#10 Jay St

[goalhofer]

Top 10 MLB Double Leaders: Week 10

10: Wander Franco, Tampa Bay (19)

9: Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis (19)

8: Alex Verdugo, Boston (19)

7: Anthony Santander, Baltimore (19)

6: Ronald Acuña; Jr., Atlanta (20)

5: Marcus Semien, Texas (20)

4: Nick Castellanos, Philadelphia (21)

3: Ty France, Seattle (21)

2: Matt Chapman, Toronto (23)

1: Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers (24)

[rabbitcruiser]

Doors, Gates and Windows (No. 78)

Roosevelt Building, NYC

767 9th Ave, NYC

Spingler Building, NYC

Salesforce Tower, NYC

Salmon Tower II, NYC

234 W 52nd St, NYC

10 Jay Street, NYC

55 Water Street, NYC

60 Water Street, NYC

427 West 51st St, NYC

[goldeunoias]

Decisions.

A/N: I like writing for Jay stans the most because they give me the most reblogs and comments instead of just only leaving likes (which doesn't really do much darlings) soooo here's a Jay fic for you amazing guys <;33333333

Summary: Yandere! JayX Female Reader (it shows bit by bit the more it goes on)

word count: 3,1k i think idk

Warnings: this literally has my favorites, horse cock Jay, teasing dom Jay, like multiple orgasms, just like....horknee thoughts bc it's me....upon proofreading there is like...anal fingering look I'm....a whore okay.

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10 years ago~

Jongseong sniffled as he sat down with his lunch, once again eating alone. Had he known the kids here would be so mean he would've begged his parents to let him stay back where he was from with his grandmother, but to no avail.

"Hello! I like your glasses! They make you look smart. Are you?" the girl who stood in front of him curiously asked. She was the first person who had even bothered to stare in his direction, let alone talk to him.

"U-Uh I don't know. Maybe?" he cautiously replied, waiting for a cruel punchline to follow.

Instead, she giggled, sitting with her lunch in front of him.

"You're cute," she laughed, opening her lunch.

Jongseong looked down shyly, feeling his ears turn into shades of peonies.

From that point on he'd always thought you cuter.

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You stood outside the club, wondering what the hell you were thinking.

You'd never been in a proper relationship.

Never been on a proper date.

And yet here you were, outside a BDSM club with an appointment that you'd made.

"Well, I'm sure women have made dumber decisions," you muttered to yourself, shaking out your sweaty palms and walking inside. The establishment looked excellent and pristine, which was expected since it was your city's nicest and safest S&M club. So at the bare minimum, your impulsive decision was backed by somewhat sound logic.

When you went up to the counter you found a petite lady wearing a mask, though you saw the corners of her eyes turn up as you approached.

"Hello, do you have an appointment?" she said in a soft voice. You nodded and told her your name and appointment time, thankful the receptionist seemed professional and not judgemental like your anxiety had expected.

"You're gonna be in room 305, with Jongseong Park as confirmed in our phone call. We recommend that you shower for hygiene, and there are bathrooms located in each of the rooms. If there are any accommodations missing such as towels, soap, or anything else feel free to use the phone to call and a staff member will bring items as needed. If you feel scared or unsafe at any time there are red buttons in our rooms which can be pressed and staff members will rush to aid you. Our doms go through different training and extensive background checks so rest assured you are in safe hands," she informed you gently, giving you a brief description of how to find your room.

You gave her a sincere "thank you" and walked off to find your room, finding it easy enough thanks to her directions. As expected, when you opened the room no one was there since you were informed on the phone that your master doesn't show up until you've pressed one on the phone, to make sure you have ample time to prep if needed.

From appearance, it looked like a normal hotel room, though upon further inspection you found many BDSM items in the drawers and cabinets. You wrote on your profile and informed me on the phone that you needed someone who would ease you very gently into all of this. You took a shower and got into the bathrobe that was complimentary, still keeping your underwear as you were too nervous to go completely naked just yet.

Taking a deep breath you went over to the phone and pressed one, sitting on the bed and twiddling your thumbs until his arrival. There were three knocks on the door before it slowly opened, the man keeping his head down as he stood at the threshold.

He asked you for your name and you told him, Jongseong raising his head once he had confirmation it was you. His voice was deep and warm, causing goosebumps to rise on your freshly washed skin as he slowly walked over to you.

He knelt down at the foot of the bed where you sat, grabbing your hands and massaging them gently.

"Mm, you're even prettier than the photos they gave me kitten. Is it okay if I call you that?" he inquired sweetly, the gentle command he held in his tone making your spine tingle.

"T-that's okay," you stuttered out, the cotton bathrobe feeling 10x hotter now. "Do you have a preference on what you like to be called?"

You watched as Jongseong cocked his head to the side in playful thought, the shadow of his jawline becoming more prominent as he did so.

"Why don't you call me 'sir'. Or you can call me my name if 'sir' feels too intimidating," he added on, squeezing your hands when he felt your erratic heartbeat through your wrists.

"That works," you rushed out, feeling stupid in his presence. "Sorry you probably have way more experienced clients and better ones than dealing with someone like me," you apologized.

Jongseong shook his head and pulled your hands so you were even closer to him, his lips only centimeters away from yours as he spoke.

"Never feel bad for lack of experience kitten. That's what you're here for isn't it?"

You nodded.

"Exactly. And I'm here to make you feel good. Can I kiss you?" he asked gently, smiling slightly when you nodded. His lips were soft in a way that made your toes curl, your hands clenching the material of your bathrobe as you didn't know what else to do with them.

Jongseong sensing your slight discomfort moved your hands around his neck, gently moving you so you were on your back and he was on top of you.

"When was the last time you were kissed kitten?"

You tensed up at the question and told him through bashful stares that it was freshmen year of college, and you weren't even sure that that counted.

"Sorry, can you tell I'm not the greatest," you muttered out, biting down on your lips in nerves. Jongseong avidly shook his head and pressed his thumb against your bottom lip to prevent you from biting it, cooing at you gently.

"You're just tense is all, holding back. If you came to a place like this that means you have at least some curiosity in kinky sex no?" He teased, holding your chin when you tried to look away from him.

You gulped and nodded.

"Words for me kitten, I gotta have your verbal confirmation on things no?"

"I do." you meekly replied. "I just thought well, um...I'd get more satisfaction if I went to a place like this," you explained to him, your body melting when Jongseong started leaving open-mouth kisses on your neck.

"Mmhmm, tell me more," he urged on, grabbing both of your hands and pinning them above your head.

"I've only had minor sexual experiences in high school and had "real" sex early in college and they weren't good so I gave up on relationships and sex since I didn't-" A moan left your throat as Jongseong's tongue swirled around your pulse.

"Continue kitten," he teased, noticing how you started melting into his touches versus tensing up at them.

"...I d-didn't get good experiences. But I recently got curious and so here I am," you finished. Jongseong came up to your face with a smile that held sinister intent, leaning in close to you.

"Don't worry kitten, I'll make you feel good..." he trailed off, biting your ear gently. "So good that you'll come back to me every time..."

Before you could answer his lips pressed back against yours, sliding his tongue into your mouth with ease. His mouth felt hot and the texture of his tongue against yours made you whimper, feeling droplets of his saliva trickle into your mouth.

When he pulled back you instinctively reached for him and Jongseong couldn't help but smile internally as he let you pull him back in, letting you set the rhythm you wanted.

Your skin was so soft against his callused hands, better than he'd imagined as he slid his fingers underneath your robe and undid it. Before you could cover yourself he pinned your hands to your sides and took an erect nipple into his mouth, letting you feel the texture of his tongue as it swirled around delicately.

You bit down on your tongue to keep what you thought were embarrassing noises in your throat, Jongseong huffing and coming up to stare at you.

"Why aren't you moaning kitten? Are not feeling good?" he inquired sweetly, circling his warm finger around your saliva-laden nipple. You were caught off guard by it and let out a yelp, rushing to cover your mouth before lowering it.

"It's um, not that...I just won't sound like those girls in hentai or porn and I don't know what I am supposed to sound like...is all," you finished weirdly, following Jongseong's movements as he went to the other pert nipple, delicately flicking it with his tongue.

Your breath hitched and Jay chuckled, his finger tugging at the bud.

"Oh but a kitten, I want to hear you," he drawled slowly, coming up so he was speaking teasingly against your lips. "I want you to have lost your voice by the time I'm done with you. For you to even be heard through the hotel walls," he pushed on.

You gulped at how sultry his voice sounded, your body burning as his calloused hand came in between your thighs. You scrunched your face up and let out a moan at the contact, wondering if he could feel the slick that covered your underwear.

"Thatta girl, show sir how good you're feeling," he praised gently, kissing your jawline.

"Can you...," you stopped yourself at your own nerves.

Jongseong stopped and perked up, his carob eyes making you feel extra shy. "No no what is it, tell me kitten."

You swallowed thickly. "I've never really, well never actually had a guy eat me out andIwantedtoknowhowitfeltlike," you managed out, unable to make eye contact with him. You didn't need to because he was already inching down your body and tugging down your underwear before you could even say anything.

His grip was strong on your calves as he firmly held your legs open, Jonseong's breath getting heavier as he saw your arousal-coated core.

"You wrote in your profile that you don't like it when it's shaved so I didn't," you muttered gently, feeling embarrassed from how intently he was staring.

"Shit kitten~ your pussy's so goddamn pretty, I mean you're dripping onto the sheets already," Jongseong groaned, the tone of his voice causing you to clench around nothing.

You didn't even realize a guy could get so turned on by you, let alone from a region that you found rather embarrassing.

"D-don't just stare at it," you whined, your chest rising as he dragged a digit down the center, gathering up syrupy beads of arousal.

"Of course not kitten...," he trailed off, flattening his tongue against your core and you let out a moan. You didn't realize how textured someone's tongue could be and how warm and wet it was until was circling around your swollen clit, your head lolling off to the side as you gripped his hair.

Jongseong could hardly contain his excitement as sweet honey coated his tongue, spelling out his name with his tongue against your folds.

"You seem to like the letter "o" of my name don't you kitten," he cooed as he slid a single digit in. He raised his brows at the amount of resistance that was met and your reaction, your hands gripping the pillow tighter.

"Do you not finger yourself at all sweetheart?" he inquired as he left open-mouthed kisses on your aching core, curling it in an area that you'd never reached. You shook your head and felt your stomach contract at the feeling, feeling your head get lighter at the sensation.

"It never felt good when I did it and then when a guy did it it just hurt a lot," you whimpered out, your voice breaking at the end as he slid a second digit in.

You never knew that having your core stretched out could feel so good, the squelching noises coming from you making your face burn in bashfulness.

Jongseong on the other hand was reveling in it all, doing his best to not push you to your very limits: he wanted to make you cry and blubber out his name, paint your walls white with his cum, and other sinful things.

Your whimper of "jongseong" snapped him out of his thoughts, the innocent and expectant eyes you gave him almost making him cum right then and there.

"S-sorry I didn't mean to call your name when you said sir but you were lost in thought," you answered, flinching slightly when Jongseong came up face to face with you, shoving his fingers in knuckle deep.

"Shit, I knew there was a reason you shouldn't have said my name," he panted out, pressing on the spongy spot on your walls at every chance he could.

"Why is t-that," you yelped out, legs closing around his hand as you felt a tight knot form in your lower belly. You also felt something else building up as he alternated between pressing down on your clit and scissoring your core, your hands meekly attempting to push his wrist away.

"Because if you say my name I won't be able to hold back," he groaned, his breath hitching as you moaned his name out again.

"I think something weird is going to come out, waitwaitwait," you croaked, your nails leaving claw marks down his tan skin.

"Shhh it's okay kitten just let it out, I got you I got you," he pushed softly in your ear.

Your legs tried to clamp around his hand to stop his movements but his reactions were quicker, situating himself so you could only close your legs around his waist.

"Don't be scared sweetheart, make me proud yeah? It'll feel really good, promise," he cooed at you as he put more force behind his movements, wanting you to unravel from the seams.

Your eyes fluttered for a second as the knot snapped. You were still pushing his hand away as liquid gushed from between your legs, tears forming in your eyes as you felt a pleasure so intense it felt like your body would give out right then and there.

"I-I got your robe wet," you said through panted breaths, trying to say anything to divert the attention away from the liquid that soaked your form and partially his.

Jongseong smiled to himself at the attempt, undoing with with ease and tossing it somewhere in the room. You couldn't help but stare at the erection that was practically forcing its way of his briefs, Jongseong lowering the waistband so you could see him fully.

There was a trail of hair that led from his lower abdomen to his erection, your eyes glued to the area like you were in a trance.

"You can touch it kitten, it doesn't bite," Jongseong purred, gently sitting you up so you could reach him with ease. You wrapped your hand around his length and were surprised at the warmth and weight you felt against your hand.

You gave it a gentle squeeze to see how he'd react and were surprised to hear him hissing through his teeth, his abdomen clenching at your timid movements.

"Why don't you get it nice and wet so it can go in easy yeah?" Jongseong cooed, his dick already twitching at the thought of pushing past your gummy walls.

You gathered up courage and wrapped your mouth around him, hollowing out your cheeks and relaxing your jaw to the best of your abilities. Maybe it was because his intoxicating smell but you were salivating to the point of having droplets trickle down your chin as you got greedy to take more of him.

"Easy there kitten, don't force all in at once," he cooed through a hissed breath, head swimming at how hot your mouth was. You nodded and pulled off of him to circle your tongue around his tip like a popsicle, a sheen glossing his member as you coated it with your saliva.

"That's a good girl~ making me so proud. See how deep you can take me hm?" You nodded and took a deep breath before slowly relaxing your throat around him, the intense groans and pants leaving him giving you more courage.

You weren't able to get down to the base but you were pretty damn close, Jongseong pulling you off of him before he came down your throat.

The cool demeanor Jongseong had started with was gone: his cheeks were rose and there was a sheen of sweat across his body, a ragged "get on your stomach" leaving him as he stroked his member with your saliva.

You did as you were told and gripped the pillows anxiously, Jongseong chuckling and bending over you.

"Don't worry princess, we're gonna make it fit," he taunted against your ear, raising you up by your hips. He grabbed a condom and ripped it with his teeth before pulling down on himself, stroking his base languidly.

You felt the air get knocked out of you as he forced his mushroom head past your walls, your legs kicking from underneath him as you felt the push.

"Jongseong it's not gonna fit, it's not," you pleaded with him, fat tears rolling down your sweaty cheeks. It was a mistake to show him your crying face because it only egged him on more, a saccharine-sweet smile coming onto his lips.

"A good pussy takes any cock that it's given, kitten. Don't you wanna be my good girl?" he emphasized, forcing in another couple of inches. You nodded through your tears, shaking when Jongseong grabbed your hand and pressed it against your lower belly.

"Look kitten, you can feel where I'm going inside you. Do you think I'll be able to touch your cervix?" he almost taunted you, a muffled moan leaving you as he bottomed out.

"I-I don't know" you whelped out, feeling your inner thighs get sticky as cock his pushed out more droplets of syrupy essence.

Every breath you took caused your stomach to press against his member, Jongseong enveloping his large hands in yours on either side as he started moving. You couldn't even moan as you felt your head get lighter, only able to process how his member was stretching you so much.

Jongseong swore as you clamped down on him like a vice, pulling back some so he could see you leak around his cock. "Oh sweetheart, wouldn't you look stunning like this in Polaroids," he mused, his cock twitching inside of you at the thought of having black and white photos of your cum leaking out of your core and bite marks littering your soft skin.

He chuckled when your walls fluttered around him for a moment at the thought, burying your head in the pillow in shame.

"Oh? Seems princess would be into it?"

You hesitantly nodded.

Jongseong pulled your chin from your pillow and turned you around so you could see his darkening eyes, that same saccharine smile coming onto his lips.

"Next time yeah?"

"Next time....?" you repeated, gripping the headboard when Jongseong snapped his hips into you, trying to ease yourself away from the full feeling.

Jongseong only chuckled at your pathetic attempt to flee from his length, pushing your hips back against his as punishment for even attempting to get away.

He smiled, watching as your other hole twitched before letting a trickle of saliva from his mouth seep into the area. "Of course kitten next time. What, did you think you were gonna leave me?" He cooed, rubbing the area before sliding his middle finger in. Your legs spasmed underneath his at the intrusion, burying your mouth into the pillow as you groaned heavily.

"No, but don't you have other clients?" you inquired as he curled his finger and moved his member at the same time, your hands reaching back to meekly push his waist away.

He pouted and kissed your ear gently before using his weight to pin your body down, his hips starting to pick up faster.

"Not anymore."

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Jongseong walked outside the hotel room, giving the guy who waited outside the wad of cash as promised.

"Can't believe you looked everywhere just for one girl," He said in amusement, flicking his head to the room where you slept. "Think she'll find out you don't work here?"

Jongseong smiled and leaned against the wall. "Doubtful. And we're gonna keep it that way," he warned, putting on a soft smile as he walked back into the hotel room. He leaned over your restful form and kissed your cheek, his hands rubbing over the beautiful marks he'd left.

You rustled in your sleep but still lay there, Jongseong playing with the hem of the t-shirt he let you wear.

"You're all mine now kitten, all mine."

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feedback leads to me writing more for certain members so remember that and leave a comment, reblog, or anon!

there shan't be a part two <3 tho.

[vintagelasvegas]

Guardian Angel Cathedral. Las Vegas Strip, 1963.

Kodachrome, Vintage Las Vegas Collection

The church was built on land deeded by United Resort Hotels, the holding company of Moe Dalitz and partners, owners of Desert Inn and Stardust. Seven other Strip hotels donated the construction funds. Architect Paul R. Williams and associate architect Claude H. Coyne attended the groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 17, '62. The church opened October 2, 1963.

The plans for the cathedral, then called St. Viator’s Guardian Angel Shrine, were first publicized in Fall ‘60 with different rendering of the cathedral (below). The final design closely resembles architect Felix Candela’s Medalla de la Virgen Milagrosa Church, Mexico City, ‘54.

The cathedral's exterior and interior mosaics, murals, and stained glass windows, were created by Edith and Isabel Piczek from ‘65 to ‘77, at which time the shrine was rechristened Guardian Angel Cathedral. The pylon and cross were added circa '70s or later. New material was added to the rooftop circa '80s.

In the 90s the cathedral survived a major widening and re-routing of Desert Inn Rd. At that time, the original section of Desert Inn Rd was turned into the cathedral's driveway. In the early 00s the cathedral survived an effort by Steve Wynn to buy the property.

“Wynn has confirmed ... He not only offered to buy the Guardian Angel Cathedral across the Desert Inn arterial but the deal included building a new one. During the design process for the $2.6 billion Wynn Las Vegas, Wynn envisioned a solution to a parking lot problem. He coveted the church site, which includes office for the Diocese of Las Vegas, for employee parking. ‘I sent someone to Rome. I had Sig Rogich help me on it,’ Wynn said. The Vatican abstained … Wynn ended up building a parking garage next to the first of his hotels.” - Norm Clarke. Vegas Confidential. Las Vegas Review-Journal, 11/30/2008.

First published rendering of Guardian Angel, 10/2/60.

Rendering, undated. Paul R. Williams Collection. Taken from Karen E. Hudson’s Paul R. Williams, Architect, A Legacy of Style.

Mar. 17, 1963. Photo by Jay Florian Mitchell, Nevada State Museum.

Construction circa '63. Paul R. Williams Collection. Taken from Karen E. Hudson’s Paul R. Williams, Architect, A Legacy of Style.

Jun. 1963. Photo by Jay Florian Mitchell, Nevada State Museum.

The exterior mosaic designed by Edith Piczek, and executed by L. Favret-Pietrasanta, '66, contains a dedication to Antonio Morelli, church sponsor and music director of the Sands Hotel. Photo: '67, Kodachrome, Vintage Las Vegas collection.

Stained glass window, designed by Isabel Piczek c. '77, depicting various Las Vegas hotel-casinos. Photo by Carol Highsmith via Library of Congress.

Sources include: Land Donated. Review-Journal, 10/2/60; Award Pact to Build Shrine on Vegas Strip. Review-Journal, 11/11/62; Holy Land Water Tops Shrine Rite. Review-Journal, 11/17/62; “St. Viator’s Shrine Set For Services.” Review-Journal, 10/6/63.

Published 10/27/2019, Updated 1/10/2025.

[witchygagirlwrites]

Broken Bonds-Part 10

Former (ish) Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz x Reader, BabyDaddy! Jay Halstead x Reader

You get Jay a reminder that you would never separate him from Addy and start to relax into a routine. Mouse gets his end date

Warnings: the usual

“Is this dumb? This is dumb isn’t it” you were walking between Stella and Kevin out of a jewelry store. When you mentioned to the two of them what you were wanting to do they’d thrown their hats in the ring to help you and were now tasked with talking down the emotional pregnant lady from second guessing every single decision she was making. 

Kevin slipped his arm around your shoulders and tucked you into his side “No, it’s not dumb lil mama” Stella nodded in agreement “It’s really not” after seeing just how bad Matthew Riley’s case had gotten into Jay’s head you wanted to do something special for him to feel bonded to Adeline before she was born. It still broke your heart thinking of how he’d wrapped himself around you, begging you to not take her away from him.

For the last two weeks he’d ended up at your place more often than not. He never tried to touch you outside of your stomach and most nights he slept peacefully or would just lay there in the silence once he thought you were asleep and talk to her. You reached into your pocket and touched the small box you’d just picked up. It was a sterling silver chain with a st michael pendant and on the back of the pendant you’d had engraved “Stay safe dad. Love, Addy” 

“I just hope he likes it” you worried and Stella shook her head “He will! Now no more talk about anything that’s worrying you. You have your big sister, we have Kev. Let’s go get lunch and look at baby clothes and what clothes I’m gonna go buy you after you have her” You raised an eyebrow at her “And what clothes might those be?” she grinned at Kevin over your head before saying “Well little sister you’re being upgraded to a MILF. You gotta look the part” 

“STELLA!” you gasped and she started laughing before she winked at you “See? You haven’t thought about Jay or Mouse in the last few minutes. Give me and Kevin half an hour and you’ll be the most relaxed you’ve been in months. You deserve a day, considering you don’t have too much longer before little miss will be making her debut” she reached a hand out to brush against your stomach and you smiled when you felt Addy follow the path on the inside. “Ok. Whatever you two have planned I’m in” 

“So where is Y/N today?” Will asked Jay because for the last few weeks he hadn’t seen his brother without you being somewhere nearby. The two were at Jay’s place finishing the room there for Adeline since Jay and Kevin had finished the room at your place a few days before. 

“She’s with Kev and Stella. From what Stella told me when they picked her up they planned a day to just make her relax and have fun. I’m glad because she deserves it.” Jay said as they moved the crib to the corner of the room where he wanted it. 

“Yeah, the last few months have been a lot on her but she’s taken it all in stride” Will agreed, looking at the bassinet that was by the window then at Jay “How about you? Are you doing better?” Will knew about the fact that he’d been staying at your place a lot more than he should be. He knew he shouldn’t, he should be able to quiet his mind by trusting you. He knew you, knew you’d never take his baby girl from him but the last few moments of Matthew Riley’s life haunted him. The broken look in the man’s eyes as he lifted his gun “I don’t have anything left to lose”

“I’m trying. Dr Charles is helping a lot. I know I shouldn’t be staying at her place before you ever start” Jay felt the need to defend himself but Will held up his hands defensively “When did I say that?” Jay felt his shoulders loosen just slightly “What?” 

Will shrugged “You’re both adults Jay. If you know where you stand with each other and you staying there helps you keep your footing by all means continue as long as you need to” “But?” Jay asked, knowing there was a but. “But what happens if Mouse calls you while you’re with her? She’ll get hurt again, I mean is he going to come home to her or what?”

“I don’t know,” Jay answered with a shrug. You and him were slowly getting to the point of being painfully honest with each other. Rather it was all the platonic pillow talk or what he wasn’t sure but the two of you had breached subjects he hadn’t with Erin.  

He knew you still loved Mouse, and Mouse still loved you. Hell you’d told each other that much on the Zoom call. It was weird that he could feel resentment at the fact that he couldn’t hold the heart of the woman who carried his baby at the same time as having to care for the man who did.

He’d gone through too much with Mouse to turn that off. He was still his best friend no matter if it was one sided or not. You’d taken to not talking about Mouse to him unless he brought him up and he wasn’t sure rather to be grateful or not. Were you simply not wanting to talk about him or not wanting to trigger another moment of worry?

He loved you, he knew that much. It wasn’t a drop to his knees and beg you to choose him way but you had gotten pregnant in a less than desired circumstance and despite other options you chose to keep his baby, give his baby his last name and was allowing him to be at your side to raise her. When he struggled you didn’t hesitate to pull him to his feet. You were so damn strong even in your weak moments. How the hell could anyone know you and not love you in some way?

“I just want to make sure my niece has both her parents come out mostly unscathed” Will assured him with a smile before slapping his shoulder “C’mon. We’re done here. Let me buy you lunch”

Mouse had finally gotten an end date. He figured it up and if his math was right yours and Jay’s baby would be about six months old when he got out. That meant he needed to start looking at what he wanted to do when he got out.  His heart wanted you, more than anything. It didn’t matter to it that you were having his best friend’s baby. You were still his, weren’t you?

He’d gotten an offer, for afterwards. It was a good one. One that meant he wouldn’t be sitting on the sidelines and would still know he was the good guy and have the structure he so desperately needed. He wanted to talk to you about it, hell he wanted to talk to Jay about it. That was the worst thing in all this. He felt so damn alone because his instinct was to talk to Jay when his head got fucked. 

He didn’t hate Jay. Even if he had threatened to kill him he still didn’t hate him. Jay was a decent man, he’d take care of you and your baby. At least if it happened it happened with someone decent, someone you knew and trusted. As bad as the thought of the love of his life giving birth to his best friend’s baby crushed his heart, the idea of you being connected to a random stranger struck even worse somehow.

If he took the offer that would give you the space to figure out what you wanted, what was needed for you and your daughter. Your daughter. Just thinking that made him stop in his tracks at times. You were going to be a mother. How many times had he dreamt of seeing you pregnant? Of feeling his child move in your stomach and being there to support you as you brought his child into the world? 

Now Jay was experiencing his dream and he couldn’t even bring himself to truly hate him. He’d left you. You were a force of nature. Beautiful, smart, chaotic, took care of everyone around you and so damn strong even when you felt your weakest. A small part of him wondered if there had been an attraction there between you and Jay while he was there but he knew you better than that. Brutally honest was one of your qualities. You would rather slap somebody with the truth than comfort them with a lie because that’s how you’d rather them treat you.

The fact remained that he had a decision to make and ached to talk to you about it but knew it would probably cause you stress so that was out of the question. Jay was his point of contact so he’d find out sooner or later he had an end date. Should he just bite the bullet and call him? What if you were there and it stressed you? Christ if something happened to your baby because of him he’d never forgive himself. 

He decided to just send Jay an email. That way he didn’t have to talk to him but he could tell you he was alive so you wouldn’t worry and if he wanted to talk they could schedule a time. He hadn’t bothered getting a phone card after that zoom call. He couldn’t hear your voice regularly and hold it together. It was hard enough when his mind started working against him, like when he tried to sleep and memories started replacing his hands on your body with Jays. He definitely couldn’t be kept up to date with day to day stuff and stay sane in a war zone. He got why you told you, he appreciated that you wanted it coming from you, even if it took you a while to tell him. He just couldn’t handle it all.

You had tears coming out of your eyes when you saw how Kevin was dressed. Somehow the three of you had ended up in a thrift store and Kevin had found a hot pink leopard print tracksuit that was miraculously in his size and decided the best option was to try it on.

You were currently laughing hard enough you were having to support your belly with one hand and hold onto the wall with the other “My god Atwater I fuckin love you” you gasped between laughs. He flexed his arms “Oh c’mon now. You know I look good” you shook your head “I’ll buy it on the condition that I can find Kelly and Adam ones to match” he grinned at that “Alright, bet”

This was the most fun you’d had in months. You weren’t worried about anyone talking about you, or either man. You were with your sister and best friend doing goofy shit and not having to think for a little while. It was fucking glorious even if it was freezing outside. “Look Kev! She’s laughing!” Stella gasped, grabbing her chest like she was in such shock. You rolled your eyes “Turns out I am indeed still capable of it” she grinned and started clapping “Hallelujah babygirl. Bout time you figured it out”

The closer your due date got it was like the cloud that had marked the first half of your pregnancy had never existed. Yeah there were still hurdles. No field work was a bitch, the whole Mouse/Jay thing wasn’t ideal but Adeline was your baby. She had a group of people waiting to meet her who would go to literal war for her. No matter the circumstance her father was a good man who already loved her and cared about you. There were worse things that could’ve happened. 

Kevin headed home around three so you ended up going out for dinner with Stella and Kelly. You loved seeing them together and how happy he made your sister, even if it hurt at times. When they dropped you off at your place you were beyond exhausted and ready for a warm shower and some sleep.

Kelly of course, walked you to the door. Once he was back to the car you waved then closed the door. You stripped your jacket off, pulling the small box out to put it on your side table so you could give it to Jay soon. You tossed your jacket into the closest and kicked your boots off before going in search of something comfortable and warm to sleep in that you could still halfway fit into. 

The winning vote was the big CFD hoodie Kelly had ordered for you when he figured out his old ones wouldn’t fit big for long along with a pair of the maternity leggings Stella got you. 

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You were about to crawl into bed when your phone rang. You cut your eyes at it to see Jay’s name so instead of answering you walked out of your room and across the apartment to answer the door. He stood there with a small smile “Hey” “Hey” you greeted before moving to let him in.

He stepped in and turned to close and lock the door behind himself before turning to you. He looked at your stomach then grimaced “I can’t touch her. My hands are freezing” you laughed lightly “It’s ok. Hey, I got you something” 

“You got me something?” he asked so you nodded. “Stay here” he watched you walk out the room with a raised eyebrow “Sweetheart, do you want me to follow you because honestly you’re looking like it’s hurting” “Oh hush!” you laughed over your shoulder once you made it to the room and grabbed the box off your side table.

You walked back into the living room and held it out to him. “Here. It’s um it’s really from Adeline. I’m just the delivery person” one of those smiles that you hoped she inherited slipped across his face and he put a hand on your stomach “You got me something Addy?”

You watched him as he opened the box and pulled the chain out to look at it. His smile softened then his eyes started to water “Y/N…sweetheart. You didn’t have to do this” you took the chain from his hand and motioned for him to lean down as you unlatched the chain. 

When he did you leaned up and relatched the chain around his neck before moving the pendant around to rest near the base of his neck. You cut your eyes up and realized he was already looking at you “Now anytime you need the reminder, you know you will always have Addy waiting for you to come home to her. No matter what”

He brought one of his hands up to grip the side of your face “You are so fucking amazing and no matter why I am happy you’re the mother of my child” you smiled “I’m happy you’re her father. Now are you staying here tonight because I am asleep on my feet here”

He shrugged “If it’s ok” you nodded “Of course. C’mon” and grabbed his hand then headed back to your room. 

You woke up hot, a lot hotter than you’d gone to sleep. When you tried to turn over you realized why when you felt the weight of Jay’s arm around your waist and his palm spread across your stomach. Your eyes widened at the position. Even after sharing the bed quite a few times you hadn’t even woken up in his arms the morning after sleeping with him.

The sound of his email alert chiming made him slowly open his eyes “If that’s a junk email I fuckin swear” he moved his arm from around you to grab his phone and slid up to rest back against the headboard. You curled up on your side facing him and was almost back asleep when he shook you gently “Y/N…sweetheart. You’re going to want to read this”

You cut your eyes up at him so he helped you to move up the bed to sit next to him before handing over his phone which was open to an email from Mouse. Jay, I know we haven’t spoken since that zoom call and well I'll leave it at that. I got an end date on my contract. If my math is right your daughter will have just turned six months old when I get stateside. I hope the pregnancy is going well and she’s healthy. I hope Y/N is doing good and that she’s happy. She better be happy man or I’ll make good on that threat. Look, I got an offer to join the marshal service when I get out. I’ll go straight to Glynco for 18 weeks then I don’t know from there. I don’t want to stress her Jay. I don’t want to risk her health but I do love her and always will. I don’t know where things are with you and her and I don’t know if I even want to know but we probably do need to talk man to man. Keep her safe, Mouse

He was coming home. In months. Months. In the span of the next year you and Jay would be parents and facing Mouse. “Are you going to talk to him?” you asked quietly and he nodded “Yeah, I owe him” then he cut his eyes at you “Do you want me to get him to talk to you?” you started to say yes, to leap at the chance but stopped and really thought about it. “I don’t know”

@allisonargent144

Part 11

@desimarie12

@waywardhunter95

[cinelestial]

Apple Music’s ‘100 Best Albums of All Time’ list:

#1. Lauryn Hill — The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

#2. Michael Jackson — Thriller

#3. The Beatles — Abbey Road

#4. Prince & The Revolution — Purple Rain

#5. Frank Ocean — Blonde

#6. Stevie Wonder — Songs in the Key of Life

#7. Kendrick Lamar — good kid, m.A.A.d city

#8. Amy Winehouse — Back to Black

#9. Nirvana — Nevermind

#10. Beyoncé — Lemonade

#11. Fleetwood Mac — Rumours

#12. Radiohead — OK Computer

#13. Jay-Z — The Blueprint

#14. Bob Dylan — Highway 61 Revisited

#15. Adele — 21

#16. Joni Mitchell — Blue

#17. Marvin Gaye — What’s Going On

#18. Taylor Swift — 1989 (Taylor’s Version)

#19. Dr. Dre — The Chronic

#20. The Beach Boys — Pet Sounds

#21. The Beatles — Revolver

#22. Bruce Springsteen — Born to Run

#23. Daft Punk — Discovery

#24. David Bowie — The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

#25. Miles Davis — Kind of Blue

#26. Kanye West — My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

#27. Led Zeppelin — Led Zeppelin II

#28. Pink Floyd — The Dark Side of the Moon

#29. A Tribe Called Quest — The Low End Theory

#30. Billie Eilish — WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

#31. Alanis Morissette — Jagged Little Pill

#32. The Notorious B.I.G. — Ready to Die

#33. Radiohead — Kid A

#34. Public Enemy — It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

#35. The Clash — London Calling

#36. Beyoncé — BEYONCÉ

#37. Wu-Tang Clan — Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

#38. Carole King — Tapestry

#39. Nas — Illmatic

#40. Aretha Franklin — I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

#41. OutKast — Aquemini

#42. Janet Jackson — Control

#43. Talking Heads — Remain in Light

#44. Stevie Wonder — Innervisions

#45. Björk — Homogenic

#46. Bob Marley & The Wailers — Exodus

#47. Drake — Take Care

#48. Beastie Boys — Paul’s Boutique

#49. U2 — The Joshua Tree

#50. Kate Bush — Hounds of Love

#51. Prince — Sign O’ the Times

#52. Guns N' Roses — Appetite for Destruction

#53. The Rolling Stones — Exile on Main St.

#54. John Coltrane — A Love Supreme

#55. Rihanna — ANTI

#56. The Cure — Disintegration

#57. D’Angelo — Voodoo

#58. Oasis — (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?

#59. Arctic Monkeys — AM

#60. The Velvet Underground & Nico — The Velvet Underground and Nico

#61. Sade — Love Deluxe

#62. 2Pac — All Eyez on Me

#63. The Jimi Hendrix Experience — Are You Experienced?

#64. Erykah Badu — Baduizm

#65. De La Soul — 3 Feet High and Rising

#66. The Smiths — The Queen Is Dead

#67. Portishead — Dummy

#68. The Strokes — Is This It

#69. Metallica — Master of Puppets

#70. N.W.A — Straight Outta Compton

#71. Kraftwerk — Trans-Europe Express

#72. SZA — SOS

#73. Steely Dan — Aja

#74. Nine Inch Nails — The Downward Spiral

#75. Missy Elliott — Supa Dupa Fly

#76. Bad Bunny — Un Verano Sin Ti

#77. Madonna — Like a Prayer

#78. Elton John — Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

#79. Lana Del Rey — Norman F*****g Rockwell!

#80. Eminem — The Marshall Mathers LP

#81. Neil Young — After the Gold Rush

#82. 50 Cent — Get Rich or Die Tryin'

#83. Patti Smith — Horses

#84. Snoop Dogg — Doggystyle

#85. Kacey Musgraves — Golden Hour

#86. Mary J. Blige — My Life

#87. Massive Attack — Blue Lines

#88. Nina Simone — I Put a Spell on You

#89. Lady Gaga — The Fame Monster

#90. AC/DC — Back in Black

#91. George Michael — Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1

#92. Tyler, The Creator — Flower Boy

#93. Solange — A Seat at the Table

#94. Burial — Untrue

#95. Usher — Confessions

#96. Lorde — Pure Heroine

#97. Rage Against the Machine — Rage Against the Machine

#98. Travis Scott — ASTROWORLD

#99. Eagles — Hotel California

#100. Robyn — Body Talk

[heeseungismymanz]

PLAY WITH ME AND ILL PLAY WITH YOU

Fuck off

Mentioning: Both act like children while bullying,Masturbations,Unprotected Sex,Sex toys,Pet names(Princess and babygirl,slut,etc.),Fingering,Throat Fucking,Spanking,I dont really remember what else :/ MDNI

Pairing: Bully!Heeseung x Bully!Reader

"-Walks in on you fingerings yourself- Want me to play with you?"

Taglist: @nikiswifiee @rayofsunshineeee @satosugumyfuckingbeloveds @starl0ver4 @yohanabanana @sushimilks @jakeswifez @qpoopi3

Comment tg for taglist!

"Play with me and ill play with you" Part 1

"Ew, imagine needing makeup!" Heeseung said watching you apply your blush at your locker. "Shut the fuck up asshole! And get out my way." You said while shoving him THE FUCK out of your way. "Damnnnn Y/N you good?" Yunjin said. "Just hoeseung being a bitch again" you said while rolling your eyes. "Whatever let's get to class before we're late." Yunjin said while grabbing you and started walking.

"And while I asign your part-" "Sorry I'm late miss" Heeseung said while rushing in. You and yunjin tried not to laugh but still ended up laughing as you were watching funny and stupid reels on your phone. "Hey you two! Yunjin and Y/N what are you doing?!" "Ohh uhm....." you said nervously while looking at Yunjin. "Detention both of you!" She said shouting even tho she was only 10 foot away from you. "As I was saying here's the pairs yunjin and keeho, beomgyu and yunjin, hyein and jungwon, jake and niki, jay and wonhee, yunah and sunghoon, sunoo and wonyoung and lastly heeseung and Y/N." You roll your eyes and side eye yunjin without making another noise before you get another detention.

*Time skip*

"Hey Y/N" You somehow didn't hear him. "Y/N!" Heeseung yells before pulling your hair. "What the fuck heeseung!What's your problem?" "I'm trying to do the fucking science project now meet me at my house at 9 I'll text you my location" he says while handing you his phone so you can write your number in it. "Fine" you say while typing it in then shoving him out the way so you can then go to your next period.

Heeseung and YN text:

805 xxx xxx: Y/N?

Y/N: yeah Heeseung?

805 xxx xxx: here's the address for the project 1009 Riverside St.

Y/N: thanks.

You kind of wished for him to say something more but he didn't so you just saved his number as "hoeseung"

*Timeskip end of school*You nervously get in the taxi as your realized your going to THE LEE HEESEUNGS house. As you arrived you saw a MASSIVE garden and a HUGE mansion. You got out of the taxi and texted him that you were waiting.*opens the door* "Finally I was fucking waiting!" He says while rolling his eyes.

"Do you want anything to drink?" He says tapping his legs. Clearly more polite and nervous then at school.You reply with a small shake to indicate a no. He then gets up and says "okay well I'm gonna make Ramen for us so you can't stay in my room" he says while pointing to a door, which you assume is his room.

And it's LUXORIOUS. Simple but big. A little bit tired you lay on the bed.You get bored and start scrolling on the internet. You see a recommended app. Pornhub??? You heard of it but never used it. Out of curiosity you clicked it. You played one video and started getting horny. You remember your sex toys in your bag and bring out a vibrator. You set it to the highest mode with a flick. You insert it into your pussy and start fingering your clit. You start humping his black sheeted pillow. And that's when you start cumming on the pillow staining it. You hear a voice say "Want me to play with you?" and look up to see Lee Heeseung staring at you.

PART 2???

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☆ Made by @heeseungismymanz please do not steal or plagarize any of my work!! ☆

[mariacallous]

Is a five-year age gap in a relationship a little untoward? What about a three-year gap?

On social media, Gen Zers ― at least those who are chronically online ― are constantly debating the ethics of age gaps. Even if some relationships are perfectly legal, that doesn’t necessarily make them ethical, many say.

It’s little wonder then that age-disparate relationships are cause for so much conversation: Having grown up alongside the #MeToo movement, Generation Z is well versed in unbalanced power dynamics and the language of consent. And lately, there’s been plenty of celebrity pairings to interrogate.

There’s the obviously icky examples, like the recent, short-lived romance between Aoki Lee Simmons — Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons’ 21-year-old daughter — and restaurateur Vittorio Assaf, 65. Earlier this month, viral photos showed the pair flouncing around on vacation in St. Barts.

Yes, they’re both consenting adults, but it was still unseemly, critics said. If anything, the argument that they’re both of age is “something groomers cling to,” as one young woman on Threads put it.

“Adulthood was meant to signify voting/draft age,” she wrote. “But everyone knows your prefrontal cortex is not fully formed at this age.” (This difference between so-called brain age and chronological age ― you might be 21 but your brain is undeveloped! ― often gets brought up in these kinds of conversations.)

There are gender-swapped examples too, like actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson and filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson, a now-married couple who met while working on a 2009 John Lennon biopic called “Nowhere Boy.” At the time, he was in his late teens and she was a mother of two in her early 40s.

“I didn’t relate to anyone my age,” the actor told The Telegraph in 2019, reflecting on when they first met. “I just feel that we’re on the same wavelength.”

Some fans aren’t convinced. “We def aren’t talking about male grooming victims enough and this is literally proof,” one person wrote in a highly shared TikTok video about their coupling.

Then there’s the less expected critiques: Is four years too much of an age gap? “At 25, I wouldn’t even date a 21 year old,” reads one tweet with around 80,000 likes.

What about 10 years? Fans of Billie Eilish were up in arms in 2022 when the then-20-year-old singer revealed that she was dating fellow musician Jesse Rutherford, who was in his early 30s. One viral tweet about the 10-year age gap reads: “jesse rutherford was alive during george h w bush’s presidency . billie eilish cannot legally drink.”

Long-established relationships aren’t safe, either. Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s 11-year gap has been scrutinized. And recently, Beyhive members have begun debating whether Beyoncé was “groomed” because she was 19 when she started dating Jay-Z, who was in his early 30s.

Noncelebrity couples are getting called out, too. “I was 19. My now husband was 27. My now 13yo child calls him my ‘predator,’” one woman wrote on Threads alongside laughing emoji, probably only half-joking.

Why Gen Z Seems To Have Such An Aversion To Age Gaps

Is Gen Z just more prudish on this subject than prior generations?

Not necessarily, said Justin Lehmiller, a research fellow at the Kinsey Institute and the host of the “Sex and Psychology Podcast.” He’s been studying age-gap relationships for roughly 20 years and said the stigma around age-disparate relationships is long-standing.

In 2008 ― when terms like “cradle robber” and “cougar” were bandied around a lot more than they are now ― Lehmiller co-authored a study that found age-discrepant couples reported experiencing significantly more social disapproval than people in gay or interracial couples.

So the discomfort around these types of relationships isn’t anything new. What is new, according to Lehmiller, is how comfortable Gen Z feels about publicly and vocally disapproving of these relationships ― even on people’s personal Instagram pages. (Aaron and Sam Taylor-Johnson recently spoke out against the “bizarre” online judgment they’ve received. Eilish and Rutherford brushed off the criticism from overly concerned fans by dressing up as a baby and an old man one Halloween.)

“To some in Gen Z, age-gap relationships read as being inherently exploitative because they perceive age discrepancies as necessarily creating a power imbalance that favors the older partner,” Lehmiller told HuffPost.

What’s also changed is which parties tend to receive the brunt of the judgment. In the past, people were often scornful of both the younger and older partners in these relationships. Historically, the younger partners, especially when they were women, endured labels like “gold digger” ― with the implication that they were the ones doing the exploiting. That terminology doesn’t always fly with Gen Z.

“That perception seems to have largely disappeared when you look at what Gen Z is saying,” Lehmiller noted. “They seem to cast the younger partners as victims who are being preyed upon or ‘groomed.’”

Gigi Engle, a certified sex and relationship psychotherapist and resident intimacy expert for dating app 3Fun, worries that the term “grooming” is being overapplied and losing its meaning.

“The narrative is really toxic here and in many other cases,” she told HuffPost. “Trans people are groomers, gay people are groomers, older people dating younger people are groomers ― and this just isn’t accurate. It’s a really fear-mongering time we live in.”

Gen Z may be hyperfocused on this because of their age: If you’re a 35-year-old woman, you’re probably less hung up on the idea of a 50-year-old guy expressing interest in you.

“I think younger people may be more susceptible to manipulation and are therefore more afraid of it,” Engle said. “The reality is, age-gap relationships have been happening since humans have existed, and it is absolutely not some one-size-fits-all. In the vast majority of relationships like this, nothing untoward is happening.”

Here’s What Gen Z Has To Say About Age Gaps

Talking to actual Gen Zers, you’ll find that their opinions on age gaps run the gamut. As with most things, their takes on the subject are much more nuanced than those found on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, would have you believe.

That said, many are genuinely bothered by age gaps. While the #MeToo movement gave them the language to talk about power imbalances, some 20-somethings say their opinions are more colored by their own personal experiences.

Layla — a 23-year-old who asked to use her first name only for privacy reasons, like others in this story — thinks it’s better to date within your own age group, ideally within a two- or three-year range.

“When I was around 21 and 22, I tried talking to guys who were 30 and over but soon realized it wasn’t right,” she told HuffPot. “They had so much more life experiences than me, and it was awkward being from different generations.”

Layla said she’d tried to joke and laugh about certain things ― a meme or a TikTok video ― and got a lot of blank stares. She wasn’t a fan of their humor, either: A date recounting the umpteenth “Seinfeld” episode or that one “Step Brothers” scene gets a little old after a while.

“Trying to relate to one another just didn’t work out, and it felt awkward and wrong,” she said.

“I believe a relationship between an 18- and 25-year-old is problematic,” Layla said, noting that this applies regardless of gender.

“I actually wish women got called out for their predatory behavior, too,” she said. “It almost seems like no one wants to hold women accountable.”

Mona, a 21-year-old college student in Georgia, even finds her own parents’ 11-year age gap a little “predatory”: Her dad was in his late 30s and a divorced father of one when he met her mom, who was in her late 20s and didn’t have children.

Mona would date someone three years older. She wouldn’t consider going younger, though. “I do think that an 18- and 25-year-old together is unacceptable,” she said.

She is particularly weirded out when she hears people talk about how their partner basically raised them or taught them “how to be a woman,” as Beyoncé said to Jay-Z in a 2006 birthday toast that went viral recently.

Mona is also wary of anyone who almost exclusively dates young people ― the Leonardo DiCaprios of the world. Every time the 49-year-old actor gets a new girlfriend, a graph highlighting the fact that each of his ex-girlfriends has been 25 or under starts circulating again.

“Any respectable adult would have the common sense that pursuing a teenager is extremely weird, and I also believe it says a lot about the headspace of the older person,” the 21-year-old said.

Mona also thinks the COVID-19 pandemic might’ve been a factor in Gen Zers’ apprehension over age gaps. They might technically be 21, but given that weird few-year pause, they don’t feel it.

“You hear about how we’re mentally the same age that we were when the pandemic first started,” she said. “That might play a role in why some people are not settling on older people pursuing them ― you feel you’re still too young.”

Not everyone agrees. Rei, a 22-year-old who is queer, said they don’t find age-disparate relationships inherently problematic. They said there’s a lot more than age that gives people power over each other, and if you consider five years an “age-gap relationship” then Rei is currently in one.

“Though my partner is older than me, I have a college degree and she doesn’t,” they said. “So arguably I have a better financial and career outlook that would make me the ‘abusive one,’ if you’re using that language.”

Age gaps may be more common in the queer community, Rei said. “I don’t know a gay guy who hasn’t been with someone much older than him,” they said. “It’s just normal to us.”

Problematic dynamics can exist no matter the age. “People now don’t know what grooming is and just use the term as synonymous with age gaps,” Rei said.

To some extent, Rei sees the hubbub over age gaps as an overcorrection of the mores ushered in by the #MeToo movement.

“People overadjust and assume that any relationship out of the norm is abusive,” they said. “In my experience, people who feel age gaps are problematic are also the same people who argue the internet is harmful and should be censored because they had a bad experience as a kid. Your experience isn’t universal.”

For Amelia, 24, actual age matters less than the stage of life you’re in. She figures if you’re a relatively accomplished 28-year-old dating an accomplished 40-year-old, what’s the big deal? The word “grooming” really only applies when an adult is introduced to a future partner when they’re underage, Amelia said.

She cited the relationship between Dane Cook and his wife as an “egregious” example of a questionable age gap. (The now-52-year-old comedian met Kelsi Taylor at a game night he hosted when she was in her late teens.)

“Do I think it’s possible for people like that to have a healthy and happy relationship? Sure,” Amelia said. “But the older I get, my desire to talk to high schoolers grows slimmer and slimmer. I really can’t put myself in the shoes of someone who would want to befriend a high schooler.”

That said, Amelia thinks that some Gen Zers take their judgment too far. To her, the concern over age gaps seems like a weirdly “paternalistic” brand of feminism, where women feel the need to protect women from men.

“It’s similar to how Swifties treat Taylor Swift,” she said, referring to the now-34-year-old pop star.

“You have young women ‘looking out for’ a billionaire woman in her 30s. I’m a fan of Taylor Swift, but I don’t think she needs protecting from Travis Kelce because Travis Kelce got in the face of his NFL coach during the Super Bowl.”

The anti-age-gap sentiment held by many plays into the “puriteen” narrative that’s been inescapable lately. Online, there’s a lot of hand-wringing over Gen Zers’ seeming aversion to sex: Studies show that they’re having less of it than earlier generations and that they don’t want sex scenes in their movies.

Though Amelia overall disagrees with age-gap critics ― she feels like their arguments rob women of their agency, she said ― she gets where those in her peer group are coming from.

“The majority of us had unsupervised internet access from a young age. We were in chatrooms, on Tumblr, and other various corners of the internet that we probably should not have been on at that age,” she said. “It was easy for grown men on the internet to reach us if they wanted to.”

If you’ve been oversexualized at a young age ― or seen others in your age bracket be oversexualized ― that experience is understandably going to shape how you perceive these kinds of things, Amelia said.

But the reality is, there are likely just as many happy May-December unions as there are disappointing ones. “Believe it or not, we often see more ― not less ― equity in these relationships,” Lehmiller noted.

All of the Gen Zers we spoke to said that ultimately, two consenting adults can do whatever they want in their private lives, even if others find it off-putting.

“Men can like women that are younger and not be a creep,” Amelia said. “He also can be a creep, but some random person with a Twitter cartoon avatar shouldn’t necessarily be the judge of that!”

[stargazesworld]

some of my favorite ships from fandoms I am/was part of or except it's getting more and more controversial:

1-LOTTIELEE<3 (lottie and Laura lee from yellowjackets)

2-jay+matthew from big mouth...

3- bill+Beverly from it

4- Sam+blaine from glee

5-bartylus ( barty and Regulus from the marauders fandom/harry potter universe)

6- Joey+Chandler from friends

7- bela+whitney from tslocg

8-mike + hear me out lucas from st

9- serena+Blair (MAYBE) from gossip girl

10- JJ+POPE<3 from outer banks

11-rachel+puck...... glee

12- moonwater (Regulus and remus from the marauders fandom/harry potter universe)

13- gregory+jacob abott elementary 💀

im a multishipper tho and just because some ships are here doesn't mean they are my favorites, I just like their dynamics...

[riordanverserpdatabase]

hey ! i'd also like to ask if @aphroditesfavechild could be put in cabin 10 , and @apollossage in cabin 7 ? thx !

Thank you user Anonymous for your multiple contributions to the database!!!! Let's call up some of your siblings!!!

For Eros:

Head Counselor: Brooklyn Hayward @love-lightning-forethought

Adelaide Swan @aphrodites-finnish-daughter

Amihan Victoria Ibarra @philiophob1a

Celeste (Hunter of Artemis) @cel-child-of-aphrodite

Damien Flynn @bookworm-of-cabin-ten

Dorian Sinclaire @sonofamotherloving-lovelady

Elizabeth Beaauregard @Lizzie-beau

Haven Arcadia @sweetxloverxx

Isabel @oneofaphroditesmanykids

Jeanette-Elódie Chiyo Takahashi @jean-isnot-verysweet

Jinka Medali @jinkas-heart-filled-meadows

Leora Caory @therosesonofaphrodite

Nikolai Burns @another-aphrodite-child

Rogelio Ibarra @gellyhelio

Rosalie @that-girl-cupid

Sara Davies (Matchmaker Extraordinaire) @camp-half-bloods-resident-cupid

Stephanie (or Steph) @that-asian-child-of-aphrodite

Valeria Ramon @pretty-and-chaotic

For Sage:

Head Counselor: Kat Carter @cabinseventheaterchick

Apollo's Sacred Cow @cow-an0n

Andrea Rivera @the-golden-childofthesun

Andrew Silas @andrew-champion-of-heartbreak

Archer Penthia @daughterofthesunandtheatregod

Aria Pane @aria-pane

Asher Reid @a-poetic-apollo-kid

Aster Atlas @y0urlocalhalf-bl0od

Audie @lady-ariadne-of-milan

Augustine Emmerson (Free Therapist) @official-therapist-chb

Blaze Daylight @Chaotic-child-of-apollo

Brio (or BJ, or Birdie) @birdie-jay-07

Cameron Flux @thanatoss-favorite-demigod

Camilla Dawn Lewis @one-of-apollos

Cass @daughter-of-apollo7

Dawn Lovelace @dawn-lovelace

Darcy Rivers @mentally-stable-child-of-apollo

Ezra @apollosfavoriteplaylist

Gracie @another-apollo-daughter

Gracelyn Cirillo @rotten-ray-of-sunshine

Hyacinth, (Cinth) @namesake-ofhyacinthus

Irene St. James @iwillsarcasmthemonstersaway

Julie Beaufort-Stuart @lady-of-midnight-son

Kayla @apollos-favorite-child

Kieran @kieran-nolastname

Kofi @yeah-im-a-daughter-of-apollo

Kore @kore-pythia-hayashi

Lathi/Lathu @lathuuuuuuui

Lavender (Thistle) @the-gods-abandoned-us

Lexi @the-amazing-life-of-lexi

Marley Elizabeth Dunne @phrophetic-child-of-apollo

Mino @apollos-child-of-sunshine

Mireya @mireya-the-awkward-extrovert

Onyx Ray Solace @apollos-weirdest-child

Ollie and Miya @apollos-twins

Ophelia @daughterofthesun-chosethemoon

Peisha @peishathedemigod

Penelope @archery-and-musicals

Peyton @peyton-is-cool

Reese @daughter-ofthe-sunlight

Serene Zhang @arisdaughter

Snow @snow-white-sunlight

Sunshine Phoebe Sinclair @apollos-tone-deaf--child

Zahra @that-smart-apollo-kid

Zephyr Lourwood @zephyrdaughterofapollo

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What I read in 2023, pretty good going 👍 (apologies for long non sims post)

1. Middlemarch by George Eliot

2. Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century: Through the Prism of Value by Guglielmo Carchedi and Michael Roberts

3. The Temple House Vanishing by Rachel Donohue

4. The Book of Tokyo: A City in Short Fiction edited by Michael Emmerich, Jim Hinks & Masashi Matsuie

5. Clipped Coins, Abused Words, and Civil Government: John Locke's Philosophy of Money by George Caffentzis

6. Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World by Adam Tooze

7. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

8. Civilizing Money: Hume, his Monetary Project and the Scottish Enlightenment by George Caffentzis

9. An Untouched House by Willem Frederik Hermans

10. Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata

11. Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris

12. Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard

13. Exiles from European Revolutions: Refugees in Mid-Victorian England edited by Sabina Freitag

14. The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P by Rieko Matsuura

15. A Civil War: A History of the Italian Resistance by Claudio Pavone

16. Mrs Caliban by Rachel Ingalls

17. Dracula by Bram Stoker

18. The Silent Dead by Tetsuya Honda

19. Lady Susan by Jane Austen

20. Adam Smith in Beijing: Lineages of the Twenty-First Century by Giovanni Arrighi

21. This Should be Written in the Present Tense by Helle Helle

22. The Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette de Bodard

23. The Invention of Art: A Cultural History by Larry Shiner

24. Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder

25. The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould

26. Ninety-Three by Victor Hugo

27. Carol by Patricia Highsmith

28. Victorian Women Writers and the Woman Question edited by Nicola Diane Thompson

29. Some Recent Attacks: Essays Cultural & Political by James Kelman

30. Mem by Bethany C. Morrow

31. Russia Under Yeltsin and Putin by Boris Kagarlitsky

32. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

33. The History of the British Film 1918-1929 by Rachael Low

34. The Law of Accumulation and Breakdown of the Capitalist System by Henryk Grossman

35. Mayhem & Death by Helen McClory

36. White by Marie Darrieussecq

37. Dream Houses by Genevieve Valentine

38. The Vanishers' Palace by Aliette de Bodard

39. Maigret Takes a Room by Georges Simenon

40. The Lodger, That Summer by Levi Huxton

41. Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner

42. Grundrisse by Karl Marx

43. A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

44. Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

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Top 10 MLB Double Leaders: Week 9

10: Andrew Vaughn, Chicago White Sox (17) 9: Jeimer Candelario, Washington (17) 8: Ezequiel Tovar, Colorado (17) 7: Marcus Semien, Texas (18) 6: Wander Franco, Tampa Bay (18) 5: Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis (18) 4: Nick Castellanos, Philadelphia (19) 3: Alex Verdugo, Boston (19) 2: Matt Chapman, Toronto (22) 1: Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers (23)

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“France is in the throes of violent birth”: Thomas Jefferson and the 1789 French Revolution

"The deputies retired, the people rushed against the place, and almost in an instant were in possession of a fortification, defended by 100 men, of infinite strength..."

• Ambassador Thomas Jefferson report on the events on 14 July 1789.

The excerpt shown here is from a letter in Jefferson’s own hand to Secretary of Foreign Affairs John Jay. In great depth, he describes the events of July 14, 1789, including the storming of the Bastille in Paris. The Bastille was a symbol of the old regime, and housed arms, gunpowder, and prisoners.

On 14 July 1789, the U.S. Ambassador to France, Thomas Jefferson, was a witness to the events of  a day in Paris that is commonly associated with the beginning of the French Revolution. Jefferson recorded the events of the day in a lengthy and detailed letter to John Jay, then Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

The American Revolutionary War began as a conflict between the colonies and England. In time, what began as a civil disturbance turned into a world war drawing France, Spain, and the Netherlands into the hostilities. France would send troops, ships, and treasure to support the American effort.   During the war, one of the first priorities of the French government and its allies was to raise funds to fight the war.

When the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, France was virtually broke and on the edge of social catastrophe, the result of decades of war with England and other countries. The poor suffered hunger and privation. By 1789, revolution would come to France.

In 1785, Thomas Jefferson arrived in Paris to replace Benjamin Franklin, who was retiring as ambassador to France. At the age of 81, Franklin returned to the United States where he would serve as President of the Pennsylvania Assembly and also participated in the Constitutional  Convention of 1787.

John Adams was reassigned to London where he would be the first American ambassador to the Court of St. James. Jefferson remained on duty in France until late 1789 when he returned to the United States. While in France, Jefferson reported on developments at the court of King Louis XVI, the country at large, and the rest of Europe.

Jefferson was sympathetic to the revolution, opening his home in Paris to its leaders and assisting his friend the Marquis de Lafayette with drafting the Declaration of the Rights of Man. As the first Secretary of State under the Constitution and George Washington, his support for France and the revolution continued.

His friendship to the Marquis de Lafayette, who served in the War of Independence and lived almost 10 years in the USA, became very important in the beginning of the French revolution. The Marquis was the General of the french forces 1789 and tried to prevent a civil war and turmoil. He corresponded with Jefferson, who came from a country with the same experiences. Jefferson and the Marquis agreed that France was not mature to become a republic but a constitutional monarchy, like in Great Britain. However, this was the decision of the national assembly, of which the Marquise was a member. Jefferson went daily to Versailles to inform himself about the decisions. During Jefferson’ s visits, they passed the following laws:

1. Freedom of the person by habeas corpus 2. Freedom of conscience 3. Freedom of the press 4. Trial by jury 5. A representative legislature 6. Annual meetings 7. The origination of laws

This totally fit to Jefferson’s principles. In addition, there was passed a bill, which was prepared by Lafayette and Jefferson and which abolish any title or rank to make all men equal.

Thomas Jefferson also helped his friend Lafayette to bring the different opinions in his party about the constitution to an agreement. France should become a constitutional monarchy.

However, after this, Jefferson recognised that he is not allowed to interfere in the French domestic affairs and that he should be neutral and represent his country. He left France in the thinking that the Revolution was over and that France would grow to a constitutional monarchy. Jefferson was proud of the achievements in France and after his return to USA he declared: “ So ask the travelled inhabitant of any nation, In what country on earth would you rather live? - Certainly, in my own where are all my friends, my relations, and the earliest and sweetest affections and recollections of my life. Which would be your second choice? France."

For all his francophile fervour, as the chief American diplomatic representative, Jefferson’s Enlightenment had been a conventionally English one, dominated above all by John Locke. And Jefferson’s first impressions of America’s principal ally in the Revolution were not positive ones. “The nation,” he confided to Abigail Adams in 1787, “is incapable of any serious effort but under the word of command.”

The stars of the French Enlightenment - Voltaire, Diderot, d’Holbach - were frivolous and useful only for manufacturing “puns and bon mots; and I pronounce that a good punster would disarm the whole nation were they ever so seriously disposed to revolt.”

The events of the spring of 1789 soon changed all of that before Jefferson’s very eyes. “The National Assembly,” he excitedly wrote to Tom Paine, “having shewn thro’ every stage of these transactions a coolness, wisdom, and resolution to set fire to the four corners of the kingdom and to perish with it themselves rather to relinquish an iota from their plan of a total change of government” had excited Jefferson’s imagination as nothing before.

Even when the Paris mob seized the Bastille and beheaded the hapless officers of the Bastille, Jefferson shrugged it aside as a mere incident, since “the decapitations” had accelerated the king’s surrender. As Jefferson would write later, “in the struggle which was necessary, many guilty persons fell without the forms of trial, and with them some innocent.” But rather than seeing the French Revolution fail, “I would have seen half the earth desolated. Were there but an Adam and an Eve left in every country and left free, it would be better than as it now is.”

Jefferson’s admiration for the French Revolution seemed to increase in direct proportion to his distance from it. And once he returned to America at the end of 1789, one of his chief motives for taking the post of Secretary of State was to observe and encourage the French eruption, when the National Assembly seized and redistributed the lands of the Catholic Church, when the king foolishly attempted to flee France, only to be captured, placed on trial and executed.

And when a Committee of Public Safety began a national purge - the “reign of terror” - Jefferson continued to describe the French Revolution as part of “the holy cause of freedom,” and sniffed that “the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.”

There is no question that Jefferson’s influence in the beginning of the French Revolution was very important. His initial moderate counsels and ideas helped in the beginning to prevent a civil war. His opinion that France was not mature to become a republic is probably right, because after 600 years of monarchy and aristocracy they people were not used to have any rights or take part in political matters. Jefferson thought that a republic had to develop from a constitutional monarchy. When you look to the cruel end of the French Revolution, Jefferson’s assessment was right up to a point.

Jefferson’s time as Secretary of State coincided with the most explosive phase of the French Revolution. What started as an attempt to dismantle the Ancien Régime and institute a constitutional monarchy blossomed into a radical experiment in creating an entirely new republican society. As his correspondence with Minister to France Gouverneur Morris and Minister to the Netherlands William Short during the emergence of the Jacobin Terror reveals, Jefferson responded to the violent radicalisation of the Revolution with enthusiastic support.

His advocacy for the French Revolution did not signify his emergence as a disruptive insurrectionist in favour of purposeless violence, anarchy and unbridled populism. Instead, he advocated for recognition and support of the Jacobin government as a successful international analog to the republican project he wanted to pursue at home at the expense of the “monarchical” aspirations of Hamilton and the Federalists. 

In practice, the parallels he imagined between the ideal Jeffersonian and Jacobin republics were usually more apparent than real, as Jefferson often ignored the reports of Morris and Short in favour of fanciful idealising of his French counterparts – a problem Jefferson would only come to grips with in retirement.

Despite these dilemmas, Jefferson’s impassioned advocacy for the French Revolution proved effective, emerging as a cornerstone of the burgeoning Republican Party’s foreign policy and remaining important well into the early nineteenth century, until the Revolution ceased to be an important political issue. It was not until he became President in 1801 that Jefferson’s views toward France began to cool and became more pragmatic, highlighted by the Louisiana Purchase Treaty.

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Molly Redden at HuffPost:

In his Democratic primary challenge to Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), Wesley Bell, the St. Louis County prosecutor, is raising money hand over fist — and not all of it from Democrats. Bell’s latest campaign finance filings include donations from notable sources such as Steven Tilley, a GOP former Missouri House speaker who’s now a lobbyist, and Daniel Loeb, the billionaire founder of the hedge fund Third Point, who has donated millions to Republican causes.

David Steward, a billionaire tech CEO from St. Louis, has also supported Bell. Steward recently served as the finance chair of a super PAC that supported Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) run for president. All told, Bell raised more than $65,000 from donors who also gave to one of Missouri’s two Republican senators, Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt, in their most recent campaigns, or Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, the leading Republican candidate for governor. The influx of money for Bell from donors who normally back Republicans comes after the prosecutor abandoned a Senate campaign against Hawley in order to challenge Bush. Bell jumped races in late October, a decision he partly credits to Bush’s stance on Israel’s military action in Gaza. Shortly after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Bush introduced a resolution for a cease-fire and condemned Israel’s retaliatory military action as an “ethnic cleansing campaign.”

Around that time, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the deep-pocketed pro-Israel lobbying group, unveiled a plan to spend up to $100 million to unseat Bush and her fellow Israel critics. The group endorsed Bell in February. “Wesley Bell is a progressive prosecutor who will stand up for President Biden’s agenda and oppose MAGA extremists and Donald Trump ― and everyone who supports or donates to his campaign knows that’s exactly what to expect from Wesley,” said Anjan Mukherjee, an adviser to Bell’s campaign. “Cori Bush has proven she would rather get headlines and protest than do the work of getting progressive results for St. Louis.”

[...] Bush, a nurse, became a political activist after the 2014 police killing of Mike Brown and the Black Lives Matter protests in Ferguson, Missouri. In 2020, with support from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and progressive groups that helped elect other left-wing Squad members, Bush pulled off a shocking upset of longtime incumbent Rep. Lacy Clay Jr. She has become an advocate for Black maternal health, abortion rights and diverting money from law enforcement to public services. Bell’s political career was forged in Ferguson, too, where he became a city councilmember after the unrest. In 2018, Bell rode a wave of enthusiasm for progressive prosecutor candidates to become the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney. Bell is campaigning on elements of his record, such as his efforts to reduce the number of people jailed for minor offenses. But some activists who helped elect him claim he failed to differ much from his predecessors, starting with when he declined to seek charges over Brown’s death.

If you thought that Wesley Bell was going to primary incumbent Rep. Cori Bush (D) a year ago and raising money from Republicans and pro-Israel Apartheid folk, you'd been laughed out the room.

In the #MO01 Democratic Primary, a pair of politicians who had their rise fueled by the Ferguson protests in the wake of the killing of Mike Brown nearly 10 years ago are facing off against each other.

Bell initially was gonna run for #MOSen, but switched instead to the Congressional set currently occupied by Bush due to her resolutely pro-Palestinian stances on the Israel/Hamas War and Gaza Genocide.

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Happy President’s Day! Fun facts that weren’t taught in US history classes, in the US public school education. There were 14 presidents before George Washington. They were apart of what was then known as the Continental congress and the Confederation Congress and they were elected by the delegates.

Peyton Randolph: Sep. 5 – Oct. 22, 1774

Henry Middleton: Oct. 22 – Oct. 26, 1774

Peyton Randolph: May 10 – May 24, 1775

John Hancock: May 24, 1775 – Oct. 31, 1777

Henry Laurens: Nov. 1, 1777 – Dec. 9, 1778

John Jay: Dec. 10, 1778 – Sep. 27, 1779

Samuel Huntington: Sep. 28, 1779 – Mar. 1, 1781

Samuel Huntington: Mar. 2 – July 6, 1781

Thomas McKean: July 10 – Oct. 23, 1781

John Hanson: Nov. 5, 1781 – Nov. 3, 1782

Elias Boudinot: Nov. 4, 1782–Nov. 3, 1783

Thomas Mifflin: Nov. 3, 1783 – Nov. 30, 1784

Richard Henry Lee: Nov. 30, 1784 – Nov. 4, 1785

John Hancock: Nov. 23, 1785 – June 5, 1786

Nathaniel Gorham: June 6, 1786 – Feb. 2, 1787

Arthur St. Clair: Feb. 2 – Oct. 5, 1787

Cyrus Griffin: Jan. 22, 1788 – Mar. 2, 1789

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Queer MTL things to do: January 2025

Happy New Year! 2025 begins with another epic calendar of queer things to do, and there’s something for everyone under the winter sun. And like every month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, including those not announced at time of publication, follow QueerMTL on Instagram, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!

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🎥 Cinema 👑 Drag 🥳 Parties 🎶 Concert ✊ Activism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans 🏳️‍🌈 Community 😆 Comedy 🎭 Performance 💪 Sports 👯‍♀️ Dance 🎤 Karaoke 🎨 Arts 📚 Literary / Educational 👠 Ballroom / Vogue

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

🎨 Pointe-à-Callière’s exhibition Witches—Out of the Shadows runs until April 6, 2025, Pointe-à-Callière 👑 Helpez-moi live; New Year Hangover with Sami Landri, Cabaret Mado

Thursday, January 2, 2025

��� Contestant Uma Gahd hosts screenings of Canada’s Drag Race Season 5, Bar Le Cocktail 👑 Girls' Night Out with Krystella Fame, Bobépine and EmmÖtional Damage, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le strange show with Demone LaStrange, Asmatix and Jay Show, Bar Le Cocktail

Friday, January 3, 2025

👑 Cult of AnarchKey presents SICK NÜ YEAR—Nü Metal Drag Cabaret with Korra AnarchKey, BONES, Honey Jack, Just Hxrny, SALT, Woody Fungi and Yikes Macaroni, l’Escogriffe 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Tracy Trash, Celes, Carmen Sutra and Nana, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Saturday, January 4, 2025

🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra 👑 Madonna: The Celebration Tour with Jimmy Moore, Cabaret Mado 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Tracy Trash, Celes, Carmen Sutra and Nana, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Sunday, January 5, 2025

🥳 Utopia day rave with Sleaze D, Esme B2B Zi!, DJ Hermano and Max Mira, TBA Mile Ex 👑 Shrek Birthday for Charli Deville with Anaconda LaSabrosa, Butterscotch Blondie, Charli Deville, Démone LaStrange, EmmÖtional Damage, Miami Minx, Selma Gahd, Uma Gahd and Yikes Macaroni, Wiggle Room 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and Velma Jones, Aizysse Baga, and Bobépine, Cabaret Mado 👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

👑 Full Gisèle : Back to work, b*tch! with Petula Claque, Lady Boom Boom, Victoire De Rockwell, Démone La Strange and Lulu Shade, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 👑 The Golden Girls with Tracy Trash, Velma Jones, Marla Deer and Prudence as Blanche, Sophia, Dorothy and Rose from the TV favourite, Cabaret Mado

Thursday, January 9, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 👑 Contestant Uma Gahd hosts screenings of Canada’s Drag Race Season 5, Bar Le Cocktail 👑 Concours MX Cocktail 2025 with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail 🎭 Dolly Parton-Lesque! with Frenchy Jones, Yikes Macaroni, Miami Minx, Bibi Lolo Bang Bang and Zyra Lee Vanity, Wiggle Room

Friday, January 10, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 DÔMESICLE with Paurro, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 🏳️‍🌈 BLUF Montréal leather men monthly gathering, Bar Le Stud 🥳 Cerise Noire goth night, Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 Soirée HAHA! with Alex Hamel, Maude Dessureault, Olivier Fay and Val Belzile, Pub Le Vieux 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Jessie Précieuse, Jimmy Moore, Lana Dalida and Nana, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Saturday, January 11, 2025

📚 The Violet Hour Book Club reads Éric Chacour’s What I Know About You, Archives gaies du Québec 👑 Jimmy Moore personifies Lady Gaga with Jimmy Moore, Cabaret Mado 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Jessie Précieuse, Jimmy Moore, Lana Dalida and Nana, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Sunday, January 12, 2025

👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and Jessie Précieuse, Gina Gates and Krystella Fame, Cabaret Mado 👑 Dimanche Show : Fiesta Latina with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

🥳 Lana's Valentine: Dance Party, Lana Del Rey X Vanetine’s Day dance party, Turbo Haüs 👑 Full Gisèle : The Last Showgirl with Gisèle Lullaby, Adriana The Bombshell, Foxy Lexxi Brown, Sasha Baga and Esirena, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 Taylor's Valentine: Dance Party, Taylor Swift X Vanetine’s Day dance party, Turbo Haüs 👑 Da-Lulu with Lulu Shade, Lady Magpie, Stella Stone, Kelly-Day and Diva on a Dime, Cabaret Mado

Thursday, January 16, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 Igloofest with Michael Bibi, Tali Rose, Félix Patry, DJ Minx and Willwash, Old Montréal 👑 Contestant Uma Gahd hosts screenings of Canada’s Drag Race Season 5, Bar Le Cocktail 🎭 John Waters Tribute Show! with Yikes Macaroni, Jolie Lolita, Misty Portugal, Moonshine Sunshine and Sally D, Wiggle Room 👑 Les Productions '90s present: Soirée Drag with Jessie Précieuse, Crystal Starz and Victoire de Rockwell, Cabaret Mado 👑 Concours MX Cocktail 2025 with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Friday, January 17, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 Igloofest with Apashe, Imanu, Jesca, Honeydrip, Marie Davidson and Dileta, Old Montréal 🥳 DÔMESICLE with Turbine, Plug’N’Pray, Lissn, Melodrastik, Kuantum and Trench Foot, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT]  🥳 Virtualis caught a virus! with Pretty Privilege, Dino Nydo, Mossy Mugler b2b Syana, Leathersheets b2b Sperdakos, Vamana and Blanket, Esc 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Adriana The Bombshell, Misty Waterfalls, Krystella Fame and Nana, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou : Soirée sans pantalon with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Saturday, January 18, 2025

🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra 🥳 Igloofest with Claptone, Dombresky, Mandiz, Hangaëlle, Duppy and Akantu, Old Montréal 🥳 SUPER TASTE MTL and Homopop presents CLUB DÉSENCHANTÉE featuring ‘80s and ‘90s French classics and indie sleaze, Bar Le Ritz PDB 🥳 Winter Dolls: Girl-Pop Dance Party with FEVERS, Turbo Haüs 🥳 Homegrown x Tits—Dusk Till Dawn with Ciel b2b Lis Dalton, esme b2b Esther Côté, Lia Plutonic b2b Liv K and cori (fka corinita) b2b XIA, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Adriana The Bombshell, Misty Waterfalls, Krystella Fame and Nana, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Sunday, January 19, 2025

👑 Afternoon Drag Cafe with Itsh and Timothy Toxic, Agenda Co-op Bookstore  👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Pétula Claque, Sasha Baga and Misty Waterfalls, Cabaret Mado

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

📚 The Violet Hour Reading Series hosts an interview with Éric Chacour, Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe 👑 Full Gisèle : Disney with Gisèle Lullaby, Marla Deer, Bambi Dextrous and Bobépine and Lady Guidoune, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 👑 Throwback Disco with Adriana The Bombshell, Moh Dafok, Lady Boom Boom, Foxy Lexxi Brown and Jessie Précieuse, Cabaret Mado

Thursday, January 23, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 Igloofest with Bladee, Doss and Coucou Chloe, Old Montréal 🎥 Queer Cinema Club of Montréal and Image+Nation hosts two screenings of David French's Heads or Tails (J'en Suis), Cinema Moderne 🥳 Fundraising Concert for Lebanon and Palestine with Patrick Watson, Radwan Moumneh and Special Guests, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 👑 Le Sami Party with Sami Landri, Cabaret Mado 👑 Concours MX Cocktail 2025 with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Friday, January 24, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 Igloofest with Zeds Dead, Tape B, Distinct Motive, Melek, Dopamyne, Xaviera and Runa & Asha, Old Montréal 🥳 SUPER TASTE MTL presents What's My Age Again? [Vol. 3] featuring pop punk and emo dance, Bar Le Ritz PDB 🥳 DÔMESICLE with DINA, BitterCaress and NASTYA NVRSLP, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Saturday, January 25, 2025

🥳 Igloofest with Skepta (Más Tiempo), Syreeta, Lia Plutonic, Surprise Artist, and on the Laylit stage: Cheba Iman, Nadim Maghzal, MNSA and Manalou, Old Montréal 🥳 La Louche with Nicky Doll, DJ Ian Jackman and Reid Bourgeois, Ausgang Plaza 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Sunday, January 26, 2025

👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Marla Deer, Lady Boom Boom and Daisy Wood, Cabaret Mado 👑 Dimanche Show : Monsieur Michel with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

🎶 Slowdive, L’Olympia 👑 Full Gisèle : Marry, F*ck, Kill with Gisèle Lullaby, Pétula Claque, Velma Jones, Clay Thorris and Tracy Trash, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec

Thursday, January 30, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🎭 Cabaret Rachelle en Franglais with Rachelle Elie, Café Cléopatra 🎭 Les Productions Médusa presents Odyssée with Christopher Delarue and Kevin Veynand, Cabaret Mado 👑 Concours MX Cocktail 2025 with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Friday, January 31, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 👑 CABARET: The Dancing Djinn featuring belly dancing and music with Samara and Nikotine, Kawalees 🥳 DÔMESICLE with Solar & Mozhgan and badgalquirit (MDSM), Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

OTHERS / LES AUTRES

👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.

🎤 Queer Karaoke MTL hosts regular karaoke events. Follow their Instagram for dates and location.

💪 Montréal Roller Derby hosts regular matches and open boot camps throughout the year. Follow their Facebook page for additional info. 

🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud.

👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts.

🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play. 

🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!

🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!

🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready.

💪 Queer Bloc’s monthly bouldering events bring together MTL’s queer climbing community with live DJs, after-drinks and even a tattoo artist on-site. Follow their Instagram for all of the details.