#People keep telling me I'd make it up as soon as I get a salary

[hyperfixmee]

a short story of becoming a med student

Mom: are you sure about this?

Baby Me: money doesn't matter bc I'm gonna heal people.

Adult Me, facing a 1/2 million dollar U.S. student loan debt: *Alexa playing Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen in the background.* MAMAAAAA ~OOoooOOOHHH, didn't mean to make you cryyyyyy 😭

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

WIBTA if I reminded a friend he owes me money?

@aitathrowaway321 for finding later

I (20s, they/them) lent a friend Johnny (fake name. 20s, he/him) about $300 for rent about a year and a half ago. He was panicking because he'd bought a small tattoo that week, and had thought he'd budgeted for rent, but realized he forgot about another bill.

I'd once not had enough for rent and a friend who wasn't well off, without me asking, had offered to lend me the money for rent. It had been an incredibly kind act, and though I'd paid that friend back a few months later the first second I could, I've always remembered it. So I offered to do the same to Johnny (who knew this story) as a sort of pay-it-forward and that he could just pay me back when he was able, no rush at all. I also at the time had an okay job where I made enough to be able to do this, and Johnny's job was pretty awful.

Johnny was very thankful and agreed. At first, he'd bring up the debt a lot himself (I would never bring it up) and continually promise to pay it when he could, to which I'd be like - just as soon as you comfortably can, don't stress! And he mentioned it A LOT. Multiple times every single time I saw him at first. But eventually he stopped mentioning it entirely.

The two of us had this in-joke, and Johnny realized he could buy something related to the in-joke. He swore he'd buy it for me as a birthday gift (I didn't ask) and it would be so much fun, very soon after I lent him money. It would have been a nice gift, but it would've cost at least $200. In my head I decided that if he decided to get me the gift instead of paying me back I'd be happy either way, bc it's nice to be thought of. All I said aloud was that it would be a lot of fun, and it was a very kind thought from him. He would then regularly bring up buying me this gift for months. Then my birthday passed and I didn't get anything at all from him. Which was fine, I didn't ask for gifts! But then he stopped bringing up buying me anything OR paying back the money.

Now it's been almost a year and a half, and he seems to have entirely forgotten he ever owed me. I wouldn't mind so much - times are hard! - and it's not like I'm going to be angry if someone is spending money on nice dinners and pretty clothes instead of saving up for a no-deadline debt to a friend. People need to have nice things to get through life. But he keeps getting new tattoos and piercings (we go to the same parlor, I know they're pricey) and he recently planned and went on a big trip with a friend. It's not as if he hasn't had the ability to pay me back in the last few years. I also got laid off from my job, and $300 is a lot more to me than it used to be.

It's not so much that I want the money back as it is that I'm hurt he spent so much time talking big about paying me, and then when enough time had passed just dropped it entirely. I've had an issue in the past when after I got an okay job, suddenly people who had ghosted me were begging me for money (didn't know my salary but just assumed bc of the job title). And having been in awful situations, I tried to help where I could anyway, but then after getting the money they'd ghost me again. Johnny hasn't ghosted me, but he seems to have decided not to pay me back and pretend it never happened.

We have an event coming up where people will be paying for things and everyone else will be paying them back immediately - just bc it's easier to do things like buy tickets all at once and then pass them out, and easier for a restaurant to have one bill and then people venmo each other after. I was considering having Johnny pay and then tell him he can take it out of his debt to me.

I'm unsure if this is passive aggressive and rude, or if it's a good way to gently remind him he owes me without being a jerk about money - if he is still just struggling financially and hasn't forgotten, I don't want to rub anything in or make him stressed. I don't want money to ruin a friendship, but I'm feeling hurt.

[the-firebird69]

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I can meet every single arm wrestler in that room on the same day if I was allowed to get in shape the same day if I was only slightly bigger about 4 inches and maybe 50 pounds more muscle none of them would have a chance even if I worked out mildly at that size it never beat me and it's the same size as the idiot cue ball trader to his own people. He would not have a chance I probably accidentally pull his arm off if he was too early on in the heats.

Usually I'm saying it and the coward is starting to yell and scream because he's a coward in a p**** and he makes people sick like old ladies do I'm sick of this I want him away from me the guy's not going to accept any challenge like that he's a huge f** and that p****

Zues

These two are so gay and weak and sit there and say he can defeat the whole room feels in shape and a little bigger not much bigger I mean it's his size the size of your father the screaming animal. And he means it too the whole room including judges who usually people are stronger and bouncers and spectators all in the same day that's a challenge he's putting out there and you guys shrink and you back off

Hera

We're trying to kidnap you we're not trying to give you a good time and he says it you don't know how to use a Taser or knockout gas or anything and really he says we're not going to be sheriff soon I do understand something I'm putting him severe Jeopardy all the time with others who can capture him for some reason we can't it says just keep on talking but please not on this channel you're so gosh darn annoying so he challenged us to armless the whole room full of people who are champions and he'll beat us all if we just in a little bit of shape and a little bit larger it says we're chicken s*** and I guess we are and he says we aren't chickenshit you're born chicken s*** and you'll always be chicken s*** and one guy and yeah I used your bunkers you won't get inside and you can't get near the ships cuz we can't let you or anyone else and they're interstellar all of them and they're going to cream you because of the word interstellar. So get up and concrete and advertise it for me to move you and f****** parts now he says that and it's true and we don't want him to arm wrestlers us

Trump

I'm not afraid of that challenge who the hell would be nobody can do that he says this I'll back off being in shape if I can't beat everybody in the room I got to tell you something I'd have to take the and accept the challenge you can just sit back and do nothing Trump any strong it's kind of mediocre but he's stronger than people mostly but s*** you're a p****

Dan

I don't want to hear this s*** anymore I want to show up and I want to arm wrestle him last it says it doesn't want to break my sticks and his bones are thick and big okay this guy's going to be gigantic everybody's afraid to do it it says something about us. But hell that kind of challenge can't be refused and where refusing it no Trump is

Sarah

You're a sissy Trump everybody's saying it too even Tommy f I got to get him in there and do that challenge it says I'll buy everybody around on whatever salary he's on now I have to do it it's time to get ridiculous it's not even asking for anything if he wins this is going to be stupid that's how we're treating him okay

Tommy f

I want to be there too watching beat me and stuff it says I have to sit it out cuz I was in the room I was not in the room so I have to sit it out I agree with that but I want to be there and as Justin observer I want to see a beat all you people because you're a bunch of slobs you can use Stan and some Max in there a bunch of slobs he's just sit there and beat you then you would be happy with it. He says you can try a Sasquatch the whole room afterwards but he's going to beat you too. I'm going to be there I don't want this to happen he wants to try amateur arm wrestling he'll probably go to a pro show in the seawall challenging him and he'll say I'm just muscular I don't have my technique down he has a technique and Stan used it and it works get tired of them out and then you use some power and blast them down I haven't seen him do it that's how I'm do it in Palm springs and he beat you all once and you don't want to do it again.

Mac

Turns out he's already done it and he's beating us and is challenging us again to the same thing. But this time was supposed to be ready for it I can't stand it we all started beating on because he beat us an arm wrestling. Basically I got to get back into it to try and beat him but I hear what he's saying he probably won't do it and he's probably right with chicken s*** and don't want to get beat again

Dan

Haha I just realized something you can use a few things on them to win and didn't want to lose he wanted them to get in a fight he did it on purpose and they got into a fight later and got beat up Serbian assholes to him now I understand what he's talking about that he beat them in this arm wrestling match he's bringing it up so people will make fun of them and go after them they're not that strong and they need to learn a lesson and I got big mouths now I got a lot of money invested in this kid and I don't want your stupid faces here anymore and I heard his challenge go out and also as a people accepting and they weren't in the room and he says those champions in the room Stan is accepting he doesn't want to but he might win who knows but the fellow is not in shape and he's worried he's not feeling that great a lot and people keep messing his diet up and they haven't spilling the beans everywhere I'll tell you what I have to stop you people that's why he's doing it but he says it's still stands and hell they fell to him when he was smaller than he is now

Mac

We went champions format so it's a huge challenge and we're thinking about it we can't seem to figure out how to do it without messing up the Prilosec stuff he says I've got the cure and there's administering it you're just doing it to me cuz you're a f**

Trump

You know it fools you people pretty good the smoking around knowing things he has anything I don't want him to go through all this it's not pushing us enough so I'm going to try and get him the antidote more often

Thor Freya

Olympus

[superredcorp]

SUPERCORP FANFIC

The restaurant which Kara had picked wasn't too far away, they didn't even need a car but instead were able to walk there.

Lena tried imagining the route, tried remembering if she had ever walked these steps before and had maybe seen this restaurant once. But she didn't think she did.

"Careful, there's a little step at the door.", Kara said, slowing down enough to make Lena know when to raise her foot a little higher to avoid tripping.

Shortly after, a waiter approached them and brought them to their table. There was a very pleasant scent there, reminiscient of spring, and Lena wondered if there just flowers with a strong smell or if there were scented candles. Kara confirmed seconds later that the smell came from scented candles.

She noticed that the chairs were very comfortable and consideing the material of the tablecloth and the entire atmosphere, she assumed that this restaurant was rather chique and expensive. Hadn't Kara said it was rather small? It didn't really feel like it.

Lena couldn't help the fact though that her mind always went back to a few hours earlier when Lex had surprised her by coming by and offering her a job at the DEO. It had to be a trap. Or part of a malicious plan. There had to be something behind it. Why would he do it otherwise? He had proven countless times that the only person he truly cared about was himself. He couldn't give one flying fuck about other people's well being - he had killed countless people for his own gain.

So, why should she believe him now? It didn't make any sense.

She was deep in thought, turning almost completely absent-mindly.

Kara noticed the sudden change in behaviour and grew scared that it had to do with their date as she didn't know what had happened earlier with Lex.

The blonde bit her lip, watching her girlfriend worriedly.

"Do you not like it? Would you rather want to go back home? If you don't want to do this, it's fine, I-", she exclaimed nervously, fidgeting with her hands under the table.

Lena was startled out of her thoughts and she was instantly feeling a wave of guilt weighing on her consciousness for making Kara feel insecure about this evening, which was supposed to be spent happily - maybe a little flirty every now and then but surely not in silence while Lena was brooding over something that could be solved later.

Her hands rushed to search for Kara's and interwined them when she finally found them. "No, no, no. Kara, sweetie, I love this. It's great. Really."

Kara frowned. "But something's on your mind. What's wrong, Lee?"

Lena licked her lips, debating whether to tell her but she never wanted to keep important secrets between them again, so in the end she decided tell her. "Lex visited me this morning."

"He did what?", Kara asked, face hardening and her free hand balling into a fist. "What did he say? What did he do to you?"

"That's... that's the problem actually. He did nothing. He... offered me a job actually. At the DEO."

Kara's jaw dropped. She thought she might have misheard her. "He did what?"

Lena chuckled darkly. "I couldn't believe it either. Still can't. I don't know if I... if I should. It could just be a trap. Maybe he has an ulterior motive for this. I can't imagine why he would suddenly give me the opportunity out of the kindness of his heart."

Kara opened and closed her mouth a few times, furrowing her eyebrows and thinking about what to say.

Finally, she considered the whole thing again, shrugged simply and said: "Accept it."

Lena raised an eyebrow. "Pardon?"

"Accept the job. If he really does have evil schemes planned, then we'll figure it out and stop him. Together.", she explained, as she her thumb carressed Lena's hand. A smile spread across her face. "And to be honest, I'm having some selfish motives here because you know... it- it would be nice to work with you... with my girlfriend together."

Lena couldn't help her own smile which appeared on her lips. "A very convincing argument."

Kara giggled and leaned over to give her a quick soft kiss.

Roughly an hour later, they had finished their food and had just talked some more, but then decided it was time to get home.

Kara wanted to pay but Lena smirked a little. "Kara, darling, no offence, but I'm part of a multi billionaire family while you're living of a reporter's salary. I'm going to pay."

Kara wanted to object but Lena, sensing that she would want to protest, shut her off with one of her infamous eyebrow raises before she could even open her mouth. So the blonde looked down with a sheepish smile and blush, agreeing with a small "Okay."

Lena smiled, satisfied.

After the payment had been done, they left. Kara once again linked her arm with Lena's to guide her.

Some time later, they arrived at Lena's place.

"Sooo.", Kara said quietly. "This is you."

"I guess so.", Lena responded. She smirked. "Wanna come up for a drink?"

Kara grinned. "I'd love to."

However they didn't get to that drink.

As soon as the door shut close behind them, their lips collided in a passionate kiss.

Kara's hands glid down to Lena's waist and with one quick movement, she lifted her up, seating her down on the counter behind her. Lena's hands were cupped around Kara's jaw, pulling her face as close as possible.

Lena couldn't help but feel turned on by the fact that Kara seemed to grow very dominant, not at all showing similarities to the usual awkward and timid reporter.

She wrapped her legs around Kara's middle and Kara tightend her arms around her. Then she supersped them both to the couch where she laid Lena down, while mounting over her, using one arm to support herself and prevent herself from crushing the brunette and using the other to glide her hand up under Lena's shirt.

Lena sat up, letting Kara take off her blazer and open the buttons of her shirt before taking that off too. The quiet thuds indicated that they landed on the floor next to the couch.

Lena felt around until she found the rim of Kara's dress, pushing it upwards and finally pulling it over the blonde's head, letting it drop on the floor where her own clothes were already laying too. While Lena leaned back down, she rose up her waist, making it easier for Kara to take off her pants as well.

Now they were only in their underwear, continueing their passionate kisses. Lena's hands wandered around Kara's hips, while Kara's was stroking the inside of her leg, making Lena shudder in arousement.

Then Kara pulled away, breathing heavily. "Wait, I just want to make sure. Do you really want this?"

Lena hesitated. It would be weird, no question. The first time making out, having sex even, without seeing what was happening. But she trusted Kara and there wasn't anyone else she'd rather want to do this with than Kara. So she smiled and nodded. "I do."

Kara grinned.

Not a minute later, their underwear was on the floor as well and... let's just say, it was a long night for them.

[itoshit]

Waiting a while in her bedroom while playing with the puppy, I smirked, thinking about Paul. Yeah, I kinda liked the sound of his broken nose.

But I also knew that Vee would hate me if she discovered the truth, so I would stick to what I told her before.

Yeah, Aston, I still have to clean your ear. Vee didn't seem to like the blood, come here. Picking him up, I brought him in the kitchen since the bathroom was already occupied by Vee, and turned on the water, careful not to burn his skin.

Vee was quick to be ready and I'd to admit, she looked stunning. You're gorgeous.

Kissing my cheek, she smiled at me after, stroking Aston's head. Is it okay to let him by himself tonight though?

Why wouldn't it be?

Hm. You know what? I'm gonna ask Paul. If he's free he could take care of him while we're not here.

No!! I mean. Come on, Vee, we don't need him, right?

I knew that if she was going to see him, she would connect the dots quickly. Venus was a smart woman, and as scary as I was, I didn't want tonight to end up in an argument before the evening even started.

But Vee seemed determined, and opening the door, she walked to his house, knocking.

Shit.

After a few minutes, however, no one answered. Analysing the street, I noticed that his car wasn't here. Good, he was probably at the hospital.

Let's go to my place, the neighbours will be okay with taking him, okay? Paul isn't here. Such a shame, but we don't have a choice. Come on now, hop in the car!

Almost dragging her and Aston with me to the car, I opened the passenger door and shoved her inside before joining my seat and starting the engine.

Are you okay? You seem a bit stressed.

Hm? I'm totally fine, baby. Moving one hand to her thigh, I smiled at her before returning my focus on the road.

The drive was animated by Aston's small barks and Vee laughing at some of my jokes. I knew this one would be good.

Okay I'm gonna be fast yeah? Kissing Vee on the lips, I deepened the contact with one arm wrapping around her waist, but she was quick to push me away, giggling.

I didn't lie because in less than fifteen minutes later I was over with my shower and ready. To change my usual outfit, I decided on wearing a pair of black jeans with a white shirt, keeping a few rings and bracelets.

As I was approaching Vee and Aston, she turned to me, eyes ranking on my figure.

She complimented me but soon after, told me how she forgot her phone back home, and that she needed it. I was honestly lazy to drive back there, but I complied after letting Aston to my neighbours.

Of course, I didn't think of that possibility. So what was my surprise when I realised that Paul was back, on his porch, almost entering his house?

The problem was; Vee saw him too. Undoing her safety belt, she opened the door, running to him when she saw his face.

Gripping the steering wheel, I sighed.

Fuck.

-Mikey

Trouble in paradise (again)...

Paul! I jogged up his porch, quickly closing the distance between us. I only managed to get a small glimpse of his face in the car, but from what I saw, it looked serious. Paul, what happened to your face?

He whirled on me suddenly, eyes wide and gaze vicious. I shrunk back, not just from his sudden aggressiveness but at the full sight of him. White plaster covered the center of his face entirely, the bandages pink where his nose lay under it. He looked awful.

Why don’t you ask your boyfriend? he spat the label out like it was poisoning him.

The math mathed instantly. The blood in his hair, on Aston’s ear. Mikey. Mikey did this. I knew it. Still, I played dumb, wanting all the information he could give me. It’s easier for people to tell you things when they think you don’t know anything.

Huh?

Came to my house right after you two… finished doing whatever you were doing. He even pulled a gun on me, Venus! A fucking gun! I should press charges!

Press charges? Good luck with that. I think the scariest thing about knowing someone like Mikey is that I know what he’s capable of, even when others aren’t. Now all I could think about standing before Paul was how differently this conversation would be going if he was talking to Sanzu. Or Mikey himself.

Paul, I sighed. I was supposed to be on a date, but here I was, doing damage control for my boyfriend like I was his PR team. I’m so sorry that this happened to you. I’ll make sure that your hospital bills are covered.

With what? he scoffed. Your little vet salary?

I bristled, offended by the comment. Paul was going to get on my nerves. Mikey may be violent but he wasn’t unnecessarily violent. Paul was acting like he was a complete angel in this situation and that wasn’t the case.

Why were you watching us? I changed the subject. His eyebrows furrowed in faux confusion and I nearly punched him in the face. He knew exactly what I was talking about. Earlier today. You watched us have sex. Why?

My house faces yours, Venus. There’s not much to look at when I look out my window.

But that doesn’t excuse why you sat there and watched as we fucked. You watched me undress, Paul. And you still didn’t look away. Don’t you think that’s weird? If the roles were reversed, I wouldn’t stand there and watch as you fucked someone senseless.

If the roles were reversed, Paul corrected, I would close my curtains. Furthermore, why aren’t you getting your boyfriend? He knew I was there and he still did what he did knowing you had no privacy.

I’ll deal with him later. It was a promise. My little lying boyfriend was going to get it. That doesn’t excuse your weirdness though.

Is that all that you came here to tell me?

Oh. He was an asshole. A big one. Well at first I was coming here to express my concern, but you clearly don’t need it. Just send the bill when it comes like I asked. I turn to leave. And while the doctors might be able to salvage your nose, know no medical degree could ever be able to fix ugly. You remember that, Paul.

My heels clicked against the floor as I stalked off, right back to the car where Mikey was waiting. He refused to look my way, even after I sat down beside him. That was fine with me.

Take me back to your neighbors. We need to pick up Aston. He tried to speak, but I cut him dead in his tracks, repeating the words slower. Let’s. Go. Get. Aston, Manjiro. Full name card. He knew I was serious then, complying without so much as a peep on his end. I could feel the headache building as he drove and I leant my head up against the cool glass with a sigh, praying it could somehow alleviate all my problems before we got to the destination.

It didn’t, but it was worth a try. When we got to his neighbor’s house I started apologizing profusely, pleading forgiveness for wasting their time and their kindness. They insisted that it was okay, joked that they’d love to keep Aston for another fifteen minutes if I ever needed it. I smiled at that; with the way the day was going I needed some sweetness.

We didn’t go back to my place. I needed space to walk and the car didn’t have that. I walked straight to Mikey’s penthouse with Aston in my arms, knowing he’d follow behind me. Poor baby had no idea his parents were about to fight, tail wagging excitedly as he took in all the new sights. The doorman looked up when we walked in, but he must’ve felt my rage because he kept it brief with the greetings. And the elevator ride was worse. I felt like I was going to suffocate in that little box, stewing with anger that I was slowly realizing wasn’t just anger. It was worry. It was betrayal. Fear.

I lingered behind him as he walked to his door and he opened it, setting Aston down to wander around the place. A petty part of me almost wished he’d shit in his shoes. Mikey barely had time to set his keys down before I was closing the door, locking it and whirling on him.

What the hell was that, Mikey?