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harrypotter-imaginess · 4 years ago

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Bill

* He’ll give you a massage

* And not like a sexy massage, just a regular massage

* He doesn’t even realize he’s doing it most of the time

* He’ll just see you doing work, or hanging out, and stands behind you and starts rubbing your shoulders

* “Is that book any good?”

* Also Bill is oddly into nutrition, if he notices you’re feeling off he’ll start meal prepping a bunch of shakes and snacks

* “Bill, Babe what is this?” You ask, looking at the cup in front of you

* “it a mango, pineapple, papaya, ginger and turmeric antiinfamatory smoothie- drink up”

Charlie

* He takes videos of the dragons he takes care of so that he can send them to you

* Also- he’ll definitely try to take goofy pics with the animals/dragons at the sanctuary on his phone to send to you

* His snap score is probably like 800K, not for promiscuous reasons, but because he’s always sending you snaps at work

* “Oi Charlie get off your phone and come and help me!” His co worker shouts as Charlie tries to get a cute selfie with the dragon in the background

* “In a minute Seamus, I’m trying to take a picture!”

* Also if you have a robust hobby, like painting or reading your boy will get into it just so you guys have an activity to do together

* “Turn the page love” He’ll say

* you’re basically sitting on Charlie’s lap, his chin resting on your shoulder as he peers into the book in your hands

* “Charlie, I know you said you wanted to read with me, but I didn’t think you meant this”

Percy

* He buys you gifts

* Now before you get all excited- it’s not how you think

* With Percy it’s never something nice like flowers and choclate, or a teddy bear, or even a card

* It’s always something really obscure that he just happened to see, and that happened to make him think of you

* “Hey, I saw this and thought of you” He’ll say, handing you a wrapped package

* “Candles?”

* “Yeah, because they bring light, just like you”

* The dork isn’t even trying to make a joke, he’s being 100% authentic

* “You’re such a dork” you laugh, but he smiles when he sees you sniffing the candle with an approving expression

* So you like it, he grins

* It feels like he was in darkness until you, and then you just barged into his life

* And brought him so much joy

Fred

* Fred’s love language is words of affirmation

* He’s always very consistent with his compliments, telling you that you look good or that you’re smart, and that you’re killing it

* Another part of that is that he always, always makes sure to communicate

* Sometimes maybe a little too much

* “Hey Fred would you mind running to the store? I need tomato paste for the pasta”

* He’s already putting on his shoes

* “Sure love, any particular brand?”

* Kinda a weird question

* “No anything’s fine”

* “Alright what size?”

* “Um, the medium one I guess”

* He lets out a hum and you think he’ll be on his way

* “Do you want me to get more than one-“

* “Merlin Fred, would you just go!”

* He just wants to make sure he gets you the right thing, exactly the way you want it

George

* George’s love language is definitely acts of service, so he’ll do these little things for you

* Like if he notices there’s a certain chore you don’t like- even more than the other chores- like washing dishes or folding laundry, he’ll do it instead

* “George did you already finish that? I was going to do it later”

* You admit you were procrastinating a bit, you know you need to clean it’s just kinda time consuming, and- well, it’s not exactly your favorite thing to do

* “Ah yeah, don’t worry about it, it’s no big deal”

* George always opens doors for you, even the car door

* He’ll get out of his side of the car and jog over to your side, just so he can personally open the door for you

* One time he was in such a rush he slipped and hurt his knee

* You spent your date at the hospital instead because he wouldn’t stop bleeding and you thought he might need stitches

* It’s usually pretty cute

Ron

* Your boy is hella proud of you

* Like, even your own parents aren’t that proud of you

* And they made you

* He’s always bragging about you

* “There’s no one smarter than (Y/N), they would even give Hermione a run for her money”

* You wear a new outfit/try a new style and-

* “Ron what are you doing?” You ask as he pats your pocket

* “I’m just looking for who gave you the absolute Audacity to look this good”

* You laugh

* “I mean how’s anyone supposed to get any work done around here when you’re this good looking” he shakes his head in mock annoyance

* He’s your number 1 hype man

Ginny

* Ginny’s a jock, but she’s also really into music

* She makes you a playlist every few days, and the title is always an inside joke or based on a conversation you had

* “Ginny did you seriously name this playlist ‘snorting vanilla lattes in Malibu’?”

* She just shrugs, it’s not her fault you laughed so hard you snorted vanilla latte all over a Malibu themed place mat.

* She also leaves you little notes

* You reach into your coat pocket only to feel a piece of folded paper

* “You’re prettier than an avocado?” You read to yourself

* ....not all her notes are winners

* They still make you smile though

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lady-thor-foster · 7 years ago

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Good Enough // Thor x OC AU (P4)

Pairing: Thor x WOC (Charlotte “Charlie” Bailey-Thomas) Word Count: 800k+ Warning: Fluff, Mild angst

Summary: A little backstory on how Thor and Charlie met.

A/N: I know this took forever. Writing is hard okay. Enjoy this little break between feels. Even though this is h e l a feels-y too. eheheheh. Happy reading!

MASTERLIST // PREVIOUSLY // NEXT CHAPTER

2 Years Ago

Charlie sat alone on a bench in the park of the business district reminiscing over the day with tears streaming profusely down her face. Silent sobs wracked her body. Today just didn’t seem like it could get any worse.

Due to a mishap that wasn’t actually her fault, she was nearly fired from her position as Creative Director and Head Designer for Revengers fashion magazine. It was her responsibility to oversee a horde of interns; it was like trying to round unruly chickens. The pressure and stress were a little much to bear some days. Today was one of those days. She counted down the seconds until she had the money to fund her own design company.

“Clerical issues” with her paycheck caused Charlie to be a week behind on her rent. Unfortunately, her bitter, eye-patched and permanently angry landlord, Baron Strucker wasn’t the understanding type.

“Look missy,” Strucker seethed as he stood in the doorway of his tiny and messy office, “You either get me your rent within the next 10 days or you look for another place to live. I’m not running a goddamn charity here.”

“I’ll have it for you soon, Mr. Strucker,” Charlie promised. Strucker’s good eye narrowed in suspicion as he stared harshly at Charlie. With a grunt, he slammed his office door in her face. As she fought back a wave a tears, there was a nagging suspicion in the back of her mind the pay clerk, Amora, had something personal against her.

On her way back to work (ironically because she lost something and needed to find it), she lost her cell phone in the back of a cab. Un-freaking-believable. As she walked through the park, determined not the let the shitty events of this day get to her, the heel of her favorite Michael Kors shoe broke. It was one disaster after another. It seemed as if the fates themselves deemed today just had to be worst day for Charlie Bailey-Thomas.

So, she plopped herself down on the nearest bench, hung her head in her hands and wept. She’d had enough.

Thor was having a hellish day of his own.

Being the firstborn son of world-renowned CEO and business mogul Odin Borson meant everyone who knew his father’s name expected, no, demanded greatness from him. It didn’t help that his father had Thor’s last name legally changed to ‘Odinson’ when he was 18 so that he would never forget that he wasn’t just representing the Bor family but Odin’s brand as well. It was Thor’s own personal hell. Between his overbearingly controlling father, underhanded and conniving siblings (Aldrif, Laussa, Tyr, Vidar, Baldur, Hermod and the adopted Loki) and the drama between his mother and stepmother, Thor was suffocating.

It was damn near impossible to succeed the family’s company, Asgard Incorporated. Odin spent his days forcing his children to compete for his approval. Frigga spent her days doting on her precious sons (Tyr, Baldur, and Hermod) who could do no wrong in her eyes while viciously training her daughters (Aldrif and Laussa) to make their own way in the world. Grid spent her days trying to make sure no one forgot about her only son with Odin. Asgard Inc was a toxic waste dump and nearly every associated with it was poisoned. He needed to escape.

It was pure coincidence that Thor ended up walking through the business district park. He didn’t even really intend to end up strolling into the park, but things happen when you’re walking aimlessly trying to forget the things you’re dealing with. The sound of breathless sobbing snapped him out of his thoughts. As he got closer to a solitary bench in a secluded area of the park, a distraught woman came into focus. The sudden urge to wrap his arms around her and hug away her troubles was nearly blinding.

Holding out his pocket handkerchief he approached her carefully, “Are you okay, Miss?”

Charlie didn’t think angels existed but the large, gorgeous man with warm smile and an aura like sunshine went a long way to convince her. She accepted his handkerchief and shook her head in response. Thor sat down next to her and cocked his head; he wanted nothing more than to dry her tears and see her smile.

“Is there anything I can do to help?” he asked, concerned.

“This might sound really weird, but *hic* do you think you could give me a hug?” Charlie hiccuped. Thor chuckled lightly and nodded in response. The small smile of gratitude on her face was more than enough to show him the silver lining of all his problems. As he wrapped his arms around her, he wondered what he had to do to get a real smile from her.

Charlie sank into the kind stranger’s arms and never felt more at home. Something about him made her want to know how she could feel this all the time.

Now

Charlie settled into Thor’s arms as he scrolled aimlessly through the tv guide. She chuckled softly when the memory of their first hug.

“What’s so funny?” Thor asked.

“I’m just really grateful to have you in my life,” she said. Thor kissed her forehead in response. Thank the gods for coincidence.

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rebeccahpedersen · 7 years ago

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Should Buyers Still Expect Freehold Properties To Sell Over Asking This Fall?

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I want to pick up on the theme from last Wednesday’s blog post, where we looked at the percentage of freehold listings with a hold-back on offers.

This fall, I had a lot of buyers asking me if they would still be “bidding” on houses, and after a client sent me a $799,900 listing in Riverdale over the weekend, asking if it will sell for over his max pre-approval of $800,000 (it’s probably a $1.1M house), I think perhaps some statistics are in order.

We’re only through two weeks in the fall market, and I will probably re-run this data at month’s end, but let me show you how freehold properties are selling thus far, and you can use it as a measuring stick moving forward…

I don’t know what it is of late, but I seem to be more interested in crunching numbers than telling stories.

A healthy balance of both is needed, not only to appeal to both sides of the readership, but also to paint a clear picture of the market.

But I held back all of my listings to mid-September from a strategic standpoint, so the stories aren’t quite as plentiful.

Sales are starting to trickle in, and since everybody wants to know where the market is, I figured this post would be helpful.

I’ve read a lot of the comments from September’s blogs thus far too, and it seems that the sentiments are mixed, to say the least. I would probably think it’s fair to say that the bears and bulls are equal, from a comments standpoint. Although one of my colleagues recently reminded me, “The bears are far more likely to comment. Just like you’re five times more likely to post a review online if you had a negative experience at a restaurant, or with a product, than if you had a positive experience.”

My gut would tell me that there are, in fact, more bulls than bears out there. But that could change in an instant too.

I’m still a bit bothered by the media’s portrayal of the Toronto market, since what I’m seeing is completely different from what’s being reported. But one reader commented last week that the media will always overreact, in both up and down markets. They’ll tell stories from the trenches when the market is red-hot, and they’ll paint the sky as falling when things are bleak.

But my issue is: things aren’t bleak.

And yet with this post today, again, I’ll come off as a cheerleader, because I’m saying the same thing, over and over.

For those of you waiting to see if I’ll wear a dunce cap by the end of the month, we’re nearing closer…

This past weekend, a client of mine emailed me a listing for a $799,900 semi-detached house in Riverdale, and asked, “Do you think this will go over $800K?”

My client has a pre-approval for $800,000, and we’ve been looking for 2-bed, 2-bath houses on the east side, wherever we can find them at this price point!

Last week, we had interest in a house that was about an 8-minute walk to the GO Train at Main & Danforth, listed at $699,000, that sold for $806,000.

That will be our sweet spot, this fall. The house also had 2-car parking, a finished basement, and a deep 133-foot lot.

Great value for $800,000, and I think we’ll have options like that again.

But the email – about the $799,900 semi-detached house in Riverdale, confused me a little, as I’m sure the listing confused my buyer.

With what’s being reported in the media about the sky falling in Toronto real estate, I find many of my buyers are unprepared for what’s really going on in the market.

Are $799,900 listings actually selling for $799,900?

Well, not in Riverdale! But yes, I’m sure throughout Toronto, they are.

To what extent, is what I wanted to look at today.

So I’ve gone back and looked at all the sale data so far this fall, and I’d like to examine it below.

Here’s the criteria:

We’re looking at all sales for houses between Tuesday, September 5th (the first day ‘back’ for the real estate market), and Sunday, September 17th.

It’s rare to see an “offer night” on a Sunday, but we are seeing a few listings saying, “Offers will be reviewed after the Sunday open house,” as some sort of aloof, non-committal offer date, plus, a bully offer could have bought a house on a Saturday or a Sunday, hence why I’m tracking up to the 17th.

I want to look at all the sales in the area, but then I want to “clean” the results, and eliminate any houses that were on the market for more than 14 days. Why? Because a property selling after 68 days on the market doesn’t tell you much about the fall market, since that property was listed at the start of July, rotted on the market, and then sold within our “new” fall market.

Sound good?

We’ll start with the east side, which some people say I’m biased toward, but rather I feel it gives a very good representation of what’s going on in the freehold market, and, there’s always inventory.

There have only been 44 sales so far through two weeks in the fall market, and believe it or not, that’s the most we’ll see today of all the areas in which we’re looking.

Sales are down, we know that for certain.

Sales were down some 35% in August, but the question is: how will this number look come September?

Topic for another day, for sure.

But looking at the percentage of properties that sold above and below the list price, we’re getting a decent read on the market.

As I mentioned above, however, I want to look at all the sales in these areas, but then to be fair – and to represent what’s truly going on this fall, I want to clean this data.

The data shows all the sales, but a property could have sold last Wednesday, that was listed last July.

To get a true picture of the fall market, let’s eliminate all the properties that were on the market 14 days or longer:

Here’s a decent representation of the market thus far.

41% of sales in E01, E02, E03 were for above the list price, but even more – 49%, sold below the list price.

I don’t have the time (although I kinda do have the desire…) to compare this to last year, as we did in last Wednesday’s blog, but I would assume that number would be higher.

You can all do the math here – add the four sales that sold at the list price, and we’re looking at just more than 50% of homes selling at list, or above.

But nobody really cares what sells at list, do they?

To really understand this market, and know if the same “games” that were being played in the spring – the rampant under-listing, and holding-back offers, we need to know how many properties are selling above list.

41% is a big number, and yet it seems so small to me.

Let’s look at the west side now:

That’s all the sales, but again, I want to clean the data, as we did with the east side:

There’s only 15 sales left, so the data integrity isn’t going to be as high as if we did this at the end of the month, but 53% of sales on the west side this fall sold over the list price.

This is more than the east side, but I’d say in the same band.

In the midtown area – Leaside, Davisville, Rosedale, Moore Park, we really don’t have a lot to go on, and as somebody pointed out last week – including $7M Rosedale sales in the same category as $1M Davisville semi’s is a bit silly, so let’s forget the averages this time:

4/8 above list, that’s 50%, still in line with the other two areas, but eight properties isn’t enough to provide a conclusion.

I’m starting to think we’ll have to run this again in two weeks.

Last but not least, I want to look at the condo market.

I know the topic of this blog post has the term “Freehold” in it, but surely you’ve all been wondering about the condo market, no?

In addition, I think many people are perplexed by the reports of condos remaining hot, while the freehold market cools. You can count yours truly in that group.

Here are all the condo sales in the downtown core – C01 and C08:

Here’s where you really have to clean the data, since some condos rot on the market for 80 days, or remain conditionally sold for three weeks.

Looking just at the sales for properties on the market two weeks or less:

Somewhat shocking that the highest percentage of properties selling above the listing price on our board today is with respect to condos.

55%.

That’s just a crazy number to me.

Or even crazier, perhaps, is the fact that only 23% of condos have sold below the list price.

The same number – 23%, sold at the list price, which usually represents, a buyer swooping in on the very first day of the listing and picking up the unit for “just” the list price, and avoiding any competition.

But you just know things have changed in the market when more condos are selling over the list price than houses.

One final point, and it’s an important one.

In the spring, you knew just about any freehold home was going to sell for 120% of the list price, as every property was drastically under-priced.

In the fall, you can’t make the same assumption.

Two properties, both priced at $899,900, might be listed with completely different strategies.

One might be worth $1.1M, and the listing agent has deliberately set the list price low to solicit multiple bids, just like the spring. And one might be worth $899,900, or not even, as the listing agent has decided to price high, and see if he or she gets any nibbles.

If you’re a buyer in this market, you can’t just blindly throw a 20% premium on the list price, or by the same logic, assume that the house is worth what it’s listed for.

Go back to running comparable sales, and ask your agent why a house is worth what he or she is suggesting.

We’ll come back to this topic again throughout the fall market.

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