#Kam Bowl

[xshu]

Mung Bean Soup

Sunday breakfast, before tackling Costco, Kam Bowl. “Today’s” Special That sign has been up a while. Hee hee. Pork Munggo Beans with Kalamongay Leaves The Mouse likes. 🙂 Order came with rice which The Mouse took home. The Cat ordered a veggie omelet with spinach and tomato. Veggie Omelet, Hash Browns The Cat said chef made the hash browns to her liking, thin and crispy. Looks like Kam…

[blackmensuited]

[sseastar]

성훈  、PARK SUNGHOON !

— THE ONE WITH THINGS THAT BLUR THE LINE BETWEEN FRIENDSHIP AND MORE

info. sunghoon x reader. fluff. childhood bffs to lovers.  warnings. playful physical touch. not proofread. listen to. tokyo by lyle kam

teasing each other. 

i’ve never gotten the childhood friends to lovers energy from park sunghoon but i woke up this morning thinking about how he’d be the friend to always tease you or scold you or whine about something you did but then immediately comfort you to make sure he didn’t cross the line because he doesn’t want to hurt you (exhibit a: his dynamic with sunoo) and now i want to cry. he’d be the type of person to chase you around with a huge smile on his face, just so he can grab you from behind and pick you up so your legs and feet flail out in front of you while you’re screaming at him to put him down but everything just merges into a bunch of sweet laughs. one time, you were baking a cake together for jake’s birthday and you start chasing him with a spatula of icing, but he suddenly turns on you with the entire bowl. sunghoon never fails to giggle (giggle) whenever he thinks about the way your eyes widened in horror before you turned to run away from him. same deal as before - he managed to catch you and pretend to smear a bunch of icing on your face before swiping just a little (there was still the cake left to do) on your cheek. he can only laugh his sweet laugh as he sees you pout before letting you swipe some icing on his cheek as revenge. i just - please. one chance. 

holding things for each other. 

it’s not rare for you and sunghoon to find each other’s things in your possession. as the two of you hang out, it’s easy for one of you to forget things in each other’s room or backpack or car. if he’s not wearing his jacket, you’ll be the one holding or wearing it, and if you don’t have a free hand, he’ll be the one to hold your water bottle. you know how people always seem to lose hair ties or chapstick? it’s because sunghoon always picks them up for you when you forget them, and all you have to do is ask him for chapstick and he’ll give it to you. it’s come to the point that the two of you just ask each other for your own respective items because if you don’t have it, you know the other does. it’s not rare for someone to ask if they can borrow some of your hand sanitizer or hand cream and you’ll say it’s with sunghoon. if you happen to forget your tablet or laptop at his place, it’s already charged 100% when you come pick it up. 

going skating together. 

okay, am i over the fact that sunghoon used to skate? not at all. the idea that you’ve been sunghoon’s biggest fan since he started skating is so so sweet to me. you always went to as many tournaments you could to support him alongside his sister at the edge of the rink, and he always seemed to do better when you were there watching. he would let you hold the plushies he received after his performances (you once refused to give him back a penguin plushie because you said it remind you of him and he gave it to you instantly after you said it was a mini version of himself - it still sits front and center against your pillows on your bed). as thank you’s for always supporting him, he would of course go to any event that you had to support you as well, but would also offer to take you skating every week (if possible). his guard is always up to make sure you aren’t getting hurt and holds you by your arms (like he did for jay and niki) to make sure you don’t fall. his heart beats a little faster when he sees you smiling wide when you get a trick he taught you how to do, and he wonders if it’s because he needs to take a break. initially, when you were first learning how to skate, he would pretend to let go just to make you panic a little, and his eyes would crinkle as he laughed at your wobbling state before immediately returning back to you and letting you hold him. he ended up not wanting to let go as he taught you to the point that you had to beg him to let go so you could skate on your own. 

subtle skinship. 

i feel like a lot of other people can agree with me on this but sunghoon isn’t the clingiest member. sure, he has his moments but i feel like it’ll be very subtle. there’s a clip from the behind the scenes of enhypen and hi where the boys are playing pictionary and sitting cross-legged on the floor. mans literally had his knee on top of sunoo’s for no reason. he has so much space next to him but sunghoon has to rest his knee on sunoo’s thigh just to be in physical contact. he would be the same when it comes to you, somehow always making sure his body is touching yours in some way. a lot of times it’s like that, where you and sunghoon are sitting next to each other and even though there’s so much space, he’ll slightly shift his thigh or shoulder towards your own as if saying “i’m here. just let me know if you need anything.” it’s second nature to the both of you now that neither of you flinch if you suddenly realize your foot is resting on top of his when sitting next to each other or his pinky is just resting on top of your own. 

remembering the smallest things about each other. 

sunghoon, although he refuses to admit it, made an effort to remember all the small things about you. early on in your friendship, he realized how much you remembered his favorite snacks or his favorite character from the show you used to watch - even if he had only mentioned it once to you in passing. so, as he grew to care more and more for you, he made it a point to learn and remember the smallest things about you just so he could help make your life a little easier, or just to cheer you up. at some point, it become second nature for the two of you to just know little details about each other - like how you always seemed to run into the stair railing in front of your apartment, so sunghoon made it a point to either cover it or move you to the side away from it whenever you brought him to your place. or how you remembered how much he loved one of the body washes you had stocked and he borrowed, so you keep a stash of it for whenever he stays over. there’s so many of these little things that has your hearts melting for each other that you don’t know how you could’ve ever gotten throughout your friendship without falling for the other. 

making dumb excuses for each other. 

whenever the two of you find yourselves in trouble or needing an excuse for something, you and sunghoon always make the dumbest excuses. most of the time, it’s the two of you making them in order to spend time together, like when you had joined him, jake, jay, and heeseung at an amusement park. the five of you were fighting over who would be sitting alone every ride you lined up for, and you and sunghoon found yourselves defending each other so that you wouldn’t have to sit apart. “sunghoon said he’s allergic to jay’s cologne and has to sit next to me so he can hold my hand cause he’s scared,” was what you said, and sunghoon, though defeated, had to agree. “what yn said.” the three other boys couldn’t do anything but roll their eyes and continue to fight over who sat alone. you were only laughing at you and sunghoon’s antics when you felt a hand intertwine with yours. you only stiffened, turning to meet the eyes of your best friend. “might as well, right?” sunghoon said with a little smirk. “right,” was all you could let out. 

⌕. author’s note ; been so long since i was planning to post this but never got the chance to get to it! i’ve been trying to finish in our own but i’m very stuck on the hockey aspect of it so if y’all know anything about hockey, please let me know 😭 hope you enjoy, and pls remember to give feedback! it’s really what helps me to keep going with writing as i’ve been losing motivation recently, and feedback is something that always helps me to pick back up!

⌕. taglist ; @soobin-chois @koishua @enhacolor @chrysbibi @acaiasahi

[marigold-hills]

Dunes & Waters, part 39

PART 1 • PREVIOUS PART • NEXT PART

There's a courtyard. Sun-bleached, limestone-pale.  In the middle of it a square, ornate pond. The water is shallow. A single red lotus flower grows in the middle like a drop of blood in the stillness.

A woman wades through the water. From the richness of her skin to the way she moves, everything about her is stated affluence. She wears a dress so white and sheer each line of her body can be seen. She looks to where she’s watched, and says: “im(i) Hr.k, Í mry.t,”. Pay attention, my beloved. 

She holds a pair of golden scissors and cuts the stem of the flower. Picks up the bloom with open, outstretched fingers, careful not to bruise the petals. Murmurs soft words and it levitates next to her, follows as she steps out of the water, onto the stone ground, where in a sunken divot logs are stacked up and burning. Atop them, a copper bowl, the metal softly steaming.

Pay attention.

She holds a vial of clear liquid and pours it into the hot bowl. It hisses as it hits the surface, bubbles up immediately. When it calms down, she picks up a branch. It’s thorny. The leaves are green and lush. She rips them off with deft fingers and throws them into the boiling liquid.

May you live, she says, as a warm, honey-filled scent raises from the bowl, “ȧmȧ ānkh.ek,”. The leaf-free stick she uses to stir it, three times in the way the sun raises, five times as it sets.

She takes off a necklace and there’s a lock of hair braided into the cord. Unpicks it. Adds the hair (black, curled) into the bowl. Stirs it again, watches with hawk-eyes that it doesn’t boil.

“Uaḥ-tep-tah,” she says once she’s finished stirring. Live long life on earth.

Plucks the lotus flower from the air. It’s beautiful, flawless, perfection in the spiral of leaves. Hands brought together as if in prayer she crushes the petals into pulp. Throws it into the simmering liquid.

“wnn pt wnn.T xr.i.”

As long as the sky exists, you will exist within me.

The potion turns a sunset red. She places the wood she used for stirring into it, and it floats on the surface, turns in lazy circles.

There’s a clay pitches by the pond and she fills it with its water, uses it to douse the flames. The potion she tips into a glass vial and corks it.

Do this on a day of new moon, she says, and use when it’s next full.

The memory fades. She smiles wide, with teeth.  NOTES:

Í mry.t is the female version of “my beloved” :) just a little hidden thing

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[darkficsyouneveraskedfor]

Black Light 2

Warnings: namecalling, violence, other dark elements. Proceed with caution.

Note: someone said August.

Part of The Club AU

"Kam," you tug on Kamlai's arm, "we have to go."

The guy she's with gropes her from behind, grinding on her as she keeps him from tugging up her skirt. She gives you a look. The look. Please.

"Dude," she elbows the spiky-haired pervert, "get off."

He's reluctant until she stomps his toes. She yells at him in Thai, you're not sure what, and sways his arms away from her. You shake your head as you pull her free of his embrace.

"Where's Manda?" She asks with a slur dragging her tongue.

"Dunno," you cling to her, "that weirdo tried to roofie me."

"Huh?" She yells behind you.

"Put something in my drink."

"Ew," she nearly bowls you over as you stop short.

"Yeah, uhhhh," you look around, "where would she–"

"Gross!" She points over your shoulder, "typical."

You follow the direction of her finger to Amanda tangled up, macking on the guy she picked from the lot. Ugh, she really has to be the one and only. You roll your eyes and haul Kam with you as you approach.

"Amanda," you call above the music, "let's go."

She doesn't stop. Doesn't seem to hear you as you latch onto her arm. It's only then she turns her head, the guy's mouth almost continuing its sloppy work on her ear.

"Fuck off!" She shakes free of you and shoos you with the flick of her acrylics.

"Manda," you shout, "we gotta go."

"I'm having fun," she barks back, "you wanna go home, go."

"But–"

"Fuck her," Kam pulls you back. "Look."

You turn with her and look across the room, Cole and the spiky blond staring in your direction, chatting to each other. Shit. You thought the bouncer scared him off.

"But…" you spin to face Kam.

"Nope, not sticking around for her. She got the hot one anyway."

Kam lets go of you and stomps off in her heels, ankles threatening to bend as her arms swing violently. You trail her in a tenous scramble, hands sligthly out to keep from toppling. The flashing lights and the pumping music add to the disarming atmosphere.

The cool night breeze beckons to you through the open door. Kamlai is first out but as you exit, you run into the elbow of an unsuspecting barrier. The same bouncer as before recoils and grumbles.

"Sorry," you smile sheepishly. "You okay?"

He stares at you, his face drowned in shadows, "yeah," he answers dryly, "I'll survive."

You cringe and brush by to catch up with Kam. The glow of her phone lights up her features as her pointed nails tap.

"Calling an uber," she mumbles, "I can't believe Amanda. She's so stupid."

"Mmm," you peek back at the doors. "Maybe we should go back and get her."

"You think she'd help you? She's selfish," Kam sniffs, "remember the school trip to New York?"

"Uh huh," you squint at the dark figure beside the door. You can't tell if he's looking at you but it feels like he is. "I… guess you're right."

"You know I am," she scoffs.

🥂

Just after noon, you wake to the chirp of your phone. You snatch it blindly, rolling over to check the messages. Just Kamlai whining how hungover she is. Mood.

There's a notification that Amanda posted a story. You check it, anxiously, relieved at least to see her alive in the video, though unimpressed at the naked back of the man next to her. If she wants to make Seth jealous, you're sure she's doing a great job.

You get up and get going, the previous night following you around as it rattles in your head and mulches in your stomach. Such a happy birthday, almost drugged and ditched by your supposed bff. And that bouncer… a bit gruff but you can't deny he saved you.

Hmmm. You know exactly how to thank him!

🥂

You walk up to the club. It's not yet open and in the light of day, it's a bit less showy. As you approach, you see a face you recognize. The second bouncer, the pudgy one, yawns as he struts up to the doors.

"Oh, sir, sir," you run forward, your skirt fluttering around your legs, "hi."

He looks at you woth a crooked smirk, "why, hello, darlin'."

"Uh, hello," you reply, "um, I'm looking for your friend."

"Friend?" He frowns.

"Um, yes, the tall one! The other one," you explain poorly, you can't even remember what he looks like.

"Auggy? Ah, well, he should be 'round," he thinks, "didn't think he was seeing anyone."

"Oh, no, no, no," you deny, "I was only hoping to thank him. He really helped me out so I bought some cookies from Marie's…"

"Cookies, you say? I might know where to find him for a price."

"Uh, sure," you open the lid, "snicker doodle?"

He smirks and takes a cookie. He chuckles as he turns on his heel and heads for the door. He elbows it open as he swallows, "hey, Aug, out here."

He lets the door close and you wait on the stoop. You bounce impatiently and after a few minutes, the hinges grind again. You look up as the large man pokes his head out with a dull stare.

"Oh, hi," you keep your smile wide. You didn't notice last night the scars along the right side of his face. A curved ripple around his temple, and several long marks down his cheek and jaw. His eye is completely white and part of his eye brow permanently shorn.

"What?" He snarls.

"Oh, I… you might not remember me, but you uh, you helped me last night so I just wanted to thank you."

He sneers and doesn't react. You open the box and angle it towards him.

"Cookies!"

He stares. Silent.

"Cause you were so nice–"

He steps out completely and you lean away, but don't retreat. He grabs a cookie gruffly and holds it up. He wraps his fist around it and crushes it, letting the crumps rain to the ground.

"I don't want your fucking pity, you bimbo," he slaps the box out of your hands as he looms over you, "so why don't you get the fuck out of here?"

You stand in shock, hands still out as you look at the cookies littered over the pavement. You gape at him and fold your arms over your stomach.

"Why–"

"I said go," he growls, "don't let me see ya back her either."

He steps forward, half a lunge that has you staggering backward. You let out a pathetic squeak as you spin and flit away. You get halfway down the street before you look back over your shoulder.

Wow, he didn't have to be so mean. If he didn't like snickerdoodles, he could just say so.

[thelikesofus]

All your Buddie wips sound amazing, but please can I hear more about your Kameron Cupid wip???

Hi Hippo! This was originally supposed to be a silly little alternative canon coda to 6x18 because I started to really like Kameron's character after she moved into Buck's apartment but it has now grown into a much larger project.

Connor is out of the picture and Buck and Kameron and platonically raising 'their' baby all while Kameron is trying to play cupid and convince Buck that the way he and Eddie raise Christopher together is anything but platonic.

Heres a little snippet for you:

Kameron suddenly appears at the banister, leaning over with a starry look on her face. "Oww, can you get some sweet chili dip? Oh, and some of those crispy bread stick things." "Kam, you're no longer pregnant, nor do you live here. Why would you think I'd be buying you that stuff?" "Cos you love me," Kameron says plainly, and eventually, Buck just sighs and hoists the baby bag onto his shoulder, extracts Kiara from the high chair, and perches her on his hip. "Fine, yes. Okay, I'll bring some home." He shares his head and glances around the kitchen. "Where are your keys?"  "Why do you need them?"  "I'll take your car instead of the Jeep and take it through a car wash for you on the way home. Kie always likes the flashing lights." "Aww, you do love me. Thanks, Buckley." Kameron grins. "They're in the bowl."

ask me about my wips/banners

[mayisgoingnuts]

HEHEHEHEH YEAH!!

Alternatively; Kam and Rob fall asleep to a really bad movie that they were only watching just to make fun of, and Kevin walks in on Kam laying on Robert while they're both sleeping and Robert has a hand in a bowl full of popcorn./j

Ew gross hand/j /silly (cutiesss)

[heiressofdoodles]

Stew for Kam and Jaxinel

🥘 (Stew) - Do they have any favourite foods or comfort foods? What are their eating habits like? If absorbed by the Cook ability, what healing item would they summon?

Kamenshi loves his mother's cooking, and he'd say that a bowl of her spicy chilli would be among his favourite meals. However, he'd have to say one of his favourite foods ever would have to be an apple. Just one apple.

Trees and their fruits were a scarce resource on his home planet, being so cold and with a dying star, so the idea of eating such a rare treat like an apple on his own is amazing to him. It's been decades since he left his snowglobe, home planet, but it still means so much to him.

And if Kamenshi were absorbed by the Cook ability, he'd most likely summon a cheesecake or even a bowl of fruit salad!

Jaxinel's favourite food would likely be a nice bowl of mint chip ice cream after a long day of work. If she's feeling particularly unsettled or stressed, you'd most likely see her adding extra chocolate and possibly even caramel to her bowl.

If Jaxxie were to be absorbed by the Cook ability, I imagine she'd summon a plate of curry to go with her aggressive and gruff work persona.

[korealog]

(2) I love you, Seoul (ENG/DE) — Wednesday, 24.07.24

(ENG)

So, let's move on. When I arrived in Gangnam, I first made my way to Hakdong Park. Gangnam was the neighbourhood where BTS started making music as a group. You could say the day was a little fangirl trip. I relaxed a bit in the park, went swinging and tried to cool off in the shade of the trees as much as possible. About half an hour later, I made my way to the old BigHit (now HYBE) building. The whole wall is written with kind words to BTS. Very sweet. My stomach was starting to make itself felt, so it was off to the Flower House restaurant. It was super cutely designed & relatively small. Perfect for me haha. Every guest is poured a small bowl of traditional alcohol at the beginning. Makgeolli, it was okay, but you know my drinking behaviour. After a few sips, it was enough for me again ;) This time I ate yachaejeon, a kind of pancake. Spoiler alert: it tastes nothing like pancakes, but it's still super delicious! Once my stomach was satisfied, I made my way to the Hangang River. This is where the Banpo Bridge is located & a light and water show takes place here every 20 and 21 o'clock. Sometime around 8.45pm I heard an announcement but understood absolutely nothing. There was a young man & an older gentleman sitting next to me. I plucked up all my courage and asked if they knew if the light show was going to take place today. Both were also unsure, but were surprised at my knowledge of Korean and again I had a super pleasant conversation. After about half an hour, the older gentleman said goodbye, his wife was waiting at home. So it was just Jin-ho and I left and we talked for a while about the differences between Germany and Korea and whatever else came to mind. We then walked to the metro together & maybe want to meet up again for dinner next week. If it works out, his girlfriend might come along too, as she's a nurse here. Then I can ask her a few questions ;) I arrived back home at around midnight and fell straight into bed.

(DE)

So, weiter geht‘s. In Gangnam angekommen habe ich mich erstmal auf den Weg zum Hakdong-Park gemacht. Gangnam war damals das Viertel in dem BTS angefangen hat als Gruppe Musik zu machen. Man kann sagen der Tag war ein kleiner Fangirl-Trip. Ich habe mich etwas im Park entspannt, war schaukeln und habe mich im Schatten der Bäume, soweit es möglich war, versucht abzukühlen. Ungefähr eine halbe Stunde später habe ich mich noch auf den Weg zum alten BigHit (heute HYBE) Gebäude gemacht. Die ganze Wand ist voll geschrieben mit lieben Worten an BTS. Sehr süß. Langsam hat sich mein Magen bemerkbar gemacht, also nichts wie auf ins Restaurant „Flower House“. Es war super süß gestaltet & relativ klein. Perfekt für mich haha. Jedem Gast wird dort zu Beginn eine kleine Schale traditioneller Alkohol eingeschenkt. Makgeolli, es war ganz okay, aber ihr kennt mein Trinkverhalten. Nach ein paar Schlucken hat es mir auch wieder gereicht. ;) Hier habe ich diesmal Yachaejeon gegessen, eine Art Pancakes. Spoiler Alarm: es schmeckt keineswegs wie Pancakes, aber ist trotzdem super lecker!! Nachdem auch mein Magen zufrieden war, habe ich mich auf den Weg zum Hangang-River gemacht. Dort gibt es nämlich die Banpo-Brücke & immer 20 und 21 Uh findet hier eine Licht-Wassershow statt. Irgendwann gegen 20:45 Uhr habe ich zwar eine Durchsage gehört, aber absolut nichts verstanden. Neben mir saß ein junger Mann & ein älterer Herr. Ich habe dann all meinen Mut zusammengenommen und gefragt, ob sie wissen, ob die Lichtershow heute stattfinden wird. Beide waren sich auch unsicher, aber waren überrascht über meine koreanisch Kenntnisse und wieder hatte ich eine super angenehme Unterhaltung. Nach ca. einer halben Stunde hat sich der ältere Herr verabschiedet, seine Frau wartet zuhause. Also sind nur noch Jin-ho und ich übrig & wir haben uns noch eine ganze Weile über die Unterschiede zwischen Deutschland und Korea unterhalten & was uns noch so in den Sinn kam. Gemeinsam sind wir dann noch zur Metro gelaufen & wollen uns vielleicht nächste Woche nochmal zum Essen verabreden. Wenn es klappt kommt seine Freundin vielleicht auch mit, sie ist hier nämlich Krankenschwester. Dann kann ich sie ja mal ein bisschen ausfragen ;) Gegen 0:30 Uhr bin ich wieder zuhause angekommen & direkt ins Bett gefallen.

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (4-10 Feb 2024)

top 5 personal HO fave - he was he was super thrilled to be there, had a great time, lost his mind a little & flexed (literally). Incredible.

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😊 Throuple Honey (Brent Archer) - short, sweet & simple with lots of domestic details

🥰 "Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole" (Isabel J. Kim) - love a skillful response to the classic original story. I just kept saying 'wow. wow.'

😍😍😍 Reread the entirety of Rachel Reid's Game Changers series. I just love them all SO MUCH!!!! 😍😍😍

Game Changer (Game Changers #1) [Scott & Kip]

Merry Christmas Scott & Kip (Game Changers #1.5)

Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2) [Shane & Ilya] {here's a really great review of this book, which is THEEEE GREATEST rivals-to-lovers story ever!}

My Dinner with Hayden: A Heated Rivalry Short Story (Game Changers #2.5)

Tough Guy (Game Changers #3) [Ryan & Fabian]

Common Goal (Game Changers #4) [Eric & Kyle]

Role Model (Game Changers #5) [Troy & Harris]

The Long Game (Game Changers #6) [Shane & Ilya, Part 2]

🥰 The Supersoldier's Amnesiac Groom (casspeach) - 48K, very canon divergent arranged marriage AU - reread for Stucky Book Club

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

A Word on Words | NPT: Starter Villain - John Scalzi

Hot Ones - Tony Hawk

Hot Ones - Sterling K. Brown

Hot Ones - Mark Ruffalo

Hot Ones - John Oliver

Hot Ones - Barry Keoghan

Hazbin Hotel - s1, e2

D20: Fantasy High: Junior Year - "Mall Madness" (s21, e5)

D20: Adventuring Party - "Can I Offer You a Nice Shrimp in This Trying Time?" (s16, e5)

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Desert Island Discs - Graham Nash, musician

⭐ Up First - The Sunday Story: Tiny Desk, Big Stage

⭐ What Next: TBD - Streaming Is Cable Now

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Taquile Island

Short Wave - Wolves Are Thriving In The Radioactive Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

The Sporkful - Undercover Dining With NY Times Restaurant Critic Pete Wells

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang - The Top 10 Places We Would Love To Visit

Pop Culture Happy Hour - 2024 Grammys Recap

Vibe Check - Hey, Sis: featuring Audie Cornish

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Moynaq

Shedunnit - The Green Penguin

Vibe Check - Hell Has Flooded

⭐ It's Been a Minute - Sam Reich on revamping the game show - and Dropout's success as a small streamer

Ologies with Alie Ward - Theoretical & Creative Ecology (SCIENCE & ECOPOETRY) with Madhur Anand

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Welcome Home

Short Wave - After 20 Years, This Scientist Uncovered The Physics Behind The Spiral Pass

99% Invisible #569 - Between the Blocks

Switched on Pop - Brittany Howard's Chaos Theory (with Brittany Howard)

⭐ Song Exploder - Green Day "Basket Case"

The Assignment with Audie Cornish - Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: Cultural Supernova

⭐ Throughline - The Scent of History

⭐ The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum

Alt.Latino - The greatest Boleros of all-time

The Sporkful - Deep Dish With Sohla And Ham: Tacos Al Pastor

Today, Explained - When one (airplane) door opens …

Dear Prudence - Is My Work Husband Keeping Me A Secret From His Wife? Help!

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Lisa Frankenstein And What's Making Us Happy

Endless Thread - Recess Therapy's Julian Shapiro-Barnum is skeptical of kids becoming social media stars

⭐ Strong Songs - "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel

Today, Explained - Why Taylor left TikTok

Short Wave - Clownfish Might Be Counting Their Potential Enemies' Stripes

You're Dead to Me - Simón Bolívar

Consider This from NPR - What Makes A Football Movie Great?

It's Been a Minute - A Super Bowl in 'new Vegas'; plus, the inverted purity of the Stanley Cup

Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! - Lena Waithe

Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly - Putting the Awe in Audio

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

The Very Best Of Buddy Holly And The Crickets

My Mix #5 [Simon & Garfunkel, Carpenters, John Denver]

Presenting KISS

Presenting Black Sabbath

[inthehytes]

bestie!! hope you're having a lovely day 🥰

i wanted to request a prompt for your new au with the french girlies! how about kam being a good neighbor and greeting dame and palo when they move in? how will dame and palo react? 👀 she can bring freshly baked croissants!!

My (probably not so) grand return to writing! I'm very excited to share this new neighbors au that I've been cooking up <3

^^^

The edge of the plate dug into Kam’s hand as she gripped it with more force than necessary as she knocked quietly on the door. For as long as she’s lived in this apartment the one opposite hers has been empty, until recently. She’d been on her way out her apartment one morning, half asleep and already late for work when she’d run, quite literally, into one of her new neighbors. In her defense it was four in the morning and too early for any sane person to be asleep, much less stretching for a run in the communal hall. The woman took it well, steadying Kam by the elbows and righting the bowl that contained Kam’s breakfast before it spilled. Kam stuttered her way through an apology, dazed by the expensive perfume and the redhead’s sunny smile, though it was shrugged off and the woman continued on her way with a teasing, “keep your eyes open when you’re walking darling!”

She’d debated on introducing herself after, determined not to be an awful neighbor but still embarrassed by the incident in the hall. Eventually with much encouragement from her best friend and perhaps a glass too many of wine Kam agreed to the idea and got to work. Her father’s recipe for cookies had been tried and tested by more people than Kam could count and never disappointed, something she was relying on at the moment.

Finally the door swung open halfway revealing a mass of half emptied moving boxes and a pale chest, barely obscured by the sheer blush fabric of a dressing robe. Kam’s eyes tracked up, up, up the woman’s frame (trying, and failing mind you, to avoid ogling her breasts) to meet a pair of piercing blue eyes. The woman was different from the one she’d run into prior, long auburn hair and a more serious expression contrasted to her partner’s jovial one. 

“Is there something I can do for-”

“Cookies!” Kam squeaked out, her cheeks flushing darker as her brain caught up with her mouth. “I made you cookies! I’m neighbor- I mean your neighbor Kam and, yeah.” 

Her heart beat hard in her chest as she trailed off, awkwardly extending the plate of still warm cookies in the space between them. Her neighbor was smirking, obviously amused by the little show Kam had just put on. A perfectly manicured hand extended, taking the plate easily from her grasp as her eyes tracked down Kam’s frame. 

“She was right, you are a little doll. Come, Paloma is making coffee, you’re welcome to join us.” The hem of her robe flared dangerously high as she turned on unfairly long legs to usher her inside. 

[sylwanin-was-right]

Fìtrrìri lu oeru ftxozä a fko syaw nì'Ìnglìsì "birth day" a lu zitsaltrr terì tuteyä tì'ongokx. Fratrr a lu pxevopeya trr vispxìvopeyä lu oeyä "birth day" taluna oe 'olongokx fìtrr kam zìsìt apxay. - Today is my birthday! November 27th is my birthday and I was born many years ago.

Ftxozäri oe käteng hu oeyä 'eylan a sunu oeru frato ro sìyusoma mo'ara a vun kalina aynaerti ulte folrrfen oeyä sa'nokit ro feyä kelkuti fte tel aystxelit natkenong aypen sì aytolar. Oe uvan soli uvanur alu "bowling" kop. Mawkrr folrrfen oeyä [grandma]ti fte nivìn uvanti alu "football" sì kiväteng poru. - I hung out with my best friend at a boba store, and I visited my mom to get gifts, like money and clothes, and hang out. I also went bowling. Afterwards I went to my grandma's house to visit and we watched football.

Oeyä ftxozäri sunu oeru ulte oeti 'eykefu fula oe koläteng hu oeyä ayswapxì sì eylan a sunu oeru frato ulte uvan soli uvanur letokx a sunu oeru frato. Sìlpey oe tsnì mipa ayskxom sì aysyawn lìyevu oeru zìsìtay alu 2024. - My birthday was nice and spending time with my best friend and my family made me happy. I hope good things await me in 2024.

Lit. Translation: Regarding today [it] be a special occassion to me called a "birth day" which is an anniversary of someone's birth. According to my society's calendar, be every day that is November's 27th day my birthday because I was born on this date many years ago.

Regarding the celebration I hung out with my friend who i like the most at an eating place that provides sweet drinks and I visted my mother house to recieve gifts, like money and a few clothes, and to hang out. I also played the sport called bowling as well. Afterwards I visited my grandmother to hang out and watch the sport called football via televison with her.

Regarding my birthday [it] was nice and that which is I spent time with my family members and friend who i like the most and playing my favorite sport made me happy. I hope new opportunities and blessings are to me next year that is/in other words 2024.

[marigold-hills]

Dunes & Waters, part 45

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For once, Sirius has his hair properly tied up. It’s in a neat bun atop his head, all tightly wound around itself to keep from flying down into his face. The sleeves of his shirt are rolled up and secured with garters. Ziggy, despite his complaints, has been locked away in the bedroom.

There is a copper bowl balanced on the gas hob in the kitchen they’ve spent their mornings drinking tea in, arguing about crosswords, and cooking their meals together. The first time Remus tasted Sirius’ skin was in here. The first morning he saw him, the vision that he was.

Sirius has the ingredients ready, the words he needs to say spelled out phonetically and attached to the backsplash with a sticking charm. 

Just as in the memory, the copper is so hot it steams and when Sirius adds the water it sputters out, a droplet of it hitting him in the face. He hisses, in pain, but doesn’t break concentration.

He picks up the branch of acacia next. (Rebirth. Death. Life. The coffin Osiris had died in.) The air tastes of honey.

“ȧmȧ ānkh.ek,” Sirius says and Remus knows it had to be him, the one to make the potion, because the words have meaning beyond just what is said. The woman loved the person she made the potion for and now, with the tone Sirius uses as he speaks words he doesn’t fully understand, Remus thinks maybe. 

He stirs the potion, three times clockwise and five anti-clockwise. It rolls into a simmer.

Remus’ hair was cut that morning, a lock from behind his ear that Sirius had to take scissors to. He adds it into the potion, careful and watchful. Keeps a steady eye on the fire underneath the bowl. Stirs it again with the acacia branch and - 

there 

- Remus feels the second heartbeat, first a soft thumping rhythm somewhere inside of his chest, then louder, stronger, until it’s more than the one he goes with every day. 

“Uaḥ-tep-tah,” Sirius’ voice is far off and doesn’t sound like his own.

The heartbeat claws at the inside of Remus’ breastbone.

They brought the lotus flower from the library. (Rebirth. Regeneration. Eternal cycle of life.) Sirius picks it up, delicately even though he’s about to crush it and Remus wants to stop him. Who are they to do this? The flower is thousands of years old, preserved and kept safe and here they are about to break it apart for the sake of nothing but Remus’ research.

When Sirius’ hands meet around the petals, the second heartbeat stutters.

“Wnn pt wnn.T xr.i.”

As long as the sky exists, you will exist within me.

The potion turns red. Ziggy scratches at the door to the bedroom, something scratches at Remus’ bones. Sirius turns the gas off.

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[nicki1505]

27.12.2023

Da wir uns heute entschieden haben, pärchenweise Ausflüge zu machen, ging es für Steffen und mich heute ins Blackbutt Reserve. Das ist ein Park, in dem man kostenlos ganz viele Tiere anschauen kann. Hier gibt es Wombats, Koalas, Schildkröten, Pfaue, Wallabies, Vögel, Strauße , Enten, Schildkröten, Kängurus, Warane, Emus usw. 🐨🐢🦘🦜🦚

Als wir ankamen, sind wir direkt zu den Kängurus gelaufen. Ich LIEBE Kängurus! 🦘❤️ Natürlich ist es viel schöner diese Tiere in freier Wildbahn zu sehen und wir sind überglücklich, dass wir bereits mehrmals die Ehre hatten, doch die Gelegenheit eines auf nächster Nähe betrachten zu können, kann ich mir natürlich nicht nehmen lassen. Und so standen wir am Zaun und schauten in die Ferne. Keine paar Minuten später kam ein Känguru direkt auf mich zu. Okay - Schnappatmung. Wow, passiert das gerade wirklich? 😍 Und so standen wir uns gegenüber, nur ein Zaun trennte uns voneinander.

Immer mehr Menschen versammelten sich neben und hinter uns, da sie die kleine Maus natürlich auch bestaunen wollten. WOW!!!! Es hätte zu jedem kommen können, aber es kam direkt zu mir. #werschneidethierZwiebeln? 🥹

Danach sind wir den Rundweg gelaufen, bei dem die restlichen Tiere zu sehen waren. Auch zwei Koalas konnten wir aus nächster Nähe betrachten. Sie sehen so weich und flauschig aus. Soooo süß! 🐨

Ob die Tiere hier aber artgerecht gehalten werden, können wir nicht beurteilen…

Als ein kleines Hüngerchen aufkam, setzten wir uns in die Picknick Area und snacken unsere mitgebrachten Nüsse und Brezelchen. 🥜🥨

Wir wollten noch zu den Fledermäusen laufen, doch es waren so viele Schnacken unterwegs, die uns unser Blut aussaugen wollten 🦟. Daher sind wir umgekehrt und mit dem Uber an den Strand geflüchtet.

Nächster Stopp: Newcastle Memorial Walk.

Genau hier hat damals vor 9 Jahren unsere Reise begonnen - so viele Erinnerungen kommen hier hoch!

Die Aussicht ist atemberaubend und wunderschön! So toll, dass ich das nun endlich auch Steffen zeigen kann ❤️

Hier würde ich sofort herziehen!

Wir holten uns noch eine kleine Stärkung am Bar Beach. Steffen bestellte sich einen Burger und ich mir eine Smoothie Bowl. #yummi

Am Strand konnte man direkt zu den MEREWETHER OCEAN BATHS laufen. So schön! Gibt es überhaupt Menschen, die nicht gerne am Strand entlang laufen?

Dort angekommen haben wir uns mit Mel und Andi getroffen. Die beiden haben uns schon vermisst und sehnsüchtig erwartet 🤭

Andi und Steffen sind in den Pools schwimmen gegangen. Allerdings war es ganz schön windig und mittlerweile auch etwas bewölkt, deshalb sind wir weiter gezogen.

Mel und ich wollten unbedingt nach der Straßenunterführung suchen, die wir noch in Erinnerung hatten. Wir hatten Glück und haben sie tatsächlich gefunden! Die Wände sind noch immer so bemalt wie vor fast 9 Jahren.

Der Künstler nannte es MEREWETHER AQUARIUM. Richtig toll! 😍

Zum Abendessen ging es zurück in die Stadt zum „Bella Italia“ Nudeln und Pizza essen. 🤤 #mangönntsichjasonstnichts

Nun steht die letzte Nacht in dem Hotel über der Disco an. Sie scheint heute geschlossen zu haben - wir haben also hoffentlich eine ruhige Nacht! 😴

[this-daydream-is-dangerous-13]

TK post but do you think this is how it really went down? People saying the pod may have been soft launch to see feelings.

https://twitter.com/MrSunshine911/status/1714105154369167476?t=Knt4AY76mn98jTaNhSrwew&s=19

Aww…beloved Kam. His brother Khalen left the Chiefs to play with the Saints in the spring, so by early July was probably dealing with integrating into his new life in New Orleans and fitting in with that team.

Now an interesting twist? The Saunders are from Missouri (St Louis) and Kam went to college in KC. He has his own connections in that city, maybe also to Chief players.

Do I think Kam is the ultimate connector, as per the tweet, below? Not necessarily. But I do think that TK used every avenue available to him to get her attention: he followed Taylor Lautner (who followed him back) after the KC concerts. His brother is connected to Ryan’s business partner bc of the Eagles fandom. He put a bunch of stuff out there in public and basically called her out to come see his game. But the ground softening didn’t start on earnest until September.

This guy seems relentless in his pursuit. He has the Super Bowl rings and she might just be his newest shiny prize. Whether she wants to play that role long term? Remains to be seen.

Thanks for the ask.

[btsqualityy]

mins angst/fluff because why not (Kins is 16, Kam is 12, and Min is heavily pregnant with Kobe) 🖤 Yoongi comes home one evening and finds Kam in the kitchen spoon deep in a bowl of ice cream.

kam: hi daddy 🥰

yoongi: hey my baby, how was your day?

kam: eh it was okay, mommy and unnie are fighting ☹️

yoongi: what? why??

kam: kins wanted to go to mason oppas house but mom said no, which is weird because mom always says yes, and kins got mad because mommy wouldn’t give her a reason why? they’re so dramatic 🙄

yoongi: you’re one to talk sassy girl 🤨 but thanks for the heads up, i’ll try to sort it out

he kisses his youngest daughter on the forehead and heads upstairs to talk to his daughter and his wife separately. he goes to his wife first and sits near hear where she’s laid on the bed with her 8 month belly on display.

yoongi: hey min, talk to me. i already know you’re upset.

min: no i’m not-

yoongi: you don’t have to lie to me, as much as i’m not opposed to keeping her away from her boyfriend, why didn’t you let her see him? normally that’s my job you know 😂

min: i don’t know, i just… didn’t? i’ve just been feeling really anxious lately, kobe is coming soon and i just want all 3 of my babies near me yoongi… i don’t care how big the other 2 are, i pushed them out so they’re still considered my babies! 🥺😪

yoongi: hey hey, it’s okay jagi i understand, your feelings are valid baby.

min: really? 🥺

yoongi: of course they are, im gonna go talk to kins. just relax for a bit, yeah?

yoongi then heads to his other triplet to check in on her.

kins: i guess i was just annoyed that she wouldn’t tell me why? like i understand if she had a legitimate reason, i just don’t think it’s fair to say “just because” 🙄

yoongi: i see where you’re coming from, that can be frustrating sometimes when someone isn’t clear. but i see where your mom is coming from too.

kins: how?

yoongi: because i’ve been through 3 pregnancies with that woman, i thought she was clingy when we first met but when she’s pregnant it’s like she’s a walking magnet 😂 she’s just too shy to admit it but she just likes having you and your sister near. she’s tough but she’s always really anxious around the last few months of her pregnancy, that’s all. we just have to remember that she’s extra sensitive right now, and we have to be patient with each other, yeah?

kins: i didn’t think of that, you’re right daddy, i’ll go apologize 🥺

yoongi: that’s my girl 😉

yoongi then heads downstairs to get started on dinner and when he comes back up to get the girls, he finds them both cuddled up to their mama sleeping and snuggling her belly and it has yoongi about to throw himself off the roof in the most endearing way 🥹

My heart 😭I love this lol it would be so weird for both Min and Kins because they rarely ever fight but once they make up, they’d feel so much better 🥰