#sooo since the last update... i think i was at the end of the 1 season

[machiavellli]

Lip oils recommendations🍒✨

@gufu-vire I’ve always wanted to this, thanks for the opportunity 😌

From the most expensive to the cheapest…

I. Clarins Lip Comfort Oil - 30$

I’ve tried those two shades (Cherry and Pitaya) for months now and those are simply amazing. 1. The color is so pretty and it absolutely doesn’t get into the lines of your lips. 2. Very hydrating, I have crusty dry lips and I can use this on a daily basis without having my lips dry at the end of the day. Also the container doesn’t leak! Lovely soft candy smell too! My only complain is the price…worth it yes, but so expensive. Wide range of shades. 9.5/10

II. Gisou Honey Infused Hydrating Lip Oil - 28$

I would eat those for breakfast. They are so shiny, so tasty and the colors are beautiful. I’ve only tried those two shades, Mango Passion Punch and Watermelon sugar, and oh my if they have a good taste and smell, never had a lip oil smell THIS good. Also, this is so hydrating, really. Your lips are going to be SO SMOOTH (so comfortable), it works just like the most hydrating lip balm you could possibly find. I am so glad they did this tinted version, because I couldn’t bare the smell of the original one (it smells like fried food and even if that hydrating, I couldn’t use it😭). The best lip oil I’ve ever had (I only had those for a week, but I’ve been using them constantly, but in case something goes wrong in the future, I’ll do an update here). Also very expensive, but shut up and take my money for this. And again, SO SHINY OMG. 10/10

III. CLINIQUE Almost Lipstick - 25$

This is not actually a lip oil, like, not totally, because it is still emollient like an oil and also I wanted to talk about it since it was everywhere last year. The color got me obsessed with berry lip tints, it changed my idea of “ideal color” forever. Still, I expected so much better. I have dry lips, as I mentioned before, and this isn’t hydrating enough and for a product of THAT price it isn’t really acceptable. My lips always crack after not even thirty minutes, the trick is to put underneath a basic transparent lip balm and voilà, but you know…in italy I payed even more than in the us for this product and I was disappointed (30€ which is way more that 25$). The black honey from clique was a cultural reset and I shall try one day the liquid form, hopefully that will be more hydrating. Still, the color on the lips is so beautiful yet natural. Not sentenced. 7/10

IV. Pacifica GLOW STICK Lip Oil - 11$

This is what the Clinique one should’ve been. I originally bought this because I was searching for a dupe of the black honey and, oh my, if I striked right (I bought this one before the og). The effect on the lips is the SAME, you can’t tell them apart, the shade is Crimson Crush. Also, this one really does the job, it is hydrating, not as much as other presented here before, but it works well and the price is good! Not sentenced. There are also other very cute shades. Also I think that a stick lip oil is genius. 9/10

V. NYX FAT OIL LIP DRIP - 9$

This one almost feels like a lip gloss from how glossy it is. Also the shades can be either sheer, a slight tint, or also almost a full color. I have the shades Status Update and That’s Chic and I used them a lot this summer. The color doesn’t last too long, but it a lip oil what do you expect, it’s transferable. Not sentenced. Can get in the lines of your lips. Very pretty overall, very good price and also great shade range (I want to try some more of those uhh). Container doesn’t leak! A very solid 8/10

VI. Essence hydra kiss LIP OIL - like 3-4$

Lovely lip oil, the formula is very comfortable and soooooo hydrating. An awkesome every day lippie and colors are very nice. I have no complains except one: the container leaks. I can’t bring it anymore with me because it has become all sticky on the outside, thankfully we had a long run before this, I’m almost out of it anyway (I ate it gnam😀) . Not sentenced. Otherwise, sooo good! 7.99/10 for the container not the product

VII. Essence Cranberry tinted lip oil - also 3-4$

This lip oil is THAT GIRL. Amazing, so surprised the first time I tried and now look at us, at the second empty bottle, hoping to find another one somewhere, since it is hard to find it in store. So hydrating and you get the cutest tint!! Essence never does one wrong when it comes to shiny lips and I love them for that. The container doesn’t leak!! Not sentenced. 10/10!

Thanks for coming to my ted talk hihi🫶

#I had so much fun #I have so many lip products because that’s the only thing I wear tbh #beauty #girl blogger #girblogging #lip oil #sephora #my blog stuff #makeup

[welcometowaltacademy]

Ever since I was little, I've always wanted to tell stories. It didn't really matter in what format - I just wanted to tell stories. It started with multi-generational plots with my Barbie dolls that would last for days (even weeks) on end. Then it transitioned to fanfiction based on my favorite shows and AMV's to accompany them. I remember enjoying these formats even more because I wasn't only telling stories but I was sharing them.

I think that's how Welcome to Walt Academy really came about - my need to share stories.

Ten years ago on October 3rd, I posted the first issue of WTWA on Tumblr. Back then, I was so passionate and enthusiastic about the comic. I was editing as often as I could - right after my classes and into the early hours of the morning. Even then, if you had asked me if I would be editing the comic ten years later, I would probably tell you no.

But here I am.

The updates are much more sporadic now. I've tried (with moderate results) to move the comic to other platforms. I've gone through dry spells with updates when work has become excessively busy or when dealing with several health issues. In fact, I haven't posted a new issue in over a year.

But my passion and enthusiasm is just as potent as the day I posted my first issue ten years ago. I'm so happy to still be here with you all in this small corner of the internet sharing this story.

While I've been away for a year, I've been hard at work to transition the comic to AO3 after it was removed from Tapas so I can truly start engaging with this community again. My hope was to have this ready in time for this anniversary and well…I think I just might (!!).

Sooo, please stay tuned this month for some major announcements to mark this huge occasion. I know the big one is related to the issues being up on AO3 but I've got a few other suprises up my sleeve as well...

And as always, thank you. Thank you so much for your support. If you've been here since Day 1 or today is your Day 1, I appreciate you so much. Like I said before, this comic only means what it means to me because it's being shared with you. 💙💙

Side note: While the theme for the anniversary is a Decade of Dreams, I'll be tagging all anniversary related posts with "WTWA10", just to help you all keep track of everything.

#wtwa10

[wrongcaitlyn]

can we angels have a nico di angelo stats update as of today's latest chapter?? like insta followers, twt followers, monthly listeners that typa stuff 😁😁😁

YES of course!! i hadn't mentioned it in a while bc from nico's pov, it's never been something he's worried too much about, and quite honestly i hadn't thought about it in a bit either so i had to do a little research (aka, looking up celebs that i think have a relatively similar sized fanbase/what i most recently said - according to the last chapter of talk your talk, he had 5 million insta followers, and 5 million monthly listeners when he went back to school post-haunted)

since the end of talk your talk, he's released new romantics and been on a world tour

for twitter, it seems to be less than the number of insta followers, usually about 1/6 - 1/3-ish of a celeb's insta follower count

he's released a whole ass album since that 5 million monthly listeners, and new romantics charted pretty high

monthly listeners count how many individual users listen to the account, not the total number of streams (hence why the weeknd is higher than taylor in terms of that, because he has more really popular singles rather than having fans returning to albums and whatnot, which would be more of a nico thing

and streams in general were less in 2019 (not a huge difference, but a difference nonetheless)

for reference of that, noah kahan has 36m monthly listeners and is 96th in the world; sabrina carpenter has 39m monthly listeners and is 82nd in the world (and just released a single that's expected to chart top 10 next week)

so i think a rough estimate would be abt this:

insta - 6.2 million

twitter - 1.6 million

spotify monthly listeners - 35 milllion, 95th in the world

bonus thoughts:

most streamed song - getaway car, 800m streams (used nonsense by sabrina carpenter as a reference)

latest release - new romantics, 130m streams

apollo's insta - 11.1 million (i mentioned he had 9 million right when haunted was released)

leo's twitter - 290k (he swears that one day he's going to surpass nico and he's slowly getting there,,, very slowly bc he has to actually tweet things instead of just releasing albums and letting the followers come LMAO)

so yeah these are my estimates for now!! feel free to let me know if you think differently, because tbf, i don't really track any of these things and have limited celeb popularity knowledge, the only thing i really track are billboard charts bc they're fun😭 hoping for espresso to get in top ten this week!!

aside from that... rest assured that these follower counts will soon be SURGING upwards. fun things happening soon :) thank you for the ask!

edit: SABRINA DID MAKE IT TO THE TOP TEN WOOO SHE GOT #7 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 LETS GOO I WAS LIKE HALF OF THOSE STREAMS 100%

also too sweet got #1 sooo deserving

and stick season still going strongg!!

#nda3 when?? #wrongcaitlyn #talk ur talk asks

[chayscribbles]

chayscribbles’ monthly writing update ☆ august/september 2023 double feature

☆ STATISTICS.

words written: 4273 in august; none in september BUT that's because i did a lot of revising

projects worked on: Gemini Heist in august; Andromeda Rogue in september, then procrastinated so hard i ended up writing a few paragraphs on Third, Secret Wip

proudest accomplishment: i compiled all my AR1 beta feedback without giving in to the urge to set the book on fire and also myself

books read: Network Effect (Murderbot Diaries #5) by Martha Wells

☆ GENERAL COMMENTS.

so basically i started off august decently solid, working on gemini heist while andromeda rogue was off being torn apart by the betas. (i'm joking. it didn't get torn apart. i think you guys were being way too nice actually.)

and then all kinds of shit hit the fan in my personal life all at once in mid-august. both good and bad. it was a lot.

anyways the first half of september was spent recovering from all that, BUT i took a week off work mid-september to catch my breath and also get back into writing, and it was really good for me.

on another note! i am very seriously considering making an etsy shop for some of my art, because as much as i loathe the thought of monetizing my hobbies, we are living in a cost of living crisis, and i don't wanna be in my ice water soup era forever, ha. anyways stay tuned. (and if you think it would be a good idea/you think yourself or others would be interested in buying things PLEASE LET ME KNOW. EXPLICITLY. because otherwise i will assume no one cares and the idea will fizzle out.)

more specific wip-related comments + featured excerpt below.

☆ COMMENTS: ANDROMEDA ROGUE (draft 2 editing)

i went through all the beta comments during my week off and while i am glad it doesn't look like i'll have to do any more BIG rewrites, editing sucks and i want to give up.

☆ COMMENTS: THE GEMINI HEIST (draft 0.5. okay fine it's draft 1 but i feel better about myself if i call it draft 0.5 okay)

honestly when i was working on this feels sooo long ago i don't even remember what there is to say?

i hit 20K at some point in august. i think.

OH YEAH i "finished" act 2/7. the quotation marks are because i absolutely did not finish it, i only finished writing all the main plot-relevant scenes and skipped anything else. which means there's like a whole chapter and a half that haven't actually been written bc they're probably gonna be exposition or character building stuff that i haven't figured out yet and i'm hoping will be easier once i know what actually happens in the rest of this story. (reminder that i am a plantser.)

anyways i suspect this wip will be going dormant again for a while as i focus on getting AR ready for publishing. (sidenote it's been over a year since i started the GH draft and i feel like i've done fuck all on it besides come up with useless lore and make extremely specific playlists. world's slowest writer. the playlists slap, though.)

☆ FEATURED EXCERPT.

uh have this random snippet of Euna about to pop off!

Somewhere far, far, away, Leo was shouting, “Just get your ass out of there, Li!” but her voice seemed muffled in Euna’s ears, blocked out by the rage that had been steadily mounting ever since that guard shot her arm and ruined the fight for her. All she could hear was the blood rushing through her own ears, the buzz of the guard’s electrified gauntlets, the crackle of the electricity in her own hand. She reared her good fist back and slammed it into the guard’s face. Their nose made a sickening crunch against Euna’s knuckles. Blood flowed down over their mouth and chin as they staggered back, but Euna wasn't done. Her right arm, still spouting sparks, swung into the side of their head, finally bringing them down. Before they could get up again, Euna dropped on top of them, pinning them to the ground with her knees on their chest. She grabbed their shoulders and yanked their upper body off the floor, preparing to slam them down one last time— Purple light surrounded her. For a frightening second, she couldn’t move. Then she was thrown off the guard and dragged, upside-down, through the air towards the exit.

☆ TAGLISTS. let me know if you want to be added/removed to any of them.

general taglist:

@nicola-writes @dgwriteblr @the-orangeauthor @onomatopiya @quilloftheclouds @ashen-crest @writeblrfantasy @celestepens @stardustspiral @pepperdee @extra-magichours @avi-why @lefttigerobservation @chazzawrites @bardolatrycore @innocentlymacabre

andromeda trilogy taglist:

@bebewrites @nicola-writes @dgwriteblr @the-orangeauthor @onomatopiya @akindofmagictoo @quilloftheclouds @nora-theteawriter @ashen-crest @corpsepng @writeblrfantasy @toboldlywrite @celestepens @stardustspiral @pepperdee @cheerfulmelancholies @extra-magichours @writeouswriter @cilly-the-writer @lefttigerobservation @rose-bookblood @drowsy-quill @chazzawrites @cynic-and-chief @enchanted-lightning-aes @aesa @outpost51

gemini heist taglist:

@florraisons @akindofmagictoo @cream-and-tea @nicola-writes @memento-morri-writes @antique-symbolism @rose-bookblood @afoolandathief @pepperdee @avi-why @zonnemaagd @chazzawrites @analogued @enchanted-lightning-aes @innocentlymacabre @kahvilahuhut @celestepens @cilly-the-writer @extra-magichours @onomatopiya @outpost51

#chayscribbles writing update #wip andromeda trilogy #wip andromeda rogue #wip gemini heist

[annab-recs]

what i read this month - oct. '23

❀ = nsfw/mature content, minors dni

reminder to read the warnings before a fic & to support writers & reblog :)

organized alphabetically by fandom, then by pairing, then by author

harry potter

— ron weasley —

the yule ball - @marvelslut16

type: oneshot, genre: angst, fluff summary: you wanted ron to ask to the yule ball but you get asked by someone else. jealous!ron ensues. commentary: the perfect mixture of jealousy and playfulness and love confession and cuteness all in one 😍

marvel

— peter parker —

peter p. blurb - @webslingingslasher

type: blurb, genre: hurt comfort summary: peter helps you grieve the loss of a loved one commentary: so sad yet so sweet 😭

peter p. blurb - @webslingingslasher

type: blurb, genre: fluff summary: you find out peter's hair is curly commentary: this was so cute like i need to read more of your stuff because i LOVED the two things i read this month

stranger things

— eddie munson —

no more tears - @aphrogeneias

type: oneshot, halloween, genre: fluff, hurt comfort summary: it’s halloween night, 1986. you want to celebrate your favorite holiday after the year you and your friends just had, but after being dumped by your, now ex, boyfriend a week before puts a damp on your plans. eddie munson, however, has a different plan for you commentary: i loved the dynamic between eddie and the reader in this one sooo much! and the payback andrew got was 🤌🏼

eddie m. blurb - @eiightysixbaby

type: blurb, friends to lovers, genre: fluff summary: play wrestling with eddie turns into more commentary: absolutely so frickin adorable 🤍

❀ what about you sweetheart? are you scared? - @lilacletter

type: oneshot, halloween, genre: fluff, smut summary: when your plans fall through with the younger kids, steve gets a brilliant idea. that you and the rest of the gang should go explore the old creel house. reluctantly, you all agree, having nothing better to do. eddie is quick to sneak away with you once you’re there, determined to find out how scared you really are. commentary: story - 10/10, smut - 10/10, and the ending is hilarious! if you love soft sweet eddie but also hot sexy eddie, this is the fic for you (update: op, unfortunately, deactivated so i can't link it, but believe me when i say this was a phenomenal fic)

i wanna be more part 1 & part 2 - @maxxxineminxxx

type: twoshot, genre: fluff, angst summary: y/n tells eddie she wants to join the cheer squad he has a bad reaction at first but then he calms down. y/n thinks everything is fine until she sees her replacement standing at eddies locker. they look close? & y/n attends the party she was unsure about going to, only to find out that eddie's there as well with his "girl?'' eddie is still ignoring y/n and she is determined to find out why. commentary: my heart was broken but then it was mended with part two ❤️‍🩹 love love love this!!!

— jonathan byers —

hurtless - @stveharringtn

type: also steve harrington x reader, oneshot, cheating (of the emotional variety, not physical), genre: angst, hurt comfort summary: after having an argument with jonathan about how he depends on nancy far more than he does on you, steve finds you once he's heard about your fight commentary: hurt my heart for the reader but it was so good

— steve harrington —

steve h. oneshot - @katsu28

type: oneshot, genre: fluff, angst summary: based on these prompts: "you called me your friend." "was i not supposed to say that?" "you really think i'm just your friend? after these last few weeks?" commentary: so well written and so easy to feel what the reader was going through and connect with her! 100000000/10 <3

steve h. oneshot - @lovebugism

type: oneshot, genre: fluff, hurt comfort summary: steve comforts you after a no good, really bad day commentary: steve is a sweetie pie and is the best protector/comforter in the world

steve h. blurb - @luveline

type: blurb, genre: fluff summary: you're used to doing all the chores and things since that's how it has been for you in past relationships. however, you come home to steve doing some of those chores and freak out about it commentary: another one for sweetie pie stevie 🥺🥰

hurtless - @stveharringtn

type: also jonathan byers x reader, oneshot, cheating (of the emotional variety, not physical), genre: angst, hurt comfort summary: after having an argument with jonathan about how he depends on nancy far more than he does on you, steve finds you once he's heard about your fight commentary: hurt my heart for the reader but it was so good

nail to the coffin - @thetargaryenbride

type: series, byers!reader au, genre: fluff, angst summary: y/n byers wondered what would end up being the death of the small town she lived in. she never expected that the last nail on the coffin would be hammered by monsters from another dimension who would end up hunting down her friends and family one by one… commentary: i finished season one, two, three, and i think i've got a couple chapters left in season four and i absolutely LOVE THIS!! the way the storyline is altered is so good and still fits the stranger things vibe

#what i read this month #read: october 2023

[ladylamrian]

Bound by Fate (Mini-Series)

- Chapter 2: Hold On

[ Please read Chapter 1 before this ]

🩸With a connection to Choices: Bloodbound

Female MainCharacter: Alexis Clarissa Fontaine

Pairing: F!MC×NikRyder

Summary: A Supernatural War takes place.

Word Count: 1.9K words

Rating: Mature (Major character death)

Warnings: Depression, Angst, Vampires, Ferals, War, Mature Character Death

-> Masterlist of this Mini Series <-

-> My complete Nightbound Masterlist <-

Taglist: @infactnoimmasitinthemiddle ; @peonierose ; @secretaryunpaid ; @jdstar88 ; @blackcatkita ; @lilyoffandoms ; @lawrencebarkley ; @mxdanni ; @mariemarieohcontrary ; @tessa-liam ; @choicesficwriterscreations ; @hopelessromantic1352

Comments via Reblog wholeheartly welcome

Author's note: I'm sorry. Please don't cry 😭

It's been several months since both nighthunters, Nik and Katherine joined the supernatural war in New York caused by the vampires. At least her friend, Kristin Jones who lived in New York was currently staying in California and is safe there. Alex was sitting quietly on the white couch in the livingroom of Nik's apartment. The room was dark, she didn't turned the lights on and sadly stared into the air. Tears welled up in her chocolate-brown eyes because of worry, lonlieness and fear. No message, no phone call, no news, no new updates and no informations regarding the two missing hunters. No matter how much she tried to think about something else, get her mind away by trying out new things or watching TV (which wasn't about the current happenings)... she couldn't stop thinking about Katherine and Nik.

"I miss you.", she silently wispered.

Suddenly the front door of the apartment flew open revealing Garrus, Krom, Ivy, Cal and Vera. The bright light from outside blinding her eyes since she spent a long time in the darkness alone. Quickly her friend, Vera rushed inside, wrapped her into a gentle hug while Alex her eyes slowly adjusted the light. The rest of the friends entering the livingroom too. Cal sat on the other side next to her and gently wrapped his strong arm around her for support.

"Alex, why did you locked yourself up inside Nik's apartment for days? Luckily Garrus has an extra key of Nik's apartment. We're so worried about you. How long we're you sitting in the dark like this? Did you even had sleep at all?", Vera worriedly asked her friend while Krom began to unpack some fresh food which he brought for Alex. Garrus brought a warm blanket from the bedroom to keep her warm and Ivy served her tea.

"I... I... I'm worried about Nik and Katherine... it's been sooo long since we last heard of them. I'm so worried, it's not like them. Ohhhh my poor Nik, has he even eaten something yet? Is he freezing? What if something terrible happened them? What if they're in danger? Nik could be hurt and lying somewhere injured on the ground, because he likes to take risks. Oh, I'm so glad that Nik didn't made me pregnant by accident on our date that night, what would have happened to that poor child? I don't want to end up alone with a child like my mother did, while the father was missing or dead... Nooooooooo... Nooo, Nik!! What... what if he lost his memory, forgot who he is, forgot about me, forgot everything and decides to live in New York to build a new family there?!!!! Noooo, noooo, he can't do this to me, he... Ouch!!", Alex stopped to panick as Ivy slapped her face to calm her down.

"Thanks, Ivy. That slap felt good."

"You're welcome, Alex. No worries. Now stop worrying or making up szenarios that aren't true. Nik and Kate are strong and will take care of themselves. I know it, besides they have three clan leaders of the vampires on their side. Rheya won't win!", she answered, but deep inside Ivy was also scared. Rheya, the very first vampire ever existing... no one wants to mess up with her. No one. If the strong clan leaders were struggling than how much would the two nighthunters handle?

According to the newspaper called Immortal Times which can't be read by humans, delievers important informations and news only to supernatural beeings and those connected with the supernatural world in New Orleans. Things regarding the war in New York are beeing described with a bad turn-out. Several deaths, accidents and more. Garrus made sure to collect the newspaper from Nik's mailbox in the building before Alex would see it and worry about the headlines regarding the war which has been the top article on the front paper for months. Everyone connected to the supernatural world and it's beeings can't stop talking or gossiping about the vampires. They're keeping themselves updated every minute regarding the big war and hoping it won't come closer to their city or get even bigger.

"Please, stop worrying. I admit we're all worried as you are, but worrying won't change anything or make the situation better. Try to understand, Alex.", Krom tried to explain her and held a fork near her mouth with food stabbed on it. But she ignored her thirst and hunger and sadly looked at the ground.

"Look, Alex, Krom has made something yummy to eat for you. Krom, darling, can I eat if Alex doesn't want to? It looks so tasty and smells good, right?", Garrus teased and tried to cheer her up, hoping she would eat it.

"Sorry, Garrus, I made it only for Alex with my secret ingridient called love. And it would hurt my stony heart if she didn't took a bite. Besides, would Nik be happy to hear that his rookie is shedding tears, didn't ate or drinked anything? Would Nik be happy to see the sad Alex who locked herself up in the dark? I don't think so, he'll blame all of us that we haven't taken good care of you. He'll blame Garrus, Ivy, Cal, Vera and me."

"No, he won't.", she answered and took a bite which satisfied everyone as she slowly began to eat food and drink tea. After finishing a light meal in silence, she met the eyes of her friends and gave them a thankful smile.

"Thank you, you're right! Sitting here sadly won't help. I say, let's hit for New York and find them", she commanded which made everyone's smiles fade away.

"What???!! Have you lost your mind completly, girl? Rheya is a powerful vampire!! It's too dangerous, everyone tries to escape from there and you...?", Ivy freaked out.

"I defeated a dangerous bloodwraith once which no one ever could have done before, but I did. I made the impossible possible and now I'm stronger than before. Plus, I have the holy blessings of the Fate on my side and my fae powers are getting better and better."

"That's what I call overconfidence. Girl, I like your courage and style, but you have no idea what you're talking about. Better stay out of something where you have zero idea about."

"But Ivy, we have no news regarding Nik and Katherine. Where are they? Why aren't they contacting us?"

Silence. That was the only answer she could get. This silence which made everyone worry. Hopefully they will hear some answers soon.

Meanwhile in New York City...

"Aaaargh!!", he screamed in pain as he was lying wounded in the streets of New York City. Ferals, which are dangerous creatures had surrounded and surprisingly attacked him as he was walking lonely through the dark.

"Hissss..."

He tried to stand up and fight, but he felt too weak after gaining several wounds and injuries through the night. And these mindless ferals had no mercy and couldn't stop attacking him.

"Ugly monsters, get off me!! Don't touch me or else...arrgh!! Arrrghh!! No, no,... Aaaargh, need to... need to fight. Need to stay alive. For... For my Alex. Hold on, I...", he talked to himself and then he got unconscious. Everything faded away.

"Ryder!!!", Katherine yelled as she found him. Quickly she took her sai and ran into the horde of ferals with some supportive vampires from Clan Matsou on her side.

"Hold on." were Nik's last words for Alex before he fainted...

After the war...

Back to the Graveyard Shift in New Orleans. Early in the morning, Alex and her friends were gathered around, sitting in the bar patiently waiting for any news regarding the war and their two nighthunter-friends, Katherine and Nik. Cal was calling his friends from New York to get any information.

"Hmm, yes. Okay. Yes.", he was talking on his phone while the whole crew was staring at him and waiting for answers. Vera moved to closer to Alex and whispered something to encourage her.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine. I think..."

But before Vera could finish her sentence, Cal burst into tears. Sadness took over the calm man, he started to shake and shouted into the phone.

"No, no, noooo... It... It can't be. Nooo!"

They all silently stared at Cal unsure what to do or say next. No one has ever seen Cal Lowell, a strong werwolf, in a condition like this. Not knowing what's happening or what they're talking about at the phone, Alex's heart beat increased and her eyes welled up with tears. Making her vision blurry. She's scared to know. Scared to know what they're talking about. What's happening. Scared to know the truth. Scared about Nik and Katherine. Carefully she touched Cal's arm and tried to speak through her tears.

"Ca...Ca...Cal... What's wrong?"

"What happened Cal?", Krom was afraid to know as well and wrapped his arm around him. Seeing Cal like this, Ivy quickly took the phone away from him and answered instead.

"Adrian, what's the matter? What happened? Why is Cal...? Hello? Hellooooooo?!!!"

"He's dead.", Cal silently answered as he calmed himself down.

"Cal, we were supposed to find out about Katherine and... and... No, noooo, noooooooo... It... it can't be.", Alex began to cry. Ivy cancelled the call and rushed towards Alex for a hug.

"Cal, what are you talking about? Who's dead?"

"Jax. Jax Matsou is dead.", he sniffed.

"What? Who's... who's Jax?", Alex sadly wispered and calmed herself down a bit.

After a few minutes of silence Cal's sparkly eyes met her's and he answered.

"Jax Matsou is a good vampire friend of mine and the leader of Clan Matsou. I met him in Las Vegas where Kavinski held me captive behind bars like every other supernatural creature. Thanks to Jax and his vampire friends, me and many other creatures got their freedom back that day. They freed me. If it wasn't for the vampires from New York, I would have probably still be held captive and wouldn't have returned back to New Orleans. And if I haven't returned to New Orleans, I would've never met you all and Donny would be... well..."

Tears welled up in his eyes again as he thought about Donny, his younger brother. If Cal wouldn't have returned from Las Vegas on time, he maybe wouldn't have met Nik and Alex who helped him to save Donny. Donny, who made a deal with the owner of Club Persephone to cage-fight against a minotaur. If they wouldn't have made it on time, Donny wouldn't have been probably already dead.

"Cal, please calm down.", Vera worriedly requested and rubbed his shoulder.

"Jax is dead. My friend is dead. You have no idea how much fun I had with him. The karaoke and... I never thought about getting so close with vampires as a werewolf. They treated me as if I was one of them. Jax was such a strong fighter who fought for justice and supported the weaker ones and little ones. I miss him."

"Oh Cal, I'm so sorry."

"Don't be, it's not your fault, it was the war. Bad things always happen to the good ones. Jax is dead and there is no clue about Katherine and Nik."

"What?!!", everyone around Cal panicked.

"Yes, Adrian said that the war is over, but there's no clue where the hunters are or what happened to them. They're still trying the best to find our friends.", he carefully tried to explain and sadly looked away still shocked by the news.

Sadness, worry and fear overtook everyone, so everyone decided to go back home earlier. There was no use to hang out together and celebrate that the war is over with their friends still missing and Jax beeing dead.

May the great vampire rest in peace.

I'm sorry, but in my BB play-through he died 😢

#playchoices #choices #nightbound #choices nightbound #nik ryder #fmc x nik ryder #nik ryder x fmc #angst #drama #choices stories you play #cfwc fics of the week #cfwc #choices fanfiction #choices fanfic #bound by fate #mini series #Spotify

[feuqueerfire]

FirstKhao Content Index

Started: Sep 12, 2022 || Updated: Nov 11, 2022

this is... a content index? idk it’s like random compilations and dynamics and thoughts, so not like my other content indices 

I love that they and their fan service remind me of kpop shipping which is like “we’re besties :) i love you a lot best friend” because I’m not really into “ooh are we dating? maybe” fanservice/dynamics, so I hope it doesn’t change.

First crying or getting emotional during sentimental moments

First crying when they pranked(?) him about Toe Laew breaking up

First Birthday IG Live last year where Khaotung wishes him well: "It will be emotional. No. stop." Didn't cry but was basically like stop before I do

First and Khaotung Workshop where they develop emotional intimacy. Khaotung's doing fine but First starts crying. This was the first time I'd seen him cry and was slightly taken aback wondering why he was crying when everybody else was chill but after following him for like 1 month, I was like ah

First and Khaotung event that was live online where Khaotung was wishing First birthday wishes this year and First was like "Tears are coming. Enough."

First expresses wanting "to build a house with the same fences as [Khaotung's]." This is the only time I've seen where Khao's crying too, wonder what the full video will be like.

First getting emotional when reading Tay’s comment to him in Safe House 4 + trying to not cry later when the group sings together

I think it's so endearing that First gets emotional/cries so easily and will sometimes put a stop to sentimental things before he ends up crying.

My longass thread of Khao taking care of or helping First because of his injured arm. It’s sooo important and pleasant to me when people just casually are helpful and attentive to someone’s needs T.T An NCT J/J fic made me realize it and wow I’ve not been the same since because Jeno quietly looks after Jaemin and just... so arrow to the heart fr (the spring i've been waiting by forlilcrickee). Anyway, Khao helping First with everything is adorable.

Safe House Season 4

They’re just cute and together all the time

First’s voice in his head saying Khao is cute and the older guys hosting an interview about it 

Not KhaoFirst but Tay and First are soooo cute and clingy and kissy together. With OffGun, I fell into OffGunTay and GunTay and seems like it’ll happen here too lol KhaoFirstTay and TayFirst. Anyway, here’s a reddit post about it on r/ThaiBL, search up tayfirst on the blog for more, I liked some tiktoks as well. This "tay thought first was asking for a kiss on his cheek when he was telling there's something on this face” TayFirst kiss is sooo good, especially because it’s practically what happened in 21 Days Theory recently like seriously straight out of a BL.

Also Tay/First/Khao are good and cute too. 

IG/Bilibili Lives

The Aug 26, 2022 IG live was a whole Time, spawned some iconic moments as shown in these tiktoks that got hella lotta views/likes and are high up in the firstkhaotung hashtag one two

[Fave] April 29, 2020 Bilibili live. Saw this clip where they’re extremely flirty for no freaking reason, they’re not even a cp, absolutely unhinged. this other clip of first calling khao handsome and them having a mini crisis

May 22, 2020 This Ohm and First IG Live before The Shipper ep 1 release where First is at Khao’s house. They got questioned and teased about it lol like hello it’s supposed to be Ohm/First because of The Shipper yet this KhaoFirst stray agenda T.T Khao didn’t even appear much in the live

Times When First Says Khao Plays Tricks On Him

I think people generally tend to think First would be the one playing pranks on Khao and my mans is on a mission to let everyone know that Khao is, in fact, a trickster and a prankster behind the camera.

Sep 1, 2022 Galaxy A53 live: “First’s happiness is teasing Khaotung, right?” “ Actually, he teases me. I don’t tease him. This is him in front of the camera that everyone sees. He’s not acting but this is a part of him when he’s working. When he's behind the camera, he likes teasing.”

Safe House 4 Day 5 clip: Khao pushes First, First tells the audience to look and see First isn’t the one teasing, Khao drags First out of frame

Before Becoming CP

The IG lives they did before then

July 7, 2020: first tweeted he wanted to see the stars and tagged khaotung

Twitter thread by  swwwwii: A thread of #firstkhaotung 2018-2021

To Watch

StarStruckxFirstKhaotung - It’s an English interview, so I can actually watch it instead of catching a few translated tweets here and there

Praew Magazine Interview of FirstKhaotung

KAZZTalK Interview

เมาท์เรื่องเกินคาธ จากกอง "คาธ" กับ เฟิร์ส ข้าวตัง หลุยส์ นีโอ 

Oct 12 ArmShare KhaoFirst

(ENG SUB) ชวน “เฟิร์ส-ข้าวตัง” มา REACT

Watched

Let’s Talk BL Interview - another English one and this time for a podcast I regularly listen to!

Episode 0 Eclipse

ชวน “เฟิร์ส-ข้าวตัง” มา REACT ซีนสุดพีคในซีรีส์ คาธ The Eclipse - Watching this after the LITA Cast reactions. Interesting to see First point out certain things like Neo flexing his muscles or Khao tilting his head a certain way to make a tear fall. First is soooo cute here, my babygirl

#khaofirst #tracking #to watch

[yuridovewing]

hiiiii razorverse questions for u (sorry if these have been answered! tumblr isnt letting me search this update): 1) what is kestrelflight my specialist little guy doing? HOW is he doing? 2) whats mousewhisker up to. my second specialist little guy. po3 apprentice generation is literally my favorite

YAYYYYYYY THANK YOU!!!! i haven't said anything about either of those characters yet, so here we go!

Kestrelflight

-Unlike in canon, Barkface was unfortunately never around to train him- he died back during the forest destruction, succumbing to a combination of old age and sickness. The lack of a medic was a big contributor towards the WindClan Civil War. Mudclaw insisted on assigning a new medic, while Onewhisker insisted on waiting for a line to StarClan to be discovered so they could choose- and he also didn't want to force anyone into the position, even temporarily, so instead, Leafpaw spent a lot of time in WindClan as a temporary medic.

-MASSIVE point of contention. The cats were uncomfortable that he was once again letting a ThunderClan cat into a major position of power, while others insisted that they should appreciate Leafpaw's help when they had none. (This is also where LeafCrow starts here btw)

-It was only worse when they DIDN'T get an immediate sign, and yet no one was up to the task, so for a while WindClan just didn't have a medic. Leafpool eventually had to return after the scandal she committed with Crowfeather along with Cinderpelt's "death", and the clan was now vocally against letting another clan's medic help. But Onestar's fatal flaw is his stubbornness, and he was determined to keep his foot down and not turn back on his decision to wait for a sign. He was trying to keep his morals sooo bad.

-Finally though, they got Kestrelpaw, a young tom who had both the will and the signs to back him up. Poor guy had to deal with becoming an apprentice early at 4 moons though, they put him to work the instant he got the sign. They had StarClan be his mentor. Thankfully there were no serious epidemics or anything during his apprenticeship, but it was still a stressful time and he second-guessed his decision constantly.

-If this sounds familiar, it's because he's a parallel to Puddleshine. Kestrelflight is NOT pleased about being banned from helping the poor guy in AVoS- he knows EXACTLY what it's like in his position, except Puddle didn't even have a sign to back him up! He wanted to be a secondary mentor for the little guy, especially when the yellowcough epidemic nearly wiped out ShadowClan. He was PISSED about this.

-He actually starts off the series being a bit of a doormat, he's overly permissive and lets people walk all over him. Onestar doesn't like this and wants his medic to stand up for himself more because "we can't afford to show weakness" (Sire is projecting!). But after the debacle with Hollyleaf and Willowshine along with the dark forest, he becomes more cynical and less willing to deal with people's shit. Hence him breaking the embargo Onestar set as a "fuck you" to him specifically. (side note: since the Darktail plot is changed to not involve Onestar as much, the embargo plot may or may not stay. I do still plan to have him die in this arc though)

-He was close friends with Hollyleaf and Willowshine, though he definitely felt like a third wheel. He was aware of their relationship but never wanted to say anything out of fear of getting any of them in trouble. In fact, I'm thinking he helped hide Hollyleaf's pregnancy for the most part, though I'm not quite sure how. When Hollyleaf ran away, he was crushed and he tried to support Willowshine however he could, but she was very closed off after the incident and never stopped mourning the chance to know her kits, so he ended up losing her in a way too. It got somewhat better when Ivypaw was briefly a medic, but of course that didn't last.

-He actually had a crush on Jayfeather and was happy when he was briefly a medic, but it never really went anywhere sadly.

-Might hit him with the nby beam. Not sure yet though.

Mousewhisker

-In TNP, he's mostly handled the same as he is in canon! He's a kit that's accepted into ThunderClan with his family after he's in danger of being taken away and euthanized by the barn humans. I don't really have any additions to make there.

-I could be totally misremembering him, absolutely, but I always perceived him as a studious kid who seems like a goody two shoes, always giving an apple to the teacher and getting all As, and is sorta seen as stuffy for it, but in reality he loves to go behind people's backs and break the rules. He's got a sneaky streak! He spies on people a lot and he's no snitch- he'll help you sneak out of camp if he thinks he can get some fun out of it.

-Loves to "erm, actually-" people though. He's a teacher in the clan and he drives some of the apprentices crazy.

-He sneaks out consistently to meet with Minnowpaw/tail. The both of them decide to start training in the Dark Forest because they believe the DF cats' goal is to reform the code, and they want to remove the part that keeps them apart. This does not end well for them. Oops.

-Btw! I keep going back and forth on who the RiverClan three are, but I think I'm gonna shake up the family tree quite a bit here and make them Minnowtail, Beetlewhisker, and Rippletail. If canon doesn't care about their actual canon relationships and timelines then neither will I, these guys have the most material for me to work with so here we go. They're all Icewing's kits and after Rippletail's death, Minnow and Beetle and their mom all align with the Dark Forest, until Beetle also dies. Minnow is the sole survivor of her three.

-I'm not sure what Mousewhisker really does in the narrative himself, he's definitely just a supporting character to the RiverClan three's plots. I think the entire family is aware of him, and are actually cool with it and agree to try and get rid of the law so they can be together (Minnow and her sibs are also halfclan, Icewing has a leg in this too). Proto RiverClan family coup?

-He miiiight take Hazeltail's place death-wise, except he dies in the great battle instead of offscreen greencough. He fights for the clans, but ultimately gets killed trying to protect Minnowtail. Minnow may also be pregnant but idk who her kits will be. Poor girl goes THROUGH IT in The Last Hope.

#poor mousewhisker. gave him stuff to do only for him to die a boytoy #mail #again tysm!!!! #razorverse #gluemyselfshut

[thegeminisage]

star trek update time. last night we did the maquis parts 1 & 2 because i simply did not want to deal w tng.

the maquis (ds9)

standout moment for me in this entire two-parter was sisko's speech. ESPECIALLY good that in a fit of frustration he delivers it to kira and kira alone, whomst he maybe did shout a little bit at earlier because tensions were so high, and then he has the grace to look embarrassed and say he's glad someone understands. like it was the EXACT same thing she was yelling about earlier and he didn't take her as seriously as he might have, like, not in a delegitimizing way, but in a way that says he hasn't experienced that kind of helpless frustration for himself. and then he got to experience just the tiniest slice of what kira has and he Got It. you know?

ALSO SOOO TRUE THE PROBLEM IS EARTH!!!! it's easy to be a saint when you live in utopia. quark had a similar speech earlier in this series about how humans are friendly and wonderful when they have full bellies and working holosuites and they turn vicious without them. ds9 knows whats up

it's tempting to blame all this on picard but while picard did NOT act with honor the true villain is the nameless faceless politician that decided this would be a good boundary to draw and absolutely no one would have any problems with it. it's weird to me, in the age of constantly calling our government officials to make sure they don't cancel healthcare or tell them to stop bombing people, that no one would try to get to the bottom of this and figure out which person they're supposed to call to tell them it was a dumb idea and demand they change it. like, the border is drawn like this, it's an immutable fact of life and it's not gonna change. it feels so weird

anyway, kira was GREAT in this episode. she has so much to be angry about and so much she wants to give to make sure nobody has to suffer what she did. like she's so passionate about it and it comes from a place of love or at least compassion and it's such a nice detail. that she's so angry all the time because of love. man. she's so great

i recognized one of the maquis guys from tng i think! well, i'm bad with faces but it was at least one of the same costumes. i'm so sorry dude rip

one of the maquis guys has a passing resemblance to barclay. really jumpscared me

should have known hudson was a villain bc he asked inappropriate questions about dax. however, it was funny that sisko laughed off the idea of them sleeping together when they fucked twins or whatever

i liked the jennifer mention :( im sad sisko and cal couldn't make up...he tried until the very end

what i love about the ethical debate is that theyre both right. the maquis are right because the new border IS shit. it IS unfair and they DID get abandoned to the tender mercies of the cardassians, who are sure as shit not gonna let them stay there unbothered (that tng episode painting this as a happy ending...AS IF). like, they have every right to defend themselves since no one else is gonna do it

but sisko is ALSO RIGHT because escalating the conflict into full-blown warfare is gonna get even MORE people killed and make things even MORE miserable for the colonies affected, who have already been through more than enough. the colonists can make life harder for the cardassians, just like the bajorans did, but they can't actually win a war, they can only drive themselves into the ground doing it. at BEST they will make some nameless faceless border-drawer think twice the next time they draw a border

like, that's why i'm so shocked nobody suggested calling the politicians to making them redraw it. it's the only third option?!?!

quark and the vulcan was so funny. shoot your shot, buddy, even though you lost the love of your life two episodes ago. i was a little insulted he managed to out-logic her, but also reluctantly impressed. quark is always entertaining, i just wish he had a LITTLE more depth.

gul dukat...i admit i never gave him a second thought before this episode. now i am reaffirmed in my belief that all cardassians are gay. he exhibits such an energy. i really liked the part where he put the fear of god into the weapons runner even though sisko was ready to sit on him to keep him from touching the torpedo controls. such a fun dynamic for him to be going "murder? :D?" and for sisko to be playing straight man and yanking him down by the scruff of his neck every 5 minutes. fun fun fun. i do think he should have kept his mouth shut when he and kira were in the same room though. like i think he should have just chosen to not speak unless prompted.

i like how twice odo's ability to maintain security at the station was called into question and both times sisko was like oh absolutely not. and even still, the tension was nearly enough to cause in-fighting in what has become a pretty friendly group. it's both surprising and unsurprising how quickly they drew the battle lines, but even the non-federation people, kira and odo, snapped at each other. LITERALLY CALL THE POLITICIANS. EARTH IS THE PROBLEM

my one real nitpick is that i don't think it should be possible to resist a mind meld with "discipline." like, it's more interesting if cardassians have a special immunity, or if this particular vulcan is bad at it. i just don't buy that gul dukat happens to be that cool, it's too convenient. why bring up the mind meld at all in that case

otherwise 10/10 i had a fantastic time

TONIGHT: devil's deal means we have double tng, "firstborn" and "bloodlines." something about alexander and daimon bok from season 1??? looks rank. wish us luck.

#personal #star trek blogging #ds9 lb

[mdmszee]

SIMS GET TO KNOW TAG 🙈💭

ahhh thank you so much for tagging me @weindenburg !! love answering questions like these :)

1. What’s your favorite sims death? death by being hysterical bc that’s the best way to die haha

2. Alpha CC or Maxis Match? i am very much a maxis-match girly! no shade to alpha cc, just not my style :P

3. Do you cheat when your sims gain weight? nooo, not at all, i want the game to be as realistic as possible!

4. Do you use move objects? yes! building without it is a legit nightmare

5. Favorite mod? i can’t choose just one but my top three favorites are UI Cheats, More CAS Presets and anything from twistedmexi!

6. First expansion/game/stuff pack you got? wasn’t too long but I got the cats and dogs expansion pack bc i was so hesitant to make all my sims have pets hehe

7. Do you pronounce "live mode" like aLIVE or Living? LIVing

8. Who's your favorite sim that you've made? so far, it’s the lovely Mona Kaiser! idk but it’s like she came out exactly how I pictured + literally every outfit goes on her perfectly she’s just so ahhhh 🤭

9. Have you made a simself? yes I did! and I’m really happy with how she came out and I’m starting an LP on her :)

10. What sim traits do you give yourself? clumsy, socially awkward, loyal

11. Which is your favorite EA hair color? it’s gotta be either the third brown color swatch or the last blonde swatch that looks like a light blonde!

12. Favorite EA hair? i don’t have all the expansion packs yet + I mostly use cc hairs 😗

13. Favorite life stage? INFANTS AND YOUNG ADULT >> but tbh as long as I have the long lifespan setting on, I enjoy all of them bc I accomplish so much more stuff

14. Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay? 10000% in it for the gameplay! I suck at building so I’ll download anything from the gallery + edit it as quick as I can so I can jump back into the game!

15. Are you a CC creator? nope but I love supporting them ! <3

16. Do you have any simblr friends/a sim squad? I’d like to think I have a few, yeah! I’m a newbie on here so I’m making my way as I go + I’d love to connect with more simblrs!

17. What's your favorite game? sims 4 hands down

18. Do you have any sims merch? nope!

19. Do you have a YouTube for sims? not yet but I’m thinking of starting pretty soon sooo 👀

20. How has your "sim style" changed throughout your months/years of playing? it’s gone from completely vanilla to obsessed maxis-match connoisseur

21. What's your Origin ID? mdmszee 🪴🫶🏾

22. Who's your favorite CC creator? can’t choose one, but here’s a few: @dogsill @aharris00britney @christopher067 @imvikai @greenllamas @simstrouble @nucrests @softerhaze @clumsyalienn @oakiyo @okruee and a bunch more that I can’t remember rn but anyone who makes maxis-match cc has my heart >>

23. How long have you had a simblr? since February! I’m not new to sims, I’ve known + played the game since 2013 💀

24. How do you edit your pictures? sadly I don’t edit pics yet but I’ll probably end up using photoshop just to tweak some things bc reshade carries most of it

25. What expansion/game/stuff pack is your favorite so far? growing together, cottage living, seasons, snowy escape, island living, parenthood, spa day and outdoor living :)

26. What expansion/game/stuff pack do you want next? all of the ones I listed up there ^^ but in terms of what I want from the sims team - an expansion pack centered around kids bc they’ve been neglected for sooo long

I had a great time answering these questions! I’ll definitely do an updated version for some of the questions on here if I’m up for it 👀..

I’ll tag @d4isy-nukes , @edenella , @towniediaries and anyone who wants to participate! <3

#ask game #simblr ask game #ts4 #the sims community

[saiangelo999]

T.v./Dramas Consumed ‘22 Part 2

Part 1

Stranger Things s4 vol.1

I was pleasantly surprised with the direction that the show was taking in the first part of the season. I really enjoyed Eddie's addition to the cast and seeing slightly more Erica in the show. I am getting more and more annoyed with Mike's character, but other than that this season reignited a lot of my interest in this show. Episode 4 was easily one of the best episodes in this show in a while and Sadie Sink really showed off her acting chops this season. I have to say though, I am not enjoying the Russian plotline as much. It definitely is investing action wise, but I don't see how it will all connect to the main storyline before the season wraps up. I loved seeing more of Murray, but bringing Hopper back felt very cheap. Moreover, I was not that engaged with the bullying El storyline or the Byers + El meeting Mike again only for Eleven to get separated. Also, when El was getting her powers back and was seeing her past memories, I thought that 'Papa' already died? I was surprised to see him still alive. The show ending on the cliffhanger was really interesting with trying to predict what happens to Nancy.

Again My Life

DNF On episode 8 or so… hopefully will finish it.

I was really enjoying this revenge drama. One thing I really appreciate about this show is how the protagonist starts to create strong friendships and creates a team to take down Cho Tae Sub. I loved his relationship with the old real estate man.

Old Fashioned Cupcake

Love it! Sad that it's 5 episodes but it's sooo good. After episode 2 I binged the manga and am excited to see it acted out.

Update: Finished it! I really enjoyed this show! It felt like the episodes went by in a flash. The show packs in a lot in such little run time but it does it so effectively.

To My Star 2

So much pain, but so freaking good. The character and the relationship exploration is soooo good. I love how much care has gone into the season. I have no clue how it will conclude, but the writing has been strong so long so cautiously optimistic.

Update: I loved this show. Maybe even more than s1. The continuation of the story, the characterizations and problems presented and how the issues were tackled felt very organic and real to me. This was a very angsty season, but it was a very grounded show. I liked the resolution of the issue, I think that Jiwoo feeling like he doesn't exist without SJ is a huge issue. I am glad that the show focused more on establishing his place of belonging by creating a life outside his relationship with SJ.

Yumi's Cells season 1

With the release of season 2, I thought I'd check out season one of the show and its so much fun! I love Kim Go Eun and I enjoy how the show is progressing so far.

Update: I completed the season. I really enjoyed it! I really enjoyed Woong's character - he was such a lovable dork. I understand though why they ended up breaking up as there were many issues in their relationship. I was surprised that the last scene of this season was Woong and Yumi's breakup.

Yumi's Cells season 2

I started it! I found that this season it seems way sweeter than s1, probably bc of Jinyoung's character. I am curious to see where it goes. I'm enjoying it so far.

Update: Unsure how the season will progress since they broke up. I don't blame her for ending it at all, but it was a choice to bring back Woong from s1. I am very proud of her becoming an author though!

I finished this season and I think it was overall far more disappointing when compared to season 1 when comparing the progression of Yumi's relationship with Babi. The pacing of this show felt off and there was NOTHING that could save their relationship after they broke up even though they got together afterwards. I enjoyed Yumi's growth as a person this season and her shifting priorities but the balance between her growth and her romance was not handled well. I felt like shoehorning Woong and making him face-off against Babi was unnecessary and made Babi look worse.

Stranger Things s4 vol 2

I feel lied to with this whole vol 1 & 2 nonsense they pulled. There was no reason they couldn't just release all the episodes at once seeing as it was only 2 more episodes. Watching the rest of s4 once again sobered me up to the fact that the writing in this show cannot be trusted to be good. Really, the monologue Mike gave Eleven was very cringey. WTF happened with Max? They backpedalled like 3 times in the finale. She died, gongs 4 times, then she's in a coma? Either kill her properly or don't, but don't pull this bs.

Eddie dying did not really make sense. He should have just climbed the rope with Dustin bc their job (as decoys) was done. I hate that only Dustin even cared that he died even though he bonded with them all (but Gaetan really acted well there so good for him). The Steve/Nancy/Jonathan thing was very contrived drama that was kind of funny to me but not in a way I care about the outcome. I did NOT like the scenes between Steve and Nancy they felt so awkward these 2 episodes.

The one scene that I thought was touching was Will and Jonathan's talk which reminded me why I was so invested in their relationship in s1.

The trailer for the remainder of this season was FAR more engaging than the actual content they released. It was legitimately the first time this season I was so disengaged from the show. It was definitely far darker this season, but what a shame they didn't take full advantage of it. It felt very half-baked tonally.

All of Us Are Dead

I guess I just need to see an outbreak movie every once in a while. I really enjoyed the characters in this show and felt very attached to most of the high schoolers in the main crew and the archery crew. Gwi nam was an excellent villain, truly a menace! I also think that the formerly bullied girl who became unhinged should have had a chance to go after him though, I'd love to see how that turns out but alas. I understand the hype around the show but honestly I don't know why they are doing a s2, though I'm sure they'll end up adding new characters and expand the world-building. I can't say I'm interested or intrigued at a sequel, but I loved the first season for what it was.

Re-watch: Stranger Things s1

I can't believe how many things I got confused from s1 and s2. Re-watching it made me rethink why I liked Mike as a character from s1 itself. Steve definitely was a jerk, but honestly I felt like they set him up nicely as someone who wanted to do better from the beginning. The most surprising thing was my belief that Nancy and Steve broke up and she ended up with Jonathan in s1 when that wasn't the case.

Abbott Elementary s1

This show was just very wholesome and fun. Loved seeing Tyler now as a teacher after growing up with Everybody Hates Chris. I think that the actresses who played Barbra and Ava really stole the show for me! Looking forward to watching more!

Link: Eat, Love, Kill

I didn't expect this show to be so dark in the first two episodes. I like how there are many twists and mysteries that keep unravelling. My favourite couple easily is the police exes. They are so cute together!

Finished the show. It was a solid show overall. I think the mystery show was done well. I loved the exes relationship in this!

Alchemy of Souls

I am enjoying this show way more than I expected. I am nervous as this show is 20 episodes and already planning a season 2.

Update: I finished this show. I have to say that this show had an excellent arc and character progression up until episode 19. Episode 20 seemed like purposely stirring up intrigue and drama to continue the story over another season and brought out all the major secrets all at once. I am not fully confident with how s2 will progress given episode 20, however I have to say I really enjoyed the arc up til episode 19. Also I feel that while I am looking forward to more screen time for Jin Cho-yeon other than being a love interest, I didn't like that her wedding was what was ruined to bring it about. I am glad that they didn't go full character assassination with the Crown Prince in episode 20 because he is so charismatic and such an interesting character.

This show was very ambitious and I think for all its flaws it has solid characterizations and motivations, the drama didn't feel too forced (unless its for comedy).

Alias Grace

I really enjoyed this mini series! It was very intriguing to follow Grace's life from coming to Toronto from Ireland up until the end. I will say, I am surprised at the ending of the show.

The Good Place seasons 2-4

I am glad I came back to the show. I really enjoyed this series!! I found the humour really worked for me, the characters are so lovable and I love the overall message of the show. Chidi and Eleanor continually being the heart of the show really made Chidi's decisions in later season hit so much harder. I love Jason's relationships with everyone. It was fun seeing Michael's character development throughout the show. I also really enjoyed Simone's addition to the cast! She was a delight!

Re-watch: Nobuta wo Produce

This show holds up so well! I was never able to forget that one scene when Nobuko helped the old man when he collapsed. That scene burned itself into my memory. I felt like I thought this show had more romance focus than it did in reality. I love the three main characters, I especially love and relate to Kazuhaya on a different level than the other two, but I love how the trio balance each other out. I love how weird everyone was at their school including the teachers. I really enjoyed re-watching this show!!

Derry Girls Season 3

I am so sad that this show is over, but I am glad that it ended well. I really loved all the characters and watching them get up to their insane shenanigans. This season was just as funny as the previous ones and just as heartfelt. Absolute twist they pulled with Uncle Colm finding Eammon boring lol. When this show ended, I totally get why the actor who plays James ships his character with Erin so much.

Re-watch: Stranger Things s2

I finally finished this and I have to say this season is way better upon re-watch. I remember thinking that this season was not to par of the original, but I really enjoyed the possession arc with Will. I think it was the first real season we got more insight into his personality and Noah really shone in this season.

I loved seeing the scenes with Mike/Will and seeing Lucas and Max's relationship develop. I think the most controversial and hated episode with Eleven and Kali was exaggerated too much. It fit the tone of the show and I really enjoyed El's rock/emo/outcast phase. Especially coming off of where Eleven was mentally it fit in well. Tbh I would love if Kali reappears at one point in the show (though I won't hold out hope). It does bother me that El's storyline with her mom which was a fun plot thread this season was NOT resolved nor ever mentioned again. Same thing with El reclaiming her birth name - Jane. I hope there is some resolution for this in s5...

Also, I did not remember how Barb and her family got closure due to Nancy/Johnathan and Murray's help. I appreciate that Steve and Nancy grew apart due to how her guilt consumed her. It was done well and made a lot of sense. Steve the babysitter set-up and his friendship with Dustin beginning was another highlight this season.

Little Women (Tvn)

This was a fun and WILD ride. I watched it bc it has my two girls - my faves Nam Ji Hyun <3 and Kim Go Eun <3. I have to say this show was super trippy and twisty but also at times very straight-forward and formulaic. The whole show felt like a juxtaposition given how the characters and plot were written. It is visually stunning but you really need to shut of your brain to watch imo (and really escape into the absurdity). I had a lot of fun with this show and it is enjoyable though not for everyone.

Interview with a Vampire

Its so good!!! On the edge of my seat each episode. The relationship is so interesting because of how complex each character is. The dialogue at times is so poetic. Looking forward to more! Must read the books as well!

Koisenu Futari

Finally found the subs for this show (after months of wanting to see it) and it is my type for sure! I am flying through it because its so good and fun. I am trying to make it last more than a binge. I love the characters and how the are growing and influencing each other. I love the questions the show raises and how it portrays asexuality and aromanticism as well as questioning 'what makes a family?' I love the emphasis on the diversity of opinions and mutual respect while recognizing everyone has their own ideas on how to live their lives.

Silent

What a masterpiece of a show. I am obsessed with all the characters. Such an interesting show and love all the discourse around Sakurai Sou's disability and him learning to open back up to people.

Lookism (anime)

I really enjoyed how the webtoon was animated for the short 8 episodes. I like how much it adds to the experience getting to listen to the song that the mc sings at the concert in the final episode and watching all the fight scenes. Time to continue reading the webtoon.

Summer Strike

So... I thought this was going to be a cozy slice-of-life watch (though ngl I mainly watched for Im Siwan). I loved the main two characters and the slow nature of the show. I have to see that the ending felt super rushed which really dampened my experience with this show. The relationships between the characters felt rushed and could have been fleshed out more to make it more impactful.

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[physicsphddiary]

Update because I suck

Why haven't I written anything? IDK. I want to start doing this again so I will try once more. I've started organising my research notes into weekly journals rather than daily (Obsidian is so good); I will try to summarise the week every Friday.

Today I will just provide an update to things.

Research is going okay. I think right now I've got enough to write a paper. Above is a video of the fronts (it's very high-resolution). I think I've explained what it's showing before, the black lines are the temperature contours, the blue and orange lines are the stream-function, they show the flow direction (and distance between the lines show flow speed) in the z-x plane. The heatmap is the vertical vorticity, for an average here that's just the change in the x direction of the along front (y direction) flow.

A shitty edit in paint of a diagram from Nature just to show the directions. The video is an average over the y direction of an "ideal" filament. We are interested in the mechanisms by which the filament evolves, particularly what the evolution of the horizontal gradient of temperature that defines it looks like. It's important for the resulting vertical transport of heat, momentum and chemicals, etc. The ocean components of full climate models (i.e. the whole Earth) are reaching horizontal resolutions of about 10km (largely thanks to the GPU), which is the typical size of these structures, so they represent the "biggest thing that the models can't model" and good parametrisations for them are important.

I will explain more in my update tomorrow, but I think I've reached the end of this line of attack that I'm doing right now, and hopefully can put together a draft paper before the year ends. Next I want to work on more realistic simulations than the kind of ideal stuff that I do.

I'm going to a conference in February, presenting a poster. It's exciting but I'm very nervous of course.

For me myself life is going well I think. I've got a new bike because the old one was a bit temporary. I still have it and keep it in my office, perhaps for emergencies. I got some kind of award recently. A whole $5k. Was pretty nice. I saved most of it but I just bought a new Surface Pro because mine was from 2017 and was the cheapest model. It was nice just to splurge on a computer I've never done that.

Unfortunately I had to also buy a new phone recently because mine (also from 2017, a release OnePlus 3t) kicked it. I got a Pixel 6a. I was very happy but then Black Friday happened and it became $200 off (I paid $500) so I feel bad lol.

I had some BANGING sushi last week. I went the first time because it was a free meal due to a department thing, and then immediately changed plans with someone to go to the restaurant instead two days later; we were gonna get sushi, but at a cheaper place (dw I paid). It was sooo good yum. First time I went I got a roll (and loads of takoyaki and alcohol because it was free), but with the friend we each got this special nigiri set. HOW do they do it. Like you know it's just raw salmon or whatever but it just tastes so good. Power of freshness I guess.

I'm going back to the UK over Christmas. I'm excited. I didn't go last year so it's been 1 year 3 months and 7 days since I last had a Greggs sausage roll (shocking). I bought some bottles on Aliexpress and hopefully they get here on time, I want to fill them with maple syrup and give them out to people I see. I'm staying in London for a day to see some friends then going home. It's going to be the unhealthiest two weeks of my life I'm gonna eat and drink so much. I really miss making cocktails. I can't really do it here because I just can't justify buying all the stuff, I never have friends over and my roommate doesn't drink. Looking forward to seeing my uni friends again, it's been a long time.

Cassi

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[studylifex]

September 15, 2023

Bare with me please ;(

Since my last entry, I have been surviving the biggest storms. Literally and figuratively. The area I live in had huge flash floods - so many beautiful homes and family in distraught. It was so sad. It took me forever to get home. I couldn’t make it to the other side. Every possible street I thought would’ve been cleared simply was flooded along the way so I constantly had to make u-turn after u-turns. Since making it home wasn’t the case I went out for a dinner instead. They restaurant was far up the road where I was at so I said “hey why not” I did call in advance just to make sure the place was not flooded because it just so happens to be located right on the lake (it’s beautiful during sunset). Luckily me, they said it was all clear on that end. I ate a margherrita chicken with a risotto and broccolini. The drink was a chocolate churro martini (sooo good). By the time I was finished with dinner it was all good to go home. It all turns out well since I had nowhere else to be.

That’s just one occasion -

I have experienced car problems recently. I just bought the car from the dealer not less than two months… my car broke down right before an intersection - the car took me like an hour to start back up - then my engine light turns on… the dealer is now taking care of it. I keep telling myself it’s nothing major! So fingers crossed. Seriously because I’m not holding on to dear life. These twenty somethings can take a toll on you.

I have been cooking more at home.

So far I have made:

Candied yams, bake Mac and cheese, fried chicken.

Cilantro lime noodles with crispy chicken

Tacos

Tuna sandwiches

Banana and peanut butter smoothies for breakfast

Wellness juice shots (juicing) I’m on week two!

Lots of internal and external events have taken place but my deep longing for career advancement has been on my mind heavily. All I can think of how it is up to me to push myself to break my own barriers. Do what you love - don’t doubt yourself - don’t set yourself back another a day, week, month, and/or YEAR!

I want and need a sustainable life and I’m here open to the opportunities I can bring value to.

Oh by the way I received my second certificate with Google! - I probably mentioned this already.

I’m starting course three today! Not at Starbucks since I have no car and I just feel like studying in bed couldn’t be so bad. It’s Friday and it’s going to be 11AM so 1 hour tops because I will be cooking soon after:

Loaded Baked Potato’s, Steak and Asparagus.

I haven’t been in the proper space to participate in my studies due to all the chaos. I don’t ever want to take so much time off from my books - I start to feel unorganized/ forgetting material and I just don’t like it. A little bit of effort can help daily.

(Sorry I needed to dump my thoughts badly and update my study blog) overall I still feel like good things are happening.

Last song: Neybors - Heno, ft Elujay, J. Robb

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[firestingray9]

I was gonna give Splatoon 3 a break but the next day after my last post I jumped into Splatoon 2 for a bit of Turf Wars for old time's sake then I ended up reinstalling 3 on the same day because I'm too hooked on it! XD I decided to try leveling up all my weapons to 1 star again so that I can get a license from that to buy more and eventually have a nice little pile of them to use when new weapons come out! It... um... some of the weapons make me wanna yeet Sheldon into the ocean because of how much I hate them.

Now that the new season started, I've gone back to work on the new ones that came out! The S-BLAST '92 is super amazing as a concept but blasters in general aren't my thing because of how slow they are but I'll keep working at it to git gud at this one because I really want to use it! Since I had already leveled up all my blasters to 1 star that were already out during the Fresh Season, I've already known about some of its quirks like blaster hopping so it wasn't much of a shock to use the S-BLAST '92! I'm keeping track of what weapons I've leveled up to 1 and noting down how I feel about them so that it's easier for me to remember which ones besides my mains are fun to use and which ones are trash! Nothing will make me like the chargers though. Well maybe if they add a new one based on another Nintendo controller but I can't think of any that would suffer such a fate.

I've been keeping up with the Splat 3 news and I'M SO HAPPY MY HAT IS BACK!!!

I've decided that I'll rearrange some outifts and abilities so that I'll have one for my N-ZAP '89 and S-BLAST '92! The default outfit for my OC, Arrows, is the Do-Rag, Cap, & Glasses/Retro Gamer Jersey/Crazy Arrows but I've said a few times that he wears the Takoroka Rainbow Tie Dye underneath the jacket! I've also grown so fond of the Seafoam 'Phones and it kinda makes me feel like Dashie (I wish he'd play Splatoon 3 so I can laugh at him raging at that! 😭) so I've decided to keep using it for an alternative outfit!

N-ZAP '89 outfit: Do-Rag, Cap, & Glasses/Retro Gamer Jersey/Crazy Arrows

S-BLAST '92 outfit: Seafoam 'Phones/Takoroka Rainbow Tie Dye/Crazy Arrows

My current outfit, Seafoam 'Phones/Retro Gamer Jersey/Crazy Arrows, has all its abilities in place for the N-ZAP '89 and I'm currently trying to farm for more abilities I've got on the hat so I can put that on the Do-Rag, Cap, & Glasses and replace the abilities on the Seafoam 'Phones! So this is what I plan on running:

N-ZAP '89 outfit:

Do-Rag, Cap, & Glasses=Ink Saver (Sub), Ink Saver (Sub), Ink Saver (Sub), Ink Saver (Sub)

Retro Gamer Jersey=Sub Power Up, Sub Power Up, Sub Power Up, Sub Power Up

Crazy Arrows=Special Charge Up, Special Charge Up, Special Charge Up, Special Charge Up

S-BLAST '92 outfit:

Do-Rag, Cap, & Glasses=Ink Saver (Main), Ink Saver (Main), Ink Saver (Main), Ink Saver (Main)

Takoroka Rainbow Tie Dye=Special Power Up, Special Power Up, Special Power Up, Special Power Up

Crazy Arrows=Special Charge Up, Special Charge Up, Special Charge Up, Special Charge Up

Hydra Splatling outfit:

Five-Alarm Helmet=Run Speed Up, Run Speed Up, Run Speed Up, Run Speed Up

Hero Jacket Replica=Run Speed Up, Run Speed Up, Run Speed Up, Run Speed Up

Angry Rain Boots=Object Shredder, Ink Resistance Up, Sub Resistance Up, Quick Super Jump

I call my Hydra outfit "Fireyeb outfit" because I wanted to dress up like a firefighter! 👨‍🚒 It took a bit to learn how to use it, first starting with the Heavy Splatling to get the basics down first then used the Hydra more and more! I got some good advice from other players for how to learn it and what abilities to use for it along with some ability suggestions for the N-ZAP '89 outfit!

For the rest of the Sizzle Season update, I love that we're getting a bunch of Nintendo systems to decorate our lockers with and their names crack me up sooo much! 🤣🤣 They sound like really crusty bootleg systems! I'm def gonna redo my entire locker when I get all of them so that it looks like a gamer's locker instead of a firefighter's locker! As much as I love my firefighter themed locker, it's time for a change! I've yet to get the "Gaming" or "Gamer" titles so I'm still trying for that! But I think I've grown too fond of my "World's Best Curly Hair" that I have on my splashtag so I think I'll be keeping it for a while still!

#long #splatoon 3 #.txt #i don't post often anymore because i'm too busy being a salty squid!

[hotarutranslations]

910 Generation Book!!

Evening!!

Today, Tokyo Sports note series updated #62 Kitagawa x Okamura x Ishida 15th Generation Special Interview! Towards JAPAN JAM, Since Its a Festival

Continuing from last week, with the cooperation of the 15th generation, we had an interview 🔥

Last week I listened to these 3's reaction to the tour,

This week, finally coming this weekend, we talked about JAPAN JAM!

What the 3 in 15th generation had in common, I was impressed by the way the answered, using words like 'fun' ((楽 was the character used)) 😌🍀

Fun, enjoyable, looking forward,

When challenging something, its important to be able to enjoy it, those are my thoughts from experience,

Therefore I was also happy to hear, the 15th generations answers in the interview!

We'll do our best together 😌🔥

Also,

I also had an interview!

"Tokyo Sports Responsible Editors" Overcoming Covid... "The moment I saw the penlights waving, it was really like I was about to cry"

This interview from Tokyo Sports-san, was also released today~ 🍀

I ate curry--! during the interview! lol

It was delicious 🤤❤️

Also today,

Morning Musume 9, 10th Generation 10th Anniversary BOOK

Its the release day--- 🎉

❤️

I miss this shoot 😂 lol

I think there are those that haven't received it yet but, really, I'd like you to look forward to getting it!!!

Commemorating 10 years--, We were able to have this project with Up To Boy-san, Also it became 1 book, I'm really so happy about it......

Thank you very much ☺️❤️

Also everyone who gets it in their hands, Thank you sooo very much ☺️❤️

Thats right!!!

In a bit, I'll also write like, I like the photos on this page--! ☺️❤️

At that time by all means, with your own book, go and compare the pages I talk about, I think you'll be able to relate!

With that!

Among all of the fans,

By all means us the "#910GenBook" hashtag, and please share your thoughts 🎈

Announcement From Kaga Kaede

I'm sorry to have worried you but, Kaedy will be taking a bit of a break--,

We have live concerts all of Golden Week, To all the fans that are planning on participating, it may end up feeling......sad but, As Morning Musume '22, we'll be doing as we always do, with the feeling of making it a good stage!

I'd be happy, if you could support the 13 of us

Without rushing, I hope she will recover soon

see you ayumin <3

https://ameblo.jp/morningmusume-10ki/entry-12739772102.html

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