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rayne-storm · 1 year ago

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But Hold Me Tight and Fear Me Not

AUgust 1 - Dark Fantasy

Fandom: 10th Kingdom

Summary: Virginia x Wolf

Virginia, due to her father's gambling addiction, is promised to the king of a fae court. Wolf, for his part, is unsure of this arrangement.

A/N: I might do more with this in the future, but I like this as a jumping off point. Also, yes, I know that 10th Kingdom is, technically, already a Dark Fantasy. Oh well.

"Listen, Virginia, I know it's not ideal, but-"

"But nothing, Dad! You're saying you tried to sell me! Like, like some cheap hooker or something! Hell, did you even haggle, or was it a relief that anyone would pay anything for you to get rid of me?"

Virginia Lewis was furious. Tony, the man who claimed to be her father, was saying some extremely problematic shit. In his gambling addiction he'd lost a lot of money (nothing new), they couldn't afford this apartment any more (nothing new), but he'd found an ingenious way to save them (nothing new):

He sold Virginia (ALARMINGLY NEW).

Like an old car or some ugly chintz her grandmother would give her-

Grandmother.

She could go there.

Legally, she was an adult and there was no way in hell she'd just meekly obey whatever bullshit pedophile he'd sold her to (because no way did someone just try to outright buy an adult woman, right?). She could go stay at her grandmother's house and Tony could deal with his problems by himself.

He was still shouting something as she left, she was too angry and focused on leaving to hear it, slamming the door as she crossed it. Did it hit him? Hopefully.

She'd made it out of the apartment building and halfway to a park bench to call the old woman when someone in a brownish-grey robe appeared in front of her. Literally, out of thin air, and she walked right into them, crashing down hard, luckily not hitting her head on the ground.

"Ow, what the- are you okay?" She scrambled up to help them, but they hardly seemed phased, though they did take her hand as she overcorrected and stumbled forward.

"Virginia," the mysterious person said, voice soft but brooking no argument.

"Who's asking?" She asked, glaring, snatching her hand back. She rubbed her forehead, looking the stranger up and down.

"I am not asking, I am saying," they replied simply, shrugging their shoulders.

"Yeah? Cool. Sorry, but I need to go."

She moved to walk around them, but they followed her, blocking her way.

"Virginia, you have been sold to-" they began, but she whipped around, fist on their chest. She didn't strike them, but it was quite clear she meant business.

"No one. I don't know who the hell you are, or what bullshit my dad did, but I am not sold to anyone. Leave," she all but commanded, and shoved off, pulling out a flip-phone to call her grandmother.

The creepy stranger sighed, shaking their covered head, and followed behind. The robe's hood fell back to reveal and older man with piercing blue eyes and long, braided salt-and-pepper hair.

"Virginia," he began again, but she ignored it, walking faster.

Humans. Always so difficult. Though he remembered a time when he was so stubborn.

In front of her he appeared again, prepared this time to catch her before she fell, though she did scream something fierce.

"Forgive me, but it's not so simple," he said over her cursing him out and beating his chest.

"Let me go! Let me go right now or you're gonna regret it, asshole! Help! Hel-"

A hand on her head and a whispered spell sent her into a nice, compliant sleep.

As Rutger the Hunter made his way into the woods with the girl, he shook his head. Humans were always so stubborn, and this would certainly be far more than the council was prepared to deal with… but he quite liked her already.

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As the Hunter came in, bartered bride in tow, he tried to think of how this could end happily. The girl was a spitfire, and who would not take any kindlier to the situation now than she had earlier. Still, he could tell she would make an amazing queen, and an amazing bride for his king. His Majesty, King Wolfric Fenris Von Hood, was perceived often as cold and impassive, but the Hunter knew much better. The man had a heart as tender as a maiden’s, and could use someone like the girl to lean on.

The King, Wolf as he was known around the castle to the few that were close to him, watched quietly as the woman was set in a bed in the dedicated Queen’s Chambers. The Hunter bowed to him as he left, and Wolf entered quietly, to see the woman who’d been… purchased. To be his companion. He would help her escape, come the morning, but… he wanted to see her. To have at least a chance to dream of the maybes.

He remained a respectful distance away, but lit a candle to see her.

Oh.

She was beautiful. She had a boyish charm, some might say, but he only saw delicate, dainty, beautiful features. He felt his heart swell and then shatter. He had found his soulmate. And he could never have her. Not like this. No matter how much his heart sang that she was to be his mate for life. He hadn’t approved of the way she had come to his lands, and he couldn’t keep her in good conscience.

He wanted to leave. He needed to leave, before she woke up, and he saw her eyes, saw her fear and fury. As beautiful as it would be, most certainly, he didn’t know if he would survive that level of heartbreak.

But then her eyes opened, and for one brief, beautiful moment they saw each other, and he felt complete. But then, as he feared, she panicked.

“Who the hell are you? Where am I?!”

Ah, even her angry-fear was stunning. He fought down a soft coo of adoration, opting more to focus on calming his “bride.”

“Whoa, hey, sorry, I know this is frightening. I’m going to help you get out of here.”

That seemed to calm her down the slightest bit.

“It wasn’t a dream,” she gasped.

“No. I’m sorry. It seems… someone did some bartering on my behalf. It absolutely wasn’t my intention to… to trap some innocent maiden here like some kind of storybook monster,” he said, hanging his head.

Virginia, for her part, could almost see ears and a tail similarly lowered in shame, and through her anger and fear, felt pangs of… something. Against all of her best judgements, her heart seemed to trust this strange man in the room. Definitely more than she was ready to trust anyone else.

“What’s your name?” She demanded.

He looked up, tilting his head.

“...My friends call me Wolf. Just Wolf.” It’s all he felt he’d ever really amount to.

“Virginia,” she replied, sitting up carefully. A sudden dizziness proved that a bad idea, and the mysterious Wolf man caught her before she could keel over. Intriguingly, the action seemed to surprise him even more than her, and he quickly retreated.

“Sorry! Sorry, you probably don’t want some strange man touching you. I… I can get out of your hair while you sleep off the effects of Hunter’s spell, and then we’ll get you home,” he offered, standing.

She shook her head.

“No, no, please, I… I really would like not to be alone right now. This is… too much, honestly, but you seem like you won’t kill me or anything in my sleep. And I’ll feel better if I’ve got someone I can try to trust watching my back,” she said, rubbing her head. She stretched out under the very luxurious blankets, and decided that she’d get out of here, but might as well enjoy this creature comfort while she could.

Before she passed back out, she heard the softest little whimper, like a dog comforting their companion. It was sweet, and she felt a lot better going back under than she had coming up.

#my writing #rayne writes #fanfiction #august 2023 #10th Kingdom #wolf x virginia

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sigelfire · 1 year ago

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💖 Thanks to all who greeted me today for my birthday 💖 Cheers to all of you and your good wishes! 🥂

#lovely mutuals #🎈🎂 birthday #diego luna #10th of August 2023

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confusedcheeseparrot · 1 year ago

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Just watched the barbie movie was hype, cried, love allen, love weird barbie, loved the kens with their whole macho cowboy vibe after the patriarchy, depression barbie ad was dope, soundtrack with the disco violins reoccurring was a mood lifter whenever I heard it, ryan gosling ken was simultaneously sad, infuriating, hilarious and hype all at once, the patriarchy being talked about as an invasive species, the barbies having to be decoded like like cult indoctrination was pretty funny, john cena mermaid was a welcome surprise, was wondering where the pet accessories were in the movie as well as the fairy barbies and princess barbies but other than that it was perfect so campy but existential.

I'm not even a dude but I really want an I am kenough shirt.

#barbie 2023 #I don't live in the US the movie dropped in august 10th for so stfu #I washype #I'm happy with my choices #I wore pink with an achn button up #I went with a friend who also wore pink #I cried when the billie ellish song played #thank god the theater gave napkins

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antihumanism · 1 year ago

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[ASMR/Alex Jones] Comfy ASMR for you <3 [Deep Breathing/Paper Crinkling/Whispers for sleep and relaxation]

#alex jones #infowars #august 10th 2023 show #a clip i will be making use of personally and so i can share it too

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ms-demeanor · 1 year ago

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So You Need To Buy A Computer But You Don't Know What Specs Are Good These Days

Hi.

This is literally my job.

Lots of people are buying computers for school right now or are replacing computers as their five-year-old college laptop craps out so here's the standard specs you should be looking for in a (windows) computer purchase in August 2023.

PROCESSOR

Intel i5 (no older than 10th Gen)

Ryzen 7

You can get away with a Ryzen 5 but an intel i3 should be an absolute last resort. You want at least an intel i5 or a Ryzen 7 processor. The current generation of intel processors is 13, but anything 10 or newer is perfectly fine. DO NOT get a higher performance line with an older generation; a 13th gen i5 is better than an 8th gen i7. (Unfortunately I don't know enough about ryzens to tell you which generation is the earliest you should get, but staying within 3 generations is a good rule of thumb)

RAM

8GB absolute minimum

If you don't have at least 8GB RAM on a modern computer it's going to be very, very slow. Ideally you want a computer with at least 16GB, and it's a good idea to get a computer that will let you add or swap RAM down the line (nearly all desktops will let you do this, for laptops you need to check the specs for Memory and see how many slots there are and how many slots are available; laptops with soldered RAM cannot have the memory upgraded - this is common in very slim laptops)

STORAGE

256GB SSD

Computers mostly come with SSDs these days; SSDs are faster than HDDs but typically have lower storage for the same price. That being said: SSDs are coming down in price and if you're installing your own drive you can easily upgrade the size for a low cost. Unfortunately that doesn't do anything for you for the initial purchase.

A lot of cheaper laptops will have a 128GB SSD and, because a lot of stuff is stored in the cloud these days, that can be functional. I still recommend getting a bit more storage than that because it's nice if you can store your music and documents and photos on your device instead of on the cloud. You want to be able to access your files even if you don't have internet access.

But don't get a computer with a big HDD instead of getting a computer with a small SSD. The difference in speed is noticeable.

SCREEN (laptop specific)

Personally I find that touchscreens have a negative impact on battery life and are easier to fuck up than standard screens. They are also harder to replace if they get broken. I do not recommend getting a touch screen unless you absolutely have to.

A lot of college students especially tend to look for the biggest laptop screen possible; don't do that. It's a pain in the ass to carry a 17" laptop around campus and with the way that everything is so thin these days it's easier to damage a 17" screen than a 14" screen.

On the other end of that: laptops with 13" screens tend to be very slim devices that are glued shut and impossible to work on or upgrade.

Your best bet (for both functionality and price) is either a 14" or a 15.6" screen. If you absolutely positively need to have a 10-key keyboard on your laptop, get the 15.6". If you need something portable more than you need 10-key, get a 14"

FORM FACTOR (desktop specific)

If you purchase an all-in-one desktop computer I will begin manifesting in your house physically. All-in-ones take away every advantage desktops have in terms of upgradeability and maintenance; they are expensive and difficult to repair and usually not worth the cost of disassembling to upgrade.

There are about four standard sizes of desktop PC: All-in-One (the size of a monitor with no other footprint), Tower (Big! probably at least two feet long in two directions), Small Form Factor Tower (Very moderate - about the size of a large shoebox), and Mini/Micro/Tiny (Small! about the size of a small hardcover book).

If you are concerned about space you are much better off getting a MicroPC and a bracket to put it on your monitor than you are getting an all-in-one. This will be about a million percent easier to work on than an all-in-one and this way if your monitor dies your computer is still functional.

Small form factor towers and towers are the easiest to work on and upgrade; if you need a burly graphics card you need to get a full size tower, but for everything else a small form factor tower will be fine. Most of our business sales are SFF towers and MicroPCs, the only time we get something larger is if we have to put a $700 graphics card in it. SFF towers will accept small graphics cards and can handle upgrades to the power supply; MicroPCs can only have the RAM and SSD upgraded and don't have room for any other components or their own internal power supply.

WARRANTY

Most desktops come with either a 1 or 3 year warranty; either of these is fine and if you want to upgrade a 1 year to a 3 year that is also fine. I've generally found that if something is going to do a warranty failure on desktop it's going to do it the first year, so you don't get a hell of a lot of added mileage out of an extended warranty but it doesn't hurt and sometimes pays off to do a 3-year.

Laptops are a different story. Laptops mostly come with a 1-year warranty and what I recommend everyone does for every laptop that will allow it is to upgrade that to the longest warranty you can get with added drop/damage protection. The most common question our customers have about laptops is if we can replace a screen and the answer is usually "yes, but it's going to be expensive." If you're purchasing a low-end laptop, the parts and labor for replacing a screen can easily cost more than half the price of a new laptop. HOWEVER, the way that most screens get broken is by getting dropped. So if you have a warranty with drop protection, you just send that sucker back to the factory and they fix it for you.

So, if it is at all possible, check if the manufacturer of a laptop you're looking at has a warranty option with drop protection. Then, within 30 days (though ideally on the first day you get it) of owning your laptop, go to the manufacturer site, register your serial number, and upgrade the warranty. If you can't afford a 3-year upgrade at once set a reminder for yourself to annually renew. But get that drop protection, especially if you are a college student or if you've got kids.

And never, ever put pens or pencils on your laptop keyboard. I've seen people ruin thousand dollar, brand-new laptops that they can't afford to fix because they closed the screen on a ten cent pencil. Keep liquids away from them too.

LIFESPAN

There's a reasonable chance that any computer you buy today will still be able to turn on and run a program or two in ten years. That does not mean that it is "functional."

At my office we estimate that the functional lifespan of desktops is 5-7 years and the functional lifespan of laptops is 3-5 years. Laptops get more wear and tear than desktops and desktops are easier to upgrade to keep them running. At 5 years for desktops and 3 years for laptops you should look at upgrading the RAM in the device and possibly consider replacing the SSD with a new (possibly larger) model, because SSDs and HDDs don't last forever.

COST

This means that you should think of your computers as an annual investment rather than as a one-time purchase. It is more worthwhile to pay $700 for a laptop that will work well for five years than it is to pay $300 for a laptop that will be outdated and slow in one year (which is what will happen if you get an 8th gen i3 with 8GB RAM). If you are going to get a $300 laptop try to get specs as close as possible to the minimums I've laid out here.

If you have to compromise on these specs, the one that is least fixable is the processor. If you get a laptop with an i3 processor you aren't going to be able to upgrade it even if you can add more RAM or a bigger SSD. If you have to get lower specs in order to afford the device put your money into the processor and make sure that the computer has available slots for upgrade and that neither the RAM nor the SSD is soldered to the motherboard. (one easy way to check this is to search "[computer model] RAM upgrade" on youtube and see if anyone has made a video showing what the inside of the laptop looks like and how much effort it takes to replace parts)

Computers are expensive right now. This is frustrating, because historically consumer computer prices have been on a downward trend but since 2020 that trend has been all over the place. Desktop computers are quite expensive at the moment (August 2023) and decent laptops are extremely variably priced.

If you are looking for a decent, upgradeable laptop that will last you a few years, here are a couple of options that you can purchase in August 2023 that have good prices for their specs:

14" Lenovo - $670 - 11th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD

15.6" HP - $540 - 11th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 256GB SSD

14" Dell - $710 - 12th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 256GB SSD

If you are looking for a decent, affordable desktop that will last you a few years, here are a couple of options that you can purchase in August 2023 that have good prices for their specs:

SFF HP - $620 - 10th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD

SFF Lenovo - $560 - Ryzen 7 5000 series, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

Dell Tower - $800 - 10th-gen i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

If I were going to buy any of these I'd probably get the HP laptop or the Dell Tower. The HP Laptop is actually a really good price for what it is.

Anyway happy computering.

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lady-dulcinea · 1 year ago

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Mina. Mina, that’s gay.

Dracula Daily sketch for August 10th

In which there is a funeral, and Mina muses about love.

#can you believe bram stoker invented bisexuals?#August 10th #Art #Sketch #Lucy Westenra #Mina Murray #Mina & Lucy #Dracula Daily 2023

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xaviergalatis · 1 year ago

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#8/10/2023 #10th #8 #10 #2023 #dailybooth #daily booth #august #Thursday #photos

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hindistoryok01 · 1 year ago

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Ghum Hai Kisi Ke Pyaar Mein 11th August 2023 Hindi Written Episode Update

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एपिसोड की शुरुवात सावी के सपने से होती है - सावी को रैगिंग की घटना का बुरा सपना आता है और वह डर के मारे जाग जाती है। वह पानी पीती है और हरिनी का एक नोट देखती है कि वह और किरण दिल्ली जा रहे हैं

क्योंकि किरण की दिल्ली में एक बैठक है, उसने अपने खर्चों के लिए कुछ पैसे छोड़े हैं, उसे कॉलेज में जो कुछ भी हुआ उसे भूल जाना चाहिए। अन्वी कॉलेज जाने से झिझकती है।

दुर्वा का कहना है कि उन्हें ऐसे दिखना चाहिए जैसे कि वे बहुत मासूम हों और लोगों को भी ऐसा ही विश्वास दिलाएं। शिखा के साथ अस्मि अंदर आती है और अपनी टूटी-फूटी अंग्रेजी के साथ उससे पूछती है

कि वह क्या छिपाने की कोशिश कर रही है, क्या उसने सच में सावी को चीर दिया है। दूर्वा उसे उसकी टूटी-फूटी अंग्रेजी के लिए अपमानित करती है और उसे चेतावनी देती है

कि वह घर के कामों पर ध्यान केंद्रित करे न कि घरेलू मुद्दों पर क्योंकि सुरेखा और ईशान इसके लिए तैयार हैं। दूर्वा के दुर्व्यवहार को देखकर अस्मिता को दुख होता है।

शिखा के साथ एक मंदिर जाने की योजना बनाती है।

शिखा उसे सांत्वना देने की कोशिश करती है। अस्मिता कहती है कि यह उसकी गलती है कि उसने सुरेखा को अपने जीवन के फैसले लेने दिया। वह अपने मन को शांत करने के लिए शिखा के साथ एक मंदिर जाने की योजना बनाती है। शिखा सहमत है.

सावी कॉलेज जाती है। शुक्ला का कहना है कि वह कमजोर लग रही है और उसे घर पर आराम करना चाहिए था। सावी कहती है कि वह कल की घटना के संबंध में ईशान से मिलना चाहती है।

शुक्ला ने दुर्वा और उसकी टीम की बातचीत में आने और कमरों की ठीक से जाँच न करने के लिए उससे माफ़ी मांगी। किरण की माँ अपने पति से उसे अपने गाँव ले जाने का आग्रह करती है क्योंकि उसका भाई उससे मिलना चाहता है।

पति पूछता है कि वे सावी को अकेला कैसे छोड़ेंगे। पत्नी का कहना है कि सावी अपने घर से भागकर यहां आई है और जब वे बाहर हों तो उसे कहीं रहने का ठिकाना मिल जाए तो अच्छा है।

छात्र प्रोफेसर साठे के साथ फील्ड ट्रिप पर गए हैं

ईशान सावी को अपने केबिन में बुलाता है। सावी पूछती है कि अन्य छात्र कहां हैं। ईशान कहता है कि वह उन्हें पहले ही बुला चुका है और शुक्ला से पूछता है। शुक्ला ने जांच की और बताया कि छात्र प्रोफेसर साठे के साथ फील्ड ट्रिप पर गए हैं।

सावी ने ईशान पर अपने पसंदीदा छात्रों को अचानक फील्ड ट्रिप पर भेजकर और उनसे पूछताछ करने से बचने की योजना बनाने का आरोप लगाया। ईशा ने उनके आरोपों से इनकार किया

और कहा कि उन्हें यात्रा के बारे में नहीं पता था। सावी कहते हैं कि एक निर्देशक होने के नाते उन्हें इसके बारे में नहीं पता। यदि वह न्याय नहीं पा सका तो वह न्याय पाने के लिए एक अलग रास्ता अपनाने की चुनौती देती है।

वह बाहर निकलती है और रैगिंग के खिलाफ लड़ने के नारे के साथ विरोध प्रदर्शन करती है। ईशान साठे को बुलाता है और अन्य शिक्षकों और कॉलेज के निदेशक को बताए बिना फील्ड ट्रिप पर जाने के लिए उसे डांटता है।

वह साठे को तुरंत कॉलेज लौटने का आदेश देता है। साठे ने ड्राइवर को यू टर्न लेने के लिए कहा और सुरेखा को इसके बारे में सूचित किया। सुरेखा उससे वैसा करने के लिए कहती है जैसा ईशान कहता है जब तक कि वह कुछ और योजना नहीं बनाती और सोचती है कि ईशान सावी का समर्थन क्यों कर रहा है

शुकुला सावी के विरोध को नोटिस करता है

ईशान शुक्ला से सावी को बुलाने के लिए कहता है। शुकुला बाहर चला जाता है और सावी के विरोध को नोटिस करता है और ईशान को इसके बारे में सूचित करता है। ईशान बाहर चला जाता है

और सावी से अपना विरोध बंद करने के लिए कहता है। सावी का कहना है कि उसके साथ रैगिंग किए हुए 12 घंटे से अधिक समय हो गया है और कोई कार्रवाई नहीं की गई है।

यह भी पढ़े:- गुम है किसी के प्यार में 10th अगस्त 2023 लिखित एपिसोड अपडेट

ईशान उसे छात्रों के लौटने तक एक घंटे तक इंतजार करने के लिए कहता है और वह उनसे सवाल करता है। सावी नहीं सुनती. वह उसे कॉलेज का माहौल खराब करने पर नोटिस देने की धमकी देता है। सावी जिद पर अड़ जाती है और विरोध जारी रखती है।

आगे क्या देखने को मिल सकता है

अश्विनी ने सावी को उसके लिए चिंतित होकर फोन किया। सावी का कहना है कि वह सड़क पर भटक रही है क्योंकि हरिनी का परिवार शहर से बाहर है और आश्वासन देती है

कि रहने के लिए कुछ जगह मिल जाएगी और एक अच्छे रेस्तरां में खाना मिलेगा (20 रुपये बचे हैं)। वह एक कार दुर्घटना का शिकार हो जाती है और गिर जाती है। अस्मिता और शिखा उसे घर ले जाती हैं और सोचती हैं

कि वे उसे तब तक छिपाएंगे जब तक वह होश में नहीं आ जाती और फिर उसे भेज देंगे। सावी उठती है और कमरे से बाहर निकलती है और ईशान को खड़ा देखती है।

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