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fortheloveofscience · 2 years ago

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A Tripledemic!

What’s in the news today?

News Headline

Has anyone seen the news lately? And even if you haven’t, chances are, you’ve heard about the triple threat that’s looming over the US this season. A quick google search on this topic lists similar reports from all the major news networks, CNN.com, New York Times, PBS News Hour, Today.com, just to mention a few.

CNN reports that doctors are seeing the warning of three public health threats converging this fall.

The Flu, RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus) and Covid are threatening to overwhelm the health care systems, states PBS news hour. Which reports that more than three-quarters of pediatric hospital beds nationwide are full due to the combine spread of these three viruses.

Young child hospitalized

It’s now being called the “Tripledemic”! Yeah, you heard that right! A Tripledemic!

The New York Times also stated that the Flu cases were higher than usual for this time of the year and were expected to soar in the coming weeks, but as the flu cases were increasing in number, Covid cases collided with the resurgent season, causing a ��twindemic”! And as if that was not enough, RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus) have also been straining pediatric hospitals in some states, combining for the “tripledemic”.

From left: 1) Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a human cell infected with H3N2 flu virus (gold filamentous particles). 2) Scanning electron micrograph of human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) virions (colorized blue) that are shedding from the surface of human lung epithelial cells. 3) Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron virus particles (gold).

As if Covid wasn’t bad enough all on its own. I mean, with putting the world on lock down for two whole years. Now to be hit with not just one threat, or a double threat, but a triple!

I know that this time of the year (with Thanksgiving Day and the Christmas season) is a time for “coming together” but this is not what I had in mind. I don’t think this is what anyone has in mind when they think of coming together- not three public health threats combined!

Is it just the US that’s affected?

No, the numbers are climbing across the border as well. In Canada, according to a recent CBC News report, RSV infections jumped 800% in New Brunswick compared to last year.

Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam stated that the triple threat of these three viruses is posing a challenge for the health system in several parts of the country.

What’s causing these Infections? Viruses!

Viruses causing the Triple Threat

The Flu - Influenza

The flu, I believe we are most familiar with, is caused by an influenza virus. There are four types of influenza viruses: A, B, C, D. The two main types of human flu viruses are Influenza A and Influenza B, and influenza A also has different subtypes. These are routinely spread over the course of the flu season each year and cause illness. Moreover, the influenza A virus not only infects humans but are also found in many different animals as well, and there has been transmission of influenza viruses between humans and animals. Influenza A viruses are the only influenza viruses that have caused flu pandemics. Influenza A viruses are spread mainly by tiny droplets of infected body fluid from coughing, sneezing or even talking. They can also be spread by toughing your mouth or nose after coming into contact with an object or surface that has the virus on it. That is why we are encouraged to cover our sneeze or cough, to wash our hands often, clean commonly touched surfaces and to avoid touching our faces (mouth and nose) to prevent the spread of these viruses.

Covid-19

COVID-19, I think, we are all too familiar with. COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) is a respiratory disease caused by a corona virus. Corona viruses are a large family of viruses that can cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses in humans but may also cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The 2019 outbreak was caused by a new corona virus, by SARS-CoV-2 that was discovered just then. Similar to influenza virus A, corona virus spreads mainly from person to person through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person talks, coughs, or sneezes. Symptoms can range from mild to severe, but some people may be infected with the corona virus and not have any symptoms. Similar precautions, as before stated for the flu virus, can help to reduce the spread of COVID as well.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Structure of RSV

Of the three viruses mentioned, RSV may be the least familiar to us even though it is a commonly spread virus. Respiratory Syncytial Virus, RSV as its name suggest, is a contagious virus that causes infections of the lungs and respiratory tract. It usually affects young children and elderly adults. Symptoms can be mild and typically mimics the common cold, but as with the flu and covid, RSV symptoms may be severe as well. Previously stated precautionary measures can also reduce spread of RSV.

So, what’s the reasons for this merger?

Based on the different news report, reasons for this triple threat includes a stronger season of respiratory viruses that started earlier than usual, along with the strain on the health system as a result of the shortage of health care staff, and other ongoing challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, it just seems to be the perfect storm.

Why are so many children affected by these viruses?

Think about how these viruses are spread. Now think about how young children play. Got your answer? A common belief is that children are mostly affected because at Daycare and school, young children may spread “germs” (viruses, etc.) more easily because they are less likely to cough or sneeze while covering their mouths, and they touch and share not just their toys in the process. Additionally, the upper airways of young children aren’t fully developed until school age, and that puts them at increased risk for more frequent viral infections. And not only that, Dr. Marcos Espinal, an epidemiologist and assistant director of PAHO, added that recent COVID-19 restrictions meant that pregnant women were not exposed to some of these viruses, and that prevented antibodies from being passed on to their babies in utero and that may also be a contributing factor to this “tripledemic”.

What symptoms to watch out for in young children?

According to the news reports symptoms to watch out for (other than sneezing, coughing, congestion, etc.) in young children includes, your child/ren: not making urine, not breathing properly, not eating or drinking; pretty much not acting like themselves. Seek medical attention!

What are governing public health organizations saying about this?

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC

The CDC has issued its highest-level warning to public health officials regarding this surge of respiratory viruses, particularly among children, that are overwhelming health systems across the nation.

U.S. Health and Human Services, HHS

“With increased RSV infections, a rising number of flu cases and the ongoing burden of covid-19 in our communities, there’s no doubt we will face some challenges this winter,” stated Dawn O’Connell, assistant Health and Human Services secretary for preparedness and response.

Pan American Health Organization, PAHO

The international public health organization, PAHO director, Carissa F. Etienne, stated that “Countries must be vigilant of ‘triple threat of COVID-19, influenza and RSV as holidays approach. With an increase in COVID-19, influenza on the rise, and a spike in cases of RSV PAHO director is calling on countries to implement tools proven to keep communities safe, particularly in the run-up to the festive season. As she rightly stated, “the rise of a single respiratory infection is a cause for concern. When two or three start impacting a population concurrently, this should put us all on alert.

What can we do to help?

I will leave you with the words of Dr. Jose Romero, director of the CDC’s Immunization and Respiratory Diseases “People should practice everyday preventive measures such as cough hygiene etiquette (that is, covering your coughs and sneezes), staying away from individuals who are ill, and frequent hand washing or using alcohol gels. People may also choose to wear a well-fitting mask as an added precaution.”

So do exercise caution traveling this season to prevent the spread of viral infections as you have fun with family and loved ones.

Happy Holiday!

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vaultermagazine · 6 years ago

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Bader Advances to CIF Masters

Tamara Bader Clearing the bar at CIF Finals

There is a whole list of athletes that made it through to the Masters meet for CIF. Coach Derek has two athletes at his high school that have moved on to the next level. Tamara Bader and Kyle Gibbs.

Kyle Gibbs with Coach Derek Bouma at CIFSS Finals with a PR of 15′.

There are many steps in the State of California CIF Southern Section just to get to…

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itsallyscorner · 4 years ago

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Baby Mix → Baby Holland

The sequel to Baby Mix

Pairing: Little Mix member!reader x Tom Holland

Summary: The youngest member of Little Mix has something to reveal after not seeing the girls for months.

A/n: Set in Corona times, I know London lifted their lockdown restrictions for a while then initiated them again after. But anyway, this is set around that time when lockdown rules were lifted. I had so much fun writing this! I hope you all enjoy it🥰

You felt a rush of excitement and nervousness through your veins as you walked around your home, making sure every corner was clean. You entered the dining room and double checked each plate, checking to see if they all had the essential utensils, a napkin, and a wine glass. You trusted Tom to set up the table, but today was a big day and you wanted to make sure everything was perfect.

“Darling, you don’t need to triple check everything in the house. Nothing’s moved since the last you’ve looked at it.” Tom teases you as he enters the dining room from the kitchen. He wore a tight black shirt, the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, with dark blue jeans. During the time in lockdown, his hair has grown out and he’s been working on his facial hair. You smiled at the 5 o’clock shadow that graced his face; it’s been known that he took forever to grow out facial hair, so to see that there was some light stubble on his face made him really happy. He was very proud of it.

“You look extremely hot right now.” You comment, meeting him in the middle of the room. His hands instantly place themselves at your waist, before one hand moves to rest on your growing stomach and the other on the small of your back.

“Is that the hormones talking?” He squints his eyes playfully at you. You gently shove him, only for him to pull you back closer into his chest. “No? I mean you always look good in whatever you wear. But it could possibly be the hormones?” You ramble.

Tom chuckles, his eyes gazing at you like you’re the only woman in the world. Well technically, you are the only woman in his world; besides his mum and grandma of course. But you were it for him, he wanted nobody else but you. Sure, you guys weren’t married, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t committed to you. The baby might’ve came before the wedding, but he will marry you one day.

“How are you feeling?” He asks you, tucking a strand of hair behind your ear. Ever since the two of you have discovered you were pregnant, the morning sicknesses have gotten worse and worse. You were really hoping you’d be one of those lucky mothers who wouldn’t experience morning sickness, but with your luck it never happened. This morning you stumbled out the bed and into the toilet; today’s puke was probably the most horrible one this week, as gross as that sounds. Tom was behind you in an instant, tying your hair into a ponytail and rubbing soothing circles onto your back. It pained him to see you like this, he couldn’t do anything but hold your hair back, help you get your puke out, and whisper comforting things into your ear. He considered on canceling today’s event after you cleaned yourself up in the bathroom and snuggled back into the sheets, eyes red and puffy. Though when he mentioned on canceling, you declined immediately. You had both been anticipating today and you weren’t going to let some morning sickness postpone such a special event.

He looked at you concerned, scanning your face for any discomfort. Your lips quirk up to a fond smile as you kiss the worry away from him, “I’m doing much better than this morning, we’re both doing good.”

“That’s great, that’s all that matters to me right now.” He responds, pulling you into a hug. One thing you’ve noticed about Tom and your pregnancy was that he was very touchy and protective. Though he was already like that, it seemed like the pregnancy intensified his protectiveness, or just him in general. He was very alert of his surroundings, making sure everything was clean, that you were always comfortable, and that you weren’t experiencing any pain from the pregnancy. He was dedicated to making sure you were treated like a princess, you and your baby.

“You’ve got everything handled just in case they all come early right? I’m gonna head up and get dressed.” You pull away to look at him.

He nods at you, ensuring that he had everything under control, “Yeah, I’ve got it.” He pecks your lips before you pull away and head for the stairs. He watches your figure go up the stairs, just in case you trip or something, he would be there to catch you. When he sees you round the corner safely he yells, “Just give me a shout when you need something!”

He hears a faint “I know!” from upstairs and the sound of a door closing. He took that as his sign to get back in the kitchen and continue cooking. With the help from Sam, over FaceTime, Tom was able to get around the kitchen and make some proper food for your guests

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You take one last look at yourself in the mirror. You wore leggings and an oversized knitted sweater that hid your small bump. You had light make up on, not bothering to put much since it was just the girls and you were all just having a casual lunch. You could already hear the commotion downstairs, Jesy’s contagious laughter, hints of Perrie and Jade’s voices, and Leigh-Anne gushing over some decorative piece in your house. You take a deep breath, preparing yourself to give them all the good news. In fact, they’re one of the first ones that will get to know about your and Tom’s secret. Your family and Tom’s being the first to find out the moment you both left the doctor’s office. The girls deserved to be part of the group who found out first, they were like your older sisters and have always been there for you since you’ve known them. They’re basically family.

You giddily head down the stairs with delight as the girls finally come onto view. Perrie screams, throwing herself off the couch and pulling you into a hug. You were stunned by the sudden force, though you tightly wrapped your arms around her, careful to not press your stomach against her.

“Oh! I’ve missed you so so much! It’s been so long, I hate being away from you all for months.” Perrie cried, pressing kisses onto your face. You laughed trying to dodger her.

“Let me smother you with love, I haven’t seen you in so long!” Perrie objected, hugging you one more time. “I miss you too, Pez.” You giggled kissing her cheek.

Jesy comes from behind Perrie and detaches her from you, “Babe, you look beautiful! You’re glowing, look at you!” Jesy cupped your cheeks then wrapped her arms around you.

“Oh my goodness, let me tell you, I didn’t even realize that was Tom.” She said when you both broke the hug. You burst out laughing, placing a hand on her arm.

“No seriously! I didn’t even know he can grow facial hair? I was expecting to see a boy answer the door not a man!” Jesy admits making you laugh even more at her genuinely shocked face.

“Are you still on about Tom and his beard?” Jade asks as she approaches you, Leigh-Anne right behind her.

“Isn’t it a shocker? I live with a man now.” You joke, wrapping your arms around Jade. She squeals, swaying the two of you side to side.

“Babe, your house is stunning!” Leigh-Anne compliments, hugging you and kissing your cheek. You wave her off, “You literally have a whole mansion. I still don’t understand how we have the same paycheck.”

You all settle in the living room for now, waiting for Tom to call for lunch. You could smell the delicious aroma of whatever Tom was cooking in the kitchen and your stomach couldn’t help but growl. Jesy eyes your stomach, “What’ve you got in your stomach? That sounded like an animal.” For a moment you were caught off guard at the mention of your stomach. You eyes widen for a second as you glance down at where your sweater was bunched up.

“Uh—I’m just really hungry.” You brush off her comment, face getting flustered. Jade playfully shakes her head glancing at the kitchen, “Has Thomas not been feeding you right?”

“No—he’s been absolutely amazing! Spending lockdown with him was a dream.” You answer chuckling. Perrie crosses her arms, “Lucky, I had lockdown with a football player. Do you know how difficult it is to live with one?”

“It couldn’t have been that bad?” Leigh-Anne chimed in, sipping on a glass of wine. Perrie huffs leaning forward in her seat, “I felt like a bloody housewife the whole time. I had to keep restocking my fridge every week because he eats everything—like seriously, our food never lasted till the weekend. Alex kept on eating my snacks that I had to start hiding them from him.”

“Are we not going to talk about how Jade found love during a worldwide pandemic?” Jesy mentions pointing at Jade, who has a teasing smile on her face.

She waves her finger at Jesy, “Nuh uh, we aren’t talking about that yet.” You gasp, “And why not?”

“We’re still getting to know each other, I don’t want to rush into things, ya know?” Jade’s face contorts in thought. “Like we’ve done a virtual date on Zoom and have been texting each other back and forth, we’ll see where it goes.”

“You’ll be fine and you’re taking things slow, you should be familiar with each other first before fully committing.” Leigh-Anne assured her. All eyes fell on Leigh-Anne then down to her left hand.

“HOLD ON—LET ME SEE THE RING IN PERSON!” You yell jumping off the couch to where Leigh-Anne was sitting. You sit beside her and take her left hand admiring the giant diamond on her ring finger.

“I can’t believe you’re engaged, I’m so happy for you Lee.” You gush pulling her into a side hug. She nudges your shoulder, gesturing to Tom, “You might be next.” She winked.

“You know, I think Perrie’s gonna be the next one actually.” You smirk at the blonde who rolls her eyes. “Like what Jade said, we’ll see.” She hums shrugging. Your stomach growls again making Leigh-Anne glance at your stomach.

“Oh my goodness” she laughs, moving to look for Tom. “Tom, is lunch ready yet? Your girlfriend’s stomach keeps growling!” You hear something clang in the kitchen before Tom pops his head out, “Lunch’s ready, I was just waiting for you ladies to wrap up the chit chat.”

You all move to the dining room where Tom had laid out the food. He’s made pasta, with some steak, Caprese salad, and garlic bread. Jesy makes a content sound as she scans the food on the table before taking a seat.

“I must say Tom, I’m quite impressed with the food.” Jesy compliments Tom. A proud smile forms on Tom’s face, his eyes switching between you and Jesy. “You heard that darling? Jesy just complimented me.”

“I know, I heard her Tom.” You laugh patting his chest. He pulls your seat out for you, then sits in the chair on your right side while Jesy was on your left. Across from you three were Perrie, Jade, and Leigh-Anne.

“We could eat now right?” Jade asks while reaching out for the pasta’s serving fork.

“Yeah, yeah, go ahead.” Tom nods his head at the food. You hear a whine behind you distracting you from the delicious food Tom made. Behind your chair was Tessa who tried to nuzzle herself between your and Tom’s chairs. Not only had Tom grown even more protective of you, but so has Tessa. The sweetheart trailed after you everywhere you go, she stayed in the same room you were in and would lay beside your feet. Though Tom was her rightful owner, she would bark at him whenever he got a little too close to you or your stomach. Tom wasn’t going to lie, he did feel upset and envious that his precious princess barely paid him any mind anymore. But to know that she was only doing it to protect you and her future sibling warmed his heart, so he got over it in an instant.

“Tess, no.” Tom softly scolded the dog trying to shoo her away from the table. She only let out more whines making your heart break. You placed a hand on Tom’s, “Just let her stay, she won’t bother anyone.” Tom nods and pats Tessa’s head.

Lunch goes by splendidly, it was full of laughs and catching up with each other’s lives. It was nice to finally be surrounded by your favorite people in the world after months being apart. Everyone enjoyed the food, complimenting Tom on his excellent work and not burning the kitchen down. Wine and drinks were passed around except for you, who stuck with a water and a small amount of soda. Usually you would also be drinking, clinking glasses with Jade as you down your drinks, but thankfully no one had caught on yet.

“Sorry, we’ve all been rambling about our experiences during the lockdown, what about you two? (Y/n)? Tom? You’ve both been quiet about your experience together.” Leigh-Anne apologized shifting the conversation to you and Tom.

“You could leave the shagging parts out, we already know what went down in this poor house.” Jade poked at you, sending an over exaggerated wink your way. You shake your head and turn back to Tom. The two of you share a look, the look, and make a silent agreement that it was time to announce the big news.

“Well we’ve been busy. You know, we’ve both been doing lots of promo. I’ve been promoting my new film and (y/n)‘s promoting the album with you guys.” Tom started, making normal conversation.

“Most of the time was spent resting, we took advantage of the free time before we have to go on tour and he has to go away for filming.” You continue. The girls nod understanding the situation.

“What did you guys do on the daily though?”

“Lots of puzzles!” Tom answers. “We had the typical move nights and shit.”

“We did lots of baking too!” You add glancing at Tom, who nods along with you. “We’ve actually got a bun in the oven right now!” You say, emphasizing your words. Leigh-Anne and Jesy share a look instantly catching on. Jade’s mouth gapes, her hand holding the wine glass going limp.

“After all this time! Thomas, it’s probably burning by now, shouldn’t you go and check on it?” Perrie scolds, turning back to the kitchen to catch a peek at the oven. She looks excitedly at you two, “What kind of bun have you guys made?”

Jesy’s eyes pan over to Perrie in disbelief, it was like the salad in the box situation all over again. Leigh-Anne holds her palm up to her mouth as the news sinks in. Jade swats Perrie’s arm, “A human one!”

Perrie’s eyes widen in fear, “A human bun? Like cannibalism?” Tom made a sound of confusion, his brows furrowing at her. You stifle a laugh behind your hand as you wait for Perrie to realize.

“They’re having a baby, Pez!” Jesy yelled making Perrie’s eyes grow in shock. The gears move in her head, “OH! Bun in the oven—BUN IN THE OVEN? You’re pregnant?” She screams shooting out of her chair.

You laugh hiding behind your hands. Jesy grabs onto your wrist, pulling it down, and holding your hand. “Wait, are you actually pregnant? You’re not tricking us?”

You shake you head, a giant smile gracing your lips, eyes getting glossy. “I wouldn’t lie to you guys, you guys are gonna be aunts.” You confirm squeezing Jesy’s hand. She gasps pulling you into a hug. Behind you she reaches a hand and playfully shoves Tom, “As if turning her into you wasn’t enough, you just had to insert yourself into her and make another one of you?”

Tom shrugs, though a smile was also on his face, “Hey, to be fair, you might like this one more than me.” Jesy gets up from her seat and approaches Tom.

“Give me a hug, you div.” She ruffles his hair like an older sister would and wraps her arms around him. Tom chuckles hugging her back.

“I know I give you a lot of shit, but I’m so happy that she ended up with you and not some dickhead. Congrats Tom.” She mutters into his ear, before pulling away from the hug and patting his back. Tom looks at her teary eyed, “Thank you Jes.”

“Wait—no! You’re our baby, you can’t have a baby yet. Stop growing!” Perrie cries coming around the table to engulf you in her arms. This time she was actually crying, tears of joy streaming down her face.

“But Pez, I’m already growing.” You giggle, pulling away from her to lift you knitted sweater up to reveal your small baby bump. The girls gasp, while you and Tom stare proudly at your stomach. Jade and Leigh-Anne join Perrie to hover over your stomach. Jesy looks from over your shoulder, staring at the top of your stomach.

“Can we please touch it?” Leigh-Anne asks quietly, looking up at you and Tom for permission.

“Go ahead.” You assure them. Jesy squeezes your arms, resting her chin on your shoulder. Leigh-Anne, Perrie, and Jade’s hands delicately come into contact with your stretched skin, fascinated by your little bump. Jade pouts as she strokes your belly with her thumb, “Oh, you’re so precious.” She coos.

Perrie rests her palm against your belly, “How far along are you?” You look at Tom over your shoulder, who’s been watching the special moment unfold between you and the girls.

“Four months.” Tom answers, the grin on his face feeling permanent as he talked about his little bean.

“Four months?” Jesy shrieked whipping her head to look at you and Tom.

“Yup, we wanted to tell you guys as soon as we found out but we decided to keep it a little secret for as long as we can.” You explain. “But then my stomach began growing and it’d be obvious, so we decided to tell you guys now since it’s still early.”

“Does anyone else know?” Leigh-Anne asks, hand still resting on your belly.

“Our families know, along with his best mates. But you guys are part of the first few people who know about it.” You reply. Perrie hums softly, cupping your cheek and pressing a kiss onto it.

“You’re the first people I’ve told who aren’t my immediate family.” You laugh. The girls began tearing up again.

“I can’t believe you guys told us.” Jade wipes her eye with the pads of her fingers.

“Why wouldn’t I? You guys are important to me and I love you all so much! You all deserve to know about it before everyone else.” The girls “aww” at you and pull you into a group hug, one of their hands still resting on you belly.

“I can’t believe you’re pregnant, oh my god.” Leigh-Anne expressed, her hand still on your bump.

“It’s hilarious how we were saying you were gonna be the first one to start a family. All of a sudden little missy over here gets knocked up.” Jesy points at Leigh-Anne before giving Tom the stink eye.

“Did they not teach you how to use protection in school?” She playfully teases Tom, back to her usual picking on him. “Or is your pull out game just that weak?” Perrie gasps, covering your belly with both her hands, “Jes! There’s a baby!”

Tom’s mouth drops, his face feigning shock, “You know, I really thought we were having a great moment here, Jes.”

Jesy scoffs, “Moment’s over—have you never heard of ‘Don’t be silly, protect your Willie’?” Everyone pauses before bursting out laughing at Jesy’s comment.

The night ended with the girls making plans of who would be the fun aunt and who would spoil Baby Holland the most. Jesy and Jade debated over being the fun aunt while Perrie and Leigh-Anne tried to outdo each other on who would spoil the baby with the most toys and clothes. Your belly was the main star of the night; the girls occasionally stroking your belly or pressing light little kisses onto it. As you both listened to the girls argue about who would be the baby’s favorite, you and Tom knew that your little baby would be in good hands with four amazing aunts to watch over them.

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nothing-but-dreamy · 3 years ago

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ISEKAI

Pairing: FFXV! NYX ULRIC x GENDER NEUTRAL!READER

Words: 5.205

Warnings: none;

A/N: I'm sorry that this request took me so long. Mostly, because I really loved the idea. Therefore, I really hope you will like it. I had much fun to write it.

Summary: Because of a mysterious accident you land in Eos. Finding yourself in an unknown world, you're happy that you got help by someone. Nyx saves your life and quickly, he sees more in you than just a person who was in danger.

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You were bored. Like, really bored. Your life was barely special before Corona had overtaken the world and now, with all the quarantines, restrictions and rules, the excitement was ... zero.

So, out of boredom, you started to clean your apartment. Every single corner. All of it. From your loudspeakers, random music was playing to cheer you up. Mostly soundtracks of everything you liked: Supernatural, Marvel, Dr Who, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings ... whatever there was in the gaming, movie or TV orbit drifting around, you probably liked it.

So, while you were humming with the latest tune of some triple A video game, you put the vacuum cleaner away to get a black cloth for a last task on your list before everything would be shiny again in your small apartment: the mirrors.

With slow, circling moves, you wiped over the reflecting surface. Your face was staring back at you. Mocking you. You and your boring life even without a pandemic. Sometimes, you even got the feeling of not being in the right place. That you should be somewhere else. That you belonged somewhere else. Where you would have friends and maybe even a partner…

Your eyes were taunting you. They reminded you of all the dreams you had in your youth. All the adventures you wanted to go on. All the exotic countries you wanted to visit. All the food you wanted to discover and yet, you were captured in a boring life, cleaning your apartment at 6 pm because you got nothing else better to do.

You looked into your own eyes, the cloth still touching the mirror as you whispered to yourself, "You know, it would be so great to be somewhere else. Just to be ... Away! Away! Away!"

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"I hate these trips!", Libertus complained for the third time since they had passed the wall.

Nyx rolled with his eyes but stayed silent. He was still slowly polishing his blades. As he looked up, his eyes met the smirking expression of Pelna who thought the same as Nyx: 'cry-baby'

"Could you please shut up? Would you rather clean the training court instead?", Crowe asked, annoyed about Libertus' non stop whining.

"At least, it wouldn't be less dangerous.", Libertus argued, crossing his arms over his chest.

Crowe leant forward, supporting herself on her knees, "Oh, really? You remember the last time where we got charged with the cleaning task? Three barracks were burning, one was smoldering and the smell of smoke lingered in the Kingsglaive headquarters for three weeks.", she pointed out.

Libertus stretched out his arms as a question, "What? I just wanted to help and to dry everything faster!"

"Yes! With fire magic, god dammit! You're not the best with magic. At all. Just ... don't do that. This mission will be a bit ... easier, I hope."

Nyx' scoffed, "Please... What shall happen on a routine mission to kill some animals which are terrorizing the outskirts?"

Little did he know...

"Here kitty, kitty!", Pelna called out and tried to gain the attention of some Sabertusks that had been running into small woods.

"Seriously?", Crowe asked, crossing her arms with a frown on her face.

"What? Somehow we have to get their attention back or do you wanna run after them into the woods where the space is crap to fight against them?", Pelna argued.

Libertus stepped next to Crowe while Nyx was a bit closer to the woods and watched the scene closely. Somehow, it had become silent. Too silent for Nyx’ liking. Not one single sound was to be heard except the soft rustling of the leaves of some trees.

Then, he heard something in the distance but the bikerings of his friends were too loud, so Nyx couldn't locate the source of the sound or what it was at all. After another moment had passed, Nyx turned around with a stern expression, "Guys! Could you shut up, please? I heard something!"

"What did you hear?", Libertus asked and earned a rolling of Nyx' eyes.

"I don't know because you're still talk-", but Nyx stopped as he heard this voice again. This time it was louder and came from the nearby woods.

"Help! Anyone help me!"

"Have you guys heard it?", Nyx asked and stepped forward, closer to the voice. He still couldn't see the source so his eyes darted around to find it.

Pelna stepped to Nyx' side, "It came from the woods."

"Yes, but I can't see from where.", Nyx answered serious, drawing his brows together in concern. Running blind was a bad idea. Nyx still searched the area until a figure emerged from a bunch of bushes, running and stumbling forward.

Shocked, Nyx watched you. You were dressed in some casual, short clothes. It could be just something comfortable to chill or something to sleep with. But whatever it was, it wasn't suitable for someone who was out in the wild. So, the first impressions Nyx had about you were: reckless and … cute

"Help! Please, someone help!", you cried out once again while you stumbled forward, flailing with your arms to keep your balance. Four mean and vicious lonking beasts were chasing you. The animals were jumping out of the woods and caught up on you quickly.

This was enough for Nyx to react, "Guys! Take care of the Sabertusks! I will hurry to help them!", he commanded as he saw you falling to the ground, lying there in shock while waiting for the beasts to attack you. Without a second thought, Nyx threw his Kukri to your position.

Screaming and wheezing you crawled back over the ground, cutting deep into the palms of your hands with sharp stones. Backwards, you tried to create as much space as possible for the monsters with the ugly head, the sharp teeth and deadly claws.

Once again, you cried out for help as something appeared in front of you with a soft sizzling and a sound like fire cracking. You blinked for a moment and then, a man was emerging in front of you. He was surrounded by sparks and glitter. He knelt in front of you on one knee with burning scars in his face.

You cried out in surprise and fear, trying to crawl away from him but Nyx raised his hands to soothe you, "It's okay. You're safe now.", he said, trying to calm you but he still saw the panic in your eyes.

You crawled further till your back hit a huge rock, so your way was blocked. The guy looked back at something before he turned back to you. Obviously, he was pleased with what he saw because his expression was more relaxed than before. You noticed his incredible blue eyes and his handsome face. He looked strange with the hairstyle and the tattoos on his face. Strange but not scary, quite the opposite, which made it easier for you to calm down.

While putting away the Kukri, Nyx noticed that you became calmer even if your breath was still erratic. The pure panic became less and left were two beautiful eyes staring right back at him. Your whole appearance was eye-catching as he looked past all the dirt. Slowly, he crawled closer to you, "I won't hurt you. My name is Nyx. What's your name?", he said soothingly, stretching out his hand to you to show you that he was unarmed.

You calmed down by the sound of his warm voice and the sight of the smile on his full lips, "My... My name is YN.”

Nyx smiled softly as he heard your nice voice. As you shot him a weak smile, he felt his heart making a little jump because it was so beautiful. There was something on you he liked immediately. Quickly, he checked your skin but except for a few scratches and bruises, he couldn’t see any serious wounds, “Nice to meet you, YN. Are you hurt?”

You shook your head while moving your arms and legs a little bit to check on them, “I- I'm fine- ahhh!", you cried out in shock about the view of one of the mean beasts that had chased you as its head appeared next to Nyx'. You panicked and luckily, you passed out finally so you wouldn't notice how Nyx with the nice eyes would die before you would get killed as well.

As Nyx saw you passing out, he reached out for you, catching your shoulders before your head could hit the ground and placed your upper body on his lap. As you were secure, Nyx looked up and watched Libertus stepping closer with a dead Sabertusk body as a trophy raised in the air. He was covered in blood and had a big grin on his lips. Annoyed, Nyx sighed, "Great job, idiot.", Nyx said with you unconscious lying in his arms.

***

As you awoke, you found yourself in a room. It was grey, plain, simple and you were alone. Slowly, you sat up, your head was slightly spinning and a dull pain throbbed behind your temple but your vision became slowly clearer. As you looked around, your eyes landed on a neat folded pile of clothes. Your own were torn and dirty and so, you were thankful to change them.

While you dressed in plain black pants and shirt, you heard sounds coming from behind the door. You considered staying in the safeness of the room but your curiosity won. So, you sneaked out, looking left and right the hallway before you followed the undefined sounds.

After a few metres, you found yourself faced with the view of a courtyard. You were on the second floor and looked into a wide open area. There were men flying and jumping around, all dressed in black, uniform-like clothes. They were appearing and disappearing quickly. Someone started in one corner and landed immediately in another across the field accompanied with sparks and glitter. That you had seen this effect once before calmed you.

Like a circus show, the people were making flic-flac or somersaults. A thought struck you: maybe you got rescued by a bunch of acrobatics and the strange animals had been part of their show? You leant against the handrail to watch them excited.

Suddenly, a man, who stopped right in front of you, keeping himself steady with his hands on the handrail, brought you out of these deliberations and out of your fascination, "Oh, hey, sleeping beauty! Are you good?", the tall guy asked. But unfortunately, it wasn't the one with the incredible blue eyes.

"Libertus! Back to training!", someone called out in a harsh tone, commanding the man away from you.

"Sorry, I have to go.", and with that said, the man called 'Libertus', threw his blade and disappeared in a fog of sparkling stuff.

Still amazed, you watched the others and their 'training', leaning against the handrail with your arms again. As you got used to their tricks, you liked to watch them and how easy it seemed to move so quickly around.

So, as someone appeared next to you, you were startled about the sudden sound of an unknown voice. The owner was tall, with broad shoulders and dressed in a heavy outfit with leather and decorations, "Hi, good to see you awake. My name is Titus Drautos. I’m the Captain of the Kingsglaive.", he introduced himself seriously but calmly.

You frowned, "Kingsglaive?", you asked. You never had heard such a name.

"Yeah... They are the Kingsglaive.", Drautos said and pointed at the jumping figures, "How do you feel?", he asked, checking you quickly but your eyes were clear and there was no other sign of sickness.

"Oh, I'm feeling good again. Thank you.", you said politely, unsure if he wanted to know more but you also felt uncomfortable around him even if you couldn't say why.

"Is there anything I can do for you?", Drautos said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.

"Yeah, actually, I would like to speak with the man who saved me. I would like to thank him. I think 'Nyx' was his name?", you said carefully, watching the Captain’s reaction.

Drautos looked at you for a split second before he shrugged with his shoulders, stepping forward to the handrail, "Ulric!", he called out.

A few seconds later, you watched how a man appeared in front of you, emerging from sparks and glitter like on the field. This time, you were calmer and so, you were impressed how he did this. You never had seen something like this before. And once again, you noticed the glowing, fiery scars carved into his face and down his neck as he stepped in front of the Captain, taking position like a soldier.

"Yes, Sir?", Nyx said serious but already had caught sight of you staring at him. He was glad to see you awake and noticed you approaching with a curious glance. Your eyes were already distracting but Nyx tried to focus on his Captain.

"Since you were the one who had saved YN's life, I thought it would be just right if you would talk with them.", Drautos said serious, "Take care of them.", he said as if you wouldn't stay right next to him before he turned over to march away.

You stared after the tall man, "Actually, it wasn't his idea...", you said resentfully.

Nyx chuckled and closed up on you, "He seeks advantage from whatever he gets. Forget it. But I'm glad that you're awake again. You frightened me a lot as you passed out.", he said with a warm smile.

You chuckled shyly, rubbing the back of your neck, "Yeah...sorry for that. I never fainted before but on the other hand, I never was in such a scary situation."

"I know. Libertus can be frightening-"

"No! I meant this monster! I never saw something like this in my entire life.", you explained, shaking about the mere memory.

“You mean the Sabertusk?", Nyx asked, confused. Sure, not every Insomnian citizen knew all Lucis' animals or had seen them in real life but Sabertusks were so common that even the smallest kids knew about them.

"Saber- what? Nevermind. I just don't want to see any of this again."

Nyx chuckled, "Don't worry. Here in Insomnia, you're safe."

You tilted your head, "Insomnia?"

Nyx frowned and was concerned if you might have hit your head after all, "Yeah... Insomnia? The capital city of Lucis?"

You blinked several times because you had no idea what he was talking about, "Lucis? Is that a nickname for... Louisiana?"

Nyx stepped in front of you, looking in your eyes and checking your head but you seemed alright, "Amnesia, huh? Well, I guess this will be over soon. I'm sure it's coming from the shock. You're hungry?", he asked hopefully to be able to spend more time with you and watched how a broad smile spread on your lips.

"I'm starving!", you answered.

"Oh, no! Don't do that! Drautos will yell at me if I won't take good care of you.", he joked and showed you the way out of the headquarters.

As you stepped out of the building, you had no idea that the time for questions and wonders had just begun.

Nyx passed the entrance mindlessly and walked down the few stairs but as he couldn't hear you following him, he turned around just to see you staring at the skyline with big eyes. It was this moment where Nyx noticed two things:

First, the astonishment you showed as you looked at all the buildings and at the sky with the magical wall wasn't just an act and second, Nyx realized that he was attracted to you.

It was the second point that surprised Nyx the most. He barely knew you. He had just met you and still, there was something on you. He had felt it back on the field. Something he couldn't put a finger on. Were it your eyes? Or the way you looked at the surroundings as if you had never seen any of all this before? Or was it the way you looked at him?

Nyx thought about it like a magical aura that surrounded you. There was something on you he couldn't quite understand but he was eager to find out what it was. Amused but at the same time attentive, he watched you stumbling down the few stairs because your eyes were still directed at the sky. Nyx caught you at the last moment and shook his head with a grin, "Watch out, YN. Don't walk around so mindlessly or you will hurt yourself.", he whispered.

You noticed your cheeks redden, mostly as you felt Nyx’ strong hands on your body and how close he was, but as your eyes met his you saw the grin on his lips, "Usually, I'm more cautious but- have you seen the sky? It… Is it sparkling? It looks as if sparkling waves are spreading over the city…", you breathed, looking up once again.

Nyx looked from you at the sky and back at you before he placed you back on the ground, "Y-yeah… it's kinda sparkling. That's the magic of the crystal. The crystal which secures this city through the King's power?", he added as he saw your puzzled expression.

"Y-you… this city has a King? And a magical- what? A wall?"

"Very funny!", Nyx called out and laughed. He thought you would make fun of him but as you still stared at him with no amusement, he frowned, "Where do you actually come from?"

"Oh, I'm from New Jersey.”

“Never heard about it before. Come on, let us get something to eat and then we talk a bit.”

"What the hell is this building? Is this a church?", you asked, pointing at a building with two tall towers where something shot into the sky from the middle of the building, "This smoke looks … strange.", you pointed out.

This was the tenth question of that kind you had asked during the last five minutes. Nyx stopped in his tracks and looked at you, "It's the Citadel. The castle?", he tried to trigger your memories as you showed no reaction, "The 'smoke' you see there is actually the energy from the crystal that creates the wall. I told you about it before."

You nodded slowly, "Yeah… the crystal… You have some crazy stuff here.", you said, impressed, chewing on some spicy meat you had picked from a stick.

Before Nyx could react, he got a call and asked you to wait, "Ulric. Yes, Sir. Yes, we're still in the city. No, Sir.", he answered the questions asked by Drautos while he watched you wandering around. Nyx kept you in sight but was also fascinated by the way you looked at all the different things around you. He wouldn't call it naive but it seemed as if you were easily impressed. You found something interesting in the smallest things while Nyx caught himself by thinking about you as cute and … lovely.

Another question of Drautos brought Nyx back to reality and he realized that he stopped listening to his Captain a while ago, "Yes, Sir. I'm listening. Of course. Yes, I will take care of YN. Yes. Bye-", but the Captain already had hung up, "Good day to you, too, Sir."

As you noticed that Nyx was done with his call, you joined him again, "What was the matter? Are you in trouble?", you asked, concerned because you had hogged Nyx for quite a while.

"No, everything's good. It was just Drautos. Obviously, you're stuck with me a bit longer. I got the orders to look after you.", Nyx answered with a soft smile as he saw your worried expression which changed into a huge, charming, heart-stopping smile.

"Great. I still have a bunch of questions.", you said excitedly, linking your arm with Nyx' to wander further through the Crown's City.

***

But not just you had a lot of questions. Nyx too. In the beginning, he thought you would make fun of him as you asked so many things about the best known facts of Eos everyone actually knows.

But quickly, after Nyx had asked you a bunch of questions on his own, he realized that you weren't joking. Sure, as you told him that you came through a mirror, because you had been fallen through it, sounded more like a bedtime story for kids but you spoke about everything with so much conviction that Nyx believed you.

The Captain, slightly concerned about your state because Nyx had told him about his suspicion that you could suffer from amnesia, asked on a regular basis if Nyx had any new information about you. And not for one second, Nyx thought about telling him the truth.

He said neither something about your journey through the mirror nor about your life in New Jersey. That you knew nothing about Eos at all because this was simply not your world. He kept it all a secret.

Because Nyx felt the urge to protect you. Whenever he was with you in the past week he felt good. As if just your presence was able to lift his spirit. You were funny, curious and interested in him and in this, for you, new world. Nyx already liked you. A lot. It wasn't just attraction anymore, rather he really started to like you on a more emotional level even after this short of time. But he had no idea how you were thinking about him.

So, by the end of the week, Nyx collected as much courage as he could find, "Hey, uhm… Libertus and the others are meeting at Yamachang's. You… Do you wanna come with me? I- I mean us?", he asked and felt nervous. The whole week, he had been with you with no problem and now, he felt nervous because this question didn't belong to the Captain's order anymore to take care of you. For him, it was far more.

You saw the hope in Nyx’ eyes and the insecurity in his expression about what your answer would be. The past week, you had spent a lot of time with Nyx. You got to know him. His life as a Glaive. As a refugee. You had learned about his deceased family and his life in Galahd. And, not very surprisingly, you started to like the soldier with the greyish hair and the incredible blue eyes. For you, it was extremely hard to resist his charm and his handsomeness. And in the end, you didn’t want to resist him. You just had no idea how he thought about you.

You tried to get closer to Nyx so many times. You wanted to show him in a subtle way how you felt. Maybe, this invitation would give you the opportunity to make a move on him, "I would love to come with you.", the slowly growing smile on Nyx' lips gave you the sense to have done things right.

"YN, it's good to see that you're alright again.", Pelna said and gave you a drink.

"Yeah… Nyx did everything to bring me back on track.", you said and winked at Nyx who smiled shyly.

"The Captain already complained you two were just sightseeing all the time.", Crowe said jokingly.

You chuckled, scratching the back of your neck, "Yeah… I guess, the amnesia had hit me harder than I thought."

Nyx looked at you with a frown. After you had told him your story, he was sure you were okay. No amnesia or something like this. So, why were you sticking to this story instead of telling the truth?

"Oh, so, you remember where you come from and stuff?", Libertus asked.

You smiled at him, "Yes, of course.", you answered. Quickly, you checked on Nyx who still watched you. Were you seeing cautiousness in his eyes? Was he afraid of what you would say? You looked back at Libertus, "I come from Altissia. I was moving to Insomnia for a new job. As you found me, I was on my way but unfortunately, I had an accident with my car and then, the horrors with all these creatures started. You have to know, Altissia is built on water. We don't have such wildlife as Lucis has."

Nyx stared at you speechless. You were lying. Lying about everything. Effortlessly. But everything you said were things you knew from him. Nyx showed you a map of Eos. He told you as much as he knew about Lucis and Accordo. About all the differences he could remember. You turned your head and smiled softly at him. You even winked at Nyx and he saw in your eyes that you would explain it to him later.

You and Nyx walked side by side as you left Yamachang's a few hours later. The Crown's City was still buzzing. People were walking to bars, clubs and restaurants. You turned your head over to Nyx and because he was unusually quiet, you nudged his shoulder with yours, "You think they bought my story?"

Nyx looked at you with an unreadable expression, "You were lying."

"Yes and I hated it. Trust me. But what else should I say? The truth? That I fell through a mirror and landed here? Instead that I woke up in my bed in New Jersey, I awoke in an old hunters hut in the middle of nowhere?", you pointed out softly.

Nyx nodded. He understood your point. He was barely able to understand all this but he had accepted it. You had spoken so detailed about your home that there was no way that everything was just made up. But to explain everything to his friends would be maybe too much.

Suddenly, a thought struck his mind and he was surprised that he didn't have thought about this earlier. Carefully, he looked at you, "Do you miss it? Your … home, I mean."

Your brows shot up because you realized that you were barely thinking about your former life, "Actually, I uhm…", you whispered, searching for the right words, before you looked at Nyx and stopped. You had reached the plaza of the Citadel. You looked at the stream of magical power and at the beautiful sparkling light. The moon was already up and together it was a captivating view. You looked back at Nyx who waited patiently, "To be honest, I have barely thought about it since I've been here."

Nyx stepped closer to you. It was a moment that could change things and he felt it. Maybe it was silly to think about a future with someone he knew for just one week but here he was, looking into your enchanting, sparkling eyes and watching how your teeth were digging into your lower lip, "If it would be possible, if there would be a way, would you… go back?"

You also stepped forward with a pounding heart in your chest. For one week, you asked yourself how Nyx' lips would taste, how his hands would feel on your skin when he would want you and how soft his hair really felt between your fingers, "You know, as I was in this hut, before you found me? I tried to find a way to get back. Now, I think things might have changed.", you whispered.

Nyx' pulse quickened as he saw your breathtaking smile, "What has changed? I mean, this is not your world.", he said softly, stroking with the back of his hand over your cheek before he cupped your face carefully, "There's nothing that would keep you here.", he whispered.

You leant against his warm hand, even inhaling his scent, "For me, there would be a reason … rather… someone… to stay here.", you said, looking at Nyx in a certain way to tell him that you meant him. As you let your hands slid underneath his jacket, stroking over Nyx' chest, feeling him tensing, you saw that he understood, "But I- I'm not sure what this someone might think of it if I would want to stay.", you said meaningfully.

Nyx was nervous, excited and jittery at the same time. It had increased since you had started to touch him softly. Your affection gave him the courage to snake his other arm slowly around your waist to pull you closer, "You know, you have nothing to fear about this someone’s reaction. He would be more than happy to keep you here.", he breathed, nudging playfully your nose with his with a shy smile on his lips.

You mimicked his smile. The moonlight was sparkling in Nyx’ mysteriously glowing eyes which kept you in their spell, "Y- you're so sure about it?", you whispered.

Nyx nodded slowly, still looking into your eyes, "Yes, I am sure. YN, I… I'm falling for you. There's no doubt how I'm feeling about you. It's crazy because we just met one week ago but … you're so beautiful. And so amazing. The way you're interested in all these new things. How you look at everything … how you look at me… I wouldn't stop you if you really want to go back home but I… I would love to be the reason for you to stay here. With me."

You snaked your arms around Nyx' neck, pulling him closer, "You're the best reason I could ask for.", you breathed against his lips before you closed the gap finally.

Nyx responded to your move and kissed you deeply. His fingers found their way into your hair while he caressed your lips with his. The grip of his arm around you got even stronger to have you close while you played with his hair in a teasing way. He was overwhelmed by all the things he felt by just kissing you. No matter where you had come from, that you were there, with him, that you even existed was everything for him.

Under the magical, white moon of Lucis, Nyx gave you an unspoken promise. He wouldn't let you go. Never. From the beginning, you were more than just someone whose life he had rescued. You were what he had missed in his life all the time. He had been searching for something that had been out of reach. But obviously destiny meant it well and you had been falling into his life like a miracle. Literally. And Nyx would treat you like this. With his lips, he sealed this promise to you.

For the first time in your life, you felt as if you were in the right spot. You weren't misplaced anymore. You even had found people that already cared for you. You had found someone who wanted to keep you in his life. Maybe you should feel sad for leaving your former life just like that. Maybe you should feel lost because this wasn't your world. But in fact, you felt home. As Nyx kissed you, he showed you a future you never thought you would have.

For the first time, you felt excited for all the unknown things that were lying in front of you. You would discover all of these things. With Nyx by your side.

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Just Some Random Fanfic Concepts

So I was going to wait and see if anyone else was interested in me posting up some of my general fanfic ideas. However, I’m bored and struggling to work with the CiM update I’m working on right now. So I’m just going to do it? Also, a heads up to look out for another post coming later, because I want to share some of my Variro YouTube playlist, too. BUT FIRST, story ideas. You’ll get some working titles for the ones I HAVE working titles for, but otherwise I’m just winging it cuz there are a lot of them. These are in no particular order. Things being higher or lower on the list doesn’t mean they’re more or less likely to be worked on.

#1 - A continuation for Land or Sea (title pending)

So a little background on this one. I got the idea for this one at the same time as I got the idea for Trust is Something Earned. I put which one I worked on first up to a vote on the Tangled Amino.

It’s a mermaid(merman/boy??)!Varian AU that centers on the idea: What if, in Queen for a Day, instead of coming up with a solution that created the amber when interacting with the rocks, Varian creates a different one and winds up getting himself turned into a mermaid instead?

It’ll feature 4 OCs: two created by me, and two created by a friend. The perspective will shift between Varian and an OC that belongs to a friend of mine named Charlotte, Varian’s childhood friend and love interest.

Without spoiling too much, it takes place primarily during the events of season 2 (and maybe stretches into season 3). It switches perspective between Varian, who’s sent to live in the ocean after the accident and becomes friends with an adventurous merboy named Caspian who helps him rediscover his passion for science and alchemy, and Charlotte, who’s left behind in Corona and is trying to rediscover her sense of self and direction after losing her best and only friend. Charlotte’s perspective will help show how the premise changes events in Corona, while Varian’s is wholly original.

The other OCs that will be involved in the story will be my OC Adrian Claire, who followers of TiSE will know, and my friend’s OC Henry.

#2 - Stitched Together (originated from Ragdoll)

Okay so the original premise for this was for it to be a Variro story. The focus was Hiro living a double life: a college student in San Fransokyo who realized the existence of the several magical realms that ran parallel to his home after discovering he had magical blood passed down from his mother (maybe even throwing in superhero and making it a triple life - poor Hiro). He finds what’s known in the multi-realm as a living doll - a doll that gained a soul either through devotion and affection of a previous owner and desire to become more human, or having a human soul literally shoved into it.

Varian, his doll, is the latter. Due to crimes against his home realm of Corona and his own uncontrollable magical talent, they forced him into having his soul magically “stitched” into a rag doll, until Hiro’s magical talent allowed him to awaken. However, because of his nature as a living doll, Varian now depends on and is subservient to Hiro, but the two soon grow a bond much closer than expected.

Now, after working on the lore and world of the story, I’ve grown its scope a little. Rather than simply being a crossover with Tangled and Big Hero 6, I want Stitched Together to be a bigger-scale crossover, including How To Train Your Dragon and the Tales of Arcadia series as well.

It’s going to be Hiccup/Hiro/Varian, along with Jim/Claire from ToA being close friends with the trio. They’re all going to be young wizards from different realms, with different magic specialties studying in Arcanum, the central realm that connects all magically advanced realms. Other characters from each series will show up as well! You’ll see a bit of all of them, it’s a pretty enormous project.

#3 - Maybe some Hogwarts Shenanigans?

I’d really like to do a short, maybe 7-chapter story on the Hogwarts Headcanons for the OT3 I did a while back. The big issue is I’m still trying to figure out where I stand on posting Harry Potter/Hogwarts content after the whole J.K. Rowling thing.

It’d be a chapter focusing on each year the three spend at Hogwarts together, some key moments through the years, and things like that. Just a small, random story about some kids at Hogwarts having fun.

Might do it, might not, we’ll see.

#4 - Time Travel Variro Fic (title pending)

This is another one sort of meant to run alongside season 2 of TTS, and maybe s3. It also replaces the S3 of BH6 the series. Just cuz.

Basically Varian escapes after being put in prison, and decides the best way to save his dad is prevent the amber from capturing him all together. Vindictive, feral little villain raccoon decides that if he can’t have his happy ending, he won’t let Raps have hers and plans to make a time machine so he can go back and prevent Eugene from rescuing Raps.

Unfortunately, a slight user error and hiccup in his plans (namely the fact that Ruddiger doesn’t appreciate being left alone and hops in the machine with him and all the noise and flashing lights of a steampunk-medieval time machine spook him) causes him to catapult into the future instead.

Meanwhile, Hiro’s dealing with his friends moving on to find work, his own internship at KreiTech while attending school, and being fifteen and struggling with hormones and his sexuality finally starting to rear its ugly head after being dormant for 15 years of being in an ongoing relationship with SCIENCE (aka he’s seeing guys, thinking ‘he’s cute/handsome��, and he’s PANICKING). Then, as he’s on his way home from internship one day, a random af raccoon tugs at his pants leg until he finds a boy in weird clothes unconscious in an alley somewhere

Varian, after being woken up, and unsure if he should bring up that he’s from the past or not, makes up a fake story about running away from a small town. Hiro, feeling there’s something more but empathetic to Varian’s story, invites him to stay with him at the Lucky Cat and introduces him to Cass.

Varian is stand-offish at first, absorbed in his “pet project”, as he calls it around Hiro. Basically, the machine didn’t time travel with him, he’s stuck, and is determined to get home and continue his plan. Hiro, however, is drawn in by the mysterious boy and tries to reach out to him and open him up.

Varian catches on to modern technology and science pretty darn quickly. He’s a smart boy. He also stays holed up in Hiro’s lab or the room they allowed him to borrow reading all day. Until finally Hiro cracks him out of his shell, he starts attending SFIT, and meets the rest of the BH6 crew.

There’s more to the story than this but that’s all I’m saying for now. Lots of drama, tension, etc, and just a fun time as boys discover their sexualities, learn where they can call home, and all that good stuff.

#5 - In Someone Else’s Shoes (Time Travel Team Awesome Fic!)

So this one is kind of meant to work in tandem with the Variro fic. While the Variro fic explores Varian failing in his plan and getting catapulted into the future, this fic shows the results of what would happen if the time travel worked.

It centers around Team Awesome! Varian travels back to the past, and tells Eugene that he dies if he hides in the tower. He convinces him that he’s his partner in his future, by knowing his name and stroking his ego a bit. But inform him that the crown will lead to nothing but trouble and his death (conveniently leaving out the part where he meets the love of his life and gets brought back from the dead because of a magical healing flower).

The alteration to the timeline erases the former Varian’s existence and overwrites the Varian of the new timeline with his memories - giving him the memories of both the former and current timeline. He wakes up in bed at the palace, being woken up by his personal attendant Flynn (Eugene, who only allows Varian to call him by his proper name when they’re alone) and told to get ready for his coronation as crown prince. It turns out, in this timeline, because Eugene and Rapunzel weren’t there to stop him from his running water experiments, the devastation on Old Corona caused the death of his dad and several others. Since he was the son of an old friend, and they longed for their missing princess, Frederic and Arianna take him in as their son, and monitor his scientific hobby to prevent him from causing more trouble.

Of course, this won’t do. He confides the truth to Eugene, that he was trying to save his dad by returning to the past (but again, keeping out key elements), and the two decide to work together to rebuild the time machine and alter the past without the catastrophic results.

Won’t spoil too much, there are some wild twists and turns here. But it’s one I’m really looking forward to, again!

#6 - Maybe some Percy Jackson/Camp Half-Blood shenanigans

I’d just really like to make some Camp Half-Blood AU stuff. It’d be more a series of one-shots, or just a story that jumps around in time in the course of it.

Crossover with Tangled, Big Hero 6, Tales of Arcadia, and How to Train Your Dragon with a focus on (as usual) Hiccup/Hiro/Varian.

Not going to say too much about it though, because I want to do an AU Headcanons post with some details on this one! I have lots of ideas.Some you might expect, some you might not.

#7 - Hercules Inspired Variro Fic (Title pending!)

So this one is wild. Basically, after the events of BH6 s1, Obake escapes. He stays on the run, escaping to Germany, and finds a young boy of genius on par with Hiro, but in the field of Chemistry, and takes him under his wing.

Varian is distraught after his father, who’d contracted an incurable disease, falls comatose. The government does nothing to help him, even though he has friends that hold political power, and Obake uses that to lure him into becoming his protege.

The pair lie low for a while, wreaking a little havoc in Germany while Varian looks for a cure for his father. The boy dabbles in all manner of fields while trying to help his dad, and before long finds out that the last component he needs is in America, in San Fransokyo.

Varian, now in his early 20s (which means Hiro is too!), Varian travels to America. He’s currently working as a villain under Obake while daylighting as the head of a German medical research company.

He meets Hiro by chance. He flirts a little, but tries his best to keep his distance while trying to achieve his goals. Unfortunately, Obake notices how flustered Hiro gets around Varian, and has Varian continue flirting with and pursuing him as a form of distraction, and confides in him about Big Hero 6 and their identities. Varian is against it at first, but goes along with his mentor.

Varian continues flirting with Hiro, gets in with the group as a friend, and begins distracting Hiro and sabotaging Big Hero 6 while working on a plan to steal the last component he needs for his cure - a solution being stored under high security at KreiTech - where Hiro works, partnered with Krei.

It’s Hercules inspired so there’s a bit more to it, but that’s all you need to know for now!

#8 - Phantom Thief Varian! (Title Pending)

Similar to the time travel one, this one KIND of links with the Hercules-inspired one. It’s not necessarily meant to link narratively or thematically, like the two time travel fics, but it has some similarities.

Namely the fact that Varian came to America after forming a company to research a cure for his terminally ill father. Whether or not Quirin is comatose in this one, I don’t know.

But it’s hard for a small company to get the influence or money Varian would need for his research. So, he steals valuables and rare compounds and materials to fund his research and keep him going, under the name “der Waschbär”, which Google Translate tells me means “the Raccoon” so I’m rolling with it.

He meets Varian in a business meeting with KreiTech, or one of those fancy business parties or something along those lines. They become infatuated with each other pretty quickly (as adults that are more sexually aware, I always picture these two precocious kids being pretty flirtatious when attracted to someone so they just kind of click pretty quickly).

It’s basically the story of Varian, the charming phantom thief who worms his way into Hiro’s life, and Hiro, the superhero aiding the cops in his capture. All while being completely oblivious to each other’s identities and flirting/pursuing each other constantly on the side xD I just like phantom thief stories okay?

#9 - POKEMON!!!!!

Yeah, I still want to do something with these pokemon headcanons

I’m still not entirely sure what kind of pokemon thing I’d want to do. Similarly to the other ones centered around my headcanon posts, it would probably be something I write in short bursts or one-shots and such.

I’m not sure if I want to do something focusing solely on Corona as a region and the Tangled Characters, or continuing the Hiccup/Hiro/Varian that the headcanons focus on.

#10 - The VTuber AU

Yes, I’m doing this! I’ve fallen neck-deep into the VTuber pit, and I love the idea of a VTuber Varian. I feel like his avatar is probably a combined effort between him and Rapunzel, who would probably be the artist behind his character. He’s probably an independent VTuber, streaming on his own with his own model - either because he was genuinely curious about the boom and wanted to try it, or due to the influence of his friends (whether a bet or something along those lines).

As stated in a previous post, I feel like his vtuber character is super steampunk, and probably raccoon-temed. There are a lot of VTubers that use the animal-ear look after all. His VTubing character is super chaotic, and tends to fly solo when streaming.

Hiro is a pretty big gamer himself, but never got big into VTubers. He felt it was just a fad attached to regular streamers, and never really got into watching other people play games, so vtubers make it even weirder really.

He was looking for help getting past a certain point in a hard game, though, and in his search came across Varian(in the fic, his VTuber identity will have a separate name! I just haven’t htought of one yet) streaming the game, and stuck around to see what he did in that part, and wound up staying because he was chaotic and fun to watch. Before long, he realized he was watching clips from previous streams and catching his streams regularly. The others start teasing him about it.

Meanwhile, Varian, who’s recently joined in with the group after having started SFIT the year or semester after Varian (maybe Year, since Hiro can be watching it while the others graduate and start looking for work, since he doesn’t really have any other friends in SFIT so he just kind of falls into it to pass time)

Still dunno how he figures out Varian is a VTuber, and whether it’s before or after they start planning though. I just rcreated this one it has work to do.

Anyway that’s about it. There’s probably a few smaller ones I put off to the side of my brain for the time being that didn’t get added here. I forget which ones I start planning a lot and I almost never write them down, I just plan them in my brain as I go and the ones that stick are just keepers. Hope you like these though! Curious to see what everyone things and which of the ideas the, like, 20 of you that follow me like.

#fanfiction #concepts #fanfic ideas #TTS #Tangled #Big Hero 6 #How To Train Yoru Dragon #Tales of Arcadia

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wrongwiredmind · 4 years ago

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Before I start saying anything I'd like to warn that the content of this post is both gore and contains suicidal thoughts, if any of that triggers you, please do not read, I care about whoever is reading but I can't hold any responsibility for anything that might follow, stay safe, and remember that no matter what, what comes next in your life will be better, one way or another.

This post is rather long, but that's kinda the point of this page, here we go, then.

So, I had almost my weirdest dream to date, right now, and then I thought, to heck with it!! Let's share something!

So first of all, I need to set some points straight before writing so it might explain a few things, hopefully, without giving a lot away about my personality:

(I have no idea how to put them on order, so they're pretty much a mumbo jumbo. Ah~ My favourite type of writing~. Kidding, of course, I actually prefer reading well written stories and articles)

Anyhow:. 1- I have a really deep unexplainable fear of the vast beast called an ocean (or a sea, or really anytype of deep water), I still go to the beach and pools and whatever, but there's always some sort of an icy grip tightening around my non-existent heart.

2- I love IronMan! So so much, and I kinda adopted Tony Stark!! (no one tell him, please!).

3- my adoration of a certain supernatural series made me love batman! (well, not entirely true, I always loved him, but kinda from afar, you get me?)

4- want me to get hooked on something? Give me a fanfic of it!! (of course like a series or a book, not a substance, you bad bad people!!), that's how I loved Bilbo!! (imagine me saying it in my adorable voice, the one I use when I try to sound cute 😉)

5- I binge read a certain fanfic about those two amazing superheroes saving the world, and themselves!! (I refuse to give up the name since if you think this is me oversharing? You've got another thing coming, honey!) that had a cruise and another prototype of the IronMan suit (don't ask which mark it is but it's so fast it broke the sound barrier!!)

6- I'm a little bit under the weather, (not corona, folks!) and my throat is kinda itchy, to the point that I lost all my vocal prowess for a little more than 24 hours a few days ago, still kinda annoying, and my stomach rebelled so much yesterday (before and during sleeping) that I thought she should take the rebellion symbol from Mr. Che Jivara!! (with all due respect to him, I'm only joking, so please no one takes it seriously).

7- I'm a little bit of a spacetoon (and all that's good and beautiful in our childhood) encyclopedia, want a name of a cartoon or a song you can't remember? I'm usually your best bet, after the second mother, google, of course!!

8- this week is so dead that if you want to see zombies come to our lectures any time in it, seriously we're so under a lot of exams, thank God and the doctors for postponing our tasks and assignments' due-date.

9- if I was a little more of an extrovert I might not have had to write most of these strange snippets about me in a freaking post!!!

And finally, on with the dream! (another thing you probably know by now, that I kinda take you around and under and left and right before I say what I want to say).

So, it was an assignment to some sort of subject (don't ask me which, since as far as I know, not a single thing in our curriculum will make me do what I'm about to do here, or at least, I hope so!!!), we made some type of fall-body suit that needed analysing (who am I kidding, it was the IronMan suit!!), and guess who was picked as a pilot? That's right! Yours truly!!

Anyway, good thing to bad, we had to make the prototype test in the middle of the (as I said above) the vast beast! Mr. Oceanus (I know that that is a Mr. Titan, but who am I, the lowly mortal, to deny his decision to appear in my paragraphs? And no, he didn't show up in the dream, thank God! [ours, not any of the others]),

So, I was put in the cruise, in the middle of the ocean, with the IronMan suit, and a seriously sick stomach, can you guess where we're going with this? (I'm actually kinda enjoying writing this since it reminds me of a certain mad superhero/not superhero who finally joined the XMen!, of course he joined a few years ago but I only watch the second movie circa a month ago) no? let me tell you, a bit of dizziness, seasickness, and an already rebellious stomach? Not a good combination, and remember that I really, really fear the ocean (just remembering the dream and the images in my head is traumatising, let alone living it vividly for a few hours), so, I fell, and strangely enough, I was a good swimmer (ah~ I really count my blessings here since no matter who or when someone taught me to swim, I still can't manage), I was able to stay close to the ship, but couldn't really pull myself up, so all I could do was keep a good hold on a rope tied around the ship and keep my legs in a calculated, slow what feels like a walking-in-place exercise,, (I can still feel the water around me, and the gentle waves of the ocean, it was both a calming feeling and a horrible one) and then...

Something touched the soles of my feet, and it kinda hurt, and it continued to move under me till something hit my toes, it was a shark fin, that's right, a shark choose me as his next meal, how honoured I was!!! Kidding i was kinda terrified, but all that YouTube survival videos came to mind, I left the rope of the ship and kinda dipped under water (triple scare, here, yikes!) and I... pushed.. his muzzle?

Yeah, so not really what they taught you in the videos, my polite nature rears its ugly head again (politeness is not as good as it seems, people! actually once a stray dog entered our home and jumped on the couch, and I was asking nicely and politely if "Mr. Dog would pretty please leave us be", and no, I wasn't scared but mom told me not to touch it, and it kinda was a cute, if a mangy mutt)

I didn't really want to punch the shark, even if my life kinda depended on it here, for a few reasons and actually at least one of them was pretty reasonable, which is, my punch is pretty weak, guys!!

Anyway, of course since its skin kinda scratched my feet there was blood, so it didn't leave me alone, two things I concluded here, first, Mr. Shark was either a lazy guy since he was coming to me slowly as if he either was a giant cat coming for pets no matter how many times you push her, or he was playing with his food, aka, me.

The second thing I discovered was that I was really sick in real life since my imagination couldn't conjure another family member of my guest here (again with the small mercies, can you imagine being alone around all these carnivores? And I bet not all of them will be moving so leisurely!!)

So, I finally decided to be the champ of my cruise and punch the thing in the face, so I pulled up all the power I can in my fist and punched him in his snout!!!

And let me tell you, it's not as easy is they make it sound, first, his nose is actually pretty hard, not the sensitive area they led us to believe, second, my hand really hurt and his skin scratched my knuckles, and I believe it kinda broke a bone in my hand, third, and worse, it actually enraged the mister so much that it left me, J-squared again and this time, flew! in my direction and I swear I still feel his teeth sinking in the shin of my right leg, but before he tore it apart, I actually did the right thing to defend myself, I (and I apologise, Mr. Dream shark, but you really hurt both my leg and my feelings!!) poked his eyes, which made for a very awkward stretch to my body, but finally, I was left alone!! With a mangled leg, of course, but hey!! It's not real life, so let's be glad.

The saltwater stinging my feet, still sick, and more dizzy from blood loss, you have no idea how glad was I that I was still near the ship, a little bit more than a meter but still floating, and then, the bad became worse, I actually goT SWALLOWED WHOLE BY A WHALE!!!!!!!!, YUP!! THE WHALE IN THE PICTURE!!!

And then god with his mercies again, it swallowed the ship but opened his mouth for me to leave, neat, ain't it?

But let me tell you what happened in a little more details, I felt a ripple in the water beneath and around me, and the ship started to sway, and a faint sound of something between a roar and strange song-like-sound, feeling the rumble under me was what made me look, and lo and behold!! The mighty animal wanted the meal that the shark didn't get, bye bye world!! Bye bye the suit that I still didn't to get to wear! And bye bye the report I needed to write for this freaking assignment that because of it I might fail and my friends will rail me when they see me!!

The ship and I couldn't help but enter the mouth of the humongous fish, the sounds of the wood, metal, glass and whatever is the cruise was made of was deafening, so loud and cruel, and I got a more than a few bruises and abrasions, and the feel of his teeth behind my back, sharp and huge and bigger than my own size, was something I don't know how to describe, and suddenly between all the breaking and suffocating water and absolute darkness, something caught my eyes, the slits in the helmet of the suit were lit, I'm sure it was a malfunction because of all the destruction on Mark, but it took all my fear, as if sucking it from my own eyes, and as sudden as it glowed, it vanished, but the calm remained, I closed my eyes, since it didn't matter, and just stopped everything, even trying to hold my breath, but not breathing as well, as if all body functions just... Stopped.

And then my eyes flew open again, not because I woke up, but because of an almost crushing change in the water pressure, it just pushed me forward more inside the huge mouth, and when I thought that this is it, I found the whale mouth moving further away from me, taking the ship and Mark with it, and leaving me alone, in the middle of the ocean that I wanted to say "c'mon!! If you ate me it'll be a win-win situation!!!!" but the second I opened my mouth water rushed inside that I tried swimming up to breath (even though not knowing which way is up was problematic, since something similar happened in real life before I wasn't worried, but that's a story for another time), breaking the surface was a godsend, I tell you! But my misery wasn't in any way over, I was so thirsty I actually wanted to drink salt water a again (and then death, oh wow, how smart?), and once the adrenaline deserted me, my leg returned to trying to kill me, and I don't know if it was a real thing if it happened in real life but it actually stopped bleeding, which was both fantastic, since it means that I won't die of bloodloss, and horrifying since I'm not going to die because of bloodloss, at least then I would have been able to calculate an approximate time for my death, but no, I have to wait and see what kills me next, I almost wished that I just had my previous stomachache and be done with.

Anyway, moving was not really an option, and staying was not either, and the breeze was making me so cold my teeth almost broke from all the shattering they were doing, I wasn't really sure when the others might decide to check on me, and I'm not really sure if I was still in the place they left me at, and I really didn't know what to do, I was so helpless, and cold, and thirsty, in so much pain and so so tired.

I cursed the whale again for not ending my misery, and cursed the shark for being a coward and not finishing what he started and cursing the assignment for being so impossible yet important, and most of all cursing myself, though I don't know why, but my self-loathing decided that now is the time to remember how horrible I am.

As physics does, the water raised me till I was floating on my back, which made me feel even more cold but I didn't have any energy to do anything about it, and strangely, I fell into some sort of doze, not asleep yet not really awake and aware, my whole body half above half into the water, though my right, injured leg, was bend in the knee into the water, which made my pained scream when something took hold of it in its mouth the more agonizing since it made my upper body enter the water, and the thing holding my leg left it alone, and I was able to right myself and look around me for the next threat, the fear was immense that I thought I might get a heartattack, which, admittedly would be better than the pain going to be inflicted upon me any second now, looking around finally led me to what attacked me, and for a moment, with my blurry, and fear filled eyes looked like Mr. Shark has indeed returned to finish what he started, he even returned to his play-with-my-food attitude, but when my eyes finally focused they detected differences, from the lighter shade of colors, to the more smooth curves of the fin and snout, and the gentle, warm (even if it looked sleepy) strange brown tone of the mammels eyes,

The dolphin was about two meters away, and looking at me with intense, twinkling eyes (if they were blue and he wore glasses, or at least marking that looks like it, I would have thought that the dolphin was Dumbledore' animagus and I really wouldn't have hesitated this time to punch his already crocked nose.. err.. snout [which it isn't, the dolphin's snout was perfect] with my broken hand!!) and moved slowly towards me, he pushed me gently with his nose in my abdomen, swam back a few inches, then entered the water and moved towards my leg, not touching it, but he was close enough to feel with my already almost destroyed sensitive nerves, he did all of that while I'm standing/floating, stupefied, hardly even breathing, and then he left, and pushed me again with his snout on my back, this time with more pressure that my body couldn't help but move to the dolphin's right side to let him pass, with my hand just above his back, when my hand touched his prominent back fin, he pushed my hip gently, as if telling me something, and pushed his fin into my hand again, it felt like rubber, and I couldn't help but ask "you want me to hold you?" he made a strange clicking noise then kinda slapped the water with his side fin in the other side of me, and bizarrely, his actions made me feel as if he was saying "are you stupid? Why else would I offer you my magnificent dorsal?!!" I stared, flummoxed, at the creature and couldn't help but throw my head back and laugh, I'm certain that it was the tension, fear and hysteria that made me do it, but for me, the whole situation was so hilarious that it seemed like it made Mr. Dolphin look at me and think "alright, the pathetic, hurt, star-shaped blemish is, indeed, stupid and needs help from my majesty" and then, using his right fin, slapped me non-too-gently on the side of my left hip, squeaking something as well and pushed his dorsal in my left hand again, but when he noticed my wince, he actually kinda rubbed his slippery appendage on my thigh while honest-to-god cooed at me that I couldn't help but smile at him, "it's okay, big guy, and thanks; you know, you kinda remind me of flipper!" and then I petted him a couple of times (which he purred at, I think I need a cat! 🤔🤔) then grabbed his fin in a tight but non constricting grip, my right hand was swollen by now so my only hope was to keep holding using my left hand, after shaking his body a little as if to check my hold, he dove with me into the water!! I almost screamed in fright but then he broke the surface and jumped about three meters high into the air!!!

Hello, there, adrenaline, didn't see you since a few!!

He dove again into the water and this time gradually moved towards the surface, with the water flowing into my hair and pushing me from my saviour, my left leg moved on its own violation and moved around the body as if I was riding a horse,

"WOOHOO!!", I shouted once we were in the air again, it was exhilarating; cold, but thrilling, though the warm body beneath me was perfect, he took me in a straight if slightly curvy line, and when I noticed that, I also noticed that his right fin was not moving as his left, I even thought he was injured for a second, but then a sharp sting in my leg and a slight jerk from him made me understand, my injured leg was beneath his wing-like appendage, and he was being considerate, as a solution, I flattened myself on his back, kept my left leg dangling as if in the horse saddle, my right one, as gently as possible, bend on the knee above the dolphin's back, my left hand gripping the top fin with it touching my shoulder, and my broken right hand above Mr. Flipper's cousin head, and then I came into a a sudden realization!! "does that mean I'm Lopaka????" I asked Flipper the second, and he made a sound suspiciously almost like a snort, but my change of position made him move in a much more pronounced straight line; the speed decreased as I started to doze again, as if he was worried about dislodging me, though the annoying feeling of the salt crusting on my skin woke me up, no idea how much time had past, except that the sun was on either the verge of descending or rising, and finally, finally, I saw land and buildings and what not from afar, and I certainly moved to another continent all together, let alone another country, after reaching the area where I could stand comfortably on the ground beneath the water, people started to come to see what was happening, I ignored them for the sake of my silent companion, suddenly he actually stood on his tail fin, and kinda sort of awkwardly leaned on me without trying to put too much pressure, I didn't understand what was happening though it seemed sorta like a hug?

Anyway, I pat his back again, (and again with the weird purring noise), when he released me I felt buzzing in the back pocket of my jeans, I actually still have my phone!!!

Pulling it out and snorting that after everything that happened my phone was still working!! all I could say is "well, it seems like the time of a picture, Mr. Flipper, sir!" and after an awkward kneeling so I could put my injured arm around him and trying to stretch my bloody leg (both meanings are accurate here, tbh) so it wouldn't interfere with the selfie, I positioned my left hand.

And the last thing I remember is the picture of my (Lopaka the second 😂) wide mouth grin and an equally wonderful grin from Mr. Flipper the second!!!

The End.

It really was a dream I had, with all these details, the only thing that's not entirely true about this post, is saying that this is the weirdest dream I had.

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villingtofly · 4 years ago

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ski jumping challenge ⨳ day six

≫ have you ever been to a competition; if so, describe your experience a little

≫ I have been at quite a few hills now, but the only competitions I saw were the Saturday events in Willingen from 2015 to 2019 with my family (and the first time also @letsrebellamy); which were each quite different in terms of result and weather; overall I did enjoy them tho, even if I though Willingen five to be extremely stupid AND RYOYU THOUGHT IT NECESSARY TO WIN ON SUNDAY BUT NOT SATURDAY ... I’ll get over it, promise

we always stood on the left side of the hill, which I actually quite liked, because we were exactly where the athletes actually landed and I really don’t see the point of paying triple the money to stand in the outrun; meeting the athletes is not high on my to-do-list and if I wanted to do that I’d prefer the SGP to do so

≫ what competition would you like to attend

≫ (still going to include this, because I’m just annoying Like That) I would actually love to witness the events in Planica and also one year all of 4ht in one go, but I haven’t won the lottery for that one yet; another hill I want to see up close is Vikersund and if fate actually allows me my Erasmus in Trondheim I would try to get to both hills no matter how much I hat Raw Air (but Corona has it out for me, so who knows if that’ll happen); I also would love to see SGP in Wisła and Sapporo

#one day late and one question more than asked for #nice #skijumpingchallenge

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dustedmagazine · 4 years ago

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Spires That In the Sunset Rise — Psychic Oscillations (FPE)

Psychic Oscillations by Spires That In The Sunset Rise

“Hypnagogic,” named for a liminal experience between sleep and waking, takes shape out of a vibrating buzz of electronics, the sound, perhaps, of cybernetic insect wings rubbing together on planets we can’t even imagine. In a bit, a voice enters in, but don’t expect the comfort of familiarity. The vocals, too, are altered so that they flicker with digital off-on evanescence. There’s a flute, a cascade of saxophone notes, falling over and over in round-like repetition, a glottal ululation, all recognizable sounds made alien and dreamlike and beautiful.

Spires That In the Sunset Rise are an experimental duo — Ka Baird and Taralie Peterson — who bend voices, electronics, cello, sax, flute and other instruments’ sounds into strange, evocative shapes. Their music finds a space somewhere on the outer perimeter of acid folk, contemporary classical and free improvisation. Psychic Oscillations is their 12th album in a career that has now stretched to two decades, and it is a very clear, very intentional iteration of their aesthetic. Their earliest albums were put together loosely, letting inchoate psychedelic inspiration take them where it would, never mind the occasional sour note. This one is artful and disciplined, a well-defined structure underlying the songs, and the instruments aligned to a purpose. But still very strange and mysterious.

The title cut, the disc’s longest at just over 10 minutes, rattles with staccato bursts of plucked strings, the vocals zooming in and out of dopplered focus. Sung notes bend and loop and sag, as if they are darting towards you and away. Some vocal tones are pure and lovely, others more rhythmic grunts and aspirations. There’s a violence in the way that the strings are attacked and the interjections of “yeh!” and “hah!” jump out, but a quiet contemplation in the piece overall.

The sax-centric pieces are especially good, like “Geomantra” with its intricate, Reichian rounds of pixelated melody. The cut is playful, antic, it seems to dance in a way that is both primitively satisfying and intellectually stimulating. “Sax Solfa,” at the end, also relies on reeds to add dream-like layers to its shimmering madrigal fancies. Saxophones riffs are doubled and tripled as they rise up the scale, weaving in and through each other and cutting in from different directions. The sung melody has a medieval sound to it, like monk chant but female, but it is set in a shimmering corona of modernity, electronic drone, hypnotic blasts of sax, echo and hum.

Spires have always been adventurous, always willing to split the seam between old modes and new technology. With this album, they seem to have gotten a good deal more precise and skilled about it. Freewheeling, but in control, artful but untethered – it’s a tricky balance but one that is masterfully maintained in Psychic Oscillations.

Jennifer Kelly

#spires that in the sunset rise #psychic oscillations #fpe records #jennifer kelly #albumreview #dusted magazine #ka baird #taralie peterson #experimental #folk #jazz #improvisation #electronics

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one-time-i-jumped-off-a-cliff · 4 years ago

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(also jumping in here bc i love talking about dance too dkfjlsd) that's so cool! do you do pointe? how did you start? - amber

okAY SO

i’ve been doing ballet since i was maybe three or four idk my birthdays halfway through the school year but i started because i was a very clumsy kid (tbh not much has changed on that front my balance is still shit but what can you do) and literally turns always have been, still are, and hopefully always will be my favorite thing to do. i got a featured role for my class last year which i’m highkey really proud of because im at least a year younger than the two other girls who got it with me and landed a triple pirouette both performances (which was TERRIFYING because i’d kept missing it before the show) side note my cousin also does dance and her studio does nutcracker every year and the last two years she was there/in highschool she got candy cane and did anywhere from 21-28 fouettés en pointe every show which,,,, how,,,,, she was like sixteen,,,,, (she’s going to college for dance so like that worked out ig) also we, as i mentioned, are a tiny studio so i’ve been with roughly the same group of people since i was about seven or eight and since there’s only seven of us we have to wait until everyone’s ready to get on softblocks which was supPOSED to be this year but whatever and then once at least two girls are ready for pointe my teacher starts specialized classes so i’m not there yet but hopefully next year!! also i skipped a couple levels when i was like six or seven plus the only other girl in my grade moved over the summer so i am the only freshman in the entire studio which is fUn but i’m supposed to be with a bunch of sophomores and juniors this year which is !!!! but also stressful because oh my god some of them are so fucking good but we’re all friends so it’s chill. flexibility has also always been a strong suit (i got my splits at six or seven maybe? which isn’t that impressive compared to some of the kids i’ve seen that compete and stuff but it wasn’t really a thing we emphasized that much at that age so it was a little bit of a big deal) but in quarantine and with my knee i’ve apparently lost the ability to do right splits without my hip rolling under so whoops ig? honestly jazz isn’t my favorite but like it can be fun depending on the routine. tap. TAP. i fucking love tap. it takes me so much longer to get the hang of than the other two but JESUS IT’S SO MUCH FUN. we had a really, really good number for the recital this year that i was actually really really sad that we didn’t get to do because it was really really fast and took forever to learn but it was so worth it and so much fun and i hope we get the chance to perform it at some point. oh! another thing we do is in the winter, my town has a parade thing just,,,,, for the winter and the oldest class gets to have like an actual performance and it’s been a thing for i think at least twenty years so it’s basically once you’re in kickline you’re officially like one of The Big Kids that was another thing happening for me this year but corona! but i’ve performed with my group for five or so years (my teacher has modified/easier dances she has some of the younger classes perform if she has enough people that year) so we’ve gotten like a bit of a taste of what it’s like (also the Earrings of Death which are these swarovski crystal clip-ons we have to wear and they hurt so bad) and did i mention that this event/performance/thing involves doing kickline down an entire parade route in extremely thin outfits in december and also two inch heels because that’s a thing. that i’ve done. for the past five years. it’s lowkey a form of torture. but in any case it is really fun once you go numb from the cold and can no longer feel anything. this has deviated from ballet so i’ll stop now but thank you very much for the opportunity to scream i appreciate it a lot!!!!!!!!!!

#i am so so sorry to anybody who read that fucking wall of text #i got sidetracked like three times and there is zero punctuation but uh #it #it exists now #again #apologies #azalea says things #asks

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verdiprati · 4 years ago

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Looking ahead . . . in spite of it all

The last time I published an unofficial list of Dame Sarah Connolly’s upcoming performances, it was with hesitation, knowing that she had months of treatment for breast cancer ahead of her and that she might need to withdraw from some of her performance engagements. That was in late October, 2019. I had, at the time, no inkling that a then-unknown respiratory virus would begin infecting humans over the winter and rapidly break out into a deadly pandemic, resulting in the widespread closure of public spaces and devastating the performing arts.

The change log appended to my previous unofficial schedule post shows that on March 23, 2020, I made the first round of edits to reflect corona-cancellations. Since then, I have been quietly monitoring the status of Dame Sarah’s scheduled gigs and crossing them off as their cancellations have become known to me.

I have also picked up on a few new dates that we can very tentatively look forward to. It is hard to say how long the coronavirus crisis will go on; even when large, indoor public gatherings become possible again, some arts organizations may have had to slash their offerings—or may have succumbed completely—due to the financial fallout of the pandemic. In the meantime, we are starting to see some companies like the Bayerische Staatsoper, Wigmore Hall, and the Royal Opera House offer small-scale, live musical performances with no live audiences, just online streaming.

Now that Dame Sarah is about to perform in one such livestream-only concert—tomorrow’s Das Lied von der Erde in Covent Garden, also notable for being her first live performance since withdrawing from the stage for cancer treatment over the winter—it seems like the right moment to refresh my list of her upcoming performances and start anew.

See my current list after the jump.

This is the point in the post where I normally give a condensed list highlighting the cities where Dame Sarah is scheduled to appear in live performance, so that readers can tell at a glance whether she is coming anywhere near them. This list must now be read with a giant asterisk, as some performances may be online-only (so it doesn’t matter where you live), and others may be much more prone to cancellation than normal!

That said—British performance sites on the horizon at the moment are the Royal Opera House (for online viewing only) and Wigmore Hall in London, plus the Lieder Festival in Oxford (also online only). Audiences in continental Europe might get to see Dame Sarah in Barcelona, Berlin, Hamburg, Amsterdam, or Luxembourg. An as-yet-unconfirmed operatic run may be in store for the 2021-2022 season in New York.

The usual disclaimers:

This is not an authoritative list. These are the upcoming performances by Dame Sarah Connolly that I have been able to learn about from Dame Sarah’s new website, Dame Sarah’s agent's website (Askonas Holt), Operabase, Bachtrack, Dame Sarah's Twitter, and generally ferreting around the web.

I sometimes list concerts that are not yet officially confirmed; you should of course check official sources before making plans and be aware that cast changes and cancellations can happen at any time. This obviously goes triple in the COVID-19 era.

I have added links to venue, ticketing, and broadcast information where available. Tips on new information are always welcome! Please contact me via email (verdiprati [at] selveamene [dot] com), Tumblr messaging, or ask box (plain prose only in the ask box; anything with links or an email address will get eaten by Tumblr filters) with corrections or additions.

[Livestream only] Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde at the Royal Opera House, London, June 20, 2020. With David Butt Philip and members of the ROH orchestra; Antonio Pappano conducts. The performance will be livestream-only; no audience will be seated in the house. Tickets are £4.99 and grant you not only live access, but also the ability to view the concert on demand for two weeks following the performance.

[New!] Recital at Wigmore Hall, London, September 16, 2020. With Malcolm Martineau, in the Wigmore’s 1:00 p.m. “lunchtime” slot. Songs by Poulenc, Roussel, Mahler, and Bridge, capped by a pair of songs newly written by Bob Chilcott for Dame Sarah. At the time of this writing, Wigmore Hall expects to admit live audiences of 10%-20% capacity during the autumn season under socially-distanced reopening guidelines, but the situation for live performance in the UK remains fluid, to put it mildly. The website says that “More details on how to access tickets will be released in the coming weeks. All concerts will go ahead, with or without an audience.”

[Livestream] The recital, like all the others in Wigmore Hall’s autumn 2020 season, will be streamed for free on their livestreaming site. It appears that you can also use this YouTube link.

[Canceled] Recital at Wigmore Hall, London, September 30, 2020. With Roderick Williams and Julius Drake; the first concert of the Wigmore’s Mendelssohn and Liszt series. Public booking is scheduled to open on July 14. UPDATE: As of July 31, this recital is no longer listed on the Wigmore Hall website. Update, August 22: see above for a newly-scheduled Wigmore recital by Dame Sarah.

[New! Livestream only] Handel, Solomon (title role) and Foundling Anthem with the English Concert, October 1, 2020. Also starring Sophie Bevan, Soraya Mafi, and James Way; conducted by Harry Bickett. Selections from both works will be performed as part of a concert titled “Handel – The Philanthropist.” Tickets to the livestream are free; donations are requested to both The English Concert and Bart’s Heritage, the fund for renovating St Bart’s Hospital, which will be the venue for the performance.

[Livestream only] Recital at the Oxford Lieder Festival, October 10, 2020. With Eugene Asti (pianist) as well as “emerging artist” William Thomas (bass)—apparently part of Barbara Hannigan’s Momentum initiative, which is supported by both Dame Sarah and the Oxford Lieder Festival. Schumann’s Fraunliebe und -leben and Mahler’s Rückert-lieder bookend an assortment of songs by Haydn, Arne, Bush, Quilter, Howells, and Britten. The livestream ticket (£12, or £5 for under-35s) includes access to a post-performance Q&A session with the artists. Video will remain available until November 1. Notably, the £250 “Pioneer Pass” for the whole festival gets you bonus goodies including “Two guest tickets to Dame Sarah Connolly’s recital, to share with friends” and “Exclusive artist interviews and other content.”

[New!] “Pappano & Friends” chamber concert at the Barbican, London, November 1, 2020. With Ian Bostridge, the Carducci Quartet, and Antonio Pappano. Tickets are being sold separately for a limited live audience (£20) and for a video livestream of the performance (£12.50). The listed program comprises just two works: Ralph Vaughn Williams’ song cycle On Wenlock Edge and an arrangement of Ernest Chausson’s Poème de l’amour et de la mer. I don’t really know either work, but a little googling suggests to me that Bostridge will sing the RVW and Dame Sarah will sing the Chausson. Tickets go on sale to the general public on September 11 at 10:00 a.m., and a few of the live audience tickets will be held back from the earlier Barbican members’ sale for the general sale, so if you want to try to attend in person, be ready to act swiftly at that time.

[Livestream] As mentioned above, there is a fee of £12.50 for access to the livestream. The Barbican website says, “We advise you to watch the performance live, but the stream will be available to watch back for 48 hours after the live broadcast.”

[New!] Mozart’s Requiem with the English National Opera, London, November 6 and 7, 2020. Fellow vocal soloists are Elizabeth Llewellyn, Toby Spence, and Brindley Sherratt. With the ENO Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins. As of this writing early on September 15, the ENO website says “Ticket details will be announced soon.” ENO plans to perform for a live, socially distanced audience; livestreaming has been mentioned only as a backup option in case government restrictions make it impossible to host a live audience in the Coliseum.

[New!] Forum participation, International Vocal Competition, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, December 2, 2020. Having postponed its opera and oratorio competition until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IVC announced that it would sponsor a multi-day series billed as “IVC Mozart Masterclasses & More” late in 2020. Masterclasses will be led by Vesselina Kasarova, Roberta Alexander, and Thomas Oliemans; Dame Sarah doesn’t seem to have the same role, but the IVC promises that she will be among several “leading professionals” who will “talk with the participants about the future of their profession” as part of “a forum ... about the future as it now looks for (young) singers.” Singers who were born no earlier than December 5, 1987 and who can cough up €500 for the experience may register by October 1, 2020. Members of the public may buy tickets to the events beginning “at the end of August.”

Handel, Agrippina (title role) at the Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam, January 17-29, 2021. The production is Barrie Kosky’s (previously seen at the Bayerische Staatsoper and the ROH, and later moving on to the Staatsoper Hamburg). Ottavio Dantone conducts; co-stars include Ying Fang (Poppea), Franco Fagioli (Nerone), Gianlucca Buratto (Claudio), and Tim Mead (Ottone). As of this writing (June 19, 2020), single ticket sales are indefinitely suspended due to the coronavirus crisis.

Stravinsky, Oedipus Rex (Jocaste) at the Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam, March 10-27, 2021. In a double bill with the new commission From ‘Antigone’ by Samy Moussa. Other singers in the Oedipus cast include Sean Panikkar (Oedipus), Bastiaan Everink (Creon), Rafał Siwek (Tiresias), and Ramsey Nasr (Speaker). Erik Nielsen conducts; Wayne McGregor directs. As of this writing (June 19, 2020), single ticket sales are indefinitely suspended due to the coronavirus crisis.

Stravinsky, Oedipus Rex (Jocaste) with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Hamburg, April 10 and 11, 2021. Even though these concert performances follow on the heels of Dame Sarah’s engagement for the same opera in Amsterdam, the two gigs appear to be administratively and artistically unrelated. Her co-stars in Hamburg include Brenden Gunnell (Oedipus), Tomasz Konieczny (Creon), and Sir John Tomlinson (Tiresias); the MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig supplies the men’s chorus. Alan Gilbert conducts. The program also includes Le sacre du printemps. Under a special policy instituted in response to the uncertainties of the coronavirus pandemic, tickets can be pre-ordered starting May 26, 2020, with payment due when it is confirmed that the performance will go forward, no later than six weeks before the concert. There’s some background information about the Stravinsky pieces on the NDR website.

Stravinsky, Oedipus Rex (Jocaste) with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester at the Philharmonie Luxembourg, April 19, 2021. Co-stars, conductor, and chorus are the same team as in the Hamburg performances, and the Luxembourg program likewise includes Le sacre du printemps. Tickets go on sale February 22, 2021.

[New!] Recital for St Luke’s Music Society, London, May 8, 2021. With Joseph Middleton. Repertoire TBA. Note that “during the COVID crisis tickets may be restricted to Friends only.” Tickets are £18 and Friends membership is £35; the tickets for Dame Sarah’s recital go on sale December 13.

Recital at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, May 18, 2021. With Julius Drake. Songs by Mendelssohn, Liszt, Elgar, Debussy, Ravel, and Chaminade.

Elgar, The Dream of Gerontius with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Berlin, May 27, 28, and 29, 2021. With Allan Clayton and Roderick Williams, as well as the Rundfunkchor Berlin; Simon Rattle conducts.

[Livestream] The concert on the 29th will be livestreamed on the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Digital Concert Hall platform.

[Unconfirmed / details TBA] Tour with the Wiener Symphoniker, October 2-5, 2021. Dame Sarah’s name appears along with that of conductor and violinist Andrés Orozco-Estrada (who will take over as music director of the Wiener Symphoniker in the 2020-2021 season) in this list of orchestra tours on the website of agents Dr. Raab & Dr. Böhm. Details of the repertoire and cities for the tour will presumably be revealed when the Wiener Symphoniker announces its 2021-2022 season.

[New date!] Recital at Sant Pau Recinte Modernista [PDF], Barcelona, November 15, 2021. With Julius Drake. Part of the LIFE Victoria series of recitals; originally announced for November 27, 2019, but postponed due to Dame Sarah’s treatment for breast cancer; rescheduled for October 2020, and further postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Themed as a “Viennese journey by the hand of Alma Mahler,” the recital includes songs by Brahms, Wolf, Debussy, Alma Mahler, Gustav Mahler, and Zemlinsky.

[Livestream? TBC] This article in the Catalan newspaper La República says of the combined 2020-2021 season that “Tots els concerts es retransmetran en streaming, independentment de si pot assistir-hi públic o no” (“All concerts will be streamed, regardless of whether the audience can attend or not”). I have been unable, however, to confirm this detail on the LIFE Victoria website or in the PDF of the combined season announcement.

[Unconfirmed / details TBA] Brett Dean, Hamlet (Gertrude) at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, sometime in 2021-22. Allan Clayton, who starred in the title role of Brett Dean’s Hamlet at Glyndebourne in 2017, mentioned in an interview with the Telegraph that he would be reprising the role at an unspecified date and venue in the US. When prompted on Twitter, Dame Sarah indicated that she would be participating in the revival, too (“I shall be misunderstanding my confused boy again”). In a later interview with Opera News, Clayton reportedly specified that he would reprise Hamlet at the Met. The Future Met Wiki places the production at the Met in the 2021-2022 season (as does this New York Times article). Hat tip to Christopher Lowrey, who sang Guildenstern in the original production at Glyndebourne, whose tweet praising Allan Clayton brought the Telegraph interview to my attention. (No indication whether Lowrey will also be cast in the American revival.) Additional hat tip to the Tumblrer who submitted information on this topic via the ask box.

Previous versions of this list can be found under the schedule tag on this blog. This list published June 19, 2020. Updated June 22 to reflect the further postponement of the LIFE Victoria recital. Updated July 22 with the new date of the LIFE Victoria recital and the addition of the IVC forum. Edited July 28 to correct the closing date of DNO Agrippina to January 29 (not 27). Edited August 1 to reflect the cancelation of the September 30 recital at Wigmore Hall. Edited August 22 to add the September 16 recital at Wigmore Hall and update the Oxford recital with more details. Edited August 29 to add the English Concert livestream and fill in the repertoire for the September 16 Wiggy recital. Edited September 8 to add the Barbican “Pappano & Friends” concert. Edited September 15 to add the ENO Mozart Requiem and belatedly fill in some details on the Oxford Lieder Festival recital. Edited September 21 to add the recital for St Luke’s Music Society. I may continue to edit this list as I receive new information.

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hornsbeforehalos · 7 years ago

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Way Better Than ‘Triple A’

Pairing: JDM x OFC x Norman Reedus Warnings: Smut, Fluff, Language, Drinking. Request: Hi! First off, thanks for hosting the contest. ^_^ I was wondering if you could do a smutty smut threeway with JDM and Norman. I was not aware I needed that in my life until I was reading the prize choices. XD A/N: For my 400 follower contest winner, @keepcalmimthecupcake

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“You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me!” Kate cried as the skies opened up and rain tumbled down upon her. She threw the tire iron she’d been fighting the lug-nut with to the concrete, the loud clang of the metal echoed by a sudden clap of thunder. “Fuck my fuckin’ life, dude.”

She stood up and grasped the tire iron again, tossing it in her trunk and huffing as a black pickup truck appeared down the road and slowed as it approached. She just about shit herself when she saw who was rolling down the window.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the man of all her wettest of dreams, beamed at her with a broad smile. It took her only a second longer to see Norman Reedus on the other side of him craning his neck to see her.

“Fuck my fucking life.” She mumbled to herself as she walked up to the window, Jeffrey squinting to see her past the rain.

“Car trouble?” He asked, nodding his head towards her car.

She nodded her head in response, unable to adequately make any words come out besides, “Flat tire.”

He nodded again and gestured with his hand, “Get in, there’s a bar up the road, we can call Triple A.”

The passenger side door opened as she rounded the front of the truck, Norman stepping out into the downpour so she could climb into the warm cab. Once she was perched in the middle seat, Norman jumped back in and sandwiched her between them.

“So what’s your name, darlin’?” Jeffrey drawled as he put the transmission into gear.

“Kate,” She replied, her voice shaking from both the cold and her nerves, “I appreciate your help Mr. Morgan.”

Jeffrey let a wolfish grin slide across his face as he licked the front of this top teeth, “Please, call me Jeff. I guess you know who this chucklefuck is too, huh?”

Norman snorted a “Fuck you,” in Jeffrey’s direction, causing her to giggle and nod her head, “Yes, sir.”

“Take it your a fan?” Jeffrey rasped as his eyes flicked to her chest, smirking at the soaked shirt she was wearing.

Kate quickly looked to where his eyes were and choked out a laugh, her face blushing as she crossed her arms to cover the lettering on her chest, “Something like that.”

“Sounds promising,” Norman rasped, his voice low and gritty and how she always had imagined it being in person. She turned her head to find him leaning against the door of the truck, elbow resting on the windowsill as his fingertips played with the wiry hairs on his chin. His eyes were small slits as he gazed at her lazily, but she could feel the heat coming from him as he observed her.

Jeffrey chuckled as they finally pulled into the Bar and Grill, the rumble of his engine cutting off as he pulled out the key. They ran inside as fast as they could, Kate still trying to preserve what little dryness she had left. They found a spot at the bar, Kate sitting on the stool between the two men as the bartender approached.

“What’ll it be, fellas?” The tender asked casually, obviously used to seeing the men around the town where they worked and lived, “Whiskey?”

“Yeah,” The two of them replied back simultaneously, Jeffrey scrubbing his beard as he looked over to Kate, “You want anything, Sweetheart?”

“Uh, I’ll just have a Corona, thanks,” She answered, smiling at the bartender, who nodded his head. She pulled out her phone and opened her google search to find the local Triple A, bringign the phone to her ear to make the call as her beer was sat infront of her.

Ten minutes and a lot of pleading later, Kate slammed her phone on the bar top before chugging the rest of her beer, earning her raised eyebrows from the men on either side of her.

“Bad news?” Norman grunted as he raised his own glass to his lips, a small teasing smile playing on his face.

“Says the storm is too strong to get anything done right now, they’d have to come tomorrow. What kinda shit is that?” She complained with her arms crossed and brow furrowed, shaking her head, “I pay for that shit, ya know?”

Jeffrey chuckled a bit but nodded his head, his fingers finding his mouth as he stroked his beard and looked at Norman over the top of her head, a particular gleam in his eye that made Norman smirk.

The bartender came around a couple more times as the three chatted, one of the other patrons buying them a round of shots that got everyone feeling a little bit on the toasty side. Jeffrey was balancing on the fine line of being able to drive still or not, so he deemed it a good time for them to take their leave, “There any place we can drop you off, doll?”

Kate shook her head, picking up her phone again as she stood up, “There any decent hotels near by I guess? I don’t live around here.”

“Not any that you’d be safe at, prolly,” Norman responded with a smirk, giving Jeffrey another look, “Why don’t you just come back home with us, and we’ll help you with your tire in the morning?”

Gulping at the prospect of what that mean, Kate looked between the two men and asked, “Isn’t that kinda dangerous? I could be some creepy serial killer or something.”

Both men barked out laughs as Jeff threw his arm over her shoulder, “Are you some creepy serial killer, kitten?”

“Well no,” She started as he began to lead her towards the front door, “Do you two always take strange women home?”

“Only when we find them stranded on the side of the road, babe.” Norman replied, holding the door open for them, “Jeff likes to be a savior, ya know.”

The drive to the small area of homes where Jeff and Norman resided didn’t take very long, but was filled with high-strung tension that could be cut with a knife. Electricity was soaring through Kates bloodstream as she sat squished between the two actors, her mind screaming at her that it was all a dream. They pulled up to gated drive in and Jeffrey punched in some numbers to get the entrace to open, putting the Truck in park once they’d gotten into the garage.

“Give me a minute and I’ll get you something dry to wear, doll,” Jeffrey drawled as he opened the door to the house, leading us into the kitchen where he placed his keys on the island, “Norm, you know where everything is, get our girl here something to drink.”

“On it,” Norman replied as he walked over to one of the cabinents and opened the door, “Do ya like whiskey, sweetheart?”

“Uh, sure,” She responded, looking around at the amazing house she was sure she was imagining standing in, only snapping back in reality when Norman handed her the short tumblr of amber liquid.

“You okay?” He asked, noticing her nerves making the glass tremble as she brought it to her lips. She swallowed and winced at the burn, opening her mouth to answer as Jeff reappeared with a towel and a handful of clothes.

“Well, you’re in luck. My neice was here last weekend and accidentally left some clothes that look about your size,” Jeffrey said as he handed her the pile after she sat her glass down.

She stood there for a moment, looking around sheepishly before asking, “Uh, bathroom?”

“Oh! Of course, doll,” Jeffrey chuckled, stepping to the side so he could show her the way, “Down the hallway and to your left.”

She changed quickly, delighted to find that the shorts and shirt Jeffrey had lent her not only fit her correctly but that the shorts were short enough to show off the exquisite curve of her ass. She towel dried her hair and wiped the smudged eyeliner off her face the best she could, pumping herself up in the mirror as she looked at herself.

‘Just go out there and live every fangirls fantasy, woman. Do it for the fandom.’

She exhaled deeply to calm her nerves before opening the door and finding her way back into the kitchen, where Jeff and Norman stood at the counter speaking in hushed tones. She cleared her throat to get their attention, both men’s eyes jumping directly to her.

“Damn, and I thought she looked good wet, Bubbah,” Jeffrey joked as he examined her, his eyes burning through her bloodstream as he stepped forward. Norman was leaned against the counter, holding his glass to his lips as his narrowed gaze ate her up again.

She giggled nervously in reply, picking her drink back up and finishing it to give herself more courage. Jeffrey was the first to approach her, his tall frame towering over her and blocking her view of the other actor. His hands went to her hips and he bit his lip, his hooded eyes trapping her in a lustful stare, “Why don’t we go to the living room and get a little bit more...comfortable.”

Both men were sure to let her know where their intentions lay as two sets of hands encased her once they’d plopped down on the large, over-stuffed leather sofa in the living room. She gasped as Norman’s teeth attached themselves to her shoulder from where he pressed his chest up against her back, Jeffrey wasting no time in pulling the tiny shorts she’d just put on off her thighs. Norman worked her shirt off of her as her head spun with anticipation, her hands fumbling with things like Jeff’s belt buckle and Norman’s leather vest.

“Holy fucking shit,” She panted as Jeff spun her around against his chest so she coudl watch Norman taking off his shirt, his wide, muscular shoulders rippling with the movement. His eyes were filled with a predatory darkness that made the woman’s breath get caught in her throat as he grasped her wrist and yanked her to him, their lips meeting in a kiss that he dominated mercilessly.

After a rustle of more clothing being removed, Jeffrey’s large palms smoothed across her rib cage to her breasts, groping the heavy mounds as he pressed his thick cock in between her ass cheeks. Her fingertips popped open the button on Norman’s last article of clothing, his jeans, and he shrugged them off his hips quickly, smirking at the gasp that left her mouth at the sight of his swollen dick in his hand.

“One or both, doll?” Jeffrey rasped into her neck as he licked the flesh, goosebumps pimpling her skin at the gritty tone of his voice. Her eyes closed as dizziness swirled in her brain again, her breathing already labored as she writhed between the two men.

“Both,” She gasped as Norman’s teeth sunk into the opposite side of her neck, his hands going to her hips as both men rutted into her from either side.

“Greedy girl,” Jeffrey grinned as Norman laid back on the couch, pulling her on top of him to straddle his thighs. He gripped his rock-hard cock again and slid it through her sopping folds as she hovered over him, her hands planted on his firm chest as Jeffrey’s spit-slicked fingers began working her other hole.

“Jesusfuckingchrist,” She bit out as she sunk down on him at the same time Jeffrey slid a second finger deep inside her, scizzoring them apart to stretch her faster. Both men groaned at the feeling of her quivering between them, her walls stretching and fluttering against Norman’s thick cock.

After a couple of adjustment pumps from the two of them, and a third finger added by Jeff, she was already wound so tight she was just waiting to explode. Norman bit his lip as he watched her rise and fall onto him, the friction from her tight, soaked pussy making him absolutely ravenous.

Jeffrey dissapeared momentarily in the direction of the bathroom, Norman taking full advantage of his absence to grind his hips into hers as deeply as he could, earning him a loud, keening wail from Kate as he hit the spot he’d been aiming for.

“Fuck, Bubbah, don’t let her finish before I’ve even started,” Jeffrey chided upon his return, joining them back on the couch as he dripped lube onto her ass from the bottle in his hand, “You ready for the fun part, babydoll?”

“Fuck, yes, please,” She panted as Norman continued to thrust slowly into her, smirk playing on his face as he watched her eyes roll to the back of her head at the feeling of the head of Jeffrey’s cock teasing her puckered hole. He slid into her slowly, giving her time to adjust as inch by inch of his cock joined Norman’s inside her, the feeling of being completly and utterly full ripping a sudden orgasm out of her that clenched both men in their place.

“Holy shit,” Jeffrey rasped as he stilled, his hips flush with her ass as he filled her completely, his head thrown back as he tried to control himself from pummeling her immediately.

She buried her face in Norman’s neck, her hands gripping his biceps and fingers digging into his skin as the painful pleasure still coursed its way through her veins. Jeffrey ran his own hands down the beautiful space that was her back as she came down, sharing a confident smirk with Norman as they waited for her to be ready to continue.

She gave him the greenlight when she began to move her hips again, the motion clumsy at first as the three of them found the right rythm. Norman’s fingernails bit into her thighs harshly and he ground his teeth and growled, the muscles of his jaw straining as he fucked up into her.

Jeffrey’s huge hand wrapped around the back of her neck, pulling her up towards him. His other hand grasped at her breast again, kneading and flicking her nipples as he hummed lowly in her ear.

“Play with her pussy, Norm,” Jeffrey instucted as he kissed her mouth hungrily, his eyes boring into hers as pulled away to rasp, “Cum for Daddy, sweetheart.”

The scratch of his whiskers against her face and the words from his mouth accompanying the pinch of her nipple and the feeling of Norman following Jeffrey’s order as he groped her other tit pushed her over the edge again. She came with a feral scream that was quickly muffled by Jeff’s hand, her body seizing and tightening as both men picked up their pace.

“That’s it, girl, take it.” Norman snarled, the almost painful tightness both men were dragging their dicks through pulling animalistic roars from them as they brutally thrust into her limp and pliable body.

“Oh my god,” She moaned softly as her head rest against Jeffrey’s shoulder as he rubbed his face against her throat, peppering her with kisses.

She felt Jeffrey swell inside her as he growled again, his hips beginning to stutter, “Fuck, I’m gonna cum,”

“Pill?” Norman asked, his voice gruff and gritty again, making Kates eyes roll to the back of her head as he twisted at her nipple again.

She nodded her response just as Jeffrey plunged into her one last time, as deep as he could go, filling her ass with his hot release. He grunted in time with Norman’s thrusts as he stayed buried inside her, his teeth sinking into her already bruised shoulder.

“Gonna come again, huh?” Norman goaded as he felt her walls clench again while he continued to impale her. All Kate could reply with was another mewl as pinpricks of pleasure scorched her.

“Fuck yeah, bitch, take it,” He hissed as he rose up, supporting himself with one hand planted in the cushion, the other winding her hair around his wrist and clutching her throat in his palm, cutting off her ability to breathe.

“Fuck, Norman,” Jeffrey grunted as she was forced further onto his still solid dick with every brutal thrust. His long arms wrapped around her and clutched onto Norman’s broad shoulders as he forced her down in time with Norman’s pumps, both men growling in unison as they fucked her.

“Holy shit,” Norman finally roared as he plunged into her a final time, spilling his thick seed within her as he ground his hips and released her throat. Kate gasped for breath as her body snapped again.

“Fuck,” Jeffrey snarled as he came again as well, his nails scratching down Norman’s arms as she wailed through yet another orgasm.

Jeffrey slipped out of her and fell back on his haunches, wiping his brow as they all calmed down, Kate falling safely back into Normans chest as he laid back on the couch, a satisfied smirk adorning his adorable face as he stroked her hair.

“Well, there you go, babydoll.” Jeffrey grunted with a sigh as he stood up from his spot on the concrete and wiped his hands, “Good as new.”

“Thanks, guys,” Kate replied, small smile on her face as she blushed, “I really appriciate it.”

“I bet you do,” Norman teased with a wink as he put the tools back into her trunk, slamming it closed.

“Shut up.” She huffed as he threw his arm around her shoulders to kiss her temple, her face growing even hotter, “You know what I mean.”

“If you happen to get another flat tire next time you come through, give us a call,” Jeffrey grinned as he held out a peice of paper between his index and middle fingers.

She bit her lip as she took it from him, stepping out of Norman’s arm and up on her tippy toes to kiss his cheek, “You know I will, you guys are way better than Triple A.”

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AJPW 1/9 Okazaki Show Cancelled; Dragon Gate, STARDOM Begin Their 2022; NOAH U-CUP Night 2 - 1/7/2022; NJPW Strong Episode 73 - 1/8/2022; TAKA Taichi Mania 3 1/10/2022 on NJPWWorld

All Japan Pro Wrestling

All Japan were supposed to run in Aichi Okazaki today, however due to multiple staff having fever symptoms, the event was called off. No word right now as to when the show will be rescheduled or if some of the matches, which included a Corona Premier Intercontinental title match as well as an excursion send-off match for Jun & Rei Saito, will be moved.

The next show will be on 1/23/2022 at Tokyo Korakuen Hall. That event will have a one-night tournament to determine the 65th holder of the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, after Jake Lee was forced to vacate after suffering facial injuries. The participants will be Kento Miyahara v. Suwama, and Shotaro Ashino v. Ryuki Honda, with the Final between the winners of those matches. The All Asia Tag Team and World Juniorheavyweight titles will also be defended on this show. The full card has not yet been announced.

Pro Wrestling NOAH

The second show of the N Innovation U-Cup ran on Friday, and it was on Wrestle Universe.

N Innovation U-CUP - 1/7/2021, Yokohama Radiant Hall (Wrestle Universe)

Yasutaka Yano TLD Kai Fujimura (15:00)

U-CUP 6-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Harada, Atsuhi Kotoge & Junta Miyawaki d. HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa & Yuya Susumu [STINGER] (Harada > Susumu, Katayama German Suplex Hold, 15:48)

U-CUP 6-Man Tag Match: Tadasuke, ALEJA & Nio [Kongo] DCO NOSAWA Rongai, YO-HEY & Kotaro Suzuki [Perros del Mal de Japon] (Tadasuke & Suzuki, 6:17)

U-CUP 4-Way Elimination Match: Nao [Kongo] d. Hajime Ohara, Seiki Yoshioka [STINGER] &. Eita [Perros del Mal de Japon] (14:06) Order of Eliminations: - Eita > Ohara, Imperial Uno, 8:13 - Yoshioka > Eita, OTTR, 10:45 - Nao > Yoshioka, 14:06

Kaito Kiyomiya & Daiki Inaba d. Super Crazy & Ikuto Hidaka [Perros del Mal de Japon] (Kiyomiya > Hidaka, Jumping Knee, 10:28)

U-CUP Final Elimination Tag Match: Daisuke Harada, Atsushi Kotoge, Hajima Ohara & Junta Miyawaki d. Tadasuke, ALEJA, Nao & Nio [Kongo] (18:29) Order of Eliminations: - ALEJA > Miyawaki, Sky Bullet, 5:20 - Harada > Aleja, Katayama German Suplex Hold, 8:25 - Nio > Harada, Stuka Splash, 14:24 - Ohara > Tadasuke, Finnish Forearm, 16:08 - Kotoge > Nao, Killswitch, 18:29

NOAH’s juniors win the N Innovation U-CUP, but there is one more day of this series on Monday, which features a GHC Juniorheavyweight title match as its main event.

- 1/10/2021, Yokohama Radiant Hall (Wrestle Universe)

Daiki Inaba & Yasutaka Yano v. Ikuto Hidaka [Perros del Mal de Japon] & Kai Fujimura

Seiki Yoshioka & Yuya Susumu [STINGER] v. Hajime Ohara & Atsushi Kotoge

NOSAWA Rongai, YO-HEY & Kotaro Suzuki [Perros del Mal de Japon] v. ALEJA, Nao & Nio [Kongo]

Kaito Kiyomiya v. Super Crazy

U-CUP Unit Shuffle Tag Match: Eita [Perros del Mal de Japon] & Yoshinari Ogawa [STINGER] v. Tadasuke [Kongo] & Junta Miyawaki

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan of America’s first premiere episode for 2022 of NJPW Strong showed last night on NJPWWorld. This is the first batch of matches taped at Nemesis back in December.

TJP [United Empire] d. The DKC (Mamba Splash, 8:31)

Hikuleo & Chris Bey [Bullet Club] d. Jordan Clearwater & Keita Murray (Bey > Murray, CB Knee, 9:12)

Eddie Kingston [AEW] d. Gabriel Kidd (Uraken, 12:37)

I’ve heard very good things about Eddie v. Kidd. I did not watch this show, and don’t know what if any angles were shown on this episode.

This coming Saturday in Seattle is The New Beginning USA, which will be another round of Strong tapings. Jay White has an open “U-S-of-Jay” challenge against a mystery opponent. Josh Barnett also returns to the lineup, taking on Ren Narita. Yuya Uemura gets fed to Brody King, who still has not debuted in AEW as yet despite all speculation. As is usual, I won’t be showing the results for this, instead reporting when the episodes air on NJPWWorld.

The New Beginning USA – NJPW Strong Taping - 1/15/2022, Washington Hall, Seattle, WA

Jay White [Bullet Club] v. X

Matt Rehwoldt v. El Phantasmo [Bullet Club]

Yuya Uemura v. Brody King [VLNCE UNLTD]

Clark Connors v. TJP [United Empire]

Kevin Knight & The DKC v. Eddie Pearl & Ricky Gibson

Lio Rush [AEW] & Rocky Romero [CHAOS] v. Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs [Team Filthy]

Josh Barnett v. Ren Narita

Juice Robinson & David Finlay Jr. v. JONAH & Bad Dude Tito

Tomorrow, NJPWWorld will be showing TAKA Taichi Mania 3 live. It’s been… quite a while since one of these shows took place! I guess TAKA’s done his penance and is no longer persona non grata in wrestling between his appearances at NJPW shows and this now. TAKA, Taichi & El Desperado are on the advertising image so I assume they will all be there.

Dragon Gate

Dragon Gate finally began their 2022 with the first date of the Open The New Year Gate 2022, from Kyoto KBS Hall. You can see this for the next week on Dragon Gate Network.

Open The New Year Gate - 1/8/2022, Kyoto KBS Hall (Dragon Gate Network)

YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Ben-K [HIGH-END] d. Kzy, Susumu Yokosuka & Jacky “Funky” Kamei [Natural Vibes] (YAMATO > Kamei, Galleria, 13:06)

Kagetora & Keisuke Okuda [HIGH-END] d. Ryu Fuda & Takuma Fujiwara (Kagetora > Fuda, Brainbuster, 10:45)

goBaaan Special Royal Sambo: La Estrella [MASQUERADE] d. Don Fujii, Masaaki Mochizuki, Super Shisa, Konomama Ichikawa, Shachihoko Boy, Mondai Ryu, Punch Tominaga, Yosuke Santa Maria, Riki Iihashi, Ishin Iihashi & Shoya Sato (Estrella > Yosuke, Planet Fly, 10:27)

Genki Horiguchi, Big Boss Shimizu & U-T [Natural Vibes] d. Ultimo Dragon, Yasushi Kanda & Takumi Hayakawa (Shimizu > Hayakawa, Big Boss Press, 10:10)

KAI, BxB Hulk & HYO [R.E.D.] d. Naruki Doi, Takashi Yoshida & Strong Machine J (HYO > J, Neko Tamashi, 10:49)

Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura & Jason Lee [MASQUERADE] d. Eita, Kaito Ishida & SB KENTo [R.E.D.] (Skywalker > Ishida, Schoolboy, 13:52)

MASQUERADE win after HYO botches a powder throw, and Shun capitalizes as he does. Eita was NOT happy, and threw the belts that Ishida and SB KENTo respectively hold. MASQUERADE still don’t seem to like each other much, but they are doing what they can. Takashi Yoshida (the former Cyber Kong) demanded an Open The Dream Gate title shot from KAI, but KAI denied him, saying the GM of the company already nixed it.

DG also ran today as well.

Open The New Year Gate - 1/9/2022, Osaka EDION Arena #2 (Dragon Gate Network)

Kzy, Big Boss Shimizu & Jacky “Funky” Kamei [Natural Vibes] d. Naruki Doi, Takashi Yoshida & Yosuke Santa Maria (Kzy > Yosuke, Running Elbow Smash, 12:38)

Masaaki Mochizuki & Gamma d. Riki Iihashi & Ishin Iihashi (Mochizuki > Ishin, Twister, 8:30)

Ultimo Dragon, Jason Lee [MASQUERADE] & La Estrella [MASQUERADE] d. Susuma Yokosuka, Genki Horiguchi & U-T [Natural Vibes] (Lee > Horiguchi, Maximum Driver, 11:21)

Don Fujii, Yasushi Kanda & Ben-K [HIGH-END] d. Takuma Fujiwara, Shoya Sato & Takumi Hayakawa (Ben-K > Hayakawa, Powerbomb, 10:14)

Shun Skywalker & Kota Minoura [MASQUERADE] d. Eita & HYO [R.E.D.] (Minoura > HYO, Gang after Eita hit HYO with powder, 7:52)

YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Kagetora & Keisuke Okuda [HIGH-END] d. KAI, BxB Hulk, Kaito Ishida & SB KENTo (YAMATO > KENTo, Frankensteiner Of The Almighty, 11:28)

It seems Dragon Gate are not announcing cards ahead of time now, only wrestlers featured, which, given Omicron, seems like a good idea. R.E.D. botched another powder spot. Shun Skywalker claims as long as there is 1 fan, MASQUERADE will fight for them and MASQUERADE is forever. MASQUERADE will guaranteed not be forever. HIGH-END look to be involved in title matches at Champion Gate on 3/5 & 3/6/2022 in Osaka.

DG run a spot how Tuesday in Mie, followed by 2 consecutive nights at Tokyo Korakuen Hall, 1/12 & 1/13/2022, both of which will be on Dragon Gate Network.

STARDOM

STARDOM began their year off proper this weekend as well, with two shows at Tokyo Korakuen Hall

New Year Stars 2022 Night 1 - 1/8/2022, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (STARDOM World)

3-Way Match: Koguma [STARS] d. Lady C [Queen’s Quest] & Himeka [Donna del Mundo] (Koguma > C, Side Rollup, 5:46)

Mayu Iwatani, Hanan & Hazuki [STARS] d. Saki Kashima, Rina & Fukigen Death [Oedo Tai] (Hazuki > Rina, Vertical Drop Brainbuster, 8:59)

Giulia & Thekla [Donna del Mundo] d. Ruaka & Starlight Kid [Oedo Tai] (Giulia > Ruaka, Bianca, 9:10)

Syuri, Maika & MIRAI [Donna del Mundo] d. Mina Shirakawa, Mai Sakurai & Waka Tsukiyama [Cosmic Angels] (MIRAI > Shirakawa, Miramare Shock, 12:11)

Utami Hayashishita & Saya Kamitani [Queen’s Quest] TLD Tam Nakano & Unagi Sayaka [Cosmic Angels] (20:00)

Momo Watanabe [Oedo Tai] d. AZM [Queen’s Quest] (KO, 15:53)

Momo Watanabe betrayed QQ and has now joined Oedo Tai at an earlier juncture. Syuri vacated the SWA title, as she wants to concentrate on defending the Red Belt now, that she won from Utami Hayashishita on 12/29/2021, as well as the Goddess of Stardom tag belts with Giulia. Seems like foreshadowing. Momo Kogo of Actwres Girl’Z appeared pre-show and expressed her intention to come to STARDOM, which was not met well by Unagi Sayaka.

New Year Stars 2022 Night 2 - 1/9/2022, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (STARDOM World)

Thekla [Donna del Mundo] d. Saki Kashima [Oedo Tai] (O’Connor Roll, 7:58)

Mayu Iwatani & Hanan [STARS] d. Unagi Sayaka & Waka Tsukiyama [Cosmic Angels] (Hanan > Tsukiyama, Hanan Special, 8:54)

Maika, Himeka & MIRAI [Donna del Mundo] d. Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa & Mai Sakurai [Cosmic Angels] (MIRAI > Sakurai, Miramare Shock, 12:40)

4 v. 3 Handicap Match: Rina, Ruaka, Starlight Kid & Momo Watanabe [Oedo Tai] d. Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani & Lady C [Queen’s Quest] (Momo > C, Reverse B Driver, 17:08)

Goddess of Stardom Championship: Koguma & Hazuki [STARS] d. Giulia & Syuri [Donna del Mundo] © (Hazuki > Giulia, Hazukistral, 16:55) - Giulia/Syuri fail their 5th defense - Koguma & Hazuki are the 22nd champions

What did I say about foreshadowing? Maika & Himeka immediately challenged to be the next contenders for the tag belts. The semi-main became a handicap match after AZM was pulled due to injuries from the night before. Utami Hayashishita challenged Momo Watanabe to a match at Nagoya Supreme Fight 2022 later this month.

STARDOM run tomorrow in Ryogoku KFC Hall.

- 1/10/2022, Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall

Unagi Sayaki & Mai Sakurai [Cosmic Angels] v. Saki Kashima & Fukigen Death [Oedo Tai]

Hazuki [STARS] v. Rina [Oedo Tai]

Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani & Lady C [Queen’s Quest] v. Ruaka, Starlight Kid & Momo Watanabe [Oedo Tai]

Mayu Iwatani, Hanan & Koguma [STARS] v. Syuri, Maika & Himeka [Donna del Mundo]

Giulia, MIRAI & Thekla [Donna del Mundo] v. Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa & Waka Tsukiyama [Cosmic Angels]

DDT / Tokyo Joshi / GANBARE Pro

DDT have run seven cards across multiple brands this weekend and I cannot keep up with them all. CAGEMATCH has them if you need them. I’m sure at least three are on Wrestle Universe too.

Other News

BJW continued their Ikkitousen Strong Climb tournament with two shows in Kanagawa today. The only clear leader right now is Daichi Hashimoto on 4pts in Block B.

In addition to Tokyo Joshi and STARDOM running the last two days, we had rallies from Sendai Girls, Ice Ribbon, OZ Academy, Diana and PURE-J this weekend. Joshi is admittedly not my strong point. If I cover any others besides STARDOM it will likely be Sendai Girls. I only have so much time in the day.

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fter eclipsing 'mythological' pole vault king Bubka, Duplantis eyes Tokyo gold

fter eclipsing ‘mythological’ pole vault king Bubka, Duplantis eyes Tokyo gold

Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis said his desire to better Sergey Bubka’s outdoor mark kept him motivated in the 2020 season and after clearing 6.15m to eclipse the Ukrainian great in September, the 21-year-old is aiming to go higher next year. Duplantis, a world silver medallist in Doha last year, set the world record by clearing 6.17m indoors in Poland in February and bettered that by a…

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Highly Vaccinated Israel Is Seeing A Dramatic Surge In New COVID Cases. Here's Why

Israel was the first country on Earth to fully vaccinate a majority of its citizens against COVID-19. Now it has one of the world's highest daily infection rates — an average of nearly 7,500 confirmed cases a day, double what it was two weeks ago. Nearly one in every 150 people in Israel today has the virus.

What happened, and what can be learned about the vaccine's impact on a highly vaccinated country? Here are six lessons learned — and one looming question for the future of the pandemic.

1. Immunity from the vaccine dips over time.

Israel had fully vaccinated slightly over half its population by March 25. Infections waned, venues reopened to the vaccinated and the prime minister told Israelis to go out and have fun. By June, all restrictions, including indoor masking, were abolished.

But Israel paid a price for the early rollout. Health officials, and then Pfizer, said their data showed a dip in the vaccine's protection around six months after receiving the second shot.

2. The delta variant broke through the vaccine's waning protection.

It was a perfect storm: The vaccine's waning protection came around the same time the more infectious delta variant arrived in Israel this summer. Delta accounts for nearly all infections in Israel today.

"The most influential event was so many people who went abroad in the summer — vacations — and brought the delta variant very, very quickly to Israel," said Siegal Sadetzki, a former public health director in Israel's Health Ministry.

3. If you get infected, being vaccinated helps.

The good news is that among Israel's serious infections on Thursday of this week, according to Health Ministry data, the rate of serious cases among unvaccinated people over age 60 (178.7 per 100,000) was nine times more than the rate among fully vaccinated people of the same age category, and the rate of serious cases among unvaccinated people in the under-60 crowd (3.2 per 100,000) was a little more than double the rate among vaccinated people in that age bracket.

The bad news, doctors say, is that half of Israel's seriously ill patients who are currently hospitalized were fully vaccinated at least five months ago. Most of them are over 60 years old and have comorbidities. The seriously ill patients who are unvaccinated are mostly young, healthy people whose condition deteriorated quickly.

Israel's daily average number of infections has nearly doubled in the past two weeks and has increased around tenfold since mid-July, approaching the numbers during Israel's peak in the winter. Deaths increased from five in June to at least 248 so far this month. Health officials say that currently 600 seriously ill patients are hospitalized, and they warn they cannot handle more than 1,000 serious infections at the same time.

4. Israel's high vaccination rate isn't high enough.

The country jumped out ahead of all other countries on vaccines, and 78% of eligible Israelis over 12 years old are vaccinated.

But Israel has a young population, with many under the eligible age for vaccination, and about 1.1 million eligible Israelis, largely between the ages of 12 and 20, have declined to take even one dose of the vaccine.

That means only 58% of Israel's total citizenry is fully vaccinated. Experts say that's not nearly high enough.

"We have a very large fraction of our population who are paying the price for a small fraction of the population who did not go to get the vaccine," said Eran Segal of the Weizmann Institute of Science, who advises the Israeli government on COVID-19.

Unvaccinated people helped fuel the rapid spread of the virus while the country remained open for business in recent months with few serious restrictions.

"That will lead to mass infection, which is exactly what we are seeing now," said Segal.

5. Vaccinations are key, but they are not enough.

Israel is trying to slow the wave without resorting to a new lockdown, which Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says would take an economic toll and "destroy the future of the country." The country is placing caps on gatherings, increasing hospital staff and pleading for unvaccinated people to get immunized.

On Israel's doorstep, the vaccination rate is much lower in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Only around 8% of Palestinians have been fully vaccinated. Palestinians are wary of certain brands of vaccine in ample supply, like AstraZeneca's, while Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine is in shorter supply for Palestinians. But the Palestinian population is not a source of transmission in Israel. Only vaccinated Palestinians are given permits to enter Israel and Israeli settlements.

As for the low rate of vaccination in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, "we don't have a shortage of vaccine. It is the hesitancy," said Randa Abu Rabe, a local World Health Organization official working in the Palestinian territories.

6. Booster shots offer more protection — if you are one of the world's lucky few to get them.

Israel is the first country to offer a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine in a nationwide booster campaign. Preliminary research in Israel suggests booster shots significantly increase protection against the coronavirus a week after a person receives the third dose.

Israeli national HMO Maccabi Healthcare Services, which conducted the preliminary study of 149,144 Israelis who received three Pfizer shots, said for Israelis above age 60, a Pfizer booster shot reduced the chances of infection by 86% and reduced the chances of severe infection by 92%.

The early data reflects studies by vaccine-makers Pfizer and Moderna and provides a glimpse at boosters' effects in a real-world setting.

After reviewing data on breakthrough infections in Israel, the U.S. announced a booster shot campaign beginning in late September for anyone eight months after their second shot. The U.K. has promised boosters soon, and Turkey is offering Pfizer shots to those immunized with the Sinovac vaccine to help citizens planning to travel, since some countries will not recognize the Chinese vaccine.

Israel has lowered the minimum age for boosters to 40. "The triple dose is the solution to curbing the current infection outbreak," Anat Ekka Zohar of Maccabi said in a statement.

Boosters are not being offered in the Palestinian territories yet, and the World Health Organization has called on countries to stop giving COVID-19 booster shots in order to help poorer countries get vaccinated.

"Israel very much respects the World Health Organization but acts according to local considerations and the interests of Israeli citizens. We help the world a lot," an Israeli health official told NPR, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the issue. "If the U.N. didn't secure enough vaccines for Chad, Mali, Myanmar and Guatemala, that doesn't mean that Israel shouldn't seek to prevent a pandemic from happening here."

Experts warn if countries do not vaccinate their populations, more variants will develop, threatening even vaccinated nations.

Looming question: Will we need COVID-19 vaccines every several months? We don't know.

The Cinema City movie theater complex in Jerusalem teems with young children and parents, but steps from the box office is a makeshift vaccination station where dozens of mostly older residents wait their turn to get booster shots.

More than a million Israelis have received a Pfizer booster shot in the last several weeks. They are being watched around the world, as Israel is the first nation to give a third dose of Pfizer on a mass scale, just as it was ahead of the curve on the first round of shots.

"They make the test of us," said Etti Ben Yaakov, sitting in a vaccination booth with her brother as he got a booster shot. "But in the first [round], it was the same. So I don't feel it's something wrong. I think it's good."

She predicts the coronavirus, like the flu, will mean shots every year. "We will have to live with the corona," she said.

Ido Hadari, of HMO Maccabi, which led the preliminary booster shot study, questioned whether regular shots will become the norm.

"I don't know of any disease where we are vaccinated every six months, and to be honest, I don't think the public will come to get vaccinated every six months," Hadari said. "But you cannot predict anything with this disease."

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