#2x4 I think is one of my top favourites

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I miss drawing them so much actually

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Concussion

Emily gets hit over the head. Aaron worries.

Based on a prompt from the lovely @ssa-sparks

Words: 2.3k

Warnings: Mentions of minor injuries/blood/stitches etc

Read over on Ao3 or below the cut!

It happens so fast.

Emily and JJ go in first at Aaron’s request, aware that there were children on the scene and their presence would startle them less. They clear the first floor of the house, JJ directing the two young boys they find in the living room out of the front door. Emily opens the door to the basement, clearing the way as she walks down the stairs.

As soon as her feet hit the bottom step she is hit in the head, hard, and falls to the ground. She cries out as her vision and hearing briefly go, the pain spreading throughout her skull immediately. She isn’t sure exactly what happens, she can hear the muffled sound of JJ yelling, and the others rushing in. The unsub apprehended by Derek almost immediately, the 2x4 he had used to hit her abandoned on the ground next to her.

Emily closes her eyes to block out the light that suddenly seemed too intense. She smells his cologne before she sees him. Something warm and uniquely Aaron filling her senses. Something that smelt like home. When she reopens her eyes Aaron is there, leaning over her, concern written all over his face.

“Em? Are you hurt? What happened?” He asks, grimacing when he looks at her properly.

“He got the drop on me.” Emily says as she sits up, her eyes briefly going blurry again. Aaron reaches out for her, his hands on her upper arms as he tries to steady her. She puts her hand to her forehead and pulls it back to see blood on her fingers. “Damn it.”

“What do you remember?” He asks, not bothering to cover his concern as he helps her sit up.

“Aaron, calm down. I didn’t even pass out.” She blinks a couple times, wincing as she again puts her hand to her head where she was hit. She shrugs his hands off of her, looking around the room at the local cops surrounding them, annoyed that despite the head injury she was the one who seemed to remember where they were. “I’m fine.”

He ignores her, his worry outweighing his usual ability on picking up on her frustration.

“Do you know where we are? What year is it? Who am I?” He asks in quick succession, dutifully helping her to her feet as she tries to do it herself, not making any comment when she grasps his bicep when she loses her balance.

“If you don’t stop, you won’t be my boyfriend for much longer, that much I can tell you.”

He ignores her again, used to being the one she would take out her frustration on, very rarely rising to the bait.

“The EMTs are outside, we’ll get them to have a look at you.” He says, following her up the stairs to make sure she doesn’t fall.

“Aaron.”

“Please don’t argue with me on this.” He pleads as they make it to the first floor, his eyes imploring her to just listen to him.

She gently nods her response and walks outside. She’s aware of his hand hovering just behind her lower back, ever ready to support her if she needed it, even if she didn’t want him to. ____________

“Why is it always you that ends up with a head injury?” Aaron asks quietly, his voice gentle as if he is avoiding making her inevitable headache worse.

She was sat up on a gurney, the EMTs having decided she needed to go to hospital to get checked over properly. Aaron was sitting on the edge facing her. Emily winces as he presses the ice pack the nurse had handed him against the gash on her forehead, the cold seeping in and making her head pound. They were waiting for the doctor to see if she needed stitches. The rest of the team were packing up at the precinct, waiting to meet them at the jet, leaving the couple to it.

It was well known that Emily wasn’t a good patient, neither of them were. In the few times one of them, or on one very stressful occasion for Dave both of them, were in need of a hospital check up since they got together they were only placated by each other. Raised eyebrows and vague threats enough to make them listen to the doctors as they were poked and prodded to make sure none of their injuries were permanent.

“I don’t always end up with head injuries, Aaron.” She says through her teeth. Her annoyance at him is lost in translation, the blood that still stained her face and had dripped down onto her chest removing some of its bite.

“Well you get more than the rest of us.” He briefly lifts the ice pack to look at the wound, his breath hitching when he sees it again. A mar on her pale skin, one of his favourite places to kiss her. He tenderly moves some of her hair out of the way, tucking it behind her ear with such affection she can’t help but smile at him despite her frustration. He puts the ice pack back down on her skin. “It’s like you’re attracted to 2x4s or something.”

“Shut the fuc-”

“Agent Prentiss?”

They both turn to see a doctor standing at the end of the cubicle they were in, an amused look on her face that told them just how much of their exchange she had overheard.

“Let's have a look at this head wound, shall we?”

Aaron moves the ice pack and stands up to give the doctor some room, but stays next to the gurney.

“Oh yeah, definitely stitches.” The doctor says, her gloved fingers pressing gently at Emily’s forehead.

“Seriously?” Emily says, staring at the doctor as she nods. “блять.”

The doctor looks concerned and turns to Aaron, her eyebrow raised.

“That’s normal.” He explains, a small smile on his face. “She always curses in Russian when she’s annoyed. Usually it’s aimed at me.”

“It's the best language to curse in.” Emily explains to the doctor before turning to glare at her boyfriend.

They patiently wait as the doctor sets up the stuff she needs to stitch Emily’s forehead. Aaron grabs her hand when he sees the needle the doctor moves towards her face as she explains it’s a local anaesthetic that will numb some of the pain. Emily raises her eyebrow at him, and mutters something under her breath about how she isn’t a child.

Neither of them acknowledge how tightly she squeezes his hand once the doctor begins. He leans down to press a kiss to the top of Emily’s head and smiles against her hair when she further tightens her grip on him. ____________

Emily was so relieved to get home she could have cried. The noise of the jet had made her head throb harder as the flight went on, the hours dragging on into what felt like days. Aaron had encouraged her to sleep on the journey but she refused, wanting to ensure her paperwork was finished before they landed. The promise of having the following day off getting her through the headache that was made worse by Derek and Spencer’s latest prank war.

She had caught Aaron glaring at them, an admonishment on the tip of his tongue but she had nudged him under the table with her knee before he could, a soft smile on her face as she looked at him adoringly.

Even when he pissed her off she loved him. And that pissed her off even more.

She hated being coddled, and even after all of this time with Aaron she still sometimes found his affection surprising. How easily he’d give it away to her, like it cost him nothing. How he’d buy her candy on the way home just because he walked past the aisle and thought of her. He’d touch her at any given opportunity. A hand brushing over her shoulder or her waist, pressed into her lower back as he guides her through a door. A kiss to her forehead, her cheek.

Ever since the EMT had told them she needed to go to the hospital he had been treating her like she was made of glass and she hated it, hated that he looked so guilty as the doctor had stitched her forehead back together. She knows he needs this, to look after her. Penance for what he deemed to be his fault since it was his decision to send her into the house first. So she lets him hover, with minimal barbs thrown at him so he knows when he is toeing the line between what she deems acceptable and what is too far.

She merely rolls her eyes at him, ignoring how it made her head burn with pain, when he insists on carrying her go-bag for her, but she stops him at opening her car door as he pulls their car up on their driveway. She’s out of the car before he can think about it, an eyebrow raised at him in defiance when he starts to protest.

As soon as the front door closes behind them he sets the alarm and throws their go-bags over the back of the couch. Emily takes off her shoes and coat, closing her eyes as her head swims when she bends forward to put the shoes away. When she’s upright again she knows he’s seen it, his eyes fixed on her.

“Why don’t you head on up sweetheart. I’ll be right up.” He says as he kisses her temple.

“Okay.” Emily replies, not having it in her to argue. “I’ll see you in a minute.”

Her nighttime routine goes by in a blur, and if questioned she wasn’t even sure if she would remember completing all of the steps. She turns off the main light, leaving only Aaron’s bedside light on, and climbs in under the covers.

When Aaron enters the room she is almost asleep, shocked awake by the room flooding with light. She groans, pulling the comforter over her head to block out what she can.

“Too bright.” She grumbles, her voice muffled.

“Sorry, sweetheart.” He turns the light back off and sheds his suit, his jacket over the back of a chair in a corner.

He gets ready for bed and climbs in next to her, a smile on his face as he gently pulls the covers back from her face. He gently runs his thumb over the edge of the large white dressing on her forehead, the spares tucked in his go-bag with instructions from the doctor on when to change it written on his phone.

“How are you feeling?” He asks, his voice barely a whisper.

“Head hurts.” She admits, feeling able to do so now it was just the two of them in the safety of their bedroom, with no prying eyes or concerned glances from the team. Even though so much time had passed since Ian Doyle had torn through their lives, there was always a moment when she was hurt that she would see the panic on her friend’s faces. See them go back to the time they were all told she was dead. It made her want to protect them, claiming she was fine even though her head felt like it had been stamped on.

Aaron was different. There was so much naked honesty in their relationship, so much that could be said without either of them saying a word, that she knew he already knew how she was feeling at any given time.

At one point in her life she would have found it suffocating, the fact that someone could know her that well. When they started their relationship she kept waiting for it to happen, for him to be so good, so righteous, that it would tip her over the edge. Make her self-destruct and take him down with her. But it never came. Now she can’t imagine life without him.

“I know it does, baby.” He answers before kissing her forehead, his lips grazing the edge of the dressing. “Get some sleep.”

“Are you going to let me sleep?” She asks, voice thick with exhaustion as she curls into his side.

“I’m going to follow the doctor's instructions and wake you up every couple hours if that’s what you’re asking.”

“иди на хуй.”

He chuckles into the top of her head. “I’m going to choose to believe that's you saying you love me.”

“Whatever makes you feel better, honey.” ____________

“Em, sweetheart. You’ve got to wake up.” He shakes her slightly and can’t help the relief he feels when she groans.

“What time is it?”

“3am.”

“I hate you so much.” She grumbles before she pulls his arm tighter across her waist, wrapping herself up tighter in his embrace. She moves with a speed that surprises herself and reaches behind her to press her hand over his mouth. “If you even think about asking me what year it is and if I know who you are, I’ll make you sleep in the garden. Concussion or no concussion.”

He smiles against the palm of her hand and kisses it before removing it from his mouth.

“Straight to the garden?”

“The spare room or the couch are for good boyfriends who let me sleep through the night.”

He kisses her temple. “I just want to make sure you’re ok.”

“I know.” She says, already drifting back off to sleep. “And I love you. But let's go back to sleep.”

“I love you too.” He kisses her temple again. “See you in a couple hours.”

He smiles at, and ignores, the Russian curse words she mutters under her breath and strokes her hair until she falls asleep again.

He doesn’t sleep that night, keeping an eye on her until the sun rises.

When he falls asleep on the couch the following afternoon she purposely wakes him by turning the tv volume all the way up, disregarding the pounding in her own head.

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maybe you've already listed them but do you have any other favourite moments? :3 or like any scenes that stood out to you more/differently than the manga because of the voice acting ?

oh yeah!! i’ll pick a few that come to the top of my head !! readmore cuz it got screenshot heavy 

i think my favorite scene of the season so far has been the rin/yuki/tohru scene in 2x8, particularly this delivery (one of my fav lines in the manga!!)

and this reverse-shot which actually has more to do with the sfx and track underneath and lack of lines

another big fav is the delivery of these lines + his laughter in 2x18

it is just so bitter and hurt and i can feel that shit in my bones, the delivery is impeccable. rin also uses the same word (favorite/okiniri) to describe shigure here as shigure uses to describe kureno when he’s fighting with akito in 2x10 which i like a lot

all of the delivery from both va’s in the yukeru fight in 2x13 but particularly these yuki lines

theyre so raw and fraught and they sound like they hurt. his delivery whenever he’s around the stuco members (particularly in 2x13 and 2x20) is AMAZING in the complete opposite way, he’s very animated and expressive in a rly natural and open way that just wasnt present in s1 and the way shimazaki built up to it was amazing!! i’m sure i’ll have a lot to say about tomorrow’s ep....

and then for the dub 

the delivery of this is so intense and it sounds like akito is trying so hard to save face, i think clinkenbeard’s delivery here is absolutely perfect

dont think i need to elaborate on this one lol the delivery. was perfect impeccable i love jerry jewell very much

and another “what?” lol i LOVED cooke’s take on dark haru in 2x4, i think it’s spot on, very dark and intense and genuinely scary 

in general thinking about things that stand out in the reboot now because of the acting, ALL of kureno’s lines i absolutely love his english va and he think he rly brings exactly what is needed to the role. i also really like all the va’s they chose to voice the characters as children, particularly kyo’s japanese va and shigure’s english va!!

other standout scenes for acting are 2x10 akigure scene, yuichi nakamura’s shigure in particular, and the akito/tohru scene in 2x10, laura bailey’s tohru in particular

this is nowhere near a complete list, just the moments i could think of off the top of my head!! i’ll definitely do a big list once the season is over now that i know that people are interested though!!

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Best Apps For DIY Home Renovations

With more and more technology being introduced into home renovations, why are we still doing processes the only fashioned way? With more cell phones in homes then computers, it only makes sense that the first resource most modern DIYer’s will reach for is the one in their pocket. With Android and iOS cell phones, DIYer’s have access to an unlimited number of resources to help, such as calculators, websites, video tutorials, augmented reality and apps galore. With so many different options out there, which is the best option for you? That is why we are going to take a look at 14 of the best apps for DIY home renovations.

Best Apps For DIY Home Renovations

14. Apple Measure App  

Now included in all devices running iOS 12, Apple’s Measure app is a quick way to get an approximate measurement of an object. By utilizing augmented reality and the hardware within your iPhone, the app can allow you to know the size of anything.

With the ability to gauge the size of objects quickly, it also automatically can detect the dimensions of rectangular objects, as well as save a copy of the measurement photo for reference in the future.

In addition to the ability to measure objects, the app also includes a built-in level utility, thanks to the iPhones accelerometer. See if picture frames are hung right or if flat surfaces are level.

13. Woodcraft

Have you ever stuck staring at a pile of lumber in the middle of Home Depot, trying to imagine what the finished project is going to look like? We know we have many times! That is why we started to use Woodcraft. Costing $27.99, Woodcraft allows us to quickly draft up a visual model of what we are imagining before we lug around that massive 6”x6” beam.

By combining together CAD files and 3d elements, you will be able to design your project quickly, generate a bill of materials, export a shopping list and eliminate wood waste.

12. Woodworking with the Wood Whisperer

Learn from the one and only wood whisperer! With 100’s of articles and projects at your fingertips, there will undoubtedly be something that catches your eye. With detailed, step by step guides and in-depth videos, enjoy having the entire wood whisperer’s catalogue of work at your fingertips.

11. I.D. Wood

How many times have you stumbled across an unidentifiable piece of wood? Be it working with used pallets from your workplace or your friends leftover wood from their garage? With over 200 different woods in its database, I.D. Wood is one of the apps that every woodworker needs in their pocket.

10. Woodmaster

After going back and forth with my brother if we should call this app the swiss army knife for woodworkers, we’re going to let you guys decide for yourself. With more features you can shake a stick at, we love having the board foot calculator as well as the conversion feature in the palm of our hand.

On top of that, we use the fractional calculator option all the time when sizing up boards and the screw size charts when determining the correct hole size.  The only major complaint we have with the app is the waste of space on some of the screens. Ideally, we would like to see more information on the length converter or fraction pages, as opposed to only the top third being used.

9. Color Capture

With any kind of DIY home renovation, you will need to have the best app for choosing the perfect color. Most likely at the point in your project where you have to finish it. Typically, this is done through stains, clear coats or our favourite, paints. This last one though is a bit of a nightmare if you have to match an existing colour. That is where Color Capture by Benjamin Moore comes in.

Just take a picture of the original colour and the app will show you what it thinks the colour is. With over 3000 different paint colors, you shouldn’t have an issue finding a match, and if you ever need to match the colour again in the future, the app has a built-in photo library so you can save all your matched colors.

8. Basic Angle Finder

We love this app for 3 main reasons; ease of use, convenience, and cost. Firstly, this app does what it sets out to do; find the angle. Start off by setting your phone starting position, then just moving it around horizontally or vertically will calculate the angle of movement from its starting position. We find this app is great when we are in a pinch and need to see if our saw blade is true to our cutting service or fence.

7. The Home Depot

Bring the entire Home Depot product offering to an optimized user experience makes this a fantastic app. Search by product description, SKU, or barcode for any product possible in the store. If you need some inspiration, the app also included a few dozen How-To guides, ranging from toilet installation to wall painting. The best feature is having your order done through the app and having it ready for pick-up at your closest store. The cons of the Home Depot app were the slow loading times, but we know that also depends on your download speeds.

6. Laser Level for Walls and Surfaces

Most DIYer’s will find themselves having to hang some form of artwork on the wall, be it painting, photo or something else. You finish hammering in the nail, place the art on the wall and step back to see it is hanging way too far to the left! That is where we resort to the Laser Level app. Laser Level gives you a digital grid on your screen to help align anything you would like. Finally, get your favourite picture collage on the wall in alignment or hang your recent vacation photos. We do find there is a bit of a lag between the grid lines on the screen and the image being shown through the phone’s camera. So we suggest just taking a second to make sure it’s hung right.

5. Magicplan

This app is a new one to me, even though it has been around the app store for quite a while now. I was talking with my wife about what size our baby’s nursery was going to be for a DIY home renovations project. So we started chatting about what features we want to change when I realized I need to have a floor plan of the existing room for reference. So I dig out my tape measure, ruler, paper, and pencil to start creating a scaled down floor plan. As I was halfway through crawling on the floor with my pencil in my mouth and my tape in my hands, my wife takes out her iPhone and starts stitching together a floor plan of the room on her phone! I was surprised at how accurate the measurements were (for our use case, it was perfect!) We did not get a chance to use the estimate and reporting features for this app, mostly because our use did not need it, but they are available for your convenience.

4. The Woodshop Widget

We know that the woodmaster app included on this list does share a lot of the same features as The Woodshop Widget, but what we use on a monthly basis it the Shellac calculate. It is fantastic being able to mix or dilute the exact amount needed to complete our projects without the worry of getting the ratio wrong. With us being metric in Canada, we don’t have to worry about converting the manufacturer’s instructions from Imperial anymore, as the app does it with an easy tap

3. WoodH2O

Greenwood, dry wood, Kiln wood, there is an abundance of different moisture content levels of wood across any and all species of wood. But at the end of the day what moisture content do we want for our projects? That is where WoodH2O comes in. WoodH2O provides DIYer’s of any size a simple, easy to use EMC Calculator. Also, it includes tips & tricks, as well as solutions for everyday moisture related issues, such as cupping or crowning, wood finishes, end splitting, and much more.

2. Pinterest

We know Pinterest can be a polarizing subject for a lot of DIYer’s out there since people are becoming desensitized to the amount of work goes into creating a beautiful reno. On the other hand, though, Pinterest is a fantastic place to find inspiration for new projects, especially with its visual layout. So remember, the next time someone says they exclusively build with 2x4s and pocket holes, everyone has to start somewhere! This one might end up being the best apps for DIY home renovations as it is a constant source of new inspiration.

1. The Notes App

The notes app is easily the best apps for DIY home renovations on our phones. Period. Having the ability and convenience of a readily accessible way to jot down ideas at a moment’s notice has been a blessing more times than we can count. We also love the ability to draw out an idea with the different options quickly. So the next time you are walking through Walmart and see something that you can easily recreate for half the price, write a note! That way, you will not forget it.

There you have it! The 14 best apps for DIY home renovations that are available right now. If there are any apps that we missed and you feel should be included on this list, let us know in the comments below. We love to hear from you all about what apps you use!