#“Reminder to self: you are being watched.

[lyssakinzzz]

remmick having sex with his pregnant wife please :3 no pressure and its ok if you dont do it, love your work!!

Lactation kink(@spikedfearn Milkpyre cannon?), vampirism, Remmick being a yapping pathetic man, oral(f! Receiving, that's how we roll here).

Remmick has never complained or questioned it when you needed him, he loved the idea of you needing him anyways. He was just pathetic like that. So, you best believe he basically(litreally) flew to the bedroom after you called him over.

I mean, the man was starved for you, during all these months he hasn't felt a drop of your sweet nectar gracing his tongue, he hasn't felt your tight walls around his cock, he hasn't heard the sweet symphony of your moans.

He was struggling.

"Mmm...slow down I don't wanna hurt the baby..." you groaned as you attempted to push him off for a bit.

"Mmm, I wouldn't dare to, sugar." He rasped out as he assaulted your neck with kisses. You breathed heavily as your husband kept you pinned, he greedily pulled off your silky nightgown as he drooled over your tits, you wiped off his drool with your fingers and slowly brought it to your mouth. He looked at you with big tranceful eyes then let out a pleased hum over your tits.

He kissed them slowly, moaning softly as he continued his little ritual, giving each identical peak the same amount of attention, you moaned softly and threw your head back. He slowly sucked your peaks and some milk came out. You choked out a moan as he kept drinking.

"Mmm.." he moaned as he kept drinking from your brown peaks.

"Mmm...save some for her..." you whispered, reminding remmick of the fact you were pregnant. He slowly unlatched and caught his breath, you wiped some of the milk off his chin with your fingers and stuck them back in his mouth, he sucked your fingers like it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. You slowly take them out and watch him whine. He slowly kissed down your stomach and started teasing your clit.

"Mmm...I've been waiting for this...so long. For you to give your self to me, agian...I'll treat you so good, sugar. I swear." He rasped while lapping at your folds.

You moaned as you threw your head back. Shit, you missed him, too. I moaned and pushed his face down into my cunt. You groaned as you felt him push his tongue in. You let out a wanton gasp.

"See I done said I was gon-" You give him a light smack and grabbed his face in your hands.

"Didn't your mother teach you to never talk with your mouth full, hm?"

[hawkins-batman]

Let's Talk About Noah Schnapp

In light of everything that's happened in the last few days—namely Netflix releasing its first teaser for Stranger Things Season 5—many are returning to Stranger Things spaces online here and elsewhere for the first time in months. Maybe years. So, it's time to have this conversation again, because many people weren't here when some of us were having this conversation in the lull between content; and we're due for an update.

Buckle up—this is going to be long. I intend for this to be a mega post on the whole situation in so far as I can cover it, with receipts and screenshots.

The Conversation Around Noah

Put bluntly—the vitriol around Noah Schnapp has become dangerously insane. It's been that way for 2 years, but the renewed spotlight on Stranger Things, especially as Noah is set to take center stage in a Will Byers-centric season, has revived some of the worst elements of the conversation.

"What do you mean?", you may be asking. Well, I think it might just be better to show you:

This is just a sampling. If I showed you every tweet — every post — every video I've seen with this rhetoric, I'd need another medium to do it. A tumblr blog alone couldn't contain it all. But I take it you see my point now.

How Did Things Get This Way?

There are people on this app and on #that app who will say this behavior/treatment is warranted. They'll tell you that Noah is a "genocide supporter." That he "cheered for the deaths of Palestinian babies." That he "celebrated as people were being murdered." But none of this is true.

As a reminder, this was what Noah actually said—his very first comments on the matter—right after the Hamas attack that happened on October 7, 2023:

Important to note:

"...we will hope and pray for safety, justice, liberation, and self determination in Palestine."

and

"...we will say a Jewish prayer for peace for all Israelis and Palestinians."

That is the literal antithesis of support for a genocide or the wholesale slaughter of anyone.

The very next thing to happen was the infamous "sticker video" about which the most lies have been told, so let's debunk them one by one:

He did not make the stickers.

He did not wear the stickers.

He did not hand out the stickers.

He did not hold up the stickers.

He did not even touch the stickers.

He did not post the video on any social anywhere.

I've posted a pair of screenshots here that give you the gist in lieu of the video itself, but you can Google the video and watch the entire thing to see that I'm telling the truth.

What actually happened was that Noah was taken to a restaurant by a pair of influencers who were his guides while on a school-sponsored trip to Israel. Both were significantly older than him, were responsible for the video in question, were the only ones in it (aside from the waitress) to actually touch the stickers in question... and yet? Noah bore the brunt of the hate that ensued. When the backlash came, they abandoned him and left him to the wolves. (And perhaps because of that, he no longer associates with either one of them, nor follows any related social media accounts—all of which he was required to follow in the first place as terms of going on the trip through his school.)

Noah had just come out of the closet earlier that year and was 18 years-old. He would only turn 19 years-old in the ensuing weeks.

He has addressed these events several times. Most famous was the TikTok that he made explaining his actual position (that he doesn't want anyone, Palestinian or Israeli, to die). Less famous were remarks he made to fans on Snapchat:

I'll post his remarks here for those who can't read the text:

Hey guys! I appreciate you reaching out. To give you context, I did not post this language or this sticker. I was at breakfast with friends, it happened to be an Israeli cafe, and a girl was handing out stickers. Someone photographed me and posted and tagged me. As you guys know better than most people, social media can be used however people want to use it. I understand the weight of the situation and take it very seriously. I have friends of friends who are currently being held hostage in Gaza right now. My friends kids were killed in the massacre at the Israeli music festival. Standing up against this terrorism is important to me and why I made my statement after the attack. As one of the only few Jewish people with a platform, I absolutely think it's important to share my message about hatred for Jews around the world right now. However, everyone online is obviously twisting everything and saying I support genocide and am Islamophobic which is obviously entirely false and never have I stated either of those things. Seeing what is happening to the innocent people in Palestine pains me so much and I wish it would stop. I fully support everyone in Palestine as I said in my post on Instagram. One of my best friends in college is Palestinian and we talk about this issue allllll the time and agree on most things. I think people on social media are just animalistic right now so it's hard to even chime in because they just rip me apart so now I'm staying out of it.

I'll let that stand on it's own. I think it provides the context behind his remarks, the situation with the video/stickers, and his actual views versus how social media portrays his views. It also explains why he hasn't said anything else in almost 2 years.

The key takeaway: He was speaking out against antisemitism and the attack on Jewish people on October 7 and he supports an end to what is happening in Gaza and fully supports Palestinians. He literally says it.

And this support, by the way, has been corroborated by his own actions and the word of mouth from Palestinian organizations he has contributed to:

What Has Happened Since?

It would be easier to list the things that haven't happened; but I'll try anyways:

Noah has been called antisemitic slurs; gay slurs and targeted with gay stereotypes; been compared to antisemitic caricatures; he's been threatened with death and had posts go viral fantasizing about his brutal murder; his family has been threatened; he's been threatened with rape and sexual abuse; there are massive accounts on Twitter that doxxed his location while he was filming Season 5—particularly targeting him when he was alone; he's been hacked, had personal pictures leaked; he's had lies spread about his treatment of his cast mates (all of whom have spoken out and said that they've loved him at some point since, making these claims unequivocally false.

Here are a few examples:

Again, I can only post a sample. I hope that sample is enough to get the message across.

It's hard to overstate how cataclysmic this has been. Obviously, he's recovered and healed a lot since the initial incident; but the damage done needs to be acknowledged. These attacks drove him into a dark place by his own admission. He talked about needing therapy on his (now deleted) private spam TikTok account. And they are starting up yet again.

And Then There's the Fandom

The Stranger Things fandom in the wake of all this has been an irritating place to be. Not just because of the above behavior but because of the blanket hypocrisy.

The shipping sub-fandoms in particular have been rank with antisemitism and homophobia—even the Byler fandom, which is predominantly queer. People have:

A) Taken pre-Stranger Things photos—like his baby pictures or pictures with his family—to use as part of their content, their profile pictures, their banners, their fan art, their fan edits, etc.—violating his and his family's privacy for "Will" all while calling him "ugly," a "fag," and lobbing the above-listed threats at him. B) Tried to recast him with a fan cast. These fan casts are almost never Jewish actors, you'll notice. In fact, there's someone on this very app that recast Will Byers as himself. This is gross and absurd. Will Byers is intrinsically tied to Noah Schnapp. Tied to his identities as a Jewish person and a gay man. Tied to his experiences being a character he helped bring to life during his formative years. C) Persist in stanning or support his cast mates despite the fact that they continue to associate with him. This, in particular, is gross hypocrisy. If you're going to be mad at Noah Schnapp for being in a restaurant around stickers you object to—guilt by proximity/association, in other words—those SAME standards should apply to his cast mates, who continue to hang out with him outside of work, state that they love him, and post him on their social medias. I have a whole post about that here.

Instead, the cast is continually afforded blanket immunity while he is singularly targeted for continued abuse and harassment.

It should give the fandom some pause that openly pro-Palestine actors like Maya Hawke not only continue to hang out with him; but in her Instagram story, even stated that she misses it (check the link above for a screenshot of said story). She wouldn't do that if she thought he somehow supported mass-murder; and she knows him way better than any one reading this blog. That goes for the rest of them, too.

They know him better than you. They know his moral compass and what he believes. And they haven't abandoned him and obviously aren't going to. So, are you going to stick to your guns and apply your anger evenly; or maybe consider that you don't have the full picture?

So, Why Care?

I get this in my Asks so often. "Why do you care?" "He's a celebrity." "He don't know you." "He's not your pookie."

I know. It's not about that.

Yes, full disclosure, I am obviously a fan of Noah's. Have been since the show started. And no it's not because I'm gay and he's gay or because he plays my favorite character in Stranger Things.

Like many of his fans, I've spent the last decade seeing his lives on Instagram and TikTok, seeing his fan interactions, watching his vlogs and videos, and I've come to respect him as a human being quite apart from Will Byers or his role as an actor. Fundamentally, I really believe he is a kind and caring human being. The word of mouth from everyone who knows or has met him bares this out—and, yes, he's even been kind to me in the few conversations we've had.

This is only one example from Instagram during The First Shadow premiere this year; but I think it encapsulates what I like about Noah most. He's kind. He goes out of his way to be kind. He does things he doesn't have to do, contractually or just in general, for the sake of being kind. He always has been.

He's also stood up for a plethora of causes. Black Lives Matters, trans rights, the rights of women. He's known to be his cast mates' biggest supporter—and they'll tell you as much, too.

But quite apart from my personal feelings about him and more importantly: this is wrong.

Antisemitism is wrong. Homophobia is wrong. Both kill. Still, to this day. As I am sitting in my kitchen writing this, the news just broke that an Indigenous gay man and a celebrity was shot dead in front of his husband—after having his home burned down and dogs burned alive—in the United States. Yesterday, news broke that a gathering of peaceful Jewish protesters (which included children and the elderly) demanding the release of hostages still held by Hamas was firebombed in Colorado. Luckily, they all survived, but six people were injured in that attack.

Violence and bigotry are ascendent everywhere right now. Minority communities are being targeted. Normalizing the behavior I've described and shown above kills marginalized people. Regardless of your feeling about Noah as a person or celebrity, normalizing the violent and bigoted remarks, tweets, and behavior towards him harms Jewish and LGBTQIA+ people—all of us.

And just as an example of that, I give you the treatment Finn Wolfhard is now receiving just for the "crime" of shaving his head and being deemed no longer conventionally attractive by the fandom:

Yes, the general audience found out about Finn's Jewish heritage and now he's a target, too.

And this fandom is at fault for it.

You cannot normalize bigotry towards one person and expect it to stay contained to that one person. It will always harm everyone in that community. Finn Wolfhard—or any other actor/actress—being your favorite is not going to spare him from the consequences of a discourse you started.

ALL antisemitism and ALL homophobia needs to be called out. The people who insist it's okay that they do that for ANY reason—regardless of if they themselves are LGBTQIA+ or not—need to be ejected from the fandom and never let back in.

Noah Schnapp is a human being. He does not deserve this treatment. No one does. No one is saying you have to like him or even care about him. But you SHOULD care that this is how he's being treated and the impact it is having on others. The impact on Jewish people. The impact on queer people. Standing up and saying that does not mean you support genocide or murder or bigotry of any kind. Quite the opposite, in fact.

I am a person with left-leaning values. I'm tired of those values being spat on and dragged through the mud by people who think THIS is activism or is in any way helping a cause. It's not. All it is doing is perpetuating harm on a real person and real communities—queer and Jewish alike. And it needs to stop.

Related Blogs:

I've compiled some related blogs that expand on other elements of the situation that I've mentioned above in greater detail. This post was already long enough. I'll be updating this as more content comes out.

Examples of Noah’s Support for Gaza and Palestine (by @nymphus-fan-account)

The Evolution of a Lie

No, the Stranger Things Cast Does Not Hate Noah Schnapp

Lyric Vault’s Obsession with Noah Schnapp

[guiltyandashamed]

hi! this might be a strange ask but could I please get some headcanons of the obey me brothers with an MC who laughs a lot? MC laughs at the smallest and most random things in public (like insta reels) and their laughter is contagious too. just a thought bc I laugh a lot (and for a long time, I once laughed for 20 mins straight over a trolls meme LMAO) and it rlly confuses my friends.

headcannons: MC who laughs a lot

Lucifer

At first, he’s slightly confused when you laugh at mundane things, but over time, he finds it oddly grounding. You remind him not everything has to be serious.

He doesn’t always join in, but he watches you with a small smile as you cackle at your screen.

If your laugh disrupts class at RAD, he raises a brow and gives you “that look”… but doesn’t say anything unless it goes on too long. He's ecretly amused.

The first time you made him laugh, really laugh, it caught him off guard. “...You’re ridiculous,” he muttered, still smiling.

Mammon

You're his favorite kind of person. Your laughter gives him an excuse to mess around even more, just to hear it again.

Will go out of his way to send you ridiculous memes and out-of-context Devilgram clips to get a reaction.

If you start giggling in public, he immediately joins in even if he doesn’t know what you’re laughing at. “Heh—wait, what? What’s so funny?”

Acts like he’s not affected, but the way your laughter makes his chest feel warm? He’s addicted.

Leviathan

At first, he's self-conscious about your laughter in public, afraid people are watching, but when he realizes it's you being your genuine self, he softens.

Loves when you laugh at dumb video games or anime outtakes with him. Starts saving funny clips just for your reaction.

If your laughter causes him to spiral in embarrassment, he might hide behind his hands, but deep down, he’s thrilled to be the reason you're happy.

Once joined in with an awkward snort-laugh and then froze. You teased him for a week. He secretly loved it.

Satan

He’s observant, so he notices the way people smile when you laugh. He admires how light your presence is in the room.

Will start setting up jokes just to see if he can get that belly laugh out of you. Especially puns or dry humor, it’s a challenge he takes seriously.

Occasionally feigns being annoyed if you laugh too hard in the library, but the way his eyes soften gives him away.

“That laugh of yours is a kind of spell,” he says one day. “You charm everyone in a ten-foot radius.”

Asmodeus

Thinks your laugh is one of your cutest features. Absolutely obsessed with it, especially when your eyes crinkle or you throw your head back.

Will post reaction videos of the two of you watching funny content because your laughter is genuinely entertaining.

If you laugh at his jokes or jokes about him, he feigns offense for drama. but eats it up.

“You should come with a warning label,” he teases, “May cause spontaneous joy and uncontrollable laughter.”

Beelzebub

At first, he’s quiet about it, but he smiles every time he hears you laugh. Even stops eating sometimes to glance at you when he hears it from across the room.

Loves how free you are with your joy. Makes him feel like the world isn't so heavy.

Sometimes asks, “What’s so funny?” just so he can laugh with you, even if he doesn’t fully get it. He likes sharing the moment.

If you start laughing while eating together, he chuckles and hands you a napkin. “Careful. You almost choked last time.”

Belphegor

Your laughter sometimes wakes him up from naps. and instead of being annoyed, he just watches you with a soft smile, eyes half-lidded.

Absolutely the type to lean against your side while you’re doubled over laughing, just to soak up your warmth and joy.

Will occasionally deadpan something outrageous just to hear you wheeze with laughter. Pretends it wasn’t intentional.

“You laugh at the dumbest things,” he says. But then he watches you giggle until you tear up and he hides his grin in your shoulder.

[pellowinksx]

random things i do as a master manifestor + a personal success story abt my family.

self concept:

whenever a character calls another character pretty when I'm watching tv I act like they were the one complimenting me lmao (not in a jealously way of course It's just fun to do)

I always sigh and brag to myself how perfect I am

whenever someone is the slightest bit rude to me I immediately manifest they respect me. like I'll say to myself "yeah you're never making that mistake again. you regret this so bad" and I visualise myself saying that in their ear

when I have a crush on someone I immediately act like they like me. i hardly affirm but when I do I say things like "omg its so embarrassing how sp likes me I cant even look at them"

I wake up saying "today will be such a good day" every morning I affirm "everyday I get better at manifesting"

whenever something goes the slightest bit wrong I automatically revise. i don't even have to consciously manifest it. just a whisper pops in my mind "Revise it" (istg I sound cray but there is literally just someone -me- ordering other me around in a very eerie way lmao) and then I just say "that never happened"

wavering:

I immediately turn on music and sit on my bed saturating. then I refer to my list of things I've manifested (I've had it since 2023 the list is so long) and I laugh to myself and I'm like wow I'm so powerful. I also read the quran and vaunt about "why the law exists in Islam" (I have a automatic monologue to explain that to Muslim irl's who don't believe in manifesting)

"failing"

I let myself cry and then I do box breathing, then I revise the "failure" and do it again. I also remind myself I didn't fail I just stopped persisting.

appearance changes:

when I want to do so, I go to chatgpt (yes sue me) and say

"how would someone with |insert desire| act" and then chatgpt would be like "omg girl you would act like this queen!" (I made it so she talks to me like a delusional bsf lol)

then I act like it all day, like when I manifested a green eye I kept winking my left eye and being like "agh I forgot how green my eye was"

money:

when I manifested a rich family, I immediately made a pinterest board of "rich aesthetic" and acted like it was my camera roll "ugh I remember when I flexed like 4 bands on my story" "wow lol my dad is so rich" and then just like that I woke up with a significantly better wardrobe with all the purses I saved in my board and my parents were "classy" just like how I imagined them

(in my old reality from like 2 years ago my dad was a manchild who would always ALWAYS yell at my mom, he was poor and would take out his bad financial choices on us, he made me work for his failing business at 14 years old and never paid me like he said he would. and we would move countries all the time and OBVIOUSLY that's expensive which is why we were poor. it got so bad to the point where once we had to go back to America and live at my grandmas house. I had enough so I scripted my dream life and said "I'm back in dubai in a mansion I don't give a shit about the 3d anymore. I kind of acted like coraline when manifesting different parents. I acte like my desired parents were my REAL ones. OH- and btw he was short. this is your sign to never get with a short man. But I love my REAL dad now. He's tall and is really nice to me, he also is always wearing a random black suit and is very nice to my mom)

thank u for readinggg this was kind of a random post but for anyone who wanted to manifest certain things on here or act like me in terms of manifesting this post is for you, love you all MWAH

[depressionwhosshe]

Scott and Stiles except they r both insane

• Stiles has his shoes meticulously organized by which days to wear them bc adhd truly Be Like That sometimes, and when Scott is particularly pissed off at stiles he reorganizes them by some random rule that he refuses to tell Stiles

The pack is so confused the first time that Stiles walks into school and Scott just yells “wrong!” Across the hall

• “Your ancestors may be proud of you but Imma curse you for generations”

“Ok white boy, it was hot sauce.”

“EXTRA HELL HOT SPICY IS WHAT THE BOTTLE SAID, SCOTT-“

• Scott is a fucking menace over text, he says some out of pocket shit and then when Stiles references it irl he pretends like he doesn’t know what Stiles is talking about

• Scott is horrified when Stiles first finds ao3

“Enimies to intolerable acquaintances to tolerable acquaintances (if only during a certain hour) to reluctant friends, to friends that act like they hate eachother to friends that spar to sparring that ends with an accidental homoerotic kiss to days of self angst to just TALKING to lovers”

“Mhm yeah sure- you do remember that the leftovers caught on fire right?”

“Your mom is gonna kill us.”

• “Well eat my ass like it’s sunday pie”

“I’m not into incest Stiles”

• “peace is temporary emotional trauma is forever <3”

“PLEASE go back to therapy”

“Not yet <3”

• Scott talking about Derek while being completely deadpan-

“His eyes reminds me of that one time i went on a road trip to vermont and couldnt sleep in the air bnb bc of forgien places and at that time my dad had a pair of glow in the dark shoes and that shit just kept glowing and staring at me at dead of night. I have never been so distressed in my life”

“Oh yeah, the hell sneakers?”

• “im gonna watch you sleep tonight”

“Alright just dont wake up my mom this time, she’s been trying to give me the gay talk again”

Erica, breaking her neck, “again????”

• “-and as i said, if you call someone Captain, you might as well call them daddy.”

Scott is nodding along in complete agreement while boyd just stares

“….Do i get context…?”

“Context would probably just make you more confused”

[arabellasfvv]

@girlfromflor this is your fault!! "He can't kiss you with a mouth full of toothpaste." (Go read that people.) Yes he can!

This lowkey just johnny being a lil nasty. MDNI 18+ I refuse to reread my stuff so if this sucks, too bad.

You hear him before you see him. Usually a stealthy man, but now his steps and grumbles echo through your shared flat. He's mad cause you managed to slip out of his arms before he even woke up.

How dare you escape his affections? How dare you steal him from the heavenly experience of waking up to your warmth, your sweet smell?

He throws the bathroom door open, and just stares at you. He would've dragged you against him if you weren't sitting on the toilet right now. There was a time where you would've been ashamed by him seeing you like this, but by now it was just a regular occurrence

"G'morning." "Good morning, johnny."

He huffs like you've personally offended him, when you flush and go to wash your hands. How dare you put hygiene over him?

But it finally gives him the chance to touch you. Stepping up behind you, thick arms wrapping around your middle, as he rests his head on your own. He does look adorable like this. Mohawk standing up into all directions, his face a little red and puffy, eyes practically still closed. He was like a sleepy, overgrown, kitty resting on you.

"Yer're pretty," he utters, his voice all raspy, his accent almost unbearably thick.

"As are you," you respond, reaching down and stroking along his arm. Tugging at the hair a bit just to watch him react.

"Rude." You laugh, offering a pat against the muscle as an apology.

He leans down, eager to feel your lips against his own. He is in pure disbelief when you turn away, might as well kick him in the balls, why don't ya? "S'cuse meh?"

"Your breath reeks, big guy. So does mine."

"Ah couldnae care less." Of course not. He never does, he has his tongue down your throat first thing in the morning multiple times a week.

You don't exactly protest. But still squeeze toothpaste onto his brush and holding it out for him to take before preparing your own.

He doesn't really pay attention to what he's doing, he's just watching you in the mirror. The way your pretty lips are parted, the way your hair is still a little messy, too. It's like throwing his brain straight into the gutter with all your might when a bit of foamy toothpaste ends up on your lips, and his thoughts just go all dirty.

A man only has so much self restraint. His toothbrush is thrown into the sink shortly after. He grabs your jaw and forces you to tilt your head toward him. He doesn't care about the sound of protest you make. Just smashes his chapped lips against your own.

He groans, with satisfaction at first, then frustration when he realizes he can’t even taste you. It's just that clean, minty taste.

But that doesn't stop him in the slightest.

Forces his tongue into your mouth, and you whine, because it's icky. He licks into your mouth, relishing in the way it squelches. Enough to make you cringe, while he just gets more into it. Reminds him of how your hole sounds when you fuck.

He's practically eating it up, you can feel him swallow, can hear it. That can't taste good. The way the frothy, slick toothpaste pushes past both your lips, sliding down both your chins, but only ends up dripping onto your chest.

You somehow manage to pull away for a second to catch your breath. Though, he really only gives you a second. He leans down, licking up the toothpaste that went down your chin before his tongue is back in your mouth, forcing the mixture in with the muscle.

You can't help the whorish moan you let out, and he swore he could taste that sound. Because it means you give in, no point in fighting. Your lips are wet and needy, your mouths parting too wide, uncoordinated, and fast. Teeth clashing, before tongues tangle.

And you want to be disgusted, the mix of his toothpaste spit that he's forcing into your mouth and your own going down your throat are not pleasant. But all you can think about are his hands roaming your body, groping every curve like he’s mapping you out. He is, he'll draw you later. Your nails are digging into his bare skin, leaving crescent shaped marks behind. The way he's pushing you against the countertop guarantees to bruise your hips.

His own hands slide back up your neck, greedy and unthinking, right through the thick smear of minty paste his mouth didn’t bother to clean. It squishes between his fingers, warm from the heat of your mouth. He lingers for a moment, as if he's thinking. Then smears it lower, dragging a stripe of white foam down your throat, over your collarbone. Damn him

"I told you to use lip balm," you scold between your heavy breaths when you do pull away.

He doesn't hear you, the words go right over his head. Her turns you around, making you face yourself in the mirror. Yeesh, your hair is all over the place, half your face and neck is white and smells minty, your sleep shirt is half torn off and stained with it too. And when he pushes up behind you, making you brace yourself against the counter, you know you're in for a loooong morning before breakfast even rolls around.

[holeodemony]

TMA has influenced my life more than I'd like to admit.

I carry around a tape recorder at all times.

I correlate every single thing with the fears.

I have a fashion sense sense which is literally a strange mix of Elias, Jon, Martin, and Gerry.

There's just so much of me that has become due to the archives.

It's wonderful and terrifying... which is appropriate when considering this topic.

[quicksilversnails]

Bug to bug communication

Transcript/description:

A clip from Pearl’s Episode 4 of Hermitcraft Season 9. Pearl is sneaking up on Bdubs in his base.

Pearl: [whispering] Hi Bdubs. Hello.

Bdubs: [quiet and guttural] Hi-wha - Hello.

Pearl: [quietly] Hello.

Bdubs: [quietly] Hello.

Pearl: Hi.

Bdubs: Hi! Don’t you- I know- I know what you’re trying to do, you’re trying to be less scary, that was more scary!

[fallowtail]

controversial take here but i really hope hetty is on her absolute worst nastygirl/comedic clown behavior in s4 to push back against the poor little meow meow woobification curse shes been experiencing since holes because i am tired

[elminx]

There's not much going on this week, aspect-wise, but what is going on is a pretty big deal. We've got some significant planetary motion as Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter are about to change signs.

The first half of the week is quiet, but things start to heat up by Thursday. On Thursday, Venus in Aries sextiles Jupiter in Gemini, Mercury in Gemini sextiles Mars in Leo, and squares off with the lunar nodes in Pisces and Virgo. This is a lot of personal planet action for one day, and it's all occurring in the last degrees of the signs.

Fate is on the table here, brought to you by the lunar nodes in Pisces (North) and Virgo (South). Watch what you speak at the end of the week because the truth may slip out, whether you wish for it to or not. Watch what others say, too, as it could be quite telling. The Sun will repeat this mutable t-square later in the month as we approach the midpoint between our two eclipse seasons.

Additionally, Venus sextiles Gemini, and Mercury sextiles Mars - this puts everything happening on Thursday squarely in our homes and personal lives. It may feel unlucky (both Venus and Jupiter are detrimented). Thankfully, Mercury and Venus are moving fast, so these transits won't last long.

On Friday, Venus enters Taurus, and Mercury sextiles Chiron in Aries.

Words hurt more than we like to pretend at times, and this whole weekend is likely to remind us of that. Mercury is in its domain in Gemini but Gemini is rarely careful or even overly thoughtful - they are often the epitome of fuck around and with a square to the nodes in effect, its the divine right time to find out. There may be consequences of indecision, perhaps some options being removed because the choice wasn't made promptly.

Venus in Taurus won't solve all our problems, but she will solve many. Taurus is one of Venus's two domains, and we are about to enter the domain of the indulgent bull for the rest of the month. This is our best antidote against some of the more challenging aspects coming into play - Venus in Taurus is the maven of self-care. And I don't necessarily mean meditation and yoga here, I mean the real deal - those things you can do to really take care of yourself.

Venus in Taurus is all about comfort, so build a little comfy nest where you can retreat when the going gets hard. This will mean something different to everybody, and that's okay. Think comfort foods, warm snuggly blankets, and that perfect tea blend that always calms you. But that's just me, a Taurus, explaining what comfort means.

Your comfort might be a blanket fort filled with Cheetos and your favorite five friends, or a blanket and a book on your favorite beach. (I'm trying not to make all food analogies but...Taurus vibes)

This is a really great break for all of us. Venus has been in Aries, the sign of her fall, for a long ass time. There was no kindness to be had.

She changes signs on a Friday, too. This is the best day of the year to treat yourself to some lovely Venusian magic. Then double time it and repeat the spell next Monday when Jupiter enters Cancer, the sign of its exaltation.

Mercury is changing signs, too, pretty much in concert with Jupiter.

These two planets have a lot in common because they are both associated with luck and travel. They are cosmic opposites on the horoscope wheel, ruling the 7-7 Sun Sign opposition between Gemini (Mercury) and Jupiter (Sagittarius). We can infer from this that they don't necessarily enjoy being conjunct, which they will be at 29° Gemini on Sunday.

Mercury is at its best in Gemini, and Jupiter is at its worst. This is one of the only times Mercury can stand up to Jupiter, who drastically outweighs our innermost planet.

It's worth noting that even before the two enter Cancer, they are already in an ascending off-element square with Saturn and Neptune in Aries. Saturn dominates the energy of our entire skies as it sits in the first degrees of the horscope - our collective Ascendant, if you will. That's pretty bad news for Jupiter, which is doubly repressed by the sign of its fall and a square to its astrological opposite.

Here. Mercury is on Jupiter's side and on our side (spoiler: Mercury is always on our side).

If anyone can sneak under the radar of Saturn's overly stern gaze, it is our quick-moving trickster, Mercury. If you need the beneficence of Jupiter in Cancer to immediately impact your life right now, work first with Mercury, and then with Jupiter.

Because timing can become crucial with aspects like this (all times are in EDT/UTC-4:00):

6/8 - Mercury conjuncts Jupiter 29° Gemini 4:11 PM, Mercury enters Cancer 6:48 PM 6/9 - Jupiter enters Cancer 5:04 PM

Energy Update: June 2025

June is a "6" Universal Month [6 (June) + 9 (2025) = 15 = 1+5=6] in a "9" Universal Year. Six is a calm and balanced number, a slowdown after the chaos wrought by "5". It also carries a hint of manifestation as it is "3" doubled. When you add another three, you end up at the "9" of completion - the number representative of this year. It may unfold slowly and with more grace than the months prior, but things are still changing and moving at an alarming rate. This shows up both in our astrology and in our numerology for the month.

The Set Up

We begin June with the Sun Mercury and Jupiter in Gemini, Venus Saturn and Neptune in Aries, Mars in Leo, Uranus in Taurus, and retrograde Pluto in Aquarius. There is a lot of planetary movement this month: the Sun will enter Cancer, Mercury enters Cancer and moves on into Leo, Venus enters Taurus, Mars enters Virgo, and Jupiter enters Cancer. That means every single one of our personal planets and one of our intermediary planets are on the move.

As above, so below; we can all expect to be on the move as well.

The Nitty Gritty

As June unfolds, we will begin to recognize one of the major themes for the rest of this year. Our outermost planets (Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) have all recently changed signs or are about to change signs, which puts them all clustered together in the first degrees of the air and fire signs. Saturn and Neptune are sitting at the beginning of Aries, Uranus will soon move into the beginning of Gemini, and Pluto is in the first degrees of Aquarius. As our more movable planets (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and - to some degree - Jupiter) also change signs, they will activate every one of these outer planets simultaneously.

Over and over again. Basically, for the rest of this year.

I bring this up now because this is a repeating sequence of transits that will really need a lot of awareness to navigate successfully. A lot of what unfolds may feel like it is beyond your control; these are the outer planets in play, after all.

Now, all but Uranus have fallen into line to begin this activation. The pieces are in place, and we may feel like we are stepping into and out of a repeated lesson as this unfolds. With so many planets in play, its hard to predict how any individual person will be impacted by this; but it might be wise to look at where the beginning of Aries, Gemini, and Aquarius falls in your charts. If you have a luminary (especially) or personal planet in the first degrees of any sign, you should be paying attention - these planets will be holding long-term aspects with that planet for the next year, or longer.

It is fitting, then, that we begin this activation as our Sun, Mercury, and Jupiter enter Cancer and square off with Saturn and Neptune.

00° Aries, sorta, and our Saturn-Neptune conjunction

I've been talking about this for a while now, and we're moving away from the most concentrated point of this activation for the year, but it's worth noting that both Saturn and Neptune are sitting close to this degree (they will conjunct at 2° Aries on 6/18). Additionally, the Sun, Mercury, and Jupiter will enter Cancer this month and directly square off with Saturn and Neptune.

Oh my dear cardinal signs - y'all have been in the hot seat since 2020. Thankfully, if anyone can stand in the fire for that long, it is Aries.

Saturn and Neptune at the same time is a hard pill to swallow because it isn't there. At least not when you look for it. Saturn is the most grounded planet (since we don't count Mother Earth), and Neptune is nebulous on a good day. These two energies do not get along; in fact, they can barely stomach one another. If you know what you need to do but instead find yourself off chasing butterflies, know that you are right on time.

Saturn is the planet of restriction and restructuring. Neptune is associated with faith and the higher realms, sometimes with spiritual awakening. As you can see, those two things don't seem to go together. I have lived through one other Saturn-Neptune conjunction, but just barely. This is indicative of some significant shift - one that is far beyond the personal. (If you have a planet at 03°, it may become personal, though, especially if it's 03° Aries or Libra)

If you're astrocurious (like to live through transits with your eyes wide open) like I am, circle 6/18 on your calendar and pay attention. Keep in mind that this conjunction will be in effect all month long, the 18th is simply when it reaches exactitude. Are you identifying more with Saturn or with Neptune? Are you feeling the pull of both of these planets? This is intense Saturn in the 1st House AND Neptune in the 1st House energy right now - even if Aries is not the ruler of your first house.

Next, circle these dates:

6/9 - Mercury in Cancer squares Saturn and Neptune in Aries 6/15-6/19 - Jupiter in Cancer squares Saturn and Neptune in Aries 6/22 - Sun in Cancer squares Saturn and Neptune in Aries

These days hold all of the potential inherent in a cardinal square. Use them, or they will use you. Schedule yourself higher-energy activities on these dates if you are prone to mania or anxiety due to an excess of energy. You may need to run yourself ragged around these dates just so that you can sleep at night. Apply self-care liberally during this time. You might need extra support here; may I suggest Tulsi, vinyasa, and deep grounding stones like obsidian or black tourmaline as great allies all month long. Likewise, maybe avoid caffeine and other stimulants, and steer clear of things like quartz unless you are very knowledgeable on how to release excess energy. (A great time to make a battery, though.)

For most people, everything else that comes up this month will pale in comparison to these aspects. I'll discuss them individually in their own sections.

The Lights: The Sun and the Moon

As the Sun moves through Gemini, it is mostly unaspected other than a t-square to the lunar nodes - as it enters Cancer, it squares off with Saturn in Aries and conjuncts Jupiter. This shows us that our personal lives will be taking the backseat this month to what is happening in the world around us - everything is, for the most part, transpersonal. This isn't to say that it doesn't affect us personally, because we still need to LIVE in this world, but it's only in our homes as an afterthought.

That might be little to no comfort for those in it right now, and I understand that.

Our full moon peaks on 6/11 at 20° Sagittarius, closely square to our lunar nodes, which are sitting at 23° Pisces and Virgo. This will create a mutable grand cross in the sky between the Sun in Gemini, the South Node in Virgo, the Moon in Sagittarius, and the North Node in Pisces. This is the middle point in the year between our eclipse cycles, and it will carry much of the energy of eclipse season because it aligns so closely to our full moon for the night. From a wide enough lens, the mutable signs are all about adaptation; where do you need to bend in your own life so that you don't break?

There is an opportunity here from the full moon's peak on Wednesday, 6/11, to the Sun's exact square with the lunar nodes on Friday, 6/13. The lunar nodes bring chance to the table, but it's not just any chance; it's the chance to align with the path of your own life. Pay attention to these three days, and note what is showing up for you and what is mysteriously absent. There is art in reading the events associated with the lunar nodes that must be self-taught, so far as I can tell. Write down every detail of what happens to you and then refer back to these notes when we reach our second eclipse season in the late summer.

Our Sagittarius Full Moon is a 3/9 Full Moon.

9 (Sagittarius moon) + 3 (Gemini Sun) = 12 = 1+2 = 3. 3 (Sagittarius full moon) + 6 (June 2025) = 9.

It's worth noting the numerological synchronicity here. Gemini is our third astrological sign, and 2025 is a "9" Universal Year, so both the sign and the year are represented here. Additionally, three multiplied by itself is also nine. Three is the number of lesser manifestation, and nine is the number of greater manifestation. This is the divine right time to use this to your advantage - check out my 3x3 post for more details on how you can do this!

The Sun enters Cancer on 6/20, the Solstice, and the beginning of the Summer season. This is the height of solar energy for all those who live in the Northern Hemisphere, and the divine right time to work solar magic or honor the Sun. Now, in Cancer, the Sun immediately interacts with the planets mentioned above by squaring Neptune and Saturn in Aries.

This is actually the third pass of this we will have experienced this month, Mercury squares Saturn (let's put Neptune aside here) on 6/9, and Jupiter squares Saturn on 6/15. Now the Sun does so on Sunday, 6/22.

This will likely be a challenging day and one of the first big checkpoints on our new Saturn in Aries journey. We've had a couple of weeks to grapple with Saturn's long-awaited return to the 1st sign in the zodiac, and now it's time to get real with how we feel about things. Immature Cancer energy will throw an absolute fit and make it everyone else's problem. Mature Cancer energy feels it to work through it. Nobody can escape the pressures of Saturn, no matter how far we run; time catches up to us in the end, so it's best to try to manage mature Cancerian reactions in this regard.

Not everyone will succeed, and that's okay, too. We're not about shaming here; this is about creating a better understanding. When we see the bigger picture, we find opportunities to step out of reaction and into awareness.

Then, on 6/24, the Sun conjuncts Jupiter at 03° Cancer. This is our best day of the entire month (even though both the Sun and Jupiter remain in a descending square with Saturn). The world was shit out of luck while Jupiter transited Gemini, the sign of its exile, from 2024 to mid June of this year. Now, our Greater Benefic is in the sign of its exaltation and conjunct to the Sun. This is a good day to have a good day. Treat yourself and watch it ripple through your life.

This will continue the next day when the Sun and Moon meet at 04° Cancer for our new moon of the month, which is still exactly conjunct to Jupiter. This is one of the best days of the year to start something new, especially if you do so from a place of reciprocity and generosity. I will try to write more about this date as we grow closer (yell at me if I haven't gotten to it yet).

Our Cancer New Moon is an 8/5 new moon.

4 (Cancer Moon) + 4 (Cancer Sun) = 8. 8 (Cancer new moon) + 6 (June 2025) = 14 = 1+4=5.

This echoes what I was just saying - 8 is the infinity sign or the ouroboros. It is the cosmic reminder that what comes around, goes around. Every action has an equal (and opposite) reaction. The world always turns. Day becomes night to become day again. Give freely, knowing that you will receive as much back in return.

On 6/26, the Cancer Sun sextiles Mars in Virgo, a day to put in the work to get what you want out of life. Do the work now; Mars in Virgo is on your side.

Mercury

Mercury is moving ahead of the Sun, so we can expect to see the same aspects, albeit earlier in the month.

On 6/5, Mercury in Gemini squares off with the lunar nodes, creating a mutable t-square in the sky. This is a great day if you are looking for inspiration or some answers, but just know that you need to be prepared for the Truth (something that many people don't like - I'm looking at you Piscean types).

Then, on 6/8, Mercury conjuncts Jupiter at 29° Gemini and then moves into Cancer. (The next day, Jupiter also moves into Cancer, we can see this as the two planets doing it "holding hands", it's quite auspicious for our Traveller to guide Jupiter into the sign of their exaltation) That said, they both immediately square off with Saturn and Neptune in Aries, which is a Full. Stop.

Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.

This is a cosmic stop sign, for sure. But if any planet can get under Saturn's radar enough to not have to stop, it is Mercury. IYKYK

Mercury is moving fast and covering more than one sign in a single month, a sure sign that they are reaching towards another retrograde cycle. By 6/21, Mercury in Cancer will trine the North Node in Pisces; this is a sweet watery glimpse into the future. You will almost certainly have to let it flow to get anywhere with this transit, but the possibility IS there.

Then, they square Chiron on 6/24 - watch what you say and how you say it, as words hurt a lot more than the nursery rhymes say they do.

On 6/26, Mercury enters Leo. They quickly trine Saturn and Neptune and oppose retrograde Pluto on 6/28 and 6/29 before entering their pre-retrograde shadow on 6/30 at 04° Leo. We should all be very relieved to see that build up of planets outside of the Mercury's next retrograde cycle. Mercury will retrograde on 7/18 at 15° Leo - stay tuned!

Venus

Venus is still paying catch-up after her retrograde cycle in March. As she moves through the last degrees of Aries, she conjunctions Chiron at 25° on 6/1 and sextiles Jupiter in Gemini on 6/5. In the sign of her exile, she is doing us no favors. Thankfully, she enters Taurus (her domain) on Friday, 6/6. I want to emphasize this again: VENUS ENTERS TAURUS ON FRIDAY 6/6. If only six was also the domain of Venus, but alas, we should be grateful for the astrological opportunities we DO have.

This is the best day of the year to work Venus magic. This day will lead itself to the earthy, Taurus side of Venus - more sensual and experience-oriented than relationshipy and social. That said, any Venus energy can shine through when Venus enters a new sign on a Friday.

In Taurus, Venus makes a weak semi-sextile to Saturn and Neptune, which is barely worth noting, and a fixed square to retrograde Aquarius on 6/9. That's the same day that Jupiter enters Cancer and that Mercury in Cancer exactly squares Saturn, so stay aware. Watch out for excess, one of Venus in Taurus's less-than-desirable traits.

Once she passes this threshold, Venus is free of any other major aspects for the rest of the month—she is pure Taurus beneficence. This is a nice reprieve from these other planets that are interacting more closely with Saturn, who's being even more of a Debbie Downer than normal.

Venus is a place to hide all month long, not in a pathological way but rather in the way that finding more joy in the world is always an antidote to sorrow. Find a new favorite song or dance with some fireflies. Romanticize your own life. Eat some fresh strawberries (pick them if you can!) and don't skimp on the whip. Taurus has never cared one bit about practicality in regards to truly enjoying life.

Mars

Mars is out ahead of the pack, chugging away in Leo. He trines Chiron on 6/10, an echo of Venus' own conjunction to Chiron a few days earlier on 6/1 - this shows that the first days of the month may be somewhat painful, relationally. Venus and Mars should always be read at least somewhat as a pair because together they make up the energy that the collective we that is humanity brings to the table. With both of our interpersonal planets aspecting Chiron, something is going to hurt. It's not likely to be that personal (Chiron is the incurable wound), but people will take it personally between 6/1 and 6/10. If you are someone who can get really triggered, watch yourself, and all of us might want to avoid those people in our lives who make their lives our problem.

Then, Mars in Leo squares off with Uranus in Taurus on 6/15. We should all be thankful that this is the last time we'll experience this square as Uranus will make its way out of Taurus (finally!) later this year. Watch out for explosions of all kinds - literal and more metaphorical. Uranus in Taurus is instability in a fixed earth sign, which is an augury for natural disasters at baseline and square to Mars, the planet of action. Just don't take any unnecessary chances on and around 6/15. There are bound to be more slipups and oopses around this date, and you don't want to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

On 6/17, Mars enters Virgo, which puts a laser focus on effort and follow-through. Virgo isn't Mars's fastest-moving placement (by a long shot), but it brings the energy of effort to the table. Set your intentions to show up for yourself every day, to the best of your current ability. We will all need to watch out for being nitpicky or overly critical, as well.

Mars in Virgo sextiles Jupiter in Cancer on 6/22, a lucky day. This screams hard work paying off more than a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. This is undoubtedly a day to expect nothing less than what you deserve.

If you follow through, there might be great rewards down the road.

Jupiter

As mentioned above, Jupiter finally exits Gemini for the mutable water sign of Cancer on 6/9, and we can all breathe an intense sigh of relief. Everything was slightly unlucky as Jupiter transited Gemini, the sign of its exile, but Cancer is the sign of its exaltation. Just like we could all lose while Jupiter was in Gemini, we can all win while Jupiter is in Cancer.

Jupiter will square off with Saturn as they enter Cancer, so the winning might not be apparent in those early days following 6/9, but the opportunities will soon appear. Look towards the days when the Sun conjuncts Jupiter on 6/24 and Venus conjuncts Jupiter on 8/11 as perfect days to do positive/increasing magic of all kinds.

Looking Forward

This pattern I mentioned has set pretty far in by now, and we'll continue to experience this in July as Uranus moves into Gemini and Saturn retrogrades, beginning its backward journey towards 00° Aries all over again. As our planets move through Cancer, they square off with Saturn and Neptune; as they move through Leo, they trine Saturn and Neptune and oppose Pluto. Each of our personal planets is going to move through this progression.

The Details

6/1 - Venus conjunct Chiron 25° Aries 6/5 - Mercury in Gemini sextile Mars in Aries, Mercury in Gemini square the lunar nodes in Pisces/Virgo, Venus in Aries sextiles Jupiter in Gemini 6/6 - Venus enters Taurus, Mercury in Gemini sextile Chiron in Aries 6/8 - Mercury enters Cancer, Mercury conjunct Jupiter 29° Gemini 6/9 - Jupiter enters Cancer, Mercury in Cancer square Saturn in Aries, Mercury in Cancer square Neptune in Aries, Venus in Taurus square retrograde Pluto in Aquarius 6/10 - Mars in Leo trine Chiron in Aries 6/11 - Full moon 20° Sagittarius, Mercury in Cancer sextile Venus in Taurus 6/13 - Sun in Gemini square lunar nodes in Pisces/Virgo 6/15 - Mars in Leo square Uranus in Taurus, Jupiter in Cancer square Saturn in Aries 6/17 - Mars enters Virgo, Sun in Gemini sextile Chiron in Aries 6/18 - Saturn conjunct Neptune 02° Aries 6/19 - Jupiter in Cancer square Neptune in Aries 6/20 - Sun enters Cancer 6/21 - Mercury in Cancer trine North Node in Pisces 6/22 - Sun in Cancer square Saturn in Aries, Sun in Cancer square Neptune in Aries, Mars in Virgo sextile Jupiter in Cancer 6/24 - Sun conjunct Jupiter 03° Cancer, Mercury in Cancer square Chiron in Aries 6/25 - New moon 04° Cancer 6/26 - Mercury enters Leo, Sun in Cancer sextile Mars in Virgo, Mercury in Cancer sextile Uranus in Taurus 6/28 - Mercury in Leo trine Saturn in Aries, Mercury in Leo trine Neptune in Aries 6/29 - Mercury in Leo opposed retrograde

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[peapodsplace]

Hey Baba, it seems like you've been seeing a lot of yucky stuff online right now. A lot of people who aren't remembering their manners and are forgetting that there's people behind a screen. I know you like your screen time but please remember that the world isn't all like that okay? Some people are different online and forget their values and let's remember that these days, algorithms perpously show you things that'll make you upset. Yes, yes it's not very fair, is it sweetheart. Please remember to take some breaks and that the world isn't really like that. It's so important to protect yourself. Yes, silly even if you think you don't deserve it; because you do.

[shannonsketches]

he's so important to me

[skitskatdacat63]

Ship dynamic in which the older, more jaded Character A insists to the younger, idealistic Character B that their youthful idealism will eventually be ground down by the harsh realities of the world, based off their own personal experience, much to B's disagreement. But then, when A actually witnesses B lose that sparkle in their eye over time, they don't feel as triumphant as they thought they'd feel. Maybe deep down, they had hoped that B would prove them wrong.

[rexscanonwife]

Against my better judgement I'm watching more of the 2016 ppg reboot and lemme tell you something. I HAAAAAAATE the way they write Utonium I HATE IT!!!

But sometimes there'll be a little moment here or there where he's kinda...cute > ^ <

[ur-local-kiwi]

genuinely HATE that because of some stupid internalized mental health bullshit i have to limit my intake of sunao fuchi. bc thats like 90% of the fanbase anymore

[icewindandboringhorror]

What is this design even meant to be?? The family on this supernanny episode looks like they just have random rorschach tests plastered on the wall lol