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safer-protesting · 2 years ago

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Everything’s kicking off but I’ve never been to a protest before — what do I do?

Before getting into the thick of things I should introduce what I’m trying to do and say here so that people can properly understand. First of all this guide is very heavily focused on UK protesting. I don’t have experience of protesting in other countries so please take any guidance which might be affected by that with a pinch of salt. I’ve been going to protests fairly regularly for the better part of a decade now, since I was a teen, and nowadays I tend to attend in more of a support capacity, doing first aid, handing out supplies to people etc. I am also an anarchist, and a lot of my language and attitudes in this guide will reflect that. I’m not going to pretend to have anything other than disdain for and a desire to abolish the police, as well as a dislike for a lot of the established or ‘respectable’ forms of protest. I’m also aware that as I am finishing this guide up it is June 2020 and both in the US and here in the UK, as well as elsewhere, people have exploded back onto the streets in a serious way in support of Black Lives Matter and against the continued brutalisation of BIPOC by police forces across the globe. Keeping this in mind, I feel I should point out that I am white, and therefore a lot of my experiences of the police have been very different to those of BIPOC, and while I’ve tried not to recommend anything which I would get away with and someone who isn’t white wouldn’t, there are almost certainly things I have missed.

NOTE JULY 2023: Since this guide was originally written there have been multiple changes to the law around protest in the United Kingdom. For the types of protest I describe in this guide, the most relevant are changes to conditions placed on marches or assemblies (Section 12 and Section 14), and criminalisation of locking on and disruption to ‘key national infrastructure’. The key thing to remember here is: if you heard the police announcing conditions upon a protest — don’t tell anyone around you, and it’s really hard to hear them all that well over all the chanting so really you didn’t hear them say anything anyway, definitely nothing about a ‘section’. For blocking highways, the main key is to just be more careful. The punishments and threshold are harsher now, and you should view the risk of arrest as being much higher than before. As always, check out the Green and Black Cross and Netpol guidance on these changes if you want anything more in-depth.

What kind of protest are you going on?

The kind of preparation you’re going to have to do and how you’ll want to behave changes massively based on what kind of protest you’re actually about to go on. Is it an A-to-B march? Is it a static lock-on/blockade? Are you expecting violence, or is this likely to be completely peaceful? How much violence are you expecting?

If you’re fairly new to protesting and demonstrations this can be hard to judge, so here’s a breakdown of the most common types of protest you’re likely to find:

Peaceful and static. Likely to be being run by Extinction Rebellion (XR) or something like that. These are usually going to be in a city centre or political centre, Whitehall/Piccadilly etc. They’re also fairly low risk, but it’s worth being aware of whether or not people are going to be breaking the law peacefully. EDIT: In light of the recent treatment of XR-style peaceful protestors, and the way the new Bill is specifically targeting disruptive peaceful protests like these, I wouldn’t say these protests are anywhere near as low-risk as they were before. Be prepared for anything, and for god’s sake don’t sit passively by and let your friends be hurt by the cops. Do something. Even if you’re dogmatically tied to Nonviolence (stop doing that), there are ways to peacefully prevent your friends from being assaulted and arrested by a team of state-sanctioned fascist thugs.

Peaceful and mobile. These are usually run by SUTR or one of the other ‘alphabet soup’ type groups with various forms of trade unions and smaller socialist parties usually present. Almost always in Central London, usually Parliament Square/Downing Street/Trafalgar Square focused. They can vary in size but usually range from 1000–15,000 and are almost always entirely peaceful outside of the occasional altercation with weird right-wingers or aggressive policing.

Smaller and potentially violent. These are usually called by anarchist or more extra-parliamentary communist groups, antifascist, pro-migrant, or more radical green groups, and are often ‘emergency demos’. Where exactly these are tends to vary quite a bit, but they’re almost always going to be in a city unless environmental direct action in the style of Ende Gelände in Germany takes off in the UK, although these are the most likely actions to not be taking place in the city centre, as they often target a specific organisation or are seeking to defend something. They’re usually quite a lot smaller than the above actions, in my experience between 200–1000 people, and can often be entirely peaceful outside of a few shouting matches with the cops or fascists (same thing I know), but can escalate very suddenly, depending on things like how the police feel or even if it’s a particularly hot day. Addition: as of spring/summer 2022 immigration raids being blocked spontaneously by groups of 100–200 people is something which happens from time to time. These events fall into this category in my opinion, and carry a very high chance of police violence and/or arrest, as well as a significant chance of post-action repression by the State in retaliation against people who were present.

Larger and potentially violent. These have become far less common in recent years, but the recent BLM protests have started to see them come back. Some student and the larger antifascist mobilisations have also strayed into this territory in the past. I expect these kind of protests to become more common in the next few years if things continue as they have been. These can vary from size between 1000–15,000 people, but sometimes more, and usually take place within city centres, especially Central London, but could be anywhere in a city. These kinds of actions will usually escalate to violence in a more gradual or noticeable way, but not always, so keep an eye out.

Mass Mobilisations, Large A-to-B. These encompass the big demonstrations that happen most summers, protests against any of the larger UN/IMF/etc conferences (COP, G8/10/20, etc), and sometimes the Tory Party Conference, but are not limited to these events. I expect these to become more common over the next few years. These protests are usually called by larger groups like the (now mostly defunct) People’s Assembly Against Austerity, or coalitions of socialist parties, trade unions, and extra-parliamentary groups. Demonstrations of this type are usually in Central London, with people travelling a long way to be there, and can peak at numbers in the hundreds of thousands. Violence is unusual, but far from unexpected as there will probably be various groups planning a multitude of actions throughout the day, and it is hard to predict anything. If there is violence at these my experience has usually been that it usually happens once the vast majority of people have gone home and the police feel more able to attack a smaller crowd, usually in order to kettle them.

I am not going to cover actions like hunt sabotage or protest camps here, since you should be briefed by the people bringing you to them, and I’m not experienced enough personally.

What should I bring with me?

It can be hard to decide about what to bring with you to a protest, since you want to travel as light as possible, and organisations are annoyingly lax about giving instructions about what to expect, so below is a general guide about what to bring, depending on which kind of protest you are attending. The most important basic advice I can give here is to treat the protest as though it’s a short hike; don’t bring too much, but enough to sustain yourself doing a fair amount of exercise.

DO NOT BRING:

Your smartphone. Unless you are able to do the following: set it to have a short lock time, updated to the latest software update, use only a keycode unlock (not face or fingerprint ID), and make sure it does not have any incriminating chat logs or photos on it. If you can manage that then it should be okay. If possible bring a burner phone. I sometimes use my old phones which I’ve wiped etc as a burner phone if I know that I’ll need it. Also be careful about how you film the police if you do that, I’ll include some stuff on how to do that further down. If you have any intention of doing stuff which might get you arrested, definitely bring a clean burner phone.

Drugs or alcohol. Unless you’re dependent on something or you need medication, don’t bring it. I understand bringing a couple of cans to a more chill protest but do not turn up drunk/high or bring anything which could seriously impede your judgement, I’ve seen too many drunk people get grabbed by cops as an easy arrest because they were causing trouble and weren’t fully alert, plus you absolutely put people around you in danger of getting grabbed. It’s also worth remembering that alcohol is actually dehydrating, even at small ABVs, so at the very least make sure you drink extra water if you drink alcohol. This goes more so for potentially violent or confrontational protests but also be careful about less dangerous ones. Also holy shit you don’t wanna get nicked at a protest with weed on you just be smart.

Your dog. I’m literally begging you, stop bringing dogs on protests, especially if they’re gonna be confrontational. I know how cool Negro Matapacos and Loukanikos looked during riots but they were street dogs who got adopted by rioters, not your dog on a lead who you have to look after and will absolutely get you arrested if it even slightly looks like it might threaten a cop.

Too much stuff. Don’t weigh yourself down unnecessarily, you’re gonna get exhausted halfway through and have a crap time for the rest of the demo, trust me. I know it’s tempting to just bring as much stuff as possible but you’re gonna have to rely on other people to bring enough water for themselves sometimes. Some folks do bring a bunch of extra water to hand out, which is always nice, and if you want to do that then go ahead, but plan for it and bring a buddy or two to help out.

Essentials for all protests:

Water. Always bring enough water for yourself, if not the people you’re going with too. The general formula for how much to bring is 500ml as standard, plus 500ml for each one of: a hot day, wearing heavy, dark, or a lot of clothing (ie masked-up), and running around a lot or doing anything strenuous. For example: I would carry 2L of water with me on a large demo on a sunny day in June when I am wearing a mask and hat, and think that there might be trouble with the police later in the day.

Food. Sweets, nuts, or fruit bars work well enough, you’re only trying to keep your blood sugar up enough to not faint or anything and you should make sure to eat a meal before the protest. Salty snacks like crisps will also help replenish salt you lose in sweat. Snacks are also something useful to carry in abundance, as they’re often light and others will forget them, but if you do that I would tend towards vegan and nut-free snacks.

Sensible Clothes. This includes good footwear, warm/cool clothes you can move in, rain cover, etc. Doc Martens are not particularly practical from experience, I would recommend trainers or waterproof boots if needed.

A Face Covering/PPE. Even if you’re not worried about police surveillance (and you should be), you should absolutely wear something to cover your mouth and nose, such as a disposable surgical mask, in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. There will often be people handing these out but don’t rely on that, and depending on how you get to the protest you should’ve been wearing one anyway mate.

Tissues. No really, they’re super useful and no one brings them, plus if someone gets a nosebleed it’s a good stop-gap until the first aiders can get some gauze.

A portable phone charger. Seriously these are so useful you have no idea how often I’ve run out of battery and not been sure how to get home please bring one, if not for yourself then for me because I will definitely forget.

Medication. Especially if you have anti-anxiety or asthma medication, or anything similar. You can often be at a protest for longer than planned and having medication can be extremely helpful. If it’s a valid prescribed medication in the pharmacy box you got it in the police aren’t supposed to try and take them off you.

Sun cream. Even if you don’t think you need it, other people will, and even if it’s cold or cloudy you can get burnt. Use a high UV-rating one, you’re trying not to get skin cancer here, not trying to tan.

Friends. I know it’s not always possible, but going to protests alone is generally a bad idea. Being around other people you know means you have someone who can look after you if things go wrong, and also you’re just gonna have a better time if you can screw about coming up with better chants than whatever recycled and outdated trash the SWP are yelling.

A Bust Card. These are very important little pieces of paper which have written on them legal advice about what to do if you are arrested or you see someone else being arrested. They also usually have the phone numbers of local lawyers who specialise in protest law. If you don’t have one of these you can: pick up a stack at your local radical bookshop/infoshop (for example in London I would go to Freedom or 56a), print out one for your region from the GBC site or you can ask a Legal Observer you see on any demonstration and they will likely be able to give you one. EDIT 2: this section previously said a lot of old bust cards were out of date. Most bust cards currently in circulation are now up to date in my experience.

Non-essentials:

Something to change into after the demo. This is usually only necessary on protests which are likely to be violent or illegal but is useful regardless. You should especially bring this if you are planning to participate in black bloc tactics. Useful on antifascist, potentially violent, and mass mobilisations.

First Aid. Don’t bring this unless you’re a trained first aider (obviously some plasters or whatever is fine but don’t go running around with a full kit without knowing how to use it), and it’s probably a good idea to ask the organisers if they will have first aiders present, but if you’re trained, confident, and have room in your bag then go ahead. Useful on all protests.

Your own placards, banners, or flags. I don’t have space here to go into why picking up Stand Up To Racism/Socialist Worker placards is bad, but google ‘Comrade Delta’ and find out for yourself (content warning for sexual assault.) It’s also just nicer to have some variety. But don’t just come up with a bad pun and come along because you want to get your picture on social media, everyone’s sick of people doing performative shit like that. Also, all of these items can be useful if things kick off, as I will explain below in the tactics section. Get together with your friends and make a cool banner! Have a placard making sessions locally! Be fun, but also smart. Useful at all protests.

A burner phone. Bring one of these if your normal phone can’t be properly secured in the event of being arrested, and you could be at risk of arrest at almost any protest. Seriously, don’t give the cops more intel than they already get from mass surveillance. Useful at all protests.

Goggles or some other eye/face/head protection. These aren’t used very heavily in the UK at the moment since tear gas isn’t commonly used in the UK, excluding Northern Ireland, and isn’t in use by any mainland forces at the moment, although that may change (UPDATE: use of pepper spray/CS spray has been getting more common recently, be aware of that). Swimming goggles are good enough to help prevent the effects to your eyes, while respirators can cover your entire face if need be, but are fairly expensive (mine was about £30 and only covers my mouth and nose). Helmets, meanwhile, can be very useful. You can pick up these things called ‘bump caps’ at some hardware shops (I found them at B&Q) which are ordinary-looking black caps with a shell on the inside. They aren’t quite on the same level as a proper helmet, but they’re lightweight and inconspicuous protection. I have personally been hit by bricks thrown by fascists and I now always bring a helmet on any protest where I think that is a potential risk. Bike helmets are good enough for this if you have one. Useful at potentially violent, antifascist, and protests where the police are likely to be aggressive. NOTE: Police are more likely to be aggressive than they were when this was originally written, as they have both developed an intense siege-mentality against the public in the wake of a bunch of scandals, and have had their powers massively expanded.

Look there’s other stuff it’s fun to bring too but I’m not trying to teach you how to get arrested here, but go watch some videos of Hong Kong or Chile and see what you can learn about self-defence against the police. Be careful with that shit though.

A note on masks and anonymity

Bring something to cover your face, no matter what. I know that it doesn’t have great “optics” according to some people, and you might think you don’t need to if you don’t plan on breaking the law but this is about more than that.

There are three essential reasons to mask-up at protests: anonymity, other people, and safety.

Anonymity is an obvious one; as the surveillance state expands (and will do so even faster under a Tory government), anyone who protests is under threat, whether or not they break they law, because everyone is surveilled. If you haven’t been to a protest before then you may not have seen the pairs of police officers who wander around or stand by the side of the crowd filming it. This also happens when people are being released from a kettle, and is used to identify anyone who does anything illegal, or has done anything illegal, but also helps the state keep a record of almost anyone who exercises their right to protest.

The second reason, other people, is tied heavily to the first, as it helps other people stay anonymous by helping to normalise the wearing of face-coverings at protests. Wearing a mask helps make sure that anyone else wearing a mask looks significantly less suspicious, thus making everyone safer and just making sure we all have a better day (except possibly the government). In London the police are also introducing facial-recognition cameras placed in public areas, so normalising people wearing masks will help defend civil liberties from an authoritarian police force.

The third reason, safety, covers issues around smoke, CS spray, or tear gas, but also covers opposing protesters (usually fascists), and now helping to prevent infection with COVID-19. While wearing a mask on its own will do almost nothing for CS or gas, it can help if someone sets off a smoke grenade or a flare right in front of you. If you want something more robust, then wearing a respirator you picked up at a hardware store and some swimming goggles is the best protection you’ll find without going full overkill and buying a knock-off Chinese military gas mask. Safety from opposition protesters is important because the far-right have a nasty tendency to take pictures of anyone at counter-protests and post them online, trying to identify and harass anyone they can. Wearing a mask can go a long way towards preventing this and damaging the fascists’ ability to intimidate opposition.

On filming the police and protestors: as far as possible, avoid filming protestors, especially their faces or anything identifiable. We’ve already seen a lot of citizen-cops online going through videos from Bristol etc to identify people, often who are on the receiving end of police violence. For photos, this tool to anonymise and scrub pictures before you upload them can be useful.

If you want to read about this more from someone who can write about it better than I can: here is Netpol’s article on protest anonymity.

Some Information About Tactics

You’re going to see a large diversity of tactics if you spend enough time at street protests. It may not feel like it after a while, as you start to develop a certain sense for things, but there are almost as many different ways of protesting as there are people attending a protest, so here are a few which you’ll probably see fairly often.

A new note of Police Tactics in 2021: I’ve noticed a bit of a shift in police tactics recently, since the Tories came into power but also in response to BLM and XR protests. This isn’t just because of their expansion of powers, but also because they know that they have a government (and Home Secretary) in power who will back them to the hilt on anything they do in the streets, and because police on an individual level have started to become radicalised in much the same way cops in the US have been over the last decades. One of these new tactics is to wait until a certain point in the protest, usually when most people have decided that everything will be calm and they let their guard down or head home. Police will then suddenly decide that their duty to facilitate protest no longer applies and will come in hard on a core of people who have stuck around later, often people who it is easier for them to criminalise for a variety of reasons, allowing the police to claim that they were reacting to a more hardcore, disobedient, or violent element of the protest, separate from the rest of the demonstrators. Because of this, I’d advise being especially cautious towards the end of protests, particularly after dark because the cops seem to love getting ultra-violent around then, and to refrain whenever possible from demonising people who don’t protest in the way you deem appropriate, especially if you weren’t there yourself, and to never ever trust what the police claim predicated their response. For examples of what I’m talking about see the use of horse charges against BLM protestors after most people had left in Whitehall during the summer of 2020, and the treatment of smaller groups of protestors who stayed later than or were separated from the main group in Bristol during March 2021.

Second note, 2022: Police have only got more violent since 2021. They are using similar tactics still, but seem far more willing to initiate serious violence than in previous years, as they are more strongly backed by the law and the State generally. Be aware of the potential for being kicked, punched, or hit with a baton by police, and consider what injuries might look like from those or how to defend yourself. There will usually be warning of this, but not always.

Black Bloc: This is the tactic which is most often associated with ‘Antifa’ (antifascist) protests, in which as many people as possible dress entirely in black (hence the name), including hoods, face coverings, etc. This works to create a large anonymous group of people who can act without being at risk of being identified, allowing them to take part in actions which might otherwise be too dangerous. You’ll often see them carrying black flags, sometimes with red or green on them, as black bloc is heavily favoured by anarchists. It is also worth pointing out that black bloc as a tactic is not inherently violent, although it is usually associated with violence, and people in black bloc are often harassed by other protestors who believe they are there to “cause trouble” or “detract from the movement” by being violent, which is worth a whole essay on its own to tackle. If you choose to take part in a black bloc, then there are two important things to remember. First of all: stick with your friends, and avoid getting separated from the bloc at all costs, as ending up on your own can defeat many of the advantages of the bloc. Secondly, make sure you have a method for de-blocing, or leaving the bloc. This means having more normal-looking clothes which you can change into when the time comes to leave, and having a safe way or place to change into those clothes. This helps to avoid any risk of you being followed after the protest has ended, either by police or counter-protestors.

“Taking a Road”: This refers to the act of taking control of a road in order to block or control traffic. It’s used in pretty much every protest that at some point strays from any pre-determined march route or rally location. You’ll sometimes hear people shout “take the road”, which is a signal to spread out across the road in order to occupy as much of it as possible, as police will often try to restrict protestors to one side of a road in order to allow traffic to continue on the other side, largely defeating any possible disruption which the protest might have created. Taking a road is often a fairly peaceful and non-confrontational act, but I have seen the police overreact and use fairly brutal force to remove people or prevent them from blocking the road. This can result in some pretty nasty injuries so watch out for anyone around you. EDIT: This tactic is often used in a way which results in people getting arrested, and there’s been a recent tendency, led by some sections of XR, to actually block people getting arrested from being helped by others. Don’t be that person. Getting violently arrested is a deeply traumatic and horrible experience, and you don’t get to choose whether someone has to go through that just because of your own personal views. EDIT 2: Punishment for “obstructing a highway” is now much more severe than it was, and obstructing “vehicular access to the Parliamentary Estate” (aka the Houses of Parliament) as well as ‘Key National Infrastructure’ is now illegal, so be extra cautious now.

Getting Kettled: This is more of a police tactic than a protestor one, since you actually want to avoid being kettled at all costs, as it almost always completely neuters a protest. “Kettling” is when the police surround a crowd completely and force them into a small space. It’s usually either used to demoralise a crowd so they’ll stop fighting, or to antagonise a crowd that the police want to get rid of so that they have an excuse to use force. People can get pretty badly hurt in kettles, not only from direct police force, but also from kettles lasting late into the night (one in Whitehall on June 7th lasted until at least 1am) and people becoming dehydrated, exhausted, or going without medication for long periods of time. Kettles are not invincible though! If you can’t avoid getting trapped in one, the key to which is to remain mobile and aware, then breaking out of one can and has been done. It massively helps to have other protestors on the outside, who escaped kettling, as they can help you to surround the police, after which they almost always retreat, or to break through police lines in order to allow those in the kettle to escape through the gap. It is also possible for people inside the kettle to do the same thing, but is much harder as the police will be able to watch and pre-empt almost any attempt to escape from within. Generally though, it is better to learn how to avoid getting kettled in the first place, and to look out for natural choke points etc. It can actually be helpful sometimes to take a look at a map of the area you’ll be around in advance, so you know this stuff beforehand (or be like me, and just know Central London like the back of your hand because you’ve been doing this for almost a decade). It is also worth saying that as of this article being written (June 2020) you are not legally required to give any personal details to the police in order to be released from a kettle, although they will almost always try to persuade you to do so before releasing you. Hopefully, you will be kettled alongside some Legal Observers who will be able to help make sure everyone inside the kettle is aware of this. For more information please refer to this NetPol article on kettling.

After The Action

This is a later addition as a section, since I noticed people often aren’t sure what to do to help support people after an action, or will make (minor!) mistakes in post-action stuff. This is more about after everyone has left properly, and is not concerned with things around de-blocing (which I have already mentioned above) or getting away safely.

Arrestee/Police Station Support: Firstly, visit the Green and Black Cross website for a detailed guide on how to do Police Station Support here. It is explained in more detail and better than I ever could there. Otherwise, read on.

Before you start, you’re going to need to bring some stuff with you. Broadly, this is fairly similar to what you would bring to a demonstration. Food, water, sun cream if it’s hot, warm clothes if it isn’t, a phone charger. I’ll also recommend the RAISED leaflets made by Queercare, as they are very useful for mental health support. I also really like to bring along a camping chair and maybe a couple cans, since you can be there for a pretty long time sometimes, but bear in mind you will be directly outside a police station, so be cautious.

You should also always work with other people while doing support. Thankfully, it’s fairly common for people to do arrestee support in groups nowadays, and there is almost always a co-ordinating group arranging support after a significant action, so contact GBC or a local support group to get into that on your way to the station and to make sure they know you’re doing support. You should have contact details for a support group on that bust card which you definitely picked up off a Legal Observer earlier, right? You should work in shifts while doing support, as support can be needed outside a station for pretty long periods of time, until everyone has been confirmed to have been released, and you don’t want the people doing the supporting to get exhausted themselves. Anyway, onto guidance for once you’re there:

You’re there to help people who are being released after being arrested. People often have had a traumatic or upsetting time, and need emotional support, help getting home, or just something to eat. You are also there to help gather the information of anyone who has been arrested so that they can be supported further down the line, which will be shared with solicitors, legal support groups, etc.

You can talk to the station staff! Some of the time, the staff will be perfectly nice and polite to you, and will help you out by giving you details of who is being held, if they are being charged, and potentially release times.

Chat to people directly supporting individual arrestees. This usually means solicitors, who should be made aware of who you are and what you’re doing, but if the arrestee is under-18 or considered ‘vulnerable’ then it will also mean an Appropriate Adult, often a parent or someone responsible for them in some way.

When someone is released, you should be ready to help them out, that’s literally why you’re there. This is when you can give them food or drink if they need it, and physical or mental health help and first aid support if you are able to. Definitely read the GBC guide for more info on this and how to ensure support is ongoing after their release.

Posting, Social Media, and Photos It is extremely important to be very aware of what you post and where after an action. While some people will (reasonably so) say that you should absolutely not take pictures of people participating in an action, the next best thing you can is to make sure that any pictures are scrubbed clean of any possibly identifying EXIF metadata (these could be things like location, or unique hardware information about the device used to take the picture), and any identifying characteristics in pictures blurred or, ideally, blacked out. There are some online tools which can be used to do this. I personally tend to use everest pipkin’s tool, but some metadata can also be removed by sending the image over Signal. I am aware that it may seem overkill to further anonymise people who are already wearing masks and hiding their identities in other ways, but there is a difference between looking anonymous enough to plausibly make your identity questionable in place at an action, and looking anonymous enough to stand up to detailed scrutiny in an image or video. This is especially the case as Fascist and/or ‘Gender Critical’ (same thing) groups and individuals have used images from protests to identify and harass people in the past.

Similar caution should be used around more general posting. It is important to keep things anonymous and reasonably deniable. That said - report-backs, summaries, communiques, and writeups of actions are incredibly useful, and should be encouraged, for the purposes of both agitprop and discussion. Read some existing report-backs or communiques to get an idea of a good format and what an anonymous and deniable writeup looks like, and get your mates to contribute! It can be quite fun in all honesty, and other people might even learn from your mistakes.

This covers everything that I think should be known before engaging in protesting in the UK, and some of the knowledge I’ve gained from my experience. I hope this has helped anyone who reads it to feel more confident going out into the streets, and has maybe dispelled some myths which are sometimes spread around protesting. Good luck everyone.

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ringo-ichigo · 8 months ago

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To add: it has been proven for at least 40 years that is all the 18-30s voted, they would essentially outvote the older citizens because they mainly vote liberal and there are more of them. They don't want the younger generations to vote because they are terrified of your power. Do not let them convince you that you have no power and your vote is meaningless. Vote because you do have the power and they're afraid of what you do with it.

As far as the "everyone is old" worry. Guys. That's why a vice president is on the ticket. If anything goes wrong (the president dies in office, becomes unfit to serve permanently, becomes unfit to serve temporarily), the vice president becomes President (or Acting President depending on circumstances). This has happened before. Lincoln's assassination, FDR's final term, even during some failed assassination attempts and medical emergencies, and more. We will survive the age problem. Don't change your vote or just not vote just because of that. View your vote as a vote on vice presidents instead if it makes you feel better. But please vote. Republicans have made it very clear that they are in favor of undoing many civil rights, ignoring the separation of church and state, and suppressing voting (and thus suppressing the people).

But also look into your Congressmen and women. Look at how they've voted in the past. Decide if you still want them or not. Look at your state level and local politicians. Decide if they should stay or go. Look into any newcomers and decide if you think they will be a good replacement. Don't forget that there is more to US government than just the president and federal. Remember that the heartbeat bills are coming from state legislatures not the federal one. Remember that your local courts are where some of the legal cases that go to the Supreme Court start. Remember that our government doesn't end at Washington DC.

Learn from history. Do not repeat it because you didn't look at past mistakes. Yes, it's hard sometimes to get involved. But your future is in the balance with every election. So even if it uses energy, find some to spare because it's your life on the line. Act like it and vote. Register, find your polling place, get an absentee ballot if you need to, make your voting plan, and vote. Remember that your job is not allowed to prevent you voting. Remember that there are other options besides in person. Whatever method you vote by is a valid and secure vote (provided it came from your local election board. Do be aware that a few scammers will try stuff. Most of the options can be found via the internet from actual .gov websites and even applied for online.) But whatever choices you make, please vote like your vote matters. Do not act like this is pretend or your vote won't count. It does. Vote like your vote could be the one that everything hinges on and is powerful. Because it is and anyone who tells you otherwise knows that and is afraid of you.

Saying "voting doesn't matter" might reach your younger peers online but it certainly hasn't reached Clangus Hargbarg who was part of the kkk in 1951 and still sends in his ballot. He hasn't missed a one.

#vote #vote like your life depends on it #vote like your country depends on it #vote like you have all the power because you do

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ayanpillan · 6 months ago

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Need help, life is rapidly crumbling.

I don’t know if anyone will see this, this is basically a shot in the dark, but I desperately need help. I’m so lost and hopeless right now, I think my life is over. For the last five years I have not accomplished anything meaningful: I can’t find work, can’t finish school, can’t do anything to help my family. Anything I start I can’t finish. I always feel this tightness in my chest every time I try to, and it has been so overwhelming sometimes that I need to sleep to alleviate it.

That is a weak excuse, and I know it. But unfortunately, I’m in a rut. There’s nothing I can do to change anything. I really want to seek help from a professional, but I don’t have the funds required. To be honest, I was considering ending it all this Saturday, but an argument between my mother and father forced me to reconsider.

My mother has always tried her best for us, and she will do anything to provide for the family. I have always tried to help her in this regard, whether by giving her my savings or giving her my scholarship money. But my mother is losing hope. On top of shouldering almost all the expenses in the house, she promised to a relative that she will open a business for them, both as a source of income for my mother and a form of investment for the relative. She was supposed to start it this month, but a faulty information from my father prevented this. The amount of money needed to start is much more than what he said, so she was forced to save up in the meantime.

Of course, this was the time when my father got sick. The money was used to save his life, including some which was supposed to act as funds. Now my mother has nothing, and my father is ignoring how the money was used to save him and is instead saying that he’s the one doing everything to provide.

To be frank, he is unreliable. His earnings barely cross $5, yet he acts like he is giving my mother the world. She supported him when she was young, but according to her, that support seems almost wasted. He has a short temper and thinks that shouting at the problem will solve it.

I know it’s hypocritical of me to say those things. After all, I’m a failure and can’t do anything to help. It’s true, and I hate myself for it. If things get worse, I might just end it. I can’t bear the guilt that the efforts of my mother to raise me was wasted. This cry for help is basically my last hurrah.

My mother came crying to me a few weeks ago, saying that she feels all alone and that she can’t rely on my father. She asks if there’s anything I can do to recover the money, but all I can do is give her my savings. I wish I could help her more.

I have debts too, taken to shoulder some of the bills and expenses that they couldn’t handle. Most of them were for bills, food, and medical emergencies, like one for the time my mother nearly had a stroke from an intense argument with my father where she was rushed to a clinic and needed to take maintenance medication for a few months. My father did not pay a single cent of that. I don’t care about these problems as much as I care about my mother’s problems. I’ve almost given hope for myself, but I wish to alleviate my mother’s problems.

If given the chance, I still dream of finding a job and completing my studies. But that is impossible now. Right now, I just really want to first help my mother.

If you can help, please go to the link at the end. It goes into more detail about our situation. My mother needs $1,300, anything else will go towards fixing my problems and support for us. Anything will mean the world to me. If you want to help but don’t have the means, please share it around. I’m sorry for taking your time and thank you very much.

#help #send help #tw: sucidal thoughts #life #family #debt #desperate #student #mother #hope #funding #support #crowdfunding

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knarme-stray · 7 months ago

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yeah fuck it mate I can't stop talking or rb'ing about politics or social issues on my main because we live in the middle of those "interesting times" or "historical events" and i can't really shut up. u__u

i don't believe that irl vs. online advocacy are a binary nor separate. it's true that it's possible to become too chronically online and hung-up on the wrong kind of thing. but this is true for IRL activism of any kind as well. like, there are some Left Party groups in Finland where people have become a pretentious club basically. (a chum told me she went to one meeting and these ppl would brag about having gotten wealthy via politics + would shut down any conversation that wasn't the popular guys cracking tired Karl Marx jokes. Like. Can you fucking imagine? xD). that's not an online-specific issue!

i try to restrict too much and too repetitive posting on some things, but for example those US president elections are making the whole planet sweat sheer dread, - so yeahh idk I'm not sorry for joining the loud chorus of VOTE KAMALA HARRIS. prevent the trumpery. ughh.

i belong to orgs irl and have began little by little taking part in getting known to communities in them. it's slow job for me as adjusting to new IRL people is reaaally slow for me. i'm also recovering from burn-out and struggling with bills while having extreme difficulty in finding a stable income somehow. so. to me rn there realistically isn't much i can do. but i try to, and i do.

it's also a constant process of healing myself because i'm an unwell person, someone whose CPTSD sometimes surprises me completely, like i don't even know myself or the possible situations where i suddenly fuck up badly because i never built certain emotional or relational skills. (i struggle with actual assertiveness because i'm used to repressing + people-pleasing until i get angry/hurt enough to want to "fight" and i've realized how badly i lack balance in this. inside my head is also an authoritarian nightmare towards myself, i find it hard to be at peace even in my own thoughts.) and you can not do any kind of activism REALLY WELL if you do not have kindness for yourself and others. if you do not know how to be assertive or how to cultivate healthy social boundaries etc. if you're still learning how to choose life instead of hating yourself etc.

i cherish how wanting to be a part of the family of humanity and our shared biosphere is a call for me to heal. self vs. community is also not a binary. my flesh and whole mind are made from this earth and they are cultivated and kept alive by the very fact that there is this planet, that there are other people here. healing is is communal as is all human existence. i wouldn't have any motivation to get well, if i was just gonna isolate and be cynical and passive.

people will be imperfect in their advocacy/activism. how can anyone do anything if it's cringe and horrible to be a broken person and make mistakes..? so i will not shut up just because there are certainly people who make assumptions. like. oh i must be doing this to "virtue-signal" because i'm such a massive self-centered scum person, i'm just "a chronically online social justice warrior" blahbalhna. I DON'T CARE BRO. I DON'T CARE. I KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT I DO OR DON'T DO SOMEONE WILL JUDGE ME FOR IT.

So I might as well choose my values over anyone's opinion or how I think I look.

#me thoughts

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xxgoblin-dumplingxx · 2 years ago

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More of the amnesia verse, please!

It wasn't until Bruce was in your Aunt's house, surrounded by countless cousins, friends, aunts and uncles- that he realized just how massive your family was. Or how deep your roots went in that town.

And he could see how it would tempt Dick to stay.

All his life, he'd wanted a connection to something. Anything that could fill the void his parents left when they were murdered. And watching Dick help your aunt into the house, leading her to her favorite chair- both of them red-eyed and still distraught- he was both sad he'd found it and grateful. Bruce had expected your family to be furious with Dick. Instead, they'd scooped him up and rallied. Because they loved you. And you loved Dick. And so they loved him. Because, as Bruce was Given to understand, even if he was kind of weird- if you loved him there must be something about him.

"I didn't get a chance to say anything earlier," Bruce said, approaching Sarah, "I just wanted to say- I'm- I'm sorry. This must be horrible for all of you."

Sarah sighed and nodded, "I've always said Honey was my first baby," she said softly, "After her mama and daddy died-"

When Bruce made a soft noise Sarah smiled sadly, "They died while she was a baby. A drunk driver hit the car and they were dead before the ambulance got there."

"Oh-"

"It was their first big night out- Alex, her daddy, got tickets to see Def Leopard. He was a big classic rock guy," she said breaking off with a snort, "Thankfully, Mama managed to convince Tara that even with Lawn seats, a concert was gonna be way too loud for a baby."

Bruce gave her a questioning look and Sarah smiled ruefully, "They were only 19. But. Honey was safe, thank god. And Mama and Daddy took over after that. So not only was she their first grandbaby but she was the last piece of their baby."

"Her dad's parents didn't-"

Sarah snorted bitterly, "They got mad Alex knocked Tara up and refused to so much as LOOK at Y/N until 'bout the time she was in high school and Jerry- his dad- had a stroke. Then all of a sudden he wanted her around."

His detective instincts kicked in and Bruce filed that away for later. Making a note to follow up on it. In a town this small, grudges and old wounds festered and it was easy for an infection to spread. And he was going to ask a question but then he looked where Sarah was looking. She was watching Dick cuddle the kid that climbed into his lap to show him a new coloring picture.

"They were trying for a baby," Sarah said, shaking her head. "Not that Honey really told anyone that- it's not their business, you know?"

He blinked, but nodded, "Can you keep a secret here?"

"Sometimes," Sarah snorted. "With how quick they got married, most everybody expected her to be having a baby two years ago-"

"What's the family think about that?" Bruce asked, still processing the fact that Dick was thinking about having kids at all.

Sarah shrugged, "Honey's a grown woman who pays her own bills and can change the oil in her own truck- she ain't have to answer to nobody... And most people know better than to tell Honey what to do about anything. So if they didn't like it they mostly kept their mouths shut."

"What about you?" he asked the matriarch, smiling a little.

"Honey's a good girl. What she does in her own house and who she does it with is none of my business until she tells me about it- that's the only reason I know they were thinking about a baby."

"Just thinking about it?"

"And not doing a whole hell of a lot to prevent it," she snorted.

#Bruce Wayne #bruce wayne x reader #amnesia!verse #ask answered #minors dni

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mackenzielovee · 3 years ago

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Hi, I loved crazy love. Literally I become obsessed, so I was wondering if you could write something about them when they are moving to their new apartment near to college and both of their families are helping them to have everything in order, but Rafe only want them to leave to be all alone with you in their new home. Maybe a little bit of smut?

a/n: this idea had my heart bc i'd really been wanting to write something like this ;) i hope you enjoy! thanks so much for the request!

Warnings: swearing, smut, mentions of planned pregnancy, discussion of sex

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my writing

our home: crazy love blurb - rafe cameron

"No, no a little to the left. Ward, are you listening to me?"

You sigh as you set the very last box down on the kitchen counter, stealing a glance at Rafe, who is sitting on your new couch. His head is in his hands as he listens to his parents bicker back and forth, trying to hang up the painting they had bought the two of you. Rose had gushed over it when she bought it, telling you it would match the rest of your decor perfectly.

"Of course, darling. You're talking loud enough," Ward gripes, shifting the painting to the left as Rose demands.

"Oh, come on, now. Back over to the right-"

"It's straight!" Rafe raises his voice, standing up from the couch.

You inhale sharply and step into the living room of your new apartment, wrapping an arm around him to try and calm him down. Ever since his parents and Wheezie arrived with the moving truck to help you both, he's been on edge. When your parents showed up with Macy, you thought he was about to go into cardiac arrest.

"Actually, I think it might just be straight," Rose nods, "Good eye, Rafe."

"Thanks so much," he remarks sarcastically.

"Hey," you whisper to him, trying to tell him to quit being mean to his step-mom, "They're here to help, remember?"

Rafe rolls his eyes, "I could do this shit myself."

"Because you're such a handy man?" you snort.

Rafe clenches his jaw as he looks down at you, but can't help the smirk on his face. He pulls you closer to him, leaving a gentle kiss on your forehead.

"Where did Macy and Wheezie go? They should start on those kitchen boxes," Rose tells Ward, stepping away from her husband to look for them.

"We can handle the kitchen boxes," Rafe tells her.

"Y/N?" Rose looks to you for a final answer.

You glance up at Rafe only for a second, noting the look on his face, then nod your head in agreement.

"I like the kitchen organized a certain way, anyway," you tell her with a smile.

She nods her head, "All right. Ward and I can start on your sheets-"

"Y/N's parents are taking care of that," Rafe informs her.

Wheezie and Macy come tumbling into the front door, running past all of you and into your bedroom with your parents.

"What the hell are those two up to?" Ward questions.

Wheezie and Macy have become as thick as thieves, the best of friends, over the summer. One day, you'd shown up at Rafe's only to find your sister in her kitchen with Wheezie, baking away. Ever since then, you and Rafe have had to be extra quiet upstairs.

Rose and Ward step toward your bedroom as well, which is down a small hallway just off the kitchen. Rafe grabs your hand and yanks you with him, following the crowd of people.

"Can everyone get out of our bedroom, please?" Rafe grumbles, standing behind his father and watching your parents finish up making your bed.

Your parents had not been crazy about you and Rafe living together right as you both make the transition to college. You had cried, begged, threatened to not go to school, and even dragged Rafe over for a family dinner so all of you could talk the situation out. You'd never seen Rafe's face so red as the night he had to sit at a dinner table and discuss with your father how the two of you would be sleeping in the same bed.

When your parents found out that the Camerons would be financing your rent bill, however, the living situation had changed. Your parents hadn't realized how expensive dorm living is, and the thought of not having to pay for housing on top of tuition sounded like a dream come true.

Which is how you land in your new, empty kitchen, trying to hold Rafe back from killing every family member the two of you currently have within arms reach.

"It's quarter to three," your dad tells your mother over your bed.

"Macy," your mom speaks, "Get your stuff, honey. We have to get going."

"Yeah," Rafe perks up, earning the attention of his parents, "You guys should get moving, too. Y'know, lots of traffic, and Wheezie's got that thing early in the morning."

Wheezie opens her mouth to speak, but stops suddenly when Rafe gives her the death stare. She looks to you, to which you just shrug, and then turns back to her parents.

"What thing?" Rose asks her. Ward's phone buzzes in his pocket, earning his attention.

"Uh," Wheezie hesitates, looking to Rafe once more.

"Girl scout meeting," Rafe blurts.

You cover your face with your free hand to try and prevent Rose from seeing your laughter. You truly have no idea where Rafe gets this idea that Wheezie is old enough to be in girl scouts. Wheezie narrows her eyes at him, shaking her head slightly.

"Girl scout?" Rose questions to herself, still trying to figure it out when Ward speaks up, eyes still glued to his phone.

"Wheezie, get your stuff. You won't want to be tired in the morning at your meeting."

Wheezie rolls her eyes but does as she's told, making her way out of your bedroom and down the hall to collect her things in the living room.

"Seriously, Rafe?" she hisses, "Girl scouts? I'm fourteen-"

"Shut up, Wheeze," Rafe says back to her through gritted teeth.

Wheezie turns to you, "He's your problem, now."

"Oh, boy, do I know it," you tease Rafe, smiling with Wheezie. She laughs, but it's short lived when Rafe shoves her away.

"Get your shit," he mutters.

"Stop it," you demand, stepping in front of him and holding onto his forearms as they are wrapped around your waist.

The one thing you love about Rafe more than anything is how he always shows affection to you, even if your parents or his parents are around. He just doesn't seem to care about anyone except you.

"I want them to go," he defends himself, keeping his voice quiet, "I just want to be alone with you. In our home. I didn't realize that was such a difficult request."

You smile up at your fussy boy, dragging one hand up to his face to stroke his cheek. You can faintly hear your families moving around the two of you, but you're too lost in your own little world to think too much about it.

"Be patient," you whisper to him.

He smirks, "Will you make it worth my while?"

You give him back the same look, loving the way he smirks at you and allows his eyes to rake over every inch of your face and torso. It takes everything in him not to just grab you by the throat and kiss the hell out of you, only controlling himself because your dad is ten feet away.

"Don't I always?"

Rafe groans, trying his best to keep his composure. He has to close his eyes as he continues to whine, knowing that if he keeps looking at you, he'll be hard in no time.

"All right," Rafe says loudly, tugging himself away from you, "Thanks for coming, everyone, but we have a lot to unpack here. Dad, Rose, Wheezie, I'll show you to the door."

You snicker as you watch him attempt to lead his confused family out the door. You turn to your own family, giving hugs and promising to call whenever you can. Rose refuses to leave without giving you a hug, which pisses Rafe off, as he's gotten Ward and Wheezie out successfully and only needs one more.

Rose promises to send flowers, one that match the color scheme of course, and tells you she'll call you to check on Rafe, since he doesn't bother to return her calls. You give Wheezie a hug and give Ward a polite smile and wave from the doorway.

The second they're all out the door, Rafe slams the door shut and locks it before any of them can decide they forgot something.

"Ah, free at last," you joke.

Rafe turns around, licking his lips as he thinks about how you two finally have an empty house and he has you all to himself. No distractions, no parents, no little sisters listening intently at the door for secrets and drama. He eyes you up and down once, and when he brings his blue orbs to meet yours again, you know what he's thinking.

"Come here," he demands, but he can't help himself.

That boy rushes over to you, pushing you up against the wall in the entryway of your new apartment, kissing you as if his life depends on it. You accept his kiss without a second thought, allowing your hands to wrap themselves around his neck.

"Up," he mutters against your lips, hands guiding themselves to your waist as you jump up and let him position himself in between your legs, wrapping them around his torso.

He moves his kisses to your cheek, then your jawline, then your neck, while his hands relentlessly roam your ass.

"Rafe," you say, tilting your neck to give him more space.

"Hmm," he hums against your skin, not stopping or slowing down for anything.

"I really do have to unpack the kitchen if you want to eat dinner tonight," you tell him, although you're fully aware he would never set you down for anything right now.

"Not hungry."

"Rafe-"

"I think," he stops you, wet kisses trailing your collarbone, "We should fuck everywhere. Y'know, break the place in."

Even though you two have been together for a while, him saying things like that to you always seems to send tingles through your whole body. He always knew what to say, what to do, to get you riled up in all the right ways.

"That would take us all night," you whisper, smirking because you already know what he's going to say.

"Fine with me, baby."

You smile, then reach down and grab ahold of his cheek with your hand. You lead his lips back to yours, kissing him harder than you had been before. He moans into your mouth and you know you have him right where you want him now.

"Kitchen first?" he questions, breathless, "Or should we mess up that pretty little bed your parents just made up?"

The raspiness in his voice gets you going, enough for him to notice you squirming in his grip. He grins, knowing exactly what it is you need.

"Kitchen," you tell him, watching as he barely nods before he kisses you again, carrying you over and setting you on the counter.

With ease, he removes your shorts and underwear, dropping his own shorts to the floor beneath him. He kicks all of the clothes away, knowing the two of you won't be needing them for a very long time.

"I can't wait, baby," he mumbles, excusing his lack of foreplay.

You shake your head, and he already knows you don't mind based on the way you're dripping onto the granite, "Please, Rafe."

He smirks and then grunts as he enters you, breathing out a sigh of relief that you two are finally home.

By the time you and Rafe even make it to your bedroom, he has to carry you because your legs can't physically function anymore. Rafe's proud of his work, but pretended to pout when he finished you off on the couch and you told him you needed a break.

He lays you down on your new, freshly made bed, moving the pillows out of your way and tucking you underneath the duvet. He climbs in beside you and molds you into his body almost instantly, inhaling your shampoo scent and perfume, thinking about how perfect this moment truly is.

"I can't believe it," he whispers.

"I know."

"Our home."

"Yes, it is."

You two lay there for a while, staring out at the tens of boxes that have each of your names written on them, just begging to be unpacked. You're sure Rafe's boxes will still be sitting there in two weeks, as he had packed a separate duffle bag of his 'essential' belongings.

"You know," he starts after a while, a devious smirk finding it's way to his cheeks, "The next big step is having a mini you. Or a mini me. But, I'd rather have a mini you."

"We just moved into our college apartment and you're talking about impregnating me," you laugh, as if to ask him if he's serious.

"She'll be so cute," he goes on, "A little girl that looks just like you. And she'd have your smarts, thank God, because she'd be screwed with mine. But she'd have my humor, of course."

"Of course?" you tease him.

"And then we'll have a boy."

"Wow, Rafe Cameron, you really just have this all figured out," you move your head up to look at him, noting the small, cheesy smile plastered across his face.

"I do, baby. He'll be a hellion, though. Never listening, always running away, but a total momma's boy. Never wants you to leave his side-"

"So, just like his dad, then?" you grin, watching Rafe clench his jaw and shake his head.

"Break's over," he grunts, rolling you on your back and climbing on top of you, "We're trying, now."

"No, we're not," you say forcefully.

Rafe rolls his eyes, "I'm joking. We'll wait until, like, junior year or something."

"Rafe."

"Fine. But the second you walk across that stage with your diploma, I'm putting a baby in you."

"Deal."

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ashton-constance · 3 years ago

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Dinner Table Talk

Rewriting the dinner table scene for s 11x 12. Y/N joining them at the dinner table not ready for the awkward conversation

Warnings: NSFW-ish

Ps. Happy Birthday Sam!

The six of us sandwiched at the mills dinner table. Red wine for the adults and water for the miners. Making small talk and pleasantries as Dean held the wine glass with his fist on the stem like some Neanderthal. Jody and Alex were talking about something when I looked away from Sam to see what their conversation was about. Claire with her suspicious smile as she raised an eyebrow.

“You wanna get real, all right lets get real so have you and Henry finally picked a weekend?”

“A weekend to do what?”

“Oh don't play stupid with me you should erase your IM chats if your gonna play coy.”

“I don't know what you're talking about.”

“You know to sneak up to Jodie's cabin and screw yourself silly.”

Discomfort covered all the adults' faces as Dean dropped his fork onto the plate.

“Claire!”

“Oh here we go”

Dean scooted his chair back from the table as Sam dropped his napkin.

“This seems like uh Family business.”

The three of us attempted to ease out of our chair as Jody slapped her hand down on the table.

“Sit! Stay”

Claire's little evil smile as she sipped her water. Jody lacing her fingers between each other as she cleared her throat.

“Alex, anything you wanna say?”

Alex was writhing in enough embarrassment to want to die. Hell it made me want to die just sitting across from her.

“Nope”

“Ok well I may have, I definitely have seen birth control pills in your backpack.”

Cass if you can hear me at all. For the love of chuck please come interfere at this moment.

“Oh where going there”

Sam wheezed as Dean sucked in the air through his teeth. My eyes felt as wide as an owl trying to hide the shock on my face. My jaw clenched.

“Oh my god”

Alex moaned trying to hide her face with her sleeve.

“Hey if we don't talk about it we shouldn't be doing it right?”

Looking down at the table at me who somehow got sucked into this.

“Well uh, I mean-”

“Right?”

Looking down at Dean now next to her. Then Sam. No answer

“Im not going to be telling you that your to young to be having sex neither am I going to be telling you.”

“Whos she gonna have sex with? She never talks to anyone.”

Alex chimed.

“Y/N Can you back me up on this please?”

Jody tilting her head giving me the mom look.

“Jody, I'm dating Sam does it look like i'm the one to be using as a north star here?”

“Hey!”

Patting him on the chest.

“Oh please do you think, felon, on FBI’s most wanted, recovering demon blood addict says you've made some good choices?”

“Touché”

“Besides”

Claire grinned as she looked up at us twirling her fork on her plate.

“Those two screw like rabbits.”

“Claire!”

Jody snipped down the table.

“Ya I read all about it in her diary, those two are nasty, dirty little skanks.”

Taking the butter knife in my hand.

“You little shit!”

Jerking her head over to Dean.

“Did you know they did it in the back of the impala, while you were driving down the road?”

Sticking his fingers in his ears as he sang a tune.

“Why I otta-”

Lunging forward as Sam caught me with his arm blocking my move.

“Why don't we get back on the subject here”

Jody's voice rang out over the table.

“What I will tell you Alex is that birth control bills do not prevent STDs. So make sure he suits up every time. And don't plan on him bringing one. Always have one for yourself.”

Claire shifted in her seat as she chewed on a piece of lettuce.

“Now back to you two. There is no way you guys did it for eight hours straight. Sam could not keep that up.”

“Hey!”

“How much did you read there, Malibu barbie?”

“Oh bite me Kim K.”

“Kim K?”

“Oh for that sex tape you two made in-”

“Ok! I think its time for more mashed potatoes!”

Jody announced as she got up with tears in her eyes taking the bowl with her.

Dean looking at the two of us.

“While I was driving?!”

“We will discuss this later.”

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zoloftcowboy · 3 years ago

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hey again.

i hate to bother for help but i’ve come across another financial barrier that could use some aid with pet commissions

while doing doordashing today, i lost control of my car trying to break and got into a wreck. this was a result of not being able to afford new tires, as they’ve been balding. i need new tires to prevent another incident like this and my headlight fixed, as i try to figure out a way to transport to my job. i’ve already decided if it can be covered, i will have to resort to draining my college fund (i’m not sure if this is possible yet because i haven’t received an estimate.) otherwise if not, i will have to let the car be repoed and find a job in walking distance.

these are not the only expenses that i’m tackling right now. i’m still struggling to pay for my testosterone and my pet medication for my dogs cushings disease. i also have an upcoming gas bill this week for $55.

i prefer not to ask for donation but I ALSO DO PET COMMISSIONS. you can get a lined drawing of your furry friend for $25, and colored drawings for $35. shipping will be free in the US.

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i could really use everyone’s help more than ever. i hate asking for it. if i’m willing to make something like a drawing in return, i’m more than willingly to.

if anyones willing to chip a small amount. $1, $3, anything. it will be greatly appreciated.

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lokifantasies · 3 years ago

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Promises (Loki/Jade)

A package for Jade comes, and Loki trusts that his daughter will keep him in the loop for her own health.

Read the Mischievous Life series here!

"Jade," Loki's voice nonchalantly calls out from the kitchen when he hears the teenager come home from school.

Jade happily walks towards her father's voice in a good mood, but her face falls when she sees an open box on the kitchen table. "Hey...dad," she says with a bit of nervousness in her voice at the end.

Loki clears his throat. "Um...you have a, well, a package." He slowly slides the box towards his daughter, who is approaching the table slowly.

Jade's face turns bright red when she looks into the package.

At this moment, she wishes she could hide from everyone.

"I c-can uh, explain," she stutters as she notices Loki trying not to look at her. "Please don't be mad."

Loki shakes his head and folds his hands over his mouth. "I'm not mad, Jade...I'm just...wasn't expecting this." Loki feels the need to explain himself more to help alleviate his daughter's embarrassment. "I wouldn't have opened your mail," he continues – showing her the label that has his name on it. "But I think you accidentally put the shipping name as same as billing when you put in...uh, the information."

Jade tries to hide her face behind her hands, but Loki reaches over the table and pulls them away. "I'm sorry, dad," she apologizes with teary eyes.

"My love," Loki chuckles, "there's nothing for you to be sorry for. You didn't do anything wrong...you just messed up the shipping name."

"You promise you're not angry?" Jade pleads – desperate to know if she was in trouble.

Loki gives her a warm smile. "I swear on my life," he asserts, "but I do want to have this talk with you."

"You and mom have already given me the sex talk," Jade reminds him – dreading what's about to come. "Please don't do this to me."

"I'm not doing anything to you...I'm doing this for you," Loki insists. "I don't want you to be embarrassed about this kind of stuff because if your mother or I can't speak with you about it without you getting this embarrassed, then you shouldn't be doing any of it."

Jade nods. "You're right," she confesses. "What do you wanna talk about?"

Loki clears his throat and holds his fifteen-year-old's hand. "Jade, please be honest with me. Are you having sex? With anyone? Claudia? Evan? Anyone?" Jade looks down and acts as if she wants to say something, but she's interrupted by her begging father. "I promise, my love, I'm not going to be angry...I won't even tell your mother if you don't want me to...just between the two of us. I'm only asking because if you are, then I want you to think about letting me put a few spells on you to keep you safe, but I can't do one of them unless you're having sex with a guy because it could cause you to become permanently unable to have kids."

"Only Claudia," Jade quietly admits – making eye contact with her father to show she's honestly answering him. "We've been having a kind of...friends with benefits...thing...since we broke up."

"Okay," Loki nods – not judging her in any way. "That's perfectly alright. So, are you possibly thinking about sleeping with a guy?" Jade nods but says nothing. "Is that why you bought...this?" Loki motions towards the box.

"Yes," Jade confesses. "I just...want to know if I would even...like you know...the feeling of...you know...in me," she explains – feeling encouraged when Loki doesn't interrupt, judge, or argue with her. "With Claudia, it's, you know...oral and fingers, but...," she trails off with a shrug.

"I understand, my love," Loki smiles and gives her hand a soft squeeze. "I promise that none of this will leave the two of us if you don't want it to." To that, Jade nods and gives a slight smile. "So, would you like for me to give you a potion that prevents any and all types of STDs? Just in case?"

"Yes, please," Jade agrees – the blush on her face going away, finally.

Loki smiles at his teenager and tells her he'll work on making it. "And I know this is going to be difficult, but Jade, please promise me that you'll let me know if you have sex with a guy."

"Why do you need to know so badly?" Jade curiously asks her dad.

Loki takes a deep breath. "Do you remember when I told you that I used a spell on your mother to have a one-hundred percent chance at conceiving?" Jade nods her head. "That same spell applies to you, so if you were to have unprotected sex, and some moron doesn't know how to pull out, you have that same chance of conceiving – unless I know when I have to reverse it."

Jade becomes visibly scared. "Why can't you just reverse it?"

"If I reverse it, and you end up not having sex with a guy within a day, then you'll never be able to have children, and I won't be able to undo it," Loki sadly explains. "And I know you want a child in the future." Jade nods and sighs. "It's not just you, my love. It's you, your sisters, and Kaiser...but the opposite with him."

"Okay," Jade takes a deep breath. "I promise...I'll let you know." Jade gets up from the table and wraps her arms around her dad's shoulder – resting her chin on his shoulder and hugging him tightly. "I love you, dad."

"I love you too, Jade," Loki smiles – handing her the box that contains Jade's purple dildo.

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belovvved · 4 years ago

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!!Emergency!! Unsafe Housing Situation/No Transportation!!!!Help a Non-Binary Artist achieve relative comfort!!!

I wish that none of this was real, and that I don't need help. I don't even know where to begin. But I'm trying to open up, I can't keep trying to do everything alone.

PLEASE BOOST... if you cannot donate or help me find resources in my city (San Antonio, Texas)

CASHAPP: $citrinebat ZELLE: [email protected]

Any advice or resources will be much appreciated.

I grew up never speaking out because I would always get silenced, my parents are good at manipulating others to believe that they are decent people. I am not welcomed or safe at home.

Basically, I was born to two teenage parents that weren't ready to have children or mature enough to be with each other.

I grew up seeing my mom get abused by my dad verbally, physically, and emotionally. I would always stick up for her, and so the relationship between my father and I has never existed... In fact he hates me for being outspoken, and protective. My mother takes out her stress and abuse on me too. She's tried drowning me when I was 8 and I found out later from my aunt. My mother has Stockholm syndrome, she even went so far as to take a felony for him and has not had a job in years.

It has been my whole life, and I'm the oldest out of 5 including myself. Many times I've tried helping my mom, only to have her hurt me again in some sort of way- by going back to my dad, borrowing money, gambling, drinking etc. She never admits her faults, and plays victim which is something I am not trying to do.

I still cannot believe that this is what has become of the family I romanticized. I've discovered that my parents, and brother are severely mentally ill- my parents take prescription pills that aren't theirs... some of which I do not know completely. My brother has become psychotic and has black-out rages where he hurts someone in the family or breaks things around the house.

In the past I always had to lean on other relatives (now passed) for support or past partners- (which I do not want to do anymore).

I left as soon as I graduated from school in 2018 (Summa Cum Laude). I wanted to pursue going to art school or architecture. But I couldn't due to the fact that my dad sold drugs and his taxes weren't accepted in FASFA. I had to wait until I turn 21 to file independently but even when this came around (Oct.2020) I wasn't prepared in anyway possible to pursue higher education.

-Things in the past were manageable, because I had my Grandma who supported me in everyway possible while she worked two jobs. She took me and my 4 siblings to and from school. While my parents stayed at home sleeping. She did everything she could for us, and then in 2019 she was diagnosed with cancer and died within 3 weeks, inside of the home I am currently living in.

She bought me a car before right before she died- which my mom used whenever she wanted to in order to escape from my dad momentarily. It had 56k miles at first and I never got to drive it until 100k+ miles. By the time I got it back, my mom cracked the windshield and stained the interior. It got repoed after 3 months of me using it because my grandfather left the country in 2020 to pursue his new wife (in her 20's) and his new family. He stopped paying on the car without telling me, and didn't transfer the title to me, so I had no way of preventing anything.

My only source of transportation was taken from me in March 2021. So I lost my job, my car... and I need help because I have to start all over.

I currently live at my Grandma's house where she passed away inside of the living room. The a/c has been broken since last summer (2020) and there is no heat or hot water and I just endured that during the Texas Winter Storm.

Whenever my Grandfather returns from out of the country I will have to find a place to stay but that means making 2-3x the rent and having a job for at least six months. I cannot return home because my brother is a reflection of my abusive father and I DO NOT FEEL SAFE being around him.

My brother has broken a window on me, physically has hurt me more than once. My dad calls me a whore + so many other worse things. My mom borrows money from me and gambles, and drinks. Just uses me to babysit and has made me quit my art internships in Highschool to babysit while she goes out with friends at the bar

I have been trying to sell art, and nudes in order to get a car... so that way I can try having a job. I have facial piercings and tattoos on my hands so everything is difficult.

The only thing I am at fault for is my way of coping. It's hard to foresee a future for yourself when you're living with trauma...

I didn't want to believe that my parent's don't care but after losing my job and car in March 2021, my mom has not since checked up on me or asked if I was okay. In fact has asked me to borrow money, (she usually doesn't pay back) My dad fixes A/C for a living, and has not fixed the A/C for me since last year.

My mental health is starting to take a toll on me lately and I don't want to end up in the Psych ward again..... Luckily I have a few really amazing, supportive, loving friends. But everyone has their own lives and I can't depend on anyone. I wish I could be the person helping them.

I don't want to take from others who cannot give. I want to be able to have transportation, pursue school, and also feel comfortable and safe where I am living. Past partners know where I stay, and so does my abusive brother and I live in fear of them coming over uninvited.

Please help me get to a place where I can truly grow, and flourish. Please help me feel unashamed about speaking up and asking for help. My dreams are to start a nonprofit for domestic violence victims, foster animals, and start or be apart of a printing press for creatives.

I sell art and make music in my freetime. I lost my only support system a little over a year ago and since then it has been super difficult trying to do things on my own, and I'm tired of depending on sexual partners for help (+ experiencing rape/sexual trauma), as a NONBINARY person being perceived as anything less than a soul is painful.

You can support me by commissioning or purchasing art here. Or donating anything will help- everything goes to my phone bill, food. I am on my last $500. I am really worried because lyfts and ubers add up, and I am uncertain of when I can find a job that will hire me due to my self expression.

Thank you for reading.

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couldyouspeakmyname · 3 years ago

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I posted 2,193 times in 2021

1314 posts created (60%)

879 posts reblogged (40%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 0.7 posts.

I added 897 tags in 2021

#sleepover saturday - 336 posts

#halloween asks - 96 posts

#thirsty thursday - 91 posts

#beastars imagines - 85 posts

#beastars imagine - 73 posts

#beastars - 51 posts

#long post - 50 posts

#anonymous - 39 posts

#ibuki x reader - 38 posts

#ibukixreader - 38 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#i get why but it seems so much elss dramatic with all those people around? where as the manga she would have died alone with no one watching

My Top Posts in 2021

Legoshi,jack and bills reaction to finding a Hicky on there neck from there female wolf (reader)

Legoshi

Mortified. He’s so embarrassed. He wears a turtle neck or something to cover it. No, it doesn’t matter that it’s hot out. He doesn’t want anyone to know

He talks with you, he’s not trying to be mean but his sweet little heart can’t handle people knowing he does that kind of stuff with others

You can do it where people can’t see though.

Jack

Poor Jack. He’s really embarrassed. He covers it up but, he’s not mad about it. He kinda likes that you’re willing to do that, but...please don’t do it often. He has things to do and can’t take the teasing

Like Legoshi, it’s okay for you to do it places normal people can’t see

Bill

Proud. This guy, he’s so proud of it. Boast about it

You may have given him a kiss mark, but you bet your ass that he’s given you five times as much

He may make it a competition. I hope you’re ready for the storm

202 notes • Posted 2021-04-25 05:10:50 GMT

I've been kinda stalking you blog and your writing is fantastic, I really enjoy it. I saw that request were open and was wondering if I could request! If so, here's what I have it mind. a Gouhin/fem rabbit (I hope that's ok with you :D) s/o. I was thinking that perhaps you could do a short headcanon of s/o who craves affection and loves it whenever Gouhin scratches her ears, to the point we're the reader starts to thump her foot loudly. (Irl that's usually a sign of aggression but uumm...let's just pretend it's not 👀) and really likes to do the same to Gouhin, like rubbing his ears, or just nuzzling against him whenever she can. Overall just a very affectionate s/o. if this is a little to weird then by all means, ignore, and have a great day! ✨(Also I hope this made sense, Im horrible at explaining things)

I’m surprised that this is my first Gouhin ask!! I’m so excited! There’s actually this super cute bunny x Gouhin art I always see, so I’ve been waiting forever to get to this!!

Thank you so much, I’m so glad you like my writing ;-;

Gouhin leaned back in his chair, stretching his arms above his head and allowing miniscule pops along his back. He made a noise of satisfaction and began exercising his hands in an effort to prevent carpel tunnel. His chart pile was still impressive, but he got through the bulk of them done. Living in the black market meant that Gouhin had no shortage of patients.

“Need anything?” Gouhin turned, looking over. He shrugged and shook his head. He reached out his hand and scratched his girlfriends head, doing it just right to get her foot thumping out of reflex. He smirked when she tried to swat him away when she realized what he was doing.

“I can get it, I gotta stretch my legs anyway,” She followed close behind him to the kitchen, where she already had hot water boiling. She knew him well, and he quickly made himself bamboo tea.

“Gouhin, maybe you should take a break?” He quirked a brow, trying to hide the knowing grin.

“A break?” She nods, and hugs him from behind. resting her forehead against his back.

“Mm...maybe just for a little while”

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Gouhin works a LOT. He needs his s/o to understand that he’s a doctor, and his patients come first.

He can’t have you help with his work, for your protection and theirs. HOWEVER, if you do your own work next to him, he’ll reach over and scratch your head while he’s thinking with his non dominant hands.

Makes up for it. Since you’re so much smaller than him, he likes carrying you around when he’s just going around the house

Big spoon. Likes to hold onto you

If you crave affection, he kisses you whenever he passes you by, usually on the cheek.

Sits you in his lap when he’s just reading or relaxing

If he’s dating you, he’s in it for the long haul. He will make time for you, even if it means his charts pile up a bit and he has to pull an all nighter.

Loves that your foot does the thing, and will go out of his way to try and make you do it

When he works out, has you sit on his back or spot him

When you snuggle and he falls asleep, really hope you’re not thinking of going anywhere. You’re stuck. You’re his now.

Dating a small herbivore makes him very protective. Part of his snuggling is to make you smell a little like he does, Legoshi knows IMMEDIATLY who you are based on your scent alone. It’s like a giant shadow Gouhin is behind you, even when he cant be there physically

220 notes • Posted 2021-04-04 02:14:59 GMT

Hi there! From what you’ve written so far I’m a huge fan of your writings! Are you comfortable writing polyamory? For example, a head cannon about a reader dating Louis and Legosi? If not, that’s totally fine!

Thank you! I’m so glad to hear it!

I am! I love this idea tbh, they both got two hands. Poly relationships can be wonderful as long as everyone consents, so I’m very okay with it!

It got kinda long so...under cut (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Being in a relationship with both of them is great, for the most part. Just like any relationship there’s a few pitfalls, but nothing serious enough that any of you have any big problems.

The most difficult thing is the lack of communication on Louis’s end. It’s hard for him to adjust to the idea of not only going against his father by dating someone outside the female he was arranged to, but dating TWO animals at once? Huge deal for him. He’s just not used to allowing himself to be emotionally vulnerable period.

He’s emotionally constipated be patient with him

Legosi couldn’t be happier. He didn’t have to choose, he didn’t want to choose. Having both is the perfect option for him. Honestly, when you three came together to discuss it, and settled on it, Legosi pinched himself. He actually pinched himself. He thought he was dreaming.

“Legosi stop!”

“Stop pinching yourself you dumb dog!”

“But there’s no way! I have to make sure I’m awake if I don’t and I’m dreaming, I’ll be heart broken!”

He’s usually is kind of in the middle when you three go out. He adores both of you equally, so it’s ideal for him to have equal ability to hold hands and make eye contact

Louis is VERY uncomfortable letting people know you three are together (he’s not ashamed, he just doesn’t know how to act in ANY relationship) so he tends to walk a little behind you two. Legosi is always worried he’s walking way to fast, being so big, so eventually he hangs back until you three are side by side (until someone else walks, then you adjust. You’re polite and share the sidewalk...I hope)

If you three go out to eat Louis is usually close to the wall, so he can observe everyone else without having to worry about being exposed. Legosi will sit wherever, but again, he likes being in the middle if possible.

If you sit next to Louis he wont pull away if you grab his hand. He may actually end up holding it a bit to tight if he gets stressed.

You and Louis both have to stand up for Legosi if someone is giving him a hard time. Legosi can handle it, but he just really likes seeing you two ready to throw down for his sake (but don’t actually, if you get hurt he wont forgive himself)

In private Louis is a very different male. He’s still awkward, but away from prying eyes he relaxes. He tends to become more affectionate, and will hold hands at the table, lean on you or Legosi on the couch, and wont pull away if you cuddle him (please do, he needs it)

Legosi and you have to remind Louis to take care of himself, he gets so in his head that he may forget to eat or drink a good amount of water. Don’t nag him, just bring him a snack casually. He’ll realize he hasn’t eaten and just feel loved knowing you two have his back

Legosi needs lots of affection, snuggle him when you can. He’s big and worried he’ll hurt you, so take initiative. Once he knows what’s okay, he’ll be all over you.

Louis always gives you and Legosi a kiss goodbye when he leaves.

Legosi texts you and Louis pictures of bugs he finds, and uses far to many emoji’s when he texts about anything else.

Sleeping arrangements depend on your preference. Sometimes two of you sleep in one a bed, sometimes all three of you squeeze in. No matter what Legosi is always the big spoon, and is a snuggler. Louis pretends he doesn’t want to snuggle, but if you hold him he will feel SO LOVED. If he’s in the middle of both you and Legosi...HEART EYES (keep a fan on, or the AC, it gets hot with three of you in a bed)

Louis makes sure both you and Legosi are comfortable financially. He worries, even if he’s not good at showing it until he gets to the breaking point.

It’s hard to find anything cheesy and romantic when there’s more than two in a relationship, but Legosi buys you three mugs with different colored hearts on them. He thought about doing initials, but he and Louis both have L’s. At least the hearts match!

Legosi’s screensaver is a picture of you and Louis taking a nap on the couch, with one of those cheesy heart stickers on it

Louis and Legosi tend to try and handle problems as individuals, and it takes you and your other partner (whoever currently isn’t in crisis or doing something stupid and impulsive) to talk sense into them.

That being said, if YOU are in crisis...well, whatever is troubling you is going to get fixed and FAST. Between Louis’s brains and connections, to Legosi’s strength and determination, there is very few things that would ever seriously pose a threat to you.

ALSO! While Louis is awkward and many people may not know he’s part of your relationship, you bet that he’ll come out swinging if someone starts talking bad about you and Legosi. He may not be as physically strong as Legosi, but his mind is a lethal weapon, it only takes one jerk to say something for it to QUICKLY spread not to mess with you three. With everything he’s been through, you two are his world and he’s not going to tolerate people talking shit about you two.

While Louis’s father may not initially be supportive, he’d come around...slowly. It takes a lot for him to do so (even a few years) but at the end of the day he does love Louis, in his own way. He chose Louis as his son, Louis didn’t choose him. He decides as a parent, he needs to be supportive, even if it confuses him a little. On the plus side, now Louis has even more people to keep him out of trouble.

The Shishigumi are happy when Louis is happy. They’re just not happy that Legosi is a canine (why not a big cat huh? They’d even take a leopard but NOOOO! Louis had to pick a canine) but they accept it because they care about him. They still tease Legosi though, but nothing malicious.

See the full post

254 notes • Posted 2021-03-07 02:03:30 GMT

Can I request Legoshi, Jack, and Bill reacting to a herbivore coming to their all carnivore school? (Bonus points if the reader is a red panda)

I just answered a very similar ask, but I’ll try to specify this one for a red panda. Legosi • Legosi LOVES small herbivores. You’ve scored tons of cuteness points for him just by existing. You’re perfectly his type! Even though red pandas aren’t ‘technically’ carnivores, you’re a big novelty in an all carnivore school and thus he can’t take his eyes off you. • He’s a bit scared to approach you at first, so you’ll have to do the initial talking. He doesn’t want to scare you off by being too eager to get to know you. • He buys you bamboo for lunch. Jack • Jack is fascinated, and wants to learn all about you. He’ll even write things down. • “Not many animals know that there’s actually a third category besides herbivore and carnivore, and that’s omnivore! I didn’t think I’d get to meet one in the flesh, but red pandas are omnivores, right?” • He warms up to you right away, and shows you the ropes of things at your new school. Bill • Bill is.. awkward around you at first. He doesn’t really get the deal behind red pandas. Are you a herbivore, or a carnivore? How casual can he be without freaking you out? • “Yo, nice stripes,” he says, pointing at your tail. Carnivores tend to be more touchy with each other than herbivores, and Bill would love to touch your fluffy tail, but he’s not sure whether it’d be rude for him to do so considering you’re not a traditional carnivore. • You’re both red and have some stripes, so he’s fully ready to become your bro once he gets a bit more accustomed to you.

-Lexi

313 notes • Posted 2021-07-19 04:32:43 GMT

Ok but like imagine: Louis and Legoshi (Seprate) are cuddling with the cheetah!reader, and the reader starts purring. HCs for thier reaction pls?

I have been waiting to do this for sooooo long!! This is so cute!

Legoshi

Legoshi loves cuddling, so his tail is wagging non stop

Doesn’t mind that you’re a feline, and is just happy you’re a feline that will let him snuggle you

Big spoon, and his arms go all the way around you

Loves your scent, so he buries his face in your neck

When you start purring? Biggest eyes ever. The best. If his tail was wagging before, now it’s going a million miles an hour. He hugs you tighter.

Hope you like cuddling, he will want to do it all the time

Dating you, he’s probably read up on feline body language, so he knows what purring means.

“It...it makes me so happy you’re so relaxed with me!”

Louis

He’s not usually a cuddler, so when he does he’s probably looking for silent support or he’s really relaxed

Likes to face you when he snuggles with you

Your head in his chest, his arms around you.

Pets down your back, careful to never mess your fur by going the wrong way

When you start purring he freezes, and looks at you, shocked.

He doesn’t say anything at first, then he smiles.

Just keeps petting you and holding you. Wants you to keep going.

Your purring is really soothing for him, he may even fall asleep

“Comfortable?” Teasing smile.

While he’s not a snuggler, he may want to more often just to hear you purr.

431 notes • Posted 2021-03-31 05:51:08 GMT

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I need some help

I never wanted to be making a post like this, but I’m in the middle of being scammed and am too broke to buy any food for the month as I’m currently crippled from a severe back injury and out of work with no financial support. I signed up for a 2 week free trial with adobe months ago (stupid mistake but I was unaware of just how TERRIBLE a company they are back then) and even though I had thought I cancelled, I’ve been being charged almost 80 dollars every month from them. I tried contacting customer service the first charge I got, who told me they had no record of me being charged and did absolutely nothing to help. My credit card info wasn’t appearing anywhere on my account or transaction records with them, so there was nothing they could do. I tried contacting my bank THREE times, begging them to block the account and reverse charges. Which they assured me all three times they would do. Finally, last week, in a burst of paranoia I went to the bank in person and changed my entire card, number and all, to prevent this from ever happening again. Cue today, when I checked my bank account to see how much money I had for groceries, now that rent was paid. Expecting somewhere around $20 available for me to buy some soup with, I was greeted by an account balance of NEGATIVE SEVENTY. The culprit? FUCKING ADOBE. Somehow they are STILL charging me despite all my best efforts to shake them. They’ve stolen over 300 dollars from me so far, and until I’m able to completely close my entire bank account and open a new one with a different bank, as I’m completely over my current bank’s lack of customer service, I cannot afford any food or even to pay my phone bill which has been sitting at around $150 for a few months as I haven’t been able to afford to pay it down fully. I’ll also be charged $35 by my bank for going into overdraft once my account goes back to a positive balance. So I’m now $115 in debt for the month and it isn’t even actually July yet. Here’s a screenshot from my account as all the proof I’ve got to show you.

If anyone could spare even 5 dollars to help pay down my negative balance, I would be so appreciative. I don’t expect something for nothing though, so if you would like a doodle of a pet or a dinosaur or oc or anything please let me know and I’ll try my best to get it done. I don’t know what else to do at this point, tumblr, I really don’t. Anything helps. my ko-fi link is in my bio but I will post it here too if you can’t afford to help, I ask that you please signal boost this if you can, literally anything to help me dig out of this debt helps. https://ko-fi.com/maximumdinosaur thank you in advance to anyone who can help in any way, I understand how tough times are for everyone right now but I’m at a loss for what else to do but ask for help.

#im sorry #i dont know what else to do #ive been having a massive panic attack all day about it #once im back to a positive balance im changing banks because these guys are useless and dont care #i called their credit card line 3 times and they did nothing #when i went to them in person all they could do was direct me to the same line #so here i am #begging on tumblr

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axiomsend · 4 years ago

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In a Crowd of Thousands

Loki x Gender Neutral!Reader, set in between Thor: The Dark World and Thor: Ragnarok. Loki is currently pretending to be Odin.

Word Count: 1,744

Contains: Reunions, Threats of Violence, Angst?, Fluff?

Inspiration: In a Crowd of Thousands from Anastasia.

As the child of one of Vanaheim’s two senators, you were expected to make appearances with your mother often- or as often as an 8-year-old would allow. People weren’t exactly expecting you to appear at every signing of a bill into law, but they were expecting to see you at fun things. The kind of events that kids dream of taking a part of, or at least look up at in wonder. This was one of those events: a parade celebrating the over thousand-year peace between Asgard and Vanaheim, cemented when Frigga and Odin were married.

You sat high on a carriage, next to your mother. You were dressed in fine Vanheimian silks, enshrouding your body and making a hot summer that much more unbearable. You began to fuss with the sleeves on your outfit when you took notice of something odd. A small child, extremely disheveled and dirty, staring directly at you from the crowd.

As your carriage moved by, you saw him begin to move, trying to catch up with you. The guards spot him, but they can’t catch him. He is able to dodge them and escape from the crowd into the parade. He begins to run towards you, shouting your name the whole time. Your mother realizes this boy is very persistent and elects to stop the carriage so that he doesn’t get run over by it. You smile at him as he bows. The guards finally catch up to him and take him away, and you wave goodbye to him as he is dragged away kicking. The parade starts up again, and you continue on the rest of your day thinking about that day.

You still think about that day now and then- even a thousand years later. Not much has changed since then- your homeworld is still a democracy, run by two main senators. The only real difference is the people in power- now, one of them is you. It’s your first term as a Senator, though you’ve had a lot of experience in the local politics of your homeworld. Unfortunately, that’s not very helpful when it comes to politicking with leaders of the other Nine Realms. The last time you left Vanheim, and subsequently met any kind of leader outside your own world, was that parade. But now, you're going back.

Five years had passed since Frigga was killed by the Dark Elf Algrim. The peace between Asgard and Vanheim was as strong as it ever was, but the people of Vanheim were weary. To appease your people, and to ensure that the peace remained strong, yearly visits to Asgard were implemented. It was more for keeping up appearances than anything, but you had been warned by your predecessor had informed you this usually came with in-depth philosophical discussions.

You knew something was off as soon as you arrived. You were not greeted by Heimdall. Instead, some man named Skurge had welcomed you. You might have been a child when you were last here, but you distinctly remembered the Bifrost Bridge being more colorful, shining more brilliantly, and having less stuff littering it. By the time you make it to the throne room, you are thoroughly convinced some trickery is afoot. The person pretending to be Odin, sitting atop his throne confirms this.

You can tell right away that it’s not Odin. Your people are one of old magic and trickery, and this is an obvious example of a well-crafted, almost perfected glamour. But you can see through the cracks. The puzzle now is figuring out who is pretending to be Odin- without causing the people of Asgard to panic at the fact their ruler is not who he says he is.

“Greetings, Senator Y/N of Vanheim. Welcome to Asgard. I trust your journey here went smoothly.” The false king states.

You bow your head in keeping with tradition. “Greetings, Odin, All-father, Protector of the Nine Realms. My journey was safe and swift, and I am thankful to have the honor to be in your presence once more.”

“You honor me, Senator, with your respect for my right as King. Come now, let us dine together.” You raise your head again and begin following the false Odin into the dining room.

Thankfully, another part of the tradition is for Odin to eat dinner with the Senator of Vanheim alone upon their arrival in Asgard. Which gives you the perfect opportunity to figure out who is masquerading behind the facade of Odin. As soon as you are alone together, you make your first move: Undoing the magic being done to pretend to be Odin. You are unsurprised to see who it is, but something now seems eerily familiar about him that hadn’t before.

“How did you do that?” He asks, puzzled that he looks like himself again.

“What are you doing, Loki?” Your voice is sharp but quiet, careful not to alert anyone who may be trying to listen to the huge secret you’ve just unveiled.

“What does it look like I’m doing? And you haven’t answered my question.”

You take a huge deep breath and let the air flow out slowly through your mouth so you don’t immediately fly into a rage. You are still a Senator, after all. “If you had studied the magics like you had been told too, maybe you would know the answer. Now, where is Odin?” You begin walking towards him, and he walks backward to keep the distance between you.

“I have no idea.” His answer sounds honest, but you know it’s a lie. He has backed himself into a corner, and you stand in front of him, about the block him in when he teleports to the other side of the room.

“Do not test me, Prince,” You begin, conjuring a gigantic ball of flame, “Where is your father? What have you done to him?”

“Senator, please calm down. We wouldn’t want a diplomatic incident, now would we?” Loki is smirking at you, thinking he’s got you in a bind. But he doesn’t realize he’s already lost.

You glare at him and put out the flame. “See, now that wasn’t that-” His speech is interrupted by you transforming into him, and reconjuring the flame.

“Do not trifle with me, Prince. I would be more than happy to kill you and replace you if it meant no one else must suffer at your hand. Now tell me. Where is your father?”

“He’s in a retirement home on Earth.” You transform back into yourself instantly upon this revelation and put out the flame once more.

“What in his name is he doing on Earth in a retirement home?” Your anger is gone, you are just tired now. Tired of the trickery, and games. And you really just want to eat.

“I put him under a spell. Wiped his memories.” You want to cry. Your first visit back to Asgard and it’s a total disaster.

You hesitate before asking, “How long have you been at this?”

“Five years” You look up at the ceiling and bite your lip to prevent yourself from screaming. When you look back at Loki you stop biting your lip and instead smile, and clap.

Through gritted teeth you shout, “Let’s Eat!” He opens his mouth to say something, but you are done with his nonsense. You cast a spell to temporarily prevent him from speaking. He glares at you, but you ignore him. You sit down next to each other at the table and eat the dinner you had been craving since you arrived.

After you finish the meal, you reverse the spell, and tell him, “You are the luckiest Prince in the Nine Realms, Loki.”

“I wouldn’t say it’s luck. I worked pretty hard to get here.”

“Loki. You do realize that had any other Vanheimian Senator, let alone any other ruler of any of the Nine Realms, found out your secret before me, they would have killed you on the spot?”

“Then why haven’t you killed me, Senator?”

“I’d rather not have to deal with the war that will come after that. Even if I am justified, it would destabilize all the Nine Realms. I will not sacrifice millennia of peace because you decided to rule Asgard for five years.” You reply.

“I am grateful.”

“You know,” You start, and you're not sure why you’re telling him this, “I’ve been waiting a millennium to come back here. And this is what I find now that all this time has passed. A Prince playing at being King.”

“A millennium?” There is a shift in his tone as he asked.

“Yes, a millennium. I keep thinking back to the day my mother and I came here. She was a Senator at that time, and we were in a parade. There was a boy-”

“That was you?” The realization hits him first, and his whole demeanor shifts.

“What do you mean that was me?” You are in denial.

“I was that boy. The one who made you smile and got dragged away by guards- that was me.”

“Are you telling me the day I couldn’t stop thinking about for centuries, that the boy I wanted to come back and find- that was you?” You really wish this was one of his tricks, but it’s not. It’s obvious it’s not. The way he’s looking at you like he’s just rediscovered the love of his life, tells you he’s not lying.

“You couldn’t stop thinking about it either?” He asks.

“I wanted to find you again.”

“So did I.” He chuckles, “It seems ridiculous now. I spent a decade looking for you, but my mother said-”

“Don’t worry, child. You will meet again one day when the fates allow?” You finish his sentence.

“Yes, exactly.” Loki smiles at the memory of Frigga.

“So what now?” You ask.

He reaches out for your hand and you give it to him. “We make up for lost time.” He kisses you, and you kiss him back. It is the kiss of a long-lost love, full of passion and relief. Of a spouse returning from war, years after the war has ended, long since presumed to be dead. As the kiss ends, you embrace each other. You saw each other in a crowd a thousand years ago. And a thousand years from now you will be in crowds together, happily married, with the peace between your realms secured for thousands more.

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