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oK HALLOWEEN REQUESTS?! BET!!! GET THIS, STEVE WHO KEEPS HEARING SCARY NOISES IN HIS HOUSE AND HE CALLS READER (his gf) TO BE LIKE DUDE THERES A FUCKING GHOST and it’s a cat who got stuck in his attic or something 🥹
ty for requesting ♡ you and steve go ghost hunting. fem, 1.1k
Steve's waiting for you. Front door open, your boyfriend stands in his pyjamas with a leather jacket thrown over the top, hair ruffled but adorable, one pant leg tucked into his sock and the other dragging on the floor.
"Planning on a quick getaway?" you tease.
Steve hangs his head. "Whatever, just kiss me."
You love him even if you tease, using the door jam for extra height as you tip your head back to kiss him. With the way he kisses you can't be expected to abstain, hot little crescent moons of touch pressed softly to the seam of your lips, like the very beginning of a heavier kiss. It distracts you, and you forget why you're there.
"'M being haunted," he says against your mouth.
"Right," you remember. "You sounded hysterical on the phone. I thought maybe you'd been spiked." He rolls his eyes. "Hey, it happened once before!"
"Just come listen. It's a weird thumping."
"Maybe there's a guy living up there," you suggest, taking your shoes off by the door.
Steve takes your hand gently, his words much less coddling, "Sure, there's a man living in my attic. He comes out when I sleep."
"Well, don't scare yourself."
"It's fucking weird. It's definitely a spirit."
"Like that vampire you saw last Christmas."
Steve leads you upstairs to his room, where he encourages you to get comfortable. You take off your jacket and your bag. You'd brought pyjamas, figuring Steve's phone call to be an invitation rather than a real ghost hunt, but you'll save them for afterwards. He looks comfortable, and he smells nice as you drop your face into his arm.
"Listen," he says, bringing the forearm of the arm you're snuggling up to stroke whatever skin of yours he can reach, "it'll happen again. It's constant."
"It's maybe a burst pipe."
He shushes you, not unkindly. "Just listen."
On the phone, he'd been dramatic enough that you assumed this was a cute ploy to see you. You'd felt quite flattered —Steve doesn't seem to realise how much of a catch he is, so his flirting is over the top, and it really keeps the crush alive even while you're dating. There's a fucking ghost, dude, you need to come over right now.
Really? I thought your parents bought the house new?
Baby! Don't make me beg. And don't make me die alone.
You tilt your head to one side and listen hard for his promised ghost, an excuse to be in Steve's space more than anything. After a few dull seconds of silence, you turn forward and offer him a smirk. "You don't have to make stuff up for me to come over. I would've come to see you for no reason."
"And while I appreciate that," he says, his hand moving to your face, your cheek to his palm, "there's really, actually a ghost."
You look up in tandem as a strange sound echoes from above Steve's bedroom. It can't be a person, the weight doesn't shift loud nor close enough for footsteps, only groans in one place before creaking further toward the door.
"Oh," you say. Steve squeezes your cheek.
To get into Steve's attic you have to build a precarious ledge. He doesn't have a stepladder and the attic itself has no fold down, nor a ring pulley. "We don't go in there, the house is big enough already," he explains, lugging his TV stand under the attic opening. "This is barely tall enough to get up there."
"Maybe you can boost me?" you suggest, though the idea of being that far up doesn't sound enticing.
"No way, it's dark up there. If one of us is going to be killed by a ghost, it'll be me." He kisses your cheek and hops up onto the stand with impressive dexterity. You grit your teeth. "And besides, you don't like heights."
"Steve, is this a bad idea? What if it's an owl? It'll attack you."
"It's not an owl," —he grabs at the attic tile and pushes it in, grunting as he pulls the weight of his upper half inside with it— "it's a ghost, beautiful." His legs disappear into the attic. You can hardly see him. "We should've found a flashlight."
"I can go look?"
"I'll be fine, probably."
"Stay away from the hole! If you fall and break your back I'll have to work two jobs and someone else will have to give you sponge baths–"
"Why do you actually sound worried? I'm not going to fa– Holy fuck!"
A huge thunk. You huff out a worried exhale, asking, "Are you okay? Stevie?" as you climb onto the TV stand and peer into the dark attic.
"I'm okay! I'm gonna come back, don't flinch." His face appears in the opening. "I tripped over something. It's weird, you won't believe me, but the floor is wet in here. There must be a leak in the roof."
"Be careful, Steve, please," you murmur.
Steve leans down in the gap to kiss your frown. "Sorry. I'm being careful. Could you bring me some towels? I'm gonna clean this up."
You throw him a couple of towels from his laundry room like you're shooting shoddy hoops, laughing at his worse catching. The floor moans as he cleans, but there doesn't seem to be any ghost now that he's investigating. In fact, the house is very, very quiet.
"Did you hear that?" Steve asks.
You shiver. "Don't mess around!" you call, though you're not mad. "You're giving me goosebumps."
Steve goes quiet for a little while. You chew on your lip, consider standing on the TV stand again to climb in after him, but ultimately stand frozen under the gap, waiting.
He says something too quiet to hear.
"What?" you ask.
Your response comes unexpectedly, a little white face held by two bigger hands from the ceiling, and a frankly earth-shattering yowl.
"Look! It's a cat!"
"I can see."
"Take him, take him!"
You take the cat even as he hisses at you, holding his claws as far from you as you can manage. Steve huffs and puffs as he slides his way down, the TV stand wobbling ever so slightly as he closes the attic and hops down onto the floor.
"He's aggressive," you say, wincing as the cat hisses again. "How big was the leak? I mean, how did he get up there?"
"I told you already," Steve says, attempting to pet the cat and dodging a well-aimed claw, "he's a ghost."
"Very funny, H. Now, um, what are we gonna do with him?"
"...I was hoping you'd know."
"I guess you have a pet now. Congrats, babe."
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heres your friendly reminder that you very much should listen to every liveshow if you're able. if you can't afford it (or find someone willing to lend it to you) then at least asking someone what happened or going to @cecilspeaks or the wtnv wiki and reading the available transcripts is strongly advised.
from my recollection, here are some of the main important things from the current liveshows:
The Debate: more info on hiram and the FOW's political platforms, marcus vanston becomes an angel, kevin can see the FOW's face
Condos: the in-canon reason why carlos' voice changed, carlos and cecil moving in together, what carlos thinks a perfect life would be, cecil saving carlos for once
The Librarian: i don't recall this one having anything with long-term relevance except for giving us a better understanding of the librarians, but carlos and cecil are horny at each other in it and that's always fun
The Thrilling Adventure Hour: this one i'm a hypocrite about and didn't listen to sorry
The Investigators: carlos is really cute in it but also very cringe and it hurt bulk a lot to listen to. cecil's desk is made entirely out of knives and he has a nest of owls in his office, pamela winchell is part falcon, cecil almost gets murdered. kevins in this one too if that sweetens the pot for anyone
Ghost Stories: get a lot of character insight for a lot of reoccurring characters and also learn a ton about cecil's childhood and relationship with abby. i consider this one to be the most important wtnv liveshow and if you can only get one, this is it
All Hail: info on the glow cloud's personality and motivations, info on deb's family, tamika flynn is immune to the glow cloud's mind control, pamela winchell is into deb, cecil describes his engagement ring, cecil admits he's aware that all his interns always die
A Spy in the Desert: deb knows every secret in town, cecil was stuck at 19, cecil cries every morning because he's getting older, this is where we first learn about esteban
The Haunting of Night Vale: this one doesn't have a transcript up for me to reference to so what i remember is that we get cecil's musings on how his childhood trauma is creating insecurity in himself as a husband and father, also we get to see cecil be a little sugar baby and carlos sweating over how much he's spending
The Attic: i wont spoil this one because it's on going
if anyone else has things they thought were important from the liveshows please feel free to add. i just went off my memory and a skim of the transcripts, which don't always transcribe all the bonus content
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In Which, I Go On A Walk And Hear A Ghost Story, That Has Nothing to Do with Jedis (drabble)
As Told By Grogu Djarin
for Cat's kitten! @radiowallet
A note from Hazel: Grogu is sharing the sweet story of Georgie by Robert Bright
HI Kitten!
I wanted to send you a mail, because it is almost time to do my favorite holiday, and I was told it is your favorite too!
I bet we have a lot of things in common.
Are you thinking about what you will be? Last time I did not get to dress up for really real. I was myself. Which I know is a great choice. But I am me all the others days. So I am excited to be something else. I might be a frog… or maybe a chicken… OH or maybe a mandadalorian!!
I already got my very own beskar shirt!
Anyways, let me know what you are going to wear for tricks and treats!
Here is a story about the time I walked down a spooky trail that was not spooky at all.
Halloween is a fun dress-up and candy time, and a day to remember your people who have died. Plus also to try and scare yourself…
I do not know.
So one time, we went for a walk in the woods and it was supposed to scare us very much.
Okay so it was getting dark and we took this walk. The path was lighted with torches. I hear they are called tiki. And there were lots of other kids, some were in their costumes and some were just dressed as kids. I was dressed as a me.
So there was a person in the path they had little horns sticking up of their curly hairs and goat feets and furry legs, plus also no shirt but a scarf. I question their fashion sense.
Okay, so Goat Guy was telling us to stay on the path, that nothing will touch us, and to have fun.
So far I do not know how we will have fun under these conditions.
We did the creeping kind of walking. And friends held onto each other, so I put my hand on dad's boot. For safeness.
And then suddenly an owl person popped out from behind a tree!
Okay, I was surprised because of the jumping and “whoo- whooing” plus also it was a person owl, which is unusual. But I was not scared, I guess when you have been through all the stuff me and my dad have, an owl person just does not cut it.
But the owl person told us a story about a ghost, named Georgie. He was not a Jedi… I do not think…
ANYWAYS
Georgie was a little ghost that lived in the attic of a people called Whitakers house.
And he used to do "ghost jobs" of creaking the steps and squeaking the door, I am doing quotes because what?? ANYWAYS then for reasons I do not understand the Whitaker people said to themselves let’s go to bed because the house making noise… I shruggle at this news. And then the people went to bed the cat with the name of Herman said lemme go outside and do prowling and then the owl called Miss Oliver, that lived in the tree outside the window knew it was time to wake up and ask nobody inparticuar “who” all night long… Well, apparently this works for everyone. Until one day the Whitaker guy got it into his head to do some repairs- he nailed down the creaky step and he put oil on the squeaky bit on the door and then those things did not make noises for Georgie! I think he must have did a dad sigh of, can I just do my job please, people?
Well because he could not do his work he got bored and moped just sitting up in the attic. And no one when to bed, or prowled or asked questions of who… and the owl guy telling the story said that, that was fine how do you do! But Kitten, this is a thing which is called a sarcasm, and that means it was NOT a fine how do you do, it was a poor how do you do NOT! See how that works it is tricky.
So Georgie left!! He went running all around looking for a house but they all had ghosts already? This must be the spooky part- all these ghosts that are not Jedi all over the place.
Plus also the only house in the village without a ghost was Mr. Gloams' place… it made Georgie scared- when he stepped on the stair it groaned! And the doors moaned! And apparently, that Gloams was a crotchet! I do not know what a crotchet is but it must be bad because he scared Georgie half to death- and he is a ghost… so that is saying something…
So Georgie runned away again. He went to a barn and there was a cow there which is nice. But Georgie got bored again cuz the cow was not a conversationalist.
So while Georgie was there lots of time happened and there was lots of rain and then snow on snow on snow… Georgie was cold and uncomfortable… this is a mystery to me. Cuz he is a ghost.
Meanwhile Herman the cat, remember Herman? He noticed that all that damp weather made the stair creak again and the door squeak again and he told Miss Oliver the owl and she flew right out to tell Georgie.
Georgie thought that these were glad tidings. What is a tiding? I do not know, but Georgie knew and he ran home lickity-split! Which I hear is fast. I like going lickity-split. I think lickity split sounds like ice creams... hmmmm I am hungry.
Oh! Sorry
ANYWAYS, he started just doing his thing again. Creaking and squeaking and everyone knew what they were supposed to do again.
This is the story an owl person told me on a scary walk in the woods… hmmm.
Okay, I like the story but I do not know if it was the proper tone for this Halloween spooky walk. But they gave us hot chocolate plus also candy so thank you Goat Guy and Owl Person! I was terrified!
The End!
THANK YOU FOR READING 💚 You can find more of my work here and if you would care to be tagged for this or any of my writing fill out my taglist form.
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Recs for:
Ryder/David
Davina/Trace
Tylvinian Tales
and cause I wanna listen to the sound you associate with your work, can I get recs for:
The Crimson Bride in general
Infernal Serenade in general
Cats of Imperium
Remi/Sawyer
aaaaand the doggy game show WIP? (i hate that I can never remember the name cause it's such a good WIP and I remember LIKING the name but it always slips and GAH)
Gonna be honest, I don't know Davina and Trace's relationship dynamic well enough to recommend songs for them. But here is some song recs for Ryder/David:
Best Behavior by Louisa Johnson
Smoke Signals by Cavetown, Tessa Violet
Outnumbered by Dermot Kennedy
Blinded By Love by Lenka
Fix You by Coldplay
Jenny by Studio Killers
Hometown Smile by Bahjat
Whataya Want from Me by Adam Lambert
You Get Me So High by The Neighbourhood
I Don't Wanna See You Cryin' Anymore by Adam Melchor
Here's also the playlist link:
For Tylvinian Tales, I wasn't quite as confident with it since the WIP also focuses a lot on Ryder/David, but:
Lo-Fi Children by Wild Party
Everything's Okay by Lenka
Backyard Boy by Claire Rosinkranz
Bumpy Ride by The Hoosiers
Think Before I Talk by Astrid S
If You Ever Want To Be In Love by James Bay
broken by lovelytheband
Doubt by Twenty One Pilots
Choices by The Hoosiers
Chasing The Sun by Sara Bareilles
Here is the playlist:
As for my own WIPs, I'll do the top six songs for each.
The Crimson Bride:
The Attic by Yutaka Minobe
If The World Falls To Pieces by Young Summer
Mushroom Punch by Zella Day
Taking You Dancing by Jason Derulo
Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue
Sugar Water by Flower Face (tw abusive relationship, intense metaphors related to death)
Infernal Serenade:
Rats by Maximus KQ
Burning Pile by Mother Mother
Let It In by Josh Woodward (tw intense descriptions/ some body horror)
Dirty Town by Mother Mother
Devil in Paradise by Cruel Youth
The Red Means I Love You by Madds Buckley (tw blood, love obsession/violence)
Nocturnus by Adrian Von Ziegler
Go Get Your Gun by The Dear Hunter (tw mention of gun violence)
Christmas Kids by Roar (tw stalking? mention of drinking)
I Don't Take Insults Lightly by Madds Buckley
(I tried to mix in a variety from the different books and did ten for this one lol).
Cats of Imperium:
Soldier, Poet, King by The Oh Hellos
Day and Night (From "Shiki") by Christina Nova
Dusk Of A Northern Kindgdom by Adam Skorupa
Of Dreams and Dragons (Original Soundtrack) by Karpov Kinrade
A Celtic Lore by Adrian Von Ziegler
Moonsong by Adrian on Ziegler
Remi/Sawyer:
Why Do You Feel So Down by Declan McKenna
Cloud 9 by Beach Bunny
Squaring Up by Sir Chloe
Only Yourself by Kevin Devine
Honey And The Bee by Owl City
Noise in my Head by spookyghostboy (tw depression)
Milk by Jack Stauber's Micropop
Rose-Colored Boy by Paramore
First Love/Late Spring by Mitski
The Breeding Grounds:
Sway by Fitz and The Tantrums
Make You Mine - Acoustic by PUBLIC
Ghost of Chicago by Noah Floersch
Tangled Up - Lokee Remix by Cao Emerald, Lokee
Girls by Zella Day
City of Stars / Audition (From "La La La Land") [Mashup] by Bailey Pelkman
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ahtkalfjalg 300 people are following this blog! thank you, that's crazy! i love you guys and for some reason you like my unhinged messy little brain so here's a celebration post 🎊❤❤
let's get the basics out of the way - send in the emojis as an ask. you can send in more than one but not 🟪 and 🟧 together. you can send in asks till 2st september. now, let's do this!
🟩 : so i have 8 playlists, send me a number from 1-8, I'll shuffle that one and give you the first three songs
🟪 : i'll make you a moodboard with an aesthetic of your choice
🟦 : give me a word or phrase and i'll try and come up with a few poetic lines struggling with writing songs rn so this might actually help me
🟧 : i'll make you a header for any fandom, character or ship that you choose (i'll put a list of the fandoms i'm part of below the cut)
🟥 : send me 3 song recs
🟫 : tell me about one of your OCs
yes i know i'm not actually doing anything for those last two
aaaand that's it for this time. i'll answer all your asks but please be patient with me, i'm quite busy at the moment
list of fandoms: mcu, the shadowhunter chronicles, agents of shield, percy jackson, heroes of olympus, the owl house, she-ra, stranger things, bad buddy, kinnporsche, six of crows, king of scars, all for the game, red white and royal blue, one last stop, i kissed shara wheeler, taylor swift
tagging some mutuals, i'm sorry if i forget someone! @stephensnoras @bluebirdflyingtoyou @fighting-god-69 @sassychaostrash @manyreasonstoworry @the-ethereal-aura @thechangeling @chaotic-coexistence @chaotixalex @jisbon-rocks @catboypranparakulisaro @quillsink @stevensgus @aqueerembrace @tamaraheartz @divorcedmoonlight @chaoticnessoverload @anotherteenageroninternet @alastaircarstairsdefenselawyer @jesse-is-spiralling @the-ghost-in-your-attic @silveredviolets @fauxdaylight @spaceflower113 @smoljigglypuff @disasterofahuman @quietgirl1998 @learningshelfcontrol @missus-chanandler-bong @taylorjamie @familyline @laserbatbunny @gayshipsandanxiety @gayforcarstairsgirls @jvneday @murder-is-always-an-answer @girl-of-ink @insomniactalks @vpsbf @kiara-herondale @becausedragonsarecool7
#em's 300!#that's the tag i'll be using in case anyone wants to block it#thanks so much again#i appreciate all of you even if we don't talk#<33#mutuals 💕
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"Great triumphs of engineering genius—the locomotive, the truss bridge, the steel rail— ... are rather invention than engineering proper."
- Arthur Mellen Wellington
Abandoned Stained Glass Locomotive Art
🖼 of ghost owl attic
#vibrant#vividcolors#neon aesthetic#art#colors#neon colors#neon#neon lights#literary quotes#lights#nightlights#locomotive#train art#stained glass#stainedwindow#stained glass window#lit up#bright colors#glowing#glow aesthetic#glowcore#artistic#abandoned#abandonedart#urbexartists
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Artist: Everything Keeps Changing by ghost owl attic https://www.instagram.com/p/CgZBOmbg3zi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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willow power
#ghost owl attic#willow#willow trees#dreams#mirrors#reflection#dream journal#synthography#unreal#glass#infinity
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On three separate occasions I’ve been woken up from a dead sleep at 3:30 am by what I can only describe as something falling on the roof? And each time I think huh that was weird there’s another, louder sound exactly an hour later. Thudding from overhead. Banging on the roof. 3:30 am and 4:30 am, like clockwork.
The weirdest part is that my outdoor camera catches the noise and it sounds like flapping? Something fluttering in the wind? Against the window? But there’s never any wind on the nights I hear the noises. And I don’t have shutters or anything that would make that sound.
I’ve complained about it to everyone, friends, family, coworkers. I’ve heard every suggestion: a bat that got trapped in the attic, a truck on the road, ghosts, an owl, tree limbs… This past occasion I was so, so exhausted at work, I stared blankly at the dude who joked it was aliens. I just didn’t have the energy to give a shit.
With the hour between noises I’m convinced it’s something mechanical, something on a schedule or circuit. In my experience animals aren’t that punctual, and it happens on such a rigid timeline. Thankfully I don’t hear it every night, but it’s happened enough times that there’s a distinct, predictable pattern. There was about a year between the first and second occurrences, a month between the most recent one.
I’m at my wits’ end trying to figure out what exactly is the cause for the Curious Incident of the Noise in the Night-Time. Aside from going outside and sitting there in anticipation for the second noise, I don’t know what to do :|
#as someone who likes to sleep and is prone to anxious thoughts this is a shit situation#the curious incident of the noise in the night-time
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miramar by naguib mahfouz (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
we have always lived in the castle by shirley jackson (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
the blind owl by sadegh hedayat (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) - pinnacle of slow descent into madness fiction...or it's not that slow i guess
pedro paramo by juan rulfo (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
the turn of the screw by henry james (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) - would have been 4 stars, but i read an edition with lit crit essays in the back and it was so fun to read the "but are the ghosts real?" discourses that i had to give it that extra star
i am a cat by natsume soseki (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) - if soseki ever described my physical appearance in writing i'd promptly perish. he eviscerates people. dear god.
giovanni's room by james baldwin (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
the old man and the sea (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
the interpreters by wole soyinka (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) - i don't even know what i like about this book. bad characters, no plot, confusing prose. and yet...it's got a rhythm. it possessed me.
pocho by jose antonio villareal (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
the living is easy by dorothy west (⭐⭐⭐⭐) - one of my fave protags of all time!
yesterday by juan emar (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
naomi by jun'ichiro tanizaki (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
passing by nella larsen (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
wide sargasso sea by jean rhys (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
bartleby, the scrivener: a story of wall street by herman melville (⭐⭐⭐) - tell you why i didn't give this more stars? i'd prefer not to.
season of migration to the north by tayeb salih (⭐⭐⭐)
everything and nothing by jorge luis borges (⭐⭐⭐) - i read this with a migraine. i was not in the right mindset. i'll give ficciones more attention someday.
portrait of the artist as a young man by james joyce (⭐⭐) - listen i'm not proud of this rating either. joyce isn't 2 stars. i'm just a 2 star reader.
genre fiction from all time
the fifth season by n.k. jemisin (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) - STUNNING
the invisible life of addie larue by v.e. schwab (⭐⭐⭐⭐) - i usually don't care for fantasy and hated the other v.e. schwab i read, so this was a nice surprise. it lost me at points but ultimately regained me. deals with the devil are my kryptonite.
a court of mist and fury by sarah j. maas (⭐⭐⭐) - i get the hype. hard to criticize because its faults are what make it so good to others. i liked a lot of it.
how to stop time by matt haig (⭐⭐⭐)
the goddess chronicle by natsuo kirino (⭐⭐⭐)
never have i ever by isabel yap (⭐⭐⭐)
almond by sohn won-pyung (⭐⭐⭐)
once more upon a time by roshani chokshi (⭐⭐⭐)
sea of ruin by pam godwin (⭐⭐) - i thought this was a pirate romance. it is smut. pure smut. i was blushing on audio book. not a fan.
city of refuge by kenzo kitakata (⭐⭐)
nothing but blackened teeth by cassandra khaw (⭐⭐) - bizarre ending. like it could have been ok but it missed the obvious homerun for no reason.
velvet was the night by silvia garcia-moreno (⭐⭐)
colorful by eto mori (⭐⭐)
plays
millennium approaches by tony kushner (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
a doll's house by henrik ibsen (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
the inspector general by nikolai gogol (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
waiting for godot by samuel beckett (⭐⭐) - listen i'm just a dumb dumb. i know it's good. i just didn't like it.
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OWL GIFTS for @blue-dreaming!
Check out on AO3: fragment 31
Summary: Banner for fragment 31 by (porcelainsalt) bluedreaming
Art Medium: Digital
Rating: G
Contains | Warrnings: Advent Calendar, Christmas Decorations, Winter, Fluff, Domestic Bliss
Notes: Dearest Blue, I was so excited to receive you as my giftee! Thank you for being such a positive presence in fandom, for encouraging me (and others) to get into podficcing, and for just being overall amazing. As for your gift, I wanted to capture the warm wintery tone of your drabble series. I hope I succeeded! 💙💙
Enjoy on AO3: A Dragon and a Lion Celebrate Christmas
Summary: What do you gift someone who has everything? Draco decides to make the Chosen One a.k.a. Harry Potter a.k.a. his boyfriend amigurumi versions of themselves for the holidays.
(Or: a crocheted lion and dragon gift for bluedreaming)
Craft Medium: Crochet/Amigurumi
Rating: G
Contains: No warnings — just cuteness
Notes: Happy holidays, blue! Hope these bring some joy — I had so much fun making them! (I hadn’t crocheted in so long!) (Also original patterns linked in case anyone wants to make their own!)
Read on AO3: What To Tell Your Ghosts
Summary: So there's a Dark Magic Detection Spell placed in all the houses of those Pureblood families who had sided with Voldemort. Draco knows it, Lucius hates it, but it has never been a problem until now. Harry hears about it in the break-room shared by the Unspeakables and the Aurors: Dark Magic Spell gone off at Malfoy Manor.
Word Count: 2196
Rating: PG
Contains: EWE, ghosts, Unspeakable Harry Potter, non-fic
Notes: @blue-dreaming, here's wishing you the happiest year 2023, which is not quite a new year anymore. You said you liked old secrets in an attic, you said you liked non-fic, and this was my chance to write one. This is probably not quite what you imagined but I hope you like it anyway. ♥
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246 final full react
they did it again
a story about him....................
the owls and tree branches were gonna be so fucked up
abby voice jesus christ jesus christ
abby putting this on the radio to try to make him remember......
ABBY SMOKER CONFIRMED
her date....
describing how they look ugh o(-(
IT STICKS WITH YOU
dad left right after cecil was born
god shes so resentful
IT SOUNDED LIKE IT HURT HER TO SAY IT WASNT CECILS FAULT LOL
hugs too few
im so glad they fucking fought so goddamn much i love it
HE WAS SCARED OF HER FOR LOOKING LIKE THEIR MOTHER
were starting to suck less
IS THIS THE SAME DAY AS 245???
shes crying jesus christ
i forgive myself abby youre my queen my world my everything
does cecil ever retain everything
HE RETURNED
theyre drawing the exact same thing years apart....
OH MY GOD DID HE DO THE SAME THING TO HER? IS SHE THE SAME AS HIM?
owls... redwoods... digging holes...
oh my god the man looking at a frame looking at a frame looking at a frame
the owls told us to dig a hole and crawl inside jesus christ
i dont know what dad is o(-(
every time i tell you a story about dad i think i hear rain...
haunted by their dad
TO NOT BE FORGOTTEN
now THIS is a ghost story
abby able to communicate with ghosts is chef kiss
loud footsteps in the attic
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Okay, with all the pictures and shells and fish and whatnot sorted, it was back to regular gameplay -- just in time to see Kelly sampling the fish platter I'd had to leave on the counter because I couldn't get it to drag into the fridge right away. XD I quickly got it away from her while I directed Victor to say hi to Shadow (who was very happy to see him again), Alice to grab the eggs out of the coop (two hatchable and one regular -- really gotta clear out all those roosters), and Smiler --
To start decorating the place! Or, well, to FINISH decorating it, more accurately, as I'd spent a little time dragging all their various Spookfest decorations, along with the two pumpkin carving stations, out of the attic while getting their pictures and souvenirs sorted. Some fun purple icicle lights for the eaves and black-and-white ghost banners on the fences completed the look --
As did Alice starting her pumpkin! Because a) you gotta have jack-o-lanterns for Spookfest and b) in my personal experience, the best way to complete the "Spooky Spirit" tradition is to carve a pumpkin -- interacting with ghosts and occult Sims is kind of iffy at best to get it to fire. *shakehead* Oh Sims 4... I naturally had her carve up a kitty pumpkin, on a pale orange pumpkin -- and she did so well that it turned out to be a masterpiece! :) Alice is just good at The Arts, what can I say.
And right after that, the first trick-or-treater showed up at the house! Smiler at the time was busy in the greenhouse brewing up a soothing skin balm potion (and getting their Herbalism skill up to level 6), while Victor was busy bathing Shadow (and then magicking away the resultant puddles), so it fell on Alice to give the visiting teen a trick or a treat. I had her quickly change into a costume, picking "space ranger" more or less at random, and give the kid some candy. Because she's a nice lady at heart, even if her "Loner" trait means she actually ignores the "Trick Or Treat" tradition herself. I then sent her inside to paint while Smiler started on their jack-o-lantern (a white one with a big grin on it, natch) and I sent Victor down to begin his (an orange one with an owl design, because I hadn't seen that one yet) --
And then, upon seeing the pets both downstairs, I went "hang on -- doesn't Kelly have a taco outfit? I should dress her up in that for Halloween! And Shadow as -- oh, wait, all she has is her little sweater and bow-tie...looks like we're popping into CAS for a second to get her a costume too!"
And so I did, choosing one of the "super-llama" outfits for her (in yellow and black, because you know that Smiler picked this out XD). Alice put Shadow and Kelly into their Halloween costumes, played a little bit of laser pointer with Kelly, then headed into the studio to do a playful painting, while Victor and Smiler got back to work on their pumpkins (going into CAS had knocked them out of their actions, and Smiler in particular had to start over because the game wouldn't let me resume their previous pumpkin, meh). So that was Alice and the pets all dressed up for the holiday...
#sims 4#the lazy save#victor van dort#alice liddell#smiler always#I DID entertain the idea of having Victor lecture Kelly for eating human food#but then was like 'well it's my bad for leaving fish on the counter'#'and I don't want them to come back and immediately lose a load of relationship with their pets because they took being scolded poorly'#so yeah telling Kelly not to eat the human meals will have to wait another day#And I think the house looks pretty good for Spookfest :)#I like having all the lights and fun decorations around#holidays in Sims 4 can be loads of fun if you lean into them the right way#and yes I was surprised at myself for not giving Shadow a proper costume like Kelly got!#I think I was just too enamored with the taco for Kelly to recall that Shadow only had her sweater :p#but now she's all set and I can continue dressing up the pets for future Spookfests :p#oh and fun fact: Alice's masterpiece pumpkin actually ended up being worth LESS than Smiler and Victor's excellent pumpkins when I sold the#what the heck is with THAT#no justice for Alice's artistry there#queued
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