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The Caravel Tavern Series : Prologue
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Warnings: mentions of drinking/alcohol, sibling banter, fluff/wholesome/good vibes.
Word Count: 4.2k
Summary: The opening of Caravel Tavern was a dream come true for Jake. With the help of his best friends and brothers, naturally. In a small city in New England, it's rare to come across new faces. (or even run into some from the past)
A 4 Book interconnected series where they find love in the most unexpected ways. The bar was Jake's dream, but somehow is helping everybody else's dreams come true as well.
Rom-Com • Enemies To Lovers • Love At First Sight • Rekindled High School Sweethearts • Workplace Romance • AU - Boys x OCs
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Night Moves - Bob Seger  “When you just don't seem to have as much to lose Strange how the night moves With autumn closin' in”                                               
Two Days until Open 
Flipping the heavy lock and hearing the door chime has become my favorite way to start my day. After six long months of fixing up this place, it’s only days from officially opening. I’ve spent countless hours cleaning it up, with the help of my brothers, obviously. But it has come together and finally feels like mine.
 “Goodmoooooorning!” Josh sings from across the room. 
“Good Morrow!” I can’t help the slight accent that comes along with it. 
Josh has been helping me decorate, thrift, and create things to match the aesthetic here. Deciding to develop a piratical vibe with a touch of retro themes felt right. We’ve spent hours finding the perfect pieces to hang, and thankfully, Josh has a good eye for all that. Red neon signs adorned the walls, with my favorite “Sinners Welcome” sign hanging behind the bar. 
“I think we are getting close to finishing with the decor,” Josh says, turning to make eye contact with me. 
“If you’re happy with it, then I’m happy with it,” I said, smiling back at him. “Just let me know what I can do to help. Otherwise, I’ll be organizing until the cows come home.” 
The door chimes ringing as Sam, our younger brother, walks through the door, Daniel quickly following behind. 
Daniel has practically been part of our family since we were kids, so he is treated like a brother. He and Sam went to school together and instantly attached at the hip, so he was at our house often throughout the years. When the time came, he chose not to go away for college, and I helped him get a job with me at the Shipyard. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a glamorous job, but it’s one of the better-paying options— at least it wasn’t a factory. 
“Okay, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, we come bearing gifts, and by that, I mean, I hope you like these coffees,” Sam announces as he makes his way to the bar, “black– because I texted both of you and neither replied, so it’s your fault.” 
“Some of us have jobs, Sam,” I said back.
Josh pulls out his phone, and I can see him click around for a second, “Oh yeah, there it is.”
Sam abruptly set the coffee on the bar in front of us with a shit-eating grin.
“Mental note, keep coffee creamer,” Josh mumbles and Sam holds a bag out to him before taking a sip.
“I didn’t forget your caramel cold foam whipped cream bullshit that you put in your coffee.”
Josh’s face lights up at the sight, “Wow, you do care about me,” putting on the dramatics per usual, “Also– I better not be Tweedle Dum.”
Sam let out a sinister laugh with an exaggerated shrug, “Guess we’ll never know!”
Since Sam got home from college, he’s been helping Josh and myself get everything done for the bar. Often, he’s reluctant or tries to make it seem that way. I can tell that he likes to be a part of everything. He’s been offering to take pictures of the bar. We have all the beer available, so we can post them on our Instagram, which I’m glad he understands is part of the business because I do not. 
“Thank you, Samuel,” I say. “Lucky for you, I always take my coffee black.” 
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“I think if I have to look at another beer can today,” Sam starts, “I’ll lose my mind completely.” 
I giggle as I continue to track what we have in stock, “The worst is almost over, bud.” 
I’m sure opening the week of Thanksgiving seems like a terrible concept, and, to be frank- it’s overwhelming. I hope the six months of bickering with everybody will prove it was worth it.
“Hey, boss,” Daniel starts, “is there anything else you’d like me to do?”
I’m not exactly proud of how much he startled me. I should be more used to how quiet he is by now, but I don’t think I’ll ever be. 
“Jesus Christ,” I stop to process the question. “No, buddy, you can go home. It’s getting late, and we all probably could stand to get some rest before actually opening.” 
With no hesitation, I hear Sam ask from the other room, “Does that include me also?” 
“Yes, go home!” I shout over to him.
The door chime rings suddenly, causing Josh and me to laugh, walking over to find whatever he is working on. Carefully tapping the frame to ensure it’s centered on the nail, he looks incredibly focused. 
“We can also be done for the night,” I tell him, putting my arm around his shoulders. 
“Well, even better news, that was the last thing I needed to hang.” He says.
“You’ve outdone yourself, really.” I compliment him. 
Patting my hand a few times, he tells me, “Did it up just right, and it’s all for you, brother.”
We stare at each other silently for a second. 
“I’m just elated to see you finally going for your dreams.” 
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Opening Night
The room glows in red from the neon signs we’ve hung, making everything feel real suddenly as I look at the locked door. We decided to open a little later in the day so the ambiance would be there. Also, who opens a bar on their first day at noon? 
“How are you feelin’?” Daniel asked, squeezing my shoulder to wake me up from my nervous state. 
“I’m not well.” 
He laughs at my response. “It’s going to be great, Jake.” 
I spent a moment trying to crack my knuckles before letting out the breath I had been holding. Listening to the quiet, jazzy riff that Sam is playing on the piano, tucked into the corner. 
“You think so?” turning to him for a bit of reassurance.
“Absolutely. I think you’re onto something great, buddy,” he tells me.
My hands shake as I turn the jukebox on for the first official time, hearing the music start playing throughout the bar; we all look at each other for a second with smiles plastered across all our faces. 
“Okay, it’s time,” I say as I turn the deadbolt. Seeing Josh pull the little chain on the ‘Open’ sign in the window makes my heart thump even louder. 
The moment feels like slow motion as the door opens, and it isn’t one of the four of us who have been working here. I had hardly taken two steps back when the chime went off. 
“Oh, sweetheart,” my mom gasps, stepping over the threshold, “This is wonderful.” 
She immediately pulls me into a hug; all my nerves disappeared in a simple gesture. 
“You did the damn thing, now didn’t ya bub?” Dad finally speaks up, giving me his signature side hug. 
Before I knew it, Josh was already toting our parents around the bar, showing them all the decor he was proud of finding. A few customers who weren’t family had started to trickle in and sit at the bar. 
“I actually made Jake meet me after work so he could help me pull this out of the dumpster,” Josh explains, louder than I wished he would. A collective “oooh” followed his statement, realizing that a handful of customers sitting close to the tour were also listening to him now. 
“I painted this for him,” he continues, pointing at his framed artwork. He’s always been artistic; his imagination was incredible.
 A miniature painting of Queen Anne’s Revenge sat in a gold frame. He’s always known that I love everything about pirates and their history. That was one of the first things he made for the bar when I told him I would officially buy it. 
“That’s beautiful,” our mom gasped, leaning in to look at the little details even closer. “You really did that, Sunshine?!” Her voice raises excitedly, causing even more customers to glance over. Covering my mouth with my hand, I try to contain the laugh. Josh really did turn into Mom over the years, huh? 
“You obviously know that Jake loves his pirates,”
“Oh, I sure do,” Mom says, “Remember when he would cry because his favorite pirate ship jammies needed to be washed?” 
“Alright, alright. Mum, we don’t need to bring it up,” I chime in, “ again,” shaking my head at the trip down memory lane.
My dad finally snuck away from the Grand Tour, found a seat at the bar, and started to make conversation with a few people. 
Glancing over to the door as it opens, Old Man Chuck strolls in, immediately making eye contact. He makes his way over to the corner stool at the bar. 
Without asking, I slide a beer over to him.
“Ya did a hell of a job, kid. Place looks wicked good,” he mumbles. 
“Thank you, Sir,” I matched his volume, “that one’s on me.” He gave me a subtle nod. 
Old Man Chuck wasn’t a man of many words, and I respected that. He took a chance to sell me the bar; I’ll always be grateful. It probably helps that I have spent plenty of nights here when he still owned it, but where else am I supposed to go when my apartment is only two floors above?
As the night goes on, people start trickling in. Living in Portland for so long, you realize everyone knows everyone. Considering we were rapidly approaching Thanksgiving, many people were home for the holidays and in need of a break from their families. 
I scan the bar to see if anybody hasn’t been tended to when I see Sam trying his hardest to converse with Chuck, and it’s not working. I walk over, touching his shoulder to get his attention.
“Sammy boy, can you just do a quick round and make sure everyone in the booths is good?” I quickly ask him.
“Aye, aye, Captain.” 
I watch as he makes his way to each table, collecting empty glasses and making occasional small talk with some of the groups.
“Everyone good over here?” I could hear him asking from behind the bar. 
Even though he would complain daily about helping out, I could tell he didn’t mind doing this part as much. I could never say to him because it would go straight to his head, and I’d never hear the end, but I’m incredibly proud of him. Poor kid hasn’t worked a day in his life, and I’ve been putting him through it for the last few months. 
“Oh, you sell things at the farmer’s market too?” he asks. “What’s your Instagram? I’ll follow you real quick!” 
He’s always been comfortable talking to people; he usually seems carefree. I’ve always admired how sure of himself he is. I don’t know if it’s the amount of time he spends outside or that he got a few years away from us, but he’s gotten much more comfortable with himself.
“So.. do you have a boy-“ 
All of that to say, he has absolutely no game with the ladies. 
“Hey bud, I told you to check on everyone,” I glance over at the girl and back at Sam, “not harass them.” 
“Jake, what are you doing?” he spits out, “I’m so sorry- uhh” 
I give him a quick double pat on the back and nod towards the bar. 
“Are you kidding? I was trying to–” Sam continues as I stroll behind the bar. “Do you actually hate me?” 
“You were not about to win her over, Sam,” I laugh. “She’s been making eyes at Daniel all night.” 
I watch him deflate, putting the dirty glasses he brought back in the bin beside me. 
“She doesn’t seem like your type anyway.” 
“And you know what my type is?” He questions with a smug look on his face. 
“She clearly wasn’t feisty enough to put up with your stubborn ass,” I quip back with a smile. 
Unimpressed with my response, he goes back to mingling with customers. I find myself watching him as he makes small talk. 
I probably shouldn’t step in on his attempts at flirting, but I could see that one imploding a little too quickly. 
I don’t have the best of luck with women myself. I haven’t been on a date in God knows how long. The bar has kept me so busy I don’t even consider it. There are too many things I need to think about constantly, and it wouldn’t be fair for me to do that to someone. 
Scanning the room, I notice a couple sitting together in one of the booths, his arm draped over her shoulders. The way she looks at him, gazing at him like he created the moon. Cradling his face with her tiny hand and pressing her lips to his cheek, a smile erupted across his face. Maybe one day.
“Come back to earth, honey,” followed by a few snaps, pull me out of my own world. 
“I’m sorry, Linda,” I laugh, “I’m happy to see you here.” 
Linda Graves, a sweet older lady, will quickly become one of our regulars. She runs a stand at our local farmer’s market and quickly became buddies with Sam. Her husband had recently passed when he first met her, but she was slowly making her way back out into the world. She’s an eccentric girl and, honestly, reminds me of Josh often. 
“Where’s the big guy?” she asks, making her bright red glasses bounce up and down suggestively. 
“You know he has a name–”
“I’m trying to play hard to get Jake. You’re supposed to be my wingman,” she whispers, gently smacking my arm,  “Did I use that right?”
Throwing my head back with a laugh, I said, “Oh god, you’re right!” 
Gesturing to Linda to give me one second, I find the man of her dreams, who is conveniently walking out of the bathroom as I turn into the hall. 
“I have a lovely little lady who would like to see you,” choking back the laugh. 
“Is it who I think it is?” Daniel asks, following me towards the bar, “Ahhh– there she is.”
He’s a good sport about most things, which is a refreshing outlook to have around, considering who my family is. 
“Hi there, beautiful,” he starts, and I watch her melt into a puddle over him. 
“Now, Lin, you know I’m gonna have to check your ID if you want to drink tonight.” He tells her with a little wink. 
“Oh, Danny. You make me feel so young,” Linda tells him. 
“What do you mean, sweetheart? You ARE young,”
“You cut it out now,” She giggles like a schoolgirl, “I look like a bag of bones. I think we both know I’m old.”
“You don’t look a day over 21.” He leans forward, holding himself on the bar. He knows exactly what he’s doing, making his arm muscles flex a little while he listens to her talk. I watch Linda taking little glances at his biceps while he talks. 
I see the towel he has sitting over his shoulder starting to slip, and I lean forward to catch it as it falls. Tossing it back over his shoulder, he gives me a slight nod since he is mid-sentence. 
“Good save,” Linda quips. 
“Thank you, thank you,” I send her a warm smile. 
I turn around immediately, bumping into Josh, his teeth on full display, giggling to himself. I haven’t seen him this happy in a while. 
“Having fun?” I ask. 
“Of course! I’m drunk!”
“I- uh- you’re what?” The panic lacing my voice is intense. 
“Jake,” he says while grabbing my shoulders, “I’m kidding.” 
Dropping my head back in relief that it was a joke, I’m disappointed I fell for it. 
“What a little shit you are,” I can’t help the laugh that escapes me.
“Who are you calling little? I’m five minutes older than you, bub.” He calls back over the music. 
I roll my eyes and walk off. He’ll never let that die. 
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“Excuse me.” 
I turn around to find a petite older lady sitting at the bar.
“Oh, I’m sorry, how are you this evening?” I ask. 
“Well, it’s much better now,” she batted her eyelashes at me. 
“I’m so happy to hear,” I hold in a laugh, “What can I get you to drink?”
“Do you have any Moscato or Rieslings? 
I smile as she asks, “Of course I do. Hang on” 
Turning around to the fridge where we store our white wine, I giggle quietly. 
Looks like I’ve gained my own Linda.  
I grab a glass and turn back to her, setting the glass in front of her. 
“I don’t know if you know this..” I pause, “I’m sorry, I never got your name?” 
“Eleanor”
“Well, Eleanor, I save this specific bottle of Moscato for only the sweetest of girls,” I tell her as I pour the chilled wine into her glass. 
“Oh, you stop,” She bashfully waves her hand toward me. 
I glance at her with a smirk cemented across my face.
“Here you go, darling,” I slide the glass across the bar to her.
I give her a second to take a sip, and I can hear the quiet hum telling me that the wine is what she was hoping for. 
“Actually,” I start, “I’d like to introduce you to someone. I think you would get along a little too well.” 
I look over to Linda, who has taken a break from flirting with Daniel for a moment so he can get some work done. Waving her over, she grabs her bag and downs the rest of her drink before walking around to Miss Eleanor and me. 
“Linda, this is Eleanor.” I introduce them and watch as they start to make small talk. 
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“Where are my boys?” Mom asks loudly. 
Somehow, we all heard her over the chatter of the bar. Sam was already closest to her, so he wrapped her up in a hug first. 
“I’m getting too old to be out this late, Buttercup,” she tells him.
“Ma, it’s only 10 PM,”
“I know, I know,” she says, patting his chest gently. 
Reaching out for Josh, who’s coming in hot for a hug. Wrapping her tightly and rocking her back and forth. 
“I love you,” Josh spoke with an inside voice. Something about our mom brought him down to earth. 
“Oh, I love you so much, Sunshine,” Mom leans back, holding him at arm’s length, “You did a fantastic job decorating.” 
“Thank you, Mama,” he mumbles, pulling her back for another hug. 
“Alright, where’s my extra son?” She looks around for a moment before making eye contact with Daniel. She waves him down, watching the smile creep onto his face as he approaches her. 
“Oh, my sweet little dumpling,” She has always had a soft spot for him, “I would never leave without a big hug from you.” She pulls him into a bear hug, rubbing his back a few times. 
“Missed you so much,” He can’t help the giggle that comes from him at the pet name he gained as a child. 
I stand there watching my brothers both say goodbye to our Dad, giving him quick hugs per usual. Dad was never one for the emotional situations, but he’s loosened up over the years. Looking over at me, he gestures for me to go to him. 
“I know we’ll see you guys in the morning,” he starts, looking down at the floor with his hands tucked in his pockets, “But I just want you to know. I really am proud of you, kid.” 
He looks back up at me, and his eyes look like they’re struggling to fight the emotion. 
“Thank you,” Without a second thought, I wrap my arms around him. 
He pats my back a few times before pulling away from the hug, “I can tell how much this place means to you, and I’m just so happy for you.” 
He points behind me, letting out a small laugh. 
I can hardly turn around before being bombarded by my mother. 
“I’m glad you made it for the opening night,” I whisper. 
“Sweetheart, I wouldn’t miss this,” She whispers back, pressing a few kisses to my cheek, “Can’t tell you enough how proud I am,” 
I place a kiss on the side of her head, “I love you, Mum.”
I let Sam walk our parents out, returning to my place behind the bar. Happily watching Josh mingle with customers, it’s nice to see him existing in an environment that suits him. He just beams when he gets to be social and himself; Josh is much too loud and animated for his current job, and he needs something like this. 
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“We’ll be back for sure!” rings through the bar as the last patrons walk out. 
Pulling the doors shut and locking us in, I spin on my heels to face Josh, Sam, and Daniel. We all just stare at each other for a few seconds, even though it feels longer, and we cannot contain the laughter of disbelief. We did it… I did it. 
Josh quickly closes the distance between us, pulling me into a hug. Being twins has created a very different bond; he’s my best friend. I don’t think I would have had the courage to purchase the bar if it hadn’t been for him in my ear reminding me that I could do it. 
“I just want you to know that,” Josh starts, “I’m so proud of you, and I will always be here to help you, even if you don’t want to ask for it,” his voice shakes slightly. 
“Thanks, bub. I love you,” squeezing Josh one more time. I hope he knows I’m always ready to do the same for him. 
“I think this calls for celebration, don’t you?” Daniel asks, walking over to us holding beers. 
“Cheers!” I holler, raising my beer for everyone to join. We all share a well-deserved celebratory moment after the last six months. 
I grab a towel from behind the bar, walking back to one of the tables where Sam collects cans and glasses.
“Isn’t this what Dad used to play all the time in the car?” Sam asks while I’m wiping down the table. I listen a little more closely, realizing it’s absolutely one of our dad’s favorite songs. 
“I was a little too tall, could’ve used a few pounds,” 
We sing along as it plays, laughing hard as I whip Sam with the towel. He flips me off before walking away with a few glasses in his other hand. 
We all slowly cleaned and serenaded each other, which made us giggle like a bunch of little kids. 
“Workin’ on our night moves,” 
Josh sings dramatically, holding his half-drunk beer like a microphone. 
“Mmmm, in the sweet summertime”
This time, he leaned over to me so we could sing together, just like we used to as kids in the back seat. 
“We were just young, restless, and bored,” Daniel sings as he walks from the back room. 
Suddenly, the piano starts ringing through the bar, and we all find Sam playing along with the jukebox. I’ll let it slide since he was incredibly helpful today.
“And we'd steal away every chance we could
To the backroom, to the alley or the trusty woods.”
I finish gathering all the trash and tossing the bags near the back door. Josh still plugging away, cleaning all the glasses while serenading us all. 
“And I waited on the thunder,”  I sing, turning to point at Josh, knowing that he will absolutely know what to do next. 
As expected, Josh belts out the line, “Waited on the thunder.” he always had a way of making the entire room laugh. 
“When you just don't seem to have as much to lose.”
I prop open the back door to bring the trash out. A robust and crisp breeze envelopes me. It smells like it could snow.
“Strange how the night moves
With autumn closin' in” 
I take a deep breath. The cold air is refreshing after a long night. After tossing the trash, I walk back inside to the sound of hysterical laughter. The three of them bent over in a fit of giggles as they all yelled the backing vocals. 
“(Night moves) I remember, I remember, I remember, I remember.” 
In the moment, I think to myself, If you can’t beat em, join em. I drape my arm over Josh’s shoulders as I shout with them. Giving him a double pat on his chest as we all laugh together. 
“Alright, boys, let’s go home,” I tell them in my finest English accent. 
I make my way over to the door, holding it open for them to file through. I took one last glance over to make sure we took care of everything.
“I remember, I remember,” I sing under my breath, flipping the lights off.
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starleska · 1 year
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hi! im a really big fan of your fanfics (especially the wally ones) and i’m really curious to know what are songs that you associate with him?? please don’t be afraid to share!!! i really like talking and gushing over wally darling with a fellow wally simp lol
hey there anon!! 💖 aww my goodness you are so lovely, thank you!! it brings my heart so much joy that you like my writing...i can't believe the surge of wonderful feedback fired my way over this past week 🙈🙈 what a fun question!! there's a few songs i associate with Wally right now, and i'm sure more will pop up as we learn more about him;;; some are less overt, and more to do with Wally x Reader vibes - or, my terrible musical taste/hallucinating scenarios while listening to the same twenty songs 😂 fun simp challenge!! have a listen to a few of these with your eyes shut, thinking about Wally. you're guaranteed to have a good time 😉
Songs I Associate with Wally Darling:
Touch-Tone Telephone by Lemon Demon. no one could've seen this one coming 😂 no, as soon as i discovered Welcome Home i knew i'd finally found the right character to edit this song with. the conspiracy theory, cryptic vibes, slight desperation and of course retro-phone theming all work so well for Wally! 🥰
Out of My Mind by CG5. total coincidence that this banger dropped just as i learned about Welcome Home, and there's something cathartic and hypnotic about that repetitive chorus that fits with a lot of theories about Wally's struggles with Home...i had this one on repeat while writing The Nightmare Picnic 👀
An Unhealthy Obsession by The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra. this one's for all the yandere!Wally fans out there - i think every person who's a fan of terrifying, obsessive characters loves this song 😉 this is the one had on repeat while writing those yandere!Wally headcanons - i actually included it to listen to whilst reading in the original post, but i ran out of space!! 🙈
INSANE by Black Gryphon & Baasik. i know, strike me down for including a song made specifically for another Tumblr Sexyman on this list!!! but come on - the static, the showmanship, the overt friendliness masking a smiling, curious sadism...don't pretend like you don't enjoy this take on Wally, i've seen the fanart 😂
LA Devotee by Panic! at the Disco. this one's jam-packed with fun occult imagery and all about fame and obsession, so it feels perfect for our children's puppet show ARG!! something about it just hits right with how the fandom perceives the darker side of Wally 😳 i'm listening to this a lot at the moment as i've got a Metalocalypse MEP part to this song in the works, but my thoughts can't help wandering to Mr. Darling;;
Super Psycho Love by Simon Curtis. lord help me, you can tell i was in the AMV-making community in the late 2000s/early 2010s 😂 this song's a staple for attentive, manipulative, obsessive characters...even if we end up being totally wrong, and Wally is a Darling in more than name, we'll always have fun with our unhealthily possessive fantasies 🥰
Teenage Dream by Katy Perry. hey, i'm a basic bitch - i love listening to sugary-sweet, fluffworthy AMV music whilst writing my x Readers 🙈💖 a lot of the folks who request Wally often bear a little bit of their souls when asking - revealing insecurities about themselves, and wanting to be reassured he'd love them anyway. this is such a pretty, nostalgic song, and i think it captures the softness with which many of us would like to be treated by him ✨
Crush by Mandy Moore. similar to the last entry, yet leaning even more into that bubblegum romance vibe...i'm simply weak for blushy crush scenarios 🥴💖 i like this one a lot for x Readers, especially an embarrassed Reader absolutely overcome with how precious they find Wally 💖
Stray Italian Greyhound by Vienna Teng. one of my favourite songs of all time, and the perfect choice if you want your heart to ache 💔 i think this is a wonderful choice when thinking about a hurt Reader...someone who has fully given up on love, only to be confronted with Wally's relentless sunshine personality and falling head over heels 🥺 this song speaks to why i think many of us are infatuated with Wally...his charm coming from that childlike outlook, his tendency to love everything and everyone. lots of us could benefit from that kind of unconditional love, i think;;
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curseofmxcbeth · 2 years
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Academia clothing to wear during summer! 
Light breezy button up shirts. 
Linen pants. Baggy linen pants are awesome for sun protection and keeping cool. 
Paperbag waisted shorts. They’re awesome when accessorized with a belt.
Vintage dresses. Vintage and retro dresses are cute and serve some slight academia vibes. 
Delicate/minimal jewelry. Simple gold or silver jewelry adds edge to simple outfits.
Puff sleeves. Puffed sleeve garments are vintage yet trendy! 
Lace and broderie anglaise. The fabrics are often light and very romantic academia. 
Sunglasses. Retro shapes in particular. Wire framed is also very academic. 
Polo shirts. Preppy looking polo shirts in ‘academia’ colours work well for summer. 
Sandals. Sandals are a cute shoe you can make “80s movie hot Egyptologist aesthetic”
Hats! Create and flex a retro hat collection. Start with a basic straw wide brim, and maybe get some little vintage cloche hats?  
Here’s the moodboard
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bradshawed · 10 months
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princess 👑 / common tumble games! cym, fmk, kmk, would you rather, etc. or just talk to me.
cym as fruits or vegetables hehe
join the party!
i feel like i’ve totally forgotten about some major fruits and veggies and had a total mind blank so sorry if some of these sound really boring and sorry again if we’re mutuals and i completely forgot about you
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you as green grapes/cucumbers. you just have that refreshing energy but also really comforting and cucumber slices on my eyes on self care nights are one of my favourite things to do
@waklman as mangoes. ur literally the coolest person i know. and the summer vibes you give off especially with your obx summers and the tsitp tgm au you’re planning on writing…it’s just perfectly you. it’s a seasonal fruit which nearly everyone loves, sort of like you in that you’re such a lovely person to be around and i’m so grateful that i’ve had the pleasure of getting to know you
@sematarygirls as a custard apple. i’ll admit, i spent the longest time trying to figure out what fit you and i still don’t think it’s perfect but once i remembered they exist i sort of went ahhh yeah. they’re just really lovely to eat and you don’t get them a lot so they’re really rare to find just like you in that it’s incredibly rare to find someone as lovely and talented as you. if not that, i’d say blackberries bc it makes sense aesthetically
@amoraffairs as lychees. i can’t explain it but it just makes sense to me
@wolvisms as cherries/red peppers. red’s ur colour, i feel like i don’t need to expand on that anymore but you just feel like the colour red and the warmth and love that the colour has to offer as well as its other qualities. you give me downtown girl with slight cottagecore and i feel like cherries completely represent that and you. for the peppers, i do love them but i also realised the server lack of veggies so :)
@goodoldfashionedluvergirl as blueberries. honestly one of my favourite fruits and for some reason i just associate the colour blue with you. blueberries feel very forestry for some reason too and you have that sort of vibe like a retro but also dancing in the woods sort of thing idk if that makes sense but you feel like blueberries to me
@bcyhoods as strawberries. self explanatory and again, it just makes sense. ur so sweet and lovely and i know they aren’t pink but they just remind me of you
+ honourable mentions to jackfruit, sweet potato, asparagus, and more. ily all xx
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i need to post something so here are some song recs :)
ミラレルミラー - Namitape: honestly namitape is terribly underrated, they have this retro/shynth style mixed with vocaloid which is something i haven’t seen much, but i love, just listen to them pls
2. Labios rotos - Zoé: this is the kind of music that makes me glad i know how to speak spanish, the lyrics are so fucking cute <<33 and it has a very dreamy and calm yet emotional melody, is just perfect, and THE LAST PART when the singer says “amor, amor, amor, amor” and there’s the smoll bell sounds there is just heavenly (btw im linking the video where i found the song, which is as beautiful as the music and the reason i watched umibe no etranger lol)
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3. arabesque - lily chou-chou: lily chou-chou’s music is awesome and it only gets me more excited to watch the movie, but this one is my personal favorite out of all of them, just note that whenever you decide to listen to it, please take time to actually listen to it and allow yourself to feel the music, you wont regret it
4. backlight - ado: fucking badass, my favorite in the one piece album along with new genesis, its so fulled of rage you tense up and scream along it, it also has a catchy melody and finally, ado’s vocals are god tier (as always ✨)
5. tamed-dashed - enhypen: this feels like the kind of song you blast in your car while driving at full speed or you dance to like if you were in a club (even if you’re just in your room cuz ur lonely lol), immaculate vibes, absolute banger
6. one last kiss - hikaru utada: if i once thought beautiful world was the best nge song, it was because i didn’t know this existed. i dont think i have enough words to describe it, is melancholic but at the same time it gives you a sense of hope (specially one you check the lyrics), if something you always enjoy softly and i love it (if you check this out i’d recomend listening to the rest of the nge songs, they’re all bangers)
7. sweet dream - c!naH: and finally…one song of alien stage because is a must have lol, this is my favorite out of the songs of alnst, the retro vibe, the dreaminess, the mv, the slight melancholy…all i need to say is that i love the song and bonus points bc sua is my favorite chatacter and this is the closest thing to a character song we have from her
and this is all! pls tell me where can i find more songs like this ones (i have a VERY soft spot for dreamy songs) and, idk, im missing more so i’ll consider a pt2, have a nice day :)
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whatwouldvalerydo · 11 months
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For the Gacha Mystery challenge hosted by @ariparri I got the following when spinning the gifs
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I did not choose Jae because he isn't a character I am familiar with and the retro vibes had to go. I almost wanted to draw, but since I am rusty, I said no for now and went with writing.
Dragon Reserve: action takes place there as Talia Crane suddenly comes visiting in order to see Charlie and Felix
Colors: I kept those as a descriptive element
Romance: despite that in my headcanon, Talia ends up with Talbott, there was always that almost and what if with Felix. So this is me exploring that option.
Warning ⚠️ : drinking, slight cursing, implied NSFW sexy time but nothing is described, the LNE golden trio being chaotic, post war trauma
Staring at the thick grey skies, Felix sighed as he waited for the storm to reach their location. If anything summers in Romania were far too hot for him, but when the rain came down with force, he wished for it to end and for the sunshine to come back and warm his skin.
Taking a sip from his tea, his brows lifted slightly.
Flashing lights of yellow painted the dark skies, approaching fast, however the sound of thunder did not follow. Lifting his body from the log he was sitting on, Felix peered closer, recognizing the color. It was fire. Fire erupting in small bursts, here and there, a sight like no other.
Alerting the men, they went to gear up in case they needed to intervene. But as they continued to watch the skies, the roars of dragons echoed in the distance, the fire finally stopping after a flashing singular white light.
“Over there.” Charlie pointed at a small dot barely visible making its way with great speed towards their campsite.
“That is not a dragon. Far too small and fast.” Felix took a step closer as if that alone allowed him to see better and figure out what was happening.
Soon enough, a figure on a broom was sighted, a broom leaving smoke in its trail. Discarding it before reaching the ground, it shattered to pieces, a spell being chanted to ease the fall, however the person in question still took a few tumbles before coming a complete stop.
“Fuck.” Was the only thing the intruder uttered, still dazed and not yet getting up.
The men approached, Felix’s eyes growing wide “Talia? What in Merlin’s name are you even doing coming here on a broom no less?” kneeling next to her, eyes checked for any evident sings of being hurt.
Charlie joined his friend, shaking his head “As cool as that was, it was dangerous.”
Looking over at them, Talia’s lips pursed before she smiled “Not my fault you got new dragons. Plus” she huffed as she slowly rose to her feet with their help, the last of the golden embers in her eyes dying out “not like I could drive a car through the muddy roads in the mountains. I would have been stuck until next spring.”
Hugging them both, she smiled at them “Well, what’s for dinner? And by dinner I mean drinks.”
“You are out of your mind, next time send word, I will Apparate to the village.” Felix pointed at her despite some of the initial tension leaving his body.
Cocking a brow, Talia looked up at him “And deny myself a grand entrance?”
Sighing, he pinched the bridge of his nose “Nothing graceful about landing on your…behind.” He gestured with his free hand.
“Arse, you can call it arse.” Charlie chimed in, nudging Felix, Talia laughing as well.
As they retreated to drink in Charlie’s tent because otherwise Felix would not have it since he broke one of his tea sets the last time they had a long night, the atmosphere appeared to lighten more and more.
It had been a bit over two years since the war ended and it seemed they all just barely started feeling a small sense of normality. Felix had only returned once and even that was a short visit, time which was spent with Charlie and his family or with Talia. Charlie was stronger in that regard, checking up on his family, returning to England more often, especially after the loss his family suffered. Talia on the other hand stayed and faced the aftermath that the country was still dealing with even to that day.
It was still hard, it still hurt and even if on the surface people appeared to heal, she was seeing the worse part of it as she was tasked alongside several other Aurors and Hit Witches and Wizards to round up the remaining Death Eaters and followers.
“Your list helped a lot.” She said looking over at Felix, him only nodding before taking a big swing from his drink.
Sensing the tension, Charlie decided enough talk was had about the battle and those they have lost “Not to be insensitive, but maybe we should talk about something else. How are you and Talbott?”
Talia blinked and shrug her shoulders slightly “We’re still in touch, though not as much. He went on to teach Transfiguration at Hogwarts, I stayed in London. We’re not anything these days and frankly maybe it’s better than way. Too much has happened you know?” she stated staring at the bottom of her empty glass “And you can’t recover from that. Not when you spent more time apart than time spent together. It is what it is.” She finished, holding out her glass for the next drink, Felix pouring some for her.
“I am sorry to hear that.” Talia cocking a brow at his words.
“What about you two, anyone special?”
Charlie looked around, left, right, turned then blew a kiss at Felix who just groaned “Well it’s just us blokes here. And this one has been rejecting all my advances.” Letting out a heartfelt laugh, he barely managed to finish his sentence seeing Felix’s mortified face.
“Can you be serious for once in your life?”
Taking a swing from her glass, Talia smiled. She missed this, them, their bickering and the sense of calm she felt whenever she was with Charlie and Felix. While she had not always felt that way, they grew on her, filled a void when she had not thought it possible. And with them, despite the hardships, she found friendship, true people willing to stand by her and help.
Things she could never forget, would not, no matter how long she lived.
She loved the boys and their mischief.
But most of all, she loved how the Dragon Sanctuary could contain all her feelings and help her sort her head. Because if she was being honest with herself, which she was more of lately, she needed to think and figure out her next steps.
She had been fighting for so long that it felt completely natural to be an Auror and hunt down those on the opposite side. It was imprinted in her genetic structure and by that point it seemed impossible to change the course of her life.
But there was no denying the fact that she was alone. And in those lonesome moments, demons tended to loam over her, ripping at freshly healed wounds.
And Felix knew. As much as they laughed and reminiscent, once he was alone with Talia, walking to a tent they pulled together for her, they both fell silent, steps slow.
He was on the other side for the longest time. She was on the opposite side, yet she struggled with the concept of war and sides. Both lost in a different manner.
“You know, though I know you won’t, but you can write to me, talk to me about it.” She mentioned, stopping in her tracks “I can see it on your face Felix.”
“I know, but I wish to speak of it less and less. Let it go you know?”
Nodding her head, she understood. She got it “It’s better though.”
Looking into her eyes, he took a step towards her “Are you actually alright? Are you happy with how everything is right now?” he expected the same answer he received a year previous, for her to tell him to ask the next question.
Instead Talia shook her head slightly “No, I’m not. I have nothing apart from my job and let’s be honest, it’s not the safest, but you would know all about it.” She smirked, Felix rolling his eyes.
“Dragons to Death Eaters any day.”
“I know.” Biting down on her lip, Talia searched his eyes “Thank you, for everything. For believing in me.”
“No, you have nothing to thank me for. I left you, though yes it was to save you, there isn’t a day I don’t think I could have went about it differently. But I was scared, terrified, but not even that was worse than the thought of them catching up, using you, tormenting you.”
Swallowing thickly, Talia looked away from him “I’m so sorry, so sorry you thought that sacrificing yourself was the only way.”
“Talia” he spoke her name with confidence “if not for you the Death Eaters would have captured me back when they were scouting in Romania. You kept me safe for months, me, who can’t properly fight, who used to freeze in the face of adversity. You risked your life, your secrets, for me.”
“And I would do it again.” She stated proudly, looking back at him.
Inhaling softly, he closed his eyes for a few moments before whispering “I know.” Opening his eyes once again, he smiled “It is getting late. I presume you are tired.”
“Me? Tired? No and also those couple of glasses were not even nearly enough to put me to sleep.”
Laughing, he placed his hands inside his pockets “You are certainly something else. Come on, follow me, I have some more in my tent.”
“Is that an invitation to spend the night Felix?” Cheeky, most definitely.
Felix ignored the beat of his own heart, instead stating “I would say and what if it was, but then you would say next question and it would then be awkward. So instead I will just say, it is just an invitation for a drink Talia.”
“Ask me.”
Stopping, he turned to look at her “Pardon me?”
“Ask me.” That look in her eyes made his heart take a tumble, Felix letting out a strangled breath.
“Would you like the spend the night with me Talia?”
She watched him intently, witnessed how he wet his lips waiting on her answer, chest not expanding as he looked at her “I thought you’d never ask.”
He searched her face for a few seconds, walking back to her, hands lifting to cup her face, thumb running across her lower lip “Then what are we waiting for?” leaning in he kissed her, the taste of her lips bringing back memories from tumultuous days when they were hiding out or running for their lives.
But the rush was still there, her hot touch still a thrill against his skin.
He loved her then, he still loved her to that very day.
Early mornings were a theme at the Dragon Sanctuary, Charlie and the rest of the men already attending to their duties. Looking around he saw Felix was nowhere in sight. Walking over to his tent, he stepped inside without announcing himself, his eyes growing the size of saucers, the red head letting out a loud whistle “Well I’ll be.”
Waking from his sleep, Felix groaned as he stood up, hair a mess “Are you bloody serious?” taking his wand, he levitated a book, barely missing Charlie who managed to dodge at the last minute.
“Finally, good on you both.” Laughing, he dodged another object thrown his way “I’ll tell the mates you’re taking a personal day.”
“Fuck off already Charlie.” Talia spoke from under the covers, not even bothering to get up.
With Charlie finally having left the tent, Felix turned to Talia “Apologies for that, he has several bad habits.”
Chuckling, she stretched “You know he won’t let you live it down right?”
“Oddly enough I don’t mind this time. Unless of course you plan on leaving today.”
Opening her eyes, she looked at him “Not today. I plan on enjoying my sabbatical year.”
“Wait what? And you failed to mention this?”
Wrinkling her nose, she huffed annoyed “As charming as you are, I need coffee before discussing any future plans.”
Kissing her, he whispered “On it.”
Turning on her side, she watched him, a smile playing on her lips. After so much darkness, the future suddenly appeared a bit brighter.
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everlasting-beg · 4 months
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Chill Kill, the 3rd album, 33 mins, by Red Velvet 😔🤟
First of all Sunny Hill and VIXX are the kings of queens of creepy MVs just as an FYI but the MV (only watched it once) was cool.
Chill Kill : the single and 1st track. A nice start of the album, it does have that Psycho vibe but waaaay better, I really love it, it's nice a girl group with some singers for once and also no rappers, the hook is very catchy, I love the slight retro feel it has, the bridge was so pretty but this is RV/SM so obviously it's gonna be the highlight!!! Real music, was low-key hoping the teasers were gonna be fake and it would be a Red release but whatever I love it. 💖
Knock Knock (Who's There?) : 🙄 Halloween is over, like aespa and them 😭 why SM why?? It's a nice song but I just don't wanna listen to ooky spooky skeleton music right now. Still love it though, production was very eerie, love the Berry Good shout out! Bibbidi babbidi boo, (spelling??) Whatever my fellow Berry Good stans know what's up 😔🤟 I got a devil on shoulder 💖
Underwater : as soon as it started I got chills 😨 vocals and backing harmonies, real music, the atmosphere of this song is just... I'm in awe. Songs to drift away too, also the lyrics 'lay your body on me' okay 👀 Perfect 10 found dead in a ditch somewhere 💖
Will I Ever See You Again? : 😭 guys, so beautiful, I'm in tears, such a pretty song, listening to You Better Know breaks me, but this breaks me even more... I love that synth beat on the hook. The only 'critque' is that I wish Wendy would be more annoying and just scream her lungs out at the end, that would've made the song nicer for me, we need more adlibs at the end of songs. I'm Unwell 💖
Nightmare : 😔 ooky spooky skeleton music part 2, the 'we'll be fine' is very nice to sing along with, bridge was beautiful as always, the song is just okay for me.
Iced Coffee : 😊 super cute, reminds me of Yours Truly by Miss Flopiana Grande. That is my favorite album/era from her so therefore this song is one of my favorites. This song is just super sweet to the ears 🥰💖
One Kiss : ooky spooky skeleton music part 3, guys I'm over this gkgkgkg, On A Ride from Birthday was nice and all but geeez. I will say this is my favorite of them because I liked the Acapella moment with the claps, it's production is very fun and keeps me interested. A memorable song and even though it's Xmas season I'll listen to this 😔🤟 it's just a classic fun track from RV with a lot of quirks 💖
Bulldozer : the only song on the album under 3 mins. Is this TWICE shade 👀 anyways, the obvious highlight is the mmm part, I do enjoy their talk singing on their songs, their voices just sound unique, especially Joy. It's a fun song.
Wings : as soon as the song starts 😇 😭 like greatest girl group for a reason.... Spread your wings butterfly 🦋 as soon as I heard that lyric I got overwhelmed 😭 this is my song, also the longest song on the album, hallelujah 🙏 perhaps the best bridge on this album?💖
Scenery : last track on the album, nice ending credit type music, a song to drift away too, like we waited so long for them and it was definitely worth the wait. Also do you hear all these vocals? All these falsettos? Today's girlies cannot, it's truly sad. I love the subtle jazz piano bar vibe it has, my kind of music. 💖
😔🤟 I purchased my copy of the album, may it get to me safely.
In closing 👀 is it album of the year, well it's better than IVE and Fromis BUT is it better than Ryu Sujeong or Sejeong 🤔 idk....
Song ranking:
1. WIESYA?
2. Iced Coffee
3. Chill Kill
4. Underwater
5. Wings
6. Scenery
7. One Kiss
8. Knock Knock (Who's There?)
9. Bulldozer
10. Nightmare 🙄 On A Ride is better
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lumilasi · 10 months
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So I had 2 characters as wips, I decided to finish Belladonna's remake first as I got more for it. She's quite different now, though still kept the nature witch thing and purple vibes. Also recycled Yume's old modern looks (she's not gonna be part of this story) for her. Also finally name-dropping the city all these characters mostly live in.
Bio below:
Name: Beatrice Dubois
Nicknames: Bella/Bea (GF Amalia) Aunt Bee/busy bee (Janus, Amalia's nephew) Nosy woman (Angus, a doctor/Amalia's Seeker coworker)
Age: 70 in human years, considered to be around middle-aged by nature witch standards. (Different types of witches have different lifespans, though majority tend to live between 100-150 years on average)
A Forest witch with quite powerful and versatile powers
Occupation: Investigative journalist/honorary aunt
Family: Honorary nephews Sebastian, Kaspian, and Janus
Friends: Franziska Belmont (A cat witch) Yui Araknos (A popular jazz-singer spider woman) Mariella Mirasol (A tree nymph)
Love interest: Amalia Marek (A wyvern)
Abilities:
She can create, nurture and wither any types of plants from flowers, to vines, to even trees. She can also recognize any type of plant instantly, and utilize their properties from poison, to sedatives, to antidotes, etc.
She can create objects from the plant matter, such as furniture, tools and weapons, etc.
She can use her plants to "hear" and "See" things; just a small leaf of hers on the corner of a room she's not in allows her to eavesdrop on things.
She can morph her talisman into any useful tool, though it is limited in size to something she can hold.
If she stops using her talisman, she can create quite powerful attacks, such as tree golems or near unbreakable vines. She tends to struggle to control these things though...
Weaknesses:
Like all forest witches, without her talisman Beatrice struggles with controlling her abilities and might cause havoc accidentally. Her magic is also relatively weak against fire based magic.
Her nosy, curious nature sometimes lands her in trouble, and can annoy people around her (such as Angus Belmont, a well known doctor she's acquainted with due to his connections to the Seekers)
Personality:
Beatrice is very curious and easily excitable person, who loves to solve mysteries and unearth hidden secrets. She is very determined and stubborn when it comes to reaching her current goals, sometimes to the detriment of her own well being.
She's generally seen as an eccentric, fun person to be around, although to some Beatrice might be a bit much with her energy, where her energetic charm turns into more of an annoyance.
While she seems quite emotional, Beatrice is capable of thinking rationally and detach herself from whatever she is investigating, no matter how emotionally taxing it is. She generally has two "modes" as she calls them; "casual mode" and "journalist mode," and she's much calmer and more serious in demeanor with the latter.
Due to being very intuitive and sharp minded, Beatrice is able to pick up on things others don't, and notice even slight changes in a scene or a person's behavior. She also has very little tolerance for bullshit, and is not afraid to call someone out on it once she's hit her breaking point. "You have to be patient in my job, but sometimes you just can't even" as she puts it.
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Fun Facts:
Beatrice lovers dressing in retro-inspired fashion, and mostly sticks to purples, reds, and neutral colors like black, white, and beiges.
She might sometimes wear green in reference to her girlfriend though, such as during their dates.
She is a lesbian, and didn't actually have a girlfriend before Amalia, being so focused on her studies.
She does often annoy her young honorary nephew that's living with her girlfriend, but Janus does like her deep down. Especially given how she was more than willing to call out his parents to their face alongside his aunt.
She lives in a penthouse and has a full on greenhouse room in it. Like is typical for her kind, she does enjoy gardening quite a bit and tends to often go there to meditate and contemplate on whatever case she's investigating
The park Mariella looks after is one of her favorites, and that is where she met her in fact, and the pair became friends.
She knows her GF is a Shadowless - a special secret operative of sorts for the Mirror World's highest council - and sometimes jokingly asks her about her job, knowing she is not allowed to tell her about it.
She has a red and a pink version of the polka dot shirt. Generally she tends to have the same outfit in multiple different colors.
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dontforgetaboutgeorgie · 10 months
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looking for mutuals/blogs to follow
Hi, I go by George online, use any pronouns and live in Germany, this is my tiny blog that I curate to feel better about myself
about:
warm/cozy/dusty/retro vibes
reading/writing and slight academia
butch
everything 1970s
cowboy meets 80s slasher meets supernatural
music that's kinda shitty, kinda old, but always too much
agressively positive is my motto (mostly)
queer, disabled, radical, punk and sometimes pretty nasty (not the radfem kind)
nostalgia, nature and escapism all the way
also if it isn't cheap and kinda shitty, it's not accessible enough for me (looking at you, 90% of dark academia (looking at you greek busts and expensive libraries specifially))
(actively fighting the furry allegations)
married to my lovely femme <3
feel free to get comfortable, grab a cup of warm, embrace your inner kid and get scrolling :)
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inkbeanjo · 7 months
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2, 3,4,5,6,7 for Moni and Retro on the character ask please. i love hearing about your characters
houuhghghjK i will do my best to answer retro's half, though i'll open with some behind the scenes that might shed some clarity on neo-a's weird existence in the real world.
Neo Automisia came about after I'd been playing Moni in a shadowrun living community for like 3 years, and after a point where i decided I wanted to break from that system's lore/canon out of desire to write my own shit and also out of disagreement with a lot of SR's writing- irl i've never really grown up in places or had the same friend groups for more than 3 years at a time, and my experience in making friends has been a series of meetings and farewells since I was little.
Ironically enough this's how a lot of my time playing Moni wound up being- games in the living community were sign-ups as opposed to set player groups and set tables you'd normally expect from a tabletop setting- think billboard with job postings kinda vibes, with things happening during/after/between jobs. As such, at least when it comes to fellow runners/key npcs, I'm doing my best to translate friends characters I've not gotten to really play with/hear from in years- or at least haven't had space TO do things with, life happens/things get busy etc etc you get it. Retro is OracleofMaya's wonderful gremlin, and a lot of my ability to write consistent/in-character dialogue for her comes from the fact that we talked/wrote a LOT over the years and i have an active crush on her/like writing stuff with her u///u
Long lead in over here we go:
It really depends on circumstances for the both of them- they're incredibly awkward and dealing with a lot of baggage individually/mutually, but with the right company they tend to light up. In Moni's case if worst comes to worst, she's anxious enough that even in bad company/bad circumstances she'll still titter out a giggle before realizing this isn't the time nor place.
[DATA EXPUNGED]
From my time playing alongside Retro, it never felt exactly an easy thing to earn her trust; partly due to the fact of her being a technomancer in a world that readily exploits and/or abuses them to the nth degree, and partly due to the fact that a lot of the people she and Moni worked with were either opportunistic or WAY too prone to oversharing critical information. Add [DATA EXPUNGED] to the mix and its really hard to blame her for shutting others down or out but again right company/right circumstances made all the difference in exceptions or changing that.
On Moni's end, her depression and various horribly negative experiences with people she loved or trusted have oriented her, for the most part, not to trust other people- or at least, that's the direction she tries to orient herself toward in some attempt to protect herself, and others from her. That obviously hasn't and doesn't work up to the current point in chapter 3, as Moni is basically an easily excitable puppy in a metahuman's shape.
In Retro's case, extremely- I have zero doubts that had Moni ever not kept self-vigilance up and spilled the beans regarding Retro being a technomancer, Retro WOULD have made good on that promise to fry her brain.
Distrust is fluid for Moni/liable to shift and change with circumstances and her mood- in this case I'm going to opt to make a slight shift and say that, with specific and wrong buttons pushed, it is very, very, very easy to earn a lethal grudge from Moni as opposed to solely distrust.
Both Moni and Retro are not only Nightrunning criminals for hire, but also staunch Anarchists living in the hellscape that is late stage capitalism and continued global warming/corporations having just about zero regulatory oversight or consequence placed on them. Laws on paper are not synonymous with justice or systemic equity, and both growing up in the fringes of the Seattle metroplex 100% plays into how they see the reality of how those laws actually play out in favor of the rich, powerful, and influential.
In the time I played with Oracle, Retro's nostalgia often times followed similar patterns to Moni if that tracks; both of them are rooted through warped sentimentalities and fractured memories for pasts they either can't fully remember, or remember in better contexts and through rose-tinted glasses than honestly- at least for a time. I don't wanna spoil too much in this regard, nor for the more positive ways they hold nostalgia for genuinely nice times/moments, so that's all I'm gonna say.
For Moni: 22. Jealousy is weird for Moni, because it's only really ever happened when Retro had started seeing/dating(?) a magical psychologist character of mine who has a hate boner against moni and vice versa. Moni herself is polyam, pan, and for the most part easygoing when it comes to interpersonal relationships; she doesn't really have explicit desire for material stuff barring cybernetics to cram into her meat suit, or good food tucked in the pockets and hole-in-the-wall joints of wherever she's living. Even in the case of the aforementioned psychologist, the jealousy stemmed more out of her overt fear of a mage who could root through, tweak, or otherwise puppet your brain like a marionette. 23. Envy is also weird- as mentioned the material things she does want are things she has zero problem waiting or saving for, and when it comes to relationships/the relationships of her partners and metamours she's open/patient. But a core piece of Moni I'm in the process of explicitly laying out/continuing to lay out is her absolute impulsiveness- the things that she DOES envy are immaterial and more abstract, in ways that to most would just sound like complete nonissues. It's something yet to be brought up, but Moni genuinely envies her peers and coworkers who have or are working toward a definite retirement plan, or have the intention TO retire because they have something in mind. For Moni at this point, she did not for one second in her career think about what retiring might look like or that she could/should- it was utterly foreign to be asked "what're you going to do after you're done running?", and to look inward only to find an answer along the lines of "what?". She envies people that have desires beyond what's immediately in front of them- not because they have it better, but because for all of her attempts to she can't figure out what she wants- no matter how hard she tries there's something missing that, to her at least, makes her feel like she was never supposed to be metahuman. This's one example but you get the gist, it's wanting to feel like you know where you're going and where you want to go/otherwise self actualize and feeling like you're drowning.
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New album: Scarlet by Doja Cat
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All things considered, I think that Scarlet will probably end up as my favourite record of 2023. While there have been plenty of others that I’ve enjoyed before now, there hasn’t really been anything else that I’ve obsessed over quite so much and played to absolute death as this. However, i'm not seeing many people who feel the same. While a few have declared themselves fully on board, reviews have often been middling, bemoaning its sharp turns of style and tone. Similarly, it's failed to gain much popular momentum, charting high in the first week but then dropping out of the charts at speed. So far as I can tell, anyone not put off by its embrace of hard rapping and old style beats appears to have balked at the relentless barbs directed at her online stans. Given how lonely my position feels, I figured that I ought make a case for it. No doubt sales will be impacted. Warn the pressing plants. Put Spotify on alert.
First of all, Doja comes out swinging. Megahit single “Paint The Town Red” is surely already familiar but it bears repeating what an extraordinary banger it is. The track appears relatively slight on first hearing, underpinned by a glitchy retro sample of Walk On By, but its real power comes from a bouncing bassline and Doja’s joyously unrepentant delivery - “Bitch, I said what I said” - as she rips into the losers and haters alike. This vibe dominates the front end of the album, with the stakes raised even higher on “Demons” and “Fuck the Girls”, tracks where she goes off at an absolute fever pitch. But while the music on “Demons” matches her ferocity with a heavy 808 attack, FTG feels like a musical harbinger for the rest of the record, its twitchy live bass forming a bridge into some of the easier going material. 
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And it’s fair to say that, beyond these harder edged songs, most of the album sounds absolutely gorgeous. Tracks like the high octane pop of “Ouchies” and the warm, swirling RnB of “Gun” and “Go Off” are entirely absorbing, the kind of music that you don’t so much listen to as luxuriate in. If there is an issue here, it’s that it sometimes feels like Doja isn’t letting go as much as the music is. 97 is one of the best examples of the kind of disjointed funk that comes to dominate later on but her claim that it “looks like we don’t give a shit” is heavily undermined by how often she returns to attacking her enemies. When she (hilariously) begins a line with “…in a tweet that I’m probably gonna stand by…”, you start to get the feeling that Scarlet may be one of the most '...and another thing...' albums ever to be released.
And yet, I can’t say that I really mind. Being new to her, it may be that I just haven’t had time to get bored of it, but I’ve heard plenty of hip hop albums where rappers string out beefs like this whilst being far less entertaining. Say what you like about Doja but, a few clumsy rhymes aside, her rapping is generally excellent and she always has a choice insult for her detractors, whether they’re mocking her shaved head on Attention (“boo hoo my n-, I ain’t sad that you won’t fuck me”) or fretting over her mock-‘Satanic’ affectations on “Shutcho” (“got you cussin’ on a Sunday now - GOOD LORD!”). Do we get more of this stuff than we really need to? Yes, we probably do, but even where it wears out it’s welcome a bit, it’s a rare tune where she can’t make me crack a smile.
And in any case, there’s always something else worth focusing on. This continues to be true through the second half, where its softer elements mutate into dislocated neo-soul, full of twisting funk basslines and a strong late night vibe. This is especially so on Skull and Bones, where Doja’s overlapping vocal lines knit into an intoxicating psychedelic sweep, and the slinky sex track “Often”, a rare non-rap tune where she comes off like a huskier and hornier Erykah Badu. In general, the few love songs here feel genuinely touching, especially new single “Agora Hills” where her adoption of a teen girl persona only heightens her vulnerability as she gently pokes fun at it. And while even here the conflict isn’t quite done with (Doja’s desire to “rub it in their face” refers to the media controversy over her new and deeply unpleasant boyfriend), that softening is not just a welcome respite from the fury but a real ace in Scarlet’s sleeve.
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Yet apparently it isn’t enough. And that's a perspective I can understand tbh: the people waiting for a Doja Cat album might be interested in the poppier material but they probably want to hear a lot more singing and they could certainly do without the relentless bitching and sniping. And from the other side, a lot of the people who might be interested this kind of hip hop are fairly unlikely to hear it: Doja Cat is a big pop star, whereas rap is notoriously focused on “keeping it real” and shunning the supposedly commercial (so long as it suits them anyway). Given the pace with which it's dropped out of the charts, it seems a bit late for Scarlet to find a mass audience now, though while its singles remain on the radio I guess that all is not yet lost. Regardless of anything, it’s a record that makes me extremely happy but for Doja Cat, I guess the challenge is to knit this - in all truth - absolutely breathtaking sound into something that makes a little less effort to rub everyone up the wrong way. But with the biggest single of the year still under her belt, I feel like she’s got a few lives left in her.
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HELLO CHIA DEAREST ONCE AGAIN CONGRATS ON 600 BODIES IN UR BASEMENT AND WELCOME BACK !!!! ♡ i shall join ur event bc it seems rlly cool >:)
i dont like too crowded places so if i had to pick a destination it would probably be a park or a library !! and with ranpo ♡
3 things i always bring ... my phone, a sketchbook (with a pencil obvi) aandd my earbuds
fav aesthetic has to be grunge since its the one i associate myself with, but i also really like artsy and grunge retro stuff !
team silver definitely ! i wear gold stuff ocassionally but silver just fits me vibes better i think :D also its easier to match to my fits
hmm .. probably chifuyu ? i dont really know :0
what inspires me has to be music and sunsets/stars/the moon; when im in a bad mood i distance myself from other people bc if i dont ill just be snappy and say shit i dont mean; my hobbies are art, reading, writing, skateboarding, music, photography, astronomy aaannndddd sleeping yes
she/her intj leo !!!
omg regarding stuff i dont like to wear,,,, skin tight and or low cut jeans. i used to love tight jeans and hate baggy jeans but now ... now its reversed .... HAHAH. im pretty open to colors and styles and aesthetics otherwise, i just cant stand jeans that stick to ur legs and or stop at ur hips like NO i need that shit halfway up my waist else its not good LMAO
thats all thank u in advance dearie !!!! i hope u have fun w the event :D !!!!
hii natsu darling!! THANK YOU SO MUCH 🫂 I totally love your vibes istg.
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imma explain myself a bit (ᵔ◡ᵔ)
; For the date i chosed a park date + the picnic (yk ranpo wouldn't accept to not eat constantly his sweets ...), hope u will like it ♡
; I totally agree, I can't stand tight(+low-rise) pants anymore <//3
; IMAGINE
the days before going out with ranpo, that slight emotion and age, which the same ranpo feels for the first time. You went in the morning to take ranpo and together, hand in hand - used as an excuse "to keep him from getting lost" - you two reached the park. Spending the whole day while you read, and he sleeps, eating all possible and imaginable snacks, painting on his sleeping face, trying all the games in the park.
; and of course, flowers in the hair, matching outfits, spring scent of flowers, arriving late at night and then walking together under the stars to go home :)
; the canvas bag with the headphones, sketchbook, perfume and make-up (if you use them), books, camera, snacks...
🧿dreamyoutfits event
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I don't understand but I love u: THE MILLISECOND THE SONG STARTED I KNEW I KNEW I FUCKING KNEWWWWWWW PERFORMANCE UNIT NEVER LETS ME DOWN WHOOOIISUHWHEJJWKSJDJSJSJ I ACTUALLY HAD TO RESTART 20 SECONDS IN BC I DIDN'T APPRECIATE THE OPENING ENOUGH I WAS SO WHOOOOOOOOOOO ABOUT TO START DOING BODY ROLLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THE CHOREO FOR THIS
april shower: I LOVE HER feels very classic svt I'm in love with it nothing more to say just a very nice feel good svt song. wasn't paying too closely to the lyrics but I did hear a very obvious rock with you so I'm guessing there's more references in here?
dust: loooooove love the what is it. slight retro vibe??? idk that's probably wrong I'm bad at music terms but I really like this she's so cute. falling in love at the beach vibes
super: I think I like it overall but I'm so tired of these anti drops in the chorus or whatever they're called lol I like it when they pick it up again. really didn't like all the rapping parts sorry 💔
f*ck my life: just kinda boring lol ngl I was just waiting for this song to finish so I could get to the rest of the album. might grow on me though it has a nice melody
fire: I liked the one singing part in the middle but the other parts really aren't my thing
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+ princess!! cym as it girls from songs - arabella, michelle, jolene etc xx
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never realised how many songs have names in them and honestly i’m not mad about it. some of these may not be super well known but they makes sm sense. thank you for the ask ml, it was sm fun!!!! xx
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you as rhiannon by fleetwood mac. it just fits idk why but it gives that retro, free, djats esque sort of feel that i imagine you having. and the lyrics feel so you with the night sky and bird imagery. if queen had a song with a girl’s name in the title, it would be you (idk if they do but i don’t think so?) but that might just be down to ur user
@waklman as soren- bedroom session by beabadoobee. ur so bea like minus the fact that you love her and ur pfp so i imagine you as her even if i know what you look like but you both give me the same vibes and ur just so iconic and cool, it just makes perfect sense
@sematarygirls as iris by the goo goo dolls. very cool girl, retro summer, obx vibes, slight djats rockstar vibes? just sort of a combination of you and your writing that i think fits very well, also it’s such a good song
@katsendgame as betty by taylor swift. idk why but it just feels you. it’s got that late night summer vibe with the slight cottagecore that fits yours. but if the wallows had a song with a girls name in the title, you would be that but i don’t think they do ): *this is my plea for them to make one, preferably with ur name in the title but i’m not too picky*
@thyme-in-a-bubble as sofia by clairo. it fits your aesthetic so well and has that calming, soft but also upbeat vibe, with the sense of romanticism to it, it just feels perfect
@bcyhoods as ophelia by the lumineers and come on eileen by dexys midnight runners. both of these somehow fit your account and also scream midnight sky and blue plaid pyjama pants which is what your account makes me think of
@bruisedboys as matilda by alt-j or arabella by arctic monkeys. if there was a song that was a mix of those two, then i’d go with that one. no explanation, it just makes sense in my head
@wolvisms as valerie by tv girl. i can’t explain it but that song just feels red and that’s the colour i associate with you. plus it has this downtown girl feel that idk i can’t explain it, it just makes sense. if not that, i’d say jolene by dolly parton
@amoraffairs as juliet by cavetown. your account just feels soft and green, like ur running through a field of daisies or collecting sea shells on the beach, and i feel like that’s perfect for this acoustic song
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raillingfarrell · 1 year
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13 Best Font for your Shopify Stores
Today customers expect to find what they want as quickly as possible without searching through the pages of irrelevant products and information. If consumers cannot find what they want, or simply become frustrated by the browsing experience, they can (and will) leave their search in a click.
One of the crucial aspects that keep the attention of website visitors is typography. Not only does selecting the right typeface help to express your message, but it also can impact your brand image and even make your brand more identifiable.
In this article, I will introduce to you the best fonts that you can use for your Shopify store and some mistakes that you should avoid when it comes to choosing a font. Now let’s jump right into the details.
Helvetica
Helvetica is old; it has been around since 1957. It's part of the sans-serif family, so the letters don't have curves at the end of each stroke. It's a classic font, and now it's split into a variety of types, such as Helvetica light, rounded, and more. Helvetica is simple and commonly used by major companies for their logos and marketing materials.
Garamond
Garamond is old too, and it has a retro feeling to it. It's perfect for body text in printed books, and it can also be read easily. With this font, your website will have a classic vibe, and each letter may look like an engraving to some people.
Arial
Arial is probably the safest font out there to use, and it's pretty much the norm in the typography world. In certain machines or word processors, Arial is called Arial MT. They are identical without any noticeable changes.
There are many subtypes of this font, but they're all easy to read. It belongs to the family of the sans-serif font. Sans serif means that there are no lines of any kind at the end of each letter. The positive thing about this font is that it is familiar, and all Microsoft devices provide it in the operating system. iOs and Android also have no problem recognizing this font.
Courier Family
The courier family has two divisions — courier and courier new. Today, the widely popular version is the latter. The font is easy to read since all the letters are evenly spaced. Many fonts have wider widths, but not this one. This is how Howard Kettler designed it in 1955.
Both computers and browsers know the courier family, and no modifications will be made if they open a website using this typeface. It's been around for decades. It was originally used in IBM typewriters, but later it was widely seen in the personal computer too.
Verdana
Verdana is considered as a true web font by many font experts. It's a plain sans serif font, big enough for quick reading. If you look closely, the letters are a little elongated, making it easier to read from laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Verdana is now focusing on portable devices and computers. And rightly so, as it was developed for and by Microsoft.
Times New Roman
This font is a slight variation of the font of Times (one of the oldest fonts). It's widely used in newspapers and magazines all over the world, and it's easily recognizable. Many books are also written in this font, and people from all over the world won't find it hard to read.
The reason it was named Times is that the company that had this font created was Time Magazine back in 1931. While it is no longer used by the journal, it is still commonly used as a body text in newspaper ad-book publications.
Bookman
Bookman looks similar to Times New Roman. It is also known as the Old Style Bookman. It has been widely used for trade printing and display typography. It was very common in the 1960s, but its roots can be traced back to the 1850s. Bookman is perfect as a header, but you can also use a thinner version for body text.
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Source: best font for shopify store
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