#the texture on the sweaters wow

[applepi-1]

Better than Heather- Oikawa

“Happy Valentine’s Day students at Aoba Johsai! This is Oikawa Toru reminding you to get your valentine flower for that special someone!” Oikawa Toru, captain of the volleyball team, biggest pretty boy in every school, also known as your brothers best friend. Girls from all over come to our school to see him, they just know him as the hot volleyball player, you know him as the alien geek.

You looked out the window seeing girls line up as Oikawa walked out, immediately handed flowers. You frowned watching the scene as he takes everyone one of them smiling brightly at the girls. You knew he loved the attention but also hated it at the same time. You got up out of your seat walking to your locker surprised to see a blue rose taped to it.

A beautiful rose for a beautiful girl. The color blue reminds me of your eyes and how they sparkle when you talk about something you love- your secret admirer.

“Ohhh someone has a crush.” You rolled your eyes as Oikawa sung to you. “From who?”

“Doesn’t say, wow so many.” You looked at the flowers in his hands a huge bouquet as the boy sighed.

“I know, and they’ll die so soon.” You laughed opening your locker taking out a red rose.

“Hope you have room for one more.” His eyes widen slightly looking at the rose in your hand, how the white blends in with the red. “It reminded me of you, the red is how everyone at this school sees you, this well put guy, who’s hot in the girls eyes who can break something if he hits it hard enough. It’s the serious you. And the white is how I see you. The alien loving geek who loves volleyball as well. They guy who would talk your ear off about aliens more than anything else. Who also loves his nephew to death, I thought of you when I saw it, it has two sides and each one I know and care about.” Oikawa dropped all the flowers he had in his arms and looked at the one in your hand. He took it and smiled fondly at you.

“Thank you, I-I don’t know what to say. I love it.” You smiled brightly up at him and bent down to collect the others.

“I hope so, I saw it at a rare boutique and it was the only one she had.”

“Wait, you didn’t get this at the school? But in your own spare time?” You looked up at him and nodded your head, Oikawa’s heart melted at the sight.

“Wow, sis, do I need to track down some guys and tell them you have enough?” You laughed as your brother walked over. “You beat shittykawa over here.” Oikawa looked at you brother not caring about the insult.

“Oh these are for Oikawa, I have one, one blue beautiful rose. Oh and,” You handed your brother the roses who nearly didnt have time to catch them, you grabbed the other rose identical to the other ones at the school and handed it to him. “For you.”

“Awe, I’m lucky to have such a nice sister.” Iwaizumi handed Oikawa back his rosed but he fit all of them under an arm as he held yours alone as if it was special.

“I try, we should get going, you guys have practice soon.”

“Right, come on.”

“Um, Oik, do you need help carrying those?”

“Hm? Nah, no. I’ll just give them to my mom or back to the girls and say I bought them one.”

“So cold.” You laughed before shivering as you enter the gym.

“Cold? Here.” He put the roses by the benches and took off his school sweater handing it to you.

“Thanks Oikawa, I’ll wash it and give it back to you.” He watched as you put the slightly bigger shirt on sighing at the warmth.

“Keep it, it looks better on you.” You blushed as he walked to the locker rooms quickly so you don’t see the blush he has on his face.

—

The next day you found a red rose taped to your locker. Red reminds me of that red dress you wore at the ceremony. You looked so beautiful like a princess.- Your secrete admirer.

You smiled as you placed in your locker next to the blue one, you could tell the texture of the flowers were fake so you weren’t worried about them dying. “4 more days to Valentines.” Oikawa sung in your ear, you rolled your eyes shutting your locker to get a better look at him.

“Gonna ask someone to be your valentines?” You ask leaning against a locker.

“I don’t know, I might, are you?”

“Usually it’s the guys who ask, but who knows.”

“Is there someone your hoping will ask?” You looked up into his brown eyes and smiled.

“Um, maybe, oh and here.” You took a bag out your pocket handing it to him.

“Kisses?”

“They reminded me of your chocolate eyes.” He looked at you with questionable feelings. “They’re deep, rich brown, and if they were a candy, they’d be smooth and pretty and delicious, and I thought of kisses. Because you’re pretty popular and girls talk about how soft- they reminded me of you.” You cut your rant sort before realizing what you were gonna say.

“Are you going to give me gifts until Valentine’s Day?”

“Not unless it bothers you.”

“No, not at all.” He opened the pack before grabbing your hand dropping a kiss in it. “I’ll share my kisses with you and you only. I’ve heard your lips are soft and delicious, and they are pretty.” Your eyes widen as your face turned red, he smirked at you before walking away.

—

You saw a yellow rose the next day. Yellow reminds me of the sun, bright and cheery, you remind me of the sun, it warms up my heart seeing you smile, and it brightens my day to hear you laugh- Your secret admirer.

“3 more days.”

“How is it you come at the perfect timing?”

“Hm, I don’t know, hun. Ou yellow this time, it’s pretty.” You smiled down at them before taking out a alien keychain.

“Do I really have to explain why this one reminds me of you?”

“Yes, because now it’s a given.” He smirked putting his hands in his pockets.

“Toru!” You both turned to see a girl walking over in one of Oikawa’s sweaters.

“Oh um hey Heather.”

“Hey, you left so quickly this morning.”

“Sorry about that. I wanted to hurry up and get my gift this morning.” You looked between the two, she was stunning from head to toe, made you feel self conscious, you looked at the sweater seeing it hand so perfectly off her shoulders and down her figure.

“Oh an alien? That’s a weird gift, anyways thanks for the sweater I swear I didn’t see that wall there this morning.”

“No problem and actually aliens-“

“It reminded me of that time we stayed up talking about the movie Paul, you said you wish you could meet an alien as cool as him.” You said cutting him off handing it to him, he smiled at you lingering his finger tips on yours before holding the key chain in his hand.

“I love that you remembered that. Here.” He handed you a kisses. “For always being cheerful and bright.” You thought back to your note hearing him say something so similar was bizarre.

“Always, I should get to class, see you after school, Oik.” And you did and you saw Heather right next to him.

“Iwa!” Your brother looked at you before jogging over. “Sorry I’m late got held up.”

“It’s fine, I was worried but Oikawa said you texted him.”

“I did, just before my phone died.”

“Jeez hun, you had us worried!” Oikawa said wrapping an arm around you.

“Sorrrryyy.” You pouted up at him making him smile and hide his face in his other hand.

“You are too cute, Iwa-Chan why can’t you be this cute?”

“Shittykawa.” Your brother mumbled walking away.

“Iwa-Channnn.” The tall boy pulled you closer as he pouted. “Your brothers mean.”

“I know love, I know.” You patted his back looking at Heather as she watched y’all. “So Heather is pretty,”

“Eh, I guess. She’s staying with us for a while until her dad finds a place. She’s like an annoying sister you want to throw out a window.” You laughed up at him before shaking your head.

“So cold.”

—

The next day was a purple rose, Purple purple purple, I could go on and on how when you were this color I see the beautiful sunrise, where the sun meets the dark blue sky and turns into a purple color. You are so many things, but purple. You are my purple -your secret admirer.

You felt a presence behind you smirking you spoke, “yes 2 more days.” You turned around to see Heather not Oikawa

“Purple hun?”

“Oh hi, yeah, purple.”

“So. You and Oikawa seem close.”

“We are.” You looked at her questionably before opening your locker setting the flower near the others.

“How close?”

“We’re not dating if that’s what you mean.”

“Good it was. Cause if you haven’t noticed. I’m prettier and your just a sack of potatoes.”

“Right, and if you haven’t noticed Oikawa isn’t into you, nor me. He thinks of you as an annoying little sister.”

“For now.” Your eyes followed her back as she walked away sighing into your locker.

“2 more days. You okay?”

“Yeah, yeah, I’m great, um here.” You handed him a piece of milk bread. “Because you’re sweet to me and you’re easy on the eyes, and pretty.”

“Awww,” He handed you a bag of rainbow candies. “Because you are sour sometimes but still beautiful.” You smiled up at him taking the candy before reaching up to kiss his cheek. “What was that for?”

“Just because I wanted to.” Oikawa wishes he could have your boldness at times, these were on of those times. This time you walked away hiding the blush similar to his.

—

Pink. Pink reminds me of the way you shy away from me, the blush on your face reminds me of pink, how pretty it is on your face form something so natural and simple as a compliment- Your secret admirer.

You walked into Oikawa’s room with the rose after school setting it on his desk, taking out your text books. You looked up seeing the flower you given him 5 days ago. “1 more day! I’m so excited.” You looked at him and pointed at the rose.

“You actually kept it?”

“Yeah, I did. I told you I loved it.” He sat next to you taking out his textbook. “Found your valentine yet? I see you have a pink one this time.”

“I do. It says it matches my blush. But no haven’t found them yet.” Oikawa looked at your sketchy before he leaned over centimeters from your face. A sudden warmth spread over you as you looked into his eyes he was so close, one jolt closer and you’d kiss.

“It does match it, so pretty.” His finger tips ghosted over your jaw as his eyes scanned every inch of your face before resting on your eyes. “So, so, pretty.” He rested his forehead with yours and you’d hope he couldn’t hear your heartbeat against your chest.

“Toru….” He pulled back looking at Heather as she stood at his door, you kept your gaze on him watching as he sheepishly smiled at her, as his hand now rested on your shoulder playing with the color of his sweater, wait his sweater, you forgot you grabbed his mistakenly this morning in a rush, your face turned redder at the memory.

“Need something Heather?”

“Your mom said dinner was ready, didn’t realize you had company.”

“Yeah, I do, we’ll be down shortly. Bye.” He turned his gaze to you and smirked. “Well now you’re turning red, hun. Penny for your thoughts.”

“Just… uh… you.”

“Oh?”

—

White, you stared at the beautiful white rose before looking at the note. Like you once said, this is how I see you too. The girl with a beautiful smile, who blushes so easily, you are so pretty when you do your happy dance, when you call me love my heart sworms for you. Your like a midnight drive with the windows down, and the music up. You are the sunset on a beach, a warm blanket and hot cocoa on a winter night, sunlight in the morning slipping through the blinds, you are alien movies lighting up my dark room. You are the feelings that make me feel alive multiplied more than a thousand times. - Oik.

Your eyes welled up with tears before looking up seeing Oikawa in front of you. “Oik… It was you all along?”

“Disappointed?”

“Never.”

“Heather kissed me earlier.” He blurted, you frowned eyebrows scrunched. “It didn’t feel right or anything. I only want to share my kisses with you.”

“Oik…” You looked up at him fondly stepping closer. “So I’m better?”

“Better than Heather?”

“Yeah.” He gently grabbed your face smiling.

“Darling, you’re better than everyone.” You smiled stepping on your tippy toes finally having the feeling of his lips on yours. “I love you.”

“I love you, happy Valentine’s Day.”

“Be my valentine?”

“Thought you’d never ask.” You kissed him again feeling as if your on cloud nine, you brother wasn’t too keen to find out his best friend kissed his sister in the halls amongst people, but was glad you were happy and part of him was glad Oikawa was too, though he’d never admit it, he loved you both dearly.

#valentines day #haikyuu #fluff #cute haikyuu #haikyuu!! #confessions #haikyuuimagines #oikawa toru #oikawa x reader #hq oikawa #oikawa x you #brother Iwaizumi #heather

[puhmpken]

This has been edited + proofread! 🥳🍾

WRITTEN/EDITED BY: @puhmpkins-blog 🎃

W/C: 1,400

A/N: Yay my first actual story! I have been wanting to publish this, I just didn’t know where to start! I really hope you enjoy :))

༻Prologue: The Ominous Welcome༺

The wind gushed in your ears as you felt the breeze pass through your scalp..

Am I falling?

You had that one moment of thought before thick red grass covered your vision and the thick sensation impact started a burning sensation from all around your body as you began to cough, struggling to grasp air , turning to your back..you laid on the grassy ground motionless

Questions swirled your head as you stared up to the red sky. Your mind was loud only finding relief when listening to the sound of the dry breeze that would pass and the ruffles of dead’s leafs that would kick up off the ground and move with the drift, slowly you sat up as you finally looked around at your surroundings.

You were in a what look to be a forest or swap of some type, the way the trees laid sprawled and sort of visible dirt road with the tracks of who walked through the area

Standing up, and brushing yourself off you noticed the attire you were wearing: a ruffled black skirt with a slight hole in the hem towards the bottom with a neutral color off the shoulders sweater.

Your walk is somewhat shaky when making your way slowly to a nearby pond, getting close to the what seemed to be swampy water you saw a reflection..

“WHO IS THAT!?!!” panickingly moving away from the water with look of bewilderment written all over your face,

Creeping back to the water and poking your head slowly into frame and seeing the reflection mimic your actions

“That’s ME?!” You exclaimed as you got close to it raising a hand slowly you touch your face as your reflection mimic your actions

“I feel so different..” You said gently grabbing on your face and moving it side to side, looking at your finer and sharper features.You were on earth before this, you could’ve sworn you were a human but now you're a creature of some sort.

Your regular teeth were replaced with pointy sharp teeth that looked like it could tear through any type of texture, your once bright (e/c) was replaced with a orangey green color, your pupils change dramatically to now being diagonal slits, your once (s/t) was now a pale bluish purple color, it resembled the same type of color as if you were suffocating and your hair stay relatively the same the only difference is it got a bit long, natural if went to your (h/t) but now it went all the way to your upper back past your shoulders

Without a moment of hesitation you shot yourself away from the pond breathing in a heavy breathe as you huffed out, “Okay this is nothing I can’t get use too” You said to yourself as you were mentally panicking holding your hands together in-front of you, you slightly shake as you began walking following the dirt road

Moments pass before you hit a clearing, you could hear now in the distances the bustling sound of a city or hopeful people which was a good sign, you continued following the direction of noise

“Wow..” You breathed out as you pushed past the big red bushes that separated the swamp from the city. You took in the site of where you were at a bustling big city, as you gawked with no thought, you were standing on a busy sidewalk taking in the views before being stumbling with your steps ‘did i just get pushed?’ you question in your head before hearing out loud a starkly comment

“Move your ass. We are trying to walk, you stupid bitch!” You immediately took a double take, cracking your head to the person that shoved you as you gave the look of displeasure before scoffing and rolling your eyes, you follow the sidewalk

Your lost in your own mind as you took everything in the billboards, the streets building, the cars! Practically everything, you walked aimlessly before your eyes caught the sight of a big building with lights emitting off of it as the words read in bold

“NEXT EXTERMINATION DAY

80 DAYS”

You raised your eyebrow ‘extermination day?’ you questioned out as you began to walk past the building

Hours felt like they passed by in minutes and your aching legs told you to stop and rest up for a second. Not having much of a choice you look at the building that was close to you before shrugging your shoulders

‘This will be good enough’ You thought as you walk into the bar the first thing you heard was the sound of steady jazz playing as their was chatter but not to overly loud, you looked around before you made your way to the bar counter taking a seat at a empty spot next to some strangers that you didn’t pay mind too. Looking around you noticed all the different types of creatures you were around, having a puzzled look written on your face your trance was broke with a stern

“Hey, you ordering’ or are you just going to sit” A ruffy voice bartender said, your eyes meant yellow eyes with the puilps being slits that momentarily freaking you out, before getting a better look. The person or in now this case the cat bartender, had many feline features you chalk up looking at the face, he look like a common house cat with a bow and black top hat

You shook your head as you heard him say with annoyance “Well..”

“No, no. I don’t have money..” Your voice was quiet and under your breath if it wasn’t for his cat ears the bartender would’ve never heard you,

“So you just came here to seat?” He question with a dead tone as his eyebrows ruffle together the look of confusion was evident on his face before he roll his eyes and grimace something under his breath

Assuming that was your cue to leave, you began to raise from your cushion seat only to have a short glass cup be placed down in-front of you making you look down at the drink, then the cat bartender, shaking your head you move the drink away from you politely

“I can’t pay for it” You said as the cup was moved back to infront of you as the bartender stood semi in-front of you as he cleaned out a wet glass cup with a red rag

“Don’t worry about it. It’s on the house” He said as he looked at your figure standing half way up as you nervously chuckle a bit before sitting down

“Huskier” He said as he watched you eye the drink before lifting it and taking a sip of it, you didn’t taste alcohol in fact you actually just taste.. “Is this juice?” You questioned before going in for another sip pointing to the drink, as you place the cup down on the wooden bar counter “Oh! I am also y/n” you spouted out with a smile displaying your sharp teeth as the bartender look at you before looking away once you seen his eyes drift to your sharp teeth making you immediately stop smiling and going to a close grin, he nodded his head putting down the now dry glass cup

“It is.” He said kinda clearing his throat “Thought you can use it.” He said, focusing on grabbing the bottles he needs before starting up the conversation again catching your attention immediately, “You're new around here aren’t you?” He said as he began to work on what you assume to be a drink, adding stuff to a metal cup before putting a top on it and shaking it up and down close to his body

Watching his moves with curiosity written in your eyes you answer

“I am! I actually just got here”

“I see..” He said before pausing and then continuing “Well best not to go around telling other sinners that..easily” He said with a dry chuckle as he poured out a drink from the cup he was previously shaking “They’ll eat you alive, of course in a literal sense.” with a sly smirk coming to his face as he look over too you

Confusion plagued your face, “They'll eat me?” You repeat back to him using his own words with a tone laced with confusion

“You're in hell.”

EXTRA!!EXTRA!!

Husk: So, you’re a liquor kind of gal, eh? *slides a shot across the bar*

Y/N: Um, well, I’ve had a few drinks as a human, but never something as hardcore as a straight shot…

Husk: Ah, a virgin liver!*dry laughs* Well! Here’s your initiation. Bottoms up~!

[Later, on the dance floor]

Drunk Y/N: Husk!! Look at meee! Do you see me meow~?! *slurs with a grin and giggling uncontrollably*

Husk: *facepalms* Oh, for fuck sake…

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[possibilistfanfiction]

I love Beatrice feels about Avas gender identity (or lack of). And how, for Beatrice, her womanhood is still an important part of her, even if she expresses that part differently than other women. And how Bea is just down for the ride when Ava experiments with their gender expression, just endless support and love and just letting Ava try out whatever they want. Like the scene with the binder, Ava wasnt visibly uncomfortable or weirded out, she just said that it wasnt something for her, and Bea never discouraged her of trying it out by telling her that she wouldnt like it, or other masculine things that fit better, like the suit. So yeah, thanks for having someone like Ava who doenst give a fuck about how she "should" dress and act as told by society and then Beatrice, for whom womanhood is still an important part of, but she puts her personal own spin on it, so she still feels like herself and happy. So, yeah you said you already have two butch!Bea prompts, so I just wanted to request a Avatrice fic with some happy gender expressions/feels it doesnt have to be butch!Bea AU, if you want. But yeah, I love how you write Beas butch style but still in touch with her womanhood. (And of course her kicking ass in Aikaido class ;) )

‘wow,’ you say, a little breathless. ava grins, spins around in their tuxedo slacks and button down with the sleeves rolled up to their elbows, an old binder of yours that’s loose on them but still offers some compression underneath, paired with patent leather loafers and a tie loose around their neck. they’ve slicked their hair back neatly and are grinning, arms outstretched. ‘you look amazing.’

‘yeah?’

‘of course,’ you say, as if there was any other possibility. ava wraps her arm around your waist and looks in the mirror at the both of you together: it’s a little different, because you’re used to ava in the dresses and crop tops and flowy pants he loves, an old favorite pair of overalls — but it’s, like, really, really hot. you’ve learned through your friends and therapy and ava’s own deep exuberance around queerness that you really are in love in so many of its forms, the textures it takes and allows; while you feel much, much better and safer and more comfortable and at ease in yourself when you’re in loose, easy pants, your chest flat, your hair short, you have never begrudged ava their expansion. they’ve seen so, so much, lived through more pain than anyone should ever have to, so everything about them, even at their most annoying, is beautiful to you.

‘if i wore a packer into a cathedral, do you think i would be struck down or something?’

it takes a second too long for your brain to get unstuck from the heat that races down your spine; ava smirks. ‘are you —‘ unfortunately your voice comes out a little strangled and you have to regroup — ‘are you wearing one?’

‘nah,’ ava says. ‘thought about it, but these pants are kinda tight and if i have to sit through some dumbass pomp and circumstance at the vatican i’m at least going to be comfortable.’

you hum, the best you can do.

‘maybe i’ll wear it tomorrow with that new skirt i got in madrid though,’ she says, far too casual for the victorious expression on her face. 

‘well, you do know god best.’

‘that’s so true,’ ava says, preening again and then turning toward you. ‘gender expression, totally cool with god, if you can believe that.’

‘i suppose i can.’ ava’s smirk softens into an easy smile, one you revel in every time it’s for you, the way sunflowers turn toward the sun. 

‘plus, this little vest situation you have going on is, like, so hot. god can’t begrudge me your arms, not after all i’ve done.’

you huff at their obvious delight in flustering you, but it’s summer and very hot and, really, the light sweater vest you’d picked out to go with your very church-appropriate slacks is also quite tame. 

‘i love you,’ they say, softening again, and kiss your cheek. ‘now, let’s go scandalize some conservatives, shall we?’

you laugh, unable to resist ava’s warmth, again and again. ‘we shall.’

#wn fic #avatrice fic #prompts #wn #avatrice #smth smth ava modeling her look off of nate from gossip girl but w a side of slutty blair i can't explain further but u get it #another silly one esp for those of u in my inbox BEGGING for masc ava lol this is p much all i got #butch bea 🥺🫡

[crack-canon]

Random Saiki Thought: Touch sensitive

—

Okay, so this is me projecting. There are some days when certain textures are too much and just ruin my whole day like an itchy sweater but recently- my baby hair falling in my face because they’re too short to be held back

But then I just thought of Saiki being more pissed off than usual. It starts during PE when they had something to do in the cold of winter where the air was making his hair staticky. Saiki kinda just becomes overwhelmed with annoyance of fixing his hair that he doesn’t think to just stop the static and it just gets worse as his emotions of annoyance begin to work alongside his powers

He ends up asking Aiura for a hair tie and just goes around the rest of the day with a pissed off expression while wearing his bangs up with a star shaped scrunchie

Like some pissed off long haired chihuahua

—

Add on:

His friends and classmates can’t help but stare because no one’s ever seen his forehead before. It’s like an ankle reveal in the Victorian era or whatnot

Saiki’s thoughts are just flooded with curiosity and “oh wows”

#saiki k headcanons #saiki kusuo #saiki no psi nan #the disastrous life of saiki k

[houseofbrat]

Well, well, well...

It's been approximately two months since the pr narrative about The Waleses being all about "the work" started.

And just think of all the pictures we now have of them working! The Waleses, they're just like us!

In fact, so dedicated is Kate to "her work" that she didn't even wear any dresses, except for that one time when she wore a dress to a memorial service for QEII in Wales.

Otherwise, Kate is all about business work! That's why she wore suits!

Just count em'!

Rugby podcast video: A Catherine Walker blazer in Prince of Wales check, Alexander McQueen Tailored straight-leg trousers/pants, and white shirt.

09 Sept 2023: Rugby World Cup appearance in white pantsuit; white/ivory Alexander McQueen blazer with white pants/trousers (possibly Roland Mouret).

12 Sept 2023: Alexander McQueen Amethyst suit

14 Sept 2023: Maje Vincio Blazer in Houndstooth tweed with black pants/trousers and shirt/sweater

18 Sept 2023: Holland Cooper Double-Breasted Twill Blazer in black with black pants/trousers and white shirt.

19 Sept 2023: Roland Mouret custom suit in beige

26 Sept 2023: Burberry Wool Tailored Suit in green

27 Sept 2023: Zara Textured Double-Breasted Long Blazer in red, LK Bennet Frieda Pants/Trousers in black

28 Sept 2023: Holland Cooper suit in navy chalk pin stripe

03 Oct 2023: Holland cooper suit in navy chalk pin stripe

04 Oct 2023: Cefinn Janie Sleeveless Funnel Neck sweater/jumper in mid-grey with Sezane Martin Trousers in mottled grey

05 Oct 2023: Oxen Sports ensemble

10 Oct 2023: LK Bennet Mya Blazer in yellow with black sweater and black Roland Mouret Axon Wide Leg pants/trousers

Wow.

THIRTEEN ensembles before Kate wore a skirt again.

She wore so many pantsuit ensembles that The Telegraph posted an article about it.

For eight out of the ten new appearances she’s undertaken in the past three weeks, the Princess has worn either a full trouser suit or a blazer with coordinating trousers. She’s mostly chosen muted colours and she’s largely been recycling previously seen pieces.  [...] If three’s a trend, then these many tailored looks point to a very deliberate change in style direction from Catherine, who has always used her fashion choices to send messages. So what is she trying to tell us here? “It’s a look of the moment, which works well on the Princess with her long legs, and those boxy jackets suit her,” said Ingrid Seward, the editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of numerous royal biographies. “She wore those ‘little girl’ dresses for so long, but now she wants to look more sophisticated. It’s more of a work-day look; she doesn’t need to be in dresses anymore. A suit is snappier and smarter.” A year after assuming their Wales titles, Catherine and William are shaping their new roles for a modern era. “Catherine’s suits come at a time when the Waleses are making the way they work much more businesslike,” Seward said, adding that their increased workload and fresh approach to running their office, with the imminent appointment of a CEO, points to a polished and professional attitude from the future king and queen.  If Catherine has spent the past decade being viewed as a mother and young duchess, with a wardrobe of ladylike looks to reflect that perception, then now that she is in her 40s it may feel like the right time to swing the narrative. 

Wow. Ten plus years as a royal and only now does she want to be taken seriously! So much for wearing bright colors like Queen Elizabeth II so that people can see you. It's "muted colors" time now!

And it’s understandable that she might use what Seward called “the look of the moment” to craft a serious yet chic uniform that reflects her current priorities. But there are other long-time admirers of Catherine’s style who miss her softer, more classically “princessy” outfits.  “I don’t mind the occasional trouser or suit, but she’s been wearing this style so much of late,” wrote Jane Barr, who comments on the Princess via her Instagram page, From Berkshire to Buckingham. “I really miss the beautiful dresses and coats. This is, very frankly, boring. She is the Princess of Wales. I’d like to see some more pizazz.” The time for pizazz may come later in the autumn, especially if Catherine attends a state banquet set to be held in honour of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in November. For now, though, “blazers are more powerful than a dress, tougher and less feminine,” according to Berkeley. “The armour plating one needs to get a job done, in my book.”

Oh, is it all about the work now? Blazers and business suits to "get a job done"? Just like Gordon Rayner wrote two months ago, "Kate is keen to do more." I see all members of the British press, who write about Kate and the royals, have received the message loud and clear that Kate is all about "the work."

Was there a risk that the press would assume Kate is not about "the work" these days? For what reason would anyone assume something like that? Is there something that the unspectacular Kensington Palace comms team hasn't told peeps about? Some "ongoing situation" that is going to become permanent?

I'm sure nothing significant will be happening regarding The Waleses in the next two weeks while their three school-age children are on half-term break. It's not as if we are currently in a period of time where shit just springs out of nowhere with no warning. Just ask Israel! They received multiple warnings that Hamas was planning shit and ignored it. See! They were warned about it. It didn't come out of nowhere even though everyone outside of the Israeli government didn't know about it.

You can't blame the messenger when people just don't want to listen.

#well well well #well there's your problem #pr games #strategery #PR fail #William The Prince of Wales #William The Terrible #Workshy Will #The Workshy Waleses #The Celebrity Activists also known as The Prince & Princess of Wales #Catherine The Princess of Wales #Prince & Princess OWN GOALS #Earthshot Prize #singapore #Wales kid number FOUR #princess basement baby #my gif #Wales fandom ARMAGEDDON #clothes #clothing #the telegraph #the daily telegraph #Ingrid Seward #Kensington Palace #palace officials #palace household

[c-kiddo]

Oh, well that’s a little rude of Tumblr :( I was so excited to see your new art on here but it just isn’t showing up no matter what I do! Luckily I managed to see it on Twitter ‘cause it’s like very nice!! I really liked the tattoo/symbol on Jester’s neck and shoulders, they looked so nice!! :-3 And of course the lines and lovely textures! Reminds me a lot of a well-loved wooly coat or sweater, with all its yarn threads and stray cloth fibers sticking out. Just wish Tumblr would show it to me so I could like it on here as well!

T_T aw man thats annoying . . like, weird its broken n stuff idk. but anyway :'-3 thankyou sm !! i almost forgot jesters tattoo , i usually do ksnfk .. . thankyou , thats so nice :'-3 lov some nice textiles . . oh wow its started raining sm and diagonal outside :o

#asks #goop morning #its fucking wimdy

[dailydominion]

[ID: a blue drawing of Taneesha giggling mischievously. She's a goat-taur covered in dense curly wool, with that same texture in her hair. Her bangs are covering her right eye. She has goat horns and ears. She's wearing a beanie and a chunky sweater, with the neck of the sweater cartoonishly thick and pulled up to cover her face. Across the top of the canvas is the words "@dailydominion Day 32", with the day in a box. /End ID]

[Day 32] a half a stack of drawings!! wow :0

#dailydominion #taneesha #april #day 32

[symphonophore]

today I feel like paper

(a moldboard) 11.02.24 (yes it autocorrected to "moldboard" instead of moodboard)

I've been reading an Isaac Asimov book I found around the house. I expected it to be really boring but I was in the mood for science fiction after listening to miss Grimes in some interview blabber about how much she adores the Dune books (I tried to read the first one but failed). The book I'm reading is called The Winds of Change, a collection of some of Asimov's short stories, and it's everything I thought it wouldn't be, which is making the reading experience so fun. The guy isn't boring!!! Shocker!! And I love how dynamic it feels to read a bunch of short stories instead of just one long story the whole 300 pages (23 year old discovers short stories. Wow.). I love the classic book format but this is a nice once-in-a-while change, I think.

Anyway, here's the style of clothes I've been enjoying lately:

I've been trying to layer tops (since I'm most comfortable at work when I wear jeans and I'd like to at least have something interesting going on in the top half of my outfit). I'm constantly looking around for tops that have interesting textures/are made out of flowy or sheer materials to mix and match them, because I don't know how much longer I can go just wearing my usual boring grey sweater with those goddamn blue jeans. I'd like to feel at least a LITTLE interesting when I walk past a mirror, PLEASE. Just give me something.

I've also been searching for more post-focused fashion/journal blogs like mine because I miss them :(. I love how personal they are and how it feels like someone's world has opened up to you a little when you go on their website and see the way they customized everything. I wish today's social media were more customizable. And I wish most cool blogs I found weren't inactive.

Here's to more online journals and cool writing and moodboards and the comeback of blogs!!!!!!!!! I will be using my witch powers to make it come true.

#moodboard #isaac asimov #science fiction #virgin suicides #sofia coppola #female gaze #60's style #blue tights #journal #diary #fashion blog #blog #journal post

[kidcore-cosmic]

Headcannons about my favourite characters because why not!

Cartman!

Cartman randomly found about agender realise "wow I feel that"

Sometimes he feels bored he puts the pink bow back on it makes his hat stand out more and he loves it

He doesn't understand social cues so he may say really stupid things

Hides his teddy bears because whole drama with his old teddy bears

Has slight hard time saying things

Unknown scars (he tells people there from being the coon when actually has no idea)

Sometimes just. Forgets he only ten year old shouldn't dealing with things

Knows how cook because sometimes his mom gets too drunk take care of him

Had no parent control so he Kinda fucked up when comes to gore and death

Joe

Sticks out his tongue when bored or just feeling energetic

Transgender and an trouble maker

May just space out randomly someone has snap him out of it

Wears band-aids just because he wants too

Tried listening to heavy metal music once it scared him

Says scientist dumb but actually loves doing experiments he finds them interesting

Unknowingly funny when he is confused

Has lot black shirts

May misspell things

Eyes are baby blue

Kid cosmic

Unknowingly has bang into things

Listen to loud music

Agender because they can

Autistic their special interest is hero comics

Has green left eye and brown right eye

Headphones and glasses are help their sensory issues

Their favourite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is Mikey and donnie

Can fall asleep anywhere

Topher

Some how can fit boxes don't ask he just can

Also had no parent control he seen lot horrible things

Will have emotional break down if someone talks to him like his clone father

Can both messy and clean at same time

Learned hard way that he can't fit in Pacific lockers you really don't know what happened

Some how do make hard codes

Frank

Everyone thought Frank hair was black until he explained that his hair was just really dark blue

Always tired of people shit

Despite being puppet he can feel things

Loves his sweater it comforting texture to him

Tried once pranking Wally end up scaring himself

Can quick to accidentally slap

Sometimes pulls on his stitches

Humans are strange to him

Has to remind himself not touch hot things

#eric cartman #joe secondopinionson #kid cosmic #topher bus #frank frankly

[bad12amcomic]

Hello hello hello hello!!

I have been obsessed with all of your comics and,, perhaps if you would like,, I would love to know what goes through your head when you make these? What are details you're really excited about that maybe you're worried the viewers will miss? What was your favorite part of the sleeping in the flowers comic?

Or just talk abt whatever!! I just want to hear your thoughts :D

🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 SOBS YOURE SO SWEET???? honestly the only reason why I took so long to answer this was mainly because I just wanted to keep your ask in my inbox like a creep and that I had tried to answer this 3 separate times but Tumblr threw a hissyfit

Uh I guess since you’re indulging me I will indulge you… I tend to prioritize the visual aspect of the comic a LOT more than anything else, (I was super happy when people complimented me on my paneling hehe) so I will go through a rough draft of figuring where I want the camera to go and then go “no that’s stupid”, erase it, start over again until my brain and eyes agree that yeah that comprehensible (one of the flower comic pages took me 5 tries to get right each time from scratch lololol). (This is also the section where I am screaming the most because I hate lineart and anything I line looks murky and unclear so I grapple my friends to ask them to validate me)

And then the colors, and this is where I try working out my symbolism muscles and show off because so far this has been a lot of the characters sitting around and talking which isn’t bad but this probably could’ve been a fic if I was a writer. For the flower comic it was basically green and red which are complimentary colors obviously [Green is obviously Scar’s color but they’re literally at his base where everything was hand built and tended to by him and Grian who is red like his feelings would’ve stood out is he wasn’t playing it cool and camouflaged behind his really big green hat and the hat provides shelter from the sun depriving his sweater feelings flowers from being fed because turns out scars color is also yellow because yellow and blue make green and the few times that grian does look at scar is enough to saturate grow feed the feelings flowers sweater and they are almost allowed to be in bloom but Grian is a trooper emotionally repressed but a trooper and he is hiding from the yellow but sir cannot ignore such a tempting request to stay from his complimentary and did anyone notice scars speech bubbles shedding light on his sweater when he asks I blame Crow and Eirian for enabling me on that that was so gay anyways BOOM BOOM BOOM look the all encompassing green finally fulfills its role as the backdrop as all of the colors feelings thoughts come into view wow look the yellow comes in too because while grian has been looking at the yellow scar has been facing away from it]

I guess if I was worried about anything the viewers were going to miss (I was excited that people liked the texturing, flowers in general the greater structure of the comic) was that they were going to miss the subtext that even though Scar looked like he knew what was going on and was trying to tease Grian he was very much in the dark. (I was kinda proud of the frame after the panel where Scar’s smile falters) Looking back, I probably didn’t pull it off anyways but at the time of posting I thought if there was a viewer who hasn’t read the fic the comic was based on it would suck if they didn’t catch that.

So uh yeah (jazz hands) a lot of run on sentences. I usually add a drawing to an ask so uh have this doodle I did when I actually had an intervention with a couple of friends in the server I was streaming drawing the big flower panel at 2 AM. (70% of the flowers in that panel were hand drawn :D)

#boarding now

[boba-beom]

it's probably also because of grieving. i lost my grandfather nearly a month ago and he was my everything, so it's a little hard to keep going forward nowadays, but i'm trying my best❤️ but thank you for wishing me luck on my other exams, i really appreciate that. i only have two more left!! i was really thankful to only get 3 exams this semester since the usual load is 5-7💀

the huskiness in beomgyu's voice is something i don't think i've heard before in kpop and it's always drawn me in. i love all of txt's vocals, they're all so beautiful in their own way and style, but beomgyu's have always stood out to me and will always be my favorite❤️ but fr his range is insane this album - he was the one switching most often from his lower register to falsetto within the same line and his transition was so seamless like wow. it's insane how good his vocal tone and texture is, especially during the high pitch parts where he still manages to remain so airy without straining. but omg when he was performing farewell neverland i could literally feel all of the emotions pouring out with each word he sang, he's just such an amazing performer.

pls soobin is so cute and the yellow sweater made him look like a ball of sunshine. i love him sm he's so 🥺🥺🥺

you could tell hueningkai was definitely in his zone, enjoying the whole ride (badum tsssss). you can easily tell he always gives it his all and these two performances were no different. he has such a beautiful voice too and his ability to always sing so full of emotion and power never fails to surprise me. he's such a good vocalist and i wish people recognized that more🥺

soobin's and beomgyu's voices go so well together and i think it might have to do something with the fact that their tones are slightly similar. i just absolutely loved hearing their verses one after the other in farewell neverland and that bridge HONESTLY. i have ascended yet again🥺

omg yes, it's exactly that tonality that's so pleasing to the ears and also very unique! girl, i swear, when taehyun sings, he sings with his whole soul and you can most certainly feel it. he's such an amazing vocalist with such a good range (i think he's a baritone, but he's proven more than once that his range extends to tenor ones) and the raspiness adds to the charm of his vocals🥺

this comeback truly proved just how much they've grown these past few years and how there's no concept they can't embody. the amount of content we got this comeback with the shows and interviews was the most i think it's ever been and i enjoyed every second of it. i especially love seeing them go on variety shows🥺 they're honestly so funny and i love seeing them interact with the staff as well, it's always so sweet❤️ i can't believe it's already been four years though, how does time fly by so fast😭

thank you bestie omg, i'll join u in manifesting that🥺❤️

I'm so sorry to hear that, april, I know how difficult that can be losing a grandparent, but take every little day as a small step.

as for exams, that's actually pretty good that you've only got 3 instead of your typical 5-7 exams. it'll go by quick and update me on those when they're done!!

literally so true, I love how unique their voices are. and they're progressing too! or even so just starting to show us what they're capable of doing!! I'm always going to be excited for their future albums, even their songs for OSTs. of course their voices always exceeds our expectations, we can never expect less from them, truly.

they are so precious when they're on variety shows, and it just shows how much effort they put into these things. it's one thing to be respectful to hosts, it's another to be able to take up a challenge and be a good sport during the show. and it's never a dull moment with them too :<

the fact that their anniversary is next week is genuinely scary omfg but I'm happy knowing how much the fandom has grown and they very much deserve it <3

#ᥫ᭡ : asks. #[ 🧸 ] — mutuals. #april ♡ #aprilisque ♡

[vanillaxmochi]

Wow, look at Vivika, getting her default costume AND her Magical Uniform showcased at the same time! I'm so proud of her

Since I've been giving Sabine and Co a fresh new coat of paint, figured it was time her younger sister Vivika got that same treatment. I kept her same signature colors of light green to represent her civilian appearance and orange for her Magic Color. The overalls she wears in her default appearance pay homage to Sabine's overall dress in her default appearance. She is overall meant to have a more casual, sort of tomboyish look to counter Sabine's overt femininity

Now her Magical Uniform was supposed to be inspired by Xun You in his Dynasty Warriors 9 appearance, since he is a relative to Xun Yu, who's DW8 appearance inspired various elements for Sabine's Magical Uniform. However while in the process of making Vivika, I found that she kinda reminds me of Xiaoqiao in a way, so I ran with it. I even changed her hair to more resemble hers! The version I had chosen as the primary inspiration was Xiaoqiao's Dynasty Warriors 7 costume, my personal favorite of her looks. I added in the little hat as a nod to the one Sabine wears, but I'm not sure if I actually like it. It is growing on me the more I look at it, I feel like it with the cape are a little bit to on the nose as to who inspired the costume

Vivika's choice of weapon on the other hand, takes more from the signature weapon Xiaoqiao's older sister Daqiao in Dynasty Warriors 8 and all respective spin-offs: the Pugil Sticks. Daqiao duelweilds her Pugil Sticks, but I haven't decided if Vivika would do the same. Here's a better look at her staff

RENDER CREDITS: Models: TDA, Vanilla Mochi Pose: じぶん MME: ミーフォ茜

VIVIKA BASE: Base: TDA, jjinomu Head: TDA, Joshu0a926--c Hair: Illusion Skin Texture: MijumaruNr1 Eye Texture: meovvsotis SPH: ノゲ, 待つ

DEFAULT OUTFIT: Sweater: YunakiPix Overalls: adrekiyo Shoes: vilecrybaby

MAGIC COSTUME: Top: suminochan, Illusion Cape: RavAndCheese Hat: Ocuuda Shorts: Lhixx Shoes: Paper Games, kittyinhiding, Rain-Break

PUGIL STAFF: Staff: Vanilla Mochi SPH: ノゲ, 待つ

#MMD #MikuMikuDance #MMD OC #MMD Original Character #Vivika Maria Fuchs

[meganlarussa]

SUSTAINABLE HOLIDAY PARTY STYLE IDEAS FOR YOU

Now that the holidays are approaching, it's time to dress up for events and parties in bright, festive attire. Although it's simple to get swept up in the thrill of holiday shopping by consulting an image consultant in Birmingham, it's crucial to think about how your decisions will affect the environment. Thankfully, resale shops are promoting eco-friendly fashion sustainability, so you can look great and feel good about the environment this holiday season.

Consignment stores allow you to purchase designer goods at discounted prices while also supporting sustainable fashion by reducing the need for new manufacturing and keeping pre-owned items out of landfills. Consignment stores provide attractive and eco-friendly apparel options, which is why so many environmentally aware buyers rely on them. Consignment shopping is the best option this year if you want to be both eco-friendly and joyous

1.Stylish black dress

Nothing goes wrong with a traditional little black dress. A classic and adaptable option, the LBD may be dressed up or down for any situation. You may easily go from workwear to party clothing to a laid-back Friendsgiving atmosphere with a few simple accessory changes.

Wearing your dress with festive jewellery and gently used heels will make you look amazing for the holidays and boost your self-confidence.

2.Sequin Showstopper

A holiday wardrobe must, sequins instantly elevate any ensemble. Try a complete sequin dress for a glamorous look, or wear a sequin skirt with a cozy cashmere or knit sweater for a put-together look. Jumpsuits with sequins are also very fashionable for the winter of 2024.

Sequins aren't the most sustainable texture because they're typically composed of plastic and synthetic materials. However, if you purchase previously owned items from a resale store, you won't feel guilty about wearing sequins.

3.Velvet blazers

Velvet is a classic Christmas fabric that radiates coziness and luxury. Invest in a gorgeous velvet dress that has a striking silhouette for a festive holiday ensemble that never fails to look amazing.

Velvet blazers are a chic way to give your ensemble dimension and visual interest. Look for blazers in rich jewel tones, such as emerald green or deep crimson, for the winter. Velvet is a luxury fabric, so when it's new, it's typically pricey. However, using this luxurious material to treat your closet won't break the bank.

4.Tulle dress

Lately, one of my favorite materials is tulle. Tulle overlays and details lend a feminine touch to any ensemble, and a tulle skirt quickly transforms you into a princess. It's also more adaptable than you might imagine! A band shirt or flannel can be used to dress down or dress up a tulle skirt, depending on your style preference.

Generally, synthetic materials like rayon, polyester, or nylon are used to make tulle. Consignment stores sell tulle and other synthetic material items if you want to enjoy the beauty of tulle without feeling guilty about adding to the waste of fashion. By doing this, you may give your closet more depth and texture without using more energy-intensive production techniques to make new textiles.

5.Statement outerwear

The holiday season brings with it colder weather in several places. Adding a bold coat or jacket can completely transform your outfit for a Christmas party. Not only does outerwear keep you warm, but it also makes a smart and impressive entry at a celebration. Look for a coat with distinctive embellishments, such as faux fur trim, fine needlework, or a striking pattern or color, to add that "wow" effect.

The Conclusion

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[boysplanetrecaps]

Build Up Episode 3: Hmm-cheat and Take Me Back in Time

Hello, chingoos! Welcome back to my always timely recaps of MNET’s Build Up. In the last one, we saw the battle of the SHINee songs. In this one, we’ll see pop go up against the classic ballad. Who will win? We’ll see! 

If you want to watch along, this link seems pretty good. This segment starts at 47:30. 

The two teams enter. They are:

Neon, left, and Seunghun.

Neon was on the Kajima Kajima (Don’t Go) team with Jeup and Donghun. I really love his sweet, smooth yet textured singing voice. 

Seunghun ranked quite low in the vocal check in, but was Top Tier after his performance in Every Moment of You. He’s a member of CIX, and is recently blonde. 

They introduce themselves as 7-23 because July 23 is Neon’s birthday and Seunghun’s debut date. That encourages the judges to reveal that three of them have the same birthday -- Wendy, Solar and Vocal Coach Guy were all born on February 21. That’s a weird coincidence!

Yoon Inhwan, left, and Ma Jaekyung. 

Yoon Inhwan is a ballad-singer and performed in Shall I Love You Again? in the first round. I’m not overly in love with his style of singing, which I recognize isn’t aimed at my tastes.

Ma Jaekyung was once in a group called Romeo (which has since disbanded) and he performed in Something Like That, a group that did really well so he was chosen as Low Tier almost by default. 

They introduce themselves as Balladream, because they’re ballad singers.

In the pre-performance banter, we find out that Neon and Seunghun picked Inhwan and Jaekyung because they thought they’d be easy to beat. 

How can they justify this? We flashback to the Rival Choosing Platform Area (RCPA), where Neon and Seunghun are waiting for challengers. They actually get two teams stepping up to challenge them: Team Inhwan and Jaekyung, and Team Pretty Blue Sweaters (Taehwan and Hong Sung Won, two personal faves). 

A lot of whispering takes place, and they decide to go with the team they think they can beat. Seunghun dives into what I think is meant to be good natured bantering, but it doesn’t quite come across that way, because the vibe is off.

Neon and Seunghun think their challengers look soft and gentle and think that to beat them, they themselves should perform a hip R&B song. The balladeers will be clean and pure, so they should be dirty. 

Seunghun’s Iron-Man heart is pulsing really hard, I guess. 

Seunghun thinks he can contribute rhythmic skills, by which I think he means dancing. They decide on a song by Crush, Hmm-cheat, that I tried to listen to but kept getting distracted by other things. It sounds like, what if Superstition by Stevie Wonder went through the wash. 

Ok, I’m going to do my best to evaluate this performance, even though I find the song quite dull. I really, really enjoyed Neon’s voice in the pre-4 mission so I hope he keeps it up!

Link to full version without reactions

My thoughts:

Wow, Neon has such a nice voice. It’s exactly suited for this kind of song. Smooth, clean, perfectly on pitch, with just a delicious vocal color. His is one of my favorite voices on the whole show. 

And, as happened with the people who sang with Jay in the first round, Seunghun’s voice suffers in the comparison to Neon’s. Can Seunghun sing? Sure, of course he can. He just sounds very breathy and nasal, with slight pitch issues here and there. Overall, he’s not terrible or anything, but he doesn’t sound as good as any of the singers from the first two songs.

I repeat my original comment: this song is sooooooo boooorrrrriiiinnnnnggggg ok thanks sorry if you like it 

In the MNET edit, we get to see how into it everyone else was. At one point, the guys go over to Dahee and sing right to her, and she gets up to dance.

It’s pretty cute. And apparently, once she’s on her feet, she stays there. 

The judges are on their feet too, dancing.

I love how game they all are!

There’s also a moment when one of the guys backstage says that Neon sounds like he’s American, and I think I get what they’re saying. Maybe that’s why I like him….?

When the song is over, the judges tease Dahee for her enthusiasm for a bit, then it’s time for the voting. 

Backstage, Jaekyung and Inhwan wonder aloud what score the other team will get. Jaekyung wonders if they’ll get another 97, and Inhwan says “They shouldn’t, but I’m worried they will.” I hate to say it, but I agree. Both of the performances we saw before this were better than this, and I say that as a big fan of Neon’s voice and as someone who likes CIX. 

We find out the vote. The highest is in fact 97 (Eunkwang)and the lowest is 86(Solar), and overall this seems way too high. 

Eunkwang tells them that it’s “like watching a professional performance,” which is a weird thing to say, given that one of them is a professional. Eunkwang heaps a lot of praise on Neon, which is very fair, but takes time to praise Seunghun as well. 

Solar says she liked the performance, but they seemed anxious, especially Seunghun. 

Wendy points out that Neon sticks his tongue out too much, and yeah, I agree. 

Seungkwan from Seventeen says he could never have fun like that on stage. I disagree! But ok. 

I just kind of wish that this wasn’t what they were talking about, though. This is supposed to be a vocal show, with a focus on vocals. It’s great if they have swag and are hip and wear baggy baggy baggy baggy baggy baggy jeans or whatever, but the point is supposed to be the vocals. 

Ok, it’s time for team pinky-beige, who vow to make the judges cry. 

We flashback to their planning meeting, which is taking place in, I don’t know, a church basement…?

They’re sitting on milk crates, you guys. What. Is. This. At least Inhwan has on a nice, if a bit plain, purple s w e a t e r.

They’re worried about their opponents, who both did really well in the first round. 

We learn that Inhwan really loves ballads, which he thinks of as a “5-minute movie about a break up.” Apparently, he busks all over, singing ballads.

I wonder if anyone watching the show is like, "wait, that guy who is always on that one street corner is on this show?"

He only wants to sing ballads, so he was glad to find Jaekyung, who also wanted to sing a ballad. He has a list of 60 possible songs, and Jaekyung picks one: Take Me Back in Time by Roy Kim. It sounds like every other ballad I’ve ever heard, and is, unsurprisingly, about a breakup. I know I might like the song a lot more if I understood Korean a lot better. 

So they rehearse! They rehearse in a utility closet!

They wear almost-matching blurry s w e a t e r s!

And now, they’re ready to perform. 

Here’s the version without the reactions. 

My thoughts:

I love the way he knows what he likes, and there’s something so charming about loving sentimental songs like this and just committing to it. I appreciate his strong sense of pitch and his clear and obvious power. I appreciate how “into it” he gets, to the point that when the song is over he has to sort of take a few moments to pull himself together and bring himself back to reality. It’s really sweet! I just don’t like his closed-sinus milk-voice sound, even though I think it’s just a stylistic choice. I don’t think I’ll ever jive with Inhwan’s voice, fam. Sorry if he’s your favorite!

I feel like Jaekyung’s sweet, round face matches his sweet, smooth, sweet voice. (I know in Korea, “small face” is a compliment, but to me, his facial shape is so charming!) His voice is maybe not unique, but it’s pleasant to listen to and I feel like he could match anyone. He’s a tiny bit nasal, and his vibrato is a tiny bit too wobbly for my taste, but I think that’s the genre. 

I can recognize that this is a skillful performance, even though I don’t know if I’d ever really ever jive with it on a personal level. I think if I were a judge, I’d give it to this team over the previous one because they displayed true vocal ability, but then again, Neon has my favorite choice among all four of these guys. Sigh. IDK. 

The MNET edit emphasizes, as usual, how good it is -- everyone’s closing their eyes and shaking their heads and even tearing up a little. When it’s over, poor Dahee is overcome. “Ottokay?” she mutters to herself. (kind of like, “what to do?” or “oh my gosh!”) I love how into it Dahee gets.

The judges were into it too, especially Eunkwang, who even wonders aloud if they ever saw these guys sing before. Baekho says he didn’t know they could be this good. That seems to be the overall feeling. 

Backstage, Neon is biting his nails. 

The score is revealed -- well, first we have one million “waaaa!” reactions -- and it turns out that their highest score is 100, and their lowest is 90. 

They can’t believe it.

Turns out that Jaehwan, ever the random element on the judging panel, is the one who gave the 100 points, and Solar gave the 90. 

Jaehwan says “It was the first song that touched my heart among the performances. There’s no need to say anything about your stage. It’s the kind of stage you’ll want to visit again when you get home.” 

VCG compliments their technique, especially Inhwan, who has great control over his dynamics. 

Seungkwan from Seventeen says that he noticed that Inhwan kept touching his chest. “It’s that little trembling feeling that comes out when you sing with tall your heart,” Seungkwan says. 

Solar says that she likes Inhwan’s “heavy” power, and gives Jaekyung some praise as well too. 

Eunkwang points out that they did a lot better this time than in the first mission, and “that’s the beauty of survival.”

It’s time for the two teams to find out their full scores and who won. 

Turns out that the ballad team got a total of 666 points, meaning that the five middle scores averaged out to 95. Neon and Seunghun got a total of 650 points, meaning that the five middle scores averaged out to 93. Both teams obviously did really well, but Team Ballad took the win this time.

Inhwan talks about how he doesn’t really have any experience on stage or on TV, and the judges are surprised, since he is that good. He says that his hands were shaking and he wasn’t sure he’d be able to control himself. The judges wave that away and tell him he did great. They ask him, “are you a trainee?” and he says, “no I’m just a student who likes ballads.”

Aww, he’s so happy. It must feel amazing to have people like Wendy and Solar complimenting your voice. Yay!

So, that brings us to the end of the match! In the next one, we’ll have a face-off between Jay and Wumuti -- it’ll be a Boys Planet redux! See you then.  

#cix #mnet build up #romeo kyle

[tessbev]

Hanoi cont’d

Egg coffee!!!!! Ever heard of it? Neither had I. It’s a Vietnamese must try. I’ve started doing food reviews on instagram just for fun of the new stuff I’m trying and egg coffee is a huge thing here. I went in completely blind and wow was I impressed. It sounds gross but so do most things before you try them. We went to the note cafe which is this very famous 4 story building COVERED in handwritten notes. They’re on every surface, every wall, every chair and table. It’s so cute. Every table has a bunch of empty ones so you can write your own and put it up. The egg coffee was a hit! It’s sweet and the texture was so fluffy and light, it was heaven. It’s like a latte on steroids. They whip eggs yolks, vanilla and condensed milk into coffee and then top it with cocoa powder and it’s divine. 10/10.

The weather is oh so cold. We all brought one sweater and one pair of leggings and we’re planning on doing the ha giang loop tomorrrow so we’re scrambling for warm clothes. Ha giang is in the north so it’s going to be that much colder and I know I’m from Canada but the cold gets to me quick. Luckily we have some good hagglers in the group getting us discounts on raincoats. I’m not one of the hagglers i have to be quiet when people are bargaining.

Tried my first banh mi as well and was also super impressed. We went to banh mi 25 which is apparently a really good spot. It’s just a sandwhich with lettuce carrot and their signature sauce that has mayo hot sauce sesame oil and a bunch of other things. I got the chicken and avocado and the baguette was so perfect. We didn’t eat much bread in Thailand because it’s really not a part of their cuisine but it is in Vietnam so bring it on.

I also tried pho yesterday! (It was a big day of firsts) I had a chicken one and the broth is heaven. (I’ve tried pho before but I mean first in Vietnam). I was so worried for Vietnamese food but I am so impressed it’s so flavourful. I really became accustomed to spiciness in Thailand and I loved it so it’s making Vietnamese food that much for approachable.

It’s our last day in Hanoi today so we have a few things on our list to see. We met up with two of our friends from lake Louise who were also in Vietnam so our group is now 8! Theyre coming with us to ha giang and then we’ll do ha long bay together afterwards. So fun being in such a large group, there are so many different personalities going on. Very excited for the next week ahead xx

[schleckermaul]

𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨! wow, a fancy gift box found its way on break’s fancy doorstep! upon opening it, one would find a container full of gingerbread cookies, first– decorated to ACTUALLY resemble break, yuri, and emily with a keen eye for detail! no creepy features this time whatsoever. underneath that are two fuzzy sweaters, one break-sized and one emily-sized. they’re… gaudy. you only need to feel them to get an idea of how much they suck; multicolored puffballs cover the entire bright red garment, along with a generous amount of tinsel sewn around its sleeves and bust. just to ensure the present isn’t a complete dud, though, there’s also an array of different-sized, high-grade knitting needles hiding within the folds of break’s sweater. a plain card at the bottom of the box reads: “saved you the trouble of ever having to knit your own ugly holiday sweaters. make sure to set aside at least ONE cookie for zhilan. -yuri” — by @darkenforcer

yuri missed his birthday, is the first thought in break's mind upon accidentally kicking the box on his doorstep, so he supposes he owes him these presents. whether that's the truth of it or just something to make himself feel better about the disgustingly sticky feeling in his chest remains uncertain. fortunately, the contents and the kick were soft enough, so break takes a last, blind glance at the path towards the entrance of the rainsworth mansion before gingerly picking the box up, into the kitchen.

   the sweater gets a chuckle out of him. it's a nice, soft texture, and the puffballs spread across are just the amount of gaudy he enjoys ... and perhaps he'll even get to annoy a few people just by wearing it. when he realizes that there's a miniature version of it for emily, he holds it up against the doll, sitting on the kitchen table across from the box. ' look at that, ' comes as a small murmur to himself. ' yuri got you something, as well. lady shelly would be awfully fond of this trend. do they like you more than me, emily? '

   with another mumbled 'how'd he even get the measurements right', he starts digging for more sweets other than the (quite accurate) gingerbread cookies, and his fingers bump against the cool material of the ... knitting needles?

   break sits down, after that one. he spends some time feeling along the length of the needles, how they feel in his hands, the weight of them. and before he can think too much about it, he's already gotten some yarn to try them out immediately.

   it's only halfway through this new creation that he realizes there's still a now unpacked box on the table next to him. he hasn't even eaten the cookies. or read the note. he does do that, then, tracing across the writing until he's got it figured out, and it leaves him a bit dumbstruck. leaning backwards into his chair, he hums softly.

   ' ... huh. he's pretty good at this. '

#darkenforcer #& — ic . #& — ask . #(break vc) dang it. i need to step it up