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winglssdemon · 4 years ago

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It's Disability Awareness Month or for some of us it is every day as usual. So here's some friendly tips that abled people need to learn but you probably never even thought about.

- The blue or yellow lines next to accessible parking spaces (i.e. "handicap" spots) are necessary for mobility aid users (crutches, canes, wheelchairs, etc.) to get out of their cars. Some have wheelchair vans where the ramp needs to go down and that uses up the whole space. Others need to makes use they can open their door all the way and have plenty of space to move their aids in the necessary directions or hold onto an open car door. Anyone who parks in those lines, leaves carts in those lines, or leaves electric mobility carts in those lines are being ableist. Yes, even if they are disabled too. Please leave those lines free so disabled people can exist in the world.

-Are you on a walk? Is there a wheelchair user coming your way and they don't seem to be moving out of the way and/or not staying on the right side of the pavement? If you can, please allow the wheelchair user to continue as they are. More than likely, a wheelchair user will be using the safest part of the pavement for them. Things like pot holes, dips, and even rocks, stones, or gravel can all cause a wheelchair user to "trip" which leads to either faceplanting out of the wheelchair or falling backwards out of a wheelchair. You may not see it, but I promise you the wheelchair user does.

-If you see someone fall out of their wheelchair do not immediately help them by pulling them up. Yes, I know you want to help and that is really decent of you. You just need to remember to ask first since many wheelchair users have chronic pain, and others have brittle bones or loose joints. Pulling someone up may increase the harm done to their body. If you are given the OK from the disabled person to help them, then make sure you listen and do exactly what they ask for. If they say no and don't want your help, please please listen to them and don't make a big deal out of it or force the issue.

-I know you want to hold doors open and yes, that is usually a totally okay thing to do! However, it is important that you hold open the door from the outside. When you hold the door open from the inside you end up blocking the doorway. Many disabled people especially those with mobility aids will take up more room than an able bodied person. It is also VERY important that of someone already has their hand on a door and is opening it that you DO NOT take the door from them. You can very easily harm someone by ripping the door out of their hands. Also, if a disabled person says they got the door and you grab it for them anyway, don't expect a thank you. Plenty of disabled people are exhausted at abled people thinking they can't do something, so when you do it anyway and make a big deal out of needing thanks, some of us are bound to get a wee bit cranky.

Don't treat your help as "your good deed for the day" and especially DONT say it. I know it's well meaning and helping people is literally confirmed to make yourself feel better. It ends up coming across as condescending and rude. Disabled people dont exist to make abled people feel better about themselves

-So you think a disabled person is an inspiration? I know you mean well and its meant as a compliment. What a lot of people dont realize is that calling someone an inpsiration for going about their day is actually really offensive. Think about how if you did something like go to the bathroom and you came out of the stall and someone said "you're so inspiring!" and all you did was take a shit? You'd be pretty disturbed.

-Speaking of bathrooms, please remember that disabled people *need* the accessible stall. The general rule is that if it's one of two stalls, and that's your only option, then sure go ahead. However if there are multiple open stalls and one accessible stall? Please leave the accessible one free (do not accost people who you think might not be disabled for using it, invisible disabilities are a thing). Don't use the accessible stall for changing, for your shopping cart, or for anything you're physically capable of leaving outside a regular stall. And if you need to use the stall especially if its like 1 of 2, then try to use it as quickly as possible.

- Being at the height of wheelchair users. Many diagrams that were made by abled folk say you should kneel down to a wheelchair user to talk to them. MANY wheelchair users find this supremely uncomfortable and condescending. A much better idea would be to bring up a chair or go somewhere where you can sit down with them if its a long conversation. If its a short conversation or there's nowhere for you to sit, ASK if they would like you to kneel down or if you should stay standing. Also, feel free to remind wheelchair users if you need to sit. Some of us (myself especially lol) forget that people with good working legs still get tired from standing too long.

-Always ask before helping a disabled person even if they are visibly struggling. Sometimes disabled people are still learning what they can and can't do and need to try on their own first. Some may look like they're struggling but it may just be the way their body works best. It is definitely okay to ask most of the time. All you have to do is listen to the answer.

-Dont approach disabled folk at night to offer help. Dont approach a disabled person who is already being helped by the person with them. Dont ask a disabled person who drove themselves somewhere if they need help in or out of the car. This is because if they got in the car, they knew they could get themselves out of the car. And if they have a wheelchair, there are very specific ways for the wheelchair to break down and go into the car that a non wheelchair user will have NO idea how to do so.

Please don't be upset and/or cause a scene if a disabled person denied your help but allowed it from someone else. There are multiple reasons you could have been denied your chance to help. It could be that the disabled person is with their friends or family and would prefer their help. The other person could be their aide (many aides dont need to have a uniform or scrubs and are often times hired friends or family). The disabled person may not have needed help with one thing but needed help for something else. And lastly, its really up to the disabled person who they accept help from.

-If a disabled person calls you (an able bodied person) out for using an accessible parking spot, PLEASE don't fight with them. Apologize, leave the spot, and don't do it again (and don't pull back in when their back is turned!). It doesn't need to be a huge fight.

-Dont touch or move a disabled person without their permission. Touch includes things like head pats, shoulder pats, hugs, arm rubbing, etc.

Overall, respect disabled people. Ask before helping and listen to the answer even if the answer is no.

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rawiswhore · 4 years ago

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Various WWF Wrestlers x Fem Reader- “Love Train”

There are some hot men in the WWF in 1997.

Granted, there were hot men in the WWF 1996, 1998, 1999, etc. and maybe even a few hot men before 1996, but there are quite a bit of sexy men in the World Wrestling Federation this year in 1997.

And especially, some men in the WWF are getting sexier in 1997.

What do sexy men make you wanna do?

Fuck, fuck and fuck!

In June of that year, you've confronted every man in the WWF you thought was sexy and told them a plan you have in mind with them, and they do enjoy your idea.

During that same month, you invited various sexy male wrestlers into the WWF to the locker room, during a time when you and these other wrestlers had free time.

You had seen something in porn that's quite popular, especially in the rule34 community, known as the "glory hole", which isn't just where people drill holes in bathroom stalls and men stick their dicks out of those holes.

It can also be something where people can stick their upper bodies inside huge holes while some guy plows them from behind.

Yes, even in the 90's, glory holes and glory hole porn existed.

However, there really isn't a cuticle in the locker room drilling a hole wide enough for you to insert yourself into, and that isn't a fat joke/reference.

So instead, you're deciding just to bend your bare ass over and show it off to these various male wrestlers, specifically the ones going to fuck you.

On the other hand, they're not gonna fuck you up your asshole, you even told them that.

Up first in this line was an up and coming, barely legal cutie pie named Jeff Hardy.

He didn't have his iconic goth look he had at the height of his popularity, and was a young jobber without a gimmick.

You want to start this train off with a wrestler you find sexy.

Jeff had pulled his pants down, he had a (ba-dum-tssssh) hardy hiding underneath his pants, and his erection slowly and carefully slid into your twat hole, while his hands were resting on your hips, his hands pulling himself further to your ass and his cock sliding further in your pussy.

Your eyes rolled to the top of your head as his cock entered your cunt, your mouth dropping open, releasing a moan over how good this feels.

Jeff soon began to thrust and buck his cock back and forth inside your twat, holding onto your hips, thrusting in and out of you.

You were trying to keep your balance while he thrust and pumped his cock inside your pussy.

The other hot male wrestlers were behind Jeff, waiting in a straight line like they were buying tickets at a movie theater.

Some of them were stretching their necks and heads sideways, looking over at you getting fucked by Jeff.

Ear to ear smiles were spreading across their faces while Jeff was fucking you, some of them were clapping their hands and shouting "yyyeaaaaaaaahhh!!!".

They weren't the only ones enjoying this, some other wrestlers were observing you get banged, they roaring "yyyyyyyyeaaaaaahhh!" and pumping their fists in the air.

They probably want to jerk off on your face and wait in line to fuck you next, amongst other things, but nooooope.

Jeff's hands began to slide and roam all over your body, his touch making you feel tingles that felt so good.

Your moans were filling up the locker room while he fucked you, your tits were wobbling back and forth as he banged you.

Speaking of tits, he stopped at your breasts once his hands reached your chest, where he proceeded to squeeze and fondle your tits, sometimes even play with your nipples, tweak and squeeze them.

"Ohhhhhhh yeaaahhh, Jeff!!!" you moaned and cried. "Fuck me harder! Hard and deep!"

Jeff increased the pace of his thrusts, his cock slamming and pumping inside your twat, his genitals colliding and crashing into your ass cheeks.

"You're so fuckin' wet!" he exclaimed as he thrust.

His eyes were shutting tight, his face looked like he was in pain almost, while he slammed in and out of you.

Jeff is definitely the hottest Hardy Boy, but in June of 1997, he wasn't really that hot.

You're imagining Jeff in February 1997 banging and fucking you.

The other wrestlers in line behind Jeff were trying to contain themselves, not jerk off to this and whatnot.

Wrestlers not in line to watch this couldn't believe there's actually a line of men waiting to bang you.

"Oh God, this feels soooooooo goooooood!" you moaned and cried.

His hands caressed your tits, you told him you wanted him to do this to you since he's so hot and sexy.

"I'm gonna cum!!!" you cried out, and suddenly, your pussy released some creamy, salty cum out of your twat, the inside of your clit beating while he still fucked you.

The bottom of his hair was swinging back and forth while he jammed his cock up your cunt.

Pretty soon, his cock and balls couldn't take it anymore, and when he came, he released a groan out of his mouth letting out a groan from his mouth.

That wasn't the only thing let out, the slit at the top of his penis head released his official seed out of his dick, his sperm will travel to your ovaries, but nope, you've taken a birth control pill.

His hands were trying not to grab onto your breasts when he came, and he did a good job of doing that.

Hearing that groan out of his mouth meant that he's now officially came inside of you.

He moved himself a few inches backward, his penis also crawling backward out of your pussy hole until it existed out of it.

His hands slipped away from your tits, no longer cupping them.

He then walked around you and in front of you, where next in line was a sexy wrestler crossing over to the WWF: Rob Van Dam.

The WWF is seriously thinking of hiring him, and you wish they did, because he is hot, easily the sexiest man in ECW.

You wanted someone equally hot to follow up someone hot and sexy.

Rob pulled his pants down as he walked up to your pussy, letting out his erection waiting to fuck you.

You opened your eyes, and standing right in front of you was Jeff Hardy.

His penis had become limp and flaccid, drenched in cum, probably your cum, anyway.

But that isn't a problem for you! Why?

You'll find out!

Rob's penis entered inside of your gaping pussy hole, the inside of your twat gooey, salty and wet, having Jeff's seed spill out of your cunt hole before.

You could feel Rob's cock slide in your pussy, and pretty soon, Rob began to pump his dick inside your twat, his shaft thrusting back and forth inside your cunt.

Like Jeff, Rob put his hands on your hips to hold onto you.

You, however, tried opening your eyes to look at Jeff's penis in front of you, but it was difficult since Rob was fucking you from behind!

Jeff inserted his flaccid penis in your open mouth, you could feel his dick in your mouth, which made your lips wrap around his shaft.

You proceeded to try to suck his dick while Rob was fucking you, not just that, but your tongue wrapped around his shaft, licking up your salty cum on his penis.

You love the taste of your pussy juice.

While you were being fucked by Rob, you kept moaning on Jeff's cock while it was still in your mouth, your breath warm on his penis.

Honestly, you love Jeff and all, but you don't want him to get another erection.

Your tongue licked up his shaft, trying to get all of the cum off of his dick and clean it.

Your mouth and tongue were wet with plenty of saliva, helping clean his cock off.

Some of your cum was seeping into your tongue.

Rob's hands, meanwhile, slid up from your hips to your breasts, where instead of grabbing onto them, his hands and fingers gently caressed them.

His hands smoothed and fondled your breasts, you could feel the palms of his hands brushing up your areolas while his hands played with your tits.

Jeff was looking down at you licking his cock, and he was enjoying the sensation of your tongue licking his shaft as well as his mouth sucking up your cum on his dick.

He also loved the feel of your breath all over his shaft.

You having his cock in your mouth while you moaned on it sort of made your mouth and lips vibrate on his shaft, which tickled his penis, and he didn't mind the feel of this.

While giving fellatio to Jeff, his penis did taste a little strange, not because of your cum, but because his genitalia was crashing into your twat, and above your pussy is your asshole, which luckily isn't smeared with shit and filthy and dirty, and luckily didn't have any fecal matter up your anus, but it still did somewhat collide with your anus.

Thankfully, his cock didn't get up your asshole.

Wonder if you should tell the next men to wash their dicks before you suck them?

Though, you won't be able to taste their cum!

Rob began to run the tips of his fingers around in circles on your areolas over and over again.

Your areolas are very sensitive and you absolutely love the feel of him doing this to your nipples.

"Ohhhhhhhhh yeaaaaaahhh, Rob!" you moaned while Jeff's shaft was still inside your mouth.

Jeff walked backwards a few inches until his penis flopped out of his mouth.

He looked down at his dick, no longer drenched in your cum, but instead your saliva.

You noticed his cock leaving your mouth, and you probably have sucked his cock for too long anyway.

You regret not telling Jeff to wash his cock before you sucked it.

Jeff walked away from you and Rob, and while Rob was busy banging you, the skin on his face was turning pinker from banging you quite vigorously from behind.

Speaking of doing things for too long, Rob has been banging you for quite a long time, such a long time, that he officially came inside your pussy eventually.

Likewise, his hands didn't grip onto your breasts when he came.

You heard him release a throaty groan out of his mouth once he came.

Your moans were louder than his, drowning out his quiet moans murmuring from his lips.

He tilted his head back and his mouth was agape when he released that throaty groan escaping to get out of his mouth and throat.

He then pulled his penis out of your vagina, his seed dripped out of your pussy hole and onto the floor.

He walked around the left side towards in front of you, looking down at his cock dripping cum and stopping when he stood in front of you and, and the next man walked up to you.

It's a wrestler known as RockaBilly, a wrestler whose gimmick is a country western rockabilly singer, and the man who played RockaBilly would eventually join the New Age Outlaws and D Generation X.

Yeah, this next man walking up to you is Billy Gunn.

Luckily, RockaBilly now has his blond hair back, and that's a great thing, because that brown hair he had was so unflattering.

While RockaBilly walked up to you, he had his adorable, pearly white smile spreading across his face, and you love his smile, too bad you can't really see it.

He was also pulling the zipper of his jeans all the way down as well as popping the button out of the button hole, pulling his jeans down to his thighs when he approached your ass.

He could see your wide, gaping pussy hole in front of him, waiting to be fucked.

Meanwhile, you opened your eyes, and in front of you was Rob Van Dam, his penis now flaccid and limp.

Before RockaBilly could insert his cock in your cunt, you leaned into Rob's penis and let his cock enter your mouth, where you proceeded to suck his dick.

Your lips were wrapped around his shaft, your damp, wet mouth cleaning his cock off with your saliva.

Your tongue was also licking up his shaft, roaming around his penis.

Like Jeff, Rob was looking down at you performing fellatio on him.

You've got such perfect "dick sucking" lips as they say.

While your tongue was licking up his shaft, cleaning the cum off of it and swallowing it, you soon felt something slowly crawl and enter inside your pussy hole, that something was RockaBilly's dick.

Your pussy in general was wet and slippery, courtesy of so many men jizzing inside of it, and it was easy for RockaBilly's cock to slide into your cunt.

When his cock was completely inside your pussy hole, his penis began to thrust and pump back and forth inside your twat hole.

His hands were wrapped around your hips and stomach, holding you up.

While he was banging you, his pretty vigorous thrusts were pushing you, specifically your face, into Rob's genitals, courtesy of RockaBilly's crotch rocking back and forth.

Your mouth was pumping up and down Rob's shaft, sucking the cum off of his dick, transferring his jizz into your mouth, and swallowing it.

Your tongue was snaking around Rob's shaft, licking up and down his shaft like it was a Popsicle, making sure

As RockaBilly thrust his dick back and forth inside your twat, you were moaning while Rob's penis was inside your mouth, which tickled his shaft.

Your eyes were closed while RockaBilly was fucking your cunt, your eyes had rolled to the top of your head.

When Rob could see his shaft, he put his hand under his penis and pulled it out of your mouth, looking down at his cock in the palm of his hand.

No cum, thankfully!

You felt his cock leave your mouth, and speaking of leaving, he walked away from you.

"Ohhhhhhhhhh, mmmmmmmmm!!!" you moaned and cried out loudly while Rockabilly was fucking you.

RockaBilly saw the other men slide their hands all over your body, so he may as well do it as well.

His hands slid across your hips and roamed and traveled all over your body.

RockaBilly loves women's tits, so much, his hands roaming your body stopped at your breasts, where his hands proceeded to fondle and squeeze your tits.

He had a huge smile on his face as he caressed your breasts, his smile lit up the locker room.

The inside of our pussy was tickling and brushing his shaft, which felt so good for him.

The tips of his fingers also played with your areolas, running them around in circles on your areolas over and over again.

His fingertips ran over and over on your areolas like a vinyl record on a turntable.

Your areolas are very sensitive, and his fingertips were pleasuring and tickling your areolas.

You wish you could cum again on anyone's penis, but you don't think that's the case for you.

Speaking of cum, after thrusting in you for quite a long time, RockaBilly eventually had an orgasm, his eyes were closed and his mouth was open, making a pretty hilarious facial expression.

And likewise, the slit of his penishead released some jizz out of the tip of his cock.

He remembered not to grab onto your tits when he came inside of you, good for him.

He took some time to catch his breath since he pumped his dick inside of you back and forth, and he slid his penis carefully out of your twat hole.

His seed dripped out of your wide pussy hole and onto the floor.

He then walked around the side of you and stopped walking when he stood in front of you, and walking behind you was Bart Gunn.

Bart was RockaBilly's former partner in the Smoking Gunns tagteam, and while Bart didn't look as sexy as he did the next year, he was pretty cute.

At least Bart looks better in 1997 than he looks in 1994.

Bart walked up to you, pulling the zipper of his jeans down as well as unbuttoning his jeans, and once he was done with doing those things, he pulled his jeans down to his thighs, freeing his genitals from oppression.

Before Bart's dick could slide into you, you opened your eyes and wrapped your fingers around the bottom of RockaBilly's shaft, pulling his penis into your mouth, your mouth open as his cock was slowly entering it.

During this little threesome as well as the up and coming threesomes, Bart was fucking your pussy doggystyle while you licked around and up RockaBilly's shaft, sucking the cum off of his dick, making sure no cum is on his cock and transferring it to your mouth.

RockaBilly was looking down at you while you sucked him off, he had his signature pearly white ear-to-ear smile across his face, enjoying this.

"That's it, baby girl" he purred, his voice low and husky, putting the pads and tips of his fingers under your chin and holding your chin up with them.

One thing Bart did the other men didn't do was play with your clit, and the pads of Bart's fingers were rubbing up and down your clit, sometimes even making and rolling circles on your clit.

While Bart was fucking you, you were imagining someone hotter than him banging you, like Shawn Michaels, or even some hot actor or rock star.

Though, Bart is pretty cute.

It was your idea to get spitroasted by RockaBilly and Bart Gunn at the same time since they're the former Smoking Gunns duo.

RockaBilly eventually pulled his dick out of your mouth with his hand, walking away from you.

After Bart had came, he walked around you and stopped when he was in front of you.

Walking up behind you was Bret Hart, yes, Bret "The Hitman" Hart.

He wasn't really as excited as the other men were, specifically men like Shawn Michaels.

But he will admit to finding you quite beautiful.

Bret was pulling the zipper of his jeans down as well as his jeans down in general as he walked up to you, and once he was close enough for his genitals to meet your vagina, his cock slid into your twat hole and he proceeded to start banging you.

Likewise, you were sucking off and licking Bart's cock as Bret banged you.

You were imagining the way Bret looked sometimes in 1996 while he was fucking you, that was probably the sexiest you've ever seen Bret look by far.

Bret was imagining he was fucking a better woman in general than you.

Bart, meanwhile, was looking down at you, smirking at you licking and sucking on his flaccid cock, though he doesn't mind you at all, even if you're sexually promiscuous.

Your tongue was licking up his shaft, snaking around his shaft trying to taste any cum there.

There was some cum, yes, but you licked it and sucked it off and even swallowed it!

Bret's hands were caressing up and down your hips as he fucked you and banged you, and you salivated on Bart's shaft, wetting it.

Later on, after Bret was done fucking you, he walked up to you and it was your turn to suck on his cock whereas a former Hart Foundation member was banging you next, that member is arguably Bret's British equivalent, Davey Boy Smith.

He has such a hot British accent, he said some pretty hot, sexy commands while he fucked you, which turned you on.

And after Davey jizzed in your pussy, he was the next one to get his dick cleaned, whereas yet another Hart Foundation member was going to fuck you while you polished Davey's knob, and that member was Brian Pillman, probably the least sexiest man in this train.

Brian was acting no different from his signature nutcase he plays in the WWF, and he was so much faster than the other wrestlers when it came to fucking you, he fucked you like an animal.

As Brian banged you, you imagined someone hotter fucking you, though you did imagine Brian a few times while he banged you.

Davey, meanwhile, put his hand on top of your head and pulled you into his genitals, which took you by surprise, so much, you had to open your eyes, only to look up and see it's just Davey Boy Smith.

Brian's hands were squeezing your tits quite hard, and when he jizzed in your pussy, he grabbed onto them pretty hard.

And after Brian splooged in your twat, he walked up in front of you, and up next to bang you was Brian Christopher, who just so happens to be Jerry Lawler's son.

You wanted to get spitroasted by two Brian's!

As Brian Christopher banged you, he actually put his hands on your nipples and flicked them like they were light switches, which is strange and even childish.

While you were cleaning Pillman's cock off, you didn't look up at him, though you couldn't since you were busy getting fucked.

When Brian Christopher was fucking you, you imagined someone hotter like Rob Van Dam or some sexy actor or rock star banging you, though you did imagine sometimes Brian Christopher fucking you.

Brian Christopher looks like a Great Value Brand Davey Boy Smith.

And once Brian Christopher had came inside you and Brian Pillman walked away with a saliva cleaned dick, Brian Christopher walked up in front of you, whereas Bob Holly (the same Bob Holly that became "Crash Holly" in the Attitude era and once played Sparky Plugg, a wrestler whose gimmick is a racecar driver) walked up to your cunt next.

You're calling him Bob even when you're having sex with him, his name Sparky is so corny and so was his gimmick throughout the 90's!

Bob is kind of attractive, but as he's banging you, you're imagining someone's hotter fucking you, whereas you're also imagining you're performing fellatio on someone hotter than Brian Christopher.

At least Brian Christopher looks better than his bloated, creepy, Trump supporting, statutory rapist father Jerry "The King" Lawler.

Bob's arms were wrapped around your hips while he fucked you, and while he is holding you, the way his arms are wrapped around your hips makes him look like he's trying to give you the Heimlich maneuver, and that's not sexy and hot.

Brian Christopher was looking down at you cleaning his cock off, having a huge, cheesy smile across his face like he usually has.

Brian walked away from you when his dick was cleaned off, no more cum on there, and after Bob Holly came inside you, he walked up in front of you and stood right in front of you.

The next man to bang you was Scott Taylor, who a few years later would become Scotty 2 Hotty in that 2 Cool duo during the WWF's Attitude era.

Yeah, THAT Scotty 2 Hotty who did the worm in the ring and had bleached blond hair.

Too Cool were pretty much the New Day of the Attitude era.

And another fun fact: Brian Christopher was also in Too Cool, his moniker was Grandmaster Sexay.

Scott Taylor was pretty handsome and attractive in 1996 and 1997, at least he looks better in those years than when he had that dorky mullet with bangs like Jim Carrey in "Dumb and Dumber".

Scott proceeded to fuck you from behind, his erection banging your twat, and you were cleaning off Bob Holly's cock with your tongue, mouth and throat.

While these 2 men spitroasting you aren't Bastion Booger levels of ugly, you wish hotter men could be banging you, but don't worry, that'll be for later!

Actually, you wanted Scott to be one of the last men to bang you so the next guy fucking you can be sexy while you suck a cute guy's dick!

Bob was looking down at you performing fellatio on him, enjoying what he saw.

Bob walked away when you couldn't taste any more cum on his dick, and you just stood there, letting Scott fuck you.

Pretty soon, Scott came inside of you, and you got so happy and excited for the next man who was gonna fuck you.

Who is it?

Hunter Hearst Helmsley!

Even better, Hunter's hair is flowing completely down, no little braids tied behind his head, no hair tied in a ponytail, just his long beautiful locks flowing down, just the way you like him.

Scott walked around you and stood in front of you as Hunter walked up to you, he was so excited to bang you.

Hunter proceeded to start fucking you in your twat, his hands grabbing onto your breasts but not hurting them.

His hands were caressing and fondling your tits, sometimes rolling circles on your areolas with the tips of his fingers.

That wasn't all Hunter did, he also leaned to the back of your head and kissed the back of your neck and tops of your shoulders.

You told Hunter you wanted him to do this to you.

While Hunter was busy fucking you, your tongue was doing its best to lick up the sperm on Scott's shaft, licking up his shaft like a Popsicle, sucking his cock like a vacuum cleaner.

Scott's dick eventually was cleaned off, and you let Hunter fuck you and bang you, until he jizzed inside your twat.

Despite that Brian Pillman grabbed onto your tits quite hard enough to leave red marks when his hands lost their grip on your breasts minutes ago, your breasts were still feeling a little sore, and you want Hunter to be the one to caress them and ease the pain.

After Hunter came inside of you, there was one more man to fuck you.

Who was it?

Shawn Michaels!

The sexiest man in the WWF, especially in 1997.

You saved the best for last, and saved the best 2 for last.

Shawn and Hunter had been friends long before DX formed, and they're 2 of the sexiest men in the WWF this year.

Shawn was so excited, smiling his adorable pearly white smile when he walked up to you, he waited throughout this whole time to fuck you.

Hunter walked in front of you and stopped there, and you proceeded to suck and clean his cock with your tongue and mouth, whereas Shawn was behind you, fucking your pussy with his cock.

Unlike Brian Christopher, you weren't imagining fucking or sucking anyone else, you were letting Shawn fuck you and sucking off Hunter!

Shawn's hands were sliding all over your body, feeling the touch of his caress, as well as stopping at your breasts, caressing your tits gently.

He also rolled the tips of his fingers in circles on your areolas as well as tweaked them sometimes.

You moaned Shawn's name loud and proud.

Hunter was looking down at you suck him off, loving your blowjob.

Shawn also leaned his face into the back of your neck, where he kissed the back of your neck as well as the sides of it, kissing on top of your shoulders.

He even purred and called himself "Daddy" as you fucked him, where you moaned and cried out "Daddy" as he fucked you.

The other men were pretty jealous, why does she get to call Shawn "Daddy" but not us?

When Shawn came inside of you, you finished him off by giving him a blowjob, cleaning his cock off.

You actually told these men who fucked you what you wanted them to do to you and you told them in order which one will fuck you.

You actually would love to be in a stall with these holes drilled in the cuticles and these wrestlers you've banged this afternoon stuck their cocks through those holes, and you jerked off their dicks and sucked and licked them, but bathroom stalls are disgusting.

'Tis a shame that Leif Cassidy (not to be confused with 70's teen heartthrobs David and Shaun Cassidy or another 70's teen heartthrob named Leif Garrett) had to grow some facial hair, because in 1996 he was kinda cute, and Leif's tagteam member Marty Jannetty had left the WWF (that rhymed) in 1997 to join WCW.

While Marty's nowhere near as hot and sexy as his former Rockers tagteam partner Shawn Michaels, Marty is a cutie and a horndog at that, even he's wanted to fuck you.

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I actually wanted to publish this fanfic yesterday, but I had some things to do yesterday, not to mention the reason this fanfic is pretty short is because I didn’t want it to be so repetitive, although some might say it is repetitive...

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grimesherbert · 4 years ago

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What Can I Take To Increase My Height Stupefying Unique Ideas

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Editors Note: Another guest contribution from R.Ann Parris to The Prepper Journal. As always, if you have information for Preppers that you would like to share and be entered into the Prepper Writing Contest with a chance to win one of three Amazon Gift Cards with the top prize being a $300 card to purchase your own prepping supplies, then enter today!

One of the challenges when we get into preparing for disaster is keeping everything neat and organized. In some cases, we’re trying to maintain our own or a spouse’s sanity and keep some of our preparations neat, tidy and organized without being in plain sight while short on space, either square footage or because we rarely allow something to leave our grasp. Beyond the ease in counts and condition checks, and avoiding a hoarder’s larder, organization can help us with both rotating supplies and in some cases even rationing our supplies should we fall on hard times.

Happily, there’s lots of stuff out there that can help us. Repurposing some items that are inexpensive, commonly found curbside and at flea markets or yard sales, or that we might already have laying around can help us maintain that organization without breaking the bank.

Maps & Rolls

Keeping our wrapping paper neat and tidy might not appeal to preppers, but we can steal some of the ideas out there for keeping our maps, charts, and our property plats accessible and tidy. There’s one where you take an old wire shelf and affix it vertically to a wall or door instead of horizontally. The 250ml wine boxes are ideal for keeping both maps and wrapping paper contained and neat, and most alcohol retailers are simply delighted to let you have boxes.

Cutting the bottoms out of hanging shoe organizers lets us customize height. That one has added benefits because you can leave pouches intact to keep map pens, sprays, and dry erase markers and erasers right there with them. It also allows some mobility, so they can be re-hung by a work board, in a radio or control room, or at the desk and table where you do your planning.

Hanging Shoe Organizers

You have to watch the weight in these guys, but otherwise, the sky is the limit. They can hook us up in pretty much all wedges of our preparedness “health” wheels. I’ve got some in use for “daily” life, too.

One’s in the kitchen keeping small packets of instant cereal and snack foods and the last bar of one kind or another from either getting lost in the abyss or from having the boxes continue to eat up space. One’s for winter, and keeps hats, scarves, and gloves neat and organized. The bottom row holds some quick slip-on slippers for household members and the dogs’ various booties. There’s another set up with each person’s preferred garden and yard work sets of gloves and pocket detritus.

For preppers, the value goes up further. With stick-on labels or clothespins, we can use them to track dates for at-a-glance organization. We can also take a space where we would be limited to boxes or shelves and turn it into basically a rack for them. A couple of freebie curbside-pickup filing cabinets, a bar or two to go across the top, and we can string our organizers on dowels or sturdy branch/sapling trimmings.

The filing cabinets here are actually reading nooks, but it gives you an idea of how the addition of a plank (freebie-pickup shipping pallets, walls/shelves from curbside bookshelves) and a curtain (surviving sheet from a wrecked bedding set) can keep it from being “ugly” even if it’s out in a home where somebody cares. If appearance is less of a concern, some suit hangers and any ol’ pole can be hung in sheds, basements or a storage room to accomplish the same – a flip or slide-through storage area for small items.

Those items can be anything. It can be a great way to keep veggie seeds separated by planting/growing season and year. We can use them for sewing supplies or art supplies. Instant drink packets, seasoning packets and shakers, granola bars, little packets of vitamin-rich gummy treats, boxes and packets of pudding or gelatin mixes, and other kitchen items fit easily. We can arrange them to be a general category like snacks or spices, or we can set each up by expiration or best-by date.

Educational goodies, supplies for the radio room or office, entertainment items, hygiene items, and especially first-aid and medical items that do start separating or losing efficiency are all other options for storing someplace we can find and see them easily and check those dates without pawing through boxes.

We can use hanging closet organizers much the same way to buy some extra space, although they’re not as handy for the tiny little items and still have the weight restrictions.

We can also use them to help us ration, just like we can with canning jars. We can pack each with a week, a month, or a quarter’s “goodies”. That can be seasonings or instant helpers like gravy or dressing mix. It can also be things like chocolate chips, tea bags or a brick of coffee, smaller packets of cookie, edible cake decorations, or Slim Jim’s. Some of the shoe organizers are big enough we could even seed them with fresh games like Qwixx or Dog Bites Man, new decks of cards, some specialty feel-good lotion or chap stick, or something seasonal to brighten the mood.

Another option is to use a shoe organizer as a pre-staging area. Rather than those things that jump in buggies getting tossed in a box or drawer for a while, they can get slotted by category. It can also help with those items that seems like a great idea but then hide when we want them. That can be everything from eyeglass repair kits and those mini sewing kits, to things like outlet and light-switch wall plates, overhead pull cords, and those plastic twisty-cap wire connectors that like to multiply in drawers and tool rooms.

Curtain Rods

While we’re hanging things to improve our organization, we can keep an eye out for curtain rods. With some rings and-or big S-hooks, they can help us in all kinds of spaces. We can mount them in our bathrooms – and our outdoor camping/solar showers – to drape bathroom organizers and avoid having stuff sit on ledges and floors. With hooks affixed to light baskets and tubs, what we can hang for easy access increases even further. Those baskets can easily be the bathroom organizers or oddball dishwasher or silverware baskets that show up here and there or wire or plastic bins form the dollar store, and get used for school and office supplies, kitchen spices, each individual’s hankies and bandanas, or anything else we like.

We can arrange them under cabinets or against walls to keep items like spools of thread, bungee cords, and weed-eater wire accessible. With hooks or loops, we can add our extension cords, gloves, and tools. By our doors, they’re another easy way to keep hats and gloves organized, and the airflow they’ll get will let them dry faster.

While I specified curtain rods, be flexible while we’re upcycling and repurposing. I see swingsets and bed frames on freebie listings and by the curb on a regular basis. Tree trimmings can yield nice, straight pieces. The scrap guys in town will let us have pretty much whatever we want at about a halfway between their cost and sale price. Be flexible.

Garage & Shed Storage

We can use all kinds of oddball wrecked, found, used, or inexpensive items for storage, although the garage and shed where we don’t have to hear anything from family members really shines. We can use coat hangers and hooks with a piece of looped rope, chain, or bungee cord to keep heavy extension cords, hoses, and heavy rope neatly coiled and off the flat surfaces. A wrecked binder offers three rings that can hold anything, from our bungee cords to cleaned cans with a hole punched that can then hold our paint brushes, garden pruners, gloves, or safety glasses.

You have to pretty much murder somebody to find them now, but a plastic 2L soda bottle is awesome for allowing us to stack and move bottles and for keeping stuff in a pickup or van right where you want it. They can also be screwed flat to a wall to use the holes as shallow storage nodes, but they’re too shallow to have much value for me there. Instead, see if a plumbing outfitter or company has PVC scrap. It’s usually deeper and you can cobble that into a honeycomb with some screws and get a lot more use out of it.

Throw-Aways

All kinds of things that hit our recycling and trash have other uses, particularly in keeping our storage neat and tidy. The cardboard boxes that soda comes in get a lot of play for upcycling into soup and veggie can organizers, but we can also just slit the top off entirely. Swiffer pad tubs are awesome for stacking and labeling the sides, but really only for lightweight stuff. Old-school laundry detergent boxes with the flip-up lid and the little plastic handle are sturdy, stackable, and you can hook that handle around a screwdriver on your belt or a carabiner for hands-free carrying. Plastic coffee cans, jugs, powdered parmesan shakers, and creamer tubs are hugely versatile.

Indoors or out, they can help us organize absolutely anything. Arrange packets of Lipton and Knorr sides, seeds, Heartgard and Frontline, or spice blends. Keep extension cords, tow cables, tie-down straps, or Christmas lights neat and tidy, and ready to deploy again (which buys time and space for other stuff). They can also help us keep kits of commonly replaced items together.

The plastic options can help us keep pests out of dry pantry goods and little packets of drinks or boxes of pudding. Those plastic bottles are also handy for rationing out things like brown and white sugar that last forever in storage, or once we bust into bulk bags or buckets of snack foods and dry goods.

Drink bottles get a lot of play for organizing wire, ribbon, and cord. If you have access to wide-mouth juice or sports drink bottles, those make excellent ways to keep some ammo in a bag nice and dry – but don’t try it with narrow-neck water and soda bottles, not even with .22 LR. There’s nothing wrong with using them for beans or grains, either, since they stack up like cordwood well.

Mostly, though, I think people seriously underestimate how much water they need. I may be the only person affected by Uncle Murphy on a regular basis, but you need water stored even with a well, because you need time to hunt down the problem and repair it if the pump goes down. So, for the most part, I’d rather see soda bottles get used to store water, everywhere, in homes and in vehicles.

Organizing Preparedness Supplies

The time spent in organizing not only makes maintaining our storage a little less daunting and time consuming, but also allows us to better visualize gaps. The sanity boost from neatness and not being overwhelmed by our piles o’ stuff can’t really be overstated, either, and less-involved family is less likely to add to our stresses when they’re not overwhelmed by it all, too. Since there’s so many items out there that we can scrounge for free or little outlay and repurpose, we really don’t have any excuse not to keep our storage organized.

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ayamturd · 4 years ago

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white petals

a/n: Hello there! As anyone who possibly follows my blog knows, I rarely post original content and instead reblog everything lol. However, I originally wrote this short story on the Japanese folklore, ‘Hanahaki Disease,’ for a school assignment and actually liked what I wrote. Looking up to a lot of writers on this platform, I felt proud enough to share my final piece and would love feedback. thanks and enjoy!

Hanahaki Disease def. Hanahaki disease is an illness borne of one-sided love, causing flowers to form and grow in the lungs of the unrequited, the petals coughed up with increasing frequency. The infection can be removed through surgery, though the feelings disappear along with the petals. If the love is not returned, the flowers filling the patients chest will eventually prove fatal.

I hear her screams before seeing her wave frantically. She jumps up and down, quite avidly, before screeching my name once more. Bypassers give her strange looks, some even trying to sight out who she is calling to, but the strong desire to hide within the mass in embarrassment leaves me when she smiles. As if a small puppy trying to behave in reward of a treat, she practically shakes in giddiness until I’m physically a few feet in front of her.

“I missed you!” she yells, shouting it loud enough for the heavens above to hear while leaping into my arms. I almost fall back given the weight of my backpack and the nerves that had yet to settle from thinking of her, the buildup of finally holding her again. I missed this.

“I missed you too!” I tiredly chuckle. The hours of the flight were starting to reach me. She pulls back to pout at the lack of enthusiasm in my voice before giggling, securing me in another hug. It lasts longer this time, as we tighten our hold and burrow our heads against each other. The warmth of her comfort never left me, but being here now to hold it in my arms after too many months encapsulates every memory, every loose thought I could have imagined of her in ten folds. Her smell overwhelms me to the extent that I suffocate in pure bliss, welcoming death if it was to be by her hand.

We slightly rock, embracing each other as long as we can in the given moment. Eventually, no amount of grip can ignore the push and shoves of rushed travelers, strangers that will never truly understand the vulnerability we wear on our backs. I reluctantly step away.

“Hi.”

“Why hello there,” she smirks.

I tower over her and soak in her appearance. Wearing an old hoodie with thick sweatpants, her messy hair encompases her face like a halo, contrasting her beaming grin and hooded eyes. No matter the time of day, she has always had a softness to her that adds to her natural glow. With crossed arms and a tilted posture, she holds her head high in confidence and dangerous boldness; her attitude makes up for her lack of height.

It takes me a second to glance over her twice until I burst out laughing. I struggle to breathe as I choke out my words,

“What the hell are your shoes?”

She gasps and feigns shock, like the true drama queen she’s been since primary school.

“How dare you! I burden myself with waking up at three in the morning, tired as shit, to pick up your ass at the busiest time of the year travel wise to be insulted over my shoe choice? My oldest friend, my supposed best friend, I haven’t seen in months thinks to come up to me and have the audacity to question my beautiful footwear that I decided to bless you with as a welcome home gift?!”

I wheeze so hard that I have to rest a hand on my knee for support, the other coming up to hold my mouth. She continues to rant nonsense while I attempt to gather myself to at least explain their hideousness, though it becomes increasingly difficult as she starts speaking faster, no doubt purposefully trying to make a scene in the middle of the busy airport.

“God, just shut up for one second,” I giggle, quickly pushing my hand against her mouth. I feel the disgusting wetness on my palm, her eyes challenging me as they narrow in defiance, but I know reacting would only play into her satisfaction. I don’t hesitate to wipe my hand on her face as she begins to squeal and turn away. I’m already coughing by the amount of air it takes to laugh and go to squeeze her from behind, hiding myself in her hair and trapping her in my grasp.

“You forgot you were supposed to pick me up, didn’t you?” I whisper in her ear. The rubber trout house-slippers innocently dangle off her feet as the fish basically gap in the harsh, artificial light; a gag gift she must have received from her brother, I assume. She goes still, most likely contemplating her answer given how often she tended to forget things and how often I would immediately torment her for it.

“...No?” she merely meeks.

“That wasn’t a question to be answered with another question” I snicker. Without a beat, she shoves me back to defend herself, arguing sarcastically as we make our way through the crowd. Our banter continues until we reach the van. The damn van. Its ugly, faded mustard paint sticks out like a sore thumb in a sea of cars, like a singular old banana peel squished between piling bags of trash. If my memory serves me right, nothing has changed besides the growing rust and additional stickers on the rear. She stops to look at me once she realizes I paused in my sentence, gently smiling when she recognizes my uneasiness.

“Surely you didn’t forget about Hemlock, did you?” she taunts me, as though she forgot about the numerous times we almost died in the ancient thing. After five years, she’s still clueless to why I chose its name. I roll my eyes, climbing into a crusty seat and slamming the squeaking door shut. She quickly jumps into the driver’s side and plays the current cassette tape in, Marvin Gaye filling the empty air. Tempting me with the beginning lines, those glintful eyes daring me to join her, I willingly give in and sing along.

As if time had rewinded itself, I was back in highschool, sneaking out in the middle of the night in this god awful death machine and trying not to fall for the girl besides me with our terrible singing drowning out the world around us. What I would give for these moments to go beyond our indefinite cordiality; to be able to breathe in her presence without a constricting throat punishing me every time I reminisce in the possibilities. If only I knew then.

I first felt the beginning roots build their way into my lungs when she cried at our Junior class formal, her date leaving her on the dance floor to join his friends outside. The nerve of the bastard. We danced the tears away that night, high on the ecstasy of excruciatingly loud sounds beating from the gym speakers while sweating amongst the bodies enclosing us. Clinging onto each other as we jumped to the music, our cackles were a distant noise to our own ears. As if the hours were within minutes, we escaped the heated space into the cool of the open wind, the moon lighting our path to the nearby playground. I still remember the dazed look in her eyes as she stared at the stars from the ground, amazed at the concept such light could exist by its own force in the emptiness of space. She looked at me that night with wonder that rivaled the stars’ beauty above us, telling me,

“I feel like I don’t deserve you sometimes,” pausing to look back up at the starry night. “I’m so glad I always have you by my side.”

I held my lips tight as I tried to keep my spirits high, a silent promise to prioritize her current feelings above mine despite her innocent words threatening to break open my dams. As if someone physically took my lungs in their hands and squeezed them together, I hitched my breath, bracing myself from the sudden force. Scared of considering the notion, I tried to fill the silence I left unattended.

“Of course,” I chose to say, “always.”

I went home to cry that night, laying myself on the bathroom floor, for I wailed silent cries that echoed my hiccups against the cold tile walls, the pressure in my chest almost pushing out the last of my sobs before I closed my eyes. Not me, not to me surely.

I coughed my first petal at our annual movie marathon a few months after that, the innocent white leaf laid delicately in my palm in spite of forcing its way from a dry hack. I stared at the small thing with such distaste, hating the ache a single petal could cause and felt tears pool in the corners of my eyes at the thought of how such selfish desires could result in something so daunting in the form of a beautiful flower. The everlasting pressure on my lungs was still present after all this time, yet a part of me was hopeful. Hopeful in believing I could lie to myself until those lies became my reality. The world could be so cruel.

The reality of my possible demise terrified me, scared me to imagine the vulnerability of acting on harboring a simple crush after all these years. She broke me from my train of thought, calling out to me from the kitchen and asking if I wanted anything else besides the popcorn. I opened my mouth to answer, only for sudden dry coughs to rack my body. I could feel a collective bunch grouping itself in my lungs, smothering my airway as each cough kept pressing the petals further and further up to my throat. I was choking on the damn things, individual bits sticking to the roof of my mouth and harboring at the back near my uvula. Before I knew it, I heard her rapid footsteps come towards me on the couch, handing me an open bottle of water as she kneeled in front of me, eyes wide with concern. I greedily chugged the water down, inhaling the water as fast as possible to avoid any hint to my true condition.

“Are you o—”

“I’m fine,” I interrupted. “I’m okay, I swear.” What lies. She obviously didn’t believe me then, but sighed in defeat knowing I wouldn’t hold out further. Just when I thought she would move to stand, she inched closer to my face. A single breath escapes me at the proximity, and before I’m aware, she reaches out to cup my cheeks with her hands, her thumbs moving to wipe my tears I hadn’t realized fallen.

“I won’t push it, I promise. But I’m always here, yeah?” I nodded at her words and slowly raised my hands to grip her wrists, still gently caressing my face. It pained me then, not only because of my recent fit but the burn of her hands on my skin. Her soft touch intoxicated my mind and drew me further into her eyes, honey brown, reflecting the forgotten television screen in the relatively dark room, pouring into my own.

I tugged her hands down. Although desperate for the rare intimate touch we shared in that very moment, I couldn’t handle the shame of craving her touch so badly, for wanting her to sacrifice her own emotions to comfort the ones I felt for her. I left her house abruptly then and there, throwing a fruitless apology and basically running out the front door with a clenched fist on the petal. What a coward.

The following weeks were agonizingly slow. I couldn’t avoid her forever, not only missing important school days but emotionally needing her presence in my life again, her security. Still remaining true to herself, she scolded me from isolating myself when I finally built up the strength to approach her, upset I supposedly was putting her health from my ‘cold’ ahead of our friendship, reassuring me I shouldn’t be afraid to go to her. If only, I wish.

I kept the disease a secret since I understood my worsening condition, mainly not knowing what to do in the first place and illogically ignoring the situation for as long as possible. From excuses such as eating in my room because of ‘late assignments and all nighters’ to dearest demanding mother forcing me to babysit close family-friends’ kids, I only had human interactions when necessary, still keeping my distance so no one was aware of the symptoms I progressively began to show. However, my luck could only take me so far.

I got home late one afternoon, finally allowing myself to spend some time with her at the park on the swings. I called out to greet my mom, and while raw from the rough coughing fit I had during my last class period, I knew she should have heard me and was surprised to be met with silence. I knew of the likelihood that she would have entered my room in search of me since I went out, but I couldn’t help but remain hopeful. I seem to never learn.

Standing in the middle of my doorway was my mother, her back towards me as she seemed to be taking in the sight as a whole, though I couldn’t blame her considering the circumstances. Small, white petals seemed to take up every inch of my room, comparing similarly to snow besides the puddles of blood mixed with certain groups; from my bay window seating area to the trim line on the floor, scattered individual petals all varying in size and color overtook my room and drained the life I once had, each piece a literal representation of me losing myself to this damn disease.

“Mom…” I whispered out. I walked towards her only to stop when I heard her choked sob. She crumpled to the ground, and I did what I could to comfort her from behind, rushing to hold her head to my chest and slowly sway our bodies while on my knees. I tried to keep it in, but eventually I couldn’t physically handle it and rushed to the nearest bathroom to spit out the most recent build up of flowers. It was getting more painful to keep going with the routine, holding in the coughs as much as possible only to throw them up in one single go. There would be moments where I struggled to fully spit them all out, almost suffocating on the petals and forced to sit over the toilet, wondering if this was the place I died.

As I hacked out the last of the petals I had the strength to with the metallic smell invading my nose, I laid my head on my arms, pathetically strewn on top of the toilet seat, I felt her presence and slowly looked up. My mom’s mascara ran from her eyes, most likely smudged when she tried to calm herself before approaching me like a wounded animal. I saw the horror in her eyes, and while I wanted to truly believe it was from learning her own child had the one and only freakin flower disease, I could see the uneasiness in her eyes from truly looking at me and me alone.

“How coul— how could you keep this from me?” Her voice trembles, broken in a form of agony.

“What would I have said, Mom? I fell in love with someone and they took my breath away?” Her demeanor changed into a look of anger, upset at my attempt to defuse the situation with my dry humor. My mistake for not reading the room.

“Don’t! Don’t do that, act like your life is nothing to be of concern or that it doesn’t matter. I’m your mother! I have the right to know when you— when you…” Another sob escapes her, and she quickly swallows it down.

“We need to take the steps now before it’s too late. We need to find a doctor.” I know what these steps entail, and if I’m being honest with myself, I couldn’t imagine a life without the love I hold for her now, a life worth living.

“Mom… I don’t think I could go through with it,” I barely finish my sentence before she cuts me off.

“No, no that’s not an option anymore. I refuse to stand here and watch my child kill themself for someone undeserving of their love.” I can’t bring myself to speak.

“Who is it? Tell me right now.” I loved my mom. I know her emotions are a show of her care, but in the end of the day, her words in a given situation driven by those emotions do nothing but harm. I stay relatively silent until her hard gaze breaks me.

“No one of importance.” More. Lies.

I showed up at her house the next day, leaning against the gross van and waiting in the morning before she heads off to school. She’s surprised to say the least.

“What are you doing here?” she questioned, yet no malice was in her voice, only curiosity.

“You’re never awake before I am.” She laughed at her small poke at me, but this time I couldn’t will myself to fake it for her. The air became thick as she understood how serious it must be then.

“I went to the doctors yesterday,” I began, “finally got that cough checked out.” She only nodded and stayed silent, waiting for the rest to come. I sighed at the anticipation, looking down.

“I— they think it's cancer.” I don’t look up but continue to hear the silence ring.

“My mom is obviously worried, I am too, but I came by to tell you in person because, well, I have to leave for now.” More silence.

“There’s a good doctor up in Chicago my mom was looking up last night, she’s trying to save up for the best she can find. I— I know it’s important to get the treatment and such but it’s gonna be hard and I’m scared right now. You know? I’ve never had to leave town, and bam, suddenly I have this deadly ass di—” she wrapped her arms around me, pulling me out of my rant. I felt the tears against my chest and couldn’t help but pull her in tighter, wanting to protect her from any pain in the world, even the ones I caused.

“Y—you’ll be back soon. You’ll be back before anyone knows it, good as new. And when you’re back, well swing at the park for days, eat the most junk food we can, make up all the time and movie marathons and—” her voice cracked. I held her tighter.

A sudden shake brings me out of my thoughts, a tender call of my name. My eyes shift slightly to notice her concerned gaze, staring at me as the cassette ended possibly moments ago, the static clouding the air.

“Are you okay?” she questions. I give a weak smile.

“Just thoughts, I thought I could ignore it while I’m here with you after all this time, but…” I pathetically shrug and look away.

“No, don’t say that! I’m sorry I didn’t mention it initially, I didn’t know if you were ready or wanted to in general. What you went through, it was a lot. Something people don’t just go through everyday. I couldn’t imagine how hard it must have been for you over there, somewhere necessary but new nonetheless, but you made it and you’re here. You were so strong already, and you’re only stronger now. You’re amazing, my amazing lil’ star.” She shines that beautiful smile again, tears flowing steadily down as her eyes crinkle. I smile through my own tears too, laughing before looking away.

“I have to tell you something else, but before that, could we head to the park?” I ask her while clearing my throat, reaching in my bag for some medication and water.

“Of course, always.”

The van’s engine roars, an unsatisfying screech bringing it to life. We drive the familiar streets in a comfortable silence, and I chose to stop the cassette playing to embrace it as it is. I let out another giggle and turn to her as I wiggle my eyebrows, jumping out of the car before it’s fully parked.

“Someone’s eager,” she laughs out, rushing to catch up with me as I try to stand on the seat rather than sit. We play like this for almost an hour, chasing each other like little girls with no care in the world, no love to damage the beauty of the raw moment. Eventually I pause and sit on the ground, inviting her to join me with baby pats in the empty spot to my left. We lay under the stars once more together, and I finally work up the words to speak.

“White Jasmines,” I say. There’s a pause before she turns her head towards me, another smirk to entertain my new antics.

“What about them?”

“Did you know they symbolize sweet love and amiability?” She tilts her head, visibly confused at what I am trying to convey or why. I reach into my front pocket, and I gradually place the flower on her lap. Her eyes start to widen. She whispers my name.

“I’m sorry I lied again when it mattered, when it went against our friendship, our relationship. I was scared, and couldn’t bring myself to burden you.” She sits up and takes my closets hand into hers, clutching it so tight her knuckles become white.

“You could have said something! You should have said something!” She yells out with a bite in her tone, but her eyes go against her intended rage.

“Could you look me in the eyes right now and say you would have reciprocated how I feel without my life being in jeopardy because of it?” She stares so intently at me, having to look down and blink with the amount of tears gathered. I continue on, stating,

“I love you, okay? I love you for being you, for how you see and treat me, for how you already care so much for me. I love you as you and would never try to accept a love beyond what is true.” I grip her hands with my own covering them as well, trying to hold on as tight as possible. Trying to hold on as long as possible.

“How can you say all that when— when you left to—” It’s my turn to cut her off.

“I left before I went through with it, I left before I would lose everything.” She clings onto my entire arm now, tears heavy as she realizes how weak I’ve become in the past few minutes.

“Y—you…”

“I’m so glad I’ve always had you b—by my side,” I start to choke on the blood rising in my throat but remain determined as I try to wipe her own tear away with my right hand, “I’ll always be here with you, okay?” I honestly can’t see anything at this point, but continue to hold on, looking onwards towards the sky as the stars barely gleam with the rise of the sun.

“My star.”

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Summary: You’re the owner of a small, but busy animal shelter that sees way too many dogs for your taste. One day a tall, beat up man shows up with two sad looking dogs. You don’t question their origins, but as Frank continues to show up you start to wonder just how he rescues so many past fighting dogs.

Warnings: mentions of dog fighting, profanity, injury

A/N: I realize a lot of the stories I write have very little romance. oops. Also this one is a bit long so I apologize.

1st count: 102

2nd count: 102

3rd count: 102

No matter how you counted, no matter how many times you counted, the numbers were inevitable. You were out of space. And two more cars just rolled into your driveway toting along unwanted pets. In your heart you hoped for cats or some other small creature (You could make room for those. You’d keep them in your house if you had to), but you knew that more dogs were coming your way.

You throw down your pencil and release a heavy sigh. Your body collapses under the vacant feeling in your chest. You were sinking. Your entire world was sinking, slowly, constantly, inevitably. But you refused to give up. These dogs needed you and you were the only one in between them and the violently efficient kill shelters. You scrub your face and look through the window at the middle aged woman struggling to pull a cracked plastic crate out of the back of her mini van. You wondered what story you would hear from her.

The puppy was too disobedient and made too much of a mess. I didn’t have time to properly train him.

My kids wanted a puppy so badly, but they just didn’t seem to care for it once it started to grow up.

My boyfriend and I bought him together, but we broke up and I don’t want him anymore.

Just the thought of people’s carelessness made your blood boil. You shove yourself away from the desk and stalk out of the small wooden building that is the center of your animal shelter. You snatch a pair of sunglasses off a rack near the door and step out into the bright morning.

You’d make room.

By the end of the day you had turned away five dogs. And every single one of them tore your heart in half. A nice family covered in tattoos, holding the hand of a bright eyed child stopped by and took home a cat that no one had looked at since his arrival. It was a small celebration in the middle of tragedy.

1st count: 104

2nd count…

The gravel driveway crunches outside of your office, forcing you to look away from your population count. Glancing at the watch on your wrist confirms your initial thoughts. It’s well past ten o’clock. You closed the gates at 8. There was a small chance whoever was in the car was lost, but what lost person went through the trouble of opening a chained fence leading into absolute darkness. You click your computer monitor off. A rifle leans against the far side of your desk and you pick it up if only for your peace of mind. The crunching stops, but the silence doesn’t last long. A car door opens and slams shut in the same moment you open and shut your office door.

“Stop right there!” you shout into the night.

The man facing the back of the car raises his hands in the air. “Whoah, I’m not here to fuck around.”

“Turn around.” You step down from the wooden building and cross the gravel road to get closer to the man. “If you’re not here to fuck something up, why are you here?”

The man’s face is still hidden by the darkness of the night, but his broad shoulders and intimidating height cause your hands to tighten on the rifle.

“I’ve got dogs from a fighting ring. I can’t bring them to the other shelter near here.”

“They from your fighting ring?”

“No.” The response is short and clipped. A man after your own tastes, he seemed disgusted by the thought of being involved in a dog fighting ring. He doesn’t give you any further explanation as to how exactly he came to possess the two dogs currently lying in the back of the car.

You dropped one of your hands from the gun to open the back door and look closer at the dogs. It was a horrible sight. One of the dogs was missing both of its ears and had a large gash across its nose. The other dog doesn’t have any visible injuries but you can see its ribs and pelvis sticking out. The only reaction you have is a deep sigh.

“I really want to help. I really do, but I’m completely filled to capacity and I don’t have the resources or the money to treat the injuries.”

The man slowly reaches into one of his front pockets and pulls out a disorganized wad of cash. “I got money for you to build new cages and pay for vet bills.”

You snatch the money from his hands and flip quickly through the stacks of hundreds. You look back at the man with wide eyes.

“I don’t want this money if it’s gonna get me arrested.” You thrust the stack back towards the man, but he makes no move to take it.

“It won’t. Call it an anonymous donation. Just…help them.” The man’s face wilts when he glances back at the dogs still lying calmly in the back of the car.

You watch the dog’s breath for a few seconds before setting the gun against the car and crossing your arms. When you turn back to face him he’s watching you intently through the low light.

“What do you know about the dogs. Are they dog aggressive? People aggressive?”

“I don’t know a lot. I’m pretty sure they were both bait dogs. Didn’t seem aggressive towards me, but I don’t know about other animals.”

“All right.” You think for a second about how you’re going to handle this. Every thing about this situation was off the books and strange. But one thing bothered you the most. “How come only bait dogs?”

“They were the ones I could get.” A simple and vague answer.

It was dark, late, and you should have been home hours ago. “Ok all right,” you say finally. “Help me get them into the building and I’ll make sure they’re taken care of.”

You place the wad of cash in your pocket and pick up the rifle. The man whistles quietly behind you and reaches into the back to grab the chains wrapped around the dogs’ necks. You were thankful that the chains were loose. You’d seen too many dogs with embedded collars. Both dogs obediently followed the man and the man followed you back to the office building. The light from inside casts deep shadows on the man’s face and you notice for the first time that there are fresh bruises covering his face and deep cuts on his hands. You also see that both dogs are more emaciated than you originally thought. You close the door behind the dogs and replace the rifle next to your desk. You quickly stash the money in the top drawer. You don’t bother taking the chains from the man, instead you simply unravel the coils around the dogs’ necks and let them have the freedom to roam. Both dogs immediately find separate corners of the room and curl up into tight balls. You don’tt blame them for being terrified.

While you’re busy attempting to gather supplies for the two dogs, the man opens the door and tries to slip out of the building.

“Wait hold on! We’re not done here. I can’t just have to extra dogs with no paper work. Inspectors drop by randomly and these two are going to be here for a while.”

The man hesitates before stepping back inside and closing the door. You want this to be over as much as he does so you grab a release form from the desk top and hand it to him.

“Fill it out as much as you can. I don’t care if you leave some stuff out. I just need some information to show.”

He hunches over the desk and starts scribbling. You rummage through the office to find any kind of spare food bowl or even cereal bowl that you could use to give the dogs food and water. The dog with the missing ears shrinks away from you when you place the bowls on the ground, but the thin dog attacks the food immediately. He wolfs down the portion you give him and starts to slurp the water. You expect the poor guy will have some stomach pains in the morning. The sound of the pen hitting the desk signals the man’s departure. With the papers filled out you don’t care where he goes and with his injuries you know he doesn’t want to stick around.

The door opens and closes quickly and you’re surrounded by the sounds of two dogs eating for the first time in a while. You pick up the random items scattered across the floor and place them in hard to reach places. Despite everything you put away you know that something will be torn apart in the morning. The risks would be worth it though. You’d order supplies tomorrow and start building new shelters by the end of the week.

You’d make room.

Your prediction was almost correct. Your building materials were delivered at the end of the week, but the sudden increase in activity drew the attention of the safety inspector. Entertaining him for the day was nothing but agonizing. He tried to poke holes in every one of your shelters. He looked through all of your release and adoption papers looking for problems. He even noticed the strangely vague papers of the two dogs that were currently hidden in the bathroom of the office. But you were thorough. You’d seen too many animal shelters fail to be careless. As soon as he leaves you start building. At night you spend time with the two dogs; sitting with them, talking to them, petting them when they get more comfortable with you. In two weeks you have enough shelter for ten more dogs. With the money left over you make sure the injured dog gets stitches and antibiotics and the rest goes into your savings. You’d use it before too long whether it was for food or more vet visits.

It only takes three days for the shelter to fill back to capacity. However, along with the new shelters came new interest from the local news. A news reporter shows up at your doorstep early one morning to ask for an interview about your life and work. As much as you hate being the center of attention, you know from experience that news exposure brought many new adopters. You put on your best fake smile and spout out a speech about the great dogs that are abandoned because someone has to move or they don’t want it anymore. You even mention the ex-dog fighters that end up at your shelter wanting a nice relaxing home. It was an exhausting day, but you see the positive repercussions the next day.

A record number of people stop by to look at the animals. A young tabby cat with a missing ear is taken home by a cute little girl in a pink dress and her single father. One of your favorite pit bulls is taken in by an excited college student who excitedly told you about the preparations she’s put her apartment through. A man on a motorcycle unexpectedly falls in love with a small terrier mix and promises to return with a car the next day. And your biggest accomplishment. The one adoption that filled your heart with hope for the dogs left over at the end of the day. The dog that the man, signed Frank on the release forms, brought to your shelter with missing ears and gashes on its face is taken home by a female couple who desperately wanted to help ex-fighting dogs.

You sit back in your desk chair looking at the small stack of adoption forms waiting to be filed. You’ve procrastinated long enough. You scoot forward and pick up the top sheet. It’s a tedious and boring task, but you’d rather stay up late than get up early. The clock on your computer clicks over to midnight when you hear the familiar crunch of tires on the gravel driveway. You feel a sense of déjà vu as you grab the rifle by your desk. When you step onto the gravel, a familiar figure climbs out of the driver’s side door of a truck. A cacophony of barking comes from the bed of the truck.

“Dude midnight is not a good time to drop off dogs. Maybe come sometime when the sun is in the sky.”

“Can’t do that.” Frank faces you with his arms crossed, waiting for you to continue.

“You’re lucky I had a really good adoption day. I actually have room.” You pause for a second as the barking escalates. “How many dogs did you bring? Holy shit!” You move past Frank and peer into the back of the truck. Five dogs in metal crates frantically crash together attempting to get free. Thankfully they aren’t trying to attack each other.

“What’s your excuse this time?” you ask with a bite to your tone.

“Dog fighting ring.”

“Yeah fucking right. Two bait dogs might make sense. Maybe you’re a good Samaritan that just so happened to get lucky enough to get two dogs and live without dying. But five dogs! Dog fighters don’t fuck around. They kill people who steal their dogs. So, tell me what the real story is.”

“They’re from a dog fighting ring. I got them out. That’s what you need to know.” His voice is louder and even in the sparse light of the moon you can see his face twist into anger.

You can’t deny the dogs even if you suspect the man giving them to you is guilty. Without another word you use the tire to climb onto the side of the truck. Looking closer at the dogs you can see that all of them are injured or unhealthy in some way.

“Fine if you’re not going to be straight with me at least help me carry the crates inside. I need to take a look at them before they can go in a permanent enclosure.”

Silently, Frank moves behind you and opens the back of the bed. He single-handedly lifts the cage closest to the back and carries it to the office. He moves so easily it’s frustrating when you struggle to lift the dog out of the truck and carry it to the building. By the time you’ve moved the single dog, Frank has moved three. All of the dogs are extremely eager to get out of their cages and even in the light it’s hard to see everything that’s wrong with them. You rummage through your desk and pull out a stack of release forms. You drop them on the desk and slap a pen on top. You were not happy. Not with Frank, not with the late time, and not with the amount of paper work that was still waiting for you.

You desperately wanted to know exactly where these dogs were coming from, but you weren’t going to get any good information from the man currently signing papers. You would just have to find out by yourself. The door opens and closes behind you.

You spend the night in the office building, getting only a couple hours of sleep before you begin your morning chores. Only two of the fighting dogs need to be seen by the vet for their injuries. The rest settle nicely into their temporary homes. All of them seem relieved to be away from their dark past. In between refilling water bowls and arranging volunteers to walk the dogs, you research recent dog fighting ring busts. You should just let it go, but the idea that Frank is giving you his own fighting dogs won’t leave your mind. Searching the term dog fighting ring bust results in an enormous number of articles across the country. When you search specifically for your area you can see that there’s been a sharp increase in dog fighting busts in the past few months. You open your file drawer and grab the most recent release forms. You flip all the way back to the very first time Frank is scrawled across the top. April 21st.

You type dog fighting ring bust april 21. Into the search bar and stare in amazement at the first article that pops up.

The Punisher kills twenty in dog fighting ring bust

Clicking on the article reveals grainy photos of bodies piled on the ground, empty dog cages, and a blurry photo of an imposing man in a painted leather jacket. An idea starts to form in your head. You flip through your release papers to find the date of Frank’s second drop off. April 28th.

Typing in this date yields a similar result. Another article about the Punisher taking down a local dog fighting ring shows more blurry photos of the carnage left behind. None of the photos of the Punisher are good and none of them show the man’s face. But you know.

The next time you hear tires crunching on the gravel outside you don’t bother with the rifle next to your desk. Outside a beat up mini van with huge dents in the side and with bullet holes in the windows waits for you. The sound of barking dogs is muffled, but unavoidable. Frank steps out of the car.

“Don’t you ever sleep?” he asks already moving to the back of the car.

“Not when I know the Punisher is breaking apart dog fighting rings and bringing the dogs to me.”

Frank freezes with his hand on the handle of the back door and the two of stand in absolute silence. The sound of cicadas pounds into your ears. The car door clicking open cuts through the night and the muffled barks turn into distinct howls. And still Frank doesn’t turn to look at you.

“You didn’t bring your rifle out tonight?”

“Nope.”

Frank turns away from the door. The interior light of the car casts deep shadows on his face. “You sure that was a good idea.”

“You said it yourself. There’s nowhere else you can take these dogs.”

The man grumbles lowly before turning back to the crates stacked haphazardly in the back. He pulls two out and sets them on the ground.

“I’m not about to turn you into the police if that’s what you’re thinking.”

Frank let’s out a short huff of air. “I’m not afraid of the police.”

You shrug. “Well how about next time ask ahead before you go and break apart another dog fighting ring. I don’t have the room.”

“I’ve got more money.”

“I could have all the money in the world and no more land to build on, dude. I can’t expand anymore. I’m at my limit.”

Frank whirls at you. “If you’re going to say something, say it.”

“Fine. I don’t want you to stop busting fighting rings. I think the people who organize and participate in them are the lowest forms of beings. But you have to start coordinating with me. I can tell you when I have some extra room in the shelter. You can like give me an email address or a phone number or something so that I can contact you and then just bust the rings when there’s room.”

Frank stares blankly at you. The dogs inside the car begin to calm down so that the sound of cicadas is once again deafening.

“Fine fine,” Frank throws his hands out. “I’ll give you a fucking email.”

“Good,” you say with a smirk, invisible to him.

You work with him to move the three dogs into the office building. In a familiar routine Frank fills out release forms while you give all of the dogs food and water. All three dogs will have to go to the vet in the morning, but they’ll be ok for the night.

“Here.” Frank thrusts a scrap piece of paper towards you. An email address is scrawled across it.

This piece of paper represented the culmination of a dream you’ve had since you were small. Teaming up with the Punisher would finally allow you to stop dog fighting rings. Frank Castle was a terrifying man, but you could tell this would be a beautiful partnership.

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Outfit Your Perfect Patio for Less During Design Within Reach’s Outdoor Sale

Spring has sprung, and so have the savings.

Now through April 16, head on over to Design Within Reach to save 15% on outdoor furniture, lighting, fire pits, umbrellas, and more—and get free shipping sitewide. Here’s what you need to create your outdoor sanctuary.

EMU Design Studio Arc En Ciel Folding Table

Arc En Ciel, or "rainbow" in French, is a small-space solution inspired by the chairs and tables that have filled Parisian parks and cafés since the 19th century. Weighing about 18 pounds, this durable, hardwearing Arc En Ciel Folding Table (2011) is produced with great attention to detail. The steel frame has a baked-on polyester powder-coated finish that stands up to the elements and withstands being folded and unfolded as your needs change. The Arc En Ciel folds completely flat for convenient storage and is suitable for outdoor and contract use. From sidewalk café to city balcony to backyard patio, the Arc En Ciel is a well-priced solution for any outdoor dining need. Made in Italy.

Studio Tolvanen Terassi Dining Table

The husband-and-wife team of designers Julie and Mika Tolvanen works out of Studio Tolvanen in Helsinki, designing everything from furniture to accessories for companies around the globe. Though they share their lives together, each one approaches design from different directions. "We are both very independent minded," Julie explains. In fact, the Terassi Collection (2017) was their first project together. Inspired by 1930s-era furniture they came across on a visit to Timberline Lodge in Oregon, they endowed the Terassi Dining Table with a spaced-plank tabletop for excellent outdoor performance and round tapered legs for a leaner profile and rustic yet crafted appearance. "We wanted the overall feeling to be familiar but a bit lighter, a bit friendlier," Julie says. Terassi is expertly fashioned in high-quality teak with a beautiful straight grain. Includes a removable plug consisting of two concentric rings to accommodate umbrellas of various sizes. Made in Indonesia. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Stua Deneb Teak Bench

Jesús Gasca is the principal designer at Stua, a furniture company that he founded in 1983 in San Sebastián, Spain. With his company’s name standing for solo tengo un amor – "I have only one love" – it’s Gasca’s mission to improve the habitat in which we live. His Deneb Teak Bench (2003) celebrates materials in their purest form, combining austere aluminum with smooth, slatted teak. The precision-engineered frame is assembled from four components that fit seamlessly together in support of the teak top. Clean-cut V-shaped legs are configured to increase stability and allow two or more benches to be put together for a unified ensemble. Sustainably harvested teak slats can be oiled to maintain their color or left to develop a beautiful silver patina. This bench can be used both indoors and out, on its own in an entryway or garden or with the Deneb Teak Table. Rubber glides protect floors. Assembly required. Made in Spain. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Dougan Clarke Tuuci Ocean Master Rectangular Shade

Protect yourself from elements but keep your view with the Tuuci Rectangular (2012), which is more horizontal than traditional dome-shaped umbrellas. Dougan Clarke, a consummate sailor who spent over a decade working with sails, rigging and boat design, knows what will stand up to sun, rain, salt and wind, and he designs his shades accordingly. This shade system is easy to use and maintain but constructed of replaceable marine-grade components to ensure a lifetime of serviceability. It features a clever cam cleat and pulley system to raise and lower the shade with ease. "I sought to redefine what was previously known as an umbrella," explains Clarke. "The resulting shade sculptures embody both form and function." As with other shades, keep it in a closed position during storms and when not in use. DWR is not responsible for accidents or damage caused by misuse or weather. Commercial quality. Made in U.S.A. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Skagerak Bell Lantern

"A product has to be useful and realistic to be considered as good design," says Martin Solem. With this in mind, he designed the Bell Lantern (2018), a versatile nod to the traditional lantern. It consists of a glass jar set within a groove on a powder-coated steel base with a handle locked in the upright position. Suitable for use indoors and out. Candle not included. Max candle height: 3" for small, 4.5" for large. Made in China. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Design Within Reach Sommer Chaise

Copenhagen-based designer Chris Halstrøm has a special knack for creating things for people she’ll probably never meet yet making them feel as if she knows them somehow. With her Sommer Outdoor Collection (2019), which she designed for DWR, Halstrøm wanted to give people the experience of indoor furniture in outdoor spaces. "I was intrigued by the idea of bringing the look of paper-cord weaving, often found on Danish indoor furniture, to the outdoors, but in a weather-safe material," she says. "I wanted it to feel natural, and open up that wall between indoors and out." This duality gives the collection an openness that she says makes it very easy to live with. "I find it interesting to create something that people can read their own stories into, and make it their own. For me, furniture is at its most interesting when you see it being enjoyed by people." Made in Indonesia. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Obeetee Indra Outdoor-Indoor Rug

Named for deities of the heavens, Indra (2018) is a lightweight flat-weave fringed rug fashioned from polyester yarns with a soft feel, dyed using a special technique that imbues each yarn with multiple tones to produce a striking heather effect. Obeetee employs skilled artisans to craft handmade rugs using skills that are passed down from one generation to the next. To give back to communities, the company also spearheads Women Weavers, a program for teaching the art of carpet weaving to women in need. Lightweight, easy to clean and suitable for use indoors and out. Rug pad recommended. Made in India. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Plodes Studio Geometric Fire Pit

Growing up in a resourceful do-it-yourself family, John Paul Plauché learned how to design and create objects at an early age. A man with an inquisitive, artistic mind, Plauché earned a degree in architecture before starting Plodes Studio. Today, this multidisciplinary workshop provides clients with architectural, interior and product design solutions. Whether he’s working on a limited-edition piece of art or a mass-produced shelving system for Google’s offices, Plauché’s approach is about simplicity. "My work is the result of a coalescence of art, product and architectural design," says the designer. His handcrafted Geometric Fire Pit (2004) is available in a choice of two sizes and two metals – A36 low-carbon steel or Corten steel – and can be used with seasoned wood or charcoal. A pipe-shaped plug is included for preventing coals and ash from falling through the opening while allowing enough airflow to fuel the fire. For outdoor use only. Made in U.S.A. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Loll Designs Lollygagger Chaise

"We make outdoor furniture for the modern lollygagger," explains Loll founder Greg Benson. "Our furniture is for people who are looking for fresh design that’s made in the U.S.A. with sustainable manufacturing practices. At Loll, we strive to inspire people to appreciate the outdoors both by the way we make our products and how they are intended to be used." Starting as a side project, Loll was founded in 2006 by a custom skate park manufacturer as a way to repurpose excess ramp material. That original company is gone, but Loll still designs and produces durable all-weather outdoor furniture made from 100% recycled and recyclable plastic, mostly from reclaimed post-consumer milk jugs. Since the company’s founding, its dedication to the environment has kept more than 100 million milk jugs out of landfills. The Lollygagger Collection (2014) is waterproof, fade-resistant and maintenance-free, making it perfect for use indoors and out. Each piece ships flat to save on packing materials; simple assembly required (Allen wrench included). Made in U.S.A. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Dusen Dusen Towel

Ellen Van Dusen studied the psychology of design and the brain’s reaction to visual stimuli at Tufts University. After graduating, she launched Brooklyn-based Dusen Dusen, a clothing line that soon became known for its lively original prints, then expanded the brand in 2015 to include bedding and towels. Dusen draws her inspiration from a variety of sources, such as midcentury resort architecture, Italian industrial design and Scandinavian textiles. Her wonderfully playful Dusen Dusen Towel (2018) is marked by vivid colors and bold patterns that captivate. It sports a jacquard weave, so its sides are opposites of each other. Machine washable. Made in Turkey. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Skagerak Cutter Bench

In the 1990s, Danish designer Niels Hvass became a leader in the Nordic design scene by creating furniture that earned him awards and recognitions from Bo Bedre, Georg Jensen and The Design Foundation. He designed his teak Cutter Collection to challenge overly nostalgic wooden outdoor furnishings, bringing elegance and simplicity to outdoor spaces, as well as interior ones. Originally intended for gardens and patios, the Cutter Bench (2008) is also fitting for kitchens and bathrooms. This piece features specially engineered mortise-and-tenon joints and metal rail inlays for durability. Like all teak products, it will develop a rich, silvery patina over time, or it can be treated with teak oil to maintain its original luster. Like all teak products, it will develop a rich, silvery patina over time, or it can be treated with teak oil to maintain its original luster. Please note: At first, the wood will be lighter than what’s shown in photos. Made in Thailand. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

HAY Palissade Dining Armchair

Brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec founded their Paris-based design firm in 1999, where they design architectural projects, large-scale art installations, furniture, rugs, tableware and home accessories. Their work has been exhibited worldwide, from MoMA in New York to Centre Pompidou in Paris to Tel Aviv Museum of Art. For the Danish design collective HAY, the brothers designed the Palissade Collection (2015). Designed in color and form to integrate effortlessly into a natural landscape or urban setting, this collection stands out for its combination of visual simplicity and core strength. Palissade is strong without being bulky, elegant without being fragile. Stacks up to eight high. Made in China. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Case Eos Rectangular Table

When we asked Matthew Hilton to identify the common elements found in his work, he replied, "Functional, stackable, it has to store easily and be a good price." Fast-forward to today, and he’s still staying true to those ideals. Seeing a need for durable outdoor furniture at accessible prices, Hilton created the Eos Collection (2011), which is sleek enough to work in an indoor dining space, as well. Eos is lightweight – literally and visually – smartly proportioned and very comfortable. Certain to inspire leisurely outdoor living during the long days of summer, this collection was named for Eos, the Greek goddess of dawn and bringer of light. It’s constructed of powder-coated aluminum that won’t rust over time. Rectangular and Square tables fit seamlessly together to create a longer table when needed. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Serralunga Cup Planter, Large

After a brief career as a watch designer, Naoto Fukasawa moved to the United States to work for the design firm IDEO in 1989. Still learning English, Fukasawa used visuals to communicate with his Silicon Valley coworkers as they designed computers, medical devices, furniture and sporting goods. In 1996 he returned to Japan, where he launched IDEO’s Tokyo office, and seven years later he started his own company. Fukasawa’s approach to design is based on careful observation of people’s actions and feelings. It is in the study of these behaviors that he is able to create products that fit into people’s lives so naturally that they are "Without Thought" – a concept he now teaches at two universities and to clients worldwide. In designing his Cup Planter (2003), Fukasawa was inspired by the curved shape of ancient wooden bowls to create "a cozy atmosphere for plants." The double-walled construction is crafted of UV- and weather-resistant polyethylene that is 100% recyclable. Cup can be drilled in the center from the inside out to allow drainage. Made in Italy. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Brown Jordan Sol y Luna Lounge Chair

Sol y Luna (1954) is an adaptation of Dan Johnson's Gazelle Collection, which was originally offered in wood or bronze, both with woven caning for the seat and back. However, due to the high cost of production and the intense hand labor involved, fewer than 150 pieces from the Gazelle line were ever produced. Now made in durable cast aluminum by outdoor manufacturer Brown Jordan, the design maintains Johnson's comfortable organic form. These pieces are shaped with the body in mind. The Lounge Chair back wraps around you, and the seats are comfortably sloped for support in a relaxed position. Photo courtesy of Design Within Reach

Menu Well Watering Can

Former members of the studio Norway Says, Torbjørn Anderssen and Espen Voll started their own studio in 2009 after collaborating together on several successful international exhibitions. Their work in furniture, lighting and accessories has brought international accolades, including "Designer of The Year" honors in Norway. Simple yet functional, their Well Watering Can (2015) features an ample handle for easy carrying, large opening for fast filling and an extra-long spout for reaching into all those tight areas. Made in China. Photo Courtesy of Menu We love the products we feature and hope you do, too. If you buy something through a link on the site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Related Reading: Le Creuset Cooks Up Two New Colorways—and a Flash Sale to Boot The 28 Best Sales Happening Right Now 50 Retailers Giving Back During the COVID-19 Pandemic Source link Read the full article

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The Definitive Guide to Body Composition

With so many people choosing to track health data nowadays, I get a lot of questions about the best way to measure body composition. Today I’m going to cover some of the most common methods, their pros and cons, and also tackle the question of whether there is an “ideal” body composition.

When it comes to fitness, body composition refers to the relative quantities of fat, muscle, bone, and water in your body. These are measured by weight or as a percentage of your total body weight. Clinically, body composition differentiates between fat mass or adipose tissue, muscle, bone/bone mineral content, and residual mass (organs, connective tissue). For the purposes of this post, I’m going to focus on “body composition” as it’s used for fitness and general health, not medically. Body composition is not the same as body weight and height. Two people of the same height and weight can have vastly different body compositions. One might be a very lean, muscular fitness competitor, while the other has a corpulent figure. Nor is body composition the same as build—ectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph.

Body composition is a measure of the building blocks, so to speak. Colloquially, when people talk about body composition, they typically mean how much body fat and lean muscle they carry. Although bone density is technically a part of the equation, I’ve never heard someone say they were going to improve their body composition by increasing bone mineral density.

I’m going to assume that’s what you mean, too: When you say you’re interested in measuring body composition, you want to know your body fat percentage and possibly how much muscle you’re carrying. Likewise, when people ask me whether there is an “ideal” body composition, they want to know whether a certain amount of body fat and muscle are optimal for health and longevity.

A Quick Note On Fat and Muscle

I write about fat and muscle a lot on MDA, but I want to reiterate a couple important points before moving on to the meat of this post.

First, we talk about fat like it’s one uniform thing we carry around in our bellies and butts, but that’s not the case at all. For health purposes, we want to distinguish between white fat and brown fat, and especially between subcutaneous fat and visceral fat. The former is the fat stored under your skin—the stuff you can pinch—while the latter is the relatively more dangerous kind that packs around your internal organs. We’re also learning more about the health risks associated with excess intramuscular fat.

Second, I know I don’t need to convince you that lean muscle is important. Not only does it produce important proteins and metabolites, it correlates with overall health and organ reserve. Having sufficient lean muscle serves a protective role in aging.

From a purely functional perspective—setting aside the aesthetic question—it’s important to have enough lean muscle and not too much body fat. What do “enough” and “not too much” mean, though? I’ll try to provide some insight into that shortly. It’s not as straightforward as you might think. First, though, let’s look at how you measure body composition.

How to Measure Body Composition

There are a variety of ways to assess body composition. For today I’m going to stick to the ones that are widely available. The gold standard for body composition analysis is either CT scan or MRI, but you aren’t going to be using those to track your gainz. Hydrostatic weighing (aka underwater weighing) is also very accurate but not so readily available. Plus you have to be willing to be dunked underwater.

Body weight is not by itself a good measure of adiposity (fatness) or lean mass. Likewise, BMI, which is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by the square of height in meters, provides a crude estimate of adiposity at best. In fact, BMI was never designed to be a measure of body composition in any given individual. It was meant to look at population-level trends in body size. Various researchers have proposed mathematical adjustments to make BMI a better predictor of fat mass, but it remains imprecise. Your doctor may care about BMI because it’s the anthropometric measure used in most medical research, but it won’t tell you what you want to know here.

Let’s look at some of the ways you can measure body composition relatively easily and affordably, starting with the most sophisticated and working down to the more basic:

Air displacement plethysmography (ADP, aka whole-body air displacement plethysmography)

ADP is similar in principle to hydrostatic weighing. With ADP, you sit inside a small chamber, and body composition is assessed by air displacement. This technology is commercially available as BOD POD®.

The pros of ADP are that it is relatively inexpensive and scores well in terms of reliability. It’s also easy. All you have to do is sit quietly in a big egg, and measurement takes approximately three minutes. It’s not available in all areas, though. The biggest drawback is that it gives you body fat percentage but doesn’t tell you anything about muscle volume. The report simply breaks down fat mass and “other.” It also may not be as accurate for lean individuals.

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (aka DXA or DEXA)

DEXA is currently the best option for people who want a comprehensive body composition analysis. In medical settings it is often used to measure bone density to screen for osteoporosis. Many medical offices now offer DEXA scans for general body composition analyses as well, and mobile scanning services operating out of vans are popping up all over.

When you get a DEXA scan, you lie on a table with your legs loosely held down by straps. An arm emitting low-dose x-rays passes over your body while another passes underneath. The scan takes about 10 minutes. The technician then generates a report that includes:

A visual representation of your fat and muscle distribution

Total mass broken down into fat, lean (muscle), and bone, plus visceral fat

Bone density

Detailed analysis of fat versus lean tissue in your left and right arm, leg, and torso

Repeated DEXA scans—completed every three to six months, for example—can be a good way to track your progress if you are actively trying to lose body fat while maintaining muscle, or if you’re trying to bulk up. While generally regarded as very accurate and safe, there are still questions about the accuracy of DEXA’s visceral fat measurement specifically. If visceral fat is your primary concern, try combining repeat DEXA scans with simple abdominal measurements (more below), and follow up with your doctor.

Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)

BIA devices pass small electrical currents through the body. Muscle is a better conductor of electricity than fat or bone, so by measuring the resistance to the current, these devices estimate the relative amounts of fat, muscle, and bone in your body. Because the calculations are based on the amount of water in your tissues, BIA can be thrown off by how well hydrated you are.

BIA technology is popular to its widespread availability and ease of use. There are many types of BIA devices on the market, some more reliable than others. I don’t put much stock in those cheap bathroom scales that claim to tell you your body fat. The more sophisticated InBody machines have been shown to give readings on par with DEXA scans. Unlike scales that only offer body fat readings, InBody devices also offer skeletal muscle mass and, in the more premium devices, visceral fat estimates.

Unless you have access to one of the more expensive devices, I think BIA should be used in the same way as regular bodyweight scales: Use it to track trends over time, but don’t get too hung up on any single measurement. Just as with body weight, BIA can vary for reasons having little or nothing to do with your actual body composition.

Electrical impedance myography (EIM)

Handheld EIM devices like the Skulpt Chisel are another option. Like BIA, EIM works by passing an electric current through tissues at different depths and measuring impedance. EIM is used in medical settings to measure muscle quality, or muscle strength relative to size. The technology has more recently been adapted to fitness tracking.

The advantages of these devices are that they are easy to use at home, allowing for daily tracking of body composition if you want. The Skulpt device gives you full-body and 12 region-specific (right/left shoulder, chest, biceps, etc.) measurements of muscle quality and body fat percentage. One study showed it to be fairly reliable when compared to DEXA, at least in young, healthy individuals. It’s not clear how accurate the device is in people with higher levels of body fat.

Skinfold devices

Skinfold calipers, aka plicometers, are extremely cheap and simple. When used with proper technique, they are reasonably accurate, although not as accurate as any of the methods already listed. I’d guess that most people using calipers to measure their own fat at home aren’t properly trained to use them, though, which means they almost certainly aren’t getting accurate results.

Calipers can only measure subcutaneous fat. They tell you nothing about visceral fat or lean tissue. Measurements are also affected by age, gender, and fat distribution. Given that there are much better options available now, I don’t think skinfold measurements have much to offer anymore other than being inexpensive unless (a) all you care about is subcutaneous fat, and (b) a trained pro is taking the measurements for you.

Tape measure

Navy body fat formula: The Navy body fat formula simply requires two measurements for males (waist at navel and neck) or three for females (waist at narrowest point, hip, and neck). Plug those values into one of the many online calculators to get your fat mass, body fat percentage, and lean mass.

The Navy adopted this method because it was looking for something that was relatively reliable and easier to train personnel to do correctly compared to skinfold calipers. Although it has its detractors, the Navy validated this method against hydrostatic weighing and found it to be acceptable.

Waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio, or waist circumference: None of these measurements provides information about body fat versus lean mass. However, they may be indicative of having more of the dangerous visceral fat. As a health marker, abdominal fatness is more directly linked to negative health outcomes than fat that is distributed across your entire body.

Summary:

If you care to have a very accurate, detailed reading, spring for a DEXA scan. From what I’ve seen, they are much more accessible and affordable now than they used to be, at least in the U.S. DEXA is also your best bet if you want to assess bone health.

If you just want a body fat estimate that’s good enough for tracking fitness or setting your keto macros, the Navy body fat measurements will do.

Tracking a simple waist measurement is a good idea for health reasons. If yours starts to climb, it’s time to dig deeper into diet or lifestyle variables that might be at play. (Stress causes abdominal fat accumulation, for example.)

Whichever method you choose, understand that it will have some degree of error. That’s not a huge deal in the context of tracking body comp for fitness and general health.

Know, though, that body composition assessments tend to be less reliable in obese individuals. Studies find small gender differences as well, and there may be systematic errors based on other demographic characteristics. This is all the more reason not to get hung up on the exact number. Instead, track trends over time to see how your body composition is changing or staying more or less the same.

Is There An Ideal Body Composition?

First we have to define what we mean by “ideal.” Let’s set aside the aesthetic question. It’s subjective, and it changes across time and cultures. Anyway, as much as I’m open about my desire to LGN (look good naked), I also maintain that function trumps form. That is, I care more about how my body functions than how it looks.

“Ideal” body composition should therefore reflect the amount of fat and lean muscle that leads to optimal functioning: staying healthy and strong for the longest time possible. The questions I’d like to answer here are:

At what body fat percentage are people, on average, healthiest?

How much lean muscle tissue is optimal for health?

The thing is, I can’t. The data just isn’t there. Oh, there are plenty of studies looking at the relationship between BMI and health risk factors, chronic disease, or mortality. As I’ve said, though, BMI is a poor substitute for actual measures of body composition.

There are also smaller but sizable literatures looking at specific measurements—waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, DEXA, BIA—and those same outcome measures. Trying to glean specific recommendations from the literature is tough, though, for a few reasons:

Results vary by age, gender, probably race/ethnicity, and according to what outcome variable you’re talking about.

Researchers frequently divide people into categories—low, medium, high body fat, or low versus high waist circumference—when assessing risk. That means we can’t pinpoint specific thresholds for body fat or muscle that might be ideal.

Studies are inconsistent in what possible confounding variables the researchers control for. In particular, smoking is a known confound in this area of research because it is associated with both lower body weight and more health problems. Still, not all studies control for it.

The biggest problem, though, the one that even the best-designed study won’t overcome, is that there is a lot of individual variability. Take 100 people with the same body fat percentage, and their health could vary tremendously. There are just too many factors that interact to create health, including the likely interaction between body fat and lean muscle.

All that said, we can make some broad generalities. In general, risk of developing metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease seems to increase with increased body fat. Again, though, there is a lot of variance from study to study that makes it impossible to nail down any kind of firm cut-offs.

When risk increases more or less linearly, how do you decide where the cut-off is between “still ok” and “getting into the danger zone?” It’s tough.

If I had to make any kind of recommendation, I’d probably tell you to track simple waist circumference. It’s easy to assess, and this research showed that when waist circumference is used as a continuous variable—that is, not broken into categories like “normal” or “high,” which are always imperfect—it predicts risk of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome by itself. Adding BMI to the equation didn’t increase predictive power.

In the U.S., the NIH recommends a cutoff of 102 cm (~40 inches) for men and 88 cm (~34.5 inches) for women as a healthy cut-off. The International Diabetes Foundation recommends a cutoff of 80 cm in women, 94 cm in men of European descent, and 90 cm in South Asian, Chinese, and Japanese men. The European Union recommends a cutoff of 94 cm for men and 80 cm for non-pregnant women. So as you see, it’s still somewhat subjective.

Nevertheless, being in the ballpark or below is probably a decent goal. Perhaps more importantly, you want to track over time. If you’re slightly above the cutoff but stable and otherwise healthy, I’d be less concerned than if you were seeing waistline expansion year over year.

What about muscle, you might ask? Same thing, I don’t have a great answer. A recent review concluded that having less lean body mass predicted greater mortality until old age, at which point the association disappears or perhaps even reverses. I’m of the mind that when it comes to muscle, measuring amount is less important than measuring strength or functional capacity. The goal for most of us isn’t to be jacked when we’re old. It’s to be mobile and independent, with a firm handshake.

Finally, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that although we usually talk about risk at the higher end of body fat percentage, you can of course go too low as well. The minimum body fat percentage for survival, known as essential fat, is 2–5% for men and 10–13% for women. Many people, especially women, need considerably more to feel well and have healthy hormone balance. Low body fat is a risk factor for hypothalamic amenorrhea (losing one’s period), but there are no specific guidelines for what constitutes “too low.” It varies from woman to woman.

Bottom Line

We don’t have the fine-grain data to definitively say what amount of body fat and lean muscle is optimal. Being at the extremes seems clearly associated with poor health and mortality. Beyond that, there is a significant range in the middle where any given individual could be considered healthy.

In the absence of specific and reliable recommendations, I’m going to say what I’ve been saying all along: Lifestyle is more important than any one measurable data point. If you’re checking all the boxes—eating plenty of plants and animals, moving your body, resistance training, getting lots of sleep and sunlight, managing stress, nurturing social connections—that’s the most important thing.

If you want to try to get from 20% body fat to 17% body fat for aesthetic reasons, hey, that’s up to you. Just understand that losing that 3% body fat doesn’t necessarily buy you significantly better health, especially if you use extreme measures to do it.

Do I think it’s worth having a general sense of how much body fat and muscle you’re carrying? Yeah, probably. If nothing else, it’s good to make sure that you’re not losing significant muscle mass as you age. A yearly or biannual DEXA scan plus checking in semi-regularly with your waist circumference seems like a reasonable plan. DEXA will also allow you to track your bone mineral density, which is important. If you need to know your body fat for the purposes of setting your keto macros, something like the Navy body fat calculator will do just fine.

Otherwise, I’m more interested in subjective markers like how I feel on a day-to-day basis and whether I can perform at the gym. My jeans and my mirror tell me everything I need to know about abdominal fat. I don’t need to know exactly how many pounds of lean muscle I’m packing to know whether I’m as strong as I want to be and whether I can get off the floor after playing with my granddaughter.

What about you? What measures do you use to track your body composition—if you even do? What other body composition questions do you have? Tell me in the comments below.

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