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₊ ˚ ʚ 𝐅𝐀𝐖𝐍'𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ⸝⸝୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ

the gentle summer breeze carries a curious envelope ─ one decorated with far too many stamps ─ onto your doorstep . after tearing the seal , you find both a floral scented postcard and short letter inside which detail the following . . . ★ ‧ ₊ ˚ ⋆

⌜ do you currently feel bored in your shifting journey ? do you wish you could " restart " your shifting journey ? have you thought of participating in an ongoing shifting event for a sense of community with other shifters ? if you answered yes to any of those questions , look no further because this shifting summer expedition is a two week long voyage meant to rekindle the excitement you had when you first discovered shifting and remind you of what shifting truly is about : whimsy , awe , curiosity && carefree fun ! ⌟

fawn welcomes you , dear adventurer , to throw away any and all preconceived notions , past experiences , etc. etc. for the allocated two weeks , && rediscover the wonder and starry-eyed view you had of shifting in the start of your journey this summer as she graciously hosts shiftblr's very first summer shifting expedition ヽ(*・ω・)ﾉ ⋆ ₊˚ ⋅

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» 𝑳𝑬𝑵𝑮𝑻𝑯 𝑶𝑭 𝑽𝑶𝒀𝑨𝑮𝑬 : july nineteenth through august second

⌯⌲ 𝑷𝑶𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑮𝑬 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑴𝑷 : use the event tag 𓊆ྀི #shiftingsummerexpedition 𓊇ྀི to easily sort through various mailed postcards from fellow adventurers , as well as to post your own too c: !

⌯⌲ 𝑬𝑿𝑷𝑬𝑫𝑰𝑻𝑬𝑫 𝑫𝑬𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑹𝒀 : @withluvvenus › @therealeverettyeager › @awatchfulgaze › @reveriesinterlude › @chyasrealm › @laylasverse › @chwrrystwr › @yasimm

» 𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑫𝑳𝑬 𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯 𝑪𝑨𝑹𝑬 : it's imperative to remember that there's absolutely no pressure to do all the prompts / methods , nor push yourself to complete them if you no longer feel up to it . if you also just want to do the methods / affs without posting abt ur drs , you are more than welcome to <33 ;;; && on the other hand , if you're up for it you could totally talk abt multiple drs for a single prompt if it piques your interest (っ˶ ˘ ᵕ˘)ˆᵕ ˆ˶ς)

show me an animal and then your dr self who is this animal in a human skin

Vivien Moore from my mi6 agent dr is a brown cat!

tag(s): @easyboyrecliner, @marvelshifter111, @lin-shifts, @ineshifts, @vampieroan, @shift-to-go, @charliesrealities, @wyldeshifts, @rivwillshift, @snowangelslibrary

– aurelia "rhea" corven , caraval dr

this is for my better cr dr with ari!

. ݁ᛝ ִ⋆. doing this for my hidden muse dr ⟡˚࿔

random tags: @kaishiftz @alishareality @hiryoses @binniemyluvv

ty for the tag :3

Ი ⁠ᰍ This is for my magical girl/jpop idol dr !! Animal in the pic is an orchid mantis ദ്ദി ˙ᗜ˙ )

For my DC dr, mine is a bulldog ant! I was tossing up between this or a hare >< both are relevant for me in my DC dr...

Tags: @coordastra @starxaya @diizkey @thecloverrpatch @ghostfi1sh @universeinblue @polkadotted-swan (sorry if you've already been tagged!)

no pressure tags! @crackbaby999 @emotionallyderanged @jigssawed

np tags :: @rkoolgirl @bunni-shifting @antionettiesjourney @lovlyrealities

no pressure tags!

In  the  heart  of  the  library,  adorned  in  a  cover  laden  with  opal  and  emerald,  lies  Շђє  Շ𝖔๓є.  It  boasts  my  efforts  as  the  𝓢𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂𝓴𝓮𝓮𝓹𝓮𝓻,  with  detailed  accounts  of  our  dear  girl.

In  its  gilded  pages  is  an  ever-evolving  cacophony  of  dreams  coming  true.  Ones  that  sat  dormant  since  adolescence,  and  the  others  that  overtook  every  sense  until  they  were  realized.  Some,  our  dear  girl  finds  love,  others  adventure.

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 ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁.

𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 ੈ✩‧₊˚  𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 ℗ 2012  ㅤ ㅤ ㅤnew york city is there life outside of our planet? a question asked for millenia. and the affirmative answer lies in the veins of 𝑨𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒂 𝑪𝒐𝒐𝒌, manifesting in otherwise impossible abilities: flight, strength, and manifesting projectiles of pure energy from her hands (to name a few), 

she’s tried to keep them a secret, even when she accidentally got on the radar of one nick fury of s.h.i.e.l.d, going as far as to make the man promise to keep them out of her personnel file in exchange for her to enroll in the agency’s training academy. A quiet life is what she strives to lead: by day she’s a bookstore employee, by night she’s s.h.i.e.l.d’s secret weapon.

but, when the tessaract is stolen by a lunatic claiming to be the norse god of mischief, she is forced into the open with six other recruits to stop manhattan from becoming a mad god’s personal battleground.

now anisa cook must accept her place on the avengers as 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒏, and open her heart to the possibility of letting romance blossom amongst the chaos with a certain star-spangled man.

𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒕 𐙚⋆.˚ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐭 ℗ 2012  ㅤ ㅤ ㅤlos angeles if you had any exposure to pop culture in the 2000s, you know the name 𝑭𝒂𝒚𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒏. an adolescent broadway darling turned hollywood powerhouse who took over the industry in only six years. 

she rubbed elbows with cinema royalty who were more than gracious with their mentorship. you couldn’t escape her talents on the silver or small screens, or her infectious songs on the radio. faye was proof the hollywood machine still worked and could turn even the most unassuming into a figure the world watched with unwavering fixation. she was who every little girl wanted to be, and who every grown woman wished she could have been.

yet despite achieving half an egot and an imdb filmography to envy, tinsletown’s brightest star disappeared as quickly as she appeared. “she wants to focus on her studies” was the reasoning given at the eighteen year-old’s sudden hiatus. “she’ll be back in a year” was the promise.

instead, three years passed without so much as a whisper until..gasp! a return to form, an announcement of a starring role in a film adaptation of broadway’s mamma mia! a paparazzi photo here, an official interview there. the starlet princess has returned, energized and determined. look out hollywood, she intends to keep her crown.

𝒂 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 -‘๑’- 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 ℗ 2026  ㅤ ㅤ ㅤparis the world is her oyster, which with her camera 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚 fully intends to open.

a freak stroke of luck relocates her and her best friend to the city of lights, where they intend to make the next chapter of their lives the most adventurous yet. planes, trains, and automobiles become the most common place to lie their heads. jet lag is a constant. but what’s a little fatigue in the face of worldwide exploration?

from japan to jamaica, peru to portugal, no stone will be left unturned and no adventure left undocumented. memory cards and travel journals filled to the brim, then shared with audiences who wait to refresh the page or channel with bated breath.

you’ll never find the bolter in one place for too long, for another trip is just on the horizon.

𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒂𝒌𝒆 & 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒆 ꫂ❁ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 ℗ 1814  ㅤ ㅤ ㅤgovernors square, london in a society enthralled by the smallest crumb of gossip, lady whistledown provided a feast with the news that 𝑹𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒎 would be making her grand return to england for the upcoming social season.

the youngest daughter of an earl, with her four-year educational pilgrimage of france and italy drawing to a close, is the most elusive and impressive flower in the garden of budding debutantes. it is a surprise to no one, when suitors clamor for even a moment of the young lady’s attention.

it is a surprise, however, when one of the suitors is none other than viscount anthony bridgerton on his hunt for his perfect viscountess. it is an even grander shock when the season’s diamond repeatedly denies its most eligible bachelor. and yet, in a true testament to the bridgerton determination, and the bentham pride, neither can seem to stay away from the other. even as lady bentham remains true in her desire for a love match, beginning to believe she might find it with the sender of the secret admirer letters she starts to receive, her heart refuses to fully cast aside the innocent childhood infatuation she once held for the viscount.

in a season painted with scandal, temptation, and gossip galore, only time will tell if pure romance will blossom between a notorious rake and an elegant rose.

𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚'𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 ⋆𖦹⋆ˎˊ˗ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫 ℗ 2004  ㅤ ㅤ ㅤnew york city no one could have told 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚 that her life would turn out to be this away. she fully expected her life to take root on the west coast. four years of college, and nearly two of post-grad will give you that impression. yet, when she is recommended for the promotion of a lifetime, it’s good by socal and hello new york!

an inaugural designer for the new office of the iconic barbie doll brand, it’s impossible to do anything except dive right in…until the downstairs neighbors knock into her life - quite literally.

a too-loud unpacking session causes an introduction that results in six new friends who have a knack for keeping life anything but dull. and when a special type of tension with a particularly sarcastic member that is too strong to ignore begins to grow, a different type of relationship might just start to form.

𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 ⋆˙⟡ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 ℗ 2007   ㅤ ㅤ ㅤpasadena, california who knew how difficult it was to find an assistant librarian job right after graduation? 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚 surely did not. thankfully, a connection through one of her college professors lands her a job at a middle school in sunny pasadena and a new place to call home at the robles apartments.

a new city on a new coast means endless possibilities for new friends, and it doesn’t take long to find some. on the floor below, a cheesecake factory waitress and the two quirky physicists across the hall from her quickly envelop her in their nightly dinners with the other caltech scientists of their group. while the engineer and astrologist have much to improve in their social skills, it’s the third physicist, hayden bradley, that catches her eye…or is it the other way around?

who knew scientific hijinks could make you feel so at home. there must be a theory that explains it.

𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒐𝒘 ゛ ⸝⸝.ᐟ⋆ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐰 ℗ 2021  ㅤ ㅤ ㅤnew york city spider-man has been swinging through the streets of manhattan for four years, but he hasn’t been alone for nearly two. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒊𝒅𝒐𝒘 was just the partner he needed in protecting new york. she was just as agile, fast, and partial to quips as he was — but had a few extra attacks up her webshooter that had gotten them out of more less-than-ideal situations than he’d care to admit. a match made in heaven is what they are, especially when it comes to giving the hot-headed editor of the daily bugle chronic high blood pressure.

the dynamic between their civilian identities couldn’t be more different, however. peter parker and 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚 would need to witness a hellish ice age before considering each other a partner. long-standing rivals from their academic years, the two daily bugle interns  bicker like an old married couple yet act appalled whenever anyone suggests there might be any semblance of chemistry between the two of them. the most ironic tangle of their web? peter has no idea his greatest ally and greatest pain are one in the same, but mary is more than aware of his alter-ego. 

when the line between their identities blur, so does their resistance to romance. but only time will tell if strength is in numbers, or if distance keeps the heart safer.

𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅 𓇼⋆.˚ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 ℗ 2023  ㅤ ㅤ ㅤwhite cove, connecticut salty breezes, seagull calls, and waves crashing over seashell-filled shores. that was summer for 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚 for her entire childhood. the picturesque new england beach town of white cove served as the backdrop of countless summer vacations spent at her grandparents’ beach house. sharing rooms with siblings and cousins, and playing in the waves until the sun set.

it didn’t hurt when the appeal of visiting her grandparents grew stronger as an innocent crush began to form on clark bartlet, the grandson of the friends her grandparents shared the house with. even as mutual interest and chemistry climbed between the two throughout their teen years, the once inseparable pair soon became almost strangers. schedules grew busier, and trips to white cove grew more infrequent.

now twenty-one and in dire need of a break from the chaos of her life at university in chicago, mary intends to spend her entire summer break at her childhood paradise. it must be a coincidence, then, that it’s also the first summer in years that clark decided to spend at the beach house, too.

𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓 <𝟑 .ᐟ  𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 ℗ 2025  ㅤ ㅤ ㅤviseisei, fiji "There's no secret recipe, only love itself. And we are at its mercy--there's nothing we can do.” – except joining one of the most popular dating shows and spending a summer in fiji, of course. that's the drastic decision 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚 made after once again beaten down by the chicago dating scene. a content writer for a popular travel magazine, she isn't a stranger to happenstance in exotic places. and nothing fits the bill more than her perfect match walking through those villa doors the same night she does.

stephen carlile, a culture photographer with a hopeless romantic streak, will do whatever he needs to win over the girl he wants, even if that means stepping on a few toes. no matter how many bombshells or connection tests are thrown their way, they always find their way back to each other.

if they can survive a summer in the villa, they can survive anything.