《How To: Survive Teenagehood》1/Rock Orange Trousers
Advertisement
Clothing. Without it we would all be locked up for public indecency, or maybe we would evolve and grow hair. Hey, we could all just revert back to being apes, and devolve. Maybe that would easier.
Anyway this chapter isn't about evolution or going to jail, it's about our clothes. Something we use to express our character, our personality, and our own individual likes. Or that's what clothing really should be used for. But being a teenager can mean that our clothing doesn't reflect us, but what everyone else likes.
It's easy to follow the crowd, and buy the clothes that will help you to fit in yet they're not the clothes you would actually want to wear. I mean how many teenage girls do you see everyday wearing almost the same, identical outfit- skinny jeans and some crop-top or branded sweatshirt. For some people that might reflect them inside, and they feel like those clothes are what makes them happy. But you'll find some people wearing clothes like that who wish they were wearing other clothes.
I, too, occasionally fall into the trap of the mass-marketing of clothing and feel as though I to have an item of clothing. But ever since I had an epiphany one day and realised that those clothes didn't always make me happy, I have fought back against these 'trends' that I'm pressured to follow.
So yes, I do rock my orange trousers. I rock them even though they have a quite 'marmite' effect (I'm sorry if you don't get that reference, Google it), and I've been told many times that they're ugly or ghastly. I wear them proudly because they make me happy.
Clothes should do that, they should make you happy. You should feel excited to wear them, not obliged to wear them. Even if it's your ratty old hoodie and sweatpants, you should feel happy and comfortable wearing them.
Don't be afraid to stand out. Once you rid yourself culturally-imposed 'rules' on fashion, that's when you start wearing clothes that you love. Clothes you make memories in. Clothes that make you look like Joseph and his technicolor dreamcoat (I own a lot of quite colourful clothes).
So rule number one of surviving Teenagehood: Wear What You Like.
Advertisement
- In Serial125 Chapters
The New Humans
Allison Kinsey is a young superhuman girl growing up in 1960s Australia, in the midst of a worldwide hysteria caused by the emergence of the Flying Man, an extremely powerful superhero who refuses to refrain from meddling in the affairs of man. She and her friends live at an experimental school run by the eccentric Dr. Lawrence Herbert in the West Australian Wheatbelt. These are their adventures. While this story does primarily focus on children, it is written with adults in mind and features mature content. If you like enjoy this story, feel free to check out a further updated version on the story's webpage. Chapters on the official website also come with footnotes that could not be included here. You can also vote for The New Humans on topwebfiction. The author and editor's discord can be found here.
8 107 - In Serial26 Chapters
Cycle of Ruin - Arrival: A LitRPG Series
Cycle of Ruin - Book One They say Arrivals choose to come here, but Leo has no recollection of ever choosing such a fate. Thrust into the harsh wilds of a world where one's strength is measured and recorded, a single mistake here can cost him his life.As a shrouded danger begins to unfurl, if Leo ever hopes to survive the cycle and reclaim the life he left behind, he must quickly learn the rules of this new reality. A reality where Arrivals are hunted, murder is the fastest way to power, and trust is an ideal long forgotten.Welcome to the land of Asylum.
8 160 - In Serial102 Chapters
Lads of the Triangles
In a world of conflict and unexplained technologies four unlikely companions are thrown together: Drakthar, a former mercenary from the desert with a goal to become the mightiest warrior to ever live. Alcaeus, a boorish bounty hunter whose focus is only on how much gold he can stuff into his bag. Xander, an exiled priest with strange powers who seeks revenge aganist the institution that ruined his life. And Kayde, a mysterious cyborg with a golden tongue. They will have to learn to work with each other despite their different backgrounds and skills, if they wish to accomplish their goals and solve the mysteries behind their world.
8 291 - In Serial15 Chapters
Tales of the Dragon God
Synopsis: House Vjorn is one of the founding Houses of the City of Trênt - The Final Frontier of North. Skye, the heir of the House lived a sheltered life until one day everything changed. He was fated by the dragons, a fate that only occurs once in a millenia and rivals the mythical creatures themselves. But the constant threats of a shadow organization that hunts people like him forces him on a long and arduous journey . Assasination, wide scale war, fights to the death, battle of wits, legendary duels and more await him on his travels as he tries to reach the pinnacle of existence. Let the Tales of the Dragon God begin- Prolouge: A dragon spanned his wings in full length furiously to propel himself further. Faster, he needs to be faster. A glowing black ring with runes etched in golden light appeared and hovered through his back as if a halo of an angel."Curse of Speed" he muttered under his breath and he zoomed through the horizon in a fashion no other dragons may dream of. "I need more speed or that damned thing might catch up to-" he said with a loud growl but before he could finish he saw a golden ring flash by only to stop at a few feet in front of him. A boy with black hair stood in front of him. Darkness enveloped his whole body, while the robes he was wearing was somewhat darker than the darkness. It was like he was staring to an abyss only to be swallowed by a void, an endless one at that. The only tinge of light came from the golden ring above his head. He looked at his face but he can't see any features that he could describe. Then his eyes wandered at the golden ring above his head. His sky-blue draconic eyes glowed with a golden hue. Looking closer, the ring was actually a crown embroided in sophisticated runes that even him a hundred thousand year old dragon cannot comprehend. "A million year old ring. It can't be that you killed-" but again, before he could finish dark ice formed in his snout gently crawling to his eyes. He retaliated by breathing his icy breath but even the absolute ice was frozen by the abyss black ice magic that was crawling through his body. And like the color of ice, darkness came upon him to never awake an eternal slumber. Death took over and a golden ring etched with black colored runes hovered above his corpse. Author's note: Hi! Xiaoma here, thanks for checking out my story. I am new to writing fictions but im excited to work my magic on my very first novel. I've currently set my goal at 10,000 words per week but I might increase that when my schedule allows me to do so. Hope y'all enjoy! Warning: Planning to add BL (similar to Yaoi minus the sex scenes) and Yuri (girls liking girls) contents ahead. Read at your own violition.(Do not read if you're extremely homophobic)
8 173 - In Serial36 Chapters
The escape
Three young teenagers are thrust into an alien frontier as a result of a botched colony attempt. Adlai, Averi, and Shawna must survive their new environment, and escape the intelligent danger that awaits them.
8 191 - In Serial25 Chapters
I'd rather trade it all while somehow saving you[a Synyster Gates story]WTTYAWDS
8 136

