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Deep Submerge: A Kaioh cocktail

This is one of the most elegant, complicated, and expensive cocktails I’ve ever made. Michiru would have it no other way. It really does work for her, I think–it’s beautiful, and floral, and sparkles on the palate. It’s one of my favorite cocktails I’ve ever come up with, honestly. It’s like walking through a carefully manicured garden and ending up drunk.

I embedded links for the harder to find items at Amazon, but I don’t have an affiliate program or anything, I’m just trying to make it easier for y’all. I use a standard shotglass for all measurements, because I think it makes it easier, and for my money, the best bar shaker you can buy, if you don’t have one, is this oxo one.

You will need:

one shot cucumber soda–I use Dry brand, but you can also just infuse soda water with cucumbers

one shot lavender soda–same as above

one shot highly botanical gin–the name of the game here is to pick a nouveau gin, not something high in juniper. I use Whistling Andy Pink Peppercorn and Pear

1/3 shot Teisseire mint syrup –it’s gotta be this French brand, the flavor and color are just right

champagne to top

hibiscus flower in syrup to garnish

Put everything but the champagne in your shaker with ice, shake until chilled. You might need to drink a little down, and then top with champagne. Using a pair of chopsticks, lower your flower into the bottom of the glass for presentation.

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docholligay:

Okay so the continuation of this post with my last two girls

Angela I envision as being elegance but with a distinct softness, there’s something about her that’s airy and lovely without being childish at all. Lace and soft pastels in classically feminine lines I think would really suit her, and the shoes I picked are long-wear comfort shoes as a wink to her natural practicality.

Amelie on the other hand, is straight no chaser sex on a plate, and she likes this, and it works for her. There’s something in the poetic drama of her, she is film noir and cigarettes in a back alley, she’s terrible for you but you sort of don’t care.

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@rhiorhino asked:

Hey Doc, about that last reblog: would you have any particular recs for formal clothes that the OW nerds might wear? You have super fantastic taste and I think it’d be really interesting to see your take on it

Number one: Thanks.

Number two: This is my first half (I will do the other two girls after dance class) of the OW nerds formalwear party.

For Lena, I see something altogether playful in a three piece tweed style. The color palette would offset her well, and the cut of it, as well as the subtle striping, would make her appear a little taller and broader.

Tomboy Toes actually makes men’s shoes for women’s sizes, and that’s what I think she’d go for here, in a simple brogue that goes with everything.

I do think she’d use the simple earthy palette to allow herself to really experiment and go nuts with her shirt and tie combos. Maybe every so often she pushes it too far, but in general I think she has a good eye for how a simple purple paisley can hit against the green-brown of her suit.

If Lena is ‘your English professor who gets too drunk and recites the Jabberwock’, then Fareeha is presidential in bearing. She doesn’t have to work with her frame–she’s already tall and broad, and I think a straight structured dark blue suit would offset that well, with strong, broad colored ties and well-shined oxfords that signal a control and a power and a leaderly bearing.

Her only concession to any sort of frippery is a simple silver tie bar that Angela gave her, with the date of their anniversary inscribed simply. She never forgets to wear it.

Might you indulge me with some fluffy thoughts about the Chibs and Hotaru of your AU?

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I’m drunk so pls forgive types or lost trains of thought but YES also for purposes of this AU Chibs is powerless so if that’s a problem MOVE ALONG FRIEND.

Hotaru never gets up the nerve, but that’s fine because Chibs does. Chibs sends her a carnation for Valentine’s Day. It’s pink, because of course it is, because Chibs decided that it would be that way and when she sets her mind to an idea she’s pretty hard to stop.

Hotaru is so hesitant to move anywhere toward her, because what could she possibly have to offer, other than some math tutoring? But she offers it anyway, and Chibs refuses to be afraid of whatever it is Hotaru is (She thins it’s being gay but lol Hotaru has so much more intersting problems)

Hotaru is forced to transform in front of her when a threat appears in the gym one day. Hotaru fights alone, and she wins, and she turns away from CHibs immediately but Chibs refuses to let her and grabs her wrist.

Literally everyone is opposed to Chibs knowing so much about Senshi business and Hotaru gives literally no fucks.

Being powerless stops Chibs exactly none from being melded with Deathbaby. Michiru finds a deep respect for her refusal to be separated, come hell or high water.

She sleeps curled up next to Hotaru, and Hotaru can’t remember when the last time was that she knew someone loved her without any outside reason to do so.