#Signature e liquids

[kaijose]

How to Use Vape Liquids: All You Need to Know

Get familiar with the vaping world with this guide to the vape liquid. From the Signature e liquids and shortfill e liquids, let's cover it all! Vape juices have become one of the most popular options for those wanting to enjoy a smoother and potentially healthier alternative to smoking. In this guide, you'll learn about different types of vape liquids and their key characteristics.

What Is Vape Liquid?

Vape liquid is the fluid that fuels e-cigarette devices and all types of vape kits. It typically contains nicotine and flavouring additives, but some vape liquids are nicotine-free or offer users the ability to customise their nicotine levels. Various concentrations of nicotine are available. The base ingredients for e-liquid include Propylene Glycol (PG) and Vegetable Glycerin (VG).

Different Types Of E-liquids Explained: 

There are many different types of e-liquids available on the market. Signature e liquid, or pre-mixed e-liquid, is a blend of PG and VG base liquid typically containing nicotine and flavouring additives. Shortfill e liquids have the same base ingredients as Signature liquids but come in larger bottles not filled to their capacity. This allows users to customise their best e liquid uk by adding extra nicotine or flavourings as desired. High-VG liquids require more power output than regular VG/PG liquids, making them ideal for vaping at higher wattages. Nicotine salt e-liquids are designed to give users a smoother throat hit with a quicker absorption rate than regular e-liquid.

Choosing The Right Nicotine Strength And Base: 

As well as considering the type of e-liquid you’re using, choosing a nicotine strength and base that suits your needs is essential. Signature e liquids can be found in nicotine strengths ranging from 0mg to 18mg, while shortfill liquids come in strengths up to 20mg. For users who aren’t interested in nicotine, many types of nicotine-free liquids are also available. It is important to note that PG and VG percentages will differ for each liquid and should be considered depending on what level of vapour production you desire.

Tips For Mixing Your E-Liquid:

If you’re feeling adventurous and want to mix your vape liquid, it is essential to remember that PG and VG are often used in different amounts. Generally, when mixing liquids, a more excellent ratio of PG can create a more intense flavour, while VG produces a smoother hit with the increased vapour production. Additionally, the milligrams of each type should be adjusted depending on how thick or thin the liquid should be for optimal vaping performance. It is recommended to use equal amounts of PG and VG before experimenting with larger or smaller amounts of either ingredient for better results.

How To Store And Care For Your Vape Liquid:

As with any e-liquid, the best way to store your vape liquid is in a calm and dark place away from direct sunlight. This will ensure that the ingredients last for as long as possible. It is also essential to keep your vape liquids away from children and pets and always replace the cap securely after use.  It’s also essential to ensure you don’t mix hazardous chemicals with your vaping liquid. By following these simple steps, you can extend the life of your vaping liquid while keeping yourself safe.

Conclusion:

Scientists agree that vaping is far less dangerous than smoking, yet it is not without risk. Vaping exposes consumers to fewer and lower quantities of pollutants than smoking cigarettes So that you may select the optimal quantity of your desired vape liquid.

[anantaru]

⊹ ‧₊˚ ᰔ being sweaty and filthy with the scribe // cw. dom alhaitham, ass slapping, fem! reader

the room was stuffy, boiling hot. sweltering in a heat far exceeding that of summer vehemence.

just now, you find yourself trapped between the mattress and alhaitham, legs carefully pushed against your chest as you cannot tell if it's the exhaust in your body turning you more vulnerable or the specific method he used to accentuate the blissed-out shimmer on your frame.

sweat sticks over the linen as you move with the bed frame in perpetuum hitting the wall behind. notwithstanding the fact, you two remained deeply rooted there, squeezed into one another as alhaitham moves his hips leisurely— his voice echoing endearing frowns whenever he felt you kiss his neck.

in the dim duskiness of the room, his skin and muscles were a whole lot easier to distinguish due to the persistant sweat making his nude body shine, droplets of filth dragging down the rills of his abs and urging you to admire them.

alhaitham noses around your neck before he inhales your scent, shortly after exhaling through his mouth within a crumbled groan. he's addicted to how you taste and smell like— it's truly evoking emotions in him, how it's rich in your signature scent, with a top layer floating a note of liquid sweetness. his gaze slowly slips down to your smooth eyelids fluttering up at him, a little dazed by the consumption of pleasure, yet the tender shadow of his lashes and those plump, parted lips would only make you crave him more.

for a moment, he doesn't move and leaves his cock settled within your walls, a small grimace of ache twitching at his lips when you squeeze down on him, a heavy swirl of your arousal forming a base note on his shaft— it's all sticky, filling you in a giddy rush as the man groans upon seeing the mess you're making.

alhaitham reaches down to your ass, teasingly hovering over it before giving the flesh a good squeeze, shortly after pressing you into him so you could feel his tip nudge into your deepest places. your mind was scavenging through the intense feelings of how good it felt to have him touch you so effortlessly that it's almost scary by how well he knew you— in fact, his movements and traces on you were always so powerful and overwhelming that it drives you towards ways that defy any reason and logic.

he gravitates your chest against your own, bringing your hearts closer when you wrap your legs around his chiseled waist, feeling his desire for you beating louder as each second slithers his love for you into your body. you let out a choked yelp in surprise when he lightly slaps his palm across your ass to make the flesh jiggle, afterwards soothing the pulsing spot as he watches with big, loving hearts displayed on his eyes at the way you're reacting to him.

you conceal your face into his neck as drool spills from your mouth when alhaitham began to hump you into the mattress. he fixates on your reactions first as he pleads for you to please, "look at me," as your fingers interlock, your sopping pussy  throbbing with heat as his erection strokes along your walls, swiftly unraveling every notice of the veins on his shaft pinching into you so recklessly.

alhaitham murmurs endearingly under his breath in addition to wrecking your insides, always serving you the perfect amount of both— and a mirage of need coils down the entirety of your spine when his body fuses into your skin, making your thighs shake as sweat sticks you together.

your sticky cunt slaps against him with each rut stealing your stamina, your legs twitching with raging effort as alhaitham continued to hold them for you and keep them in place, your stretched and used hole turning into a dripping mess against his entire erection that he was slowly able to make out a filthy ring of white gathering on his base.

what's best to the scribe you ask? he finds it adorable when you were attempting to moan, sob and spell out his name within a whimper, yet all you did in the end was babble out a bunch of sweet nonsense while your nails were digging into his muscular flesh, flickering your traces into him.

yet it wasn't enough, it couldn't possibly be? because you see, your hands were clawing futilely at his lower back in order to make him grind into you deeper, appearing so desperate for his touch.

it's not long before you're gushing, clamping down on him until temptation scratches your insides in anguish.

if need be, you wanted to stroke, lick, and suck every greedy inch of him, even with your eyes lidding and abdomen clenching to break the coil inside of it— and alhaitham knew, he can feel how you're getting wetter or how the throbs and tingles of your walls blazed through his erection.

©2024 anantaru do not repost, copy, translate, modify, claim as your own

[scogito]

La cocciniglia è indicata in etichetta con la dicitura "E120" o "acido carminico".

Lista di alcuni PRODOTTI ALIMENTARI che la contengono:

- Danone Activia Fragola e Muesli - Yomo Yogurt Cremoso Frutti di Bosco - Müller Yogurt Corner Fragola - Sanpellegrino Arancia Rossa - Tropicana ACE - Yoga Frutta Fragola - Haribo Orsetti Gommosi - M&M's - Skittles - Algida Cornetto Fragola - Magnum Mini Fragola - Sammontana Cremino Fondente - Kinder Bueno - Nutella B-ready - Pan di Stelle - Campari - Aperol - Cynar Altri PRODOTTI NON ALIMENTARI:

Rossetti: - Maybelline Color Sensational Vivid Matte Liquid - L'Oréal Rouge Signature - MAC Retro Matte Lipstick

Ombretti: - Urban Decay Naked Palette - Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette - MAC Satin Eyeshadow

Smalti: - Essie Gel Couture - OPI Infinite Shine - Kiko Milano Smart Colour Nail Lacquer

Dentifricio: - Colgate Total - Oral-B Pro-Expert - Sensodyne Pronamel

Saponi: - Dove - Lux - Nivea.

(da Telegram: consenso_disinformato)

[wayward-dreamer]

Better Late Than Never

Square/s Filled: Snowed In @anyfandomfluffbingo | FREE @jacklesversebingo |

Pairing: Dean x F!Reader

Word count: 2,017

Summary: Dean and Y/N find themselves snowed in at Bobby's cabin. With a little whiskey and a cozy fire, it leaves Dean vulnerable to admit something to her he's been keeping to himself for some time.

Warnings: Minor angst, 99% fluff, brief mention of erotica.

A/N: I've had to forego tag lists as battling with dumblr isn't worth risking my mental health lol. So please go ahead and follow @wayward-dreamers-library and turn on notifications, if you want to read my stuff.

Anyway, I hope y'all enjoy this, because it's been a while since I've written a Dean one shot. Thanks to my besties and beta's @hintsofhoney and @makeadealwithdean for looking over this one! <3

Dean pushed the door open, the gust of chilly air causing it to hit the wall as he hurried inside, forcing it closed against the wind and shutting the cold out. He unwrapped the thick scarf from his neck, breathing heavily as the warmth from the fireplace in the living area thawed his frozen nose. He pulled the gloves off his hands and took off his leather jacket, hanging it up on the rack next to the door, before turning around, frowning at the quietness in the cabin.

“Y/N?”

Suddenly, he heard boots coming up the stairs from the basement, Y/N’s head appearing from the hatch followed by the rest of her, as she carried a big box in her hands.

“Hey,” she nodded at him as she set the box down on the dining table. “I hope you’re hungry for canned chicken soup because that’s all there was.”

“Well, as great as liquid salt in a can sounds,” he began with his signature sarcasm in place, “I got a few other things to eat, and something absolutely necessary to get through the next few days.”

He reached into one of the bags, pulling out two bottles of Bourbon, smirking as he placed them on the table. “We’re really livin’ it up here, huh?” he jested, chuckling.

“Oh yeah, it’s a real Four Seasons vibe,” she added, rolling her eyes as her laughter joined his.

“Called Bobby, told him we pulled in here and we’re gonna be staying until they clear the roads in the morning or the next,” he informed, taking out two glasses from the kitchen cabinets. “Said if we break anything, we owe him.”

“Sounds about right,” she muttered.

“So, looks like it’s just you and me,” he said, handing her a glass and cracking the seal on the bottle, pouring a generous amount into it. “Hope you don’t get sick of my face ‘cause there’s no tellin’ how long we’re gonna be here for.”

“As long as you don’t annoy me, I think we’re good,” she said, looking between her glass and him.

“Oh come on, where’s the fun in that?” he teased, smirking before he poured some bourbon for himself.

They clinked their glasses together before Y/N took a sip, turning away from him to avoid his gaze. Being in close proximity to Dean like this for God-only-knows-how-long was a dream scenario in her head. In reality, it was a nightmare. She had harbored feelings for him for longer than she cared to admit, and now being around him constantly until she finally got to leave was going to be incredibly difficult. She had to keep her bourbon intake low too; there was no telling what she would confess with too much of it in her system. She thought it was just a stupid crush she had from the first hunt they met on, something that would fade away soon enough. Then they kept meeting up, sometimes because a phone call from Sam would convince her to join them on a particular hunt, and other times by coincidence.

More cases led to more time around each other, until they became a pretty permanent part of each other’s lives. She’d even go as far as to say they were really good friends, which just made being in love with him even more complicated. Sam had been trying for a while now to get her to be part of their team, that it was better than her hunting alone, but she couldn’t do it.

Why torture herself with spending every single day in Dean’s presence when nothing was going to happen?

That was exactly what happened, however, when Sam got injured on a hunt and was resting up at Bobby’s. It had forced Dean to call her in on a vampire case, telling her he needed backup as the next was larger than he could take of on his own. The drive back to Bobby’s had been difficult, as the snow started falling harder, and they both knew they had to pull into his Montana cabin until the impending storm was over, as that was the closest place they could get to. It was five days and counting being alone with the man she had feelings for, and she wasn’t sure she’d survive it any longer. 

“I’m gonna keep outta your hair until dinner, I promise,” he proclaimed, walking past her. “How does 7 sound?”

“Sounds great,” she replied, smiling. “Thanks.”

“All good, sweetheart,” he smirked, turning on his boot to face her again. “Plus, I know you need some time with that dirty book in your duffle bag you think I don’t know about-”

“Dean!” she yelled as her eyes widened, her reflexes kicking in quickly as she picked up a couch cushion and hurled it at him.

He threw his head back as he guffawed, stumbling to catch the cushion in his hand and tossing it back on the couch. He shook his head as he continued to chuckle to himself, walking into the bedroom he’d be using and shut the door. She glared at the wooden barrier, dropping down on the sofa and taking a big sip of the amber liquid in her glass. She really had no desire to read her book now that it had been discovered.

At least she still had plenty of other fantasies to keep her company once she retreated to her room for the night.

“Fucking… piece of–son of a bitch,” Dean muttered under his breath, battling with the ancient TV antenna.

Y/N pressed her lips together to keep from laughing, her eyes squinting as the glare coming off the screen as the static black and white crackled. “It’s no use, Dean.”

“This is literally the only thing to do here other than research. I’m fixing this thing,” he grumbled, glaring at the antenna.

“I saw a deck of cards in one of the drawers,” she stated, pointing towards the kitchen.

“Fine,” he lamented.

He finally gave up, turning off the TV with a scowl on his face. He retrieved the deck from the kitchen and sat across from Y/N, shuffling them quickly before dealing them out between them.

“Care to make it interesting?” he asked, grinning as he wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.

“If you’re thinking strip poker, you better think again, Winchester,” she countered, an unamused expression on her face.

He rolled his eyes, shaking his head. “You’re no fun, Y/N.”

“I know,” she giggled.

They played a few rounds of regular poker, with Dean winning the first round and then losing the next two. He grumbled as he handed his money over, but Y/N promised that she’d save it to buy drinks the next time they were at a bar. He stood up and put another log on the fire, before grabbing the bottle of bourbon and pouring some more for himself. He picked up her glass, which caused her to bite her lip, nervously. She knew she really shouldn’t, in fear that she might admit something she couldn’t if she had anymore to drink than she already had.

“Uh, Dean… I think I’m good,” she said, covering the glass with her hand.

“It’s not like we’re leaving any time soon,” he stated, gesturing at the snow outside.

She sighed, handing over her glass. She knew he had a point. “You twisted my arm.”

He poured her some before he took his place on the couch again. They fell into a comfortable silence, her eyes focused on the flickering flames and crackling of the fire. Dean looked at her, a soft smile pulling at his lips as he noticed the peace on her features. She always looked beautiful, but when she was completely relaxed and had no worries that plagued her was when she looked the most stunning. He could never tell her that though; he didn’t know how she’d react. He had liked her from the moment he met her, but he wasn’t sure if she felt remotely the same. He didn’t really want to find out, fearing that she wouldn’t.

“I can feel your eyes on me,” she broke the silence, glancing over at him.

“Sorry,” he muttered, frowning at the fact that she caught him.

“It’s okay, Dean,” she reassured him, resting her head back against the couch as she kept her eyes on him. “Anything on your mind?”

He took a sip of bourbon, staring down into the glass. “Nope.”

“That was a long pause,” she observed, smirking. “Okay, spill. There’s clearly something.”

“I was taking a sip,” he pointed out.

“Yeah, but there was still a lot of silence,” she argued.

“Y/N, it’s-it’s really nothing-” he started but his words dissolved on his tongue as she shifted closer to him on the sofa.

“Is it about Sam?” she asked. She knew his little brother was always a source of worry for him.

“No,” he replied, taking a large gulp of the alcohol in the tumbler.

“Is it about Bobby?”

“What is this, twenty questions?” he responded, annoyed at the third degree.

“No,” she sighed, holding his gaze. “It’s okay if you don’t want to tell me. I shouldn’t push it.”

His eyes closed briefly as he let out a deep exhale, his lids fluttering open as he looked at her. “No, it’s not about Bobby.”

Their eyes never left each other as she thought his words over for a moment. “Is it about me?”

He knew he couldn’t ignore the question, or what he felt for her any longer. “Yes.”

She was taken aback by his answer, instantly fearing that she had done something wrong. She shifted closer to him, the scent of his aftershave tickling her nose, a couple of inches still between them.

“Dean, whatever it is… you can tell me,” she whispered, slowly curling her hand over his.

He could’ve explained himself through words, but he had never been good at expressing his feelings that way. Actions always spoke louder.

With their gazes still locked, her heart began to beat rapidly in her chest as his green orbs stared down at her, making her gulp at how close they were to each other. He slowly leaned in, and before she even realized it, a gasp escaped her just as his lips pressed against hers in a soft kiss. Her eyes fluttered closed as he squeezed her hand in his, allowing herself to move closer to him. She lifted her other hand, cupping his face and letting her thumb stroke over the chiseled line of his jaw, a low moan leaving her as his tongue slipped between her lips, deepening the embrace.

It was over just as quickly as it began, leaving her breathless when he pulled away, both of them staring at each other. Dean shook his head, hoping he hadn’t overstepped, that he hadn’t just ruined everything between them. A small smile, hopeful but weary, pulled at her lips.

“I wish you would’ve done that sooner,” she admitted, laughing.

He grinned. “Better late than never, I guess.”

She leaned into him, her hand resting over his heart covered by his red and black plaid shirt, her forehead pressed against his. She couldn’t really believe what had just happened, feeling like she’d wake up at any moment and it would’ve all been a dream. The longer she stayed in that embrace, in the peace and quiet of the cabin, the only sounds coming from the fireplace, she knew it was all real. It was finally real.

“We have until this storm is over to make up for lost time,” he said, peering into her eyes.

“Hey, better not just be during the storm,” she warned, lifting an eyebrow.

He chuckled, shaking his head as his lips hovered over hers. “Don’t worry, sweetheart. I ain’t lettin’ you go any time soon.”

“Sounds good to me, Winchester.”

They spent the rest of the night curled up together in front of the fire, before moving things into the bedroom, finding a better way to keep warm during the snowstorm.

[sapphicagenda]

Whisks Worth Taking (a Bake Off AU)

Chapter 11: Don't Go Baking My Heart

Fandom: Warrior Nun

Main ship: Ava/Beatrice

Sub-ships: Camila/Lilith, Mary/Shannon

Rating: E (for eventual smut)

Chapter Summary:

Who put this angst in my fic?!? Oh, right. It was me. I did that. Oops?

Teaser:

The morning’s Signature Challenge was to bake a decorative Wellington. The bakers could fill it with anything they liked, but the entire thing had to be covered with a detailed pastry design. Their biggest challenges would be managing the liquids inside and ensuring everything cooked through in time.

Once the bakers were about ten minutes into the challenge, Beatrice felt an arm wrap around her shoulders. She turned to see Ava squeeze herself between her and Mary, an arm around each of their shoulders as she bounced up and down.

“Let’s get our tart on!”

“Technically,” Beatrice said, “tarts are tomorrow. Today is pastry.”

“Well…” Ava smirked at her. “I’ve always been pie-curious.”

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[geekbar]

Exploring the Miami Mint Geek Bar Pulse 15000 Puffs Disposable Vape

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[quill-pen]

Modern AU Scroogeverse: Starbucks orders

@rom-e-o and I joked around about it a little this morning, so I thought it might be fun to do.

Disclaimer: I, personally, am not a coffee drinker at all. I hate everything about coffee--the smell, the taste, the noise the coffee maker makes as it brews. And I never have dealings with Starbucks because I think they're a little overhyped and expensive.

Note: Americanized Bess has absolutely influenced these people's taste on things like iced and cold beverages. As she should. Cold drinks are lifeblood.

Ebenezer: First off, nobody makes coffee like his beloved Bess (she does it the old-fashioned way on the stove and adds just the right amount of heavy cream and cinnamon) so that's usually where Eb gets his coffee (she'll pour it in a thermos and send it out the door with him). But on the occasions Bess' coffee is unavailable for various reasons, Starbucks is an easy stop on the way to work. His drink of choice: the dark roast, tall, cinnamon powder, heavy cream, and two pumps of cinnamon syrup (if it's the holidays, he'll add a pump of the peppermint) to make up for the lack of Bess' TLC. It's good, but still not as good as Bess'; every sip of her coffee is like her love in liquid form and you bloody hell can't beat that. If he's had several late nights at the office, Ebenezer will also add a few shots of the signature espresso. If he has to attend a morning business meeting he's been dreading, the man has also been known to fill a flask with a little "feel-good" juice and spike his drink just enough to get through the meeting. He doesn't get anything else from Starbucks. He might try something Bess gets, but, as stated before, Starbucks is merely a handy substitute: He's not about to take time to explore their menu. Note: They never get his name right. Ebenezer is now simply known as 'Ed' at the local Starbucks.

Bess: For warm weather: a grande iced dark chocolate mocha with heavy cream and light ice. The number of espresso shots depends on how busy work has been. For cold weather: a tall caffè mocha, with warm heavy cream, light foam, and six mocha pumps. Again the number of espresso shots depends on work. If she's in the mood for something particularly sweet, Bess will usually go for one of their chocolate chocolatey frappucinos. She doesn't have a particular favorite--she likes them all--but always gets them in grande. Note: You think they'd be able to get Bess, easy enough, but no; she's been called "Bed", "Bless", "Beth", "Bet", "Bast", and "Bath". These people aren't even trying, are they?

Bob: Doesn't go to Starbucks--it's not on his way to work and it's too expensive (he's got lots of kids to take care of, even if now being partners with Mr. Scrooge makes life so much easier and comfy). He stops in at a local mom-and-pop place called 'The Grinds' and gets a large, cowboy coffee with a little milk and sugar. (He's also sweet-talked the barista into adding some espresso shots. The man has like a dozen kids, okay?! He needs it to get through the day!)

Ethel: Unlike Bob, will occasionally patronize Starbucks--mostly when she is out with the other girls. Because this is only an occasional thing, Ethel likes to treat herself (she deserves it!): a venti strawberry crème frappuccino with vanilla sweet cream, extra whipped cream, five syrup pumps, two espresso shots, toasted vanilla syrup, cookie crumble topping, mocha sauce, and extra strawberry puree. Leave her alone--she's affording herself a rare treat--it's fine. Note: Don't always get her name right either, but they get it right more often than with Bess.

Harry: Does not have a favorite. Man gets something different every time he goes and has liked everything equally. He does have a particular fondness for their frozen fruit beverages though, but only in summer. When the weather gets cold, he'll go for their hot apple drinks. The only customization he insists upon is extra cinnamon or peppermint during the holiday season. After all, he loves Christmas--it's his favorite time of year! He always gets the largest option. Note: Yes, his name always gets spelled right, usually accompanied by little Harry Potter flourishes. He finds them so charming and tries to keep them all. Hela eventually throws them out when he's clearly forgotten about them--usually after a week.

Hela: Usually goes for their teas. It's a toss-up between a short honey citrus mint with light lemonade and an extra pump of honey or a short, regular matcha tea latte. Note: Only gets her name spelled right if she's served by a fan of Marvel.

Tom: He is a very simple man. In the cold, he beelines for their hot chocolate: grande, steamed whole milk, doubled mocha pumps with extra whipped cream, and extra caramel drizzle with caramel sauce lining the cup. In the heat, it's a regular mango dragonfruit lemonade with extra ice. Note: Once got named "Dom" at Starbucks. The barista winked at him as she passed him his drink. Addie was with him and did not appreciate it; she absolutely took a cue from her cousin and groped his ass on the way out. The ride home was very long after that, but the events that played out at home were a blast.

Addie: In the cold, she loves the white hot chocolate. She'll usually get a tall with oat milk, extra foam brown sugar syrup with a mocha cause lining, and chocolate mint cookie sprinkles with light whipped cream. In the heat, her go-to is a grande iced brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso with salted caramel foam, mocha drizzle, whipped cream, and caramel crunch topping. Note: Often gets called "Abbie", but one time, somehow, she got called "Baddie". She rode that high for a week.

Ernie: Isn't really a coffee man, so he mostly sticks to the teas. He goes for the classic Earl Grey with a little lemonade, honey, and a pinch of cinnamon. If he's looking for something cooler, he just goes for the lemonade. Nothing very complicated. Note: Absolutely gets "Bert" added in with his name like 80% of the time. The joke is getting old now, folks.

Ella: Honestly, she doesn't do Starbucks. She had one drink once--a huge chocolate java mint frap, loaded up with all the best goodies. It was so good. But the stomach flu was going through the Cratchit household at the time and she got hit with it right after she had that heavenly delight and... yeah. Ruined the entire chain for her. Just the mention of Starbucks makes her stomach roll. Ernie doesn't drink Starbucks around her and does his best to shield the very logo from her view.

Granny: Simple and surprising--a doppio of espresso macchiato. regular except for eight shots of espresso instead of the standard two. She's in her 80s and surrounded by young folks, okay? How else do you expect her to keep up with them all?

Josie: Doesn't do Starbucks either. She thinks it's overrated and too trendy, and will go out of her way to find small, independent establishments to patronize. She enjoys hazelnut lattes with a little touch of cinnamon and mocha sauce. Will always ask the barista to make the most unique design they can with the cream and asks if she can watch.

Mickey: Just like his love, he doesn't do Starbucks. For one he could never afford it; for two, he tried some once and he didn't find it all that great. Certainly wasn't worth the hype everyone seemed to have about it. He chooses to support the independent coffee houses as well, often taking Josie out on dates to them. He likes the cowboy coffee with only a little milk; he enjoys the rusticness and simplicity of it. Josie isn't a fan of the flavor but she loves the smell of it on Mickey's breath afterward and she doesn't mind the taste coming off his tongue and lips when he kisses her either.

Jules: He can't drink coffee as it makes him sick, but he enjoys the iced teas. His favorite is a blended grande black tea lemonade with some apple juice and strawberries. And definitely extra ice. Always extra ice. In the winter, he gets a regular caramel apple spice. Note: Often gets his name spelled as "Jewels". Once he had an older barista that was a big fan of Jules Verne though, and he got that written on his cup--that was fun.

Martha: The chocolate java mint frap, tall, with coconut milk, double-blended with frap chips, hazelnut syrup, two extra pumps of the mint sauce, mocha sauce lining, toasted cookie crumble, light cinnamon powder, and whipped cream--that's this girl's game. She only needs to have one once in a while, as it's so very rich. Note: Once got called "Martyr". So... that was different.

Kathy: Girl is a fiend for the espresso shots! That's what happens when you're studying to be an L&D nurse, I suppose. She gets a quad of the blonde roast loads it up on six shots and hammers it. But after she's had a couple of those, she'll get a short, dark chocolate mocha with heavy cream and honey to sip on. Note: Has been called "Catty" more than once. She does not appreciate it.

Millie: VENTI. PUMPKIN. SPICE. LATTES. With extra cream and cinnamon and caramel sauce lining. She lives for this stuff and literally has an emotional breakdown whenever it goes out of season. After that, she falls back on the vanilla bean crème frap, venti size, with almond milk, extra whipped cream, frap chips, macadamia syrup, caramel lining, white chocolate mint sauce, honey blend, cinnamon, mocha drizzle, and caramel crunch topping. And, ya know what? It's still nowhere near as good as the pumpkin spice. Why don't they just sell it all year?! It would be their number-one seller! They could just start a whole other Starbucks offshoot just for the pumpkin spice and rake in the money! Note: Absolutely tells the barista how to spell her name and double-checks to make sure they got it right.

Gil: Decaf roast, tall, black--plain, simple, easy. He likes the bitterness; reminds him of the earth and nature. If he's craving a little sweetness, he might add some honey. Note: Usually gets called "Dill". Does not complain--he gets his coffee either way. And he kinda like the name "Dill" actually.

Tim: He's not allowed to drink coffee, as he gets way too hyper. But he does like their frozen fruit drinks. The pineapple passion fruit is his favorite; he always gets extra pineapple in it. He gets the largest size and sticks it in the freezer whenever he's had enough to snack on for a few days. The stuff tastes even better when it's frozen enough to eat like ice cream! Note: Tim is so cute, most of the time the baristas don't even hear him say his name because they're so focused on his cherubic smile or sparkling blue eyes, so they just write "Angel boy" on the cup. Tim just blushes and beams.

Beryl: She doesn't like coffee, but she is also a serious businesswoman, and serious businesswomen drink coffee. Beryl gets the espresso con panna in the smallest size with extra whipped cream and three espresso shots. The whipped cream is the only way she can stand the taste of the stuff. Sometimes she needs a little mocha drizzle to get it down too, even while she's holding her nose and trying to swallow it down without letting it touch her tongue. Ebenezer has pointed out to her time and again that it's okay if she doesn't like coffee--she can drink something else if she wants to--but Beryl refuses. "Businesswomen drink coffee! It's a staple!" And no one is going to convince her otherwise. Note: Never gets her name spelled right, so she has taken to telling them at her name is "Bear". That always gets spelled right and she gets comments on how "cool her name is". Beryl might be considering changing her name to "Bear".

[justreiko]

G O L D E N

Inktober 2023 day 6 - Golden.

Orochimaru eyeing you with cold calculated stare, his hand grasping a syringe with a shimmering golden liquid. Based on his signature evil smirk, he's up to no good.

[angst-king]

Corruption of Humanity Pt 8

(CW mention of vomit, descriptions of audio and visual hallucinations and nightmares) Getting used to Lucifer wasn’t easy. It was hell! He was still just as bitey as a chihuahua and would claw, push, and snarl at her. He still made his dislike for her very clear, for fuck sake he did better with Eve. At least he didn’t try to freak her out, he was slowly gaining strength too. This meant he was gaining power, and Emily quickly found out why working with angel types like him could be dangerous. Even though Lucifer would be classified in technical terms as a ‘fallen angel’ since he was an angel turned demon, he still had his angelic abilities but they are very creepy, to say the least.

As she worked at her desk she would see a dark and tall shadowy figure she didn’t recognize. She would often see eyes sprout from it and a large smile staring down at her. If she looked directly at it it would either go away for a while or disappear and reappear just centimeters from her face. The shadow would follow her around, whispering her name among certain cryptic phrases such as.

“Watch your back” “If you’re not careful your mind won't be your own much longer” “Be aware of your body you just may lose it” “Edan is no longer a garden”

She would often hear Lucifer’s haunting crying even when he wasn’t around. She would hear these things completely out of work! She would see shadow figures in her apartment or the grocery store. It was truly starting to take a toll on her, the only good thing was she was progressing with him at least. Sure he’d throw a fit about getting checked over but he would at least accept food without fuss and was slowly stopping himself from pushing her off when she needed to do vitals. Every day she got up she had to remind herself she was doing this all for a cause.

She got home late and was utterly exhausted, she didn’t even bother to scream or at the hallucinations in her peripheral. She put her backpack down on the floor, kicked off her shoes, and flopped into bed, too tired to change into her pajamas. In almost an instant she had fallen asleep.

She woke up strapped to a chair in the dark voices whispering at her.

“Edan is no longer safe” “Please save us” “Long live my mind” “It hurts it hurts it hurts, my mind it hurts!” Emily struggled and squirmed against the restraints as the voices got louder, the voice crying out ‘it hurts’ sounded like Charlie.

“Ch-charlie?” “E-Emy, Emy it hurt please!” She had to get to her! That was her patient, she had to get to her!

“I’m coming Charlie, just hang on!” Emily called out but Charlie’s voice continued to get louder and desperate sounding. It took some elbow grease but Emily managed to wriggle her way out of the restraints and went running in the dark for Charlie. She kept running and running and running. The farther she ran the closer together the walls felt, even in the pitch black she could feel the walls scraping against her skin. No matter how far she ran it seemed like she wouldn’t get any closer to Charlie. Then the sound of 1940s radio music began to play and she found herself in a radio showroom.

Before she could truly register what was happening she was grabbed by Alastor and twirled around. He pulled her close and warned her in a hushed voice.

“Act casual my dear, do not lose yourself, they’re watching” Emily tried to ask who but she couldn’t make a sound, she would open her mouth to speak but no sound would come! She let Alastor lead, at first she didn’t understand what he meant until the room filled with eyes. The walls had eyes of different colors and shapes and sizes all watching them! She swayed, she swung, she dipped and Alastor made sure she didn’t trip. His face still adorned his signature toothy smile but she could sense the uneasiness from him. As she danced she noticed a strange liquid dripping down his face, a dark inky substance running from his nose, eyes, and mouth. This black inky substance absorbed into her skin and crossed onto her, she just barely let go in time.

Her dark brown arms slowly turned black from the tips of her fingertips riding up to her elbows. Emily tried to call out for Alastor but she still couldn’t speak and when she looked back he was melting into the floor! The eyes were staring widely at her observing her every move. Then she saw the same inky black substance dripping onto the floor beneath her, something wet coming from her face as her chest began to feel heavy. She began to cough a deep chesty cough as if she were coming down with pneumonia. Breathing became difficult, she was fighting for air the more and more she coughed until she coughed and hacked up the black liquid she saw on Alastor. It was thick like syrup clogging her nose and through. She had to fight for a breath of air to clear her airways of the gunk. It was choking her it felt like it was trying to consume her seeping down her esophagus and up into her tear ducks. She sputtered and wailed in a wrapsy voice for help. The air was getting thinner she was losing the ability to breathe altogether. Her vision blurred as she heard the phrase.

“Have you tried crossing over yet?” She looked up just to see Lucifer extending a hand to her. She tried to reach for it up collapsed to the ground, finding her knees too weak to hold her. Her arms trembled and quaked as she tried again to get up. Finally, the darkness took over once again.

Her eyes shot open and she jerked out of bed gasping and gulping down air. Clutching her chest and throat in her hands, she immediately ran out of bed. She could feel the bile rising in her throat, her eyes stinging, and her mouth filling with saliva. She ran out of her room and bolted for the bathroom to expel the rounds of sick that she couldn’t contain. She didn’t know how long she had been there but she ended up waking up in there lying on the floor by morning.

Great another day of work.

“Emily” “Hm?” “You okay?” “Ye-yeah…yeah why?” “Cause you look like shit!” Interrupted Adam, Eve grumbled, kicked up her shoe, and threw it at the back of his head. Adam yelped and whined at her and swore.

“Stupid bitch, what was that for I ain’t lying” “That was still mean Adam, you’re too old for this shit” Adam rolled his eyes and mocked her tone as they walked.

“I’m serious though, you don’t look so good Em.” “Its-its nothing, just didn’t sleep well last night is all” She didn’t need to worry Eve with her problems, she was an adult and could get through it!

“Alright, well if you ever need to just take a nap in the overnight rooms, no one will mind.” Emily tiredly nodded her head stretched her stiff body and headed to make her morning rounds. First up as usual, Charlie, she’d been on her mind ever since the dream. When she arrived she sighed in relief seeing the girl was sleeping peacefully on her bed. Ever since the experiment she had been having rough nights so it was good to see her getting a decent sleep. Emily felt bad waking her up but it had to be done.

“Morning Charlie” The girl groaned softly as she sat up from her nest of blankets on her bed.

“Morning Emily” She yawned quietly, she seemed more lucid than she usually did, and that was a good sign. She wasn’t constantly brushing her hair, picking and pulling at old wounds and bandages, and she didn’t look so lost! At least someone was doing well this time.

“You look tired Emmy” Charlie pointed out, Emily tried to pull a smile onto her face as she replied.

“I just didn’t sleep so well, I’ll be alright hun.” She could see Charlie wasn’t buying it but the blond didn’t press her.

She had a similar experience with Vaggie, the moth-like girl was just as concerned as her girlfriend. When bringing them food her body would sway and trip over itself, her vision would blur and murge spontaneously. She found it hard to concentrate, she was truly just going through the motions to get by. The only thing that woke her up just a little was the ice coffee in the lounge. She still couldn’t shake those hallucinations. They would startle her awake anytime she would hear

“Have you tried crossing over yet” Like from her dream or

“Do you hear their screams?”

With a long swig of her drink, she stood up front the chair she was keeping herself from dozing off in. Time to check on Lucifer. She really didn’t want to since Lucifer was always such a handful at times.

“Morning Lucifer, sorry to wake you” She muttered lowly as she stumbled into his room, Lucifer looked up at her quizzically. He could see that look on her face and something in him changed. He could see how exhausted she was, the way she slumped over unsteadily looking ready to collapse at any second. When she knelt down to examine him this time he stayed still. He didn’t fight her, he didn’t hiss at her, he didn’t yell or make any noise of distress. A pang of concern shot through his heart, he didn’t know why but he worried for her. She had been good to her, giving her snacks, and updates about his daughter, and was gentle in her attempts to interact. He noticed her muttering at something as if someone were talking to her, she pushed and waved away as if someone were trying to bother her. Looking around as if other people were in the room with her. Her breathing was ragged and slowly sounding hard. And she struggled to keep her eyes from closing.

When she tried to finish up and rise for the door her knees buckled and she went down with a thump. Lucifer flinched at the sound of her body hitting the tile floor. He crawled over and rolled her onto her back and didn’t see any blood, a few bruises showed up but besides that no obvious injuries. When he touched her he pulled away in shock, her skin was ice cold, sure the facility wasn’t very warm but she didn’t normally feel like this. Shit he needed to get Eve! He was still too weak to leave his room though. He knew Eve would have to come up here eventually to check on his brother, and if she noticed Emily hadn’t come back down then maybe she’d come up sooner. He just had to watch over her till then!

He grabbed the young woman and pulled her onto an old bed she had gotten for him not long ago and wrapped her up in the blankets he had. It wasn’t much but it was something and that was better than nothing. He just hoped it wouldn’t take Eve long to figure it out.

Truth be told he didn’t hate Emily, he could see the passion in her eyes. The love and want to help the same look he used to see in Lilith’s eyes. He could see the dedication, she wouldn’t stop until she crashed. He was just scared, he had been through so much and he didn’t want to expose himself to someone who would turn on him or worse lose someone he grew close to. He couldn’t do that again, he already lost his lovely Lilith. He was just barely getting to know his daughter through Emily. She was doing everything to help him, he was just scared and he wished he knew how to communicate that to her. He made sure she was just sleeping when he started to come his claws through her hair gently.

Hours had gone by and Eve had grown worried, she hadn’t seen Emily since that morning. They would have usually crossed paths by now or chit-chatted during the break. Getting worried she checked through the patient rooms and found she wasn’t with either Charlie or Vaggie or any side patients. She checked the pharmacy with Husk who said he ain’t seen her since she headed up towards Lucifer’s floor acting really off. A shot of worry coursed through Eve and she ran up to the angel and containment floor. Shoving in earplugs to block out the ringing she made haste to find the young employee.

She called her name, only receiving echoes as her answer until she went to Lucifer’s room. Looking through the one-way glass she saw Lucifer curled up around a large lump of something on his bed. That was strange, and Emily’s bag was still in there. Sliding her key card she cautiously stepped in.

“Lucifer?” Lucifer quickly waved her over uncurled his from the lump and gently moved the blankets revealing a sleeping Emily.

“She slips and fell and has been asleep since she checked me,” He said, Eve giggled softly and knelt down to check Emily’s bruised wrist.

“Thanks for looking after her, I was worried something happened to her,” Eve said letting out a shaky sigh.

“She wasn’t acting normal and she was really cold when she fell” Lucifer added, Eve raised a brow and pressed the back of her hand to Emily’s cheek and her eyes widened.

“Jeez she’s ice cold, alright, I’ll take care of her from here. I’ll come back with food for you in a bit, you okay with waiting?” She asked while she lifted Emily up into her arms carefully, Lucifer nodded.

“You already know what I want”

“Peanut butter crackers and apple juice?” “Mhm”

“You know Lilith really was right, you really aren’t the monster people say you are, Lucifer. You just need someone to take their time with you. All of you are like that.” Eve commented with a wide grin on her face, Lucifer blushed a soft gold and whipped his tail at her as a sign to get going.

“Alright alright, be back soon!” She said and carried the girl out of the patient’s room and back to the elevator and down to the employee’s night rooms. Eve got her laid down on a bed grabbed a few warm packs and nestled them against her over a blanket. Then she wrapped up her bruises and placed some ice on them to keep the swelling down.

It was only thirty more minutes until Emily woke up dazed and confused. Looking around blearily, she noticed the bandages around his wrist and warm packs on top of her. Slowly she sat up and muttered out a sleepy ‘What happened’.

“You collapsed in Lucifer’s room” Answered Eve who was now suddenly in front of her with a distressed look.

“O-oh! I’m sorry, I guess I was really tired.” “Hun I think you’re more than tired, your body was ice cold and sickly when I found you. Lucifer had you bundled up under his blankets guarding you like treasure.” Did Lucifer protect her? Did he take care of her? It didn’t seem like a lot but this wasn’t his usual behavior towards her.

“R-really? Why would he do that?” Eve smiled softly at her as she began to check Emily’s body over.

“I think you’re getting through his walls, bit by bit. He doesn’t hate you, I can see it in the way he kept his tail around you. It was the same way he did when protecting Lilith and Charlie when Charlie was still a newborn.” She reminisced with a hint of sadness at the memory though Emily could find the positives in it. However, there was something she’d been wanting to ask for a while.

“What was Lilith like?” Eve raised a brow at her question and sighed, excusing herself to pull up a chair, she plopped down and began.

“Lilith was very kind and hard-working, she would do anything for the patients here. She treated them like human beings, she was one of the only employees who did so before Husk and I. She listened to them, she encouraged them to find things they liked, and she would read to them, Lucifer loved her voice, especially her singing. She really changed Lucifer. He was hostile even as an angel, he would fight the handlers and doctors. He’d bite, claw, kick, scream, hit, anything to get away” Eve took in a deep breath and continued.

“Can’t say I blame him, I’d do the same if I were treated worse than a ravenous animal. But Lilith took her time with him, she got through his walls and found what he liked. She was a firm yet patient woman. She would wait out a temper-tantrum if she had to. She gave her all to this place, taught me the ropes, and helped me get accustomed to being Gabriel’s main handler.” The way Eve spoke about Lilith alone gave her all she needed, learning just how much Lilith poured into this place and now she was gone! No wonder Lucifer was so hurt he lost the one person who showed him what love was!

Now Emly really had to get him to meet Charlie, and she would stop at nothing to do it!

[jellymellydraws]

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Astarion x Dark Urge Chapter 03 Rating: E Tags: Angst, Fluff, hurt/comfort, slow burn, two guarded people fall in love so hard it makes them stupid

Chapter Summary:

After a rough night of sleep, at least Rose could enjoy the sunrise. The party travels to the druid grove, aiming to get information on their specific affliction. Each new detail requires a change in plans, and more supplies. Seems the people in the grove have their own problems-- wonder what they'll be willing to pay for some assistance?

What she wanted was to be enveloped in darkness, for sleep to take hold and for nothingness to surround her until morning. What she got instead was a blanket of red. Endless red. Blood. All…

Blood. Blood. Blood. Blood. Blood.

Blood, gore, and slaughter filling the view behind her eyelids. Screams from her victims harmonized with the drumming of her heartbeat. Her hands clawing into endless intestines, feeling the satisfying squish between her closing fingers. 

Blood. Blood. Blood. Blood. Blood.

The faceless victim screamed and clawed at her arm, tearing her flesh open. The sensation was pure ecstacy . It wasn't until their voice quieted that she could appreciate the scent wafting from their open torso. Oh, how they still smelled fresh .

Blood. Blood. Blood. Blood. Blood.

Piles of corpses surrounded her, like a fleshy meadow beneath a red sky. The cool sensation of droplets fell upon her face, like rain falling from a cloudless sky. But the smell of rain did not come, only more of that coppery hint.

The saccharine life liquid pooled around her, seeping into the fabric of clothes. In the glossy puddle, she could see her twisted smile, the glint of her amber eyes looking back at her. Pure untainted joy radiated from that grin.

She loved this. 

She craved this.

She —

Woke up. 

Rose sat up in her bedroll, with sweat on her brow, and hands shaking. The campfire had long gone out, but the light of early morning cast a faint glow into the crypt. Well, just the area behind the destroyed wall. Someone must have gone out through the hatch. She wiped her brow and quietly sat up, trying not to wake the others. Following the light, she made her way to the ladder past the collapsed crypt wall and climbed out to the surface.

Sitting in the grass, Astarion watched the sun rising over the horizon. He was deep in thought, until a purple-haired amnesiac crawled through the hole in the ground. He quickly put on his signature smile to greet her.

“Ah, good morning,” he started to purr, but quickly stopped, “are you alright? You look…”

“Like hell?” Rose finished, fully sitting in the grass beside him now.

“Rabid. Pained. Sick.”

“Does ‘like hell’ not cover those?” 

“No, you look a bit worse than that I’m afraid,” he looked her over, much to her chagrin, “You poor thing, you’re even spasming and twitching.”

Hells, he was right. She couldn’t stop her hands from shaking.

“Just a rough night,” she insisted, “a little fresh air, some breakfast, and I should be okay.”

“Mh…do take care of yourself,” Astarion requested, though it sounded half sincerely, “I don’t think I can stand taking orders from Lae’zel. She was ready to have us travel until we passed out. You’re a bit more reasonable.”

“Noted.”

The two sat in silence as sunlight washed over the ocean, slowly it rolled onto the shore. Astarion smiled as he basked in its warmth, a soft expression for the typically sharp tongued elf. Even after just a day she learned a lot about the group she found herself leading. Astarion and Shadowheart were the most secretive it would seem, but for what reasons she could not tell. In the way he spoke, it was like a melody he had sung before. His gestures, even his expressions, she saw how perfectly rehearsed they seemed. But here? In this moment? She felt like she was getting a glimpse of him.

A glimpse that he did not want her to see, clearly. For he plastered that mirful grin back on his face and turned towards her to say something. 

“How was your first night camping?” Rose asked, a smirk coming across her face when she saw him briefly stumble that she beat him to break the silence.

“Oh— well, you know,” he recovered quickly, listing off his experiences on his fingers, “uncomfortable, damp, smelled a bit moldy— not as glamorous as some adventurers make it sound.” He paused as he looked towards the horizon again, “but it isn’t all bad, I suppose…and how about you? Besides, well,” he gestured to her poor state, “whatever caused that .”

“Oh,” she scoffed, trying to regain whatever sense of composure she could, “just a nightmare…is all. Yesterday might’ve affected me more than I realized.” She hoped he would buy it.

But she didn’t get a chance to confirm that— she heard the sound of metal clanging echo in the crypt below. Armor being donned, no doubt. Rose stood up and began descending the ladder again, making one last comment as she went.

“Sounds like it’s officially time to start the day.” 

As she hoped, she was feeling better for the day after getting fresh air and eating a Gale-made breakfast. No one else mentioned her looking sickly, for which she was grateful. The prep for the travel ahead was quick, with roles being assigned with little to no issue. Lae’zel and Gale took the lead (Rose was pretty sure Gale volunteered specifically to ask about Gith history and Astral Planar subjects). Shadowheart volunteered to carry a crate of wares, which could prove useful if the grove had its own merchant. Astarion and Rose took up the rear. 

They spent a few hours trekking through the wilderness, witty banter helping the time go by. Shadowheart and Astarion seemed to become quick friends, with the way they joked at the other’s expense like it was sport. Even more of a sport was how fast Lae’zel could threaten someone for saying the wrong thing to her. In a way, Rose wondered if it was how the Gith was trying to banter. The threats held little weight, she decided. All in good fun. Maybe.

The marching stopped abruptly, and the group wasn’t saying a word. There was another commotion further ahead, one that she couldn’t make sense of. Lae’zel looked to the back of the line and tilted her head towards elevated ground when she looked at Rose. There was something ahead, and repositioning was necessary. She pulled out her daggers and took Astarion with her to higher ground.

She saw a gate, covered with vines and embedded in the stone. Well hidden, to anyone who wasn’t sure what they were looking for. Impressive. But its well hidden entryway was no match for the small party banging at the door, begging for the gate to be let up. Rose and Astarion were low to the ground, scoping out the rest of the area. Hidden by walls of stone, with few beaten paths leading towards the entrance. She heard the panic in the adventurer’s voices.

“They’re running from something,” Rose whispered to Astarion.

“I think I found what,” he nudged her and nodded towards a group of goblins creeping up the path.

“If we help them, they’ll owe us.”

“My thoughts exactly.”

She smirked to the elf as she procured a bottle from her belt. His own grin widened, realizing it was filled with grease— and he had the fire they needed. Rose stood up from her spot and threw the bottle where the path opened towards the gate. The attention of the grove was now on them, uncertain if she was friend or foe. Their blades were drawn quickly, but she’d be damned if they would be pointed at her.

“Goblins!” She shouted to the gate, just as Astarion cast his magic and sent a small bolt of fire towards the puddle.

“You fools!” The tiefling gatekeeper shouted to the small group at the gate, “you lead them right to us!”

The goblins ran up the path, with a worg in tow, trying to clear the grease before it went aflame. Several managed to make it past the grease puddle, but the explosion cut their ranks in half. The grove alerted their forces with the blow of a warhorn, and more soldiers came to their aid. Rose happily jumped down from her perch, carving into the goblin archers who hid in the backline. The sensation of their blood spraying over her face sent a pleasurable shiver down her spine.

Blood. Blood. Blood. Blood.

Their screams serenaded her eardrums, punctuated by the drumming of her heartbeat. If it weren’t for their armor, she would have grabbed their own hearts to feel it beat in the palm of her hand.

Blood. Blood. Blood. Blood.

Rose didn’t know who she was. Hardly knew her name. But this? The slashing of her dagger, the smell of liquid copper, the dying screams. She knew this was something she liked. She needed more . More carnage, more slaughter more—

“Rose,” Shadowheart’s call snapped her back to reality, “let me heal you.”

Standing in the middle of dead goblins, covered in blood, Rose hadn’t realized she was wounded. The pain in her arm finally began to register, and it hurt like a bitch . Shadowheart quickly used her magic to seal the wound.

“You were in your own world there, weren’t you?” she asked as the cool healing touch washed over Rose, “I’ve seen that look before, like a hunter who found their kill.”

‘So maybe I was a hunter…’ Rose considered.

“I guess I was for a moment,” Rose confessed to the half-elf.

“Just don’t forget who your allies are,” she warned, “I’ve seen that happen too.”

Thanks to their advantage, they sustained very few casualties on their side. Some injuries, but no deaths, thankfully. When it was safe for the gates to open, no one stopped Rose’s group from following the others inside their walls. 

“There are bound to be more,” Shadowheart noted as the gates closed behind them, “if we were hoping for sanctuary, I doubt we’ll get it here.”

“Good thing we don’t intend on staying for long,” Rose responded, getting a look at the area as they walked further into the grove. Tieflings with carts and tarps were the first sight. Prepared for travel— probably already in the middle of traveling from the looks of it. 

“Zevlor, what the hell!?” Shouting up ahead, from the adventurer who was just outside, “ You were going to leave us to die?!”

“There are children here, Aradin!” Shouted the gatekeeper, “What were you thinking?!”

“We were running for our bloody lives!”

Rose waited on the sidelines, watching their argument unfold. There was a lot she gleaned from their fighting. There was a druid with their party, who did not return. This Druid sounded important to the grove, in some way. When the tensions reached a boiling point, another skirmish was at risk of breaking out.

“Hey,” Rose cut in, “sounds more like these Goblins were an unintended problem. Arguing isn’t going to solve them. Or the friends that’ll come looking for them.”

“And who the fuck are you?” Aradin, turned to her, fist balled and ready to be thrown at a mild inconvenience.

“She’s the reason we could beat those goblins,” The tiefling, Zevlor, shot back, “And she’s right— the grove isn’t going to be safe for long with a goblin party dead at the gates,” he turned to Rose and smiled gratefully, “Thank you for your aid.”

The interruption looked to be enough to discourage Aradin’s further arguing. He waved the group off and stormed further into the grove, grumbling about bloody goblins and a shit employer.

“Sadly, we don’t have much to offer in terms of payment,” Zevlor apologized, “we were invited to stay by this Grove’s first druid, Halsin. But since he went with those adventurers, his replacement hasn’t been quite as patient. Kagha is trying to push us out and isolate this place. This attack might just be the reason she needs to do it.”

“That’s unfortunate. But maybe you can repay us with information if you don’t have the gold.” Rose negotiated.

“Sure, if I can.”

“We’re looking for someone named Zorru who we think is somewhere here. He ran into a githyanki patrol some time ago and we wanted to ask him some questions.”

Zevlor eyed Lae’zel, who returned a scowl. As expected, there would be more tension surrounding their gith companion if Zorru had a chance to tell the rest of his people about the ambush. No doubt the casualties would’ve been enough. But thankfully, under the obligation of owing their lives to Rose, Zevlor wouldn’t hold back.

“He’s further ahead, watching our supplies.”

“Anywhere we can sell our wares?” Shadowheart chimed in, lightly shaking their crate of goods.

“Ah, a few. Dammon could find a use for scrap metal. The druids also have their own trader— Arron, right by the Silvanus statue.”

“Thanks.” Rose nodded to him and proceeded to walk further into the grove.

Considering that most of their wares were weapons, they visited the tiefling smith first. While trading, she got a bit more information about the situation surrounding this grove. The tieflings were refugees, heading to Baldur’s Gate to start a new life after their hometown was sold to Avernus for a short time. Halsin sounded like a strong healer, but left his apprentice to handle his healer duties when he left with Aradin’s party. No one really knew for what reason, but he was adamant about going wherever their contract was taking them. As for the new leader, the tieflings clearly did not like her (considering she wanted to kick them out), and the other druids seemed to be mixed. As intriguing as this information was becoming, the business with the tieflings wasn’t really a problem she cared to handle. But she’d be a fool to completely ignore it. There could be an opportunity for her, yet.

Dammon handed them a small pouch of gold in exchange for the weapons and metal they brought to him, and was happy enough to give them directions to the storehouse Zorru was posted outside of.

Lae'zel sighed appreciatively, glad she was not being forgotten, before they proceeded. He was right where Dammon said, posted outside a storage building that looked like it was barely holding itself together. Zorru looked like he had seen a ghost when the whole group approached him. His hand rushed to the hilt of his blade.

“Stay back!” He commanded shakily, “Come back to finish the job? My friends weren’t enough slaughter for you!?”

“Easy,” Rose lifted her empty hands as a show of good faith, “we only had some questions about the ambush.”

Zorru eyed her cautiously, then to Lae’zel who was grinning at the cowardly display.

“Only questions?” Zorru asked. Rose nodded. When he released his hilt, Lae’zel stepped forward with her arms crossed.

“A proper greeting in my creche is a bow,” she stated. Waited. Then, threateningly, “bow.”

Rose, Astarion, and Shadowheart collectively smirked, watching as the tiefling looked to them for aid.

“I would do as she says,” Rose suggested, “if you want to keep it ‘only questions.’”

So, with the fear for his life clear in his eyes, he bowed. He continued to bow as Lae’zel demanded him lower, until he was practically kissing the ground.

“See what I meant,” Astarion whispered jokingly to Rose, “if she was our leader, she’d make us bow to her every morning. Ugh. ”

Rose couldn’t hold back her snickering, happy to play along with the elf while Lae’zel got the information she needed. Rose handed over her map when Zorru was ready to show them where the gith patrol ambushed his team. While he was marking the map, she examined the storehouse behind him. Between the crooked slats, she saw crates inside. Lots of them. She wondered what other supplies the tieflings brought with them, and if they would miss any. But before she could consider that, she would need to find a way inside.

"You aren't going to eviscerate him?" Astarion pouted, "I was hoping for a show."

"Cool your blood," Lae'zel hissed, "I'll indulge you soon enough." She snatched the map back when Zorru held it up to her, "Leave."

She didn’t have to tell him twice. Zorru bolted around them, getting another bout of chuckles from their mischievous group. Rose rolled out the map on the ground, and they all circled around it to see where Zorru had marked. Shadowheart pulled out her own map to copy the new markings. The destination was a lot further than she anticipated, leading to the foothills of a mountain from the looks of it.

“Let me see that,’ Gale ran his finger along the map, muttering numbers to himself as he went. It sounded like he was measuring the distance, “That’s a few days travel away,” he concluded, “and if I’m not mistaken, that’s the direction those goblins came from. We’ll need to be on our guard”

“I doubt this gith patrol will still be there by the time we arrive to this spot,” Shadowheart said, “Lae’zel, this is going to turn into a never-ending game of catch-up.”

“I’m not playing games, Shadowheart ,” Lae’zel snapped, “if this is where the ambush happened, it means a creche wouldn’t be too far. Even if we don’t find the patrol, we can find the creche. I assure you.”

“And the goblins? I feel like we’re glossing over the goblins,” Gale reminded.

The three went back and forth about strategy. Lae’zel didn’t seem worried about handling some goblins on the road, but Shadowheart was insistent that the small group was likely part of a larger tribe. Rose did the math herself. A few days travel, when they only had a single day to recoup and barely scrape by. They could use the wilderness around them to hunt and forage, but that would slow them down and require more time to stop and rest. The goblin situation could be an issue, depending where their camp was and how large. If it was a whole tribe nearby, getting through to their destination would be tricky. On the other hand, slaughtering a whole goblin tribe did sound like fun, though…

“It doesn’t matter if we don’t get more supplies,” Rose interjected, silencing the rest of them. Well, at least Astarion wasn’t the only one who acknowledged her as ‘leader.’ She pulled out the pouch of gold from their recent trade with Dammon and split the coins among the lot of them, “they have merchants here, which means food and camping gear. Healers, which means potions and elixirs. Scouts, which means information about the area. Let’s make the most of the next hour to better prepare for our travel ahead. We’ll regroup here before we head out.”

Shadowheart volunteered to seek information, alone. Before anyone could protest (or join her), she stood up with her map and walked back towards Dammon. Rose eyed the other three expectantly, testing who would be the next to volunteer their next task. Lae’zel and Gale decided to get potions from an elderly woman who seemed to know what she was doing with the dry herbs hanging in her stall. Astarion was still considering his options. 

“Astarion, you’re with me,” Rose directed.

“Me?” He pointed towards himself with mock surprise, “If you wanted us to be alone, all you have to do is ask.”

Rose rolled her eyes, but her grin betrayed her gesture of annoyance. 

“Listen,” she nodded to the storage house, speaking to him now in a hushed tone, “I think they’re keeping a good bunch of supplies in here. Let’s find a way inside, see what we can get from it.”

“Oh, I knew I liked you,” Astarion smirked, “alright, let’s go.”

With a smirk and nod, Rose and Astarion began scoping out the area for a way into the storage house. The clock was ticking. One hour to get in, get out, and avoid witnesses.

They could do this. 

Easily.

Next Chapter >>

[kaijose]

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[linksthoughtbrambles]

Top 5 planets!!!

😍 Thanks for the fun ask, aquaticpal! I'm going to modify this slightly because I already put Earth as my favorite celestial body of all in my previous post about that. I'll do my top 5 planets excluding Earth so I don't repeat myself.

Counting down!

5. Pluto

If you've been paying attention to some astronomy in the last decade or two, you probably know Pluto isn't being called a "Planet" officially anymore.

...I don't care.

The image above shows Pluto (lower right) and its large moon Charon (upper left) as imaged by the New Horizons probe. The frozen heart-shaped feature on Pluto's icy surface melted my own heart (and I wasn't alone).

The whole hullabaloo about Pluto not being a planet is just semantics. It's a celestial body with enough gravity to be round, and it orbits the Sun. I'll count it.

So, why does it make it to my favorites list?

Pluto is geologically active (like Earth - it has its own geology happening on its surface, like volcanoes, tectonics, and erosion), a reality many did not expect until the New Horizons spacecraft started returning close-up pictures of this distant world. The smoothness of Pluto's signature heart-shaped feature (particularly the left side) is a dead giveaway that geological activity is happening on its surface. Worlds where there's no active geology are covered in craters everywhere, not just in some places, and the more recently it's been active the fewer craters there are per area. So.... Pluto is a 'living world' with enough energy inside it to make its insides move.

Cool.

It might be the close orbit of its moon Charon causing it - the shifting gravity stirring up Pluto's innards (and Charon's!), causing friction, and thus heat.

Either way, there's enough geological activity on Pluto to create these gorgeous mountains:

It has seasons during which the frozen nitrogen at its surface becomes warm enough to create mists - nitrogen fog. Imagine if Earth were cold enough that our very air would turn into blocks of ice that create white vapor - kind of like dry ice does.

Pluto is fascinating: a world that defied our expectations. I love it.

4. Trappist-1f

This artist's rendition shows what exoplanet Trappist-1f might look like if it has liquid surface water. It's too small and too far away to get an actual picture, but the evidence shows this planet exists in the habitable zone of its star.

The Trappist-1 star system lies about 40 light-years from Earth (very nearby in the grand scheme of things). Within it, seven planets orbit a small, cool red dwarf star (that's Trappist-1). The planets don't have 'given' names like Pluto or Earth. They're assigned letters b-h, with b the closest and h the furthest from the star. Planets e, f, and g are all in the star's habitable zone, which means they could have liquid water on their surfaces.

So, why did I specifically pick Trappist-1f? It's the planet most perfectly centered in the habitable zone, and its properties are all quite similar to Earth's: it's radius, mass, density, and surface gravity. In order to be hospitable to life as we know it, it's important for a planet to be able to keep itself warm (not just from the light from its Sun - it needs its own, internal heat source, too, to stay geologically active and produce a protective magnetic field - this keeps the atmosphere stable rather than letting its sun's radiative wind blow lots of it away, and also protects life on its surface from that same radiation that would split our complex organic components apart).

Trappist-1f is extremely close to its star, but the star is very cool, so it's unlikely to be very hot. It only takes the planet 9.2 days to orbit the star once. (Yes, you read that right - Trappist-1f's year is only 9.2 Earth days long! If you lived there, I bet you'd find some other way to celebrate birthdays. You'd be having a party just about every week).

I'm all for finding planets that might have water, and therefore might have life... or might be good for us to live on, some day.

The other cool thing about its place is ALL the planets are quite close to the star, so they'd appear huge in the sky regardless of which of the other planets you were standing on. This is a cool, artistic interpretation of that:

3. Proxima Centauri b

Speaking of places where we might be able to live...

...welcome to Proxima Centauri b - the nearest exoplanet to Earth... and also in its star's habitable zone.

Proxima Centauri b is a small, cool, red dwarf star part of the Alpha Centauri system, a triple-star system consisting of two brighter stars (Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, both similar to the Sun) which are close to each other, and the cool red dwarf Proxima Centauri b, still orbiting the others but much farther away.

And around that small cool dwarf star is a planet not too different from Earth.

I can't stress enough how incredible that is.

This is the very nearest star system to our own, only four light-years from here.

And in it, there is already a possible stepping stone for us to move outward into the Cosmos. And not just a stepping stone, but possibly somewhere habitable.

Wow.

We need to learn more about this planet. It may or may not be hospitable. It may or may not have an atmosphere. We just don't know yet. But it's hope. It's one of many signs that the galaxy is absolutely littered with planets, and there may be many worlds like ours.

2. Jupiter

This image taken by the Juno Probe shows a lot of what makes Jupiter awe-inspiring: roiling masses of hydrogen and helium gas with traces of methane, ammonia, silica, and sulfur creating myriad colors in its clouds, storms which could swallow several Earths whole, and of course its huge mass which make it a gravitational well, holding on to a minimum of 80 moons. The huge shadow of its moon Ganymede is visible on the left-hand side in the picture.

First of all, Jupiter is, quite simply, beautiful. Just look at it.

All those colors, the swirls, its absurdly fast rotation (a 10-hour period!) pulling its clouds out into these thin bands. It's so striking. Add to that the shadows of its many moons crossing its surface, and you have a recipe for endless visual fascination.

But that alone isn't enough to make it one of my favorites.

I love Jupiter because it protects us.

Jupiter's gravity is so strong it tends to divert and even capture many objects which hurtle inward toward the Earth and the other inner planets, meaning fewer things actually hit the Earth than they otherwise would. Jupiter is the batter at plate, and we're the catcher. We really don't want any of those strikes thrown to cross the plate.

Thank-you, Jupiter.

I also love Jupiter because it provides a home for other worlds - the moons Europa and Ganymede in particular - which might be places to find life. Europa's the far more likely of the two, but I won't belabor that point. Suffice to say, Jupiter's gravity provides the energy that keeps Europa active, with an underground ocean, potentially a safe haven for organic life. I hope to live long enough to find out.

Mars

My pattern by this point is probably clear. I'm rooting for life and for places we could move to one day. The absolute tippy-top of that list is Mars.

This image shows many features of Mars which show past geological activity and the outline of what once was the shore of a truly vast ocean.

The more missions we send to Mars, the more likely we realize it is that Mars could once have had life on its surface, and could even harbor it right now below ground.

You can see the outlines of several ancient volcanoes in the left-hand side of this picture, and a truly massive TEAR in the planet's surface front-and-center. That thing is as long as the entire continent of North America. There are plenty of craters, which means it hasn't been geologically active ( at least not much) in a long time, but the signs of past activity on its surface are clear. It has dry riverbeds. Dry ocean beds. Dry lake beds. Dry glacial footprints. Ancient volcanoes. The robots we've landed to explore the surface have found clear, smoking-gun type evidence of past running water in these places (clay is a big one, and there's hematite, too), and the basic components for life are there. The one thing we haven't found yet is life itself.

We now understand Mars lost its once-watery exterior thanks to it being too small. Its interior cooled off, slowing and nearly stopping geological activity entirely, and stopping Mars' rotation from creating a magnetic dynamo like Earth has - so Mars lost its protective magnetic bubble stopping the Sun's radiation from striking its atmosphere and surface. The Sun basically blew Mars' air away into space, and irradiated its top soil. So.. the top two inches of the soil are entirely barren.

But RIGHT below that.... we have found water ice. And below that... there are underground rivers. Sinkholes and orbital measurements of density have shown that.

We might be able to send people there and have them survive underground. We'd need some way to deal with Mars' lost protective bubble at some point if we wanted to make the surface habitable. Dome cities might be okay, though those always creep me out. I just picture something puncturing it and causing problems. But.... it's so close. And it might have life, or once had it.

I have so much to say about all these places, but if I keep going this will just become interminable. So... I'll stop. Here's my list. I hope you enjoy!

[ferinehuntressmoved]

　⸻ [ E ] NHANCED SENSES .

Due to her vastaya gene, Caitlyn’s senses are all enhanced. Not just her sight, but also her hearing and scent factor.

Her best and most keen is sight. Caitlyn does not need a scope as she can see further than most humans. She can shoot someone who is two thousand miles away when she activates that ability of hers. She has a larger lens than that of a human, which allows her to dilate her eyes to see even farther than a human. While humans have one fovea, Caitlyn has two and this allows her to have a high concentration of cones per millimeter (up to 200,000) compared to humans. This is why her vision is almost six times more powerful than humans.

Her eyesight also allows for two aspects that humans don’t have either. One, she has good night vision, able to see in the dark as if it is day when humans struggle and barely can. She also can see ultraviolet rays. This span of range grants Caitlyn a wide variety of colors unable to be seen by Humans. She sees colors she cannot describe to people, and while she sees the world like humans there are things she sees that humans can’t.

A multitude of things she can see that humans can’t include, but not limited to: Saliva and urine, different chemical trails and chemicals in rocks, any kind of citrus liquid, blood trails (this means blood that is left over that you can’t see anymore), artificial limbs (skin absorbs UV, metal/plastic/artificial limbs can’t), traces of blood, fluorescent lights are more colorful/brighter, Makeup (while human eyes it can match, those who see ultraviolet sees its obvious trail), Blaschko’s Lines and other chemicals that might have a UV signature in it.

Caitlyn can shift her vision, from human vision to seeing these more sharper vision. She doesn’t know how she does it, she just knows how to consciously switch between them without even thinking about it.

Her second-best sense is sound. She can rest silently from a perch when she is using her rifle, not just her sight but she can hear sounds. The footsteps, a sneeze, the crunching of rocks, and more. Not only can she hear things, but her ability with sound allows her to determine exactly where the sound is coming from: above, below, or at level setting. Most humans can have a good range of frequencies which Caitlyn can, but she also has developed the ability to hear very high frequencies that humans struggle to hear.

When it comes to her sense of smell, her olfactory is far more sensitive then human. The use of smell in humans is typically decent but lacks much use for humans as they tend to lean to other senses than their use of smell. Caitlyn’s sense of smell is heightened as she can smell blood at far distances and whether a body (if dead) has been freshly killed or rotting for a while. Like most predators, the use of saliva and salivating is a normal response to stimulation. Salivating promotes lubricating the mouth, preventing tooth and gum decay, while also helping the breakdown of food and digestion. This saliva is composed of antibacterial compounds, enzymes, and electrolytes to help with health and fighting infections. It’s not uncommon for Caitlyn to lick her wounds and while she was discouraged as a Piltovan, she will lick the wounds of those who are close to her as these enzymes and antibacterial compounds encourage healing (though perhaps not as fast as piltovan medicine). However, she also will salivate when near kills as it is a food response. Animals hunt and when they are hungry and kind of smell of fresh kill creates a reaction that causes this in Caitlyn. She is not going to go around eating people, but it is a natural reaction due to her animalistic background as a Vastaya apex predator.

Another part of her sense of smell is that it is a form of communication. Caitlyn can tell who is who by their scent. It’s not uncommon for Caitlyn to brush her face up against another, to hug them tightly and closely which ultimately places her scent marker upon a person. If she can smell herself intermingled into someone else (for example her smell upon Vi or her parents and Sett) so she knows who it is. She can smell herself and the smell of the other. Her scent marker on Vi is unique and that scent is only on Vi as there are two different scents produced between those for friends/family and the one for her mate. Her marking is also a way of telling others who might be able to smell that ‘this is my mate’ or 'this is my family’.

Caitlyn can also tell the scent of danger. She can tell the scent if it is close by and if they are friend or foe. She becomes extremely defensive if she senses danger, and this kind of communication allows Caitlyn to either return a far distance or to combat that danger head-on.

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The flavor is smooth, consistent, and satisfying, which is essential for those who prioritize taste in their vaping experience. Whether you’re unwinding after a long day or enjoying a casual moment, the Blue Razz Sapphire flavor elevates the experience.

2. Sleek and Stylish Design

The Diamond 600 lives up to its name with a design that exudes elegance. Its compact, jewel-inspired body is not only visually appealing but also easy to carry. The sapphire blue finish adds a touch of sophistication, making it a stylish accessory as well as a functional device.

3. User-Friendly and Portable

One of the greatest advantages of disposable vapes like the Diamond 600 is their user-friendly nature. There are no buttons to press, no settings to adjust—just inhale and enjoy. This simplicity makes it an excellent choice for beginners who might feel intimidated by more complex vaping devices.

The compact size and lightweight design mean you can take it anywhere. Slip it into your pocket or bag, and you’ll have a reliable vaping companion ready to deliver smooth hits whenever you need them.

Performance and Durability

1. Long-Lasting Battery Life

The Diamond 600 is built to last. With a 600-puff capacity, this vape ensures that you get a satisfying number of sessions without needing to worry about charging or refilling. The built-in battery is optimized for consistent performance throughout its lifespan, ensuring every puff feels as fresh as the first.

2. Smooth and Consistent Draw

Thanks to its advanced airflow technology, the Diamond 600 delivers a smooth and consistent draw with every use. This feature ensures that each hit is flavorful and free from harshness, catering to both casual vapers and those who prefer a more refined experience.

3. Leak-Resistant Build

Nothing is more frustrating than a vape that leaks. The Diamond 600 is designed with durability in mind, featuring a leak-resistant structure that keeps the e-liquid securely contained. This design not only prevents mess but also ensures you get the maximum value out of your vape.

Why Choose a Disposable Vape?

The rise in popularity of disposable vapes can be attributed to several factors, and the Diamond 600 exemplifies these benefits perfectly:

1. Convenience

Disposable vapes eliminate the need for maintenance. There’s no need to worry about charging batteries, replacing coils, or refilling e-liquid. Once the device runs out, simply dispose of it responsibly and move on to a new one.

2. Cost-Effectiveness

For those who don’t want to invest in a full vaping setup, disposable vapes offer a budget-friendly alternative. The Diamond 600 Blue Razz Sapphire provides premium features at an accessible price point, giving you a top-tier vaping experience without breaking the bank.

3. Portability

The lightweight and compact design of the Diamond 600 makes it ideal for on-the-go use. Whether you’re traveling, commuting, or simply out and about, this vape fits seamlessly into your lifestyle.

Environmental Considerations

As the demand for disposable vapes grows, so does the need for environmentally conscious practices. While the convenience of disposables is unmatched, it’s important to dispose of them responsibly. Many brands, including the makers of the Diamond 600, are exploring sustainable materials and recycling programs to reduce their environmental impact.

Vapers can do their part by disposing of their used devices in accordance with local guidelines, ensuring that batteries and other components are handled properly.

Who Is the Diamond 600 Blue Razz Sapphire For?

The versatility of the Diamond 600 makes it an excellent choice for a wide range of users:

Beginners: Its simplicity and ease of use make it perfect for those new to vaping.

Flavor Enthusiasts: The Blue Razz Sapphire flavor is a must-try for anyone who prioritizes taste.

On-the-Go Vapers: The portability and long battery life cater to busy lifestyles.

Style-Conscious Users: The sleek design ensures that your vape is as fashionable as it is functional.

Tips for the Best Vaping Experience

To get the most out of your Diamond 600 Blue Razz Sapphire, keep the following tips in mind:

Store It Properly: Keep your vape in a cool, dry place to prevent leakage and maintain battery life.

Pace Yourself: While the flavor is enticing, moderate usage ensures you’ll enjoy the device for its full lifespan.

Dispose Responsibly: When the vape is empty, follow local recycling guidelines to minimize environmental impact.

Conclusion

The Diamond 600 Blue Razz Sapphire Disposable Vape is more than just a vaping device—it’s a statement of quality, flavor, and style. Its unique flavor profile, user-friendly design, and reliable performance make it a standout choice for anyone looking to elevate their vaping experience.

Whether you’re a seasoned vaper or just starting your journey, the Diamond 600 Blue Razz Sapphire offers a hassle-free, enjoyable experience that’s hard to beat. With its combination of innovation and elegance, it’s no wonder this disposable vape is quickly becoming a favorite in the vaping community.

Experience the difference for yourself and discover why the Diamond 600 Blue Razz Sapphire is the perfect choice for your vaping needs.

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Savor the Sweetness of Pumpkin Pie Frosting Raz Vape – TN9000

The Pumpkin Pie Frosting Raz Vape – TN9000 combines the comforting flavors of spiced pumpkin pie with the creamy decadence of frosting and a tangy Raz twist. Designed for flavor enthusiasts, this vape is perfect for those who love seasonal treats and unique flavor combinations. With its cutting-edge technology, sleek design, and long-lasting performance, the TN9000 elevates your vaping experience to new heights.

A Dessert-Inspired Flavor Journey

Pumpkin Pie: Warm and Spiced

The rich, spiced notes of pumpkin pie deliver a nostalgic and comforting base. Cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove create a warm and inviting profile that feels like autumn in every puff.

Frosting: Sweet and Velvety

The addition of creamy frosting enhances the sweetness, adding a layer of indulgence to the vape. Its velvety texture perfectly complements the spiced pumpkin flavor.

Raz Twist: A Tangy Finish

The signature Raz twist introduces a fruity tang that balances the richness, creating a dynamic and exciting flavor combination.

The TN9000: Built for Excellence

Extended Puff Count

With up to 9,000 puffs, the TN9000 ensures you can enjoy the delicious flavors of Pumpkin Pie Frosting Raz without constantly needing a replacement.

Rechargeable Convenience

Equipped with a rechargeable battery, the TN9000 allows you to use every drop of e-liquid. It’s an eco-conscious choice that enhances usability and reduces waste.

Advanced Airflow System

Smooth and consistent draws are guaranteed, thanks to the TN9000’s innovative airflow system. Every puff delivers full-bodied flavor and satisfying vapor.

Portable and Stylish Design

Sleek, compact, and lightweight, the TN9000 is designed for vapers who value both style and convenience. It’s perfect for on-the-go enjoyment.

Why Choose Pumpkin Pie Frosting Raz Vape – TN9000?

Unique Seasonal Flavor: The blend of pumpkin pie, frosting, and Raz offers a one-of-a-kind vaping experience that’s perfect for autumn and beyond.

Long-Lasting Performance: With a high puff count and rechargeable functionality, the TN9000 is built for longevity.

Convenience and Elegance: User-friendly and stylish, this vape combines functionality with aesthetic appeal.

Tips to Enhance Your Experience

Charge Before First Use: Fully charge the TN9000 to maximize performance.

Store in a Cool Place: Keep the device in a cool, dry location to maintain its quality and flavor.

Enjoy Slowly: Take moderate puffs to fully savor the complex flavor layers.

Conclusion

The Pumpkin Pie Frosting Raz Vape – TN9000 is a delightful blend of warm spices, creamy sweetness, and tangy fruitiness, making it a must-try for fans of dessert-inspired flavors. Its advanced technology, long-lasting puff capacity, and sleek design make it an excellent choice for any vaper. Whether you’re celebrating the fall season or simply craving a unique flavor, the TN9000 delivers a premium experience that’s both satisfying and memorable. Indulge in the comforting flavors of Pumpkin Pie Frosting Raz today and discover a vape that feels like a sweet slice of autumn.