#Bed Bug Inspection near me

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Bugnation | Pest Control Service | Pest Removal Service in Seattle WA

Bugnation is the best pick if you are looking for top-notch Pest Control Service in Shoreline WA. Our team is equipped with the latest tools and techniques to handle all types of pest problems, ensuring your environment is safe and pest-free. We offer tailored services to meet the unique needs of each client, providing thorough inspections, treatments, and follow-up care. Bugnation is also renowned for delivering reliable Pest Removal Service in Seattle WA. We understand the urgency of pest issues and respond promptly to all calls. Our commitment to eco-friendly practices means we use safe products that protect your property and health while effectively eliminating pests. Get in touch and let us provide the peace of mind you deserve.

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Eco-Friendly Termite Control Services: How Beacon Pest Control is Leading the Way

Termite infestations can wreak havoc on your property, causing significant structural damage that often requires costly repairs. Traditional termite control methods, while effective, frequently rely on harsh chemicals that can pose risks to the environment and human health. In response to growing environmental concerns, Beacon Pest Control is at the forefront of offering eco-friendly termite control services that effectively manage termite problems while prioritizing sustainability. Here's how Beacon Pest Control is leading the way in environmentally responsible pest management.

Why Opt for Eco-Friendly Termite Control?

As environmental awareness increases, homeowners are seeking pest control solutions that are both effective and environmentally friendly. Eco-friendly termite control services offer several key benefits:

Environmental Safety: Conventional termite treatments can result in chemical runoff, contaminating soil and water sources. Eco-friendly termite control services use safer, non-toxic products that minimize environmental impact.

Health Considerations: Traditional pesticides can be harmful to humans and pets. Eco-friendly termite control services rely on natural or less harmful substances, reducing potential health risks.

Sustainability: These services focus on long-term prevention and sustainable practices, addressing the root causes of termite infestations and reducing the need for repeated treatments.

Beacon Pest Control Eco-Friendly Approach

Beacon Pest Control has become a leader in eco-friendly termite control services by implementing innovative and sustainable practices. Here’s how they achieve this:

Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Beacon Pest Control uses an Integrated Pest Management approach that combines multiple strategies to manage termite populations effectively. IPM includes monitoring, prevention, biological controls, and targeted treatments, all designed to minimize environmental impact.

Green Products: The company utilizes products made from natural and organic ingredients. These green products are effective against termites but less harmful to the environment, providing a safer solution for your home.

Advanced Detection Technology: Beacon Pest Control employs cutting-edge technology to detect termite activity with minimal disruption. Tools such as infrared cameras and moisture meters help locate infestations without invasive procedures.

Biological Control Methods: In addition to traditional treatments, Beacon Pest Control incorporates biological control methods. These involve using natural predators or pathogens that specifically target termites, offering a sustainable and eco-friendly solution.

Education and Prevention: The company emphasizes the importance of prevention through education. By offering practical advice on reducing moisture levels, sealing entry points, and maintaining your property, Beacon Pest Control helps prevent infestations before they start.

Success Stories from Beacon Pest Control

Homeowners who have chosen Beacon Pest Control’s eco-friendly termite control services have shared their positive experiences. Here are a few testimonials:

Emily R.: “I was thoroughly impressed with Beacon Pest Control's eco-friendly termite treatments. Their commitment to using safe products and their thorough approach made all the difference.”

James L.: “Concerned about the impact of traditional pest control on my family and pets, I opted for Beacon Pest Control. Their green solutions were perfect for our needs, efficiently solving our termite issue.”

A Greener Future with Beacon Pest Control

Beacon Pest Control is dedicated to setting a new standard in termite control services with their eco-friendly approach. Their focus on sustainability, innovative technology, and customer education makes them a leader in environmentally responsible pest management. By choosing Beacon Pest Control, you’re not only protecting your home from termites but also contributing to a healthier planet.

For more information on Beacon Pest Control eco-friendly termite control services, visit their website or contact their team today. Join the movement towards greener pest control solutions and experience the benefits of a safer, more sustainable approach to managing termites.

Originally published at — https://ext6579957.livejournal.com/4792.html

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Urban Shield Exterminators

At Urban Shield Exterminators, we provide top-notch pest control services to keep your home and business safe and pest-free. Our experienced and certified technicians use the latest techniques and eco-friendly products to effectively eliminate pests such as rodents, insects, termites, and more. We offer comprehensive pest management solutions tailored to your specific needs, ensuring long-lasting protection and peace of mind. Trust Urban Shield Exterminators for reliable, professional, and efficient pest control services. Your satisfaction and safety are our top priorities.

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Address: Brooklyn, New York

Phone Number: (718) 502-0983

Business Hours: 24/7

Email ID: info@urbanshieldexterminators.com

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Reliable Bed Bug Treatment Services Near Me

Experience reliable bed bug control services near me with Extreme Xterminating skilled professionals. We provide thorough inspections and targeted treatments to ensure complete eradication. Book your service today and sleep peacefully again.

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Termite Treatment Options

Termites are serious wood-destroying insects that can cause costly damage to residential and commercial structures. Early detection is essential, and treatment should be conducted promptly to prevent severe structural damage. Whether you are purchasing a new home or need to treat an existing infestation, the Arizona Extension suggests considering several options for termite treatment.

When evaluating termite treatment options, it is important to get multiple bids to ensure the best value. In addition to comparing pricing, ask for references from previous clients. The company should also be licensed by the state and a member of your local pest control association.

The most effective method of termite treatment is a thorough soil barrier. This is typically applied to the ground around the exterior foundation of existing buildings. The liquid insecticide forms a barrier that is inaccessible to termites foraging in the soil. The barrier may be sloped to direct the soil away from the foundation, or in older buildings where the soil is already level with the building, it may be applied to the footings and piers as well (MSU-ES publication 2765, What Home Builders Need to Know about Termites).

Drywood termite treatments include borate and other liquid insecticides. In addition to soil treatments, these are usually applied locally inside the structure to control active infestations. These products are not as reliable as barrier sprays, and it is difficult to achieve complete control of an existing termite infestation with this method.

Fumigation is an intensive treatment option for severely infested homes. During this process, the house is tented and sealed for approximately 24 hours before being vented to disperse the sulfuryl fluoride gas (Vikane) throughout the interior. It can be very expensive, but it is the most effective way to eradicate a termite colony.

Other treatments such as bait stations and heat remediation can be used to address active infestations, but they are not as reliable as barrier sprays or fumigation in controlling new infestations and do not provide ongoing protection. The effectiveness of these methods is highly dependent on accurate inspection and detection, which can be challenging to determine for existing buildings.

The last resort is the use of heat to destroy a termite colony, which is generally only successful when it is paired with other treatments. It is very difficult to predict the success of this method, and it is not recommended for most infestations.

Preventative measures to reduce the risk of termite infestations include fixing moisture problems, keeping mulch and debris away from the foundation, installing door sweeps beneath doors, and routinely inspecting wood surfaces for signs of termite activity. In addition, getting a termite inspection prior to buying or selling a home is an excellent way to determine if the property is protected against these damaging insects. Take your time and choose a qualified, licensed pest control company to perform the inspection and apply any necessary termite treatments. This will save you money in the long run by reducing the likelihood of extensive structural damage from termites.

Half Price Pest Control will take care of everything your needs in Pest Control Services in Australia. Call our team today to book and Half Price Pest Control will help you to combat these creatures with speed, efficiency and at a cost that is the lowest in the business.

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[urbabyalli]

“Cockroach”

ʚ pairing: mingyu x fem!reader

ʚ genre: crack, fluff

ʚ warnings: mentions of a cockroach and michael myers

ʚ summary: turns out your boyfriend mingyu, is afraid of tiny insects.

ʚ a/n: pictures below are from pinterest!

you were busy catching up on the latest episode of your favorite tv show when all of a sudden you heard a shriek coming from your bedroom. when you rush to stand up to investigate, your boyfriend, mingyu sprints through the door of your shared bedroom. the 6’2 man rushes to your side hiding behind you as if he was being chased by michael myers.

“y/n help me please please help me,” mingyu rambles. concerned, you ask mingyu what’s wrong.

“there’s a big- no a MASSIVE cockroach in there,” he tells you.

you chuckle, “mingyu there is no way you, a six foot tall man is afraid of a small bug.”

gyu looks at you like you’re crazy before pushing you into the room that apparently holds the most massive cockroach ever according to your boyfriend. you look around for the insect struggling to find it.

“where babe?” you look at him. he points to a corner in your room. you step closer to inspect, and spot roach about the size of a carrot slice. it was hideous you must admit, but it sure wasn’t something to be frightened of.

“oh my god gyu it’s not even that big” you say, “go get me one of those red solo cups and a piece of paper,” you order. he stares at the roach for another second before rushing out of the room to get your supplies.

the man comes running back into the room with your requested cup and paper. the insect had actually moved to another spot in the room which just so happened to be right next to where mingyu had just stepped in.

“babe, um don’t panic- but uh the thing is near your foot,” you awkwardly told him. he looks down and lets out an ear piercing scream. you were definitely not aware your man could let out a sound so loud.

he runs to jump on top of the bed screaming, “GET IT PLEASE, GET IT PLEASE!” you laugh before carefully taking the items out of his hands.

mingyu watches you intently as you capture the bug inside the red cup. you then slide the piece of paper under the cup. after successfully catching the cockroach, you casually walk outside and let it out.

“see gyu? it wasn’t that bad” you tell him.

“no, oh no it was that bad” he hops off the bed and embraces you in one of his big bear hugs. “thank you for saving my life baby.”

you lift you head to look at gyu and send him an ‘are you serious’ look. you playfully roll your eyes and say, “you’re so welcome.”

[witch-hazels-musings]

i'd know the difference

warning -> none, sfw, fluff <3 | happy birthday Diluc

diluc x gn reader | Anthology

His back was tired. Tense muscles ignited by the sunlight pouring through the window. Diluc rolled his shoulder, dug his fingers into his trapezius muscle, and squinted at the sharp pain that ran down his arm.

The forms on his desk hardly dwindled since this morning. He swore they multiplied each time he placed one neatly into an envelope and pressed his seal into the ruby wax.

A knock at his study drew his gaze. "Sir, Diluc, the barrels are ready for inspection." A muffled voice slipped under the doorframe, their movements silenced by the heavy wood.

"I will be there momentarily," Diluc responded as his father's fountain pen glided across the final page of a contract. Another seller from Inazuma. Requests from the sealed-away nation had increased substantially after the Raiden Shogun opened trade routes. While it meant the Winery was bound to see a profitable quarter, he was bound to see many more sleepless nights.

Diluc filed the contract away into a water-sealed container and dropped it into a small, wooden box meant for outgoing correspondence. Three other letters softened the container's fall. He hadn't even made it halfway through.

---

The halls of the Winery were filled with still light, the decorated walls made everything compact but he had grown used to the opulent clutter. As a child, he spent many hours staring at the picture frames. Distant lands he hoped one day to traverse; he did and found that each depiction served little justice to the actual thing. The ornate rug muffled his steps and he moved swiftly toward the stairs. He fussed with his vest until something soft grazed his arm.

A fresh bouquet of flowers was placed on a tall, rounded table near the balcony overlooking the lower floor. A rich, sweet, earthy aroma filled his nose. Shades of royal blue, amber, and honey mixed with lush green. He rubbed a petal with his thumb and index finger, the satin texture unaffected by the roughness of his hand.

The corner of his lips lifted.

---

"There you are," Diluc said from the garden's edge. He had a feeling you'd be out here. Hard at work preparing beautiful arrangements you'd later place in the Winery. If he wasn't careful, he'd be trapped here forever watching you weave through the swaying flowers. He thought to ask a painter to capture the scene, but, in the end, he decided against it - there were some things he preferred to keep to himself.

"Morning," you called out, rising from the flower bed. With the back of your hand, you pushed up your sun hat.

The metal click of the gate rang out as Diluc made his way into the garden, narrow paths made it difficult for him to see where his feet landed while you moved through them with practiced grace. "How long have you been out here?" he asked.

"About as long as you've been cooped up in your study. I figured once you'd ultimately emerged, you'd appreciate being greeted by something lovely," you explained as you shooed a bug away from the ends of his hair.

"So why were you not waiting for me then?" he asked, teasingly, but in his heart he was serious. Your face was the thing he enjoyed most.

You shook your head and leaned in to kiss his cheek. "I'll remember that for next time." With ease, you turned down the path and made your way to a sun-bleached table holding several bundles of partially trimmed flowers. He followed after you.

Diluc watched you work. Skilled fingers stripping the stems of their leaves, the soft clipping of prunes as you, one by one, measured the height of each flower. He moved in, drawn to you like the bees to the flowers.

"You smell divine," he professed and reached to steal your hat so he could kiss your head. The sun clung to every strand of your hair and warmed his desperate lips.

"Are you sure it's not just the flowers?" you asked, chuckling softly, your hands busy with bundling a fresh bouquet.

"I'm sure." Diluc stepped closer to you, his chest pressing against your back, his fingers trailing down your arm and fixing the shawl that had fallen off while you worked. He kissed the space below your ear and breathed you in. "I'd know the difference anywhere."

You turned just enough to look into his eyes and the sight of your face made his heart beat wildly. He shielded you with your hat and, with a gentle hand he cupped your throat, his thumb held your chin so he could keep you still and let his lips linger against your own until he was satisfied.

Even in a field of flowers, none of them compared to you - none could ever compare to his favorite.

[darkness-and-books]

I like that your hand fits in mine

Jim Kirk x reader

I think I managed to avoid any descriptions of the reader. Reader is in engineering. Written from reader’s POV. Anyone can be referred to as sweetheart, no changing my mind. Reader has enough hair to have fingers run through it. warnings ⚠️ : brief description of burns

Word count: 562

It had been a long day quite honestly. The engine core had overheated, accidentally skimming that thing caused awful burns when it was totally within regulation. Unfortunately nobody had told me that it was overheating, admittedly though the fact that the whole room was a couple of degrees warmer should have given it away.

I was half asleep and nursing a cup of coffee when my hand scraped up against the core. It took me a second to even realise anything was wrong. It was Scotty who finally shook me out of my daze “If you hold yer hand there much longer you won’t have a hand!!” He warned. I looked down to see my hand red and blistering already. It hadn’t hurt until just now when I looked at it, but damn did it hurt now. I vaguely registered that Scotty had ordered an ensign to take me to the medbay. McCoy had given me a rather stern look when he saw my burn and that I was still holding the hot coffee. It was the kind of look that generally had me turning the other direction, and I would have if it weren’t for the fact that the ensign (who I still feel bad for not knowing the name of) had already given me over to McCoy for inspection. “I don’t know why Kirk still lets you be an engineer. How many core related injuries is this now?” He asked raising a brow at me. “Hell if I know, you’re the one with the medical logs” I muttered through a yawn. McCoy fixed me up with the dermal regenerator, the skin was better, but I can still feel the heat pulsating underneath. “Thanks” I muttered to McCoy as I gently prodded at the newly regenerated skin. “Please don’t bug it too much, and come check in with me tomorrow. Just go back to your quarters or you’ll probably hurt yourself worse” McCoy droned, did I just get grounded? Forget my quarters, Jim’s bedding is warmer and it’s not like anyone can tell me not to. I headed up to Jim’s quarters and kicked off my shoes as soon as the door closed behind me. I wrapped myself up in his bedding and took a deep breath in, it was comforting to be surrounded by Jim’s smell even if he wasn’t here right now. I could feel myself dozing off. ————— I woke up to the sound of the door sliding open. I heard Jim’s footsteps coming near just before the bed dipped. “Hey Sweetheart, what’re you doing here? Not that I’m not glad to see you” Jim cooed softly as he ran his hand through my hair. “Burned my hand and Bones sent me to my quarters” I murmured into the pillow. Jim chuckled “Well last checked these are my quarters” He joked patting me on the side. “Can I see it?” Jim asked, referring to my hand. He held it in both of his own hands. He kissed my hand gently, “Mind if I lay with you?” He requested as though it weren’t his bed I was laying in. I softly nod my head and he slips into bed with me, still holding my hand and now reaching for my other. “I like that your hands fit in mine” Jim whispered after kissing me gently on the cheek.

It might not be great, but hey progress, right?

Requests open

[kayentokk]

MHA Boys X s/o with a fear of bugs

Pairing; Kaminari Denki, Kirishima Eijiro, Bakugo Katsuki, Midoriya Izuku, Todoroki Shōto x GN! Reader. (Separate)

contains; fluff, bug killing

wc;1720

A/N; sorry! I haven’t posted in a while, Lowkey had writers block. I’m back though! :)

❀Katsuki Bakugo ❀

Tbh dudes a grump lyt but a grump

Prolly so done with you

Like he just woke up can’t even process wtf is goin on

He’s got sleep itis bad

He has to be in bed by 9:30 and wake up at 5 to train

Sleep is super important 

And you tell him it’s a bug

Like you woke me up and ruined my sleep schedule for a bug

He thinks ur kidding 

So done with you ngl

Eventually kills it

Not happy

:/ 5.5/10

❀”….ski…Kats…..ki!” Bakugo rolled over and tried to get comfortable again, tuning out the noises. Then the groggy feeling of being shook out of his sleep, his oh so wonderful sleep, hit him. “Hm,” he grunts almost questioningly. 

He wasn’t fully awake yet, he could save his sleep. If only you would stop fucking shaking him! 

“What woman?!” He said shaking you off of him and hurrying his face into his pillow.

“‘Tsuki! There’s a bug! In the bathroom, and I really gotta go!”

He does a full 360. He sits up, drags his hands over his face, and just looks at you. He’s just staring, almost into space, the worlds blankest stare. It’s in between morning confusion, anger, oblivion, and more confusion.

“…what?”

“It’s urgent! How many times do I have to say it! There’s a bug in the bathroom, and I needa go!”

“…you woke me up….for a bug?”

“Yes! A really big bug!”

He’s fuming mad, he seriously can’t believe you right now. A bug? Really?! He can’t even be bothered by this right now, so he simply lays back down and pulls the covers over his head. 

You immediately pull the covers back and shake him awake once again, “wake up you big lump! It’s almost time for you to get up anyways!”

“I still have,” he tilts his head towards the digital clock on his nightstand, “7 minutes.”

“Come on! The bug is gonna get away by then, please?!”

He drawls out the worlds longest sigh, and tussles out of the bed with an attitude. He grumbles all the way to the bathroom, ‘can’t believe y’woke me up for some dumb bug, he grumbles while he kills the bug, ‘all y’hafta do is smash it’, and while he walks back getting into bed with 5 minutes to spare, ‘wasn’t that fuckin hard’ 

“Thanks Kats!” You say enthusiastically.

“Yeah yeah, just go pee now, don’t wake me up again either.” 

He was not happy when his alarm clock rang five minutes later, and his sleep schedule was now two minutes off. ❀

❀ Todoroki Shōto ❀

He’s super chill about it ngl

You’re just over his house hanging out

It’s getting near night time tho so you tell him you’re finna shower

He hears this high pitched scream

Immediately thinks smth is wrong

Rushes to the rescue

Gets to the bathroom and is utterly confused

Till you step out the way and he sees the bug

You don’t even have to say anything

He quickly grabs a paper towel and disposes of it

:) 9/10 -1pt for killing it ig(for the bug lovers out there sorry)

❀ “Shō, I’m gonna go shower real quick. Then we can maybe watch a movie after?”

“Yeah sure, I’ll start looking for one.” 

You smile softly and begin to walk up the stairs where a lovely hot shower awaits you. Well not so lovely because the moment you pulled back the curtain, you screamed in horror. 

It was like a dark purple worm looking thing, and it was in the tub. Not even a minute later Todoroki makes his way up the stairs and into the bathroom. He didn’t even ask what was wrong, he quickly grabbed a paper towel and disposed of the bug. 

“It’s raining and cold out, all the bugs are finding their way in,” he said nonchalantly.

Afterward, you were too paranoid to take your shower though, so you had him do a full inspection of the bathroom, and you made him sit in the bathroom with you until you were done in the shower. ❀

❀ Izuku Midoriya ❀

He’s such a softie :(

He just can’t bring himself to kill it

Even though you’re standing on the couch 

Hiding behind a pillow 

Screaming ‘kill it! Kill it Zu please!’

He just can’t

Gently traps the bug in a cup

And releases it outside far away.

10/10

❀ “AHHHH!” 

“What?! What’s wrong y/n?!” Izuku rushed out of his room into the living room in a panic.

You’re shaking and pointing to the wall opposite from you, the one with the TV amounted onto it with various pictures of you and Izuku. 

“It’s a spider! Kill it! It’s so big, Izu!”

You’re standing on the couch at this point grasping the cute brown throw pillow for dear life. For a moment, Izuku finds this situation a little funny and kinda adorable. 

“Ok ok, calm down I’ll get it.”

He went to the kitchen to grab a paper towel but then he thought about that poor spider, and its-his- poor life. He switched out the paper towel for a cup, and came back to living room. He trapped the spider and waited for it to climb into the cup, and then he ran outside far away from the house, and set it free. ❀

❀ Eijiro Kirishima ❀

Now listen

He’s a super manly man and all

He’d do anything for you beautycool

But when you screamed ‘Eiji it’s a bug help!’

He bout lost his shit

He said

🏃‍♀️ 

Fuck a bug

Hell no

And he’s not doing it

This man-

Calls his best bakubro 

And asks him to come over

Just to kill a bug

You were so stuck on that the whole day

Even after Bakugo left right after killing the bug and almost killing Kirishima

That’s the day you learned that’s the only time he can’t help you

6/10 cuz at least the bug was gone

❀ “Eiji! Eiji help!”

He immediately rushes into the room, “what’s wrong?!” 

“There’s a bug! Eiji! Kill it!”

My boy does a full 180 and runs out the room.

“Eiji! What are you doing?!” You shouted from the bedroom.

“I’m gonna save you don’t worry!” He says as if you’ve been captured.

He quickly dials his best man, Bakubro, who picks up the phone irritated but gets concerned due to the urgency in Kirishimas voice. He tells Kirishima that he’ll be right over.

“Don’t worry pebble, reinforcements will be here soon!”

“What?!”

Just then harsh knocks were heard from the door, and you knew he had called Bakugo. 

He storms in asking Kirishima what’s wrong because he’s actually worried, and he’s confused as to why Kirishima looks so calm. 

“Listen Bakubro-“

“Don’t call me that! Just spit it out!”

“There’s a bug.”

“A bug-“

“Yes! But a really big one and it’s in the top corner of my bedroom, how will I be able to sleep at night if you don’t-“

“You sounded so distraught over the phone, for a bug,” uh-oh that’s his ‘you’ve gotta be fucking kidding me voice’ 

“Well I mean it’s not just a bug it’s-“

“Don’t finish that sentence, I’ve had enough of your stupidity for one day.”

He walks into the room, to see you just awkwardly standing on the bed the farthest away from the spider. 

“H-hey I just wanted to make sure it didn’t move…Eijiro was supposed to kill it-“

“Yeah, I know. Shitty hair does not do bugs. I come over here like twice a week for this exact reas-“

Before he could finish his sentence, Kirishima came into the room blazing. He had paper towels, Lysol spray, and for some reason a bowl on his head.

“Here! I grabbed all the stuff!”

“That’s too much shitty- never mind, hand me a paper towel.”

He quickly hands the paper towels over, bakugo goes to the corner, jumps up, and kills the bug.

“My hero!” Kirishima said jokingly.

“Yeah yeah, see ya shitty hair,” he said heading towards the door. ❀

❀ Denki Kaminari ❀

We’ve got another one folks

He’d do anything for you

But bugs-

9 times out of 10 you’re saving him

You know he doesn’t like bugs

So when he walked in the house while you were in the midst of looking for the bug you accidentally let in

That was not a good mix

Your little ‘Denki there’s a bug if you see it tell me so I can get it’

Had him panicking 

He stayed millimeters away from you

Aka he was all up in your bubble

Then all of a sudden 

This man

The one who’s training to become a hero

Hides behind you

Screaming about how he sees the bug

4/10 cuz you had to take care of the bug but he was cute tho

❀ It’s around here somewhere, you just know it. While bringing the groceries into the apartment, you accidentally let a moth in. You had looked around but figured it would come out sooner or later, and started preparing some ramen.

Minutes later, Kaminari walked in, and even though you knew he was gonna freak out you figured if you told him about it upfront he’d be okay. Boy, were you wrong.

“Why are you being so nonchalant about this?! A MOTH THATS PROLLY THE SIZE OF MY HAND IS FLYING AROUND!”

“Babe, calm down. Moths aren’t that big-“

“YEAH RIGHT!”

“Just stay in the kitchen with me then, it’s fine.”

And of course as soon as you said that it came flying out from behind the couch cushion and into the kitchen. 

“Ahhhh! ITS RIGHT THERE!” He says cowering behind your leg. 

“Ok ok scaredy cat I’m gonna let it out.”

The moth was just flying around the light, so you went to the door opened it and turned off the light in hopes of the moth not swarming it anymore. Slowly, but surely it flew out of the door. 

You closed it shut going back into the kitchen to check on your fearless boyfriend. 

“It’s gone.”

“You lied to me! It was huge!”

“I think you’re exaggerating a little denks.”

“No you’re under exaggerating.”

You guys debated about the size of the moth throughout dinner, and he was paranoid the rest of the week. ❀

@/firefly-graphics for the divider

[la-principessa-nuova]

So last night I found a bug in my bathroom.

And I’d seen that kind of bug before in my house a couple times over the last year and thought it was a tick. But this time I used a bug identifying app to identify it.

And it said it was a bed bug.

So my first thought is, “Oh no, I have a bed bug infestation somewhere in my house that’s so bad they’ve shown up on the opposite side of my house nowhere near a bed or couch or chair or anything like that.”

And so I start looking for bed bugs everywhere. In the same bathroom, I found one other one sitting in a chair in the corner on top of a new shower curtain I haven’t put up yet. Both were alive.

So I look all through that curtain and don’t find another. Then I check the one that’s on the shower and none there either (this is not the shower I use, so it hasn’t been run in well over a year).

Then I look in the tub and there’s about a dozen of the little guys in there. But on further inspection they seem to be dead. Like they’re not coming from the tub, just a few fell in and got trapped. So I wash those down the drain.

I then go through every other place in the house they might be and find nothing. All I can think is maybe they’re living in the attic and there are some critters in there. Because I’m not getting bitten and I only found one on me once (and discounting the dead ones in the tub, only like 6 total so far).

So I text my mom about it in case they came from or spread to the furniture at their house, but she’s asleep so I go to bed.

Then I wake up and my mom has sent me a link to “bat bug vs bed bug”.

So I had a bat in my house a while ago. No idea how it got in but I presumed it somehow got in somehow somewhere and ended up in the space between the ceiling and floor and then got out through a recessed lighting fixture or something.

But before I saw the bat, I heard scurrying in the ceiling and thought it was a mouse. Turned out it was a bat.

Since that night, I have heard scurrying in the ceiling just like that bat a few times.

So I think there are bats living in my attic and now I’m even more afraid to go up and look, lol.

Good news: no bed bugs probably

Bad news: bats??! 🦇

Honestly it kinda goes with my aesthetic and they’re really cute but I should probably get rid of them so they don’t give me a new COVID or something???

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[garden-of-omegas]

☘ PRETTY PIECES OF JEWELRY [LUCIFER] ☘

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characters: lucifer warnings: none? rating: sfw a/n: this is rather short, but these two only meet for a really short time for the first time, so this also ended up being rather short. (still took way too long to write).

~🎕

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you slammed the necklace you'd just spent the last fifteen minutes arguing about with the most annoying (and handsome) person you'd ever met onto the shop counter. who the fuck did he think he was, trying to take what was yours?

the clerk at the counter rang up your price, ending up absurdly high but you simply flashed your dad's card at the machine and the little necklace was soon enough in a little baggie in your hands. triumphantly, you cuddled the bag to your cheek.

"those earrings would go beautifully with the necklace."

your good mood immediately ceases. the voice you'd just spent over quarter of an hour fighting with was unmistakable. you turn to your left to see 'lucifer' (did his parents hate him?) pointing at a display case of bejeweled earrings.

you squint first at him and then the earrings, realizing begrudgingly that he is correct. how dare he.

"thanks..." you bitterly mutter, taking the earrings to inspect them closer. they are beautiful, the exact shade of red as the necklace. you instantly mark them as yours in your head.

"you're most welcome. someone so pretty deserves pretty things, don't they?" lucifer says, the words coming out like they're familiar to him. usually you'd be a bit put off by that but you're too focused on the compliment. pretty. someone thinks you're pretty.

"do you..." you start, playing with the earrings. "do you have any more recommendations to make me more pretty?"

"why of course." you brighten up at lucifer's words, letting him lead you over to a ring display near you, already pointing at a glass ring.

an hour later you walk out of the jewelry shop with five different bags full of things recommended to you by lucifer. you're happily skipping along, while lucifer follows you out with a single small bag with him.

"thanks for the help, old man!" you grin at lucifer, who's smile ticks oddly at your uh... term of endearment.

"you're welcome." he grits through his teeth, which you completely ignore. he sighs, seemingly used to such behavior.

"well, i hope your brother likes the necklace, i'd say it's perfect for anyone with any taste. bye bye, old man~" you playfully wave at lucifer, jocking over to your dad who's waiting for you at the food court. lucifer goes to call goodbye back to you, before realizing what you'd said.

he didn't tell you who he was buying a gift for, he didn't even mention having a brother.

watching you happily hug your dad, lucifer can't help but wonder who exactly you were. the questions stays in his head for the rest of the day, from getting back to devildom, to handing asmo his gift, to laying in his bed at 2 am. and it would stay in his head, a small bugging voice suspiciously like yours, for several years before he would get any answers.

[babybluebanshee]

Stuff I've had to deal with as a city librarian - Halloween Spooktacular

Hello again boils, ghouls, and nonbinary werewolves! Your old buddy Blue has a backlog of whack-ass stories from her travels as a humble library clerk, so here's a big post fulla laughs, drama, and maybe a few bodily fluids tossed in for flair.

Seriously though, tw for bodily fluids, bugs, and PTSD

*A woman came up to the front desk and asked if we had a quiet area where she could make a zoom call and not disturb anyone. No prob, have people asking that all the time. The study rooms were all full, so she was pointed in the direction of the cafe. A few minutes go by, and suddenly everyone at the desk and the page in the shelves beyond it hears loud ass shouting coming from the cafe. Julie heads down to inspect, hoping it's not a fight she has to break up. Nope, as it turns out, the lady on the zoom call is leading an exercise class. She has a mat and everything, and was leading her class in aerobics when Julie got down there. We quickly moved her to a more out-of-the-way conference room.

*A children's board book was return to us with a bite taken out of it. The area was still wet. We do not know if it was child or beast that took the bite. We had to throw it away regardless.

*We had to bake almost all our DVD cases because we found two with bed bug eggs in them.

*A woman printed out some color pictures and asked if I could check to make sure they came out. I picked up the stack and the first one on top was of an angry-looking woman with her tits out. My surprise must have been pretty evident because the woman I was helping immediately turned red and told me they were for a court case.

*Like everywhere else in this god-forsaken country, homeschooling has been on the rise in these parts. As such, we get parents all the time coming in with printed copies of the curriculum they chose and asking if we have the books recommended by them. Whatever we don't have, we can usually get through inter library loan, but the catch with that is you can only have five going at a time. One day, we had a mother come in with a list of three hundred books her curriculum recommended, and she had us check out catalogue for all of them. Branson started helping her, but her shift ended in the middle of it, so I had to do the rest. It took forever, and we ended up only having about fifty of them because I guess this homeschooling curriculum hasn't been updated since the mid-2000s. To her credit, the mother was very exasperated with homeschooling in general and knows that her daughter doesn't want to do it anymore. Her husband is adamant that their kid not go to public school, however. I fought every urge to say that was fine for him to say when he clearly wasn't doing a goddamn thing to help her.

*There's a patron that comes in whom we know nothing about except that he's had multiple heart attacks and has massive anxiety about potentially having another. We know this because he tells us every time the library gets too loud for him, because he believes the noise will somehow "trigger" another heart attack. Normally, we would have no problem with that; heart attacks are scary, he has every right to be anxious about it and request quiet spots to hang out. However, the problem is that he takes it upon himself to police other patrons in the library who he thinks are being too loud near him. Some children were nearby, working on a puzzle and started getting a little rambunctious, and the dude yelled at the top of his voice for them to shut up and get away from him. We had to speak louder for a patron who was hard of hearing, and the death glare he gave us was chilling. He snaps at anyone who forgets to shut the sound off on their phone. The director finally had to tell him he can't harass patrons and to tell us if he has a problem with someone's volume. He's been better behaved since then, but any time we see him, we're instantly worried he's gonna flip out again.

*A little boy in a wheelchair came in with his family, and my god, that kid could zip around fast. His mom mentioned that she forgot to grab a book for his sister, so he rolled into the kid's area to grab it for her. He was back faster than a patron who could just walk in. And you could tell he was very proud of that fact.

*Shae gave me a Sylveon card about a year ago, and I wear it laminated on my lanyard (because I was originally gonna hang it from my rearview mirror but forgot). It's always a big hit with kids. One little girl, however, liked it so much she asked if she could have it. I chuckled and told her sorry, it was a gift from a friend. She merely replied, "no, I want it" and started making a grab for it. Luckily, she was on the other side of the counter and couldn't reach it, but it was still weird. Especially because her mother was right there and made no move to stop or reprimand her.

*My coworker Branson had to clean...something off the bathroom floor one night. She's adamant it wasn't poop, but also said it was so dried out she had to use a putty knife to scrape it off. Our best guess is vomit.

*I was working on a display at the desk and a little black girl came up to watch me work. We chatted for a little, her asking me all the usual little kid questions. Eventually, she asked me if I had kids. I said no, I liked being an auntie better. Plus, I wasn't married, so I couldn't have kids. She thought for a moment, then said "why don't you just buy one?" Branson was nearby and I heard her choke on a laugh. I was pretty close to losing it myself, and said, "I don't think it's very nice to buy a person." Luckily, her dad came up and they left shortly after, so Branson and I could finally laugh about it.

*A patron and his family got taken to court for not returning almost $200 worth of books and DVDS, after ignoring the four warnings we give people before we actually take that step (because at that point you're actively stealing city property). The patron was ordered by a judge to either bring the items to court or pay to replace them, so he brought them to the courthouse. The clerk was going to take them and the whole thing would have been over and done...except he wouldn't give them to her without a library employee present. He never gave a real reason except he was concerned the clerk would "do something" with the items. So without contacting the library or judge the clerk told him he could bring the books directly to the library. When the judge found out what she'd done, he called the library and told us what was happening, and to hopefully expect the guy in there that night. Predictably, we haven't seen him. This was almost a month ago.

*Branson got a phone call from the county jail, which is actually pretty common for libraries. Patrons get arrested and want to make sure their accounts are clear so they don't potentially get into further trouble with outstanding items. Branson goes through all the hold music and questions to finally get the patron on the line...and he'd dialed the wrong number. Branson felt so bad for him.

*A guy came in to use the computers. Donna was getting him set up, sitting at the desk, so she can only see him from about his torso up. He ended up needing help printing something, so I help him, and finally see the sidearm he's got in a holster on his belt. I tell him the library doesn't allow firearms of any kind, no, I do not care that he has a conceal carry, he can't have a weapon in a municipal building. He's kinda testy about it, asking why we don't have a sign. I tell him we do. He had to walk by it to get in the building. In fact, we have one at all three entrances. He smugly asks me to show him, because he didn't see them. Me, petty bitch that I am, make this fucker walk to all three entrances and show him each sign, then tell him as politely as I can to get rid of the gun before he comes back in. He huffily complies.

*I came into work one day and the director immediately called me to the back. He informed me that a couple was having a loud, angry argument on the patio outside the kid's area, and they called the cops for a wellness check because the woman sounded to be in legit distress. Like, rocking back and forth and screaming swears distress. Cop comes and presumably sends them on their way. We don't know for sure because he came, went out to talk to them, and just...left.

*A guy came in to pick up an inter library loan, and when Branson asked for his card, he said he didn't have one. Like, he wasn't a patron. Never mind how the hell he managed to get a fulfilled ILL without one. Branson informs him he has to get a card before he can check out the book, but it's going to cost him $15 since he lives outside city limits. He tries to pay with a check made out to him from someone else. We tell him that won't work. He leaves to get cash, but then immediately turns around and asks if he can just buy the book. I tell him no, since a) it's not our book to sell and b) we're not in the habit of selling books in the collection anyway. I ask if he'd like me to find it on Amazon for him, and he says no. He leaves and doesn't come back. Bonnie sent the ILL back, and we haven't seen him since.

*A lot of our patrons have conspiracy theory brain rot, so you can only imagine the fanciful tales we heard about the emergency test signal. There were theories it would "activate the nanites" in the covid vaccine and either kill everyone who got one or turn them into liberal zombies. My director had someone 100% seriously call it "the Satan signal". It would have been funny if it weren't so stupid.

[pestcontrolperth]

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[jinmukangwrites]

weep little lion man (5/14)

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Fandom: Jedi: Fallen Order / Survivor Rating: T Warnings: N/A Ao3 Notes: fuck it, I'm 3 chapters behind uploading onto Tumblr, so I'm going to do this in the most inefficient way and upload them all today. If y'all are liking the series, please consider reblogging, those are always very helpful<3

Summary: After defeating Dagan Gera for a third and final time, the Compass ends up in Bode's hands without a scratch. He could go back to Jedha with Cal... but he's holding what he wants. He doesn't see the point in pretending any longer. He makes a split-second decision. Or: Bode's betrayal goes a bit differently.

~°~

The room is sparse, but surprisingly furnished.

Bode supposes that when you make a temple on an inaccessible planet, you gotta have rooms to stay.

For a heartbeat, he amuses himself by imagining the Jedi who used to sleep here, if there were any at all. There's an elaborate, golden bed-frame pushed into the far corner, threadbare blankets piled on top of a worse for wear mattress. Nothing that looks particularly well used, if the user was someone breathing and not time itself. Next to the bed-frame is a single wardrobe, the wood ashen and carved with intricate designs. Opening the wardrobe reveals dust and abandon, the hinges creak with disuse, but luckily, nothing seems rotted.

Kata walks over to the final piece of furniture in the room, a small gray-stone bench that looks more like a footstool than something to sit on. She opens her bag and starts digging through her stuff for more comfortable clothes while he busies himself with removing the two-hundred year-old bedsheets before inspecting the mattress for anything distasteful; bugs, stains, the such. He takes a knife and cuts into the mattress from the side to check the inside, and once he's satisfied that there's nothing particularly unsafe to sleep on, he sits down and digs through his own duffle for a needle and thread.

Eventually, Kata makes her way to sit on the floor next to him, her little body near immediately leaning against his; her head barely reaches his shoulders, her elbows poke into his side.

"Hey, papa?" She asks after a solid minute or so of watching him work. He hums in response, threading the needle through another stitch and frowning when he makes the ladder too far from the bar before. "What's important to you?"

He doesn't pause in his task, but he does glance down at her for a second, trying to see her intentions by asking such an out-of-the-blue question. "You, Kata."

Her nose wrinkles. She pulls away from his side and looks at him, eyebrows lowered and lips tilted. Her hands tug at the hairs of her doll, never hard enough to pull out the threads. "Kay, but what else? You're important to me, but so is being happy! My Mookie doll is important, and sleep is important, and eating big breakfasts is important. I can't be the only thing."

He chuckles, leaving the needle halfway stitched into the mattress for a moment so he can lean over and ruffle her dark hair. She squeaks, but her big brown eyes look up at him with an expected answer.

He thinks for a moment, smiling softly at this moment he's having. The moments he will continue to have, now that she's here with him and they're never going back to the cold galaxy ruled by the Empire.

"Let's see," he says, tapping his chin, "besides you? Safety, for one. A warm place to sleep. Food to provide. The most important thing in all the worlds, to me, is that I get to see your smile every day for the rest of my life." He drags her closer and she giggles slightly when he hugs her close, burying his nose into her hair. "There's many important things to me, baby girl, but it always comes back to you, and being your father."

She presses her arms against his chest, pushing herself away so she can halfheartedly glare at him for squeezing her. She fixes her hair, and he makes a point to ruffle it again. Smacking his hand away, she begins to comb her fingers through her hair while adopting a thoughtful look.

"What about Cal?"

The question startles him, though he does his best to not react visually to it. He chews on the inside of his cheek for a moment before smiling at her. "Yeah, he's important to me too."

She nods, setting her hands near her knees once her hair is fixed. "What does he find important?"

He resists sighing. She's too good at this, wise beyond her years.

He thinks about Cal, just for a moment. He's known Cal for what feels like lifetimes, but is realistically just over a month if he really stopped to count the days. He's never felt like he could open up to someone so quickly, let alone that someone could open up to him just as eagerly so soon. It is... was... his job to get on target's good sides and get them to open up to him, but Cal...

Cal's different.

It felt genuine. Honest. It felt like he liked Bode not because of the part Bode played to get on his good side, but because he liked Bode himself. And Bode liked Cal. He cared for Cal... so much.

Cares for Cal.

"Cal..." Bode starts slowly, "he thinks being a hero is important, and his friends, and fighting the good fight, never backing down from what he thinks is right. He always puts others before himself, and he never puts anything less than one-hundred percent into anything he does."

Kata nods. "He sounds like a very good guy."

Bode smiles. "He's the best."

Before long, he stitches the mattress up the rest of the way, then lays some of the blankets he'd packed down onto the mattress. There's a brief stab of guilt when he realizes he never gave Cal any blankets before they angrily parted ways. He hopes Cal doesn't freeze tonight, the weather isn't too cold but it hasn't passed the darkest hour yet. He doesn't linger on those thoughts long, Cal needs time to cool off and so does he. If he starts thinking about Cal and all the things he's guilty about now, he'll stay up all night thinking about the lies he's told despite promising Cal that on this planet, he only had the truth to tell.

Kata crawls in first, laying closer to the wall, and Bode squeezes in next to her. He lays facing her, and opens his arms for her to snuggle in. He holds her there, his lips brushing the top of her head, her body protected in his arms, his back to the world.

-o-o-o-o-

The crossguard stance is the heaviest of any stance Cal's ever learned through his years of lightsaber combat.

Every swing he takes feels like he's swinging a hammer, plummeting it downward and letting gravity do the dirty work. Using it in short scuffles where high damage is necessary is preferable to using it for long periods of time; if he's planning on going out and fighting for awhile, the default single blade would be the best option. Light, quick, easy to use.

But that's the most boring stance too.

His muscles burn and sweat drips down his back. He can feel his pulse pounding against the hilt of his lightsaber, fingers clenching so hard he knows they'll be stiff. His breath comes in deep pants, and it takes a fraction of effort to focus his breaths in his nose, out his mouth, through his diaphragm and stomach.

His shoulders sting when he brings the heavy blade up again, completing a series of positions when he stabs forward and holds just long enough for his triceps to tremble.

He probably shouldn't be pushing himself like this; his body already ached before he decided to pull out the heaviest setting on his lightsaber and train with it. But it felt good to have his limbs ache so badly from weight and movement instead of restraint and stillness.

He's restless. He's always been restless. His body has been made for moving. Sitting still for too long feels deeply wrong and uncomfortable. If he's not swinging his lightsaber, he's scaling a cliff. If he's not going for a jog, he's pacing the Mantis. If he's not out fighting stormtroopers, he's tinkering at a workbench.

He needs to move. He needs to feel his muscles burning from use. After being so still for so long, moving like this feels like coming alive again.

There's a cool breeze that comes with Tanalorrian night. Trees rustle somewhere distant with every wave; the bushes dancing to some harmony only they understand. He's gone quite the walk from the temple, only stopping when it got too dark to proceed further. Now, only his blade lights the area around him, the abyss above doing minimal work to light the planet it surrounds.

He begins another series of training positions, forcing his mind to shut-up and let his body do all the living.

He doesn't know how much longer he continues like this. In fact, he doesn't even know how long he's been going to begin with. All that he knows is that eventually his stomach gurgles for food and suddenly, he can't lift his lightsaber from the stone below him; he turns his blade off before he can start any wildfires, stumbling almost blindly over to to a nearby cliff-face and collapsing against it.

His heart pounds and his chest feels tight; knees groaning as he lowers himself to his ass and leans against the cold stone. He doesn't have anything to wipe off the sweat, so uses the back of his hand to at least deter anything from dripping into his eyes.

The breeze blows again, and he shivers, but it's nothing he thinks he needs to retreat from. He's been tired to the bone before. He's been freezing to blue fingers before. The nights here are no colder than Jedha's nights.

Eventually, his eyes slip close. There's nothing to see anyways, but closing them still feels like a final act of surrender to his human body.

He's going to be sore tomorrow. Unbelievably sore. Sore enough to regret tonight. But it helped, just for a few hours, to turn off his mind. That's worth it for now. He needed this. He needed these hours to not think about Bode, or the threats, or the humiliation.

With a final brush of chilling wind, exhaustion claims him, sinking its claws into his ribcage and dragging him down into a restless, but blessedly dreamless, sleep.