#Melinda Summers

[dilfluvver4eva]

I’m Bs

[karihighman]

Love that Mischa posted her support of her OC cast mates supporting the strike!! 🪧👏 ⬆️

& Melinda posted the full photo on her IG along with Josh Schwartz who posted these epic signs on his IG stories!! 🪧👏 ⬆️

[carebooks]

am i the only one out here disappointed by the edits on yt made with taylor’s ‘who’s afraid of little old me?’

it’s has such a female rage quality to it, so when i see a character like paul atreides, anakin skywalker, the JOKER being used for that song— it’s like no one ever listened to it.

the song isn’t about going down the bad path or becoming a villain, it’s about someone who after being pushed to the edge so many times, being withheld from things, and not getting a choice. she’s called crazy and it is because they’re doing it to her intentionally. she played the game too well that they had to put her down in order to control her again.

but she doesn’t let that happen. she finally breaks away from it, she realizes they’re afraid of her and she can use that. and she learned from them, so she can use that too. it’s a quiet build up and despite what people think that it’s a villain-era song, it’s more about putting on this villain-looking cloak to protect yourself from what’s happened.

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

More unconditional love because you came forward, we love you, being without you I think was so painful, that yes let's move on. -Melinda

[editfandom]

Julie Cooper - The OC

[fght-ff-yr-dmns]

How I'm spending my afternoon...

Over 20 years later and I still can't let go of The O.C.

[the-silver-peahen-residence]

||An Officer's corruption part seven||

Hi dears, It's time for another part to this short au: Officer and criminals Au with demon mun's muses and mine. X3 So here you go with a new chapter added to this. I hope you like.

||Chapters||

Part one

Part two ((NSFW warning))

Part three

Part four ((NSFW warning))

Part Five

||OVA Chapters|| ((My friend Demon mun is writing for the series))

OVA part one

Part Six ((NSFW Warning))

((Your reading part seven))

||Drabble summary||

Jaron and Melinda has seen first hand of the two violent prisoners but it worries them. Even Jaron was noticing other prisoners looking at the females even some eyeing Melinda too. Though, he figures it's nothing. Or was it? In the meantime, Fin was worried due to Winter but Ahmed also was silent regarding his prisoner, Summer. What will happen during this? Read to find out.

||Warning||

~Violence or a fight is present in this drabble

~Possessive behavior will be present

~Some Nsfw might be present (May involve drug use being spoken of and used, seduction, temptation, sexual toys being spoken of, and other stuff not safe for younger ones to read. Don't read if your under 18 I mean that)

~Suggestive activity is present in this

~Heavy marking/biting is present in this

~Blood is spoken of in this

||Guests in Drabble||

Jaron Jackal, Fin Reer, Pierece and his boys, Haliee, and Kali. belongs to my amazing Rp partner @demon-blood-youths Also Kisho belongs to her but is from the side blog @chunibyo-x-sorcerer

Melinda brooks, Rex oxford mills, Summer, and Winter are my OCs that belong to me and the same for Sukuna Ryomen, Yuji itadori, Megumi Fushiguro comes from Jujutsu Kaisen but also me due to having him as a muse.

((Note: Their will be grammar mistakes and errors in this drabble as others have this warning. But like I state before, this is written for fun. So I hope you like it and my friend too. Enjoy))

"47.....48......49.....50.....51....52.."

It was morning right now, seeing that Melinda was doing a prisoner number call making sure all the prisoners were present. She was given the work of doing this with Haliee and the other women officers since most didn't want to. Due to the fact these guys sometimes flirt or dog call the female that is doing this. Though, if it was a female prison, they would do the same to the guys here.

Though, most of them were almost wagging their tails seeing the new female helping out. Even if she was, she was pretty cute. Black long hair that looked good for grabbing, plump in the right places, her hips looked soft just like her thighs. Her cute silver eyes were really present even the kissable lips too. Man who ever was dating her is lucky.

'Ohhhhh she is freaking cute. I would love to make her my pet..'

'Those hips though..they look pretty plump...'

'Nice sized tits too. True, most of the other ladies are nice though they gotten use to the flirting. This is fresh meat.'

'Damn it, I so wanna grope those tits!'

"99....100...102...and....103.....Hmmmm, that should be all of them Haliee. All 103 prisoners accounted for right now." Melinda looks to her seeing the check list but she nods to take it.

"Got it. I'll let Fin know all prisoners are here and accounted for." she said but Melinda nods before facing the prisoners. "Okay gentlemen. Your now allowed to head to the prison yard for your daily exorcise routine or rest up till lunch. Please be sure you don't start any fights while doing so. The other officers will lead you outside now." Melinda saw them mutters a bit but sees other officers leading them out while heading outside.

Melinda sees this but sighed, having her arms crossed. Even though, she didn't know some were already thinking about either trying to find a way to get her part of the whole thing.

"I can't believe they behaved but that's scary." Melinda hearing one officer say nervous.

"What do you mean?"

"W..well, most times they would be flirting and howling at the female that is doing the head count but..maybe it's just me." she said nervous to make Melinda curious. That was strange. She knew Jaron, Fin, and Ahmed were leading the prisoners out side for their daily exercise run but she only looks to still be quiet.

"Hmmmm....."

~~~~~~~Meanwhile~~~~~~~~

"As I said little brother, you three just have to wait a bit longer. The lawyer should be coming soon or I'm hoping more sooner if that idiot wishes to keep his damn job." Sukuna was drinking some rum in his office while looking out to New York City. He did find this place to be rather nice.

'Yeah, I know big brother but I hope the asshole hurries up. It's sorta boring being kept here but..it's not too bad for now.' Yuji said in his cell waiting to head out for the day. He heard Megumi giving him another warning to behave over the new few hours who was shaking nervous. He was pinned against the wall while looking up at Megumi.

'C..come on Megumi please..I said I'll behave just like you told me. I'll behave....and not-'

'I know...you better. I already gave you a warning last night and I'm giving another one today..you slip up...' Megumi looks down at him but shows a few toys in his hand even when one hand was rubbing against his twitching hole making Kisho shake worse. 'You know what happens don't you? I also heard over stimulation makes someone really go crazy. I'm willing to try it on you.' he chuckled darkly making Kisho shake seeing them.

'Y..Yes si..s...sir...I understand..' he said but Sukuna didn't hear this speaking with Yuji.

"I see. Though, I will be going up there to check on you myself and speak with Miss Warden Ger. I hear she's a pretty cute tough chick.." he teased.

'Oh yeah she is. Most of the prisoners are a bit picky towards her but she's not too bad when you get to know her.' he said but that's when he heard Sukuna sigh.

"Well, I'll let you go but hang in there. As long as you do as I say and you three don't cause a problem you will be out sooner. I'll speak to you later." he said before hanging up. Yuji did the same on his end but looks to the two while Megumi backs up for a flushed Kisho shaking now however, it would be almost time for them to be called for head count.

Sukuna lowers the phone and keeps looking out while drinking some of his rum. Well, seems they were alright as long as they behaved so no worries. Now he's wondering of today.

~~~~~~AT Fin's Prison/Main office~~~~~~~

"So that's the situation huh? I hope your not over thinking due to that woman and the temptation....you know she's dangerous Fin." Ahemd looks seeing Fin thinking but he was silent right now.

"Yeah, I know.."

Ever since Winter was brought here, he was the one that took the responsibility to watch over her. True, at first her file didn't seem to bad but when he read it, she did a lot in the black market. Being a second in command and killing so many hound dogs in areas for money. Yeah, no big red flag there!

However, what's worse is how she tends to seduce him and knowing she was a demon or a fallen one. He knew that even from that, she had......dark forbidden blood in her. It was not like other were or other types here in prison and hers was the one that burned his nose. He knew when she spilled it, that made him either wish to bite her or.....shaking his head, he closed his eyes but Ahemd said nothing.

"Fin-"

"I'm good, I'm good. Though, what of Summer? Has she-"

"No. I've checked on her this morning. Right now, she's in her own prison yard right now but she had no idea Winter is here too. Keeping them apart is best plan because we know if they knew they were here, it would turn into a bloodbath." he warns and Fin knew that too. Those two were dangerous. Deadly. But....dangerously beautiful at the same time.

Ahemd knew but Fin sighed to look at him. "And I guess she also tempted you too?" he asked.

"......."

~~~~~~~~~~~~

"You know even if fallen demons tend to have different blood types it's not bad. If you look that hungry.." Summer leans onto the metal cell bar doors exposing her neck a little. Her eyes were glowing in the darkness of the cell while baring her own canine teeth.

"Why not have a taste?"

"Enough with your tricks, Summer. I only came to see if you were alright and clearly you are. I'm-"

"Your so boring at times being all high and mighty. Besides, I said I would behave right? I'm good...at times." she lets the prison shirt go but looks to him. "Though, I wonder how long can you resist wanting to try it out. Why not have a little fun?..Give into the sinful desires that a were like you is. I know our blood is calling out to one another...aching for us to at least bite and claim what we want...."

"......."

"And I know right now...your aching to know~"

~~~~~~~~~~~

"....Ahemd?" he snaps out of it but clears his throat.

"In a way but it wouldn't work. I know she tends to try anything to make another do what she says. She's tricky just like her friend. For now, as we agreed we need to keep on guard even if those two are dangerous..they are not to be trusted."

Fin knew that but looking to his desk, he still remembers just like him. Two of them were dangerous and Rex trained them well. However, given the thought of the two in their minds, this was going to be hard for now.

~~~~~~~Outside in the prison yard~~~~~~~~~

Jaron was keeping a eye on them but sees none of them tired anything so that was good. He did try to check on his friends saying they were alright. Even Ink was good. Though, he sweatdrops hearing she was going to be meeting with the six men she is assigned to later on. He just hopes she stays safe.

Wit ha sigh, he keeps a eye out along with other guards who were keeping guard as well. Seems everything was alright so far but nothing else was wrong. Even from that, a few were speaking or talking.

"So I heard the helping officer is sexy as hell. You said she wasn't like others or used to be?" A demon prisoner asked seeing a half vampire nod.

"It's true. I can tell from her scent. She used to be a pure blood demon but...maybe it has something to do with the Nagu freaks that roam at Central park. They get a lot of them now a days. But I heard one or a few bit her way back infecting her blood and changing it. Their venom is deadly but it's rare for a demon to live through it or stay sane. Seems like she was fine even after." he explains seeing the others think.

"That might explain that delicious scent coming from her. Man, makes me wanna eat her up if ya get what I mean." he grins seeing the other guys agreeing.

"Now now, she isn't a weak female to look down at. She is pretty deadly even if she comes from the Cursed vixens police station. Those woman are dangerous just like the others around New York. I heard the police station in Philly is strong and another one but it's some sort of a crazier one. The one in New Jersey in the forest."

"Oohhhhh I heard of that one."

"Uhhh guys, were getting off topic. You were saying the woman or that officer is different so what explains the change in scent?"

"As I said, her blood. Her scent remains unchanged because no guy has tried to mark her. She's new to this and given most of you are like half were demons, her scent will drive many crazy. Like a drug but sexual wise." he explains looking to see Melinda standing guard while making sure the others were okay.

"Meaning, she's up for grabs if one was to show dominance over her..." he chuckled.

"And how are we gonna do that. She's pretty smart so it would be hard to do that." one said that the one speaking smiles.

"It won't be. I think I have something that could help." he said reaching to show a bag of some medicine inside. The prisoners blinks to look then at him.

"Dude, how did you get drugs-"

"It's not that sort of drug. These will make her ripe for the picking that no other were or someone having animal demon blood in them can resist. If she was to swallow one or we can inject her. She would be a weak wet mess. Though, given to her. I know the other females in this place know and took all dangerous illegal drugs out. But not her which is why I was saving these. She can't be that bad to tame."

Well, he was wrong.

Melinda kept looking out seeing the prisoners doing their thing before she checks her watch. She wonders if Jaron was alright on his side knowing he and her were working together during this. Adjusting her uniform, she was just keeping a eye out when she saw one prisoner flirting with a female officer. "????"

The other looked nervous trying to tell him to back up but he only grins looking down at her like a cute trapped bunny. He even touches her cheek making her hit his hand away. Frowning, Melinda goes to deal with it.

"Oh come on baby, I won't bite. How about you and me have some fun hmm? No one is watching." He seems to be a top dog in a gang while his boys were looking at her who was shaking.

"I told you to leave me alone. You are invading my personal space." she said but he only smiled to lean in holding her chin.

"And who says that? Besides, that asshole warden isn't here. So why not stop fighting me..and let me have you." he said.

"I..I said no...let me alone you brute!" she said about to hit him but he grabs her wrist seeing he chuckled. "!?"

"Nice try love." he said about to kiss her until...

"Hey! She said let her go. I don't think she needs to repeat herself."

The guys along with the leader heard to see Melinda there. She was walking over as he looks to see the female officer nervous. Wait, wasn't that the new prey?

"I beg your pardon miss? I'm not doing anything..just having a nice talk." he said.

"Uh huh and your scaring her. I said let her go.. "she warns but the prisoner sighed and lets her go seeing her quickly rush away to hide behind Melinda.

"You alright?" she asked seeing the female nod. However, the prisoners were smiling seeing her.

"And it seems we are greeted by Miss Officer brooks herself. What's a beauty like you doing here? Did you come to play?" he grins but Melinda sighed.

"No. But I would ask you men to behave yourselves. This is not some rough house for you all to act like wild animals." she said even if the leader grins to look down at her.

"Is that right hmm? Well, we are just having some fun we weren't going to do anything. Right boys?" he said seeing them nodding. However, he smiled to look away. "But we'll leave if you wish....but would you like us to? You look so cute." he said as Melinda looks to the female officer who got nervous but Melinda ushes her to leave as she did quickly.

"As I said, please behave yourself...this is not a wild dog house." she said but that's when the group surrounds her but the leader smiled looking at her.

"We know..but it tends to get boring once in a while. We try to make things fun and cool..or better..interesting." he smirked as he looks to Melinda that he even reaches to cup her cheek. His hands were big and yet she said nothing.

"Though, a cutie like you seems to not mind it. We would love to get to know you if you get what I mean.." he said but Melinda reaches to remove his hand from her face.

"I rather not. Now if you excuse me, I still have patrol to do. Just don't do anything else dumb." she said about to leave when the guy traps her to look at her.

"I don't think you get what I mean pretty lady. I said we wanna have a little fun. You do know your not like the other women here even with your scent driving some crazy. You clearly are a different breed..one that I would like to take up.......if you don't tend to fight back that is..." he said but Melinda said nothing to look down but she looks up glaring at him.

"I suggest you back up.." she warns.

"How about you make me?" he teased now lifting her head up to look at him. "You are not like them..I know because your scent is sweeter and heavier.....maybe it's due to the fact you have tainted blood......" he teased but Melinda only remains silent.

"I said let me go...or you'll regret it..." she warns but he smiled to laugh.

"And how are you going to do that?" he said gripping her chin now. However, as he was about to kiss her, something was off. He looks to see her silver eyes slowly changed to blood red. "????"

~~~~~~~Meanwhile~~~~~~~~

"Alright, that should be good. And lunch should be close. I guess we can let them rest up a while longer." One officer said to Jaron who agreed. He saw Fin's boys were still keeping watch on some of the prisoners. However, while they were doing that, a few heard running and panting.

"H..Hey! Help! Help!!"

Jaron blinks to look seeing one of the female guards from this morning who ran looking tired. One of the boys checks to see if she was alright.

"Hey, what's wrong? You alright?" Pierce said as the female looks.

"I'm okay but..you have to come and help! Some of the prisoners including a gang is messing and picking a fight with officer brooks!"

This got Jaron's eyes to widen. "What!?"

Right away, he with the others rushes to find her with the female officer following. The other prisoners were confused but heard some cheering on the other side. Inside, Fin and Ahemd heard. What the hell was going on?!

Now both of them rushes to check it out. This also caught the attention of Summer and Winter who was relaxing in a private yard. Now what could that be?

~~~~~~~~~~

Jaron rushes to hurry and hope to find Melinda and prey she was alright. Pierce and the other boys were following him down the hallway of the prison to the west side of the prison.

"So wait, one of the gangs were hitting on you?" Pierce asked seeing her nod.

"Yes. However, Melinda got me away before they tried anything. I'm worried about her! They are not like the others here in prison. I don't know if that creep will do something to her." she said but this only got Jaron worried but deep down, something also was felt. Was it anger or jealous of another male being close to her? Right now, he had to be sure she was alright.

In a way, the group made it to the west side seeing a group crowding around as if a fight was happening. He did hear some grunts of pain and punches giving the worry of a fight!

"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!" Pierce shouted growling at the prisoners while they or some moved showing the fight. It turns out some of the gang members were knocked out but the head leader was trying to catch Melinda. However, she was too quick for him only getting caught in a hold. Though, she wasn't touching him. That's right, she was using her telekinesis to stop him.

"What the fuck!? How are you doing this!?" he growls trying to move but Melinda sighed to lower her hand that made the guy slam face down into the ground.

"That's none of your business. I told you to behave and here you are acting like some wild dog. I suggest you listen." she warns with her hand glowing silver however, her eyes were blood red and not silver anymore. The leader growls at her before hearing a whistle blow showing Ahemd and Fin arriving.

"What the fuck is going on here!?" he said as the crowd mutters but Melinda sighed to look at Fin.

"Sorry. This bozo was causing a problem given the fact he was flirting with one of your officers. Though, it seems they were trying something else." she said but Fin looks to her then at the guy and his gang.

"Ughhhh again with you huh? Guys, take him to the detention floor." he said as some goes to grab and put them in hand cuffs. Even the leader who struggles before Melinda lets her hold go on him when he was.

"Damn it! Let go!" he roars but was forced to move before looking back. "I'll get you back for this missy. I'll be sure I make you mine!" he shouted.

Wait, what the hell? Hearing this got Jaron quiet but what did he mean by that? He looks to see Melinda sigh as she calms down but something was off. Thanks to his own senses, he goes to check on her.

"Melinda, you alright?" Jaron asked holding her shoulders but she blinks to look at him.

"Don't worry I'm alright, Jaron." she smiled with eyes closed but can you blame him? He was worried when hearing this but he only sighed to look at her.

"Okay, I just wanna be sure you were alright." he said.

"Trust me, I'm alright. Though, seems lunch is almost ready for the prisoners. Should we go ahead and call them back inside?" she asked but Jaron looks then gives a light nod.

He lets her shoulders go but he now was worried. Remembering what that guy said, he was nervous thinking or having a idea of what he means. He would get at her and now something else bothered him....

A musky ill like smell came from Melinda when the guy touched her. It irritated his nose though being a jackal has it's perks. Even this one. Remaining quiet, Jaron didn't like this feeling. He had to be sure she stays safe..but something else was picking at his mind...who the hell this guy thinks he was. He wouldn't let him take her or hurt her.

"..Uhhh Jaron, you okay?" Fin asked but he sighed to shake his head.

"Yeah..Yeah, I'm good." he said to him hearing a alarm go off showing it was time for the prisoners to head back inside. While doing that, Jaron was lost in thought.

'I think I'll have to be sure she is safe. I don't tend to get violent..but I can let it slide till then. I can't let these creeps do anything to her or me for that matter....even if this place has females their mostly officers..guess it was too dangerous for them. Ughh, what am I saying? I need to focus on Melinda and be sure she stays away from that creep...' he thought but as he did, the hat he was wearing hid his upper face that his eyes glowed.

Yeah, it seems he was angry that another touched Melinda. He wouldn't let that slide. However, the ones that saw the fight was shocked and the vampire smiling.

Seems he was right. Her blood was tainted but it gives them a chance..she was up for the picking.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Hey! Uhhh....Warden Kinie said you have a visitor.."

Rex looks from doing some stretching from his cell to let go. Due to his dangerous nature, he was kept away from the other prisoners in this damn place. The last time he was in the same cell holding hallways, he ended up starting fights. So it was ordered that he was kept in a personal one.

Away from the rest.

"..A visitor? and who could that be?" he asked only for the guard to get nervous seeing his eyes from the cell.

"I...Umm....I can't say who but she will be coming to check on you due to the request. Just d..don't do anything funny." he said that Rex only crosses his arms scaring the other more.

"I see....Fine, I'll do my best..not to. Depends if I don't think about clawing them up first." he said that the guard gulps.

"R...Right! I'll just..I'll let her know you know.." quickly, the guard leads to leave Rex to wonder who this was. He might have a guess it's one of the police officers or maybe one of the females. Even so, he only sits down to wait almost like a good boy. He looks to see the sun still out this afternoon while hearing the commotion from outside.

~~~~~~In the Prison yard~~~~~~~

"Oh come on Megumi, I said I was sorry! Can you blame me for wanting to know. Besides, I wonder where Officer Violet is.." he looks around seeing she isn't here but maybe she was just doing something after the roll call.

"Oh stop worrying about it. I'm sure she's fine." Megumi said but Yuji was bored eating some snack they had for the prisoners. However, he did look to see that the other new officers were speaking before seeing Jinx finally show up.

"You sure your alright Jinx? Why were you-"

"It's nothing! Just trying to get up for another day." Jinx laughed waving her hand even if Kali sweatdrops and Ink smiling happily.

"That's good to know! I can't wait to see what today holds for us!"

"STOP ACTING ALL HAPPY ABOUT IT DAMN IT! DX" Kali shouted at the two bonking their heads. Both yelp from that wincing but only laughed nervously knowing how she was. However, Yuji saw Jinx again but a smile shows on his face. Yeah, she still was pretty cute even so...he already took more of a liking to her.

However, the boys sees her going to them but sees if they were good. "Morning guys! Are you guys doing alright?"

"We are miss thanks for asking!" Kisho smiled even if Jinx was too, deep down she was still shocked from what she saw last night. Megumi looks to give a light nod of good morning and Yuji smiled with a wave.

"Yes. I figure today should be another day right. Well, giving the fact that everything else is. Oh well..."

"Oh come on, you should at least be happy on this day. The sun is out and everything is rather nice." she said happily to them but the three looks to her then at one another.

"She's got a point." Megumi said.

"True. The sun is always nice when it's out though I heard it's going to rain and storm later. Talk about a cut off." Kisho sighed.

"Oh come on Kisho it's fine. Even though that will happen we will be inside." he said but he knew that.

"True but at least it's nice now." Jinx said to them. As the three nods to agree, she blinks hearing something from outside the gate. A few of the prisoners were looking seeing some car driving through and parking. It seems like someone was visiting the prison?

"Uhhhh Hey, that car looks familiar. Hey, Yuji isn't that someone from you brother in the-"

That's when he got another nudge painfully to the side as he yelps hissing.

"Huh?" Jinx blinks but Megumi sighed.

"It's nothing. You know how Kisho tends to be...don't you Kisho?" he said in a quiet tone but giving the look in his eye, Kisho was nervous.

"R..right right! Nevermind! Just a thought!" he said laughing nervously but he already knew he fucked up.

'Oh shit..Megumi is going to wreck me again after that slip up.....' he thought as Jinx thinks a little wondering. "Hmmmmm..."

~~~~~~~~~In another location~~~~~~~~~

"So you are worried too?" Breezy asked Vivi but she nods.

"Shdwkyz hasn't answered my calls and I'm worried. I take it Rust too?" she saw Breezy nod but sighs. They been on patrol for a while but given the fact they heard nothing from the two it worried them.

"Maybe their still doing missions knowing how it is." she said.

"That might be true but we don't know that Breezy. I think we should check on them to be sure. I get the feeling something is up. Even with weird behavior in the other prisons right now." Vivi remembers from a morning report from the other wardens of the prisoners behaving differently. But she was more worried about Shdwkyz and Breezy worried about Rust.

"How about this? We go check on them when we can. We have to see if they were alright. Deal?" Breezy said but Vivi sighed to nod.

"Alright..."

So the two agreed to do that but when they do, they might be in for a surprise.

[abittersweetraisin]

Buffy & SHIELD.

I have finally finished watching Agents of SHIELD. 🥳🎉 I need to begin by saying i loved how the show was written. How some things that we saw one season came later and took a different meaning. That last episode in season 6 and then that last episode in season 7. The people in the jumpsuits.... i really wasn't expecting that. I also loved the character's personalities. They were well defined. I LOVED May. She was my top favorite character. Ming-Na Wen did a fantastic acting job. Fitz was adorable. I wanna marry him.

Through the episodes i noticed some parallels with Buffy, the vampire slayer. Little surprise since Joss Whedon created both shows. Here i wanna list some of the things i noticed. Since i started watching the show a good while ago I may have forgotten some things, i hope i'm not exaggerating with some of the things,... we'll see.

Do not continue reading if you haven't fully watched both series. There will be spoilers. -The first thing i'll list is very obvious. The father-daughter relationship between Buffy and Giles is the same Coulson had with Daisy. Both men started as mentors but in time became father figures. -The second one may be seen as an exaggeration from me, but... in Shield's season 3, all the people who were inhumans got their powers awakened. That reminded me of Buffy's final season when all the potential slayers received their power. -The use of robots. Aida was supposed to be like Ultron, yet in the beginning she reminded me of robot Buffy and that girl, April. (Warren's "girlfriend".) -The ascension. That was how the major called the ritual to become a pure demon back in Buffy's season 3. But that word was used by Ward back in season 3. And by Izel in season 6.

-Speaking of Izel. She was referred as "the beast". Same 'title' given to Glory in Buffy's season 5. And the similarities in their plans. Glory was after the key (Dawn) to open the gate so she could go back to her dimension. Izel wanted to find the keys (the monoliths) to open the gate for her people to cross over to our world. -Oh, and the fear dimension that the monoliths opened in Shield's season 5, was very similar to the one on that episode in Buffy's season 1 with that boy in comma. -The framework in Shield's season 4, that reminded me of that episode with the alternate universe in Buffy season 3 when Anya granted Cordy that wish. -And what about all those times Buffy and Coulson died? Buffy died... twice for sure and other two times that are debatable. She died in season 1 and season 5. But then she died in that alternate universe in season 3 (the wish) and in season 6 when Willow brought her back after she got shot by Warren. And Coulson, he was killed by Loki, then in season 5. Then he sortof came back in season 6 and died again. And sortof came back again in season 7 and died again. -Finally. In season 5, Buffy suddenly has a sister. Similar thing than when in season 7 Daisy learns she had a sister.

I feel like i'm forgetting something... I'll update this list if i remember something else. Bottom line, both were great series. 😊

[theodoreangelos]

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[foreveryoungadult]

The O.C. S3.E17 “The Journey”

Summer: "I got nothing against you. In theory."

[mariacallous]

I read the NPR article about Richard Reeves and the 2024 election and masculinity etc and I'm once again where I always am with him - there are a few things I sort of agree with but overall I want him to shut up.

“The irony is that this was supposed to be an election about women and about women's rights. And of course, it still is.” Reeves says, “But it's striking to me how much of the debate and so much of the performance, almost of the election so far, has actually been about competing views about masculinity and manhood.”

This summer, philanthropist Melinda French Gates distributed $1 billion to causes supporting women and girls. Reeves was surprised when his institute received some of that money.

“What she's come to realize is that a world of floundering men is not likely to be a world of flourishing women, and that we do have to rise together. And that actually, if men really start struggling to do their bit on the home front or in the labor market, it's not like that women end up unscathed from that,” he told Morning Edition.

According to the American Psychological Association, boys tend to perform worse in school than girls, statistically, and are now less likely than girls to attend college. Reeves, in his analysis, says that boys go on to live unhealthier lives as well.

Is the issue that schools and jobs and modern relationships are causing men to struggle? Or is it that misogyny and sexism are contributing to why school performance is down for boys, why college enrollment is down for men, why women are, in some fields and areas, doing better/advancing more?

Reeves says Republican demonstrations of masculinity have become more performative, with increased bravado and machismo. This shift is evident in who has introduced Trump at past Republican National Conventions. Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, introduced him at the last two conventions, but this year he was introduced by Dana White, the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

On the Democratic side, Reeves says the fact that Harris is a woman gives her more “permission” to speak on the issues of boys and men.

He also highlights the significance of Harris choosing Governor Tim Walz as her running mate to contrast Trump’s style of masculinity. “It'll be interesting to see if they follow this up with any policies. But a high school coach, a high school teacher—there’s a way in which Tim Walz is embodying a more service-oriented form of masculinity.”

Reeves points to memes about Walz that praise his masculine traits.

“There's all these memes now he'll fix your car. He'll make sure you get home safely. Like he'll put his arm around you. Be a coach.”

I don;t necessarily disagree with this analysis, but it's very surface-level and anodyne, and doesn't touch on how much negative masculinity is embraced and portrayed by the Trump campaign.

When asked what actions and beliefs define masculinity, Reeves was initially reluctant before sharing his perspective.

“There are very many different ways of being masculine. But I would say that the longest and best established definition of masculinity that I found as I've done this work is really of being of service to others, of being of for more than yourself.”

Reeves explains that historically, what has distinguished a man from a boy is the ability to “generate more of something than you need for your own survival.” It conjures up the idea of the “breadwinner” of a family, though Reeves says it doesn’t necessarily mean that.

“I think the idea of a man who exists only for himself, that's actually the opposite of masculinity. And so there's a certain selflessness to all of the definitions of masculinity that I think is positive, that I think should define what modern manhood is.”

"the longest and best established definition of masculinity that I found as I've done this work is really of being of service to others, of being of for more than yourself.”

Okay...

Recent polling from the Pew Research Center shows that more men tend to vote Republican. But even among the younger demographic of Gen Z, women are heavily Democratic, while men are more likely to lean Republican.

“It really is more driven by the movement of young women to the left than of young men to the right, although it is now both,” Reeves says, “But what's interesting about this is that if you look at the attitudes of young men, of Gen Z men towards gender equality, for example, there is no evidence that they are in any way less supportive of gender equality than previous generations. If anything, they're more supportive.”

He goes on to say, “I think it's a real mistake on the part of people on the left to see the move of young men towards the right and see that as a turning towards the right when it could just as easily be a turning away from the left, because they don't see themselves in the rhetoric and aesthetic and politics of the left.”

Reeves says that many young men feel “quite homeless politically,” and that sense of not belonging makes them open to the right if they feel that they are being heard.

“The problem is that on the right there are absolutely no policy solutions to help young men.”

“But what's interesting about this is that if you look at the attitudes of young men, of Gen Z men towards gender equality, for example, there is no evidence that they are in any way less supportive of gender equality than previous generations. If anything, they're more supportive.”

I think that's actually very incorrect? In fact, haven't we seen the opposite?

"I think it's a real mistake on the part of people on the left to see the move of young men towards the right and see that as a turning towards the right when it could just as easily be a turning away from the left"

A distinction without much of a difference if it ends up in the same result, and even he is qualifying that that's what's happening.

Reeves says that many young men feel “quite homeless politically,” and that sense of not belonging makes them open to the right if they feel that they are being heard.

“The problem is that on the right there are absolutely no policy solutions to help young men.”

So it's almost like policies aren't the problem?

I am so tired of him and his shtick, and the fact that his argument is based on very cherrypicked and personally biased thinking (would we have written "Of Girls and Women" if he'd been the father of three daughters and saw how things were shaping up against them? Doubtful).

@thecardiganqueen @larkandkatydid et al

[erika111111]

Until Dawn characters' full names headcanons

Joshua Robert Washington - Taken from his father, Bob. I assume Bob is short for Robert anyway, lol.

Hannah Melinda Washington - Taken from her mother, Melinda. Also, she got to be named after her mother instead of Beth because she's older (by a few minutes, but still, lol).

Elizabeth Antonella Washington - Taken from her actress, Antonella Lentini. While I do believe Beth is probably her full first name because other characters' full first names appear in the game, I like to headcanon her as Elizabeth anyway. I don't think it's fair that she's the only one without a nickname, lol.

Christopher Noah Hartley - Taken from his actor, Noah Fleiss. Christopher Noah Hartley is suchhhh a cool name. Rolls off the tongue so nicely.

Emily Sakura Davis - Taken from her actress, Nichole Sakura. Emily is such a Nichole for me, I found it important to emphasize her Japanese heritage because for some reason they didn't make her last name Japanese. Also, Nichole Sakura changed her last name back from Bloom to Sakura for the same reason so I think it's fitting.

Jessica Summer Riley - Taken from the 2010 beta version of her character. At least I think Summer was supposed to be Jess, but it is hard to tell exactly... Regardless, Jess is such a summer.

Michael Scott Munroe - Taken from the 2010 beta version of his character. Again, I'm not 100% sure if Scott is supposed to be Mike, but they have a similar design and role in the story so I'd say so.

I don't have the others yet. I couldn't think of ones that sounded good enough to me. But yeah, here's these.

Also, I did want to put Asian heritage into the Washington family's names as well (stop whitewashing the Washingtons!!!), but I also couldn't think of anything good enough. So take these for now please.

[rogality]

And the results are in so come up with a ship name and spread the word to all of tumblr if you must

Poly or no?

[gamesweetdreaming]

Light Elf CC Masterlist

This is Aura, she's a townie and also owner of many rent houses girlboss

Overlay | Ears | Eyeshadow | Eyeliner | Eyes | Lipstick | Eyelashes

Get her look

Casual: Hair | Dress Winter: Hair | Dress Summer: Dress Party: Circlet | Dress Formal: Circlet

Everything else is from DLCs

CC MASTERLIST FOR LIGHT ELVES BELOW

there's some repeated stuff from Aura's lookbook

All the CC is mostly Maxis Match

No Paid CC, No C*rsef*rge

@babyfaesims has really cute stuff, they deserve more support!

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Markings facepaint and Overlay (and more): Berry Sweet Sims & Supernaturals (music.blog)

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Markings Eyeshadow: The Sims Resource - [Ts4]Taty_Eyeshadows_46

Markings Blush: The Sims Resource - Blush N29

Markings Tattoo: The Sims Resource - [Ts4]Taty_FantasyTattoo_12

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Ear Preset: The Sims Resource - Ear Preset N7

Ear Acc: Altmer Elf Ears – @notegain no Tumblr

Ear Acc: Pixie Ears – @notegain no Tumblr

Crown: The Sims Resource - Arcane Illusions - Elvenking Crown

Circlet hat: The Sims Resource - Dyone Crown

Circlet hat: The Sims Resource - DSF TIARA ELVES CISNE

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Hair The Sims Resource - Ye Medieval - Marguerite Hairstyle

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Shirt Male: The Sims Resource - DSF ELVEN TUNIC CISNE

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Ring: The Sims Resource - Ye Medieval Royal Rings set

Thanks to all creators listed <3

[abarbaricyalp]

Tell It to the Bees (and the birds)

Hi all! This is my beekeeper!Bucky birdkeeper!Sam meet ugly neighbors au. I am so enamored of this little story and I hope you like reading it as much as I liked writing it! There's a second snippet here as well

The way onto the roof was extremely inaccessible. Bucky was only missing an arm and could barely manage it, much less if someone was in a wheelchair or had muscle issues. Apparently the building had once housed families and, back before ADA laws, the building manager had decided cordoning off access to the roof was safer than trusting kids not to go up to it. So, every few days, Bucky had to clamber his way into a discharge closet that was barely wide enough for his shoulders, climb up a ladder he swore inclined past a 90 degree angle, shove open a hatch door that weighed more than a small child, and then lift himself onto the roof. He hadn’t figured out how to manage it without his prosthetic arm on and he was about two more attempts away from suing for access. The only thing stopping him was that he didn’t know how much weight the “Roof Access Strictly Prohibited” sign actually had.

But it was all worth it once Bucky got outside. He was not the first tenant to utilize the roof. In fact, he’d inherited his current raison du climb from one of his neighbors after he found her hard at work on it one day. When she left to move in with one of her children, she left it to Bucky to maintain.

“Guys, you will not believe what Leo said at group today,” he greeted as he walked across the roof. In the middle of the roof, far enough away from the HVAC vents and under a shade tarp that had seen better days and less extreme summers and winters, a small wooden beehive waited for him. The bees were always buzzing, but Bucky liked to think they got louder when they heard his voice.

“He clearly focused all of the topics on me and made sure to get a dig in about how group can’t help if not everyone wanted to be a group. That’s ridiculous, right? I mean, I totally consider myself part of the group. Just because I don’t talk doesn’t mean I’m not present.”

He sat down in the small wooden slatted chair that was half as comfortable as it should be but leagues above the metal folding chair. Especially in the summer. The hive was, apparently, typical sized: three boxes tall and Bucky was only allowed to mess with one of them, the honey super, it was called. One was for the bees themselves and the other was for the eggs and maturation of new bees. Each box had a glass fronting, so he got to see inside sometimes, depending on how they built the combs that year. It also probably meant that someone smarter than him could guess how many bees were in it at which point of the year, but Bucky hadn’t gotten around to memorizing all the facts and figures yet. Melinda had taught him everything about caring for them–“We maintain them, we don’t keep them”–but what Bucky knew, he knew by muscle memory, not logical thought. Now, they were just coming out of their winter easement and the lower box was full of eggs and pupae.

Mostly what Bucky and Melinda used it for–other than an ever full donation crate of honey and beeswax–was less the maintaining of the bees and more the telling of the bees. The first time Bucky had come up to the roof–after ignoring many dubious signs–was a day where he just needed to find some quiet from the noise in his head. What he found was an older woman speaking in soft dulcet tones about what fools her children were. When Bucky tracked her voice down, he found her talking to a very large beehive. And that was that. He was hooked.

Bucky had been in a dozen kinds of therapies since he’d gotten medically discharged from the army, but nothing felt the same as talking to the bees. Nothing felt as real or as safe as this.

The bees didn’t argue with him. They never did. A few flew out to greet him, buzzed around his head until they were sure he only smelt like a flower but wasn’t one. He waited patiently to pass muster before he pulled a small water bottle from his bag and poured some into his palm. It was Melinda’s sugar water concoction and the bees loved it. He wasn’t supposed to give it to them too often. He tried to limit himself to once a week. But the bees got so excited over it and he loved the way they felt walking over his hand.

A few bees had braved him to come crawl over his palm and drink the sugar and Bucky was just beginning to relax into this lovely moment when a massive hawk suddenly dove at them. Bucky made an unbecomingly high pitched screech and went sprawling backwards in the chair. The bird squawked back and startled into the air. The bees droned a frenzied buzz and disappeared.

From flat on his back, Bucky stared into the sky and wondered what the hell had just happened. His shoulder ached from where his prosthesis had jared into the skin and the air was failing to come back into his lungs. Also, he was having entirely too vivid day-terrors of his eyes being plucked out by a razor sharp beak.

The hawk circled around in the air some twenty feet higher and then swooped a little closer and glided around the HVAC system to the far side of the roof. Bucky kicked himself free of the chair and checked to make sure there were no wounded bees on the ground around him before following the bird.

Since Melinda had left, Bucky had rarely seen anyone, or anything, else up on the roof. Occasionally someone braved the absurd ladder and door, usually young people with friends, but it had been pretty quiet for the most part. So he was more than surprised to come around the HVAC to find an entire bird coop constructed and well maintained.

Granted, it had been a while since Bucky had explored other parts of the roof. It was a large complex and the roof was littered with curbs and dips and trash, so it was safer to just sit next to his bees and then go back inside. But he was certain there had been no bird coop on the roof at any point recently.

Casting a glance around before he could give further fodder to his neighbors that he was a few crayons short of a box, he leaned forward and smelled the wood of the coop. Like he expected, it was fresh. So who the hell had been up here? And how hadn’t Bucky noticed? How hadn’t the bees noticed? They hadn’t expressed any agitation. 

Within the coop, a variety of birds cooed at him and shuffled around with a scraping of talons and ruffling of feathers. It was mostly pigeons but there were a few crows, a few colorful birds, a few finches. The hawk that had swooped down at Bucky was sitting outside of the coop, on a fake branch. It stared at him in an entirely too judgemental way. When it tilted its head at Bucky, Bucky tilted his back. The bird ruffled its feathers and turned around on the branch. Bucky turned around too.

[thebestever16]

do you have any wash sibs headcanons?

Until the age of 13, all of the Washingtons went to church every Sunday and attended bible study too

They were in the church choir for a long time too

All of the sibs can play one classical instrument (Josh- the cello, Hannah- the violin, and Beth- the piano)

Josh is the unofficial official maintenance guy (if anything is broken/needs to be built, his sisters will ask him to do it)

Beth and Josh brought Hannah the sims 3 as a birthday gift (Josh brought the computer and Beth brought all of the games)

Josh and Hannah brought Beth one of those indoor rock climbing wall things (Beth loves it)

Josh always talks about wanting a surprise birthday party (and the twins try every year but Josh is nosy/hates being left out of the loop)

All of the have a “spa day” together (the twins are the only ones having a fr spa day, Josh just eats the cucumbers that are supposed to go on their eyes)

All of the sibs have a big sweet tooth but Josh’s is the biggest

The twins sometimes just walk into Josh’s room while he’s sleeping and stare at him (one time he woke up, he almost had a heart attack)

Josh sleeps like sleeping beauty, Hannah sleeps on her stomach, and Beth sleeps on her side and curled up

Hannah has tried multiple times to get Josh to have a diary/journal so he can express himself but he can’t get into it

All of them have pillow fights (Beth wins only bc she’ll pretend to cry)

They have movie night every weekend

They’re all weirdly competitive about stupid things (one time they bet who could hold their breath the longest, Josh won and he also almost passed out)

Beth loves leggings

Beth has a fear of heights and Hannah has a fear of fire

Josh buys Hannah and Beth plushies anytime he’s at the store

Josh taught Hannah and Beth how to play baseball

Josh’s favorite season is winter, Hannah’s is summer, and Beth’s is spring

Hannah has this huge bug collection (she also has one specifically for butterflies)

Beth collects flowers

Whenever it’s spring/summer Hannah and Beth would put flowers in Josh’s hair while he’s sleeps

They love watching family sitcoms

Josh is the best cook, Hannah is the best baker, and Beth can only really make sandwiches

Josh loves the aquarium, Hannah loves the bug one?, and Beth loves the zoo

Hannah drew the Josh picture and drew a Beth one too (but Beth hated it and demanded she throw it away)

When they were younger, the twins would listen to Josh when he told them not to do something

When Josh first watched Friday the 13th, he convinced his parents that Hannah and Beth need swimming lessons

Josh raised the twins until he was 11

Beth and Josh read Hannah’s diary together

They’re all creative but in different ways (Josh- movie, Hannah- writing/making things, Beth- musical)

Hannah loves to crochet and knit

Josh cuts all of their hair

Josh is Bob’s favorite and the twins are Melinda’s

When Beth came out, Josh and Hannah said we already knew and Beth was shocked

Josh used to read bedtime stories to Hannah and Beth

Hannah and Beth used to have tea parties (Josh was their butler)

Beth was obsessed with princess as a kid and Hannah was obsessed with mermaids

Beth takes horrible pictures of Josh and Hannah