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Music Appreciation Thread

@Heat

Ah, Pantera. They're good shit, and this song is no different. 10/10 for nostalgia and a great song choice.

The 30-Day Song Challenge

Day XIV - A song you like hearing live

Teenagers by My Chemical Romance

Oh god, talk about a trip down Nostalgia Lane. this song brings me back to my emo days. Granted, I wasn’t necessarily the outward emo like most were with the long hair and black nails, but I was an emo in spirit. More specifically, I was all about MCR back in those days. A lot of people told me that MCR sucked, but I never listened to them. They were one of my favorite bands. They still are. I go back and listen to Three Cheers and Black Parade every now and then. Hell, even Danger Days has its moments. However, no song on The Black Parade stood out to me - especially live - like Teenagers did.

I remember going to Projekt Revolution Tour 07 in Mountain View, CAlifornia, and seeing them live with Taking Back Sunday, Linkin Park, Placebo, and HIM. God it was a great show, and MCR killed it.

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Day XV- A song people wouldn’t expect you to like

Roll Call by Lil Jon feat. East Side Boys, and Ice Cube

I guess a lot of people wouldn’t expect me to like this because it’s a song that someone like me shouldn’t listen to, but I occasionally can be hood, yo. throws up random gang sign But seriously, I just happen to like Gangsta Rap too. Got a problem with that? Fite me irl bruh.

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Day XVI- A song that holds a lot of meaning to you

Broken and Abused by Eyeshine

Ah yes, here comes the Eyeshine spam.

Anyways, this is a song that hits me on a lot of emotional levels. Having been in a place where I truly hated myself, this song really helped with that. Seems kind of stupid, but music helps me in that way. I sound like my old emo self, but this song just clicked with me at that time. So, uh, yeah -heavy stuff.

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Day XVII - A song that annoys you

Friday by Rebecca Black

Do I really need to explain this one?

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Day XVIII- A song you have as your ringtone/want to be your ringtone

Here Comes the End Again by Eyeshine

I used to have this as my ringtone. I wouldn’t mind to have it as my ringtone again tbh.

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Day XIX - A song you’re currently obsessed with

Take Me Down by The Pretty Reckless

I love The Pretty Reckless and I love this song. Short but sweet, right? And this song gives me vibes of The Rolling Stones. What’s not to love there? :D

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Day XX - A song from a new album you are waiting for to come out

Paranoia by A Day to Remember

Okay, so technically this album has already came out, but it’s the only one I can think of aside “Take Me Down” by The Pretty Reckless, but I already used that one, so this song was the only other one I could think of. Regardless, the album Paranoia is on is pretty dank, so yeah.

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LOCATION — Beverly Hills Beach Bash
INTERACTIONS — Sierra
@Dirty Pretty Lies
TIME — Confession time

Outfit

As Jason Singh’s head was raised to look above him, admiring the floating lights, he was smiling widely at them. The multi-colored lights drew him instantly. There were colors of the rainbow: blue, red, yellow, green, purple, orange, and indigo. It was amazing how they changed their color so flawlessly and no one was noticing. How could no one notice them? They were a sight to behold. Jay couldn’t believe that they were more interested in talking to other people, drinking their drinks, and dancing. Oh and yelling. There were a lot of people yelling.

Impossible to comprehend.

And suddenly, Jay felt like spinning around until he tumbled on the ground. His body was back-first on the sand. As he lay there on the sand, he felt the many, many grains of sand being dug deep into his scalp. Without a care in the world, Jason Singh began to make a sand angel as one would do when it was winter with snow. His legs and arms worked in unison, going up and down, making a perfect sand angel in the shape and length of his body.

Through it all, he was smiling and laughing. It didn’t even dawn on him that he might have stood out. It didn’t even occur to him that someone was standing over him. The only reason it came to him was he saw a pair of white legs spread the equal length that his shoulders were left shoulder to right shoulder. “Hey, I know those legs!” Jay said rather loudly.

Jay’s eyes went up, trailing the owner to those legs to someone with rather admirable-sized breasts. “I recognize those breasts too.” Jay said, failing to keep a straight face.

And, as he reached the face, a smile wider than he could ever muster came to his caramel face. “Oh hey, I know that face!” Jay said happily.

He was so happy, he propped up to a vertical base to be at similar height with the woman who was now in front of him. Opposite to him, she did not seem too happy. Jay couldn’t understand that. Then again, this was the person he was purposely avoiding all week. It makes sense why she wouldn’t be particularly happy seeing him.

“Oh boy, this is awkward,” Jay knew he was in for it. He tried to get as much sand as he could off his body. “I guess you’re pretty seething, huh?” Jay rubbed the back of his neck. This was not fun at all. A downer of sorts, if you will. “I wasn’t going to come. I had planned to play some Dragon Age: Inquisition but, you see, my cousin Jade really wanted me here, and she talked me into it, so I came. My uncle Leo(her uncle too).” Jay said, now thinking about his Uncle Leo, “did you know that our Uncle Leo was Jackson’s father. He’s also my mother’s brother, and Jade’s father’s brother. It’s weird. That makes Jade and I cousins, and Jackson and Jade cousins, but not Jackson and I. I guess it’s better that way since he was hella mad today for whatever reason. I think Jackson got his heart broken. Jade was kind of telling me that some chick he was really hard on was harsh on him. Now he’s off somewhere with Rhett’s kid sister, Summer.” Jay covered his mouth as he realized what he had just said. “Oopsie, I wasn’t supposed to say that. Don’t tell Rhett. He’s not supposed to know. Better yet, forget it.” Jay waved his hands, as if trying to Jedi Mindtrick Sierra.

There was a moment of silence as Jay tried to get his thought process back.

“Where was i?” Jay was trying to remember. “Oh yeah, about why I’m here.” Jay nodded as if confirming it with himself. “So yeah, after we got here, Jade went off to hang out with Tis, which apparently they went off somewhere because I don’t see her anywhere in sight.” Jay said, thinking if that was it. “And I was here just admiring the lights above. Look at them!” Jay pointed upwards.

He waited for her to look up. She didn’t look up. Why wasn’t she looking up?

“So, confession time!” Jay fiddled his thumbs together, “I kind of lied last week.” Jay said. “Okay, kind of is a bit of an understatement.” he continued, “I lied a lot. When you approached me about if Rhett was telling you the truth, I gave you the impression that I wasn’t, but in truth, I really was. But that wasn’t the only time. I’ve been checking you out for a long time.” Jay could feel his stomach turning knots. He could hear the voice inside his head telling him to abort mission, but he had to do it. “It’s been four years counting this one. Ever since I saw you in freshman year, I’ve kind of had this mega crush on you. Like, imagine that one person you think is your soulmate, and you know they are, but you have no idea how to introduce yourself to that person, so you just sta--I mean observe in a totally non-creepy way--from afar.” Yup, Jay just said that, “well that’s what I’ve been doing since I started at B.H.H.S. - well, aside from going to the school to learn, but yeah, you know what I mean.”

Okay, so far so good. Jay was able to say his peace. He told her that he’s been totally not stalking her ever since he came to the school and saw her, but he never knew what to say. Right about now, Jay was for sure thinking she didn’t know how to handle this. Or if she did, and she was trying to process it all. He didn’t know if he would get a positive reaction or if he would get a totally opposite one to that. Oh god, what did he do? Maybe Jay said too much. Maybe he didn’t say enough. Yes, that had to be it. He didn’t say enough.

“Sierra, there’s more,” Jay said.

Here goes nothing, Jason Ravindra Singh.

“Truth is, my crush is more than a crush. I’m sort of, kind of, but totally, madly in love with you Sierra Jameson.”

There, that wasn’t so bad, now was it?

Jay was back to smiling now, looking at Sierra. All he could do now was wait.

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@lovely complex

It's cool. Take your time. :) I sure as hell did.

Also, whenever you do your next post, feel free to skip them to wherever you want them to be at. Or even skip to the lunch or whatever. :)

Dance With The Angels - A GFX Shop by Altered Tundra

@MyCatGinger

@Altered Tundra When you're not such a busy bee, this is for @MyCatGinger and me xD

Type of Request: Set

Stock: s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/ab/4..

Size: I need to fit all my links!

Avatar: So. Ginger plays the guy: Shou Matsuoka ("his eyes are a clear, light, chocolate-brown color which contrasts heavily with his (dyed) silver hair.")
I play the girl: Nina Valentine. ("Her wavy, chestnut brown hair flows passed her mid back section when down;;; Her most prominent feature is her glacier blue eyes that contrast with her warm and loving demeanor.")

Their hair is fine, but their eye colors would need to be changed. Can I have an avatar of the girl and she the guy? While our signature is both of them together. _{we're trash}

Short context: Nina is newly divorced and trying to get over it. Move on. While Shou's wife died a few years ago. Nina's looks are not too far from his dead wife's, but she is an entirely different person that he will fall in love with. His wife was a science teacher, while Nina teaches poetry. In time, they will find happiness with one another. I think one of the cool things is his dead wife loved blue orchids (kind of like Nina's eyes) and she wanted a child just as bad as Nina hopes she will one day. This season Shou will move on while showing Nina she is worth anyone's time (she's extremely insecure). They both like the color white so it's nice the picture is white xD

I guess I want this to display even after all your hardships, there is a silver lining (they're both almost thirty and teachers - he teaches Biology).

Text: I don't want this to get cheesy but if you can think of something that fits their story, that would be cool. It will lead to them having a baby. But after a lot of hardship.

Color concept: Soft to the eyes. Romantic. But not lustful. More like... a blossoming flower opening up. Slowly, gradually, and beautifully. I don't know if that's helpful xD but yeah.

@lovely complex

I gotta admit this request threw me in circles a couple of times. I didn't think I would be able to make something satisfactory to me(if I don't like it, you won't like it). However, I do think I made something worth submitting. I hope you two do enjoy it as much as I do. :)




The List:
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@lovely complex

I did a thing.

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Jackson had a big grin on his face the whole time that Ash was talking. Even as they ate, noises of food smashing between their teeth, gums smacking, and throats swallowing, Jackson still had a smile on his face. Maybe it was the way she would openly feed him without a care in the world and how Jackson would welcome that with an open mouth and a wink of his right eye. It wasn’t subtle. Jackson Drake wasn’t known for subtlety.

As he swallowed, loving the taste of what he was just fed, Jackson was ready to smile even more. However, before he would be able to, he heard Ash ask about the music that was playing. Jackson kind of froze for two reasons. One, obviously, was that they kind of were. In all honesty, Jackson constantly keeps track of East of Eden. He goes to concerts whenever he can catch them. He follows them on all available social media: Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, and their official website and message boards. He even follows the individual band members.

Yes, Jackson Drake has followed them ever since he was in the same high school with their lead vocalist, Evelyn Harding. “Yeah, they’re pretty famous. They hit it big about four years ago. They got scouted by Century Media Records. Evelyn, the lead vocalist, appeared on a lot of talk shows. They recently had a special guest appearance on That Metal Show. I actually saw them last week in Pasadena. They were great. She was great.” Jackson said, telling Ash exactly what she had asked.

He could feel his stomach tossing and turning. If only Ash knew the true history behind Jackson and Eve. He couldn’t bear to tell her because it almost seemed real. The girl of his dreams was in front of him and Jackson was thinking of that one-time-only that he got to be with a celebrity. It was great, but Jackson felt guilty about feeling like maybe he should have done something more when it came to Eve. After that one night was when they got that call, and he never saw her again. Maybe he should have reached out. Maybe he should have at least kept in contact somehow, but perhaps that it wasn’t meant to be.

Jackson shook his head, hearing Ash speak about the cleaning supplies in his closet. He smiled at her. Even though he didn’t miss this nagging side of hers, he knew it came from a place of compassion. Perhaps it was time for Jackson to heed her words, and start showing an effort to take better care of himself and where he lives. He’s older now. He needed to make changes. There was a slim chance of him and Ash getting together, but he needed to make this change for himself.

“Ash,” Jackson looked at her. He placed his right hand on her right one. He stared into her chocolate-colored eyes, giving her a smile. “Thank you.” Jackson said sweetly. Something was definitely going on inside his mind, that much was obvious.

Soon, as they both came to the end of their meal, JAckson would offer to take their plates to the sink. As he took her plate and cup, Ash would inquire to Jackson about the time that she and Emi got into that mud wrestling match. “Yes, I remember that clearly. You looked really good that day.” Jackson laughed, but then he turned around to Ash. “How am I the dork when you’re the one that fell into a pit of mud? You might be the dork there, silly.” Jackson made a gesture akin to sticking his tongue out at her. Perhaps he hasn’t changed much after all.

Jackson leaned against the edge of the sink, his arms folded across his chest. “So, Ash, how’s about we clean up, and I take you home? As much as I would love to catch up on old times and have you in my apartment, I’m sure your fiance is worried about you. Plus, I have a few errands I need to complete this morning. I have to meet with the president of that MMA League today. And not to mention, pick up Adielle from her place. I’m sure you got loads to do as well.”

that's so meta || character storage thread

Adielle Bailey “Adi” DiVale

”When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. Then find someone who's life is givin' them vodka and have a party!”

–Ron White

.:| Adi | 33 | Married | Bi-sexual | Female |:.

.:| A P P E A R A N C E |:.

Adielle has been, and always will be, a woman of great beauty. Even before she was old enough to grow into her own body, Adielle had always been extremely beautiful. From her golden-blonde hair to the fact that she always had the most amazing eyes that had a deep emerald shade to them. Her skin always flawless, and differing eyebrows that would look very thick one moment, and extremely thin the next. It’s true that she has suffered from pale skin most of her life, but she has owned that. Some would even say that it’s something that makes her even more beautiful.

Adielle DiVale, unlike most women, has a towering figure of 5’10. Still, this doesn’t take away with how she presents herself. Her figure is slim and lean. Everything about it fits so well into those dresses she loves to wear so much. These dresses, much like the amount of money in her bank account, is way above what most would expect. They’re elegant and simple. No elaborate designs on them. Nothing that would make her stand out too much. Most of them are single color. If they aren’t, they are divided down the middle either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. Her accessories, shoes - everything - is always matching with them in some way, shape, or form.

.:| P E R S O N A L I T Y |:.

Free-Spirited | Zany | Social Butterfly | Unpredictable

No one -not even her husband - can predict how Adi will act. Sure she’s a lot of fun to be around and she definitely livens up any social event that the DiVale’s would either be attending or hosting, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t without some instability that may or may not make those around her wary of what she might do next. Even her daughter, Vivian, has expressed certain doubts about Adielle’s tendency to go a little wild here and there. To her, even if there isn’t a party, there is always fun to be had.

Now that isn’t to say that Adielle DiVale is without her upsides. All unpredictability aside, Adielle exhibits unwavering devotion and love to her husband, Gabriel, and her daughter, Vivian. They are her world, and no amount of loose screws in her brain will be able to change that. To her, they are her world, even if she does act a little squirrely every other night.

As someone who is very involved in her community, it shouldn’t be completely improbable that Adi is one of the most sociable housewives in Lakewood Summit. Her inviting smile and jovial laugh is trademark when this bubbly, borderline-eccentric blonde wants to get to know someone. Or, on the opposite side of her coin, wants something from someone. Sometimes she might be subtle about it, using some passive-aggressive tactics, or she might jsut flat out say what she wants(whatever that may be). Whichever it is, whomever is on the receiving end of it will know by the end of the conversation what she wants and when she wants it(AKA that very instant).

To those that Adielle doesn’t like - well, let’s just say this blonde milf is someone you don’t want to cross. It isn’t her tactics that will strike the Fear of God into someone, but rather how dangerous she can get. Putting aside the Mafia ties that her husband has, Adielle, when she’s devoting her entire efforts to bring down someone, is vicious. One could say she learned it from her cousin-in-law, Viola Mossos, but then again, she is pretty out there, so maybe it’s the fact that she’s a crazy bitch who does not like being wronged. So, ladies of Lakewood Summit, you might want to be on the lookout for this one. Odds are, if you wronged her, Adielle is coming for you bitches.

.:| H I S T O R Y |:.

The joining of the Hart and DiVale families was definitely something that wasn’t expected especially considering at which age Adielle got pregnant. It happened when she was just sixteen. No one really knows how she and Gabriel met. Elijah definitely didn’t know how they met, but the fact remained that they met, they fucked, and, oh, about a year later, Vivian Annabelle was born. This caused ripples through the Hart family, for sure, specifically Elijah. He pretty much declared Adielle dead to him for the longest time. She was also kicked out when she was eighteen, with a barely-a-year-old Vivian in her arms.

In her years of pretty much raising Vivian on her own, it wasn’t until Vivian was a few years older than when her mother got kicked out that Adielle was contacted by Gabriel. Now only nineteen, she eventually moved in with him. Despite protests from her now renewed relationship with her brother, Eli, Adielle moved in with him. She was still willing to do anything to spite her brother and spite her parents, that she would move in with a guy that she has, on several occasion, heard was a horrible guy. She didn’t care. Adielle was determined to make it work.

And so it did. It didn’t matter to Adielle that he might’ve been a bad guy. He was good to his daughter. He was good for her. Adielle saw a different side of Gabriel. He not only treated Adielle well, but also their daughter. It would soon become evident to Adielle that she made the right choice when she moved in with him because of how the years that would follow played out. They, at some point, moved to Lakewood Summit, bought one of the biggest houses, and started their life as Vivian would grow up as an only child. It was magical and straight out of a fairy tale. Soon, Adielle would know what true happiness was..

Well, until she grew bored, and Gabe was hardly home due to his frequent trips to Italy and Southern Europe. One could say that Adi was growing impatient, often indulging in other men to help pass the time. It became evident that Adielle was a serial cheater, and enjoyed the feeling of being a homewrecker. What a gal, huh?

.:| O C C U P A T I O N |:.

Does being a housewife count? If so, then that’s what Adielle is. Oh and on-and-off homewrecker has also been mentioned on her resume.

But in all seriousness, Adielle had a stint or two in doing porn. Nothing major. She just ran an online website for five or so years. What? She had to pass the time somehow. Besides, it wasn’t like she needed the money - she just enjoyed the attention. Fun fact! She got contacted by a few major studios like Vivid because of her shows. She never took them, of course, but still.

On and off, Adielle has been known to run her own freelancing photography website, which she has been commissioned a time or two by major clients with a lot of money in their bank accounts. Some of her work has even been featured in Lakewood Summit’s numerous galleries.

.:| H O B B I E S |:.

{{ Socializing/Partying/Gossiping}} — Adielle has always been one for the gossip and the party scene. Ever since her teenaged years, she was always a bit of a wild thing and free spirit. Whether it came to talking with her friends or making new ones, Adielle always enjoyed socializing with anyone. She has an undoubtable aura about her that just draws people in. On the flipside of the same coin, she also enjoys gossiping about others. Some would wager that gossiping and talking about someone’s struggles is what Adielle lives for at any social event. Of course, this has never been proven.
{{Drinking Wine(and lots of it)}} — One could say that Adielle has a drinking problem. If she isn’t gossiping about the old man that lives on Willow Lane or how the book club is just another reason for more gossip, then Adielle has a drink in her hands. Usually it’s wine, but she’s not picky. Granted, she loves white wine. But again, she won’t be picky on what kind of wine it is. REd is fine, too.
{{Photography}} — Adielle has always had a passion for photography. It was a passion for her when she was in high school and she kept at it as the years passed. Though she has been married and with child, she has always felt some kind of close connection with whatever she was capturing in her camera. It was like her escape. Whenever things got rough for her, Adielle always was able to find an escape from reality in the form of her photography. There's just something about it that made sense to her. No, something about her that MAKES sense to her.
{{Hot men and women}} — This is easy here. Adielle loves men and women. She loves flirting with them. She loves fucking them. She loves looking at them. She loves the way they feel on her skin. She loves the way that they make her feel. Everything about the male and female anatomy is everything she desires for. Though she has a husband, he’s gone a lot, and she needs to feel like she’s wanted. Sometimes, she’ll seduce someone else’s husband -or wife. Hell, she isn’t above seducing someone’s son or daughter. She has no limits. Well, if they are ugly, then she might not go for them, but still..
{{Romantic television shows}} — As if she doesn’t get enough romance in her life from the men and women, Adielle is a sucker for watching her soaps. Sometimes it’s the ones that are on daytime or even primetime. She doesn’t care. She watches a lot of them. Some are better than others, but that doesn’t mean that they hold any higher position than the others. She’ll always love them and that’s all there is to it.
{{Comic Book-related things}} — Adielle admits that she has a guilty pleasure when it comes to comic books. She blames her brother for getting her into them. There’s always been something about them that she found interesting. She’s a big fan of the movies, the television shows, and even the books themselves. She definitely prefers the single universe stuff as compared to the multiverses that Marvel and DC have made over the years.
{{Exercising}} — For Adielle to keep her body in prime condition, she must do all that she can to make sure she doesn’t get fat. This includes an intense exercise and diet regime put together by Lakewood Summit’s top personal trainer, Clayton Bennett. She personally asked for this regime, and he defintiely delivered. He gave her a strict guideline to adhere to. She did so, but boy was it hard. She had to go on daily runs, do yoga every other day, no red meat or fattening foods. No artificial sweeteners. Nothing that would prove otherwise harmful to her body. Not only that, but her diet was severely limited. Most of her favorite foods have been banned until she got the results she wanted. It’s hard, but Adielle wants the best body she can get, and the advice from Clayton is the best that money can buy.

.:| R E L A T I O N S H I P S |:.

DiVale Manor | Gabriel’s Aston Martin V12 Vantage Convertible | Adielle’s Ferrari 488 GTB

Gabriel Adriano DiVale – Husband – 52 —Gabriel is Adielle’s husband and her daughter’s father. They have been living in Lakewood Summit for at least ten years now. They have been married for about ten years now. Though it started out as being madly in-love with each other, it’s been suffering due to Gabe’s traveling. His work has him away for most of the year, and Adi - well, she’s a woman of needs. Can’t blame her if she decides to branch for companionship outside her marriage.
Vivian Annabelle DiVale – Daughter/Best Friend – 17 — Adielle’s daughter is the one thing she has done right. Everyone knows this, and because of that, she has grown very protective over her ray of sunshine. Sometimes it might seem that she’s just a bit over-protective over Vivian, but she means well. Viv knows this, too, which is way she doesn’t complain too much about her mother’s ways. At teh end of the day, she knows her mother means well. She knows that not everyone is perfect.
Elijah Damian Nelson – Step-Brother/Step-Son(what is this? Game of Thrones?) – 30 — Elijah is Adielle’s younger brother by marriage. His mother is married to her father, and she is married to his father. It’s a strange relationship that they have when you count in that they used to be more than friendly with each other that step-siblings should have been. It also doesn’t help that their relationship has been strained due to the fact that Adi married his father. That would make her his step-mother, also. It’s very twisted and very Game of Thrones-ish. Elijah likes to not think of it like that. She’s his sister. Despite the obvious strains, he loves her.
Character’s Name 2 – relationship – Brief description of relationship.