#I like Dr Price but I don’t always agree

[joshuadunshua]

I’m so tired of this claim I’m so emphatically tired of this claim. Even here where it’s recognized that some people talking about transmisandry are trans mascs of color, (what else can “most” mean?) anything they might have had to say is immediately discarded and dismissed.

And in addition to that, this post is another potshot at the language of people trying to talk about anti-transmasculinity. Despite the fact that time and time again folks like @genderkoolaid and @spacelazarwolf (among others I’m sure, they’re just who I recall off the top of my head) have demonstrated that it doesn’t fucking matter what language we use to discuss it, the problem people have is that we’re discussing it at all.

[sweetiecutie]

Yandere Draco Malfoy headcanons

Warnings: yandere behavior, toxic relationships, bullying, obsession, sexual implications but nothing is described, mention of anxiety and depression

Draco is a spoiled brat. Since birth, whenever he wanted something - it was delivered to him in a matter of hours - maximum a few days - in a fancy box decorated with huge sparkly bow on top of it. So when you, to his great astonishment, instead of throwing yourself at him tell him to go fuck himself - Draco gets pissed (and extremely anxious)

It’d be just perfect if you were a pureblood - absolutely no restraints for Draco in courting and spending time with you. If you happened to be a half-blood - he’d be extremely conflicted, but eventually just going so far as forging your personal documents, claiming that you’re a descent of an ancient pureblood family that happened to go missing due to a drastic accident and then being ‘found’ and ‘adopted’ by your parents. Same would go to a muggleborn darling, but I doubt he’d even pay attention to them in a first place

Draco grew up in environment where arranger marriages had always been an expected and usual thing, personal preferences and actual feelings rarely being involved; his parents had never felt anything but revulsion and loathing for each other - Draco’s idea of love is extremely twisted. Love, in his understanding, is when you’re official - when everyone in the family, school, country and world knows that you’re together, tied by strong bond of marriage. That’s what he’d been taught, that’s what he strongly believes in

That leads to Draco spreading rumors all around school about you two being in a relationship, even though it’s obviously a lie. He doesn’t need you to agree with all his stories - you may deny everything as much as you want but eventually everyone in Hogwarts will know that you two are involved with each other in some way. Even if some students don’t believe all the rumors going around, they would think twice before approaching you, not wanting to deal with Draco and his buddies

His logic is pretty much “If I can’t have you - no one can”. If you happened to have a partner - not for long. Once again, Draco would spread nasty lies about you constantly cheating on your S/o with him, and oh boy, can this man be persuasive. Soon enough your partner would be so fed up or simply ashamed of being in relationship with you, breaking up on you not even a few months in dating. And that would happen again and again with every one of your little silly love interests until you finally give up and come crawling to Draco since, well, he’s basically the only person in the whole castle offering you comfort and company

Draco is mean. He doesn’t know how to express his fondness and love obsession so he tries doing so through the ways already known to him - bullying. Snarky comments and snickering seem to accompany your every smallest movement, pale eyes being always fixated on you, waiting, praying for you to make at least one smallest mistake so that he’d finally have a reason to approach you, even if it’s to humiliate you

He’d deluge you with presents, basically trying to buy your affection. Anything you want - you get it. You like that sweater that doesn’t cost a quarter of its actual price - it will be lying on your bed neatly folded, a note attached to it saying “It would look better laying on my bedroom floor”. Want a diamond ring - of course, my dear, as many as you wish, but only after official “I Do”. You want ten liters of Unicorn’s bile - “Ew, that’s bloody gross. Here you go, fucking weirdo” - hands you four bottles filled with dark brown liquid. Where the hell did he even get it from? You said it just to test his limits

Even if you do eventually agree to step into relationship with Draco which is more of an act of pity, let’s be honest his behavior won’t get any better. Yeah, he stops with bullying for sure, but his obsession seems to only get worse the more time you spend together. Draco would become extremely possessive, to an extend where someone else looking at you for longer than a few second would send Draco into an ugly tantrum, shouting accusations and threats at everyone around

That leads to thus little number of friends you had reducing to absolute zero - them being too afraid or simply sick of Draco and his constant blackmailing and threats, leaving you all alone in his clutches. Being friends with you becomes simply too dangerous for others

He’ll follow you everywhere. Wherever you are, it seems like Draco and his little squad is always a few meters afar, watching you closely. It gets even worse once you two are ‘dating’ - Draco is like a chewing gum stuck in your hair - impossible to get rid of. You do your homework - he’s right by your side, flipping the pages of your book over when you ask. You’re getting ready to take a shower - he’s already shirtless and undoing his pants “Don’t you care about saving water and environment? Y/n, penguins are dying!”

Constantly touches you. And if you don’t like it or feel uncomfortable with his touch - too bad, Draco doesn’t care. “Darling, don’t fucking resist me. You’re only making it worse for yourself” And that’s true, it’s better to have contended and happy Draco snuggled into you rather than a furious and annoyed one, tightly wrapping his huge hand around your neck

His mood swings are just something. One moment he may be all cuddly and snuggly, looking at you like a lovesick puppy, and the other - he’s frowning and snarling insults, words are pure poison. And just five minutes later he crawls back with the saddest expression on his face, “Sorry, I got really upset, I thought you were thinking about that scumbag Potter again🥺👉🏻👈🏻” - “Draco, how the fuck can you know what I was thinking about?!”

He’d never physically hurt you because, well, Draco is a pussy. The maximum is pressing you against the wall with his hand around your throat, not choking but just holding you in place while glaring down at your smaller form. All the damage that he causes is mostly emotional. You’d definitely develop paranoia because of his constant stalking, feeling as if even walls have eyes and ears, intently watching your every move. Constant anxiety caused by Draco’s harsh words and treatment, may lead to deep depression

From the good things - he’s really eager to please you. As I said - whatever you want - you get, even if that’s not a material thing. Fame, power, influence - all of that is real and you can get it easily by simply being with him. But the more Draco gives you, the more demanding he gets - everything has its price. At first simple affection will be the greatest repay, but the older you both get - the more sexual turn it all gets

Draco would go absolutely insane during the summer break. He’ll be writing you a few times a day, demanding an answer from you containing a detailed description of your day, who you were talking to and all the conversations themselves. He’d defo get a pair of those double ended mirrors for you two (Wizarding FaceTime lmao) so he can see your beautiful face and hear that lovely voice of yours. And oh, don’t you dare not responding to his tenth call of a day - it’ll end up in a biggest tantrum

His parents noticing Draco’s obsession way too late, not being able to fix nor influence son’s unhealthy behavior. Narcissa tries to reason with her son, cool his eagerness and patroon a bit down, for the sake of both him and you. But Draco sees that as a betrayal, his twisted mind turning it into his family trying to turn you against him, to take you away from him. Now he sees it all - he doesn’t need their approval nor their blessing, he’ll have it his way anyways. It ends with Draco basically forcing marriage upon you, doing what he’s been longing for all these years - claiming you as his, so that no one could ever doubt the special bound you two have

After all, you two were always meant to be

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[sitepathos]

141 Boys + Alejandro + Konig x Male Hogwarts Student Reader Headcanons (Platonic)

Disclaimer : before we go any further, keep in mind this is my very first post on Tumblr. At first, I was just thinking about asking another user to write this, but I fell in love with the idea so much that it kept buzzing around in my head and now here we are.

Context: a group of pro-Muggle witches and wizards were able to get the Ministry of Magic to approve a program that would open up more to the outside world and start building a relationship with its people. You, being a Muggle-born, were asked to be the first “envoy” of this new program, seeing how Muggles would react to the Wizarding World and if mutual trust could be established. But, since the Ministry is run by a bag of dicks, they decided that you would be sent to the military, hoping this program would die in its infancy. After some debating behind closed doors, representatives from the Ministry and the SAS decided you would be trusted to Task Force 141.

Price

This man is less concerned about you being a wizard and more about you being a minor. “No, I don’t care if he’s almost eighteen, he shouldn’t be here!”

Was almost ready to throat punch Shepherd when Laswell stopped him and he reluctantly agreed to keep you on base.

Of course, when you showed off your magic for the first time, he was amazed for sure. And if you’re a skilled potioneer, he appreciates you brewing dozens of Wiggenweld Potions for the team. “Those potions are great! They work like… well, magic!”

Also, if you could use your potion making skills to mix up a drink for him, he’d really appreciate it. Being in the military, he has to forgo all comfort and luxury, but this man DESERVES a good drink on a regular basis! He’s in charge of one of the world’s most deadly fighting forces and is constantly dealing with terrorists and death everyday, so I’d say he should get a bottle of the good stuff. Low key would let you share a drink with him in his office if you do.

He also appreciates you casting the Bandaging Charm whenever they get hurt. As much as he hates you being in the field, he has to admit you make an effective field medic.

He’ll also ask your help in recon if you’re an Animagus. As a bird, you can be outfitted with a camera and get a literal bird’s eye view of the AO and as a cat/dog, you can go right up to the enemy and distract them. As they’re scratching your fluffy belly, Ghost will knife them.

And if you can turn into a cat, he may or may not ask you to sit on his lap while he sits in his office chair. Whenever a rookie is brought in for insubordination, he loves to do the Dr. Evil chair spin and freak them out. He’s very stressed out from all these missions and needs some comic relief! Plus, he loves to scratch you behind the ear and you love it too.

He also scares the rookies that if they don’t listen, you’ll turn them into a frog or something. Of course, you never tell him you can actually do that. Don’t want to give him any ideas.

Will also appreciate your help in interrogations. Give the perp some Veritaserum and the interrogation is over in like 5 minutes. Low key, though, Ghost is a bit pissed because they always let him conduct the interrogations, and now they can just get all their questions answered because of some juice you made.

He also makes sure you keep in regular contact with not only Dumbledore, but your parents as well, says that he’d be worried if his (minor) son was placed in the hands of the military. “They worry about you and I’m sure they just want to make sure you’re alright, son.” Low key goes behind you back and arranges for regular meetings (tea times) with both your parents and Dumbledore to discuss how you’re keeping up with your studies and assuring them that he’s keeping a close eye on you and making sure you take care of yourself. After a while, he comes to see you as another member son of Task Force 141.

Gaz

Look, he freaks out a bit when you show off your magic for the first time, and you understand. The first time you did magic, you accidentally levitated the family dog. Thankfully, you were inside at the time, so Fido just hit the roof.

For a while, things were awkward between you, but after you bandaged him up after a sparring session, he started to open up to you.

Meaning, he began asking you all sorts of questions about the Wizarding World to see if any of the fairytales he was told as a kid were real.

“You don’t really fly on broomsticks, right? I mean, that’s just ridiculous.” “Well…”

As soon as you roll up on you Nimbus 2000, this man WILL ask for a ride, giving you his best puppy dog eyes and you cave almost immediately. During his first ride, he was TERRIFIED; I mean, he’s a hundred feet up in the air sitting on a flimsy piece of wood, of course he’d be scared and holding on to you tightly.

But, after that first ride, he’ll beg you for a ride every time you both have free time. He’s flown in dozens of helicopters in his life, but feeling the wind against his skin and maneuvering around the way you do gives him a thrill unlike any other. Seriously, as soon as he gets back from a mission, he’ll go straight to you and beg to go out flying with you. Doesn’t matter if it was a week long mission and he’s had to go without food and sleep for most of that time, the thought of flying with you on your broomstick was enough to keep him going.

He also loves it when you teach him all that you learned in History of Magic; unlike Professor Binns, you do everything you can to make your lessons interesting. You use magic, you act out certain events, you even give him chocolate frogs when he passes you pop quizzes. PS: please give this man magic sweets, he always gives the biggest grin when he sees you walking towards him while holding candy. He likes chocolate frogs the best since he’s building his collection of cards. (He just needs a Dumbledore card…)

He also loves to hear about your time at Hogwarts. This man wants to know everything that happened to you, from the Sorting Ceremony to when you were made the first Muggle Envoy. He also doesn’t understand why House Slytherin hasn’t been disbanded. “I understand not every Slytherin is bad, but most of the worst wizards have come from that house! And its founder kept a giant snake around to kill anyone not a pureblood!”

He thinks you being an Animagus is amazing and if you turn into a bird, he’s both astounded and jealous. “I want to fly in the sky as a bird, too…” and if you’re a cat, well… “I heard all cats love curling up in a box. As a cat, do you have those feelings, too?” “…Yes.” So, best boi Gaz shows up to your quarters with a large cardboard box with multiple blankets and you instantly take to it. Like, you forget all about your bed and sleep as a cat in that box. And you don’t know it, but he one time came into your room to ask you to go flying when he saw you curled up in the box (and in human form, no less!) and his heart melted at the sight. He also took several pictures which he then proceeded to drop in the 141 Group Chat. Needless to say, they were quickly printed out and is the highest kept secret from you (hell, even Laswell is in on it).

In conclusion, Gaz would be very welcoming to you in the beginning, but in all honesty, probably not as much as Soap.

Ghost

Look, when you met Ghost for the first time, you were scared out of your mind and 95% sure he was a Death Eater sent to kill you and ruin this program. But, after a few days, you figured out that he was just a Muggle and you relaxed a little bit. Still, you kept your distance as this 6’2” man still scared the hell out of you.

When Price told them that a wizard was joining the 141, he thought the man finally lost it after postponing a well deserved vacation for far too long. But, after seeing you cast a spell when you first joined the team, he quickly ripped up the anonymous note he wrote to Laswell to force the Captain to take a vacation.

When you started talking to him about the Wizarding World, he quickly took an interest in magical creatures. Look me in the eye and tell me he wouldn’t be fawning over a Thestral! That’s actually how you bonded with him— when he saw you caring for one, he asked about it and when he learned that they’re only visible to those who’ve seen death and are misunderstood to be a bad omen. He feels for the beast and offers to help you feed it when you’re ever unavailable.

Like Price, he hates you being in the field, but definitely sees the advantages to having a skilled wizard with them. He will, however, insist you stay behind them, casting healing and support spells. During one mission, all hostile were thought to have been killed, but one that remained tried to shoot him in the back, you quickly cast Protego to shield him and followed up with Petrificus Totalus. No matter what Soap says, he DID NOT have heart eyes when you did that.

As odd an experience as it is, he loves to Apparate from place to place. A helo attracts too much attention and riding a broomstick is just silly to him (look, he’s a 6’ 2” killing machine made of pure muscle and whose name strikes fear into the most hardened terrorist on the planet; him being on a broomstick ruins his streetcred!). Being able to appear anywhere out of thin air poses a strategic advantage, it bypasses all

He also takes interest in your Defense of the Dark Arts lessons. He’ll watch you practice offensive spells all day long, praising you every time you destroy a target. He also teaches you to handle a firearm and how to throw a knife. Sure, you can use magic, but use magic, but you its always good to know other skills. He really wanted to just spend some more time with you and teach you what he knows.

Will definitely help you practice your defensive spells if you ask him, but he’s very nervous as he fires rubber bullets at you. As much as he tries to argue with you, you’re persistent and finally does what you ask him. But if you’re ever hit by one, that’s an end to practice for the day and he’s dragging you to the infirmary.

Also, as much as he denies it, he loves it when you turn into your Animagus form. If you turn into a bird, he offers his arm as a perch when you return from stretching your wings; if you turn into a dog, we will give you the best belly rubs; and if you turn into a cat, we will hold you and scratch your ears. And he’ll do it anywhere, even during a mission briefing! Also, he gets very jealous when you’re held by anyone else and will fight to the death when someone tries to take you away from him. “Lt, it’s my turn to hold him!” “Negative, Sergeant.” He then proceeds to scratch your ears as he looks Soap right in the eye.

While not an alcoholic beverage, he loves butterbeer and always loves it when you bring back a keg from the Wizarding World. After a successful mission, you brought them to the Three Broomsticks for a fresh mug of butterbeer. He knows you had to jump through a lot of hoops to get this trip approved and appreciates you arranging for this. It’s here that he realizes that not everyone in your world is like you; some uppity witch mocks you for bringing them here and leaves as she calls you a “Mudblood,” which you later explain is a derogatory term used to make people like you feel less than them. Well, Ghost being Ghost, he slips out to teach that witch that being whether your pedigree means nothing when your fingers are broken and you can’t hold a wand, you’re weaker than a Muggle since you depend on you magic for everything, leaving you vulnerable. “Ghost, where’d you go?” “Just needed to take a break.”

He loves to harass you with terrible puns as he learns more of you world. “Wanna hear a joke?” “Ghost, please don’t.” “If a wizard gets robbed by a Muggle, has he been Muggled?” “What do you call a postman who can speak to packages? A parcel tongue.” Or the worst of them, “How does the head of Gryffindor see when swimming? She uses McGonagoggles.”

After a while, he finally trusts you enough to tell you some of his darkest secrets. What really hits you the most is what happened in the US-Mexico border with Roba, and how he was buried alive with a rotten corpse and forced to dig himself out with said corpse’s jawbone. After he finished his story, you offered to use the Memory Charm to make him forget, and for a brief moment, he genuinely wanted to say yes. The thought of being able to forget that horrible memory and never dream of it was enough to bring tears to his eyes (which he thought was no longer possible), but in the end, he said he appreciated the offer, but by forgetting what happened, he’d be losing a piece of himself that made him him.

You become a part of his team, and when you do, he’ll kill and die for you, just as he would for any other member of his team. Eventually, he gives you the nickname “Merlin,” and soon everyone starts calling you that and you’re honored to have a nickname after one of the most accomplished wizards.

Soap

While his team lost their collective minds when they first met you, Soap tripped the mightiest of balls and turned into a literal child when you demonstrated your magic. Also, the moment you tell them Hogwarts is located in Scotland, he turns very smug and brags about his homeland being the superior place on Earth. Of course, you eventually explained that there are magic schools all over the world, which broke his heart, but he quickly got over it when you explained Hogwarts’ very distinguished history.

You think I’m joking when I say everything you do amazes this man, but I’m not. After you showed up on your broomstick and gave Gaz a ride on it, he practically ripped the poor man off it and called dibs for the next ride; you show him a few Transfiguration spells, and he’ll ask you to turn everything on base into something else (Price had to step in when he had you turn his favorite hat into a goose and you two had to chase it down);you pull out a caldran and start brewing potions, he will sit and watch you every step of the way (and if you ever brew a potion of fire-breathing, he’ll beg you to let him drink it, he so wants to chase Gaz, pretending to be a dragon).

And speaking of dragons, he made a joke about dragons being fake and when he saw you not laughing, he instantly knew they were real and instantly starting begging you to take him to see one. Of course you told him that dragons are dangerous creatures and are kept far from society, he gave you the biggest put possible and of course you caved and reached out to a friend who worked at the Romanian Dragon Reserve, who was able to sneak you in. As soon as he saw the Common Welsh Green, he acted like a kid who finally got to Disney World and when you got back, he thanked you profusely and you two started hanging out every day.

This dude dedicates almost half his journal to you, writing down everything he learns about you, Hogwarts, and the Wizarding World at large. He’ll also draw picture after picture after picture; he’ll draw you, your wand, you casting spells, your house crest, etc. He also jots down his thoughts about your and your world and questions to ask you later. Ex: ask Y/N to cast Windgardium Leviosa on me while riding the mop used for latrine duty. Note to self: do it where the Captain/Lt can’t find me.

If you’re an Animagus, he absolutely loses his mind. If you turn into a cat, he thinks you’re a regular cat that wandered onto the base and is playing with you. “You want the pen? You want the pen? Go get it— Steamin’ Jesus, Y/N!” “Soap.” “Can we never—“ “Yes, we’ll never mention this again.” “Can I have my pen back?” “No, this is mine, now.” If you turn into a dog, he asks you to turn so he has a dog to pet. He strikes me as the kid whose best friend was a dog and after the dog died, a piece of him did as well, and petting you as in dog form reminds him of better days. Unfortunately, he tends to do this often, especially during mission briefings. “Johnny, Y/N needs to turn back, we’re having a serious mission briefing.” “I can brief him later, right now, he needs bell scratches.” And if you’re a bird, he asks to outfit you with a camera and has you fly over the AO and get much better intel without alerting the enemy they’re being spied on. And like Ghost, he offers his arm as a perch, but unlike the Lt, he keeps bags of popcorn in his bag and hand feeds it to you after returning to him.

Merlin help you once he discovers you can cast spells like Confringo and Bombarda. Soap will demand you cast said spells on the training field and wants to compete to see who can destroy the most targets (these contests can go on for hours and only ends when Price comes to rescue you). Of course, as much as he hates you being on the field, he asks Price to allow you to help in breaching fortified bases and destroy weapons caches and escape vehicles. He revels in the destructive power you bring to the team and loves to watch you work. “Fookin’ beautiful, Merlin!” “Johnny, we’re being shot at, eyes on the targets!”

Once this man finds out about Quidditch, there goes all your free time. Seriously, once you tell him that there’s a sport where you fly around on broomsticks and try to knock each other off by throwing balls at frightening speeds, that’s all he can think about for days. You tell him all about the history of the game, its rules, and the many famous players that have ver been on the pitch, and as you do all that, this man begins to yearn about actually watching a game.

Fortunately, he gets his wish— in an effort to garner more good publicity, Fudge extends an invitation to you and “the Muggles you’ve been assigned to” to attend the Quidditch World Cup and view it from his private box. Of course, Soap begged Price to allow them to attend and after clearing it with Laswell, all of you attended the most anticipated Quidditch event of the season. And when it was revealed that the Scottish National Quidditch Team was competing, he went flat out ape shit, shouting all sorts of Scottish chants and curses you have yet to decipher.

Of course, many in the Minister’s Box found him annoying and threatened to surge him, you were quick to Transfigure many of them into slugs when everyone was distracted whenever a team scored a point. Of course, Ghost would be the one to catch you. “Bein’ risky, are we?” “No one threatens Soap and gets away with it on my watch.” “Good boy.”

At the end of the day, he’s probably the first friend you’ll make in this scenario. While others are cautious, this man is running up to you and begging you to do magic for him every time you see one another.

Alejandro

The leader of the Los Vaqueros was shocked to see a real wizard before him and had reservations about a minor being allowed in the military, but after seeing you had nothing but the best of intentions being here, he quickly put aside his fears and welcomed you with open arms. Also, Rudy saw how much fun Gaz and Soap were having and wanted to join in, and who is he to disappoint his brother?

After he described the destruction El Sin Nombre, Hassan, and Shadow Company brought to his hometown, you offered to help rebuild. To say he was touched would be an understatement and he accepted the help. He expected you to just help clean up the rubble Graves and his tank made, but when he saw you cast Repairo and the buildings started repairing themselves, he was blown away. In less than half a day, all of Las Almos looked like nothing at all happened. “Ay dios mio… The whole city… it’s been fixed…” let’s just say that after that, you became an honorary member of the Cowboys and had a place in Las Almos whenever you needed it.

He’s very interested in your demonstrations of charms. He especially liked hearing about Wendelin the Weird and how she liked being ticked by the charmed fire so much she allowed herself to be captured multiple times. “Wait, she let herself be captured how many times, hermano?” “Forty-seven times!” “That’s crazy!”

In exchange for teaching him Wizarding World slang, he teaches you to speak Spanish. As well as some very creative swears that he knows Price wouldn’t like (which is why he does it). “Who taught Y/N to say that?!” “No idea, Capitan, might want to ask Gaz. That baby face of his seems like the perfect ruse, yeah?”

He appreciates all the Wiggenweld Potions you brew for him to take back to his men. While the cartels and Shadow Company have been driven out of Los Almos, Valeria is still out there and leading what’s left of her men, trying to rebuild her empire. He’s devote every last resource he has to capturing her, which leads to many injuries. Unfortunately, he can’t always get medical supplies, so that’s where you come in. Whenever you Apparate in their base with crates full of healing potions, you’re heralded as a hero by his men.

You two also bond over music from the Wizarding World. While he loves to listen to the Weird Sisters with his men, when it’s just him, Rudy, and you, he loves to listen to Celestine Warbeck. Once, when he was drunk, he began singing You Charmed the Heart Right Out of Me and said that it reminded him of you. The morning after, you and Rudy decided to keep his little performance a secret from him, his men, and the 141, agreeing to take it to your graves.

Like the rest of the men on this list, he absolutely loses it when he sees your an Animagus. “Hermano, why did you not tell me you can do this?” He strikes me as the kid who always wanted a pet, but his parents weren’t able to afford one and there’s been a void only a pet can fill ever since. Sure, he could’ve adopted a dog after he moved out and joined the Mexican Army, but he’s been bust fighting drug lords for years, so he hasn’t had the time to. And here you come in, able to turn into a dog (of course he’d love it if you turned into a cat or bird, but what he really wants is a dog)! “Hey, hermano, do you think you can… you know?” “Of course.” Look, we all know that there’s a spot behind a dog’s ear that makes him thump his leg like crazy, but this man knows how to hit that spot on the FIRST TIME, EVERY TIME! And he does it with just right that you think your leg will never stop thumping. Rudy’s walked in on the two of you many times, and not only keeps quiet about it, but tells the rest of Los Vaqueros to not disturb their hermano. “He’s earned some time to himself.”

You also volunteer your services to help track down Valeria, which puts a smile on his face brighter than Lumos Maxima you’ve ever cast. “Time to go scorpion hunting, my brother!” While you weren’t well versed in Divination, you were able to spy on her men while in Animagus form and any that get captured are given your Veritaserum, making them spill their guts and tell you where her new base is. From there, it’s just getting the layout of the base, which you are able to provide, and that night, both 141 and Los Vaqueros raid the base that night, which ends with no casualties and Valeria’s capture. “We celebrate, my brothers! And we welcome a new member to Los Vaqueros!”

As much as he wanted you to pour the Veritaserum down her throat and make her tell him all he wanted to know, he wanted her to suffer, just a fraction of what he’s felt all these years. So, he asks you if you know any methods of torture that won’t kill her, just make her suffer a bit. So, you looked into it and gave him a boggart locked in a chest and told him about the creature’s ability to take the form of what its victim fears most. Seconds after being exposed to her greatest fear, she begged for mercy and told him everything he wanted to know. As she was being dragged away, still in shock of what she saw, he thanked you for the great service you did for Mexico and invited you to celebrate at a bar they rented out for the night.

Behind closed doors, the 141 and Los Vaqueros came this close to a fistfight because Alejandro wanted to take you back to Mexico with them, to which Price responded with a very loud “Hell no!” which resulted in a prolonged argument with everyone in the room. Finally, Laswell was able to calm them down when she told them that if they don’t “calm the fuck down,” you might be recalled and none of them will see you again. The thought of you leaving terrified them and agreed that they would share custody of you and Alejandro and his men would be allowed to visit the base and see you whenever they wanted to.

Konig

Look, when you both first met, you were terrified of one another. You because this man was as big as Hagrid, skilled in weapons, and made the muscle mass to break you like a twig, and he was terrified of you because he thought you could turn him into a toad like many of the witches he was told about as a child. For the first week or two, you both avoided one another like a case of Dragon Pox.

Eventually, you realized that this mountain of a man was 90% social anxiety and he realized that you weren’t planning on turning anyone into a toad or eating anyone (to which you were horrified that someone would think you possible of such a thing). In fact, when you learned he suffered from constant social anxiety, you brewed him a bottle of Calming Drought and after he drank it, he felt his sense of dread vanish for the first time in years. “Thank you, maus!” And from there, he became your shadow, always close behind you. You gave him bottles of Calming Draught on a regular basis to help the poor man and he became one of your closest friends.

If you have a knack for Herbology, he takes interest in it; there’s just something about digging into the dirt and watching your magical plants grow from such tiny seeds that relaxes him, not unlike your Calming Drought. He helps with carrying large bags of fertilizer, watering your plants, repotting Mandrakes, and harvesting herbs for your potions. He also loves hearing you talk about what each plant is and what they’re used for; not only because he finds this new information interesting, but because he finds your voice very soothing.

God, the moment he discovers that you can turn into an Animagus, he instantly takes a Calming Drought because the the thought of hurting you while being so small is enough to make his anxiety hit him like a sack of bricks. At first he asks you not to be near him out of fear he crushes you, but when you curl up in his lap as a dog/cat, he freezes up and is afraid to even move. Then, he finally works up the courage to pet you and when you let out a pant/purr, he instantly forgets his fears and pets you even more. If you’re a bird, you turn his shoulder into a perch and he instantly falls in love with the idea of being your perch and starts walking around the base like that. “Konig, is that Merlin?” “Ja, Leutnant.” “And you don’t think that’s a bit inappropriate?” “Nein, Leutnant.” As he walks away, he feels Ghost glaring daggers his way, and he’s sure it’s not because of what he’s doing, but because the Lieutenant wishes to take his place.

He also loves to watch you practice your spells and broomstick riding. How you wave your wand or move through the air with such grace astounds him and wishes he could do the same.

After a while, he finds spells and potions capable of reducing one’s size and wishes for you to make him smaller. When he tells you that he’s always felt people would like him better and he would be better at his job if he wasn’t so tall. You instantly tell him that’s not true and that you have a friend whose taller than him and everyone loves him. And so, you arrange a tea time with Hagrid and bring Konig, who is blown away by the size of the half-giant. To say he was breathtaking to have to look up to someone was an odd, yet satisfying experience. The two talk about being tall and Hagrid tells him that despite his giant size, he never stops trying to be helpful. By the time tea is served, Konig feels himself more comfortable in his skin and tells you that he no longer wishes to be small.

When Hagrid goes to bring out his infamous rock cakes, you warn Konig about their tough exterior. However, when he takes a bite, he does so without problem. “I don’t understand, Maus, they’re delicious. If you don’t want yours, may I have it?”

You two leave Hagrid’s hut with the promise to bring Konig back for more tea and rock cakes and when you return, he thanks you profusely for helping him become more confident with his height. He tells you that he sees you as the best friend he’s ever had and promises to always help you whenever you need him.

You also share your stash of sweets from Honeyduke’s, which he is happy beyond words. You warn him when he picks up a box of Bertie’s Every Flavor Beans and laugh harder than you ever have before when he spits out an earwax flavored one. It eventually turns into a game of randomly picking a bean and hoping it wasn’t one of the many disgusting flavors. He quickly grew to love Fizzing Whizzbees when he found out sucking on them allowed you to float in the air. Seriously, just imagine him floating in the air and loving every moment of it, it’s hilarious.

He may not have magic, but this man will NEVER allow someone to harm you. Even if it’s another wizard or witch, he’ll pick up that poor fool and break their back over his knee with no regrets.

[aegor-bamfsteel]

I find it weird that LF selling Jeyne Poole to brothel considering she is not even of age. He could have assign her as a maid or left her be. Her father has been dead and she is not from some great house to keep her for bargain. Her being sold to brothel at 12 for no reason is ridiculous. Was LF thinking he could have used her for future plot?

I agree with a lot of what you’re saying, but not all of it.

First off, Baelish didn’t sell Jeyne to a brothel. He owns several brothels, and he basically kidnapped her (with Lannister knowledge) to be one of the girls/women in one of them. And we’re told only a few chapters earlier when Ned visits Barra's mother (called Mhaegen in the show) “The girl had been so young Ned had not dared to ask her age. No doubt she'd been a virgin; the better brothels could always find a virgin, if the purse was fat enough.” (AGOT Eddard IX). Basically girls barely flowered fetch higher prices at brothels, not lower, because a lot of the particularly awful men prefer extremely young girls (Baelish knows this and is one of them). There was no way Jeyne was going to be walking free after the entire Stark household was massacred; the Lannister men killed a defenseless septa, so they weren’t going to have someone pro-Stark to bear witness to what happened. If Jeyne wasn’t going to be sent to a brothel, she probably would’ve been quietly killed, because you’re right; to the Lannisters, she doesn’t matter due to her minor status. You’re right in that GRRM didn’t have to create this world where preteen girls are seen as most desirable, and we already know Baelish is evil, but that’s his misreading of the Middle Ages/ancient Roman view of children as not inherently innocent.

I don’t think LF was thinking of using her except to make a quick buck off selling her to johns, because I don’t think GRRM had thought of the Bolton fake wedding plot until ASOS (Ramsay isn’t mentioned until book 2). But the Boltons needed a young girl who knew Winterfell, and they had the other Winterfell women captive in the Dreadfort, so Jeyne seems like the best choice considering she was in the area Arya was last seen.

tl;dr I agree that sending a preteen girl to a brothel is disgusting, but I disagree in that it makes sense for Baelish (given GRRM’s worldbuilding) to do so

[nickgerlich]

Beer’s To Ya

Truth really is stranger than fiction. The funny thing is, I am reminded of this truth at least once every week. It’s just that there’s always somebody different hammering home this little gem. Kind of like the guy who just introduced Conservative Dad’s Ultra Right Beer.

Say it with me. “Oh noooooo.”

To be fair up front, I would say the same thing if someone on the hard left did it too. I am an equal opportunity critic. It’s just that this fellow is gliding in on the aftermath of the Bud Light beer can incident that featured trans-woman star Dylan Mulvaney. The new beer can says in small print, “100% Woke-Free American Beer.”

Well, somebody hand me a flag so I can wave it.

Right now, he is mailing the beer to customers starting in early May, which clocks in at $19.99 a six-pack plus more than $14 for shipping. That’s about as much as five or six craft beers at a brewery. Shipping is limited to just 42 states because of some arcane laws still on the books. But with that price, I’m betting not a whole lot of Joe Six Packs will be slamming these down at home, especially once the novelty wears off.

The 49-year beer can collector in me also says I want one of these. I’ll make sure I get one, somehow. But I am reminded of other novelty beers from the 1970s, like Billy Beer (named for President Carter’s beer-swilling brother), as well as JR Beer (based on the hit TV show Dallas), and 4077th M*A*S*H Beer (another TV show knock-off). None of these cans are worth more than a quarter on a good day, because millions were saved by collectors.

Furthermore, this guy is going to have a hard time getting distribution. I doubt many retailers would want to carry a politically divisive product like this. Sure, Bud Light has kind of become that, but that was never the intent. And, worse yet, as someone I know at an Amarillo liquor store told me yesterday, the people coming in the store asking for a Bud Light alternative have absolutely no clue all the brands that AB InBev owns or distributes. Say goodbye to your Amstel, Modelo, Karbach, Hoegaarden, Rolling Rock, Goose Island, Kona, and many others.

Good luck with this folks. Oh, and don’t forget that the folks who make Coors Light have also long been a supporter of gay rights. Don’t swap one brewery for another without knowing your beers.

But now comes the really insane part. It’s not just my students who do the learning and changing during a semester. Sometimes it’s the professor as well, and you can count me among those who are now beginning to see that some companies may be willingly playing the controversy card, knowing that any damage inflicted on social media will be short-lived. 



And here’s the other part, which is actually a sobering reality for me: It is the acknowledgement that some companies simply no longer care all that much about old people like me. It’s good for business. They happily rattle people’s cages, because they are pandering to younger consumers, people with a lot more open minds on a lot of these hot-button ideas. We old timers have the majority of our consuming years behind us. I sure as hell don’t drink as much beer as I once did. I’m too old for that. I don’t eat M&Ms, and my preferred shoes for hiking and walking are Merrells.

Now as in all controversial things we have discussed this term, I respect what each of you believe to be right. You don’t have to agree with me, nor I with you. But from a purely marketing perspective, this new beer is a lot like the bottle rockets people will be sending off on the 4th of July. The show will be over in seconds.

Maybe I better try to grab one of those while I am still able to. This one may go away faster than all those 70s brewing mistakes.

Dr “Foam On The Range“ Gerlich

Audio Blog

[adventuresinclientservice]

Should agencies charge clients for hours incurred or value delivered?

In terms of engendering pure, unmitigated outrage, you have to hand to it Keurig Dr. Pepper; their recent Request for Proposal, requiring 360-day payment terms from the PR firms that choose to compete – yes, a full year – is hard to top.

Who does stuff like this?

Agencies reacted as you would expect, with exasperated apoplexy, leavened with a cocktail of disbelieving laughter and derisive contempt.  VoxComm, an organization of agency-only trade bodies from around the world, including the Institute of Canadian Agencies (ICA) in Canada, the 4A’s and PR Council in the U.S., The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising in the U.K., European Association of Communications Agencies in Europe, plus others, issued a “Red Alert” in response to the RFP, urging firms to forgo the search.

Anger is one way to react, but it prompted me to think of my colleague Tim Williams, who champions an entirely different construct for the way agencies of all types are compensated.

Williams believes agencies should not charge based on the hours they incur on behalf of clients, but instead on the value they deliver, and says as much in an email, “How You Sell Is As Important As What You Sell.” Among other recommendations, he suggests you sell a solution rather than a service, urges agencies to be willing to walk away from an assignment if it proves financially untenable, to never lower your price, and to provide pricing options.

Sound advice.  Why don’t more agencies follow it?

Three reasons, I suspect:

It makes sense more in theory than practice.  To ensure what they’re charging aligns with costs, agencies would need to rethink how they staff and compensate their employees. Hours tracking?  Gone.  Timesheets? Gone.  Monthly reconciliation and reporting?  Gone.

Even if an agency has the appetite to change, actually following through to get this accomplished remains a challenge.

“We’ve always done it this way.”  Clients, especially their procurement departments, are hardwired to the established way of doing things, which means hourly based compensation.  They like standardization and the ability to spreadsheet-compare one agency’s “cost” with another’s.  They don’t think of compensation in terms of value; they think in terms of expense and how to manage it or, even more extreme, how to reduce it. They usually are rewarded for doing so.

It requires an enlightened, exceptional procurement person to think otherwise.  Sadly there are very few of these resident in client organizations.

A body at rest tends to remain at rest.   Behavior change is hard, and both agencies and clients would need to alter how they do business.  Add to this many (if not most) organizations are risk-adverse, lazy, or a combination of both, and you have your explanation why things remain as they are. That it’s hard is no excuse for not doing it.   Agencies should be accustomed to doing hard things.  Clients should be willing and supportive participants in doing a hard thing that absolutely needs to get done.

It sounds simple, but it’s not, given many shops are understaffed and stretched to the limit, plus are burdened with meeting the ever accelerating, increasingly complex demands of clients to deliver on assignments.  

If you agree, Williams leads a 75-minute, online workshop, “Changing the Compensation Dialogue,” you would do well to attend.  It is modest money well-invested.

The Keurig Dr. Pepper RFP isn’t going to simply disappear, and the company shows no sign of backing down, so the logical things would to be to decline to compete.  But if I were given to a bit more drama.  I would compete, writing to the client person overseeing the pitch:

“We will be happy to submit a response to your RFP, but require payment in advance, of $10,000 [or $100,000, or $1,000,000, depending on the ask and your degree of outrage] to do the work to respond to what you’ve requested.  An invoice is enclosed.  Wiring instructions are included for payment processing, or, if you prefer, you may pay by certified check.”  Once we receive payment, we will begin work.”

Would Keurig Dr. Pepper reply?  

You make joke.  

I, frankly, do not give a damn.  I simply enjoyed writing that message and sharing it with all of you, knowing there is a small thrill in living vicariously.

 If you’re traveling for the holidays, by all means travel safe!

[jerzwriter]

Washed Up

Book: Open Heart Pairing: This takes place in Tobias x Casey world, but the story is Tobias x Bryce Bromance. Rating: Teen + Warnings: Some alcohol use, cursing, mentions of sex Words: 1117 Summary: Tobias has to pay the price for Bryce's discovery. A/N: Well, here you go @coffeeheartaddict2 - Bryce finds out. lol This is a follow-up to Play Time. Casey & Tobias had their fun, and now they've been caught. lol

@choicesjuly2022challenge Day 10 - Crack Fic

CHARACTERS BELONG TO PIXELBERRRY... sort of.

This is a follow-up to Play Time.

The cool air moved in the moment Tobias slid the shower door open. He grabbed a plush, white towel off the heated towel rack, rubbing it frantically over his body before he turned into a pile of gooseflesh. With that crisis avoided, he wrapped the towel around his waist and looked at his reflection in the bathroom mirror. 

Friday night!

How the meaning of that night had changed. For over a decade, a Friday night off work meant a hot date; if he didn’t have one lined up, he’d be heading out to find one. But he didn’t need to do that anymore. He had a permanent hot date now… the hottest of them all… and he spent his days dreaming of their time alone together. Yet tonight, she was abandoning him.

“Wow,” he gasped as he stepped into the bedroom, a slow whistle slipping from his lips.

Casey turned from the vanity mirror, her freshly applied red lipstick accentuating her devilish smile. 

“See something you like, Dr. Carrick?”

“Like,” he growled as his arm slipped around her waist, “how about love?”

Casey chuckled and wiggled out of his grip. Standing up to put her black heels on. 

“You’re going on a Friday night… looking like that… and leaving me behind?” he shook his head playfully. “I don’t know, MacTavish. Was that in our dating contract?”

“You know,” she said, pushing him back on the bed. “It’s healthy for loving couples to spend some time apart, dear, and this girls’ night out is long overdue.”

“Hey, I’m just busting,” he said, pulling her on top of him. “I’m happy you’re getting some girl time in.”

“Mmm, and you get some quality guy time. I’m glad you and Bryce can get together. But will you miss me?”

“Miss you?” He growled as his tongue traced circles down her neck. “Let me show you how much I’ll miss you before you go.”

“T!” Casey giggled as he unbuttoned her pants and began to roll on top of her. “I’ll have to do my hair and make-up all over again!”

“Really?” He smirked, “I promise I’ll make it worth your while.”

~~~~~

An hour later, Tobias stepped out of the elevator and walked down the hall toward Bryce’s apartment. A wicked grin was still on his face as he replayed the farewell he and Casey shared over in his mind. His mother always told him that once he met “the one,” there wouldn’t be a need for anyone else. He’d never want to leave her side. Well, he wasn’t about to give Vivian the satisfaction of confirming but was she ever right.

“Hey! Look what the wind blew in,” Bryce shouted as he went in for a bro hug. 

“I brought a six-pack,” Tobias smiled, holding it up for effect. “I say we order some wings, watch the game… men doing manly things!”

“That used to mean prowling the bars and fighting off women,” Bryce teased, “but now that you’re an old married man….”

“Hey! I’m not married…yet. I have to convince her. Besides, you’re the one that suggested your place. I was down for the bar, just not for the women. Which is sad for you since I can’t be your wingman anymore.”

“Oh, yeah,” Bryce laughed, “I’ll never have so much as a date again. What will I do?”

“God, the self-awareness Lahela,” Tobias mocked, wiping a fake tear from his eye, “it’s a beautiful thing.”

“You’re such an ass.”

“Yeah, but I have my positive attributes.”

“You do!” Bryce agreed. “You always come in clutch when I need you. Like watching the place for me last weekend. Much appreciated, man.”

“No sweat,” Tobias said, cracking a beer open as he fell into the couch. “Happy to help. Plus, I graduated from Hopkins. I can handle watering a few plants and taking in your mail.”

“Can you? Because from what I heard, you only came in second in your class,” Bryce teased. “Perhaps I should ask Ethan next time.”

“You do that!” Tobias laughed. “See where that lands you.”

“Well, I know where it won’t land me. It won’t land me at the laundromat.”

Tobias nearly choked on his beer while trying to maintain a poker face. There was no way… Bryce didn’t have security cameras… and Tobias was sure he cleaned all evidence away… he decided to play dumb.

“Uh… come again?”

Tobias was nearly blinded by Bryce’s mega-watt grin. 

“I’m sure you did,” he smirked.

“What are you talking about?” Tobias deadpanned.

“The plant in my laundry room was knocked over.”

“Oh, yeah,” Tobias stumbled. “I accidentally knocked it over when I was watering it…. I think….”

“You think? Wouldn’t you remember it if you did?”

“Possibly,” Tobias said, turning toward the television. “I’ve had a lot on my mind.”

“Yeah, I know how that goes. Like, I’ve been trying to figure out where that indentation on the top of the washing machine came from.”

“Are you?”

“Yeah. It wasn’t there when I left, and the machine’s calibration is off now too. I don’t get it.”

“Hmmm,” Tobias hummed, staring at the TV with such intensity as he prayed that Bryce would turn around and do the same. But if his prayers were being answered today, this was not the time.  

“Did you use it? I mean, you have your own washer, so I don’t understand….”

“The dryer is stacked on top, and there’s only a six-inch clearance above the dryer!” Tobias blurted.

“Come again?” Bryce asked, beyond baffled.

“Yeah. You’re right,” Tobias sighed, “we did.”

“You did?”

Tobias remained silent, his own version of pleading the fifth. Reaching into his back pocket, he pulled out his wallet.

“Here,” he handed Bryce seven one-hundred-dollar bills. “This should that cover it.”

“Damn. My washing machine was only $550.”

Tobias reached over to take some money back, but Bryce quickly shoved the full amount into his pocket.

“Uh-uh!” He yelled. “Consider the rest hush money.”

“That works. We never mention this to Casey, OK?”

A mischievous grin crossed Bryce’s face as his eyes lit up with glee. 

“Sure. I mean, not until the toast at your wedding one day.”

Tobias let out a heavy sigh as he reached into his pocket again. 

“Will this buy your silence forever?” he asked, throwing a crumpled $100 bill at his friend.

“Till death do us part,” Bryce smiled, adding the new bill to his haul.  “Till death do us part.”

“Can I tell you something?” Tobias asked.

“Sure.”

“It was worth every penny!”

“You’re a lucky man,” Bryce smiled as he tapped his beer bottle against his friends.  “A lucky man.”

Tobias shook his head and laughed to himself.

“I sure am.”

@choicesficwriterscreations @openheartfanfics

[daydreaming-away-reality]

Catching Stardust

Tadashi Hamada x Reader | ☁️ + ✨ | 3.9k

Most days, like any other university student, you would wake up tired. Unfortunately for you, that was not today. You had spent the entire night working on your lab report for one of your science courses and didn’t get a wink of sleep. At least it was handed in and done with.

(You had to double check - just in case your brain decided to get desperate and help you imagine the best case scenarios. Thinking and doing were two very different things, they were hard to tell apart when you were so dead tired though.)

It was one of those days.

“Morning, Honey Lemon,” you greeted as you navigated your way into the kitchen for some caffeine. Grabbing your travel coffee tumbler, you watched your blonde roommate in her morning stretching routine.

“Good morning, (Y/N)!” Honey cheerfully replied. “How was not sleeping last night?”

You halted your movements, looking up at her with concern. “Can you tell just by looking at me?”

Honey Lemon laughed. “No, silly. GoGo came home late last night and saw you up. I heard you shuffling around earlier this morning too. No raccoon eyes, if that’s what you’re worried about.”

“Thank goodness,” you said with a sigh as you continued pouring liquid energy into your tumbler. “This bio course is going to be the death of me.”

“You mean working two part time jobs will be the death of you,” GoGo corrected you as she walked out of her room. “Girl, you need time to have fun too.”

You stuck your tongue out at her. Rummaging through backpack, you noticed a missing tome of knowledge. “Has anyone seen my Medical Terms bible?”

“Coffee table.” Honey called out from the living room as she held the tree pose.

GoGo walked over to you with the heavy book in hand. You mouthed a thank you to her before taking a sip of coffee.

“(Y/N), you need to take some time to make some more friends or meet a cute boy,” Honey Lemon brought up. She exchanged a look with GoGo. “We know someone who you might like. He’s nice and funny, good looking as well.”

You gave your two roommates a sad smile. “By the time I’m ready for a relationship, a boy like that will already be snatched up by someone less stressed about their future.”

Grabbing your premade meals and a couple of snacks, you swung your backpack on.

“I work bookstore and pharmacy today, so I’ll see you both tomorrow morning. Good luck with your projects in the meantime.”

“Bye, (Y/N)!” Honey called out.

“Keep the luck, you need it more than we do,” GoGo said with salute.

Walking out of the apartment, you checked your phone for your schedule once more. Class at nine, bookstore at two and pharmacy at six. And it was already eight thirty, yay. Just your typical jam packed day, all so that you could pay off medical school tuition in the future.

Balancing everything in life was... impossible, but you were managing. 

Full course load university student, working two part time jobs, and a very minimal but still existent social life.

It wasn’t easy, but it was what you wanted. Going to med school was a necessary path to take if you wanted to help people out in your future career choice.

Just as you were arriving on campus, a voice caught your attention.

“(Y/N)…!”

You turned to see your friend Mina, another sufferer pre-med student.

“Hi Mina,” you greeted.

“Did you sleep last night?” she asked. When you shook your head, she let out a loud sigh. “Yeah, me too. Dr. Andrews is going to kill us with these lab reports and the test Thursday. I mean, I’d feel smarter if I weren’t so tired all the time.” 

You smiled. What a mood.

“Is my make up, okay?” Mina asked. “I don’t want Justin to see me at my worse - not yet.”

You glanced over Mina’s face. She had gone through the usual effort to make herself look cute. “You look fine and I’m sure Justin wouldn’t be scared off. He knows we’re med students.”

Mina made a face. “We’ve only been a dating for two months, (Y/N), two! He doesn’t know what kind of crazy we are yet. You never know when he might get skittish and ghost me.”

If you weren’t so tired, you would have laughed. 

Linking arms with Mina, you pulled her towards the classroom. 

Today was going to be just another day.

Tadashi checked over the information on his phone as he walked off campus towards the bookstore. He had been looking up information to help his robotics project and a certain book had come up in his recommendations. Deciding that the resource was worth checking out, and was worth the price, he was determined to get his hands on the book while his robot was still in the works.

Walking through the doors, he made his way to the medical section. Browsing the shelves, he kept an eye out for the particular title.

After circling the area for a while, he let out a huff. Where was this textbook?

Noticing a girl wearing a name tag, he approached her with smile.

“Hi, I was wondering if you could help me?”

She turned to him with a smile, (E/C) eyes making contact with his brown orbs.

“Of course, are you looking for something?”

Tadashi nodded, pulling out his phone and showing her the textbook information.

"Ahhh, this one. That’s a popular book with the first year pre-med student courses,” she commented. “Everyone always asks where this one is - we organize this one by title since there’s no author.”

Leading him back into the medical section, the girl stopped in an area of the bookstore that Tadashi had missed earlier. She tapped the spine of one of the books.

“This one is good resource for in depth procedural explanations,” she explained. “Not what you were looking for though...”

Scanning the shelves, the girl paused and frowned when she stopped a particular spot. 

“Is it out of stock?” she murmured, checking again. “For a textbook no one appreciates until third year, I’d be surprised if it’s sold out...” She turned back to Tadashi with an apologetic smile. “I’ll check if we have the book in stock - give me a second.”

Pulling out her phone, she typed up some information quickly. The results of her searching seemed to yield the same results.

“It looks like we’re actually out of stock for this textbook right now, although, we are restocking it,” she explained. “Would you like to request a reserve to get a copy?”

“That would be helpful, sure,” Tadashi agreed. 

“Great, let’s go fill out a form for you,” she chirped, leading him away. “Are you a med student?”

“No, I’m a robotics engineering student at SFIT,” he replied. “I’m working on something related to the medical field though.”

“Really? That’s so cool,” she exclaimed, looking genuinely interested. “It’s amazing to think how technology can incorporated into health sciences. If you don’t mind me asking, what are you working on?”

“A healthcare robot,” Tadashi explained with a fond smile. “It’s still in the works, nothing has been finished yet, I’m still working on the programming stages.”

“I think that’s incredible. I’m sure you’re capable of amazing things.”

The sincerity in her tone brought a smile to his face. For someone who didn’t know much about his project, the kind words from her were very nice.

“What about you?” Tadashi asked. “Are you a student?”

“Yeah, over at Sato Health Institute,” she responded. Sato was the top post secondary institution for health care in San Fransokyo located nearby - it even shared some programs with SFIT as Tadashi recalled. “I’m a pre-med student - if you hadn’t already guessed.”

“I might have had a feeling,” Tadashi said with a grin. “You seemed like you were familiar with things firsthand.”

The girl laughed. “Lots of firsthand experience, trust me.”

Approaching the help desk, the girl popped around to grab a paper and pen. Scrawling down information onto the page first, she then slid the paper over to Tadashi across the counter.

“Just fill out the rest of the form and the textbook should be arriving in the next three days.” 

Tadashi looked up from filling in the form, brown eyes flicking over to her name tag. “Thank you so much, (Y/N).”

“You’re welcome,” she replied. She took a sip from her coffee tumbler. Grabbing a sticky note, she offered it over to Tadashi. “If you’d like, leave your number and I’ll text you when it arrives - I’ll be working that day. I promise to use your number for professional reasons only.”

“I’d appreciate that,” Tadashi said as he wrote his number down. As he finished his form, he noticed a large medical terms textbook behind the counter on the desk next to the computer with a ton of sticky notes sticking out. “Is that yours?”

“That’s my current bible,” she affirmed with an amused tone. “Can’t survive without it.”

The two of them shared a laugh.

“Thanks again for your help.” Tadashi repeated as he returned the form.

“Just doing my job, don’t worry about it! It was great meeting you...” Her (E/C) eyes flickered down to the form and smile appeared on her face. “...Tadashi.”

As Tadashi left the bookstore, part of him was still lingering behind, thinking about (Y/N). She seemed like a nice girl and he really hoped that they might have another chance to encounter her again.

You fumbled with the door before pushing it open, popping back into the dark apartment. Hitting the light switch, you took off your shoes and checked for signs of your roommates.

Looks like Honey Lemon and GoGo were still out.

No surprise.

The three of you were always busy, whether the other two liked to admit it or not. 

Just as you were sorting things out in the kitchen and about to grab a snack, your phone buzzed.

Mina: OMG. Did you see Terry’s SNS profile update? 🤣🤣

(Y/N): What did he do this time? Do I want to know??

Mina: He put MD CANDIDATE. The AUDACITY of this man - I got a C+ working with partner project with him. My poor GPA... 😭

(Y/N): I mean...

Mina: DON’T

(Y/N): Cs get degrees 😂

Mina: RIP me. Seriously though, are you free to study for that bio test? 

(Y/N): let me grab my snack first, I’ll see you video chat

Mina: True MD candidate here

(Y/N): HA 

Letting out a sigh, you swiped a snack from the cupboard before heading back to your room. Fingers crossed you would get some sleep tonight.

“Oh, finally!”

Tadashi wiped his hands off with a rag and turned to look at Fred. Wasabi and GoGo were also looking at the beanie wearing boy, but neither of them decided to engage.

“Something up?” Tadashi asked, speaking up.

“The comic bookstore said they were out of that new series I was telling you guys about the other day,” Fred explained. “I refused to go to Richardson’s place, so apparently, they reached out to the nearby bookstore and they have a copy! I got to go pick it up.”

“The one near campus?”

“Yup.”

Tadashi paused, thinking for a moment before making his decision. 

“I’ll come with you.”

“Let’s go then, man!”

Catching up with Fred about the current condition of Baymax, the two soon arrived at the bookstore. Fred immediately beelined towards the help desk with Tadashi trailing behind him.

Just as Tadashi anticipated, a familiar face was working at the desk. This time though, (Y/N) was fairly concentrated on the stack of flashcards piled on her space next to textbooks filled with sticky notes.

“Uh, excuse me,” Fred said, practically bouncing on his toes.

That was enough to jolt her out of her studying. Shoving away her flashcards, she offered Fred a smile. “Yes?”

“I believe someone called about -”

“Oh! I know what you’re here for,” (Y/N) said, jumping up. She got up and skimmed over the bookshelf behind the counter. “Ah, here it is. Fred, right?”

At the sight of his new comic, Fred nodded happily. He quickly accepted it from you. “Is there a comic book section?”

(Y/N) nodded. “Just straight that way, it’s not a big collection, but you might find something.”

“Alright, thanks!” 

Fred turned to see Tadashi lingering around. “You coming, Tadashi?”

“There’s something I want to check out, I’ll catch up in a bit,” the black haired male responded.

As Fred disappeared, the girl turned her attention over to Tadashi. 

“I didn’t think I would see you again so soon,” she commented. “The book is not in yet, sorry.”

Tadashi smiled. “That’s fine. I see you’re here often.” 

“Yeah, when I’m not busy with classes or my other job, here I am.”

The words piqued your interest. “Other job?”

“I also work at a pharmacy,” (Y/N) explained.

“Ahh. You must be a busy person,” Tadashi said. He tilted his head towards your desk. “Studying too?”

She flushed. “Yeah. Only because today’s pretty quiet - my manager doesn’t mind as long as I’m work as I’m needed. There’s a test coming up.”

“Good luck, I think you need it.”

“I do. Thank you.”

Tadashi watched as (Y/N) moved back to sitting at the desk. As she picked up her flashcards, she looked up at Tadashi.

“How’s the healthcare robot going? Any progress in the last 24 hours?”

“Baymax finally had some supply come in for assembling,” he responded. “So, just a little bit.”

“Baymax?” she repeated confused. “Oh. Is that their name?”

Tadashi nodded.

“Baymax… I like it, sounds friendly.”

“I should probably let you get back to studying,” Tadashi commented, rubbing the back of his neck. “Sorry for bothering you.”

“Not at all, I’m happy to chat with you.”

- Wednesday. 6PM. -  

Honey: (Y/N)?

(Y/N): What’s up, Honey Lemon?

Honey: I heard the pre-med students plan on throwing a party this weekend? 

Honey: Are you going?

(Y/N): Nah, I think I have work.

GoGo: You always work.

(Y/N): Huh, I never noticed.

(Y/N): Anyways, parties are not my scene. I’d be happy spending a free evening at home instead.

GoGo: Mina says she’ll miss you.

(Y/N): She’ll have Justin, she’ll be okay

Honey: Well, if you ever decide to go, we know a boy you can take with you.

(Y/N): Thanks, but I’ll pass. 🥰

- Thursday. 5PM. -

Unknown: Hi Tadashi. The textbook you wanted finally came in! Feel free to drop by anytime to come pick it up.

Tadashi: Alright, thanks (Y/N)!

Unknown: Yep, no prob!

Tadashi: Hey, is this your personal number?

Unknown: yeah 😊

(Y/N) has been added to contacts.

Tadashi: Hope you don’t mind if I contact you like in the future. 😊

(Y/N): Oh, I wouldn’t mind at all!

“Tadashi, hi,” you greeted, waving as the boy came into your line of sight. With a baseball cap on his head today, you almost mistaken him for someone else. Pulling out the textbook, you handed it over to him. “Here you go! You weren’t the only one trying to get your hands on this textbook today.”

Tadashi peered at you curiously as he accepted the textbook. 

“You look tired,” he pointed out.

You just shrugged with a half smile. “The bio test was today - that was gruesome.”

“At least that’s done with,” he encouraged you. “Week’s almost over, too.”

“Best part is I’m off in five,” you agreed.

 You could see your words caught Tadashi’s interest. 

“Are... are you still working after?” 

Shaking your head, you leaned back against the counter. “Nope, told them I was busy today so no shifts at the pharmacy tonight.”

“Would you like to go out with me then?” Tadashi asked hopefully. “We can hit up a café and grab something to eat?”

Good thing you were leaning against the counter, because the surprise you felt would have toppled you over.

“Oh, um, sure!” you agreed, cheeks heating up a little. “I’ll meet you outside in five?”

“Sounds good.”

- Friday. 9AM. -

Tadashi: I enjoyed my time with you yesterday. 

(Y/N): I enjoyed my time too! Although the cookies there were kind of hard... 😢

Tadashi: Yeah... I find us somewhere with nice cookies next time.

(Y/N): Just a warning, next time might be a while. My schedule is usually full.

Tadashi: That’s fine!! If you ever find yourself with free time, let me know, I’d like to spend it with you.

(Y/N): 🥰

(Y/N): You’re too sweet, Tadashi. 

(Y/N): How are you single??

Tadashi: Haha, I could ask you the same thing. Probably the same reasons as you though. I’m usually too focused with what’s in front of me.

Tadashi: Hope to see you around though.

(Y/N): me too

- Some Tuesday. 8PM. -

“And your total is 18.95,” you said, pressing buttons on the register to confirm the amount. The customer tapped their card for the purchase before taking their bags. “I hope you feel better!”

“Thank you,” the customer responded as they left. 

You waited until they had gone completely before heading back to find your manager. Spotting one of older pharmacy students, you decided to talk to them instead.

“Hi,” you greeted.

“(Y/N), need any drugs?” Harper asked with a smile.

“I’ll take them all,” you joked. “Let Aria know I left if you see her for me?”

“Yeah, go. You’re free,” she ushered, waving you away.

As you pulled on your jacket and stepped out of the pharmacy, a figure caught you by surprise.

“Tadashi!” you exclaimed. 

“Surprised?” he asked. “Thought I’d walk you home, not safe for you to walk the street alone at night.”

“I do it frequent enough,” you countered with a smile.

“Ooh, risk taker,” Tadashi said.

You laughed. “I appreciate this though, thanks.”

Tadashi nodded. As the two of you were catching up each other on what happened throughout the day, you felt Tadashi slip his hand into yours. Fingers intertwined, you could feel your heart racing.

This was something you didn’t want to let go of.

- Some Monday. 2PM. -

GoGo: Yo, Tadashi

GoGo: Fred wants to know when you’ll be back with the snacks.

Tadashi: Just stepped back on campus. 

GoGo: Took you a while.

GoGo: You seeing someone behind our back?

Tadashi: Ha. Does Baymax count?

- A couple weeks later. Friday. 10AM. -

“Someone looks cute today,” Mina commented as you sat down next to her in the lecture hall. She eyed you up and down, nodding approvingly. “Not working today?”

“Yeah,” you replied. “My rare day off besides class. Thought I’d put a little more effort in today.”

“Well, you look adorable,” Mina confirmed. She let out a sigh when she saw the professor walk in. “Let’s see if we can survive these next two hours.”

“Challenge accepted,” you said, bumping her shoulder playfully. “Although, I might lose you halfway.”

Mina gasped and smacked your arm.

You laughed as you pulled your laptop. Although the two hours went by at a decent pace, you were glad the course was three quarters way through. 

At the brutal pace your professor went, there was nothing but review for the few weeks before final exams. It was nice to know you didn’t have to teach yourself an entire unit in a week before your final.

Bidding Mina goodbye, you weaved your way out of the lecture hall and out into campus. At this point, most groups of students you saw hanging around were study groups. You would have been like them too, if you hadn’t worked so hard to make things work.

Balancing two part time jobs along with classes had you putting in so much extra effort that it usually paid off in the long run.

Yay.

Navigating your way through the streets with the GPS app open on your phone, you soon spotted the campus you were looking for.

SFIT.

(Abbreviated, because thinking through what each letter stood for was too much effort.)

Slowly wandering around as you pulled up the campus directory, your eyes glimmered when you spotted the building you were looking for. Popping inside, you clutched onto your bag, peering around curiously. There was so much science happening in this space. 

Lots of creativity too, you wondered why their tradition was to prank the art school.

Poking around, you soon realized you were lost among the many rooms and labs. Your mission was a failure. Pouting, you pulled your phone.

(Y/N): Help me, I’m lost.

Tadashi: What do you mean?

(Y/N): I wandered into the lab building and was going to surprise you with a visit, but I don’t know where to find you. 🙁

(Y/N): I didn’t think this through...

Tadashi: Awwww

Tadashi: What room number do you see? I’ll find you.

(Y/N): Lab 2B

Tadashi: omw

As you awkwardly waited for Tadashi to show up, you tried not to look suspicious. Although admittedly, you were sure you looked suspicious regardless since you were lost.

“There you are,” the soft yet deep voice greeted from behind you.

Turning around to see Tadashi, you smiled. 

“Sorry for the trouble,” you apologized. 

“Not at all.” Tadashi shook his head. He took a moment to take you in. Within his eyes, you were absolutely beautiful. He didn’t want to mess up, so he kept it to himself. He’d voice his thoughts one day. “Welcome to Nerd Lab, by the way.”

So this was where Tadashi, your roommates, and their friends all spent their long hours working.

Tadashi took your hand. “Come on, I want to show you my lab.”

Following after Tadashi, the two of you entered the elevator behind arriving on the floor of his personal lab space. He opened a door, showing you his tidy space.

“Baymax won’t be in the works for a while, but here,” he pulled out several large blueprints. The image of an almost plush like character was found in the middle. “This is going to be Baymax.”

In awe of all the labelled details and planning in place, you looked up at Tadashi.

“This is incredible,” you breathed out. “You’re incredible too.”

Tadashi dipped his head down and captured your lips for a kiss. 

Before he had the opportunity to pull back too far, you went in and gave him a quick peck as well.

Although the two of you were flushed, the loving gaze you could see in Tadashi’s eyes made you feel hopeful about this relationship.

“Can I see the medical programming?” you asked, breaking the silence.

Tadashi shyly nodded. “All the computer.” 

- Later. -

(Y/N): Do you think we should let our friends know?

Tadashi: Nah, they’ll catch on eventually.

(Y/N): But if they don’t should I just accept their blind date request?

Tadashi: WHAT?

(Y/N): 😂

(Y/N): I asked for more details one time.

(Y/N): He’s this handsome robotics engineering student, who nice and has a good sense of humor. Apparently he’s very dedicated to his work too.

Tadashi: …

Tadashi: They’ve tried to set me up with their friend as well. 

(Y/N): Hmm, maybe we were meant to be after all

Tadashi: I think so. 😀

(Y/N): 😘

[thechanelmuse]

TMZ Discusses Lineage-Based Reparations for Black Americans in California with AB3121 Task Force Chair Kamilah Moore

The ancestors been watching & waiting for this for us – their children, their descendants of U.S. chattel slavery. By states starting with Cali is one thing, but a federal rollout needs to be in close proximity. Y’all not getting off that easy. Everyone flooded here because of the dollar our ancestors bodies generated through forced labor and priced as stock to create this country’s wealth and “bootstraps” people have been pulled up from. The Dream off of the backs of the enslaved Americans. 

In 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said he was going down to Washington to get his check. Then they killed him.

Locking our Freedmen’s bank during the brief Reconstruction era. (Fuck you, Kamala. Get away from the damn bank.) Jim Crow. Burning and bombing our businesses. Redlining. White terrorism. Income disparity. The highest mortgages to us. The long list of our inventions out of enslavement denied the right to be patented by our ancestors. Just taken. Where the fuck is the straps for the boots people be talking about?

We’ve had 15 million acres of land stolen and left with damn near 1 million. (I can’t wait until y’all uncover the paperwork of y’all heirs property and/or the land your people were ran off from before heading west or north during the Great Migration for what they thought was “safety,” and now somebody or a corporation is occupying your said land 👀. Chile, getcho shit.) 

What does reparations look like for Black Americans? We don’t want no programs. No grants. No scholarships. No bullshit. Just cut the check like it's been done for every other ethnic groups in this country or who’ve oddly received redress from this country at the hands of another country 🥴 without a problem, mumble or pushback. 

"How much," especially annually per person, is only the business of those instructed to analyze the correct value amount for centuries deep repair & rebuilding and those whose accounts it will go into based on lineage. Stop pocket watching.

Also we need to be reclassified, but this time on our own terms and by which we agree to for fucking once. It’s time. African-American is an immigrant ethnicity, which Black Americans who are tied to this land have never been. I don’t understand why that’s so confusing for some, but I understand why Kamilah is using it: we don’t currently have another federally recognized name except for Black and we know how that goes. I’m convinced Jesse coon Jackson gave us that reclassification (African-American) on his own accord in the 1970s so we could appear to be untied to this land by ethnic name and eventually be invisible by Africans who rightfully identify with African-American or those who racially identify as Black but have a differing ethnicity. 

Obama abolished Negro in law on his own accord, which is the given name on our people’s paperwork, kicked off in full during the reclassification of American Indians to Negro before the $5 Indian Dawes Rolls, which is a whole ‘nother rabbit hole story. The copper colored folks. (The Church of Latter Day Saints needs to release all those kept records. We know who’s been lying. Just show it.) 

Jesse, Obama and everyone else knew what we were always heading to: Reparations. People who are not racially Black feeling a way is no surprise when their dream is to see us as a permanent underclass that they can latch onto to fight their battles, reap from or head into poverty, which has been projected to be zero by 2053 unless redress. Not happening.

But people who are racially Black feeling a way ain’t a damn shock either. That’s what they were positioned to do whether those who run for office or those who’ve been appointed as public figures, no matter African, Caribbean or (Pan-African - “it should be for everyone Black” or coon ass - “reparations is stupid and divisive” like Ben Carson) Black American.

Have a fucking seat. Shit 😂. 

The lies just to undermine us or latch on. Cut the fucking cord. Damn lol. In the past, we’ve included others and even muled for them to our own detriment without reciprocation. It’s lineage-based not race-based. I just can’t fathom how anyone can immigrate to a country headed by incoming white people and the descendants of colonizers who took the position of the long list of colonizers, experience race-based harm because they share our skin color, then continue to stay here at their own will in hopes to receive redress when they hear long-awaited “reparations” that were paused for people who share their skin color is on the way. Like...It ain’t clicking. Bitch, I could never. It’s beyond disrespectful and thievery again. Like shit..

Black Americans can literally trace our lineage under 30 minutes to the 1870 census, unless there were certain cases like adoption, for one example. That’s why there’s going to be genealogists aboard to help those who need assistance in looking through the United States’ heavily detailed and kept records dating back to the 1500s. It’s easy. On one line alone, I’m in the damn mid-1400s going into Europe 🥴. Black to Colored to Negro to Mulatto to former American Indian birth names and tribes to Europe, per this paperwork. You do the math.

Like I’ve said before, the U.S. keeps a receipt on everything and everyone who’s voluntarily immigrated here, they’ve assigned as enslavers or they’re purchased for forced labor. We know.

[ren-therose]

The Penthouse Plot

Sherlock X F!Reader (3.8k words)

Summary: Sherlock, John and Reader all go to a penthouse party to pick up some clues about their newest case. But Y/N and Sherlock are put in a compromising situation. 

Warnings: smut 18+, semi-public sex, fingering, unprotected sex (wrap it before you tap it kids), creampie, squirting, after care

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“We are going to a party”

This was an incredibly abrupt statement from the detective who was still in pajamas at four in the afternoon, slouched down into the arm chair with the news paper covering his face. I couldn’t see his emotions, but I could tell that the idea had already been formulated, and he had not quite been excited out of it. His boredom was chronic, and it would often times only be soothed by myself to get him out of it. 

The first time we met, I was sitting on a park bench in Paddington Street Gardens, not but two blocks away from his flat. As if drawn to the cigarette I was smoking, he walked up as casually as he could, coat turned up, and sat on the bench over from my left. I didn’t look, but I was aware that a tall, dark man was watching me as I tried to solve today's crossword in the paper. 

He leaned closer, trying to take in the smoke for the nicotine high. With a slight glance his way, it was all I needed to take the cigarette from my mouth in my left hand, and casually rest it on the bench next to me. I blew out the smoke to the right side of my mouth though, purposefully keeping it from him, allowing my lips to guide the smoke in a stream to dissipate into the morning air. Still looking at the crossword, I began filling in 20 across, feeling a sense of intrigue and frustration emanating from the man next to me. 

“It’s not diva, its aria,” a deep voice says. I smirk, not looking up to his face quite yet. 

“No shit, Sherlock. 18 down is ‘erie’, so why would I put down diva?” I inquire, but before he could answer, I reply myself. “I was proving my hypothesis: is the detective next to me just trying to second-hand smoke, or is he actually paying attention to me? And the answer was both.”

He stands and comes to sit on my right side, not looking at me directly. The cigarette dangling from my lip wasn’t his main concern anymore. 

“How quickly did you realize it is only an herbal cigarette Mr. Holmes?” I ask, erasing my trap from 20 across. 

“As soon as I first looked at you. You have no stains on your fingers from the smoke, as well as no burns, which tells me you don’t smoke often. If you were a smoker, you would need at least a pack a day, and these tell-tale signs would be there. You don’t need to smoke because there isn’t an addiction. I presume you do it to attract men, though possibly women too, and to fit into the culture of London, as you are not from here. But you specifically looked up this park because you were looking for something or someone. I would presume it is me, considering you recognized me through my name” he says smuggly, finally looking at me. I didn’t know it then, but he later explained that he was shocked to see the prominence of my “subtle beauty”, and the way in which I held posture in every way that symbolized I was relaxed next to him. This of course was followed by the fact that I was so comfortable that I had gained a pound within the first year of knowing him. 

“So you are as good as they say,” I reply, looking up into his clear blue eyes. Those eyes dart down to my lips where the cigarette is still being held by the moisture of my mouth. I remove it, holding out the cigarette between my fingers. “I can imagine it is worlds different from a regular cigarettes addictive effects, but the smell of smoke and the herbs inside might calm you,” I offer. He leans down and takes the cigarette in his mouth, inhaling deeply. I let go of the cigarette as he leans back and removes it. He exhales out, happy to have something other than CO2 leave his lungs. 

“You could have phoned” he said nonchalantly. I closed the newspaper and turned my body slightly more towards him. 

“No I couldn’t. This isn’t about a case or me looking for my parents or some shit. I needed you to listen. I am a doctor and I am looking for the topic of my next publication” I state. His eyes widen a bit, as he gives me a once over. I was quite young to have a doctorate, but the ambition I have was intriguing to him.

“Great, another doctor. And you must study some form of psychology right?” he implies. 

I chuckle as I brush the hair behind my ear to look at him as I explain my credentials. 

“BA in a social science and a minor in Women's Studies and Gender, just to make it easier on you. Two masters in something to do with policy and a knack for behavior trends across cultures. A PhD in…” I trail off to let him figure it out. 

“International Relations. You couldn’t let go of the need to work abroad and help other. You also study the difference in human behaviors and how it can be interpreted and persuaded. It is why you are now living in London, after living in a southern European country, and I’m going to go with Italy” he responds. 

I raise my eyebrow at him. “Italy was fun. I spent most of the time on the mainland with a friend and would visit their family in Sardinia”. 

“He was gay wan’t he?”

“Not that he himself knew.”

The detective laughed. It was the beginning of a friendship, with many late nights, bad coffee and fighting. I lived in the basement of 221 Baker Street, after coming to a bargain price with Mrs. Hudson if I agreed to get rid of the black mold and redo the space for future renters. When I asked her why she was already thinking of future renters, she just smiled and told me Sherlock's door was open and I could just walk in. 

Now, a year and a half later, I was in his flat, in my own night gown and robe, working on pot of tea to make a London foggy, one of Sherlocks favorite drinks I could make. I had told him that if he got to work in his pajamas, or just a sheet at times, then he couldn’t expect anything less of me. But his abrupt statement that we were going to a party had me do a double take. 

“A party? Are we feeling like clubbing tonight Sherlock?” I tease. 

“It is just a bit of field work. But I need you to come with as my date so that I am not bothered by lonely, sad women.”

“Ah yes. All the lonely, sad women will flock to the handsome, cocky detective for comfort and an inquisitive night,” I mock, bringing the tea to him. 

“Isn’t that what you did?” He says without looking up. 

Offended, I grab the paper from his hands and smack him on the head with it. He flinched, protecting his tea from me. 

“Haven’t you figured it out by now? I’m here for John” I say, tossing the paper into his lap. Sherlocks mouth slightly gapes before he snaps it shut, looking behind me. 

“I’m sorry, what did I just walk in on?” John says from the doorway. Sherlock turns red as I walk up to John, pulling my leg up on him, placing my hand on his cheek while giving him a lingering kiss on the other, maintaining eye contact with Sherlock. “Afternoon John,” I say with a flirtatious growl. He didn’t move since my dramatic act, and as I exited the apartment to get ready, I hear John exclaim “I could get used to that kind of welcome”. I laugh as I hear the paper get thrown at the doctor. 

Two hours later, and a lot of fighting with a curling wand, I hear a knock at my door. I do a once-over of myself in the mirror. It was a high-end party, requiring a more put together look, and I was determined to look my best. In helping Sherlock and John, I realized that I rarely dressed up-practicality and professionalism is key. 

I put my phone into my handbag, and slipped my feet into my black pointed stilettos. One more once-over in the mirror next to the door, and I unlatched the lock. As soon as I opened it, the detective couldn’t help but let his eyes wander. My hair was in loose curls around my face, and the dress, oh the dress, flattered my body in every way. It was a silk green dress, that hugged every curve. It was ruched in the sides, creating a tight draping across my abdomen. The fabric on my bust sat just below the tops of my breasts, and dropped to my off-the-shoulder sleeves. I was wearing a simple emerald necklace with matching earrings, and a ruby ring on my left hand. My legs were well accentuated, and the stilettos did wonders for my posture. Still, I was the same girl in pajamas at this now well suited man's place as I was now. 

“You’re giving yourself away Detective,” I flirt, walking by him to climb the stairs to the front of the building. I make extra care to add a little movement as I climb, knowing he would be right behind me and very distracted. It was my favorite game to tease both of the boys, but especially Sherlock. It was always a game, and he loved games. As I exited the building, John was waiting for us outside, also dressed sharply. His eyes widened as I walked towards him. 

“In the words of a great detective, ‘Your body betrays you’ John. It’s still me inside this get-up. Now where is the cab?” I ask. 

“Umm...uh, there hasn’t been an available one yet...” he forces out. 

London was busy on a Saturday night, and it could often be difficult to find a cab. Lucky for us, my dress is pretty reflective, and I was going to use that to my advantage. I stepped off the curb just slightly, jutting out my shoulder blades and putting my weight on one foot to give myself more shape. By the time I had raised my hand, two taxis pulled up. I heard a cough behind me, Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson both smirking at me. 

“I’m sorry, did you have a better idea?” I shoot at them. I open the door for myself and climb into the cab. The two men clambered in after me. 

The party was at a lovely high-rise in the middle of London. It looked to be a penthouse, but one grander than I had ever seen. As the three of us exited the elevator, we looked at each other once more, setting our plan in motion. John was to walk around and mingle, while Sherlock and I were to snoop about the place, looking for context clues. I grabbed a flute of champagne from one of the trays, and Sherlock and I began our promenade. We quickly realized that I was drawing a bit too much attention in my get-up and we would need to look around before people noticed we were gone. Our arms entwined, we strolled past the main crowd into a hallway, casually chatting the weather. The detectives hand was on my waist, holding tightly, as though I might leave his side. It was different than they way he usually grabbed my arm to move me around or out of the way of harm. 

We were looking for the bedroom of our hosts place, though, it did not seem there was one here. The penthouse was more of a party pad then a living space, which lends more to our profile of him. We continued to walk, and came across a study. His hand slid off my waist as he entered the room. I stood outside with my drink, while Sherlock took note of every little detail there. As he came out of the room though, I heard footprints coming round the corner. I grabbed his arm and pulled him into the bathroom next to the study. As I pushed him in, our eyes searched each other for the next move that we hadn’t initially planned. Though we were going as a date, it was never really a date. Until now. 

Grabbing the lapels of the detectives suit, I slammed my lips on his, pushing us both backwards onto the sink. Knowing that he was more recognizable. I spun him around so that my back was to the sink and his was to the door. I jumped on to the sink, hiking up my dress a little higher, so that I could hook one leg around his waist. Instinctively, his right hand went to my leg to hold it up, and his left hand was in my hair. 

His lips. I had seen them a million times before, studying his face as he rambled about a case. While he was just a colleague and possibly a friend, there were a few times when I would fall asleep thinking about those lips. And here he was, kissing me on a bathroom sink at a party, with enough force to make me melt into it. My hand went to his hair, as he began to trail kisses down my neck, hiding his face in me so that his reflection could not be seen. My other hand was gripping his waist, trying not to slip into the sink itself. My shoe was dangling on my toes as our bodies continued to crash. We heard the door click open, and my eyes opened to see the host and his assistant wide-eyed at us. 

“Occupied,” I panted, smiling with a small wave. The two quickly shut the door, their footprints receding down the hallway. As soon as it was quiet, Sherlock froze on my collarbone, neither of us moving for a moment. I removed my hand from his hair, trying to pat it back into place. He stood up, and looked down at me. My dress had ridden up further, and my black lace panties were definitely on display. So was the red in both of our faces. I glanced over his shoulder to look at the door, realizing that there was a lock on it. Sherlock didn’t look back. He kept his eyes on me. 

He knew there was a lock. He wanted the situation. He wanted to get caught.

“Lock it” I demanded.

He took a few steps back and turned the button, locking the door. His eyes didn’t leave me. I was still propped up against the sink, both hands propped up behind me. My legs had still been open, and as his eyes raked over my body looked, I grew self-conscious and went to close them. But he stepped towards me, grabbing my lower thigh. I hesitantly opened myself back up for him. His hand moved up my thigh, while the other wrapped around my waist, drawing himself closer to me. I placed a hand on his chest, running it up until it was at the nape of his neck, playing with his soft, black curls. I gently tugged him toward me, and our lips attached once more. This time, it was more more sensual. Taking the time to just allow ourselves to feel one another. As he pulled away, I let out a small gasp as I felt his growing bulge against my clothed core. 

He seized the opportunity to kiss me again, letting his tongue wander and explore my mouth, pulling me as close as I could be to him. He pushed himself against me, causing a soft moan to escape, as I involuntarily rolled against him. He smirked against my mouth, moving once more against me. I hissed, feeling myself grow wetter. 

Sherlock pulled me off the sink, wrapping both of my legs around him before pinning me against the wall. I was sitting just on top of his cock, and the friction was even more frustrating. I grinded down on him, kissing his neck, while leaving small bites in between. I needed more though. I unwrapped my legs, and he lowered me to the ground. When he placed me down, I kissed him with passion while I started to undo his trousers. He walked backwards to the sink, leaning up against it, as I palmed him through his suit. His low groan made me quiver as I licked a long stripe up his neck to his ear, wear I softly bit the lobe. This drove him crazy.

Pants still undone, he whipped us around so that I was against the sink again. He pulled my dress up enough so that he could hook his fingers in the lace of my panties and pull them down. He lifted me up on to the sink to get them off of me. He worked them past my heels, and placed both of his hands on my thighs, rubbing circles into them with his thumb. His forehead was resting on mine and we were both breathing in sync. I opened my legs for him, as he traced his way between my legs. The violinist in him was showing, and he was going to work out the tension and boredom he had been feeling all day. His fingers came in contact with me, running through my folds. He went from my clit down to my opening, just toying with me. I let out a whimper as he placed his middle finger just barely inside of me. He slowly pushed his digit inside of me, causing a guttural groan to escape. I bucked into his hand, desperate for more. He pumped it casually, as if he had done this to me a million times and knew how I would react. He then slipped a second finger into me, causing me to emit another moan. 

“Please Sherlock. No games,” was all I could manage. 

He began to pump his fingers in a come-hither motion, curling them to hit my g-spot. I gasped with every movement, keeping as quiet as I could. He was working his way to get me as wet as I could be for him. I was starting to feel the tension in my stomach build when he placed his thumb on my clit and made sharp movements with it. I cried out, gripping his shoulders for support. I was going to need him soon if he wanted to me to finish with his cock inside me. But he kept pumping and rubbing, watching as my face conveyed every emotion he had ever made me feel. My arm wrapped around his neck, as I could barely keep myself up anymore. 

“Sherlock, you-you’re gonna..m-make me..c-cum…” I stutter out. I am rocking against his hand, chasing what I can’t stop. This only urges him more, as he quickens his pace. Without warning, I cum all over his finger with a cry. But he doesn’t stop. He continues to work my pussy, until I gasp out “I’m...I’m gonna squirt”. He steps out from between my legs, his fingers not stopping. As he steps to the side, he leans in to my ear and finally says something. 

“Show me”. 

It was all it took for my orgasm to elongate itself, as I squirted on his hand. I couldn’t stop and was shaking, barely able to keep myself up. I almost crumpled backwards before he caught me. Once again, he was between my legs, his hands on my neck and waist. I reached for his painfully hard cock, pulling it from his pants. I started stroking him, causing his eyes to flutter close. I was still coming down from what he had done with just his fingers, but I needed his dick inside me. I looked up at him, and said something that I knew would only boost his ego, and he would probably use against me later. 

“Mr. Holmes, I need you inside me, now”. 

His eyes shot open, as I looked back at him with lust-blown eyes. My hand was still wrapped around his cock, slowly pumping him. He and his god-complex were completely enamoured with my new take of teasing him. I lined his cock at my entrance, but not before teasing him through my folds. Just that little movement caused goosebumps to erupt on my skin. As I put his tip in my entrance, he searched my eyes once more for the consent he needed. I pushed myself onto him a little, letting him know he could take me. He leaned in, pushing his length all the way into me. I let out a loud gasp, wrapping my arm around his neck once more, my other hand on his back. I was still throbbing from my previous orgasm, and I knew he could feel my warm pulse inside me. He slowly pulled out, and then quickly sheathed himself inside me again. Our pelvises were against each other and his gently movements drove me crazy. I let out a cry of ecstasy, letting my head roll back, exposing my neck. He kissed it gently, and then, lifted me off the counter and back against the wall. All I could do was struggle to remain quiet as he began quick thrusts deep into me, relentlessly hitting my sweet spot. He was open mouthed against my neck, breathing erratically as he continued to hold me up. 

“You feel, s-so g-good,” I moaned, urging him to continue. He loved it when I complimented him, he had always been that way. But to be inside me as I told him how much I loved his cock, it was heaven for him. The guttural sounds from his throat proved to me that he felt the same.

“Y/n, I’m not gonna last much longer” he said, as though it would deter me. As he began to remove himself, I grabbed his face to look at me. 

“I want you to cum inside, Detective,” I whisper, wrapping my legs tighter around him to prove my point. 

His eyes widened searching my face as I was in taking all of him, bouncing on his dick in a penthouse bathroom, loving everything he did. Seeing what he could do to me, looking into my eyes as I stifled my moans, he began to stutter inside of me. I was on the edge too, and when his hot rope of cum shooted inside of me, my own orgasm exploded, milking him of the rest of his cum. 

When we had both stilled, frozen with him still inside me, we could hear the party still going and the noise of London below us. He pulled his softening cock from me and as he did, our cum dripped down my thigh. My legs were incredibly weak, as he continued to hold me up. I reached for a hand towel to clean me up, but he beat me to it, wiping up and between my legs, careful not to cause pain from the sensitivity. He picked up my underwear that he had tossed on the ground somewhere, and helped me step back into it. I was still shaky if I bent my legs, but I knew he would hold me up. As we looked at each other, there was something new we both saw. Romance. The sexual chemistry that had been there was a response to the catalyst of romance. 

Before we could discuss the aftermath of our actions though, there was a loud banging on the door. Smoothing out my dress just past the door, Sherlock opened it to find John, arms crossed, waiting outside.   

“Are you shitting me Sherlock? You look like you just took a hit of something. Did you seriously lose Y/N at this party because you were trying to get hi…”

The door widened to reveal me, just behind Sherlock, makeup slightly down my fae, and both of our hair tousled. I smiled at John, knowing it wasn’t what he had expected. His jaw dropped, “Tha..you were,,,um...has this been long or...?” Dr. Watson stuttered. 

“No John, that was the first time and it won’t be the last” he said, grabbing my arm and pulling me past him. 

“Don’t be too jealous John,” I said with a wink. 

John didn’t know what to say except, “Are we done here?”

Sherlock and I walked arm in arm down the hallway, casting back a look at John as if to say “What do you think?” 

~~~~~~~~~~~

This was my first oneshot and was it trash? Yeah, maybe. So if you know me, no you don’t :)

Leave suggestions if you’d like, I’m writing smut I can’t find. 

[jazy3]

Thoughts on Grey’s Anatomy: 18X08

SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

I loved this episode! It’s honestly the first episode I’ve truly enjoyed all season! Now that was Winter Finale! I’d grade this one an A! It was my favourite episode this season. It was action packed, intense, the characters actions actually made sense, and Nick whose become my most hated character was absent! I also think it leaves the show in an interesting place with the cliff hangers that were presented. I saw someone on Twitter comment that it’s the first episode of Season 18 that actually feels like Grey’s Anatomy and I completely agree!

I loved all of the throwback moments in this episode! The callbacks were subtle but effective. You had Meredith throwing up in response to stressing about the procedure they were about to do and Amelia comforting her as a callback to Season 1 when she did the same thing and Cristina was there for her. Owen’s opinions about medically assisted dying, his time in Iraq, and his response as a physician came back around. You had Levi going a step farther in the surgery than he should have and Helm saying they should wait for Webber as a call back to when Lexi and Meredith did a similar thing when Derek didn’t answer his page in an earlier season.

The dangers of the Webber Method and the concerns that the doctors had when Eliza Minnick tried a similar approach came back around with similarly devastating consequences. Those two tone blue jackets that always seem to spell disaster were back and with them came another crash. Hamilton wanted Meredith to bend the rules with the Parkinson’s clinical trial but having learned her lesson after what happened when she tried to help Adele and bent the rules with Derek’s Alzheimer’s trail Meredith refused even when Dr. Hamilton tried to use her mother’s name and death from Alzheimer’s to goad her into doing it.

One of the episode’s songs was performed by the band Sleeping at Last which along with Snow Patrol have performed some of Grey’s most iconic songs. We also saw Meredith talk about Derek and how he would have loved to work on the Parkinson’s trial and how she feels like he’s watching over her. The best callbacks are the ones that are done as sly nods to the past and are incorporated into the episode in such a way that long-time fans will catch them but it doesn’t take away from the storylines of that episode and the episode is still enjoyable even if you don’t catch them.

In some ways I think that Levi’s fall from grace was inevitable. He’s been on the up and up as of late and as we know as soon as a doctor gets too cocky and too big for his britches something is bound to happen. It’s sad that his favourite podcaster Devon paid the price. I’m glad that Helm stepped forward, separated herself from the situation, and explained what had happened to the Attendings calmly. As I’ve seen other fans point out the residents of Meredith’s year would have tried to cover it up or taken the fall for their friend, but Helm separates herself professionally and is honest about what happened.

I’m not sure what the consequences of the surgery will be at this point. Maybe Levi will be suspended or put on probation? I think they’ll hit pause on the Webber Method, and I’ll be interested to see if Webber faces any consequences. I hope Helm doesn’t get in trouble because she did nothing wrong in my opinion. I’ve also seen some fans raise concerns about Bailey’s new resident Dr. Wright and whether his singular focus on learning from Bailey is cause for alarm or not. For me, it’s a bit concerning but I’m withholding judgement until I see more of him. Maybe he just has a crush on her or maybe it’s more sinister than that. Only time will tell.

While I can empathize and understand that what Dr. Hamilton is going through is extremely painful mentally and physically, I think he was really unfair to Meredith this episode . She’s doing exactly what he hired her to do for the reasons he hired her for and now he’s mad at her for it. I hope they succeed with the breakthrough they are hoping for, but I feel like it could go either way at this point. We also saw Kai and Amelia kiss in this episode and to be honest I’m not really sold on this pairing. I’m still not super invested. It was a nice kiss and a good scene, but I’m still not invested at this point. I’d still like to see Amelia and Link end up together. I’m not sure how everything is going to play out as everything seems to be up in the air this season.

When Megan confessed to Hayes that she wasn’t willing to survive if Farouk dies, I was shocked but not surprised. Megan’s been in a bad state for a while and I think Farouk’s condition worsening was the final straw for her. I’m glad she told someone, and that Hayes is advocating for her with her loved ones. She needs that and Hayes is the kind of doctor that keeps pushing to get his patients and their families what they need. It’s one of the many reasons I love him as a character. I think Teddy and Owen were too dismissive about Hayes’ concerns, but I think it was because they were so worried about Farouk and because when you’ve seen someone survive the impossible you think they can handle anything but sometimes they can’t. Megan’s only human and we all have our breaking points.

I was shocked by that literal cliff hanger! Oh my god! Grey’s hasn’t shocked me like in a while and boy did they ever! I’m not sure if Owen will survive and that’s what makes it exciting! My guess is that it’s going to be one or the other. Either Farouk lives and Owen dies, or Farouk dies and Owen lives. I don’t know if Hayes will follow through with Owen’s request to give drugs to the other dying soldiers and I’m interested to see how he navigates that storyline. But my favourite part of the finale was by far the scene in the Attending's Lounge with Meredith and Hayes. Their chemistry was off the charts! And they finally addressed the beach! I loved it! They had more chemistry in that scene that Meredith and Nick have had all season! I’m excited to see more of Meredith and Hayes in the second half of the season and I’m really interested in what’s going to happen with the Owen and Farouk storyline and the fallout from Levi and Helm’s surgery.

Until next time!

[archivewilliamrikerstblog]

Not Much To Miss

Word Count: 850+

Summary: Seeing you upset, William Riker comes to offer you support. Only, you've been stood up for a date and not looking for pity. Both of you part feeling worse than before.

A/N: This one is fairly platonic; but if you are silly like me and read all these like they are connected it can be read as a bit of a precursor to started a relationship with our guy.

I also really just wanted to write pre-relationship discourse for some reason.   I’ma write a part 2 of sorts to give this proper closure. 

- - - - -

2100 is the time reflected at the top of the PADD you are absentmindedly scrolling through. Pressing the cool glass of a cup to your lips as you take in the notion that you have wasted the better part of two hours in Ten Forward.

"Oh!" You nearly drop the glass to the counter as a hand on your shoulder brings you out of your thoughts. You snap you head around to see who has come to pester you now. You land on the concerned blue eyes of your First Officer William Riker.

"Hello Commander. Anything I can do for you?" You greet with an heavy sigh, shrugging the hand off.

It wasn't the person you had expected to see, but at least it was a familiar face. You considered Riker to be a friend; he often joined you for drinks when you were free.

"Ease up Y/N, and I think I should be asking you that." The First Officer's brow furrowed as he looked you over. It was odd for you to call him by rank off-hours, he thought you were friends after all.

"Ah. I'm alright Will. I just have a lot on my mind." You turn your attention back down to your PADD as you speak. You hoped that your words are enough to keep what you know is coming at bay. As well-meaning as you know the man to be, you really don't want his pity right now.

As your luck would have it, your attempt was in vain.

"Care to share what is on your mind then? Come on Y/N, I don't have to be an empath to tell something has got you down. I'll help where I can." He reaches to take the PADD from you, which you find yourself letting him. Will looks over it for a minute, as if it holds the answer.

You decide to take pity on him and give some sort of answer.

"I. . . It's stupid. I should have known better than to get my hopes up." You can't look at Will, instead focusing your eyes forward as you claim fault. Will's attention is back on your now, and he can't help but notice how defeated you looked.

"You're not stupid Y/N. Now, what were you hoping for?" Will persists, his full attention on you. To him, this isn't like you. Conversation has always been easy between the two of you in the past, not it looked like it pained you to say anything to him.

"I was in Medbay this morning to drop off a report for Dr. Crusher. An-- And while I was there Lieutenant Price asked me out. We agreed to meet at 1900-- It's 2100 now and he still hasn't shown." You can't help the note of aggravation that laces your words as you explain your predicament. The well-meaning man had worn you down and you were thoroughly displeased with Price for this slight.

"You got stood up?" He sounds so lost, but Will could not help the bewilderment that over took him at the news your misfortune. Will had known you for months but hadn't known you were looking to start a relationship with anyone.

"Commander I am well aware." You retort, harsher than you had intended; but you could have done without the obvious being stated. Will looks surprised, blinking dumbly at you for a moment. You'd never been short with him before, and it brought him more concern than anything else.

Tense silence fills the air. You only felt worse now that you had snapped at a friend who was only trying to help.

"It sounds like it is their loss then." His tone is measured, careful. Will was trying to think over his words, he hadn't meant to upset you and didn't want to do so further.

"What?" You scoff, crossing your arms and raising a brow; trying to find Will's point.

"They had a chance with you, and they chose to let it go to waste. I don't think they know just what they are going to miss out on." Blue eyes bore into yours as Will speaks. Part of you wants to take comfort in his words, and maybe with a little more time you would.

Right now you are too lost to your own self-loathing to listen to reason.

"Yeah well, probably not much to miss. Like I said, I should have known better." You give an exaggerated shrug and fix him with a look asking for him to agree with you.

"Y/N--" There is a noted warning is his tone, as if trying to scold. He wasn't about to sit there and let you talk ill of yourself - but you didn't give him the chance to argue further.

"Thank you anyways Commander. See you on the Bridge tomorrow?" You slide off the stole with a sigh; glancing over you shoulder when you asked your question. You're done with the conversation, can not stand another second of it.

"Bright and early." Will's parting words lost their usual cheer. He doesn't mean to almost glare at you as you retreat, but this little exchange has managed to alarm something in him.

He'd have to talk to Deanna in the morning.

[killerandhealerqueen]

Bai Yutong/ Zhan Yao

Chef au

I hope you enjoyed this anon!

Bai Yutong had always been told he was a good cook, ever since he was younger

So, instead of going to the police academy, like his older sister and his father, Bai Yutong decided to go to culinary school

After culinary school, Bai Yutong was able to work in a few different restaurants as head chef before finally opening up his own restaurant

While owning the restaurant, Bai Yutong got to know the people who came in, especially the regulars, and their orders and he had one customer who always came in at a specific time, almost every day, and ordered the same meal every time

And not that Bai Yutong thought it was weird…but he did think it was a little weird

Like, the man came in so often that Bai Yutong pretty much had the dish waiting a few minutes before the man arrived so that as soon as he walked in, he got his meal

And the days that the man didn’t come in, Bai Yutong got worried because…where was his regular?

Then one day, as Bai Yutong was closing, the door to the restaurant opened, the bell signaling a customer

‘The hell?  A customer?  At this hour?’

He then came out of the back room, his eyes widening in surprise at the man who was standing at the entrance

“Oh…it’s you.  My regular”

The man smiled

“I know you’re closed, but I just thought I would stop by to thank you for always having my meal ready whenever I come here”

Bai Yutong shook his head

“Not a problem.  Like I said, you’re like, my only regular regular.  Like, we all have your shit memorized”

The man chuckled

“And I appreciate it”

He then held out his hand

“Dr. Zhan Yao”

Bai Yutong’s eyes widened in surprise before he shook his hand

“Bai Yutong”

He then pulled his hand away

“Doctor?  What kind of doctor are you?”

Zhan Yao smiled

“Doctor of criminal psychology.  I teach at the university nearby, which is why I stop by so often”

Bai Yutong hummed

“That makes sense”

Zhan Yao then blushed

“I also…can’t cook to save my life”

Bai Yutong looked at him before he barked out a laugh

“That I can also believe”

Zhan Yao huffed

“Shut up.  That’s why I keep coming here.  Because I don’t have to cook and the food is good”

Bai Yutong preened a little at that before he hummed and crossed his arms

“Well, if you’d like, I could always teach you how to cook”

Zhan Yao looked at him with wide eyes before he shook his head

“Oh, no, no.  I am absolutely abysmal in the kitchen…I think I’ll just stick to coming here and eating”

Bai Yutong frowned

“But that gets expensive, especially on a professor’s salary”

Zhan Yao shrugged

“I don’t mind.  It’s worth it”

He then smiled

“I just thought I would stop by…I’ll let you get back to closing”

He then turned and began to head out of the restaurant when Bai Yutong stepped forward

“Zhan Yao”

Zhan Yao paused and turned to look at him as he huffed

“How about this…I will pay for your meal every time you come here”

Zhan Yao’s eyes widened

“Bai Yutong…I can’t let you do that!”

Bai Yutong chuckled

“Oh, but this deal comes with a price”

Zhan Yao frowned

“A price?”

Bai Yutong nodded

“Mm.  In exchange for paying for your meals every time you come here…go on a date with me?”

Zhan Yao’s eyes widened in surprise

“You…you want to go on a date with someone like me? I’m not very interesting”

Bai Yutong smirked

“I think you’re plenty interesting.  So, what do you say?”

Zhan Yao looked at him before he hummed and crossed his arms

“You drive a pretty hard bargain…”

He then thought about it before he nodded

“Alright, fine.  I’ll go out with you”

Bai Yutong raised an eyebrow

“You’re actually going to agree?  I thought you’d put up more of a fight”

Zhan Yao smiled

“I’m getting free meals out of this, why I would I fight it?”

Bai Yutong hummed before he motioned to one of the tables

“Sit, please”

Zhan Yao frowned but walked over to the table and sat down as Bai Yutong headed to the back, saying back there for a little while before he came out with the meal that Zhan Yao always ordered, placing it before him, much to his surprise

“Bai Yutong!”

Bai Yutong waved his hand

“It’s really not that hard to make.  I don’t mind”

Zhan Yao looked down at the meal and frowned

“But now I feel bad because you were closing”

Bai Yutong smiled as he sat down across from him

“Don’t.  I wanted to. Besides, now it kind of feels like we’re on a date”

Zhan Yao chuckled softly

“It does”

Bai Yutong then rested his chin on his hand and smiled at Zhan Yao

“So…tell me about yourself”

Zhan Yao looked at him before he nodded

“I will…but can you at least be eating something too…so that I don’t feel so awkward?”

Bai Yutong chuckled

“Sure”

He then stood up and headed to the back, quickly making something for himself before coming back out to sit with Zhan Yao

“Good thing you said something…I totally would have forgotten to eat”

Zhan Yao huffed

“That’s not healthy”

Bai Yutong nodded

“I know, I know”

He then tilted his head

“So…tell me about yourself”

Zhan Yao nodded before he began to talk about himself, about his classes, about what he taught, his students…and as he talked, Bai Yutong stared at him in rapt interest, a soft smile on his face; Zhan Yao really was interesting, certainly different from him

“Bai Yutong?”

Bai Yutong blinked, not realizing that he had been staring, before he blushed

“Sorry.  What did you say?”

Zhan Yao chuckled as he motioned to him

“What about you?  I seem to be only talking about myself.  I want to know about you too.  Since you know…this is a date”

Bai Yutong’s eyes widened before he chuckled and began to tell Zhan Yao about himself, Zhan Yao listening just as intently to him as Bai Yutong listened to him

The night got later and later, but Bai Yutong and Zhan Yao didn’t even seem to notice…they were too busy laughing and enjoying each other’s company until Zhan Yao finally looked up and noticed how dark it was outside

“Oh no!  I have school in the morning”

Bai Yutong looked up as well before he hummed

“You should get going then”

He then reached out and picked up Zhan Yao’s plate, picking it up before carrying it to the back, Zhan Yao looking up, his eyes widening

“Ah, Bai Yutong!  Let me help”

He then quickly stood to his feet and rushed after Bai Yutong, stepping into the back and over to where Bai Yutong was cleaning up

“Please let me help”

Bai Yutong shook his head

“No need.  I’ve got it”

Zhan Yao huffed

“Don’t be stubborn, let me help.  You made dinner, I can clean up”

Bai Yutong shook his head again

“I’m not going to make you help me clean up on our first date, Zhan Yao”

Zhan Yao frowned

“But I feel bad…”

Bai Yutong turned to look at him and smiled

“Don’t.  It’s okay”

Zhan Yao looked at him before he sighed heavily and stepped forward, pressing a kiss to his cheek

“I had a really good time tonight.  Thank you for dinner”

Bai Yutong blushed and dipped his head shyly before he cleared his throat and looked at Zhan Yao

“See you…tomorrow?”

Zhan Yao smiled

“Definitely”

He then turned and headed out of the back to the front of the restaurant, Bai Yutong watching him leave before he smiled; he was looking forward to seeing him tomorrow

[nickgerlich]

Charge Out Of This

It has been a rough week on those for whom change comes slowly. It is exacerbated all the more if the change is against everything you believe to be true (even if it isn’t). Just in the last two days, we have seen people come completely unhinged over a Bud Light beer can. It all started when a special one-off can of Bud Light bearing the face of Dylan Mulvaney, the transgender woman and TikTok star, was delivered to her.

Then Kid Rock entered the chat, trying to regain relevance by—get this—buying a few cases of Bud Light, and then shooting them. I’m sure the folks at AB InBev were quaking in their boots. Oh, the irony of spending money to announce your boycott.



Oh, and never mind that Bud Light has supported the LGBTQ movement for quite a few years now, and issued its rainbow-themed aluminum bottle in the States for at least the last two years. I guess some folks missed that one, and I am pretty sure that AB InBev couldn’t care less what Kid Rock thinks or anyone else. The bottle will return this year, and a tall boy version—circulated on social media—will be available in Canada.



But I can only imagine the laughing emojis once social media picks up on the fact that Walmart plans to install EV charging stations at thousands of its stores by 2030. Beer is one thing, but EVs? There are enough other brands available that a boycott of one beer is simple. EVs being foisted upon us, as the naysayers contend, is quite another.

Naturally, the usual red herrings will be offered as evidence for why this will never work. You know. Child labor in the Congo, finite amounts of lithium, fossil fuels used to produce and deliver EVs, how well EVs perform in the cold, etc. Instead, they should be focusing on the real issues, which have always been range anxiety, price, and access to charging stations.



And it is the latter that Walmart is trying to help solve. Since Walmart’s stores are within 10 miles of 90% of the US population, these plans are huge. Of course, you would still need a Walmart app while traveling to know when you’re nearing one (especially if you really need one!).

I have said before that I am a believer in EVs at least in principle, but not just yet in terms of practicality. I need to be able to drive 750-800 miles in a day (that’s my upper limit now that I have gotten a little older), and I do not want to be fretting about charging stations, how far I can go on a charge, and how long it will take to get that charge. Put simply, I don’t fancy unexpected downtime.

But things are getting better, as evidenced by Walmart’s move, as well as news this week of a forthcoming Dodge Ram EV truck that has a range of 500 miles. Now we’re talking, and if they could put that in a van, we might just have a conversation starter.

While I applaud Walmart’s move, I am still scratching my head a bit, because their target market is among the least likely ever to buy an EV. Unless, of course, they live in California and have no choice. I agree that it is going to take commitments from heavy hitters like Walmart to help usher in the EV revolution, but the folks stopping for a quick charge may very well not be Walmart shoppers.



Then again, that may also be part of a complex marketing plan, because what else are you going to do while your car is charging? Sit there in the heat or cold? Or come inside to shop? Yeah. That same thinking helps explain why Walmart welcomes RVers to park in the outer reaches of its lots.

I’ll be watching today for my local media to post this news item to their Facebook feed. I’m sure there will be more heads exploding. It’s as predictable as the wind is out here. And as in all cases, to once again intone another of my pithy statements, if you don’t like what you see, just move along.

Now if Walmart could just get customers to return their shopping carts. Ah, but that’s a whole separate issue.

Dr “Fill ‘Er Up“ Gerlich

Audio Blog

[afriendlyblackhottie]

I do get that social media has changed the way things are for kids and the things young girls especially see. I would never deny that. But. To say girls aren’t going through a preteen phase because of what you see explorative parents do what they’ve always done on social media and because gIrLs ArEnT sAaViNg Up To BuY ClOtHeS fRoM jUsTiCe, is nonsense.

They’re not saying anything more then what they’ve said about us. I got called a slut for getting boobs at ten. Somehow it keeps being on the girls for their tastes changing and maybe not giving a shit about a high priced ass store when you can get the same shit at Walmart isn’t doing anything to solve any kind of problem with all the adults around that keep condoning the behavior of other shitty adults.

But then you guys go oh well that was different. These stars didn’t do this or they’re too much and yeah while I agree they’re not saying anything more than then they said about Trina, Lil Kim, and they’re still saying it about Beyoncé. Because it doesn’t matter how the female body is presented. From the moment we’re born, body parts that we don’t even have yet are seen as obscene. I developed faster than most girls my age and for some reason that was also my fault. Like I had to be uncomfortable because got forbid the world saw that I had boobs.

But boys of all ages get to walk around shirtless. TI’s son gets congratulated for having s*x as minor, his nineteen year old daughter gets her hymen checked to make “sure she’s still a virgin” and isn’t allowed to ride a bike so that it stays intact. Even though he’s been told that it is not how our bodies even work.

And it makes me sad. Because we keep falling into this cycle. Shaming girls when we need to hold adults in check for the creepy shit they do. As if we all didn’t wanna grow up fast and didn’t understand that we should have been enjoying every minute.

Because first of all idk about all of you but I went through shitty things as a preteen. You know how different it could have been if instead of judgey, every adult woman had been supportive that my body was changing. That it should have been a time of my life to celebrate. To connect but instead I got told to cover up all the time as if I chose this.

One time I got sent out of class because my tank top straps were had been showing outside of my hoodie. The substitute teacher thought it was my bra strap. Like I was fucking twelve. Why does it even matter. Why was that more important than my education.

This shit isn’t new. Stop acting like it’s new. Like I’m sure Bill Cosby was saying this same kind of shit back when he was dr*gging and r*ping women.

And I know someone is going to be like oh well I had every very supportive females around me blah blah blah, good for you I guess 🤷🏾‍♀️

[iwantutobehapppier]

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Oh dear anon, you know not what you wrought.

Pairing: Steve Rogers x Female Reader

Summary: Tension is fun to build, even better to break.

Warnings: 18+ only, smut, cum play a little, hair pulling, nasty dirty talk. unbetad

Pushing buttons was fun, in fact, one could say it was your favorite past time. Especially pushing the buttons of a certain uptight Super Solider. However, you may have gone too far this time.

“You will look at me when I’m talking to you,” the gruff vibrations shook your body. Steve’s icy blue eyes locked on yours when you look back at him. He held your hands behind your back with one hand, your chest pushed up against his. The friction causing your nipples to pebble. His desk pressing into the back of your thighs

His nostrils flare when you roll your eyes at his command. “Just love to play the brat don’t you?” your name falling from his lips in a hiss. He was going mad at your behavior as of late, your backtalk, the way you always found a way to frustrate and turn him on all at once then leave the room had reached its limit.

Steve had warned you plenty of times, you could both agree on that at the very least. His disapproving tone when you sassed him in groups or one on one. The way his voice would sound so gravely warning you to stop teasing him else you wouldn’t like the outcome.

Well, don’t threaten you with a good time.  

You muffle your fearful gasp when he flips you around, pushing your front down onto his desk. He chuckles catching the fear in you.

“Are you listening now?” Holding your hands in place his other hand jerks your skirt up your wide hips exposing your panty-clad back end. Steve didn’t even bother holding back the groan seeing the dark spot on the crotch of your undergarment.

“Such a trifling little slut,” A swift swat on your ass makes you jerk forward, the desk cutting into your hip hurting a bit. You turn your head to condone his rough behavior but he cuts you off.

“Did you think there wouldn’t be consequences to your actions?” Huffing at his serious tone, such a stick in the mud even when trying to fuck you.

“It was all in fun Steve,” you mutter, looking back at his face, his eyes on your back end before catching your gaze. A small frown muring his face at your words, he slips his hand onto the top of your underwear before bunching them up in his fist and pulling up. The fabric pulling together and slipping between your swollen heat, baring your glistening folds to him.

“Rubbing up against me all the time?” He pulls them once more, you pant out your head falling onto the table at the friction against your clit. “Those lustful glances, the way you lick your lips when only I’m watching?”

He pulls up and down the straining fabric of your underwear. You whimper shaking your face against his glass desk leaving smudges he’ll surely complain about later. Whipping your head around, hair flying you look him dead in the eyes, unwilling to back down.

“Teasing can be fun, a little tension never hurt anyone,” his eyes narrow, and with one good tug your arching up to cry out at the friction of your underwear ripping against your folds from his force. Holding your tattered underwear in his hands he smirks before tossing them on the desk next to you.   

“There’s a price to be paid when you tease someone so much,” falling flat on the desk, your thighs quake feeling his fingers trail along your clit, Steve paying close attention to what makes your body respond to him, “I hope you can pay it.”

Not giving you a chance to retort, he dips two fingers inside, groaning at the tightness and heat. Slowly he pushes them in, scissoring the fingers to try and prepare your body for him. Though he wasn’t certain he cared if he left you aching a bit, after all the deep aching in his gut you’ve left him in for weeks now.

Your fingers curl into fists in his grasp still, twisting your head to lay your cheek on the glass your hot puffs of air fogging the glass. Hips twitch pushing back on his intruding fingers you bit your lip trying to hold in your moans. 

Steve scoffs at your attempts to hide your enjoyment. Curling his fingers up inside of you he begins to slowly thrust in and out, his thumb gently rubbing circular patters on your clit. Your legs quake and you shake your head again, hair tossing back and forth. 

Letting go of your hands his hand fists your hair, jerking your head up. A painful and pleasing gasp falling from your lips. He leans over you, lips caressing your ear lobe, hot bursts of air from his mouth making your body shiver. Overstimulation taking its toll you let out a salacious moan, eyes closed tight your palms flat on the table nails digging into the unforgiving glass.

“There we are,” he chuckles into your ear, quickening the pace of his fingers enjoying the way your walls flutter when he finds that spot. The spot he knew would be your undoing. A  garbled gasp falling from your mouth. 

“That’s a good girl,” his voice strained against your ears. He can’t help himself but push his covered hard cock into your ample asscheeks. Rutting against you as he continues his ministrations. 

Just as you fall your body keying up, the curling and throbbing pleasure in your abdomen mounting it’s ripped away before it can peak. His fingers pull from your slippery wet heat. A pained groan is all you can get out before whining.

“Don’t we just love the tension?” You scream out in frustration not caring if anyone is left on this side of the building to hear. When you go to turn towards him he lets go of your hair, pushing your back down flat. Your blind to his actions but you don’t miss the sound of a belt jingling unclasped and the rushed zip noise. 

Whimpering at the thought of what’s coming next you shake your hips to entice the speed of what you desperately need. “Please,” you barely get out but he can hear it.

“Be careful what you ask for,” Steve holds the base of his throbbing cock, the tip leaking precum. He smears it along your lips adding to the wetness covering them. You let out a soft coo at the heat of his cock against you. Your hands reach back to feel him but a quick swat on your ass makes you stop.

He nudges the tip between your swollen folds, pushing slowly in. Your eyes widen at the stretch of his tip, picking up on his very real threat. He pushes halfway in with a quick thrust.

A choked cry silent and pure comes out with his thrust. Your walls pulsing around him and aching to accommodate such a large intrusion. “Nothing to say now huh?”

Pulling back he pushes in once more, your body taking more of him with each thrust. Looking down at where you two are connected he groans seeing your taunt hole struggling to take him. Yet every time he pulls back your walls clings and wither trying to keep him in. 

“Too big,” your hands reaching across the table to grip the other side as if you could pull yourself away from him. 

“Oh sweetheart,” the condescending tone in his voice making you grit your teeth more than the ache he’s causing, “you’re gonna have to get used to it,” pulling his hips back his eyes enjoy the sight of cream covering his cock. “I think you’re doing rather well though,” he dips his hand down, pulling some of the slick from on his cock before shoving those fingers in your mouth, “taste the mess you’re making on my cock.”

Your tongue twirls around his fingers, sucking and licking all you can from them. Whimpering when he pulls his fingers away clean.

“Is that what you need,” he pushes in once more, his cock pressed tight against your cervix, pubic hair rubbing against your backend and he sits flushed in you. “Hm?”

“To be so full you can’t think of a way to tease me?” He wraps a hand around your neck, pulling you back to him. Your back bowed, whispers of moans falling from you are all you can give as he begins to thrust back and forth at a punishing pace. Your eyes roll back, mouth open wide.

“Fuck,” he grunts, seeing your pose reflected back at him from the floor-length window, mirroring you as the sun has set.

“Sweetheart,” he grunts out, “I think this is where you should stay.” You can only cry out in agreement at a rather rough thrust, certainly going to leave bruises on your thighs and hips pushed so hard on the rim of the desk. But the pain is nothing, nothing compared to the way he fills you, the full sensation of his cock pressed so deep inside. It makes you want to pray to Dr. Erskine for his amazing serum.

Pray that he never stops, because this is where you should be. Speared on his cock.