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➡️ Kylie Minogue | 2025 Official Calendar

[simpingcowboy]

Love Will Abide

Pairing: Bill x Frank (TLOU) ft. brief interlude of Tess and bisexual!Joel

Word Count: 4K (exactly!!)

Warning: mix of fluff and heavy Angst! Discussions of homophobia, AIDs epidemic, coming out, being in the closet, toxic masculinity, losing loved ones and passing reference to sex

Summary: The story of Lincoln, Massachusetts's first pride 🌈

A/N: Happy Pride!!! These two deserve to celebrate Pride most of all, so they're getting it here. RIP Bill and Frank, they would've loved "Padam Padam" by Kylie Minogue

The two men sat together on the old wooden porch. The sun sets slowly before them. The summertime brings with it extended days together. Frank's head rests against Bill's shoulder as he gleams in the light of dusk.

"Bill? What day is it?" He asks curiously, knowing they must be nearing the summer solstice.

"June thirtenth." Bill answers, remembering the day from the wooden calendar on his bedside table. "About eight days from the solstice."

Frank smiles, "June huh?"

"Peak of summer. Some of our crops should be ready soon. Rhubarb…oh the snap peas…"

Bill continues on, excitedly rambling about their crops and what kinds of dishes he can make with them. Frank is only half listening. Memories of June returning to him. He recalls floats and parades. Bodies filling the streets. Pride flags waving in the air. He remembers his elders, telling him of the first Prides before there were ever more "official" ones. Of riots. Of protests. He was just a kid then, but he remembers.

Remembers the look of horror on his mother's face when two men beside them kissed in the grocery store. The way she covered his eyes as if the sight alone would have turned him gay; though of course it was much too late for that. Then to his first pride out, with his mother by his side. The same woman who nearly fainted when she caught her only son with a boy was proudly standing beside him, a sign reading "Silence=Death" in hand. As they marched together at Pride, standing up against the AIDS epidemic. Walking in memory of all his friends that had come and gone. Frank thinks of how many more friends he'd lost before the worst was over…and how many more were likely gone now.

"Frank? Are you even listening to me?" Bill huffs, breaking Frank's train of thought.

"Hmm? No- I'm sorry I-"

"Strawberry rhubarb pie! We can make it this year!" Bill exclaims excitedly.

"Bill…have you ever celebrated Pride?" The older man interrupts.

"What- did you even hear what I just said? The pie-" Bill responses offended.

"Yes, strawberry rhubarb pie like your mother used to make, I would absolutely adore making it with you! Now-" his hand finds his lovers, encasing his around Bill's "have you ever celebrated Pride?"

The younger man's face softens, an eyebrow ticked up in a quiet curiosity. "What like…the rainbows and parades and stuff?"

Frank can't help but chuckle, "A bit more than that but yeah more or less."

Bill fidgets with his hands, tucking them into his lap. "...No." Blue eyes falling to his feet. "We didn't do any of that out here."

"And you never did anything?" Frank asks, his voice as soft as the hand that touches Bill's cheek. "Not even for yourself?"

"Didn't know…it was anything to be proud of."

"Bill-"

"I don't mean-"

"No." Frank stops him, fingers brushing over the other man's beard. "I know what you mean." He says with a soft smile. "You know…we could celebrate now?"

Bill's eyebrows pinch together, a small pout on his face. He's tailoring his excitement. "Yeah?"

Frank can't hide the smile at his partner's interest. "Yeah, of course we can!" He chuckles, leaning in to deliver a soft kiss to the other man's cheek. "Town's ours isn't it?"

"Sure is…" Bill smiles back.

Frank had lots to do. It was decided that he would do the entirety of the set up, allowing Bill to enjoy the element of surprise, and granting Frank freedom from his beloved's "resource management" lectures. Perhaps it was some long lost vigor in him, or excitement to be a part of Bill's first pride, but Frank finished it at an ungodly pace. It took all of ten days for him to pull it together. It was all perfect.

The morning of Frank rises before dawn. Sneaking out of bed to open air where he prepares everything needed for Pride. Heading back inside, he works on making the perfect breakfast for his love. Like magic, Frank appears in the doorway of their shared bedroom just as Bill's alarm rings.

"Happy Pride!" He shouts happily, breakfast tray in hand.

Bill is not as quick to pick up on the enthusiasm. His blue eyes are still straining against the morning light. "Hmm- Frank what?"

"It's Pride!" The older man plops himself down on the bed, setting the tray down on the bedside table. "Today’s the day! We're having our first Pride!"

Bill's brain slowly comes together, "Yeah…our first Pride." He offers his lover a soft sleepy smile.

"Gonna be the best Pride you've ever seen! Now eat up, we've got a big day ahead of us!"

The morning passes easily, the seasoned couple going through their usual routine. Wake, eat, feed the chickens, shower, get dressed. As they approach the front door to begin their day, Frank pauses. “Wait! I’ve got something.” With a big smile he pulls from his pocket two small wooden rainbow flag pins. “Tada!” A goofy grin on his face as he fixes one to Bill’s flannel shirt. The other flag taking its place on his own shirt. “Now we’re ready.” Clearing his throat, Frank readies to make his announcement. “Fair citizens of Lincoln, Massachusetts! It is my honor and privilege to welcome you to Lincoln’s first ever Pride!”

With that, the door swings open. The smile on Bill’s face is morphed into one of pure awe. The sight before him fulfilling something he never knew he wanted. Wooden pallets painted rainbow stand in for flags. Covering the yard, and even visible along the street. Looking out he sees a banner, stretched between the missing neighbor’s house and shed that reads “Lincoln Pride!” Hearts in the pride flag colors surrounding the letters. Bill’s eyes are bright. A smile lingering on his face far longer than usual.

��Frank- how did you? I mean-”

“Step outside.” Frank smiles in admiration, suddenly wondering why he didn’t do this sooner.

Bill hesitates, just a moment his heart beating in his chest. As he steps through the non-lethal tripwire, a sudden burst of music greets his ears.

~Im…Coming…Out!~

Bill doesn’t know whether to laugh or to cry as Diana Ross’s “I’m Coming Out” plays over a set of speakers. Frank decides for him, a hearty laugh escaping from his lips.

“I couldn’t help myself!”

"How did you- Where did you get that?" Bill joins in the laughter.

"From the neighbors!" Frank smiles back, rolling his eyes when Bill's expression changes to one of disapproval. "I'm borrowing it!" He says defensively. "Come on!" He continues on, pulling Bill out to the front yard.

Bill feels his heart beat like it's never beat before. The multitude of bright colors infiltrating his perfectly union town, brings about an unprecedented feeling. Something that feels a lot like love. He finds himself running in circles, admiring the decorations. Looking down the street to get a glimpse of what lies ahead of him. His heart erupts with joy at the display. A hand traces up his shirt to find the homemade pin, caressing it in one hand, holding Frank's hand in the other. And for the first time in his forty-some years of life, he feels so entirely seen.

"Frank- it's I- you did all this?" Bill beans up at his boyfriend.

"It's not much, but-"

For Frank it's simple, just the pallets and banners that he managed to put along the town. A couple of hand picked songs, courtesy of Bill's old neighbors. The ancient relics of Madonna, Tina Turner, George Micheal, ABBA, Kylie Minogue, and Linda Ronstadt being dug up for the big day. Far from the extravagant afars he once experienced before the outbreak.

Bill cuts him off with a kiss, "Frank. It's perfect."

His cheeks go warm, every internal critique disappears in an instant. "I love you."

Bill just responds with a chuckle, "Sap." Before running off to get a closer look at the banner.

Frank rolls his eyes at the light-hearted insult, trying to pull himself together.

A part of him wishes Bill could have seen it. The grand displays of love and acceptance. Could have seen just how many people would have loved him, just the way he is. There's little doubt in Frank's mind that Bill would have been quite popular in a lot of circles. The thought makes him glow with pride, thinking about how this beautiful man was all his. Even through the end of the world, he managed to be the luckiest man alive.

"The whole town done up like this?" Bill asks, snapping Frank from his train of thought.

"Most of it." He responds proudly.

Bill shuffles excitedly, looking like he's about to bound off towards the town center. "Can we?"

"Not yet-" Frank smiles, inching over towards the garage. "I have one more tiny surprise."

"Well! what is it?" Bill asks in an excited impatience.

"Close your eyes."

"But-" Bill pouts.

"Not buts! Just do it. Please?" Frank asks with a pout of his own.

The younger man huffs but does what he's asked, closing his eyes. The faint sound of a garage opening is heard. Then something- the rumble of wheels on pavement. The soft creak of wood. Hands come up over his from behind, slowly pulling them away from his eyes.

"You can look now…" Frank whispers.

Like magic, a float appears. Six feet long, four feet wide. A white covering, with “Lincoln Pride 2013” painted along the sides. A small blue ottoman propped in the middle for sitting. In the front, a boombox is attached, as well as a pulley. The back of the float is Frank’s most impressive creation. A rainbow arch of chicken wire and tissue paper standing proudly on the back; easily standing six feet tall.

Bill’s eyes are wide as he takes it in just as awestruck as when he first left the house this morning. “Frank- you?” His head snaps, spinning to look at his lover. Eyes cutting between Frank and the float. “You made this?” Bill finishes his question nearly toppling over with excitement.

Frank is beaming with joy at Bill’s reaction. “I’ve made a float or two in my day.” He says with a shrug trying to play it cool. “Do you like it?”

“I…I-” Bill bursts into a fit of giggles. Hands flying up to his chest in excitement. Wordlessly he scuttles over to it. Staring at the float with admiration. Looking back at Frank he asks, "Can I?"

Frank nodding is all it takes for Bill to hop on. Though he's just a few inches off the ground, he feels on top of the world. While he's busy exploring, Frank takes the opportunity to circle to the front and turn on the boombox. One of Bill's favorite albums is already set to play, Kylie Minogue's Fever. The crescendoing music grabs Bill's attention. His expression going all soft as "Love At First Sight '' begins playing over the boombox.

"Oh Frank-" he pouts.

With the pulley in hand ready to kick off the parade, Frank asks, "You ready for the rest of it?"

Bill smiles back, "Yes." He says sitting upon the blue ottoman. "I'm ready!"

They set off, Frank pulling the float behind him. Bill can't help but dance in his place on the float. Frank spins around to watch his lover, looking more carefree than he's been in the past 5 years together. Big smiles plastered on each of their faces as they began to sing along.

"Then there was you!" Frank sings first, horribly off-key

Bill takes the next line bashfully, "And everything went from wrong to right…"

"And the stars came up and filled up the sky!" Frank continued, encouraging him.

"The music you were playing really blew my mind!"

"It was love-"

"At first sight!" They finish the line together, laughing at each other. Embracing the joy they found together, and relishing in the absurdity of their position. How somehow, in this abandoned town, amidst a life-altering outbreak, they'd found everything they ever needed.

There's silence at the gate. Joel and Tess standing, a bit oblivious to the sight set before them. Unsure what to make of the unusual display of joy on Bill's behalf. Both uncertain if they've ever even seen the man smile before. Let alone what to make of the grandiose decorations covering the town.

“Do you think they forgot?” Joel asks.

“No…Bill’s never forgotten our drop-off dates.” Tess replies, squinting so as to ensure she wasn't imagining things. “I think…they just had other priorities.” They watch, for a moment as Frank pulls Bill in the makeshift float. Their joy radiating through the distance between them. A pang of jealousy hitting Tess at the obvious love the two men hold for each other. “Come on Joel, let’s head back to QZ.”

Joel scoffs, hands coming up on his hips. “Came all this way for nothing…”

“It’s fine, Joel. They’ve always been good to us. We can let it slide.”

“Easy for you to say, you didn’t carry the wire all this way.” He huffs, looking at Tess and back at Bill and Frank. As he steps forward towards the gate, Tess stops him.

“Joel…” she says lowly, “This isn’t for us.”

He pauses, an eyebrow quirked up as he looks at her. “Not for you maybe.”

Tess just stares at him, eyes going a little wide. Obviously not having expected him to say that. “I- you? We?”

To her confusion, he just shrugs. “I’ve been around.” Joel rolls his eyes at Tess’s continued silence. “Hey” he says, nudging her on the shoulder, “never stopped me from being into you.”

"Well, no but-"

The gruff man hikes the heavy backpack up higher on his back. “Come on. Let’s go.” He says, turning on his heels back to QZ.

The day was pure magic. Bill running around his hometown totally enamored, as if it were someplace totally new. Frank reaping the brilliant reward of his labor, getting to see his boyfriend glimmer with joy. The parade marches through the day, stopping for lunch at home. Where Bill improvises a "pride-themed lunch" by making the most colorful salads he could manage. The sun sets slowly, light stretching long over the small Massucheuttes town. As night encroaches on their celebration Frank decides it’s time to bring Bill to his final surprise.

Frank pulls his love behind him on the float. Though it was technically his turn to be pulled, Frank insisted that the location be a secret! The ride is slow, the parade taking a leisurely pace. Bill anxiously twiddles his thumbs from his seat on the float; his mind racing with ideas of what the surprise would be. Eventually they stop, Bill turns his head to see the wine shop. He notes how much better it looks since Frank had been fixing it up. The old barn color was replaced with a fine burgundy color, deep and rich like wine.

“We’re here!” Frank exclaims, practically pulling Bill through the doors of the winery.

Passing through the doors, is a set table. Unlit candles that Frank quickly works to light. Dinner bowls set for two. Cloth napkins and fine silverware. A red tablecloth covered the circular table. Bill’s eyes linger over the display, before landing on Frank’s. A big smile plastered on Frank’s face.

“I know you’re more of a cook than I am but…” Frank begins, rounding the table to Bill’s side. “I thought I’d let you try some of my famous New England chowder.”

Bill just smiles softly, the romantic gesture giving him butterflies. “I’d like that.” He says simply.

“Perfect. Just give me a couple minutes to warm it up and we’ll be set!”

With that Frank bounds off to the small kitchen, making quick work of the dinner he’d prepped the night before. Bill sits eagerly at the table, shuffling in his seat unable to contain his joy. Eventually, Frank returns with the food in one hand and a bottle of wine in the other. The pair are quick to dig in, having grown an appetite through the day’s activities. The soup is delicious, and the wine maybe even a little better. Their conversation is light and playful. Frank recounts his fun stories of Pride. His tales grow in exaggeration with each passing minute.

Bill laughs along, intrigued by the experience of his beloved. His face goes soft thinking about just how different it is from his own life and then- a question comes to mind.“Frank?” He asks.

“Yeah?” Frank replies, slurping on his chowder.

“When did you…know? How did you-” Bill gestures outwards with his hands, “You know!”

Frank smiles. “How did I come out?”

The younger man nods.

“Hmm…” He pauses to think, taking a swig of his wine. “I always knew.” He says with a shrug. “There was really never any question. That’s just the way I was.”

“And how did you come out?” Bill asks with the tilt of his head.

The older man laughs, “Well when my mom caught me kissing my ‘study buddy’ that conversation kind of had itself!”

A tinge of red creeps across Bill’s face at the prospect of being caught by his parents in such a way. “Oh…and your dad too?”

Frank grimaces, but then chuckles. “My dad…well my mom thought he’d freak so she told me we’d tell him together. When we finally did, this man had the audacity to look up at me from over his newspaper and then over at my mother and say ‘Was I not supposed to know?” He finishes with a laugh. “So much build up for that! It was ridiculous!”

Bill laughs along, trying not to choke on his wine. As hilarious as the anecdote was, it does bring about some unpleasant memories of his own.

The shift of mood catches Frank’s attention. “Hey…” he says softly, a hand coming over Bill’s to soothe him. “We can change the subject.”

A soft sniffle comes from Bill as he shakes his head. “No. I- I’m happy they accepted you.” He says with a bittersweet smile. “Who wouldn’t love you?”

“Alot of people actually.” He chuckles. “But you love me. And I love you. And we’re still here.” Frank says with a smirk, lifting his wine glass up to toast.

Bill smirks back, feeling boastful about his survival skills. “Yes. Yes, we are.” He raises his wine glass to cheer with Frank’s.

They cheer, each relishing in the taste of fine wine that coats their tongue. Smiling at their shared survival. Both silently thanking the universing for gifting them to each other. Finishing off their glasses- Bill starts again, a certain vigor finding it’s way to his lips. “My dad…he was a big military guy. Air force…and when I was thirteen I tried-” He inhales, his tongue getting tied. “He stopped me. Said that I’d never be a real man if I went down that path. That it was wrong…dirty.” Bill exhales, the memory suddenly feeling a bit lighter, “ So I just…didn’t. Kissed a girl- once. She uhh turns out there were two gay people in town.” An awkward laugh escapes his lips, as he uncomfortably picks at his soup.

"And your mom? Did you ever?"

Bill freezes, his voice quivering slightly. “No…I wanted to I just didn’t know how she’d take it and-”

“I understand Bill.” Frank reassures him.

“She always wanted me to settle down…find someone to love.” His clear blue eyes look up at Frank’s. “I just don’t think this is how she imagined it…”

“Oh Bill…” Frank says softly, rushing over to pull him into a hug.

“I’m sorry.” Bill sniffles, trying and failing to hold back the tears. “Ruining the day-”

Frank continues to comfort him. Delivering soft kisses to his tear stained cheek. “Don’t be sorry.” A soft smile on his face as he says, “This is part of pride.” Pressing a kiss to his lover’s lips. “Being who we are…” his hands wrap around Bill’s “Loving who we love despite all the things that say we shouldn’t. Adversity is part of it.” Frank offers him a soft smile. “It’s why we celebrate!”

Bill returns the expression with a pouty smile of his own. “And we’re still here.” He says repeating Frank’s words from earlier.

“And we’re still here.” He repeats, pressing another soft kiss against Bill’s lips. A chuckle spilling from his lips as he takes ahold of the bottle of wine, “Old. Gay. And still here!” he says drinking straight from the bottle.

That’s enough to break Bill from his guilt. A full hearty laugh erupting from him. “Alright that’s enough!” he says grabbing the bottle from his boyfriend, just to steal a swig himself.

“Hey! You need to share!” Frank chastises.

Bill shakes his head, maneuvering out of Frank’s reach. Laughing at the half-hearted fight. They continue on, chasing one another through the winery. Though the store had stood for many years, these would be the first sounds of its kind to be heard here. The thump of footsteps rumbling along the old wooden floors. The heavy boots of the men fall like feathers, light and airy. Laughter echoing through the abandoned hallways. Bill swapping between his high toned giggles and heavy pants. Frank’s laughter is more subdued, but no less heartful; his weak taunts doing little to threaten his opponent. Despite Bill’s steady hand, small droplets of wine escape the bottle, seeping into the wood. Their mark being made. Frank is quick to catch up; his slender arms catching Bill’s waist.

“Oh no you don’t!” Frank says, holding onto Bill tighter as he attempts to make an escape.

Bill just laughs. His resilience rapidly deteriorates when he’s in Frank’s arms. “You win!” He proclaims, letting his head rest back on his lover’s shoulder. “You win…” he repeats, feeling on top of the world.

Frank’s face relaxes as he eases his grip on Bill; eyes tracing his partner’s tranquil expression. “Yeah…I did win.” He smiles, taking his trophy of the wine bottle and hydrating himself from the short run. They rest momentarily, recovering from the physical excursion. Their hearts pounding in time. “The pie.” Frank says abruptly, the day’s itinerary forcing its way to the front of his mind.

“Hmm?” Bill says, only half paying attention to anything being said. He is dealing with something else at the moment.

“I made the pie. Strawberry rhubarb pie-” He is cut off with a kiss by Bill.

“Pie can wait.” Bill insists, leaning deeper into the passionate embrace. Giving himself over to all the desires he wanted, but thought he could never have.

The sun sets over the small town of Lincoln. Bill and Frank wander back home on unsteady feet, holding hands the whole way home. Walking up the public streets, so hopelessly in love with each other. That same love that currently covered the town in rainbow flags and banners. A love strong enough to survive in a world where little did. At home they eat cold pie and carry on light conversation about days past. Reminiscing on their youths and follies. Quick to turn in early, both men exhausted by the day’s events.

As they tuck into bed, Bill feels a tear strike at his eye. He watches dutifully as Frank falls asleep. Observing the way his chest rises and falls with each breath. Admiring just how beautiful of a man Frank really was. That perfectly sculpted nose. Fully shapely beard. Soft age lines etched into his soft skin. And had his eyes been open, sparkling blue eyes. Bill thinks back to what his mother had told him time again. To find someone nice. Kind. Someone he could take care of. Someone who would take care of him. Someone to love. To grow old with. Someone to make the living worthwhile. And as Bill looks over at Frank, he can’t help but remember that his mother never did specify it had to be a woman.

[jenerationky]

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[disco-cola]

today the number officially exceeded +10 000 murdered Palestinians in Gaza since October 7

I feel so helpless. I am sharing all news I can to let people be aware of what’s going on because the western news fail to do so. Even if by now my views on ig stories have legit quartered! and the fact some people I know in real life skip and choose to not even have the decency to watch makes me wanna go out from door and door and punch them in the face tbh. i wanna do something but a lot of it feels like it’s in vain with the death toll increasing rapidly, with more and more footage from the injured and displaced, that immense sorrow and pain I’ve seen on countless faces on my screen in the past four weeks. even donating feels in vain bc the borders don’t open for aid trucks, it doesn’t reach the ones it’s meant for. I am keeping updated, I am sharing, I am telling people about it even if they don’t listen and tell me they don’t wanna talk, I am boycotting as many brands as I can that were on the list of brands that fund the genocide and have branches on occupied ground (the biggest ones the boycott is centered around bc it is unrealistic and hard for most to boycott ALL but let it be known: starbucks! mcdonalds! disney+! Also kylie cosmetics and skims bc surprise surprise the kardashians really are spawns of satan! chanel l‘oreal nike puma Coca Cola Sprite Fanta theres so many more it’s insane when you realize that the western stores are FULL of it). When I post and barely get views and only unfollows it sometimes seems like it’s all useless. You feel small and unseen. But I know I can’t back down bc even tho many people are feeling the same - people from Gaza like Plestia asked us to, and when we keep on posting sharing boycotting we will make a difference in numbers! I won’t stop and I won’t go back to normal until there’s at least a ceasefire for good and israel has faced repercussions for its genocide! How many more times can they get away with it?!

[lady-lazagna]

Random OC lore that I've been storing on my private twt

💚Hiram and Helena are siblings, while Lillian has been Helena's friend since Rich Person Preschool. Helena thinks her current "goth phase" is hilarious and mostly ignores all the depressing shit she says. Lillian, in turn, thinks Helena's "tiktok villain era" is just her acting like a clown for random people on the internet, and that she will regret it eventually. Why are they friends again?

🩷Kylie has three dogs: a quiet and stoic black staffy named Millie, a brown and white aussie bulldog named Butters who waddles around being happy all the time, and a pied french bulldog named Beanie who's a lapdog. Millie and Butters were shelter dogs. They all like wearing jamas and all sleep in Kylie's bed with her.

🧡Ashanti’s full name is Ashanti Ama Savage. She has three siblings: Manu Kobi (m14) who plays soccer, A’ishah Afua (f12) who loves to design things, and Odom Yaw (m9) who bites people. Their second names correlate with the day they were born, which is very common in Ghana.

❤Madina tends to make Ashanti's life fuckin STRESSFUL. Ash knows that everyone views her as the big sister of the group, and having four younger siblings already, she knows that a lot of the responsibility of their behaviour falls on her in the eyes of adults. So Madina being so reckless and choosing violence at every turn frustrates Ash to no end, because she knows people will look down on her as a leader and a "big sister" figure.

On the other end, Madina doesn't want to be "mothered" by her and feels like Ash cares more about their team image than her actual health. Ash has worked very hard to build a professional image for herself, but she doesn't actually want that pressure to fall on her teammates, given how detrimental it's been on her childhood. She just wants them to be safe.

💛Trucker Dave met Coach Kelso Steel at 30 while doing a delivery in the city. Dave officially made his home base New York, and they were together for three years before getting married. Their honeymoon was in Australia, where they spent their time fishing and admiring natural landmarks. Once the two of them have less on their plate, they hope to eventually adopt a little one. Dave also wants to buy a boat one day, so he can take his husband out on the open sea and fish the day away.

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My 2024 Bingo card

-Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet breakup 

-Ron Desantis has a public meltdown(temper tantrum)

-Cole Labrant tries to be a politician 

-Euphoria season three is officially cancled

-Youtube family/Kardashian/royal family tell all video

-The election goes in a way no one expects 

-Kanye gets admitted to a psych ward 

-The downfall of booktok

-Nothing happens between Taylor and Travis(no breakup no engagement)

-King Charles dies

-Trisha Paytas gives birth the day the king dies

-Mitch Mcconnell kicks the bucket

-The Grammys are controversial as shit

-Major the youtuber/tiktoker arrested 

-Politician skincare line??

-Percy Jackson season two gets greenlit

-Someone dies on the 9 month cruise

-The met gala is a disaster 

-Rep and debut tv

-Bieber Divorce

-Gypsy Rose Blanchard influencer era (makeup, skincare, music)

-Netflix is canceled 

-Stanley cups become lame

-Ikea or other hardware store is scandal 

-Trump memoir 

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Bloons TD Battles 2 update 2.0 is available to download on PC, iOS, Android & Steam. According to the official Bloons TD Battles 2 patch notes, the latest update adds new features, club membership, and much more. Apart from this, the BTD Battles 2 update 2.0 includes various fixes. Previously, a major Bloons TD Battles 2 update 1.5 added a new event (Speed Battles and Play with Fire), and Bling Season 6. Recently, BTDB2 update 1.10 also added a new hero: Agent Jericho. Unfortunately, players are still facing some issues with the game. Today's BTD Battles 2 patch 2.0 will address a few of these issues. Read more details below. BTD Battles 2 Patch Notes 2.0 - June 22, 2023 New Features Club Membership Mix and match custom rules in your private games. Ban specific towers and heroes for more control of your private games. Unlimited access to special club events featuring mixed rules. A one-time purchase for lifetime membership, including a welcome pack of exclusive cosmetics and 2000 Monkey Money. https://youtu.be/Zm9TVPMl3Kw Club Events New limited-time events featuring multiple custom rules at once. Play for free by using tickets. Each game costs 1 ticket which replenishes every 6 hours. Club members can play as much as they like, no tickets needed! Banana Boost Earn double Golden Bananas for completing Bling Quests. No limit on the number of Bling Quests you can complete each day. If you don’t have the boost, the additional Golden Bananas you would earn are stored so you won’t miss out if you buy the boost later in the season. Buying the Banana Boost unlocks these benefits for the entire season. New Map: Off-Tide A beach soccer-themed map available in all ranked arenas, casual, private and event matches. Battles 1 veterans might get a sense of déjà vu when playing on this map… New Bling Season 12 new season cosmetics including Plushie BADs and the Ghost Ship placement animation for the Monkey Buccaneer. Summon the Dark Coven hero showcase for Ezili. Make off with the Stealing Hearts hero showcase for Highwayman Jericho. General Changes Universal XP, Battle Chests and Battle Points are now retired. Universal XP, Battle Chests and Battle Points are being removed from the game this season. All unspent Universal XP will be evenly distributed amongst your unlocked towers as Tower XP. All Battle Chests in your queue will be opened for free. Towers and Heroes in Private Matches. All towers and heroes are now unlocked when playing private matches. This affects Standard Rules games as well as games using custom rules. Season 1-8 Bling Cosmetic packs The Season 1-4 Bling Cosmetic pack and the Season 5-8 Bling Cosmetic Pack are no longer available for purchase. These items will return in a future update. Balance Changes Bloon Sends Grouped Reds: Income 0.9 -> 1 We think the current aggressive meta is healthy for the game, but most aggressive strategies require Agent or Highwayman Jericho to work since other strategies are often short of cash. We are undoing an earlier nerf to early game income to give all strategies a little bit more money to work with. Rounds Rounds now last a minimum of 5.5 seconds. Maximum round length changed from 10+2*round number seconds -> 8.5 + round number seconds. These changes are to balance out stalling and anti-stalling strategies so that neither vastly outperforms the other. Dart Monkey xx5 Crossbow Master damage 11 -> 9 xx5 Crossbow Master attack cooldown 0.16s -> 0.13s The previous damage increase meant the Crossbow Master now performs poorly against ceramic bloons. This wasn’t our intention so we are reverting this change and buffing its attack speed instead. Boomerang Monkey xx3 Kylie Boomerang pierce 18 -> 24 The Boomerang Monkey is still an underutilized tower and, as we have previously buffed its other tier 3s, we are buffing this one as well.

Bomb Shooter x5x MOAB Eliminator: MOAB class damage from regular attack increased 130 -> 200. Bomb Shooter has fallen in popularity recently, and MOAB Eliminator is not considered to be a particularly effective option for dealing with MOAB threats. We are buffing the main attack of this upgrade so that it can be a more reliable tower against late game rushes. Ice Monkey 4xx Embrittlement: $3200 -> $3000 The Ice Monkey has lost some of its popularity in recent months. Since it doesn’t have such a dominant place in the meta anymore, we can afford to buff this upgrade which has always been slightly overpriced. Monkey Sub 5xx Energizer: The cost to instantly level up heroes in range is reduced in addition to the increased leveling speed. There is no reason why paying to level up a hero should be less efficient while in range of an Energizer. This change alters how the buff is applied to the hero so that the cost of instantly upgrading is reduced in line with the reduced leveling time. Monkey Buccaneer 3xx Destroyer: Reduces the x1x Grapeshot attack cooldown by 60% -> 66.7% The Destroyer path of the Monkey Buccaneer is all about high speed attacks so we are increasing the attack speed of the cross path grapeshot to keep it in line with this philosphy. Monkey Ace xx4 Spectre: Bomb Damage 3 -> 4 xx5 Flying Fortress: Bomb Damage 5->6 xx5 Flying Fortress: $80k -> $75k As some of the most expensive Monkey Ace upgrades, we felt the Spectre and Flying Fortress could do with a damage and efficiency buff to justify their cost. Heli Pilot 4xx Machine Gun pierce 7 -> 9 5xx Machine Gun pierce 13 -> 15 Similar to the Monkey Ace changes, the Apache Dartship and Apache Prime upgrades are the most expensive upgrades the Heli Pilot has to offer so we felt a slight buff was merited to justify their cost. Mortar Monkey x5x Pop and Awe: Ability duration 8s -> 10s x5x Pop and Awe: Ability cooldown 60s -> 45s The Mortar Monkey is routinely one of the least used towers so we are buffing its ability in the hopes that it results in a boost in popularity. Dartling Gunner 3xx Laser Cannon: $3750 -> $3000 3xx Laser Cannon: Damage type changed from energy to plasma, allowing it to pop lead bloons. Note: the fix to DoTs described in the Bug Fixes will buff the Dartling Gunner’s Laser Shock ability. The Laser Cannon path is the least used among the Dartling Gunner upgrades. The decrease in price and the ability to pop lead bloons should allow it to compete with the more popular Hydra Rocket Pods upgrade. Wizard Monkey xx4 Necromancer: Upgrading to 104 now allows manual targeting of the zombie bloon spawn point. x1x Fireball: damage 3->2 (x3x fireball damage unchanged) Wizard remains a dominant force in all arenas with its fireball being one of its early-game strengths, so we are moving some of its damage from the tier 1 to the tier 3. Additionally, allowing manual targeting for zombie bloons was a popular change in BTD6 so we are implementing it here too, except with 1xx required for this targeting option. Both of these changes should make choosing between Necromancer’s crosspaths a more meaningful decision. Super Monkey Base Cost: $2300 -> $2100 3xx Sun Avatar: $15k -> $13k The Super Monkey, and particularly the Sun God path, does not see a lot of use outside of Bananza games. Reducing its base cost and the cost of Sun Avatar should hopefully make it more accessible in other game modes. Alchemist x2x Perishing Potions: damage to fortified MOAB class 20 -> 12. 20 damage to fortified MOABs felt like too much of a leap from the 5 damage this upgrade deals to regular MOABs, especially for such a cheap upgrade. Druid x5x Spirit of the Forest: The life gain effect of the Jungle’s Bounty ability has been split into a separate ability so that they can be activated independantly. x5x Spirit of the Forest: ability cash generated $750 -> $1000

The Druid’s life generating ability clashes with its Heart of Vengeance effect, so we have separated the life and cash giving abilities, allowing players to still earn cash while retaining the buff from having low lives. The ability’s cash gain was mistakenly giving less than the tier 4 ability so this has been rectified. Banana Farm 5xx Banana Central: Crate values $3000 -> $2800 5xx Banana Central: $73k -> $66k Our previous change of increasing the price of this upgrade made it much harder to save up for in addition to making it less efficient. It is now far outclassed by the xx5 upgrade so we have made it slightly more efficient to put it on par with the xx5 and make it easier to afford. Monkey Engineer xx4 Bloon Trap: Cash per natural bloon RBE $2.4 -> $2 4xx Sentry Expert: Red sentry spiked ball pierce 22 -> 16 5xx Sentry Champion: Sentry attack cooldown 0.05 -> 0.044 5xx Sentry Champion: Explosion damage from selling sentry 150 -> 200 The bloon trap gave too much cash in comparison to other income sources so we are reducing it to be more in line with other towers. To compensate for this, we are buffing its late-game damage output to make it a stronger offensive tower. Gwendolin Base cost: $800 -> $700 Gwen is always among the lower-performing heroes so we are giving her another cost reduction to help her compete with other more popular heroes. Science Gwen Base cost: $800 -> $700 As with Gwen, we are making Science Gwen a more efficient option to help her compete with the other, more popular heroes. Sentai Churchill Level 1: Laser Shock effect now only applies to bloons hit by the shell, not the explosions. Leaving Sentai Churchill unchanged after the fix to Laser Shock would have resulted in a big increase to his strength which we felt was unnecessary. Therefore, we have adjusted his effect to match how the laser shock effect works on the 230 Dartling Gunner so that the bug fix will have less of an impact on him. DJ Ben Jammin’ Level 10: Beatdown can now downgrade 3 rather than 2 BFBs Level 20: Beatdown can now downgrade up to 10 BFBS rather than up to 2 and up to 2 ZOMGs rather than none. Benjamin is much more popular than DJ Ben so we are buffing his offensive abilities in the hopes that he will be able to carve out his own niche as a viable alternative to Benjamin. Agent Jericho Level 3: Ability Cooldown 60s -> 70s We made this change to Highwayman Jericho last update and it resulted in Agent Jericho becoming the clear favorite of the two. We are making the change to Agent Jericho as well to keep their power levels similar. Bug Fixes Fixed buttons that require a Reward Boost on Steam from displaying “Get Boosts” rather than their original text when the player does not have enough boosts. Fixed damage over time effects, including Burny Stuff and Laser Shock, not working correctly. When a bloon weaker than a ceramic had a DoT applied to it, dealing any damage to this bloon would result in the DoT timer being ‘reset’. This meant that in a lot of circumstances, the DoT would never deal any damage, as it would be reset before it could do so. For Laser Shock (2xx Dartling and Sentai Churchill) specifically, this has been changed so that the DoT timer still gets ‘reset’, however just as it does, the previous DoT will immediately deal its damage. For all other DoTs such as Burny Stuff, the DoT timer will no longer get ‘reset’. Fixed Striker Jones and Biker Bones’ concussive shells being able to stun Agent Jericho’s decoys. Fixed 4/5xx Bomb Shooter being able to stun Agent Jericho’s decoys when paired with Striker Jones or Biker Bones. Fixed Fusty the Snowman’s level 10 ability being able to affect Agent Jericho’s decoys. Fixed Benjamin’s level 20 ability not affecting DDTs. Fixed Gwen’s Flambe Bouquet weapon skin disappearing in her matchup, victory and defeat animations. Fixed the banner previews not displaying large enough to fit 3 accolades on them.

Fixed Captain Churchill’s level 3 ability lowering the collision radius of his shells. Fixed DJ Ben Jammin’s level 7 portrait displaying at level 5. Fixed some animation previews displaying incorrectly on some devices. Fixed Ezili’s mask not displaying when she gets upgraded to level 20. Fixed Hotkeys “Default” button text not localising. Fixed display issues with Science Gwen’s Zapped animation. Fixed display issues with the preview of Wizard Monkey’s Polymorph animation. Download free BTDB2 update 2.0 on PC (Steam).

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It's Official: These are the 3 big hairstyle trends for spring 2023

It's Official: These are the 3 big hairstyle trends for spring 2023

When it comes to haircuts and hair colors, we can't catch up on the latest trends fast enough. At the end of the year, our curiosity is piqued and we ask ourselves: Which hairstyles will be popular in 2023 - and which ones won't be? We spoke to La Bioesthetic hairstylist Alexandre from Trentini about upcoming trend hairstyles and trend hair colors in an InStyle interview. Here is his answer, Fabelhafte Abgehackte Bob Frisuren

Hairstyle trends 2023: These hairstyles are in - and these are out

1. Hairstyle Trends 2023: Center Parting

Keywords: Hairstyles and Hair Color Trends 2023 : What's in store for us in the coming year? Trentini's celebrity hairstylist already knows for sure. "One trendy hairstyle is particularly stylish, versatile and practical: the middle parting! It's perfect for both short bobs and long dreamy manes. She's particularly successful with smooth looks. It doesn't matter if the hair is loose, tied together in a low bun or a ponytail. Everything is allowed. , until a clear line of separation appears in the middle," Trentini said in an interview. frisuren 2023 Sounds simple, but there are a few things to consider in order to keep the center parting hairstyle trend in 2023. “If you have long hair, you need to make sure that the top of your head is close and the bottom of the head is wavy or straight. Ears, too, require skill to style small, sophisticated braided works: either spread across the head or at the front of the fringe for the well-known baby braids.

2. Hairstyle trends 2023: copper brown

There are also innovations in hair color trends for 2023 that we can look forward to. Von Trentini already told us the first details in the InStyle interview: “ Hair colors in frisuren frauen will be characterized by uniform tones. Where this year a three-dimensional effect was created with midlights so that the roots are slightly darker and the tips slightly lighter, in 2023 the hair color is even.” Sounds promising!

And what words are we talking about? “All colors are sophisticated and expressive. For example, in the coming year we will prefer warm brown tones and copper browns, which will replace red,” says von Trentini. So we stay true to copper hair trends and continue to dare to approach fresh copper tones. However, we call this new hair color trend bronzed hair. Natural hair colors like Jennifer Lopez are bronzed and refined with subtle bronze tones.hair Natural hair colors like Jennifer Lopez are bronzed and refined with subtle bronze tones.

3. Hairstyle trends 2023: Wispy bangs

Among the haircuts in 2023, one trend hairstyle will dominate that makes you incredibly sexy and confident: the wispy bangs pony hairstyle! Kylie Jenner was already wearing trendy bangs. Fine pony strands fall casually over the face and can be worn straight or as curtain bangs. This is a beginner bang that is incredibly popular on social media right now and is set to become the hairstyle trend of 2023 early next year  frisuren damen.

What hairstyle trends are out in 2023?

We should stay away from strong color contrasts next year. The combination of low and high is no longer in vogue. We also see more or less mulluk. Instead, we rely on long hair and big, soft layers in uniform color tones.

Hairstyles for women and girls 2023 – Hairstyle 2023

Frisuren für frauen und madchen im jahr 2023 Alle modelle haartype bildergallerie Bob, Kurze, Long frisuren haartypen für damen im der 2023 season

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cf headcanons that have been kicking around my brain for forever

I haven’t contributed to fandom since I was like 12, but I love these characters too much and I thought it’d be fun to actually jot down the little stories I tell myself in the tags. 

and like, drop a line if you want to hear more about something or w a “prompt” 

Casey and Severide used to be a Thing. 

it was a long time ago and never super serious, but after tough calls as candidates they’d meet up for drinks and then just kinda not let each other go until the morning

it also made sense bc Andy and Heather were together pretty much since the first day of the academy and then all their other mutual friends found themselves significant others. So Casey and Sev ended up being the “perpetually single” friends at all the gatherings and it always made the grin and bear it at those things easier when you knew you weren’t really alone

Andy knew pretty much from the get but never said anything

eventually Kelly met Rene and Matt met Hallie and their Thing ended if you can end a Thing that never really existed past beers in a crowded bar and slow mornings with the bedroom door locked and jammed shut

(they picked it up again exactly twice: when Rene walked away and when Matt and Hallie broke it off for the third--but not last--time)

and even though it was never any thing More, it’s twelve years later and Matt can make Kelly’s morning coffee better than anyone else in the house and Kelly knows exactly how far Matt can get pushed before he has to loop an arm around his chest and pull him away before Matt risks a conduct unbecoming

Losing Andy was tough. Ten years later and Kelly still feels a tug of guilt for how he treated Matt those long months afterward. Except, a small, ugly part deep down inside him has never let him really apologize to Matt (because Andy was his best friend, dammit) so now he just overcompensates by being the occasional mother hen and the older brother that Matt had in Andy and deserves in Severide 

Kelly lets it slip to Stella that he and Casey used to have...Something. She’s remarkably unsurprised and that makes Kelly a little indignant because “hey! I’m a catch and in case you haven’t noticed, Case has zero game!” which of course got him “Kelly, you know his locker combo by heart, you don’t even know mine”

Matt’s dyslexic. 

not officially actually, there was a note in his school file starting in 2nd grade that it would probably be a good idea to get him tested but “there’s no way in Sam Hell that any son of mine is gonna be called slow for the rest of his life. Matthew is fine, and if he’s behind the other children it’s because he isn’t working hard enough. His mother coddles him you know”

Sylvie thinks it would be fun for them to start cooking a new dish every week from around the world and Matt gets into the habit of memorizing the recipes the night before because the idea of struggling through reading aloud in front of Sylvie Brett makes his hands sweat

she’s picks up on it eventually because she is Sylvie Brett after all and immediately starts researching and by the end of the month Matt has tried four different “reading and writing strategies” which also makes his palms sweat but more in a holy shit this woman sees all of me and takes to google and not the door what did I do to possibly deserve this kind of way

(it takes zero time at all for Boden to notice the difference in the speed and spelling of Casey’s incident reports and if the guy wasn’t still turning in godawful chicken scratch he would have started accusing Kylie of running a boon)

Four weeks after Matt and Sylvie finally Get It Together, Matt buys a house

which is to say Matt’s name is on the deed and Sylvie gets to live out her wildest HGTV fantasies 

they discover water damage in the attic and also that Matt has a serious thing for Sylvie in beat up jeans and one of his ancient academy hoodies (which means they also discover Sylvie’s skin is too sensitive to take even a quick roll on a $10 drop cloth but the store sells all natural organic ones for just 2 bucks extra and “Sylvie, babe, it’s definitely worth the investment, trust me”

The house is livable after 5 months of hard work and Matt never really asks Sylvie to move in it just becomes “when we get home” and not “I’ll meet you at the house” and a frankly inequitable split of closet space because “I like hanging stuff better so I can see all my choices thank you very much, Mr. Jeans-and-a-henley” (”I should’ve known you don’t like my clothes seeing how you’re always so eager to toss them on the floor”)

they spend the whole reno calling the third bedroom the office except neither of them even think about buying a desk and it’s a good thing too because 6 months after their first time hosting a party as homeowners Casey and Severide are three beers deep each assembling a crib each because “damn Case, you can never do things by halves huh?

Stella and Kelly get married on Molly’s back patio on a warm summer night in July four months after Stella found the ring in Kelly’s bedside drawer looking for a phone charger

Kelly nearly had a panic attack when she ran into the kitchen and thrust the ring box at his face with a triumphant smile because “Dammit, Stella, I had a speech and a nice bottle of champagnes and everything, --and stop laughing at me!” 

Boden walks Stella down the aisle and Terrance is right there next to him when he gets back to his seat but he’s known with absolute certainty that it’s been years and years since he’d answer “just one” if a stranger were to ask how many children he raised

Casey buy’s Sev’s first beer at Molly’s every night for the first full year of his happy marriage to make good on a bet they made with Andy in the academy

Mouch doesn’t have official Godfather title to any of the Hermann kids. But he doesn’t really mind because it means he can come over and wind those monsters up and then leave without an ounce of guilt. (When Hermann falls through the floor of that house with Casey Mouch starts packing his freezer with kid pleasing frozen meals because the job is risky and it’s always better to be prepared than not).

Mouch and Sylvie write a sequel to Sheets On Fire and it goes viral in the erotic fire-fiction community.

(Once, at family dinner, Severide looks Sylvie dead in the eyes and quotes the opening line of Chapter 6. Sylvie chokes on her rosé because maybe Severide (the bastard) really was interested in having a legitimate discussion about hose coiling techniques, but she just has to doubt it.)

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Sicktember - Zach has a headache

Another @sicktember post! Today’s story is with my oc’s Kylie and Zach. 

Prompts: 

Blankets

Medicine

Missing Out 

Headache 

Fever

 Zach and Kylie are in the last week of summer before their senior year of high school and want to make every minute count. So, when Zach arrives at Kylie’s family’s End of the Summer BBQ looking flushed and develops a headache, Kylie drops everything to take care of him. 

Zach swings by the kitchen where his sister, Emily is garnishing her avocado toast — a sprinkle of paprika, an egg over easy — before taking the right Instagram photo to share with her friends.

“‘Morning!” Zach croaks, startled by the sound of his voice. Must just be my morning voice he tries to convince himself. 

He grabs a glass from the wooden cabinet nearest to the refrigerator and pours a glass of orange juice for himself before finding a quick breakfast. 

His eyes grow wide when he sees a white plate with four pieces of bacon lying on it. He quickly takes piece by piece until only one remains on the plate. 

 “Zach!!” Emily exclaimed, her eyes raised and face scrunched in annoyance. 

“Those were for Mom!” she explains, holding a hand on her hip. 

“Sorry…” he mutters, “That would’ve been nice to know before, you know” he gestures his hands to the plate of bacon, pouting his lip. 

“Ugh, it’s fine. I can just make more” 

“Sorry, I have to be at Kylie’s soon for their barbeque and I totally woke up late,” he says trying to justify his actions. 

 “Oh, nice! I’m going to try and stop by later with Kara”  she half-smiles. Emily has been seeing a girl named Kara for over a month now since they met at her summer job as a school nurse at a summer day camp. Emily’s first job since she graduated from Med School. 

 Zach touched his Home screen button to reveal the time, 12:48 PM with five unread messages from Kylie probably asking him where he was. 

 “Fuck. I better go” Zach said, panicked. He had been up late watching Netflix aimlessly and his throat was sore. He had tried everything: tea and honey, gargling with salt water, and honey-flavored cough drops. Nothing was curing the aching in his throat. 

Finally, around 2 am, he was able to fall asleep thanks to some NyQuil. 

But, he was deeply regretting his decisions when he woke up at 11:45 am after Kylie told him to get to her house at 12. 

Luckily, the pain in his throat had hindered. Please, don’t do this to me again, he said into his mirror as he pulled on a blue t-shirt and khaki shorts. 

 Zach pulled into the Daniels’ driveway which was beginning to pack up with cars. As he parked his car, Kylie’s brother, Blake ran over to him waving his arms around in excitement. 

Blake was a year younger than Kylie and Zach, playing in a band with some of his high school friends. 

“Yo! You playing tonight?” Zach asked as he got out of the car to greet him with a handshake. 

Blake laughed, “Nah. I got out of that tonight. One of my bandmates is taking their brother to college,” he said. 

Blake escorted Zach to the back gate where their ingrown pool was fenced in and the party was brewing. Kylie waved to her boyfriend the minute she saw him. She wore an ombre purple bikini top with denim shorts and flip-flops, pulling out pool noodles for the kids to play with. 

Zach smiled, walking over to her, greeting her younger cousins. He pulled her in for a kiss on the cheek.

“Do you have any water?” he asked feeling dehydrated. 

Kylie perked up, turning her head toward him. 

“Yeah! Right in the blue cooler”, she mentioned, throwing a couple of pool noodles into the pool at the kids. The kids screamed with excitement, one laying on their stomach and the others blowing water out the trunk of the noodle. Kylie giggled. 

Zach pulled a cold water bottle out of the cooler and sighed out of relief. Suddenly, he felt light-headed and super thirsty. He chugged the water bottle until only drops of water remained. 

“Let’s go inside. My mom still needs help getting everything set up” she mentioned. 

Zach nodded, following her lead. 

Kylie closed the gate over and started heading into the house. 

When they walked into the Daniels’ home, Zach was immediately greeted by her family members. 

“Zach! Nice to see ya,” Uncle Tim said. Zach nodded waving at him. “I’ll be right back, you chat” Kylie whispered in his ear. 

Zach shrugged. “Ready for senior year? Do you have any colleges picked out?” Aunt Michelle (Tim’s wife) asked. 

Zach dreaded this question. He wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. 

“Uh, I’m going to community college, actually,” he said, confidently. 

“Oh,” they said in unison. Zach was so used to hearing the disappointment in their voices when he told any adult he wasn’t going the “traditional” route for college. 

Why was it so bad that he’d rather save money and figure out what he actually wanted to do instead of contributing to being in crippling debt from student loans? His sister had done the same thing and now, she landed a job as a school nurse. When he figured out whatever the hell he wanted to do in life, he would be successful, too. 

“Yeah! Trying to save money” he said smiling at them. This was his cue to walk away. He walked over to the sectional in the living room across from the kitchen where the TV was playing a re-run of a Food Network competition. 

Once the winner was revealed and another episode started, Zach looked around for his girlfriend. The chatter of Kylie’s loud relatives made his head start to hurt and fatigue set in. 

His eyes lit up when he saw a hint of purple and his girlfriend bringing in a folded chair for an elderly woman to sit in. He ran over to Kylie as soon as he saw her. 

 “Hey. Can I go lay down in your room? I have a headache” he said, talking low so no one could hear him. 

“Sure. Do you want some Advil?” she asked, pouting her lip with concern, “You look a little flushed” she mentioned. 

Zach nodded, “Yeah, that’d be great” and jogged up the stairs turning a corner in the hallway to enter her room. 

The noise died down as he closed the door. Now only hints of loud voices were in the distance. Zach grabbed a fuzzy blanket from a wicker basket and lied on top of her dark purple comforter, closing his eyes as his head pounded. 

Then, the door opened. 

Kylie rubbed his back saying, “Hey, I brought some water and Advil” 

Zach opened his eyes and grabbed the two pink tablets from her hand, chasing them with the water. 

“A nap might help? You look exhausted” she said brushing her hand through his soft brown hair. 

He nodded, “Thanks” and curled back into his position. A shiver went through his body. Making Kylie now more concerned. 

“Do you feel okay? Besides the headache?” she asked quietly. 

“Mhmm” Zach mumbled. “Alright, I’ll check in later, or come and get me if you’re feeling better,” she said, closing her door over. 

 Zach woke up an hour later, feeling cold, his throat burning, and his head pounding more than earlier. He groaned. He could just go home and rest, but driving felt impossible. 

He laid in the bed trying to muster up some strength to send Kylie a text. He waited, counted to five in his head, and slowly picked his body up. 

Z: come here pls i need u 

K: coming! 

He threw his phone down and curled back up in his position. Shivering under the one blanket from earlier. 

The door opened and Kylie quietly walked. 

“Hey, everything okay?” she asked, calmly. 

Zach opened his eyes seeing she changed into a Lakewood University shirt - the college she was most eager to attend. 

“Need to go home. Can’t drive” he muttered. 

“Aw, what’s wrong?” she asked, worried.

“Everything,” he said, his voice raspy. “I just need to go” 

Zach groaned. “Babe, you can stay here. I don’t mind. I know you don’t feel well” she offered. 

He was silent. 

Kylie held in a laugh, resting the back of her hand on his forehead. “I think you have a fever,” she said frowning. 

“Why don’t you stay here until you’re feeling a little better? Then, I’ll drive you home” she suggested. “Your sister and your mom are already here, so I don’t think anyone would even be at your house”

“Okay,” he mumbled.

 “Let me get you some medicine and see if you have a fever,” she said, running out to the hallway closet where the Daniel’s stored their medicine. 

Kylie returned to the room with a bottle of Tylenol and a digital thermometer. 

“I’m sorry, but I need you to get up. Please” 

Zach slowly, painfully got up and looked at his girlfriend. 

Kylie frowned at his glassy eyes and pink cheeks. 

“This should help relieve your symptoms for a bit,” she said gesturing to the pink bottle.

Zach just looked at her. He looked exhausted, she thought. 

She poured the liquid into a plastic measuring cup and handed it over to him. Zach took a big gulp of the medicine, wincing from the taste. 

“It’ll make you feel so much better. I promise” she said smiling softly, then grabbing the digital thermometer. 

“Next,” she said holding the thermometer in the air. Zach opened his mouth, letting the instrument rest under his tongue. 

“I’ll get some more blankets while we wait,” she said softly. 

Even though he felt like utter shit, Zach was so grateful for Kylie. She would drop anything for him, even their family’s annual barbeque. Even before they made things official, as just friends, she was still always there for him. 

Beep. Finally, the thermometer beeped as she held two blankets in her arms. 

She placed the blankets on the bed as Zach lied on his back with the blanket she gave him earlier. 

Kylie took the instrument out of her boyfriend’s mouth and read it. “Okay, you probably just have a bad cold. Nothing we can’t fix! And, you have a little fever, but the medicine should help with that ” she explained. 

Zach grabbed the blankets at the end of the bed, ignoring whatever she was saying. 

“Zach? Are you listening to me?” she asked noticing her boyfriend’s extra blanket. 

He placed the blanket on top of the other and sighed out of relief. 

“Sorry, what did you say?” he asked. 

Kylie sighed. “I said, you have a little fever. But I think you just have a bad cold. Nothing we can’t fix” 

Zach nodded, feeling warmth under the blankets. “Sorry. I really was looking forward to today” he muttered. 

“Oh, don’t even worry! We had a great summer, anyway. Now, let’s get you better” she said kissing him on the forehead. 

See more of Zach and Kylie! 

LOVE SICK 

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New figures released by the BPI have revealed that sales of vinyl LPs and audio cassettes surged ahead in 2020.

Released ahead of the overall BPI figures for 2020 on January 4, the latest sales data on vinyl and cassettes shows how fans turned to physical formats during the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to the Official Charts Company data supplied by the BPI, 4.8 million LPs were purchased in the UK over the past 12 months, a year-on-year increase of almost 10% and a 13th consecutive year of growth since 2007. Despite the many challenges for retail during the pandemic, the performance in 2020 was stronger than 2019, when vinyl sales were up 4.1% year-on-year.

Vinyl LPs now account for nearly one in five of all albums purchased (18%) and are at their highest level since the early ’90s. Vinyl generates almost twice as much in industry revenues as music video streaming platforms such as YouTube, noted the BPI.

While streaming now accounts for around 80% of UK music consumption, the immediacy of the digital format is increasingly complemented by the collection of physical editions by fans.

Among the titles expected to be announced as the year’s best-sellers by the Official Charts Company are classic LPs such as Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black and Nirvana’s Nevermind. Oasis’ (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? is set to be the second biggest seller on vinyl in 2020, following a successful 25th anniversary reissue campaign.

Alongside the perennial classics on the format, new studio albums have also performed well on vinyl this year, including Harry Styles’ Fine Line (the biggest new vinyl release of the past year with 22,368 sales), Kylie Minogue’s Disco, AC/DC’s Power Up, Ultra Mono by Idles and the new live album from Arctic Monkeys.

In a year when all our lives have changed, music’s power to inspire has never been more evident

Geoff Taylor

Vinyl LP sales initially dipped during the first lockdown but by September they began showing positive year-to-date growth for the first time. Campaigns such as Love Record Stores, Tim Burgess’ Twitter Listening Party, Record Store Day (over three dates), The Record Club and National Album Day (in October) helped to rally fans in support of indie record shops, specialist chains and the artist community.  

Though still only a fraction of overall recorded music, cassettes now come as standard on many album releases. It is projected that around 157,000 tapes will have been purchased in the past 12 months – double the total of the year before and the highest amount since 2003, when 243,000 tapes were sold and Now 54 was the year’s biggest seller on the format. This would mark an eighth year of consecutive growth for the format, which is finding a new market thanks to its retro, collectable appeal.

Among the most popular titles released on cassette in 2020 were Lady Gaga’s Chromatica, 5 Seconds Of Summer’s Calm, Yungblud’s Weird! and The 1975’s Notes On A Conditional Form.

Geoff Taylor, chief executive BPI, BRIT Awards & Mercury Prize, said: “In a year when all our lives have changed, music’s power to inspire has never been more evident. The immediacy and convenience of streaming make it the go-to audio format for most of our listening, but more and more fans choose to get closer to their favourite artists and albums on vinyl.

“It’s remarkable that LP and audio tape sales should have risen at all given the challenges we’ve all faced. The surge in sales despite retail closures demonstrates the timeless appeal of collectable physical formats alongside the seamless connectivity of streaming.”

Predicted best-selling vinyl albums for 2020 (based on Official Charts Company data)

1.   Fleetwood Mac – Rumours 2.   Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? 3.   Amy Winehouse – Back To Black 4.   Nirvana – Nevermind 5.   Harry Styles – Fine Line 6.   Kylie Minogue – Disco 7.   AC/DC – Power Up 8.   Queen – Greatest Hits 9.   Idles – Ultra Mono 10. Arctic Monkeys – Live At The Royal Albert Hall

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In Touch, April 26

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Duchess Kate's revenge on Meghan Markle

Page 1: Contents

Page 2: Spring Cleaning -- it's that time of year again, and these products can help -- Nina Dobrev cleaning her floor

Page 4: Introducing Real Housewives All-Stars -- the most beloved table-flipping, drink-tossing, backstabbing stars from Real Housewives NYC, New Jersey, Atlanta and Beverly Hills casts are uniting for an all-star series on the streaming service Peacock and since everyone knows group trips make for the wildest episodes, the show will be filmed for two weeks at a Caribbean resort

Page 5: Angelina Jolie seems to be turning into quite the social butterfly as just weeks after her casual dinner with Ellen Pompeo then DJ Diplo posted an Instagram video with a woman who looks an awful lot like Angie, Number of the Week -- 2.25 million dollars fetched for Tom Brady's rookie football card, Gratitude of the Week -- Lena Dunham explaining how Glenn Close once cut her out of a too-tight corset at a black-tie event, Wife of the Week -- Megan Mullally on introducing her husband Nick Offerman to society, Makeover of the Week -- Iggy Azalea revealed bright green locks

Page 6: Crib of the Week -- Jerry Seinfeld's Colorado hideway in Telluride for sale, Winner of the Week -- Pete Davidson finally moves out of his mom's house on Staten Island and gets his own pad, Loser of the Week -- Bridgerton fans because Rege-Jean Page who plays the Duke of Hastings has confirmed he will not return next season

Page 8: Up Close -- Lady Gaga in a wedding dress playing Black Widow Patrizia Reggiani on the set of House of Gucci

Page 10: Brioni house ambassador Brad Pitt strikes a pose for the brand's Spring/Summer 2021 campaign, Nicole Kidman who will play Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos shares a cheeky on-set pic, Kate Beckinsale straps her cat Clive to her chest in a carrier

Page 12: Planet Hollywood -- stars give back for Earth Day -- Zac Efron shows how bees are affected by pollution on his show Down to Earth with Zac Efron, Gisele Bundchen picks some herbs, Kelis working in the garden

Page 13: Nikki Reed and her chicken, Bella Hadid gets down and dirty sowing 1500 lavender plants at her family's farm in Pennsylvania, Jenna Fischer and her new orange tree

Page 16: Dwayne Johnson shows off the fruits of his labor in the gym, Christopher Meloni joked that he's a big boy after fans notice his ample behind on the set of Law & Order: Organized Crime, Madonna and daughter Lourdes Leon pose for a selfie, Katy Perry standing on a toilet in the American Idol bathroom

Page 20: Kim Kardashian has officially become a billionaire, but not everyone in her family is congratulating her, as sister Kylie Jenner is annoyed because Kim is being so smug about it -- Kylie is proud of her makeup line, and she thinks Kim basically just copied her business model with KKW Beauty and Skims -- meanwhile Kim never misses the chance to point out to her whole family that none of them would be rich or famous without her, they'd be nobodies -- when Kim found out Kylie might be a billionaire, she made it her mission to do the same because she's famously competitive and Kim didn't just set out to best Kylie in business, she wants to destroy all of her sisters and this is natural sibling rivalry but of course Kim is acting like it's war

Page 21: Rapper and actor DMX, real name Earl Simmons, died at age 50 after being on life-support for a week following a heart attack at his New York home -- the father of 15 had long struggled with substance abuse, which reportedly triggered his cardiac arrest -- he showed few signs of trouble in his final days: his fiancee Desiree Lindstrom shared a video of the healthy looking and upbeat star jamming to a Michael Jackson tune, and his final single X Moves was released the day he died, but secretly, he was struggling

Page 22: Cover Story -- Meghan Markle snubbed by the royal family -- Meghan was banned from Prince Philip's funeral as her husband Prince Harry returns to the U.K. for the first time since Megxit -- the royals truly are hoping to heal the rift with Harry, but the chances of that happening are slim if Meghan is around because the family just doesn't trust Meghan anymore

Page 24: Prince Philip's life in pictures

Page 28: Is Tiger Woods hiding something? The investigation into the golfer's horrific car crash is concluded, but questions linger

Page 30: True Crime -- Till Death Do Us Part? San Diego mom May "Maya" Millete vanishes after making an appointment with a divorce lawyer

Page 32: The Big Interview -- Margaret Josephs of The Real Housewives of New Jersey

Page 36: And the Oscar goes to...these must-haves for that virtual soiree you're hosting on Hollywood's biggest night -- Lady Gaga with her Oscar

Page 38: Fashion -- Long Live Tie-Dye -- this psychedelic print is still going strong -- Addison Rae, Kourtney Kardashian

Page 40: Animal Overload -- my dog looks Hoda Kotb

Page 46: Horoscope -- Taurus Renee Zellweger turned 52 on April 25

Page 48: Last Laughs

[baus-designated-dad]

Kylie officially hated winter. It had been hard since her dad went to prison and her mom..well her mom wasn't the same anymore. The seventeen year old was freezing as she sat down outside a convenience store. Her hands, well all of her were shaking as she wrapped her arms around herself.

The stupid snow kept falling so she tucked herself into a ball and tried to stay warm.

Aaron had stopped at the convenience store to get coffee. When he saw the kid.

"Kid you ok?" Aaron asked softlly kneeling down

[threeroadsmeet]

I have been in the Las Vegas airport for 13 hours on a layover

And here is what I learned

There are slot machines in the airport.

Las Vegas may be the city that never sleeps but it's airport certainly does 1am to 3am this place is a silent except for the random amalgamation of music and slot machines that occasionally ring bells to entice non existent people to them

The maintenance staff have a very high tolerance for noise as they will sit and idle their machinery as it beeps it's constant obnoxious tone while it's driver holds full conversations with fellow staff members

Be on the look out for large groups of gentleman arriving for the ritual of debauchery before they loose one of their members to marriage. I witnessed one such group who all howled in unison when they disembarked the gangplank before chanting stag as they marched to the exit.

There are a large amount of vending machines selling everything from Kylie Jenner brand face masks to Legos to cupcakes

Those duty free stores take on a whole new feel when one of them just sells the gaudiest Collection of jewelry and diamond encrusted purses in the shape of a stack of 100 dollar bills.

There are some really weird kiosks in here.

And finally

I have officially been here for way to long and I am very close to losing my mind.