You'd be surprised what the guys can fit me into!

Hey there, I'm Jackson. I'm the only normie at Monster High - and trust me, they don't let me forget it. My problems include rock music, tight schedules and having a total jerk for an alter ego. Drop me a line sometime. I don't share test answers but I'll help you study!

[not-holt-hyde]

Are you the same person who has the ask jackson jekyll

Who would have two blogs for the same character? That seems kinda weird.

[not-holt-hyde]

I need to start making Holt take over mornings instead of me. He spends so much time partying over the weekends that he should be the one to handle the hangovers and aching muscles for once.

At least I know where the headaches and strains are coming from now. Back before Holt and I knew about each other I was convinced I was just staying up far too late reading and studying. He probably thought he had an amazing alcohol tolerance.

Still, if he took over that means we'd never make it to school, headaches or not. Having it this way is probably for the best. Thank goodness the creepeteria sells cans of Monster (the only Normie drink they have that's not freshwater - I think they just like the name), I'm going to need one.

[not-holt-hyde]

Care to join me in my Valentine's Day shindig at my mansion tonight, sugah? <3 It's formal dress, but you're more than welcome to wear whatever you'd like.

Let’s pretend I actually answered this when I should have.

Yes, absolutely, I’d like to come if Holt isn’t busy with anything. I’ll write out a few post-its and see if I can clear it with him.

And in all honesty I’m not sure I own any clothes which aren’t pretty formal. Like I’d ever touch Holt’s side of the closet.

[not-holt-hyde]

I read your tags JJ - 'unfairly attractive face' huh? What, you got a thing for your other you? Heh, I don't blame ya ;)

I was talking about the centaur guy Frankie liked, Holt, not you. You know I can’t use commas in those tags so I have to commit unspeakable punctuation crimes.

I fully expect you to read my tags, anyway. I mean, you read my half of our journal all the time so I just go ahead and assume you can’t get enough of my personal notes.

[not-holt-hyde]

Stop complainin' about V-day already, you got custom chocolates last year diin't ya? Oh and speakin' of last year's presents, I've put our little Crossfade plush somewhere... special again. See if you can find him ;P

Oh my gosh, Holt, can you not do that again?! Please?! I was almost horribly injured the last time I turned around to find that thing hanging up in the shower.

I SCREAMED AND MOM BROKE DOWN THE BATHROOM DOOR IN FULL HYDE MODE, HOLT, I KNOW THAT’S NOT A BIG DEAL TO YOU BUT TO ME IT’S TERRIFYING.

And yeah, Frankie did give us both chocolate last year, which was nice. I don’t know, though, she was looking really interested in that centaur guy between classes the other week…

We might need to make a joint effort here.

[not-holt-hyde]

It's Valentine's Day soon, and we all know what that means - every ghoul in school seeking me out to give something to Holt. I'm going to be triggered into transforming so many times, I just know it.

It'll be our first Valentine's Day without Cupid, too, which is a sad thought. I don't say a lot but I do notice pretty much ever monster in school come and go. It looks like Ever After High is going to be getting the best side of Valentine's Day this year.

Can Frankenstein's monsters eat chocolate...? I'll have to research that.

I'm gonna have such a headache by the end of this month...

[not-holt-hyde]

can /you/ kiss me?

Uh, I…

I’m not really… into kissing people I don’t know…

I’m not really into kissing. It’s very stressful.

[not-holt-hyde]

What do you think of Gigi?

She’s nice.

I relate to her a little, if I’m honest. She couldn’t help doing bad things sometimes - though that’s got a lot better since she switched jobs with Whisp - and her “other self” is a real nightmare. I wish I could handle things as well as she did, I lose my temper and panic more than I’d like.

She’s one of the kinder monsters and she hasn’t shoved me into a trash can or the school pool, so I do like her. I’m not angry about the whole “eclipse shadow” thing even if it did mess me and Holt up for quite a while.

[not-holt-hyde]

I bet Frankie missed you, if you know what I mean *wink wink*

I’m really not certain I do know what you mean, Anon!

Has she been needing help with Mad Science class? Gosh, I feel pretty awful for abandoning her out of the blue if that’s the case…!

[not-holt-hyde]

Yo came back! I missed you hunny <3

It’s amazing what little things will jog your memory.

The, uh… the next thing would be to make some fresh reaction images. Isn’t it funny how an entire extensive folder never seems like enough variety?

[not-holt-hyde]

☯ Dear Diary: ☯

I've decided there's nothing for it. I'm going to have to kill my alter ego.

...Alright, kill might be too strong a word, but there's definitely going to be some fire extinguisher foam going into his conditioner bottle in the next five minutes.

-JJ.

[not-holt-hyde]

Brand: Hi what would you like for Christmas?

You to go away.

[not-holt-hyde]

@Jackson

Holt: Hey JJ, do Moms and Dad have a song? Maybe we can cover it, make their prez somethin personal

Jackson: I wouldn't know; if they've ever played it in my earshot I've probably transformed before even registering what was going on. I could ask them, I suppose; say it's for a school research project or something like that.

[dj-hyde-the-r-r-r-remix]

You said I could "swing by" your ask box any time, so, I... um... This is me swinging by, I suppose.

Yo JJ!

That’s brave of you, ya know. You get a pat on the back for that.

Sooo, ‘sup?

[dj-hyde-the-r-r-r-remix]

Well then discuss away, I guess.

That’ll pretty much be you tellin’ me what we’re both gonna go and get, ‘cause I got nothin.

[not-holt-hyde]

Well, actually, I was wondering if we could... work on something together.

I'm not sure what yet. A mixed-genre music composition or something. Maybe some art. It's just that Mom and Dad have been so worried about us both ever since we discovered each other and kept fighting all the time, I think... you know, if we could show them we can really get along and collaborate on something nice it would mean the world to them.

What do you think? I know you're a lot more creative than I am - science and facts and numbers are pretty much set in stone - but I'm not terrible at the piano or violin.

[dj-hyde-the-r-r-r-remix]

You said I could "swing by" your ask box any time, so, I... um... This is me swinging by, I suppose.

Yo JJ!

That’s brave of you, ya know. You get a pat on the back for that.

Sooo, ‘sup?

[dj-hyde-the-r-r-r-remix]

Nope, haven’t even thought about what I’m gonna get ‘em. You?

Who even buys Cryptsmas presents this early before the big day anyway? I’ve got weeks to go, no worries.

[not-holt-hyde]

Do you have to call it Cryptsmas? That seems so dark. I respect the trend of changing normie words to monster types, but really? We can't even leave Christmas?

There's not a huge amount of time left, either, you know! It's only fifteen days, that's a little over two weeks, and you know getting to the Maul to hunt for gifts can be difficult with our... unreliable schedules. That's why I was asking, actually; I was kind of hoping you wouldn't have picked anything up already so we could discuss it.

[dj-hyde-the-r-r-r-remix]

You said I could "swing by" your ask box any time, so, I... um... This is me swinging by, I suppose.

Yo JJ!

That’s brave of you, ya know. You get a pat on the back for that.

Sooo, ‘sup?

[not-holt-hyde]

Really…?

Ahem! I mean, ah. I’m… well, I’m about halfway done with the week’s homework, but that’s probably not anything like what you want to talk about.

I’m never quite sure what to talk about with you. I’d like to at least say I’ve been listening to some good music lately, but… that’s pretty much off the table, period.

Did you get Mom and Dad’s Christmas presents yet? That’s something we can discuss!

[vampirestakecareofourown3-deact]

I know I’m starting to sound like Jackson, but homework calms social anxiety.

[not-holt-hyde]

Thank you. Could you tell Holt that, please? I'm one hundred per cent sure he thinks I throw myself into my extracurriculars so deeply because I just love the schoolwork.

I mean, I do, but there's more than one reason!