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So.... I was scrolling through Facebook last night and I come across this post...

I start giggling and show it to my boyfriend saying how one of our friends is the friend dom. He gets real quiet and says "... are we in a loose poly with them...?"

I look at him and think about our interactions with that friend and her husband. We grocery shop for each other as needed. We let each other borrow any other cars as needed. We buy gifts for each other frequently. Talk all the time. And pretty much support each other as much as possible. Also we hung out several times a week b4 covid and switched to hanging out online once we couldn't see each other anymore.

As a known serial monogomist all I can say is... I... I don't know...my bf left me with alot of questions.

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My depression is a many limbed monster. Making me move and act like normal but whispering things into my ear... a bother... weak... needy... useless... stupid... ugly...

It holds my voice my speaks louder when o want to tell others it's there. It reminds me how I dont want to worry anyone or seem dramatic.

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Homebrew Dnd 'Crsytal Gem' -Rough Draft!-

This race is unique in the fact they have specialized weapons (they may carry one in a pocket dimension) and natural armor. They can be identified by their unusual skin color which would be the same color as their Gem and by the Gems located somewhere on their body. Their Gem is one part of their body they can not change, not even its location. Their Gem is always a precious or semi-precious cut stone.

They can temporarily change their looks (to include changing to other races, animals and objects) at will but the longer they stay outside their permanent form they must roll percentile for form instability. They can not change their color for these changes (If their skin is purple and they turn into a pot, they will change into a purple pot).

To change part of their look permanently they must go into an unconscious state for 1 D10 days. They may attempt to rush the change but must roll percentile for instability.

Unconcious full Gems will recede into their basic gem forms. They are vulnerable damage in this state. But will not have to make death saving throws unless hit with attacks (auto-stabilize?). When rendered to this state they will remain so for 1D10 days to regain form and may use percentile to experience a permanent change to form.

Unconcious half Gems will not go into a basic Gem form and must make saving throws. They can not be healed or saved through healing magic. In order to heal Gems must take a short (using hp die) or long rest.

Ageless. Gems choose they age in which they appear but how long they live is thousands of years. Most Gems choose to appear as adults.

Gems do not have to eat but may choose to do so. Many do not and find the act of eating brutish and disgusting.

Half gems will need to eat.

Gems do not have to sleep, some do choose to participate in this and when they do they also get the chance to dream. When they do not sleep they may choose to meditate instead.

Half gems will need to sleep to avoid exhaustion.

Gems and half Gems may fuse with other willing creatures they share a race with. Fusing takes half a round. There is no fuse limit but only 1 fuse may happen per action.

Each Fusion will:

Their Gems will combine into a new gem type for the duration of the fusion, skin will change to match.

Increase size by 1 category.

1.5x movement speed

Split class benefits and attack types (multiclass)

Post fusion any who participated in the fusion must take 1 point of exhaustion. Fusion is concentration based VSM. Two Gems may permanently fuse if they roll a percentile dice.

Race stats:

+1 strength

Low light vision

Can not gain proficiency in any armor class

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Sins

-rough draft-

Azzy looked into the mirror; to herself she was not particularly beautiful, sexy, or any if those things. If anything she looked a bit pudgy and average. But due to her infernal heritage, her aura had an innate ability. She just like many other incarnations and variations around the globe, embodied the deadly sin of Lust.

This was not a brag, across the world were other men and women who appeared to be human who also embodied Lust. People just craved after those who had the heritage, those of Lust did not always feel like sex but made others crave them and tempted them. The other embodiments of the deadly sins had similar effects in their own ways. To a lesser scale in numbers even the horseman had their own incarnations across the world, always in groups of four.

Azzy from a young age was able to lead people to temptation, she didnt even have to try. Men, women, and those her own age were tempted and driven to action. Azzy enjoyed the dance of temptation alone, not always craving sex but enjoying watching those she put attention to. A smile here, a touch there, always appearing innocent with a devilish cat caught the canary smirk.

Azzy didn't sleep with just anyone and if she didnt want to keep you, you had the one chance maybe a second before her scorched earth policy would end things quick. She didnt bother with useless attachments. Sure she was Lust but she didnt want to waste her time with every human she was helping Damn by sleeping with them plus getting rid of the things was so much WORK.

The last human she kept around wasnt too bad at the time. He ended up leaving, not being able to keep up with her attentions. Pretending to be human sucked this way. So now she was alone again tempting whatever human strayed through her path.

One day she set her eyes upon a human she'd known for a long time. He'd left his wife, suddenly he was a viable target. Azzy hesitated making her move, after all this was a human she'd been friends with a didnt want to chase away. Though in the end her aura did its job and he made the move and grabbed her by the throat and kissed her deep. She decided to try and keep this human.

Time passed and while she ended up sapping him of energy he came back again and again for more. He called her a nymph and a succubus, she smirked if only he knew. She found it curious how he could keep up with her attention both in public and private. She loved showering him with whatever attention she could, her aura still attracting people but she had eyes for only one person.

Eventually she found out and it made sense. She met his friends and heard the names they called them selves. War, famine, death, and...

'Pestilence' she breathed, this wasnt a human she was dealing with but a horseman. Of course it was Pestilence, she'd seen what he could do with an illness as it entered his body. He mutated any sickness he came in contact with and returned it to those who it came from.

Lust and Pestilence, who would've thought of this combo coming together?

Tbc?

Idk maybe?

Most likely will be edited...

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Turns out we both thought we friendzoned each other. Suddenly are dating, not publicly yet since his divorce will be finalized soon and he wants to avoid a mess just before it's over. A close friend or two knows but sworn to secrecy. We've known each other since hs and he laments letting me get away. But we needed to grow. Now here we are, let's see where life goes.

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Lifes Complicated

I want to date a guy I've known for years, but I think he friend zoned me. Plus I dated brother for years (ended almost a decade ago) and that's made things awkward sometimes when my ex brings new gf around cuz I'm super tight with the fam (except his latest gf is super awesome and is willing to be friends! Yay!).

I want to try things with this guy cuz we get along super great. I dont change who I am to be around him. We cuddle all the time. My heart soars when I know hes goin to be around and when I see him I literally jump into his arms and he will spin me around. A couple months back he said he wasnt interested. I dont want to mess up an amazing friendship of more than 20 years over me reading things wrong.

He also got divorced recently so yeah.

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Been single for a year and half. I've been on one date. I've been asked out but not by anyone I want to be with. I'm tired of dating apps. I cant get the energy to date anymore. This is the longest I've ever been single. It isnt bad. But I do miss cuddles.

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I dont want to have kids. Family knows this. My dad on Christmas said he respects that then proceeded to hit me with 'you could change your mind' and 'if you do that you will be the last of my line' then begin waxing about he originally didnt want kids either but mom changed his mind. Thanks dad for the guilt trip. Happened Christmas but feels like yesterday.

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Science side of thumblr... why does my cat blep so much?

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Ex-boyfriend of 6 years broke up with me 9ish months ago. Never once proposed. Started dating a girl a month after he left me (wasn't cheating on me he claims) and is now engaged to her. Um, what?

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I feel like a person crossing a desert with an empty canteen that I finished before the plane crashed.

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Going through a hard time- Feels good, that EVERYONE is there for you and let's you know. It's annoying, that EVERYONE is there for you and let's you know.

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Introvert

Problem that doesnt come up often. I'm an introvert most of the time I can get away long enough to recover from the daily interactions of people to not have to worry about feeling overwhelmed. I'm now on a five day vacation. Ending the 4th day I find myself holed up in the bathroom. Everyone is getting on my nerves I feel like crying for no reason. For all of this vacation I've been sleeping in the living room on a Murphy bed with my s/o. Room mate gets the second bedroom while the hosts gets the master. Mostly I've been fine this whole time with random bouts of grumps. Now I feel frayed and like crying. But being alone in this bathroom I feel a little better. I have to leave eventually. They will get suspicious if I take much longer...

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My boyfriend has figured out that every time I hear a child scream or cry is when I ask for a velociraptor for a pet. To the extent that he says no we can't have one. We have no interest in having children but we have a massive interest in owning a predatory lizard that runs faster than you as a pet.

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You wake unaware of what it was that caused you to stir... then... you sense it. It's behind you! Your heart pounding, you don't move thinking maybe it's thinks your dead, it wants you alive when it consumes you... you don't know what it is but it's there, you can feel it and it's hungry. Shh... no noise... it will know! How long has it been minutes, hours, days? How long will it stay, just waiting? Escape? You try to at least move a finger, maybe... maybe it won't notice... realization kicks in you're too terrified to do so. Try the eyes next, surely it won't notice your eyeball moving? You can't; you still only see the same scene you fell asleep to! You can't run, you can't even move, there is only waiting... waiting until it eats you and you die silently to terrified to scream for help however close it might be... Then you wake up.

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Most confusing statement I've heard to date: I'm bored with sex. Once you've had sex once, you've had it a thousand times...

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Elite

I am proud of my friends. Even if there is a division amongst some of us. Why? Because we have deeply realized what we are... a bunch of elitist assholes. My group of friends probably numbers around 20 or 30 but the core group doesn't even make half of that. I am part of the core group and I am happy for it. The core group consists of a buch of geektastic survivalists. Meaning we get drunk, play DnD, and then go on a 7 mile hike because why not? We plan for the apocalypse in the same breath as video games, DnD, comicon, comics, and books. We rage at inconsistencies when then are made into movies and stick true to the original. I know we don't sound like elitists probably, but the core group is notorious for being hard to breach. We don't actively push people out but you have to be able to both give shit and take it too. If you come in thinking you're the smartest and the brightest, we will rock your world; if you come in and don't know what soliant green is or who Stan Lee is... prepare for a razing like never before. Know your shit before talking about it. Also, we never forget a screw up... we will talk about shit you did fuckin years ago. I still hear the story behind 'don't puke in your knights car.' And that happened almost a decade ago. We are sick fucks who think every card in Cards Against Humanity is funny. I love my friends and we aren't changing because for all that, we are family once you're in. We share food and drink, we will help you bury a body, we will find that fuck who hurt you and make him pay, we will be there for you if you need us, and never knock because we are always happy to see you.