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oneforthemunny · 7 months

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girl i missed you!!!!🥺🥺🥺 so happy your back! i was thinking for your spooky stories, can you do older! eddie x reader take lilah trick or treating. thank you ❤️

a roo and a boo |older!dilf!eddie munson x reader|

prompt: delilah's first halloween (not exactly the trick-or-treat sorry. i started it and ended here with this but still fluffy and sweet and cute!!).

part of my munny's spooky stories series!

contains: literal fluff and cuteness. dad!eddie, mom!reader, age gap relationship. you can read the full older!eddie works here for all the lore and such :)

“Look at her.” You coo, peering over the padded changing table, wrangling Delilah’s tiny arms and long limbs gently into the costume. A random find you had shipped last minute, random and adorable and everything you’d ever wanted for your babies first Halloween.

“She’s so fuckin’ cute.” Eddie grinned, dimples creasing in the scruff of his beard, at its beginning stages of salt and peppering like the curls that framed his hairline. “How did you find one this small?”

“I got it off Etsy, so I could put the size in. Pretty handy because everything was too small for her.” You hum, shushing the small whimper that tore from Lilah’s chest.

Only three months old, still tiny and fresh and new, but bigger than before. Bigger than when you first brought her home, scared out of your own mind that you’d drop her, break her, hurt her. Eddie was always so calm, so good about your fears and helping you- he’d done this before. He knew what it was like to be scared shitless with a baby.

“How’d you come up with this?” Eddie’s eyes sparkled when they met yours. “Thought you were doing the bat and I was gonna be Ozzy?”

“She’s too little for the bat costume. The biggest they made wouldn’t fit her, so I figured next year.” You shrugged. “I thought this was cuter.”

“A kangaroo, hm?” Eddie’s finger brushed over Lilah’s cheek, grinning at the way she turned into his touch.

“She’s Roo, Eddie, from Winnie the Pooh.” You glare at him playfully, grabbing the blue sweater next to you with the cross stitched letters ‘ROO’ on the front. “And I have some ears and a brown sweater and I’m Kanga. Get it? Because I’m her Mama.” You babble down at the baby, voice lifting in that airy coo of a tone that had Lilah’s lips curling in a gummy smile.

“Oh,” Eddie nods, helping you maneuver Lilah’s balled fist through the sweater. “Just a you and Lilah costume?”

“You get to be Ozzy and a bat next year.” You countered lightly, though your stomach flipped in fear. Fuck, maybe the suprise thing was stupid. Maybe you should have included him. “I mean, I can run to Target and try to find a shirt with Winnie on it or-”

“-I’m just kidding.” Eddie shook his head, a gentle, calming hand rubbing down your spine. “I think it’s adorable. Both of you.” You beam, looking down at your little Roo, the hoodie with tiny ears that poked up. “Besides, I’m more of a Tigger man myself.”

You snort lightly, rolling your eyes. “You? Thought you’d be more like Rabbit.”

“Rabbit? No, that’s you, bunny, c’mon.” Eddie grinned, pinching your thigh playfully so you squealed.

“You better watch it, Munson.” You pointed at him, fixing Lilah’s little sweater in place. “We have to be at my parent’s house in, like, thirty minutes. And they’ll actually care if we’re late now.”

“Yeah?” Eddie hummed, lifting Lilah carefully into his arms. Her brown eyes blinking back at him, the small furrow of her brows from being disturbed- she looked like Wayne.

“Yeah.” You nodded, swiping a stack of diapers from under the changing table. “My mom’s already losing it because she can��t wait to see Lilah’s costume. I’m never doing this surprise shit again.”

“It’s their first grandkid, baby. What did you expect?” Eddie followed you down the hallway towards your shared bedroom. “They’re excited. Brie and Madeline too. It’s her first Halloween.”

“What time is Brie getting here?” You pulled the brown sweater over your head, folding the slouchy neckline into place.

“She’s here, I think.” Eddie muttered, eyes squinting, scanning the room undoubtedly for his phone. You bit back a smile. “I told her just to go over to Madeline’s. She’s staying at her apartment anyway tonight since she’s going to Gina’s tomorrow.”

“Oh?” You quip, brows raised in surprise. “They’re talking again?”

“Yeah,” The sigh Eddie let out was soft, but heavy enough you knew he was… bothered, to say the least.

Brielle’s silence towards Gina came after her mother’s nasty, cruel words about your pregnancy months ago. Eddie always felt guilty that Brielle was in the middle of the mess that was his relationship with his ex, even if she was the one dragging Brielle into it, weaponizing her even now against Eddie so he’d feel insecure.

“I don’t… I don’t want to think about that tonight.” Eddie admitted, a soft tone that sounded defeated, hurt, really.

You nodded, looking at him through the mirror, slipping on your own DIY made Kanga ears on a velvet headband. “I’ll text my mom. Let her know we’re on our way before she shows up and breaks down our door.” You laugh lightly, hand petting over Lilah’s soft cheek, your own lips brushing over Eddie’s for a sweet kiss.

The drive to your parent’s house was brief, it took longer for you to load up the car. Carriers, diaper bags, extra clothes, strapping in the car seat, everything- it was a chore to pack up a baby to bring, but it was worth it. The look on your mom’s face when you pulled Lilah out of the car, her coos and squeals of excitement.

“She is adorable. Just precious, oh!” Your mom gushed, ushering her grandchild through the doors, leaving you and Eddie for the rest of the things. “Honey! Look, look at Lilah!” You heard her call, scampering into the house.

“I think she’s excited.” You roll your eyes playfully, slinging the diaper bag over your shoulder.

“Yeah,” Eddie smirked. “Can you blame her? She is pretty cute.”

“She is.” You nod, head leaning against his shoulder while you walked towards the house. Your felt ears hit his chin, tickling the skin there, but he didn’t move. “Is Wayne still coming?”

“When he gets off.” Eddie nodded, his hand squeezing your waist softly. “He had to work. Likes to work at the plant on Halloween. They always bring the kids to trick-or-treat.”

“Really? We should bring Lilah next year.” You look up at him.

“Yeah, he’d love that. Hope he retires this year though.” Eddie rolled his eyes. He’d been trying to convince Wayne he needed to retire for years, but the older man was stubborn. “I used to take Brielle there every year, and she loved it. He did too. He would always save her the best pieces of candy.”

The warmth in your chest spread to your cheeks, tugging at your lips, curling into a smile. You liked hearing memories like this with Eddie, not ones tainted with Gina’s venomous actions and words. Your fist balled at the thought- no, you wouldn’t say anything. Not when Brielle drove all the way from Indianapolis to be here. Not when everyone was happy.

The cackle of the girl in question floated through your ears as the two of you climbed the pumpkin lined steps. Your parents and Madeline had insisted on carving them with Lilah, for her first Halloween, they’d said. She hadn’t done much besides being passed from person to person in her little pumpkin onesie while they carved them, but it made your family happy- it made you happy.

“... This is so cute! Ugh, Maddy, we definitely still had our costumes from junior year. I know mine’s in my closet at my mom’s. We could have been Piglet and Winnie with her.” Brielle nodded, cradling her tiny, baby sister in her arms.

“Yeah,” Madeline looked at you, brows furrowed in annoyance. “Why didn’t you tell us? We would have matched.”

“I didn’t know.” You huffed, rolling your eyes at your little sister, Eddie shutting the door behind you. “I wanted it to be a surprise.”

“Well, we could have matched.” Madeline’s lips pursed, only for a moment before she was back to Delilah, cooing at her. “Hold on, Brie, let me get a picture. No, let’s go out by the pumpkins, it'll be so cute!”

“Hi, Dad.” Brielle muttered, leaning into his hug, still cradling Lilah.

“Oh! Take my camera, Madeline!” Your mom called frantically, spinning in a half circle looking for her camera.

“Hey, sweetheart. Your drive ok?” Eddie pressed a kiss to her head, finger tickling down Lilah’s little cheek.

“Yeah, it was good.” Brielle hummed, following Madeline out the front door.

“Hi, Mom.” You said, stepping towards her.

“Hi- oh! That’s so precious, you two match! Where did you find this, honey? It is so cute! It is- hi, Eddie, how are you?- It reminds me of when you dressed up as Tigger one year. Your Dad is looking for the photo album right now, so I can do a side by side.” Your mom rambled, jittery with the excitement of Delilah, the holiday, the side by side post she was already plotting to post on Facebook so all her friends would go ballistic.

“I gotta see that.” Eddie grinned, hand wrapping around your waist sweetly.

“Dad is looking through it now- it’s in the second one!” Your mom yelled into the living room, over the re-run of Hocus Pocus playing for the millionth time. “I’m going to go take some pictures with the girls, but there’s chili and hotdogs in the kitchen and- oh, Eddie, I got you Fritos for yours.”

Eddie blushed, cheeks tingling pink in the warmth of your home. Your mom had remembered from last Halloween, remembered something about him and gotten it for him. It was small, he knew it was, but it made him feel… content? Made him feel like a part of the family.

Your mom didn’t hear his response, scurrying out to the front porch with her phone to take her own photos. Your eye roll made Eddie grin, pulling you into his side, pressing a kiss against your hairline where your velvet headband met your hair.

“She’s insane.” You muttered.

“She’s excited.” Eddie hummed, rubbing a hand down your hip soothingly.

“She’s lost her mind.” You scoff. “I don’t think she even cares about me anymore. She’s just, like, give me my baby.”

“Hey, it could be worse. Could want nothing to do with her.” Eddie sighed. He didn’t finish the sentence, didn’t tell you that Gina’s parents had been that way.

Your heart ached for him, leaning into his chest. “I think they’re going to be busy for a while.” You tilted your head up to look at him. “You hungry?”

“Starving.” Eddie grinned. “Especially for your Mom’s chili. I’ve been thinking about this all week.”

“God, don’t tell her that.” You snort, arms still around his torso when you walked into the kitchen. “Her head will explode. She’s already got an ego because she’s a Grammy.”

“Think you’ve got one too,” Eddie teased, eyes twinkling in the yellow light of the kitchen. You frowned, his hand rubbing over the ears of your headband. “You and Lilah in your matching outfits. ‘S cute.” He beamed, love struck and gooey, the way he would schmooze over you years before.

You fought back the blush on your cheeks, lips twisting to hide your smile. “Yours is gonna be huge next year, Ozzy.”

“It’s already huge, sweetheart. You know that.” Eddie purred playfully, squeezing the fat of your ass to make you jump and squeal, eyes cutting around to make sure none of your family was around. “I think it’s cute. Surprised she didn’t steal you for photos.”

“Don’t give her any ideas.” You huff, pulling a bowl out of the cabinet. “How much do you want?” You ask, reaching for the ladle.

Eddie shook his head, batting his hands away. “I got it. Got yours too, go sit down.” He nodded towards the table.

You hesitated, Eddie’s hip bumping yours to move out of the way. “I want mine on-”

“-chili on the hotdog, cheese on top, and no mustard.” Eddie hummed, spreading the bun to put the chili on. His eyes flicked to yours, smug smile on his face. “Right?”

You nodded, sinking into the chair by the kitchen table, where you always sat growing up. Eddie smirked. “Told you, I got it. I got you tonight, alright? Take it easy. You don’t have to be Mama Be- Kangaroo tonight.”

Your eyes roll, huffing lightly when you settle into your seat. Eddie maneuvered the two plates and a bowl with far better ease than you expected. It was nice, sitting in your childhood home with your husband, with your family.

Your mom came bustling in with the photo of you in hand, a tiny toddler in an old school Tigger costume, face painted to match. Your dad holding Lilah in his recliner, feeding her the bottle you packed, content watching whatever sports he’d managed to flip on before your mom would make him change it back to Halloween movies. Wayne came by after his shift, a handful of candy for Brielle and Madeline, giving them a wink and a, “Told you I’d save you the good stuff. Always save you the good stuff.”

Eddie beamed, watching it all from his own corner of the kitchen. Your mom and Wayne looking over photo albums, Brielle and Madeline giggling in the corner like they used to when they were younger- when the two of you had just met. You flitting between all of them, content and relaxed, Lilah in your arms.

Eddie knew that Lilah would be loved. That she’d grow up in a better house than he had, that even Brielle had. In the type of family home he’d always dreamed of having, and now he had it, with you- because of you.

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fanfictrashdump · 2 years

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Queening a Pawn, 27

If you’re new: this is my procrastination fic. It is what I drabble around with when I’m being my worst self, and ignoring all my other WIPs and responsibilities! Enjoy!

Summary: During the Time Heist, Loki stole the Tesseract and escaped. He did not expect, however, to be pulled through a Time Loop that delivered him to a Midgard more than a decade older, wiser, and bitterer. Having just lived through his unsuccessful attack in New York, Loki must learn to live in Midgard after the defeat of Thanos (post-Endgame). The question is, who is Loki without a quest for a throne or total domination?

Pairings: Loki x OC

WARNINGS: Language, domesticity, babysitting chaos, and unbearable cuteness. FLUFF

Previous Chapter

Loki was tidying up his workspace. The children had all gone home about twenty minutes prior, and even though he did his best to encourage them to clean up after themselves, it was obvious that his and their standards of "clean" were very different. He had been putting blocks into a basket when the sound of rustling fabric tickled his ears. With little hesitation, he drew a dagger and turned. Pepper, who had been at the door, yelped and arched back, though Morgan, who was standing at her mother's side seemed generally undisturbed.

He let out a puff of breath. "Virginia, I've told you a million times that creeping up on me is not advisable at the best of times," he responded, tucking the dagger away and drawing a deep breath. "Hello, Morgan. How are you, sweetheart?" Morgan grinned and offered him a thumbs-up.

Pepper smiled apologetically, smoothing down her skirt in a fidget. "Sorry. Old habits die hard, Loki."

"At least I no longer throw the dagger first and ask questions later, as it were." Placing the filled basket down on its designated spot, he stretched up to his full height and stuck his hands into his trousers. "What can I do for you, Pepper?"

"I really hate to do this to you, but… could you possibly watch Morgan for a few days? I have to go to Prague on emergency business and I can't take her and–"

Loki's mouth fell open and his eyebrows rose dangerously close to his hairline. "Me? You want… are you sure?" His features screwed up as he tried to make sense of the request in his head.

Pepper's expression fell. "Do you not want to?"

"No, I, um, I'm more concerned as to how desperate you must be to come to me for help," he said slowly, watching Morgan sit down at one of the art tables and start drawing on a fresh sheet of paper.

As realization hit her, the redhead pulled a smile. With an easy expression, she crossed her arms and leaned against the doorway. "You're actually first on the phone tree. Tony and I both agreed you were top choice."

His guts twisted in a not at all unpleasant way at that statement, a reflexive smile tilting at his lips. "That's certainly a surprise."

"What do you say? Can you watch the munchkin for us?" Loki nodded, eyes sparkling excitedly. Pepper nodded once, pleased with herself. "I'll have her stuff left at Delilah's– no offense, but I don't trust her inside of New York's premier knife museum aka your apartment."

Loki smirked. "Fair enough. Lilah will be ecstatic."

Kneeling down by Morgan, Pepper pressed a kiss to her daughter's crown. "You think you can be good for Uncle Loki for a few days, Mo?" Morgan nodded, smiling brightly between her mother and Loki. Loki's stomach twisted once again at the moniker. "I won't even ask about your Aunt Lilah, because Lord knows no one misbehaves on Aunt Lilah's watch, do they?" Morgan giggled and shook her head in the negative. "OK. Give Momma a kiss." Morgan twined her tiny arms around her mother's neck and squeezed while Pepper peppered her face with kisses. "If there are any issues, FRIDAY can reach me at any time."

"Hopefully, there will be none to speak of."

Pepper laughed. "Oh, you do not know this child." She stood, sighing. "Thank you so much for this, Loki." Her voice was as sincere as the hug she wrapped him around that took him by surprise.

"Of course," he managed to choke out before he was released. "It's my pleasure."

"OK. If I don't go now, I'll never make it out of the building. Morgan, be a good girl. Have fun!"

"Bye, Mommy!" Morgan was once again engrossed in her drawing, and had barely glanced over her shoulder to call her goodbye.

"Shove me out the door, why don't ya'?" She offered the pair a wave. "Bye, Loki! Thank you again!"

Loki waved shortly, nervous excitement filling his body. He kneeled beside Morgan, leaning against the crafts table to watch her work. "Once you finish that, would you like to go get groceries to make dinner?"

Morgan turned to Loki, eyes sparkling. "I can go with you?"

"Yes, you may, little one. Does that mean you're ready?" Morgan nodded, hopping to her feet and taking Loki's hand as if it were second nature.

An hour later, Loki opened the door to Delilah's apartment, loaded with several bags and Morgan riding piggyback. "Lilah, are you home?" He called into the apartment, but after a long pause, no response was heard. "I guess it's just you and I for a little while, Starklet," he mused, lowering the groceries onto the countertop and then helping Morgan down from his back.

"Can I have some chocolate, Uncle Loki?" Her face looked mischievously hopeful.

Loki smirked. "I believe you know the answer to that question. How about you help me with dinner and I'll get you some fruit as a snack?"

"Alright," she grumbled, climbing onto a stool at the kitchen island.

He set a bunch of podded peas in front of her and a bowl. He took one of the pods and split it open, showing her how to shell them into the bowl. "Shell these for me, please." Turning briefly, he grabbed some strawberries from the fridge and put them beside her. "Snack."

"Uncle Loki, do you love Auntie Lilah?"

Loki looked up from the tray of vegetables and chicken he was arranging to throw into the oven. He smirked, raising an eyebrow at the child. "That is a fascinating question. What do you think?"

"I think you do. You go all pink when you see her," she responded matter-of-factly, as she went through the pea pods.

He let out a bark of laughter, shaking his head. "I do, do I?" Loki slid the tray into the oven and set the timer, pottering around, and cleaning the counter and instruments used. "Well, does she go pink when she sees me?"

"No."

"Of course she doesn't," he muttered drily under his breath, rolling his eyes. "I do love her very much. Why do you ask?"

"I think Auntie Lilah is cute and I want her to have a cute boyfriend."

Teeth sunk into his lower lip to keep from laughing. "And do I fit the bill, then?"

Morgan shrugged. "Meh." She held in her own laughter at the response.

"Oh, you little imp." He snagged a pea from the bowl and playfully hurled it in her direction. "You're lucky I like you or else you'd be sleeping in the woods tonight."

"Hey, Momo," Delilah cooed as she walked through the door. Loki and Morgan had set up the table and were just putting out glasses of lemonade when Delilah had arrived from work. Morgan dropped napkins on the table and barreled into her side, hugging her as tightly as her little arms could. "Is Loki behaving? Tell me the truth."

"Uncle Loki kept me tied up under the table all afternoon!"

"Did he?" Lilah gave him a look of feigned outrage. "How dare you mistreat this lovely creature? Don't worry. I'm here now. How can I make it up to you?"

Morgan thought for a long moment. "Ice cream for dinner?"

Lilah tutted. "You were so close, Mo. You got too greedy. I was prepared to let you get away with extra dessert."

"Aw, man!"

"Yeah, yeah. Go wash up for dinner, OK?" She tapped Morgan's nose and grinned, and the child turned tail towards the washroom.

"Hello, love," Loki husked, pressing a slow kiss to her lips and enjoying the relaxing sigh she emitted.

"Hi, babe. How was your day?"

"Much better since you arrived. Not that I don't love the imp–"

"You're all piiiiink."

Loki closed his eyes and drew a deep breath. "–but she has my number, for sure."

Lilah snorted. "Yeah, she's a smartass like her daddy," she whispered back. She pecked him on the lips once more. "I like you pink."

He rolled his eyes, bowing his head to hide his rapidly heating cheeks away from both females. He decided, instead, to place a carefully arranged platter onto the middle of the dining table. Loki was meticulous about the arrangement of even the most trivial things, but meals were a different beast. Delilah had more than once suggested that it was a stowaway habit from his days in the palace. In reality, his obsessive compulsiveness boiled down to idealized notions of what it meant to have a normal dinner.

"Lilah, I made pea!" Morgan called as she settled into her seat.

Delilah cut her gaze over at Loki with a questioning look. He made a mimicked shelling the pods with a lazy half-smile. "Oh! That's great. That means they'll be extra yummy."

"I found a worms in them!"

"Caterpillars, promptly taken outside," Loki clarified.

"They tasted like glue!"

Lilah's head snapped towards Loki so quickly, he swore she'd get whiplash. "Maybe not as promptly as I should have, but…"

A solitary brow lifted on Delilah's face. "How do you even know what glue tastes like, Morgan?"

"Dinner! It'll get cold! Eat. Your weak mortal corporations need sustenance," Loki irrupted, before Morgan could launch into the story of breaking into the art supplies.

"Uncle Loki is fun!"

The loving look he received made his insides flutter like a swarm of bees. It seemed that these warm emotions were all tied in some way to his poor stomach. "He is, isn't he? Do you like hanging out with Uncle Loki?" Morgan nodded as she gnawed on a roasted carrot. "Good. I'd have to get rid of him if you didn't."

"If you get rid of him, can I have his dessert?"

"I thought you liked me!" Loki argued, suppressing a smile. "We were bonding!" Morgan beamed up at Loki–there was a hint of trickster in this one. He was so proud. With a serious face, he leaned towards the child. "I'll give you extra sprinkles if you put in a good word for me."

"He can stay."

#loki mcu #mcu fanfiction #marvel fanfiction #mcu phase 4 #loki x oc #loki x ofc #alternate timeline #time heist #original female character #fix it #not Loki show compliant #Queening a pawn #27 #morgan stark

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insporaelynn · 3 years

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📲 raelynn && roman

WHEN: january 24-26th

DESCRIPTION: just best friends talking and being obsessed with each other. rae confides in him about her ex drama.

TRIGGER WARNINGS: drug mention, probably sex mention.

@romanbeckett

Roman

Hi love of my life. I miss your face. How’s it going??

raelynn

my baby

god, i miss you too. i'm doing okay, how're you tonight?

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

it’s been an off day, not even gonna lie lol super sore and tired. I just wanna be back to normal already

raelynn

oh no

how's your scar healing up? the boys are taking care of you right??

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

it’s okay I guess bleh lol and not tonight. I’m all alone

raelynn

Where's Q? Is Aaron working?

Well I guess I should know that since I'm literally at work. Lmao.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

Q is working on music. Aaron has des tonight

raelynn

ugh. i wanna lay with you and kiss ur face.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

are you busyyy? I can burn us some cookies

raelynn

i'm working but I'd love to see you after if you're still up.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

of yeah you just said you’re at work lmao fucking weed

yes please come by when you’re done

raelynn

LMAO I KNOW THE FEELING

absolutely, i'm yours.

u know niamh was trying to figure out who rue's date was and she was like "is it you" bc i mentioned that I have a dick appt with him tomorrow night.

and i was like. dude, no, for like, a thousand reasons. like, why would that ever be me???

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚n.

oh god, I’m so out of the loop with gossip lately, it’s sad. I didn’t even know he had a date lol

raelynn

it's apparently some big secret but he's having people help him dress up and asking about flowers and candy and niamh is like "bitch is it you" and i'm like. LMAO.

like is there anything about me that says flowers and candy

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

Hahahahahhahahahahaha HAHAHA

that really made me laugh too hard.

raelynn

like, i'm not the flowers girl, i'm the sneak out in the night girl, the middle of the afternoon girl, all those things, but flowers girl???? sdkfdskksd

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

I’m 100p a flowers girl

raelynn

YOU ARE AND YOU'RE WORTH IT MY BABY

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

my parents are coming in to town this week. Gotta tell them I have two boyfriends haaaa. Pray for me

raelynn.

I feel like that should be the least shocking thing about you??? In a good way.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

yeah, I definitely keep them on their toes

raelynn

tell ur boyfriend that if he wants me to continue wearing body glitter he's going to have to pay me extra

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

omg but I love body glitter fyi

raelynn

I did an onlyfans video with Lilah earlier and I'm like 80% sure that I left glitter on her sheets. Like I'm a fucking unicorn.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

that makes me so happy I can’t even lie

I too wanna leave glitter everywhere

man I need to do only fans

raelynn

i would a thousand percent subscribe

both bc i'm a perv and also bc i'm a very supportive best friend.

we could get naked and do a body glitter photoshoot

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

and I love this about you

that sounds like a dream?? Wow

raelynn

would love nothing more than to apply body glitter to ur glorious tiddies.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

my tillies would appreciate it

Hahahaa it hurts to laughhhh

raelynn

SORRY SORRY I'M GOING TO BE VERY SERIOUS NOW

clears throat Um. The National Debt.

it is my understanding that there is. National Debt.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

hahahah I love you

raelynn

Blah blah, topics. Blah blah, smart people jargon, blah blah

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

god it’s so boring isn’t it

would so much rather talk about titties

raelynn

God same.

Like how yours are somehow bigger than mine.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

I know, I need some sort of support at this point I think

raelynn

we could get you fitted for bras somewhere maybe that'd be fun

it'd look actually so hot

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

well I already wear lingerie in the bedroom. Might as well.

raelynn

you will be the absolute death of me, you're simply too gorgeous and too sweet to exist.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

stahhpppp you’re making me blushhhh. Right back atcha my babe

raelynn

is there anything you want me to bring you when i'm done here?

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

just yourself. I’ve got good ass weed

raelynn

and for the millionth time, i realized, you are my soul mate.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

you’re mine, lovie.

raelynn

i wish i could've had appendix surgery instead of you

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

noooo don’t be silly lol I’m okay darling.

raelynn.

no i hate that you were in pain even for like a second i hate it so much!!

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

stop it, I love you. You cutie. Oh god okay I’m gonna make us cookies.

raelynn

Dont burn the house down my beautiful twin flame

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

I always get cookie dough thinking I’ll do better next time. I still have that unearned confidence

raelynn.

Thats bc im always building you up and rightfully so

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

yes you do and I live for it. I also really love fresh cookies right out of the oven, I just want to make that happen

raelynn

I believe in you my little tropical starfish

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

raelynn

literally you

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

hehehehe ⭐️

raelynn

i don't think anybody's ever gonna love me more than you

and i think. i think maybe that's okay?

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

that’s not true. You’re gonna find someone who is gonna blow you away

raelynn

yeah but even if i did, would I even be able to love them without being scared of them?

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

yeah, I think so. I’ve had to overcome a lot of walls and fears myself that I never thought I could. The right person makes it easier.

raelynn

idk there are a lot of people i could've loved if i hadn't been so....this lmao

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

I think it’ll just take some time!

raelynn

you have so much faith in me.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

of course I do. I think you can do anything.

raelynn

i'm not really sure.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

you don’t have to be cause I ammmmm

raelynn

and you're the smartest person in the world

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

in the whole world?? Damn. I’m not near as rich as I should be then.

raelynn

how about I stay over with you tonight and we get some breakfast in the morning? I did really good on tips tonight.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

okay!! I’d love that

raelynn

good 'cause i don't get to spend nearly as much time with you as i wanna

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

I knowwww. We haven’t had a sleepover in so long

raelynn

you can cuddle up to me and i'll feed you cookies and kiss your hair

revolutionary. better than therapy.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

Yes!!!!

raelynn

loml

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

I finished the cookies baby and I didn’t burn them to a crisp

raelynn

you fucking legend

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

I’m pretty damn proud of myself not gonna lieeeee

[...]

raelynn

extremely sad that i couldn't stay at breakfast with you all day

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

same

now I’m bored

raelynn

i swear after i left you my day went down the tubes.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

oh no I’m sorry

who do I need to fight

raelynn

well carson is back.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

oh god, tell me more

raelynn

idk why he's back but wes gave him my number bc i guess when i told him to lose it he took it to heart which like good i wanted him to

but anyway i screamed at him in the chat

everyone called me a hypocrite bc i told ivy to stop being a bitch in the chat awhile back. which tbh i didn't remember even doing, i just be saying shit.

like alex opened his fuckin mouth and i'm like what dog do you have in this fight

oh and DELILAH is moving in with carson bc he's "like her brother!!!" never mind the fact that he cheated on me bc i guess friendship doesn't mean much anymore

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

wow that’s...messy. Wtf lilah though seriously

raelynn.

So then Carson texts me bc wes gave him my number and that felt like being??? Pushed back in time against my will

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

that’s not cool

raelynn

So yeah a lot of crying today

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

*chick with knife emoji*

me rn

raelynn

Cute but lethal

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

*img attachment*

and not at all high...

raelynn.

you're so hot jesus christ.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

I love you.

raelynn.

love u more than life itself

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

*img attachment of a keychain that says PUSSY WAGON*

this was recommended to me on Instagram and now I want it.

raelynn

LET'S GET THEM MATCHING.

EVEN THOUGH I DON'T HAVE A CAR

AND THEREFORE NO KEYS FOR SAID CAR

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

it would be perfect for my Volkswagen

raelynn.

omg and with me in it...it really WOULD be a pussy wagon......

big brain

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

hahahahah

raelynn

we should road trip soon

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

I would love that so much honestly

raelynn

where should we go?

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

Disney world!!

raelynn

will u propose to me there

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

wouldn’t that be romantic as heck

raelynn.

THE most romantic and also we'd maybe get free dessert

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

I never turn down anything free.

raelynn

me neither. not the taylor family way

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

hahaha I love you.

raelynn.

we'll start planning a summer trip, just us.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

yay yay yay yay!

raelynn.

i'm gonna wear a tiara the whole time.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.BOT01/25/2021

with Mickey ears?

raelynn.BOT01/25/2021

of course, i'm not a monster.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

hahahaa

[...]

raelynn

I hate dudes.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

they’re a mess aren’t they lol

raelynn

Had a temporary lapse in sanity and agreed to meet Carson for coffee lol and he canceled like 15 mins before we were supposed to meet for a probably fake meeting lmao its so typical but I fell for it

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

babe I’m so sorry

raelynn

Like im just so tired

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

how can I make it better

raelynn.

I don't know honestly and I wish I did.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

I love you.

raelynn

I love you.

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

you’re my baby

raelynn

you're MY baby

#texts #texts: roman #ch: roman

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lostinaseaoffictionalbliss · 5 years

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Every Rose Has Its Thorn Part 2

A/N: My masterlist is in my bio. If you like this go check it out. I write for a multitude of fandoms

Summary: Fury sent Lilah to recruit Steve for the team. He agrees, but they’re left with some questions after their meeting

Pairing: Steve x reader

Warnings: some language, let the secret pinning begin

Word Count: 1073

Blue eyes clashed with hazel as Steve turned toward me. Those blue eyes were more beautiful than anything I had ever seen in my life. Pictures had not done them justice. It wasn’t even the muscles, which were very nice, that drew me in. It was those deep blue orbs. I had thought him cute and adorable when I had seen pictures of him before the serum. Now that I was face to well chest really-he towered over me- with him I realized he was more than cute and adorable. He was handsome and gorgeous.

It was like when God decided to make Steven Grant Rogers he threw both cute and sexy into the mixing pot and I certainly wasn’t complaining. What single...hell, married straight or bisexual woman would complain? If they did, I'd have to have their head examined.

I smiled softly as he approached me. “Again I am sorry to disturb you. I’m sure you have a lot to work through and the last thing you need is someone you don’t know coming in here and asking you things.”

Steve smiled and used a towel to wipe the sweat from his neck and face. “Well at least it’s you and not Fury. He would be a lot more cryptic or demanding. So what is it you want to ask? Want me back out in the world?” He sipped some water.

I took a seat and slid a file toward him. “Unfortunately I’m asking you to help save it. The Tesseract was stolen by someone named Loki. The brother of Thor, prince of Asgard, god of thunder. Now personally I think the stupid cube should have been left in the depths of the ocean. It’s trouble and way more power than a human has a right to go messing around with. But hey I’m a grunt and I don’t make the decisions around here.” I wished I did, but I didn’t.

He took the file and opened it. He flipped through it casually, barely looking at the information. “I stopped one mad man bent on ruling the world with this thing. I suppose I should help stop another.” He tapped his fingers on the table.

I could feel his eyes on me as he looked me over. It wasn’t in some creepy way, more of a trying to figure me out and what place I fit in with all of this. “Ask what’s on your mind Captain. I don’t mind?” I gave a soft smile to let him know I was an open book.

“Why you? Why did Fury send you and not come himself?”

“Honestly I have no idea. He said it was because we grew up in the same city and I hate bullies, but that seemed cryptic and only touched the surface of the truth.”

He shook his head. “Why am I not surprised?” He took another drink of water. “Clearly there’s something about you that he thought would help you convince me.”

“Captain-”

“Steve. Call me Steve.”

“Alright, Steve.” I like the sound of that much more. “The truth is I think you’d be a big help. You know more about the cube than we do. You fought the man who found it and used it to create weapons. However I also think we’re asking too much of you. You just came out of the ice. All you’ve lost is still fresh in your mind. It wasn’t seventy years for you. It’s been a few weeks.” I sighed. “You should be left alone to process and work through it in your own time. And not by busting punching bags either. But that’s not my call. Fury gave me an order and I’m here to ask for you help.”

He raised a brow and leaned back in his seat. “Oh yeah? You don’t want me helping?” His curiosity was peeked.

I laughed softly. “I didn’t say that. I very much want you to help, but not at the expense of your mental health. But the truth is the other agents aren’t qualified or even capable of taking down a man like Loki. He’s strong, smart, and has one up on us. Now I’m not exactly normal. That much I know you gathered from my file, but I’m one person. I’m not a match for him on my own. With your help though, I believe we can catch him. And with Stark’s...God help us...assistance we can find the Tesseract. That’s also why Bruce is being called in. He knows Gamma like no one else.”

Steve hummed and looked down at the file. It was like he was staring a hole into it. If he wasn’t careful the damn thing would catch on fire from the heat of his intense gaze. “I’ll help. It’s the right thing to do. I wanted to save the world from Hydra, Red Skull, that cube. I went into the ice to save New York and the world. It looks like my fight isn’t quite over yet.”

I reached out to touch his hand in a comforting manner, but pulled back at the last second. We didn’t really know each other and I was afraid to get to comfortable with him. “I’m glad to be fighting along side you. And since I’m calling you Steve, you can call me Lilah.”

“Lilah Shaw...it’s nice to meet you.” His large hand engulfed mine and felt warm. Much warmer than a normal person would. My hand started to glow a soft green and I jerked it back.

“It’s nice to meet you too Steve Rogers.” I smiled and fiddled with my hands. What was that? My powers hadn’t acted up in years. Not since I first gained control of them and now one touch from Steve and they’re acting up. What the hell was Fury not telling me? I knew without a shadow of a doubt that this was most likely the reason he wanted me to meet Steve, but why I didn’t know.

He frowned a bit. “What’s wrong? Why was your hand doing that?”

I sighed heavily and lifted my gaze. “I’m not sure really. They’ve never done that before. I’ve had control for years. I’m sorry. I should go. You need to pack and get ready for the mission. I’ll see you tomorrow.” I gave him one last smile and darted out of there like the devil himself was on my heels.

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blackhecrted · 5 years

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Lilah Black: I Like RP Partners to Know

I like to be called: Drea

My favorite colors are: Sage Green

Gender: Cisfemale, she/her/they

One thing you should know about me (or several): I am both shy and anxious. Once I get to know someone it’s much easier to talk to them and things get less stressful (especially given the buffer of the internet) but the initial friendship courting is always spastic as shit and rife with me flailing around and walking away from the computer for extended periods of time to calm my nerves. This applies less to IC RP situations, in which walk-ups and random RP are simpler to deal with, but in general I am probably panicking behind the scenes.

Lilah is actually an alt of mine but a lot of her RP will be through tumblr so I made her the main blog on this account. I used to have other blogs for her and others but then tumblr struck and I decided to just start fresh.

I have a cat who rules my life, and I am not ashamed to say it. She’s a tiny little bean who never grew much bigger than a large kitten and her name is Seven.

That’s pretty much how I feel about her.

As a note, I’m not looking for ERP scenarios at all but darker themes are not exactly unwelcome. I’m dating someone and not looking for OOC courtship but friends are always welcome.

One thing you should know about my muse(s)(Or several): Lilah’s damaged, and not in the instagram taking black-and-white photos way, but seriously damaged emotionally. She doesn’t know how to show affection or anything, and her only attachment in the world that seems to mean anything to her (however tenuous) is with a notorious serial killer, so that sums it up.

Physically she’s beautiful, though in a very odd way. Her lips are too full, her forehead is a bit too long, her nose a bit too narrow at spots. She’s not ugly by any stretch but all her odd features are what someone would consider beautiful in art but not so much in people.

While she is not a ‘total mess’ she’s not everyone’s idea of beautiful.

She’s also really into murder so ... like.. there’s that.

As for the others... Lyse is Ala Mhigan and prideful of that. Her mother died just before the push to take back Ala Mhigo and was a prominent member of the Resistance, but Lyse never took prestige for her mothers’ dealings. Yuri’s just a sweet girl who got fucked up and fucked over by Garlemald’s occupation of places in Othard. Lirin’s cute, generally happy, and somewhat scatter-brained but she’s overall a really sweet girl. Atsuko got separated from her family and not only were her siblings raised by adopted hyur parents but they also forgot about her so that’s a thing. I also have a Roe that I’m working on a story for and a Xaela Dotharl who came back to beat up her brother.

First language: English. Second language, bad english.

HIGHLIGHT: RP blogs

https://lyse.goobbue.net/- Main’s blog. Kind of bare right now, her old one had more shit.

https://lirinyaeger.tumblr.com- Alt - Lirin Yaeger - former miqo’te genki-girl Hyur

https://anagamine.tumblr.com - Alt - Atsuko Nagamine - older sister lost in Othard to the twins Lecede and Aurelia.

https://kotonohayuri.tumblr.com/ - Secondary Main - Mayuri Kotonoha - sweet bean Raen

Age range: under 13 | 14–17 | 18–22 | 23–25 | 26–29 | 30+ | 70+

Am I okay with NSFW?: yes | no | (NOTE: this doesn’t mean I’m gonna ERP as I’m not really into it unless I know someone and it adds to the story, but generally nsfw themes are fine by me)

OC friendly?: yes | no | depends

RP blog: does contain ooc posts | doesn’t contain ooc posts | aesthetic

Tagged by: @ssytxiv

Tagging: @plasmaphantasma and anyone else who will see this and want to do it. I don’t know who has.

#about alts #uhhh cutting because i put a lot of gifs because i have no self control #about lilah

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dawnasiler · 4 years

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Best of 2019: The 49 Beauty Products That I Loved Most This Year (Makeup, Haircare and More)

Now that you're up to speed on my favourite facial skincare of 2019, it's time to share the rest—all the makeup, haircare, hair tools and bath and body products that I used and loved this year.

The Best Beauty Products of 2019

Best Primer

REN Perfect Canvas Clean Primer

I don't use primer that often, but when I do, I reach for REN Perfect Canvas Clean Primer. I love that it's silicone-free, feels fresh on your skin and helps to mattify the T-zone a little bit. The ILIA True Skin Radiant Priming Serum is also great, but perhaps a tad more prone to pilling.

Best Sheer Foundation (Liquid)

Sappho New Paradigm Essential Foundation

I've never found a liquid foundation that I like better than Sappho New Paradigm Essential Foundation. (I wear the shade Leisha.) I hate the feel of most foundations on my skin, but not this one. It's super light, with sheer coverage that's buildable to a medium. I'm obsessed with the clean ingredients, fresh scent, and how it's virtually undetectable on your skin. You need to try it!

Best Sheer Foundation (Cream)

RMS Beauty "Un" Cover-Up

On a day-to-day basis, I almost always wear RMS Beauty "Un" Cover-Up in shade 00. It's a hybrid concealer and sheer foundation, and I just find it easy and quick to use—and so natural-looking on my skin. (See my application tips here!) I love that it's made with all-natural oils, which have never once broken me out.

Best High-Coverage Foundation

RMS Beauty "Un" Cover-Up Cream Foundation

I'm not a full-coverage or even medium-coverage foundation person, but I've been testing out the new RMS Beauty "Un" Cover-Up Cream Foundation. If you like a really perfected skin look, this dense cream does the job without looking mask-like on the skin. I just find it leans a little more yellow than the original "Un" Cover-Up.

Best Tinted Moisturizer

Omorovicza Complexion Perfector

Even though I only wear it in the summer, since the shades run a bit dark for me, the Omorovicza Complexion Perfector is probably the best tinted moisturizer formula I've tried to date. It's silicone-free, lightweight, and gives good light coverage (more than the bareMinerals Complexion Rescue, my other favourite).

Best BB/CC Cream

Sappho New Paradigm CC Cream

Just like the brand's Foundation, Sappho New Paradigm CC Cream feels light and fresh on your skin. I think this one is best for oilier types, as it has more of a semi-matte finish. Despite the mousse-like texture, I'd describe the coverage level as light. The Juice Beauty Stem Cellular CC Cream, which I also wore quite a bit, is much more sheer and dewy.

Best Foundation Brush

RMS Beauty Skin2Skin Foundation Brush

The right foundation brush can make the difference between a streaky application and a flawless one. The best I've found is RMS Beauty Skin2Skin Foundation Brush, which I usually use with "Un" Cover-Up, but also works with liquid formulas. Something about the bristles buffs the product into your skin so it looks super natural!

Best Concealer

W3ll People Bio Correct Multi-Action Concealer

I've long been searching for a high-coverage, opaque concealer like Make Up For Ever Full Cover Concealer, but with more natural ingredients. I finally found it in W3ll People Bio Correct Multi-Action Concealer (and not a moment too soon, because Make Up For Ever just discontinued my shade!). The only problem is it does tend to separate and go watery after a few months, so I'll have to keep buying replacements. For that reason, Make Up For Ever, along with Sappho New Paradigm, Glossier and Surratt Beauty were also in my concealer rotation this year.

Best Concealer Brush

Kevyn Aucoin The Concealer Brush

The secret to concealing spots and blemishes is a tiny brush—that way, your concealer is only going on the discolouration, not the surrounding skin. I swear by Kevyn Aucoin The Concealer Brush.

Best Powder

ILIA Soft Focus Finishing Powder

To set my makeup and tame any excess shine (especially when I use "Un" Cover-Up), I love ILIA Soft Focus Finishing Powder. This is a cornstarch-based translucent powder that does a great job of mattifying, but doesn't leave your skin dried out or weirdly slippery, like pure silica powders can. It's also silicone-free and talc-free.

Best Cream Blush

Lilah B. Divine Duo Lip & Cheek

After trying and loving their Lip Balms, I bought a few shades of Lilah B. Divine Duo Lip & Cheek this year, and they're equally good. Although the ingredients are not as natural as the RMS Beauty Lip2Cheek collection (which I also wore a lot), the colours, texture and finish are beautiful. I also still use the Olio E Osso Balms (reviewed here).

Best Powder Blush

RMS Beauty Pressed Blush

It had been a while since I was wowed by a powder blush, until Rose-Marie Swift herself painted my face with RMS Beauty Pressed Blush back in the spring. I never would have chosen the shade Mooncry for my fair skin, but it creates a gorgeous realistic flush that will work on any skin tone (just vary the intensity of your application).

Best Bronzer

RMS Beauty Buriti Bronzer

For bronzer, I find creams look a lot more natural than powders, so I like RMS Beauty Buriti Bronzer for a sun-kissed glow. I also use RMS Beauty Contour Bronze, which is a little deeper and more brown-toned. With both, I just brush them across my nose and cheeks—I never contour!

Best Blush Brush

RMS Beauty Skin2Skin Blush Brush

I used to apply cream blushes and bronzers with my fingers, but the RMS Beauty Skin2Skin Blush Brush has made such a difference. You get a much more light and even diffusion of colour.

Best Luminizer

RMS Beauty Living Luminizer

For me, the OG luminizer, RMS Beauty Living Luminizer, is still the best for my skin tone. (And when I met Rose-Marie, she confirmed that it's my perfect shade.) This stuff always gives my skin a healthy sheen that doesn't look like makeup.

Best Freckle Pen

Freck OG The Original Freckle

I first heard about Freck OG The Original Freckle when the product was still in development, and have wanted one ever since! I finally got my hands on a tube in 2019, and I have to say, it really is the best for creating faux freckles. The only catch is that you need to take your time with it. When I'm in a rush and I still want that cute sun-kissed look, I use Stila All Day Waterproof Brow Color in the shade Light.

Best Eyeshadow

Kosas 10-Second Liquid Eyeshadow

The shade range needs expanding, but I was really impressed with Kosas 10-Second Liquid Eyeshadow this year. Even though it's a clean formula, it doesn't crease or slide around, and you can easily blend it with your fingers. I just think they need more neutrals, because I only like the shades Globe (champagne) and Astronaut (silver), and the latter is only available in the Mixed Metals Trio. In addition to this brand, I also wore a lot of RMS Beauty Eye Polish (evidently I've been more into cream eyeshadows than powders).

Best Eyeliner

Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner

In 2019, I started feeling like all my eyeliners were looking too dark and harsh—even the browns. But it's not so easy finding lighter shades! Fortunately, a random Internet comment led me to Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner in Lionfish. It's a metallic bronze, and a great choice for people with light skin, eyes and hair.

Lash Serum

neuLASH Lash Enhancing Serum

After finishing my last bottle of Latisse, I switched to neuLASH Lash Enhancing Serum this year. I don't think the results are as dramatic, but I think it does the job just fine!

Best Eyelash Curler

Kevyn Aucoin The Eyelash Curler

I switched from Shu Uemura to the Kevyn Aucoin The Eyelash Curler, and it seems to fit my eyes better. It always captures all my lashes, never pulls or pinches, and the curl has a nice, gentle curve and is long-lasting.

Best Mascara

Kevyn Aucoin The Volume Mascara

I hate looking in the mirror mid-day and seeing mascara smudged under my eyes, so now I only use tubing formulas that won't budge. Kevyn Aucoin The Volume Mascara is the ultimate—a shiny, jet-black formula that volumizes and lengthens without clumping, and stays put until you want to remove it (with just warm water).

Best Brow Mascara

Glossier Boy Brow

I don't know if I've found the perfect brow mascara yet, but the one I used the most in 2019 was Glossier Boy Brow in Blond. I like the colour, which has the right amount of ashiness; I just wish it had more hold. Truthfully, I want to go back to Maybelline Brow Drama, but I can never find it here in Canada in Blonde (even though it's still on the brand website).

Best Tinted Lip Balm

Lanolips Rose Gold 101 Ointment

I have a million tinted lip balms, so it's hard to pick a favourite, but I probably wore Lanolips Rose Gold 101 Ointment the most. You get all the healing benefits of lanolin with a flattering, warm pinky-red tint. But there are so many others I love, too: Kosas, Lilah B., Henné Organics (reviewed here), Dior, French Girl (reviewed here), Cocokind, Tata Harper (reviewed here), Olio E Osso (reviewed here) and COOLA (reviewed here).

Best Colour-Adjusting Lip Balm

Buxom Powerplump Lip Balm

The new Buxom Powerplump Lip Balm is the best colour-adjusting lip product I've tried (and I've tried a few—remember when they used to be a big thing?). Because it's in a balm, it doesn't dry your lips out like its predecessors. On my lips, it turns into a pretty sheer rose shade, which suits me perfectly because I don't like to look too lipsticky. When I want a brighter pink, another good one is the Winky Lux Flower Balm.

Best Lipstick

Kosas Weightless Lip Color Lipstick

Just like I stopped wearing dark eyeliner, I'm also in a no-lipstick phase lately. Most of them just feel like too much—except for Kosas Weightless Lip Color Lipstick. The three lightest shades are the closest thing to "your lips, only better." My favourite is Stardust!

Best Lip Liner

RMS Beauty Lip Liner

I rarely wear lip liner because I prefer my lip colour to look dabbed on, not so precise. But sometimes I like to build up my thinner top lip a bit with RMS Beauty Lip Liner in the shade Nighttime Nude (reviewed here). It's the perfect match for my lip tone, and it has a lot of "grip."

Best Shampoo

Briogeo Blossom & Bloom Ginseng + Biotin Volumizing Shampoo

I wash my hair daily, and Briogeo Blossom & Bloom Ginseng + Biotin Volumizing Shampoo was my shampoo of choice in 2019. It's clear (not creamy), so it doesn't weigh my fine hair down, and it's sulfate-free.

Best Conditioner

Briogeo Blossom & Bloom Ginseng + Biotin Volumizing Conditioner

I also used the matching Briogeo Blossom & Bloom Ginseng + Biotin Volumizing Conditioner, which is silicone-free. It's fairly light, so I think it's best for fine hair that doesn't need a lot of detangling.

Best Comb

Mason Pearson Rake Comb

Out of the shower, I comb out my hair using the Mason Pearson Rake Comb. Supposedly, this is for "very thick, curly or tightly permed hair," and mine is none of those things. But I like it because it's so gentle on wet hair.

Best Brush

Mason Pearson Junior Mixture Nylon & Boar Bristle Hair Brush

I'm still using my trusty Mason Pearson Junior Mixture Nylon & Boar Bristle Hair Brush (reviewed here) to brush my dry hair. I've had this brush for more than a decade, so that's how well it holds up!

Best Heat-Protecting Spray

Philip Kingsley Perfecting Primer

Usually, I let my hair air-dry, but when I do use a blowdryer, I protect my hair from the heat with the Philip Kingsley Perfecting Primer. It doesn't have the cleanest ingredients (I'm still on the hunt for a more natural version), but I like that it leaves my hair soft and full of body.

Best Volumizing Spray

Briogeo Blossom & Bloom Ginseng + Biotin Volumizing Spray

For a little lift at the roots, I've been using Briogeo Blossom & Bloom Ginseng + Biotin Volumizing Spray. I love the ingredients, and it doesn't feel like you've got product in your hair.

Best Hairdryer

T3 PROi Professional Hair Dryer

I'm pretty sure the T3 PROi Professional Hair Dryer is being discontinued soon, but it sure has served me well these last few years! I've always trusted this brand's hairdryers because they last forever and never damage your hair. This is the best dryer I've ever owned, so I can't wait to see what they replace it with!

Best Flat Iron

Drybar The Tress Press

Meanwhile, the best flat iron I've ever owned is Drybar The Tress Press. I use this daily to touch up my bangs and the ends of my hair, and it takes literally two minutes. It never creates dents and always glides smoothly through my hair.

Best Dry Shampoo

Briogeo Scalp Revival Charcoal + Biotin Dry Shampoo

After looking for a cleaner, non-aerosol alternative to Dove, I settled on Briogeo Scalp Revival Charcoal + Biotin Dry Shampoo this year. It's not perfect (the packaging sucks), but I feel like it's a lot better for my scalp and the environment!

Best Texturizing Spray

Playa Endless Summer Spray

For creating beachy texture, I bought Playa Endless Summer Spray, and I like it well enough. It's made with natural ingredients like sea salt and aloe vera, and isn't super moisturizing, which is a plus in my books. (I find some beach sprays weigh my hair down too much.)

Best Body Wash

REN Atlantic Kelp and Magnesium Anti-Fatigue Body Wash

REN Atlantic Kelp and Magnesium Anti-Fatigue Body Wash was my main shower gel this year, and I love the jelly texture and spa-like scent.

Best Body Scrub

Indie Lee Coconut Citrus Scrub

Every few days, I buff away dry skin in the shower with Indie Lee Coconut Citrus Scrub (reviewed here). Not only are the ingredients all-natural, but it's so moisturizing, you can get away without body lotion.

Best Acid Exfoliant for Body

Paula's Choice Clear Acne Body Spray

I invested in Paula's Choice Clear Acne Body Spray to prevent sweat-induced body breakouts in the summertime. The spray makes it easy to reach your back, and it has two percent salicylic acid in a fast-absorbing liquid (so you can get dressed right away).

Best Body Lotion

Odacité Perfect Nutrients Body Lotion

I'm the pickiest person when it comes to body moisturizers, because there's so much product being absorbed over a large surface area—so the ingredients need to be top-notch. Odacité Perfect Nutrients Body Lotion is basically perfect, because it's a blend of aloe vera, coconut oil, glycerin and jojoba oil. If you need more moisture, I'd layer a body oil on top.

Best Body Oil

Monoï Tiki Tahiti Huile Parfumée

When I want to transport myself to the tropics, I slather on some Monoï Tiki Tahiti Huile Parfumée, a fragrant monoï oil made the traditional way by steeping tiare flowers in coconut oil. Otherwise, I just use plain Kopari Coconut Melt.

Best Body Sunscreen

Love Sun Body Natural Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 Fragrance-Free

The body sunscreen I was most impressed with this year was Love Sun Body Natural Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 Fragrance-Free. It's waterproof, silicone-free and 100 percent natural, with 20.4 percent zinc oxide as the active ingredient. And unlike most mineral SPFs, it's not whitening at all (even on darker skin)! You could use it on your face as well, it's just a little on the dewy side.

Best Deodorant

Schmidt's Ylang-Ylang + Calendula Natural Deodorant

For deodorant, the formula (and scent) I like best is Schmidt's Ylang-Ylang + Calendula Natural Deodorant. Great ingredients and it works!

Best Fragrance

Lush Sikkim Girls

If you're a long-time reader, you might remember me gushing about Lush Sikkim Girls back in the day, when it first launched. I don't know why I ever stopped wearing it, but this year I went back to it and realized it's the closest thing I have to a signature scent. It's frangipani and other white florals, but mixed with incense and vanilla. Very feminine, natural and Bohemian. I adore it!

Best Nail Buffer

Revlon Crazy Shine Nail Buffer

If you don't have the time or inclination a manicure, Revlon Crazy Shine Nail Buffer is the best thing ever. It makes your nails so shiny, it looks like you're wearing clear nail polish!

Best Nail Polish

Nails Inc. NailKale Nail Illuminator

I love a sheer pearly nail polish, like Nails Inc. NailKale Nail Illuminator, which I wore all through 2019. Unfortunately, it now seems to be discontinued... hopefully they bring it back!

Best Hand Lotion

Lano Coconutter Hand Cream Intense

Just like lanolin has healed my chapped lips, it's also made a difference for my hands. I love all the Lano hand creams, especially Lano Coconutter Hand Cream Intense because it smells like coconut. And it doesn't leave you greasy!

Best Cuticle Cream/Foot Cream

Lansinoh Lanolin Cream

I also use Lansinoh Lanolin Cream, which is a 100 percent lanolin ointment, to moisturize dry cuticles and even feet. It also doubles as a lip balm. (If you want cuter packaging, get the Lanolips 101 Ointment!)

Best Foot Peel

Baby Foot Exfoliation Foot Peel

Every couple months or so, I do a deep exfoliation using Baby Foot Exfoliation Foot Peel (reviewed here). If you're prone to calluses and thickened skin on your heels, nothing is more effective at getting it off!

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Day 36 (6/23)

AS IF TODAY COULD HAVE BEEN SOMEHOW BETTER THAN YESTERDAY. Wow. My day started with me waking up at 5:30 to watch the sunrise from our porch. At 5:30 the sky was already light, but the sun hadn’t yet appeared over the hills in the East. I put on Jacob’s flannel that he graciously lent me and stood leaning on our porch railing for 45 minutes watching every step of the sunrise. Last night I fell asleep to the sound of crickets, cicadas, and an owl (even a rat at some point), and this morning I woke up to so many more sounds. At 5:30 it started with a symphony of bird and bug sounds with a new creature joining in every few minutes. At 5:50 I started hearing human voices and saw a few people walking through the fields way down in the valley to start the day’s work. At about 6:00 the goats started when they were also released into a different field further to the south. During all of this time the sun was rising steadily, causing the sky to become first bright pink, then orange, then blue when it was finally in its position it would hold for the day. The sunrise was so breathtakingly beautiful, and the moment with the noises and the fresh sweet morning air was so beautiful that I felt an urge to share it with anyone that I could. So I used what little service was available and sent a picture with the caption, “sunrise in Rwanda!!!” to Mom, Lyra, Lilah, and a bunch of friends from Yale, just to share what a pure moment I was having and let them know I was thinking of them. Often when I’m having a moment of that much pure happiness, all I can think of is people who I love and who I’m grateful for, and I always want to text them and let them know. So I did! At 6:15-ish Zodi and Jacob woke up and came down, and we all did sun salutations on the porch (can you believe that this life is real?! I certainly can not….) before going to get our breakfast at the main house. Last night at the fire a worker came to take our order for breakfast, so it was waiting for us at the same open picnic table. We all got a Spanish omelet and fruit salad, and while we were eating our driver for the day, Valence, introduced himself to us and then left to wait for us while we ate. After eating we made sure we had everything from our beloved lodge, paid for the night, picked up our packed lunches from the kitchen, and were on our way. Our first stop was the Akagera Visitor Center to pick up a guide to ride in the car with us. While our driver sorted everything out with the guide we got to look around the gift shop where I bought beeswax chapstick and a pin that says “Ubumuntu” which means selflessness and humanity, and in the context of the genocide refers to people who gave their lives to save or help others. After looking around the gift shop, we met Anastas, our guide for the day. Our driver was still figuring some logistics out, so Anastas walked us through the gallery of bones collected from the park and gave us a brief history of the park’s geography and relationship with poachers who are now very strictly prohibited. Finally we were ready to go!!!!!!!!! At the ripe hour of 8:00 AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anastas and Valence sat in the front of the car, and Zodi, Jacob, and I sat in the back with our windows down. The very first animal we saw in the park was an antelope, followed quickly by a group of zebras, which were the first of the Big 5 that we saw. Eventually we actually saw so many zebras that we stopped taking pictures! Can you believe that!?!?!? We saw baboons, water backs, bush backs, warthogs, lots of birds, monkeys, more small hooved animals, and then… A GIRAFFE. We turned a corner and then suddenly there was a giraffe about 100 meters from the car eating from a tree. We stopped and took so many pictures (even Valence and Anastas were taking pictures, because giraffes are their favorite safari animal) and then we kept driving. Which is good, because a couple hundred meters from that giraffe was another that wasn’t even 100 feet from the car. And it just stood there and posed!!!! IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. It was entirely surreal to see giraffes just existing and walking (did you know they walk with both legs on the same side, side by side?) and posing and observing us. Actually insane. And we learned that the darker the fur color is between the patches, the older the giraffe is! We must have driven right into a herd of giraffes or something, because every turn we took we saw more giraffes, including a baby giraffe lying down with its cute little head sticking out of the tall grass! After the giraffes we saw a bunch of buffalo, and learned that when male buffalo get older they get crankier and stop hanging out with the herd, so they hang out alone a lot, and are more dangerous because they need to defend themselves all alone. So we saw a lot of lone older buffalo, and even drove close to a herd that all ran away except for one old buffalo who couldn’t be bothered to run, so just walked away very slowly it was pretty funny. Further along in the safari we actually saw a hippo in some trees a few kilometers from the lake shore! Hippos can graze up to 7 kilometers away from the shore, but their skin needs to stay protected from the sun, because it’s very very sensitive. Unfortunately Anastas pointed out that this hippo’s back was covered in red patches which meant that its skin had been too exposed to the sun, and that it wouldn’t make it back to the water alive… so that was sad. But it seemed pretty unbothered as it continued to eat leaves. We stopped at a picnic spot halfway through and ate our vegetable sandwiches and fruit salads before leaving for the second part of the park. We went down a very long road to the shore of the lake where we unfortunately didn’t see any crocodiles or hippos up close, but I think it was mostly to stretch our legs. After that our goal was to find an elephant so I could send a picture to Suli, so Anastas promised we would see one. After kilometers of driving with no elephants, we FINALLY spotted one lone female elephant eating leaves on a hillside. IT WAS SO CLOSE!!! But because it was in some trees it was difficult to get a good view, so Valence said that I could get out and stand on the car as long as I didn’t leave the vehicle. AND YOU BET I STOOD ON THE CAR IT WAS SO COOL. The elephant was using her trunk to eat leaves which was awesome to watch. Female elephants lead the herd, so it’s common to see them off on their own eating and keeping an eye out for predators. That also meant that the herd was nearby! But we didn’t see any more… I did get a lot of pictures and a video for Suli though, whose current favorite animal is an elephant. After that we drove through a vast open savannah hoping to catch a glimpse of a lion, but didn’t. We did see a ton of other animals though. Because the space was so open, we could see many different animals at once which was so so cool. At the other end of the savannah was our last stop of the tour where we just got out at a very scenic clearing literally RIGHT next to zebras who of course quickly ran away, but it was still cool. We took a lot of pictures and just took in the view and the insanity of being in the middle of a national park in Akagera. Even Anastas seemed entirely blissed out which I LOVED. When we were driving, I think he was smiling the entire time. He would spew out random facts about everything that we saw, and point out the smallest bird. When we drove close to any bird or mammal he would reach his hand out just to be closer to it somehow, he was a really really awesome guide whose energy was entirely contagious. Unfortunately the tour had to end eventually, so Valence drove us to the sign-out center where we were able to stretch our legs and use the bathroom before driving back to Kigali. Anastas was being dropped off halfway between Akagera and Kigali, so he drove back with us halfway and then said goodbye to us, still smiling, when we dropped him off. I slept for an hour of the ride back, I was so tired from the day of sun and excitement. When we got back to Kigali we had to stop at an ATM to take out cash and pay the driver, and then all went back to our apartment to shower before going to dinner. We were all quite literally caked in dirt from the moments on the tour when another car was in front of us and all of the dust came in our windows. After showering and changing we moto-ed to a Greek restaurant, Hellenique. I got vegetarian dolmades which were delicious and garlic fish which was equally delicious. The view was beautiful, the night lights of Kigali, and their swimming pool. We definitely have to go back one weekend during the day and take advantage of the pool. We also asked after Cyril, who works there, and were told that he usually works during the day, so in a last ditch effort to track him down we plan on calling him tomorrow at work. I had a moment on the moto on the way to the restaurant that was a bit surreal, as I tried to process the fact that this morning I woke up to the most serenely peaceful sunrise I’ve ever experienced, then saw so many animals on a safari in rural Rwanda with an awesome guide, and now was riding a moto through busy Kigali at night. It was surreal. We talked about it at dinner, Jacob and I both agreed that we would need about a week of just staring at a wall to process everything that we did this weekend! After dinner we walked a bit until a moto came up and I motoed home without Zodi because it was a pretty residential street, and it would have been a long wait for another moto. Ananya got back to the apartment just a few minutes after me from the Marriot where she stayed this weekend while we were away. When Zodi got home he came into my room to talk for a bit and then went to bed. None of us got to fill each other in on our awesome weekend, because we were all exhausted, so hopefully we’ll do that tomorrow at lunch. Now I’m in bed struggling with coming to terms with the fact that I have work tomorrow. What is this life!!!!!! AAH!!!!

Peace!!!!

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