#Ree writes

[sarahreesbrennan]

Goodbye, September!

Being Barnes & Noble’s SFF Book of the Month meant getting to sign piles of books wherever I went, having LONG LIVE EVIL in windows, seeing cool displays and my fabulous poster, having a wonderful event with the lovely Rachel Gillig, seeing other books on my Evil Table - it was especially thrilling when I saw books that were inspirations for LONG LIVE EVIL (shouted out in my acknowledgments!) like Scott Lynch’s Lies of Locke Lamora, anything Leigh Bardugo, Spinning Silver and THE PRINCESS BRIDE ON MY TABLE DO YOU SEE IT.

I’m mostly a text girl on my tumblr, but it was a wonderful time. Overwhelming (I was a slug with the amnesia for a week there) but wonderful. I was really sure, after cancer and losing many professional friends and contacts and after people in publishing TOLD me I was done, that I was done. I am so grateful to see Evil being embraced, to my publisher and my readers for giving me a chance. Publishing is a strange game, and it’s early days yet. This could all fall through. Sometimes you go into strange worlds for one brief adventure and sometimes they become home. But I want to be very joyful, even if just for a moment.

(Also yes I stole a book trolley and ran around B&N Union Square. That’s not important at this time.)

LONG LIVE EVIL has been on US bestseller lists for 4 weeks.

Farewell, September. Farewell, Evil Tables. You were a hell of a birthday month. I’ll miss you. I’m happy you happened.

[shinischis]

"Favourite"

"What brings you here?" Shinichi's question is simple and short as he steps further onto the roof and sits beside KID. He has his suspicions on why the thief had randomly decided to just come onto the roof of the agency, but he wanted to see what KID would say.

"I just wanted to see my favourite detective" KID's grin is as sweet as honey, but it doesn't make Shinichi fully relax yet, and he just glances over to find the thief playing with a 5 yen coin, making it disappear and reappear with a flick of his wrist, and it's one of the few things that Shinichi just can't seem to figure out how KID does them.

“Since when was I your favourite?” Shinichi muttered after a moment, looking away from the thief, fiddling with the straps of his shoes in stead. KID hums, he's pretending to think, Shinichi knows he's just acting, but doesn't say anything about it, deciding to watch and go along with whatever the thief had in mind for now.

“Since day one. I'm loyal to my Meitanteis” KID says with a nod to himself, as if looking proud and confident at what he admitted, and it makes Shinichi scoff, moving his fingers to play with the top of his socks peeking above his shoes.

“Just how many detectives do you like?” Shinichi asks, not because he's curious or anything, he could care any less about who KID likes and hates, but he just wants to make some sort of conversation.

“Just you, Tantei-kun. This other guy I know is pretty annoying” KID answers, and Shinichi glances up and notices KID's smile, it's nice to see, it doesn't look like that grin he puts on during his heists, maybe it's genuine, but Shinichi could never be too sure, especially when it's around KID because who knows what's an illusion and what's real. “Am I your favourite thief?”

“No” Shinichi answers immediately with no hesitation, he doesn't want to give KID the reactions he wants, not in a million years.

[thatbitchmabel]

just finished reading Long Live Evil by @sarahreesbrennan and. I am now in shambles. What the fuck. So much laughter. So many tears. So many poor little meow meows I’d die for. Please read this book y’all. It’s amazing

[deepdisireslonging]

A Throne Fit for a Queen

The Reader escapes her own birthday with her lover to see what gift he’s hidden away for her. They put it to use, learning together only the beginning of its capabilities.

Pairing: Finn Balor x Reader

Warnings/Promises: SMUT, sex chair, oral (female receiving), creampie, cw Food mention

Word Count: 2500

Note: Happy birthday to my writing bestie, @neversatisfiedgirl! This was going to be a quick smutty fluffy ficlet… and then I fell down a research hole. Happy reading!

It had been a well-meant gesture. Kenny had planned everything. Had been since the beginning of the year, seemingly more excited for your birthday than you or your own mother. We’re talking the venue, the cake, the pile of presents in one corner. And what felt like hundreds of your closest friends and family from across multiple wrestling companies. All gathered together for you. The extravagance awed you.

“I just completed another orbit around the sun. I’m not retiring,” you muttered under your breath. Still, a smile wasn’t far off as you watched the master of ceremonies pelt Damian with a series of streamers, hopelessly entangling his victim. You giggled behind your hand as Rhea tried to help him out.

Then warm hands slid around your middle. A lingering kiss nestled into the curve of your neck. When you hummed and leaned into the strong torso behind you, a growl answered.

“How’d you know it was me?”

“As if anyone else would dare to hold me like this.” You turned in his arms, draping your own across his shoulders to play with the short hairs at the base of his neck. “Finn, darling, what are you up to?”

He pursed his lips and looked up at the ceiling. “I can’t wish my best girl a happy birthday?”

“I suppose.” You dragged your teeth over your bottom lip. “Your best girl, huh? How many girls you got in reserve there, Cassanova?”

“Ha. Ha.” He gave your hips a squeeze. “Just one. Even if I tried to have other girls, they’d always be jealous about how much time and affection I lavish on you.”

“Good to hear.”

Finn smiled into the kiss you gave him, smirking when a few whistles and hoots tried to distract him. “Looks like this party’s in full swing. Would you like your present before Kenny pulls us back into the fray?”

You rolled your eyes. “You already gave me my presents. They were lovely. I really don’t need anything-“

“I know. But,” he bobbled his head with a sparkle in his eye, “I’ve got something else that I hope you can use year-round.”

Intriguing. All of his other presents had been wonderful. Just what you wished for. Apparently, he had been keeping a list whenever you mentioned needing or wanting something, and taking note of things you let linger through your hands while out shopping. You wondered what this one could be, and when you had wished for it. “What is it?”

“Do. You. Want. Your. Present?”

With a big sigh, you dragged out your answer, “yes.”

Off to one side, a flash of red hair darted behind Kevin Owens. A slice of cake splattered all over his face a second later. You’d have to find out later if it was Becky or Sami from one of the closer witnesses. If anyone hazarded to squeal. Finn used the distraction to his advantage. He took hold of your wrist, deftly dragging you through the crowd of laughing and partying guests, until you made the escape to a back hallway. Like a child about to get into infinite trouble, he looked both ways before crashing through a door with you.

The lighting was dim. But candles flickered all around the small space that was probably nothing more than a large closet.

“How-“

Finn cut off your question with a smoldering kiss that made your knees wobble. “Kenny asked me for tips about celebrating you, of course. Originally planned today as a surprise party-“

“Oh, dear-“

“Exactly. But I talked him out of it. And set up my own party space while he was directing everyone else.” His hands lingered up your sides, leaving tingling, hot trails in their wake. You whimpered into his mouth as his touch toyed with the flowy hem of your party dress. “Liking everything so far?”

“Mhmm.” You caught his bottom of lip between your teeth, sucking on it till he pulled himself away to bury his face in your cleavage. “So… I get to use you year-round?”

“Mhmm.”

Then you caught sight of what was in the center of the room. You had wondered if a “pinned-to-the-wall” quickie was the present. Not that it was a bad thing, but not usually Finn’s detailed style. But the centerpiece, that made a lot more sense. How in the world had he gotten that thing in here without anyone noticing?

Finn felt your breath stutter under his ministrations. He followed your gaze. “Oh, yes. That. You are always welcome to use me all year, but I figured maybe you could use and be used on something ornate enough to enthrone my Queen.”

It was a King Edward chair. You knew the one. Designed for the “playboy prince” of the Victorian era. Scholars still didn’t know all the positions that could be accomplished on it. Now that you had your own, and a willing partner to experiment with, maybe you could find out. Already your imagination was swirling with the possibilities. How Finn could take you with you spread across it. Or vise versa. Whereas the original was in white and gold with floral cushions, this one was black and silver with red cushions. The perfect private throne for a Demon King or his Queen.

But Finn wasn’t letting you move. He sank to his knees, pinning you against the door by your hips while his head disappeared under your dress. You covered your mouth as his nose pressed into the front of your sensible undergarments. He nipped your inner thigh for it.

“Everyone’s at the party. No one around to hear you.” With a chuckle, he peeked out from under the fabric. “Unless we really get into it.” From one kneecap to the next, he placed a gentle kiss on your skin. “Don’t hold back, m'aingeal. It’s your day and I want you to feel everything.”

You nodded, letting your hand drop to his hair. With the other, you held back your skirt to watch what he was doing to you. With a pleased hum, he again pressed his nose into your sex, nudging about before catching the fabric waistband with his teeth. His nails and teeth lightly scraped against your skin as he desperately worked to bare you to him. The sight of your slick made him ferocious. He hiked one of your legs over his shoulder. Then, he really began to work. Tongue and fingers. Humming and sucking. You leaned your head back against the door, panting and doing your best not to thrust into his face.

All the while, you could see the chair. A pleasurable threat. A dangerous promise.

“Getting close, féileacán?”

You were. But all you could do was moan an affirmation. Your release was approaching. Fluttering nearer with each curl of his fingers, or jolting you with a nip to your thigh.

He added another digit to the ones already stretching you out. Then, when his mouth enveloped you, you fell apart. Your fingers shakily dug into his scalp, making him groan and prolong your pleasure with the vibrations. Those vibrations told hold of your whole body. Your lungs quaked in their cage next to your frantically beating heart, aiding the spotting of your vision. Your other hand dropped your skirt, reaching above you to claw against the door. You were aware of his movements to bring you down slowly, and to bring himself back into the flickering light. But mostly you were trying to remember how to breathe.

Then he was kissing at the underside of your jaw. He smeared your skin with the essence he had just drawn from you.

“We-“ you licked your lips, “we need to go back-“

“Do you really think I was going to show you your present… and then not use it with you at least till one orgasm? Oh, leanbh,” he tugged on your waist, “we’re just getting started.”

That promise dragged a whimper from your soul.

But once you stood in front of the chair, you had to wonder: how were you supposed to… mount this thing? Tilting your head, you considered a few ways. Maybe if you climbed up on it first, you could rotate to lay on your back?

You had just leaned over it to do just that when Finn flicked up the back of your skirt and began to knead the globes of your seat.

“Forget that iced monstrosity out there,” he gave your ass a slap, “I’ve got the sweetest treat right here.”

Another few slaps helped you up, where you could turn to lay on your back. The foot rests (stirrups?) did help you keep your position instead of sliding off. But they also arched your legs *way* open. Finn’s brilliant blue eyes were enraptured by the sight. Unblinking, he ran his hands up and down your thighs. Like a moth to a flame, he drew closer until the bulge trapped in his jeans was close enough for your sex to feel the heat. He took hold of the grips standing up next to your ribs. His knuckles turned white, the only evidence how much this man was holding back from blowing his load from the view alone.

You sat up. And reached for his front button. His hands met yours there. Together, you raced to release his cock into the open. When it finally sprung free, he gave a gasp of relief. The eagerness of it, warm and stiff in your hand, made your mouth water. But leaned over you, making sure to place your hands on the grips firmly enough to tell you that you needed to hang on.

Murmuring filthy Irish curses under his breath, he toyed with you further by sliding his cock through your slick. The head bumped your clit from time to time, making you whine.

“Please. Don’t make me wait.”

“Of course not, Love. I just- hmm. I can’t get enough of you being so wet for me. So ready. Making those sounds of yours. Calling out for me like you do when you beg. But you’re right. I can’t make the birthday girl wait.”

Inch by glorious inch, he filled you. You fully leaned back into the chair, hanging onto the grips for dear life. When he was fully seated within you, and panting with the feel of you around his length, his own hands joined yours on the grips. Thankfully, he started slow. You would have flown apart instantly at that angle if he’d pounded into you immediate like he wanted to. Faintly you could hear the music of the party still going on beyond the walls. But soon, all you could focus on hearing was the slapping of Finn’s hips colliding with yours. His grunts and gasps as he speared deeper and deeper. Your own cries and jumbled words as you pleaded with him to move one way or the other. And the creaking of the chair. The faster he went, the more his hands slid down the grips until they rested over yours. That slightest contact of skin dazzled you.

“Please, please, please-“

Whatever you were begging for, Finn answered in full force. It didn’t take long, despite feeling like you’d been dangling on the edge of a precipice for an eternity, before Finn’s thrusts stuttered. He reached for your clit, thumbing over it until you were weeping his name. He watched, enraptured, as you came apart. Chest heaving. Hair plastered around your forehead. And he watched your lips murmuring like he was waiting.

Your grip on the bars faltered as he kept moving, chasing his own release. “Come on, mo rí diabhal. Fill me, possess me, like only you can-“

With a roar, he did just that. He pumped all he had to give into you. When he was finally spent, he fell over you, his head resting on your breasts.

Again, the distant drifting of the party sounds found you. And, despite the incredible desire to stay just where you were, curling your fingers into his hair, you eventually made the first move to leave. He groaned, irritated when he had to pull himself out of you. He fixed his pants, but stood in the way of your dismount. You cradled his head to your shoulder, wondering if he could still smell the post-orgasmic kiss he gave you earlier.

“We need to go back.”

“Yeah.”

“We smell like sex.” You shot him a playful frown when he seemed unperturbed. “What are going to tell people when they ask where we’ve been?”

“The truth.” He held your chin between his thumb and forefinger so you couldn’t avoid his gaze. “I had to give the birthday girl her present.”

Your eyebrows raised. “Oh? Just like that?”

“Just like that.”

“And if they ask what the present was?” You gripped his wrist, but he refused to budge.

“We’ll tell them, ‘what do you think’ and leave it at that.” He quickly kissed you before letting you go. “You don’t think I’d tell them about our new toy, did you?” He helped you off the chair and back into your panties, not missing an opportunity to feel you up again. “I would never. It’s our secret. Though we’ve got to end this shindig quick. I’m not through with you.”

You rolled your eyes, starting to wonder who the present was actually for. “No?”

“Not in the slightest. And it’s portable. I’m thinking about attaching wheels to the bottom so we can move it around.”

You startled. Then grinned. “It might look a little odd… rolling this thing around the airport.” You giggled when his surprised face matched yours at what he had insinuated.

“I was thinking-“ his voice cracked. After clearing his throat he tried again, “I was thinking about moving it to different rooms in the house.” He stepped close, once again pinning you to the door so he could whisper in your ear. “Perhaps tie you down to it. Cover those pretty eyes of yours so you’re disorientated. Only able to think about what I’ll do to you.” He snickered and stepped back. “But I like the way you think. Maybe I can borrow someone’s jet sometime and really take you higher than the mile-high club. Remember that flight to Toronto?”

Your pussy threatened to gush again with the memory. “Maybe.”

A wicked gleam filled his gaze. “Then let’s finish up this party quick so I can get you home.”

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Masterlist

Wrestling Masterlist

Other Finn Fics:

Fright Club (Fluff)

The Forbidden Door (Stripper!Balor, Smut)

Dangerous (Smut) [Prince Devitt]

[jasmine-tea-biscuits]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Rae Parilla | Rahela Domitia/Key of the Cauldron Characters: Key of the Cauldron, Rae Parilla | Rahela Domitia Additional Tags: Angst, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Title from a Taylor Swift Song, what happens when I blast Getaway Car and lament the ending of LLE Summary:

Key had returned as the Emperor, but Rae couldn't bring herself to smile. Not when he had suffered so much after her betrayal. Not when she was going to betray him again.

**

Or what happens when Rae manages to use the Flower of Life and Death in front of Key.

[zumicho]

!! 📣

off the charts & panorama are probably gonna be my last haikyuu smaus for awhile, I’ll be writing them for jjk & bsd soon <3

although, hq fic series’ & oneshots will continue !!

[zaundump]

Another one I never posted! God this is even older than the other one. I didn't know what Runeterra was when I wrote this I was just coming off the extreme high of Arcane but I think it's still good.

Singed - 1/24/2022

All he received from Singed after a few quiet moments was a simple hum. Bandages ripped. Charred clothing dropped into bins set at his side. "Besides," Silco continued, "I checked on all my men except you." --- Set hours after the cannery exploded.

The dark hallway was lined with boxes. He passed a few haphazardly spilled ones on his way past, their medical supply contents spilled on the floor. Dim lights scarcely lit up the path from door to the room where one overhead light was turned on over Singed. It illuminated rolls of medical gauze and tape, piles of jars, and carefully selected tools laid out on the counter before him.

From this angle Silco could see awful burns covering his back. All he wore now was charred pants. Undoubtedly there would be blood, among whatever other injuries he'd sustained.

Silco cleared his throat. It rasped and ached after he breathed in so much smoke. He brushed flecks of ash off his shoulder. His hair was a mess and after the night both dragged on and passed in the blink of an eye he craved nothing more than a shower.

"I didn't think you'd leave so soon," he said, voice too loud in the silence.

"You of all people should understand I've no interest in crowds."

"Yes, obviously. But I didn't even get a chance to talk to you before you ran off."

Silco made a face as his shirt sleeve caught on something sticking out in the dark. He yanked it free, following in the direction of the quiet tinkering of tools.

All he received from Singed after a few quiet moments was a simple hum. Bandages ripped. Charred clothing dropped into bins set at his side.

"Besides," Silco continued, "I checked on all my men except you."

"I'm capable of taking care of myself. And I patched up those you gathered. Sevika especially will be fine. What about that child you picked up?"

Silco moved toward him, his arms crossed. From this side he couldn't quite see all the damage from the fire, and assumed the worst. When he'd gathered his remaining men at the bar, he'd only been granted scarce few seconds to catch up before moving onto someone else.

"Slipped something in her drink to let her sleep the night away. Had a moment so I came to find you."

A long sigh. "If you're going to stand there then start opening these." Singed slid a handful of glass jars across the desk toward Silco. Some kind of cream or ointment, Silco guessed.

He side eyed the doctor as he twisted the caps off. Singed's right arm sat limp on the counter, and he didn't flinch or make a noise as he picked away at dead, charred skin and clothing fibers with a tweezer. He never liked to be entirely, mentally gone, but the amount of medication or ointment he used must've been extraordinary for him to still be active.

"Were you able to get a hold of something for the pain?" Silco asked, if only to not have to sit in silence. He expected little to nothing in return.

"I keep plenty of medications here," Singed said with a hand wave. "But this is still trickier when I can hardly see."

Silco took a moment to grab a spare stool and sit on his other side with the jars laid out in front of him. He held his hand out for a roll of bandages and gauze, which Singed placed heavily against his palm after an unusually long silence.

Neither of them often needed to exchange words after being together for so long. Though he’d seen and experienced many awful things, the burns covering Singed were among some of the worst. It covered nearly his entire body, worse on his right side than the other. Only a small area of his face remained unscathed.

Silco propped his foot up on a box under the desk as he applied the ointment to Singed’s arm with a soft cloth. He started at his fingers, gingerly wrapping bandages around them, using both hands to keep his arm steady.

“Can you even move your arm still?” Silco asked.

“Hardly. It’ll get better with time.” Singed made a loose fist as if to prove his point, and scrutinized the ongoing patch job. “Though I don’t think I’ll be much help for a few weeks.”

“I have too much to clean up to even think of what to do next,” Silco hissed. He closed his eyes for a moment, trying to word his thoughts. The last thing he wanted was for his heavily injured partner to push himself. “Just do your own thing for now. Till I can get a moment to see you again."

That got a nod out of Singed, who slumped against the desk. He held his head up with his less injured hand.

"What else do you need me to do while I'm here?" Silco asked carefully, knowing that Singed often did everything he could himself.

No response, as expected.

Silco reached out to him, thumb brushing his cheek in the faintest of ways. He tilted Singed's head back to eye the damage to his face in full, which now looked like an entirely different person, the red and blistered skin bleeding with a slight touch. Just from one look Silco knew he was blind in that eye. Lucky if it would even open again.

But he knew Singed would try.

He started in with the ointment again, dabbing Singed's face with the soft cloth once more. As gentle as he was, the skin still broke and bled. Singed twitched now and then as Silco pressed the cloth firmly to it.

"This looks bad," Silco mentioned. "You can't see. Are you sure you don't want to see someone else about this?"

Any normal person wouldn't be moving at all.

"I can handle it." A pause. "The second jar I gave you. It's for the pain and blisters. Use it instead of the burn cream."

"What do you plan to do after this?" Silco asked, scooping a glob of pinkish cream up with the cloth. Singed relaxed against the chair as its coolness soothed the blistering.

"I haven't figured that out yet. Sleep, maybe."

After a good bit of the cream covered the burns, Silco resumed with the bandages. He wrapped them over his eye, around his forehead and nose until not a sliver of skin was showing. He paused at the lower half of his face and chin.

Silco frowned. "Your lips got it bad too. I'll wrap here too."

Again he got no response, so Silco took that to mean go ahead. It took him a good while to realize that Singed had fallen asleep, and he'd checked that he was still alive before coming to that conclusion.

He pat Singed on the shoulder, leaving him there for the time being to go scrounging around the lab for any clean clothes or blankets. It wasn't often he came to his home these days--which had been way more common years ago--but he managed to find some blankets and one of his light jackets in a storage room down the hall.

Despite how guarded Singed had always been, he didn't wake when Silco leaned him up to drape the coat around his shoulders and place a blanket across his lap.

He arranged the tools, jars, and bandages into an organized and neat line. By now the sun would surely be rising over Piltover, and Silco could feel the fatigue in his bones, but he didn't leave yet. He settled down against one of the work tables, his arms crossed, as he bit his thumbnail in thought.

The girl would still be out cold with the dose he'd given her. His men knew how to act with the instructions he'd given them before he left. So Silco exhaled slowly, listening to Singed's quiet and somewhat shallow breathing.

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[heavyhitterheaux]

My upcoming fics for the Joe girlies 🤭🤭

Meet Me At The Altar

Flowers (Joe Burrow and Jack Harlow)

Always Be My Baby

If Your Girl Only Knew

Give Your Heart a Break

[winterkittenreads]

Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan

Absolutely devoured this book. I could see influences from Korean 'I got reincarnated as the villainess' style manhwa, and it was SO WELL COMBINED WITH SARAH REES BRENNAN CRACK HUMOR. I cackled, I cried; I'M READY FOR BOOK 2.

Thank you so much for writing this, @sarahreesbrennan. Before reading your author's note, I didn't know you had spent years battling stage 4 cancer. The way you brought in your personal experience of it to make Rae feel real was amazing. But most importantly, I'm so glad you're at a healthier place now. I've been reading your books since I was in middle school (all the way since The Demon's Lexicon), and you are an inspiration. <3<3<3

[orionember]

I’m wanting to write Long Live Evil fanfic so badly, but my brain is just drawing BLANKS in regards to prompts and ideas of what to write😭😭 head empty, no thoughts, just mush☠️

[sarahreesbrennan]

finished long live evil and it left me Unwell in a good way. Looking forward to book 2!!

Wishing you all the best for your health. I hope you have as many good days as possible

Thank you! Both for being unwell about my book and for wishing me wellness.

I am well, I didn’t even get sick on tour (people notoriously do, and my immunity’s not the best!) and I am really truly very happy. I didn’t understand this once, but now I do: getting to tell your stories is a privilege and one that might be lost anytime.

So I intend to enjoy this time in which I get to tell this story with all my heart. I appreciate you!

And naturally this mean I hope to torment you with book 2.

[shinischis]

"vanilla"

where...💭

shinichi can't sleep and kaito kid is like a walking sleeping pill

— kaito kid | kuroba kaito / kudo shinichi | edogawa conan

10k words

Link

[isnt-it-pretty]

Fandom: In Other Lands - Sarah Rees Brennan

Relationship: Elliot Schafer/Luke Sunborn

Characters: Elliot Schafer, Luke Sunborn

Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Headaches & Migraines, emetophobia warning, Sickfic, set during their last year at school, Established Relationship

Summary:

Sometimes the weather is Elliot's greatest enemy.

[ree-rosfield]

i hate how my coping mechanism during exam season is think of dion/joshua like... i remember writing my first fanfic of them during my midterms during 1st year

now it's finals during my 2nd year and all i can think of is making a plot where a man who turns into a bird gets impregnated by a man who turns into a dragon

[theno1joelhater]

here is this souper cool officer avoidy + misty ree art i made

and also the associated lore:

After several missing person reports, a policeman and detective go to investigate their main suspect.

basically they’re going to investigate Justin Case’s house for the hostages and !!!! things happen !!

[eightspringdays]

LET'S GO LESBIANS LET'S GO!! ROUNDING THE CORNER WITH A BUNCH OF LESBIANS, HERE WE ARE MANHATTAN CAN YOU HANDLE IT?!