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bnhaaizawaideas · 2 years

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another late night update: (2 nights in a row wow i know, shocking)

hear me out

Aizawa Shouta didnt grow up in Japan

now you might be thinking, "hey OP what are you on" and to that i respond with adderal, monster energy and sleep deprivation

His mother is japanese, she emigrated when she was in her twenties, to the good ol United States and settled down in the south where she married her husband and had Shouta

he grew up learning english and japanese side by side, fluent in both at a young age. he learned how to cook from his parents, all sorts of american and japanese foods, learning culture from both sides. when he was older, he decided he would be a chef to bring these dishes to others, maybe even a teacher. he loved cooking so much, it was a good stress reliever and something that he could pour his whole heart and soul into

While he was bullied for his quirk at school, he learned to hone it from his dad, who also had a sight based quirk. that was actually part of the reason he decided to be a chef, he didn't need his 'demonic' quirk for cooking, and so less people would know about it. he never liked being in the spotlight anyways.

when he was 14 he did a study abroad trip to japan for 4 weeks, he was homed with the Iida family, who taught him more about the culture and heroism in japan. While he was with them, though, something happened with his parents back in the states, an unfortunate villain attack that left both dead.

with no immediate family, he was offered a permanent spot with the Iidas instead of going into foster care. he decided there that he would be a hero to stop as many deaths as he could. he gave up cooking as regularly as he did to train constantly so he could apply to UA, where his (now) brother Tensei was also applying. of course, he was upset about having to drop his dream for this, but he was determined. he didnt much feel like cooking anyways, the passion behind it just . . . wasnt there without his parents

he got into gen ed, and won the festival to earn his place alongside his brother in the hero course

the rest is pretty much the same, he stops cooking pretty much all together, work and teaching stopping him all together from even cooking recreationally. no one except the iidas really even know he *can* cook

that is until he gets injured in a battle

his injuries keep him from working all together, no teaching or patrolling for a month or more. he gets bored, his daughter eri gets hungry. he makes her food. and remembers his passion for cooking

he starts to relearn all the things he had forgotten over the years, goes through cookbooks and old recipes his parents had left him in their wills. he teaches eri how to do basic things so she could help him. he cooks for family dinner with the iidas for the first time in years.

and if when he comes back to teaching just *that* much happier, his students dont say a thing about it.

reblogs are better than likes please and thank you thats just how this god forsaken website works

#mha aizawa #shouta aizawa #my hero academia #boku no hero academia #my ideas #my au ideas #i guess its an au?#i mean its not really canon divergence #mini au i guess #mha au #eri my hero academia #tensei iida #mentions of dead parents #mentions of giving up dreams #whoops sorry

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grace30102 · 4 years

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Please.... be my bestfriend

Chapter 1: New days

If I had one wish, I'd go back and live life all again. Although this time I'd choose where id go and who I'd love.

Since I was a child I loved south korea and dreamt that one day id have the opportunity to live there. Everything captivated me, the music, the cuisine. But I think what really drew me in truly was their attitude towards plastic surgery. You see, as a baby i was born with a birthmark, a port wine stain birthmark right across my lips and left ear. Growing up in the uk, it isn't the norm to have gone through 2 surgeries by the age of 14 to get them removed. Plus the bullying definitely didn’t help. But by 15 i had had enough, i wanted to go somewhere where i felt i belonged and wouldnt be ridiculed for the issues i had with my self-image. So with alot of Korean practice and alot of persisting to my mother...i was on my way to korea.

“please be good to your host family, they're letting you into their home so make sure to be clean!”

“yes mum, i know, i will”

“make sure to text us on the plane and when you get off and when your coach comes and...”

“mum, i will, everythings gunna be great. I know it”

“i know, but its a different country and you know how i worry”

And she does worry, alot...too much for her own good. I'd know id miss them but this is truly what i wanted to do. I could tell my dad was getting nervous for me, but never said too much to me that day. I think he knew that if he spoke, his voice may crack, so he kept it to hard short sentences..

“right honey, lets let her go”

“okay okay, be good, love you so much, be safe”

“i will love you too”

And like that, i was gone.

Honestly i LOVE travel. I dont know where it started or why, but i loved the idea od sitting on a plane for hours by myself. I think it has something to do with music and finding just that right mixture of joy and meditation. I slept most of the way there, knowing that when i arrived it would probably be almost 5 in the morning and id have school a few hours later.

By the time i landed in korea i was shaking, not only because it was extremely cold, but because i was so scared. I wished to have good friends here. That maybe being here was where i was meant to be.

On the couch the landscape was incredible, to be honest it wasnt alot different from where i lived. But sooner we travelled further into the city of seoul, the scenery changed and as well so did the pace of my heartbeat.

I was dropped off at a small building complex with my bags. Not more than 6 flats where in this building and all not looking too big. My host family were at number 3, so i plucked up my tired feet and all the confidence i had left in order to greet my new roomates with a bright smile.

“hello, im y/n. Its a pleasure to meet you”

“ah finally, yes, nice to meet you. Come in”

Okay...od but whatever. We wont judge her tone too harshly. Maybe she's tired, i means its only 7am.

“thankyou so much for letting me stay in your home this year”

“yes okay, here you are. Breakfast is in the top shelf. Dinner is at 8. Curfew 9.”

Idk why she said the fist part in English but okay....she opened a door just next to the front door, turned on the light and walked away.

Well...okay then. The room was..not huge...well it wasnt really medium either. It was quite small. Kinda like a bike closet. But whatever, it will do for this year. I don't take up much space. Plus, I'll be cleaner if the rooms smaller. Though...the bike and rack of coats crowding the space wasnt really helpful. But at least the window was pretty. There was a little withered What i think was a rhododendron. ..But i might be wrong.

“dont worry little fella, we’re gunna grow nice and strong”

I couldnt really eat i was so scared for school. I had to pick up my uniform there so i figured it wouldnt hurt to be early. The school was about a 40 minute walk but i kinda enjoyed it...again..i like travel. By the time i got there, the gates were open. No one was around so i guess that was a good thing that i wasnt sticking out too much. I had an idea of where the front office was due to prior phone calls with some of the staff who were eager for me to arrive. One of these teachers was miss. Joun. She was very excited about me coming over and having a foreign exchange student from the uk. I guess i was the first British person they've had in a while?

It wasnt long before i met her in person, her smile was infectious and exactly what i imagined it to be. He helped me with my uniform and personally dropped me to my first class of the day.

Not too much happened in class, everyone welcomed me nicely and cheered for me but after that it seemed really hard to talk to someone. My anxiety was getting the best of me and i knew i had to be confident and at least attempt some talk. But the words just didnt come out. Lunch rolled around fast, but that wasnt really that much fun either. I didnt really sit with anyone and i was shaking like a mad man..so that wasnt helping. I kept hearing the word “pig”. I knew i wasnt as skinny as alot of the other girls im the school..but it was only because of the puppy fat. I dont know, maybe i was a little chubby. Ive never really thought about it too much before.

School seemed to move slower after that and i was actually feeling a little relieved to be walking home again. Though i found a little bench outside a park on my way back and decided to do a little extra korean before i got back. Maybe id try to make my new host family laugh or want to spend time with me. I dont know.

By 8 i was starving. The house was empty when i got home so i resided in my room till i had the confidence to venture out for food. I was half hoping someone would knock and call me sweetly . But alas nothing. When i reached the kitchen they were all there cleaning up their plates. I kinda felt like crying. But then again i couldnt blame them. I was knew here, i didnt know their schedule.

“hello, good afternoon”

“heres dinner”

The wife had but down a small plate infront of me with what looked like a few overdone kimchi pancakes and an apple. Not gunna lie i was kinda confused. But thanked her none the less. This was my fist encounter with the husband.

“hello, its nice to meet you, i’m y/n”

“hello, lin-ah i want a beer”

Well..okay . And just like that they both left me to watch the tv. Their son was still at the table studying. So i tried not to disturb him with my eating. Wwhen i was done i wasnt sure what to do with the plate.

“excuse me, what should i do”

“what are you saying, clean it”

Okay kinda rude. But sure. I did just that.

I went back to my room quicker than i thought was possible. I kinda just wanted to sleep. Today wasn't the best, but hey, it was a big one, an important one. It didnt have to be good by other people. You made it here. And that's all that mattered.

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astralgloss · 6 years

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im a curious meanie so 1-134 muhahaha you get to relive the hell i just went through

etab i haTE U

1: Name

my name is marit lol but please just keep it mar

2: Age

i am 17 but i’ll b 18 in 2 months!!!!

3: 3 Fears

the dark, complete and utter loneliness, and clowns

4: 3 things I love

books, forest fruit tea, the sound of rain

5: 4 turns on

a nice smile that reaches the eyes, a nice smell, having a dog ngl, a soft touch

6: 4 turns off

extreme arrogance, insisting to pay for my meal if i want to pay bc its “what a man should do”, forcing lifestyles on me, not caring about my interests

7: My best friend

she does have tumblr but idk it but hey demi if u ever see this ur the bomb.com

8: Sexual orientation

im bi fam

9: My best first date

my bf and i went to amsterdam to go shopping and he followed me everywhere (even the bookshop even though he hates books) and idk i just love him it was a nice day

10: How tall am I

im 1,65m or 5′4″ but i can and will kick ur ass

11: What do I miss

nothing really??

12: What time was I born

ok so i asked my mom and she said i was born on a tuesday at exactly 12pm but i bet she’s lying

13: Favorite color

yellow!! im basic!!

14: Do I have a crush

well i sure hope so @ boyfriend

15: Favorite quote

to the stars who listen, and the dreams that are answered

16: Favorite place

my bf’s house tbh, specifically his bed

17: Favorite food

pizza, specifically the hot chicken one from ny pizza

18: Do I use sarcasm

nah fam (ofc i do im a little shit)

19: What am I listening to right now

god is a woman by ariana grande

20: First thing I notice in new person

how they look at other people when those people don’t notice it

21: Shoe size

38/39 idk the other size lol sorry

22: Eye color

its blue but it changes with my mood (oh my god im so sorry im kidding please don’t hate me)

23: Hair color

im a blondie

24: Favorite style of clothing

sth casual but also a bit towards the punkish style, but i also rlly love looking tiny and soft and cute lol

25: Ever done a prank call?

ok so there’s this hotline for kids who have troubles with their parents and families but it was a shit hotline tbh so once i called it up with my friends pretending i was crying and the man on the phone asked me what was wrong so i told him that all my friends had fire type pokemon and i only had grass type pokemon and they kept beating me and i didnt know what to do and then man was so confused it was funny af

27: Meaning behind my URL

idk man i wanted a name that could b easy to remember and i was inspired by ridgeport tbh

28: Favorite movie

the perks of being a wallflower

29: Favorite song

Fav song atm is anything from p!atd's newest album and my fav song of all time is probably train of consequences by megadeth

30: Favorite band

megadeth lol

31: How I feel right now

pretty good but also annoyed bc i have to go to work in half an hour :(

32: Someone I love

my bf

33: My current relationship status

if u guys havent noticed by now im taken

34: My relationship with my parents

p ok

35: Favorite holiday

halloween/christmas

36: Tattoos and piercing i have

I have my ears pierced and thats it lol

37: Tattoos and piercing i want

i rlly want a few bookish related tattoos, like a tiny raven, a little lightning bolt, and the city of velaris and then i also rlly want a sleeve tbh but imma be a teacher and idk if i can :/ about piercings: i rlly want a helix or tragus and maybe get second holes in my hearlobes

38: The reason I joined Tumblr

ok so ive been on tumblr for about 5 years and initially it was bc i was Depressed™ and then about a year ago i found out about simblr and i was hooked

39: Do I and my last ex hate each other?

tbh i dont even talk to him anymore i dont rlly care about him in any way

40: Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts?

yes bih

41: Have I ever kissed the last person you texted?

hes my bf so yea lol

42: When did I last hold hands?

wednesday

43: How long does it take me to get ready in the morning?

about 45 minutes bc im lazy and i keep getting distracted

44: Have You shaved your legs in the past three days?

nope

45: Where am I right now?

in bed lol

46: If I were drunk & can’t stand, who’s taking care of me?

either my bf or my best friend

47: Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level?

depends on where i am

48: Do I live with my Mom and Dad?

mom

49: Am I excited for anything?

tbh moving out but thats gonna take a few more years

50: Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to?

*insert bf here*

51: How often do I wear a fake smile?

every time im at work lol

52: When was the last time I hugged someone?

wednesday

53: What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me?

lol bye

54: Is there anyone I trust even though I should not?

nope

55: What is something I disliked about today?

the fact that i have to work a day shift instead of an evening shift

56: If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?

my internet friends tbh it’d be cool to meet all the people from my bookish discord or from @booptherat‘s discord

57: What do I think about most?

what book i should read next

58: What’s my strangest talent?

i can finish a book in about 4 hours

59: Do I have any strange phobias?

not rlly? i hate the whole asmr thing tho ew

60: Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?

behind lol

61: What was the last lie I told?

i dont remember tbh

62: Do I prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online?

neither lol

63: Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens?

look im not saying that believing that we’re the only living species in the entire universe is narcissistic, but it is. also dont fuck with ghosts

64: Do I believe in magic?

hell yes

65: Do I believe in luck?

hell yes

66: What’s the weather like right now?

idk probably cloudy and windy

67: What was the last book I’ve read?

fahrenheit 451 by ray bradbury

68: Do I like the smell of gasoline?

nah not rlly

69: Do I have any nicknames?

i guess mar?

70: What was the worst injury I’ve ever had?

when i was 2 i fell from sth and slammed the corner of my eye onto the corner of a table and i couldve been blind but thank god im not

71: Do I spend money or save it?

both

72: Can I touch my nose with a tongue?

yup

73: Is there anything pink in 10 feet from me?

post it notes

74: Favorite animal?

doggg

75: What was I doing last night at 12 AM?

reading lol

76: What do I think is Satan’s last name is?

idk man

77: What’s a song that always makes me happy when I hear it?

i gotta feeling by the black eyed peas lol

78: How can you win my heart?

give me a samoyed and a 1000 books

79: What would I want to be written on my tombstone?

“a boss ass bitch”

80: What is my favorite word?

fuck?

81: My top 5 blogs on tumblr

@cubersims @imvikai @ridgeport @cowplant-pizza @bloomlet @tiptoptab

82: If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would I say?

spend fiddies, pet kitties, hold tiddies

83: Do I have any relatives in jail?

not that i know of lol

84: I accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow me with the super-power of my choice! What is that power?

the power to choose whatever power i want at any moment

85: What would be a question I’d be afraid to tell the truth on?

“do you like working here?”

86: What is my current desktop picture?

its an august background from @emmastudies

87: Had sex?

yes

88: Bought condoms?

89: Gotten pregnant?

90: Failed a class?

yes

91: Kissed a boy?

yup, i’ve been kissing my bf for about 2,5 years now lol

92: Kissed a girl?

yup, i’m living the bisexual dream lol

93: Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain?

yes

94: Had job?

yes, im working at a movie theater right now!!

95: Left the house without my wallet?

tbh all the time now that i can pay with my phone

96: Bullied someone on the internet?

yea i used to but that was when i was 12 and i’d like to say that i’ve grown a lot in the past 5 years

97: Had sex in public?

nope

98: Played on a sports team?

yes

99: Smoked weed?

nope, even though i live like 20 minutes away from amsterdam lol

100: Did drugs?

nope

101: Smoked cigarettes?

nope

102: Drank alcohol?

yupppp, i love me some raspberry cider

103: Am I a vegetarian/vegan?

nope

104: Been overweight?

nope

105: Been underweight?

nope

106: Been to a wedding?

yup

107: Been on the computer for 5 hours straight?

lol all the time tbh

108: Watched TV for 5 hours straight?

yup

109: Been outside my home country?

yup, however never outside of europe tho

110: Gotten my heart broken?

a few times

111: Been to a professional sports game?

yess, i saw the dutch female volleyball team once!

112: Broken a bone?

nope

113: Cut myself?

yes

114: Been to prom?

we dont do prom in the netherlands lol

115: Been in airplane?

yes

116: Fly by helicopter?

nope

117: What concerts have I been to?

k3 (only dutchies and belgians remember this), one direction, megadeth, and ed sheeran

118: Had a crush on someone of the same sex?

yupp

119: Learned another language?

i mean im from the netherlands and im fluent in english thanks to myself

120: Wore make up?

yuppp

121: Lost my virginity before I was 18?

yes

122: Had oral sex?

lol yes

123: Dyed my hair?

nope

124: Voted in a presidential election?

not old enough to vote :(

125: Rode in an ambulance?

nope

126: Had a surgery?

nope

127: Met someone famous?

nope

128: Stalked someone on a social network?

nope

129: Peed outside?

a few times lol

130: Been fishing?

nope

131: Helped with charity?

yep

132: Been rejected by a crush?

a few times

133: Broken a mirror?

lol yes

134: What do I want for birthday?

some books, money, cake, more books, makeup

#this was A LOT #im done now #no more questions #about me #asks #tiptoptab

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lesbian-ed · 7 years

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Ok so the ask about differences between a bisexual in denial and a lesbian made me think. I'm sure I'm attracted to girls I know but I've never been attracted to a man irl. Like ever. But sometimes I have fantasies about them, I don't really like it but it happens. This being said, I really hate men because most of them hurt me really bad when I was a child/early teen and I don't trust them at all... this might be the reason why I don't want anything to do with men romantically and/or (1)🎃

sexually. Because I'm scared of them hurting me. I've had sex with a boy when I was 14 and I dissociated during the act, but maybe this is because he was an abuser. So I'm thinking that Maybe if i didnt hate men bc of my experiences id be ok with being bi, but since I had shitty experiences with them I'm just trying to be a lesbian because that would "save me" from relationships with men. Thoughts? Sorry this ask is not very clear, English is not my first language (2)🎃

If you’ve never had any attraction to men, and actually dislike the intrusive sexual thoughts you sometimes have about them... I don’t see how this could possibly be classified as attraction of any sort.

However I understand, a lot of gay people are afraid that they somehow “turned gay”, that their experiences “made them” this way, and therefore they’re not living truly. But the thing is... If this is all you’ve ever experienced your whole life, this dislike and disdain for men, and on the other hand the attraction towards women... Why do those have to be connected? Maybe you just had bad experiences with men that made you dislike them, and parallel to that you also really only love women.

This is likely, because let me tell you: a bunch of straight or bi women go through a shit ton of various degrees of trauma at the hands of men they date, marry, or even are related to, but still fall in love with men and still find men attractive.

Not always does trauma cause extreme repulsion, but even when it does, straight women who are repulsed by men actively want to get over it, or at least find themselves inconvenienced by the fact that they like men but can’t be with them.

I know it’s complicated being same sex attracted, and it’s tough, and it earns us a lot of prejudice and bullying through life... But lesbians do not want to be with men. They may sometimes wish they could be straight, and want to experience opposite-sex attraction, but that’s a result of heteronormativity, lesbophobia, and internalized lesbophobia. It’s about the privilege that comes from being heterosexual, not about actually being with men.

Idk I have many thoughts about this, many thoughts about to what extent trauma can interfere in people’s lives, to what extent can trauma really shape you... Because from my point of view your sexuality is something you’re born as, not an added part of your personality. So the way I see it, you’re probably just a lesbian who had a bunch of bad experiences with men. Our lives are not defined by men in such deep ways, they don’t hold such power. At least that’s my opinion.

Of course, only you can know your own life, and only you can truly understand whether what you feel for men is attraction or not. Being a female exclusive bisexual is a thing too, and that’s also 100% okay. The difference between them and lesbians is that they choose not to ever be with me for whatever reason, but lesbians don’t really have that choice. They’re just not interested in men at all.

PS: your asks were pretty easy to understand! I hope I didn’t get any of it wrong! Your English is great don’t you worry, and that’s coming from an ESL teacher!

/Mod A

#questioning #questioning lesbian #questioning bisexual #male violence #mod a #answered asks #Anon

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thedisasterhasarrived · 5 years

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A Short Story Of How She Met Her Best Friend

Alright. The other day, I was just laying in my bed. The lights were off, and I was in the middle of yet another existential crisis. Here I was, just gradually losing all concepts of reality, sinking into an eternal abyss.

There I was, in a ninja state, consumed by my downward spiral, when all of a sudden, my phone scared the holy spirit out of me, by ringing as loudly as possible.

You may be thinking, that's not so bad. But, being me, I rolled off my bed onto the hard floor, tangled in my blankets, and ended up getting my hair caught in my earbuds that I had lying next to me, by my phone. Perfect, right?

And so I very aggressively answered the phone politely with a whisper, saying, "Hello, how may I help you?"

I guess all of that training in Mc Donald's earning money for college was finally starting to take effect.

I hadn't even seen the caller ID, but as soon as I heard the voice I knew who it was.

My best friend, possibly only friend, Cade. That's actually his middle name, but he refuses to tell me his first to this day.

So, being himself, Cade replied to me with a very cautious, "I don't have time for your social awkwardness right now, I need your opinion on something."

Really sweet guy, Cade is. A real teddy bear.

But in all honestly, Cade is the literal light of my life. Being an only child, Cade was basically a miracle from Heaven. Though, Cade's family believes in this weird religion that requires some weird shit. Like, I'll just be hanging out with him in my room, and then he will jump up, yell something about Oh Styx, and disappear for a few minutes. He will then reappear covered in golden glitter. Weird, as I said before.

So, I don't know if I told you this before, but in my little time here, we are going to be talking about Cade.

Moving onwards, I said Cade is really nice. But, in all honestly, he's the most antisocial pessimistic hypocrite you've ever met.

I'm going to tell you how I met Cade. Sound cool? No. I told all of my family a different story. Something I created to satisfy their questions.

This is the first time I'm ever going to tell the truth.

So, I lived in an apartment building, with my two lovely parents. I didnt have any friends. School was hell. I was bullied because I was and currently am, Asexual. I like people, but I don't really want sex. Like, at all.

Anyways, I'm going to share this secret for the first time. In this story I was 15. I am 16 now, and Cade was 14, currently 15. At the time of our first meeting.. I was not mentally stable. I was depressed and suicidal.

I finally gave up. I was ready to die.

I was up at the top of our apartment building, which is a few stories high. It was a tall building. So I was standing on the edge, about to end it all. I was crying, obviously, and there was only a little breeze. I was swaying, as if I would magically die standing still. Dont get me wrong, I wanted to die. I wanted to jump. But how do you say, I choose this second to jump. All it would take is one tiny step. I would fall through the air and then splat. No more me. I was frozen. How do you pick the one second to say, oh, this is a good time to die.

So, there I was. Then, out of the blue, I heard a voice speak behind me. "What are you doing?"

I of course, spun around and almost fell to my death. My stomach flipped and I tripped back onto the gravel roof.

I looked up and saw a skinny emo teenager. He looked tired. And disappointed.

I felt confused.

He spoke again, saying, "What are you doing, you idiot? Are you serious? I don't have time for this."

I, being the depressed yet feisty woman I was, kind of felt offended. Who is this dick head to chastise me as if I was I was himself sitting at the dinner table trying to figure out the last problem on his calculus homework.

I glared at him, and smartly said, "Excuse me?"

He then sighed and punched his nose.

He proceeded to ask me questions.

"Are you trying to kill yourself?"

I nod.

"Are you going to kill yourself?"

I nod.

"Are you going to jump off of this building?"

I nod.

He sighed.

I was trying to hide my shaky hands, and wiped my ruined make up. I was crying, guys, and do you know what happens when you wear mascara and cry? It streaks down your face like black sharpie.

"I have to stop you, now. You know that right?" He glared at me as if I was a minor inconvenience. A rock in his shoe.

Fuck that guy, I thought.

I made a show of standing up and getting back up on the ledge. I was again felt the crippling terror of staring downwards.

I heard him walk over to me. Then he was standing next to me.

I knew what he was doing. He was going to say if I jumped he would jump too. I voiced this accusation, and he laughed.

"Well, yeah. But I don't really mind. I don't really want to be alive right now either. I'm just floating through life. I have no purpose or reason to live."

I felt aggravated at him. This guy sucks. Whatever.

And I thought, fuck it, I am going to die tonight, I domt care if he dies with me.

So I stretched my legs for a minute, balancing precariously on the edge, getting ready to jump. Stalling I know. But who cares.

So, I counted down from 10.

10. Beathe in.

9. Breathe out.

8. Breathe in.

7. Breathe out.

6. Breathe in.

5. Breathe out.

4. Breath in.

3. Breath out.

2. Breathe in.

"I have a family waiting at home for me."

His words shocked me into standing still. I was so close.

"I have a twin brother. His name is Austin, and if I die, he is never going to get to see me again. He saw me this morning at breakfast. The last thing he said to me was, bye. Love you. That means if I die right now, he will never see me again. I will disappear off of the face of the earth. He will never hear me ask him for help with English homework again. I have two dads too. One is gay, the other is bi. The bi one is named Liam. He is a doctor. He loves his job, saving people. But, imagine his inner pain at not being able to save his own son. How does that make you feel? My other Dad is named Nicky. He lost his mother at a really young age, his father didn't care about him for a long time. He only had his older sister. Her name was Tay. She then abandoned him as soon as they got a new home with a different family. He was staying at a foster home. She got the choice of staying with him or going off to an all girl's school. His sister left him by himself at age ten. She then died not even a week later, in a freak accident. He was completely alone in the world for a few years. He also went into a lot of other shit just like that, going through hell, literally. After all of that, everything finally went right for him. He is happily married, with a sister, and he has two children whom he adores. Do you really want to put him through more? He already had a bad life. Do you want to ruin all that he earned through unknown pain and self hatred?" Cade ranted for a few minutes.

Damn him! How can I ruin his family's lives? Fuck! FUCK!

We stand ins silence for a long time, and I decide to just quit. I get off of the side of the building and walk back to the stairs. Another time, I guess.

Cade follows me. As I am about to walk down, leaving him forever, he gives me his number.

"Call me."

The only words we have spoken to each other since his speech.

And that, my friends, is how I met Cade.

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Q&A: Leslie Jordan Talks ‘Exposed’ at Sunshine Cathedral

Leslie Jordan is one of the most consistently recognizable faces in popular entertainment. His journey towards stardom has provided one of the quirkier, impressive, and varied career trajectories of the past few decades.

His arrival in Hollywood back in 1982 (with $1500 sewn into his clothing by his steel magnolia Mother) was the starting point. After a brief career as a jockey, Jordan has enjoyed the full show-business spectrum; the lean days, the bumps in the road, the acclaim, reaching the pinnacle of television performing with award recognition, the ensuing victory laps, followed by an alarming and unexpected down slope, the dangers of being type cast or stereotyped, the challenges to remain “current” and “relevant” in a rapidly changing world of technological advancement, and the ever present threat of being put “out to pasture” by a youth obsessed culture and industry.

Through it all, Leslie Jordan has remained constant, relevant and – above all – funny! His ability to take it all in stride has kept him moving onward, upward and forward!

Leslie Jordan is the prestigious Emmy Award winner in 2006 for “Will & Grace”. He has enjoyed rapturous reviews for his original stage plays (“My Trip down the Pink Carpet”, “Stories I can’t tell Mama”, “Fruit Fly”), and supporting presence in one of Hollywood’s most prestigious, message-minded films of the last decade (“The Help”, 2012).

In 2017, Leslie Jordan again sparred with his lovable nemesis “Karen Walker” as a guest actor in the triumphant return of NBC’s “Will & Grace”, and is currently starring alongside comedy heavyweights Martin Mull, Vicki Lawrence, and David Alan Grier in the new comedy series “The Cool Kids.”

It was a pleasure to sit down with Leslie Jordan for this exclusive Hotspots interview just weeks before his appearance at The Sunshine Cathedral as part of the Outlandish Performance Series.

Were you always a ham/performer even as a child or when did the bug bite you?

I was always funny but it was to keep the bully’s at bay. I was 27 and I was exercising race horses since I was 19, and I thought I don’t have a future here, so I went back to school. I was going to study journalism, but everyone said to take the intro to theater arts elective, so I did. The first day we did Improv and it hit me like a drug that this is what I want to do. I got a degree in theater and I had $1,500 and took a bus and went to Hollywood.

What was your first professional/paid gig as a performer?

My aunt Marie who did the windows of Millers Brothers (Dept store). In the summer time I would dress up as Mickey Mouse.

My first real acting gig was a commercial for Aunt Jemima syrup. I did a lot of commercials, I was like Flo from the insurance commercials.

You have traveled the world. Is there a favorite city or concert hall you performed in and why?

I always loved San Francisco, I played a couple of venues there. I also love London. Lily Tomlin produced a Trip down the Pink Carpet for me and we did 12 weeks there. English audiences are very quiet and wonderfully polite. You have to earn their laughter.

How did you get cast on Will & Grace and is it as fun to film as it looks?

It is as fun. You have four actors who have theater backgrounds who know how to perform, and we shoot in front of an audience. So you get the best of all worlds. Each of them are generally funny and having such a wonderful time. I auditioned for the role and believe it or not, it had been written for Joan Collins.

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Do you remember how it felt when you won the EMMY for Will & Grace?

It was so out of left field, and I didn’t think I was going to win, but it felt so good. I thought jobs would come to me after winning, but I didn’t work for a year so I got back out on the road.

I am a HUGE American Horror Stories Fan. How was it to film Seasons 3 and 6?

Season 3 fell in my lap and I didn’t know the show. I was in New Orleans for a month filming. It’s a hard show to film as its 14 hour days. However, I learned so much from Francis Conroy. When I came back for season 6, a lot of my scenes were with Lady GaGa, but unfortunately they got cut. There were so many strong actors in that season it forces you to come up to another level.

Tell me about your new show “The Cool Kids,” and how is it to work with Vicky Lawrence, David Alan Grier and Martin Mull?

My manger said to me there is something going over at Fox, and the part is a 73 year old straight Jewish man from Brooklyn….I walked in to the audition, and said I was going to put a different spin on this. I was surprised that I got the show….everyone auditioned, none of the actors were given the parts. This is the closest I have ever been allowed to play me.

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Do you and Vicky naturally have that chemistry?

She says we met in an airport one time a long time ago, but I don’t remember. The four of us have chemistry together. David and Martin have known each other for years, they have a bro-mance going. They are talking about sports and Vicky and I are talking about the sales at Neiman’s.

Describe Leslie in three words?

Curious, kind and generous.

How great is your show “EXPOSED,” and why should our readers come see it?

Exposed is almost 10 years’ worth of me standing in front of people telling stories. I have it honed down to a great show that I promise anyone who buys a ticket will be happy they did. Martin Mull saw it and he said “watching you in exposed is like a master class in comedy.” I love doing it and I hope everyone will come.

Tickets for Leslie Jordan’s Exposed On January 19 at the Sunshine Cathedral at 8pm start at $35 at OutlandishFL.com. Premium seating and VIP tickets (including an artist meet-and-greet) are also available.

Other performers in the 2019 Outlandish season include: Fran Drescher (Jan. 26), Pam Ann (Feb. 9), cirque troupe AirOTic (Feb. 14-16, 23-24), Miss Richfield 1981 (March 9), Coco Peru (March 23), and Lee Squared: An Evening with Liberace and Miss Peggy Lee (April 6).

from Hotspots! Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2019/01/10/qa-leslie-jordan-talks-exposed-at-sunshine-cathedral/ from Hot Spots Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.tumblr.com/post/181899050480

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Q&A: Leslie Jordan Talks ‘Exposed’ at Sunshine Cathedral

Through it all, Leslie Jordan has remained constant, relevant and – above all – funny! His ability to take it all in stride has kept him moving onward, upward and forward!

It was a pleasure to sit down with Leslie Jordan for this exclusive Hotspots interview just weeks before his appearance at The Sunshine Cathedral as part of the Outlandish Performance Series.

Were you always a ham/performer even as a child or when did the bug bite you?

What was your first professional/paid gig as a performer?

My aunt Marie who did the windows of Millers Brothers (Dept store). In the summer time I would dress up as Mickey Mouse.

My first real acting gig was a commercial for Aunt Jemima syrup. I did a lot of commercials, I was like Flo from the insurance commercials.

You have traveled the world. Is there a favorite city or concert hall you performed in and why?

How did you get cast on Will & Grace and is it as fun to film as it looks?

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Do you remember how it felt when you won the EMMY for Will & Grace?

It was so out of left field, and I didn’t think I was going to win, but it felt so good. I thought jobs would come to me after winning, but I didn’t work for a year so I got back out on the road.

I am a HUGE American Horror Stories Fan. How was it to film Seasons 3 and 6?

Tell me about your new show “The Cool Kids,” and how is it to work with Vicky Lawrence, David Alan Grier and Martin Mull?

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Do you and Vicky naturally have that chemistry?

Describe Leslie in three words?

Curious, kind and generous.

How great is your show “EXPOSED,” and why should our readers come see it?

source https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2019/01/10/qa-leslie-jordan-talks-exposed-at-sunshine-cathedral/ from Hot Spots Magazine https://hotspotsmagazin.blogspot.com/2019/01/q-leslie-jordan-talks-exposed-at.html

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hotspotsmagazine · 5 years

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Q&A: Leslie Jordan Talks ‘Exposed’ at Sunshine Cathedral

Through it all, Leslie Jordan has remained constant, relevant and – above all – funny! His ability to take it all in stride has kept him moving onward, upward and forward!

It was a pleasure to sit down with Leslie Jordan for this exclusive Hotspots interview just weeks before his appearance at The Sunshine Cathedral as part of the Outlandish Performance Series.

Were you always a ham/performer even as a child or when did the bug bite you?

What was your first professional/paid gig as a performer?

My aunt Marie who did the windows of Millers Brothers (Dept store). In the summer time I would dress up as Mickey Mouse.

My first real acting gig was a commercial for Aunt Jemima syrup. I did a lot of commercials, I was like Flo from the insurance commercials.

You have traveled the world. Is there a favorite city or concert hall you performed in and why?

How did you get cast on Will & Grace and is it as fun to film as it looks?

youtube

Do you remember how it felt when you won the EMMY for Will & Grace?

It was so out of left field, and I didn’t think I was going to win, but it felt so good. I thought jobs would come to me after winning, but I didn’t work for a year so I got back out on the road.

I am a HUGE American Horror Stories Fan. How was it to film Seasons 3 and 6?

Tell me about your new show “The Cool Kids,” and how is it to work with Vicky Lawrence, David Alan Grier and Martin Mull?

youtube

Do you and Vicky naturally have that chemistry?

Describe Leslie in three words?

Curious, kind and generous.

How great is your show “EXPOSED,” and why should our readers come see it?

from Hotspots! Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2019/01/10/qa-leslie-jordan-talks-exposed-at-sunshine-cathedral/

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