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[nessinborderland]

Okay is it just me or is the Alice in Borderland tag getting clogged with roleplay asks/blogs? Gotta scroll a bunch before I find stuff that isn't roleplay related goddamn

[yilinglaozuhot]

Beitang Moran’s purple and blue outfit in Oh! My Emperor 1.03

[longinglook]

saint suppapong for kazz magazine

[maraudererasmut]

Black and White (Part XXVI)

Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part VIII | Part IX | Part X | Part XI | Part XII | Part XIII | Part XIV | Part XV | Part XVI | Part XVII | Part XVIII | Part XIX | Part XX | Part XXI | Part XXII | Part XXIII | Part XXIV | Part XXV | Part XXVI | Part XXVII | Part XXVIII

Ring ring.

Remus felt his heart beating obscenely fast in his chest, ringing in his ears, and a painful lump formed in his throat. He hated this.

Ring ring.

He wasn't used to being the one to reach out to Sirius, it was always the other way around. Remus closed his eyes as he thought about how warm his flat suddenly felt and how sweaty his palms were 

Ring ring.

"Hello?"

It was Sirius who answered, but his voice was icy and hostile.

"Uh… Hi. Sirius. It's… it's Remus."

A pause.

"Mr. Lupin, are you calling me in regards to your upcoming show at the gallery this week?" The way Sirius said Remus' name made him sick to his stomach. 

"Uh, no, actually, I just wanted to—"

"Mr. Lupin, please use this number for business purposes only. I am a professional, and I expect you to behave as such."

"Oh. Um… okay…"

"Excellent. I expect you to be at the gallery by noon on Thursday to set up your work in preparation for the show. Remember, you are required to bring five pieces to display."

"Oh… O— okay…"

"Goodbye, Mr. Lupin."

Sirius hung up before Remus had a chance to respond, and the artist was left staring at his phone in awe and disbelief. He had no idea what just happened.

——-

"So how'd your talk with Sirius go?"

"It didn't…" Remus flopped onto his bed, his phone set to speaker and resting on the bedside table. He stared up at his ceiling, wishing he hadn't gone to the stupid Halloween party at all.

"I thought you were going to call him?" Lily chastised. Remus could picture her expression perfectly. 

"I did. He… didn't really give me a chance to talk. It was all business. I didn't even realize what had happened until he hung up!"

"Oh. Shit."

Remus had never heard Lily swear before. This wasn't a good sign.

"Why? What's wrong?"

"He's just… when he's mad, he yells. He bangs his fist and hits things and acts like a child…"

"Sounds classy."

"Yeah, well, he didn't have great examples of healthy coping mechanisms growing up…"

Remus internally groaned, forgetting that Sirius didn't come from a great family. He shouldn't have made a snappy remark.

"Right… sorry…"

"He just… when he's really upset, he'll act out. When he acts professional, that’s when you know there's a problem…" Lily paused for a moment. "He did the same thing to our friend Peter last year. They had a big falling out and instead of dealing with it, Sirius just cut him completely from his life. They haven't spoken since."

Shit indeed.

This was not what Remus wanted to hear.

"So… what do I do, Lily?"

"Well, you show up on Thursday. You set up your work and be polite. You come to the opening on Friday and we just try our best to make things work. I'll… try to get James to talk to Sirius. Maybe he can talk some sense into him."

A thought suddenly crossed Remus' mind, and he blurted it out before he even had a chance to reconsider.

"Why are you helping me so much with this?"

Lily was silent for a moment.

"What are you talking about? You're my friend, Remus."

"So is Sirius. In fact, you've known him way longer. Why are you on my side and working so hard to get us to reconcile?"

The moment of silence felt like it lasted forever.

"When you and Sirius were getting along… I hadn't seen Sirius that happy in a long time. You… brought out something in him. I don't want to see that disappear."

Remus' stomach did a somersault. He made Sirius happy? 

"Anyway… this is a stupid, childish problem brought on by poor communication. Maybe there's a chance that two of my friends can learn to talk like proper adults. Who am I to deny them this learning opportunity?"

Remus smiled. That was the Lily he knew and loved. The one cared for her friends deeply and insulted them politely. 

"Here's hoping they can actually learn…" Remus teased.

"Yeah…"

Lily’s voice sounded forlorn and Remus was worried that his problem with Sirius was affecting her more than she let on. 

“Don’t worry, Lily. I’ll be there on Thursday, I’ll do my best… I think we can fix this…” Remus lied, trying to comfort his friend.

“Yeah…” It didn’t sound like Lily believed it either. 

[spikytyphoon]

post banana fish depression hello

[kaoarika]

It’s one of those times again where I’m seriously, seriously thinking on what should I do with that one JPN preorder thing.

Like... I understand the risks. I’m not really sure if spending money on it right in the moment due to what is going on and what might happen later on... but the clock is still ticking and... yeah, things are erratic and they are going to be even more... and... *sigh*.

This might be such a reckless decision and even maybe me asking for help on guidance, but here I am, doing it.

What should be better (besides probably dropping the subject until things get a tiny bit more stabilized from either side) - getting on touch with a person offering proxy service or just straight with a company that provides it?

I have been thinking a lot on these two options, because the latter is my “of course, go for it” option as it’s more “direct”. But doing it with a person in a fair constant direct communication (and, perhaps flexibility negotiation?) might be better option.

Especially since I’m thinking that things might get more erratic and uglier in the upcoming few months. I’m sure as hell quarantine is going to last longer both here in my country and in Japan as well. I’m more or less certain that this thing might get delayed or even cancelled by the time its release date is even reached (which is late June)... so, then, how could I ask for a refund if “cancellation” is ultimately fulfilled?

And I’m depending in how the currency exchange rate is going through (spoiler: it freaking sucks living in Mexico right now). It’s pretty fun :)))..

On the other hand, having the thing with someone I SHOULD and COULD trust is better than trusting in a company’s warehouse storage service unless they extend their free service considering how things might get by then =_=.

I had a temporary limit date to do the preorder (especially since it is a Limited Edition set), but tbh... I am very doubtful in doing it by then... so my next “limit” is by very late April... or if things get better by May (they will not, that’s for sure).

So, I kinda want to ask for tips, I suppose. In case of doing it through a person living in Japan at the moment, I’m also really considering what the other person might get through, too. It’s too early to tell for a reservation/preorder, after all, but if the thing gets through its release date, I suppose there’s that. 

I’m reckless in asking for this, but perhaps it’s one of the last few heavy purchases I might do in the entire year due to obvious grim reasons that are near by, because all I want to have on mind by the time the situation out there gets “stable”, I get a quick job. but, I don’t want to make this post a “sob story about me” for selfish reasons. I also have been attempting to convince myself to get the normal edition instead, but I also come with the same problems :| even if it’s “cheaper”.

I wish I wasn’t too afraid of PayPal in doing direct money transactions right now, but that’s also another whole story that might get easily solved, *sigh*

[wish-ful-thinking513]

Okay, I know I said no spoilers, but I can’t keep this in. If you haven’t seen Endgame yet, don’t read this.

After Tony’s death, Peter and Harley become friends. They help each other with their grief, and become each other’s rock.

And of course they’re both very supportive of Morgan and Nebula, and do everything they can to be good brothers to them.