to tell you-"

"ssshh! dad keep it down! they are asleep!" neteyam hisses.

Jake tilted his head in question.

"the children are so tuckered out from the playing with you. Thank you jake for taking care of our kids" syawn answers with a bright smile on her face.

Jake looks over her shoulder to see....

The triplets sleeping in their shared bassinet like they didn't cause 5 grown ass men in a panic frenzie.

Behind jake, the other men were just as shocked. They searched the whole island only to be found sleeping away!

"anyways, is there something you wanted to say dad?" neteyam asks. Jake gulps down is saliva nervously. Shit. What is he going to say now?

And that is it for this one! I am writing this half-asleep so idk if I made any mistakes but! I will comeback and check when I am fully awake! However! I made the triplets names in na'vi. Hope you all like it! Until next time! see ya!

Lu'Lafyon = be wise

Lu'Tstunwi = be kind

Lu'Law = be certain

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Enchanted By You | Chapter Two

Series Summaries: In which a hockey sister falls for an Formula 1 driver... Sadie Hughes Moves to Monaco to get away from the hockey world and falls in love with Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc...

Word Count 1.1k

Au Sadie Hughes x Charles Leclerc

Social Media | Real Life

National Hockey League | Formula 1

Enchanted By You Masterlist

Warning: This Story will contain Mature Language, Alcohol consumption, Cyber Bullying

May 2022

⭐︎ R e a l  L i f e ⭐︎

I woke up with the sun shining in my room, I squinted my eyes to see where my phone was on my night stand, I picked it up to check to time, it's only 8:00 a.m. i rolled over and looked out my window. i threw the bed sheets off my body and made my way to the bathroom to get ready for the day.

I took a warm shower, once I was done i dit some light makeup and curled my hair into beach waves before making my way back to my bedroom. I live in a two bedroom apartment since it's only me I didn't need anything that was too big.  I decided to wear a knee length green skirt with flowers and a white straight  neck tank top and pair it with my white airforces.

When I was dressed i made my way to the kitchen to make myself some breakfast. I made myself some avocado toast, and sat down at the dining table to eat.

I decided to scroll on my phone at the same time i ate.

It's still very early back home so No one was awake yet.

i finished eating so I washed the dishes so i don't have to do it later. it's now 11:00 a.m. when i was done so i thought i would go explore Monaco more, i explore a little bit with my mom a bit ago when she helped me move in. I grabbed my purse and keys and made my way out of the apartment.

I walked downtown Monaco It's so beautiful here. I should probably try and make some friends, i saw a caffe where you could sit outside so i made my way in to order myself a coffee.

once i got to the counter the barista smiled at me.

"Bonjour" she said happily. I smiled at her.

"Bonjour, could I get a (Favourite coffee)" i asked nicely.

"Of course, that will be 5 dollars" she said with an accent. i paid and gave her my name for the order, I made my way to the waiting area.

It went fast.

"Order for Sadie" the barista said.

I made my way over and took my coffee, i gave her a smile.

"Thank you, have a wonderful day" i said.

i made my way outside hoping to find an empty table.

luckily for me theres one left. I sat and and took a sip of my coffee and scrolling on instagram.

"excuse me?" I heard someone say. I looked up to find a girl looking at me.

"Oh hey" i said smiling.

"Do you mind if i join you? I wanted to enjoy my coffee outside but every table is already taken" she asked smiling.

"Yeah of course."

"Thank you so much" she said as she sat down at the chair across from me.

"It's not a problem, I'm Sadie" i said introducing myself.

"I'm Francisca but everyone calls me Kika" She introduced herself smiling.

"I love your name" i said.

"Thank you, that's so sweet, Where are you from sadie?" she asked.

"I'm from Orlando, Florida but I grew up in Michigan, what about you?"

"That's so cool, I'm from Portugal but I spend most of my time here in Monaco or traveling"

"I've always wanted to visit Portugal"

"It's a lovely country. are you in Monaco on vacation?"

"No, I just moved here actually, i wanted a change of scenery and I visited Monaco a few years ago and i loved it so I decided to move here" I said smiling.

"Thats amazing, you're going to love living here"

"I hope so, one day I just told my parents i'm moving to Monaco, they looked at me like i was crazy but they supported me anyway." I said which made her laugh.

"I mean it is a big decision but Monaco is a beautiful place to live." she said smiling.

"I've only been here for a week and I'm already in love with this place."

"I bet, I have no plans for the rest of the day, is there any chance you would like to explore the city with me?" she asked.

"I would love too" i said smiling.

we finished our coffee and continued to get to know each before we started to walk around and explore some more.

"are you a student?" she asked me.

"No, I graduated form University of Michigan in business last year, i'm a model and social media influencer but i am currently working on starting my own swimwear line for both men and women"  I said happily. her eyes and smiled widen.

"Omg that's amazing. let me know whenever that swimwear line is out, I'll definitely be checking it out" she said smiling brightly.

"I definitely will, what about you? what do you do?" i asked curiously.

"I'm a model, but I do it less now then i used to, my boyfriends travels a lot for work during this time of the years around different countries, and since I love to travel sometimes i got with him, unless i have a photo shoot or something then i stay back, like right now, I had a photoshoot yesterday while he was in Spain, so i stayed back, he'll be back here tomorrow morning and i can't wait to see him" she said happily when she talked about what she does and her boyfriend.

"That's awesome, two of my brothers also travel a lot for work expect for them it's around Canada and the United States, I think if they traveled around the world I would follow them" i said chuckling.

" How many siblings do you have?" she asked.

"Three, my twin brother Lives in Vancouver Canada, my middle brother lives in New Jersey, and my baby brother still lives in Michigan, he's still in University" i said smiling thinking about them.

"Wow you guys are really all over the place" she said making me laugh.

"Yeah i guess we are, what about you? any siblings? "

"two, a half brother on my mom side, and one half sister who was just born a few months ago on my dads side"

"I'm sure when they grow up there going to come to you for all the advice" i said making her laugh.

"Probably"

"You are my new best friend" she said happily.

"Same here, i'm so glad you asked to sit with me today" i said smiling

"Me too"

We spent the whole day together exploring, once it was getting late we exchange numbers and promised we would hang out again before we both made our ways to our homes.

i'm happy I was finally able to make a friend, and Kika is so sweet, plus we got along great.

taglist : @luciaexcorvus​

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[taduki]

M6 w/ a skittish MC

Skittish as in jumpy and playful. The definitions also add frisky, but we ain’t doing allat tonight… I added in something calling squeaking to these hcs. What I mean is like a little “eep!”, when someone gets scared.

Asra

Squeaky toy fan #1.

Hugs you tightly in an attempt to hear the squeak. Other than that, doesn’t pay much attention to it.

They’re way more interested in this child-like, playful side of you. Once the shop closes, it’s playtime!! You and Asra play Find the Faust and run around the shop looking for a familiar wriggly tail or head. It’s always full of giggles, especially when Asra jumps out of shadowy corners to spook you for no reason.

Both of you try to keep tame when going into the heavy traffic parts of Vesuvia, but once something gets you guys started, there is no going back. It could be anything from Asra slinking behind you and going invisible to Faust playing peekaboo in the rafters.

Neither of you can EVER get pickpocketed when you’re together. You’re high alert and Asra is like a magic buffer for you. In the shadier areas of your travels, people attempt SO often, you two find it different ways to mess with the thief each time. Examples including: making an army out of eating utensils at an outdoor restaurant, bringing armor stands alive, and making an invisible wall where the thief runs away to.

On nights when you can’t sleep and horsing around doesn’t help, they’ll meet you in your dreams so you both can get rest and you can play to your heart’s content with them.

Your getaways are the best vacations because they’re like dreams. With Asra, it feels like any magic is possible, and they want to explore it all with you.

Julian

You are running around everywhere in the South End. He can’t keep up! Are you on a sugar high?! Why are you so jumpy…?

Alright, a trip to the Rowdy Raven for you!! Let’s get all that energy out with a dance party and a fancy drink !!

Sometimes it’s fun for him, like when you. Other times, he’s very worried for your safety even when you reassure him you can handle yourself. You really just want him to have fun with you, so you played one prank on him, dyeing his one of his coats pink. Then, he played one on you, acting like he was a burglar (before you trapped him in a closet and he unmasked himself). It then escalated into a prank war, because where else would it go? He would never let you get away with a prank!

(He is ticklish GET HIM !!)

Mazelinka’s immediate reaction is “Oh god, there’s two of them”.

Also purposefully startles you just for the “eep!”

Also also makes him want to protect you from things you’re scared of. He’s a bit of a worrywart when it comes to you… Even despite your clearly powerful capabilities, he still worries, but he’s working on it. He just doesn’t want you to get hurt…

Portia

Squeaky toy fan #2.

Also compares you to Pepi. She says you look like a puffy cat when you’re startled.

Occasionally, Pepi will scare YOU just for funzies and it turns into a zoomies race every time. All Portia hears during it is just, “EEK!!”, and “prrrbt!!”

Luckily, her cottage is a huge space to mess around. You’re super excited at first to see all the cool plants and run around the open field, but after a day or two, you realize wow, there’s like nothing else to do here.

Portia’s response? A list of things you could try like journaling, gardening, tie-dying… TIE-DYING?? All of your white clothes are now as colorful as the rainbow. Oops.

You realize the list soon becomes a bucket list, and you intend to check everything off it, and Portia walks in to you’d doing the craziest things like, “MC, why are you doing cat yoga?” Okay, she wrote that one just to humor you, but Pepi seems to be enjoying it…

She starts joining in on some of the hair-brained things she pulled out the depths of her imagination and actually finds some of them lots of fun!! She’d never tried abstract painting before, and she still doesn’t get it, but she’s more interested in how the paint got in her hair.

When you two finally reach the end of the list, a celebration is held, and she asks what sorts of things you plan to do now. So, you ask her what’s the first thing to come out of her mind, and that ends up being the next new adventure for you guys.

Nadia

Sort of surprised at first, but loves your enthusiasm and energy. Melts her heart.

She’s used to a long life of self preservation and refinement. She is unfamiliar with your type of playfulness, so you compare it to like how the kids in the streets run around and play. Hearing this, she tries buying you toys you might like. If those fail, she tries toys she had as a child like ribbon dancing ribbons and puzzle boxes.

If you like dress up, she will get SO excited. She loved playing dress up as a kid too!! It escalates from stuff in her closet to asking if you’d like the palace tailors to take a hand at your design ideas. If you’d like it to go that far, you grow new relationships with the tailors and Nadia is very pleased with everything you design. If word gets around to her sisters, get ready for sudden maximum involvement. Nasmira is excited about the new ideas, Natiqa wants one in her size, Navra is amazed with the colors, and so on.

Catches you doodling on a notepad during a boring event/meeting and just smiles knowingly at you.

Palace? More like PLAYHOUSE !! This is the best place to get lost and run around. Okay maybe not run around… For the sake of the chamberlain’s heart, please. The garden might be more suitable !!

If you are easily startled, the palace servants notice quickly and quietly. Nadia has no need to tell them what to do. She is sure they are aware enough.

If you are away from the palace, however, and something shakes you up, she’ll be on her feet to protect you and reassure you if needed.

Muriel

Unstoppable force (playful MC) versus Immovable object (Muriel).

You tried playing Chase MC!! But he would just slowly walk over to where he last saw you and grunt. He thought you wanted to show him something……..

He thinks it’s cute that you run and jump around a lot, but he’s worried about you getting hurt, so if he thinks you’ll fall or trip, he’ll stand there with his arms open, waiting for you, and you just plop into his arms because they were open. He is flustered but keeps doing it because he secretly loves it…

You find yourself very restless living at Muriel’s hut, seeing as there’s not much to do… but at least you have INANNA!! She LOVEESSS to run around and play with you outside when she gets bursts of energy. There is a very nice nap time afterwards and Muriel, he loves you, but he also appreciates the peace and quiet of the post-playtime.

He suddenly realizes he’s dating Snow White because every animal in the forest is your friend. Sometimes he’ll come back to the hut and you’re just kinda having an animal tea party outside with nuts and berries in bowls.

The first time you squeak, he thinks there’s a mouse in the hut, but his ears led him to you. You hurriedly explain to to him best you can and he’s just like, “Cute…”

If you’re startled by certain things, he’ll take note and be more careful around them. Inanna and some of the forest animals are aware too, and will actively avoid those things if you’re with them. What? Nooooo he’s not jealous of the animals!!

Lucio

Thinks it’s so funny.

He claims you act like the dogs when they’re excited, except you’re way cuter and you make playtime much more interesting. 👀

You and the dogs look like cartoon characters when you peer around a wall. All he sees is two long snouts and a bundle of hair.

Once of the first things he ever saw you do was jump a foot into the air when Mercedes and Melchior followed you into the abandoned wing. Seeing as it was like the first possibly funny thing he’d seen three years, he never forgot it and brings it up whenever it happens super often.

If you squeak, all the thoughts in his brain go to mush for a second. Like, if he’s in the middle of talking, something startles you, and you make that noise, he will loudly trail off his sentence and stare at you. If you don’t like him pointing it out, he’ll try his very best to brush over it with awkward laughter and “Where was I?”s, but if you let him do whatever, he’ll call you cute before teasing you that you sound like a chew toy.

It happened once with Morga over. Much to Lucio’s dismay, Morga was invited to the palace by Nadia conveniently on the same day you two dropped in for a quick lunch. While Lucio was talking about something, a servant in the hall dropped and shattered a dish, startling you two and making you squeal. Morga was deeply unimpressed, but mainly because she thought Lucio was scared by a plate. She’d met you before and is knowledgeable about this quirk of yours, but not Lucio’s reaction to it. If you explain to her in private, she says nothing and just tells Lucio he’s obviously never done the dirty with you before.

Now it bothers him even more than before because that statement is all he can think of when it happens.

#lucio morgasson #the arcana game #julian devorak #lucio montag #lucio the arcana #muriel of the kokhuri #nadia satrinava #portia devorak #the arcana muriel #asra alnazar #the arcana x mc #the arcana hc #the arcana headcanons #the arcana imagines #asra the arcana #portia the arcana #nadia the arcana #julian the arcana

[happy-emmdings]

Been enjoying your polls lately! do you have any headcannons on how you think cs live their married + family life? Like their habits, their kids, their jobs, their last names etc etc (also so happy you have asks now!!!)

Hi!!

Yes, I sure do have some! Maybe more then you asked for😅

But I have to say that I didn't watch season 7 and though I have a general idea what happens in it, I could not possibly be more confused about its timeline so... let's just say „I've elected to ignore it".

For their honeymoon, Emma and Killian go on a long cruise along the East Coast (there are many advantages to marrying the real Captain Hook), maybe to Florida and back and they make several stops along the way in different places. Killian explores more of the strange land without magic (and with way too much technology) with Emma as his guide and it’s very fun and wholesome

Of course, they inevitably interact with regular people and there is so much comedic potential in that. Obviously because Killian is 200-year-old pirate from another realm but it's time for Emma to realize that she's not the normal person constantly bewildered by the existence of fairytale characters anymore... she's one of the magic freaks now, she has to stop herself midsentence before she accidentally says something that would sound insane

Just imagine Emma and Killian finding themselves at a bar, getting to know some friendly strangers and they start playing Never have I ever... infinite possibilities how that could get increasingly weird

They have an adventure in the Bermuda triangle too, because nothing can be normal for Storybrooke's heroes

Hope Swan Jones is born 2 years after the end of season 6 and she adores her big brother Henry, even though their dynamic is still more like young uncle/niece because of the big age gap but they get full sibling energy when it comes to an argument

Swan is her middle name just to confuse everyone

I've always imagined Hope with dark hair and green eyes even though blond Hope seems to be much more popular. Now I'm contemplating the possibility of dirty blond

The jury is still out on whether or not they would have more than one kid but I suck at coming up with names so🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Emma continues to be Storybrooke's sheriff which at this point just means being the Savior. Let's be real Storybrooke hasn't enforced a single law since the first curse was broken and it’s not like deputy Captain Hook has ever had a lot of regard for law, but... They try to maintain order more or less. Things do get more peaceful, but it's still Storybrooke so of course stuff happens from time to time but nothing traumatizing or apocalyptic. Nevertheless, Emma and Killian solve occasional mysteries together and keep Storybrooke citizens safe

Killian is the first member of Belle's Book Club, because he supports his friend Belle when she decides to start organizing fun activities at the library. You just know he read the original version of The Odyssey. Other book club members include for example August, sister Astrid and Leroy (who is only there for Astrid and their will-they-won't-they non-discreet romance annoys Killian to no end because he's not a bloody matchmaker why are they asking him what the other thinks of them)

The Swan-Jones family goes sailing on their family vacations every summer!

Make it a joint family vacation with Belle and little Gideon. Belle finally gets to travel and Hope and Gideon become unlikely childhood friends.

There's also at least one Swan-Jones and Charmings camping trip that includes Snow teaching Hope and Leo how to make a fire and build shelter in the wilderness, sword duels with sticks, stargazing, campfire songs, so many campfire songs! (they all have such beautiful singing voices and they should use them) This is also time for Emma to bond with her parents and experience something she didn't have as a kid

"Eat some bloody vitamins" dad Killian vs. "Popcorn mixed with milk duds" mom Emma

Killian Jones cannot look at a child he has some connection to without being like "Welp looks like I have to teach this little pirate everything there is to know about sailing and navigating by the stars and secret maps, I simply must, it's the code..." So Hope can tie every kind of knot there is and becomes an expert in old timey boat stuff by middle school

She loves it because 1) it's a special thing she and her dad can bond over 2) it makes her feel cool and smart 3) she's a total nerd 4) she inherited the innate love for the ocean that runs in her dad's side of the family

Hope has magic but she's not super good at it, Emma helps her practice and sometimes pulling an innocent prank on dad or grandpa is part of the practice

Killian makes so many dad jokes. And so does Emma

Killian sings Hope to sleep when she's little and Emma reads bedtime stories to her

Sometimes she reads something like Winnie the Pooh and Hope asks if Winnie the Pooh is also real and Emma shuts the book and stares at the wall and has an existential crisis for a second because who knows at this point he might as well be??

So, these are some of them that I salvaged from the absolute chaos that is my notes app... Thanks for the ask❣️

#in my alternate season 7 henry goes to college #(and maybe ​drops out has a quarter life crisis and goes to some magic land to collect stories) #that might be similar to actual season 7 i guess #but i’d have henry meet sheherezade and they would be like story-collector rivals/partners/friends/maybe love interests #they’d just have a thing #that’s fully inspired by d20: neverafter btw #but without the horror stuff #putting this in the tags because its kinda off topic #i’m still developing this idea #captain swan #killian jones #emma swan #hope swan jones #the swan jones family #ouat headcanon #answered asks

[flimflam707]

The invitation

This is the introduction of my ikemen vampire OC to the ikemen oc vacation! :) Her name is Luka Klein. I'm really excited for this event, 'cause I've never done anything like this before. Anyway enjoy!

“Alright then see you later!” Luka said as she waved goodbye to the two Van Gogh brothers who were going out to an exhibition. Now that her conversation partner has left she wandered around the mansion again, looking for something to catch her attention. Most of the residents were either out or were busy with work. I can’t believe it, I’ve never been bored ever since my arrival here. It has always been so chaotic. Luka laughed silently to herself. It was true though. Ever since her arrival to the 19th century, she was taking on projects with the other vampires left and right. I mean who wouldn’t if you were living with great minds like Vincent Van Gogh and Isaac Newton! On top of that, she also had to get used to a completely new living environment and her vampirism. However at this moment she felt… bored..  Maybe I’m finally getting used to the mansion. I guess I’m finally feeling… at home.  Her thoughts drifted away to the time she helped Sebastian cook … when Vincent was teaching her to paint … going to l’école with Napoleon and Isaac … walking with Dazai … shopping with le Comte … finding a letter … going to Shakesp- Finding a letter?

Luka’s thoughts came to a halt, as did her footsteps. She had made her way to her room and on her desk there was a letter. She walked towards it and held it in her hands. Who could have sent me a letter? I barely know anyone outside the mansion. Luka wondered as she opened the envelope.

Greetings, This invitation is for your eyes only. I am writing you to invite you on a once in a lifetime trip to another world. I do understand that sounds implausible. But I assure you, I heard your voice across time. I have arranged for a luxurious vacation for you and various like-minded travellers. If you dare to explore a new world with us, meet me in three days at the location and time indicated on the opposite side of this letter. Unfortunately there is no way to RSVP, so I will not wait. The doorway will only appear for a moment, so please only bring what you can easily carry. You will be returned after your vacation back to the very moment you left, so take care in your preparations to leave. Your safe return is guaranteed. Kind regards, Daniel Lamech

What in the world is this? Luka looked upon this letter with a puzzled expression. A trip to another world? Sounds like the plot of a science fiction movie. But I guess not entirely impossible. I mean I already travelled through time and became a vampire, what’s travelling to another world gonna do to me! Luka lifted her head up, her eyes had a slight sparkle in them. This is what she was looking for! A sweet release of her unexpected boredom! She made up her mind, if she was going to be returned right at the moment she left, then it couldn’t hurt right? 

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“Let’s check one last time. My backpack is packed, my clothes look fine, I’ve got my letter…” The time of the rendez-vous was almost there. So Luka was hustling around her room to make sure she was completely ready. “Alright!” She said to herself, “I guess that is that, I’m ready! So let’s go meet this Daniel.”

She moved swiftly across the hallways. If anyone were to catch her now, all packed and ready to leave, there would be no end to the list of questions, so she had to be quiet. After a couple more brisk steps she arrived at the door. The same door that le comte used to get around in time. I wonder where I’ll be going? The only thing I dare hope for is that he will stay true to his promise and return me safely. As she finished that thought the watch on her wrist indicated the exact time of the meet-up written on the back of the envelope. A creak of the door in front of her made her look up and a man with sunglasses opened it from the other side.

“Here again?” He said, some exasperation lingering in his voice. Sunglasses? Luka noticed Sunglasses already exist at this time, however you rarely see them around, let alone glasses is that style. Is he from the future like me? The man took a couple steps in the mansion, keeping his hand on the door to prevent it from closing. He looked down at her, a haughty air around him. “You seem young.” He said. And what tf is that supposed to mean? Weird greeting man. Luka huffed slightly at him as she kept those words to herself. “My guess is that you’re Daniel Lamech?” She said, holding up the invitation to this ‘luxurious vacation’. “Yes, that’s me. You look younger than expected. But you're one of my uncle's, so I'm sure you'll be okay. I have enough sustenance for both of us.” Sustenance? Uncle? … Wait, does he mean Comte?! Daniel held out his hand, indicating to her to take it. She looked at him once more. If he really is Comte’s nephew then he should be trustworthy, right?  With this new discovery about mystery man Lamech she took his hand and was led through the door. 

Led to a different world.

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#ikemen oc vacation #ikemen series #Luka Klein #ikevamp oc: Luka Klein

[judgementdaysunshine]

Under the sky

Pairing: Kelly kelly x Fem reader

Description: You and Kelly get married after a long wonderful journey of meeting and falling in love

Tears flow down your face along with a big smile as you are walked down the aisle by your dad seeing your fiancee Kelly at the altar looking beautiful as ever. The two of you had met when you became the new diva on Raw becoming friends with everyone and being everyone's favorite person on the roster and a huge fan favorite never rude to anyone at all always nice and full of kindness, slowly over the next few months between you and kelly are filled with small flirting, secret dates around the cities you traveled and stayed in, lunches and dinners, and slowly growing a deeper relationship over the next few weeks and a two months later the two of you were officially together leading things only grew between the two of you and things getting better for the next three years leading to the vacation to a resort in Puerto Rico where she proposed to you after a dinner on the beach and exploring the resort sharing the rest of the night showing the love you had for each other the rest of the night. The two of you felt exhausted planning the wedding in between training, matches, interviews, and traveling only getting a small amount of time off but thankfully the two of you had help from your families and close friends who made sure to help at every chance and turn feeling the weight of the world off both your shoulders when the planning was finally done zoning out of your thoughts to now as you walk down the aisle hugging your dad before your brother starts officiating the wedding tearing up as you begin to say your vows "I never knew that I would find someone that would mean so much to me like you do and I could never live my life onwards without you with me because you have become a part of me and I love you so much with all of my heart" the tears only flow more when kelly reads her vows to you before putting one's wedding band on the other before sharing an emotional kiss sealing the two of you from this point on as wives walking off hand in hand.

#kelly kelly x reader #wwe #wwe x reader #kelly kelly

[peace-coast-island]

Diary of a Junebug

Go with the flow like the autumn koi and swim away without a care in the world

I should strive to be more like the autumn koi in the Moonlit Choral Brook. They follow the rhythm of the river like it’s a dance, always moving forward. I wonder how the world looks from their point of view through the crystal clear water.

We’re in Sunburst Villa for a fishing tourney involving autumn koi obviously. They’re kinda like the village’s mascot, so it’s no exaggeration to say that they’re everywhere. I don’t mind, I think koi are pretty, especially the autumn koi with its warm and vibrant colors.

Along with the journey, there’s MellowCon, an anime convention where Alexi and Emma are attending. Of course, I got a couple signed prints from them, one of them having been commissioned from Cheyenne, who regretfully couldn’t make it. Luckily, the next convention Alexi’s going to is about half an hour away from where Cheyenne lives and they have plans to meet up with some old college friends during that weekend.

We’re also hanging out with Jamie and the Linnea Squad for some sightseeing. Jamie wanted to treat the Linnea Squad to a vacation when she found out an old friend and her traveling party was in the area, so she introduced them to us.

The fishing tourney has been fun in a chill, low-key kind of way. I always prefer events more of that pace than something big and extravagant. Sure, those can be fun, but they also can be draining. For me, fishing is about taking it easy, so it makes sense for it to be a low stakes kind of thing. It would be nice to catch lots of huge fish and get a nice trophy, but that’s not a priority for me. I’m just here for the cool sea creatures.

MellowCon was also fun, although it’s not really my scene, so I didn’t really spend a lot of time there. To be honest, I really only hung around Alexi and Emma because I’m not familiar with the other shows and games over there. Really, I only know a very small handful of characters they play, specifically from Pillars of Stone and Flame. Still, it was fun looking around and seeing all the art and cosplay.

At least I was able to get into the conversations revolving around Pillars. Along with Emma and Alexi, it seems like a lot of the English VAs really kicked off their careers with Pillars - and most of them happen to be fans of the game too. The new update’s coming next week with a new exploration area and story chapter, both which I’m hyped for.

Along with the excitement for the new update, we also talked a bit about that dev, the one who was memed in an interview for coming off as a snob — and rightfully so, to be honest. Apparently, she made a spectacle of herself in a podcast by being sort of passive aggressive towards the fanbase. From my understanding based on translations, she doesn’t like the criticism towards the writing, except she kinda blows it out of proportion.

I mean, I kinda get it, but at the same time those criticisms are usually valid. I got interested in Pillars for the story and exploration, and while I am invested, I find the writing to be uneven at times. In other words, when it’s good, it can be really good, but when it’s bad, it falls flat. At least, in my opinion, the story has improved a lot since the beginning, though pacing seems to be its weak spot.

The podcast also goes a bit into Constellation Matrix, which is another game produced by the same company as Pillars, and that was what prompted the dev’s rant as she worked on both. I don’t know too much about Constellation Matrix’s lore, but there’s a lot of comparisons made between the character Fury and Pillar’s October - who happens to be played by Emma - in terms of their character arcs being similar.

From the gist of it, Fury was a fan favorite, at least until the writers butchered her character arc so badly that she died an anticlimactic death. In other words, she was a well written character with a lot of potential to take the story in another direction. Fans speculated that the writers didn’t want to commit or something, so they decided to kill her off and then act like she never existed. Of course, fans protested and the phrase “offed like Fury” became a thing. Even the company and the devs poke fun at it occasionally.

I mean, imagine screwing up so badly that you sort of became a cultural phenomenon, like, damn. I can see the parallels between Fury and October, which are likely intentional, though I think I have faith in Pillars to not pull an “offed like Fury” with October. I mean, October’s second character story chapter’s coming out in the new update, so she’s not disappearing from the spotlight anytime soon. Really, the only thing I’m worried about at this point is the pacing, especially later on when the story begins to focus on other characters.

And on an unsurprising note, that dev isn’t a fan of “offed by Fury” and went off on a tangent on why it was necessary for Fury to die and people were too dense understand what it meant for the narrative or something. I didn’t understand most of it, but she seemed really defensive over that for some reason, which is what people are memeing over because it really is ridiculous.

Aside from hyping about Pillars, the biggest highlight of MellowCon for me was seeing Alexi and Emma with their fans. Both of them never imagined that they’d make it as voice actors, not with the way their families discouraged them from pursuing it. And now here they are, living the life they never imagined would be possible if they hadn’t taken the plunge. It really is amazing to see.

Alexi had a pleasant surprise when her brother showed up with his friends to support her. She mentioned that out of her family, she has a difficult relationship with her oldest brother and their father after the accident. The way she describes it, they see her as damaged goods, a traumatized amputee who should be ashamed to be alive. Sounds harsh, but that’s just the sad reality of how some people are.

While things are far from ideal between Alexi and her brother, at least they’re talking. It’s sad that they used to be close, only for him to pull away when she needed his support the most. She said the worst thing was that he was being dishonest, always making up excuses to justify treating her like she’s less of a person. And when her voice acting career took off, she felt that his “support” was purely superficial, as in he only cared when it benefitted him.

As for her father, not only he looks down on her, he also thinks that voice acting is not a real job. His response to her getting more recognition as a voice actor was basically along the lines of, “Do these people have anything better to do? Aren’t they tired of her yet?” How rude.

Alexi said she wasn’t super close to him as they didn’t really have a lot in common to begin with, but they got along pretty well back then. She described him as old fashioned, the kind of person who thinks that people should just develop a thick skin and get over it. Basically, although he’d never say it outright, he’s ashamed of having a disabled and mentally ill daughter.

By now, Alexi’s accepted that they’ll never see eye to eye. She admits that she can be difficult, though I don’t think that’s an excuse for him to cast her aside like that. Sounds like the kind of person where there’s just no winning with them. When you’re at your lowest, they make fun of you for being weak. And then when you stand up for yourself, they complain that you’re unreasonable and stuck up. Sometimes you just have to say “Fuck it, I’m not bending over backwards just to get your approval.” Alexi’s been through a lot of shit and she doesn’t have time to deal with people like that. Good for her!

Then we met up with Jamie and her friends, the Linnea Squad and Caerwyn’s adventuring party. Linnea and her comrades are still traveling with Jamie from time to time, mainly because they need a mentor figure to look up to. They’re still at large, so going off on their own isn’t the best option.

Linnea’s still trying to reason with Jet and Gabe, but it seems like her pleas go in one ear and out the other. There’s no point in forcing them to talk if they refuse to, so she has no choice but to let it go. She and the others are still hoping for a reconciliation, but knowing how stubborn and hardheaded their friend is, they’re gonna need a lot of patience before things settle down. As long as he’s not causing trouble, and potentially putting the rest of the squad at risk, Jamie advises that it’s best to leave him alone for now. Sounds like a tricky situation, though I think the squad’s handling it well.

As for Caerwyn, she’s an elf mage who’s adventuring with her apprentice mage Salka, and Kalle, a warrior from the Glacial Mountains. They were planning to travel further up north, but they encountered problems at the Hallowed Pass. There was another member, a healer mage they picked up during their travels who later parted ways not too long ago, right before the group headed towards the Hallowed Past.

The ordeal the party experienced over there caused a considerable setback, but since they’re not on a strict schedule, it’s not that big of a deal. Basically, there were a bunch of curses and monsters acting haywire to the point that the roads became inaccessible. Caerwyn said it was just their luck that their healer mage just left because he happened to have an innate immunity to some of those curses, which would’ve made cleaning up a lot more easier. Still, it wasn’t anything that Caerwyn couldn’t handle.

While Caerwyn and Salka took care of the curses and flying monsters, Kalle handled the beasts and whatever physical obstacles came their way. The whole cleanup took nearly four days and they succeeded in reopening those routes, a feat that Caerwyn said would be considered impossible for most mages and warriors. I don’t think she’s exaggerating, otherwise, I think Jamie would’ve called her out.

Those four days really tested their stamina, especially for Kalle, so they have to take it easy for a while before going back on the road. Since they have to cross the mountains and blizzard season is approaching, which can get deadly in these parts, the group figured that it’s not worth risking their necks out there. Along with overexertion, Kalle also sustained some injuries while fighting, so he had been on strict bed rest orders.

Caerwyn and Salka are almost fully recovered while he still has to take it slow. And of course, he’s gone a bit stir crazy from being in bed all the time, but at the same time too tired to really do anything. That can be a drag sometimes. At least he was well enough to join us on the tourney for a bit and catch some autumn koi.

Since there’s no way of knowing when’s the next time they’ll cross paths again, Jamie and Caerwyn have a lot of catching up to do. Jamie says Caerwyn doesn’t have the best sense of time because she has a long life, so Salka often has to keep her in line or else she’d be taking them on detour after detour. After all, she may have all the time in the world, but for us humans, we don’t really have that luxury.

Salka has explored the village in and out, so she’s become our tour guide. The three of them tend to do their own things when they’re staying somewhere for a while. Caerwyn likes to look for shops that sell magic stuff, according to her, shadier a place looks, the more likely you are to find some treasure. Jamie wasn’t exaggerating when she said that Caerwyn’s a walking tome on magic. While she’s off doing that, Salka’s exploring the shops and replenishing on supplies, and Kalle’s running around helping the locals out.

There’s a cafe that’s not too far from the tourney, so it’s become our hangout spot. Not only the pastries are good, they also have these cute autumn koi rice cakes for the occasion. It’s kinda become our thing to end the night with rice cakes, green tea, and a couple card games.

The nightlife is pretty active here, so Caerwyn and Salka have been using these game nights to seek out a new member to join their party. As their journey goes on, they realize that they need a healer, preferably a licensed medic. The guy who left, Emlyn, wasn’t a medic, but he was a mage who Caerwyn considers a genius. Not only he’s immune to most curses, which is considered unusual, he can easily heal ailments that are difficult for even the most experienced mages. And the worst part, according to Caerwyn, instead of putting his gifts to good use, he spent most of his life living with regrets. Based on her tone, I wonder if she’s speaking from experience.

Before going off their separate ways, Emlyn left a notebook on various spells and medicinal herbs for common ailments, which has been a godsend for them. While that alone has been helping them get by, Caerwyn’s open to recruiting a medic just to be safe. According to her and Jamie, those kinds of mages are considered to be very niche, which is why it’s hard for them to find one. Basically, mages aren’t very common, and licensed ones, especially in the medical field, are very few and far between. Emlyn happened to be a unique case, so their replacement has some big shoes to fill.

Well, like Caerwyn says, there’s no rush. It’s not healthy to live life burdened by worries and regrets. Sure, there are things that are outside your control, but don’t let that stop you from living. Although Caerwyn’s made a name for herself as a powerful mage, she says she can’t help but feel like she hasn’t done enough, which is why she’s on this adventure now, to take it slow and really get to know her companions before she inevitably outlives them like most of her friends.

After getting burned out with the incident at the pass, she said seeing the autumn koi swimming in the river reminded her why she and Salka set out on this journey in the first place. Instead of a definite endpoint, they’re just going with the flow like the koi, and they’re content with that. Even if you decide to stop moving, the currents will take you along anyway whether you like it or not, so you might as well let it carry you away. You’ll end up somewhere, and you have the choice of exploring your surroundings or just burying your head in the sand. Like I said before, sounds like Caerwyn’s speaking from experience.

It won’t be long before we all go our separate ways again. Jamie hopes it won’t be too long before she and Caerwyn cross paths again. There may be no guarantees, but considering how much Jamie travels, Caerwyn bets that they’ll meet up again in the future, and hopefully introduce her to their medic. From how Jamie, Salka, and Kalle talk about her, Caerwyn is an interesting figure, one who I really hope to meet again in the future if fate allows.

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#animal crossing pocket camp #animal crossing #headcanon ramble #diary of a junebug

[myheartxmyman]

Hätte ich die Wahl zwischen vergewaltigt werden, dafür aber alles ab Silvester nicht so abgelaufen wäre wie es ist. Oder nie wieder vergewaltigt werden, und die Realität wäre weiterhin die Realität, dann würde ich ohne zu zögern Option eins wählen.

preferred. If you wanted to spend new years eve with me you would have taken this 10 minutes drive .. I mean you were able to drive 9 times longer in the other direction. The other proof that "wish I would be with you on the tower like last year' wasn't the truth is, that you booked that flight. If what you wrote would have been the truth you should have been like 'I want to be with her. Now I am with my mates and over one hour drive away from her. I should at least spend the 1th of January with her. Celebrating our own new years eve like we did the year before.' Instead you booked a flight. YOU BOOKED A FUCKING FLIGHT. That alone broke my heart because I waited and waited and waited and hoped again and again and again. Instead of spending my father's money on trips/vacations/traveling/exploring I LITERALLY SPENT IT ON SHIT. Because people have to eat, while waiting for things that are never gonna happen. And then, out of nowhere YOU BOOK A FUCKING FLIGHT. And what really shattered my being, my trust in you, what ripped my heart out, what nearly cut our already damaged bond completely through was the LOCATION you went to. You lied by saying 'that's a coincidence it was the cheapest flight', and you really brought the fucking Robin thing GETTING MY HOPES UP THAT YOU ARE GONNA STAY, and then left nevertheless. You KNEW, you did it aswell. I would have given you those 500€ without hesitation, but I had no worth at all for you. And I begged, I tried to find a compromise, it didn't matter to you. I didn't matter. You decided what you wanna do like living a single life. Your behavior had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH A RELATIONSHIP. I can't understand how you were able to hurt me that bad. How the fucking hell could you do to me what you did?! And sadly it wasn't the first time I had that awful thought in mind. Sometimes you are the CRULEST person I ever met. How just how?!?! You enjoyed yourself, having a good time sitting in the sand, in the warmth, listening to the sound of the ocean, watching a sunset with another girl right next to you. Just thinking about this makes my insides cringe in agony and tremendous pain. And said girl 'she's just a friend of Aman', was always right by your side. Leg pressed on leg. Her leg was pressed to yours not to Amans leg who was sitting on the right side next to her. On your esplanade stroll or whatever it was you were walking closest to her, directly behind her, looking happy like you were living your best life. At the same time I had one breakdown after the other. Because I was stupid enough to trust you. I trusted you completely and you smashed it. I saw the way you were looking at her and I know your behavior good enough to see some things. You did quite a lot of things those last months that hurt me badly, but your 'Männertrip' killed something inside of me and I can't look at you the same.

#still devastated #so many painful things happened in one week #I had a complete mental breakdown #I am still shocked #it hurts and hurts and hurts #I wrote you everything what I am thinking about our relationship #I opened myself completely #I also wrote I would take a flight the following day #you left me on read #for hours while being awake #having a good time #celebrating life and holidays #the person that says of himself 'I don't need that I don't have the urge to go away' #when you finally answered it was one sentence #just a few words #saying something like ' I slept that long' #do you think I am stupid? I was on read for hours.. And when you finally decided to write roughly ~six words you didn't thought of reading #my messages #you totally ignored EVERYTHING #so i deleted it #and I should finally take the step and delete whatever this is that's left of us #how could you behave that cruel? #and once again it were those 500 dinero #I remember asking Philip 'when are we gonna have one full day for us?...' so if I sell my body to some man and earn 500bucks you would take #a day off? ' and he was like' yes' #then you came around and I wasn't worth 500€ to you #you knew you were killing me with your decision #you triggered me in so so many ways #out of nowhere 'I am flying to *****' wtf?!?! #we didn't spend new years eve together because you were once again writing one thing not even half heartedly but showed what you really

[1surfrocker]

12/25/23

It's Christmas time, and I'd be selfish if I didn't pause for a moment and thank all that I am thankful for:

-Wonderful friends. I think I went at least half my life without truly understanding what true friendship is. To have such a circle of friends, all well meaning, empathetic, creative, supportive and collaborative, is truly a blessing and warms my heart.

-My career. I've managed to get a good foothold on my career both financially and in the sense of it being personally fulfilling. I love that I get to work with musicians and creatives and help them build their studios. You watch them fulfill their dreams and often ride along in the passengers seat and watch them succeed. I get to talk music and gear, I get to try a lot of the gear, stay informed, and stay in my toes.

-My home. I love living in Long Beach and being with the water. I love that I have a house that came with a perfect basement to convert into my music studio. I love that it includes an upstairs attic that Amy can use as an art studio. I love our big kitchen, and our beautiful yard (front and back) and our bathroom which is perfect for pampering. And I love my 2 kittens Biggie and Small. and, well:

-Amy. I love her most of all. She makes me laugh, seeks adventures, lives creatively and freely and inspires me and those around her. She is beautiful and smart and have a giant heart, and home would not be home without her.

-Lastly, I'm grateful that I live in a time and place where I can be free to explore life on my own terms. I shouldn't take it for granted that I have access to so much information and knowledge, history and art. I'm able to go online or go to libraries or travel to Europe or almost anywhere I want. I'm able to create and live inside my thoughts or in the thoughts of others, to think and speak freely, and make noise and experiment with forms, style, words, expression. As dark as the world can sometimes appear to be, it's worth reminding ourselves that this age we're in is quite special.

Among my New Year's resolution, high on this list is planning our trip to Ireland. Amy and I will visit for at least a week. It's been over four years since our last real vacation (Greece in 2019), but we are now, both of us, finally in a place where we can leave our jobs for more than a few days and do some real traveling (now that I have an assistant, and now that Amy's settled in at her catering job for Facebook). I look forward to researching the sites & cities.

We will go to Luke's to celebrate New Years Eve. Two weeks later, we will host Dryden's 40th birthday party at our house. When Dryden asked me, he said, "Danny, can I just have my birthday party at your house? All I want to do is rage and jam like we always do." Me too, brother.

[strawberryspeachy]

I was scrolling through my pictures and found a guide for things to study to prepare one of my students for moving to america

Its pretty detailed and makes me wonder if im getting stupider as time goes on because i forgot about several things that i came up with without even researching 2 years ago

While looking at it i remembered

The boy asked me actually. He asked me about school in the states and he was worried about some of the classes. I tried to put his mind at ease for the transition and assure him that he’ll have help for most things.

He was half white and his dad was american. His dad was a writer actually and he told me about his books during a speaking test. So he spoke english fluently. Actually that was something he was worried about. He said his dad told him he has an accent - he really didnt.

But on that I started to ask him about things we do in English class back home. He had no idea about even the basics. Not surprising. They dont do things that involve critical thought in japanese schools.

I started briefly explaining some things to him and told him id make him a guide

Then. We were cut off

The teacher came and told me he needed to go eat lunch.

Later she came and apologized to me because he told her that he asked me for advise and that he was nervous realizing that he wasnt prepared for American English classes.

She thought i just went to talk to a kid. Stopped him from going to lunch. And was stressing him out.

Not because i do that but because thats how japanese teachers see foreigners here. Being weird idiots that bother ppl

And the thing is id forgotten about that till just now.

I HATED that feeling as an ALT. Im s weird person - but not a fucking weirdo who harasses children to talk me. I hated when the teachers tried to make me do that. And i hated when they assumed thats what happened whenever a student came to talk to me.

Theyd always look worried and annoyed when students were talking to me and theyd shoo them away. And i couldnt say its ok or anything. I couldnt say or do anything. Just smile and encourage the kid that the jaapnese teacher had a good reason for telling them to not talk to me

The thing is. I liked the teacher i just mentioned. She was one of the nicest ones i worked with as an ALT. I forgot about all the shitty times with her. She got nicer to me after my mom died. All the teachers did. I noticed and i know. But somewhat also forget.

It took a horrible thing for them to see me as a human. And to just look at what i do as another person and not a strange alien they must protect the children from.

I came to japan for a paid vacation. I wanted to explore and enjoy traveling going to concerts meeting ppl and just having a good time.

Id planned to go home and take care of my mom. I thought i could write stories while i was here and look for a job back home.

Then corona hit and ruined everything. I never even got to see my mom again

Never got to feel stability

Now the money ive saved up is worth half the value back home

I have nothing to fucking show for my time here

I cant afford to go back to america

My moms not there

I dont even have a house to return to

Im so much worse off now than when i left if i go back

But i also cant deal with that degrading treatment again. Even as a legit teacher in a school working through a company middleman im treated as less than.

As an ALT i was treated like a fucking idiot mascot play toy. Like equipment. Not a person.

And as a native teacher - last year - god do you know how fucking annoying it is to have ppl who can’t speak your native language tell you whats correct?!? To be told to keep students in line, motivate them, teach them, and entertain them all while having someone undermine you at every turn. Them complain the students dont respect you. I mean that was only with 5 kids in 432 students. And thats the other fucking problem. Last year my schools students were wonderful. They were friendly smart motived and kind. Except 2 bitchy girls and one boy - the girls turned like 3 more kids in their class against me. But the rest of my students liked me. And because the PE turned English teacher didnt like english he bitched about me and used those few kids against me. I have more than 420 actively improving their assignments and having full english conversations with me. I have the two loud classes all the teachers hate because they refuse to do their work - coming to me and asking if they did my assignments correctly and asking when they need help - but because a handful of kids dont like me - that teacher turns me into a bad guy and gets me the boot.

And thats the shit to expect with even the better job i have.

The school im not rn has a native teacher who uses his charisma to make life better for the native teachers at the school. This is the best im gonna get

I cant find another job. Im trying but too many ppl want to come to japan rn

I really cant afford to go back home

And im entirely out of the patience to be treated like a fucking slave. Literally at this point. Between the shit wages that keep going down and high costs. I cant afford the shit job that wants me to act like the japanese assholes dog. Treating me however they want and i have to just smile back

I want my mom. I want to go back to when i had my pets and my house and lived near my friends.

I keep saying it but its true. Im living the future that i used to have in my nightmares and wake up screaming from. I want to wake up again back before 2011

[yebinisms]

celebrity travel guide audition tape. / word count: 468 words

an audition tape seemed silly when it was already pretty much confirmed that yebin would be part of the show. culture creative already knew how much she'd dislike filming this, so they gave her a nicely outlined itinerary to follow. looking at the piece of paper that was taped beneath the camcorder, she couldn't help but let out a scoff. it's like they thought of her as a baby or something. despite all that, however, they still allowed her to film it on her own at the dorms, so that's got to mean something. right?

clearing her throat, she turned the camera on and put on her future/femme leader smile, the one she'd always have during official speeches and such, before beginning to read off the format that's been given to her.

"hello, everyone!" she exclaimed as she waved towards the camera. "i'm future/femme's leader yebin, and i'm so excited to be greeting you all like this. this is my room, and i can't remember if this is my first time revealing it. there's not much here, actually. i like to live a minimalist lifestyle," she claimed before letting out a chuckle. more like she just cleaned out the area that'll be shown on camera.

"i have always loved traveling, but it's become harder and harder since my debut. i think the last overseas vacation i took was about four years ago? it was with my family, and we ended up going to canada, which was really nice! but i'd still love to travel some more." with that, she clapped her hands once before peeking at the script once more.

"i've always heard great things about new zealand and the nature there, so i'd love to be able to go there. but the one place i've always wanted to go to was spain! i've shared it during interviews as well, so i'm hoping the staff take my ideas into consideration." yebin winked towards the camera, and she could already see the editing that'll come out of this clip.

crossing her arms across her chest, she pursed her lips together before answering the next portion. "a bucket list item. i'm into adventures and thrilling things, so i'd love to do some extreme sports! not sure if culture creative will allow it but sky diving sounds like it'll be so much fun! i'd love to try it at least once before i die." she crossed her fingers and waved it toward the camera to show her excitement.

"it's just been so long since i've been able to travel even within korea, so i'd love to partake in this program and just explore the world. thank you!" as she said her last words, she waved toward the camera before stepping forward and turning it off.

well, that's over now.

#( ✦ . ˚ — self para. ) #thefourctg

[earceneaux5]

Entry 1

Hello! This blog is for my study abroad class focusing on the evolution of fairy tales. This project required us to creatively write as a fairytale character or an explorer type character. I chose to write as a fairytale character, so the rest of the posts onto this blog will be following her journey. The character I will be playing is named Danielle Corbin, and she is a young woman with dark, curly hair, green eyes, and fair skin. She is a witch who is talented with enchanting beverages and foods, and she can also transport herself wherever she needs or wants to go. This skill is limited to herself, so traveling with other people requires other means. She is a beautiful woman, but she always feels jealous of her adoptive sister, Annette Bellamy. Annette has light brown hair, warm, tan skin, and hazel eyes. Both of these sisters are daughters of a scholarly family, so they are well-off financially. Their parents are Bernadette and Pierre Bellamy, who are both from France but have moved to Stresa, Italy. Annette’s family adopted Danielle at a young age, and they have been very kind and loving to her over the years. However, Danielle has always felt as though she is not as beautiful as her sister, and she has always felt some resentment about that. She feels as though she does not fit in with the family, as they all look the same, and she does not look like them. The story will focus on the family taking a vacation through various cities in France, where it will eventually end in their hometown of Stresa, Italy. As they go through their vacation, Danielle’s jealousy of her sister grows and comes to a head when she feels as though she has been slighted or abandoned by God and seeks to curse her sister to be ugly. Her purpose is to first curse her sister and then to change her back to her original beauty after realizing that what she has done is wrong. Her character is meant to tame her sense of jealousy and realize that she was beautiful all along, regardless of if her sister was also beautiful. I think this story should be interesting to write, and I hope it is just as interesting to read!

[phoenixrising0308]

The Pencil Chronicles: Along came Polly

Day 15 Solitude

Books: The Royal Romance and minor usage of characters from other choices universes.

Rating: M (Mature content and implied sexual activities)

Pairing: Drake x OC, Liam x (MC) L.I x Jessica (MC)

Pencil Chronicles- Series premise (TPC): Longhand pencils inspired this series. The pencils have a phrase that can prompt a line from a show, book, movie song. It can be a theme. This is a random A/U with stories that are not meant to have a happy ending, a sad ending, or even an ending at all. Sometimes I use the pencils in other series for writer inspiration. I will A/N when I do that; in that case, it’s just a prompt or theme of the story. In this A/U, anything is possible. It could be any character, any pairing, any scenario. I will go where the pencil goes. SO take what you know and throw it out the window. 

Disclaimer

Triggers: None

Words according to blogger: Dulce means sweet in Spanish. Sora or Zorra (both pronounced the same in my book) means slut/whore in most Spanish-speaking areas. Suelta - Loose Sucio (masculine) Dirty.

A/N: Drake meets someone that changes his life.

I just want to explore a bit and so I create this little A/U that flips things up a bit for Drake, Liam, and Jessica. I don’t know if anything comes out of this A/U but for now, the A/U is called “Prince Charming”.

Pencil Chronicle Theme(s): Grumpy and Sunshine- Bonus trope collection

Additional dialogues Prompt(s) - 1,6,10,20,22,26,37,39, 47, 61, 67,69,74,75,76,98

Chapter Song inspiration: You - Great Big World

Word count: 3,450 *As always, forgive my typos and grammatical errors.*

DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York

On the waterfront - Restaurant

He intertwined his fingers in hers, holding her hand for the first time since her engagement ring now adored her left hand. She always forced him to dance. He hated it, but she loved it, and he would do anything for her. They knew each other their whole lives, and they had an unbreakable bond.

“So, are you?”

She smiled. “Pregnant?”

“Yea, I’m fucken serious.”

“So, you think I would tell you here and with an attitude like that? No… I don’t think I’d tell you.”

“Jessica, are you pregnant?” Drake said with a softness in his voice and tenderness in his gaze.

Jessica looked back at him with a glowing smile on her face and said, “So, much better. No.”

“I hate your boyfriend. He is no Prince Charming. I’ll tell you that much.”

“Well, now he’s my fiancé. Is it because of his job? Because an FDNY Par-”

“No. That shit means nothing to me. You’re settling. No one fucken likes this guy. He still lives at home with his fucken Grandmother.”

“Drake, he is trying to finish his masters. It’s New York.”

“I know he helped stitch you up BUT, do you see yourself spending the rest of your life with him? Having a family? I sure the fuck don’t. He is way too flirty, Jessica.”

She sighed, “Drake, just be happy for me. Please. I addressed it. It’s not a regular thing. I forgave him, and we are looking to start fresh.”

“BUT it’s a thing. It should have never been a thing you had to address at all. I noticed it, and I don’t fucken like it. When you love someone, there isn’t a need to look at anyone else because the person in front of you is the most beautiful thing that has ever existed.”

Meanwhile, on the other side of the restaurant …

“You did what?” The brunette with a blunt cut and brown eyes glared at her date.

“I quit today. I couldn’t stop thinking about the offer, and I want to slow down. I am hardly home to visit. I need to visit more, especially now. Things don’t look good for him, and I’m needed. I haven’t taken a vacation in two years; anytime I’m traveling, it’s for family reasons. It’s stressful.”

She scoffed, “You are on the partner track at the firm. Do you plan on practicing after this little dream of yours proves not to be an investment?”

“It’s a career change! No, I don’t want to practice. It seems like my whole life I’ve done everything by the book and things people wanted me to do in accordance with my role.”

“Well, I have needs and a lifestyle you won’t be able to afford. AMELIA would not be pleased.

WE live in a penthouse in Central Park, for God sake. I would have to go to a place with an intercom instead of a doorman.”

He leaned back in his chair, and his blue eyes stared back at her with disappointment. “I could care less about what AMELIA has to say. I care more about what KATHERINE has to say. WE don’t live anywhere. I live in a penthouse, and there is a reason I have never asked you to move in. I’m glad we had this conversation. Katie, it’s clear what you wanted out of a relationship with me. I believe our night and our time with each other has ended.”

Back on the dance floor

“I’m gonna die alone,” Drake said with a half-smile.

“Look, I know you hate yourself, but I love you, and it really hurts when you say things like that. I’ve been wanting you to find someone special since… we never worked out.”

Drake laughed, “It was a whirlwind romance between two fourteen-year-olds in a treehouse confused because I thought I was moving to Texas.”

“I know the perfect girl. SHE looks at you too. I’ve seen you look at her.”

“Well, I can ask her myself, Jessica.”

Jessica looked at him with hopeful eyes. “Tomorrow at work, right before our press conference. We will be in the area. You know how she gets.”

“Fine. I’ll do it…ALONE. IF she stops.”

“Drake, if she stops, it’s the fucken universe telling you to ask this girl out.”

A uniformed police officer walked over to them and said, “Hey Sarge, Commissioner Thompson is ready to move.”

The next day

Williamsburg Bridge

“Okay, and we are due for an address at the 91st precinct at 1200 hours,” Jessica said as she looked at her father’s Timex watch that she hardly took off.

“Do we have time to stop at that bakery on Union Street? Commissioner Thompson asked.”

Jessica could hardly contain herself. “Walker, we need to reroute. ‘Ducles’ on Union.”

“Alright, you got it, but I’m gonna go in ALONE since we are down a guy.”

Moments later, the car stopped in front of a small Williamsburg Bakery.

Dulce’s

Drake walked into the bakery, list in hand. Only one person was at the counter. But he wasn’t looking at her; he was looking at the brunette in the back frosting cupcakes. He saw her a dozen times before, but he never spoke to her.

“Um, can I help you?”

“Hi. I’m sorry, I was just thinking about what I was going to order.”

“Oh, we know what you want.”

Drake didn’t respond. “I’m sorry, I just remember you from the few times you’ve been in here. You always come with the Police Commissioner, SO it’s kind of a big deal. Oh, sorry, my name is Sue.”Sue smiled at him. “I will grab those cupcakes for you. We will pip them fresh.”

Sue walked to the back and grabbed the attention of the baker. She put her piping bag down and wiped her hand on her apron, and walked to where Drake was standing.

“I wanted to come out and say hi.” She gave him a warm smile. Her chocolate brown eyes looking deep into his “My name is-”

“Emily. Emily Flores.” Drake smiled at her. “Don’t worry, and my job is to know.”

Emily bit her lip. “I get it. I guess you should know who’s the place you’re coming into.”

“Yeah.”

15 minutes later…

Sue walked over with a box, cutting off their conversation. “Here you go. Thank you for coming by.” Sue’s face soured at the thought that Emily seemed to be hitting it off with Drake.

“Hey, can I get you something? You never order anything for yourself. I insist.” Emily said.

Drake nodded, “Sure.”

“I think I have something you would like.”

Emily bent down to grab something from the case in front of them. She handed it to Drake and said, “It’s a Coquito twinkie.”

“Coquito?”

“Yea, it has some rum in it.”

“On the clock, so I can’t have it.”

“OHHH, okay, um, let me think, do you like s’mores? I’ve been playing around with Marshmallow icing.”

10 minutes later…

Jessica stood outside the car as Drake came back out with the box. He got in, and Jessica instantly demanded, “Well?!”

“I didn’t ask her.”

“Drake, what the hell? I’m about to go in there and ask her for you-”

“Don’t you fucken do it, Jessica. I will ask her when I’m ready.”

“When? 5 years from now when some other guy already snatched her up because you were too scared to ask her right now?”

Drake groaned, “I do not need this convo right now. Just give this to Thompson.”

Jessica took the box and mumbled, “Wimp.” To which Drake gave her an eye roll.

Three hours later…

Drake walked in. “Ms. Flores.”

Emily turned around and said, “Hi Drake, you’re back. Um, was there a problem?”

Sue snickered and whispered, “I told you that frosting was too sweet.”

Drake had an ear full from Jessica the whole way, and her reasoning was sound advice. He realized he needed to try, at least. And he had the perfect excuse.

“No. I’m off the clock, and I was wondering if maybe you let me try that twinkie.”

Sue frowned as Emily smiled, “Sure.”

Sue scoffed and interjected, “Maybe you should let me get you one of my favorites first. It’s a strawberry jam-filled cupcake with a white chocolate frosting.”

Drake politely declined, “Sorry, but strawberry isn’t my favorite.”

Sue faltered but batted her lashes at him, “Well, one bite-”

“No, thank you.”

“How about a rocky road?”

“I’m allergic to nuts. I will take a coffee, though. Black is fine.”

Emily said, “Oh Sue, the coffee filters are still in the back. You’ll have to let the coffee perk a new batch. We just made our last an hour ago.”

Sue smiled, but her eyes were glaring at Emily. “Sure thing.” She stalked away as Emily got Drake his Coquito twinkie.

“Here. I think you’ll like it.”

“If you made it, I’m sure I will, and that S’more cupcake was the best damn thing I’ve had in a while.” He admitted before taking a bite. He gave a moan of appreciation. “Yep, exactly what I hoped for.”

Emily chuckled and smiled at him, “Well, thank you. I’m glad you came back all this way just to try it. You should come in more for yourself more often. If it’s after hours, just send me a text, I’ll stick around.”

Drake nodded, Jessica’s voice screaming in his head to ‘Just fucken do it!’

“Uh…Actually. I didn’t come back just for the twinkie.”

“Really? Is there something else I can get you?”

Drake sighed before just going for it, “I was wondering if you wanted to go on a date sometime. If not, I get it.”

Emily looked surprised before smiling at him, “Oh, I would love to.”

Drake grinned, “Yeh?”

“Yes! I look forward to you coming in; I would love to.” She took out her phone so that he could exchange numbers with her.

Sue came back with a cup of coffee in a mug, faster than what was expected. “Here you go. I made it fresh and just the right temperature.” Sue smiled, but her smile faltered as she saw Drake and Emily so close.

Drake said, “Make that to go… When are you closing up?”

“In 30 minutes, but…Looking like this?” She gestured to her apron and clothes.

“I think you look…beautiful.” He wanted to hit himself at how awkward that came out. He was rusty. Emily didn’t seem to mind as she blushed and smiled at him.

“You know what? Okay. It won’t take me just a few minutes to freshen up in the bathroom. Sue, do you mind closing shop today?”

Sue openly glared, gritting her teeth before huffing. “I guess.”

Emily was oblivious as she grinned at Drake, “Perfect! I’ll be right back.”

The minute Emily left, Drake was alone with Sue. Sue gave him a desperate gaze before she leaned over the counter to whisper.

“Listen…I like Emily but…I wouldn’t go out with her if I were you.”

Drake raised a brow, “Why?”

“Well… she a bore.” Sue suggestively ran her hand up to his arm, and he shook her off.

“Oh really? Well, I like her even more now. We can both be boring fucken awkward people together tonight.”

Sue gaped at him as Emily came back; she changed it to an off-the-shoulder green dress. She looked at the closeness, and the awkward tension before Drake smiled at her, “You look gorgeous, and that was before the outfit change.” Ready?”

Emily smiled back, “Yep! Thanks again, Sue!” She waved over her back as Drake opened the door for her. Sue gawked at them in outrage.

One year later …

Drake’s Apartment

Drake sat with his arm around Emily on his couch as they binged watched Drake’s new favorite show ‘Bridgeton.’

Today, she seemed more nervous than usual he thought it was because she was hired to bake for election night. Commissioner Thompson insisted that Emily be in charge of the ‘Sweet Victory table.’

“So, remember we tasted that maple bacon frosting? Then we got really into tasting it off each other?

“I said bacon belongs on my plate… But frosting belongs on you. Bacon and Emily; best fucken cupcake ever. Why?”

Emily nervously blurted out, “Don’t freak out, but… I’m pregnant.” Drake nodded his head slowly as he sat there in silence, taking it all in.

“Drake, I know it’s too soon to think about anything major like this. It’s not even a year.”

Drake barely let her finish her sentence. “Marry me.”

Emily frowned, “I’m pregnant. Not made out of glass. You don’t have to take that step with me now or even if you don’t want to.”

Drake smiled softly, “You make me so happy. Like I’m fucken happy, Em. I’m glad Jessica gave me shit and made me go back to ask you out.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yea, I’m fucken sure. They used to call me Grumpy at work… and now they call me sunshine.”

Emily chuckled at that but frowned once again as she replied, “But maybe you weren’t gonna do it if it wasn’t for the baby…”

“Oh. Wait here.”

10 minutes later…

Drake walked out in a new suit, and Emily said, “Wow. You look so- wow. My Marshmallow lover looks handsome. I guess I should calm down for a second. Seeing how we are in a bit of a situation.”

“So, this was what I was gonna wear to election night which was also gonna be my chance to say this.” He got on his one knee in front of her.

“Wait, you were going to ask?”

Drake smiled and said, “You’re the reason I get up in the morning... Emily, you are the most beautiful person who has ever existed. I love you so much. I can’t imagine my life without you. You are the best thing that ever happened to me. Marry me.”

Emily didn’t respond, putting a hand over her mouth as tears shined in her eyes as Drake pulled out a green velvet box and opened it displaying.

“No, don’t cry! Don’t do that to me.” Drake got up and enveloped Emily in a hug. “I just want to hold you forever. Emily, let me hold you forever.”

“Yes,” she whispered through her sobbing. He placed the ring on her finger and said, “It was my Grandmother’s. It got here about two weeks ago.”

“Really?”

Drake smiled warmly, “Yeah. I was going to ask. It’s just out you are giving me something just as important to me. Em, you are going to be an amazing mother. Me…I just know I’m going to be a horrible parent.”

Emily scoffed and hugged him back, kissing his cheek. “Stop, you are going to be the Dad who goes to the roof to make a fire pit so that they could have real s’mores.” She whimpered with a sniffle.

Drake’s eyes watered as he kissed her repeatedly before resting his face on her shoulder.

After a moment, he spoke again. “So, what should I call you. Walker or Flores?”

45 minutes later …

Jessica’s Apartment

Jessica held her wedding dress in her hand. As she tried to open the door with one hand and her ear pressed to the phone.

“That is amazing! I’m so happy. Congratulations, times two, I guess?”

Jessica walked through, and she called out, “Hey Raf, I’m home! I took off early and picked up my wedding dress.”

Jessica heard the unmistakable sounds of moaning coming from her bedroom. Jessica felt rage and every other emotion about ready to explode.

“Listen, Drake; you remember that thing you told me not to do? I agree with you. I will call you back.” She hung up as she gave a vicious glare in the direction of the moaning.

‘On your life, that better be a fucken porn tab you have blaring and your beating off to.’ She thought as she snuck into their bedroom. ‘And in our fucken bed?!’

Jessica opened their door to see the man she would marry in two weeks, FDNY Paramedic Rafael Aveiro, deep in orgasmic bliss with a waitress from a local dive bar they frequented.

Jessica was hurt; she was calm. Glaring at the scene and shaking her head in disgust before she spat, “You’re a fucken asshole. How many times are you going to do this to me? I’m so over it.”

Rafael got off the other woman as they both quickly covered themselves, “Fuck! You are not supposed to be here.”

Jessica gave a bitter laugh at his audacity. “Oh, that makes it any better?”

“I’m so sorry.” He mumbled with his hard-on barely covered and the waitress trying to pick her things off the floor to leave.

“YOU’RE ONLY SORRY YOU GOT CAUGHT! Here I am, like a fucken idiot, working around the clock to pay for our wedding, this Loft, and if that’s not enough, doing your fucken homework while you play Fortnite! I should have left you in your Grandmother’s basement!”

Jessica threw her wedding dress at the waitress and looked at Rafael, and said, “We’ve been going to that restaurant for two years; how long has this been going on!? You fucken Sucio.”

The lovers didn’t respond. The waitress looked everywhere, but Jessica’s direction, and Rafael looked like he was formulating some excuse out of this situation.

Jessica huffed, “I guess I’m gonna assume that it wasn’t the Buffalo Wings that made you like the place.” Jessica took off her engagement ring and threw it. “Here you go, RILEY. YOU fucken Sora! Suelta! You piece of trash, find a new job! I got a fucken feeling the health inspector is going to shut your restaurant down.”

Rafael got on his knees and pleaded with Jessica in Portuguese “Desculpe. Vamos resolver isso! Jessica. Estraguei tudo.” (Sorry. Let’s fix this! Jessica. I screwed up.)

“Fuck you! Get the hell out of my house!”

Most Holy Trinity Elementary school (Pre-kindergarten)

He was a former corporate attorney who worked twelve-hour days, but he wanted to slow down and enjoy life, maybe meet someone special, and settle down. It was his first year teaching pre-kindergarten.

All the children laid down on their mats as he walked around with his guitar singing the lullaby that would make any rambunctious four-year-old sleep during nap time. “Sleep, little love, sleep easy…while the stars dance high above…Dream, little love, dream easy…Till the warmth of morning comes.”

“Mr. R, I’m scared.”

“Oh no. What is it?”

“The tree.” the little boy pointed to a tree that was shaking in the wind.

“What if I gave you my friend to help you sleep during nap time? Would that make it better?”

“Okay.”

He walked over to his desk and picked up a stuffed animal, and said, “I like to call him Sir Winston.”

Nine months later…

Brooklyn Methodist hospital

Drake held his daughter in his arms and said, “This is the second time in my life I fell in love with someone I just met.”

Emily smiled and said, “God, she is so tiny in your arms, Drake.”

“Emily, she is perfect. Just like you.”

Jessica walked into the room. “So, can I hold her? “Did you name her?”

Emily smiled. “Her name is Paloma Bianca Walker.”

“Oh, that’s a good fucken name.”

Drake groaned, “Garcia… You’re gonna tone it down around my daughter.”

Jessica rolled her eyes with a smirk. “Daddy Drake, she is like 15 minutes old. Remind me again when she starts talking, but for now, I don’t think she’s going to repeat it.”

“OH, trust me, I will. I don’t want her going to school and being that kid.”

“Drake, let me hold her; come on, I promise to watch my language, okay.”

Drake gave his daughter a glowing smile and said, “And along came Polly.” as he handed Jessica his daughter, and she looked at the little girl. “God Drake, she is SO beautiful. So worth the police escort I got to get her here.”

Twelve hours later…

Outside the hospital entrance

“You know Jessica; maybe you could slow down yourself. Maybe give dating a try again. Your Prince Charming will come. I didn’t watch all those Disney movies with my best friend to see her not get a happy ending.”

Jessica lowered her gaze. “I got my hands full. This job keeps me busy. I can be the fun Aunt.”

He wrapped her in a warm embrace. “God. You are the worst liar. I know you’re having a hard time. Don’t fucken settle. He gotta look at you like you’re the only person in the room.“

"God, I was so stupid. Maybe I’m not enough you know it happened so many times. I was like a welcome mat.”

“Why settle for being someone princess when you could be their Queen? Jessica, you are enough, and one day your gonna meet someone that’s gonna treat you like the Queen you are, and it will all be worth it just to get to him.

Central Park Towers - New York

He opened up his safe and gently placed his Royal Cordonian passport inside, wrapped around his Royal sash, and took off his signet ring and placed it into the velvet jewelry box inside. He turned and sighed as he looked at the empty bed and said, “Okay, so we didn’t meet anyone on this trip. But one day, you will roll over on your side and kiss the love of your life good morning. She won’t care who your father is. She will see you, and she will love you as you are. She will make us french toast. She will get on her toes to kiss me as many times as I desire, which will be just as much as she wants; she will call me by my name, no titles. You will simply call her love because that is what she is to you, and you will always make sure to look at her like nothing else exists in the world because she is your world.”

He padded his leg, and a little Corgi puppy came running. He picked him up and said, “Chance, you are such a good boy. You made this whole trip worth it, and we will find you a mommy soon enough.”

* Yea that was Katie from ROE and Rafael Aveiro from OH*

Originally published on 4.15.21 and transitioned to this URL on 10.21.22 by the original author. -J

[celtfather]

Grace O'Malley & Celtic Invasion Vacation Expectations

Where are we going on the next Celtic Invasion Vacation? Listen and also enjoy some music related to the invasion. Plus, you’ll learn what you can expect to experience when you join an invasion.

It’s Pub Songs & Stories #258

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1:01 - WHAT’S NEW?

This is a bonus episode. I finally settled on where to go for the next Celtic Invasion Vacation in 2023. I looked at Galicia in Spain, the Wicklow Mountains, south of Dublin, Ireland, and Westport in County Mayo, Ireland. And the winner is… Westport in County Mayo.

I don’t yet have details about the trip. Nor have I opened it up to the public. I’m gonna spend the next month working those out. But there are few things I want to explore while we are there.

First, County Mayo was the home of Grace O’Malley. She was known as the Pirate Queen of Ireland. A quick search revealed that there are not many records of her. However, there are some letters that were exchanged with Queen Elizabeth I, which show a mutual admiration of each other, two strong women in a time of men. I’m gonna research a bit about the Pirate Queen and see what we can find.

And to give you a small taste, The Gothard Sisters have a song inspired by Grainne, as she is often called.

2:15 - “Grace O’Malley” by The Gothard Sisters from Mountain Rose

5:49 - MORE ON TRAVEL

One of my regular invaders, Jim, once said that what he enjoyed about our trips is that there are frequently different types of travel that we do. Meaning we might take a boat or train, instead of a car. So I’m always looking out for something cool like that for at least one day. Happily, Clare Island is nearby.

I honestly know very little about Clare Island. Although, it sounds like Gracy O’Malley spent some time there as well. What I do know about it is that The Saw Doctors have a fantastic song called “Clare Island”. It makes me excited to see it.

That’s what I have so far.

6:31 - UPCOMING SHOWS

SEP 28-OCT 2: ALEP, Shakertown, KY with Brobdingnagian Bards

OCT 8: Ironshield Brewing, Lawrenceville, GA @ 7:00 – 10:00 PM.

OCT 14-16: MultiVerse, Atlanta, GA

NOV 4-6: Conjuration, Atlanta, GA

I’m gonna share a replay from the Celtfather Unkilted podcast. I noticed after publishing that episode last month that there is one thing that is a bit off at present. That is the requirement of a vaccination card. I am not requiring that at present though the sentiment is still valid. These trips are small and your fellow invaders should be treated like family. Meaning I do expect that you will get vaccinated as needed to protect your family.

7:54 - WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT ON A CELTIC INVASION VACATION?

If you go to the website you won’t find much information. I usually list the itinerary when it becomes available but that can be January or March before the trip. You will find podcasts and links to pictures and videos. I don't know that any of it really paints a good picture.

So I thought I would try to break down how these trips work to help you decide if you want to join me in the future.

Celtic Invasion Vacations are not your typical travel tour experience. Most tourists travel on big buses. They go place to place. You stay up late. You get up early. There’s 30, 60 or even 90 people packed on one to three tour buses.

If you’re like me, that sounds pretty miserable. My first two trips were on tour buses. Everyone was a fan of my music. So that was pretty awesome. The bus drivers were awesome too. But that's a lot of people for an introvert like me.

I don’t know how much of the fatigue was from so many people or the staying up late/getting-up-early business. But it’s not my preferred way of traveling. I like small groups.

My mom moved to Italy in 1985. So I’ve gone back-and-forth to Europe for a long time.

My mom is an awesome adventurer. I went to school on an American military base in Vicenza, Italy for my senior year of high school. While all the other high school seniors went to Remini to get drunk, my mom and I went on in artistic pilgrimage following the works of Piero Della Francesca. She instilled in me the value of planning as well as spontaneity.

You see that in my Celtic Invasion Vacations itinerary. When I finally make one that is. Typically, I don't have a full itinerary when I announce the latest trip. I have… ideas.

In fact, I usually have one big idea. Then I find a way to make it work.

One person told me he was disappointed when my trip to the Highlands of Scotland a few years back did not also include the Isle of Skye, like it was initially listed on the early itinerary.

That was because I had a big idea. But when I finally settled on details, I realized it was impractical. I learned from that error. If I make any big changes to what was planned, you are welcome to back out.

I don’t usually settle on solid itineraries until December or January. I just don’t have enough details to make a solid decision.

That might make some people uncomfortable, especially when you’re putting down nearly $3000, plus air travel, to join me.

The adventure is worth it!

The great thing about traveling on the Celtic Invasion Vacation in my opinion is that it is a small group. That means maximum flexibility for adventure.

So let’s answer some questions.

11:08 - WHEN ARE THE CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS?

This can always vary. But typically I run my trips in late May or early June. This seems to be the best time to travel to Ireland and Scotland. People talk about rain in Ireland. June seems to invariably have one of the lightest rain falls ever. It's just... perfect!

11:28 - HOW LONG IS EACH TRIP?

Celtic Invasion Vacations are about seven days long. The trips are officially scheduled from Saturday to Saturday. That’s because that’s how long most vacation rentals book. But I’m not going to be taking you to seven hotels in seven days. We stay in one place most of the week.

If the vacation rental is more than a couple hours from the airport or there's something cool to see closer, we may stay in a hotel near the airport on the last night of the Invasion. It just depends on how soon everyone on the trip has booked their departure.

12:00 - WHEN SHOULD I ARRIVE?

I usually ask Invaders to arrive the day before the trip. That way you can recover from jet lag and adjust to the time change. But that also allows us to leave first thing in the morning on Saturday to drive to our vacation rental.

While it is recommended, it is not required. As long as you arrive by 11 am on Saturday, we will adjust. You are also responsible for the hotel on Friday night. But you might find a roommate with other Invaders.

12:39 - WHEN SHOULD I DEPART?

Again, it’s up to you. I prefer you to set your departure after noon on Saturday. You can stay as long as you want.

I usually leave on Sunday after the trip is over.

12:50 - HOW DO YOU SELECT THE DESTINATIONS?

Destinations are chosen by invaders and of course me. I usually have an idea of a place I want to see. I look for a suitable vacation spot.

But sometimes I ask for suggestions from Invaders. Our trip to Brittany and Cornwall were both chosen because some regular Invaders wanted to visit all seven Celtic nations.

Of course, I get the final say. And if I can't get enough people to attend one of these more remote spots, I may make adjustments.

Once we settle on a big destination, the next step is figuring out the generalized itinerary.

13:23 - IS THERE DOWNTIME?

Yes. This is not an intense, constantly moving tour. Celtic Invasion Vacations are about relaxation, adventure, and fun. But how much can be up to you.

There’s usually at least one day where we are near to the cottage and take it easy. We explore the local town. Wednesday’s have the option of a little extra downtime for those who need it.

13:49 - HOW DO YOU CHOOSE THE ITINERARY?

You can't make an itinerary until you know where you are going, right? Well, the challenge for me is that I need to know the exact place we are staying to figure out where our itinerary will go.

My next step then is to start researching vacation rentals. I look for rentals in our destination area that hold between 8-12 people (sometimes more). I want it to look nice, comfortable and easily accessible. In fact, I want the majority of the cool stuff that we will explore to be within 30 minutes of where we are staying.

Once I know the exact location, I can plan the itinerary.

14:23 - WHAT DOES A TYPICAL ITINERARY LOOK LIKE?

The first day of the trip involves driving to our destination. We need at least one interesting place to stop along the way. Maybe two if you include lunch.

When we arrive, we need groceries. I confess, there's something extra fun about going to a grocery store in Europe. Some of our Invaders join me for a shopping experience as we load up on breakfast and a couple dinners.

I make dinner the first night, typically my secret pasta recipe. That evening is usually concluded with a little music by me.

The second day is usually a good day to stay local. So we explore one or two of the cool things nearby. We try to spend time out of the car, walking around. It's good to stretch our legs after traveling.

On either the second or the third day, I like to bring in a tour guide, if possible. My trips are not geared around "tours", but local guides are great for adding a little bit of history, culture, and legends to the experience.

Guides are also good at giving us a local perspective of things we should check out that are not necessarily on our itinerary.

In Brittany, we found some cool cairns that were not on our original itinerary. In Cornwall, we got an overview of Tintagel and found some standing stones I would've never found. In Wales, Gwilym Morus shared the incredible legends of Merlin and introduced us to an eco-resort, hidden in the mountains. In Donegal, we found some great restaurants and a former passage tomb.

Around day three, we're ready for a different travel experience. That's when I try to get us out on the water or on a train. Something to shake up the feel of the trip.

Day four is the midweek break. Again we stay local. Some choose to relax in our cottage. Others explore something new that’s local.

Day five usually takes us on a long adventure. We'll get in the van and drive further to see something outside of our main region. This gives us a nice look at other regions nearby. It also adds to the fun adventure.

Day six is intentionally left open. We usually find something cool by this time that we might not have realized before the trip began. Or perhaps a guide or a local we met had a recommendation. That's when we take the advice of others to explore something different

The final day is usually spent fairly local. It’s time for last minute exploration of our area. Sometimes we pack up and make our way back  \towards the airport. One or two bonus destinations end up on the final day.

17:17 - WHAT MAKES A CELTIC INVASION VACATION DIFFERENT FROM OTHER TOURS?

I like to stress that Celtic Invasion Vacations are not tours. They are vacations. I want my Invaders to feel relaxed and happy by the end of the trip. Not exhausted, like I was on my first two trips to Ireland. You should be energized and excited for the next Celtic Invasion experience.

17:36 - HOW MANY PEOPLE JOIN THE INVASION?

The number can vary. But I usually aim for between 8-12 invaders. Too many people and I start having trouble finding restaurants to eat at.

17:55 - WHAT PERSONAL PAPERS ARE NEEDED FOR TRAVELING ON A CELTIC INVASION VACATION?

You DO need a passport. It's usually good to get your passport at least 90 days out. I would suggest applying for one a minimum of six months before you depart. But there are some expedited services that can get them sooner. Just plan ahead.

You do NOT need a visa. You don't need an international drivers license either. In fact, your regular driver's license is fine if you plan to drive in Europe with any car company. Make sure you bring that at the very least. But of course, driving on the Invasion is usually done by me.

Since the pandemic, you will need a vaccination card. Invasions are like family vacations. We want to take care of our fellow invaders. So your COVID vaccination card is essential for my trip and a lot of European travel.

18:45 - HOW MUCH DO CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS COST?

That varies year to year. It starts at about $2800 for the land part of the trip, for each person on the trip.

It does not cover the cost of air travel. You handle your own airline tickets.

Your fee covers your housing for a full week. That's for a shared room, either a double if you’re a couple or two singles. Depending on our housing, it may cost extra to get a single room to yourself.

Your fee covers a breakfast every day and dinner at least five times. Often I cover more than that. Sometimes it works well to make lunches if we're not planning to be near restaurants. So I happily pay for lunch supplies if we need them. But in general, you are responsible for your own lunch.

You can have what you like for breakfast each morning. Some days we have a full breakfast with eggs, bacon, yogurt, fruit, cheese, or whatever you want.

Grocery shopping usually happens on the first day. So whatever you need, we can probably find it.

Other days, if we want to get going early, then we will have a Continental Breakfast with just breads, cheese, yogurt or fruit.

And yes, there's coffee. Every morning. And tea too. I need my coffee!

I cook dinner at least 2 days during the week. We have my world famous secret pasta meal. And then there's the Celtic Invasion specialty... Prince Charlie... Secret. It's a recipe we picked up years ago and is now a tradition on the Invasions. There may be more than two meals. But of course, we like to eat out too.

The toughest thing about dining on the Celtic Invasions is finding a place to eat. If the group is under nine people. That's usually not too difficult. But if we have more than that, it can be a challenge. I plan ahead for that. Because who doesn't like to eat out in Europe!?!?! I consider that a big part of the experience.

20:38 - IS THERE MUSIC?

At least twice a week, we spend the evening relaxing at our cottage with dinner... and music.

I am, of course, host of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. But I'm also a musician. I play Celtic music with a sci fi drinking song twist. I call it Sci F'Irish music. You can hear my music through my website at celtfather.net.

I plan to play for at least an hour. But a lot of it depends on you and how excited you are to hear some music. If we're really lucky, you might bring an instrument too. Then we can have an Irish session with songs and tunes afterward.

And if we're really fortunate, I will find a musician or bring in a musician to come play for us. That's frequently difficult to pull off.  But when it happens. It's absolutely amazing!

21:27 - WHEN DOES OUR DAY BEGIN AND END?

Breakfast is usually around 7:30 or 8 AM with a departure time of 8:30-9 AM.

We don't usually do too much in the evening. Since Irish sessions usually don't begin until 9 PM, it's not something we usually attend outside of our cottage. But if it's something you want to do, we might be able to make it happen.

22:29 - HOW OLD IS TOO OLD? HOW YOUNG IS TOO YOUNG?

I have had people ages 18 on into their 70s on my Celtic Invasion Vacations. I'd say the vast majority are in their 40s, 50s and 60s. But I don't really think much about it because I adjust each trip to who's on it.

In 2019, the younger group hiked up Skellig Michael while the less physically able landed on the Greater Blaskett Island by boat.

The physically active walk, hike and run ahead if they so desire. Those who aren't, take it at their own speed.

The Isle of Skye was one of the few places we went where it was better to be physically active. There's a lot of hiking on that island. But ye know, I don't think anyone's vacation fun was hindered by their physical activity.

As for younger folks, I typically don't prefer to have young kids on the trip. I know the challenges associated with that. But I'm willing to consider it as long as the you feel the kids are up to getting up and going.

One lady asked about a teenager. I think I might be open to a teenager who is a bit more independent but still willing to follow the rules.

23:48 - HOW DO WE TRAVEL?

Typically we travel in a van. These are usually large nine-seaters with lots of luggage space. Sometimes we will add a second van or a car to carry extra Invaders.

Speaking of luggage, we do have limited space. I find one suitcase per person is plenty, plus a carry on. You typically don't need more. There's usually laundry facilities too. So you can always wash something extra. There's a whole bunch of videos on YouTube where you can learn how to travel light.

If you truly need an extra suitcase, that's fine. But your experience is so much better when you travel light.

24:32 - HOW DO YOU SIGN UP?

The first step is for me to open up the Invasion to the public. You see, former Invaders get first dibs. Once it's public, here's what you do.

First, email an application form to me.

Second, send me a check for your deposit. That reserves your spot on the Invasion within 2 weeks of emailing your application form.

Finally, just send me your final payment before the deadline and you're golden.

Speaking of your final payment, you are welcome to break it up into multiple payments if you don't want to or can't pay all at once. I'm happy to work with you to make the trip happen.

25:05 - HOW DO I CANCEL IF I NEED TO?

First off, there is a $400 non-refundable deposit. Though there is a caveat for the "non-refundable" part. If I change the dates, you can get a refund. If you can find someone to take your spot, or someone willing takes your spot, then you can get a refund.

However, if you are sick and turned away by an airline or country, I can't offer a refund. Typically, 30-60 days before the trip, once I start paying for things, like our housing, vans, tour guides, whatever, I can no longer offer a refund. That usually starts about the time of the Celtic Invasion deadline.

I'm not a corporation though. So there may be flexibility. My goal here is to have people "sign up" and then not drop a month later as happened on my very first Celtic Invasion. If you wanna go, make a commitment with a non-refundable deposit.

25:54 - CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS – CLOSING REMARKS

All in all, Celtic Invasion Vacations are about happily experiencing the fun culture, history, and legends of one small but magical location. I hope you'll consider joining me on the next Celtic Invasion Vacation.

Sign up at CelticInvasion.com so you don't miss out on this incredible adventure!

And if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.

26:20 - STAR OF COUNTY DOWN PLACEHOLDER

Let’s finish up with a recording of “Star of the County Down”. This was released on show #255 ConJuration: From Ren Fest to Sci Fi Conventions.

You can download this song as an MP3 when you join my Gunn Runners on Patreon.

26:45 - “Star of the County Down” by Marc Gunn also from How America Saved Irish Music

30:24 - CLOSING

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