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life-in-the-monster-haus · 2 years

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I would like to know what are your expectations for the new monster high dolls and series, please ✨

Oops, How long has this been here? My apologies.

Most of the doll stuff has been leaked already, so I'll explain what I THOUGHT we would get vs what we actually got.

I already knew they would give us thicker more sturdier bodies because a big problem in G1 was doll stability such as arm pegs breaking off inside of upper arms, loose hips, knees splitting. I love G1 with all my heart but let us not pretend is was perfect, it was plagued with quality control problems that Mattel did try to fix towards the end! but too latter too late friendo. This was one of the few things G2 did right! we got sturdier bodies- but they were still all the same. G3 seems to be combining the sturdy bodies of G2 with different body types - something fans have been requesting since G1.

This picture is from the back of the Coffin Bean playset so it's not the best picture, but if you look very closely you can see that the dolls have different bodies! Clawdeen appears to be tall and athletic while Cleo seems more hour glass shaped. Frankie and Lagoona are hard to tell so they are probably the new standard. I'm very excited for these new bodies! the ultra thin bodies of G1 was never something i was a huge fan of, I liked the stylization but I did not like the implications.

Draculaura's doll has popped up and we see she is shorter and chubbier than her peers!

Draculaura has always been short and it's nice to see her doll finally reflect this. her being chubby is just icing on the cake that while I m happy to see her, she could have been handed better.

I do like their new faces! G1 faces were very severe for a doll line ( I loved it but it's a lot for timid parents) and G2 went too far in the opposite direction where they were so cutesy and sweet it was sickening, they looked like tall children and it squiked me.

G3 seems to be a happy medium. cuter than average but still stylish. any changes they made are small and some for the better! - Cleo having brown eyes is beautiful & makes her stand out in a sea of blue eyes! I love it! - Draculaura's eyes being changed from Purple to Pink, I hate it. There is ENOUGH pink on Draculaura! it needed to be broken up somehow and they ruined it.

As for the series? that's harder to say. G1 Monster High was all about uniting Monster kind with the goal of eventually integrating with human society. If the movie is anything to go on? G3 is doubling down on Monster/Human relations and the open hostility both sides have for each other. I can't wait to see the series because we need a discussion about accepting others who are different in a post-Trump world now more than we ever needed before and Monster High just might be what the doctor ordered. With Mattel making positive strides for the dolls to be more inclusive, Draculaura being chubby, Frankie having a prosthetic leg and being non-binary, Lagoona being Latina and Clawdeen being Half Monster and Half Human. Mattel is setting the stage that everyone is welcome at Monster High and what side they are on. I hope the series handles these topics with the care they deserve, kids deserve to see themselves reflected in their favorite characters. big kids do too.

#Monster High #Monster High G3

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thetimelordbatgirl · 2 years

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Love how if you go to Lily for writing advice and explain your idea in the ask, she’ll find that one detail and then proceed to start drama over Monster High, cause she literally wants to turn a dolls franchise into a debate on monsters as LGBT+ representation.

Look, I’m not going to claim its perfect to do that and I can see in some areas where Lily’s coming from with this when it comes to vampires and werewolves basically being monsters that attack people. But when it comes to monster high, it really feels like Lily’s basically saying no point in trying with representation because according to Lily, someone who I’m pretty sure hasn’t even watched MH if her instant thought was saying the wolves and vampires were like that, you can’t do that with monster characters, ignoring its literally a school for monster characters and the closest to human is Jackson, but only cause of the Jekyll/Hyde thing with Holt. Like, this fan has a point with OG MH: it was pretty weak when it came to representation, as we only started to get actual representation with the current reboot that has Non-Binary Frankie whose voiced by a non-binary actor, and Deuce is implied to have two moms now. But in OG, Mattel shut down any attempts with the OG MH team, so its pretty cool when you see fans just run with their ideas, including Clawdeen being a lesbian.

And I just, imagine being confident to go to your favorite creator for writing advice, explaining your idea and being probably excited to see their response....and you get that response with a gif of someone clearly disgusted and closing the door on someone. That....really isn’t fun. Especially when you see this spark a debate on your favorite creators blog where they keep saying no to the idea and making it like you did a bad idea. And like, if that’s Lily’s idea of writing advice, really don’t want to see what she’d say to other people seeking that advice.

#lily orchard #lily orchard critical #really hope that person did their idea #or just sought maybe advise from another writer #because lily gave none and just started a drama from it

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kookies2000 · 2 years

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So I just heard that Nickalodian released a Monster High live action movie. Saw a review and I'm greatly disappointed.

One, Frankie is non binary. Great! Thank you! It makes perfect sense for them to be non binary because they're made up of different body parts. So who knows where those parts came from. I like it. But the reason it upsets me is because the people in charge make it feel like forced representation. Why? They 100% ignored the lesbian coding on Clawdeen. Wasn't it confirmed as well that she's a lesbian? It feels like they ignored that fact about her and made her straight and gave the LGBT+ representation to soemone else. It just feels off.

Ghoulia, why? They had her talking english instead of speaking zombie. And she's not even besties with Cleo! Why is Lagoona Cleo bestie? Ghoulia and Cleo were super close in the show.

And Cleo, what did they do to her? She's the stereotypical mean girl. Now don't get me wrong, I love the roles of mean girls. They always have the best stories to tell and the best charater developments. My favorite being Sasha from Amphibia. Not to mention how fun it is to write them. But Cleo was never the stereotypical mean girl. She was a spoiled diva, there's a difference! She was rich, pampered, and cared about looks, yes. But she was also generous and the top girl who'll support her freinds no matter what. She genuinely cared about others and spoiled her fiends as well. Didn't she make the sweet 116 birthday party for Draculura? What about the Boo York Movie? Wasn't that her movie where she shined the most? How she's willing to put her feelings aside and give everyone what they want? She's too sweet and kind to be in that mean girl role. What was that cat girls name? The orange one that loved being mean and bullied Draculura? She was the mean girl, not Cleo!

And the one thing that gets me, like really really really really reeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaly gets me. Cleo and Duce. They aren't a couple in this movie. Why? WHY!? They were the power couple of the school! They have a great relationship and a wonderful dynamic. They have nothing but love between them. The only issue they had in their relationship was class status. Duce was a lower class and that's why Cleo family didn't like him. And to add salt to that wond on my childhood is that he dates Clawdeen. Not the charater that was confirmed lesbian!!! ( Was she confirmed lesbian? I don't remember.) But it just feels wrong. Clawdeen just doesn't give me that feeling that she's into guys. Didn't they have a whole episode where she rejects every guy in her school during a speed dateing moment.

And then the representation in the show was taken away. Every monster had an accent to determine where they're from. Abby is Russian I believe. Draculura is from Transylvania. Cleo is Egyptian. Even Clawdeen had some kind of accent. It just feels off.

And the fashion. Monster High was a fashion line for dolls. Where's the fashion in the movie? Where is it?! No glitter, no ruffles, where are the 12 inch heels!?!? The over the top make up. Every charater at least had some make up. And Lagoona wasn't blue but Frankie is green?

Ok! I got that out of my system. It's just, why? How? How do you mess up a popular franchise like this?

#monster #monster high #movie #just a rant

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pulsar-ray · 1 year

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ohhh!!! now i wanna hear your headcanons for me/draculaura :D /np

GRGRGRGRGGRGRGRG YES....... YES...............

She/her , questioning adding they/them or he/him. Feels like her gender IS girl but there is also something else maybe? Bi or tri or omni or pangender perhaps? Doesn't really know her opinion on neopronouns but fang/fangs & bite/bites etc are pretty cool & she would not mind if they were used on her.

Bi lesbian full stop. Very demi though , goes between calling herself aroace & bi lesbian. Getting a crush on Abby . Very close platonically with Clawdeen & Frankie. Loves them dearly but doesn't say love you as often, as it embarrasses her. Willing to put that aside for them though.

Level 1 autism, sudden change is hard for her but she gets by! Instead of a chart, she keeps routines on her phone. She's awkward socially but in a charming way. Monsters are so cool about neurodivergencies so none of them judge her & she is very popular ! Though she is not QPPs with Clawdeen or Frankie she is still very very close! This does not make her any less close to them ! She just has a really hard time attaching in that sort of way.

HPD & NPDlike symptoms, not diagnosed with anything besides autism & maybe ADHD? She is also very perfectional of herself as well & really thrives on the attention . But ! she is learning not to solely rely on it to feel good [though if she feels low Clawdeen & Frankie always give her whatever attention she needs !] .

Flying as a bat & transforming at all are very stimmy for her ! One of her favourite things to do is to is transform , fly in circles , transform back & repeat ! Flying is also easier than walking when she needs to get somewhere without anything getting in the way . She would fly between classes if she didn't have to carry her things.

Main special interest is witchcraft ! Doesn't often talk about it because of stigma but is very proud to be a witch! Everyone who knows so far is very supportive & loves to hear her infodump about spells or practice or anything else.

Very particular about sensory experiences, went vegan to avoid uncomfortable sensations . Loves foods that are consistently the same , such as baked goods . Will not eat things with celery texture or most sauces. NEVER blood. Blood is disgusting to her. Frankie & Clawdeen kiss platonically [lips & face & hand etc] but Draculaura does not like that texture so they rub noses with her!

Loses speech sometimes & uses aac on her phone ! It is easier for her sometimes just to tts her way through things, very rarely symbols to words. Does keep communication cards on her though just in case. She made them herself & all the art is custom!

Also had a rough time as a child but feels a lot better at around 14/monster equivalent. This is again due to autism. This is also when she got her special interest in design & started designing/putting together outfits which helped lots !

Will again rb if more comes up !

#headcanon #headcanons

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lesbianmarrow · 1 year

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I hate hate hate the she ra fandom so much for how they treated/reacted to glimmer… like it was truly awful. I saw a lot of similarities between her and the treatment of Finn by fans, honestly

Like adora, like Rey, is white. Catra is kind of nebulous because she is visibly brown, but she’s also an anthropomorphic animal voiced by a white woman with no confirmed or implied racial identity… (like in contrast to a character like clawdeen wolf from monster high… a wolf girl who’s clearly meant to be read as black). Catra was read by many to be a woman of color, but read by as many (if not more) as white or simply “raceless” (by white people who see whiteness as default). Regardless, I don’t think it was women of color who saw themselves in Catra who were the problem. Catra was also a much better character than kylo, particularly as a sympathetic and reformed villain, but still.

Finn/Glimmer we’re both the secondary protagonists of their story, were both poc, were both besties to their main protagonist, who happened to be white, and were both in stories that seemed to have racism problems (the whole… she ra from before adora wasn’t white but pretty much became so as she ra was sooo fucked up). And both of them were so unjustly hated by white fans who would often try to minimize harm done to them by the antagonist(s) if they didn’t go out of their way to try to frame them as the antagonist in what they really saw as meta-analysis of the text. The justification ALWAYS boiled down to how they annoyed said white fans. Glimmer was written as a well rounded character who went through changes and had flaws and nuances which was awful to people watching the show who couldn’t accept that in characters of color. Finn was a black man (and also perhaps the best written character of the sequel trilogy) who had the audacity to be close to a white woman emotionally. Both of these were Crimes white fans felt the need to punish them for (or expand into full blown villainy) it was genuinely sickening to watch. It’s worse too since I feel like the storytellers gave into the pressure to sideline them. Like for Finn he clearly had a diminished role already in tlj so who knows if things could have been different but I kind of feel like glimmers story just. Didn’t get resolution there were plot threads for her that didn’t get tied

Not that the other comparisons you made weren’t valid and this does seem to be a particular issue for Asian girls/women/characters but my two sense bc your post threw me back to a darker time

yeahhhh like i love she-ra but i barely interacted with the fandom at all bc it had a lot of issues with racism especially with how it treated glimmer, like ppl were racist about catra as well but like the general fandom attitude that glimmer was annoying and detracted from the story was just so awful. i thought the show itself did a really great job of making glimmer a 3 dimensional character and giving her an excellent character arc over the course of the show. i don't really remember any unresolved plot threads with her? though maybe there were and i just forgot. but like overall i was very satisfied with her portrayal in the show, but the FANDOM was just.....eugh.

and the racism with finn.....oh it just makes me so boiling mad. tfa was not perfect in its portrayal of him but there was so much POTENTIAL and john boyega really made him such an excellent compelling character, truly the heart of the film, and the racist side of the fandom just could not stand it. like the thing about reylo and its popularity post-tfa is that it really was born out of a refusal to consider finn as a love interest for rey, even though their relationship is one of the most important and positive relationships in the whole film. the fandom would rather bend over backwards to find a way to make the creepy antagonistic tension between kylo and rey romantic than accept that rey and finn could be in love. and the way tlj validated those racist fans by sidelining finn and pushing the rey/kylo relationship was just awful. and that's not even getting into what tlj and fandom did with rose tico.

and then ppl will like minimize these issues by being like "well it's just fandom/shipping drama" which completely erases that it's an issue of RACISM. and aaaaaaaaaaahhh sorry for ranting there it just makes me so MAD.

#anon

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mhdiaries · 4 years

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Monster Exchange Draculaura Passport

6 June

I have lost my passport. Okay, maybe “lost” isn’t the right word, maybe “misplaced” is better, or at least it makes me feel better to think of it just not being really “lost, lost”; because “misplaced” means I can actually come across it by looking in places where it is not normally kept, whereas “lost” means the possibility of me ever finding it again is dreadfully small. I am not in panic mode yet, though. There is still time to find it before I have to leave for Shibooya. I hope. Clawd thinks I need to apply for another passport, but that would mean giving up and admitting that I really have lost it instead of just misplaced it. I can hear Dad now, “Draculaura, it is totes irresponsible of you to lose such an important document.” Okay, maybe I can’t exactly hear him saying “totes”, but the rest of that sentence comes through loud and clear. I’m doing my best not to tell him, which is waaaay easier since he’s out of country right now... with his passport not lost or misplaced, I’m sure.

13 June

I am sitting in the student exchange gorientation class right now. I am pretending to take notes, which makes Mr. D’eath happy. It also has the curious effect of keeping him from repeating himself, which means the class doesn’t go as long. If I were legitimately taking notes, these are some of the subjects I would have written down:

Do not lose your passport. This is an important document, and it is your responsibility to keep up with it.

One time Mr. D’eath lost his passport and never got the chance to go on his exchange trip, which meant he had to stay home and work in his father’s shoe store instead of getting to see the Eiffel Terror.

Do not lose your passport.

I think I would be getting a lot more out of this class right now if I weren’t being constantly reminded of this. Bats! I know it has to be somewhere - “Well, of course, it has to be somewhere Draculaura, things don’t just vanish into thin air.” Oh, yeah? What about Invisi Billy? “Okay - except for Invisi Billy.” Lagoona just snorted again, I know that snort; it’s what she does when she tries to turn a laugh into a sneeze. I wish I were sitting next to her so I could be in on whatever it is that she’s laughing about, but Mr. D’eath won’t let us sit next to each other because, apparently, we’re “disruptive.” So not fair, and right now Lagoona needs some encouragement. She’s already missing Gil, and she hasn’t even left yet. I’m going to miss Clawd, too, but our situation is totes different than theirs is. I should talk to the ghouls and see if we can do something special for them. Ooh, I think Mr. D’eath is wrapping things up. Feariously? Again with the lost passport? I get it already... I just wish I had gotten it before I lost... er... misplaced it. Sigh...

15 June

I went over to Clawd’s house for dinner tonight. It was fun. His mom always makes sure to cook something without meat in it for me. This time it was pasta with scarinara sauce. She also made meatballs, but, of course, I passed on those. The Wolfs treat me like I am a member of their pack, and I always feel so special when I’m there. It made me think of Lagoona again, and how even something as simple as dinner is such a scary hard thing to make happen for her and Gil. When we finished eating, Clawd and I went for a walk. If he was worried about me being gone, he did not show it. I think some ghouls would take this as a sign that something was wrong, but I know better. There’s barely enough room in our relationship for the drama I bring to it, so I’m glad Clawd doesn’t add his own. Speaking of drama, I told him about my passport. Clawd snorted, but it wasn’t because he was trying to turn a laugh into a sneeze. It’s a “concern snort” which tells me that a solution has been released in his brain and it is currently trying to find a way out that does not sound like an order. Clawd is used to barking out orders. I guess that comes with being the captain of both the football and caketball teams. “I think, maybe you should get a replacement,” he said. “If you apply now, you’ll have time. If you wait, you won’t. That happened to Clawdia before she went to school in Londoom - it was a total pain in the fang.” I told him I would download the paperwork and fill it out, but I still don’t want to admit that it’s actually lost. I wonder if there is a box on the form for “misplaced”? I know it’s totes silly to carry on like this, but I don’t want to give up until I find it.

25 June

It wasn’t hard to get the ghouls to agree to act as hair and makeup artists, it wasn’t hard to get Cleo to ask her dad for the use of a limo, it wasn’t hard to get the mansters to dress like body guards, but it was deadly difficult to get Gil to agree. “I don’t want to do it,” he said. “It’s just going to fall through, and then we’ll both be disappointed.” I finally had to resort to an intervention. Gil thought he was going to have a game day with the mansters at Deuce’s house, but not so much. When he walked down the stairs to the basement and saw all of us sitting there, he turned to Deuce and said, “I knew I smelled a trap.” Deuce said, “I could have just stoned you, but I’d rather have you mad at me than Lagoona.” It took a while, but after we laid out the plan... several times... he finally agreed. He was a nervous wreck on the way to pick her up, but by the time we arrived, with no flat tires, engine trouble, alien invasions or Heath Burns incidents, he was so excited he could barely stay in the limo while we went to get Lagoona. They had a clawsome day just to themselves, and we got to be a part of it. Totes perfect.

27 June

I was this close to moving my passport from “misplaced” to “lost” when I decided it was time to call in some backup. I invited Clawdeen, Frankie, Ghoulia, Abbey and Cleo for a creepover/passport hunt. I may or may not have mentioned the part about the passport hunt before they showed up, although according to the ghouls I definitely did not. It is possible that I did not mention it since I have been under a lot of stress lately. Frankie came to my rescue when the grumbling started to get out of hand, and said we could turn it into a treasure hunt, and that it would be fun. The other ghouls were not completely convinced that it would be fun, but Frankie could convince a werewolf to run barefoot through a field of wolf’s bane. We turned my room upside down - literally; Abbey is very strong. Cleo wanted to know when the last time I used it was, which, I think was when we all went to Scaris. I didn’t really need it for that whole “Queen of the Vampires” thing when we jetted off to Transylvania. Cleo suggested that maybe I left it in my luggage, so we all headed to my closet. Dad had put in some new track lighting, which makes it totes easier to find things now, and my clothes no longer smell like torch smoke. We went through all of my luggage from the trip; this took some time, but we found nothing except an old croissant. We had to keep Abbey from eating it, which made her crabby. Not that all the other ghouls weren’t crabby by this time, too, and that’s when Ghoulia, who was lying on the floor, pointed up to a shelf that had previously been hidden by the luggage. “Does that box say ‘Passports’?”? Abbey reached up and took down the box. Frankie opened the lid and pulled out a passport. “Draculaura, this passport expired 60 years ago.” Abbey dumped the box in the middle of the floor, and we all started going through them. Cleo said, “This one expired 30 years ago, and what is up with your hair in this picture?” It was a phase. Ghoulia flipped through the one she was holding, “Only 15 years out of date.” Clawdeen jumped to her feet with the one she was holding. “Found it, and it’s only expired by... TWO WEEKS!” I had two thoughts as I watched my ghouls freaking out with concern. Number one was “Misplaced, not lost”, and number two “Good thing I already applied for a replacement.”

#monster high #monster high diary #monster exchange #passport #draculaura

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mh-exchange · 6 years

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Title: Nail Polish and Hot Chocolate

Gift for eahable

By: theifwithoutaname

Summary: Clawdeen, Draculaura, and Clawd hang out, paint each other’s nails, and drink hot chocolate.

Rating: G

Ships: Clawdeen/Draculaura, Clawd/Draculaura

Happy holidays and merry christmas! I hope you like this. I tried to go for straight fluff which isn’t what I’m used to but it was kind of fun. Hope you have a great christmas!

Clawdeen loved painting her girlfriend’s nails. Draculaura’s hands were soft and cold, and the way she sighed with relief when she pressed them into Clawdeen’s was enough to make her heart flutter. From there they’d just hold hands for a while, Clawdeen had warmth to spare and Drac was always, always cold. When it came time Clawdeen worked with the precision of a professional nail artist, painting Drac’s nails a pretty purple color. Normally it would have been pink, but they agreed if Draculaura went purple for a while that Clawdeen would go pink.

“Did you see what Spectra posted on her blog? You wouldn’t believe…” Draculaura went on and on about Spectra’s latest gossip. Clawdeen couldn’t help but grin as she listened to her tell the story that no doubt wasn’t true. When Draculaura got excited about something her cheeks flushed pink and she just wouldn’t stop talking for anything. It was, in a word, adorable. Clawdeen set the brush back into the bottle of polish and carefully leaned over to kiss Drac. Correction: she wouldn’t stop talking for anything, except Clawdeen.

The door opened and Clawdeen pulled back from Drac to check who it was. Clawd was standing in the doorway with three mugs of hot chocolate on a tray. He came in and set the tray down on a table.

“Thought you guys could use something to drink,” he said and walked over to place a kiss on the top of Draculaura’s head. She practically beamed at him.

“Thanks Clawd!” She said.

“Yeah, thanks Clawd,” Clawdeen said. She set back to finishing Draculaura’s nails. Only two fingers left before she’d be all set.

Clawd sat down on the floor near them and grabbed his own mug. He sipped his hot chocolate as he watched Clawdeen work. He really admired how nice the girls kept their nails. His sister was really great at this.

“Hey, you wouldn’t ever consider painting my nails for me would you?” He asks, somewhat sheepishly. He didn’t expect to get flack for it from any of his Drac or Clawdeen, but he knew someone at school might say something. Draculaura looked like she might just boil over with excitement.

“We’d love to!” She exclaimed.

“Hey! Hold still, I’m almost done,” Clawdeen said when Drac accidentally jostled her hand around, “and of course, Clawd. Pick a color.”

She waved her hand in the vague direction of a container that had to have about a billion different nail polish bottles. He stared at it in awe. Clawdeen finished Drac’s hands and Drac started waving them around to dry them off quicker. Clawdeen got to her hot chocolate while Clawd deliberated over colors. He considers his sister’s signature purple, but then decides against it. No, he needed his own color. He settles on a rich, metallic gold. It was perfect.

He grabs the bottle and moves back over to Drac and Clawdeen. Drac was now blowing on her nails and making a concerted effort to get them to dry. Clawdeen was staring at her adoringly over her mug. Clawd grabs his mug and takes another sip. Draculaura looks at the two of them pleadingly.

“It’s not fair! I wouldn’t have gone first if I knew we were getting hot chocolate!” She whined.

“You can still grab the mug you know, you just have to be careful,” Clawd said. She pouted at him.

“I don’t want to risk ruining my nails, Clawdeen worked really hard,” she said.

“Laura, come on. If you smudge it, I can always fix it for you,” Clawdeen offered. Draculaura took a minute to think and then decided. She grabbed her mug and took a big greedy swig of the hot chocolate. Not a second later she stuck her tongue out.

“I burned my tongue,” she said bashfully. The Wolf siblings laughed.

“It’s not funny!” She could hardly form the words around her tongue, which only made Clawd and Clawdeen laugh harder.

When Drac’s situation had lost it’s hilarity, they all sat and finished their hot chocolate together and talked about what they were going to do for christmas. In the Wolf household they had christmas planned from the morning to the night, in an effort to avoid any issues that would arise from so many people doing so many things at once. They even had an order in which each family members would open gifts, one gift at a time. Draculaura and her father celebrated the holiday by exchanging the gifts and cooking dinner together. Well, mostly her dad cooked. Draculaura liked to watch though, and help when she was asked.

When they finished the hot chocolate Clawd handed over the tiny bottle of gold nail polish. Draculaura ooh’d and aah’d at the flashy color while Clawdeen held it up to look at it and then him.

“Y’know Clawd? This is actually a really good color for you,” she said while nodding in approval.

“It really brings out your eyes!” Draculaura agreed. He felt pretty good about his decision just then.

“So, how does this work?” He asks, “Do I just give you my hand and you do your thing or what?”

Drac giggles and Clawdeen rolls her eyes. He was making it more complicated than it had to be.

“Here, just give me your hand,” Clawdeen said while reaching out and grabbing his hand. His nails weren’t as well kept as either of the girls, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t be painted. Clawdeen opens the bottle and then sets to work, carefully painting each nail. Draculaura lays her head on Clawd’s thigh, but Clawd keeps his eyes on his own hands. He likes how the color shimmers on his nails, how it reflects the light, how it looks on his skin. Draculaura admires Clawd as he watched Clawdeen paint his nails. He looks rather handsome when he’s focused like this.

“There, one hand down,” Clawdeen says as she moves on to the next hand. He stares at the hand that’s done and wonders if he should blow on it like Draculaura had. He decides against it, he’d let his nails dry on their own. Clawdeen works diligently on his second hand so it’s done in no time. Now Clawd had to wait for them to dry and he’d be all set.

“Look at you, a fashion icon,” Draculaura said affectionately. Anyone else might’ve been sarcastic, but not her. She was genuine. It made Clawd feel even more in love with her.

Clawdeen moved and laid her head on Drac’s stomach. She closed her eyes and relaxed.

“I thought you were going to paint your nails pink like you promised?” Drac asked, looking down at her.

“Eh, I’ll do it later. I’m tired right now,” she says.

When Clawd’s nails dry he lays down like the other two. Eventually they all fall asleep next to each other and take a well deserved nap.

#UHHHHH wonderful???????????????#So good hope able likes it #gifts #monster high exchange 2017

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cryptoriawebb · 7 years

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Does Vampirina meet any other of Mom's ghoulfriends? How does she react to them?

Ooh good question!

Let me think…

I’m pretty sure I told you my rough headcanon for this mom and daughter duo: Draculaura moves to Transylvania sometime after high school and comes back a few years after having Vampirina to expose her daughter to human life and reconnect with her old friends. I’m also thinking in this little story Lala actually runs the Scare B&B herself: kind of a nod to her experience at Monster High–both a refuge for monsters and the stray human guest, if they so choose.

Since I can’t see the old gang all living in Pennsylvania, this little hotelesque home is the perfect excuse for a visit!

I think Frankie might be the first ghoul to stay over. I usually headcanon her having a child on the younger side (like, early twenties) but for some reason I could see her as single still, in this story. Things just didn’t line up and maybe some of that comes up during her visit…

Either way, I think Vampirina would like her immediately. She’s never seen a frankenstein monster before and those free-roaming limbs are spooktacular! The lightning and occasional clumsiness might keep her on her toes, especially if Frankie accidentally short-circuits the kitchen appliances (although that might alarm chef Remy Bones more than Vampirina lol) She might sense something a little sad about Frankie, and feel a little bad for her/want to cheer her up in some way. She’d also definitely introduce her to Poppy and maybe Bridget–they’re her best friends, after all.

If we’re continuing along this “the ghouls separately visit Draculaura at various points in their lives” I can see Clawdeen coming with her significant other (who I usually headcanon as Catrine but now I kind of like Clawdeen/Abbey so maybe they’re together.) This is probably Vampirina’s first time meeting a femcouple but Draculaura, being bisexual herself is very open-minded and she’s raised her daughter to be the same. I think she’d find Clawdeen to be a breath of fresh air–she’s fierce, bold, and carries herself with notable confidence. Plus, she reminds Vampirina of the friends she left back home, which admittedly saddens her–she hasn’t spoken to them in a long time and might actually do that, were this an actual episode. I wonder what would happen if Clawdeen met Wolfie…Either way, Clawdeen and her partner are thinking about adopting so they’ve got kids on the brain when they visit. It would be really cute if Clawdeen actually made some outfits for Vampirina, and (once she understood her distinct dislike for excessive pink) left with inspiration to start a clothing line for monster children.)

Lagoona and her family would be a lot of fun as well. I reallllly don’t see her marrying Gil, but she’s definitely got a husband and a house full of little sea-monster children. One of which is Vampirina’s age, another two years younger, and the youngest stays close to her mother’s side. I think Lagoona has one boy and two girls; the boy is the oldest. Lagoona and Draculaura weren’t the closest of their group–they never spent time alone together and this gives them a chance to really catch up. Lagoona hasn’t lost her maternal streak either, but she’s a little tired and frazzled, caring for three kids. I wonder if Draculaura might offer to babysit them so Lagoona and her husband can have a night or two out for themselves. She asks Vampirina a to “help out” since she’s “a babysitting pros by now” It’s a lot of fun–a little crazy, because I’m sure the kids want to go out and explore and some of them may not have the same experience with human Vampirina does–but fun. Poppy probably comes over at some point, too.

I think Cleo and Ghoulia would prove to be a bit more of a learning curve for Vee. Cleo for her dramatic flair and diva personality (though this has toned down since marrying Deuce) and Ghoulia because quite frankly, I’m not sure if Vampirina knows “Zombie.” She might have a basic understanding of it, but I don’t know…if this crossover were a show, it would be a great teaching opportunity.

Going back to Cleo for a second, she’s not all like the mummy king (who’s name sadly escapes me) Vampirina met at the local museum. She’s kind, of course, but her bold attitude and occasional tendency to flatter herself catch the young vampire off-guard. She might actually be a little wary around Deuce: less for herself than her friends. I’m sure she thinks they’re both nice, but these two are definitely a royal couple and it takes a little adjusting to. I don’t think they’d have kids at this point, Cleo and Deuce. I used to envision Cleo with kids but for some reason I kind of see these two having a couple dragons or other animals, pets they dote on as opposed to children. Speaking of children, I wonder if at one point Vampirina might mistake Cleo’s attitude as condescending towards her mother. Vampirina is very protective and proud of Draculaura.

Ghoulia does something fangtastic with her unlife, I just can’t decide what it is. I’d like to think she writes action novels on her laptop, being that she’s such a nerd, but she’s also so skilled with technology she probably (with Cleo’s encouragement and help) launched the “Inner Monster” app world wide, and is in the process of designing something new. She’s married to Slo Mo and they have one child I can’t decide the gender of, and that’s also a bit of a learning experience for Vampirina: zombies move slower, much slower than a vampire, they speak a different language and are very uncoordinated. However, Ghoulia’s kid also likes the Scream Ghouls (both music and the dolls) and this is something the two bond over. As for Ghoulia herself, I think Vampirina might be a little shy around them, at first. Awkward, too, but still polite. She wants her mother’s B&B to succeed and knows how much she’s missed her friends…it’s just hard to be patient, sometimes.

And don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten Cupid ;D that’ll come later.

#monster high #draculaura #vampirina #frankie stein #clawdeen wolf #lagoona blue #cleo de nile #ghoulia yelps #ca cupid #whispersfromthecrypt

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Wave 2 Lagoona Blue Diary

9/15

I finally got the big wave board that a friend of mine down under custom made for me. I can’t wait to try it out at Cyclops, Dungeon Beach or maybe Ghost Trees. Of course now that school’s in I can’t just take off whenever I want. Hopefully there’ll be some monster swells over one of our holidays - fins crossed till then.

9/25

Conditions for the surf meet were perfect today and I was able to score my first 10 of the season off this killer wave that I totally could feel breathing down the back of my neck. I thought it was going to eat me alive but it only nipped me a bit and then let me escape. Draculaura, Frankie, Clawdeen and Clawd all came out to watch which was totally awesome only... Gil was supposed to be there too but he wasn’t. He texted me after it was all over to tell me that Frankie sent him a video of the wave and that I was totally bonzer... I didn’t have the heart to tell him no monster uses that word anymore but he’s so cute when he tries to use slang from down under. He also said he was totally sorry he couldn’t make it but he had some kind of family thing come up and he couldn’t get out of it. I told him no worries but I really was bummed that he wasn’t there to see me ride.

9/28

Today I hung out with Abbey Bominable. She’s new this year and I think she’s been having a hard go of it. Her family lives way up the mountain and so Abbey stays with Headless Headmistress Bloodgood during the week so she doesn’t have to make the up and down trek every day. She can’t even count on calling home every day cause they don’t have cell phones on the mountain, which I can totally relate to since my dad doesn’t have one either. Of course he does live in a place that’s not exactly friendly to electronics. Anyway, I told her that I understood how hard it is to be in a strange place away from your friends and family where no monster speaks your language or really understands your culture. Even at Monster High where there are all kinds of monsters from all kinds of different places it can still take a while to get your sea legs. So when she asked me if I was some kind of fish girl - =) - I did start laughing but I let her know that I wasn’t laughing at her and even though she wanted to walk away I made her come back and we talked for a long time. Abbey is very... direct. She is also very tall and quite strong so I think some monsters get intimidated by her. But you know what? She’s also scary sweet and funny. When I told her that her language skills were fine she said, “No they are abominable.” I didn’t know if she understood what she had just said but she cracked a little smile and said, “It is joke.” I think Abbey is going to be just fine at MH.

10/7

A rumor cyclone hit school today and nearly turned the whole place into a disaster area. Mum once told me that there are three things every monster should know about a storm:

1. You can’t stop a storm by being in the middle of it.

2. A storm brings out the best and worst in every monster that goes through one.

3. Storms take far longer to clean up after than they actually last.

Being raised on the ocean, I’ve seen and been through some monster cyclones but I never figured mum’s rules for a storm would apply to this kind of situation.

10/12

HH Bloodgood wants us to write about our monster heritage for this book she wants to put together and give out to all of us at the end of the year. All right then - this should be easy or possibly not. Problem is my dad is a very private monster and not even the mates on my surf team know him very well and that’s after he has been a volunteer at all our competitions. Until he met me mum he barely had any contact with dry land monsters at all. ‘Course mum’s not exactly a dry land monster either - she’s an ocean nymph. She still lives in the same scary sweet little grotto as she did when dad met and married her. Being a nymph means that mum can leave the water and hang out on land as long as she doesn’t travel too far from her grotto otherwise she gets really weak. Dad will only leave the water for very short periods of time and that’s only if there’s a real emergency - like one time when I was just a small fry I was playing on the top of this rock and didn’t notice the tide going out. When I finally did pay attention I found that at low tide it was a long way from the top of that rock where I was to the bottom of that rock that was now sticking out of the sand. Mum couldn’t come and help me cause I was too far from the grotto and I was too little to climb down on my own. I remember the sun being very hot and my skin was starting to not just dry out but to burn. I was really scared and I thought I was never going to get down when I heard my dad calling my name, “Lagoona it’s okay - be brave and jump to me so we can get you back in the water.” I had to jump down a little but not too far cause dad climbed almost to the top of the rock to get me. It was still a long way from that rock back to the water though and it couldn’t have been easy on my dad to cross that distance twice. He told me later that being on land for him was like swimming against the strongest current in the ocean and never being able to rest. I reckon to have the best of both me mum and dad though since I’m at home when I’m in the water but I don’t feel like a stranger when I’m on land.

10/16

Mad Science class had to be cancelled today after poor Heath Burns let his impulsive nature get the best of him. A bunch of us walked into class just as Mr. Hackington finished unpacking a large piece of lab equipment. He said it was a gift to the school from a former student who was now a famous mad scientist. It looked like a monster sized shoe box standing on its end and was painted completely black except for one shiny metallic button about half way up on one of its sides. Mr. H. was just about to tell us what it was when he got called to the office for some reason. The last thing he said before he left was “All right, me little Pandoras - nobody touch the box while I’m gone.” Of course Heath was out of his chair and standing at the box as soon as Mr. Hackington stepped out of the room. Sometimes Deuce will stone Heath before he can get into trouble but this time Deuce just shook his head and said, “He’s got to learn sometime.” Heath just laughed and said, “What? Nothing’s going to happen - watch.” Heath pushed the button and there was a noise like a tea kettle makes just before it starts to whistle. Heath jumped back and then the noise stopped. I guess we’d all been holding our breath... cause we all let them out at once which Heath thought was funny and he walked back over to the box and leaned against its side. “See I told you nothing was going to hap...” was all he got out as a panel in the box opened up and two tentacles shot out and pulled Heath in. The panel immediately closed and we could hear Heath yelling for help and lots of banging and what sounded like splashing. Mr. Hackington came back at that moment and he must have figured out what happened pretty quick cause he ran to his desk, grabbed something that looked like a remote control and pointed it at the box. All of a sudden a panel at the bottom of the box opened and a Heath shaped package wrapped in what looked like spider silk dipped in tar shot out and bounced across the floor. Mr. Hackington made us all leave before we could find out if Heath was okay but later on in the day Headmistress Bloodgood told us that he was going to be fine only he was going to need a few days off from school. Poor bloke.

10/24

Gil and I got into a fight today. =( I’m not even sure how it started although he did seem to be a bit preoccupied and crabby today. Anyway, one minute we were swimming laps in the MH pool and the next we were shouting at each other. All I said was that we should mix up our training with some laps in the ocean. The next thing I know he’s accusing me of being a snob who doesn’t like fresh water. I was totally gob smacked. I shouted, “Gillington Webber!” “Why would you say such a thing?” I don’t think I’ve ever used his full name before and it seemed to snap him out of whatever funk he was in. He apologized and left the pool but later on in the day he put a scary sweet card in my locker. I wish he would tell me what’s going on but he totally clams up if I push him so I guess I’ll find out sooner or later... I’m hoping sooner.

#monster high #monster high diary #lagoona blue #wave 2

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Wave 1 Draculaura Diary

4♥July

Another great day to be alive... okay technically it’s a great day to be undead but it’s still a great day and I’m going to enjoy it.

15♥July

It rained today which means I didn’t have to wear so much sunscreen when I went out for a walk. It’s also nice for my garden. Mmmm fresh tomatoes, carrots and lettuce. Count Fabulous loves it too - not the vegetables but all the bugs they attract, it’s like a bug buffet for a bat.

21♥July

Father “surprised” me by buying my school clothes this year. I love my father but you’d think after 1,599 years he’d realize there’s more to fashion than whalebone corsets and black velvet lined hooded capes. At least he left the tags on everything this year so I can return it all for something splashed with a little color. I reeeaaallly hope he didn’t bite the clerks this time. That’s sooo gross and embarrassing.

26♥July

We got new human neighbors today which I thought was a little strange cause my father is kind of intimidating to humans... and monsters too actually, but it doesn’t seem to bother Mrs. Jekyll, and her son Jackson Jekyll who is my age... well, I mean technically he’s really not but we’re going to be in the same class. When he gets moved in I’m going to give him the entire lowdown on Monster High.

7♥August

I took a casketberry pie over to the Jekyll’s today as a haunted house warming gift and Jackson answered the door. Wow! He is scary cute and really sweet. I got bats in my stomach an ghost bumps just standing there talking to him. I don’t know what it is but there’s something a little mysterious about him.... I like it!

15♥August

Clawdeen Wolf came over yesterday. We were supposed to be going through my closets to collect some of my out of date fashion and give them away to Ghoul Will. It also gave me a chance to give some of them away to Clawdeen. She has a big family and I have almost 1600 years of clothing - it would be selfish of me not to share with my best friend. Clawdeen has a lot of pride though and so I had to combine the two. After we pulled out a bunch we cranked the music and started trying outfits. We had such a good time that it woke father up. What a grump! Anyway, I can’t believe chain mail was ever in style. It’s so 15th century. Of course Clawdeen looked fabulous in it.

17♥August

Jackson came over tonight to return my pie plate. Father got to the door before I could and totally went all Transylvania on him. “Good evening. Vat can I do for you?”

I was like “Oh no!” but then Jackson asked to borrow a hammer cause he needed to drive a stake into something. It flustered my dad so much I think he turned a shade whiter. Then Jackson said, “Gotcha!” and my dad regained his composure, barely. “Draculaura you have a visitor!” Later on I heard father muttering something about Jackson being more than he appears to be. I don’t know about that but he is sweet, funny, cute and not afraid of my father! Perfect!

23♥August

I went to The Maul with Clawdeen Wolf today to exchange some of the new school clothes father got me. We met Mrs. Stein and her new daughter Frankie Stein while we were there. Frankie is going to be in our class at Monster High and her mother was taking her back-to-school shopping. Mrs. Stein is really, really sweet but her fashion sense is well... not really current. Anyway, we were able to rescue Frankie for a couple of hours and show her the best of what this century’s fashions had to offer. We had a great time and Frankie Stein is definitely built for fashion. I think Clawdeen might have even been a little jealous... I also suggested that Frankie should try out for the fearleading squad! She was really excited about that and I think we’re all going to be great friends.

24♥August

Cleo de Nile was unhappy with me because I had to miss fearleading practice this morning =( but Count Fabulous got another mothball and I had to take him to the vet. I scolded him for being such a pig but he looked so miserable I couldn’t be mad at him for long. If he’s not going to be a vegetarian he should at least stick to eating something smaller like gnats or mosquitoes.

25♥August

So my Sweet 1600 birthday is coming up soon which I’m really looking forward to but it also means something I am not looking forward to and this is having “The Talk” with my father. We do this every year around my birthday and it usually bums me out for at least a couple of days. “The Talk” goes like this, “Draculaura I have been extremely tolerant of your keeping daytime hours, our friendship with that pack of mangy werewolves and your insistence on being happy. But I believe it is imperative that you return to your roots and give this ridiculous idea that a vampire can be a vegetarian. It is unnatural, un-monster like and I think it is time you return to what you once were.” Then he stands there with his arms crossed looking very serious.

I used to get mad and tell him that it was my life and I could choose to live it however I wanted to, which caused an even bigger fight, but then I started just giving him a kiss on the cheek and big hug which totally disarms him and he doesn’t bring it up for another year. My father is the most scary cool monster ever and I know it’s hard on him, but being my own monster makes me happy and I’m never going back to the way I used to be.

29♥August

Jackson Jekyll asked if I wanted to go for a walk with him today which was totally creeperific until he asked me to bite him! I thought he was just kidding but he was totally serious. When I asked him why, he said it was because he didn’t want to be the only human at Monster High and that if he were a vampire he would fit in and we could hang out. He was so sweet about it but I told him why I became a vegetarian and how that meant I couldn’t possibly bite him. I could tell he was disappointed but I told him just because he was human didn’t mean he wouldn’t fit in or that we couldn’t hang out. That seemed to make him feel a little better but I don’t think he’s giving up on the idea of me biting him.

1♥September

I just finished working on a newsletter for V.A.M.P. which stands for Vampires Advocating Meatless Proteins. I put in some recipes, a short story and some poetry. I think it’s a great organization although I’m the only member so far. I even gave a copy to father who circled some spelling errors and gave it back to me. Well, at least he read it close enough to find mistakes!

5♥September

Clawdeen Wolf’s family always has an end of the summer boo-b-que and they always invite me even though, in the past, our families haven’t always gotten along but since Clawdeen and I are like best monster friends forever I always get invited. Of course they are all like total carnivores so I usually bring my own food. At least they don’t tease me... too much... about the tofu dogs and veggie burgers I bring =). This year I invited Jackson Jekyll to go with me and I think he had a good time although Clawdeen has a really big family and they can be pretty rowdy when they’re all together.

6♥September

As much fun as I had at the cook out yesterday, it was still a sign that summer is ending and school is about to start. I mean I don’t dislike school and I love seeing all my friends every day but there’s nothing like summer time and the freedom of just being able to do whatever I want whenever I want to.

#monster high #monster high diary #draculaura #wave 1

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Diary of Draculaura

Volume one thousand five hundred and ninety-nine... and three quarters

4♥July

Another great day to be alive... okay technically it’s a great day to be undead but it’s still a great day and I’m going to enjoy it.

15♥July

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7♥August

15♥August

17♥August

Jackson came over tonight to return my pie plate. Father got to the door before I could and totally went all Transylvania on him. “Good evening. Vat can I do for you?”

23♥August

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25♥August

29♥August

1♥September

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6♥September

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Diary of Lagoona Blue

If you’re going to dive into my diary make sure you know how to swim.

9/15

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9/28

10/7

A rumor cyclone hit school today and nearly turned the whole place into a disaster area. Mum once told me that there are three things every monster should know about a storm:

1. You can’t stop a storm by being in the middle of it.

2. A storm brings out the best and worst in every monster that goes through one.

3. Storms take far longer to clean up after than they actually last.

Being raised on the ocean, I’ve seen and been through some monster cyclones but I never figured mum’s rules for a storm would apply to this kind of situation.

10/12

10/16

10/24

#monster high #monster high diary #lagoona blue #wave 2 #text post

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