A soulmate AU where you have a black stain where your soulmate is supposed to touch you for the first time and it turns to millions of colors once they do.
Like, so many people with their right palms all black, waiting for that one handshake.
People who have black knuckles who are scared for years that they end up punching their soulmate or something and end up coming home with their knuckles turned all shades of red and blue and purple without them noticing because sometimes your hands just brush together.
Someone having a very visible black palm on their cheek that they try to cover up because people will just know they will be slapped one day.
Just
consider the possibilities.
a handprint on your upper arm that bursts into colors during a fight you’re having with a close friend because you tried to walk away and they grabbed you–you never noticed that you never touched them until right now
twin handprints on your chest because your soulmate happens to be the paramedic who steps in to give you chest compressions that one time you almost died
a handprint on your palm but it’s not upside down like a handshake would be, you’re puzzled until you give someone a high five and the colors appear
someone you just met brushes a leaf off your shirt–RIGHT WHERE YOUR HANDPRINT IS YOU ALWAYS WONDERED WHY IT WAS ON YOUR PEC
I actually love this one a lot
Someone who is born with no mark at all–what a tragedy! But one day, a dear friend offers to braid their hair. They’re not even half done before they gasp and let it drop–their black palms and fingers are afire with color–
–and so is the half-done plait, bright against solid black hair.
admittedly I don’t normally like modern shakespeare adaptations but once I went to see my cousin in a midsummer night’s dream and it opened with a high schooler saying “I don’t wanna read this play” so he sits down and eats an entire chipotle burrito on stage and then immediately falls asleep and the play begins but instead of the forest the faeries all hang out in a rainforest cafe TM and at one point in the middle of a scene the guy from the beginning just slowly drifts across the back of the stage on a skateboard, staring at all the characters as the events of the play transpire in the form of some sort of chipotle-induced coma lucid dream
THAT is EXACTLY what Shakespeare would have wanted
I swear if this isn’t floating around on the internet I’m gonna cry
Oh buddy IT’S ABOUT TO BE. I am like, 98% sure this was my high school’s production and I’ve got photos and video clips like craaaazy…
Here are some fun additions… the Mechanicals were also based on the characters of The Breakfast Club (here I am below, eating an actual Captain Crunch and Pixie Stix sandwich on stage.)
…and the one on the longboard was actually our Puck – he rode it through the whole play in the background. Please note his “Forest Cafe” shirt… which we also had logos for on the cups.
…and we had both a flash mob at the end AND an interlude where myself and one of the other Fairies danced to “Sexy and I Know It” while we were cleaning up the tables at the cafe.
I will post more of this later. I have a DVD at my house and will endure cringing at myself to bring you some quality clips… there’s probably one of K eating the burrito before the start of the play, too.
Here ya go kids… all 2h20m. if you make it through the whole thing once, that’s probably more times than any of the cast watched this DVD. You can probably see why. Tbh if you watch this, I am sorry in advance.
Important notes:
– Chipotle burrito makes a cameo about 30 min in,
– the end has a flash mob and a “commercial” for the Forest Cafe,
– unfortunately, the lunch scene where all the mechanicals whistle like the Breakfast Club got mostly cut for some reason?
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@vampireapologist in case you have any interest in reliving this… at the very least you can prove to any doubters that there was, in fact, a Chipotle burrito onstage.
I cannot even fully conceptualize, much less put into words, how wild this chain of events has been.
I have dozens of posts going around that have broken 50,000 notes, and plenty that have broken 100,000.
On every single one of these posts, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of comments and tags calling me a liar and the story fake, but none so much as this post.
Mabon Prep Suggestions and Activities for the Domestic Witch 🌙🍁🍂🍄🌰
I am very much a Fall person (shocker, I know). I was not made to endure the heat, I’m just not in a happy place during the Summer time. It’s a season that brings a lot of my inner demons to the surface, and emotionally drags me through Hell and back. So when it finally starts to feel like Fall, there’s always a small sence of release and renewal in it for me. Which is perfect, because Mabon is all about welcoming the Fall season, and letting go of what no longer serves you. And this year, I’m particularly excited.
So what does this witch do in preperation for the new season? (Not saying you have to prepare, it’s just something I like to do.)
Go on a Fall cleaning spree. Give those little nooks and crannies that normally don’t receive a lot of attention some extra love. Declutter your belongings, and donate what you’re no longer using to the thriftshop. Add some cleansing herbs to your soapy water while you’re at it, for an extra boost (I recommend sage, peppermint, or rosemary).
Treat yourself to some new (or gently used) Fall clothes, if you have the funds for it. Now is the time to invest in that new coat or those new boots. Subscribe to some new fashion channels for your body type, that inspire you to try out new things with your looks, and make you feel good about yourself.
Go foraging for wild berries and fruits, and make some homemade jam or jelly… learn how to pickle, ferment, and preserve. I know we can buy a lot of these products at the grocery store. But there’s so much more satisfaction in doing it yourself. And I discovered a great deal of “forgotten fruits” as a bonus. Which made me feel a lot more connected to nature’s cycles, my heritage, and the harvest. There’s an app called pl@ntnet, that allows you to identify plants/fruits/trees/flowers by taking photos of them. It’s been very helpful to me so far.
Make a cleansing spray, and clean, declutter, and rearrange your altars/sacred spaces. I know mine haven’t received a lot of love during the Summer, and frankly… they got rather dusty. You can use moon/sun water (or alcohol) as a base, sage, mint, rosemary, orange/lemon peel, a dash of Florida Water, lemon/bergamot essential oil… that would be my go-to recipe.
Renew and reinforce your protection wards. Those rosemary sprigs and cinnamon sticks have probably gotten rather old and brittle by now. Time to throw them out, and replace them with some fresh ones. Make a new protection powder, and sprinkle it by your doorstep and under your windowsills. We’re approaching a time of the year with significantly increased spiritual activity. There is no such thing as being overly prepaired.
What am I doing on Mabon?
Because Summer is such an emotionally difficult time for me, it really feels like I’m coming back to life when Fall rolls around. So for me personally, a Mabon ritual would definitely be a release and renew one. To shed all my burdens, so that I can welcome the new season with a clean slate, and allow for new things to grow. And since this is quite a personal ritual, I’m going to give you a simplified version. I highly recommend you to tweak it, and make it your own.
What do you need:
A few pieces of naturally shed tree bark. Just like the trees have shed these pieces, to release themselves from the burden that they are, so will we shed our own burdens. (Tip: look for American Sycamore trees in your neighbourhood.)
A marker.
A fire proof bowl.
Rosemary, for cleansing and protection.
Lemonbalm, for emotional healing.
Some tinder (wood shavings).
A lighter or matches.
How to do it:
Take your marker, and write on the pieces of bark everything that you would like to release. From negative self talk, to bad habits, and toxic thought patterns. Put the tinder in the bowl first, then the bark, followed by the herbs, and burn everything to ashes. Fire doesn’t only banish things, but it also cleanses and heals. Take the ashes, and scatter them to the wind. Let the wind free you of your worries.
I hope this has helped to inspire some of you. I know it can be hard sometimes to keep that enthusiasm going, when you’ve been practicing for a while, or you’re in a bad state of mind. And do let me know what your own plans for Mabon are (if you have any). I would love to read about them.
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