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[goldensunset]

why did autocorrect think my failure to spell ‘respect’ was supposed to be ‘repede’

[zan-77]

Currently writing my thesis project and every so often I need to bark outloud

the ammount of energy something has to have to make me do this is nuclear yet having to write some words in a paper and make some art does the job

[alexthebunny]

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✮ ⋆ ˚｡ welcome to my page, sillies !! 𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

＞ my name is ＜﹐alex !!﹐the boyliest girl, the girliest boy ^__^ hehe ☆

i suggest u click da links below. they provide more information about me =)

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🌷♡₊˚ if u didn’t or u did click the links, i’m still providing a bit about me !! 🦢・₊✧

🕯﹐my pronouns are any pronouns & i am a 16 year old {almost 16!!} cuban =) my zodiac sign is a libra﹐★

🐾﹐, i am genderfluid, and bisexual﹐ᯓᡣ𐭩

<3 im an agere/petre regressor duuuh! my little age changes a lot, so I cant rlly pinpoint it >_<

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🐇 + my bunny/rabbitkin , all types !! im not picky, i love all species !! °

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﹑my likes﹒⟡﹒⤿ plushies, coffee, coloring, kaomojis !!

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[for my likes/dislikes, i seriously recommend u to take a look at my carrd. it has all my interests n' dislikes!!]

ⓘ i am medically diagnosed with bpd and autism. all medicated and in therapy for.

DNI: basic criteria, age/petplay, anti-agere/petre. pro-sh blogs, g0re, anti-lgbtq. anti-420, pro-shippers, racists, anti-blm, anti-acab !!

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➝ i love minecraft, i play it regularly. i began playing when I was 7 years old! itz my comfort game !! <3

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• i love video games! fallout 4 especially. but i also really love call of duty! i love könig and gaz !!. =)

➝ i speak english, spanish and german! im currently in da middle of learning russian :3

• my fav colors consist of green, blue & pink! in reality, i like all colors except orange :[ sorry orange lovers !!

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[goaliekisses]

woof juicy news day for us pens fans. not only do we have sidney crosby’s Seduction of kyle dubas, now we have this article on Why Hextall Sucks (and how he pissed off even sidney crosby) + some angsty Geno details that i will only relish now that he’s still with us:

Early last summer, at his spacious home in Montreal, Kris Letang finally saw the document that secured his future in Pittsburgh.

No stranger to the multi-page, standard player contract, this one was particularly special. It was his fourth, and probably his last. It contained specific elements Letang and his agent required. One line read “six years.” Another read “$36.6 million.” The line that Letang really loved?: “full no-movement clause.”

Together, those words recommitted Letang and the Penguins, the only NHL franchise he had ever known. At 35, he would finish his career in Pittsburgh.

As word spread last July 7, Letang’s phone blew up. The flood of well-wishers included teammates past and present, various Penguins personnel he’d befriended over his previous 16 seasons, and family and friends. He took only a few calls. Among them: Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, his oldest and dearest teammates in Pittsburgh, who were thrilled for him.

Crosby, the Penguins captain and franchise icon, had made it clear to general manager Ron Hextall and president of hockey operations Brian Burke as far back as the 2021 offseason that he wanted the team to re-sign impending free agents Letang and Malkin so the three veterans and lifetime Penguins could take another shot at a Stanley Cup together.

Would Crosby pressure ownership to sign Malkin and Letang? “I’ve never wanted to be GM,” Crosby said. “I think they know how I feel.”

While the negotiations with Letang took longer and were more difficult than expected, Hextall’s discussions with Malkin had turned dark. Only days before the start of free agency last summer, Letang, Crosby and coach Mike Sullivan worked overtime trying to calm Malkin, who was stewing over lowball early contract offers, limited communication with Hextall and veiled public shots from Burke.

“How bad is it?” Letang asked Crosby about the state of Malkin’s emotions and the negotiations.

“Pretty bad,” Crosby said.

Hextall first irritated Malkin late in the 2021-22 season by offering a short-term contract extension to his agent, J.P. Barry. In the offseason that animosity built as weeks passed without a follow-up conversation from Hextall. On June 17, Hextall told Barry that the team’s offer was “take-it-or-leave-it,” and the next day Burke used those words to characterize the negotiations during multiple media interviews. Not surprisingly, Malkin, a sure Hall-of-Famer, went from annoyed to insulted.

For weeks leading up to and after Letang’s deal was finalized, Malkin stewed at home while Crosby, Letang and Sullivan checked in with him from afar. With no deal in sight, Malkin began speaking to his small inner circle as if his time with the Penguins was concluding.

Hextall fielded daily questions from Fenway Sports Group brass about why Malkin hadn’t yet been re-signed. Hextall was also taken aback by the barrage of calls and texts — from Penguins alternate governor Dave Beeston, from Crosby and Sullivan, from president of business operations Kevin Acklin — after reports surfaced that Malkin would test free agency. He told his agent he wanted to “show Hextall and Burke” by trying the open market.

Malkin had joked during the ’21-22 season that he was “a rich guy,” insisting he didn’t need to worry about money on his next contract. He was having a laugh, but was also somewhat serious. He had taken less than market value on two previous deals with the Penguins and expected that trend to continue on his final NHL contract.

He was about to turn 36. He wanted to play until he was 40. He sought a contract with a no-trade clause. But more than money, he needed the Penguins to show they really wanted him, something he felt was lacking, especially from Hextall. By July 11, 2022, Malkin was convinced he’d already practiced in Cranberry for the last time.

After tucking in their son, Nikita, Malkin and his wife, Anna, sat on their leather couch and looked at a summary sheet of Hextall’s latest offer: four seasons, $24.4 million total, a full no-movement clause.

Malkin was fine with what he read. The sticking point was his bruised feelings.

“They not think I good player,” Malkin wrote in a text message to Crosby.

“They not want me,” Malkin texted to Letang, who had stepped up efforts to console Malkin after signing his deal.

Malkin wanted to stay in Pittsburgh, but he no longer trusted either Hextall or Burke. Crosby and Sullivan intervened. Each spent hours on the phone with Malkin as July 11 became July 12. Careful not to tell him what to do, Crosby and Sullivan implored Malkin to “not worry about those guys” — Hextall and Burke — when making a final decision. Letang, too, jumped into the mix. Together, two-thirds of the Big Three and their coach brought up every special moment, funny story and great time they could remember to remind Malkin what they had built in Pittsburgh. Malkin paced from room to room at his condo in Fisher Island, finally beginning to feel wanted again.

As early morning shifted to late afternoon, Malkin had heard enough to make a decision. He called his agent, Barry, with instructions to re-engage with Hextall and take the offer. Upon calling, Barry was surprised to find a receptive Hextall.

After hanging up with Barry, Hextall bragged to his assistant GM, Chris Pryor, and a handful of staffers, that he “got him on my terms — that’s how you negotiate.” Malkin informed Crosby, Letang and Sullivan that he was staying. When talking to Crosby and Letang, Malkin sounded happy for the first time in a long time.

“We win next year,” Malkin told his friends. “Big year get back Cup.”

also these bits 🥺

After McGinn was put on waivers, he played a memorable final game with the Penguins, blocking shots and setting up Crosby for a dramatic tying goal in the third period. In the locker room afterward, his soon-to-be-former teammates named him player of the game, eliciting a massive roar from the group that could be heard through closed doors.

Hextall traded Teddy Blueger during the same trip. In the middle of a dinner with the players’ fathers, arranged by Crosby at Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa, Blueger learned via social media that he had been dealt to Vegas. He and his dad abruptly left the restaurant. Crosby rushed to console his now former teammate and after a few minutes returned to the dinner. “That’s not how we do things in Pittsburgh,” he said. Crosby remained mostly quiet the rest of the night.

…Long after most of their teammates had left the locker room after the demoralizing 5-2 defeat, the Big Three remained.

Malkin was emotional, his voice rising as he spoke. He had been dreaming of his beloved parents, Natalia and Vladimir, returning to Pittsburgh for another postseason run. Instead, they’d stay in Russia.

Letang, in the adjacent corner of the room, spoke thoughtfully and contemplatively. He had been through hell and back all season, and the Penguins’ loss was another blow.

Then there was Crosby, who sits at the center of an arc of connected lockers. The Penguins captain, with gray hairs that seemed to grow more plentiful throughout the season, sat stoically. After finishing interviews, Crosby sat by himself, staring straight ahead before slowly walking out of the locker room.

sorry need to add the header too because i would totally watch this telenovella

[azukisoul]

Translation of HijiGin manga/dj: "We Got Married" by 新飯田 (pixiv) [non-h]

Domestic married shenanigans. Comedy. Like, comedy. I swear this artist is secretly Sorachi.

CLICK HERE FOR MANGA LINK | Out of courtesy to the artist I'm not reposting their art here, please visit the page, refer to the translation as you read along, and show the artist some love!

I do not mind uncredited text reposts but please DO NOT use my translation to scanlate/edit the manga and post the edits. Keep it text only and link to the source.

Downloadable translation on Google Docs

Translation

[page 1] H: Hey. Their first meeting was terrible.

[page 2] Whenever they see each other, they would always fight. But as time passed, they forged a strong bond. Their feelings towards each other started to change, and now, the two of them… …have gotten married. *DING DONG~* Don't think too much about it.

[page 3] (We Got Married)

[page 4] (Morning Routine) Zzz… Krrr…. Zzz… *tick* *Rrrring—* *SMASH* Zzz… zzz….

[page 5] *slides* S: Good morning… H: How many times have I told you!? Stop destroying our alarm clocks! G: Huh!? Like I care! Anyway, you're always so noisy every morning! S: Good morning, Kagura-chan. G: Don't use alarm clocks, then! Wake up on your own!! K: Yeah. Morning. H: Well, thanks to a certain someone's noisy ass snoring I keep not getting enough sleep!! G: What'd'ya say!? My snoring is not that loud! S: Good morning, Sadaharu. Sa: Woof. H: You snore so fucking loud, you know! Also I have sleep apnea! G: Wait, really!? S: Hijikata-san, time's running out. It's almost eight. H: Hey! Don't you have anything I can eat right away!? G: Shuddup! I'm making it right now!

[page 6] *clunk* G: Here.

H: …Hey… What is this… G: Huh? H: I told you before, I… G: What are you saying? Hurry up and eat. H: I told you I only eat rice for breakfast!! G: Huh? I didn't know that. H: Don't we have rice!? G: Stop nagging for rice. I forgot to cook some. G: Come on, just quickly eat that and go. Go eat rice or whatever you want with some girl who fell down from the sky. H: Don't justify this by saying it's fine because Ghi*li characters eat it!!

[page 7] *flip* H: Ah, dammit! There's no time left! *slides* G: Wait! You forgot something, hey!! H: Huh!? *grabs* *SMOOOOOOOOCH* G: Have a safe trip!!! H: See you when I get back!!! *rattles* *slam* S: When'll they stop doing this every morning? K: I know, uh-uh.

[page 8] (Husbands' Quarrel) G: I don't give a shit about you anymore! I'll be going back home!! H: Don't say anything and go then!! It's easier that way!! *SLAM* *SLIDES* G: This is my home though!! H: Oh!! You're right!!

[page 9] (Always Saying This or That) Y: Huff… huff… huff… *whoosh* *whoosh* Y: Huff… huff… huff… G: Are you always doing that? Y: Aaaahh! B-Boss!? Y: Why are you here!? G: I'm just delivering something, that's it. Y: Huh?

[page 10] G: Here. G: That damn Hijikata ran off without it this morning. Seems like it's something important? Y: This is… yeah, it's an important document! Y: But the vice chief is in a meeting right now… G: It's fine. Just pass it to him later. G: Gin-san went all this way to deliver it, so tell him he should be grateful. Y: Ah… Boss, hold on! Y: Wanna come with me for a bit?

[page 11] G: It's sho good!! Sho damn good!! *munch munch munch* Y: We got it as a gift and had leftovers… G: Sho good!!! Y: I'm glad you like it. G: Man, you guys sure have it good. Getting good food and high pay… Y: W-Well… It's really not as good as you think… Y: Our job is just that rough, so… G: Speaking of job, G: he's been coming home late recently, is he busy? Y: Huh? Ah… Vice chief duties have indeed been particularly busy lately. G: Hmmm… I see. *sips*

[page 12] Y: It's kind of… still a little bit hard to believe. G: What is? Y: Your marriage. Y: Never in my dreams had I thought that the vice chief and Yorozuya's boss would be bound together in that way… Y: Ah, but I don't think it's weird or anything! Y: I really sincerely wish you two the best… G: I get what you're trying to say. G: Well, I never thought things would turn out like this, either. Y: But, really. When you told us you were getting married, I was so surprised.

[page 13] H: We have… H: …decided to get married.

Y/K/O: HUHHHHHHHHHH!?

[page 14] Y: W-What do you mean!? K: Huh? What? Married…!? O: Are you saying this while understanding what's between both of your legs? H: I know what you're trying to say. H: It's true that we're both men. H: What I'm saying is, I want to be with him so much that stuff like that doesn't matter to me. K: To-Toshi… Are you serious…? H: Yeah. K: You're really getting married? H: Yeah. K: With the Yorozuya? H: Yeah. K: You're fine marrying him!? H: Yeah. K: Yorozuya… you're also fine with this? G: Sure, I'm fine, whatever. K: … *smack!*

[page 15] K: I understand. K: If you're saying this now, I'm sure you've properly given it a lot of thought and consideration. K: We're not in the place to tell you anything. K: Toshi… Be happy. H: Kondou-san…! H: Thank you… H: Thank you…! G: *yawns*

[page 16] Y: … Y: It's been half a year since then, huh… Y: Honestly, Boss, I thought that even though you married him, you don't really care for the vice chief that much, but… Y: That's actually not the case, huh? G: Huh!? G: I don't feel anything for him! I only think of him as my ATM, okay!? Y: Naaah, even if you're always saying this or that, Y: you're always concerned about him and worry about him, right? Y: I thought, I guess you really do love him. G: Lo-…!? G: It's not…

[page 17] G: It's nothing like that at all… H: Hrrrgghackh!? Ha: Vice chieeef!? What happened!? Ha: The vice chief suddenly coughed out blood!! H: Just now… I received signals of Gintoki's love… *faints* K: Toshiiiiiiiiii!!!! G: Sometimes I regret it, though. Y: … K: Pull yourself togetheeeer!!

[page 18] (Wedding Ring) Y: By the way, you two don't wear wedding rings? H: I bought a pair, but my job is like this, so. H: Better if I don't wear it. It'd be bad if I lose it. G: I-I also… put away mine… uh-uh… G: Somewhere. H: Hey, did you lose your ring!? H: No wait, it's you we're talking about. You pawned it off, didn't you!! G: I’m not that awful of a person, okay!! I can find it if I look!! Probably!!

[page 19] (Demon Wife) M: Alriiiight! I'm treating all of you today, M: so go ahead and order anything you want! ♀1: Ahh, Toshi-san, you haven't been coming here, so I've been missing you! ♀2: Me too! ♀2: Come on, drink up ♡ H: Nah… I'm good… O: Hijikata-san, what's wrong? You're sweating bullets. H: I mean, I should be sweating if I'm at a place like this. H: Even though I'm here because the old man forced me to, H: if he finds out, I'm screwed… O: Yeah… You're right.

[page 20] K: Tosshi is late tonight, uh-uh. S: He's probably busy working again. G: Yeah, probably. *chime* G: Who is it? (A phone Hijikata makes him carry ->) *flip*

[page 21] H: Nothing happened and I was there as a part of work, so I should just act like usual, right… H: I'm home… G: Welcome back! *peeks* *ah!* G: You're home late. H: A-Ah, it's because of work, y'know… G: Hmmm… I see. G: Hijikata-kun, you're tired from work, so… G: Do you want dinner? G: Or a bath? G: Or… G: A bloodshed?

[page 22] *step step step step* H: Heeeeyy!! What's this all of a sudden! Why are you so clearly trying to kill me!? *step step step step* G: It's no use playing dumb!! Okita-kun contacted me earlier…

[page 23] G: …and sent me this picture! *bam* (From: Okita. Subject: Having fun) H: Sougooooooooooo! G: How was it!? How was the alcohol poured by pretty ladies, hm!!? G: It definitely tasted good, huh!? Man, I'm so jealous, you bastard!! H: That's what you're jealous about!? H: The old man forced me to come with him! H: He's my superior, so I had no choice, okay!? G: Well, I guess there's no choice if it's a superior… G: Looking at it again, you clearly looked like you hated it anywa…

[page 24] G: You didn't hate it at aaaaaall!! *GRRAAAHHHH* H: It's not that! It's because I was drunk! H: I wasn't enjoying it at all! G: …Then… G: You should've at least contacted me beforehand!!! *whoop* *rattle* H: Alright, then I'm sorry for not contacting you!! H: My bad!! *clink* *clang*

[page 25] H: Ah!! H: Heey! Help me convince him!! *PUNCH* H: Why is no one in this house on my side!? S: That's not the case at all. *pat* H: Glasses…! S: As long as you keep putting your money into Yorozuya, I'll be on your side. G: Alright. Good job, you two. S: Um, Gin-san… To the point of telling us not to be on his side, isn't that too much… G: It's fine. He should have this much done to him.

[page 26] (Wife-Bragging) G: Here. H: Huh? H: …. G: Come on, hurry up and take it.

[page 27] H: Wait, wait, wait! H: What are you doing here!? G: What'd'ya mean, "what"? I'm making lunch. H: Lunch…? What happened to our usual lunch lady? G: Ah, about that… G: Seems like all the old ladies at the barracks had a cold all at once, so I was asked to make lunch G: by the gorilla. H: If that's the case, you should've told me that this morning… ♂: Boss! ♂1: The lunch was absolutely delicious! ♂2: Thanks for the meal! G: Sure. H: ….

[page 28] Ha: Yorozuya's boss is amazing, huh. Y: Why suddenly say that? Ha: I mean, not only that he can be said as the strongest when it comes to swordsmanship, Ha: but he's even also good at cooking. Ha: Isn't he perfect? Ha: To add to that… Ha: When you get a good look at him, he's also quite good looking, right? Ha: Although I don't swing that way. Y: I totally get that! Y: Ah, this miso soup is good. *sips* *SLAM*

[page 29] Ha/Y: Vice chieeeeef! *sits* Ha/Y: Shit, here comes the hassle-maker! H: Huh? This tastes different than how he usually makes it. Y: O-Oh, really… Ha/Y: He's trying to brag about how he eats his cooking all the time! H: Usually it goes down the throat easier. H: Today, it's like, thicker, or like, saltier… *CRASH* G: Don't eat it if you're going to complain about it!! Ha/Y: He has a point. Y: V-Vice chief, are you alright? H: No big deal. H: It's always like this, you see. It's his way of showing affection, you see. Ha/Y: He's still saying that.

[page 30] Ha: I guess the vice chief is the one being lead by the nose, huh? Y: He's walking all over the vice chief, huh? Y: Hm!? *hides* Ha: What's wrong? Y: It's the boss. Y: He's coming into the vice chief's room. Y: Is the boss going to yell at him again? Heh heh. H: Gintoki! G: Hey. ….

[page 31] H: ! H: What's wrong? G: …Something we don't usually do… H: Huh? G: Usually, there's Shinpachi and the others, or you'd be away at work, so… G: …I tried doing it. H: I see. H: You're right. Ha/Y: The ending is pretty wholesome, thoooough!!!!!? (end)

[page 32] I released this book in 2015, but I came up with this concept 8 years ago… (I drew it on my drawing blog) The wife who would become Shiroyasha in fights. Hijikata-kun, who in fact wasn't enjoying his time with the girls, but was actually bragging about his wife. H: My wife… H: Then, he's like… Thank you to everyone who has read this book!

[riverpiracy]

mutual 1: food's a distant memory to me

mutual 2: soooo hungry

mutual 3: i ate the last ant in my apartment it's so over

mutual 4: girls with food.. woof woof

mutual 5: get the fuck off my page if you're still not tagging f**d mentions.

mutual 6: a morsel of something yummy would treat me well right about now....

mutual 7: when the stomach cramps return. uh oh sisterss

mutual 8: licked my own sweat and thought of crackers

mutual 9: need to orally destroy a father

mutual 10: something terrible happened to all my snacks

mutual 11: PLEASE REBLOG - need $$ for food 0/350000

mutual 12: we should do something to the restaurants

mutual 13: dreamt of a grape today

mutual 14: poured all my water on the ground #cunt

mutual 15: throwing up

[lifethenecropolis]

Drew 25 characters on this page. Woof! Worked hard on the action panels, channeled Ken Mitchroney's TMNT Adventures for panel 4, and did my best Carlos Ezquerra on panels 5 and 7. I think the white and the sound effects in the middle really brings the page to life.

[farsight-the-char]

SUPER-PETS SPECIAL: BITEDENTITY CRISIS

Written by TONY FLEECS, ALEXIS QUASARANO, MICHAEL CONRAD, DAN WATTERS, and KYLE STARKS

Art by MIKE NORTON, PJ HOLDEN, SAMI BASRI, CHRIS MITTEN, and KYLE STARKS

Cover by PETE WOODS

$5.99 USD | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 (card stock)

ON SALE 7/30/24

The Super-Pets are back—and this time, they’re all BITE! Haley, the beloved bark-out star of NIGHTWING, finds herself to be a fish out of water when she arrives on Kent Farm. As our big-city mutt tries to adjust to country living, she’s shocked to discover a kennel of courageous critters is already waiting for her! Bitewing, meet the SUPER-PETS—and you might want to hold on tight because things are about to get hairy!

Also featuring—stories of misch-woof and mutt-hem! The dark side of the dog bed! The many pets of Damian Wayne! You’ll have to squeak it to believe it!

[lightluxcollie]

Woof. ... You can also read today's comic page here. https://www.sabercolliestudios.com/comic/2024/2/5/denatured-chapter-7-page-5 Patreon and Subscribestar supporters got to see this comic a week before everyone else. Just a dollar a month gets you early access. Stay in the loop. Never miss an update when you subscribe to the Saber Collie Studios newsletter. https://www.sabercolliestudios.com/newsletter

[i-can-even-burn-salad]

Happy birthday!!!

I can´t even.

Kate, I love you.

Transcript below the cut, and I love you for that, too 🥹

Image 1:

Cedric’s New Globe. A BAD STICK FIGURE book by Little Peril Stories based on Nuisance by i-can-even-burn-salad

Image 2:

The text reads: Merridy and Cedric were good friends. One day, Merridy decided to do something nice for Cedric. A brown, wooden sign with a nail in each corner reads Cedric’s Fabulous Antiques. Next to it are two stick figures, one with a brown ponytail (Merridy) and one with blond hair, a beard, and a cane (Cedric).

Image 3:

The text reads: ‘I know!’ she thought. ‘I’ll get him a lovely gift.’ She decided to get him a pretty crystal globe. In the image, stick-figure Merridy holds a beige satchel. A blue thought bubble over her head contains a lightbulb. A black dotted-line arrow points to a globe surrounded by purple arrows. A yellow, jagged bubble contains the words A CRYSTAL GLOBE!

Image 4:

The text reads: Getting the globe was hard work. Merridy had to be VERY stealthy and VERY quiet. Stick-figure Merridy, from the bottom of the page, looks up at a house with a blue thought bubble that reads, Huh. The house is brown with a red door, a brown chimney, and a brick turret. It is behind a barbed wire fence. Next to the house floats a globe. Next to it is a price tag that reads, RETAIL PRICE: HECKIN’ EXPENSIVE. A dotted-line arrow connects the price tag to the globe. Another arrow connects the globe to the house, with a label that reads in here. A third dotted line pointing at the fence reads, yes, that’s barbed wire.

Image 5:

The text reads, Her hard work paid off. She got the globe! Bringing it back to Cedric was not easy, though. Stick-figure Merridy holds the beige satchel and the globe. A dotted-line arrow connected the globe to the satchel is labelled with the word, yoink! A blue thought bubble above stick figure Merridy’s head reads, SUCCESS! A box at the bottom of the page reads, THE G.O.A.T. It is connected to the stick figure with a dotted line arrow.

Image 6:

The text reads, She met a guard dog. She climbed a barbed wire fence. Below the first sentence, stick-figure Merridy runs holding her satchel, which is drawn horizontally and followed by straight lines to indicate speed and movement. A blue thought bubble above her head reads, Dang it dang it DANG IT! Below stick-figure Merridy is a grey stick-figure dog. A speech bubble over the dog’s head reads, Woof! Above the second sentence, stick figure Merridy, still holding the beige satchel, is drawn upside down with her legs over head to indicate that she is vaulting over the barbed wire fence. A blue thought bubble over her head reads, This hurts. Like, a lot. A dotted-line arrow pointing to the fence reads, very sharp. Stick-figure Merridy is surrounded by words indicating pain: Ouch. Ow. Owie. Omg. Ouchie. Ow. Ow. Owie. Omfg.

Image 7:

The text reads: Cedric was astonished when Merridy brought him his new globe. “Thank you for my gift,” he said. “But I’m just glad you are okay!” In the centre of the page, stick-figure Cedric, holding his cane, faces stick-figure Merridy. The globe, surrounded by purple arrows, is in between them. Stick-figure Cedric has his mouth open in an O shape in surprise. Merry has her arms extended toward Cedric and the globe. A purple thought bubble coming from Cedric’s head contains a bold, black exclamation point, while a purple speech bubble beside Cedric’s head reads, Uuuh… A blue speech bubble next to Merridy’s head reads, I got you something. Behind the Merridy stick figure are 5 bright red teardrop shapes and 6 bright red shoeprints. The red is indicative of blood. On the far right edge of the page is a yellow sign that reads, YEAH IT’S WHAT YOU THINK IT IS. Two dotted-line arrows connect the sign to the blood drops and the bloody shoeprints.

Image 8:

A brown, wooden sign with nails in all four corners reads, the end.

[uglygirlstatus]

for the artist ask thing.... 7, 15, 20!!!!

20. What works have you drawn fanart of?

I draw fanart for almost everything I've ever liked (tho most doesn't see past the sketch/doodle phase) but my big fanart attractors in the last couple years are The Locked Tomb and Death Note

15. Biggest artist pet peeve?

In high school especially I would see red over anything I perceived as "same face syndrome" and I think that has persisted to an extent, though I do not get as bent out of shape about it as I used to. really depends on how it fits with the type of character design for me now

7. Favourite works of all time excluding your own?

omg such a broad question... I am just going to dump a whole bunch of faves under the cut (NOT all-inclusive just first things that come to mind...)

Baba Yaga illustration by Ivan Bilibin

this specific Chainsaw Man page

the portrait of Gluck by Romain Brooks

this excerpt from the fanfic Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rich and Famous (part 6)

Unicorn in Captivity tapestry

Super Mutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki

GUE 3 by beany tuesday

the character design from A Kitten Named Woof

my all time favourite Death Note fanart (by pontah)

all the Death Note manga covers (and really all the official colour art)

the Archie and Hiram Would've Could've Should've Riverdale amv

the original covers for the New Prophecy Warriors series

so so so much more out there that I'm forgetting I'm sure... I'll stop for now

[readingdiary]

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK 29/7/24 - CROSS MY HEART AND NEVER LIE - NORA DASNES

AFTER PLANNING 15/4/24 - CROSS MY HEART AND NEVER LIE - NORA DASNES

I had originally planned to use Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dasnes for QUOTE OF THE WEEK 29/7/24, for my son’s BON VOYAGE departure to America to take up a teaching and research post in Children’s and Young Adult Literature at a Texas university. My son had shown me this graphic novel after buying it for his teaching.

I then changed my mind and was going for Bella Mackie’s How To Kill Your Family instead.

On reflection it was then back to square one and this is what I did. (Mackie is coming later for Mr Dusty’s birthday WOOF WOOF BIRTHDAY QUOTE OF THE WEEK).

*****

[gosoccerdawgs]

Hawks Nip Dawgs

REGION 2 FINAL (non-elimination)

Hardin Valley Academy 1 at Bearden 0

Thursday, May 16, 2024 7pm

The Bulldog’s path to the State Tournament will now go through Kingsport, as they hit the road to play Dobyns-Bennett after falling to Hardin Valley 1-0 Thursday in the Region 2 Final at Bearden.

The Hawks scored midway through the first half on a keeper-assisted breakaway down the left side. The visitors kept Bearden on their heels early with nine first-half shots, eight on goal. The second half saw the visitors bunker down as the Bulldogs struggled to find open shots.

Bearden will now play 15-0-2 Dobyns-Bennett in an early noon matchup Saturday with a trip to Murfreesboro on the line. D-B’s two ties were against Page 0-0 and Greeneville 1-1, and they defeated Maryville 3-2, Elizabethton 4-0 in addition to actually beating a ten-loss Science Hill team four times 2-0, 1-1 (P.K.s), 2-1 and 2-1. By comparison, Bearden won decidedly versus Greeneville 6-0, Maryville 4-2, Elizabethton 7-1 and Science Hill 2-0.

The Bulldogs’ State Tournament goal is ripe for the taking--win Saturday and book your ticket to the Big Dance! Go Dawgs! Win State! Woof!

Goals: HVA-Brady Hammer (19’ assist-Adam Leonard).

Shots/Shots-on-goal: BHS 6/2 HVA 12/10. Corners: BHS 4 HVA 5. Fouls: BHS 10 HVA 8. YellowCards: BHS#8 (25’), BHS#11 (51’), HVA#13 (78’). Conditions: fast, clear, 72 degrees. Attendance: 542. Records: BHS 17-3-1 HVA 19-2-1.

Outside the box.........former All-Stater and State Champ Everett Hauser (2019) was on the sideline Thursday cheering on the Bulldogs.........Woof!

[lasersheith]

January 2024 Reading Review

I read 7 books and 2 short stories in January and wanted to spew my thoughts into the void

The Books:

Witch King by Martha Wells (414 pages)

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas (405 pages)

Holes by Louis Sachar (240 pages)

The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell (225 pages)

Feed by Mira Grant (571 pages)

Deadline by Mira Grant (581 pages)

Blackout by Mira Grant (512 pages) The short stories:

As Yet Unsent by Tamsyn Muir (26 pages)

The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir (25 pages)

My Thoughts:

Witch King

I loved Murderbot Diaries so I was really excited to see Martha Wells also writes fantasy, and this book has a really cool magic system regarding witches and demons and demon offspring that can move their souls into different human bodies under certain circumstances. There are some cool things to think about in this book, regarding self image and reflection, friendship, love, sacrifice, family of origin, and family of choice.

I wanted to love this but I will absolutely settle for liking it. I thought the characters were all really great but something wasn't working for me in the pacing and the jumping back and forth between past and present. Individual scenes and story beats were great though. Somewhere in the 3.5-4 stars range for me.

The Sunbearer Trials

Very cute Middlegrade/YA meso-american mythology style spin on something like Percy Jackson meets Hunger Games. The main character is a young trans half god but his god mom isn't one of the biggest baddest coolest gods so he thinks he's a nobody and turns out to be the big special boy etc. It was cute, I liked how many queer characters were included and nobody made a big deal about it, and the bully character(s) didn't misgender or deadname anyone but were still assholes. There were some clunky trans allegories that could have just been text and some missed opportunities for better character development but overall I liked it and will definitely read the sequel. 3.5 stars.

Holes

I read this in like 7th grade and remembered it being really fucking good and turns out middle school also had impeccable taste. It's just a really good book. There's so much book per book too, we follow essentially 3 different converging storylines and fall in love with 5-8 wonderful characters all in the span of less than 250 pages. Absolutely 5 stars.

The Reapers Are the Angels

Woof. This is a book that takes place in several years after a zombie apocalypse and the main character is a girl somewhere around 16 years old that's been orphaned and her adopted brother died and she has to move on from her place of safety when zombies get to it. I know a lot of zombie books are supposed to be really dark and gritty and edgy but this one was just weird to me. I think there are things to be considered about the nature of humanity, obsession vs love, loss and grief, and pretty typical zombie genre themes and such here, but I didn't care for it. A generous 2.5 stars. Did not continue the series.

Feed/Deadline/Blackout

Also zombie books, a trilogy. Reading this in 2024 was bizarre at times. It's set decades after the zombie "apocalypse" where the US has basically "learned to live with the virus" and follows a team of reporters who score the job of reporting on the campaign of a republican presidential candidate. If you can make it past the soul-crushing comparisons to the state of modern US politics and public health, this is a very fun series. It's also grim and edgy and dark but never loses its sense of humor. It's weirdly more a political conspiracy series with zombies than a zombie series, but in a good way? Almost every reporter runs a blog with some kind of pun in the name. The author makes some BOLD choices and had me gasping aloud sometimes, crying other times, and laughing my ass off in between. Overall 4.5 stars.

Short Stories:

Both of them are from the Locked Tomb series and were perfect. You should read the Locked Tomb series. Seriously. It's so good. If you're reading this, you're on tumblr, so I know you have at least one of the following if not all of them: religious trauma, colonialism/imperialism trauma, at least one gay situationship that almost killed you, and/or a thing for hot girls with swords. 5 stars.

[survivor-marieta-islands]

Episode 16: "She's in her COMP BEAST ERA."—Trinica

Trinica

GET WRECKED MOTHERFUCKERS

Zo

The emotional part of me feels guilty voting for Jinx tonight but the rational part of me knows you gotta get rid of the ones who are trying to get rid of you 😕

Jinx

OooOOOOUUUUU if i pull this off? i can call myself a survivor player

Trinica

Okay uhhh I won the last immunity challenge so I was safe, yay! But bestie Brandi was not, boo! But then Jinx idoled herself and I was like damn RIP Brandi. But then it TIED between Brandi and Colin! And then Jinx SAVED BRANDI thank GOD. And now it's 2-2 or 3-1 if we can convince Zo that Jinx now has to go oop

Aaaaand Colin is gone which like I really did need to happen because they could have collected like 5 jury votes AT LEAST if they played their cards right. And now this FIC is made up of a ton of challenges I did really well at teehee so hopefully I have this in the bag despite the fact that I'm in NYC for a work trip and busy as FUCK. We'll see. I have way less time to do this than I normally would. But we'll see.

Brandi

I thought for sure I was going last night and jinx saved me. JINX. we have never been able to get in the same page and J I N X S A V E D M E

Trinica

also Brandi asked for my Guess Who spreadsheet and, fully cementing my role as villain, I am indeed falsifying it before sending it to her ;___;

Brandi

ok look I cannot figure out that damn dolphin game. trinica got 7 mil, jinx 10 mil???? brandi 300,000. and that was an accident.

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im back bc zo has 100000 BEADS. BEADS. B WORDS. BEADS.

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I got that puzzle in 27 minutes and I kinda regret cheating so hard last time lmao like imagine we used that cheat code this time...... I need it

Zo

Somehow Someway I have convinced Trinica to take me to FTC 👀 I sometimes am amazed at my own powers of persuasion and absolute LUCK that falls into my lap! Had Colin not given me the legacy advantage, I would probably not be sitting where I am today but I trusted the process and didn’t go as hard as I could have on Final Immunity knowing that the legacy would somehow get me to FTC. Ok I need to go take a walk I’m still holding my breath from tribal wow

Trinica

Hoooooooly shit. The jury said I'd have to win out to make it to the end, and I've fucking done it. I can't believe this. She's in her COMP BEAST ERA.

So last vote saw Colin out, which I did need to happen but couldn't convince Brandi to do, and I'm so glad, but it did give Jinx 2 flashy moves at the forefront of the jury's mind when they played an idol. Then Jinx almost beat my ass at a challenge and I had to win in a tiebreaker (which I demolished at, 1000 to Jinx's 500, but WOOF I was scared). I would LOVE nothing more than to go to FTC with Jinx for a second time- the poetic justice!- but I Fear. They could very well win. I've come too far and gotten too much blood on my hands to let my sentimental heart lose me the game. No matter who's at the end, this is going to be a BATTLE.

[leoswritingcorner]

the cowboy and the hellion

to celebrate me finishing all my essays, i wrote moonray in the western au ft some ashley. it’s long, longer than what i intended lmao why am i like this

“Red!”

Zelda tries not to flinch at the Madam’s rough shout. She takes a breath, counts to five in a quiet whisper, and stops sweeping the floor. The fading bruise under her eye reminds Zelda to reply differently than with just a snappy ‘what’ like last time.

“Yes, ma’am?” Zelda calls back, keeping back a biting tone.

The Madam nearly barks over her reply with a “Get yer skinny-self over here!”

Setting the broom aside, Zelda turns down the hallway. The reeking scent of stale tobacco and liquor fills Zelda’s nose before she even reaches the wide double doors of Madam’s office. She knocks once before entering. It smells even worse inside, with odors Zelda did not even want to know what they were.

“Ya wanted to see me?” Zelda asks as she steps into the office. She tries to look anywhere else but at the Madam.

Madam was an old woman, edging close to sixty years old but vicious as a viper. Zelda learned that the hard way over the last couple of weeks, ever since her bastard of a dad sold her off for just a few dollars.

“M’puttin y’ to work.” Madam mumbles around a cigarette.

Zelda lifts her brows. “Ma’am, I already am workin’” She says, motioning back to the parlor room. “You got me cleanin’ this place from top to bottom.”

Madam scoffs. The wig of fake dark curls she wore on her head tilted to the side as she stands up. Her face overly done up in makeup, in some vain attempt to hold off on her aging, but it only made her look older. “I paid your daddy five dollars for your lanky ass, Red. I had y’ cleanin’ cause the fellers that visit like meat on the girls. But tonight, you’ll be really earnin’ that money I wasted on you.”

Zelda isn’t sure where her voice went. There was nothing more that she wanted to do than scream, or even run. But her legs seemed locked, stuck right there on the spot as Madam continues on

“Buncha cowboys came through. More than the girls I got.” She says, walking to Zelda. She tugs on a strand of her frizzy hair. “Go bathe in Clara’s room.” Madam orders. “Borrow one of her dresses, then get into room nine, your client will be in th-”

“I can’t.” Zelda blurts. “No, no I can’t…” She shakes her head. “I won’t!” She sees Madam’s hand strike out, but there’s not enough time. The slap stings hard against Zelda’s cheek.

“Do as I said or I’ll let them boys turn y’ for free. Do I make m’self clear?” Madam’s voice is gravelly, as she swears next to her ear. Zelda swallows back the own curses rising in her throat, and keeps the gathering tears in her eyes from falling.

“Yes, ma’am.” Zelda mumbles. She pulls away from Madam, and doesn’t look back as she leaves. Her fists tremble , she could only picture slamming them into the old woman’s face.

*

This was a mistake.

Garrett looks at the door and wonders if still he has time to leave. It’s a small room. Drafty, but covered in silk drapes. The bed was a decent size, and looked comfortable. Well, any bed would beat out sleeping on the cold, hard ground night after night. But it’s floral scented sheer sheets that were laid across the bed that made his stomach flip.

“What am I doing?” He questions himself, tugging off his hat. He covers his face with a hand before pushing his fingers through his hair. He could have blamed it on a spur-of-the-moment deal, or how he was practically dragged into the brothel by the other cowboys.

‘You need a little female company, White.’ One of them had encouraged, pulling him inside. ‘It’s been months. We all deserve this. Hell, I’ll even pay for yours’

Garrett stiffly followed a girl up to the room, barely able to stand her constant giggling and wandering hand. She pushed him into room nine and winked. ‘Your girl will be here soon.’ She said, her eyes wandering over him. ‘Lucky her.’

He eyes the door, and pulls on his hat. “That’s it.” He decides. Just before his hand could reach the handle, it swings open and a short young woman stumbles in. Her brown eyes wide with surprise.

“Oh s-.”

“Sorry.”

There isn’t much movement. In that time, Garrett takes a glance over her. Her red hair was in quickly twisted curls, her face was slender, just like her body that was barely clad in-

“Oh.” Garrett says again, ducking his head down quickly. He feels a warmth of a blush come across his cheeks.

The door shuts, and he glances up to see her hesitantly locking it. She rubs her elbows and clears her throat. “Were ya gettin’ impatient?” She asks. He doesn’t answer right away.

“I’m Zelda.” She supplies, hoping to get a response.

Garrett finally finds his voice. “Garrett. I’m Garrett.” He replies. “And no. No, I wasn’t. Sorry, I just…” He trails off with a sigh. “This wasn’t really my idea.”

Zelda scoffs, mumbling to herself. “Yeah, wasn’t mine either.”

She turns to the bed and feels her own face warming up. Where was she even suppose to start? What was she supposed to do? Suddenly the warming in her face gives away to dread, as her blood pratically drains. This was going to be her life now. Earning money on a mattress, only to lose it to some heinous old woman with a lousy wig. This moment would lead into it all. Her first time…

“Hey. Uh, Z-Zelda?”

She jumps at the sound of Garrett’s voice. She almost forgot the cowboy was there. She whips her head around to face him. That’s when she notices his dark hair poking out from underneath his hat. How sun kissed his skin was, and the warmest looking eyes she ever saw. In them, she saw him looking at her worried, and it’s only then that she realizes she’s shaking.

He takes a step toward her, but stops himself. “You look n-nervous.” He says.

“Was I that obvious?” Zelda asks, hoping the shaking didn’t reach her voice. Garrett comes over, nodding.

“Only cause I’m feeling the same way.” He says, hoping it would ease her a bit. Her shoulders seem to relax and a tiny smile pulls at her lips. “It’s uh…” He breathes out, and says quickly. “My first time, doing any of this.”

Zelda pauses, looking to Garrett. “You...you’ve never done this?”

Garrett looks every inch embarrassed, and Zelda winces. “I”m sorry! I’m sorry.” She says, gently patting his arm. “I didn’t mean it like that. Ya should probably know that, I ain’t ever done anything like this either.” She admits quietly.

“Wait, so I’m your first-”

“In every which way.” Zelda nods. She picks up one of the sheer sheets, sniffing at the floral scent before making a face, and tossing it back onto the bed. “Uhh, I don’t- I don’t think I’m gonna be worth the money.”

Garrett lets out a quiet chuckle, shaking his head. “No, I’m probably the one not worth the money.” He jokes. He hears her laugh dryly under her breath. She shoves the sheets aside and looks up to him.

“Guess we’re in a pickle.” Zelda says, shrugging her shoulders. Garrett doesn’t know if he should stay standing or take a chance and sit next to her, until she pats the spot next to her. He takes a seat next to her, careful to keep a decent space between them.

Zelda grins. “So, you’re a cowboy.” She reaches up, tipping his hat back. “Some of my older brothers are cowboys. They ain’t home all the time.”

“It’s not an easy job.” Garrett agrees. “I miss home a lot, but the money helps my mom and younger brothers…” He says, his voice going soft. He suddenly looks a hundred miles away to wherever home was. Zelda feels her heart nearly breaking for him.

“Can ya go home after this?” She asks, moving closer to him.

Garrett huffs. “One more month.” He pauses, feeling Zelda’s arms coming around his own. But she gives him a smile, one bigger and more genuine than before.

“I’ll be countin’ the days for ya then, cowboy.” She promises.

Garrett smiles back, the words he was about to speak are suddenly drowned out by the running footsteps outside the door. The sound of men and women laughing, with loud whooping echo in the hallway. Then they remembered exactly where they were.

Zelda pulls back slightly, her hold on his arm loosening. “I guess…” She starts, her eyes looks anxiously to the bed.

“We don’t have to do this.” Garrett says softly. He stands up, feeling himself missing her hold on him a bit. “I can just give you the money, you can lie, you know.” He tries.

Zelda looks at him stunned. “You’d really do that?”

Reaching into his pocket Garrett holds a few wrinkled dollars to her, nodding. “I wouldn’t want you to do anything you don’t want to.” He states, not looking at her. Zelda gets up, wandering up to him, her hands come over his and closes his fingers down on the money.

“That’s very nice of ya, Gar.” She whispers. “I’d be pretty wicked to make ya do anything ya don’t want to either.” She adds teasingly. He looks to her, to see that easy smile on her lips again. “Keep your money.”

“I can’t just do that, won’t you get in trouble?” Garrett questions. He only saw the Madam briefly but she looked every inch mean. Zelda snorts.

“I can handle it. Not like I’ve never been in trouble.” She states proudly, lifting her chin. “They didn’t call me the ‘hellion of Macon County’ for nothin’”

Garrett blinks. “They did?”

“No. But I raised enough hell I think.” Zelda laughs. This time it's not guarded or dry, and Garrett finds himself laughing along with her.

“Zelda, I’d feel bad, you gotta let me give you something at least…” He insists. He’d feel low if she were to really get into any trouble. Zelda sighs, tapping her lips in thought before pausing.

“Okay. One dollar, for one kiss.” She bargains. “Not too bad for either of us, right?” She looks to him.

Garrett nods. “One kiss.” He agrees, moving closer to her.

Zelda eases herself and leans up on her toes. Garrett leans down to meet her halfway, and both their eyes close at their lips touch. She didn’t want to pull away from him, and once she felt his hands shyly coming to hold onto her arms, she leans up further to him. Her arms slipping around his neck.

It was over a bit too soon for either of them. Zelda blinks her eyes a few time, and she feels Garrett’s lips just inches from her own. “One more kiss?” He mumbles. He’s surprised at the question he asks but doesn’t regret it once Zelda whispers a quick ‘yes’ and kisses him again, more fully.

Her hands grip tightly to his shirt, and his fall down to curiously shape the sides of her curves. They stumble backwards, the back of Zelda’s knees bumping against the bed. “O-One more kiss?” She gets out in a shaky breath. Garrett doesn’t answer verbally and instead presses another kiss to her lips, his hands gripping the curve of her waist.

Neither one of them mind the scented floral sheets one bit as they tumble back onto the bed.

*

Zelda holds onto Garrett’s hat, watching as he dresses. The shade of a blush still tints his cheeks as he gets ready. She smiles, placing the hat on her head when he turns to her, grinning at the sight.

“As cute as you look, I’m gonna need that.” He says.

Zelda leans back on the bed. “I know.” She hums, as Garrett leans down. Her places a few kisses around her cheeks. “I just wish I could, hold onto it for ya.” She pouts. He stops and looks to her.

They both had no idea where they would end up. Or if they’d even see each other again. Garrett holds onto her hand. Maybe, he could try and come back this way. Maybe, he might even have enough money to get her out of this place. But it was the thought of not knowing when that could be that scared him the most.

“Hold onto this for me instead, Zee.” He offers, tugging off the dark blue bandanna from around his neck. Zelda reaches for it, holding the small piece of cloth close to her chest. “Maybe…” He starts.

Zelda smiles sadly, sighing. “We don’t know when that might be, or even if we will.” She mumbles. She doesn’t look at him, her fingers toying with the edges of the bandanna. “You got a family that needs ya more than some prostitute in Macon County.” She finishes. Her hand quickly flicks up to her eyes, wiping away the tears before they could fall. Garrett feels his heart drop.

“ ‘Sides.” Zelda continues. “I’m the hellion, remember?” She adds, forcing a grin. “I’ll be okay. Maybe someday. Just maybe, I’ll give this back to ya.” She holds up the bandanna.

Garrett smiles slightly, and it doesn’t reach his eyes. “Maybe. I hope so…” He begins. The sound of the other cowboys yelling from outside breaks the quiet silence that began to fall on them.

“Any fellas still in there, finish up! We’re headin’ out!”

Garrett swears under his breath and looks to Zelda. He presses one more, one long kiss to her lips before slipping the hat off of her head. They whisper quiet goodbyes and he leaves with one last look to her. Zelda holds onto the bandanna, ignoring the money left on the nightstand.

*

A week drags on, and she’s able to avoid the new duties Madam gave her. But there’s always a flow of customers and clients coming through, and she knows she wouldn’t be able to avoid it much longer. When Ashley shows up one night at her window, a wagon and two horses hitched up. She’s grabs what little clothes she had, and the stash of money she never gave away to Madam, and leaves without a second though.

“Where are we gonna go?” Zelda questions. Ashley hoists his small friend into the wagon easily.

“Far away. I ‘aughta slaughter your damn dad.” He grumbles. “But we’re leavin’. I’m thinkin’ west...way out west.” Ashley says, flicking the reigns. The wagon takes off, and Zelda isn’t able to relax until the brothel is clean out of sight.

“What is that?” Ashley asks suddenly. He’s looking at the bandanna around her neck.

Zelda places a hand over it. “A bandanna.” She says simple. She doesn’t tell him about the cowboy it belonged to and who she hopes to see again one day.