#Cat Spray And Pregnancy

[bejeweledblondie]

Simon “Ghost” Riley Headcannons

A/N: these are loosely inspired from real life experiences I’ve had living on a military base, these men have a on & off switch it’s crazy

Simon “Ghost” Riley x F! Reader

Warnings: NSFW

• Simon first saw you while he was in the States for a training exercise, he was out at one of the local bars with some of the other soldiers he was with

• Soap had actually asked for your number first & since he was so intoxicated you turned him down

• Simon apologized for Soap & that’s how you met

• he did have a heart attack when he found out there was a bit of a age gap between you two but quickly got over it when he realized how mature you were

• it was a long distance relationship at first (from personal experience it sucks in the beginning)

• there were times when he couldn’t talk due to the risk of potentially exposing his teams location so you had to write letters every now & then

• you cried constantly whenever you saw some horrific news in the paper about what was going on overseas, the anxiety was awful

• but when he returned the reunions were euphoric

• you have a bottle of his cologne & aftershave so you can always feel close to him

• and you’d spray your perfume on the letters you sent so he couldn’t always smell the paper when he was missing you

• it took him sometime to open up to you about what had happened to him in his past, & your respected that

• when he first met your family, he was shocked by all the support he had received from them

• he asked your parents to marry you the first time he met them & showed them the ring too (ofc they said yes)

• he proposed to you in private after a nice dinner, he got choked up during the proposal

• your dad specifically was elated, he got to brag at how bad ass his son in law is

• your mom if she’s a teacher, had her entire class send cards, candy, anything they’d need in care packages Soap nearly cried when he opened the sweetest letter from a little girl (this actually happened irl my mom’s class did this & one guy got really choked up)

• Simon always would be your fiercest protector

• since he’s like an freakin tree he will guide your head with his bear paw of a hand in crowds

•he CANNOT sit with his back facing the door it stresses him out

•this man is strapped 24/7 whether that be a knife, bear spray etc. he’s ready

•he has a trauma kit in his car because “you never know”

•Simon is 1000% one of those apocalypse preppers you have freeze dried food, medicine, water, etc. he’s always on edge

• he sleeps with a damn rifle next to y’all’s bed

• you have a whole security system too

• your guy’s apartment is impeccable like you could eat off of the floor

• hell your guy’s bed has damn hospital corners

• Simon adopted a cat so you don’t feel as lonely when he’s deployed

• He’s your chonky boy & you do send plenty of photos to Simon when he’s deployed

• Gaz & Soap tease him about him living his “cat dad” life

• you start trying for a baby two years into your marriage

• Simon does fall victim to the “curse of the infantry” (which is not a negative thing btw it’s a running joke that infantry soldiers have all daughters) he makes girls

• he was deployed during your pregnancy & was worried sick he nearly missed the birth of your daughter

• that little girl is the most well protected baby in the whole world, the Task Force gifted him not just baby stuff but damn security for the nursery

• He watches your baby from his phone in the nursery on deployment, he was silently crying once when he was watching you sing a lullaby to your baby girl

•Price had to comfort him father to father

•In reality Simon has a very hard cold exterior at work for the sake of keeping his mental health for the profession he’s in but deep down he’s always held a soft spot & your relationship just brings it out

✨NSFW ✨

• there is a big size difference between you two & it drives him insane

• the first time y’all had together he didn’t want to break you in half

• when he returns from deployment y’all go at it like rabbits for multiple rounds, your poor pussy was so sore afterwards

• has a massive corruption & daddy kink

• he’s an ass man I don’t make the rules here so any position where your ass if the focal point is his favorite

• y’all have made so many sex tapes for him when he’s deployed, he has a whole folder on his phone & jerks off to them in the bathroom or the porta potty (it’s a canon event, trust me) to them

• he lets your cockwarm him constantly when you’re on the couch, when he’s working, hell y’all had even fallen asleep like that

• I know people say he has a Prince Albert piercing but alas per army regulation that is safety risk I think it’s more likely he’d use a cock ring on you

• during a military ball you two snuck off & fucked in a supply closet

• he couldn’t wait to get back to the hotel room after seeing you in your gown, it was red his favorite color

• and he just looked so fucking good in his dress uniform, that was the night you totally conceived your baby girl

• he groans into your ear when he cums & he’ll use his body to just eclipse yours

• “one more baby girl” & “c’mon pretty girl use your words tell me what you want”

• is a sucker for babydoll lingerie it brings your innocence & triggers his corruption kink

• moral of the story Simon Riley fucks

[gloomlet]

Gloomlet’s TS4 Script, Gameplay & Replacement Mods

So I decided to compile a list of all the script/gameplay mods that i use or have used in my game. This was mainly made for my personal use, but i’m sure it could be helpful to other people too!

UPDATE! PLEASE READ!! This list is no longer up to date - use the Google Doc! - 04/25/24

Basic & Recommended!

TS4 Mod Manager ui cheats extension mc command center Carl's Sims 4 Gameplay Overhaul Relationship & Pregnancy Overhaul Wonderful Whims The Mood Pack Mod First Impressions Contextual Social Interactions Simulation Lag Fix Teleport Any Sim Better Exceptions

CAS Mods

Stand still in CAS More Traits in CAS Tidy details in CAS More CAS columns Lifetime Aspirations Child Aspirations Set Housewife - Aspiration Unlimited Likes + Dislikes Preferences Plus Homebody - Preferences 100+ CAS Traits Resized Facial Piercings

Replacements & Retextures

Fan Art Maps Map Replacements Overhaul Clean UI Sims 1 & 2 Font LIS Fonts Fluffy Clouds (Ghibli Clouds) Feet replacement Hand replacement Bra + Panty Default Replacement better babies + bottle replacement Another baby bottle replacement Default Cutlery! Cute Kitchenware Replacement Boxing Gloves Aquarium Fish Recolor Ceiling replacement paint it up mod A brighter mop Selfie Override

Objects Phone Replacement Smaller dollhouses Switch Controller + console Game controller PS1 console pc game override Remote control sponge & spray override Another Sponge & Spray override

Electric Toothbrush Razor Bassinet override infant rug +  infant tub child drawing replacement weather controller Cats & Dogs Fireplace Headphone/earbud override Old-fashioned Suitcase The slightly nicer Tree House Fireplace Lil Campers Light

Replaced + more Interactions Bed Cuddles Better Woohoo Reactions Realistic Reactions Brush Teeth From Toothbrush Holders Wake-up animation Greetings

Visuals & effects No overhead effects No zzz No object highlight no plumbob please Smaller Mosaic Minimalist CC Icon More Holiday icons

Gameplay!

Playable Pets Slower infant needs Expanded Mermaids Who's Knocking More Visitors No Bad Microwave Buffs Memory Panel Smarter Pie Menu: Searchable Smart Sim Randomizer Play Chess on any computer Strangerville Story toggle

Careers & Jobs Career Overhaul New Careers Simdeed Recruitment Services Flex Part-Time Recruitment Agency Game Developer Career Ultimate Nursing Career Modeling Career Tumbling Tots Daycare Career Shear Brilliance - Cosmetology Seasonal Odd Jobs - Autumn Odd Job Overhaul Modeling and Makeup Odd Jobs Babysitting Gigs Freelance Chef

Education Uni Tweaks Education Overhaul Uni Application Overhaul University costs more Choose Your Roommate Long Distance Learning No Uni Housing Restrictions Uni Aspirations School Lunch Override Longer or Shorter Degree Requirements

Cooking + Food Food Retexture Pack 1, Pack 2, Pack 3 Breakfast Retextures Pizza Retexture Grannies Cookbook Chef Buffet S’more Options Srsly's Complete Cooking Overhaul Dine Out Reloaded Delivery Services Sims Eat and Drink Faster Porto Luminoso Market Cutouts Buyable Cakes Functional Mixer HCH Mixer & Cookbook Functional Air fryer Functional Blender Functional Cookie jar Another Cookie Jar Functional Toaster Functional Cake Stand Functional Rice cooker Functional Pressure Cooker Boba Tea Add-ons Functional Beer Functional Frozen Ice Cart

Pregnancy Realistic Pregnancy Cherished Moments - Pregnancy Science Baby Tweak

Services & Apps Sim National Bank “SimDa” Dating App Exchange Store

Interactions Meaningful Stories Cute Romance Drama Mod Autonomous Go Steady and Propose Autonomous Break Up and Divorce Dynamic Teen Life Parent-Child Relationships Let's Get Fit Modpack Sumba Fitness

Functional Items Playful Toddler Pack Toddler Play Telephone Little Chef’s Toy Kitchen Void Critter Tablet Functional Pool Slide

Functional Toy Bin Functional Hopscotch Functional Broom Functional Paper Sketchpad Functional Drumkit Functional Spiral Staircases In Your Safe Piggy Banks Film Reaper Movie Theater Left End Counter Dishwaser

Random Small mods

Loading and CAS screens

Free Sims 4, Free Loading Screen Bonehilda Loading Screen Custom Color loading screens Lights Out Loading Screen The Blues Collection Loading Screen Lin Sims Loading Screens San Sequoia Loading Screens Abstract Art + Landscape Loading Screens H-O-B & Sulani Loading Screens Autumn Loading Screens Pink Kitten Animated Loading Screen Life is Strange Loading Screens Cloudy TS2 CAS Background Ocean Waves CAS Room Old School - CAS Room Modern Minimalism CAS Room Plumbob replacements Crystal Loading Screens

lighting mods

sunblind lighting + installation Milk Thistle Better in-game lighting Gentle CAS lighting

[hwangism143]

all i want for christmas

synopsis the three christmas parties minho spent loving you and the one where he finally told you.

pairing non-idol!minho x fem!reader

genre holidays, best friends to lovers, fluff, comfort, 3 + 1 format

warnings mentions of foods, fires, cheating, physical violence (jokingly), swearing, pregnancy ;) , kissing, not proofread

word count 4.3k words

now playing all i want for christmas - mariah carey

a/n wow. so. i'm back. i genuinely missed you guys so much and im so happy to write again. i felt really guilty for just disappearing but this might be my only fic for a while. im sorry if it's bad im genuinely so out of practice.

"i don't need a lot for christmas, there is just one thing i need"

zero.

Love was a dreadful, terrible thing. Minho knew firsthand.

He also knew that love could be beautiful. It existed everywhere.

It existed when Minho would feel a smile break out on his face when he would step through his door to the sound of his cats. He knew it existed in the way Chan always made sure that Seungmin had eaten and Jeongin wasn't too hard on himself. It existed in the way Hyunjin wore his emotional scars with pride and in the way Changbin's face would scrunch up adorably as soon as he saw his girlfriend.

But love must be a horrendous thing if it could someone as deserving of it as you through such excruciating pain.

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

year one.

Minho always associated loving you with Christmas. It was mainly for two reasons: because you loved Christmas, and Christmas was when he realized he loved you.

Minho had become your best friend on the first day of college when you stumbled into him while looking for your batchmates after orientation. It was almost fate (despite Minho considering fate to be bullshit), the way he held onto your shoulders to make sure your face didn't hit the floor and you gave him a weak, petrified smile.

"Computer Science major?" he asked, and your quick reply in the positive laid the foundations of your unbreakable friendship.

Minho knew he loved you for a long time. But the realization of it dawned on him during your annual Christmas party when the two of you were in your second year of college.

You were absolutely fanatical about Christmas. Despite Minho's protests about your fascination being sickening, he secretly found it extremely endearing. You had confessed to him once, how your love for Christmas stemmed from the fact that you only saw your father during Christmas due to his demanding job of a military's medic.

That was the day Minho vowed to make sure nobody could ruin your Christmas.

You went all out Christmas decorations at your apartment. Your Christmas tree was huge and adorned with ornaments of various shapes, sizes and colours. Minho came early to help you and your roommate Kyujin with the Christmas baking, considering how last time the two of you tried to bake it took swatting towels and spraying water to get the smoke detector to stop.

But you were most excited to introduce your boyfriend to the rest of your friend group.

Minho wasn't happy about it, but he was happy for you. You loved the idea of romance but for some reason that Minho could not fathom, thought yourself undeserving of receiving the romantic variant of it. But your first boyfriend, whom you'd been seeing for three months, quickly changed that.

You were practically bouncing up and down on your toes as your mutual friends trailed into your tiny apartment.

"Y/N!" Jisung squealed as he barreled into your arms.

"Sungie!" you replied in equal enthusiasm.

Minho's heart melted watching you, his best friend, and Jisung, his roommate, getting along so well. In fact, sometimes he felt third wheeled by his two favorite people who wouldn't have known each other if it wasn't for him.

"Tonight," Jisung declared proudly, "I will serenade Minho with a tear-jerking rendition of 'All I Want For Christmas'."

Jisung stood on top of your couch, arms spread out proudly. He sent Minho a boisterous wink and Minho tried to hide a chuckle while rolling his eyes.

"The only tears shed will be because of Jisung's pathetic voice," grumbled Hyunjin, Jisung's best friend, already dreading the moment when he would have to drag his drunk and sappy ass back home.

Your cheeks turned pink in a poorly contained laugh while Hyunjin just gave you a shrug, only the three of you privy to Hyunjin's comment. Minho saw your face and found his own flushing, quickly blinking to make sure nobody noticed. Jisung shot Minho, you and Hyunjin an accusatory glance, but your little smirk caused him to look away in annoyance.

"I will not date you, Jisung," said Minho in an overly dramatic voice. Jisung pouted and this time, the whole room burst into laughter until Kyujin yelled a string of obscenities at him to get him off the couch.

But throughout the whole debacle, Minho's eyes only belonged to you. He couldn't help but wonder, how would you feel about dating him? These feeling had been brewing for long, even before you started dating Taehyun What's-His-Face. Minho knew he had feeling for you, but today he would realize just how deep they ran.

"You okay? Your cheeks are red man. Like, tomato red," asked the ever vigilant Chan.

"Oh, um, yeah. I'm good," replied Minho nervously, hoping that Chan didn't notice.

"Yep," said Chan, clearly unconvinced, his eyes still narrowed on Minho.

Minho did not get nervous easily. He was calm, stoic, composed. But around you, he was a ticking time bomb. You made Minho feel like a thousand dazzling fireworks had lit up in his stomach. You made him want to be spontaneous, silly and scream from the rooftops that he liked you and wanted to be with you.

You made Minho feel things he had never felt before, and it broke him everyday watching you feel those same things for someone who wasn't him.

Minho's eyes looked for yours, you slipping away sometime when he was contemplating his lost love. He finally found you, leaning against Kyujin bedroom door. Your loose sweater hung off a shoulder and pointer finger of your right hand was caught between your teeth. In your other hand was your phone which lit up when you opened.

God, you looked ethereal.

Until your eyes flickered up and down, you blinked multiple times and your brow creased while your bottom lip quivered. Minho had known you long and intimately enough that something was very, very wrong. Before you even looked up at him, your eyes conveying a silent cry, Minho was striding towards you like a man on a mission.

"Minho," you choked out, and he whisked you into Kyujin's room, giving a concerned Kyujin watching everything a tight nod as he did.

"Minho, Minho, he -" you were sobbing, gasping in wretched breaths that made it feel like a knife was twisting into his heart.

He watched you nearly terrified, rubbing your back soothingly. Minho murmured sweet nothings into your ear to get you to calm down and explain to him what had happened as his on heart raced at nearly a thousand miles per hour.

"What happened sweetheart? Y/N?" Minho asked, his voice laced with worry.

Wordlessly, you handed over your phone to him as you buried your face into his shoulder.

[7:32 PM]

taehyunnie: look y/n, i hate to do this on christmas but

taehyunnie: i have had something come up

taehyunnie: so i won't make it

[7:34 PM]

taehyunnie: quite frankly, we should break up

taehyunnie: i don't think either of us is in the right mental state to date right now.

taehyunnie: sorry.

Minho was seeing red. How could someone do something like this to you? You, who was perfect to the extent where even your imperfections were perfect? Minho was about to ask you what day you would like for him to murder Taehyun when you interrupted him.

"He's not wrong," you said, your voice barely a whisper. "I was so excited to date someone that I probably got to clingy and scared him off."

"That's not true," said Minho shaking your shoulders, "That's not true, anybody would be tripping over their feet to date you."

And as Minho repeated those words to you like a chant, over and over again until you believed them as much as he did, he felt a sinking feeling in his chest. Guilt simmered in his stomach because of the thoughts he was having.

Amidst the winter chill and your broken cries, Lee Minho realized that he was hopelessly and damningly in love with you.

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

year two.

The second year Minho spent Christmas with you, things had changed. Minho's hair grew longer, curling at the base of his neck and you forbade him from cutting it. You had let go over your initial heartbreak from the events of the previous Christmas and for some reason, deluded yourself into thinking that you were unlovable.

The only thing that barely changed was Minho's love for you, apart from maybe how it increased in magnitude.

"You should tell her, you know. Or else you'll end up regretting it," remarked Hyunjin wisely.

The ever so observant boy was the only one who knew about Minho felt when it came to you. Even then, he didn't know the uncharted depth of how much Minho loved you. Just that he hopelessly and unequivocally did.

Minho glared at him in response, snatching a brownie from Hyunjin's hand, and began eating it as Hyunjin grumbled next to him in vain.

Minho was well aware that he was right. But he (foolishly), thought he was sparing you pain by miserably keeping his feelings to himself.

Minho hated and adored every second of loving you. He hated how stifling it was, not being able to whisper soft words of romance in your ear late at night and wake with you in his arms the next morning. But he adored how his heart picked up pace at just the sight of you and how he felt weightless at your featherlight brushes of his arm.

To put it simply, loving someone from afar was as temperamental as the oceans; the tides were hauntingly beautiful and gorgeously devastating but they were impossible to escape from.

An ugly metaphor, felt Minho, who had yet to master the art of swimming.

Minho sat on the couch, Hyunjin and Jeongin playing Mario Kart on one side of him and Chan and Kyujin engaged in an intense game of Uno on the other side of him. You were off socializing as you often did during your annual Christmas parties, but Minho knew you would come back to him.

You always did.

Minho set up shop at five in the morning that day with you. Kyujin had a Christmas dance recital that day, and you both were one set of hands down. From morning, the two of you diced, rolled and baked, dusted and decorated, troubled each other and even had a little tickling bout followed by a pillow fight (and plate of burnt snowman shaped cookies).

This was the future that Minho wanted, you by his side engaging in mundane activities with lazy, soft kisses peppered to each others lips every dya.

He watched, sick with envy, as Changbin scooped up his girlfriend Chaeyeon in his arms and start pressing kisses to her face while she squealed. Minho watched in dread and unease at all the couples around him engaged in extravagant acts of romance and subtle domesticity, dreaming of when, if ever, that would be you and him.

He was so distracted by the torrential current inside him that he hadn't noticed when Kyujin and Chan shifted their game to the kitchen island and you had sat down next him.

"Hi," you told him softly.

Minho blinked rapidly a the voice he would recognize anywhere, the one that beckoned him in his dreams and went silent in his nightmares. Behind you, Jisung and Seungmin were brazenly building a stacked tower of cookies which Minho knew would fall and create a mess unless prevented, but he chose to ignore it.

"Hey," replied Minho, turning around  to drink in your entire figure.

"I'm happy I've detached from romance, Minho," you informed him as your arm brushed his, "I don't think dating's for me and..."

Your voice trailed off and you turned to look at him, look into his eyes with an oddly melancholic smile that was contradictory to your earlier statement of happiness.

"I think I'm finally healing."

And under the Christmas lights with you in your Santa hat with the tip of your nose tinted pink from the cold, Minho had never loved and lost more.

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

year three.

Christmas this year was filled to the brim with nagging from your end about why Minho refused to find a girlfriend despite your self-proclaimed temporary vow of celibacy. It was also the year that Minho realized the importance of the time he had with you.

"Come on Min," you groaned at Minho as he pulled up his sleeves and start kneading the cookie dough, "You'll love Sullyoon."

No, he wanted to say, I love you.

Instead, he responded with, "If I'm off with a girl, who'll make sure Jisung, Kyujin and Hyunjin don't end up burning down the apartment?"

You just laughed and made your way from behind the counter to the dining table, where Minho was busy at work. After he was done, you took the dough, neatly rolled and cut the cookies into shape and propped them in the oven. Minho was busy setting up a Christmas movie in the living room and you sat next to him, closing your eyes and resting your head on his shoulder.

Minho would have tensed, if it weren't for how habitual he had become to these touches form you he was the recipient of after practically moving in with you.

Kyujin moved out of the apartment after she got a part time job at a dance institute about a half hour away from where you both lived. She needed the easy commute, and rent was not that difficult to pay for you due to your comfortable internship since sophomore year of college at a reputed tech company.

Minho, the only other person who was in the internship program with you, basically lived at your apartment. He had his own bed, clothes and even toothbrush at your apartment. He stayed nearly five nights in a row, going back to his actual apartment over the weekends to make sure that Jisung was alive and feeding himself more than just chicken breast.

This new development caused Minho to think that maybe, just maybe you harbored feelings for him the way he did for you. The two of you basically functioned like a live-in couple, so much so that your neighbors would mistake Minho for your boyfriend more often than not.

That's why Minho couldn't understand why you were so insistent about him meeting Sullyoon.

The party started soon after. Seungmin begrudgingly wore a Santa hat on his head and Jeongin clicked a picture of him at every possible occasion. Hyunjin and Chan introduced their girlfriends and everybody positively loved Karina and Lisa. Jisung gushed to everyone about the current guy he liked, Yeonjun, and Changbin informed his friends that on New Years, he planned to propose.

In the midst of it all sat Minho and you, arms looped around each other, both feeling love of different magnitudes.

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You were dragging Minho to meet Sullyoon, evidently sitting in your room, despite his protests. You were wearing a long, billowy dress with a checkered pattern of red and white boxes that Minho teased made you look like a picnic blanket. But the truth was he loved it, he loved you and he did not love being taken to meet another woman by the one he was in love with.

"Have fun!" you grinned and shut the door behind yourself, waltzing away with immense satisfaction.

Minho let out a defeated sigh and turned around to see the fabled Seol Yoon-A, affectionately called Sullyoon. He could tell why you were gushing over her. She wore a red dress with a small bow, had pretty doe eyes and was beautiful no doubt.

But nothing in Minho's head could compare to you.

"So," Sullyoon laughed sweetly, "She threatened you to be here too, huh?"

"Yep," responded Minho curtly and in defeat.

Sullyoon got up and made his way to him, arms snaking around his shoulder and for a terrifying moment, he didn't want her to stop. Not because he enjoyed it, but maybe because this would help him get over you, you who would never love him the way he loved you.

But then the scent of Sullyoon's vanilla perfume hit Minho and it was nothing like your fragrant lilac mist. It was nothing like you.

Minho gently moved Sullyoon's arms from they were and took a step back. Sullyoon raised an eyebrow and studied him. She then snorted and sat down on the bed again.

"Ah. So you are in love with her," she said matter-of-factly.

"I-what-," Minho stuttered, unable to figure out what to say to such a statement.

Sullyoon sighed and patted the space beside her. "It's obvious you know. All men are stupid." And under her breath she added, "Thank god I also like girls. Much more mature."

Minho sat down, Sullyoon gave him a knowing look, and he told her everything. He told her about how he met you, how he realized he loved you and how he thought you might like him too. He told her about your favorite color, the way you always wore two extra rubber bands because one always seemed to break.

When he was done with it all, Sullyoon gave him a comforting pat and said, "You are in some deep shit, Minho."

"How would you know?" he scoffed.

Sullyoon shit eating grin turned sad, "Because I went through the same thing you did."

This time it was Minho's turn to survey Sullyoon, to try and understand what she went through that made her so intimately understand his situation.

"I was hopelessly in love with my best friend, but I didn't tell him for two years. When I finally did, I found out that even though he didn't completely feel the same, he was willing to give it a try. Loving him was the best year of my life. And he fell in love with me too. We were attached at the hip and I will never forgive myself for what happened."

Minho had a bad feeling that this story did not end happily. He swallowed a lump in his throat and asked, "What happened?"

Sullyoon had a smile on her face and tears in her eyes. "I held Felix as he died."

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

year four.

[5:23 PM]

sullyoonie-tunes: so. today's the day, huh.

[5:24 PM]

You (Minho): today's the day.

[5:27 PM]

sullyoonie-tunes: MY BROTHER IS NO LONGER BITCHLESS

sullyoonie-tunes: not insinutating that y/n is a bitch of course

sullyoonie-tunes: YOU'RE the bitch

sullyoonie-tunes: she's an angel

sullyoonie-tunes: pls dont kill me

[5:30 PM]

You (Minho): are you done???

"Hey, who are you texting?" you asked Minho, settling down next to him on his bed.

"Ah, Sullyoon," he responded.

You smiled at him, pulling his blanket over the two of you and weaving your fingers through his hair. "When did you two become so close?"

Minho snorted, "When I got her a girlfriend." And now she's getting me one, he left unsaid.

"Oh, I adore Haewon," you smiled, setting your head on Minho's shoulder.

Minho decided that if he was ever going to confess his feelings to you, it would be during Chrismas. You loved Christmas, he loved you, and what would be more perfect than that?

Over the course of the last year, you and Minho were offered permanent jobs at the company you were interning at. Minho had officially moved in with you, and had learned to live with the fact that he could only love you from a distance, completely unaware of the turmoil you felt about your feelings towards him.

Minho had also developed a strong friendship with Sullyoon, who he truly saw as a younger sister. He helped her meet Haewon, and she helped him dissect every move you made to glean information that would support Minho's hypothesis of you maybe liking him back.

Minho had expected his love for you to pass, to ebb and flow away with the changing seasons.

Instead, it blossomed into something he would forever live with. Minho was madly in love. To him, you weren't just a love.

To him, you hung to moon, stitched the stars onto the sky and gave the cosmos every diaphanous colour it glowed with.

The doorbell rang five times in rapid succession and Minho leapt off his bed. "He's mine," he laughed, watching you struggle to get out of the cocoon you had made for yourself in his blanket.

"Well he clearly loves me more," you retorted, catching up to Minho at the door who, ever the gentleman, opened for you.

Chaeyeon smiled at you and behind her was a beaming Changbin. In his hands he held two things. A large bag in one hand and a carrier in the other. You and Minho urgently ushered the two inside and Chaeyeon placed a gift on the kitchen counter.

"Meet Seo Sun-woo," said Changbin proudly, and you and Minho gushed over Changbin and Chaeyeon's two month old son.

Ever since Chaeyeon had announced she was pregnant after her and Changbin's wedding, a sense of reality dawned upon your entire friend group. You had to grow up, become mature and fend for yourself in this world. Gone were the days when you and Minho would party hop playing beer pong. Now, you both stayed up talking about your future and you hopes, dreams and aspiraitons.

You dreamt of making a name for yourself in the tech world, starting a company that would teach disabled kids coding and give them opportunities to work for gigantic tech companies. Minho dreamt of you and with that came the silent promise of adopting your dreams as his own.

"I want kids some day," you said as you held baby Seo in your lap. This year's party was quieter, much more secluded and only had your direct close circle of friends, "with Chris and Lisa expecting twins and even Hyunjin adopting a dog for Karina, it feels like everyone is growing their family."

Minho pouted. "Am I not growing your family?"

You laughed, "Minho, you've always been home."

Minho gave you quite possibly the widest smile until he heard a tin can fall to the ground and a set of four groans erupt from your bedroom. "Look, we're practically raising Jisung, Felix, Seungmin and Jeongin."

You sighed in affectionate annoyance. "In between them and SonnieDoongieDori, I think that's enough family expansion for now."

Another crash came from your room and you both shared a knowing look. You either got the situation under control, or something broke.

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"I feel dead," you moaned, falling onto the sofa after cleaning up well into the night. The party had ended with Lisa unceremoniously vomiting on the floor and everyone ushering her out and enquiring about her state of well-being.

"Let's go, I have one last present for you," Minho coaxed you out of your shell in the sofa, his own heart pounding incessantly.

"Just give it tomo-"

"I'll dump the litter box in your-"

"Fine," you groaned, "Ten minutes and then we start our Home Alone movie marathon."

Minho nodded, to anxious to argue, "Deal."

Both of you stepped out onto the balcony where the cold nipped at you. There were still couples strolling outside and children hurling snowballs at each other. Christmas lights covered virtually every apartment in sight, red and green lights glowing in tandem.

"What is it?" you asked, looking around him for maybe a box or a letter. Minho stood frozen in the anxiety of every way you could say no to him, until you nudged him back to reality.

Minho coughed. "It's not so much a thing and more of something I have to say."

"Oh."

Minho looked at the way your hair curled at the bottom, grazing the hem of your sweatpants. He looked at your jackets' cuffs, stained with chocolate when you both were lathering Nutella over a layer of cook. He looked at your face, full of beauty and kindness.

But mostly he looked at you, strong, gracious, and lover of Christmas.

Minho thought that confessing his love for you would be the hardest thing he's ever done. Instead, it came as naturally to him as snow falling on the streets of Seoul in winter.

"I love you," the confession fell from his lips. "I have loved you for four years and I will spend the rest of my life loving you if you'll let me. You understand me on a level that nobody else ever has. I love you Y/N, and I have never known anything else the way I have known that."

A song started in him that time, a scratchy beat of hopeful terror that started from his toes and came up to his heart.

"Plus, the cats won't accept anyone apart from you as their mother, and that includes Lix," he added for good measure.

You stared at him for what seemed like an eternity, and Minho felt his initial confidence wearing off. That was until you launched yourself into his arms, wrapping your arms tightly around his waist. Minho wrapped his arms around you, a sigh of relief escaping form his mouth.

"You don't know how long I've loved you for," you mumbled into his sweater.

And everything came to a beautiful crescendo when the nights Minho spent tossing and turning, the four years of assumed unrequited agony did not go in van because you loved him.

You loved him.

That night, Minho held you tightly in his arms underneath the blanket and was at a complete disregard of Kevin's plight in New York. He pressed kisses to every exposed surface he could find, your giggles louder than the shenanigans the character was playing on TV.

"This festival is my whole world," you told him with love brimming in his eyes.

Minho then finally told you three words that he believed summed up everything he felt towards you for the entire time he's ever known you.

"And you're mine."

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[sprinklethecat]

I'm making this post as I've started a Go fund me for veterinarian assistance for all of the cats we have.

We're working to get the kittens adopted, but we would really appreciate being able to get them spayed and neutered before then. Our first focus is neutering the boys as to avoid any unwanted pregnancies, but after we're going to try to get the girls spayed.

Our main focus with the money is as follows:

Spaying and Neutering

Vaccinations

General appointment fees

Carriers as if we take multiple cats at once they will need separate ones

Rides to and from (if the closest one is unable to take them soon)

Any money left after that will go towards follow up vaccinations and food.

I've looked around and I can get some help with the cost for the spaying and neutering, but it will not cover the whole cost. If you can't donate, I'd appreciate if you reblog this or share the link!

Link is here. I also have pay pal and ven mo under logicalmoose@gmail.com for both. I will try to update the amount we've received on this post periodically! Thank you for all your help 💙

Edit: Put a google document below the read more to share the estimates from the vet I received earlier this morning.

$10/$1000

I put together a google document with the estimates I received from the vet clinic I take Sprinkle to.

Here is the link.

For just the boys, the possible estimates go up to:

Low Total for all three appointments: 237.64 (475.28 for both males)

High Total for all three appointments: 430.64 (861.28 for both males)

It's very pricey, unfortunately, but it'll be easier to get both the boys fixed than try to get all of the girls fixed; and avoid possible spraying. As the age of reproduction can be as low as 3 months, but typically around 4-6 months, we are nearing the age that could be an issue.

[monay-monn]

My Current Pcs

Monay the False Saintess

✦| Angelic Cow-girl ✦| Current Li: Sydney (Fallen) > Avery ✦| Playstyle: Defiant ✦| Mission: Perfection (feats collecting + max skills)

Summary of File:

Very first 'normal' save + current longest running save, focused on playing through as much content as possible and achieving as many feats as possible. Accidentally got Angel tf after hyperfocusing on making money for an entire month by spamming the spa (wanted to make sure she could take on Robin's debt and still have extra money on the side to not get punished by Bailey). Very school + reputation focused (all reputation is positive), visits mickey and landry as much as possible to lower fame + buy pepper spray. Worst world corruption out of all the saves (stole ivory necklace + rite of defilement).

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Mammon the False Prophet

✦| Demonic Cow-boy ✦| Current Li: Sydney (Faithful) > Robin ✦| Playstyle: Defiant ✦| Mission: Become the Ultimate Lewd Priest (infamous reputation + Max lewd skills)

Summary of File:

2nd save + 2nd longest running save. Focused on doing all the things that Monay's save couldnt do. Playstyle is a little more risky with trying to get money using the lewder job options and trying to raise his lewd fame. Currently the save is almost exactly the same as Monay's save except they're less restricted by the way they can actually fuck around. Mostly made just to see the difference between rite of promise faithful!sydney vs rite of defilement fallen!sydney. Also supposed to be the save focused on romancing Whitney but ended up liking Robin and Kylar more.

Lowest world corruption out of all current Pcs (never stole the ivory necklace + rite of promise).

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Nene the Entropic

✦| Demonic Harpy ✦| Current LI: Great Hawk > Eden ✦| Playstyle: Submissive lewd ✦| Mission: Fuck around and Find out

Summary of file:

3rd save file, initially started to rack up Harper's love by repeatedly getting sent to the asylum, now turned into pregnancy save.

Currently the most chaotic save out of all of them. Restricting myself by not fighting the lewd encounters + not focusing on school and instead fuck around the outskirts/forest.

Explicitly made to dismiss/reject all the school/town lis.

World Corruption is currently unknown since I made her explicitly to stay the fuck away from the temple.

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??? the ???

✦| Fallen Fox-girl (intended) ✦| Current Li: Sydney (fallen) > ??? ✦| Playstyle: Defiant Crossdresser ✦| Mission: Get all virginities taken by Sydney (failed)

Summary of File

Created on a whim because I wanted a crossdresser PC. Has the most amount of Feat boosters out of all my starting PCs (mf used all 259 coins I had). Also created just to fuck around with Rite of Promise and trying to corrupt Syd. Current goal is to try and achieve fallen forgiven status + getting the other transformation feats I hadnt gotten yet (namely fox + cat + wolf).

Dont really have a name for her or for what kinda direction I wanna take her save file...

[jellijellybean]

gotta be sprayed with water like a cat istg because i am thinking. my brain is cooking. now im thinking about fem!kylar and it's TERRIBLE. [mdni]

i swear im normal about her.

warnings: noncon and slight pregnancy mention becuz what else do you expect from her. also was written with an amab body in mind cuz i'm feeling silly

alright alright i have to set the stage here really fast ok. now picture this, you've been seeing kylar for a minute, been having your flings with her now and then. maybe you just start to get a little bored or her.. well, erratic behavior is really starting to get to you, or maybe it's just the whispers and rumors going around at school. whatever, it forces you to distance yourself because yeah.. she can be a bit... much. especially when she whispers about you getting married and living in the woods together, even though you're not thinking that far into the future yet.

her jealousy slowly rises and rises until she finally snaps. i mean, it's really for your own good. you were letting all of those people's words get into your head! you just weren't thinking clearly and that's okay, she's here to help you! she made sure the pills she put in the drink she hands you aren't enough to cause serious damage, enough times over.

when you awake from the drug-induced sleep she's already above you. the sweat dripping down your body, the unnerving warmth surrounding you almost makes the room feel humid. your eyes try to look around, to see what's going on, but they just feel so heavy — your arms and your legs are no better, even your mouth is unbearably dry. but there's something.. something making your legs shake and mouth let out all those embarrassing noises. can feel the way her nails dig into your chest as she moves even faster, biting at your ear when she whines, “we should have a baby” and you can’t say no. not with the way she has her hand covering your mouth, not with the way she's moving — forcing all rational thought from mind. you can faintly hear her whispers about being a mom and how her belly is going to grow. her words fill you with dread. they have you twisting and turning, trying to move away, but it's as if no matter what you do, she's always right there. right there, talking so shamelessly about what you'll name your kids.

a cry leaves your throat, shaking your head and trying to pull away once again. your mind screaming at you to do something to get her off but she clings and holds on tightly, mumbling on and on about how you two deserve to be be a family. about how no one will even think about coming between you two, especially when she'll be right there. how she'll get to wear those cute little dresses, have dinner ready for you, and help.. take care of you just as a good wife should.

you're forced to listen to her breathing getting shallow, forced to lay there when the tingling sensation you get at the base of your spine starts to become too nauseating not to notice. your hands twitch, fingers digging into the rope she's used to bind your arms apart. it's painful. the pleasure making your legs shake and thighs tighten, but you can't say anything, can't move away, can't even think when all you can feel, see, and hear is her. kylar. and her warm body. the way her chest presses against yours when she bites and marks your neck like the artist she is. listen to her moans get drawn out and pitchy the closer she is to tipping over. and feel the way she pulses and gushes over your cock.

god, the laugh that leaves her is almost manic. your chest heaves, your thighs burn, but all you can feel is her hands cupping your face. making you meet her eyes. her face is flushed, her hair sticking to her face and the realization hits you when the ache between your legs grows almost too painful. this isn't the first and it won't be the last. she's kissing you, all teeth and desperation nipping at you lips, forcing you to tip your head back to get some air. but she won't let you. not when she shakily starts to move again, not when the tears threatening to fall past your waterline finally do, not even when, in one last attempt, you bite at her lip.

the coppery taste hits your tongue, but she doesn't stop. instead, letting out a moan before her nails dig into the sides of your face in warning when she starts the cycle all over. you can feel her whisper of, "let's go again... just in c-case." against your face.

ok i'm out of gas, but c'mon y'know what i'm getting at lmao

[munsonology]

Just saw that anime nunny pic and thought if eddie is being a pest, her squirting her breast milk at him like water gun warfare

Imagine it getting to the point where she was like "no" and squirts him like a cat with a spray bottle and hes like "for god sake will you stop that" 😭😭

On my god bestie 😭😭 what if it’s one of the side effects of being pregnant with that demon baby 🧎🏽‍♀️Eddie loves suckling on her teet but he hates how unpredictable her temporary abilities are.

“No boob for you! I’m mad at you!”

Nunny pushes past him to the bathroom to finish her nighttime routine, robe trailing behind her. Eddie follows behind her. He watches from the doorway of her struggling to reach her toothbrush with her stomach so big.

“Baby, I didn’t mean too—”

“You asked the priest if our son could be baptized with the book of Lucifer!”

Eddie couldn’t help but hide his smile. She was going on and on, running that mouth he wants to fill. She was so cute when mad at him. Flinging her arms in the air, her robe slipped off her shoulder, and fuck she had the perfect nipples. Her breasts had grown heavy with the pregnancy and he couldn’t get enough of playing with them. His cock stirred seeing a bit of milk drip from her nipple.

He looked up from her tits to see her angrily staring at him. Her hand wrapped around her tit.

“Here! Since this is all you seem to care about!”

She squeezed her tit, milk shot out of her nipple and right to his face.

“Hey!”

“That’s for not listening just now!”

She shot at him again. When did she become the lebron james of tit milk?

“Ok that’s enough—for god sake will you stop that! Nunny!”

“Oh, so you do listen! The next time you want to bring your father up in a fucking church I’ll impale you on his pitchfork myself!”

“…he doesn’t have—”

Nunny rushed over to him and pushes Eddie out the doorway. He lands on their bed, surprise on his face and a cock harder than it’s ever been. In the mirror, he can see her reflection. Her skin is red, horns protrude from her head, and teeth sharp. A startling contrast to the Nunny right in front of him.

“Sleep on the couch tonight,” she said darkly. ��If you know what’s good for you.”

“What if you need help, baby? You’re not feeling yourself.”

“Then I’ll ask one of your hounds.”

“You don’t speak their language!”

“The baby does. He’ll translate.”

Nunny hastily tightens her robe around her and slips her feet in her crocs. “It’s late, where are you going?!”

“To the church! Is that ok with you?!” Her voice thundered throughout the apartment. He heard the front door slam shut.

You don’t listen, father.

The baby.

“What did you do to your mother?”

Stay away from my mother.

“You little shit, I was here before you.”

And I’ll be here after you. You’re in my world after all.

[iminyourwallslmao]

Alrylixx

I was bored and went on Wattpad to show off ocs I make and explain about them because sometimes I'm proud of them. I make them off of Gacha cause I'm shit at drawing

Also this is less of an oc and more so inspiration with the hair, horns, and possibly eyes off the YouTuber, oh and also name

Oc ^

Warnings for this character;

Teen pregnancy, mentions of abortion, parents disowning child, possible abuse, and mentions of sa. If I miss any warnings let me know

Name ~ Alrylixx Ramsey

Nickname ~ Al, Lixx, Alry

Age ~ 16

Birthday ~ 10/2 (October 2)

What fandom she's an oc in ~ Tokyo Ghoul

~ Relationships

Mom ~ Not close. It'll get explained in the backstory

Dad ~ Not close. Explanation in backstory

Older brother ~ Obie - 23 - Close

Son ~ Lennox ~ 7 weeks

Ability ~ Weather control

Species ~ Possibly a half ghoul tho it's unknown

Pet ~ Abyssinian cat named Duke

Appearance ~ Alrylixx is a young teen girl with really pale skin. She has long white hair that's tied in a ponytail hair, it reaches to her upper back then. She has black horns. She has light blue eyes with red almost diamond shaped pupils, and white eyelashes. She has a scar across her right eye. She wears a cropped navy blue top with a dark blue, with light pink at the end body suit underneath it, with a diamond hole on her outfit to show stomach. She has black fishnets with dark blue with a bit of light pink thigh high. She has the height of 5'4 - 5'5 and has rectangular body shape

Personality ~ Calm, kind, experienced with life. She's a very calm person, she has more patient then you would expect from a teenager, especially one that got pregnant. She can still get angry and snap, but living in her household and getting raised by her brother got her to be more calm and patient and kind and have her a lot of experience

Likes ~ Herself, not on a narcissist or bad level, she is just confident in her looks. Her son, her older brother, her cat, and her outfit style

Dislikes ~ Ghouls, her parents, school (for personal reasons and not because it's school), pregnancy, and losing her son and brother

Fears ~ Losing her loved ones

What language they speak ~ Japanese (and English cause it's her natural language)

Partner ~ No one. Tho she did have a crush on Kaneki before he was turned

Sexuality ~ PansexualGender ~ Female. She/Her pronouns

Music taste ~ Nightcore (I think it came out in like 2001 bur correct me if I'm wrong)Height ~ 5'5

Occupation ~ Cashier at a store

Fighting style ~ She doesn't fight much but when she does she usually just does a quick kick or punch that hurts

Weapon ~ Small pocket knife and pepper spray

Strength ~ Her calmness, patience, kindness, her physical strength, and her smarts

Weakness ~ Sometimes can be a bit too trusting but that's not a lot

~ Stats

Running ~ 4/10

Jumping ~ 2/10

Reflexes ~ 8/10

Teamwork ~ 6/10

Throwing ~ 9/10

Stamina ~ 7/10

Backstory ~ Alrylixx grew up in a very toxic household. When she was born she didn't get watched and her older brother had to raise them both. Later on in life, around middle school, she got picked on and bullied when they found out her mom is a stripper. It got into highschool where she got sa by a teacher, she told the principal but he didn't do nothing. She then told her brother who then ended up suing the school and the teacher. But that same year, she met a boy, they ended up having sex and she gotten pregnant. They used a condom but it must've broke. Well when she told the boy she was pregnant, he freaked out and said hell no and week later he moved. She then didn't know what to do as her brother is in college. Well she told her parents to see if they would be good parents but they kicked her out and disowned her. She ran to her brother's place, which he lives in an apartment with 3 other college kids. They let her stay and she got her stuff and stayed with them. They helped her with pregnancy and one of them had a gf who came over a lot and so she took her to the doctor's for ultrasounds. When she gave birth, everyone was freaking out, luckily the gf was over and was able to get Alrylixx into the car and drove to the hospital, the others got into one of their cars and went. Alrylixx wanted the gf in the room with her so she could have comfort from someone she's close to and not one of the boys from obvious reasons and ofc she said yes. She gave birth to a healthy baby boy as we all know as Lennox

She lost contact with all her friends after she was kicked out. And she lived in America but moved in highschool

Rating (my own personal rating for her) ~ 9/10

Honestly I probably forgot a few things cause it's been forever since I watched Tokyo Ghoul

I probably forgot about things but meh who cares

First post

[stormclouds-chainmail]

[Image description: Series of tweets in a twitter thread, by Jeeyon Shim (@ JeeyonShim)

Tweet 1: Someone in the neighbouring building is arguing with her partner about today's catastrophic SCOTUS ruling and she's taking no prisoners, good for her

Tweet 2: "So you're trying to tell me that I can't even make you wash your hands every time you use the bathroom, but you think you get to make me carry a pregnancy to term, no matter what it might do to me?" Girl dump him NOW (plain text: now, in all caps)

Tweet 3: "You don't think you hate women but you do, you hate us and you're too stupid to even realize it" how is this man not just a pile of hissing cinders on the floor by now

Tweet 4: "You won't believe what he just said" - Onion. Attached are two photos of a longhaired white cat looking out the window.

Tweet 5: I thought they were done because it got quiet enough I thought I'd be able to settle in for bedtime but she sudden bellowed "THOMAS AQUINAS? That's all you have to say, is Thomas FUCKING Aquinas???" So I think that he just failed whatever retorical gamble he attempted. (Plaintext: Thomas Aquinas? That's all you have to say, is Thomas fucking Aquinas???)

Tweet 6: SHE DUMPED HIM (Plain text: She dumped him with four celebration emojis of the noise maker spraying confetti)

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[mrvethospitals]

The Health Advantages of Spaying and Neutering Cats

Cats are adorable, mischievous, and sometimes aloof creatures that capture our hearts. But as cat owners, we have responsibilities that extend beyond providing food and a cozy bed. One critical aspect of responsible pet ownership is spaying and neutering. Understanding the health benefits of spaying and neutering cats is crucial, not just for your furry friend’s well-being but for the broader community.

Spaying and Neutering Cats

Understanding Spaying and Neutering Cats

What is Spaying? Spaying involves surgically removing the uterus and ovaries from female cats. This process prevents them from going into heat and eliminates the possibility of pregnancy.

What is Neutering? Neutering, or castration, involves the surgical removal of a male cat’s testicles. This procedure renders them sterile and reduces behaviors associated with mating instincts.

Differences Between Spaying and Neutering While both procedures aim to prevent reproduction, spaying pertains to females, and neutering refers to males. Each has unique health and behavioral benefits specific to the cat’s gender.

Preventing Overpopulation

The Problem of Cat Overpopulation Cat overpopulation is a significant issue, leading to millions of stray and feral cats living in harsh conditions. Overcrowded shelters often have to euthanize cats due to lack of space and resources.

How Spaying and Neutering Help Spaying and neutering are effective ways to control the cat population. By preventing unwanted litters, we can reduce the number of homeless cats and the strain on animal shelters.

Statistics on Stray and Shelter Cats Every year, almost 3.2 million cats are brought into American animal shelters, according to the ASPCA. Approximately 860,000 of them are euthanized. Neutering and spaying can drastically lower these numbers.

Health and Behavioral Benefits for Female Cats

Spaying female cats offers significant health benefits by eliminating the risk of pyometra, a severe and potentially life-threatening uterine infection. It also drastically reduces the risk of developing breast cancer, which is often malignant, if done before the first heat cycle. Additionally, spaying removes the ovaries, entirely eliminating the risk of ovarian cancer and contributing to a healthier, longer life for your cat.

Health and Behavioral Benefits for Male Cats

Neutering male cats offers numerous health benefits by removing the testicles, thus eliminating the risk of testicular cancer and significantly reducing the likelihood of prostate problems, including infections and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It also lowers the risk of infections related to mating behaviors, such as feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). Additionally, neutering curbs undesirable behaviors like spraying strong-smelling urine to mark territory, reduces aggression and fighting over mates, and diminishes the instinct to roam in search of partners, resulting in a cleaner, safer, and more manageable pet.

Long-Term Health and Longevity

Spayed and neutered cats tend to live longer due to reduced risks of certain cancers and infections. Their overall health often improves as they avoid complications associated with reproduction and hormonal fluctuations. Additionally, with fewer health issues and a more stable temperament, spayed and neutered cats enjoy a higher quality of life, forming stronger bonds with their owners.

Myths and Misconceptions

Common Myths About Spaying and Neutering There are many myths surrounding spaying and neutering, such as it being unnatural or harmful to the pet’s health.

Debunking These Myths Spaying and neutering are safe, standard procedures endorsed by veterinarians worldwide. They do not cause harm when performed by a professional.

Providing Factual Information Educating pet owners with factual information helps dispel fears and misconceptions, encouraging responsible decisions about pet health.

The Spaying and Neutering Process

What to Expect Before the Procedure Pre-surgery, your vet will provide instructions, such as fasting your cat and ensuring they are in good health for the operation.

During the Procedure The surgery is performed under general anesthesia, and the vet will make small incisions to remove the reproductive organs.

Post-Surgery Care After the procedure, your cat will need rest and limited activity. Your vet will provide guidelines for post-operative care to ensure a smooth recovery.

When to Spay or Neuter Your Cat

Kittens can be spayed or neutered as young as eight weeks old, but it is often recommended to wait until they are at least five to six months old. Signs that it’s time for the procedure include the onset of heat cycles in females and territorial behaviors in males, such as spraying or increased aggression. Consulting with a veterinarian is crucial to determine the best timing and approach for spaying or neutering your cat, ensuring the procedure is done safely and at the most appropriate stage of development for optimal health benefits.

Impact on the Community

Spaying and neutering cats significantly impact the community by reducing the number of strays, thereby decreasing the overall cat population and mitigating issues associated with feral communities. This reduction benefits local wildlife by lessening predation, contributing to a balanced ecosystem. Additionally, fewer stray cats lead to improved public health by reducing the spread of zoonotic diseases. These combined effects enhance community well-being and promote a healthier, more harmonious environment for both humans and animals.

Personal Stories and Testimonials

Stories from Cat Owners Many cat owners share positive experiences, noting improved health and behavior in their spayed or neutered pets.

Testimonials from Veterinarians Veterinarians consistently advocate for spaying and neutering, citing the numerous health and behavioral benefits they observe in their practice.

Real-Life Benefits Observed Real-life benefits include longer lifespans, reduced medical issues, and happier, more content cats.

Conclusion

Spaying and neutering cats offer a myriad of benefits, from preventing overpopulation to enhancing individual health and behavior. By making this responsible choice, you not only improve your pet’s quality of life but also contribute positively to your community. Consider consulting with your veterinarian today to discuss spaying or neutering your cat.

[alleycatallies]

How to Implement an Organizational Trap-Neuter-Return Program

Feral cats require a different kind of care because they are unsocialized to people and are not candidates for adoption. Many organizations recognize their unique needs, and offer information about how to improve the lives of stray and feral cats. Others want to go a step further and launch their own Trap-Neuter-Return programs. These groups understand that the best practice is to neuter, vaccinate, and allow feral cats to remain in their original habitat along with their colony members. Alley Cat Allies' guidelines will help organizations interested in adopting this humane, life-saving program implement one that is effective and sustainable.

Because every community faces different circumstances when it comes to implementing a Trap-Neuter-Return program, there is no single formula for successthough there are basic common denominators. One town may already have a flourishing feral cat care model in place. Another community may face an uphill battle, with punitive laws or public perceptions that are obstacles to implementing a program.

Most effective programs include some element of the seven steps outlined and explained below. Though none are required, consider each one and how it applies to your organization and locale before moving forward.

Benefits of an Organizational Trap-Neuter-Return Program

Through Trap-Neuter-Return, cats are humanely trapped, vaccinated, and spayed or neutered. Stray cats (cats socialized to humans) and kittens are adopted into homes, and healthy adult feral cats are returned to their outdoor homes, where their lives are greatly improved without the strains of mating behaviors and pregnancy. Another important component of a Trap-Neuter-Return program includes outreachpromoting organizational services and educating the public about humane methods of cat care.

For an organizational program, it is important to understand that Trap-Neuter-Return involves straightforward steps that result in significant, measurable, and positive outcomes for the cats, the community, and your organization.

Organizations realize positive benefits after implementing Trap-Neuter-Return, including:

Improving the cats' lives;

Stabilizing coloniesreproduction stops and litters are not born;

An immediate reduction in calls from neighbors about behaviors associated with mating, including spraying, caterwauling, fighting, roaming, and breeding;

Resources previously spent on ineffective removal and/or lethal services are spent on non-lethal, life-saving, positive, publicly-supported initiatives such as subsidized neuter services, adoption, and outreach programs; and

Positive public reaction, fundraising platforms and partnership opportunities, media exposure, and support from staff, volunteers, other like-minded organizations, and the community at large.

Seven Recommended Considerations for Trap-Neuter-Return Program Implementation

1. Gather baseline statistics and assess your community.

Gather statistics. Statistics are an invaluable measure of progress. Take time to collect a baseline of facts and figures about your organization prior to implementing your Trap-Neuter-Return program, and update them at regular intervals (at least once a month) after the program is fully implemented. You can then track the impact that Trap-Neuter-Return is having on your community's animal services system in both the short- and long-term. Document the following every month:

The number of outdoor cat-related calls

The specific concern (noise, smell, kittens, animals on property, sick animals)

The specific location of the cats in the community

The number of cats picked up/accepted by your organization

The number of cats your organization adopts out

The number of cats killed (if applicable)specify how many were feral out of the total

The number of cats spayed or neutered and returned to their outdoor colonies

The number of people who contacted your organization looking for animals to adopt

The total amount of your budget spent caring for stray and feral cats, and the amount that this care costs per cat

The cost of spaying or neutering one male cat; one female cat; average per cat

The percentage of employee/volunteer turnover

The number of Trap-Neuter-Return volunteers

Community supportin dollars and in number of participants (for all programs, not just Trap-Neuter-Return)

Assess your community. Because every community faces unique circumstances, your Trap-Neuter-Return program will be built around the information you gather as you assess the needs, availability of resources, and potential roadblocks to success. Identify and understand the following areas before moving ahead:

Need What programs are currently in place for stray and feral cats? Are any feral cats in the community part of neutered/vaccinated colonies? Have they been neutered? Use your gathered statistics and local connections to determine the appropriate approach for your organization to take. If there is already a thriving feral cat group, you may consider working with them to provide services they require, such as a subsidized neuter clinic and a volunteer pool. If there are only nascent groups, you will want to build partnerships and possibly contribute to program management. If there are no programs currently in place, you will have to build one from the ground up.

Current Level of Support What is the general perception of cats within the community? How involved is the community with feral cats and with your organization? Use your research on cat-related calls, as well as other avenues that might help you gauge the public's support for feral cat related programs. These could include the success level of other groups' current programs (funding, volunteers, supporter base) as well as any possible media coverage of feral cats (and if it is positive or negative in tone).

Potential Roadblocks Are there punitive or misinterpreted laws on the books that threaten or penalize caregivers or put cats unnecessarily at risk? These and other potential roadblocks can actually be turned in your favor as educational opportunities. Take advantage of these situations to promote the need for humane care and mediate with disgruntled groups to get to the source of and properly address their problems.

2. Build your “people power.”

Hire or appoint a feral cat coordinator. Having a staff member/volunteer responsible for feral cat protocols and information within the organization is a great way to jump-start a Trap-Neuter-Return program. This person would be responsible for educating the rest of the organization on protocols, including how to respond to the public regarding feral cats. This person would also:

Create and implement humane protocols for feral cats.

Educate and train volunteers/staff on Trap-Neuter-Return protocol and trapping techniques.

Create and manage local trap depots so that residents can borrow traps for use in Trap-Neuter-Return.

Determine target areas for Trap-Neuter-Return based on phone calls from the public.

Coordinate targeted trapping events and neuter appointments for feral cats.

Communicate with neighborhoods in order to educate, identify caregivers and feral cat colonies, coordinate trapping, and organize volunteers.

Process all feral cat intake paperwork from clinics. Manage database of feral cats that have gone through clinics.

Develop and maintain relationships with community feral cat volunteers and other organizations.

Plan and host community outreach and training meetings or workshops.

Procure necessary equipment for Trap-Neuter-Return program.

Identify and apply for appropriate grants and other funding mechanisms to carry out Trap-Neuter-Return and offer services for caregivers of outdoor cats.

Evaluate the success of the Trap-Neuter-Return program through statistical analysis.

Volunteers Recruit and train a volunteer base willing to help with Trap-Neuter-Return. Potential volunteers can be found by: working with other local feral cat groups and colony caregivers; returning calls from the public about feral cats; and recruiting through your public education efforts.Learn more about successful recruitment of volunteers. Emphasize that there are many different roles for volunteers, including trapping, neuter clinic support, fostering, and administrative tasks.

Partnerships Partnerships with other organizations can guarantee your Trap-Neuter-Return program's success. Work with local animal control or animal services to support and implement the Trap-Neuter-Return program. Progressive and compassionate animal control officers have the ability to educate the public during their interactions about feral and stray cats and refer residents to workshops and local neuter resources. If you are collaborating with other animal organizations, be sure to: encourage participation of key stakeholders; establish the project leaders; involve each organization in discussing the plans; and keep everyone informed of the program's progress. Working with feral cat caregivers and other concerned citizens is a key ingredient. Often they know the details that you need about coloniesthey have been on the ground, doing the hands-on work.

3. Set policies and establish a trapping plan.

Set policies. Launching an organization-sponsored Trap-Neuter-Return program is just one element in your new, comprehensive humane approach for cats. If you operate a shelter, then our Toolkit for Shelter Transformationcovers the steps shelters must take to best serve the cats and the public.

Establish a trapping plan. Once you have the research and support in place, you can get down to creating a trapping plan. Use your data to identify colonies and map their locations. Use your connections with caregivers and volunteers to put your trapping plan into practice.

Step-by-Step Trap-Neuter-Return Learn all you can about the actual process of Trap-Neuter-Return. Read our How to Conduct Trap-Neuter-Return Guide and watch our video, Trapping Cats: How to Trap an Entire Colony.

Pilot Program Once you have these preparations in place, consider implementing a pilot Trap-Neuter-Return program before attempting to address the entire community. A pilot program focuses Trap-Neuter-Return on no more than one or two neighborhoods. Pilot programs are designed to be successful with the minimum commitment level of resources and volunteers. They are also a good way to get buy-in from government officials, if that is a goal of your organization. Providing assurance that the program will be tested first and modified as needed has persuasive power. If the pilot works, it is more likely that an expansion program will be supported.

Targeted Trapping Targeted trapping is a method of trapping, neutering, and vaccinating an entire colony at one time before moving on to the surrounding colonies in a specific geographic location. This method is inclusive of all cats in the neighborhood, because it provides opportunities for residents to get their indoor cats neutered and vaccinated at a reduced cost. Including these cats helps reduce the chances of future colonies being created. Targeted trapping allows you to focus your work judiciously and accomplish more in the long-run. Learn more about targeted trapping.

4. Determine a funding plan.

We often hear from organizations claiming they do not have money to institute a Trap-Neuter-Return program.

In the case of pounds and shelters, when they stop trapping, holding and feeding, killing, and disposing of stray and feral cats they realize substantial budgetary savings. But savings from implementing Trap-Neuter-Return programs are not limited to pounds and shelters alone. Other organizations dealing with adoptions, for example, will also see cost savings as Trap-Neuter-Return reduces kitten littersand therefore also reduces resources spent on adoption.

Use Savings to Invest in New, Humane Programs For shelters, the money saved across almost every budgetary line item can be allocated for providing humane servicesincluding a Trap-Neuter-Return program, but also subsidized neuter services, adoption, and outreach programsfor cats.

Fundraise around your new approach Improving your organization's services by introducing Trap-Neuter-Return means that you are gaining a new fundraising platform. The public and foundations will be more interested in supporting your organization when they hear that you are adopting a more humane approach for cats.

Check out www.petsmartcharities.org, and www.petco.com for grant opportunities. Many of these grant programs are interested in hearing about a focus on the feral and stray cat population or on increasing neuter availability. For other fundraising suggestions, read our Fundraising Guide.

5. Set a veterinary care plan.

Feral cats require a special veterinary approach that takes into account their unique needs and the fact that they are unsocialized to humans. For Trap-Neuter-Return to be successful, you must have a veterinary care plan in place with professionals who are comfortable with the specific methods and procedures necessary to provide appropriate care for feral cats. Read our Feral Cat Veterinary Care Guide to determine exactly what you must have in place.

Then, determine your ability to provide neuter services.

If your organization has a clinic on site, provide subsidized or low-cost neuter services for stray and feral cats. Some organizations set aside one day a week specifically for feral cats. If possible, offer weekend neuter services to allow feral cat caregivers to trap when most convenient. For help, access our Spay and Neuter Clinic Information. For more hands-on information visit the Feral Cat Spay/Neuter Project and Humane Alliance.

If your organization does not have a clinic, convince local veterinarians to provide subsidized or low-cost neuter for feral cats (even if only offered one day per month). It may be necessary to subsidize expenses and/or purchase supplies for use on spay days. Consider assisting with paperwork and intake procedures

6. Organize a community outreach component to educate the public, promote services, and build support.

The majority of callers reporting outdoor cats are looking for help. Callers can't ask for services that they do not know are available. And they also may not understand all of their options.

Take advantage of every opportunity to educate. Share educational materials and information about: feral cats and their life in colonies outdoors (that they are not candidates for adoption); humane ways to deter cats from unwanted areas such as gardens and play areas; Trap-Neuter-Return; and your organization's response to feral cats through:

Newsletters

Blog

Advertising, press releases, and articles placed in local media. Learn more about working with the media and creating publicity materials.

Distributing flyers and posters in local neighborhoods

Being a guest speaker at schools and local community clubs

Posting on in-shelter displays and bulletin boards

Communicating with residents when they call the organization for help with cats

Hosting public workshops. Learn more about how to host a Helping Community Cats Workshop.

Promote your organization's services. When discussing your organization's approach for feral cats with the public, explain:

Trap-Neuter-Return and its benefits to the community and the lives of the cats.

That you will be providing tools and support to community volunteers to help you implement Trap-Neuter-Return.

In the case of shelters, your policy of no longer picking up or accepting stray and feral cats.

Share important information about cats. Be aware that some community members will want the cats to “go someplace else” after they have been trapped. Educate the public about the vacuum effect and the failures associated with relocation of feral cats. Indicate that cats will not be removed from areas where they currently reside. In some cases it may be necessary to gently remind people that it is illegal for any individual to harm a cat, as stated in your state's animal anti-cruelty laws.

IMPORTANT: Even in the best case scenarios relocation can be very dangerous for cats and ineffective. Relocation is stressful for cats and since community cats are not socialized to people they can be unpredictable. Community cats bond to their outdoor homes and will try to go backin some cases cats have died in the process, when people misguidedly believe that their life will be better someplace else.

Read more information that you can share with the public about how to deter cats from areas where they are not wanted.

Go to our shop to purchase brochures with this and other information to distribute in your community.

Build community support by including the public in your programs. Purchase a supply of traps to lend out to the public. Consider charging a refundable deposit to ensure that traps are returned. Learn how to use the traps and become familiar with trapping techniques. Learn more about Alley Cat Allies equipment suggestions for feral cats. Include information about how to trap feral cats with each trap, and always make sure people borrowing traps sign an agreement stating that the traps will be used only for the purpose of Trap-Neuter-Return. Show borrowers how to set the traps before they leave your facility.

7. Evaluate the progress of your Trap-Neuter-Return program.

Using the baseline statistics that you gathered prior to the implementation of the program, determine the impact Trap-Neuter-Return is having in your community. Refer to the tracking statistics posed under the “Gather Baseline Statistics” section above. Compare and contrast the statistics prior to the program and after the program has been established.

Be sure to continually measure your success. Accurate statistics will help identify areas that need improvement. Adjust the program accordingly, and demonstrate the effectiveness of your changes.

Our experience has shown that by taking into account these seven guidelines, organizations can implement a successful Trap-Neuter-Return program that improves the lives of cats and in helping improve your community. You will be joining a movement that values cats' lives and paves the way for the expansion of humane care for cats.

Content source: https://www.alleycat.org/resources/how-to-implement-an-organizational-trap-neuter-return-program/

[caitlynlynch]

My cat was a reliable pregnancy tester. Twice in his life, he sniffed my bare calf, reversed up to where I was sitting in a chair and sprayed my leg. Both times, before I'd even done a pregnancy test... in the 2 (out of 7) pregnancies I carried to full term. HE KNEW.

Kitty senses something different

(via)

[legacymuses]

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐄 𝐊𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐘; 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵; 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺

𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘚 𝘉𝘓𝘖𝘎 𝘋𝘖𝘌𝘚 𝘕𝘖𝘛 𝘊𝘖𝘕𝘋𝘖𝘕𝘌/𝘈𝘎𝘙𝘌𝘌 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘈𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕𝘚 𝘖𝘍 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘔𝘜𝘚𝘌𝘚

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎:

name: charlie kelly

age: 45/29

gender: cis male ( he/him )

sexuality: bisexual

occupation: bar owner/janitor

faceclaims: charlie day/josh hutcherson

location: philadephlia, pennsylvania

𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘

triggers/warnings: mention of pregnancy termination, mention of sex work, drugs, alcoholism, obsessive behavior. 

charlie kelly was the result of an affair, an accident, a mistake. a mistake so undesired that his parents tried to terminate, and yet here he stands. for what? he’s never sure. any memory of his childhood seemingly scattered and unreliable but clear all at once. watching his mother sell herself from their home, throwing rocks at trains, doing so badly in school he begins to think his teachers only passed him to get him out of their classroom. for years, a different man handing over a gift or money or a candy bar to avoid the obvious tension that comes with making conversation with a prostitute’s kid. at what point does that sort of thing become comparable to christmas?  as a teenager things only became more fuzzy, the only way charlie knew to cope with the transition into high school? to entertain. earning the nickname ‘dirtgrub’ in the sixth grade certainly didn’t help his case. to be fair he can't say he wasn't eating bugs and dirt and huffing markers to earn some semblance of approval from his peers. only he never quite understood that they were now laughing at him, not with him. markers then became glue and glue then became spray paint. by the time he was twenty three, things started to blur together much more than he’d like.  by twenty eight, he’d bought in on an old irish bar with two of his friends. of course they had plans bigger than they could manage, often broke and stressed and piss drunk on their own supply. almost instantly, he finds himself with the most responsibility of them all. his friends quickly beginning to designate the less desirable jobs in the business (garbage, cleaning, toilet duty, pest control, ect.), to fall under something now called ‘charlie-work.’ coming home exhausted was one thing, coming home exhausted and lying awake all night on a pull out sofa as ten stray cats meow at his window trying to get at the rats in his apartment? he feels like he discovered a new kind of tired. 

𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒:

a touch obsessive when in love. purely out of concern, charlie may follow his crush around to make sure they’re safe. will install new chain locks in their apartment without them knowing for extra security, protect their belongings like his life depends on it, ect.

has memory issues and unpredictable behavior from huffing various substances over the years, he is also a functioning alcoholic.

is actively a pretty gross guy. his apartment is an awful place to be, half on account of the building itself and half because he’s absolutely trashed it, likely a health hazard.

is illiterate and has no intention to learn currently.

𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐒:

𝘋𝘐𝘙𝘛𝘎𝘙𝘜𝘉

secondary main verse. young charlie, literally as above but when charlie is 29. typically set in 2005 but flexible. josh hutcherson fc.

𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯…

𝘱𝘭𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘹

[mia-catlover]

They will love you!

Cats are wonderful companions that require proper care and attention. If you want to care about cats, you should follow some basic guidelines to ensure their health and happiness. Here are some tips on how to care about cats:

Provide them with fresh water and nutritious food every day. Cats need a balanced diet that meets their specific needs. Avoid giving them human food or treats that can be harmful or toxic to them.

Keep them indoors or in a secure enclosure. Cats are safer and healthier when they stay inside or in a protected area. They can avoid predators, diseases, parasites, traffic, and other dangers that can harm them outside.

Spay or neuter your cat. This will prevent unwanted pregnancies, reduce the risk of certain cancers, and help control the overpopulation of cats. It will also make your cat less likely to roam, fight, or spray urine.

Provide them with toys, scratching posts, and places to hide and sleep. Cats need mental and physical stimulation to prevent boredom and stress. They also need their own space where they can feel comfortable and secure.

Groom your cat regularly. Brushing your cat's fur will remove loose hair, dirt, and mats. It will also help distribute natural oils and prevent hairballs. You should also trim your cat's nails, clean their ears, and brush their teeth as needed.

Visit the vet regularly. Cats need routine check-ups, vaccinations, deworming, and flea and tick prevention. You should also consult your vet if you notice any signs of illness or injury in your cat.

Show them love and affection. Cats are social animals that crave human interaction. You should pet, cuddle, play with, and talk to your cat every day. This will strengthen your bond and make your cat feel happy and loved.

[oh-no-its-bird]

see no one can tell me this didn't happen bc we see nothing in canon to argue against it. so.

Im fucking crying tho I will fucking pay someone to write a "sakumo gets abducted by aliens (kaguya) and comes back pregnant" I will scream and cry and throw up and lose my mind and then scream and cry all over again. The ultimate crack fic.

The pregnancy lasts only 2 weeks, and the baby is delivered by Tsunade and Orochimaru-- Tsunade immediately going out and getting blackout drunk afterwards in an attempt to forget all about it. Kakashi grows into a full sized toddler in only a few months, and Tsunade has to be relied on again to forge birth documents for him that put him as older than he is fr. Orochimaru keeps asking Sakumo if he can poke Kakashi with needles (he is sadly rejected :( )

Sakumo is going through postpartum depression and also using a spray bottle to spritz Orochimaru like he would a disobedient cat, and also continuing to have weird dreams involving the moon. And also the shadows keep acting weirdly around Kakashi and he can't tell if this is something he should be worried about, or if this is just a "normal" not-normal "Kakashi-thing" (it's Zetsu, here to prod at Kakashi with a stick)

This somehow ends in Sakumo not adopting Zetsu but not. Not adopting Zetsu. (The spray bottle is suddenly working overtime as the amount of people Sakumo has to spritz to get to sit the fuck down and behave doubles)

hoes out here complaining about how "son of Kaguya-hime Kakashi" aus dont make sense, bc how and when would Sakumo have the opportunity to get her pregnant when shes trapped in the moon?

Fools. Fools. All of you. Clearly, it would be Kaguya getting Sakumo pregnant with her long range moon magic in his dreams. Obviously.

[thewoolyworm]

The pain of trying to find analysis of a character you really like and finding that the tag is overrun w x reader fic