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hecksupremechips · 2 years

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Penny for your thoughts on puppetry

Okay OKAY so in case nobody knows I fucking LOVE puppetry. I’m a fucking Sesame Street/muppets ass son of a bitch. A lot of people like to jump on this stupid bandwagon of hating puppets cuz "uwaaaa they’re sooooo scarrryyyy!!!11!1" and that just ughhhh PISSES ME OFF. PUPPETS ARE HERE FOR WHOLESOME PURPOSES ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU FEEL NO BLISS WHEN WATCHING COOKIE MONSTER YOU JERK??/? Very annoying

I’m obsessed with just like sesame street lore and fun facts like. First off the show was waaaayy ahead of its time it started in like 1969 as a way of making preschool accessible to kids who were low income but it did it in such a way where like adults who were watching it would also have fun too. When they teach kids the alphabet they do funny skits or silly songs about it to make learning seem fun! Not to mention that any kids who’d be in those segments weren’t actors or anything it’d be their genuine reactions and so often they’d be trying not to laugh cuz holy shit they’re talking to elmo! Plus the show would just be so casually integrated with people of different races who all respected each other and it makes me think of my mom who grew up in very white area saying that sesame street was literally how she learned about like, the existence of black people. And it gave some black actors a chance to be in roles where they weren’t mocked or brutalized. Though a lot of progress had to be made throughout the show like one of the black actors early on thought that the show was too white and wasn’t reaching black youths like it should. So he created Roosevelt Franklin, a black-coded muppet that he performed

His role was essentially to teach the same basic education shit but trying to add black culture into it. He said he wanted black kids to have their race be a positive experience for them. The character was really controversial though, many black people not in favor saying he was too stereotypical and felt like a caricature of black identities. Whether or not the character was indeed Problematic didn’t really matter in the end though because he was removed from the show just a few years after he was introduced. I’ve no clue about what the show is doing today but as far as I know they’ve made better choices with black characters and have black muppets who are less of a caricature. Also important to mention that while the concept of Roosevelt was created and performed by a black actor, there were still many white performers playing a part which is what could’ve caused more offensive writing. Plus many black people had different opinions on the subject so I’m not gonna say they all felt one way or another

I also just wanna go over some of my favorite techniques and effects the puppeteers made and used on some of the muppets. One of the most iconic ones being Kermit on a bike

Where he miraculously is able to ride without any visible puppeteers in view. And it’s not a small model either, that’s without a doubt the full sized muppet. Essentially what they did was attach invisible wires to Kermit’s limbs and the bike and a puppeteer was using a crane above camera for some marionette style puppeteering. Remains to be an absolute hit to this day. There’s also the big bird mechanism where he is essentially a suit puppet. Because of this, one hand must be in the head in order to control mouth, eye, and head movements. That means only one arm is available to be an actual arm, and there clearly isn’t anyone else operating the other arm. What’s happening in that the empty arm is actually stuffed and has wires attached to the occupied arm that allows it to move in relation to it. Plus Carrol Spinney had to wear stupid big ass bird pants all the time I just think that’s funny. As for smaller effects theres the simple technique where an arm rod puppet can have their arms easily removed and reattached if the scene calls for a live hand substitution. Blinking puppets have a handle behind their eyes that can be moved by fingers. Puppeteers for shows and movies like these absolutely have to stand in close proximity to each other with their arms straight up which mean that they better be buff and use good deodorant. It’s not an easy job to do and it shouldn’t be underestimated

I have sooooooo much more I could say but ummmmm I’ve already said a lot and I need to move around 🤪

#the klock keeps ticking #ask #all else i wanted to say was tricks to make puppets and how fucking awesome it is when puppetry is used in films instead of chi #*cgi #ie little shop of horrors #plus maybe more backstory on sesame street like behind the scenes dynamics and what each character was supposed to represent

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xxxlacrossekingxxx · 1 month

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ooc: btw,, 3 days is a long break,, for me,, this account is like crack to me

#GUESS WHOS BACKKKK #and also VERY hyperfixated on little shop of horrors now #thats jot relevant #but #IE HI RKRIDJDJD everything has to be about my hyperfixations #love that stupid fucking plant!!

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thecouncilofidiots · 6 months

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Meet The System!

Hello hello, we're a traumagenic, polyfragmented DID system named The Council.

We use plural they/it pronouns (unless individual ones are known), and are legally/bodily 21+.

We currently have 80+ alters, most of whom are not active here. Those who are typically use our main account/blog @thecouncilofidiots

Do not involve us in syscourse/system discourse.

DNI in Carrd

Requested tags for filtering 🙏 : #slime (autism bad texture/visual stim), #unreality (especially fake discourse, monsterblr dashboard simulators), #reblog bait (ie "reblog if you support/are against xyz"), #zombies (zombies, apocalypse themes, viruses, ect - other horror/gore okay), #clown husbandry (we have several clown alters, all of whom are uncomfortable with seeing that kind of content [no disrespect/hate to those who engage in it!])

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Chances are, if we seemingly randomly liked/followed you, it was for one of our alters using their side blog.

Side Blogs Include

@thecouncilsinsideblog -> Sin - NSFW (kink themes, sexual themes, no actual images) - MINORS DNI

@thecouncilacesideblog -> Ace - No Warnings

@thecouncilofsmols -> Littles - SFW ONLY - NSFW DNI

@thecouncilofcreatures -> Nonhumans - No Warnings

@thecouncillollisideblog -> Lolli - NSFW (gore imagery, horror themes, no actual human death images) - MINORS DNI

@thecouncilmakes -> Coining/Request Blog (Nonhuman-centric) - No Warnings

@thecouncilkofishop -> Shop Blog - No Warnings

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alolanrain · 1 year

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What would the Galar kids ie Hop, Gloria, Victor, Marnie, and Bede be like with StonerAsh?

Stoner!Ash is very much that super cool cousin that all the little kids begged to be around no matter how much their parents try and make them stop. not even Bede is immune to the unconscious pull that Ash has. which is funny to me because Ash does treat them like little cousins that you just have to deal with because they adults unanimously chose you as the babysitter for the family event.

it gives Leon and Piers heart attacks because they didn't know that Ash partakes in the enjoyment of the devil lettuce at the beginning. Ash would never doing it in front of the kids because it just saves him the from the needling questions they'll most likely have but Leon and Pier's don't know that.

Piers finds out who this Ash person is when Hop finally beats his Gym and makes the comment to Marnie he saw Ash in Motostoke last week coming out of a shop with a "green maple leaf sign" and Piers head just snaps up in horror. he's heard about Ash, Marnie isn't quite about liking the young adult a lot, and Piers is immediately on the phone with Leon. repeating what Hop told him to the Champion and how they've been letting a young adult capable of buying weed hang out with kids without other adult supervision.

it doesn't matter that Hop and Marnie are good kids. their to young to think about getting high or drunk. their focus is where it needs to be at the moment and that's becoming the strongest Trainer's they can. regardless in that moment both Leon and Piers have failed as older brothers.

they brainstorm on how to get to Ash so they could finally meet him but it has to be behind their siblings backs because they don't want to risk any further damage between the four, even though there isn't any to begin with. they could wait until Ash gets to Spikemuth so Piers could get his hands on him but that would take to long. so instead Team Yell is given the task in basically kidnapping Ash.

what actually ends up happening is Ash kicking Team Yell's ass, start dragging them back to Spikemuth, meet up with Marnie and Hop who are at the starting point of having a showdown with a disgraced Bede, those three join him as he drags Team Yell back to Spikemuth where Hop and Marnie see their older brothers talking together.

Ash just ends up dropping off the grunts, that he's physically dragged all the way to return them, and just leaves without speaking a word the entire time. just letting the angered voice of Marnie tearing into Piers be the thing that see's him out.

Piers ends up seeing Ash again when Raihan invites him over to hang out. He's stretcher along Raihan's couch like a Boltund in front of a fire place, on the verge of a good nap. Raihan's newest batch of Trapinch strewn all over Ash's body. he doesn't actually see's Pier's for a long while because his eyes were focused on the old styled Galarian cartoons that Raihan had pulled up as background noise so it gives the gym leader time to actually take him in fully.

it doesn't help that Raihan, and for some reason Gordie I live for cousin Gordie, vouch for Ash. even though they've known him for less time then the kids that Doesn't mean Ash doesn't talk to them more. seeing as their all somewhere in their 20's.

#ash ketchum #stoner!ash #gym leader raihan #gym leader piers #gym leader gordie #champion leon #hop #marnie #bede

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kerr-bearr · 1 year

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A little imaginary take on how I’d hoped Neverafter would end (ie I really wanted a happy/bittersweet ending and I’m totally not going to get that so now I can only write fix-it drabbles)

Timothy uses his last wish in the final fight. maybe to release the ink, maybe to wish away the Gander, idk. and when he died after his final wish and the battle comes to an end and the times of shadow dissipate, Gerard becomes a psudo-father/caregiver for Pinocchio and Ylfa with his “cousin” Rosamund (who is honestly young and naive enough that she needs a caregiver too). and from then on they live a quiet life in the countryside, neighboring a widowed Henry and his son Jack, who is being helped along in life by Pib. maybe they build a big garden, to fill the countryside with life after all the death. they can build little memorials for Tim and Ylfa’s grandmother and the Big Bad Wolf. and maybe Pinocchio take the time to actually learn how to play the golden harp, soft music filtering from their house and down the streets.

Or maybe they all move to Amanti to be with a weary Gepetto and make a living running a small shop where travelers can drop off magical items or get advice on quests. They bring Henry and Jack along to build a new life, a fresh start just like Tim fought for. Geppetto and Pinocchio start to fix their relationship and invite Rosamund to learn the art of woodcarving and Gerard to learn painting. Ylfa finds herself adept at finding lost pets or livestock or even sometimes children who have strayed too far from home. Pib pulls the “stuck in a well” trick at least once a year.

Or maybe I’m wrong all the way around and they all go into Tim’s book for their happily ever after and live their lives as ink on a page forever.

Idk, something-something even horror stories can have bittersweet happy endings.

#dimension 20 #d20 #neverafter #d20 neverafter #dimension 20 neverafter #ylfa snorgelsson #timothy goose #pib #prince gerard of greenleigh #Gerard #rosamund du prix #don’t ask me about elody #my opinion is very so-so atm #also don’t about me about glassbriars #i don’t really like it #sooooo #henry hubbard #Jack goose #jack be nimble

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smol-warrior-1258 · 2 months

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What's The Point Of A Faithful Mario Adaptation?

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Obvs this is very focused on video games to movies, but honestly the discourse on adaptations writ large is exactly how I usually talk about it. I've had the conversation so many times talking about adaptations (typically book to movie/tv or remakes of movies/tv) and how any adaptation should be looking at how the new medium can be uniquely leveraged to reimagine the same content. If I ever find the time I want to check out some of the references he uses and read more.

That's basically the tl;dr bc the rest is a lot of assorted thoughts on adaptation & meta content without a ton of cohesive flow. I have a lot of feelings on the topic and not a lot of structure while expressing them . . .

A huge example of missing the mark re: changing medium is all the live action Disney remakes. I personally find them somewhat disappointing across the board simply because they don't use the live action-ness to any substantial effect. It reads much more as "live action is the ultimate goal in cinema on principle" than "live action would provide genuine enhancement to the material in ways the original animation couldn't" which feels very hollow as a viewer. (Not even considering The Lion King and it's souless and still ultimately animated 'realistic' animals) The engaging aspect of retellings as discussed in this video - ie that they're a fundamental aspect of the human condition re: storytelling - is to cast new light on a beloved piece of content and, in doing so, shine up one facet of a larger jewel. That will inherently mean deviations to some extent, but those deviations ideally work in conversation with the source material and other adaptations, and changes are made with a purpose that will theoretically make up for anything lost in the process.

On that topic, changes - large or small - are a very slippery slope. I am generally inclined to hold the first version I encounter of a particular story (whether that is the original or not) much closer to my heart, and prefer that all the little details that make it up remain untouched. It seems to me that without all those little things, the story simply wouldn't be precisely what it is, and tweaking elements can have a major ripple effect. All that said, changing mediums fundamentally changes the tools you're working with and therefore your ability to convey the same narrative. For example, the most common change from book to movie is simply to cut and/or shorten scenes. Books can be a lot longer/narratively dense than movies can and it is unreasonable to make a 6hr movie just to include every scene. They are tonally very different mediums, and the audience expectations differ as well. Much as I hate to see scenes cut, I can understand the limitation. Similarly, movies & tv are subject to ratings that books are not. Many adaptations have to tone down violence, gore, and other mature or taboo content just to reach the same audiences as their source material and therefore cannot be wholly text accurate (Game of Thrones and Outlander would definitely fall into that category). Those types of adjustments are all understandble even if they take away from the viewing experience for some people. A quick call out for things like Rent or Little Shop of Horrors where the endings were completely changed in specific recognition of the fact that character death is much easier for theatre audiences to stomach than to see on screen bc you get to break the immersion at the end. The real problem, in my opinion/experience, is when changes are made with no clear goal/rationale/purpose - or worse, when source content is removed but then new material is added without justifying the switch (especially when that then causes plot holes or other narrative problems that need to be resolved!) Those kinds of things not only feel like a slap to the face on principle, but can radically alter the larger tone and miss more foundational aspects of the source material (at best; at worst they can actively go against characterizations, plot points, or worldbuilding established in the source material - a personal pet peeve of mine).

There's also a whole conversation to be had about the phethora of movies adapted from books where they had to drastically expand the scope in order to fill a runtime. This mostly applies for picture book to movie adaptations (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Horton Hears a Who, most versions of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas), but also for longer form novels that are just less involved (idk if that's the right word for it) than movie producers would like (The Hobbit though that's a topic unto itself and overdiscussed to boot, A Wrinkle in Time, I would even place Cats [the movie] in this category) Just as another aspect to consider, particularly when it comes to the video game to movie adaptations he talks about in the video, but I think it's a separate enough topic to not get into here.

This video also naturally made me think of fanfiction (my husband & I actually paused it to have a sidebar on the topic) and how it often serves the retelling function discussed in the video. There's the stuff like describing scenes from an alternative character pov, writing in scenes that were skipped/glossed over, expanding on background moments, etc which are fundamentally about producing more of the existing content but a little to the left, as it were, while generally operating within the confines of canon. We, as consumers of the source material, simply want to have more of a thing we like and thus the lovely creative fans of the world produce content to fulfill that desire. There is also the wide variety of truely adapted content in fanfiction like AUs, canon divergence, role swaps, non-canonical shipping, or introducing realistic elements to stylized and/or sanitized source content (cursing, violence/injury, sex or other explicit material, diverse characters, etc) which by & large enhance the overall experience of engaging with the source material even while altering it. Even the act of speculation & extrapolation in the form of headcanon-ing helps audiences participate in the process of storytelling and subsequently enjoy it more as an active process of engagement, rather than something passively consumed.

There is also a conversation to be had about using adaptation as a vessel for accessibility to larger, newer, or different audiences. This is both on a logistical level (ex audiobooks & visual adaptations for those with dyslexia, cinematic versions of broadway shows for those who cannot afford to see it on stage, etc) and on a more abtract level (ex recasting a story with a female lead like His Girl Friday does with The Front Page in order to examine how the same circumstances play out differently, using a modern setting to make a statement on society through the lens of a known story like West Side Story does with Romeo & Juliet, etc). Many current remakes & adaptations of beloved franchises are no doubt motivated by profitability, but it doesn't change the fact that a variety of new viewers are being exposed to the source content for the first time. We as fans hope that will only be the gateway drug introducing fresh faces to the entire fandom, but even if it doesn't (or if the adaptation is intolerable to those who were already fans) there is some intrinsic merit to expanding that audience. Fanfiction also often operates to open source material up to marginalized audiences in ways mass produced content doesn't, and allows sidelined stories to be told through known material.

Idk where I really meant to land with all this, but the video really helped me solidify my existing Adaptation Thoughts and I wanted more people to see it and engage in a very interesting conversation!

#also huge callout about 1st person narration not translating well to film #still need to sit down for my rant about that one #but it was very validating to see him point it out #adapt with purpose & intention!#patrick willems #ps #i would also love to have a similar discussion on the role of parody in all of this #Youtube

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sourweather-fics · 9 months

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Hi, it's me AGAIN !!!! But i'm obsessed with Lonely Eyes and I was wondering if you have a list of all the books/movies that Will recommended and talked about!!!!! If not i'll skim through it to find them all but i thought i'd ask!!! 🫀🫀🫀 have a lovely day 💗💗💗 (- June on ao3 ☺️)

JUNE!!! you've been brightening my week so much you've got no idea<3

I, too, am obsessed with LE, so compiling this was super fun for me ehehe. theres overlap on certain things because they're in multiple categories but eh so it goes. I THINK I got everything so far? I might have missed one or two but I tried lol

Books:

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Will's favorite)

At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft

Val Lewton: The Reality of Terror by Joel E Siegel

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut (chapter title reference only)

Movies:

Poltergeist (1982)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

The Exorcist (1973)

The Evil Dead (1981)

The Evil Dead 2 (1987)

Alien (1979)

Lawnmower Man (1992)

The Thing (1982) (Will's Favorite)

Basic Instinct (1992)

Return of the Jedi (1983)

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Heathers (1989)

Carrie (1976)

Pretty in Pink (1986)

Poems:

The Kiss by Anne Sexton (Will's favorite)

Just Once by Anne Sexton

Beast I, original

Song in a Minor Key by Dorothy Parker

The Triumph of Achilles by Louise Gluck

Having a Coke with You by Frank O'Hara

Beast II, Original

Beast III, Original

To You by Frank O'Hara

Songs:

Sitting On Top of the World by Doc Watson

Forever Young by Alphaville

Landslide by Fleetwood Mac

Songs Referenced in Meta (ie chapter titles):

Lonely Eyes by The Front Bottoms

Freeze Your Brain, Big Fun and Seventeen from the musical Heathers

Forever Young by Alphaville

Sorry For Me by Ricky Montgomery

Landslide by Fleetwood Mac

High Time by Kacey Musgraves

#hannigram #hannibal #will graham #hannigram fanfiction #hannibal lecter #lonely eyes #ask #thank you for the message!!!

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bluiex · 1 year

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So, I have a potential origin story for Father Spore Scar in s7 Prime, ie, Grumbot Prime's alternate reality. WARNING: GORE, BIDY HORROR

Grumbot sent a hoard of mechanical AI minions to attack and kill Scar within minutes of him being elected mayor. They chased him to the edge of the shopping district, but he couldn't run fast enough, and they mutilated him within an inch of his life with their bladed hands.

As he ley on the cold mycelium in the dark of night, he reached for a tiny brown mushroom. thinking that if he could just have a little bite to eat, he would have the strength to stand up. But he could quite eeach it. He wasn't sure if it was real at first in his hazy, blood loss induced state, but the mushroom moved towards his hand.

<Help us> He heard a small voice in his mind.

How am I supposed to help anyone, he thought. feeling the last of his life slipping away.

"How?" He chokes out.

He was dying anyway, right? He figured he might as well see if these talking mushrooms could help him avenge his own death.

"Okay," he said with the last of his strength.

The patch of mycelium he was bleeding out on began to ripple, and the surrounding mushrooms released puffs of spores into the air that settled onto Scar's body. Whether that body was alive or dead didn't matter anymore. The spores seeped into his wounds from above, while the mycelium took hold from beneath him. His body writhed and twisted unnaturally at the mycelium spread through his veins and mushrooms sprouted from every open gash.

The sun was rising by the time Scar, if he was even Scar any more, opened his eyes. Instantly, the world was more crisp, clear, and vibrant than it had been before. It was like his senses extended beyond himself, and they did. The mushrooms were many, but the mycelium was one entity. And now he was part of it. When he breathed for the first time since awakening, a puff of purple, iridescent spores floated from his mouth.

<Father of Spores?> The mycelium sang.

"Yes." It wasn't a question. It was a declaration, a confirmation that this was who he was now.

<RISE!>

OH MY GODS DUDE THIS IS AMAZING

Grumbot sending AI to kill Scar- so fucking good. I assume people think Scar did die and now Mumbo is mayor being the runner up? Ough would b so good. Father Spore ready for revenge

#bluie gets an ask poggers #father spore au #long post

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joleyssims · 1 year

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🎶Musical Legacy Challenge 🎶

Continuing the trend of making legacy challenges on my hyperfixations, here’s one based on different musicals! I have all the EPs and this challenge does utilize a lot of them, but feel free to make any changes where necessary.

Generation One: Annie

You find yourself orphaned, alone, realizing if you want to build your own life and family, you’re going to have to build it yourself. But you never lose your positive attitude and you just know one day you’ll get the loving home you’ve longed for. Just keep hanging on, the sun will come out tomorrow.

Traits: Childish, Family Oriented, Cheerful

Objectives:

Start in a home worth $10k or less with zero simoleons

Marry someone with at least $100k net worth and move into their house, eventually live in a mansion

Adopt a stray dog

Have at least two children, at least one being adopted

Generation Two: RENT

You had it easy growing up, everything you could ever want was at your fingertips. But it kept you in a perfectly pristine bubble, and now you want to know what the world is really like. So, you strike out on your own, family money be damned, and find yourself while telling other peoples’ stories. You just know you’ll make something to bring you your one song glory.

Traits: Gloomy, Creative, Loner

Objectives:

Move into the Arts Quarter in San Myshuno, have only $500 left after buying apartment

Master Media Production and Photography skills

Join the Journalist branch of the Writing career

Have one ex that you maintain a friendship with

Generation Three: Hamilton

Your parent was so sure that their writing and art would change the world. But while they thought they were creating and observing, they were really detached from feeling alive. You are more pragmatic, though perhaps a bit too hedonistic for your own good. You won’t throw away your shot… but maybe there are some things you should say ‘no’ to.

Traits: Romantic, Self-Assured, Hot-Headed

Objectives:

Master Writing and Research & Debate skills

Join the Politician branch of the Political career

Publish 51 books

Send your partner love emails before marrying them, then have an affair after your first child is born

Generation Four: Waitress

You saw the cracks in your parents’ marriage, you knew the flaws and the unhappiness. You never wanted that for yourself, but sometimes life has other plans. You take solace in baking, trying to find happiness baked into a pie. Maybe some of the choices you make aren’t ideal, but you’re determined to make a better life for yourself and future child(ren)

Traits: Foodie, Good, Perfectionist

Objectives:

Master the Baking skill

Have a bad relationship with spouse, get divorced after one child

Cheat on spouse with another married sim, at least once while pregnant

Work in the culinary field, eventually quit and open a bakery

Generation Five: The Sound of Music

Although you know your parent tried their best to support you, you know you came from a broken home, just like they did. So, you’re determined to break the cycle by making sure any children you take care of feel loved and cared for. Your methods may not be traditional, but they are a few of your favorite things.

Traits: Music Lover, Recycle Disciple, Loyal

Objectives:

Work in the childcare field (ie babysitter or education)

Marry someone with three or more children and move to another world as a family

Master Guitar and Singing skills

Knit at least one article of clothing for all children

Generation Six: Little Shop of Horrors

You grew up in a household that allowed you to explore your interests, but you do so quietly. You’ve never quite fit in anywhere but a garden. You spend your time cultivating beautiful plants, though no one seems to notice until your plants become more… unique. Your green thumb could bring you fame and fortune. But whatever you do, don’t feed the plant.

Traits: Socially Awkward, Slob, Clumsy

Objectives:

Master Gardening and Flower Arranging skills

Have a garden of perfect plants

Reach max level of the Florist career

Grow a cow plant and have a partner or friend be killed by it

Generation Seven: Heathers

You relate to your parent – you’re both smart, but awkward and somewhat of a pair of loners. The difference is that you want the popularity that they struggled to handle. And you realize that at a young age, you’re ready to grow up instead of letting yourself be seventeen. But every desire comes with hard choices and consequences, and maybe it would just be easier to freeze your brain.

Traits: Overachiever, Loner, Erratic

Objectives:

Complete the Admired Icon aspiration as a teen

Date someone with the ‘erratic’ trait

Fall out with your childhood best friend in high school but become best friends again before graduation

Have three classmates/coworkers die

Generation Eight: Mamma Mia

Your parent's life is shrouded in secrets and mystery. Most of their past is a secret. But you could tell something haunted them, so you decide to live your life as openly and freely as possible. And if you end up with your own secrets to keep from your kid? Well, that’s just the name of the game.

Traits: Non-committal, Dance Machine, Party Animal

Objectives:

Have three consecutive woohoo partners before taking a pregnancy test while not being in a relationship with any of them

Live in sulani and only work jobs you can do from your home

Marry one of the three woohoo partners when your eldest child becomes a young adult

Maintain two good/best friendships from childhood onward

Generation Nine: Legally Blonde

Growing up, you had to figure out everything for yourself. Sure, you’re bubbly and friendly, but you have incredible smarts and the ability to think on your feet. You care about injustices and get frustrated when not taken seriously. But deep down, you know you can unlock your full potential, and you’ll be so much better than before.

Traits: Outgoing, Genius, High-Maintenance

Objectives:

Go to university for a distinguished degree in Language & Literature, join the law career (private attorney branch) upon graduating

Have a partner when you start university, break up part-way through, then befriend ex’s new partner before graduation

Master the Research & Debate skill

Reach level ten of Private Attorney career and obtain ten clients

Generation 10: A Star is Born

Your parent made it their goal to let the world know that they are more than they’re given credit for, and their success is inspiring to you. But you aren’t aiming for academic achievement – you want to be a star. You have the dream and the drive, you just need to find something (or someone) to give you that big break. But remember, fame comes with a price, and if you don’t watch as you dive in, you may go off the deep end.

Traits: Ambitious, Party Animal, Jealous

Objectives:

Master the Singing and Writing skills, as well as one instrument

Date a celebrity before you become famous, then become a 5-Star celebrity

Win a Starlight Accolade award

Have your spouse die unexpectedly when they are an adult, then write a song about them

#sims legacy #ts4 legacy #ts4 legacy challenge #sims 4 legacy #ts4 challenge

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demonicxrocker · 2 years

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current inbox status: anon + non-anon requests are on. feel free to request stuff, just don't be a fucking cunt ty

current number of request(s) in inbox: 11

hey hey— the name's mod corey. i use they/them pronouns; they/them is preferred but feel free to use the he/him ones instead if you want ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

main blog is @coreys-riffin . im also mod blaze in the @pr0ject-chaos group editing acc as well

top and bottom graphics are made by me— headers are linked here and here

please stop asking me why i don't like spam-liking or spam-reblogs, i swear to god. /srs

[more info is under the cut :thumbs up grinning emoji lol:]

🔥 || content

icons

pride icons

reply icons

gif icons

matching icons

playlists

care kits/clothing kits (is that what they're called?)

stimboards

moodboards

wallpapers (very selective bc it's been a bit)

layouts

name sets

pronoun sets (selective xp)

color picked pride flags

transparents (will be posted onto my transparents account and reblogged here)

probably more things im not thinking about atm tbh lol

🎸 || sources

(favorites are in bold)

canadian cartoons (grojband, looped, yin yang yo, camp lakebottom are the ones that pop up in my head first, but im down for editing almost all of them)

sonic (somewhat selective since im not that heavily into the franchise)

pokemon + pokemon media (ie the starters series by movieunleashers, etc)

any generation of my little pony, littlest pet shop, strawberry shortcake, care bears

any show that aired on qubo in it's lifetime (ie. pecola, sitting ducks, babar, sandra the fairytale detective, sally bollywood, etc etc)

disney animated shows (amphibia, gravity falls, wander over yander, the owl house, etc) (semi-selective)

SOME nickelodeon animated shows/nicktoons (making fiends, danny phantom, fairly oddparents, my life as a teenage robot, etc etc)

rise of the tmnt (friends/mutuals can request other tmnt series)

cookie run (ovenbreak + other games, mainly. will do kingdom but it's VERY fucking selective)

super phantom cat games, spoon pets / neko atsume, postknight 1 + 2, etc (mobile games, basically)

super cat bros / super cat tales games

browser games like heart star, double panda, and etc. their mobile game counterparts are allowed too

harvest moon / hometown story franchise

cartoon network shows (adventure time, regular show, over the garden wall, etc etc) (semi-selective)

lego shows (ninjago, monkie kid, nexo knights, etc etc) (selective)

sanrio (aggrestuko included)

all saints street, little witch academia, and any of the monster collecting animes (digimon, bakugan, yugioh, yokai watch, etc)

panty and stocking

minecraft, minecraft story mode, and mcyt in general (hermitcraft, last life series, empires, etc etc.)

dsmp (unproblematic creators only i stg) (VERY selective)

dude, that's my ghost!

webshows (group 5, dick figures, happy tree friends, bravest warriors, and etc) (semi-selective)

webcomics (ie. sparklecare, ghost eyes, it hurts, serendipity, deathsitter, etc etc) (semi-selective)

🧨 || unfamiliar sources but will still edit for

pretty much anything, to be honest. just make sure i haven't said outright that i won't do it. ocs also fall into this category most of the time

💢 || sources i absolutely WILL NOT edit for

object shows

clone high

madness combat

stardew valley

spooky season or anything by sr pelo

any horror game (fnaf, poppy playtime, etc)

boyfriends webtoon

friday night funkin

genshin impact

bandori

any irl source (yes, this involves dhmis)

total drama series + 6teen

any animated disney movie

anime in general

pokemon creepypastas, mlp creepypastas, or various other creepypastas. also just creepypastas in general tbch

hazbin hotel / helluva boss

avatar the last airbender / legend of korra

omori

vocaloid

vtubers

south park

arcane / league of legends

welcome home (also just horror args in general. lol)

warrior cats

hetalia / countryhumans

musicals in general

homestuck

irl people in general (with the exception of some minecraft youtubers)

harry potter

paw patrol or thomas the tank engine. (yes seriously)

probably forgetting some stuff here but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

⛓️ | blacklist / general things i will not edit for

weirdcore, traumacore, "sanriocore" (*actual* sanriocore is fine, im talking about the kind that's essentially just traumacore but with sanrio characters whatnot)

fetish-y type shit (i am NOT explaining this one.)

laney + corney (grojband character n grojband ship)

ectofeature

lloyd, harumi, or garmadon (ninjago characters)

lloyd x anyone ships

extreme body horror / gore

agere, babycore, angelcore— stuff like that (not against it by any means but it's just not my personal thing tbh)

#🔥; mod corey #🕯; update #⛓️; request list / inbox check #🧨; not a request #💥; request complete!#🎸; my edits #💀; my stimboards #🎼; request declined.#🕸; request pending...#🎧; not an edit #🌋; chatting #pinned post #🎵; my playlists #🎶; self rb #🖤; promo #💢 ; rb #☠️; source updates

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randomslasher · 2 years

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Hey hang on though I have a question. In the song “Life in a Northern Town” by the Dream Academy they said “In winter 1963 it felt like the world would freeze with John F Kennedy and the Beetles” and I always assumed that meant after the assassination which happened 11/22/63 but then it dawned on me that winter spans the new year, so what is the convention for talking about winter of a particular year? My instinct says it’s probably talking about the end of the year but since winter is only like 10 days before the year switches over it seems like it should be referring to the Jan/Feb/March months of winter. So when you want to refer to a particular winter do you refer to it by the year’s beginning or end? Or both? Is a single year’s winter actually 2 different occasions of the season? ie “winter of 1963″ is both Jan/Feb/Mar and End of December? Is that a single year’s winter? That feels convoluted. Also while I’m here there’s no way that the plant from Little Shop of Horrors could have ONLY had human blood. How is a plant from outer space that presumably evolved millions or billions of light years away going to be able to distinguish between different types of terrestrial blood? I think Seymore blew over the “does it have to be human?” thing WAY too fast.

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sugarbubbleslove · 1 year

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Characters & Hogwarts Legacy

@violet-belvoir

Ravenclaw MC - Sofia Blackbriar is a muggle-born. Big bookworm, you're more likely to find her wandering the halls reading or in the library. Can come off as prim and proper and has developed certain tactics for dealing with overzealous boys who like to try their luck (IE, have a hard time taking no for an answer). She is a massive cat lover and will drop down to pet a cat while in mid-conversation. Aloof at first but when she lets people in, she has a teasing side.

Gryffindor MC - Gabrielle Winters. She is an orphan and, as far as she knows, is a muggle-born. She is a scrappy one as she was raised to defend herself and has no qualms throwing hands to protect those who she cares about. Shy at first but has a mischievous side when she lets people in. She adores cats and is usually found surrounded by them in a corner.

Hufflepuff MC - Olivia Wood. She is a half-blood, down to earth, and friendly (the friendlier one out of the lot). She is willing to go to the end of the earth to help someone out. She will encourage people to come with her so they can gain the experience themselves. Looks sweet but she does have a bite.

Slytherin MC - Lyra Black. She is a pureblood but her mother was disowned for being a single mother and refuses to tell anyone who Lyra's father is (thus she is not on the best terms with the headmaster). She tends to keep to herself.

Favourite Character?

Sebastian and Garreth are probably a given but Poppy and Amit are a close second (Natty and Anne are third)

Least Favourite Character?

The Slytherin boy who is the poacher in training (Poppy's words) you meet in Care of Magical Creatures class. Zenobia, she does rub me up the wrong way LOL

Favourite Professor?

Professor Weasley (Cause she's awesome), Professor Garlick, and Professor Sharp. I wished we had more of them in the storyline.

Least Favourite Professor?

As bad as this sounds - Professor Fig because of his insistence on keeping everything a secret. He reminded me too much of the Keepers (Who kind of rub me up the wrong way)

Favourite Questline?

A Thief in the Night because it was fun tracking down the culprit. The Hogsmeade Shop (Cause that was a horror fun and we get a fun scene with the ghost).

Least Favourite Questline?

Find the Missing Pages - Ravenclaw side. I still don't understand why Ollivanders was the one to give us the quest. The other three houses give us a connection through the school (Gryffindor = Ghosts, Hufflepuff = Portraits, Slytherin = House Elf) so I wished they had done something a little more regarding the Ravenclaw side.

Favourite Beast?

Niffler. They are adorable and the baby version is so damn cute. I always capture the one from A Thief in the Night.

Least Favourite Beast?

None. I love them all LOL

Favourite Spell?

Glacius cause I was always using it with my Ravenclaw MC, and freezing is a way to go

Least Favourite Spell?

Incendio because once I learned confringo, it seemed better to use that instead (but it could change in a later game play)

#hogwarts legacy #Questions #Sebastian Sallow #Garreth Weasley #poppy sweeting #Cast of Hogwarts

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gongedtornado · 1 month

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updated introduction cuz i’m cool like that.

hiii welcome to my little hidey hole where i post art and scream all the time :3

be sure to scroll to the bottom or at least read the DNI + things i need tagged. thankssss

you can call me any of the following: silas / yarida / goose / kazzy

i use he / it / any + neos. though please try to refrain from using exclusively they/them on me. not that i really mind but i like a bit of variation :3.

20 and mixed filipino babeyyy !!

artist and professional shitposter . you can count on me to start a silly little doodle as a joke and put in wayyy too much effort into it lol. you can usually find these posts under the tag #shartposting

I YELL AND SCREAM AND SWEAR A LOT. ALSO I’M NOT WELL IN THE HEAD. my textposts for when i scream is #kazzy caws. my more vent related tags will be under #kazzy complains. (feel free 2 mute that. no hard feelings)

PRETTY PLEEEEAAASE use tone indicators when talking to me. i can’t read tones past text for the life of me

i’m incredibly socially awkward and typically busy, overwhelmed, or generally burnt out. i promise i’m not ignoring you or hate you or any of that- i’m just trying to get by lol.

IF YOU NEED SOMETHING TAGGED DON’T BE SCARED TO ASK . i’ll obvs tag things like eye contact, g0re, etc.

this is a big one BUT IF I DO SOMETHING WRONG PLEASE TELL ME AND DON’T BE VAGUE ABOUT IT THANKSS. /srs

here’s more of my tags and whatever

#kazzy caws - text posts where i scream my thoughts into the void

#kazzy complains - text posts where i complain about shit

#kazzy scribbles - art posts

#shartposting - shitposts

I LIKE PATAPON A NORMAL AMOUNT. (<- HAS BEEN FIXATED ON THE SERIES FOR OVER 2 YEARS.)

little shop of horrors

paper mario

plant related characters (ie: audrey ii, petey piranha, potbelly from msm, etc)

stone story rpg (PLEASE PLAY IT ITS SO GOOD)

DND (I FUCKIMG LOVE DND BRO)

just some things i would prefer of they were tagged for the sake of my sanity. just use “silas don’t look.” or “sdl” work fine lmao

roblox doors game (more specifically the visuals pleeeeaase)

generally upsetting or uncanny images. especially ones with heavy eye contact.

knack (playstation game)

posts with transphobia in them

h*zbin/h*lluva content + anything v*vziepop related

i don’t feel like making a specific section for this one but here’s some other things i’d advise you to avoid doing around/to me. thaaanks

do NOT refer to me as “smol”, “smol bean”, a “cinnamon roll”. anything of that at all. (if it’s for a joke go for it, but dont make it repetitive or a habit.)

do not refer to me as a child either- especially if you’re younger than me. i might sound a little whiny here but it genuinely rubs me the wrong way and i actually just hate it all around. 😃 don’t treat me like a child- in fact just avoid infantilizing me. please

please don’t call me “sister” or “mom”. i’m being so serious.

don’t come into my dms if i don’t know you- asking for art requests and such. i’ll just straight up block you.

(trigger warning for s/a mentions here.) if you joke about s/a or find it funny to make fun of such- just block me. i don’t want you here and you disgust me and so many others. thanks

i’ll also include the ask to follow below the dni stuff. dni/dnf will be red while ask to follow will be orange

basic DNI criteria

pr*ship/zo*philes

dream supporters

fetishizes trans/nonbinary people

ai ‘artists’ (lmao imagine not being able to pick up a pencil)

those who continuously use the excuses “it’s just fiction”, “it’s just a drawing”, and “erm it’s the internet. things happen” yall are annoying as fuck

She Who Will Not Be Named (you know who you are.)

YTTD (Your Turn to Die) fandom

those with the intentions of befriending for free art

v*vziepop dickriders.

under 15.

if i generally just get bad vibes from you, i’ll just block. lol

ASK TO FOLLOW

irls. how and why did you find my tumblr huh? huh? do you wanna fight. do you wanna go to the dennys parking lot and fight there? huh? weenie (/JOKE)

h*zbin/h*lluva enjoyers. current mutuals are fine- but if you wanna follow please ask me first. i likely won’t interact with you too much though srry 🙏

people with the names “clyde”, “nadia”, “aspen”, “azzy”, or “marcel”. im sure yall are nice people or whatever but its moreso for the sake of my sanity :3

dms are usually open unless i specify not to dm me.

commissions are closed off for now

i don’t do art requests. LOL sorry

art trades are always good! i take a long while on them though. srry

tagging/mentioning in a post is fine. kinda the same rules with the dms.

rp is kinda ehhh. i kinda only do it with closer friends tyyyy

okay cool you made it to the bottom thanksss enjoy ur stay lol

#introductory post #kazzy caws #introduction

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the-wytch-is-back · 10 months

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Christmas in July (A Krampus Movie Review) - 7.16.2018

One of the horror movies that I can always find time to watch would be Michael Dougherty’s, Krampus. It may be a little bit off-season, but I assure you that Krampus is a movie that can be enjoyed season-wide. I will try and keep this review as spoiler-free as possible, and just give a general idea of my thoughts on the film.

What originally drew me to this film was actor Adam Scott, who has a penchant for being an amazing actor in any horror comedy that chooses to cast him. (ie, Little Evil, which is watchable on Netflix if you haven’t had a chance to watch it yet, I also suggest that for any horror-comedy fans).

Krampus seems to run in the vein of horror comedies that also have a pretty decent plot. I’d put it with the likes of You’re Next and Little Evil, which are both funny but have a compelling plot and make you want to care about the characters.

If you do not know what Krampus is, then boy are you in for a treat. I’ll give you a brief run-down on the spookier version of St. Nicholas, as I have always been fascinated with the darker side of things. I also suggest doing a search on some of the other dark-Christmas entities, as there are actually far more than you’d think there are.

Krampus’s origins are not fully understood, as he is a rather old being. Some think that he is originally from old Pagan roots, but generally, Krampus is known in certain European countries. To not go into it too much, Krampus is one of St. Nicholas’s companion spirits, and he’s the one that either punishes are literally takes away bad children to hell… a bit heavier than getting a lump of coal in one’s closet.

The film focuses on the German version of Krampus, which can be seen with the German-speaking grandmother, who seems to be the main character, Max’s only true ally in the film… as his family is all pretty awful to him. That is to say, there is a rather big cast of characters, and boy do we get to see of them offed in hilariously gruesome and Christmas-themed ways.

One of the best scenes in this movie is the opener, which is a beautiful montage set to cheerful Christmas music… of people quite literally destroying each other over last-minute Christmas shopping. The scene climaxes with Max, a young boy who still believes in Santa Clause, beating the living daylights out of another kid at the Christmas Pageant… or rather getting the living daylights beat out of him. If this scene doesn’t set the mood for this movie, then I don’t know what could have done better.

Without spoiling it, Max is disillusioned by his cranky and mean family. Because of this he rips up his letter to Santa and casts it away… summoning our good old horned goat buddy, Krampus. A huge blizzard strikes, snowing in the family and the electricity, and chaos ensues.

You’re in for a world of beautifully disturbing Christmas toys and decorations come to life and amazing costuming. Evil gingerbread men, killer elves… this movie has it all. And some darn beautiful snow landscapes, if I do say so myself. Viewers are even treated to a beautiful CGI rendition of traditional stop-animation, and it somehow just all fits.

So gather your family, be it Christmas in July, Halloween, or good ol’ Yuletime. And give Krampus a chance, or you might find him coming down your chimney, this Christmas Eve.

#krampus #krampus movie #horror #horror movies #review #movie review #writing #writer #my writing #author

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queenmolina · 3 years

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no one asked but here you go

jatp characters and their taste in musicals

julie loves anything an everything. a particular favourite is ‘in the heights’ and yes she cries to alabanza every. single. time. she also just loves the atmosphere of live theatre and the hum of music waiting to be heard. whenever she has the opportunity, she’ll be at the theatre. even if it’s just some ten year olds running around in fish costumes and calling it the little mermaid. julie knows all the shows so if you’re ever looking to find new stuff, she’s your gal. she’s the one that introduced alex to bare, willie to starry and reggie to [title of show]. she also knows the encyclopaedia of musical theatre songs that aren’t actually in shows (see: jonathan reid gealt, michael mott, kerrigan and lowdermilk etc)

luke can’t sit still for the life of him. he tries to because he doesn’t want to be rude but it’s not really his scene and he loses concentration. for this reason, he’s really into his movie musicals. he used to watch grease and the sound of music with his mom. rocketman and we will rock you are his modern day favourites. (he’s also got julie’s second hand excitement for the in the heights movie)

alex (dare i say it) loves dear evan hansen. he knows it’s slightly problematic but who are we kidding, it’s so much more progressive than peoples view of anxiety back in his day. he ugly cries at i’ll cover you reprise in RENT. he’s also a sucker for shows like dreamgirls, six, & juliet etc. and bare. for obvious reasons

reggie has two very opposing tastes. the first is as ‘rock’ as you can get while still being musical theatre (ie. bat out of hell) and the second is he absolute masterpiece that is annie. just - there’s a dog and a loving family so he’s sold

bobby likes newsies purely for the dance routines. athlete bobby lives in my head rent free. he spends his days rewatching the movie so that they can get all the moves right. they nail them all. bobby also likes other dancey shows and also little shop of horrors for some reason (the stage version where the plant is literally about to eat everyone in the theatre)

carrie likes mean girls. it was a casual liking until flynn decided they hate it and so now carrie plays it at every opportunity just to annoy them. also the idea of carrie singing someone gets hurt does things to my head

flynn likes ‘dark’ musicals like heathers and beetlejuice and carrie (the musical not the girl but yes her too). they’re very frustrated when riverdale ruins them but also uses the gif of archie dad-dancing in ‘the world according to chris’ as a reaction whenever they’re planning something exciting just because everyone hates it

willie likes jukebox musicals because the usually have really wacky plots to make it work. (alex and willie listening to & juliet) jagged little pill is a frequent favourite but they’re still mad that jo isn’t non-binary like in the workshop version

nick likes mamma mia (and cats) and that’s it

caleb is obviously into big flashy musicals like 42nd street and a chorus line. and also cabaret? i get that vibe. also throw in some obscure stuff like natasha pierre and the great comet of 1812. i just thing he’d like that

ray likes disney musicals - movies or on stage. they’re just wholesome and perfect and remind him of when the kids were little

#idk where i was going with this but i’m right #netflixwewantjatp2 #jatp #julie and the phantoms #tw long post #musical theatre #alex mercer #julie molina #luke patterson #willex #reggie peters #willie wilbur williamson #flynn flynnigan #carrie wilson #bobby wilson

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chaseatinydream · 4 years

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pirate king (10) || atz

How did you end up in this situation?

Cobblestone under your feet, smoke in your eyes and sandwiched uncomfortably between two men. When you look to your left, the purple haired gunner grins easily and the arm slung over your shoulder tightens, sending you into some form of secret-to-hide panic. When you turn to the right, Jongho merely looks away, your mind coming up with a hundred and one reasons why he hates you.

After treating Jongho’s wound, the quartermaster, Mingi, had announced that the ship had finally arrived in the pirate town of Tortuga. San had brought you up to the forecastle deck, where you watched civilized land come into sight for the first time since your awakening.

The ship had docked in one of the empty piers, much to the excitement of the crew. You knew many of them loved the ocean, it was their home, but you had to admit that seeing the same thing for weeks had to get boring after a while. It was also difficult to bring fresh food onto ship as it spoilt fast, so most of the ship had been buzzing excitedly about all the delicacies they would eat once they had the chance to explore the town.

But you had a different mission.

After Mingi had gone to the docks to settle the toll, San had pulled you to the side. You frowned at him as he produced a long list from his pocket.

“Uh, Master, what is that?”

“I need you to go shopping in town for me.” The healer had told you, pressing the list into your hands. You immediately started to panic.

“Me? Master, I can’t! I barely know my way around the ship, let alone a new town I’ve never been to!”

Your reasoning fell on deaf ears.

“It’ll be fine! I’ll have Jongho follow you, he’s going into town as well for some shopping.” San chirped happily as he pulled a coin pouch from the inner folds of his shirt. You stared at him in abject horror as the coins clinked in your hand.

“Master! You can’t send me with… with Jongho-hyung! Why don’t you send Seonghwa-hyung or Yeosang-hyung instead?”

No way. No way in hell were you going to be with the young battlemaster for long, extended periods of time. He’d probably “accidentally” lose you in town somewhere as revenge for shooting him on accident and you had no wish to die a terrible death in some dank, dirty alley.

San had cocked his head at you curiously. “Seonghwa-hyung is busy fixing the ship as the head carpenter on board. Yeosangie is helping Mingi negotiate for a lower price to pay for the toll. I need to stay here to treat the wounded and Jongho can’t tell a marigold poultice from marmalade.” Then the corners of his eyes crinkled a little and he gave you a sly grin. “Or is there any reason why you don’t want to be alone with Jongho?”

You glared at him. Your master must have felt the tension in the room between you and the young battlemaster earlier, and now he was just milking it for all it was worth instead of helping you out.

San had laughed at the sour look on your face and relented a little. “Alright, alright. How about this? I’ll send Wooyoungie with you and Jongho.”

“Send who with me now?” You were utterly confused. The healer sighed.

“The head gunner?” He tried to jog your memory, gesturing wildly with his hands as if that would aid you in remembering anything. “The one with the dolphin laugh? The purple haired one?”

“Him?” You were sent into a moment of panic, flailing your arms desperately. “But I don’t know him either!”

San clapped, the sounds starting to get annoyingly loud. “All the better! You can finally get to know more of your crew mates!” He steered you by the shoulders towards the gangplank, which had been lowered for the crew to disembark the ship, all while ignoring your cries of protest. “Just wait there for Jongho and Wooyoung!”

And that was how you had ended up in this terrible situation.

“So, you’re our little stowaway, aren’t you?” Wooyoung beams at you, arm around your shoulder. His hand is hanging alarmingly close to your chest, but you can’t push it away without garnering suspicion. You try to give him a smile, but it comes out more like a painful grimace.

“Yes?” Your answer sounds more like a question.

“Aigoo, you’re so cute!” Wooyoung smooshes your cheeks together much to your complete embarrassment. Then you hear a muffled snort from your right and you really want to crawl into a hole and die. The purple haired gunner is way too close, way too touchy feely, way too physical. Honestly, you’ve just met the man!

You give him an awkward chuckle through your squished cheeks and pull his hands from your face. The shackles around his wrists jingle as his hands fall back to his sides.

“So, where are we going?” You try to distract the man before he tries to hug you again. You don’t think your heart can take any more surprise embraces before it gives you a heart attack.

Wooyoung stops in the middle of the street you’re in, glancing around. The place is bustling with people, vendors peddling their wares, women in colourful dresses picking out accessories and hairpins.

Your fingers reach up to brush the short, messy braid your own hair is in and for a lingering moment, a feeling of yearning rushes through you.

“Do you want a hairpin, stowaway?” Wooyoung’s head rests on your shoulder and you leap into the air in fright. The gunner miraculously twirls out of the way with insane reflexes, barely saving his jaw from being crushed by you.

“I’m so sorry!” You squeak, horrified, but Wooyoung merely waves you off with a grin.

“Aww, it’s no problem.” He smiles merrily at you and you’re starting to get a little scared from how he doesn’t seem to stop grinning. Then he looks over your shoulder, his eyes crinkling to adorable half moons as his smile somehow grows even wider.

You turn to see what he’s looking at.

A gorgeous woman stands there, dolled up beautifully with a fair face and red slicked lips. Her dark hair is done in a shower of ringlets, pinned on top of her head with an intricate silver butterfly hairpin. Dressed in a tight leather corset and a ruffled lace skirt that barely comes to midthigh, she and her group of friends draw eyes from everywhere.

Wooyoung beams and waves at her.

The woman looks shocked for a moment before her lips curve up in a sultry smile, her finger beckoning him forward in a come hither motion. The head gunner grins at the two of you.

“Well, I’ll be going now!” Wooyoung squeezes you and Jongho into a tight hug, much to your panic. The maknae stares at him in mounting shock and fury. “Remember to take care of our baby stowaway, Jongho-ah!”

“Hyung, you can’t just leave me alone with him, you shameless basta-”

But then Wooyung is gone with the mysterious woman before the two of you can blink.

Jongho practically has steam pouring from his ears. “I’m going to kill that little son of a bitch the next time I see him. Ditching me to babysit while he sleeps around-”

A frown pulls on your lips as Jongho rants on to nobody.

“Why doesn’t Wooyoung-hyung just sleep on the ship?” You pipe up timidly, and Jongho whirls around to stare at you in shock with a hand pressed against his mouth.

The two of you stare at each other for a moment.

Then Jongho starts rambling with the most unnatural smile you’ve seen plastered on his face. “I can explain-”. He pauses for a long moment, then shakes his head furiously. “No, scratch that, I actually can’t explain. Well… Wooyoung-hyung doesn’t like the hammocks on board, so he prefers sleeping on land-”

“So is the woman his friend?” You ask, glancing back at where the two had left, a lavishly decorated building of marble and stone, the letters above it spelling “The House Of Pleasure” in crimson red.

Jongho’s smile turns rather strained and his eyes flit around desperately as if looking for something. “Yes?” He finally chokes out, not quite meeting your gaze as he steers you away from the building and down the dusty street.

“Their skirts are really short.” You muse to yourself quietly. You wonder if that’s practical and turn to the silent maknae to ask, but his face is as dark as a thundercloud and you’re immediately wary of his temper. Swallowing your question, you follow him as he stomps down the alleys and winding streets, meek and silent as a mouse.

Eventually the two of you end up outside a small, dingy shop, the windows dark with grime as if they haven’t seen a clean rag for centuries. A wooden sign hanging from the doorway depicts a picture of a snake curled around a short staff.

“This is an apothecary.” Jongho jerks his thumb at the shop. “Get whatever the hell you need fast so we can get back to the ship.”

You jump a little at his curt tone, but you can tell he’s still simmering with rage at how Wooyoung just up and left the two of you alone with each other. Your head droops. He must really dislike you after the little stunt you pulled with the musket yesterday. And now he’s stuck with you, forced to take care of you and stay with you.

“I’m sorry.” You mumble quietly under your breath, but Jongho hears it anyway and whirls around to stare at you.

“What?”

The two of you stare at each other for another awkward moment. Well, shit, you hadn’t meant for him to hear that, but since he had, you might as well tell him what you had wanted to.

You repeat the words a little more clearly this time. “I’m. Sorry.”

Jongho waves off your second apology impatiently. “Yes, yes, I heard you the first time. Why are you apologizing, though?”

You look down at the ground, your booted feet kicking back and forth at the cobblestones. “I’m sorry for being such a burden to you, Jongho-hyung.” Your voice comes out smaller than you thought it would be.

The young battlemaster remains silent for a moment. Then he grabs you by the shoulders and pushes you towards the shop, much to your surprise.

“Get your stuff.” His voice is a little softer, gentler, kinder now. You’re a little confused by his sudden change in attitude, but you do as he says and enter the apothecary.

“Marigold poultice, green tea leaves, honey…” You move past the shelves, studying the handwritten labels as Jongho trails behind you. The maknae looks utterly lost in the small shop, his shoulders brushing the glass jars on the shelves dangerously as he glances around curiously at the dried herbs hanging from the rafters.

“That’ll be twelve silvers, child.” You whip around in shock to see a wizened old man standing there. The bottles and herbs almost tumble to the ground, but Jongho scoops them up before they can shatter into pieces.

“Don’t scare him, old man.” The young battlemaster shoots the shopkeeper a dirty look as you thank Jongho profusely. The elder simply smiles expectantly. His silvery eyes are almost unblinking and you’re a little creeped out for a moment.

Then you remember you’re supposed to be paying him and rummage around in your shirt pocket for the coin pouch. Carefully counting out twelve small silver coins, you press them into the old man’s hands. They feel rough, like sand, against your fingertips.

“Your first time in Tortuga, huh?” The shopkeeper’s laughter sounds more like a dying wheeze. You and Jongho both stiffen at the words. Then the young battlemaster’s eyes narrow as his fists tighten.

“What’s your deal, you old geezer?”

The man merely lets out a derisive snort, pointing at your chest. For a moment, dread grips you as you fear he may somehow figured out that you’re a woman, but then you realise that he’s pointing to the silver necklace dangling from your neck, the clear cut crystal resting against the rough fabric of your shirt, strangely out of place.

“No smart person would leave such a pretty piece for the taking in a pirate town. I’m doin’ you a favour, kid.”

You rush to shove the necklace back underneath your shirt, heart thumping wildly in your chest. It must have slipped out somehow when you had been walking through town. A bead of sweat clings to the curve of your jaw. “Thank you for your help.”

The old man snorts, turning away as he shoos the two of you away. “Don’t expect to meet another kind soul like me here. Get lost before someone tries to steal it from you and I’m caught in the crossfire.”

The pair of you exit the shop, and you hurriedly shove all the things you’ve bought into a cloth bag. Jongho looks a little on edge from the man’s warning, grabbing the bag from your hand and taking you by the wrist.

“Let’s go.”

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