“I’m just looking for a reasonable ratio of wantons to soup, this is madness.”

things abby Yates has absolutely said

Abby Yates Headcanons

Sexuality Edition

(there’s a read more cut because it’s so long omg)

Abby figured out she was a lesbian fairly young though it wasn’t her first identity. Growing up she believed she was romance-repulsed (not necessarily in those terms) and insisted she never wanted to date anybody ever.

This was partly due to the heteronormative narrative that was force-fed to her in everything. It drove her nuts. She didn’t know why for the longest time, but she always asserted it made No Sense and ranted about it whenever it came up.

“Do you have a crush on a boy at school?” an oblivious aunt would ask prompting a 9 year old Abby to launch into a rant about how boys were stupid and kisses were gross and friends were so much better and why didn’t anyone get that?

(not that a 9 year old Abby had any personal experiences with friends, but she was certain friends would play with you and join you on adventures and ride bikes with you to the local cemetery so they had to be way better than gross boyfriends who made you wear make-up and dresses and took you to a school dance.)

Her entire experience with boyfriends at that point was watching her older sister talk on the phone with her friends about whether so-and-so liked so-and-so and getting all protective over some teddy bear holding a heart because a boy had given it to her for Valentine’s Day. Abby found it incredibly annoying – and no, it wasn’t because they shared a room or that she was “too little to understand”.

Somewhere in the 8th grade, a girl turned around in her seat and asked to borrow an eraser. She smiled so prettily when Abby gave her one that Abby’s brain fuzzed over and all she could think was “wow she’s nice”.

It took her the better part of an hour to calm down, and for the next few weeks, if Abby accidentally caught the girl’s gaze, she felt a jolt. It was unnerving but not entirely unpleasant, and Abby started to think that maaaaybe it was the ‘boy’ part of boyfriends she actually had a problem with.

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Abby | Erin | Patty | Holtzmann | All

Watercolour, gouache & markers.

We Saw a Ghost and She Was Beautiful, (watercolour on BFK, 2017).

Abby Yates, paranormal researcher. Soup aficionado. Loyal to a fault.

Abby | Erin | Patty | Holtzmann | All 

*Part of my submission for “The Purpose of Life is to Love,” a Ghostbusters anniversary zine!

Hello all Ghostbusters 2016 fans! This July 15, 2017 will mark the 1 year anniversary of the movie being released to theaters, and you know what that means!

~*~ IT’S TIME FOR AN APPRECIATION WEEK ~*~

Here’s the deets: When: July 8-15 (Saturday - Saturday) Where: right here *points to blog* and also in the tag “Ghostbusters Appreciation Week” What: Lots of exciting events! Including daily themes, blog shout-outs, and organized rewatches. If we’re all extra good, perhaps the fic fairies will even bring us some new goodies to read :D How: With your help of course! We’re welcoming all 2016 Ghostbusters fans, regardless of ship or character preferences to come create, to gush, and to host some rewatches in their local time zone! Posts tagged with Ghostbusters Appreciation Week will get reblogged here for everyone to see. You can follow the daily themes or merely ramble your feelings away in a big ol’ text post. Do whatever you want! Our fave movie is turning a year old and we need to celebrate! Daily themes are listed below so you can start prepping now.

1 Year Celebration Themes:

Again, the official tag for this week is Ghostbusters Appreciation Week. All event and mod announcements will also use the tag GB Mod. Further tagging rules and other information can be found in the links below. We will post reminders as we get closer to the event, and post clarifications as needed.

If you have any questions, just send an ask or use the Tumblr messenger. If you run a character or ship appreciation blog and would like to be an affiliate, let us know and we’ll add you. If you are a role-playing blog, hold off for now. In June, we will post more information on the blog shout-outs, and we’ll start gathering role-playing and personal urls then.

Thanks!

Your moderator and event coordinator – @amtrak12 Co-Mods: tba

Brought to you by: @actualsunshinepattytolan  |  @abbygreates  |  @othergbships | @polygaybusters

Links: 1 Year Week FAQ Tagging Rules Tumblr Tagging Mechanics (general info) Tumblr vs AO3 Tagging Methods (general info)

IT’S MEEEE (us??? I hope???). 

C'mon, get those ideas in to us. :D This means YOU!

Hey, I want to mention something: To our huge surprise, all of the people who’ve told us “here is the thing I’m working on to send to you” are guys. (Everyone whose gender is known, anyway).

On the one hand, we’re happy that there are guys who are excited about publicly showing their support for Ghostbusters 2016!

On the other hand, we’re worried that women and nb people. are second-guessing themselves, concerned that they don’t have enough to say or aren’t qualified to say it or that their art/photos aren’t good enough. 

But you are. It’s a fanzine; we want to see your labors of love.

So women, nb people, POC, people from outside the US, everyone: please go ahead and contact us! Email us your submission, or if you’re nervous, PM us and have a chat with us about your idea.

We want you!

💚💚💚💚

UPDATE 1 First submission is in! And it’s a poem! By a woman! Awesome.

UPDATE 2 Anyway hey so we want to make sure that fans of Patty and Abby know that we really want their voices in this zine! @actualsunshinepattytolan @abbygreates @amtrak12 @michonnes @foxteca @othergbships – check the project out and drop us a line if you’re interested! Reblogs (and pointing other people you know who’d be interested at the post) are 💚 too! UPDATE 3 You’ve got about 2 weeks as of today, May 29! If you need an extension let me/ @sweetwinter know and we’ll talk!

PS Direct link to extended information about the zine

abby yates appreciation week: 3/? 

An Abby Yates Haiku

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Abby Yates Aesthetics  –>  Ghostbusters 2016

Abby Yates Text Posts (3/3)

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Aesthetic board >>> Abby Yates

For Abby & Patty Appreciation Week(s).

Abby is undoubtly my favourite Ghostbuster. Abrasive, stubborn, loud, loyal; afraid but never scared. Someone who fights for what she believes in and never backs down. Queen of my heart.

@actualsunshinepattytolan & @abbygreates !

Abby Yates Text Posts (2/3)

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abby yates appreciation week: 2/? 

Abby Yates Text Posts (1/3)

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