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Ur 1st PC

I wanted to create something nostalgic that ties into the cozy vibes of the holiday season, so here's Ur 1st PC — a vintage-style computer inspired by the early 2000s. 🎄💾

🔗 Get it for free on my Patreon!

Here are the details:

• 5 swatches • §850 • Base game compatible • Easily searchable in the Buy catalog by typing “SimMattically”

I hope this throwback piece brings a little extra charm to your Sims’ homes this season! 🎄✨

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘛 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬: 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭/𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘺: 𝘒𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘢_𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦

𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 01: 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 | 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 | 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 | 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘳

𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬02: 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 | 𝘑𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 | 𝘚𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 | 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 | 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘳

𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬03: 𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 | 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘳𝘵 | 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 | 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘳

𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬04: 𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 | 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘳𝘵 | 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 | 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘳

𝘈 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴!!!

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The Herald and The Defender

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🏉 Simtastic Squad MAXIS MATCH edition - Ultimate collection of genetics for boys!

This is PART lI [check part l here] of this collection, i'm so happy with all this content and finally creating male sims is SO so much easy with this sets! Finally ;-;

📩 Face & body masks are included in main file with the skins so it's easy to use! Works with all overlay skins 💌

📩 Smile wrinkles are made for male frame, but can be used for female frame as well, but not look so good! I will made another version especially for female frame in the future! <3

❗️Make sure to delete your old default eyes (if you have one) before putting my defaults in your game, it might not work well! 👀

📩 Highlight #29 & 30 was made for male frame, but can be used for female frame and all ages & genders as well! ✨

💌 Freckles #5 is super is my must-have for now on! Its super flexible on colors and not too much, just tiny little freckles! Loves them!! 5 inclusive colors and 3 overlay colors so you don't need color slide (if you like me who always need the opacity slider 🤣).

Freckles \ Highlights \ Smile wrinkles is located is 3 different categories: occult right cheek, skin detail mole (left cheeck), acne and occult mouth ♡

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Oooh this is inspiring me to write some poetry about Mike's love for Will and how El feels like a momentary placeholder after Will disappeared

The Cyrano Trope & Byler

The byler painting lie is such a clear example of a literary trope where a character receives some form of courtship that makes them feel "in love", however the character does not know the true identity of WHO they got it from. 

This trope has a full fledged name called "Playing Cyrano". It comes from a famous french play from 1897 about a character named Cyrano, who felt that the love of his life, Roxane, would never love him back because he was not good looking enough. Still, he tries to find the courage to convey his love to Roxane through a love letter (think~ painting) and this is what happens: 

(link to full article)

Will is the one "playing Cyrano" here for El, as a means to make Mike happy, help Mike and El's relationship, and also to secretly convey his own feelings for Mike in the process. 

This trope very obviously ends with Roxane (Mike) falling for Cyrano (Will) upon learning the true identity behind the letters (painting/van speech). 

And it's also precisely why Mike makes the expressions he makes at Will in the van; why his eyes shine with awe, why he takes breathless gulps as Will speaks, the whole nine yards. 

I've spent a long time wondering why Finn Wolfhard acted the way he did in the van scene (the expressions he makes are VERY distinct and emotive, he was given clear acting directions for it), and this is the most concrete reason why: The writers/directors here were trying to show us how Mike is perceiving Will's gift and words, and what it's making Mike feel. The van scene is not ONLY about Will, but about Mike's feelings too!!!

Mike's expressions in the van scene clearly tell the audience that he feels like he's falling in love all over again. It's giving him hope for his relationship with El. It's making him forget about his insecurities with her, and making him feel needed and loved. 

And the obvious catch here is that it's all Will doing that. Not El. And that's the missing piece to how they're going to segue into byler in season 5. 

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Beyond Stranger Things, obviously the idea of 'Playing Cyrano' has been adapted for literally over a hundred of years, into hundreds of stories, cementing it as a trope in romance plotlines. Here are just a few other examples:

Ben and Beverly from It

Ben gives Beverly a poem, but she thinks it's from Bill and ends up with Bill in the first movie. In the second movie she learns who the poem is really from and rightfully ends up with Ben.

Olivia and Sebastian from She's the Man

Olivia quickly falls for Sebastian while reading a sheet of song lyrics he wrote. But she thinks the lyrics are written by his twin who is disguised as Sebastian at the time. She spends most of the movie chasing after his twin, but eventually finds out the truth and ends up with Sebastian. 

Ellie and Aster from The Half Of It

Ellie agrees to help a jock named Paul write letters to his crush Aster. Ellie is in love with Aster and communicates it through the letters under Paul's name. This helps Paul and Aster's relationship a lot and they begin to date. Eventually Aster finds out the real person behind the letters, which leads to Ellie and Aster ending up together.

I especially love how the Cyrano trope is used in this story, because it shows how easily the trope can be molded to fit the queer perspective: in the original, Cyrano believes his love will never be reciprocated because he's not attractive enough. While in the Half of It, Ellie believes her love will never be reciprocated because of her gender.

Otis and Maeve from Sex Education 

Otis plays Cyrano for Jackson who is hooking up with Maeve at the time. Otis is in love with Maeve and knows everything about her, and essentially meshes with her perfectly. But he's too insecure to confess to her. Meanwhile, Jackson doesn't mesh with Maeve super well, and gets Otis to play Cyrano (eg. Otis telling Jackson Maeve's favourite books) . Maeve and Jackson end things when she finds out the truth about Otis's involvement, and her/Otis are the main couple of this series. 

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Overall the moral behind Cyrano's story is about how love at first sight is foolish and that appearances are not the basis of true love. 

Reading about this trope struck me with the thought that maybe this is why the writers forcibly shoved El and Mike into the love at first sight trope— even when it doesn't totally fit Mike's behaviour or words in S1E2 (after he sees El the first time, he does not behave like someone "in love" at all and plans to send her away). 

In most cases of the Cyrano trope, the love that exists between the "wrong" pairing is mainly based off of physical appearance and cyrano's masked courtship. There is little else holding them together. So by writing Mike declare that it was "love at first sight", it makes me question the whole basis of his love for El and how superficial it might be. I mean sorry Mike, how did you know you loved her the moment you saw her? You didn't even know anything about her. Meanwhile there's an undeniable depth to byler's bond— their friendship deepened and evolved over the course of many years, and it's anything but superficial.

(Side note: this trope sometimes involves Cyrano actively aiding the other love interest -Christian/El- but sometimes does not. In byler's case it does not. Will does not directly plan with El to woo Mike, and instead uses her name to an unknowing Mike to help their relationship. This trope can be executed a million different ways, but the main point is: the one in Roxane's role doesn't know who is causing their feelings of love)

The Pie’s Burning

Translation Drabbles: Day Six

Pairing: Taang

Series: Avatar: The Last Airbender

Language: Dutch

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Aang took a deep breath, willing his hands to stop shaking as he sprinkled lychee nuts and berries into the bowl. He kept his head down and tried to withhold the blush threatening to cover his cheeks. Right across from him sat the source of his discomfort: Toph Bei Fong. She looked as if she belonged in the Fire Nation, her clothes a vibrant mix of reds and golds. He shook some salt into the bowl, stretching to grab the spoon when she refused to budge from her spot.

Toph cleared her throat, her sightless eyes narrowing in annoyance. He pretended not to notice, hastily adding milk and sugar to the mixture. He knew that she felt the nervous pounding of his heart just as well as he knew that he could never out-silence her whenever she wanted to figure out whatever it was that was bothering him.

As much as he loved her way of showing concern, he really didn’t trust himself to speak at the moment. Not about the topic at hand.

He hoped that he wouldn’t have to do this; that he wouldn’t need to confess to her. Before the war had ended she had made herself a vital part of his life but now, as they traveled the world and tried to bring peace to damaged villages, her presence in his life had grown. She already was a constant while he was awake, but now she was everywhere: in his dreams, in his thoughts, in his fantasies. He gnawed at the inside of his cheek, frustrated at his own hesitation.

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Rebel Heart Shoes

Cute chunky heeled Mary Jane shoes coming in a bunch of lovely swatches. ✨

custom thumbnail

15 swatches

base game compatible

edited EA mesh by me

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➤ DOWNLOAD HERE (Patreon, Early Access)

Public release: 25th February, 2025

✩ CC on previews: Socks #1 / Socks #2

Sims 4 - Generic Thumbnail Pose Override

Free, Patreon, No AdFly | MediaFire| SFS

UPDATE 5/05/25: Sorry I accidentally locked the Patreon post by mistake, it’s fixed and now public!

Yes, I know I'm retired, but I have been meaning to edit that goofy smile for AGES, I just could never find the relevant pose to override...and now I finally have! I figured this might be something others might want and I'm not sure if it's been made yet ( apologies if it has been) so here you are. This replaces the generic thumbnail you see at the bottom of the Sim selection bar in Live Mode, the face on the fullbody pose when viewing Sim profiles (the fullbody adult pose is slightly different but still just a basic standing pose), the portrait in Transfer Sims Between Households on the map screen etc.

If you like these try my other free overrides for UI emotions.

NOTES - Two packages for Teen-Elder: Neutral or Smile. You can only put one in your Mods folder. The other is for Child, which is the subtle smile. - Before and after putting this in, or taking it out of, your mods folder, you must go to Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 (or equivalent) and delete the localthumbcache.package so that the new thumbnails will generate properly.

If you want to make your own overrides for this portrait pose, go to Sims 4 Studio > Override > The Teen-Elder one is: a_cas_thumbnail_fullbody_female_x. Replace the starting 'a' with 'c' to get the child version, then you can Export them and make your own overrides! i_cas_thumbnail_fullbody_x for Infant, replace 'i' with 'p' for Toddler.

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Misc: Ultimate List of Business Ideas ♥

Hi ❀ʕ·ᴥ·ʔ

Today, after hours of brainstorming and collecting impressions, I proudly present to you the ultimate list of business ideas for the newly released Businesses & Hobbies pack ✧. ✲ﾟ･｡✧･ﾟ

I've categorized the business ideas to provide a more structured overview, because there are so many  (๑❛ʚ❛๑). They are sorted into the following categories: 📌 Service-based small businesses 🍽️ Restaurants & entertainment venues 🛍️ Retail & creative shops 🛠️ Craft & manufacturing businesses.

Also for some of these ideas, I recommend using CC or mods to deepen the immersion, but that's completely up to you — sometimes using your own imagination does the trick too~ The recommended or sometimes necessary packs are included behind the business idea as well as CC/mod recommendation markers ❀✿❀

If you feel like something's missing, please comment your idea(s) and I will happily add them to the list so that the compendium can continue to grow (◕ω◕✿)

Please take a look at my Patreon for more cute Sims 4 stuff~ You can find the original post here.

As always, happy simming! - MiunaChan ♥

📌 Service-Based Small Businesses

💉 Tattoo Studio (For Rent) 💆 Wellness Studio/Spa (Spa Day) 💅 Nail Salon (Spa Day) 💇 Hair Salon/Barbershop (CC/mods recommended)

🏋️ Gym & Personal Training (Fitness Stuff, Spa Day) 🧘 Meditation & Mindfulness Classes (Spa Day) 🥋 Martial Arts & Self-Defense School (Snowy Escape, Fitness Stuff) 🏊 Swimming School (Seasons)

👶 Daycare for Infants & Toddlers (Seasons, Parenthood) 🤓 Preschool (Parenthood, High School Years) 🐶 Pet Daycare (Cats & Dogs)

🏨 Hotel/Motel (Get to Work) 🧺 Laundry Service (Laundry Day Stuff) 🎉 Event Planning Agency (My Wedding Stories) 🏥 Cosmetic Surgery Clinic (CC/mods recommended) 🐾 Pet Shop (Cats & Dogs, My First Pet Stuff)

🍽️ Restaurants & Entertainment Venues

💻 Internet Café 🐱 Cat/Dog Café (Cats & Dogs) 🧋 Bubble Tea Shop (High School Years)

🍔 Fast-Food Restaurant (Dine Out) 🥐 Bistro (Cozy Bistro Kit, Dine Out) ☕ Traditional Tea House (Snowy Escape) 🥦 Vegan Specialty Store

🎤 Bar/Lounge/Nightclub/Karaoke Club (City Living, Get Together) 😂 Comedy Club

🍦 Ice Cream Parlor (Seasons) 🎂 Bakery/Pastry Shop (Dine Out) 🚚 Food Truck or Market Stand (Snowy Escape, Cottage Living)

🍇 Winery & Tasting Room (Cottage Living) 🍸 Barista & Mixology Courses 👨‍🍳 Cooking & Baking School (Dine Out, Cottage Living)

🛍️ Retail & Creative Shops

🌸 Flower Shop (Seasons) 🕯️ Candle Shop (Eco Lifestyle) 🏺 Pottery & Ceramics Studio

🖼️ Art Gallery (Get to Work) 📚 Bookstore (Get to Work) 📖 Comic Book & Nerd Store (City Living, Journey to Batuu) 🎨 Painting & Art Academy (Get to Work, City Living)

🧸 Toy Store 🛎️ Souvenir Shop (Island Living, Snowy Escape, Journey to Batuu)

🔮 Crystal & Occult Store (Realm of Magic, Crystal Creations Kit) 🏺 Antique Shop (Eco Lifestyle) 🔥 Fireworks Shop (Seasons)

🎵 Record & Music Instrument Store (City Living) 🎸 Music School 📷 Photography Workshops (Get to Work, City Living)

🛠️ Craft & Manufacturing Businesses

🪑 Furniture Workshop (Eco Lifestyle) 💍 Jewelry Design Studio (Crystal Creations Kit) 👗 Bridal Boutique (My Wedding Stories) 💡 Lamp & Lighting Workshop 🎸 Musical Instrument Crafting (City Living) 👠 Shoe Workshop (CC/mods recommended) 👜 Handbag & Leather Goods Studio (CC/mods recommended) 👕 Tailoring & Fashion Design (CC/mods recommended)

🏡 Tiny House Design & Sales (Tiny Houses, Eco Lifestyle) 🌱 Gardening & Herbalism Workshops (Cottage Living, Realm of Magic) 🔧 DIY & Handicraft Workshops (Eco Lifestyle)

🕵️ Private Detective Agency (Get to Work) (CC/mods recommended) 💘 Dating Agency (CC/mods recommended) 🧹 Cleaning Service (CC/mods recommended) 🎭 Costume & Formal Wear Rental (CC/mods recommended) 🏚️ Second-Hand Clothing & Furniture Store (Eco Lifestyle) 🧠 Psychological Counseling & Therapy (CC/mods recommended)

🎨 Black Market for Stolen Art (Get to Work, Jungle Adventure) 🧑‍🔬 Secret Alchemy Lab (Realm of Magic, CC/mods recommended) 🎲 Backyard Poker Club (CC/mods recommended) 🎰 Gambling Den (Get to Work) (CC/mods recommended) 💻 Cybercriminal Hacker Hideout (Get to Work) (CC/mods recommended) 🏚️ Brothel (CC/mods recommended) 🧪 Potion Bar (Realm of Magic) 🕍 Cemetery & Tombstone Sales (Live and Death, Realm of Magic) 🦇 Secret Occult Society (Vampires, Werewolves, Realm of Magic)