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nct-lian · 3 years

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wayv’s relation to lian

KUN + LIAN: LUN

they have the cutest little interactions ever :(

was one of the members that kun was most comfortable around at first

she made him feel so welcomed!

when nct 2018 appeared on weekly idol, lian was placed in the front

but she moved her chair over to kun’s side to be closer to him !!!!!!!

lun stans found dead

they go out to eat food together a lot :D

now that lian doesn’t feel the need to look over him anymore, he stepped in and is now a very good parental figure for her

he bought her an expensive ass ring for her birthday

him and johnny both being her dad: 🤝

kun has been arguing back and forth with chenle about lian’s chinese name

he loves the name xiuying for her :(

they hype each other up all the time !!

lian and kun had the best time with each other when filming from home

we got so many adorable clips of them :DDDD

when talking to each other they can’t pick a solid language

like they’re always switching between mandarin and korean

they also slip in a bit of english at times as well

TEN + LIAN: LITEN

if kun is her dad then ten is her cool uncle

he lets her do whatever she wants

like he will just sit and watch as she teases the fUCK out of hyuck

HES TEACHING HER THAI

just like kun they switch between multiple languages in a conversation

they normally speak english with each other!

their fashion game is always on point.

no actually they literally wore matching shirts one time

liten supremacy breaking the internet: <3

ten once said “guys she’s like my daughter stop being weird~~~!” on vlive when people kept asking if him and lian were dating

as he should !

they mention each other ¿ everywhere ?

THEY DANCE TOGETHER ALL THE TIME

ten even helped her choreograph the new ver. of yoncé

don’t touch me i’m soft

no because ten ships her with someone in the group … just not who you’d think ;)

i swear he’s her #1 hypeman

ten was actually the one who made their ship name- goals asf sry i don’t make the rules

WINWIN + LIAN: LIWIN

lian is yet another member of nct who will sacrifice her soul to the devil for winwin

“winwin winwin winwin winwin is on the mind forever and always i love you winwin” was what she posted for his birthday

AND THE FEELING IS MUTUAL

winwin loves her just as much and he shows it

he likes hugging her DDDDD:

also ten ships them

so that’s that uh :p

lian cried so hard when he had to pause promotions with 127 :(

especially because they were super close!

winwin was actually another one of her first friends in nct because she was fluent in mandarin

and they were both super comfortable speaking with each other :)

winwin: i like lian the most :D

yuta + taeil: am i a joke to you?

no cause yuta is constantly losing in this thing

lian picks winwin and winwin picks lian what is happening

winwin’s current lockscreen is a picture of lian rolling her eyes at yangyang

yup yup their lockscreen tradition LISTEN AND WEEP

winwin’s selfies are lian’s favourite thing :)

LUCAS + LIAN: LULIAN

omfg the chaos these two bring

i’m crying because nct 2018 was chaotic in itself but lulian was something else

THEY WERE ALWAYS SCREAMING ????

taeyong was going through an existential crisis the entirety of 2018

AND BYE LUCAS WILL NOT STOP COMPARING THEIR HAND SIZES

leave it in 2018 sweetheart we been knew lian is the size of a jellybean

he had her react to his drama where he dances to replay after killing his girlfriend

lian confirmed it was 10/10 and would recommend watching

she genuinely thinks lucas should have been added to nct dream and she stands by that opinion daily

the MOMENTS we got during nct world 2.0 were chefs kiss

they were both so chaotic while mark was frying eggs

“MARK WHAT ARE YOU DOING (⊹つ•۝•⊹)つ”

the oldest + youngest in the 99’ line remain iconic

lian hates him but loves him at the same time

because he’s nice to her but he SPENDS TOO MUCH OF HIS TIME MAKING FUN OF HER HEIGHT

“lian you’re like literally two feet tall i could fit you in my pocket”

“i will drop kick you in 2.5 seconds if you don’t shut the fuck up wong yukhei”

lucas once said that their favourite thing to do together was play at playgrounds

XIAOJUN + LIAN: XIAN

what you’ve all been waiting for

xiaojun went so long thinking that lian was chinese (∩╹□╹∩)

like she speaks mandarin perfectly, has a chinese stage name

IT WAS A REASONABLE MISTAKE LET HIM LIVE

when they met the first thing he said to her was how pretty she was

“y-you’re so pretty uhh”

*cue distressed xiaojun*

he followed lian on instagram before nct 2020 was even confirmed

dedication

he didn’t know jaehyun or yuta liked her and accidentally patted her head in front of them and called her cute

AND THAT WAS RHE DAY BEFORE THE WHOLE “xiaojun is terrified of yuta” THING HAPPENED

PLEASEHANDHJEJSB

they’d like to do a duet someday :)

he couldn’t get her lyrics from kick it out of his head when he first listened to the song

sometimes still quotes them around her to make her laugh

lian hyped his drama up SO MUCH !1!1!1!€]£<]~\£>€{

“dejunnie is having an acting debut soon !! please go support him and his cast~”

xiaojun brags about that a lot ... and her nickname for him :)

HENDERY + LIAN: LIANDERY

the teasing

THE MF TEASINF THEYRE SO ANNOYING

besties ™

they would occasionally message each other before and they considered themselves to be pretty close but when nct 2020 happened they were chaos

especially when they ended up in the work it unit together

everyone was so sick of them like they would not shut up about random ass things

hendery and lian are like another version of haechan and lian

but minus the lovey stuff they sometimes do

with liandery it’s constant teasing and making fun of each other 24/7

and it’s all fun and games so they can go DOWN if they’d like to

lian roasted him so hard once bye

they were supposed to be a pair on “it’s awkward but it’s ok”

but they developed such a good friendship within like two weeks that they had to switch up the members

hendery is kinda soft for her though ngl

he’ll just randomly poke her dimples

BUT HE WONT LIE AND SAY HE WASNT INTIMIDATED BY HER AT FIRST

it was just the way she presented herself at that time because she was a little frustrated, but it wasn’t anything that wouldn’t change later on

hendery thought she was older than him by like three years rip

YANGYANG + LIAN: YANGLIAN

when lian met yangyang she gained another child

but yangyang’s not a baby anymore (҂⌣̀_⌣́)

yet he’ll 100% act cute so that she does stuff for him

she’s not complaining though anything for her son

they’re like yangyang and ten all over again

once had a whole ass conversation through memes

it started with spongebob ended with shrek

lian now knows how to introduce herself in german thank you yangyang

not lian teaching yangyang toronto slang :’)

yangayng for some reason gave her big haechan energy when they first met

because the first thing he did was mock her height

he literally bent down and said “can you see me better”

lian: hello i saw you perfectly fine before my neck isn’t broken sir

but it was okay because now they have a really playful relationship with each other :D

have teamed up on numerous occasions to make kun’s life harder

“i thought the chaos stopped with yangyang, lian when did you become such a problem child?”

but lian gets special treatment because well .. she’s lian what do you think

yangyang calls her lili :)

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unu-nunu-art · 4 years

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The Gauge Masterpost

April Fools is over - even with the additional day I’ve given her - and I won’t take any more questions. Thank you once again for the massive interest, I’ve gotten so many asks and so many comments and questions about her, it’s been amazing. ♥

I will turn this post into some kind of masterpost, linking each and every entry I’ve made about her here so keeping an overview will be a little easier.

Who is Gauge?

To put it nice and simple, Gauge is a - NON CANON - ship kid of Template and Pale I created! She was meant as a one-time April Fools joke character, but while I created her she has grown to me so much that I simply couldn’t dump her after using her only one single day. However, she will always stay non canon.

Links for Comics and Additional Artworks:

Here you can find every link of asks answered by Gauge

All Responses from 2019:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

All Responses from 2020:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Additional drawings:

Family Selfie! | Just Gauge

Lots of additional info can be found under the cut:

(Info added in 2020)

- I forgot to mention this, but her responses in 2020 can be considered post the events in “Somewhere Else”, while her responses in 2019 are previous of this

- A common mistake I’ve found was that a lot of people using male pronouns for Gauge, which is not correct. It’s she/her!

- While she’s not canon, everything she talks about regarding Template and Pale can be taken as canon; the only thing not canon is herself. She has her own impressions of things happening around her however, since Template still keeps secrets from her, so she doesn’t know the answers to everything. Despite this, she still knows these two better than anyone else

- You should take her appearances this way: Gauge sleeps a lot, plus it’s hard to keep track of time in the voids. She’s awake any now and then, so it really doesn’t feel to her like a whole year has passed. Therefore, she’s a little bit confused when someone tells her that it’s her birthday

- She likes hugs, but she’s not much of a fan of getting booped and doesn’t exactly like to get patted on the head. She will let you, but will act a little reluctant

- Template taught her almost everything she knows. Since she never left Template’s or Pale’s place, which Template refers to as the “Art Zone” and “Null Space” respectively, she doesn’t have much knowledge about a lot of things, but isn’t exactly stupid either. She’s gotten a lot of impressions of the universes by watching AUs with Template, which is really similar to watching TV

(Info added in 2019)

- I’m thinking of her as a 14-16 year old... it’s hard to tell since technically, time and space doesn’t exist in between universes

- If you consider her parents’ souls, you may realize that she doesn’t have the most powerful soul either. This means that while her soul overall is fully intact, it’s still really weak. This is why she doesn’t have powers or can’t use magic. She cannot even open portals to other AUs like pretty much every other out!code character.

- Her weak soul makes her similar (but not the same!) in behavior as Pale. However, she’s able to boost her perception, which is why she constantly is drinking coffee and is on a sugar high. Without it, she would be quite lethargic.

- Template gave her the eye-patch because her left eye is glitched. While Gauge is under the impression that her left eye is not nice to look at in general (and doesn’t mind it because her vision through this eye is also broken), Template’s intention behind this is that he pretty much avoids to look at it constantly for obvious reasons.

- Some people might have mistaken Gauge’s dark hand palms as gloves, but that’s not the case. Pale’s palms are grey, hers are black. It just runs in the family.

- For those still wondering about her mysterious hobby, while others have already guessed it: She loves sewing, crocheting and she can even knit! Yes, she did make the clothes she wears herself, but lied to Template about it because it’s something that would stress him out if he knew. So instead, she just does it whenever Pale is supposed to take care of her. She hides all her sewing materials in Pale’s clothing heaps. Pale, of course, doesn’t mind.

- The measuring tape on her hoodie suddenly seems less confusing if you consider her hobby, doesn’t it?

- Gauge never heard of Error because Template of course doesn’t talk about him and often only know about what she’s told or seen herself in AUs. However, she knows about Ink, because Template won’t shut up about him. To her, Ink is some kind of comic book hero she keeps hearing about but never met herself, so her view of him is just as warped as Template’s

- Gauge is fully aware that something is wrong with Template since she’s bound to experience one of Template’s minor or heavier breakdowns at some point. She merely thinks of it as a disease and that it’s not Template’s fault. She tries to help and prevent things from going wrong as much as she can. She thinks that Template’s determination to keep going in this case is unmatched and admirable.

- Gauge is talking to Pale a lot when she’s with him because he seems to listen and doesn’t judge her for whatever is on her mind. Pale probably knows Gauge better than Template, even if Gauge spends less time with him.

Aaaaand that’s pretty much all I can think of right now. I hope more questions were answered! The only thing I really can’t answer is how she came to be, haha. I’d love to draw her more but I really can’t tell as other projects have a higher priority. But considering I made her two days before April Fools without even a clue about what to do, she’s really come a long way in just three days… I’m proud of her ;w;

#gauge #masterpost #faq #april fools #gauge info #tempale #ship kid #undertale au #template x pale #my art

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shinymooncolor · 4 years

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Hi!

So - had two prompts that I’ve combined into this chat!

As always @lumosinlove is the mastermind of this wonderful fandom. 💖

I want to thank you all! Over 20 snippets and chats now. You guys are absolutely incredible and I can’t believe the feedback and love and good vibes I get from you. Thank you! I’m all done with prompts except for one which is the next chat - so I’ll be open for your ideas 😍

@frombeauxbatons and @canesinthecrease just because you inspire me ❤️

The boys are being naughty at a team event. Don’t worry. Consent was given on all accounts - they’re good boys! But they’re also a bunch of frat boys with muscles.

Remus plans a prank. He blames dumo and James. Nado organizes. Sergei wins. Timmy loses. Dumo is a prankster too. Olli is sneaky. Sirius is not in on the prank. Kuny is Kuny. Nat is amazing. Kris is an ally. Nado is also the team’s phoebe. (Friends reference)

Sweater weather chat #14

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Saturday 5.22 pm

Nado created a group chat.

Nado named the group chat THE BIG LIONS HEIST 2020.

Nado added James, Remus, Dumo

Nado: hey Re. Remember the plan? We need to get all the boys to take the selfie before he notices

Remus: Nado. We’ve gone over this multiple times. I’ll get the phone from Sirius. I still think this is a disaster but you and James are very convincing

James: it’s a fucking awesome plan. He won’t notice I bet

Nado: also extra points if you get him all worked up😂

James: I don’t wanna spend an entire evening looking at Sirius trying to hide a hard-on

Nado: why not? It’s funny 😂

Dumo: why did remus get the easiest job?

Remus: I’m the only one who gets to put my hands in Sirius’ pocket.

Nado: awwww jealous?? You know we see him naked like several times a day?

Dumo: you’re not supposed to look.

Nado: I’m curious about the human body!

James: well we’ve all had sneak peaks. Still scared of Sergei

Dumo: he should hAve a tramp stamp saying heavy machinery

Nado: lets get him drunk!!!! Brady can ink him!!!!

Remus: you are not inking anyone without their consent. Also; have you met his wife? She’d skin you all alive.

Dumo: she would. I’ve seen her make a reporter cry.

James: why?

Dumo: the reporter insinuated things about Kuny. Not sure what he said but based on the cursing and sunny having to physically restrain her I think it was bad

Nado: yikes anyways we got everyone on board. I’ll kick cap out the group chat once you’ve swiped the phone. Now go get your tuxes on. We’ve got rich old ladies to woo.

Dumo: you’re not supposed to take them home.

Nado: I never saw that rule. Older ladies knows some shit. Damn. Cougars are wild!

Remus: I’m not treating sex injuries

Nado: you treated Kuny’s groin last month?

Remus: that was from the ice.

Nado: sure it was 😜

Dumo: I’m ending this. Go change and BEHAVE tonight

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Saturday 8.54 pm

Nadotheman removed siriusly from the group chat

Nadotheman added Remus to the group chat

Nadotheman changed Remus to Loops

Blizzard: did you do it? You have the phone?

Loops: yes. I did my part. Your guys are up

Nadotheman: okay here are the rules for the 2020 lions heist (this year we’re doing truth and dare the lions way - so mostly dare)

1. We have 3 hours and cap’s phone. Each team member has to get a selfie with cap in the frame. The best (dirtiest) photo wins 😜

2. CAP CANT KNOW

3. Leo and Walker are starting and they get to chose the next one. You’ve all got one photo each

4. To be considered we need the photo sent to this chat before midnight.

5. Remus is the ref on this little game.

6. If you lose. You’ve gotta tell us 3 secrets. He he we get to pick when.

DamnFoxy: how is this a prank on cap?

Prongstar: he’s always being swarmed and it’s fun. He’s our canvas and we need to fill in the blanks. It’s like hide and seek meeting truth and dare meeting Pictionary meeting Snapchat

CarbO’Hara: so we can start? Cause Kuny’s been snogging that girl for 4 minutes now? Does he not need to breathe?

Nadotheman: that’s two points for Leo!

CarbO’Hara: @newt-leo? WhY? I saw him first?

Newt-Leo: he’s snogging someone at the shrimp buffet. That’s open season. Also he’s still not come up for air? And it was my turn to start @krisvolley and @prongstar you’re it

KrisVolley: @blizzard & @lewilliam you’re up

LeWilliam: blizzard is cheating!!! He got his girlfriend’s friend to kiss him!!!! And Nat was touching cap’s butt

Blizzard: read the rules man. I’m not cheating

LeWilliam: but it’s unfair?

Blizzard: not my fault. I’m winning.

Loops: @lewilliam I’m pretty sure Nat and blizzard saved cap from a handsy old lady.

Blizzard: @sergei_81 & @kaneyoudigit you’re up

Kaneyoudigit: Hahahaha hahahha pretty sure sergei and me are gonna win.

Dumodad: sergeu just manhandled a very confused looking Sirius all the way back to the toilets?

Nadotheman: wait. Where’s Kuny?

KrisVolley: yeah Sergei definitely won.

Kaneyoudigit: I’ve got a pic too!!!

Logantremblayzzz: well you’ve got only half a cap. Sergei got himself and cap giving thumbs up.

Sunnysideup: you forgot you were supposed to be in the photo @kaneyoudigit 😂

Prongstar: so it’s not even 10 and Kuny’s already half naked in the bathroom. It’s like you guys aren’t even tryin. Didn’t even get a selfie with cap in it yet. Also he wasn’t supposed to know.

Sergei_81: he not know game he think I just want pic for Kuny. Keep try but I’m win.

Krisvolley: well that was smart. Back to the game boys. @dumodad & @logantremblayzzz you’re up

Sergei_81: why you sound surprised? Brat. I’m smart.

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Nadotheman: everyone got their pics in?

Walkietalkie: yeah. Finno was last with Olli. They’ve just sent it - nice job Olli 😜 timmy didn’t send one tho

Loops: I don’t think I want to know. Olli. How the hell did you get cap to do that?

Ollibear: I just asked him to get some fresh air with me. How could I know timmy was getting acquainted with a girl behind the curtain? 😇

DumoDAD: acquainted? Is that what it’s called now?

RussianGod: at least I go to toilet for hookup

KrisVolley: you’re all terrible.

Sunnysideup: you sent a selfie with you and cap in front of the girls kissing in the corner....

KrisVolley: I’m a proud ally!

Talkiewalkie: to be fair you both look incredible uncomfortable

KrisVolley: it’s a stupid game

Timmyforrealz: HEY?! You losers hear about privacy?

Ollibear: if you want privacy don’t hook up with someone behind a curtain at a fancy nightclub.... also you didn’t send a pic. You’ve lost.

Timmyforrealz: I didn’t lose hah. Maybe I lost your dumb game

Prongstar: don’t blame the game for her dumping you. Also you lost some buttons on your shirt, your tie is a disaster and your dignity is hanging on by a thread

Timmyforrealz: she didn’t dump me. I decided not to pursue it further!

Russiangod: whatever u say. Come on who win?

Loops added siriusly to the group chat

Siriusly: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? Why am I in all of these selfies?

Loops: you’re cute when you’re annoyed. I had nothing to do with this😇

Prongstar: captain my captain. It was all loops’ idea. We’ve got a selfie collection for you.

Siriusly: you idiots have spent an entire evening running Around trying to take selfies with me and not tell me?

DumoDAD: it was fun. You didn’t catch on when Sergei asked you to pose in front of Kuny clearly going at it?

Siriusly: I thought it was a prank on Kuny? Like steal his clothes and all/ wait didn’t you steal his clothes?

Nadotheman: we should’ve. Dammit

Sergei_81: loops who win????

Loops: timmy lost.

Siriusly: wait it that why Nat was patting my butt? She said I’d been sitting in something? @blizzard!!!!

Blizzard: 😜

Siriusly: should I be offended? She did ask if it was okay. Wait. Why did I have to be in the photos? You’re not doing another collage?

Prongstar: of course! Last year was cap sleeping in different places.

Siriusly: you’re all idiots. How did you even get my phone??

Loops: ...

Siriusly: oh.

Talkiewalkie: awwwwww... 😜

Timmyforrealz: anyone seen my wallet?

Ollibear: I give up. 🙏🏻

#lumosinlove #lumosinlove ocs #sweaterweather #sweaterweatherchats #sweater weather #sweaterweatheroc’s #sweaterweatherchatsnr14

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longhornhudson · 4 years

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Just Keep Swimming || Selfie

Who: Finn Hudson, with mentions of Rachel Berry and Marley Rose

When: Friday, May 22nd, 2020, 7am

Where: a non descript McDonald's in Austin, Texas (lol)

Notes: Finn short shift is interrupted by an array of small problems... and one big one.

Finn hadn't been working at the fast food chain for long but he absolutely hated it. He would have much rather gotten the job working in the mechanic shop not far from the apartment but they needed someone to work all week, upwards of 12 hour days and he couldn't make that kind of commitment and still play football in the fall, nor would he be able to make it to practice at night so he had had to turn it down and go to work flipping burgers to make ends meet. But it sucked, he only made 10 dollars an hour and came home every shift with a new burn from the heat lamp or with feet so sore he felt they might fall off.

Today was going to be a good day, or at least he hoped it would be. He had woken up refreshed and ready to start his Saturday with a short four hour shift at work and then spending the rest of his time with Rachel and Marley. He needed today to go good, if for no other reason than his stress and anxiety levels. The constant bickering between his girlfriend and best friend was becoming more and more frequent and he hated knowing that it was because of him. They wouldn't outright admit that to him but he knew. He was the common factor in all this.

He might not have any clue as to what they were fighting about but it was more so the fact that they were. They were sisters, and family fought all the time, but if it continued, it could potentially tear them all apart so he had to come up with something to bring them back together, to get their relationship back on track because he wasn't going to be the reason that they were no longer friends. It was a few minutes before his shift was about to start and he was sitting in his car, head against the rest when he heard some guys yelling in his direction. “Hey Hudson! Hey! Do you think Rachel would date me once she dumps you? I don't mind being a rebound for a hot piece of ass like that!” He said, laughing and high-fiving his buddies.

His blood was boiling and his first instinct was to lunge at the guy but he couldn't, he was supposed to be at work so instead he just scowled and went inside, eyeing the car as it squealed out of the parking lot. He tried to remain calm, maintain his composure, but despite feeling good about the day, it only seemed to get worse for him. There were wrong orders, ketchup when they only wanted mustard, onions where they shouldn't be, and his manager was starting to notice that he was making more and more mistakes. “Hey dude, go on break, at least there you can't screw up.” He mumbled under his breath as Finn disappeared into the back office. He splashed water on his face, told himself to relax and take it easy. “Two hours left to go, you can do this.” He nodded at himself, walking back to the front of the store, spotting a familiar outline in the gathered crowd.

“Is that... what the fuck is he doing here?” He asked, hiding behind the buns as he caught sight of Declan. The bane of his existence... he knew why he was there. He was there for Marley... he had either already been there or was on his way and since he was working, he couldn't text her to warn her that he was in town...fuck, what do I do? he thought, looking up at him, not at all surprised to find eyes looking back. Declan smirked mischievously and waved at him before placing his order. Finn begrudgingly made it, considered spitting in it but quickly changed his mind, handing it to the hostess before giving the older guy a glare. “Hey Finn. I was just on my way to see my girl, do you know if she's home?”

“I can't... I can't talk to you while I'm working.” He said, his voice barely a whisper. He was clenching and unclenching his fists as he stood behind the counter. “Well that's okay. You can just listen. Whatever fantasy world you're living in, where you think you and Marley are going to live happily ever after, it ends now. We both know you can't provide for her like I can. I've got more money than you can count, two houses, and I can give her the life she wants.... all you have to do is let her, and the baby, go. What do you say? Wait, before you answer, here's a hundred bucks to sweeten the deal.” He said, shoving the bill into his shirt pocket with a grin.

That fucking smirk. The fact that he was right... all of these things pushed Finn over the edge and before he even knew what was happening, he had hoped over the counter, catching Declan by surprise, as he pinned the older man against the drink machine. “Leave her alone, Declan. Whatever you had... its over. She doesn't love you, she never did, and she never will. I win, you lose.” Perhaps that was a bit too cocky but he wasn't thinking clearly and Declan was able to get a punch in, sending Finn stumbling back as he nursed his sore ribs. “Keep telling yourself that, hotshot. I always get what I want... I haven't met an obstacle I couldn't get past. You're just one of many, kid.” And with that, he turned and left, his laugh filling the once quiet dining room. Some people cheered, others had looks of utter disbelief on their faces.

“HUDSON!” Came a voice from deep in the back. “Coming.” He yelled, knowing that he was definitely in trouble. He stood in the doorway of the manager's office, her scowl clearly written on her worn features. “What the fucking hell was that?”

“I'm sorry Brenda! This guy is harassing my friend Marley and he said some things he shouldn't have and I, I don't know, I lost it. I'm sorry, it'll never happen again ”

“I don't care what kind of history you two have, you cannot bring it in my store. I'm sorry Finn, I like you, you seem like a good kid, but that... that's unacceptable and I'm afraid...”

“I really need this job. Marley is pregnant and I have to provide for her... for them. It wasn't...”

“Your fault, I know. But you still attacked him. What if he decides to call corporate? I don't think attacking a customer for insulting your baby moma is a good enough excuse to keep them from firing both of us. I don't think it'll be enough to convince a judge if he decides to press charges against you either. As much as I understand your situation, I can't have you a part of this team if you can't control your temper. I'm sorry Finn but you're fired.”

“I... I'm sorry.” Finn said, hands shoved in his pockets.

“I'm sorry too, Hudson. I wish things had worked out differently for you. Hold your head up though, you were better than this place okay? Don't forget that. Now go home... you can come by on Wednesday to get your paycheck.”

He went to the back room and grabbed his bag, knuckles exposed as he balled up his fist and punched the wall as hard as he could before leaving. He couldn’t tell either of them, they would be disappointed in him, and he couldn’t handle that so instead, he called his therapist, making himself an appointment to go and see him. He yelled loudly to let off some steam before starting the car and heading to the local pub for a drink.

#para: selfie #para: jks

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ramblinganthropologist · 4 years

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Writober 2020 4 - Lipstick

Summary: Ray knows nothing about makeup, which would be fine except for the fact she is a fairly popular idol with a gig coming up. Luckily, her collab partner is more than willing to give her a hand. Or in this case, just fucking do it for her. Did she mention she hated makeup?

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“Now, about your scar...”

“Not fucking happening, Lucy.”

Ray got to watch as the girl in front of her sighed in exasperation. It was the third time she had achieved that particular tone, which was a record for their conversations. Then again, the day was young and her ability to annoy only increased the more tired she got. It was one of her hidden super powers, and she was more than willing to lean on it.

Then again, Lucy was her collab partner, so they probably should have some semblance of a working relationship.

At the moment, they were at the girl's school. Lucy had asked her to come over in order to hash out some things for their collab stage at the end of the week. Ray had taken it to mean practice, so there she was in her normal workout clothes. Given the other idol had all but shoved her into the room with a face hot enough to cook an egg, she had guessed wrong.

Nope. They were going over clothes and makeup instead. Maybe she should have expected that from someone who dressed like a fancy cake.

“I understand you have an aesthetic, but we need to blend well.” Lucy was in her school uniform, but it was slightly modified with a petticoat and lace on the sleeves. With her curled hair, headband, and dainty painted nails she was the picture of princess lolita. Ray didn't even want to know how early she had to get up to achieve that look – maybe that was why she boarded at the school. “And your scar...”

Ray touched it without thinking. It was an older one that started on her right cheek and stretched nearly to the bridge of her nose. She had gotten it back when she played baseball when she had successfully run for home. Apparently, they hadn't cleared all the rocks. She could still remember the pain some days, but it had been worth it to win the game.

And, well, it upped her intimidation factor.

“I get it, it doesn't work for loli fashion.” She crossed her arms. “But the only way you're going to cover it up is with a shit ton of concealer, and I doubt you have enough in my shade even for a practice run.”

She knew this from experience, of course. Once when she had been back in the states her cousin had tried to cover her scar up for a selfie. While Alice was nearly the same skin tone and they had been in fucking Texas, even she hadn't had enough to cover it completely. That selfie had never happened, partially because they had to spend a ton of time cleaning up.

So... yeah. Wasn't going to work.

Lucy sucked in her cheek at the statement. “You have a point there, I suppose. Japan is a little light on shades to match your skin tone.”

“Yeah, I know. Internet or bust.” Ray threaded her arms behind her head. “So, apart from that... can we get to practice or what?”

Judging by how her partner was dressed, she doubted that practice was going to happen at all that day. When the lolita wanted to get physical, she didn't wear any makeup and she pulled her hair back. Just getting out of her school uniform probably would've been problematic, so it was unlikely they would be doing anything of that sort. Her muscles were probably going to appreciate that; lately, Vaughan had really been putting her through the paces.

Who knew being an idol was so fucking physical?

Lucy didn't answer her. Instead, she went over to her makeup case and dug around while muttering to herself. Every so often, she placed something on the table next to her. Soon, she had a small collection of things that got her nod of approval. These she brought back over, placing them next to her target.

Well... shit.

“You know how to put lipstick and eyeliner on, yes?”

Ray shot her a blank look. “Does it fucking look like I know how to do that?”

The answer was of course a resounding hell no. Hell, she was barely 14 – why the fuck should she know? They were both fucking teenagers. But she let that matter drop – arguing it with Lucy was pointless. She had learned that one long ago.

So much for being as stubborn as both her parents claimed.

“Well, you surprised me with knowing about concealer.” Lucy retrieved two large hair clips from her pack and threaded them through Ray's bangs. “There. I can at least work on your eyes now. I have no idea how you see with your hair in the way.”

That earned her the tongue seal of disapproval. “I don't, or did you miss the fact I'm like one step up from legally blind?”

Lucy's hand stopped as she worked to prep whatever she was working with – it was all fuzzy from where Ray was sitting. “I didn't know you wore contacts.”

“I don't.”

Well, not all the time. She usually wore them for games or getting on stage. Otherwise, it was either glasses or going blind. Was she stubborn? Absolutely – also she hated poking her own fucking eyeballs. Maybe that's what her parents had meant.

Lucy definitely put the makeup down though. “New rule. You have to wear glasses or contacts when we are working together.”

Before Ray could complain, she added. “You don't know my school. I only have so much concealer in you shade. If you walk into a door and bruise something that wouldn't be covered by your costume, we'll have bigger problems.”

…

It was hard to argue with that, and Ray was really good at arguing. So her shoulders sagged in defeat, and she managed a nod. That at least seemed to cheer the lolita up, because she picked up her tools again.

Which meant, of course, it was now time for sensory hell.

“I'm surprised you don't know how to put this on, though. Doesn't Sunburst wear makeup for performances?” Lucy was smearing something gross onto her eyelids. Ray hadn't gotten the chance to see what it was before she shut her eyes, so she was left there wondering what the fuck was going on. If that wasn't a metaphor for her life, she wasn't sure what was.

At least her mouth was free. “It's not like we have anything telling us what to do, so no I don't really wear anything. Does your agency make you wear it?”

“Nobody makes me do anything I don't want to do.” Ray could respect that. “Well, that makes sense given what I know about your group. You do tend to do your own thing.”

There was a note of grudging respect there as Lucy continued to do whatever the hell she was doing. She would have grinned, but it was a little hard to move when someone was jamming a brush into her eyeballs. So she just sat there in sensory hell, waiting for the carnage to be complete.

It was taking a really long fucking time... this was why she didn't wear the shit.

“You have surprisingly long eyelashes now that I'm getting a better look.” Lucy was muttering as she switched tools. “Maybe that's why I never noticed you don't wear makeup.”

Did she? It was news to Ray. Then again, she wasn't really sure what determined if eyelashes were long or not. Did they have really tiny rulers for that, or was an equally minuscule measuring tape required? Or did they use one of those things people had in science class – micrograms, or something like that? It wasn't like she read fashion magazines...

Maybe she would ask Ayame about that when she got home... Ayame probably knew, she was smart about that sort of thing...

“You can open your eyes now, I just have one more thing and we're done.”

Her eyelids felt weird. Ray realized in her daze she must have zoned out. Opening them wasn't hard, though. Seeing the light again was – she hissed and shut them just as fast before the headache started. Talk about a rude awakening after a thought spiral. There should have been warnings on that kind of thing.

“Damn it, how long was I zoned out?”

Lucy was across the room from the sound of things. “About five minutes. Are you sure you remembered to take your medication before coming?”

“The bottle was upside down when I left, so yeah. Can't overwrite all the ADHD I guess.” She managed to open one eye – her partner was digging through the case. “Looking for something?”

The lolita was definitely turned towards her – the bow on her skirt was in the back and she didn't see it. “Yes, I had pulled out some lipstick and I can't find it now.”

There was a tube sitting next to Ray on the table. She picked it up and pulled off the lid. Sure looked like lipstick to her, though it was pretty damn dark. Actually, she was pretty sure it was black now that she was staring at it.

Huh. Ok maybe she was ok with this.

“This it?”

Lucy returned and took it from her. “Yes, that would be it. Thank you.”

“I didn't think black was part of the hime loli dress code, but alright.” Ray prepped herself for another form of sensory hell, one for people who normally bit at their lips when frustrated. She probably wasn't going to be allowed to do that until it was off or risk a lecture. This was the hard part about being an idol – following the rules.

The lolita didn't answer her – she just applied the damn shit with a focused gaze. It went on thick, but it wasn't terrible. On a scale from 1 – 10 of things Ray hated, it probably clocked in at about a 4 or a 5. So not great, but it wasn't going to end the world anytime soon.

Still, she didn't like it.

“Actually, I bought it for you. None of mine would have worked.” Lucy stepped back to evaluate her work. “I would suggest braiding some of your bangs back into your ponytail for performance day. The pink would stand out.”

“Suggestion noted.” Ray was still processing, though. “You got that for me?”

Was Lucy's face turning red? It was hard to tell at the distance she was at, but her body language definitely shifted. Somebody was embarrassed about something – that was almost a full body cringe. For someone who prided themselves on being subtle, she was being the exact opposite.

Which was hilarious as fuck, not going to lie.

“We are collab partners, it was appropriate.” Ah, formal language. She was definitely embarrassed. “It doesn't matter. Do you approve or not?”

Ah, right. They had been doing her makeup before Lucy had screwed up and admitted she gave a shit. Ray shrugged as she approached the mirror in the room to check things out. It took her a few seconds to get in range, but she was there eventually.

“Well, shit.”

It was a look, alright. The dark eye shadow and eyeliner made the green of her eyes stand out even more. She was pretty sure Lucy had done what the expert's called cats eye, or maybe she was just working with her eye shape to begin with. What had Vaughan called her, tsurime or something? Hell if she knew. The lipstick was definitely a little more Gothic than she normally would've gone, but it wasn't a bad thing either. With her costume, it would've definitely worked.

Not bad. She could live with this.

“Well?”

Lucy was waiting for her answer. Ray gave her a thumbs up in response as she loosened the tie in her ponytail. While braiding wasn't something she was great at, she could at least scoop some of her pink bangs back into the new ponytail. It wasn't as perfect as the idol would have liked, but at least it gave the perception.

“I think it's going to work. Now, how the hell am I going to get this shit off when I get home, because my dad lacks object permanence like all babies so I might confuse him.”

All she got in response was a vague noise that sounded like someone choking on their own spit. If she didn't know better, Ray would have sworn that the other idol was laughing. However, she was pretty sure Lucy didn't know how to do that. It got trained out of her at fancy idol school because it didn't look good on camera or something.

At least, she was pretty sure that's what Lena had said. Would senpai bullshit her?

“You are the worst.”

There was a softness to her tone as Lucy came over to inspect her work. Her fingers brushed back some of Ray's loose bangs, tucking them behind her ear. For the performance, it would all be better... but damn she was close.

Was it just her, or was the room getting hot?

“Ask your stepsister about makeup removing wipes, she should have some.” The lolita stepped back. “Now, about our song selection...”

Back to business as usual. At least Ray could work with this. It was hard to forget that vague sensation as she settled back to work. What the hell had that even been in that brief moment? Who knew – she had bigger things to worry about.

Like Lucy rearranging the schedule. Damn it, they had practiced it in a certain order for a reason. What the hell was she thinking?

#ramblinganthropologist's writing #Sunburst Idol Unit #Ray Jones Sunburst Idol Unit #Introucing Lucy the loli idol #She's a hime loli who has zero patience for nonsense #Naturally she's working with the king of nonsense

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