she listens carefully, repeating the names a couple times in her mind – despite her desires to become an actress, she's still struggling with remembering words. luckily, she has eddie by her side, which is more than she could've ever asked for. sure, there were many important aspects she should prioritize, but the little family she has made along the way – with individuals she once passed as mere strangers – was far beyond anything else. she offers a nod in response, whilst her eyes focused on a dead point – this phenomena tends to occur quite often lately, it seems – but nonetheless, her gaze flickered back towards him.
" that'd be amazing! " she utters, rims of her pink pout twisting upward, " thank you, eddie. but oh, i could paint you cassettes in return, while you work on the tracks. how's that sound? " she queries, taking one last scan at eddie before immersing into her own world, where ideas flash before her very own eyes – barbie could customize some tapes for eddie, if he agrees to it.
" what was your band's name again? " barbie could swear the name had some objects she could potentially use in her little arts and crafts rendezvous. " corroborate coffee? " tonality reaches a high pitch as her question comes to an end, clearly not confident in her response.
eddie is immediately caught off guard as her arms wrap around him, freezing for a moment before awkwardly returning the embrace && smiling softly, "no problem." a mumble, as he closely watches her reveal the vibrant cassette. && he's gotta admit, it's impressive, even if it's not exactly his color palette of choice. she's made it her own. "shit, that's pretty cool," eyes lighting up as he gently takes the tape, examining the design like it's a piece of art — it is.
"suggestions?? uh — " maybe throwing out iron maiden && motorhead as suggestions can wait for another day. his personal preference in music is set aside as he thinks of artists catered more to barbie's current taste.
"well, if you end up liking madonna, you'll probably like blondie. they're pretty catchy, actually. && i guess there's the bangles too." even when it's not his own style, he's clearly got a sense of enthusiasm discussing music && recommendations for her. "i could make you one of these." the tape is handed back, not before taking one last glance at her design. "like, custom tracks. && you could paint it, y'know with the artistic flair you've got going on."
BECKETT ' TEDDY ' PIKE [ PLAYED BY @midfie1der ] : i don't know how else to ask you.
what a bliss, to be beside someone who sees beyond the external appearance. he sees right through her. or perhaps, she has lowered her guard on purpose. letting someone in was always the hardest part. but barbie learned that she could trust some individuals. it’s true what they say — trust is either earned or given freely. only that she did both, simultaneously. ceruleans stare at her own reflection in the mirror as she made the last touch ups. perfection was achieved through hard labor, that much she knew. seemingly in a trance, trying to pick out any flaw that wasn’t apparent in the first place. if one’s broken on the inside, the least they can do is look perfect on the outside. it was his voice that brought her back to reality, shattering the illusion she’s drawn herself. cue a twirl, breaking all contact with that damned mirror, now gazing at teddy. with swift motions towards him, she found herself standing right in front of teddy. head slanted to the side as she sways in her place, all attention focused on him. ❝ ask me … what exactly? ❞ honey dripped tone as she queried, admittedly bewildered by what he meant. a soft chuckle passed pink lips as she sketched a smile. barbie was on edge, curiosity taking toll over her frame. with each second growing more and more impatient. ❝ c’mon it’s not nice to keep a gal waiting! ❞ she uttered, in a feeble attempt at calming her own nerves. something about the unknown terrified the living hell out of her, though she’d never admit it out loud.
Believe it or not, you're the most important person in your own life. You are who you've woken up to and gone to bed with every day since you were little. You've made your bed and snuggled in it after bad days. You've made yourself treats, just 'cus. You've kept going on bad days, wiped tears off your cheeks and have said "I've got this," before doing things that may be a little nerve wracking. You've tried your best and picked yourself up every time you've stumbled! That's strength. That's amazing and should be celebrated with a sweet and some you time. I know I'm here to celebrate you and your strength as well, friend! Keep that chin up this week. August is trucking along! - ♡♡ Victoria
“Because,” she said, “when you're scared but you still do it anyway, that's brave.”— Coraline, Neil Gaiman
thank you so much for all of this vic <3 your little messages have a special place in my heart ( and have had for a while now ) you're such a sweet person words cannot properly describe it . i'm glad to have met you & now you're not getting rid of me . i love you 😤💜
if u see me sending u personalized stuff in ur inbox , no u didn't
finished the new graphics ! kept the purple aesthetic and made it better i think ? that aside, i want to start writing here again since my wednesday muse is all over the place, so if you interact with this in any way, you shall receive something, either a starter or i'll hoard you with memes (personalized or otherwise)
i am ashamed to admit that i , as an adult that can legally drink anywhere in the world , have found barbie horse adventure riding camp and played it for 3h straight . the graphics back in the day were something else istg , but after 3h of continuously playing , i can guarantee it seemed very similar to the last of us . but playing this reminded me of the games i abandoned on steam like phasmophobia or inside the backrooms or even dead by daylight which i suck at . that being said , if anyone ever wants to play any of these games , or hell , even some league of legends , hmu ! you were all doomed to be not only mutuals but friends , which by default is giving you the green flag for doing stuff occ like playing games and watching stuff .