#we don’t have winter here. just hot and rainy weather

[we-dont-talk-about-potato-nonono]

Is it cold where you live?

it’s get pretty cold at night but hot during the day.

#it usually rains every day at 5pm until midnight #we don’t have winter here. just hot and rainy weather #i can’t stand the cold too much because i’ll sneeze and then get a bad sinus #i also don’t like the hot weather too much cause you may get heat stroke and then faint under it #i much prefer cloudy weather! XD not that cold and not that hot .. 👍 #thank you for the question! #ask #🥔 potato.ask 🥔 #anonymous #anon

[sibylsleaves]

The 911 fic writer’s guide to LA

I asked if anyone would be interested in a short little guide to LA for fic-writing reference, and surprisingly I got a lot of replies. I lived in LA for 20 years so while I’m not an EXPERT per se I thought there might be some knowledge I could share for people who want more info about the city of Los Angeles to add a bit of realism to their fics. I can’t cover everything, so this is just a sampling of stuff that may or may not be useful. I got some additional help from @swiftiesisters14​ who added some great insights and details. YMMV of course! 

Weather and climate: for the most part, yes, it is very warm and sunny in L.A. the majority of the year. Rain is very uncommon, especially from May - October, and when it does come it usually lasts a couple days up to maybe a week on and off. Rainstorms and thunderstorms are very rare. It does not snow but it does, very rarely, hail. Within a few miles of the ocean, mornings will be quite cold and cloudy thanks the marine layer–this is true even in the summer. “June Gloom” is a phenomenon in LA where we get a lot of cloudy weather in May/June (usually just in the morning although it can sometimes last all day). It can get fairly cold at night during the winter (though almost never below freezing). Even during the summer, nights aren’t as warm as you might imagine, as the dry air makes temperatures drop quicker once the sun goes down (if your characters are going anywhere during a warm day and expect to be there until night, they will most likely bring a jacket). 

There’s a HUGE difference in weather/temperature between the coastal parts of the city and areas further east (and especially into the Valley, where it is frequently over 100 F degrees in the summer). Closer to the ocean, highs typically don’t break 90 unless there’s a heat wave, lows typically stay above 50 except for some nights in the winter. September is often the hottest month of the year (this surprises a lot of people). This also coincides with wildfire season, which used to be roughly September-October, but has started earlier and earlier and lasts later and later into the fall (hello climate change).

Most people from LA are fairly sensitive to the cold and will definitely wear jackets and such the minute it drops below 68 degrees. Many Angelenos do not own a proper winter coat or snow boots or rain boots. Air conditioning is very common in homes and businesses, so hot days are less of an issue if you’re staying indoors. The heat here is DRY, so if you’re used to sticky East Coast heat, this is a totally different beast. Hot weekend days result in swamped beaches and tons of beach traffic. When it DOES rain, even just a little drizzle, the entire city tends to go fucking nuts, and everyone forgets how to drive (a stereotype that is unfortunately very accurate). I imagine the 118 gets LOTS of calls on rainy days because Angelenos just do not understand how to deal with rain. 

Santa Ana winds: you may have heard of these. they suck. Basically an extremely hot, extremely dry, extremely high-speed wind that blows into LA for a week/up to a few weeks at a time and make your allergies go crazy. Trust me, it’s miserable. It usually happens in fall, although they can happen at other times of the year (and doesn’t necessarily happen every year. They’re unpredictable). A weather advisory will go out discouraging from making outdoor fires/doing fire-related activities during this time, as fires can spread extremely rapidly in these conditions. The Santa Anas have a somewhat mythological status in LA, because people sort of think they make people crazy and unpredictable (i mean, it’s not hard to see why--who wouldn’t be irritable in these conditions?) In addition to the Santa Anas, wind storms in general are not uncommon, especially in fall, and winds can cause a lot of damage to powerlines/trees/etc.

Wildfire season: Usually at its peak in September/October, can last all the way into December some years. Areas that are susceptible to burning are the hilly/mountainous areas that surround LA, including Topanga Canyon, the Santa Monica mountains, the San Gabriel Mountains, Malibu, etc. Even if there is a fire that’s miles and miles away, depending on winds it can cause the air in LA to be very smoky and dangerous to breathe. There can sometimes be ash literally falling from the sky...like you go to your car and it’s just coated in ash. Again, this doesn’t happen every year but it’s becoming more and more frequent. 2020 was a particularly bad wildfire year.

Water: California has basically been in one giant drought for the past two decades. Water conservation is a big deal, especially in LA which literally imports a lot of its water. There’s restrictions on when/how long/how you water your lawn. When conditions get really bad, they will place restrictions on commercial water features (fountains and the like) and do stuff like make it so that restaurants only serve you water if you ask for it. There’s always stuff about shortening showers/washing dishes more efficiently/etc. I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily something Angelenos think about on a day-to-day basis but it is part of living in LA.

Earthquakes: small earthquakes happen fairly frequently and most people won’t even notice them (what often happens is you’ll be sitting there and you’ll be like was that an earthquake? And then you google whether there was an earthquake nearby). Occasionally a small-to-medium earthquake might wake you up in the middle of the night. Larger earthquakes that actually cause injuries/fatalities are much rarer. 

Driving and Traffic: traffic in L.A. is no joke. If your characters are driving virtually anywhere during the afternoon, they WILL be stuck in traffic or they will worry about getting stuck in traffic. Fridays are the absolute worst traffic days. Something can be “10 minutes away” and take half an hour to actually drive. (For instance, Buck’s drive to get to Eddie’s? during peak traffic hours that could take easily 30-40 minutes). Traffic is a huge consideration in most Angelenos daily lives–-there are certain places you just DO NOT GO during certain hours of the day if you can avoid it, or you have to budget in extra time in case there’s bad traffic. Gridlock in main arteries of the city is extremely common.

LA drivers are known to be aggressive, decisive, and rude. If you display a single second of hesitation or indecisiveness on the road (whether thats making a turn or changing lanes or running a yellow) you WILL get honked at. Maybe this is why Eddie prefers to have Buck drive him around. Pedestrians on the other hand are incredibly timid and cautious. You will almost never see people in LA jaywalking the way they do in East Coast cities. 

A common topic of conversation in LA is various driving routes (yes, it’s a stereotype, but at least when I lived there it was true). Why? Because it is essential to know multiple routes to get from place to place because one or more of them will be congested, and knowing alternate routes can be a lifesaver (although everyone uses apps now, but that is its own topic of discussion amongst Angelenos.)

Freeways are referred to as “the ___” (so the 10, the 405, the 101, the 5, etc. Although the Pacific Coast Highway is just PCH--almost no one calls it the 1). There are very few toll roads in LA--in fact, I don’t know of any.

Parking in L.A. also sucks, and knowledge of little-known, cheap and/or questionably legal places to park in popular neighborhoods is social capital. Restaurants with valet parking outside are very common in certain upscale neighborhoods (Cher Horowitz was right about that).

Public Transportation: has improved somewhat over the past decade when they built out the Metro a little, but is still pretty paltry and inconvenient given the size of the city. L.A. remains a very driving-heavy city. Truthfully, in my 20 years of living in LA i almost never took public transportation except when I was too young to drive and took the bus. LA is also not a very bike-friendly city, and there are only a few streets with dedicated bike lanes. BUT you will often see people biking on dedicated bike paths near the beach.

Geography of the city: It’s hard to fathom just how big and sprawling LA actually is unless you’ve lived here or another geographically huge city like it. You can spend your whole life living in L.A. and there will be parts of the city you have never set foot in and know virtually nothing about (and that is partially because traffic makes getting around to these different enclaves extremely arduous). It is a sprawling behemoth, like six or seven cities smushed into one. And actually, there ARE in fact five other cities/unincorporated communities that exist within the borders of Los Angeles: Santa Monica, Culver City, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and Marina del Rey, as well as surrounding municipalities that many people consider “L.A.” (such as Compton, Pasadena, Santa Clarita, Malibu, Long Beach, Burbank, Glendale, etc. etc.) As it would be impossible to run through every neighborhood in L.A., here are just a few popular areas near the downtown area where the 118 firehouse is (apparently) located. This is roughly moving east-west but you can look at a map for more precise geography:

Downtown: definitely the most dense “urban-y” part of L.A. with tons of skyscrapers, high-rises, etc. Downtown LA is huge, with lots of sub-neighborhoods and districts, including the Fashion district, Chinatown, Skid Row, and Little Tokyo. Like any downtown, there are a lot of attractions here, like the convention center, sports arenas, theaters and music venues, nightlife etc. This is where Buck’s loft is according to this helpful guide and based on the establishing shot they use, which includes the East Columbia building, a notable Art Deco building that is smack downtown. (It’s the greenish building with the clock on it that you can see in many episodes). To the southwest of downtown is where you’ll find the University of Southern California (USC) where May is starting college.

Silverlake/LA River area: includes Silver Lake, Echo Park (home to Dodger Stadium), Los Feliz, Little Armenia, Westlake and the Griffith Park area (home to the LA Zoo). To be honest I don’t know this area very well because I lived in West LA and didn’t spend a lot of time over here, and also it has gentrified quite a bit. Silver Lake is pretty artsy and trendy, with a lot of small local businesses, and also has historical ties to the LGBT community so there are lots of queer-friendly bars and community spaces. 

Koreatown (aka K-Town): pretty cool/trendy neighborhood that was historically home to L.A.’s large Korean immigrant population. The makeup of this neighborhood now is actually a majority Latine, but you’ll still find a lot of Korean food and markets in K-Town. A very commercial area with lots of bars, restaurants, clubs, and shops as well as apartments. Koreatown has an extremely fascinating history, which I will not go into here.

Hollywood: super touristy, this is where you can find the walk of fame (the stars with celebrities names on them), the Chinese Theater, and like, Ripley’s Believe or Not museum. Used to be where most of the major film studios had their studios, but most of them have moved. Best place in Hollywood in MY opinion is the Hollywood Bowl, which is a beautiful outdoor concert venue tucked into the hills.

West Hollywood: a fairly upscale residential and shopping area, but not a bougie as Beverly Hills and not as touristy as Hollywood. West Hollywood is actually its own city/town (although Hollywood is NOT), and is well-known as a historically LGBT+ village/district (historically much of L.A.’s gay population lived here...these days it’s a bit more complicated thanks to gentrification.) As such it’s got a little more of an “alternative” reputation than Hollywood and Beverly Hills, although to be honest it’s lost a lot of its “edge” so to speak. This is where you’ll find the Sunset Strip (historic nightlife area on Sunset Blvd--I would say its more touristy nightlife). Nearby you’ll also find The Grove shopping center, and the La Brea tarpits and The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), both of which are popular field trip destinations.

Beverly Hills: actually a separate city from LA but it’s kind of right in the middle of it. Very upscale. Home to Rodeo Drive, Lots of upscale shopping, big beautiful houses, luxury hotels, trendy restaurants, etc. It’s basically where all the rich people live and hang out and it’s very, like, bougie and curated. Parts of Beverly Hills are in fact hilly, but most of the commercial areas are flat.

West LA: Lots of smaller residential neighborhoods interspersed with commercial corridors (this is where I’m from). You’ll find Sawtelle Japantown here (kind of a smaller Little Tokyo with Japanese markets and shops), as well as “Little Tehran”/Tehrangeles (lots of Persian markets, shops and restaurants. There’s a large community of Iranian-Americans in this part of the city and you’ll definitely see signs in Persian/Farsi.) Brentwood is another upperclass/rich people neighborhood around here, as well as UCLA’s campus in Westwood. I believe according to this guide that Eddie, Bobby and Athena, and potentially Hen and Karen all live near West LA (looks like Athena and Bobby’s house might be in Culver City? idk)

Culver City: another city within LA. Culturally speaking I’d say Culver city is pretty much like West LA and it has gentrified a LOT in the past decade or so. Idk what else to say about Culver City...it has a romance-centered independent bookstore called The Ripped Bodice. And an ice rink!

Santa Monica: this is slightly further afield but still significant because Santa Monica is where the closest beaches are located, and is obviously home to the Santa Monica Pier (RIP). Parts of Santa Monica are pretty trendy and upscale, and is also kind of “business-y” because a lot of entertainment companies are headquartered here. 3rd Street Promenade is a pedestrian-only shopping district that’s quite popular, with 3 blocks of shops, restaurants, movie theaters, and more. Lots of buskers and street performers. A popular hangout for families and youths (or at least it was when I was a youth). There’s also a huge mall at one end of it. 

Other beach communities: Venice Beach (has a very weed and art and hippies vibe, and is where you’ll find the boardwalk with lots of artisan stalls and shops), Marina Del Rey (lots of restaurants and boats and water-based activities), the Palisades (beautiful oceanside cliffy/hilly neighborhood where lots of rich people live), Malibu (very bougie, touristy, and upscale.)

LAX: not a neighborhood, but I thought I’d include the infamous airport of Los Angeles. (There are actually something like 4-5 other nearby airports, but LAX is the biggest). LAX is kind of infamously terrible, because it’s huge, often congested, annoying to navigate, and not very well-planned. Getting in and out during peak travel times can be a nightmare. Driving someone to/from LAX is a true act of love (I only do it for my most beloved family members and friends). The best thing I can say about LAX is that there’s an iconic art installation as you drive in/out, which are these pillars that light up in different colors. 

The Valley: directly north of the other areas I just covered. Referred to as one entity by people who don’t live there, but the Valley is actually comprised of many different cities, including LA, Burbank, Calabasas, and San Fernando. It is MUCH hotter here than the rest of LA and a little more suburban-y. My experience of the Valley as someone who does NOT live there is mainly “ugh I have to drive to the Valley.” AKA, it’s to be avoided. Burbank has its own airport and a lot of the film studios are headquartered there.

Demographics: L.A. is one of the most diverse cities in the world. About a quarter of residents of Los Angeles are white (non-hispanic). Latine people make up about half the population (mainly Mexican and Mexican-Americans). There are also sizable Black, East Asian (mainly Chinese, Japanese, and Korean), Arabic, and South Asian populations. Additionally, LA is home to the largest concentration of Armenians and Iranians outside of Armenia and Iran, respectively. There is a significant and diverse Jewish population.

Food: as you might imagine, the huge amount of diversity in L.A. means the food is equally diverse (and extremely delicious). You can find almost any kind of cuisine in L.A., but common types of cuisine include: sushi,  thai, Persian (my personal favorite food to get in LA), chinese, pizza, Jewish delis, shawarma, pho, Korean BBQ (particularly in K-Town) and of course, tacos and other Mexican food, along with your standard “American” fare like burgers (you might find yourself wondering why everyone is so obsessed with In-N-Out even though their french fries are such garbage....), seafood (lots of nice-ish seafood places near the beach where the food is overpriced bc you’re really paying for the view), sandwiches (Bay Cities my beloved <3), etc. as well as lots of trendy fusion cuisine. Additionally, everyone who lives in LA has gone to Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles at least once their life--it is an institution. 

Housing: Expensive. I mean, what did you expect? Single-family homes are quite common in LA vs. apartment buildings and condos. In addition, there is a HUGE population of unhoused people in Los Angeles (in fact it ranks No. 2 for the highest number of people experiencing homelessness in the US). I won’t go into all the political hows and whys here, but this is a huge humanitarian crisis and a powder-keg issue amongst LA residents.

Most houses have a backyard and a front lawn and may or may not have a fence/gate. Few houses have basements. I don’t really know why that is. 

Lots of houses and apartment complexes have pools, but mainly in richer/upper-class neighborhoods who can afford the upkeep. Many LA parks have a community pool. Some schools even do, too.

Trees and flowers: I personally like knowing what kind of plants there are in any given setting, so here are some noteworthy trees and flowers found in LA:

Palm trees -- of course. The classic. Particularly common to the Venice, Santa Monica, and Beverly Hills areas, but you can find them all over. There are actually a lot of different types, but the most common is the extremely tall skinny Mexican fan palm variety.

Jacarandas -- certain neighborhoods in LA will burst into furious purple bloom during jacaranda season (usually April-June) and the sidewalks will be littered with squished flowers for weeks

Ficus trees -- idk maybe these were specific to my neighborhood but we had a LOT of them

Birds of paradise -- I think this is the official flower of LA. Found in a lot of gardens.

Bougainvillea

Night-blooming jasmine -- smells incredible

Other notes: trees don’t really change color in the fall--you might see a few here and there with orange leaves, but for the most part we don’t get that nice fall foliage (nor do we really...have a fall season...). Grass lawns are common in residential areas (sadly) but more and more people are replacing them with succulent gardens and native gardens (yay!).

School: Public schools in LA go Grades K-5 for elementary, 6-8 for Middle School, and 9-12 for High School. The school year starts mid-August and ends mid-June (evidently they changed this since I was in school). Kids get three weeks of vacation for winter break (usually the week before Christmas - week after New Years) and one week for Spring Break (around Easter). 

Sports: there are TOO many sports teams for one city, even one as big as ours (absurdly, four of them share the same arena). They are as follows:

Baseball: the Dodgers are the main L.A. team (who are doing EXTREMELY well this season). They play at Dodger Stadium in Echo Park, and their fans tend to be more die-hard and stalwart. There’s also the Anaheim Angels, which some Angelenos root for, who play...idk somewhere in Anaheim.

Basketball: the Lakers, of course, and the Clippers. They both play at Staples Center which is located downtown (and as of last year is called Crypto.com Arena, ugh). In my experience Lakers fans are the most fair-weather of LA sports fans--they get super intense when the Lakers are good, and when they’re not, well... Clippers fans tend to be more die-hard and less fair-weather because, well, they have to be (sorry). The Sparks are the WNBA team. They ALSO play at the Staples Center (aka Crypto.com Arena but I refuse to call it that).

Hockey: the Kings. They ALSO play at The Stadium Formerly Known as Staples Center. I don’t follow hockey so idk anything else about them.

Football: the Rams and the Chargers. They both play at SoFi stadium in Inglewood (near the airport). Both are recent additions (2016 and 2017 respectively I think). When I lived in LA we had zero football teams and now we have two so I have no idea whats going on there.

Soccer: LAFC (Los Angeles Football Club) who play at the Banc of California Stadium near downtown and LA Galaxy who play at Dignity Health Sports Club near Compton. There is also a women’s team, Angel City FC, who also play at Banc of California Stadium. I know virtually nothing about soccer but hey, the stadium is going to feature heavily in the season 6 premiere!

Hollywood/celebrities/the Film Industry: you will absolutely see celebrities roaming around L.A. from time to time, especially if you frequent certain trendy areas like West Hollywood/Melrose, Santa Monica, Brentwood, etc. I wouldn’t say it’s common, but it’s not super rare. (I’ve seen like a handful of celebrities in the 20 years I lived there.)

You will DEFINITELY see filming happening all around the city. Usually you’ll see signs posted (usually with code names for whatever project it is), trucks, and tons of crewmembers walking around. Occasionally a street or other location might be blocked off for filming, but usually not anything too disruptive.

You will also see those “star-watchers” bus tours (where people go on a tour bus and they like drive around celebrity neighborhoods and look at celebrity houses) in and around the Beverly Hills, Hollywood, and West Hollywood areas. I use to see these tour buses every single day on my commute through Beverly Hills. 

There’s also, of course, many people living in LA who work in the industry or are trying to make it as an actor or writer or what have you. There are disproportionately attractive waiters/baristas in certain parts of LA because many of them are waiting tables to support acting careers. This is a stereotype but it’s also pretty true in my experience.

Studios are kind of sprinkled all over the city--there are some in West LA, some in West Hollywood, but the biggest concentration of studios is in Burbank, which is actually its own city in the Valley.

Places to go: in case you want some ideas for fun outings for fic purposes, here’s a list of places in or within reasonable distance of LA (not an exhaustive list obviously):

Disneyland

Universal Studios

Knott’s Berry Farm (this is a small-ish theme park, not an actual berry farm in case that’s unclear)

Six Flags

The Long Beach Aquarium

The LA Zoo (of course)

The Griffith’s Observatory (and Griffith Park in general)

The Getty Museum (very beautiful museum up in the hills with a gorgeous view of the city)

The Getty Villa (different place, also a museum)

Huntington Gardens/Library/Museum

Walt Disney Concert Hall 

Echo Park Lake (they have SWAN BOATS 🦢)

LA Science Center/Museum of Natural History

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

JPL (Jet Propulsion Lab): this is where Karen works. Located in Pasadena. Once or twice a year they’ll do an open house where you can go and learn all about the types of stuff they’re doing. It’s very cool!

Catalina Island

Various beaches--closest would be Santa Monica, Venice, Will Rogers (Pacific Palisades), Playa Del Rey, Dockweiler (to my knowledge this is the only beach that allows bonfires). A bit further: Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, Manhattan Beach, Malibu, Huntington Beach

San Diego! Technically close enough for a day trip, but due to traffic you’d most likely want to stay the night.

Palm Springs (same kind of deal, although I’ve done it as a day trip)

If there’s anything I left out that you want to know about, please shoot me a message and I’ll add it! If you spot any errors, please also let me know. This is based mostly on my knowledge/experience of living in LA, but I did some additional research for stuff I wasn’t sure about or just needed a little more detail on (shout out to @swiftiesisters14 for her help!)

The geography might be a little generalized and I left out a LOT of the city, mostly because I just don’t think anyone wants to read a twenty-page paper on LA neighborhoods. If you want any additional details on a certain area/topic feel free to shoot me a message and I’ll do my best to help.

In general, if you ever have questions about LA while writing fic, I am happy to answer to them (if I can). 

#911 fic writing reference #911 fic writers guide to LA #i actually had so much fun putting this together #no idea if any of it is remotely helpful but hey now you know a little more about LA

[lucie-newman]

MERROCK TASK #17 SPRING FORWARD

first things first: do you like spring? Of course. Are there people who don't? When I was little, spring felt like waking up. Like a good stretch after a long nap.

what is your favorite thing about spring? Vitamin fucking D. Nothing like an extra hour of sunlight to make you feel alive again.

what is your least favorite thing about spring? The rain. I know it could be snow, but there's nothing quite like the mud season around here.

do you have a vegetable / produce / fruit garden? Personally? Besides the family farm? No. Though I'm in the market for a good plant. Something to practice keeping alive, you know?

how about flower beds, or things planted in the house? I'm kind of shit with flowers. Never totally got the appeal of them.

regardless of what you do or do not plant, are you good at growing plants? have a green thumb? I grew up on a farm. I know how to tend to a bush.

what’s your favorite flower or plant? Always had a soft spot for snowdrops. They're the birth flower of January and my mother pressed a few of them into my baby book.

what’s your favorite scent that you associate with spring? Morning dew.

is there a sound that you associate with spring time? Chatter. Just people, outside. Talking. Laughing. Winter feels a bit like holding your breath. Spring like letting it out.

do you prefer sunny mornings or rainy afternoons? Sunny mornings when the chill hasn't fully loosened its fist.

favorite thing to do on a sunny, warm spring day? I'm basic. I just go in for a blanket on a sunny patch of grass, my guitar, and a good nap.

favorite thing to do on a rainy, chilly spring day? Light a fire and pull out the last of the hot chocolate.

do you celebrate Easter? any traditions you follow for it? Sort of.

regardless of if you do or don’t: favorite Easter candy? Peeps. Love a good sugar rush.

what other springtime holidays do you observe? The time change count? I'll deal with the sleep hangover. Just give me that extra hour of sunlight.

favorite place in Merrock to visit in the springtime? I like to take a hike along the creek. Watch the first buds growing on the trees. Catch a few shots on the camera.

the spring bugs are coming out: do you rescue them and let them out of the house, or grab the nearest shoe? We talking ladybugs or stink bugs? I'll advocate for a bugs right to bug, but if that stinker is anywhere near me in the night it's getting the shoe.

are you a big spring cleaner? I'm not a big cleaner period. I'm sure my brother can attest to this.

do you switch over your wardrobe from cold weather to warm weather clothes? Of course. And I'm guilty of being the sucker that changes it to early. One warm day and I'm ready to pack in the winter coat.

how about the house: does your decor change for the spring season? do you rearrange furniture? I used to hang a different air freshner in my car, if that counts. But damn, I only just got myself a bedside lamp. Maybe I'll be a spring decorator next year.

what color makes you think ’spring’? Has to be green, right? That first pop of color after a really good rain always makes me smile.

describe your perfect spring outfit: Layered. Got to have the ability to deconstruct as it gets warmer. So shirt, sweater, light pants, and boots. Good pair of sunglasses if it's sunny. Umbrella if I have the foresight to remember. (which is never).

most adorable looking baby animal that you ever did see? You're going to think I'm insane, but an opposum. I'm a fucking sucker for those mamas carrying them all around. They're so damn weird, a also a little ugly, and it just activates the endorphin center in my brain for some reason.

what’s a drink that makes you think of spring? Champagne with strawberries.

how about a snack? Cherries.

#merrocktask

[shiningwonderland]

Masato Hijirikawa (Repeat)

Translator: Boo (twitter: masatoswife) Proofreader: Rei (twitter: wolfe_raine) Editors: Mae (twitter: itoshikimaegirl), Terry (twitter: turtlemudge)

July — Wachsend Shine

It’s July.

The rainy season hasn’t ended yet, but recently there have been more days with nice weather and the sunlight feels very warm.

Otoya Ittoki: Say, this school’s pretty fancy, huh….

Masato Hijirikawa: How so…?

Otoya Ittoki: The whole building is fully air-conditioned, so it’s comfortable all year round. This time last year, I was dripping with sweat during classes.

Masato Hijirikawa: Is that so…? The school I went to was similar to here.

Natsuki Shinomiya: The same goes for me. I’ve never suffered from summers and winters very much.

Otoya Ittoki: For real? It’s like that for everyone in schools these days?

Haruka Nanami: Ah…. No, I believe ordinary public middle schools don’t have such things….

Summertime was always really hot for me, too….

When I answer him, Ittoki-kun stares at Hijirikawa-sama with spite in his eyes.

Masato Hijirikawa: You can spend your time more comfortably too now, can’t you?

Otoya Ittoki: Well… yeah, but….

Masato Hijirikawa: Then don’t complain…. More importantly… Nanami. There is something I want to ask you.

Last year, on a snowy day…. Were you outside singi—

Ringo Tsukimiya: Ah, what a relief…! There’s still some kids left.

Haruka Nanami: Ah, Tsukimiya-sensei….

Otoya Ittoki: What’s up, Rin-chan?

Masato Hijirikawa: Is something the matter?

Ringo Tsukimiya: Absolutely. You see, there’s something I want help with for a bit….

Haruka Nanami: Um, well… I’ll help with anything.

When I get up and raise my hand, Tsukimiya-sensei is so happy, he claps his hands.

Ringo Tsukimiya: Really?! You’re a lifesaver~. To tell you the truth, I should be cleaning the pool right now.

I said 'I want this clean by today', but Shiny just wouldn't hear it, no matter what I said! I can lend you some swimsuits, so let’s all do it together!

Masato Hijirikawa: I do not mind, but… if we simply return to the dormitory, we can get our school standard swimsuits—

Otoya Ittoki: Can we swim after we’re done cleaning?

Ittoki-kun asks excitedly, interrupting Hijirikawa-sama’s words.

Ringo Tsukimiya: Of course~! Let’s have lots of fun!

Therefore, let’s not talk about boorish things like those school swimsuits.

Tsukimiya-sensei winks in Hijirikawa-sama’s direction.

Then…

Natsuki Shinomiya: Waah, I’m looking forward to it!

As he says this, Shinomiya-san smiles at me.

Natsuki Shinomiya: I’ll choose a swimsuit for you. We might as well get you a cute one.

Haruka Nanami: Uhm….

Select the Phrase!

Please pick one that’s as plain as possible... (+10 Love +0 Music)

Natsuki Shinomiya: Of course, I’ll be choosing one that looks cute.

Haruka Nanami: Not like that….

Natsuki Shinomiya: Hehe. I wonder which one to choose~.

(break)

Natsuki Shinomiya: Waah, you look so cute, Nanami!

Haruka Nanami: Y-you think so… ?

Natsuki Shinomiya: Of course I do. So... please raise your face and let me see better.

Haruka Nanami: Mmm….

There’s a big ribbon on the chest, so whether or not it’s cute isn’t really the issue here….

Is the amount of fabric just scarce, or is my skin exposed too much… ?

It’s honestly so, so very embarrassing.

It would work with a style like Tomo-chan’s, but more importantly, I wonder if it’s okay for someone like me to wear a swimsuit like this….

Ringo Tsukimiya: Oh dear, oh dear! Haru-chan, you’re so cute… ! So cute that I want to take you home….

Otoya Ittoki: Sensei, isn’t that statement kinda inappropriate?

Ringo Tsukimiya: Is it? I feel like it’s normal to want something by your side when you think it’s cute, but….

Otoya Ittoki: Well… but… I guess she does look really cute, huh…. You should be more confident, Nanami.

Haruka Nanami: U-uhm… thank you….

Then, Hijirikawa-sama, who has finished changing his clothes, comes in.

The moment he looks at me, he suddenly stops moving.

Ah…. It doesn’t suit me, after all.

Ringo Tsukimiya: Waaaa~~h! Maa-sama looks super handsome!

Maa… -sama?

Even though up until just a while ago, he still called him Maa-kun….

Moreover… his eyes have somehow become heart-shaped.

Ringo Tsukimiya: I can’t take it~… The line from your collarbones to your chest is perfect! How sexy….

Beau-ti-ful! I’m being captivated~!

Tsukimiya-sensei pokes Hijirikawa-sama’s chest.

But…

Hijirikawa-sama doesn’t move an inch.

Somehow, his eyes seem unfocused, like he’s staring into a void….

Perhaps he’s not feeling well….

Haruka Nanami: U-um… Hijirikawa-sama.

Masato Hijirikawa: Ah! Yes, w-what is it… ?

Hijirikawa-sama…. For some reason, he’s really disoriented. Besides… he won’t look me in the eye…. What’s wrong?

Haruka Nanami: Um….

Select the Phrase!

Did something happen? (+20 Love +0 Music)

Masato Hijirikawa: No... it’s... uhm….

Haruka Nanami: If you’re not feeling well, you should go to the school infirmary… I’ll go with you!

As I say that, I tightly grab Hijirikawa-sama’s hand.

Masato Hijirikawa: ...!!!

Then, Hijirikawa-sama withdraws his hand in surprise.

Masato Hijirikawa: There is no need for that….

Hijirikawa-sama turns away from me and goes to the changing room.

After a while, Hijirikawa-sama returns to the pool. He’s holding a baggy hoodie in his hands.

Haruka Nanami: Ehm... Hijirikawa-sama….

He quietly places the hoodie over my shoulders without looking me in the eye.

Haruka Nanami: Eh...?

Masato Hijirikawa: … Wear it.

Haruka Nanami: … But….

Masato Hijirikawa: … Just do it. Won’t you… ? It’s just… women should not expose their skin like that….

Haruka Nanami: Ah… I see. Thank you….

Ryuya Hyuga: I brought three people to help! … Hm? Seems like Ringo has also found some. With this many it’s going to be a walk in the park.

Ah, it’s Hyuga-sensei. He brought… Ichinose-san, Jinguji-san and Syo-kun from S class.

The three of them are said to be the highest achievers in S class and pretty close to their debut.

Ichinose-san and Ohayaho News’s HAYATO are twin brothers.

Jinguji-san, who had a recording showdown with Hijirikawa-sama before this, is a cool person with a strong presence. Come to think of it, he’s definitely popular with girls.

And last but not least, Syo-kun, whose popularity skyrocketed due to his strength and masculinity despite his small body. There’s even a secret fanclub for him.

Ren Jinguji: Hijirikawa… What’s with that pale body? Your swimsuit doesn’t look good on you at all. You can’t be a summer man like this.

Masato Hijirikawa: And… ? I do not think I want to be such a thing.

Ren Jinguji: Ah, that’s right. You’re always like that. You just won’t make any effort. And yet, it’s extremely easy for you to obtain everything.

Just because you’re the eldest son, you’ll inherit the conglomerate, and you’re needed at home. You have exactly what I can’t have, yet you’re trying to throw it away.

That attitude pisses me off. Just looking at you makes me want to beat you up.

Masato Hijirikawa: That would be unjust resentment.

Ren Jinguji: No sweat, huh, Masato Hijirikawa? Hey, let’s have a match. I’ll break your nose.

Masato Hijirikawa: I don’t know what you intend to have a match for, but I came here to clean the pool. I do not have time to play your games.

At that moment, a huge shark appears inside the pool.

Masato Hijirikawa: I-is that… a great white shark!? Why is it in a place like this… ?

Ren Jinguji: No, you’re wrong…. It’s….

Shining Saotome: HA-HA-HAAA~. It’s ME!

The shark’s skin rips apart and the principal appears from within.

The principal is wearing a fundoshi and the mysterious phrase ‘body sushi’ is written on his abdomen.

Shining Saotome: I heard your conversation! Let’s have a maaatch! It will be a three-on-three water polo match!

By the way, the losing team will have to crossdreeess!

Ringo Tsukimiya: How lovely~! Doesn’t that seem fun? When it comes to crossdressing, just leave it to me! I’ll teach you lots about it~!

Ryuya Hyuga: Water polo… ? Didn’t we gather students to clean the pool… !?

Shining Saotome: HA-HA-HA~. It’s no proooblem!

Saying this, the principal pulls at one of the shower nozzles next to the pool.

The bottom of the pool opens with a clicking sound, and all the water disappears.

Under it is a huge, robot-like thing….

Saotome Academy is full of mysteries, huh….

Once the bottom of the pool has opened all the way, big brushes—kind of like the ones in a car wash— come out and clean the dirt from the pool walls.

As soon as the walls are squeaky clean again, the floor returns to its original state. The floor looks clean as well.

Meanwhile, only ninety seconds have passed. Saotome Academy’s science and technology are not to be underestimated.

Shining Saotome: On to the final touch! COME ON, big waves!

Water vigorously spurts out from the sides of the pool and fills it in the blink of an eye.

Otoya Ittoki: If there’s all this machinery, you didn’t need us to clean the pool in the first place….

Masato Hijirikawa: … Exactly.

Shining Saotome: Hahahaaa~. The Shining ZR2 is TOOOP SECRET.

If you bring it up in conversation to others, it could result in an organization just as secret aiming for your liiife! It’s absolutely confidential!

Ryuya Hyuga: … Then you shouldn’t have shown us in the first place. When did you even make this thing anyway… ? Don’t just selfishly drain money from our budget, geez.

Shining Saotome: Did you say something, Ryuya-san~?

Ryuya Hyuga: Nope, nothing. He really is a self-centered old man. Think of the trouble I go through as the accountant for once….

Otoya Ittoki: Water polo, huh…. How about the positions? I can go offense!

Masato Hijirikawa: I’m not that fond of ball games as they can injure my fingers, but…

Haruka Nanami: U-uhm…

Select the Phrase!

I can go instead… (+25 Love +0 Music)

Masato Hijirikawa: You? In my place?

Otoya Ittoki: Well, if Masa doesn’t wanna it can’t be helped.

Masato Hijirikawa: I have not said I’m not doing it.

Otoya Ittoki: But you don’t like it, right?

Masato Hijirikawa: Be that as it may, there is no way I can force this onto a woman as I watch from the sidelines. Not to mention….

Hijirikawa-sama grasps my hands.

Masato Hijirikawa: I cannot afford to expose your hands to danger.

Eventually, these hands will bring to life thousands of masterpieces. They are precious hands…

On top of that, since you get injured so often… do not involve yourself in dangerous situations. I do not want you to be in pain.

Haruka Nanami: … Okay.

He’s worried about me. … I feel happy.

Natsuki Shinomiya: That’s true…. And besides, if you were to move too much in this swimsuit, the string might come undone.

Masato Hijirikawa: The string….

The swimsuit I’m wearing has a top part that is held up with a string, which is tied behind my neck.

So… if it were to come undone…

… It might end up like the rare incident from a long while ago, at a swimming competition full of female idols.

Otoya Ittoki: T-That’s like… Doki Swimming! Topless quali—

Masato Hijirikawa: Ittoki! Don’t say any more….

Hijirikawa-sama hurriedly closes Ittoki-kun’s mouth.

In the end, Ittoki-kun plays offense, Hijirikawa-sama is on defense, and Shinomiya-san will play as the goalie.

The water polo match has begun.

It’s water polo, though there won’t be any formal rules, since we’re only playing in the school’s pool with a small number of people.

There aren’t any goal posts either, so if anything, it feels more like they’re playing portball inside a pool. One person from each team stands on top of a diving board, to substitute for a goal.

We came up with the rule that if the person who plays as the goalie catches the ball, they get points.

It’s quite unusual for water polo, but it seems to work just fine when playing three-on-three.

Otoya Ittoki: Masa! Pass!

Ittoki-kun is quick to catch and throw the ball over to Hijirikawa-sama.

Masato Hijirikawa: Roger…!

The ball draws a beautiful parabola in the sky right in Hijirikawa-sama’s direction, but…

Ren Jinguji: You’re not gonna get it!

Jinguji-san darts in front of him.

He butts in with efficient movements, making it seem like he isn’t underwater at all.

Masato Hijirikawa: Argh….

Hijirikawa-sama also reaches out in an attempt to get the ball, but…

Ren Jinguji: Heh. How unfortunate.

He’s one step too late and Jinguji-san takes the ball.

Ren Jinguji: You can’t beat me if you insist on playing while protecting your fingers! Get real, if you even can!

He sneers at him as he says it and immediately throws the ball towards Syo-kun.

Ren Jinguji: Over here! Catch it, Shorty!

Syo Kurusu: Got it!

Syo-kun takes the ball in a tight catch.

They’ve already scored a point….

Select the Phrase!

Do your best! (+25 Love +0 Music)

Ren Jinguji: If you really want to cheer him on, why don’t you take off the hoodie and show him your swimsuit? I’m sure he’ll be delighted.

Haruka Nanami: … I’ll try.

I take off the hoodie Hijirikawa-sama lent me, and, once again…

Haruka Nanami: Do your best!

… call out to him.

Masato Hijirikawa: I will…. Ah!? !!!!!

For some reason, I feel like Hijirikawa-sama’s movements are only getting slower.

Ren Jinguji: Whoo~! You’re the best, Lady! I dedicate this goal to you~.

Jinguji-san’s movements, on the contrary, are only improving.

In the end, A class loses, and they will have to crossdress.

Haruka Nanami: Sorry about the match... but I’m glad your fingers are okay.

Masato Hijirikawa: I apologize…. We’ve been defeated. It seems I cannot win against him while protecting my fingers after all….

However, in the unlikely event of an injury, I would not have been able to play the piano for a while. If that had happened, you would have mourned over it.

Haruka Nanami: Ah….

He did it… for me?

Haruka Nanami: Thank you….

Masato Hijirikawa: No, it’s not something you should thank me for. It was a battle I should have won….

I am ashamed of myself…. We lost the match, and now I’ll have to wear these clothes….

Ringo Tsukimiya: Oh dear, it’s not just clothes~. Your make-up must be done as well!

Masato Hijirikawa: Make-up…. I presume there is no way we can neglect that part, can we….

Haruka Nanami: Yeah…. Without make-up, the clothes may feel out of place.

Masato Hijirikawa: ... Could you assist me? I don’t know a lot about cosmetics, but I do not like to leave things unfinished.

Since I’ve ended up like this, I want to go through with it until the very end.

Haruka Nanami: Understood. I’ll do my very best!

I pick up the cosmetics I borrowed from Tsukimiya-sensei and apply them in order.

Since Hijirikawa-sama has beautiful smooth skin, the foundation stays on really well….

Haruka Nanami: Um… Could you close your eyes?

Masato Hijirikawa: Like this… ?

As I approach the final stage of applying the make-up, staring at Hijirikawa-sama’s especially beautiful face makes my heart pound.

Haruka Nanami: Erm, I’m going to apply the lipstick now.

Masato Hijirikawa: Mhn…. It tickles….

I put a red hue on my pinky finger and gently trace it along Hijirikawa-sama’s lips.

Ah…. His lips are... soft….

… Pretty…. Hijirikawa-sama looks so beautiful when crossdressing that, even as a woman, I can’t help but gaze at him in admiration.

Like this, it’s as if he’s a Japanese doll….

When all three guys from A class finish changing their clothes, they reveal themselves in the classroom.

Masato Hijirikawa: This is… me… ?

Hijirikawa-sama mutters to himself in a dumbfounded manner as he stares at the mirror.

Otoya Ittoki: You have it easy, Masa. At least you look pretty. But me…. Don’t I look too much like a guy still…?

Saying that, Ittoki-kun pinches his skirt in an unfamiliar manner.

Natsuki Shinomiya: That’s not true! You look like a boyish girl.

Shinomiya-san’s height gives him the aura of a beautiful, powerful woman.

Ringo Tsukimiya: Waaah~! Maa-sama, you’re such a beautiful woman!! Even from a professional’s point of view, you look outstanding~. With that, I’ve decided today’s victory goes to Maa-sama!

If you were to debut as a female idol like this, I wouldn’t be able to afford letting my guard down. That’s how beautiful you look….

Tsukimiya-sensei stares at Hijirikawa-sama with an enthralled expression.

Masato Hijirikawa: Victory… ? Of which competition!? Good grief….

Hijirikawa-sama lets out a sigh.

The people in the classroom let out sighs as well, but rather than exasperated, they are sighs of admiration.

Ryuya Hyuga: Well, you certainly do look beautiful. If you keep quiet, I don’t see a man at all.

Otoya Ittoki: Right, right! Masa is like super pretty!

Haruka Nanami: Whoa…. Beautiful….

Ren Jinguji: Wha—!? I’ve been defeated in beauty…. Tch. Next time it’ll be different. Prepare yourselves.

Even though Jinguji-san won the water polo match, he clicks his tongue in frustration and leaves the classroom for some reason.

Masato Hijirikawa: … Heh. He truly is something….

Haruka Nanami: He really likes competitions, huh….

Masato Hijirikawa: Perhaps that’s it.

Upon seeing Jinguji-san like this, Hijirikawa-sama and I look at each other and start laughing.

Haruka Nanami: Haaah, Hijirikawa-sama was so beautiful…. I, on the other hand….

There isn’t anything beautiful about the face reflected in the mirror.

Haruka Nanami: It’s no good…. No matter how much I smile, I don’t see anyone but plain, old me! … Comparing was a mistake.

I’m sorryyy!

Tomochika Shibuya: Haruka? Why are you saying sorry to the mirror?

Haruka Nanami: Ah, Tomo-chan…. Erm… to tell you the truth….

I tell Tomo-chan what happened today.

Tomochika Shibuya: I see…. Masa-yan was that beautiful a woman….

Haruka Nanami: Not just that!! Beautiful is an understatement! I even wondered if his beauty was actually a miracle….

Tomochika Shibuya: THAT beautiful!?

Haruka Nanami: And inversely, I felt that I’m just utterly plain….

Tomochika Shibuya: You think so? I think you’re plenty cute. You’re unusually naive for this day and age. Well, you’re kind of an airhead, but….

There’s an earnest, hard worker inside this clumsy girl…. Not to mention you’re honest! If I were a guy I’d definitely have my eye on you!

Haruka Nanami: H-have your eye on me….

Tomochika Shibuya: Well, me aside…. Since you’re plenty cute, please have more confidence! You have your good qualities, don’t you?

Haruka Nanami: Qualities…? If we’re speaking of things I’m able to do, then...

Select the Phrase!

Composing! (+0 Love +15 Music)

Haruka Nanami: That’s right! Looks aren’t everything! Thank you, Tomo-chan.

I have to work harder and make a good song.

Then, I start playing the piano.

I’ll do what I can. Because there are definitely things I can help with.

I can’t forget that.

Tomochika Shibuya: That’s not exactly what I meant… but that’s kinda like you, after all….

Either way, I’ll do the best I can! That’s the most important thing, unquestionably!

Mini Game

Ringo Tsukimiya: You’ve already learned enough of the basics by now. From here on, it’ll get more serious!

The arrangement of your assigned song has already been done in composition classes.

I’m thinking I’ll have you actually perform that song today~!

Once you actually perform it, you’ll understand things that you didn’t notice from just the score, and your understanding of the song will deepen.

Oh, before I forget! The performance level of the song will be included in the evaluation, so please do your best~!

Everything’s ready on my part. Please start whenever you’re ready!

S Perfect Rank

Masato Hijirikawa: Those are wonderful results. Your talent is gradually blooming…. I feel truly fortunate to be able to witness it right in front of me. Please, I want you to continue to stay by my side.

Haruka Nanami: I will. I’ll stay by your side forever and ever….

Chapter End

#masato repeat #masato hijirikawa #utapri

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First Lines of Fic Game

First-lines-of-fic meme! Tagged by @beingatoaster!

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written fewer than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway

Whoo, it's been awhile since I did ten fic, but let me dip into the archives here. Most of what I've been writing lately is Minecraft stuff because it is kind of fun to play in a universe where all the physics are made up and the biology doesn't matter. Here we go! (I have decided to take the concept of "first lines" very liberally and go with sort of "first idea of the fic.")

Number 1: We Could Be Sleeping in the Flowers (Hermitcraft) It could be worse, Grian thought to himself as he grimly scaled the wall of his base to attach another few strands of glow lichen. He could have come down with much worse diseases.

Number 2: This Heart of Mine That's Guilty, Not Remorseful (Hermitcraft) “I’m sorry, Grumbot,” Father whispered, and Grumbot didn’t understand. In the darkness of predawn, his sensors could barely detect the small Player crouching under the screen that made up Grumbot’s “face.” Other Father did most of the maintenance on Grumbot, but he could sense the faint discomfort that was someone meddling with his interior components.

Number 3: After One or Two False Starts, I Believe We've Found Our Stride (Double Life) “So do you and Scott still have something going?” Tango asked one night.

Number 4: Do You Know How To Go To The Heaviside Layer? (Double Life) Pearl should’ve just ignored the noise from the forest. She had so much to do! Her precious doggies were well-fed for now, thanks to the meat rotting in Ren and BigB’s abandoned home, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t still time for hunting!

Number 5: Set You Sailing From My Harbor (Double Life) Grian went to Scar in the first quiet moment he could find that first day, the first moment he was sure that the implacable attention of their audience was turned elsewhere.

Number 6: Put Out All Your Strength of Arm and Heart and Brain (Double Life) Pearl woke to the sound of Tilly barking. That was odd in itself, since Tilly rarely barked, but what could be bothering her inside their own base?

Number 7: I Hope You Blink Before I Do (Double Life) Pearl told herself that being alone wasn’t so bad. It wasn’t as though she needed a partner for a simple survival world anyway. She’d done this dance a thousand times on her own.

Number 8: Brick By Brick and Heart By Heart (Hermitcraft, Third Life) The swamp was peaceful at night, Grian thought. Maybe not all swamps but this one certainly was, just a little wedge of nature left tucked between Larry the Snail and the magical village.

Number 9: Isolated Cases (The West Wing) “Does my face look flushed to you?” Josh demanded.  “Well, you’ve been yelling for the past ten minutes, so...” Donna pointed out.  Josh frowned, leaning closer to his laptop. “No, I’m being serious. Do I look flushed to you? I feel hot.” 

Number 10: Cause Problems on Purpose (The Good Place, Untitled Goose Game) It was another perfect day in the Good Place, seventy degrees and sunny, no clouds, no bugs, and no pollution. Around a thousand years ago Janet had changed the neighborhood algorithm to allow for occasional rainy days and a month here and there of perfect summer, autumn or winter, but for the most part the Good Place was a world of beautiful late spring weather.

There's a real big jump in time there between numbers 8 and 9, because I basically didn't write at all after the start of the pandemic (except that one particular fic) until spring of 2022 when the writing bug bit again. Number 1 is a WIP that has been lingering for months now since my mom had her stroke and life got real weird again for awhile, but I'm planning on finishing it up very soon. There is more writing to be done!

Let's see, I'm gonna tag @smallblueandloud and @tanoraqui and @stars-inthe-sky and anybody else who wants to take a little walk down Fic Memory lane. It's fun!

#my fanfiction #i didn't realize i wrote so much hermitcraft and double life smp fic #i guess because they were mostly short little one-shots #once i was reassured there is basically no rpf in either of those fandoms my brain started vrooming along with stories #the little block folks are a lot of fun

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Living Life in Color

As I’m sitting here writing this post, the sun is streaming through my window and it feels so good! It has been the weirdest, most grey January I remember in years and I’m so glad this month is coming to an end! I know that may sound negative, but I’m really needing some warmth and time outside! Last night, we had a fire in our outdoor fireplace for the first time since Christmas and it felt so good to just be out under the night sky and feel the warmth of the flames. It’s either been to rainy or cold (or on a few occasions…warm) to have a fire and it’s really one of my favorite things to do! After a fun but busy weekend celebrating Bristol’s (our grandson) third birthday, I was ready for a little downtime! I made a delicious shredded Honey-Soy Glazed Chicken in the slow cooker along with coconut rice and we ate outside watching the fire crackle and spark and it was just what I needed!

Ahhh but it’s Monday again and I’m right back at it…going a hundred miles an hour, but at least the sun is shining!

Last week, in an effort to bring a little color to these short grey days and boost my mood, I decided to step out of my (winter) box just a little and I put together this colorful look! It’s funny because it reminded me so much of something my mom would have worn with the exception of the lug sole loafers! She really loved pink and light blue and wore those colors all of the time!

About the look…

So…in addition to what I’m already doing everyday, I’ve have become a Cabi Stylist! I decided to do this because I was buying Cabi every season and each time I wore any of the pieces on social media, people wanted to purchase and it just seemed like an easy transition for me! The clothes this season are so much fun and there are so many pieces that I love! Now, I’m able to wear them and sell them and that’s a win/win for me!

Cabi is such a great company that’s all about women supporting women. They even have a foundation that provides micro loans for women in third world countries and have begun building schools as well! I love knowing that I’m part of a company that wants to give back!

The pink sweater I’m wearing in these pictures totally inspired the outfit (along with my mom) and it’s such a versatile piece! Made of cotton with a v-neck, this sweater will take me into spring and even summer! It’s going to look great with white jeans and so many other things and when the weather gets too warm, I’ll throw it over my shoulders for an accent with a blouse (this sweater is another one of my favorites)! I’m actually wearing a medium in these pictures because it’s the size that came with my sample set, but I really don’t mind that it’s a little oversized. Normally, I would wear an extra small, but if I were to order this, I would probably get a small (just to let you know about sizing)!

Be sure to take a minute to look at the Cabi website to see the full collection and send me an email or comment below if you have any questions about sizing or anything else! I’ve gotten to know the collection pretty well by now!

I paired my pink sweater with wide leg jeans (these are similar), my Gucci lug sole loafers (these are really comfy now but it took a while to break them in), a blue and white striped blouse from Loft and my Tory Burch bag that I purchased in NYC over Christmas! I really love this outfit and got so many compliments all day long!

When I’m out and about taking pictures, it’s fun to have a prop…something to hold because it’s seems more natural than just standing there! I stopped by a local coffee shop close to where we took these photos and got a Mexican Mocha…it was so delicious and has now become my new favorite coffee to order. I also tried my first hot Matcha the other day with honey and lavender syrup…omg it was so tasty! Since it’s been really cold, I’ve been drinking more coffee and have several little coffee shops that I like to stop by depending on which direction I’m going!

I’d love to know how the weather has been where you live? I see people posting in sleeveless dresses from warmer clients and wonder if I need to move to Florida! I do like the seasons, but for some reason this year, I’m just over winter! My thoughts have turned to planting my spring flowers and herbs, Easter and going to the beach! What about you?

I have several new recipes coming your way this week as well as some ideas for Valentine’s Day! I hope you’ve enjoyed this post and I hope you have a great week! Happy Monday!

#Cabi Sweater #Cabi Spring Collection #Colorful Fashion #Outfit idea #Outfit of the Day #Fashion

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6 REASONS WHY I ABSOLUTELY LOVED RAJASTHAN

In this Blog, We will discover the top reason to visit India's one of the most beautiful state -Rajasthan

You don`t need to look any further for the perfect travel destination. We have 6 reasons why you need to visit India in general and its most popular state – Rajasthan in particular! Rajasthan is a vast state located in the north of India. It has many amazing places to see and one of them is its capital city Jaipur. Attractions like Jantar Mantar, Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal, and other palaces are just some of the things this beautiful state has to offer. You can book a taxi service in Jaipur to explore the full Rajasthan.

Splendid weather

The weather in Rajasthan is always pleasant and sunny. There are two best seasons in Rajasthan – the rainy season and the Winter Season. During the rainy season, the state gets heavy rainfall and is usually accompanied by strong winds. However, during the winter, the weather is usually pleasant and sunny. With the presence of several hill stations and beautiful forests, the weather in Rajasthan is ideal for outdoor activities like trekking and exploring biodiversity. If you are a foodie, you will be delighted to know that Rajasthan has a variety of cuisines.

Breathtaking architecture and culture

If you’re planning a trip to India, you need to visit one of its most popular states – Rajasthan. The architecture in this state is absolutely breathtaking and many of the forts, palaces, and temples here are among the best in the world. The culture in Rajasthan is also fascinating and the people here are very warm and welcoming. If you are a music lover, you will be delighted to know that the state has a number of music festivals. Other than that, the state also has a number of art and architecture museums. If you are into adventure activities, you will also be happy to know that Rajasthan has a number of beautiful national parks spread across the state. If you are planning a trip to Rajasthan, we recommend that you visit the Amber Fort at Jaipur, the Hawa Mahal at Pushkar, the Khajuraho Temple Complex, the Lal Kot at Pushkar, and the Kumbhalgarh Fort at Chittorgarh.

Delicious food

You don’t l love this if you are a foodie. The food in Rajasthan is absolutely delicious and you will fall in love with it immediately. The state is known for its royal cuisine and is one of the few places in India where you can get authentic dishes like Bikaneri bhujia, Mirchi bada, and Pyaaj kachori. Among the other famous dishes are Dal Baati, Malaidar special lassi (lassi), Lashun ki chutney (hot garlic paste), Mawa lassi from Jodhpur, Alwar ka mawa, Malpauas from Pushkar, and Rasgulla from Bikaner, Pani puri and ras malai.

Comfortable and cheap accommodation

If you are looking for a cheap and comfortable place to stay in Rajasthan, we have great news. The cost of accommodation in this state is very low and you can easily stay in budget hotels or guest houses.

Cultural festivals and events

If you love experiencing different cultures, we have good news for you. Rajasthan has a number of festivals and events that are popular among the locals. The Jaipur Festival is one of the best such events in the state and it is usually celebrated during January. You can also take a car or Cab Service in Jaipur to visit the Pushkar Mela from January–February. Other than these, you can also experience the Chautharwari Mela, the Festival of Kathputli, or the Jodhpur Sajjan Swaasthi from January–February. You can visit the Bhawani Temple in Udaipur during the Ekadashi Festival and you can also enjoy visiting the Kumbhalgarh Fort during the Makar Sankranti Festival.

Awesome people

The people in Rajasthan are welcoming and you will fall in love with them immediately. If you are a traveler, you will also love the beaches in this state. The state has a number of beaches that are ideal for swimming and enjoying the sun. Some of the popular beaches in the state include the Pushkar Lake Beach in Pushkar, the Vaishno Devi Beach in Jammu, and the Dudi Beach in Bhilwara. If you are looking for the best places to visit in Rajasthan, you can visit Jaipur, Pushkar, and Udaipur. These places are filled with amazing architecture, culture, and food.

Conclusion

Rajasthan is a must-visit for all those who want to experience a state rich in culture, architecture, and food. The state is also ideal for adventure lovers as it has several national parks and beautiful forts. If you are planning a trip to India, we recommend that you visit rajasthan because there are available famous fort and also is the very beautiful state and enjoy the best of its culture and architecture. We recommend you take Jaipur to Delhi cab service from the national capital to this beautiful state.

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Why Sacramento? A Guide to Living in the Capitol of California

Sacramento is the capital of California, and it's no secret that the city has a lot to offer. If you're considering moving to the area, here are some things you should know before making your decision:

Climate for Sacramento

If you're looking for a place with a Mediterranean climate—and who isn't?—Sacramento is an ideal choice. During the summer, temperatures are in the mid-80s and it's sunny most of the year. The winter brings cooler weather with average lows in the low 40s, but still plenty of sunshine to enjoy outdoor activities such as golfing, hiking and cycling through our many parks and trails.

The rainy season runs from November to March, though even then it's not uncommon for us to get two weeks of dry weather during this period. Plus, we have more than 200 days of sunshine each year!

Garage Door Service in Sacramento

Garage door service in Sacramento is easy to find. Garage doors are an integral part of any home, and it’s important to know that when you need them fixed or replaced, there are plenty of options at your disposal. Garage Door Service in Sacramento is one such option. We offer everything from garage door repair to replacement services, and we can take care of all your garage door needs with efficiency and professionalism.

If you have a broken garage door or need some other kind of repair work done, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us today!

"What is the cost of living in Sacramento?"

Sacramento's cost of living is high, but it’s lower than other major cities. According to the Council for Community and Economic Research, Sacramento’s cost of living index is 121.4—meaning that goods and services are 21% more expensive here than they are on average nationwide. That’s high compared with how much everything costs in most of California (where the average city has an index of just over 100), but when you look at other major metropolitan areas like San Francisco or New York City, our index comes in at some of their lowest points (the San Francisco Bay Area has an index of 162).

Transportation around the city.

The first thing to consider is whether or not you want to live in a place that has public transportation, because that's the only way around Sacramento. Yes, there are cars available for rental and taxi companies, but they're not very reliable if you're used to Uber or Lyft. It's also possible to get around by bicycle, but again this is something people don't usually do unless they have no other choice. Walking works fine if you're only going a few blocks away from your home or office in downtown Sacramento, but it can become uncomfortable when walking long distances on hot summer days (which happen often here). The last option would be horse and carriage—which is popular with tourists visiting the California state capitol building—but this isn't particularly practical for everyday use unless you want everyone else around you thinking about how much more fun their lives are than yours!

The History of Sacramento

Sacramento’s history is a rich one. The city was founded in 1848 as the seat of government for the newly-created state of California and became its capital in 1850. During this time period, Sacramento played host to many important figures in American history: Abraham Lincoln visited during his presidential campaign in 1860; Mark Twain gave a speech at the city’s statehouse later that same year; Buffalo Bill Cody once owned land near where we are now standing, and Teddy Roosevelt came by train from San Francisco on his way to Yosemite National Park (he wanted to see lions).

The city also has an impressive collection of historic buildings, including Old City Hall (1869), which currently houses offices for small businesses and nonprofits; The Crocker Art Museum (1906), which contains over 20,000 works by some of America's most important artists; The State Indian Museum & California State Library (1903), home to artifacts related to Native Americans throughout California's history; The Sutter Clubhouse & Captain Sutter's Fort Restoration Project(1848–1849), where gold was discovered just months before California became a state; And last but certainly not least: Sutter’s Fort itself!

There are many reasons someone would want to live in Sacramento

There are many reasons someone would want to live in Sacramento.

The weather is great, especially compared to other major California cities like San Francisco or Los Angeles.

The food is great. There's a huge variety of restaurants and cuisines, from all over the world! You can find anything you could want here in Sacramento - Thai, Indian, Ethiopian (my personal favorite), Mediterranean...there's even a restaurant that only serves hamburgers if that's what you're looking for!

The culture here is fantastic too - there are so many museums and theaters offering performances every day of the week. If you like dancing or watching plays then this is definitely the place for you!

It's also very affordable compared to other big cities in California - housing prices are much lower than they would be elsewhere because people from other states have moved here because it's cheaper than living where they were before moving out west."

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Dear mom,

This past weekend we went camping with Paige and Jonah. Honestly I was not looking forward to it and the closer we got to it the more I just wanted to get on with it. Like ripping a band aid hoping it would happen quickly. Didn’t really turn out that way. Evan planned this trip about 10 months ago and it was originally planned during March when it was colder but we had to post pone it to a later time due to Paige and Jonah attending a wedding in March. The weather at this time is not so great. It was rainy, muggy, buggy, and hot. My goodness it was hot during the day. The rain also felt like it would go on for hours but it was manageable, we cooked when it stopped and slept in our tents when it started up again. Friday we actually got to the campsite before them. The camp site looks like this little piece of forest with a picnic table and fire pit added to it. It’s kind of crazy. That they have rows of people staying at the park in these little pieces of land. I don’t understand why people spend their money doing this. I can understand the people in trailers who are probably traveling cross country. But us? Who live in beautiful Miami and pay for air conditioning, a bed, and a beautiful kitchen to cook in…..rain or shine. I do it for Evan. He was so excited to camp, be in the wild, hang out with our friends, cook outdoors, & explore the springs. All I want to do is make him happy and make sure I’m a team player. I’m always scared if I complain about anything he would think I’m being snotty or rude. But he knows me. He always catches my expressions, or when I’m exhausted and don’t seem like I can hold up any longer. Evan always makes a point to thank me for attending anything he knows I didn’t sign up for or want to do. It’s actually very sweet. Now that I think of it, have I ever thanked him? I don’t think I have. That’s because I assume. I assume he would just let me know if he didn’t want to go and not come. Wow I hope he hasn’t noticed and I need to make a note somewhere to start thanking him. I would never know if he wasn’t having a good time because he always looks like he is having a grand time. Our recaps always consist around how much he enjoyed this person or what interesting thing he spoke about with that person. No expression of being horrified or of looking exhausted. Maybe I’m overthinking it or maybe I won the jackpot.

Friday was rough because of the set up and the rain. Evan thought we would probably even go to a motel. I found out later that Paige had a similar thought. We somehow were able to set up camp and cook some fajitas followed by some s’mores. I couldn’t wait to get back into the tent and go to sleep. This year I knew Evan wouldn’t try to have sex with me due to two reasons 1. Paige and Jonah’s tent was about 2 feet away and 2. It was so incredibly hot and muggy. The temperature did drop but not as low as our last camping trip. A year and a half ago he took me camping during the winter time and at night it was so cold, around 40 degrees. He loves to be intimate when it’s a rebellious act. We had sex both nights and I remember thinking no not now I want to keep all these layers on, I want to try and get warm. But, he makes it so hard to say no and his kisses always wanting more. I gave in like I always do. After we finished making love I slept with socks on my hands, I used them as mittens!

Thankfully I don’t struggle with sleep. I was able to sleep through the night and woke up to no rain on Saturday. We were able to have breakfast and get ready to head to the springs. The springs were cold but because the sun was finally out and it was hot it felt real good. We ran to one issue though, they didn’t let Ruby in the water. Paige and Jonah’s dog that actually behaved amazingly the entire trip. Eventually we got her in. The park ranger was on us. Telling us no dogs allowed here or no hanging that hammock there. He was ridiculous and definitely took on the role of a party pooper. After spending some time in the springs we had a picnic and walked back to the camp site. I wanted some alone time with Evan and knew that the others wanted to cool down so I suggested that we would be going for a walk on one of the trails. Plus it was time to take a little bit of an edible we brought. It’s a small gummy and I spilt it with Paige and Evan. We took ours and were off for our walk. We started our journey down this trail we saw runners and bikers on that morning. Figured to walk through it and see where it took us. It was around 1pm and no one was on the trail, the sun was scorching. I wanted to kiss Evan, I wanted to taste him, have him all to myself. We sat on a bench and only one biker passed us so far. I stood in front of him and started to kiss him, started to touch him slowly and lightly on his chest, stomach, and skipped over to his leg. Teasing him. Of course I wasn’t planning on doing anything out in the open. There were 3 openings and I would stop look around and continue to make sure no one could see us or catch us. He seems like he is willing to do anything I ask at that moment. It’s hot, the edible has kicked in, and every touch is stimulus. I’m so much more aware than he is when we are being intimate and I make the call to go take a shower. We took a shower in the family shower and he was already aroused so it was fast yet exhilarating. We got out looking like how we got in. All wet. But this time it was from water and just our sweat. We walked back to find Paige and Jonah asking us if we wanted to drive for some ice cream. You could tell they had some cabin fever and I was so appreciative to get out of there and get some cold anything. The rest of the weekend went smoothly. Hanging out, playing games, and eating. Sunday came around and I was so excited to go back to our apartment. I take our little 1/1 apartment for granted and I shouldn’t. Evan and I live together in this small walk up with the sweetest land lords. He talks about moving into a house and having more room. But I love this. This is home. Being in this cozy space with Evan. He is my person and I’m sad you never got to meet him because you’d love him. You’d really love him.

Talk soon and miss you.

[alsjeblieft-zeg]

224 of 2022

Have you had any beer this week?

No, but this question makes me want some Lindemans right now.

Are you happy with life?

Yes and no, somewhere in between. Still, more happy than not.

Could you cry right now?

No. I think my tear ducts are not functional anymore.

Are you a jealous person?

No, I’m not.

What were you doing this morning at 7am?

Waking up.

Where have you lived throughout your life?

Westende, Belgium. Then some time in another country for work, then back to Westende, then Knokke-Heist, then Bruges.

Where was your default picture taken?

Somewhere in Poland. It’s been taken by me.

Is there anything silver near you?

*looks around* my chain necklace.

Do you wear contacts?

No, they freak me out. I wear glasses.

Song playing right now?

Stuntman by ‘t Hof Van Commerce.

Where were you last Friday night?

In my bed.

Do you wear the seat belt in the car?

Is there anyone who doesn’t?

Has anyone ever mistaken you for someone else?

Yeah, but just once.

Next vacation you’re going on?

I have no idea and no plans.

What’s the closest blue object to you?

My headphones.

Do you like the color orange?

It’s a Dutch thing, but I’m not a big fan of it.

Sometimes, do you wish you were someone else?

Nah. Sometimes I just don’t think about myself.

What is the weather like today?

Grey and rainy.

Was your last kiss sober?

Very much so.

Where will you be in a hour?

Probably here.

Have you ever kissed someone whose name started with a J?

Yes, my first boyfriend’s name was Jason.

Whose bed did you sleep in last night?

This bed brlongs to me and my husband.

Have you held hands with anyone in the past week?

No, I don’t like holding hands.

When was the last time you talked to one of your siblings?

Around my birthday, she texted me with best wishes.

Do you want any piercings?

Not really, I already have much enough.

What is one hot beverage that you like?

Coffee.

Do you have any relatives who are expecting a baby really soon?

No, not at the moment.

Chapstick or lipgloss?

Neither. I’m not really into effeminate guys either, not like it really matters when I start liking someone.

Do you ever get a headache after you have just cried really hard?

I don’t cry, but I have migraines from epilepsy, so.

Who is the fifth person on your missed calls list?

Probably my husband.

Have you ever had sex at a beach? Is it all that great?

No, I haven’t.

Where do you live?

Belgium.

How many grams of carbs, approximately, have you had today?

I’m not counting that, but not much for sure.

Do you sleep in socks?

Never.

What’s your mouse pad look like?

It’s green, from ACV.

Is the person you’re interested in, interested in you?

Let’s see. My husband is. This first guy I like is most likely just nice to me. This second guy I like is confusing me, looks like he is, but I might be wrong (and most likely I am). My *celebrity crush*, well, he doesn’t even know I exist XD except that he liked one of my comments on YouTube.

Do you find your job rewarding?

In a way. I feel I’m doing something useful.

What kind of cake did you have for your last birthday?

I don’t have cakes. I see no point, it’s a day like any other day.

Have you watched TV today?

There’s TV in the background.

Are you shorter than 5'5"?

No, I’m 5′11.

Do you smoke cigarettes?

No, they stink.

Is your birthday in a winter month?

No, in spring.

Do you have siblings over the age of 21?

Yes, my sister is 27.

How many bracelets do you have on your wrists right now?

None, I don’t wear bracelets.

Are you embarrassed by your school yearbook photos?

What is school yearbook? We don’t have these.

Do you know anyone who acts like a know-it-all?

Yeah, I do, and nobody likes her. Don’t tell me how to do my job, bitch. Especially if you have absolutely no experience and you’ve been working there for just a week and you don’t even know how crimping machine looks like.

Is there a band you like that many others dislike? Which?

Not even dislike, but I like bands and artists not so many people know of.

To you, which is better: English muffins or bagels?

Never tried either.

Have you ever skipped school just because you were tired?

Yeah. My parents were not happy.

What is the last non-alcoholic beverage you had?

Cherry coke.

Your honest opinion: high school, best or worst years of your life?

Neither worst nor best, but they were good.

Do you actually care about the way you dress, or do you not give a fuck?

I dress in whatever I want, and if you have a problem with it, just don’t look at me.

Be honest; name of the last person to text you?

Again the same question?

Do you currently have any hickeys?

Yeah, on my neck. But just one.

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[awkwarddystopianwarlord]

Summer is Overrated

All throughout our formative years, it is ingrained into our brains that summer is the bestest, goodest season of the year because school is out and we are free! Sure winter break and spring break are lovely too, but they are a temporary escape from deeds that are not yet finished. We still have more units to go, more exams to study for. We can’t allow ourselves to completely forget what we’ve learned because we still need to return and continue where we left off. When it’s summer though, oh we can forget now. We can dump our memory stores of the whole year into our subconscious and refuse to think about it again until we are forced to for some future assignment. We have no commitments to our education any more. We have no worries about upcoming exams and reports and projects. We can leave all our worries in the past and look to the bright tomorrow of sleeping in and seeing friends.

Until we get a job. Or graduate. Or both.

Summer isn’t really a break anymore. You escape school but now your days are filled with work. You have a new commitment that you have to show up to and function during. You don’t get to sleep in. you don’t have time to see your friends, they’ve all got jobs now too. You’re stuck indoors once again and it’s hot but you have to wear a stupid uniform that involves pants. You’re too tired after work to do anything the rest of the day so even though it’s light until ten pm, you sloth in your room because the feet are sore and the brain is mush. The short nights suck now too since you have to get up early and the sun blasts your eyeballs at five in the morning so you don’t even get a good long sleep to prepare for another work day. Summer isn’t any different now, yet we still act like it is.

I have heard so many automatic ads over the speaker at my drug store telling us all how everyone looks forward the entire year to summer. It haunts my head eight hours a day. I don’t like summer, and therefore, this whole thing I guess is biased. Here’s my reasoning though, due to the fact our climate is extra unhinged now, we have had stupidly hot summer months. I’m talking lethal temperatures given that there is no air conditioning in houses. I lose too much sleep because I cannot for the life of me pass out well when the air is suffocating me. I usually use a comforter and curl around it in a particular way because my body is eighty seven and is very specific about sleeping positions to ease pain. However, if it gets too hot, my comforter gets moved to my upper bunk and I swap it with regular blanket that doesn’t bunch up as well and support my body the way I need it to. I’ve woken up the next day with aches all over too many times. I can’t get to sleep, I can’t stay asleep, I can’t wake up feeling rested. I am constantly uncomfortably overheated and I hate it.

Here’s more reasoning, the job thing. I work all day, four days a week. It may be the most beautiful day ever but if I’m at work, I ain’t enjoying it. I don’t get to have six sleepovers or go to the lake every day or camp for a week. I have work and grocery shopping and laundry and meal prepping and cleaning and resting to do. Not to mention that my friends are also working, or online schooling, or just busy in general. We got shit to do. Saturday is the only day we could all commit to and even then that’s not a for sure thing. We have two people that can drive and one with a car so if we plan a lake day or a sleepover or something that takes more effort than just showing up at my house, we can’t really be spontaneous since the lot of us have different schedules.

So with the heat issue and the lack of free time, summer is just another season where the days are occupied and the soul is feeling overworked. I am completely aware that seasonal depression is legitimate and that people can get affected by the change in air pressure during the finicky rainy months. I know that weather has an impact on the mind. I also know that commercializing summer to such an absurd extent despite it really only being a valid time for teachers and younger school children does not help either. If we are all constantly told that summer is the only good time of year, the only time when anything is worthwhile and fun and carefree then obviously we’re gonna have some resentment towards the other nine months. The holiday season is advertised a bunch too but it’s more chaotic, stressful, and can be a sensitive time for a lot of folks. It’s not as colorful and without consequence. Summer is shown to be the best time of year when we can all finally be productive and relax and enjoy each moment we’re awake. During the rest of the year, it’s inevitably going to feel dull and boring and a waste of time. It’s no fun to be inside, you should be outside, in the sun, breathing the fresh air. You can’t do that if it’s not summer. Yet, with all that pressure to be happy during a season that isn’t even a break anymore, it’s easy to feel like you failed when you didn’t particularly fill your days with wild activities. What’s left now is for you to wait a whole nother year for next summer to hopefully redeem yourself.

Except, that isn’t true. Summer isn’t the end all, be all escape to sheer bliss. Going outside and embracing that bright sun and hefty dose of vitamin d isn’t the only method to bring you joy. Not everybody gets seasonal depression, and even if you do, you can’t just look for the next summer. We need to find a new love for the colder months and rainy days since they’re a part of your life whether or not you like it. Therefore, I’ve made a list of fun things to do when you can’t live in a constant summer.

Going to a movie theater: the experience of this is always fun just because it’s not something you can do at home and thus it feels like an event. Also big screens are exciting.

Indoor sports and games: there’s indoor mini golf, skydiving, rock climbing, escape rooms, and skating rinks. There are arcades, bowling alleys, and pools. We have a couple board game cafes here, so mayhaps there’s something like that in your settlement.

Bars and clubs: if you’re a social butterfly or just like to be in lively environments, well, restaurants, pubs, and nightclubs are a great indoor option.

Here are things my friend group has done during the other seasons so you all don’t think I’m just suggesting things without trying any of them:

We went to Tofino for four days at the end of January. It was wet and not particularly sunny and awkwardly in between cold and warm. It was also a grand time. We stayed at a nice Airbnb house and relished in our wee vacation away from the city and regular lives. Even though it wasn’t super hot and bright out, it still remains my favorite thing I’ve done this year. Also it's the second time we've done this and we went two years ago in February.

We went to Vancouver during Black Friday by accident just for a Japanese dollar store and Hot Topic. Malls are a wonderful way to spend the day inside, perusing stores, and avoiding sad weather. Even if you don’t want to take a two hour ferry to get there, just wander your local mall for a while. We’ve done that too, made a day out of it for the purpose of seeking a couple wants.

We went on a Star Wars marathon. Every second Saturday, because that’s what one of our friends requested, we watched Star Wars in chronological order from the prequels to the Book of Boba Fett. It did not matter if the weather outside was fantastic, we holed up on my three person couch, featuring bean bag, and stared at an entertaining screen for hours. The only times we left was to gather sustenance and even then, sometimes we ordered in.

We went to a fabric store, got some fleece, and sewed frog plushies two Saturdays in a row whilst watching season four of Stranger Things. It was too toasty to go outside, so we didn’t.

We had a sleepover because luckily no one worked on Sunday and we did face masks, went to Red Robin, made banana splits, and went to brunch the next day. Aye, this was after going to a lake and spending a few hours there, but beyond that, we were inside most of the time. The goal was to have a classic sleepover experience so we watched Legally Blonde, then a bunch of dumb and funny Youtube videos, and ate a butt ton of snacks.

One time we played Uno for three hours straight whilst listening to The Piano Man over and over again the whole time.

Recently, we figured out how to operate my Wii that was acting up and played Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, and Mario Kart for a decent while.

When a friend was visiting, we decided to go out for dinner, but it was pouring. Instead of surrendering though, the both of us bundled up in sweaters and coats and she even borrowed a pair of my boots. We armed ourselves with all the layers and braved the shitty rain and wind, trudging for fifteen minutes to get to our destination. It was hilarious and stupid and memorable and the warm restaurant and dinner was ever more satisfying in contrast.

There. There’s my proof that you can have a wonderful time inside even when the weather isn’t what you want it to be. As long as you have good company or mildly creative ideas, it won’t matter what the outside looks like because you will always have something fun to keep you occupied. I know it’s easy to blame a grumpy mood on the weather, but us people who have year round depression have to figure out coping mechanisms to keep going, so why shouldn’t the seasonally depressed? It’s not worth being miserable most of the year. You need to look for little things, little joys to push you forward one step, one day, one week. Waiting isn’t going to be enough for you, it isn’t going to satisfy you, because what if, when summer finally does come, you don’t get to do all the things you wanted? What if your plans fall through, the weather isn’t actually all that good, you’re too busy, your friends go on vacation? What happens when the one span of time that was supposed to make you happy doesn’t? There won’t be such a desire to make each summer the best one yet if we put that amount of effort throughout the rest of the year. Finding alternatives to happiness, making back up plans, and being flexible will help your sad brain immensely.

We can’t rely on one thing working out for us, that’s unrealistic. But we can’t simply give up either when it doesn't, that's also unrealistic. Life can still be worth living even when it’s not the life you want to be living. It’ll be through finding wee positives anywhere you can that makes it still worthwhile.

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9 Reasons Why you should visit Udaipur

It is well said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. When we talk about the most beautiful city in the world, Udaipur is definitely up there. It is said that if you haven't visited Udaipur, you haven't seen the best of India. It is also said that if you have visited Udaipur, it will be love at first sight for you. So what are the reasons that make Udaipur such a special place? Here are 9 reasons why you should visit Udaipur:

01. Lakeside beauty:

Udaipur is surrounded by seven magnificent lakes and this scenic beauty has been kept preserved by Forts of Udaipur. Irrespective of the weather, be it rainy season or winter, people come here to witness this natural beauty, as there is no other city in the world where lakes can be seen right from your hotel room.

02. Udaipur is home to some of the most amazing architecture in the world:

The City Palace is a perfect example of this, as it is an immense complex that was built over a period of 400 years, and it features a stunning blend of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture. The City Palace is also one of the largest palaces in India, and it houses a number of museums that are definitely worth visiting.

03. Udaipur is a shopper’s paradise:

If you love shopping, then you will definitely enjoy your time in Udaipur. You can find everything from traditional Rajasthani handicrafts to modern clothes and accessories in the markets here, and there are also a number of great places to eat and drink. Make sure you bargain with the shopkeepers though, as they will usually start with very high prices!

04. The food in Udaipur is amazing:

If you love Indian food, then you will be spoilt for choice in Udaipur. There are so many incredible restaurants to choose from, serving both traditional Rajasthani cuisine as well as more modern dishes. Make sure you try out some of the street food too – it’s generally very safe to eat and it’s often delicious. You can easily get best taxi service in Udaipur.

05. The people in Udaipur are very friendly:

One of the best things about Udaipur is the fact that the people are so friendly and welcoming. You’ll often find yourself being invited into people’s homes for a cup of tea, and it’s always worth engaging in conversation with the locals as they can give you some great insights into life in Udaipur.

06. There are lots of things to do in Udaipur:

If you’re looking for things to do in Udaipur, then you won’t be disappointed. There are plenty of tourist attractions to keep you busy, such as the City Palace, Lake Pichola, and Jagdish Temple. Alternatively, you could just wander around the streets and soak up the atmosphere – there’s always something going on!

07. The weather in Udaipur is perfect:

One of the reasons why Udaipur is such a popular destination is because of its wonderful weather. It enjoys a sub-tropical climate, which means that it’s never too hot or too cold – perfect for exploring all that this city has to offer!

08. Udaipur is safe for solo travellers:

If you’re worried about travelling to India alone, then rest assured that Udaipur is a very safe place for solo travellers. I felt perfectly safe wandering around by myself, and I never once felt like I was in any danger. Of course, it’s always worth taking sensible precautions wherever you go but don’t let your fears hold you back from visiting this incredible city!

09. You can easily get around on public transport:

Another great thing about travelling to Udaipur is that getting around on public transport is relatively easy and affordable. The buses, auto-rickshaws and Taxi in Udaipur are plentiful, and if you want to explore further afield then there are also trains and flights available from nearby cities like Delhi or Mumbai.

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[wherearemyglassesbro]

Honestly I can't wait to be able to make fun of northners in Texas summer again, icemagedon has made qurantine even worse at least before I had internet, electricity, and plumbing at all times now we're going thru brownouts for half a week. How do you think alfred's handling snowmagedon?

I mean...I can’t speak for all of the North BUT Michigan gets humid, hot summers :/ and I can handle the heat just fine 😎 I hope you’re staying safe and warm!

I think is living it up cause he likes the snow!! He likes eating it, making families of snowmen in his yard, that kind of stuff! The second the weather man says ‘there a chance of snow this week-‘ Alfred’s already got his boots and mittens on he’s READY!! He also...likes making snowman versions of his friends! They’re goofy lookin but it’s cute!

#aph #hetalia #aph america #yeah babey we feel all 4 seasons #summer is humid and hot with some nice days in between where there’s a nice breeze that smells like summer air #and you leave your window open at night :’) #then fall is rainy and everything smells like wet leaves and the streets are full of colorful leaves and the deer are out more #then winter is rainy and then suddenly we have 1 foot of snow on the ground with icy roads #it’s very random we just wake up one morning like oh wow 😳 #then spring is all over the place sometimes we get snow?? sometimes we get rain storms?? pollen?? humid hot days? it’s all over the place #but the birds are back from their winter migration so I get to see them again :’) #that’s what it’s like living here and as much as I LOVE Florida y’all don’t have #*have 4 distinct seasons the way we do up north #I love hot weather but I think if I lived where it’s scalding hot all year long? with horrible humidity and bugs?? I’d get tired of it #mosquitoes are bad enough where I live and in Florida they’re worse #not to mention??? centipedes #ok I’m rambling and off topic lmao #personally I think if you can’t handle 10-95 degrees...you’re WEAK #that’s a joke...but...😏 #95 isn’t bad at all and 10 is only cold if you allow it to be

[some-dr-writings]

Rantaro, Nagito, and Kaito’s S/O got sick running around in the rain and attempt to sneak out:

Rantaro Amami:

·       “Huh? Noooo, no. You’re staying in bed.” “But-” “No butts- those are for sitting. Now back to bed with you.” You groaned as the man flipped you around and gently shoved you back to the bedroom. “It’s still raining though!” “I know.” Then as if on cue your cough flared up. “It’s exactly why you’re sick now. You can’t keep running out there.” “Ugh. Whatever! Do you know when was the last time I saw rain!?” “Two years ago for our sea-” “Two years ago back in our search in France! I miss the rain; how can you expect me to not run around and dance in it!” Rantaro laid you in bed, tucking you in as snuggly as he could. “Doctor’s orders.” “What doctor!?” With a smile he bowed, kissing you on the forehead. “Doctor Rantaro Amami at your service. Now, this good doctor is off to get you some medicine. No running in the rain.”

·       Though Rantaro hated you being miserable, admittedly he was absolutely indulging in this, getting to just dote on you completely, it was fun to him. It was also a bit nostalgic, sending him back to days where one of his sisters were sick so he got to play doctor and the others would act as nurses or other doctors and try to help Rantaro make soup, or cheer up their sister or any number of other things, even dragging one another out into the snow and quickly all of them getting ill. He missed his little assistants and colleges but… this was still nice. This also felt different since his patient was his partner. He couldn’t quite place his finger on what felt different exactly, but it did. Perhaps instead of a carer like he was for his sisters it was just pulling his partner back onto their feet… maybe that was the-

·       “Hey! No running in the rain.” “Why are you in the kitchen! I thought you were getting medicine!” “I thought a nice hot meal would help. Now back to bed with you.” “Noooooooooo” “Y/N!?” Rantaro panicked for a moment, you having crumpled to the ground. A sigh of relief had escaped him seeing you were relatively alright. “Come on.” “nooooooo” With his hands on his hips he looked down to you. “Alright then.” And with all his might he lifted you up and carried you back to bed. You were too exhausted to fight back anymore and just went along with it. “huh? Going to bed with me?” “Yeah.” He hugged you tightly, snuggling into you. “Seems cuddles is the only way to make sure you don’t go running off again.” He felt so giddy when you nuzzled into him. Even if he got stick because of this, it was well worth it.

    Nagito Komaeda:

·       For most others the rainy season was much more accident prone than the rest of the year with the water bringing slick ground, but for some as… lucky as Nagito it was just like any other time. Truthfully he might have actually liked it more than others for one sole reason. You huddling so close to him under your shared umbrella. No matter what, whenever Nagito bumped into you on a rainy day, SOMETHING would happen to either one of your umbrellas whether it be them braking or getting carried away by the wind and the pair of you would end up sharing.

·       This time was slightly different however “Hey Nagi- AH!” Suddenly a large gust of wind crashed into you, toppling you over, and you losing your umbrella in the process. You sighed seeing you were now drenched. It melted his heart seeing how you so softly smiled to him as he held his umbrella over you. “Thank you.” You took his outstretched hand, lifting you to your feet, even holding you close which really surprised you. “I’m sorry trash like me is the only one around to help you.” There it was. “Nagito please yo-” You clung to Nagito and he to you as more wind crashed by, sending the pair of you toppling down the hill and almost into the street and off the walkway. You ended up having to run, the pair of you trying to protect the other by holding your jacket over the other’s head.

·       “Ugh, of course you lucky bastard doesn’t get sick.” You burried your face behind your quilt trying to cover up your coughs. “I’m so sorry, it was because you were wit-” “Shut up. Nothing is your fault, we were literally in a storm, I probably would have gotten sick anyway.” You placed your now empty bowl of oatmeal aside only for Nagito to immediately take it and trot over to the kitchen for cleaning.

·       Upon returning to your room though he was surprised to find you gone. “Y/N?” “Here.” … The front door? There you stood, shakily taking a trench coat off the rack and placing it on. “Oh no, you don’t need to go out, let me take care of it.” Confusedly you looked over your shoulder to him before taking your hat and placing it on. A light chuckle bubbled out of you before it was abruptly cutoff by raspy coughs. “I-I don’t think you can take my place at work.” “You’re going to work!?” “Bills can’t pay for-” Your stance wavered, you leaning against the door for balance as more coughs bust from your chest. “… I’m calling you in sick.” “Eh- no!” “Yes I am.” “No you’re not!” “I am. You are sick and can’t show the world just how great you are. You need to be healthy in all ways to do that, and I will not sit idly by as you hurt and push yourself. Now go to bed and rest and let me take care of everything else. I can at least do that.”

·       …

·       Never before had you seen Nagito place his foot down on something. You stayed in bed wanting to encouraging this will. This was something Nagito wanted for himself in a way, and him wanting for himself or thinking he was worthy was so extremely rarer. As antsy as you were to get back to work you stayed home, and let Nagito care for you.

    Kaito Momota:

·       “Looks like it’ll rain.” “No it won’t.” You grumbled looking out the window. “It NEVER rains around here. Last time was like, what?  Five years ago? And before that it was eight.” “I don’t know, those clouds are dark.” “We’ve had dark clouds before.” You sighed looking out to the gray world. Winter was so dull when you lived in a place where it didn’t now… or had any weather outside of sunny or partly could really, there was nothing else, it was so boring. In winter the world was just… empty and monochrome seeming. You sat at your desk, continuing your paperwork while Kaito was leaning out the open window looking towards that ever darkening sky.

·       “… Leave.” “Huh!?” He looked to you as if completely offended by that single word. “You look too fetching with the wind tussling your hair, now out of my office.” You pointed to the grand doors for a moment with our pen before going back to work. Silence filled the room as Kaito took in your words. As much as he loved you sometimes it pissed him off how stoic and monotone you always were. “What!?” You didn’t even look up to him as he slammed a hand on your desk. “You heard me.” “Oh no. You don’t get to compliment me and have no tone! Put some passion into it!” “You know how I show my passion.” “Exactly, and that was not it! Put your all into it!” “You are handsome.” “… That was pathetic! Nothing! THIS is passion!” Taking your chin between his thumb and pointer finger he tilted up your head so you’d finally face him. “You are the most gorgeous person on this or any other world. You are the love of my life, my only sun in a sea of stars, the one who I can bare to stray too far from. You are the light of my life, the only one who keeps everything going… Now THAT is passion.” After a moment a small smirk pulled on the corners of your lips. “Finally you give my daily dose of serotonin. What took you so long?” “Eh- Did you just trick me into say-” Before Kaito could finish his sentence though you grabbed him by the collar of his shirt, pulling him into a kiss.

·       It was a rarer moment of stunned silence from Kaito, after parting him just looking to you in awe. “Now THAT’S what I was-” “Seriously, get out.” “Wait! You call me handsome so emotionlessly and now you tell me to get out so lovingly!?” Still so lovingly looking to him you pressed a button on the landline phone on your desk. “Call security. My husband is refusing to leave the office again.” “Now wait just a minute!” You chuckled seeing you so easily got a rise out of him.

·       Suddenly you both were snapped from your thoughts hearing something. “Hah! I told you it was going to rain!” Kaito skipped to the window, gleeful closing it. “You shouldn’t have doubted your Luminary of The Stars!” Kaito was confused hearing no response. He looked to you, finding you were just staring out the window. You simply walked up to him and opened the window again, not flinching as rain crashed into you. Then suddenly you were just gone, the doors to your office suddenly wide open. Then Kaito heard cheering, and looking down, he saw you running around outside.

·       “My world!?” Out of breath Kaito leaned against the open front doors of the building while you were laughing, and spinning around nonstop. “IT’S RAAAAAAIIIIIIINNNIIIIINNNNNNNNG!” Kaito just stood there in absolute shock. This looked like his spouse but… could this be you!? You were bursting with emotion, so unabashedly happy, excited, jubilant! You were never one to hide you emotions, but it was never often you showed much emotion and when you did it was more so subtle or in small bursts, that was just your nature, but this- “WWWWWAAAAAHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! IT’SRAININGIT’SRAININGIT’SRAININGIT’SRAININGIT’SRAININGIT’SRAININGIT’SRAININGIT’SRAININGIT’SRAINING! IT! IS! RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIINNNNNNIIIIIINNNNNGGGGGGG!” Laughter bubbled up from Kaito’s chest as he dashed out to join you, dancing, running, and spinning around, both with beaming smiles on your faces!

·       The rain lasted for a few days and seemingly neither of you ever took a break, even when night fell you saying you had to enjoy this weather while it lasted before it left for years again! The moment it left though… “Ugh… Lumi pass me the tissues please.” “Sure… My world, could you get me the headache medicine? “Yeah.” You were both bedridden. It was fine though at least you got to cuddle all day.

·       “Lumi… Hey Luminary.” Slowly Kaito awoken. “What is-” “Shhh. Listen.” “……… rain?” He smiled seeing how your eyes sparkled. You both lied in bed for a moment longer loving the warmth before dashing out of the house, still in your pajamas into the rain, laughing and dancing away.

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[beauty-of-depravation]

Wanna make love ?

Gif not mine ♥️

Okey I've written the whole damn thing in one go, i didn't read it twice, I'm thirsty for Bucky everyday of my life.

Warning : explicit sexual content +18. Fingering/fucking/Making love/ condom is not an option/from slow to rough/ slow burn/FwB kind off/ dom Bucky/dirty talk

You always were a bold girl.

The afternoon had been going amazingly. Bucky is your best friend, and recently you both have been feeling off. You don't know if it's the approaching winter, or the work related stress, or just the weight of your pasts, but you needed this afternoon. A whole afternoon spent talking, about big everythings and sweet nothings. You went from talking about tragic events and confessing some pent-up feelings, pretty intimate emotions and impressions, to laughing and fooling around. the wind was strong and the rain fell violently on the window. Bucky was sitting on the wooden bench under the window and you were sitting cross-legged, on the carpet, your half-emptied glass of wine in hand, and an empty pack of cookies by your side. You still have a huge smile on you lips, and your belly still hurts from laughing soo hard, Bucky is one goofy motherfucker. The calm slowly comes back, and you let yourself fall on your back, still smiling softly. The silence is not awkward, it's serene.

And then you feel it.

They say nothing good happens after 2 am. They say it all seems to start after few taquilla shots. They say that hot summer nights are the most likely to lead to sex. The stories talk about how two best friends are in love, the girl comes back after a terrible date, her guy best friend invites her to drink. Maybe him too had a terrible night. after few shots, they flirt, fuck hard, then confess.

What about calm rainy afternoon. What about sharing a bottle of red wine. What about the fact that Bucky can't get drunk, and you only had two glasses. and then you want to make love ? What about If you are not in love, you just want to make love.

What if you are not falling in love but just falling in desire ?

What could possibly go wrong ?

You tilt your head back up, and look at the man by the window. One leg bent against his wide firm chest, the other on the ground, his long brown locks framing his face, his amazingly beautiful eyes are fixed on the apocalyptic landscape behind the glass. He is wearing a black t-shirt, and sweatpants. Your eyes wander over what you know to be a perfectly toned chest, and to his metal left arm which is facing you. He doesn't really like to leave it seen by everyone like that, but with you, he doesn't have this complex.

You stand up, walking to the bench, and sit beside him, also admiring the stormy weather.

— Wanna make love ? you say in raspy, dreamy voice, without looking at Bucky.

— What ? you hear him turn around to face you.

— I said, wanna make love ? you repeat, still not looking at him.

— Y/N what do you mean "make love"

— Bucky, are you completely dumb ? you finally turn your face.

— You mean ...sex make love ?

— Yes, James, because we are six. Sex make love, you reply with humour in your voice.

— i mean, where did that come from? he asks hesitantly.

— i don't know. I want to make love.

— right now ?

— yes, right now.

— with me?

— yes, with you.

Poor man is so confused, but you can see his body tensing.

— i ...i just want to have you inside of me right now, while we look out the window, look how much it's raining, and how the thunder rumbles, wouldn't it feel so good ? You heard his breathing go heavy, but you still add, if you don't want to just say no.

— it's not that I don't want to, he answers quickly, just need to make sure ...are you drunk?

— A little tipsy. Not enough for me to not know what I'm asking for and not enough for  you to feel guilty.

— So, you are just a weirdo ? Some humour is back in his tone but you feel like his voice is ... deeper.

— Yes.

— will it ...make things weired ?

— no, consider i want ....a really deep hug.

— from me ?

— James, if you don't kiss me in the three next seconds consider that I've changed my mind.

But you decide to go easy on him, and lean down half of the way, he comply and bring his lips to yours, gently, slowly, you start kissing eachother. It's ... poetic. Like you wanted it to be. You weirdo beauty obsessed girl.

You and Bucky, it feels perfect. Two souls permanently damaged. Two best friends. Why do people always think that "soulmates" is a word for couples only?

His tongue gently caress your lip and you part them, letting him invade you.You taste eachother the wine and the tenderness. His flesh hand is soon traveling along your back, to the back of your neck, and it sinks into your hair. A muffled moan escapes your lips when his metal hand grab your ass and push you against him, pressing your chest to his.

— Wait, wait, you breathe.

— What ? Bucky move his head back, and  look deepe into your eyes, half- worried, half disappointed.

— Relax, we are not stopping, James.  Just, let me straddle your lap. 

He chuckles, you love this sound, it makes you smile whenever you hear it.

— come here, he whispers, as he grab you ass more firmly, extend both his legs on the bench, leans his back to the wall behind him, and pulls you close, he initiates another kiss, and you start slowly moving your hips on his. 

You hear him grunt, and a cheeky smile come to your lips, as you feel him getting hard. You feel him smile arrogantly to, and you don't understand why, until he suddenly push his hips up, crashing his hardening cock with your crotch, a loud moan escapes your throat, you open your eyes and meet his gaze analyzing you, his metal hand take control of your hip rolling, and he makes it more intense. You can feel it now. The man is...god blessed. Fuck.

— Bucky...! you whine.

— Yes, doll ?

— don't tease.

— Then get of me.

— What ?

— Don't worry, Y/N, we are not stopping. You stick your tongue out at him, falsely irritated as he quotes you. But you face becomes red pretty soon when he adds in a dangerously low voice, his lips against your ear, Let's just get you ready for my cock, yeah ? Let me taste this pussy, doll.

He chuckles at how fast you jump off his lap. He slides down from the bench to,  drop to his knees and tap the space on the bench in front of him, taken by a sudden shyness you sit at some distance from his face. A loud laugh escapes his throat, and he suddenly grab under your knees and and pulls you toward him.

— Don't shy away, doll. Now, you are not allowed to cum, and don't you dare move. Understood ? he instruct while pulling down your pyjama pants and underwear at the same time.

— Yes.

— good girl. I'm going to take great care of you. he says, with nothing but sweetness and desire in his voice.

And suddenly, his mouth is on your pussy, his tongue flat against your clit. You mewl your pleasure, and your forearm covers your eyes, as he licks a line along your sex.

— Oh, god !

An deeply amused "Ehmmm" is his only reply.

He kiss your lips, bite your inner thigh and leave a hickey there. Then licks again, from your entrance to the head of your clit. You squirm at the feeling, and his metal hand push your hips down

— Doll, i really want to take you, make it hard for me to prepare you, and I'll push inside of you right now.

— Then do it, I'm wet enough, you argue.

— No, you are not, I'm to big for your little pussy.

You moan and your inner walls clench imagining him

— Cocky shit.

— I saw how you clenched, into dirty talk sweetheart?

— i can still change my mind about what we are doing.

He chuckles again, and ...it's weak to say he gets to work. He fucking eats you out like you are his last meal. He roughly suck at your clit, making his name spill from your lips like a plea, both his hands on your thighs forbid you to move an inch, as he keeps pushing and playing with the devil's door bell.

His tongue flicks your nub, and it takes a scream of pleasure away from you.

— I'm going to push a finger in, doll.

You moan and try to make a move toward him.

— ohh, so needy... Alright. But you have to tell me which one.

Your eyes snap open.

The mother fucking bastard. He knew, and you knew he knew. And you knew he knew you knew by the tone he used.

Okey. You might had confessed to Bucky, about a month ago, that you were...very curious of how his metal fingers felt inside a woman. And be might have answered by :

"They never get tired"

And you said "your too sweet to put a woman through that in bed" and he replied with a wink and "try me"

Ohh. Ohh. No.

But as if he was reading in your mind, he said :

— don't worry doll, not tonight. Tonight, we are going to make love slowly, by the window, for as long as you want. But i still want you to admit it.

— Oh, please..

You slaped yourself mentally, you were aiming for a sharp tone, but you sounded...needy.

— Say it, or you'll never know...

— You fucker... alright...i want the metal hand...

— what do you say?

— fuck off.

— alright alright, We'll work on manners another time.

And with that, he pushes knuckle deep one cold metal finger.

— how does it feel, sweetheart ? Tell me, his voice is sweet but still firm.

Oh that, that is an exercise you love. You focus on the feeling.

— it's cold, and it contrast with my temperature, i can't feel the hard metal on my walls, and ...oh when you move it like that, i can feel the tip of your finger lightly pushing on the spot...

Bucky is focused on your breathy description...and when you mention the sweet spot, he suddenly push harder on it.

— oh yeah ? This one ? Like that ?

— Oh fuck, Yes yes there Buck, right there.

— yes m'aam.

And with that, a second finger push inside of you, and he start pumping a little faster, pushing on your sweet spot.

— Oooh your fingers fill me up Soo good buck.

— Two fingers and already full, doll ? Unless I make you take at least three, my cock is going to stretch you out...oh doll, you just clenched around me. Like the idea of being stretched out on my big cock, hmm ? Good girls take a little pain, perfect girls enjoy it, which one are you ?

As you moan and don't answer, a third finger roughly push inside you, no warnings.

— Ooohhh buckyyyy !!!

— I said, which one are you ? His voice is now commanding. And his fingers fuck you harder, waiting for the answer.

— Pain is part...fuck.... part of beauty.

You feel him smile against your thigh, as he kiss it sweetly while fingering fucking you with all his might.

You feel your orgasm coming, you focus your mind on the sound of the rain behind you, and the feeling of Bucky's fingers pumping in and out of you at a demential pace, and his lips are back on your clit as he draw circles on it. Your soul is about to leave your fucking body. And you smile, the image of it is beautiful, you have this amazing man between your legs, and behind you a storm is ragging.

You moan loudly, and grip the sides of the bench and ...

— WHY DID YOU FUCKING STOP ?

a loud laugh, a real sincere laugh echos in the room as you sit up, looking at Bucky.

— Oh my God, your reaction is priceless doll ! You are the most fun I've had in decades!

— well that's not a surprise...you mumble, rolling your eyes, as he keeps laughing.

— Soo light headed... He says, taking off his shirt, and then his sweatpants. He went back to serious, and you had a hard time swallowing your saliva with the look he gave you. I told you, you were not to fucking cum. And you forgot.

Your eyes open wide. Shit.

He then grabs you by the waist, and sits down, his back to the wall, and make you straddle his lap once again. You wiggle on his muscular thighs, as he sows wet kisses on your neck, his long fingers grab the hem of your t-shirt. He slowly takes it over your shoulders.

— Fucking hell, i'm still a man doll, your tits freely bouncing at every movement you made had my head spinning all afternoon.

You giggle and he smiles at you sweetly, giggling to.

— Your skin is so soft...

He kisses a line between your breasts, then capture one of your nipples between his teeth, making you arch your back. He swirls his tongue around the sensitive nipple and suck on it passionately, as his flesh hand plays with you other boob, massaging it, pinching and rolling the nipple between his fingers. He then make his way of kisses up you neck, stopping behind your ear, he whispers:

— So now, sweetheart, let's follow the original plan, you are going to sit on my cock, and we are going to make love, as slow as I command you to, looking out at the storm. And if you want to cum, you are to beg for it.

— What ? But i..

— Oh, no back talk now sweetheart. Those boxers are getting tight.

You look down at the huge bulge. Ohh.  He wasn't kidding... forgetting about the arguing, you caress his length through the thin fabric, and he release a deep growl. You slowly kiss his neck while sliding your hand in his underpants, feeling how his cock jumps at you touch, how heavy, and hot it is between your fingers.

You can barely close your fingers around it's girth.

— Told you you needed to be prepared... He expire between two heavy breath as you play with him.

You don't answer him. Because you can't deny he was telling the truth, and you don't want to flatter his already flattered ego.

— you planning on taking the boxers off at some point, doll ?

— Hmmm, you might need to say please...

— Fuck...

You squeeze harder on his shaft, and he moan.

— Okey, okey i guess I earned that ...please doll, take the fucking boxer off so I can ruin you pussy ?

Your entire body shudder, as you finally push the boxers down, letting his erection bounce to his stomach. Your hand slowly travels up and down his thickness, spreading the precum. You want to taste him. Want to know how much if him you can take in your mouth, in your throat, maybe he'll push your head down and make you take more, You look up at him, his head is thrown back, his eyebrows frowned and his mouth slightly opened. That's... beautiful. You want to see what he will look like when the head of his dick will hit the back of your throat.

— Fuck...i want you in my mouth, Bucky.

— Fuck ...I'm going to get cursed for missing this opportunity...fuck. no.

You have an obviously desapointed look on your face, as you keep slowly stroking him.

— Oh doll, don't play the puppy eyes on me. I want to see you choke to, but another time. Right now, come here, on top of me, so i can play with your perfect tits, and lower yourself on me.

You moan, excited to have it inside of you, You lift your hips and slowly, slowly move down.

— Ohh fuuuuuck.

The tip going inside of you is the most delightful feeling. It's heavenly.

You feel Bucky tense under you, he is trying to keep himself from moving with all his might. You devilishly decide to play a little more.

You sink few centimeters more, not even half way down, and then back up, then back few centimeters down, and you stop. Acting like you need more time to accommodate his size, even though you only have the tip in.

— oh Buckyyy,  you are Soo biiiig, you feel so goooood, you moan in a fake porn star voice.

He gets it, your playing with him

You know what they say about teasing ? It backfires.

— Oh really ? Then doll, why don't you take all my fucking cock, you.fucking.tease. and with that he grabs you hips and snap them down roughly.

The next moans that escape you mouth are everything but overplayed.

— Fuck Bucky...

— That's what you get for being a tease, now bounce, slowly, and everytime you stop, I'm going to spank that ass. Leave pretty hand prints on it, yeah ? Now, bounce.

For how long did it go ? You can't even say anymore.

— Oh ... sweetheart, your legs are shaking ? Well, to.fucking.bad. *SMACK* take it harder. Ohh sweetheart, i didn't mean harder like that, it's not enough for a tease like you, is it *SMACK* ? More like that, he says as he grab you hips and empale you on his cock, up and down, up and down, no breaks, you are not going fast enough for his liking? No problem, he bucks his hips up, meeting you halfway.

— What, you want to cum ? But no, you can't. Don't even think about it. *SMACK SMACK*

— Doll, look in my eyes, right, look at me, you are doing so good for me. Go slower, you can't cum just yet remember, go slower.

— Look at those beautiful nipples, you like when I suck on them, yeah ?

— Grab on my shoulders, kiss me.

— What ? Why did i spank you this time ? Because I wanted to sweetheart *SMACK*

— tomorrow there will be my handprints all over those pretty cheeks. *SMACK*

— sweetheart ? Let's take a break. Yes, sit down, no, no, keep me inside. Just sit down, you wanted to make love right? I think you know better then to tease me know ? Yeah ? Good girl. Keep me inside of you, let me wrap my hands around you, let's look at the storm, aren't we confortable like that ?

You looked at the storm. From time to time he's move slowly. Or you'd readjust to feel him. the pleasure was a slow burn.

You grabbed the wine bottle from the floor, and you shared what was left of it. From time to time between heated kisses and touches you or him would crack up a joke, a dirty comment or a philosophical one. You asked eachother how come not more best friends had sex like that ? It was the best feeling. You had nothing to prouve to each other, you had no expectations, you were just here to feel good. You kissed for what seemed like hours, sometimes open eyes, sometimes closed, sometimes heated kisses, tongue swirling and mixing breaths, sometimes just gentle pecks.

By the end, you were both on the verge of insanity. You needed to cum. Bucky was sweaty and struggling to keep control, his hands all over you, his breath heavy and his voice as desperate as yours.

— Okey, what do you think about fucking me now ? You propose, heavy breathing.

— We done with love making? Asks Bucky with the same tone.

— The storm calmed down, you reply with a smile.

— Fuck, finally. Get on you back doll, he orders.

You painfully got off him, your legs muscles were sore.

— you're an asshole

— and I'm going to make you cum, get over yourself, he replied, still finding in him the strength to keep up with you temperament, as he stands up before you, towering over you body. God the man is beautiful. What a sight.

he raises your legs and puts your feet on his shoulders.

— Ready ?

— More then FUCK.

You head throws back.

— Oh. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. He curses to as he pushes inside of you and immediately starts pounding. You really are crazy tight, fuck.

Your sounds of pleasure mix in the air, the room is full of the smell of sex. It feels soo good. No one can fuck you like that, no one can understand how you like it like he immediately does. And no one except you can make him confortable enough for him to fully enjoy the moment. You both have wicked mids which are always afraid of something, afraid of an inversible threat that is constantly around you, the only thing you trust, is each other.

— Bucky, bucky I'm going to cum, fuck fuck, Bucky !

— yeah ? You are going to cum on my cock, doll ? He fucks you harder is that's even possible, and his metal fingers go to your clit and furiously rub it. Say please.

— Fuck...Fuck off.

You didn't think he'd be capable to stop. But he did. immediately. Everything stopped.

— You are not going to fucking cum if you do not beg, I'm not backing off of this. You say please, Bucky, make me cum, please. Or i leave you like that.

— Oh my God are you...arggg your breath is taken away from you as he roughly snap his hips, pushing himself all the way in, as a warning.

— fine! Fine, please Bucky make me cum! Please!

He smiles, and start pounding and bullying your clit so much you might cry.

— see. What. Arggg, a fucking good girl you ...can be. let it go, doll, cum, cum around me, ohh god, your clenching Soo hard, you feel Soo fucking good, don't try to escape, keep cumming, keep fucking cumming, oh God I'm cumming to, oh god doll you feel Soo good, so good...

You scream and cry out, your orgasm dragging out as he keeps playing with your love button, and his cock twitchs inside of you as he spills his hot sperm deep inside you.

— oh fuck, doll Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. He grunts and moan, and bite at your calf as he orgasms. And collapses on your chest. You hug him tightly, and you stay like that. Both panting.

They say it all ends with a happily ever after.

But maybe love story's always have to bring tragedy. They make us irrational, and some philosophs say that being in love brings the worst out of us, jealousy, insecurities, codependency...etc

What if the best love stories are friendship stories. And nothing says we can't spice them up a little, right?

They also say male/female friendship doesn't exist.

At the time you didn't fucking care what they said.

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Warmness [Ron Weasley x Reader] - Heloise’s Christmas Calendar - Challenge

December 2 – Warmness [Ron Weasley x Reader]

Title: Warmness Pairing: Ron Weasley x Reader Word count: 1.7k Published: 2 December, 2020 Author: Heloise Daphne Brightmore Summary: On a dull, rainy winter day, the only thing you need is your boyfriend, Ron Weasley and a cup of hot chocolate. Challenge: [x] [x] Notes: It’s part of Heloise’s Christmas Calendar where I post something each day from 1 - 25 December. I have also written this piece for @jamilelucato​ and @whack-ed‘s A Very Harry Potter Christmas Challenge with Day 2′s prompt 

Warming up with a hot chocolate. 

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It’s been quite rainy and dull in London recently. Everything seemed grey, dark clouds taking over the sky, bright colours long gone from the horizon, no sun to warm up the coldness, to dry off the wet grounds.

In the winter, people expected snow and colourful lights hung around the city. Roads covered in white silk, trees holding the heavy white substance, fairy lights decorating the houses, shops covered in all the Christmas ornaments.

But instead it was grey, dark and dull. You didn’t start decorating, nor did you start preparing for Christmas. It was too early for you and the weather didn’t give you the usual Christmas joy just yet.

It was freezing outside and so was inside. The heating was barely working, and it didn’t seem to want to budge even when you used magic against it. You wrapped yourself up in two layers of your boyfriend’s sweaters and a burgundy blanket that usually laid across the end of your bed. You cupped the hot chocolate in your hands, enjoying the warmness it sent through your nerves, its steam heating up your face as you took a sip of the hot beverage.

You sat on the window-seat in your room, listening to the heavy rain outside, the raindrops furiously attacking your window-seal. You held onto a cup of hot chocolate, warming yourself up from the spreading cold weather.

You liked rain, it made you feel melancholic, it made you think, it made you remember all your stupid little decisions, all your happy moments and what would come in the future. For some reason the rainy season always offered you a dull, but calming time in your life, where you just sat down and reflected on the decisions you have made, the feelings you have harboured, the happy memories you have experienced.

Although it was dark and colourless, it relaxed you, it gave you a silent comfort, which you gladly accepted as busy thoughts were swirling around in your head.

You weren’t particularly sad or lonely, you weren’t happy or enthusiastic either. You were just lost in your thoughts and it seemed to be the right thing to do.

You didn’t realise another presence in the room, nor did you hear him clear his throat. The only time his presence seemed obvious to you was when his arms wrapped around your torso and he hinted a small kiss on your temple.

You smiled at the feeling of his hair tickling your cheek, his lips gently touching your skin, his arms tightly wrapped around your body, his natural scent finding its way into your nostrils, making your body relax against his naked chest. In contrast to the cold you felt, shooting through your bones, his body was warm, almost too hot for such cold weather.

“Are you alright, love?” He asked, his voice hoarse from waking up late. Indeed, it was a lazy day. It was dark and least productive. You didn’t have work, nor did Ron, both of you looking forward to a day of doing nothing, which was long awaited.

“Of course, just thinking.” You replied with a sweet smile as you turned back to meet his curious blue eyes and messy ginger hair.

You loved his hair when he woke up, his locks reminding you of a bird’s nest. It was comical, but somehow it also meant home to you. Each time you saw his messy morning hair, his subtle stubble, his wrinkled pyjama bottoms and the way he rubbed his tired eyes, made you feel home. His mere presence made you feel as if you have had everything in one person. A friend, family, love, partner and home. He didn’t even know, but he was your everything.  

“About what?” He asked as he moved around you and held your hand to help you off the window, taking your hot chocolate and placing it on the side of the window-seal.

“Just memories, feelings. I guess I’m just thinking about everything.” You chuckled, scratching the back of your head awkwardly. “I am making no sense at all, am I?” Ron chuckled at you as he lifted your head with his index finger, his sweet smile making your lips curl involuntarily.

“Nope. Not at all. But if it makes you feel better just keep on thinking about whatever you want.” He chuckled as his arms sneaked around your waist, his face hidden in the crook of your neck, inhaling your scent as you placed your hands on his naked chest. “Can you just come back to bed and keep thinking there?” He asked, his voice muffled by your skin.

“Don’t you want to do something more productive?” You asked and he lifted his head, looking out the window, his face turning into a grimace.

“I’m not leaving this house today.” He shook his head, his face still deformed.

“We don’t have to leave, but we could do something, we could come up with something.” You tried to convince him, but he didn’t seem to want to agree.

“The only productivity I plan on doing is holding you in my arms. Love, I understand you want to do something, but it’s been weeks since we have had the same day off. Can we just lay in bed all day and-“ you waited for him to continue, but the boy froze. You frowned at his unexpected behaviour, even more so as a large grin started appearing across his face. “Love, just stay here.” He instructed you and quickly let go of you, grabbing his bathrobe from the hook on the door and running down the stairs of your house.

You stood in your room, looking around, complete confusion taking over you. You walked to the bed, sitting down on the edge, your foot slowly tapping on the ground, waiting for Ron. The minutes seemed to pass rather slowly, your boredom making you groan. You let yourself fall on to the bed, your hands laying across the silky cover, your eyes fixed on the ceiling.

What Ron was planning seemed to be getting to you and you just wanted to investigate. You stood up from the bed, wrapped your bathrobe around you and started tiptoeing over to the door, the wooden floorboards creaking under your weight. The door was loud as you tried to slowly open it, avoiding being caught by the ginger boy.

You pushed your head out of the little crack between the door and its frame, hoping to hear or see something, but instead a loud squeaky sound left your lungs as you found yourself face to face with Ron.

“I knew you would be spying, love.” He chuckled as he got hold of your hand and started gently pulling you after himself.

“What were you up to?” You asked, but the boy just shook his head and chuckled at your curiosity.

“That’s for you to find out.” He snickered as he led you towards the living room. You frowned at the secrecy, knowing Ron wasn’t keen on keeping secrets. You let him guide you, waiting in anticipation of what made him so abruptly disappear, but you didn’t have to wait for long to find out.

He stepped aside as he walked into the living room, leaving you with a clear view of the place. Your eyes widened in surprise, your lips parting involuntarily.

The room was originally warm, it’s colours mainly consisting of red, burgundy, orange and gold. But this time, it was more than that. Ron placed tiny candles around the room, lighting up the place in a warm yellow and orange colour, reminding you of the sun. The fireplace was heating up the room, the wooden logs crackling in the fire. A yellow and red plaid blanket covered the carpet in front of the burgundy couch, two cups of hot chocolate and little sandwiches placed on the tiny table beside the blanket.  

It was warm and romantic, something you didn’t know you needed, but now that it was right in front of you, it made you break into a happy smile as a tiny teardrop left your watering eyes.

“Are you okay?” Ron asked worriedly as he saw the tears appear in your eyes. You nodded furiously and pulled him flush against you, kissing him lovingly, enjoying the feel of his lips on yours and his arms around your body. It was an intimate moment each time you kissed him, but the warmness surrounding you made it even more cosy.

“I’m just very happy, Ron. This is beautiful.” You smiled again as you looked around, your cheek laying against Ron’s chest.

“I hoped you’d like it.” He spoke. “I even prepared some muggle board games.” He pointed at a little box on the table, making you chuckle. You remembered the muggle toys as you played with your family on a similarly dull day. “Both lazy and productive.” He grinned happily as he kissed the top of your head.

“I love it, Ron. I really do love it.” You lifted your head from his chest and stood up on your tiptoes to kiss him again, trying to convey how much it all meant to you, how proud you were of him and how much you loved him.

You walked over to the blanket and waited for Ron to sit down, before you got comfortable between his legs, your head laying on his chest. He offered you one of the cups of hot chocolate and you immediately took it from him, enjoying the hot beverage sliding down your throat. You didn’t feel the coldness anymore.

Ron reached for your hand, interlocking your fingers as he placed a tiny kiss on your temple. You turned back around, looking into his loving eyes, before you closed the gap between you, enjoying the feel of his lips on yours.

“Thank you so much.” You whispered against his lips as you turned back to watch the fire battling with the wooden logs, swallowing them gracefully.

“Anytime, love.” He replied as he hinted a small kiss on your cheek, making you smile.

The moment was just perfect, and you were happy to add another beautiful memory to your collection for another dull and rainy day.

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