#this got hard

[lolasluquette]

when u get this u have to answer with 5 things u like about yourself, publicly. then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool)❤️

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1. my knowledge of useless facts

2. my ability to stop myself from buying things I don't need(this did not exist one year ago)

3. my songwriting

4. my self love (i am a queen)

5. my ability to take excellent polaroids

[belovedrival]

The first of TWO super long chapters posted tonight. Prepare for angst. You'll start to find out what happened to Charles.

Charles and Beryl sit in silence. He stares at his steaming mug. Beryl turns her cup round and round in her hands.

Out of habit, Charles takes his pocket watch out and opens it, checking the time.

“That belonged to your father, didn’t it?”

“It did. It was his father’s before then. Granddad bought it in 1912…it’s over a century old.”

“And it still works? Well done. Not many people have things that old that still work.” Beryl sips her tea. “You’ve taken good care of it. Your dad would be happy to know you still have it, I’m sure.”

His throat closes up.

An old watch doesn’t matter.

I failed him when it mattered most.

I promised to take care of things, to help him.

I failed.

I promised Els I would come back.

I never did.

Sybil’s voice whispers in his memory.

I promised her, too, he thinks.

He can’t bear the thought of breaking another promise. Even if she will never know if he kept it or not.

[eternal-fanboy-scout]

Drummers Drumming

Twelve facts about my holiday life. 1. I celebrate twice every holiday. Once with my dad and once with my mom. 2. I eat a lot. Like wow. 3. Holidays stress me out because everyone is strapped for cash afterwards and they get touchy. 4. My family on my mother's side stopped getting together when my great grandmother died. 5. Eggs. Lots of eggs always. My grandfather on my father's side makes eggs for every occasion. 6. My mom includes my little sister Rose's ashes in every holiday. (Like leaving chocolate eggs next to her, or pumpkins, or candy canes. ) 7. More and more during the holiday season, I want to sleep. 8. St Patrick's day is a suggestion. I've never pinched someone for not wearing green. 9. The only occasion we don't celebrate twice is New Years, and my parents don't really celebrate it, so my sister and I go to our friend's house and drink. 10. Instead of Christmas, we celebrate Yule with our dad. 11. "The return of the sun" is its own holiday in our house. We go outside with sparklers to celebrate. 12. We don't really decorate because we procrastinate, but we like decorations.