Asterian Melody

And the World stops turning to hold its Breath

[storm-in-a-glass]

Me, not caring about my responsibilities, ready to start kdrama marathon.

[wordsnstuff]

It’s important to remember that, with any art form, the end product always justifies the discomfort or embarrassment you may feel in the process of creating it. Never give up on your creations because “it’s just a stupid little thing I’m doing.” Newsflash, everything’s a ‘stupid little thing’ in the beginning. What matters and sticks with people is how it all comes together.

[lumpbiscuit-deactivated20130327]

my parents aren’t teaching me life lessons.

#i need some adults to TEACH ME SHIT ABOUT LIFE

[flutterjedi-deactivated20140413]

I’m an adult.

[thatsnicebutimmarried]

Some shit about life, from a bonafide adult:

even if you get along great with your family you will get along even better with them after moving out 

generic is almost always just as good as name brand. But there are some things you never buy generic, including: peanut butter, ketchup, liquid NyQuil, Chips-Ahoy chewy chocolate chip cookies

just imagine the person on the other end of the phone hates talking on the phone as much as you do. Even a receptionist. I worked as one and I hate talking on the phone

at least once in your life you will go to Wal-mart to buy something under $20 like an ironing board or something and your debit card will get rejected. No one will judge. Everyone at some point in their lives has had $2.98 in their bank account. 

thrift stores

everyone else is too busy panicking about everyone else noticing every tiny thing that could possibly be wrong about them to notice any tiny thing that could possibly be wrong about you

you will screw up. a lot. you live and you learn. and when you start to think too hard about that embarrassing thing that happened and how you wish you could change it, just tell yourself that what’s done is done. There’s no changing it, so just forget it and move on. It’s the only way to stay sane.

do the dishes before the sink grows its own ecosystem

you can’t put Dawn dishsoap in the dishwasher. 

if you are the only one in the aisle at the grocery store, and you need to get from one end to the other without even looking at anything in that aisle, then you should totally cart-surf down the aisle. Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional. Hold on to the little things. They make all the difference.

never try to make cake from scratch at 3am. You end up with a topographical map of Middle Earth.

15% tip. 

the best way to get money for food is to tell your grandparents about how you basically live on microwaved mac and cheese. Their horror may result in twenty bucks and orders to go out and get yourself “a real dinner”.

sometimes life sucks, and knowing that it might get better doesn’t always make it suck any less, but you’ll never get to the non-sucky days without enduring the suckiness. 

no seriously, NEVER put Dawn in your dishwasher

[250darkstars]

Do not buy generic brand spaghetti sauce either.

Always check the type of light bulb that goes in lamps. A 60w is not interchangeable with a 40w.

Dollar store batteries work just as well as store brand.

[shrineart]

Reward yourself from time to time when you do things that you needed to get done. It’s a good way to remind yourself to do them. Going out to pay a bill? Get Starbucks or something you don’t get often. Rewards don’t have to be huge, they can be small things like that.

Rice, pasta, flour, sugar, cheese, eggs, milk, a pack of chicken, a pack of frozen veggies and a well stocked spice cabinet go a long way food-wise. Splurge and get the biggest container of rice you can. You don’t have to go back and buy it again anytime soon and it makes a TON of meals in the meantime.

Rice can be cooked on the stove. You don’t need a fancy rice cooker. Two parts water to every one part rice (two cups water for one cup of rice for example). Get your water boiling, add rice, put a plate or lid on it, put it on low for 20 minutes. It should be done.

Keep a calendar on your pc of bill due dates. If your bills are set up at inconvenient times, like all of the services started on the first or something, then call up the company and find out if you can get your billing date switched to something more manageable. A lot of places do try to work with you.

There is no shame in calling a company and asking for an extension on a bill. Let them know what you can pay, pay that amount, and they arrange when the rest of the payment is required. This can stop you from having services shut off man. It shows responsibility on your part.

Take time to eat, even when you don’t feel like eating. Your body needs energy to live.

Wash or rinse your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. It prevents gross caked on junk.

“The Works” is an excellent cheap toilet cleaner.

MAGIC. FUCKING. ERASERS. THEY WORK ON EVERYTHING JUST DON’T SCRUB HARD. I took the ring out of our bathtub with one. Also generic ones work just as well.

Keep some bleach around but if you use it for cleaning? Dillute it. There’s rarely ever a case where you need to pout straight bleach on anything. A cap full or two in a bucket of water works just fine.

DO NOT MIX CLEANERS. Chemical reactions are can be very dangerous. Here’s a good list. (Note that vinegar and baking soda can actually be a good combo for removing smells from things but it’s not very good at actually -cleaning-.)

If you drink? Don’t take meds at the same time it’s just not good.

Make sure you check the dosages on your pill bottles. No one wants to accidentally overdose on cough syrup or ibuprofen.

If you have a uterus make sure you have a heating pad and ibuprofen on hand for the pain. Hot baths also generally help and Ginger Tea is excellent for any nausea.

Buy a first aid kit. It’s worth it in the long run.

You can often do your taxes online at places like TurboTax.

Here’s some good sex ed resources because I had to explain what a yeast infection was recently. 

Petroleum jelly (aka Vaseline) is good for chapped lips and you can get a decent sized tube or tub of it (generic brand version) for cheaper/same price as Chapstick.

KEEP TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT IN YOUR HOUSE FOR CUTS AND SCRAPES AND SORES. 

~~Medications~~

Over the counter medications (stuff you can buy right off the shelf no prescription needed) have a name brand and a generic name. ALWAYS buy generic if it’s available it is literally the same thing and way cheaper usually.

Some names to remember when you’re looking for meds!

Acetaminophen = Tylenol

Used to treat pain and reduce fever. Do not take with Ibuprofen.

Ibuprofen = Advil, Midol, Motrin

Used for pain and fever, is an anti-inflammtory. Is good for period cramps because it is an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug).

Naproxen = Aleve, Naprosyn

Treats fever, pain, arthritis pain, gout, period cramps, tendinitis, headache, backache, and toothache. Is also an NSAID.

Acetaminophen + Asprin + Caffeine = Excedrin

Usually marketed as “Migraine Relief” as a generic.

Asprin = Bayer

Use for pain, fever, arthritis, and inflammation. Makes you bleed easily so should not be used for periods. Might reduce risk of heart attacks.\

Triple Antibiotic Ointment = Neosporin

Used on cuts, sores, and scrapes to reduce risk of infection and promote healing.

Also a general mutli-vitamin isn’t a bad idea and if you don’t get a lot of fruits or milk/sunshine in your diet you might want to get vitamins C and D specifically for daily use.

[kiokushitakaa]

if you do accidentally lapse and put dawn in your dishwasher, run it empty and put hair conditioner where the detergent goes. that’ll clean it out (tip given to me by dorm custodian when roommate did the thing).

if you live off ramen, add stuff to it! add veggies you like, don’t use the whole flavor packet to cut down on sodium and msg or don’t use it at all and add your own spices.

if you’re making something with potatoes in it (beans, stew) potatoes are done when you can easily stab a fork through them.

you can microwave a hotdog as long as you put it in a microwave safe container of water. microwaves work by making water molecules vibrate. also, when reheating rice leftovers, add a small amount of water, like maybe a spoonfull, so it doesn’t get hard and crunchy.

the rice cooking advice above is for long grain rice. if you’re making short or medium grain rice, a 1:1 ratio (one cup water for one cup rice) is better, so the rice doesn’t come out too mushy.

buy a few cans of chicken. wholesale club stores like sam’s, costco, or bj’s tend to carry multipacks for a good price. they’re incredibly useful for when you forget to defrost meat.

buy meat on sale and put it in the freezer. buy vegetables on sale, and put them in the freezer. frozen veggies are often as flavorful and good as fresh ones, keep longer, and often come in microwaveable bags or with microwave directions.

soak ink stains in milk to help get them out or at least lighten them.

soak blood stains in water as soon as possible, with a bit of detergent or stain remover. scrub at them. use cold water, heat binds proteins to fabric. tbh, there’s no real need to change the washer from cold-cold setting unless the thing you’re washing says to wash in warm water.

acetone, found in most nail polish removers, dissolves super glue.

[cloningmycat]

YOU’RE ALL DOING GOD’S WORK BLESS YOU

[lifelovebooksnshit]

Takes pictures, have prints made and put them in photo albums. Be IN the pictures, have someone take pictures of you and your friends. Get over not looking perfect in thw picture. Someday that friend might be gone and those pictures might be all you’ll have, you will want to be in them. I made that mistake with my best friend, i always felt weird asking for a picture together… he died of cancer January of 2014 and now i have no pictures of us together. Its my only regret in life.

[boasamishipper]

This is really helpful, thank you all!

[batsandhatsinunderland-deactiva]

I’m the newest of new adults but I’m gonna throw these little tips in there. IF YOU HAVE AN OLD CAR: 

-coolant or water if your car overheats (coolant is preferable cause it won’t hurt the engine in the long run but hey i know money is tight) 

-flashlight in case you break down at night and need to check under the hood and your phone is dead

-SPARE TIRE. 

-jumper cables.you will at some point leave your lights on. you just will. 

AAA or any other road side service is never a bad investment i swear. (try to mooch it off your parents as long as you can though) 

[shipperqueen93]

Know how to change a tire. You’re going to need to do it at some point in time and you can’t always rely on someone else to do it for you.

Don’t be afraid to go to your local food bank. They are there for a reason.

Don’t be ashamed to ask for help period. Life is hard, everyone needs help occasionally.

[woodelf68]

You can put a LOWER wattage bulb in a lamp that says it’s for a higher one, but don’t put a HIGHER wattage bulb in. Also, watts refer to the amount of electricity used. LUMENS refers to the amount of light put out, and can vary quite a bit between brands, even though the wattage is the same. Look for the one with the highest lumens unless you actually want a slightly dimmer bulb in a certain location. Those dollar store batteries? Fine if they’re alkaline. “Heavy-duty” batteries, however, won’t last nearly as long. You can microwave a hot dog and bun simply by wrapping them in a toweling for a minute, less if you don’t want them scalding hot.

[blue-pixiedust]

Reblogging to save lives.

[faranae-moved]

Two adulting (kitchen-related) tips from me!

1. Buy a roll of parchment paper from the cooking shit aisle. A big roll will last you for-fucking-ever. Pretty much any time you’re using a baking pan you can line it with that stuff and save yourself A: food sticking to the pan and B: it’s a quick rinse and it’s clean.

2. Bread can get fucking expensive, so make your own. A bigass bag of flour and a bag of active dry yeast (store it in the friiiiidge!!!) works out a FUCK of a lot cheaper than buying bread at the store, and you can do so much more with it. Bread, pizza, rolls, cinnibuns, homemade pizza pockets. It seems intimidating but it’s stupid easy.

Seriously. It’s stupid simple to make, and most of the “3 hours” to make it is sitting around surfing the internet or doing whatever the fuck you want while the dough rises. If you have an afternoon free once a week to sit and play video games or surf the net, you have the time to make your own bread on the cheap. Here’s my simple-as-fuck recipe:

2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (You can buy a bag of this stuff CHEAP in bulk stores, the little packets are hella stupid priced) 1 cup warm water (think a hot bath) 1 ½ teaspoons sugar 2 tablespoons oil (any kind works for the most part) 2 ¼ cups flour 1 teaspoon salt

1. Stir the yeast, water, sugar, and oil up in a bowl. Let it sit for about 10 minutes. It will foam up VERY high, this is the yeast getting happy! If it doesn’t get all foamy, the water may have been too hot or not hot enough. Remember, Yeast is alive! Treat it like a nice girlfriend!

2. Mix your flour, salt, and the yeast concoction up in a bowl.

3. Knead that shit for about 5 minutes. It will start sticky as heck, but will come together into a nice dough. If it’s still super sticky, toss in a bit more flour. Here’s how to knead it: 

4. Put your dough in a covered, lightly oiled bowl and leave it someplace warmish for an hour. At that point it will have roughly doubled in size, give it a gentle punch to release the gasses that have built up inside. Cover it again and let it sit for a bit longer.

Boom. You have bread dough. Here are some baking times and uses for ya:

Optional egg-wash: Just crack an egg into a bowl, add a pinch of salt, and mix the bejeebus out of it with a fork. Brush (or if you’re like me, goop it on with said fork) that shit thinly on bread before baking for a nice crust.

Pizza: Stretch it on a pan, stab the fucker all over with a fork, add toppings, bake 425*F 15-20 minutes. 

Bread Sticks: Make snake-shapes, let rest on pan 10-ish minutes, bake 400*F 10-20 minutes.

Dinner rolls: Make ball-sized (yes those balls) balls. Place on greased pan, let rest 10-20 minutes to rise. Egg-wash and bake 375*F 25 minutes.

Bread: Lightly score (cut) the top, let sit for 20-ish minutes on/in whatever you’re using to bake it, egg-wash, bake at 375*F for 20-ish minutes. It’s done when it sounds hollow if you knock on the bottom.

You bet your ass you can deep-fry this shit for cheapie yeast doughnuts. Roll that shit in sugar or dip it in whatever, it’s fucking tasty.

Bagels: YES. YOU. CAN. Form bagel-shapes out of the dough and boil them in salty water for about 2 minutes. Egg-wash them and bake them at 400*F for 10 minutes.

Cinnamon Rolls: Roll that shit out into a rectangle. Brush it with a mix of butter, cinnamon, sugar, and a pinch of salt (no exact amounts here, do it to your taste). Roll it up into a log, and cut it into discs. Let them sit 20 minutes in a pan and then bake at 375*F 15-17 minutes.

You can add whatever you want to the dough for some variety, just if it’s dried spices remember you really only need 1-ish tablespoons. I personally like making bread with about 1 tablespoon of dill in the dough. Roll it out flat, sprinkle it with cheddar, roll it into a log, squeeze the ends shut, and bake it like a regular loaf of bread. Cheesy dill bread OMNOMNOM.

*ahem* That got a bit long. But yeah. Bread’s expensive, yo. Save your wallet.

(Also it’s ridiculous amounts of therapeutic to bake, for me anyway)

[tempestcaliban]

Being able to bake your own bread is pretty awesome, if you got the time for it. 

[sherlocks-study]

Reblogging in case of independence

[blackpensils]

Reblogging for the day I get my shit together and want to learn how to function like an actual adult. Also, homemade bread sounds just as good as the homemade scones my ma used to make and I’m living in nostalgia right now

[plusonetm]

Also for the rice thing!! You don’t need to measure ratios or cups or anything. Just put enough water that it goes up to the first joint of your index finger and call it a day. You can put less, but that’s usually the amount people use. It works for most types of rice

[cabbagemerchantofficial]

Stir your rice from time to time to prevent it from burning to the bottom of your pan.

You can freeze meat once, but don’t refreeze it after its been defrosted. You could get sick! If you’ve defrosted your meat but arent planning on eating it in the next 24 hours, cook it. You can refreeze cooked meat as many times as you want.

[milliegriffin]

• Laying a towel across the kitchen counter can make it easier to clean later. All you have to do is throw the dirty towel in the washer (after shaking the crumbs out over the garbage can) and replace it with a new towel. • You don’t have to do all the house cleaning at once. So long as you do at least just some of the clothes, just put some dishes in the dishwasher, just put a few things away every day, your place will pass for looking clean enough. If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing half-assed. • I find playing upbeat music while I clean makes it a little more tolerable than doing so in silence and less distracting than leaving the TV or a video playing in the background.

[kinzjoydragon]

I surprisingly don’t see a lot of money tips on here. So listen.

Don’t sign up for a store credit card. Just don’t.

I do recommend getting one credit card- if and only if you will be disciplined and responsible with it. You don’t even have to use it, just open an account. Length of credit is a thing and you can open an account without using the card to help boost your credit score.

If you want to use it sparingly, I suggest paying for gas with it and then paying it off ASAP.

Credit cards have insane interest rates. So when picking one out, look for the lowest APR. If you’re good at paying it off quickly, look for other benefits like points back. I use Discover and think it’s a great starter card. (Again, you only need one card! Not seven!!!)

Never ever miss a payment. What I do is setup automatic payments every month. Have a spreadsheet to keep track of when and how much for all your bills.

Yeah nobody uses checkbooks except old people but you should have one. The bottom left number is a routing number to your bank, and next to it is your personal bank account number. Those numbers are needed to set up direct deposit. It’s good to have as back up and safer than carrying cash. (The bank will call you if someone writes a check for $1000 and it looks like a forged check)

Actually don’t use cash at all. It’s easier to track your money by using your debit card if you have a bank app.

Leave 20-25% tip. Serving is a shit job.

But also take those serving and retail shit jobs. It taught me to be kinder to people who work those jobs. (And not snobby like “well it’s their job to clean it up!”)

Work hard but rest well. Take care of yourself.

[asterianmelody]

For personal reference

[z-co]

Hello! A lot of you have been asking me where and how I’ve learn multiple languages and well, after a few hours of digging through my browser history and bookmarks, I was able to collect all of these resources. I have personally used all of these, so I can assure you they are useful! If there is something wrong with a website or a link, please let me know. Also, if you have any questions or if you want a learning buddy, my ask box is open. (I speak English and Spanish. I’m learning Korean, German, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, and Esperanto)

Note: Learning a new language requires a lot of dedication, more than you actually think! Especially if you’re learning multiple languages at the same time. It isn’t impossible, but it will take time. And by time I mean months and/or years! So please, be patient. Take your time. Don’t rush. Keep in mind that you will mess up and that’s okay. Practice as much as you can. Practice out loud. Talk to yourself if you can. It doesn’t matter if people think you’re crazy. They won’t be thinking the same when you become a polyglot, so don’t mind them. This is for you and your future.

Get started:

Everything listed below is FREE! Some sites do require you to sign up, but that’s for you to keep track of your own process.

Tips to get you started

Language Hacking tips (blog)

More language hacking tips (blog)

The Polyglot Project (Library with foreign books that lets you translate while reading)

How to Learn Any Language

Effective Language Learning

Ankidroid (flashcard maker)

Multiple languages, one website

Duolingo (Latin American Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Irish, Danish, Swedish, Turkish, Norwegian (Bokmål), Ukrainian, and Esperanto)

BBC Languages (40 languages)

Learn A Language (18 languages)

Conjuguemos (French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish)

L-lingo (21 languages)

101languages (167 languages)

Languagepod101 (31 languages)

Foreign Services Institute (44 languages)

My Languages (95 languages)

Surface Languages (43 languages)

Lingualia (Spanish)

Linguanaut (16 languages)

OmniGlot (All languages [basic info for some of them])

Memrise (Various languages) (flashcard system)

Livemocha (Various languages)

Polyglotclub

Sharedtalk

Interpals (specify in your profile you only look for language exchange because there can be some creeps in this one)

Couchsurfing

Babbel

Specific Languages

Korean:

Learn to read Korean in 15 minutes! - Really helpful as well

Learnkoreanlp - Focuses on grammar

k-is4korean

Talktomeinkorean

Learn-korean

korean-flashcards - Focuses on vocabulary

Easytolearnkorean

Korean.go.kr/ - Focuses on pronunciation

Lang-8 - Community to correct your entries

Dongsa - Conjugations for verbs

Howtostudykorean- EXTREMELY helpful when it comes to learning hangul and writing structure!

hangulpractice - This blog has some useful posts.

letstteok-korean

Talktomeinkorea (YouTube channel)

fluentkorean

sweetandtasty

seoulistic - For culture lessons

GenkiKorean

Korean Word Game

English-Korean Vocabulary Quizzes

Hangul Keyboard - This is also EXTREMELY helpful with Hangul/romanization. It also converts any romanized syllables into hangul

Korean - Reddit threat

Chinese/Mandarin:

Hackingchinese

Chinese-tools - Pretty helpful with pronunciation.

Chinese Open courseware

Chinese Language - Reddit threat

Chinese Textbook

Chineasy

Learn Mandarin

Chinese Hacks

yoyochinese

How can I learn Chinese

Why is Chinese so damn hard?

Japanese:

Learn Japanese I / II - YouTube

Guidetojapanese

Free Japanese lesson

Japaneseclass.jp

thejapanesepage

Japanesepod101

Tofugu

Erin’s Challenge!

Jplang

Yesjapan

Marugoto - Includes culture lessons

Kana Invaders - Fun game for learning Kana

Another great masterpost for Japanese - So many resources!!!

Esperanto:

Note: I did a research and supposedly Esperanto is an easy-to-learn language that helps you with other languages.

Esperantofre

Esperanto “library”

Esperanto Grammar

Esperanto (Duolingo)

German:

Learn German Online

German Language Guide

Mission Berlin - Mystery adventure game

Basic German

Deutsch Lernen

Slow German

Kids’ Games - For vocabulary

Italian:

MIT Open Courseware

Italian Language Guide

Italian Grammar

Italian For Beginners - YouTube

Latin:

Some Latin grammar

Latin Course - YouTube

Portuguese:

Oneness

Ta Falado

Portuguese (Duolingo)

French:

Learn French Guide

Coffee Break French

University of Texas: Francais interactif

Podcastfrancaisfacile

French Language Guide

Lingopolo/french

Le Journal en français facile

News in Slow French

Francolab

Cliffs Notes

Native French Speech

French Podcast

Spanish:

Spanish - About.com

@spanishskulduggery

Study Spanish

Cliffs Notes

Destinos

One Minute Spanish

One Minute Spanish (Latin America focused)

Thai:

Learn Thai Podcast

Woman Learn Thai

Let’s Talk Thai

Thai 101

Lingopolo/thai

Arabic:

Books to Learn Arabic

Mandinah Arabic

Arabic Verbs (PDF)

al3arabiya

Arabic Pronouns (PDF)

Arabic Alphabet / Also Here / And Here!

Arabic For Language Exchange

Peace Corps

Hindi:

A Door Into Hindi

Learning Hindi

NYU Hindi Course

Quillpad - Great for typing

Namaste Dosti

SU Hindi Course

ispeakhindi

Hindi Script

Vietnamese:

VietnamesePod101

Survival Phrases

seasite.niu.edu

Learn Vietnamese Online

Greek:

Some Greek Grammar (New Testament)

Romanian:

Rolang

One Minute Romanian

Welsh:

Say Something in Welsh

Welsh Vocab

Dutch:

Lingopolo/dutch

Learn Dutch

Russian:

Speak Russian

Russian Alphabet

Taste of Russian

Master Russian

Russian Open Courseware

Russian Handwriting

Swedish:

Klartext

SwedishLingQ

Survival Phrases

That’s it. That’s all I have right now. I’ll try to search for more and will keep updating this list! If you have a request for a specific language, just send me an ask. Have fun and good luck! 

[asterianmelody]

For personal reference

[kdramastuff]

[asterianmelody]

Guess who started a new show for the sole purpose of procrastination 🤪 it’s me

Anyway this show so far is good vibes like horror mystery mixed with romance and it’s rly refreshing. I don’t think I’ve watched anything like this and they’re dynamic is cool so far

[nee-82]

Helnik was so surprising and refreshing to watch on screen. I have to be honest, i thought I'd be the least thrilled to see them but boy, was I wrong. Not only are their dialogues the most similar to the books out of all the characters but watching Matthias melt from Nina's charm was such a ride.

Not to mention how hot Matthias is AND Nina is as endearing as she was in the books.

[stardstgf]

thinking abt how when inej was injured kaz couldn’t touch her to check if she was okay and thinking about inej refusing to kill and then killing for kaz to save his life and thinking about him admitting he needs her and thinking about how they look at each other and i’m. i cannot deal with this

[merchntofdeath]

kaz literally wagered the crow club for inej, the club he was building up for YEARS. no one say he doesn't care for inej because the man is completely gone for

[lindensea]

That scene of inej saving kaz and him looking up at her on the balcony as the full impact that she broke her no-kill rule for him sinks in?? And his face looks so open and he literally gulps? That was true romance wow

[asterianmelody]

Here’s a Helnik playlist for all your sobbing needs:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/16aqtWNsbL0irH73AxBBdY?si=cd9a2fb0d9f847db

1- Always by Isak Danielson

2- That’s Us by Anon Seabra

3- Take Yours by Matthew Mole

4- Someone to You by Banners

5- Rewrite the Stars from the Greatest Showman

6- Germany and Rome by The Ridleys

7- Bad Habit by Ben Platt

8- Not Another Song About Love by Hollywood Ending

9- Home by Reese Lansangan

10- Dandelions by Ruth B

11- Fools by Lauren Aquilina

12- Night Changes by One Direction

13- Quite Miss Home by James Arthur

14- Fire on Fire by Sam Smith

15- Two of Us by Louis Tomlinson (fun fact: I cried with this one ahh)

16-

I’ll be adding more ☝️😃

[morallygreyprompts]

Concept #109

Hero had found Villain to be rather stressed over the last few days. Turned out it was the annual agency visit at their base to rate their standards/level of villainy. Villain asks Hero to let them ‘kidnap’ them to help boost their score.

[asterianmelody]

Here’s me trying to write. enjoy!

I enjoyed writing this…. maybe a series? 👀

Orothos looked at her, closely this time. Something seemed to be off; Karma’s attacks were uncalculated and erratic; her comebacks lacked the familiar bite. It was frustrating going through the motions- back, forth, thrust, parry, dodge- like more of a forced ritual than an actual battle.

“Ok, time out,” said Orothos, putting up a hand and striking the sword in the ground, to free the other. “What’s wrong? It’s not fun if you’re not actually trying. I almost feel like I should be offended that you don’t think I’m worth the energy anymore.” He put a hand to his heart to drive the point home.

She put her lips together and rolled her eyes, but refused to say anything. A second later, she was back, swiping her sword through the air and missing him by a few inches yet again.

“I thought it was rule number one to never let your guard down,” she said, quickly wiping her forehead, her dark eyes glaring at him whilst doing so.

If she wanted to keep going, he would. After all, it was nothing more that a harmless game of tag at this point, despite what the scars on his arm said.

He thrust forward rapidly with his sword, and just as the metal was about to meet metal, Orothos sidestepped. He lightly kicked the back of Karma’s knees, as she fell forward into the grip of his arm.

“Let me go, you conceited baboon! ”

It took him exactly two seconds to release her. She stormed away a couple of feet, if only to gain a couple feet of distance between them. Karma then faced him, with a look of contempt and hatred he hadn’t believed humanly possible. Inspecting her closely, Orothos could see the dark circles under her eyes and the slump of her shoulder.

“Now do you want to tell me why you’re so stressed?”

She didn’t. But she didn’t continue to fight either. If Orothos hadn’t known better, he would say there had been tears in her eyes as she walked away. But he knew better; Karma would never cry at such a petty fight. She was strong, resilient, and determined. One more loss wouldn’t hurt her, right?

[asterianmelody]

Part 2: 

Karma walked away. The rocks under her shoes dug into her feet. It wasn’t her fault. Stupid Orothos always sabotaged her plans. But he was right this time. Her attacks had been slow, too slow, and too unfocused. And it was only getting worse, with the Court date coming up. 

She could imagine it now: a swarm of people, all in fancy dresses and tailored suits, chatting and clinking their glasses, awaiting to be called upon to hear the verdict of the year. The hosts were nice enough, but the Judge, he was ruthless. If Karma was unable to at least have proof of a successful kidnapping, heist, or murder mission, she would be kicked to the streets. Her sister, though, would have a far worse fate. She wouldn’t let that happen. “Never”, she thought, as two singular tears spilled over. She didn’t bother wiping them away. The challis covering the bottom half of her face caught them and the wind dried their paths. Her hand tightened around the handle of her sword, something to keep her anchored in the real world, and a promise to herself and her sister.

Her thoughts drifted to Orothos once again. She couldn’t understand what his angle was. He could’ve captured her right there, when she had almost fell to the ground. Perhaps he enjoyed feeling like a hero; his savior complex would skyrocket with the thought of letting a poor girl go because she “deserves a second chance.” Or maybe it was out of pity. The thought alone killed her. She needed no ones pity. For a fleeting second, she thought that maybe.. just maybe, it was concern that made him ask, that made him leave her alone. 

“No,” said the tiny voice in her head, “You have never given anyone a reason to care about you. He, out of all the people in the world, would be the last to care.” 

But it was fine. She didn’t care either. 

[divineandmajesticinone]

SHADOW AND BONE (2021-) | “The Heart is an Arrow” (1x06)

Oh, I see. I’m the wicked Grisha seductress. I beguile poor, innocent men with my Grisha wiles.

[recoverr-a-deactivated20210530]

i know the mortifying ordeal of being known is real for too many of us, but consider this: someone saw you once and loved your hairstyle. someone loves your laugh, how you scrunch your nose when you find something funny. your birthday could be an old friend’s password. that one song you recommended to your crush a couple summers back could still be their favorite. you are in other people’s birthday party photos. someone could’ve fallen in love with you on public transportation. our lives intertwine beautifully and you, dear human, are a little piece of other people’s fond, lovely memories. part of the ordeal of being known implies the ordeal of being loved. 

[asterianmelody]

Heyyyyy just found out Matthias dies and I CANT DO THIS

NOT NOW NOT EVER

I’m crying

THATS SO SAD

They never get their endgame

He never gets a home

They don’t run away to a place where she can just be Nina zenik and he can just be Matthias helvar, together

THIS IS SO NOT COOL

I’m gonna be thinking about this so much

I rly rly rly cant handle this

ESPECIALLY IF I HAVE TO SEE IT ON SCREEN

I’m afraid to have hope for them not to kill him off in the show but I doubt they don’t and if I get hope it’s only gonna hurt more when I see his last breath leaving him

AND WHEN THEY SHOW THE IMPACT OF HIS DEATH ON THE OTHERS, it’s only gonna twist the knife in my heart, especially Nina

This is gonna be the end of me...I’ll be down for at least 2-3 business days... just bawling

NO THE WAY THEYRE LITERALLY GONNA BE THE DEFINITION OF “right people, despite all obstacles but not enough time”

I’m gonna get a head start on my crying ☝️😭

[lycarstairs]

Nina Zenik and Matthias Helvar really went from enemies to reluctant allies to friends to contemplating running away to another country together to bonding over waffles to enemies again in one season huh

[an-over-sharer]

has anyone noticed the amount of chemistry there is between nina and matthias? out of every on-screen couple i’ve seen, none have ever had the amount of chemistry that danielle and calahan have and it’s just WOW

[kazbuckys]

Matthias Helvar & Nina Zenik Shadow and Bone (2021)