#U can't just come in there and get the sample they give them to u when u buy stuff 😢😢😢

[caluski]

There's this lovely local soap shop and they always give u extra free tiny samples of their "soap of the month" and this time around, the color and shape makes it SO look like they just cut me a piece of like a candy bar.... Like mars or snickers idk but u get what I mean.... It smells nothing like candy but I keep glancing at it and wanting to take a bite so bad

[lowkeyremi]

How they react when you "bro/bruh" them ft Eren, Connie, Levi, Jean.

I saw this tiktok where this girl called her bf bro and he gave her the meanest side eye lmao

CW: Language (obvi), mostly just fluff tho

Eren:

His big ass feet where near your face. You're pretty sure this clown is trying to gain your attention and it's working. Your eyes glance over at his feet again, then back to the instagram reel you were watching. Eren could hear the reels too because you have your volume all the way up.

In your peripheral you could see those toes wiggling, "Bruh, stop it."

Eren pauses, then looks you right in your eyes, emerald green meets (ur eye color) eyes, "who's 'bruh?' You know my name is Eren."

He's met with silence followed by a giggle and roll of your eyes, "then maybe I'm not talking to you. Mind your business Eren, 'Bruh' and I are trying to have a conversation."

"I'll beat his ass." Eren mutters and shoves his foot in your face. You squirm and shriek. Your efforts are useless though, his foot is right on your face.

"I'm about to beat your ass, if you don't get your big clown foot out of my face." Your words are mumbled... cuz of the foot.

"Huh? Can't hear you baby, speak u- AH." He retracts his foot and covers his face, which is turning red by the way. "You still scream like a little girl!" Eren watched as you clutched your stomach, the laughter you let out was loud and contagious, soon eren's laughing.

"I screamed because you bit my fucking foot!" He said in fits of laughter, he was half frowning, trying to be upset but it wasn't working.

"Listen here, bruh. I didn't even bite that hard." Eren's off the couch in seconds and he picks you up by your feet. You're upside down, screaming no less. "Put me down! I have a boyfriend!!"

You feel Eren's sharp canines on your foot, he bites hard.

Your scream is mixed with shortened laughter, you can't help it, "unhand me you weirdo."

He smirks but you can't see it, "if you say so." Eren releases your feet and you drop to the ground. Eren hears the thump of your head hitting the hard floor.

"Owww Eren, fuck you." You whine holding your head.

"You said to let go." His smile is malicious and undeniably huge.

"I hate you." Your pout grows and your head is throbbing.

"I love you too," he kisses your head where he dropped you.

Connie:

"Yeah, seriously. I would never let anyone talk to me like that." You say to your friend over the phone. You've been talking to her for maybe two hours? She's your bestie after all. Connie sneaks into the kitchen while you're finishing up lunch to take a little sample.

He grabs a biscuit off of the pan and tries to sneak out. Yeah he's on the shorter side, but he's bulky. So, you see him try to get away.

"Bro, stop! I just got those out." Connie pauses, stands to full height, with bread in his mouth.

"I'll call you back, yeah.. it's Connie." She hangs up and you set your phone down. Connie watches as you place your hand on your hip.

"Two minutes, all you had to do was wait two minutes." The small smile on your lips gives him everything he needs to know. You're not mad, but you're trying to be and failing.

"Sorry, Mami." He leaves the kitchen with a big smile on his face.

----

A few days have passes since then and it's been pretty normal up until today.

Connie didn't do the dishes...

"Constance Springer, get up and come do these dishes." There was strictness in your voice, he froze up for a second before relaxing.

"Bro stop! I'm playing my game." He mimicked your voice from the other day.

"Excuse you? I'm not your bro." You scoff.

"Mami, I was copying you, you called me 'bro' the other day. I was just kidding. I'll go do the dishes right now." His voice is soft as he turns of his game. He walks over to you and kisses you all over your face.

"Damn right you better do those dishes." Once again he can tell you're not mad.. but you're trying to be.

"Love you, pretty." He smiles.

"I guess I love your bald-headed ass, too." He gasps dramatically when you cross your arms.

Levi:

The hot chocolate you have isn't doing it, the chill still gets to you. Even with the fireplace going, you're still so cold. Your heater is broken and Levi waited until the last second to fix it. Winter has made its way into your little town and it is not kind. The winds have kept you inside, wishing that spring would come around even though winter just barely started.

You wanted to hire someone to come fix it, but your husband told you he was capable. Plus there are probably many people in the same situation as you who don't have a very capable Levi to fix their heater.

His words not yours. Right as you take a sip of your hot chocolate, the door opens to reveal Levi in his black parka. "I fixed it, come look outside, it's snowing."

You turn around to face him. "Bro, are you serious? I am not going out there." Levi hears you scoff and settle back into the couch.

"Who the hell is your "bro"? I didn't marry my fucking sister, hell I don't even have one. So don't call me bro." There's no real heat behind his words. He always gets like that when you call him bro.

"Calm the fuck down, it's an expression. We'll go outside later but you're literally shivering. I'll make you some hot chocolate. Go turn the heater on." You stand up, shivering yourself. Those trained eyes watch as you walk over to him and give him a quick peck on the lips.

"I think I deserve more than that for fixing the heater." He grabs your wrist.

"Um, no you don't. It doesn't count when you wait last fucking second to do it. If you want a real kiss, this house better be warm in the next hour." You yank your wrist out of his soft grip and walk to the kitchen to grab a mug for Levi.

"Fucking stupid." He mumbled.

"I heard that you dumbass." You yell from the kitchen, a silent chuckle following in pursuit.

"Good for you, idiot. I love you." The last part was mumbled softly.

"I love you too, my grumpy husband."

Jean:

"Dude I can't," he clicks his tongue, you're in his lap, snuggling him. "I told you already that I'm hanging out with my girlfriend today."

You can slightly hear Connie over the phone sighing and trying to come up with an excuse to get Jean out.

"We literally went out for food yesterday, shut up." Jean sighs, squeezing your thigh with a weary smile. You nod back because he remembered his promise 'Tomorrow baby I promise, we'll spend some time together.'

"Whatever man, I was gonna tell you mi madre is making her famous mofongo and I know you like that so I just wanted to let you know." Connie says this knowing he has your boyfriend in a tight spot.

"What?! Why didn't you say so? Save me some dude, but I can't come." Jean is holding strong.

You sigh deeply, "Bruh.. you know what? Go ahead, I don't care."

"No, I'm staying with you." He argues, "and don't bruh me, it's baby or my love to you."

"Okay, bro." Jean glares at you and you two have an intense staring contest for like three minutes.

"I win!" You smile.

"Just bring your girl, my mom loves her. Problem solved." Connie's tone says it all, he thinks it's the obvious answer.

"You don't understand. I promised her alone time, I'm always dragging her around everywhere." Jean tries to cuddle you and you get up off the couch to walk away.

Within a second his phone is on the couch and he moves to pick you up bridal style. "A promise is a promise, wanna watch a movie?"

"I want mofongo, so you better go and get some and bring it back." You say rolling your eyes and hopping out of his arms.

"It'll be quick, 15 minutes. I'll see if his mom has to-go boxes." He says kissing your forehead.

"Okay be safe, bro." His face turns into a pout, "Stop that."

"I'll think about it bro."

[amarayys]

EPISODE 13 CHP 2 DRDT SPOILERS.

so. WHAT THE FUCK. Levi has basically no empathy confirmed. He wants to be liked but he doesn't understand what caring about others is like. Ace tells levi to die. Lmao. Also he's so suspicious +He mentions the only person who he ever trusted. WHO NOW??? Eden and Arei doomed yuri. We get Arei and David flashback. Arei's cg looks like sora from sdra2s final cg btw thats just a random thought i had. Arei you can't do this to me. She really said "I'm a piece of shit but so is David so let's fix eachother" AUHSVGDHBJFKL Okay. EDEN. WHAT THE FUCK. EDEN. NOBODY SAW THIS COMING. I WAS SO CONVINCED IT WAS TERUKO BUT IG NOT??? Eden took Xander's eye out. So. Eden's probably a traitor, though it's probably not voluntary - we see her crying as she holds the bloody fork. I'm sorry, but with this, I think Eden culprit and Levi accomplice theory is over. I just don't think it works. Also how in the fuck does Arei know about that. my girl eden getting character development real david lying cause he thinks hes tough shit teruko DEFENDING LEVI??? YALL???? SHES PROJECTING HOW SHE FELT IN CHP 1 ONTO LEVI AND DEFENDING HIM I HATE HER /pos DAVID SNEEZING SPRITE LMAO. okay so all secrets are revealed. Teruko is either lying or mistaken about her secret, cause the look David gives her after it CANNOT be innocent. this does tell us something though - the family one applies to teruko, if shes not lying on purpose. but...what??? Who does family refer to? It cant be her parents, she never knew them. And she barely remembers her brother. Maybe it's the others at the orphanage, or her friends? Also, she feels survivors guilt apparently and wished she died with whoever family is. Somebody give my girl Teruko a break. EVERYONE SMOKES TERUKO FOR NOT KNOWING WTF THE SPINNY THING IS. Fandom cheers as Teruko finally stops getting interrupted and explains the murder method. WHIT AS A DOG HAD ME CACKLING I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. We see that Teruko's drawing isn't much better than her handwriting (which we get more samples of btw!!!!!!!) Nico's gonna have to explain the murder... maybe the theory that Nico was framed by / helped someone is true, but idk. Teruko's interrogating the shit out of them. So. Culprit? I think realistically, the best options for the culprit are Ace, Rose, and Whit. Maybe Hu, Veronika or Nico if you squint REALLY hard but I doubt it. I think Ace is SUPER suspicious, half because vibes and half because david calling his ass out here

Rose definetly has potential to be the culprit, but idk. im tired leave me alone. WHIT. EVERY SINGLE FUCKING THING YOUVE SAID THIS TRIAL IS SO SUSPICIOUS. YOUVE BEEN THROWING BLAME ONTO LEVI CONSTANTLY. U KNOW ABOUT HANGING SPECIFICS FOR SOME REASON. UR SO SUSPICIOUS UR NOT SUSPICOUS ok thats it unrelated to this post, i made a doc of my live reactions to stuff and here are some things i wrote that i thought were funny

I am tired but this episode was SO good. I'll probably make a more in dept theory/post on it tmr lmao its 1:36 am.

[horrorknife]

handing you the microphone. tell me more about hoffheight.

oh Man. you dont even know what u have done........

ok so um . i think that there are a myriad of interesting ways for them to Meet each other but i think their relationship for the most part stays consistent. i've done a lot of thinking and Rp Writing for this because i am . Insane LOL

at first i just thought they'd have interesting interactions but the more i thought about it the more i realized that they are both a) the Most prey animal of the jigsquad (i count adam by proxy because. he has to be in order for my nefarious deeds to work. but that's a whole other topic i can't get into here lol) and b) the same type of defensive and angry person who is really just terrified at the world around them.

adam's strongest (onscreen) bond is lawrence (altho i am tempted 2 say he is the deepest bond he has. genuinely. lol cant get into that here either tho) and mark's is angelina. both of them are forcefully ripped away from them, and both of them deal w it by turning to Anger. (no one lets adam be fucking mad enough. well enough i say. im here to fix the softboy fandomification of this guy.) i think they could find a good common ground after getting to know each other.

at first i think adam really enjoys trying to poke at hoffman to get reactions, and hoffman is so annoyed but also intrigued because he does Not get this guy. so they treat each other like culture samples in petri dishes for a while. at first its just like smoke breaks or adam (who is actually p adept at engineering after learning some of it) helping mark fix things on his prototypes. they just chat idly or enjoy the silence, and both of them are constantly internally like This Is So Weird But I Actually Kind Of Like Being Around You

i like to think their relationship isn't really romantic but it's not platonic either. if they were NORMAL people it would be a qpr but they're fucking crazy people so it's just a weird situationship. they love and care for each other a LOT a lot a lot. i like to think adam is hoffman's little pet cat and he's always giving him pepper spray and new knives and shit for self defense bc he's incredibly protective of him. i don't think he'd like the idea of lawrence coming around and interacting w adam again because he had to see adam struggle and help him recover from the emotional damage lawrence did to him.

i also think that while adam does round hoffman's sharp edges out just a little, it's much more interesting to explore how mark's influence makes adam More violent (bc hes already predisposed to violence and i think mark could absolutely capitalize on that)

i could say so much more about them adkjfngjkfn but ummmm. to tie this post off have this hoffheight hoffman doodle i did for a warmup last night

edit: oh and i should really mention that they are constantly up and down w each other, those 2 men have such short tempers that they would absolutely fight and argue and yell at each other. theyre explicitly toxic for each other as all saw ships should be. this is necessary.

[inkblot22]

thank you for your response :D

any thoughts on a reader who kept on getting in trouble with riddle for "breaking the rules" (she didn't but he wanted an excuse for them to be alone in the garden having tea) and in frustration, insults him and tries to escape afterwards but ofc is caught by his loyal dogs (cater and trey) and as punishment she'll be forced to be heartslabyul's fleshlight (forever) u refuse? aww sorry but it seems the tea was spiked w a little smt so ur not even aware ur holes are being abused! :)

for azul...it's more of a mafia boss au ... but it also works for nre bes jade and floyd will be chasing after you and tormenting azul's precious little slut <3 aww u got tricked into a deal by a sleazy octopus? too bad you'll have to deal with the consequences! maybe they'll force you into an embarrassing slutty uniform? or a maid uniform? flipping your skirt (to your horror) any chance they get to tease you and threatening you that if you disobey or act out, they'll offer your pussy to all their loyal customers to sample.,

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I really love your epel work by the way! he is soo scary and gives me the chills in this story and I love your writing style! can't wait to read more to be honest, despite epel not being in my list of favourites I loveee the mask he puts on and how reader sees him for who he really is I'm so ready for crap to hit the fan in upcoming chapters.. oshi no ko is a good story that explores the idol world and lies so it suites epel so well

I can hardly wait for future epel to breed mc … pregnancy kinks r my favs as well …

Hello hello! Your feedback is giving me life, and also same. When I first started playing the game in 2020 (I don't know what tf I was doing because I can't read Japanese except for literally one character, but go off, younger me,) I made a tier list and then some family gremlins broke the computer that stored that file, but I know Epel was C tier for me. Time to do another tier list, ig. As for the breeding, it is coming sooner rather than later. The story being painted will not end with the breedening, as it takes a few days to be able to be aware of conception and the aftermath is often the best part.

The two ideas that you've shared here: The first one reminded me of a pair of headcanons(?) made by @/sinfullyrosey. There's a Fem!reader one and a Male!reader one. This is not me saying that I won't do something with these thoughts of yours, but the first one at least reminded me of these.

FOR THE OCTAVINELLE ONE: that idea just so happens happens to have a somewhat similar plot to one of my more personal writings that I have been contemplating editing so I can post it here. My personal writings tend to be self-inserts, and I entirely admit to having a rather distinctive appearance, but it wouldn't take long to either adapt the story or change the details to be less specific. If I do so, I'm going to tell you right now that that fic will have blackmail, bullying, and be Dead Dove, Do Not Eat. Yk, contractural obligations and all that.

[andydrysdalerogers]

Sliding Into Home ~ Not Just a Pretty Face

Pairing: MLB!Frank Adler x Abigail Hernandez (OFC)

Synopsis:

After a trade from Boston to Los Angeles, first baseman Frank Adler would seem to have it all. Money, women, an amazing niece, yes Frank should have it all. Except for one thing. One thing that left after a mistake five years ago. Los Angeles should be the chance to start over. Except she is supposed to be in Boston. Not his new medical director.

* A Frank Adler AU x Major League Baseball Story**

Warning: ANGST (i can't stress this enough), second chances, cheating, S~M~U~T!!, slow burn, drug use, abandonment issues, betrayal, domestic violence (i may have missed some), flashbacks

Dividers by me

I do NOT give permission for my work to be translated or reposted on here or any other site, even if you give me credit. DO NOT REPOST MY FICS. Reblogs, comments, likes, and feedback ALWAYS appreciated

Previous: D N A: Diane Nicole Adler

Sliding Into Home Master List Main Masterlist

“Adler, I swear, taking you on as a client sounded like a good idea at the time,” Andy said rubbing his temples.  

Frank paced in his home office, sipping a whiskey.  Abby had kicked him out of the hospital when it came time for some more test and a bath. When he began to object, she replied, “sweetheart, I love you but you will panic if you see my injuries right now and I have to remain calm. I promise to call as soon as its all over and you and Mary can come back.” She made Johnny promise to stick with him and Johnny agreed as the Dodgers had the day off.  

“Andy, I promise to run all life altering decisions by you in the future,” Frank deadpanned.  “Because, you know, I planned for my former best friend to fuck my sister and keep it a secret and for her to go along with it.  And then, hurt my wife and plan her assault.”  

“Jesus, I was just making a joke,” Andy replied, taking a sip of his own whiskey.  “Steve said he needs to know how you want to play this so he can get the PR team involved.  Todd said the same.  They have your backs.  I already filed the motions for the restraining orders.”  

“Do you think the police can get us something of Mike’s to get a DNA sample?” 

“Not without probable cause.  Since there is no proof he was in the home at the time of the attacks, just Abby’s word, I don’t know if a judge will allow it.”  

Johnny cleared his throat.  “What about his firm?” Andy looked at him.  “I mean, the law firm works for the Dodgers. They would be nervous to lose them as a client so they might cooperate and help.”  

“That’s not a bad idea.”  Andy steepled his hands and pondered. “I doubt they would have anything with DNA on it, but they could co-sign a motion for evidence from the home as a means of showing full cooperation with the Dodgers.  Nice idea, Storm.”  

“I’m not just a pretty face,” Johnny smirked.  

Frank rolled his eyes.  “Ok, so a possible solution to one problem.  About the announcement...” 

“Just post to social media like a normal person,” Johnny said.  “I mean, get with the times.”  

Andy nodded.  “I think that would be best.  We can ask Steve, but a simple post and photo should be good. Then Steve can control the post and stuff.”  

“I’ll talk to Cricket,” Frank nodded, agreeing. “I think I know which photo I want to use.  And Steve can help with the wording.”  

“Good,” Andy replied.  “See, handling problems left and right.  Now about Abby’s care...” 

“I’m not leaving her,” Frank interrupted.  

“Frankie, you have a contract you need to honor,” Andy explained.  

“Andy, I can’t.  She can’t get around and... I’m her husband. I couldn't protect her, so I need to make amends with that.”  

“Frank, it’s not your fault,” Johnny said. “You know this.”  

“You don’t get it.  My sister did this to her.  My former best friend did this to her.  THIS IS MY FAULT!” 

Frank slumped into his chair as the panic squeezed his chest.  “Hey Frank, c’mon, breathe buddy,” Johnny kneeled in front of Frank. “Take a deep breath. Abby is ok, she’ll be all right.  We’ll help take care of her, c’mon.”  

“Johnny, fuck, she’s hurting and if I hadn’t screwed up then none of this would have happened.  She would have been here with me.”  

“C’mon, pal,” Andy said, squeezing his shoulder. “You were set up; we all know that.  The only people to blame are Mike and Diane.  I will throw the book at him man, but you need to do your job. Abby wouldn’t want to see you like this.”  

“Fuck, I just feel so helpless right now. I just want to take care of her.”  

“And you are, man.” Johnny sighed. “Scott has to be here with Nugget, so he can be with Abby while she recovers, and I can ask Susie to stop by when we’re on the road. Everything will be ok.”  

Frank nodded, his breathing becoming even.  Andy started as well. “Todd and I agreed that Abby needs security for when she is by herself. The Dodgers have already given notice to the law firm that represents them that they are looking for a new firm.  The fact that Weiss was not vetted properly is a problem the Dodgers refuse to overlook.  They are also willing to cover any expenses that may incur to beef up security at your home and wherever Abby is.”  

“Ok, ok, that’s good. When Abby is released, she will be with us. What about at the hospital?” 

“Stabler and Bensen have requested to have an officer posted on her floor, which was granted this morning.  We can hire private security to start as soon as they are vetted,” Andy replied. “Frankie boy, we are doing everything we can.”  

“I know.” Frank’s screen lit up and he checked the messages. “Abby says it's ok to come back.  I’ll talk with her about the post.” He got up and shook Andy’s hand.  “I don’t know how to thank you.”  

“Just invite me to your second wedding and name your first born,” he said with a laugh.  He left the home, and Frank and Johnny headed back to the hospital.   

“Where is my Strawberry?”  

“Scott took her to summer camp. Just for a few hours.  He’s staying with her,” Frank said. “Scott and I are kinda worried about the possibility of someone taking her.”  

“I guess that might be a concern.” Johnny frowned.  “Think it would be ok to visit with her before I head to practice?” 

Frank nodded. “Sure. I’ll let Scott know you’re coming. I got to get back to Abby.”  

At the hospital, Abby was looking in the mirror, observing her injuries.  Her eyes were open, just bruised. She sighed, touching and wincing.  

“They won’t heal Cricket, if you don’t leave them alone.”  

She turned back to the door and saw Frank leaning in the doorway. “It just doesn’t feel real.”  

“This nightmare shouldn’t have happened, Cricket.  Frank walked to the bed and kissed her forehead. “But now you just have to concentrate on healing.” He sat beside her and wrapped his arm gently around her. 

“Why don’t you kiss me anymore?” The question slipped out before Abby had a chance to filter it.  

Frank frowned. “I kiss you.”  

“You kiss my cheek or my head, but you haven’t given me a real kiss since before the accident.” Abby frowned. “Is there something wrong?” 

Frank blinked.  “Baby, I’ve...” he stopped. Well, he hadn’t when he thought back on it. He swallowed. “I think I'm just scared I’ll hurt you.”  

“Frankie...” 

“It’s me, Cricket. I can’t let go of the fact that this is all my fault. I mean, I have no regrets marrying you and making you mine but if we had slowed down, maybe none of this would have happened.”  

“But we didn’t Frankie.  We had been together for three years and friends for longer and no matter how long we were apart, it was you who I pictured marrying. It was never going to last with Mike. I don’t blame you at all. You were trying to save me. We just didn’t expect this to happen.”  

Frank leaned his forehead against hers.  “I’m sorry Cricket. For not loving on you the way I should.” He pressed his lips to her softly, deepening it after a moment when he heard her moan. He kissed her as long as he could, feeling their relationship snap back into place.  

As Frank pulled gently away, Abby whimpered at the loss of contact. “I love you, Frankie.”  

“I love you too, Cricket.” Frank kissed her temple and sighed.  “I talked with Andy.  They want us to do a post to announce our marriage.”  

Abby crinkled her nose.  “Do we have to?” 

Frank chuckled. “Yes, we do. I was thinking of using this picture.”  He showed her his phone.  “And just say, we got married.  Post it and be done with it.”  

“And what does Steve have to say about this?” 

“He said the simpler the better.  His team can handle the comments and DMs we might get.”  

Abby smiled.  “Sure. That sounds good.”  

“Perfect.”  

A few days later, Abby was released from the hospital.  The entrance was swamped with paparazzi trying to get a snap of the newlyweds as Frank’s post went up the night before. 

Their phones had been going off non stop since the announcement from friends, family and teammates.  Abby had spoken to her parents and Frank to some of his teammates but otherwise, they focused on getting Abby home. “I can carry you.”  

“I have two legs Frank, I can move on my own.” 

“But your ribs,” he protested 

“Are fine,” she cut him off.  “Frankie, I love you, but you have to stop.” She gave him a disapproving look when he pouted. “When are you re-joining the team?” 

“About that. Cricket, I think I should...” 

“Join the team,” she cut off again. “I am fine.  I will stay here with Scott and Mary while you are on away games. Once this,” she waved to her face, “clears up, then I will be back at the stadium.”  

“With security,” Frank mumbles as he grabs Abby’s bag from the back.  

“Yeah, yeah,” she waives off. “I still think it is too much.”  

“Well, I don’t much care,” Frank said.  “I can’t stop you from going to work so I will make sure that everything is done to protect you when I can’t.  Deal with it.”  

“Then deal with going back to the team.  The All Star break is coming in a couple of weeks.” Abby reached for her phone to look at the league website as she walked into the house.  

Frank walked into the house with her bag. “Fine, but Scott is going to stay with you while you recover and …” 

“Oh my... Frankie!” Abby stared at her phone, her mouth agape, still standing at the door way.  

Frank turned back to her and frowned. “Cricket, what’s wrong?  Are you in pain?” 

“No, Frankie, no!” Abby smiled. “Baby, you were voted into the All Star game!” 

“What?” Frank grabbed his phone. “Shit! Hell yea!” He high fived Abby before reading the list. “Storm and I are headed to Boston!” He smiled as he read the list.   

“We’ll all go baby.  I can see my parents and brothers while we’re there. Plus, we can decide on a dog for Mary.”  

“I guess I do owe her a dog.” Frank sighed as Abby giggled. “You made that deal with her at the wedding and yet I have to do all the work.”  

“You are going to love it and you know it,” she replied with a kiss to his cheek.  His phone rang and Abby watched as Frank received a call from management about the vote. She headed upstairs to Frank’s room. When she opened the door, she gasped. There was another dresser added with a vanity that matched his furniture perfectly.  A turn in the closet surprised her with her clothes, all hanging neatly on one side.  

“Oh, good, they finished the move,” Frank said as he leaned on the doorway.  

“You did this?” 

“There was no way I was letting you stay in that house Cricket. I need you in our bed every night. If I forgot something, I’ll buy a replacement, but we are never going back.” He reached for her hand.  “Let me show you one more thing before your head explodes.” He guided her out of the room and back down stairs.  He moved to a closed door.  “Tell me how you like it.”  He opened the door.  

Dark blue walls. A Dark wood and pipe bookcases lined one wall, filled with her books.  The floors were a warm sandy wood. The opposite had more shelves and a desk that was the entire length of the wall. The window had a bench seat with pillows and throw-blankets in the basket next to it.  

“Frankie,” she whispered, “its beautiful.”  

“Since you have to work from home sometimes, I wanted to give you a space for everything.”  

“It’s perfect, my love,” she hugged him and reached on her tip toes to give him a sweet kiss.  

“Welcome home, Cricket.”  

San Francisco 

“Man, you have to stop pacing,” Bobby said as he watched Mike pace around his living room. “You’re making me fucking dizzy.”  

“She married him!  She fucking married that fucker while she was engaged to me!”  Mike slammed his fist into the wall.  

“Watch it, jackass!” Bobby bounced up to inspect the damage. “Will you chill the fuck out?” 

“No,” Mike growled. “I was supposed to win and all he got was that brat of Diane’s. Couldn’t convince that bitch to get an abortion and now she’s a pawn in this game,” he muttered.  

“What are you talking about?” 

“Mary! She wasn’t supposed to be in the plan but now she is.”  

“You can’t attack a child, Weiss!” Bobby yelled.  “No where did you say that there was a child involved.”  

“That’s because she wasn’t supposed to exist.” Mike continued to pace, lighting a cigarette.  “Fuck a girl a couple of times and look what happened.” 

“You fucked his sister?!”  

“Diane was hot way back when. Of course, I fucked her.  He was dating the true love of my life and the four of us were always together.”  

“Do they know that?” 

Mike scoffed, “of course not. Do you think I wanted to die?” Mike rolled his eyes. “Frank was out of town for baseball and Abby had gone to visit family in Texas and it was just Diane and I.” Mike ran a hand over his head. “We’d been drinking and well... Mary. When Diane told me, I told her to get rid of it.  That I wanted no part of raising a baby. I had plans, fucking plans, to win Abby.”  

“So why did you call Diane in?” 

“She was supposed to come and argue for custody, not attack Abby. When I left, I didn’t think she would become unhinged.”  Mike picked up his phone and messaged Diane.  

M: You fucked up the plan 

D: she deserved it 

M: She doesn’t have full custody of Mary, Frank does 

D: whatever 

M: That’s my woman you are talking about 

D: I’m your woman.  and the mother of the child you are trying to take 

M: I’m not going after Mary 

D: You should, could break Frank 

D: don’t you want to see that 

Mike contemplated that scenario. Yes, it would break Frank to lose Mary. And a broken man can’t keep a woman happy. The first step would be to prove that Frank was an unfit parent.  A plan began to form in his mind as an alert came in on the All Star selections.  He smiled sadistically.  

M: You’re right. And I think I know how to do it.  

Mike looked at the list and saw Bobby’s name. “Congrats on the all star selection.”  

“Thanks,” Bobby smiled and took a long pull of his beer.  He looked at Mike’s face.  “I don’t like the look you have.”  

“I think its time I went home and visited the family.”  

“What family?” 

“Mary’s,” as he flashed Bobby the list with Frank’s name. “I am going to fuck with this entire family.”  

Next

Taglist:

@patzammit @texmexdarling @slutforchrisjamalevans @firephotogrl74 @before-we-get-started @bunnyforhim @tinkerbelle67 @jennmurawski13-writes

[lilpotatjj]

A/N: My first Pedro fic *cries in gay* and it's sooooo sweet and lovely♡♡♡ writing this was soooo much fun. I hope u enjoy it and by the way I just ad non canon story just for the plot.

WARNING: if u can't handle fluff and sweeeet sweeet pedro skip, otherwise enjoy and scream silently 🤭 reader is shy, lots of kissing and did I say sweet pedro? Ehm...hint of a panicattack

Wordcount: 1,6k

Proofread? I tried xD

Masterlist

Dirty Coincidence

"1:30 pm fu'ff'(ck)! I'm 'f'(t)oo la'f'(t)e!" Cars and people pass you by as you run along the path with a Hot Dog in your mouth, without looking back or paying much attention to the road. *I'll never have a chance at one of these roles if I get there too late!* you thought.

With a bang you run into someone big and you both crash to the ground. "fuuuuck.......!" your eyes fall first and foremost on the mess you have made. "oh my god I'm so sorry!" Your eyes widen as you realise whose jacket you have just soiled. "ah....o....oh my.....holy sh.....I'll clean the jacket I'm really really sorry!"

A light laugh is the only response from the man facing you.

"I don't believe it. I just ruined Pedro Pascal's jacket...." you whisper to yourself and still can't believe who is standing in front of you.

"It's not that bad. Leave it, but you should look where you're going in the future, pretty lady!" You turn bright red at his words and look at your watch in shock. "Damn it! I have to go! I'm really sorry, but it was nice to meet you!" A thoughtful Pedro looks after you and just shakes his head in amusement.

"The day is off to a good start huh?" He smiles and continues on his way.

You stand in front of a large building and stare at the huge windows. "Let's go then...if it's not already too late"

With big quick steps you look around the entrance hall and walk briskly to the reception.

"I had an appointment 10 minutes ago...I'm really sorry I'm late but I had a little accident on the way here..." You literally have a cold sweat running down your face. The lady at reception looks at you and smiles kindly as she holds a phone to her ear.

"Neil, your 1:30 appointment has arrived, shall I send them to you?.............ok" After a short pause she looks at you. "You can go to the back, aisle 2, room 4, left side. Neil is waiting for you there. He says you shouldn't worry. Your audition partner for the text samples hasn't arrived yet either".

A deep sigh comes out of your mouth and you nod, walk towards room 4 and knock. The door opens and Neil looks at you with a relaxed smile.

"Welcome, step in" The two of you are talking about the first scenes and script while you are waiting for your co-worker when the door suddenly opens.

"there you are, then we can start now!" Neil says and your jaw almost drops to the floor when you see who is coming in.

Immediately the blood rushes to your cheeks as the handsome, attractive man looks at you in surprise. "What a coincidence, we meet again so soon" Pedro comes to you and gives you his hand to greet you.

"ah....ehm...hi...." That's all you can say and smiling speechlessly, too uncomfortable with the whole situation, grabbing his hand.

"you two know each other?" Neil looks back and forth between you.

"well....something like that" Pedro smirks and grabs his script. The two of you start working on the text phases and, despite the situation beforehand, you quickly get into your characters. Together you rehearse for over 2 hours and Neil is visibly thrilled by your natural appearance.

You take a break and go to the cafeteria together.

"your jacket....-" "Don't mention it" you were about to start, but Pedro interrupts you, stuffs some fries into his mouth and looks at you.

"you live here?" He asks

"I just moved here and I don't know my way around yet" you dig into your salad. "is that why you ran like that?" he teases you with a cheeky smile. "hehe......yeah. i got lost first. now i know where we have to go." You can't help but keep looking at him. "working with you is pretty entertaining so far" you try to stay relaxed and put some food in your mouth.

"I think you did a pretty good job" Pedro finishes his fries. Without noticing that you are smiling at him almost dreamily, you continue to eat. "thank you...."

You two can easily inspire Neil and start shooting a part of season 2 in The Last of Us together.

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

It has been 4 weeks since you both got the roles and you are more than just a well-rehearsed team. Today we start filming a flashback for Joel 10 years ago in which he met another woman besides Tess because of the work situation.

The scene wants a kiss, which has to be shot as authentically as possible. For Pedro this is less of a problem as he has already shot different scenes with such a situation but for you? Primere! Great, and then also with him. You get into it and everything goes well until then. You can almost hear your heart beating, why?

You're excited.....about the scene? ...Pedro? The audience with all the cameras? Your gut feeling knows this quite well because it is totally tingling. Then it happens and the first kiss is perfect. For the shoot?....no not for that....Your breathing almost stops and you are far too nervous to continue, you run completely out of breath towards the toilet. A dumbfounded Pedro remains standing. Pedro looks after you silently and just stands there in confusion.

Once in the toilet, you gasp for breath, almost as if you are having a panic attack. You put your hand over your mouth, completely lost in thoughts, as you realise how you feel about Pedro. "not him......" There is a sudden knock at the door. "Y/N, are you okay?"

"y....yes...I'm f..fine" your voice totally shaky trying to put the words together.

"can I come in please?"

"n...NO!....i mean...fuck..." You finally open the door and look halfway at him with your cheeks all red. He comes in, closes the door behind him and looks at you calmly.

"Do you want to stop work for today? When you feeling sick we can take a break"

You just shake your head. "No...that's not it" You grab your left upper arm. Pedro eyes you piercingly, almost as if he hears all your dirty thoughts, and comes much closer to you.

Your heart is about to explode and you can't help but approach him too.

Your gaze full of longing to be closer to him, he silently granting and you slowly close your eyes. His breath is clearly perceptible, you kiss him tenderly on his lips, he continues to respond to the kiss without hesitation and plays along with your sweet lips. You detach yourselves from the kiss without looking at him. "I'm sorry....."

"you are a really sassy girl" he says with a sweet smile and carefully kisses again, more intensely and a little more dominant that you are both completely out of breath. "

We have to go back. The others are already wondering where we are" he winks at you, but you can't concentrate on anything else. Bright red, you return with Pedro and are obviously no longer in the mood for filming, so Pedro makes a deal with Neil to get the rest of the day off.

"Do you want to come to my place?" he asks you casually, without any ulterior motives. You nod shyly and the two of you finally head home to him. When you arrive, you just stand there, which makes him smile. "Don't worry, I won't bite, make yourself comfortable... I'll make us some coffee." He disappears into the kitchen and returns shortly afterwards with two coffees in his hands. Both of you sit on his comfortable couch and sip the coffee.

"we are making good progress with the work"

"yes........" you stare at your coffee. He senses your discomfort and looks at you sweetly. "in the kiss scene.... was that your first?" He scrutinises your reaction. "because you're so damn shy"

"Yeah...sorry...." you look down at your legs and pinch your jeans.

"it really doesn't have to....god damn it you're so cute"

Your head is already all messed up and you bite your lower lip, which is not hidden from him and he looks directly at your sweet lips. His fingers sneak under your chin, forcing you to look at him. Without asking you, he kisses you tenderly and carefully, which makes you relax and accept his sweet kiss.

The two of you can't detach each other, but you only separate to catch your breath and engage in another seductive kiss between your lips that screems for so much more. "you want more....?" he asks you but instead of awnsering you just kiss back, lick over his lips which makes him open his mouth and your tongues both fight for dominance.

You let out a sigh and finally you part, face to face, gasping for air. "You're a damn good kisser" Pedro looks at you, slightly messed up, but he signals for you to snuggle into his arms. Shyly, you lie down in his arms and rest your head in his neck, which is why you can smell his wonderful scent with every breath. "if you need anything just let me know" Actually you need a new panty right now but you just nod and cuddle up to him more. He gently strokes your back without being intrusive. "I can't believe I fell in love with you clumsy" he smiles.

You cling to him tighter. "I... think I love you too..." you say and he kisses you on the forehead, smiles cheekily.

All this just because of a bump 4 weeks ago!

If you want a part 2 with or without smut just comment or request me :3

[jupiter---daydreams]

thanks to @agirlandherquill for the tag!!

rules: for every letter of the alphabet, compose a sentence/short paragraph beginning with that letter

(im technically cheating since I'm using sentences from my wip and not making them for this challenge)

A: “And you remember the kind of impression we're going for?” Mr. Fyre speaks up again, looming over my shoulder to speak into my ear.

B: Being in a car–especially now that it's moving–sets off every nerve in my body.

C: Caleb takes it and his eyes start to flick from the photo to me to the photo to me. We’ve done this before and I know that he’s trying to see if I look like either of them. To see if there’s still a connection.

D: Despite those thoughts, feelings, and impending panic attack, I force a smile–not that they can see with my mask on, but you can sort of hear it in my voice–before I reply.

E: Exorcist stands the second that he stops talking. “No thanks. We’ll take whatever you have back to our base–Verse, you’re welcome to join us–and we’ll get out of here.”

F: Finally, he says, “Can the story be about Mom and Dad?”

G: “Glad to be here, sir. I’ve always been a fan,” I say, not a single truthful word present in that sentence.

H: Hopefully that’ll get Mr. Fyre off my back later, but knowing him, he’ll find something else to pick at me for.

I: I lay down on my own bed, too big and too empty, with a muted sob.

J: Judging from the way Exorcist clings to Emote’s side and even Null’s face is pulled into a tight frown, they certainly feel it, too.

K:

“Kid?”

He knows. How does he know!? I’ve only known him for, what, a few hours? Am I that easy to read? Oh god, when Mr. Fyre and Ms. Monsley find out they’re going to kill me.

L: Like he doesn’t understand what training means. Then, I have the strange thought that maybe their version of training is different than Ms. Monsley’s.

M:

My eyebrows shoot up. That was…childish.

A shocked, startled laugh comes out of Null. Apparently, I had said that aloud.

N: Nulls raises his hand, only speaking once Mr. Merced gives him an affirmative nod. “That’s not a lot of time to prepare. Why so sudden?” He asks. It's startling how serious he sounds. All joking, laid backness is gone from his voice. This is Null.

O: Of course. They–a Hero that has good cause to get revenge, a Hero that can sense emotions, and Null, too, I guess–are the ones I’m meant to be working with. Is it even possible for me to have worse luck?

P: Patrick lets the audience laugh for a moment, then he says, “Now, Verse, I can't speak for the audience, but I will when I say we've all been wanting to know one question. What is your powerset?”

Q: Right, the mission. I nod, silently returning to my area. I can practically feel the stares of the others on my back, and a quick glance back confirms it. Exorcist isn’t even trying to hide that she’s staring.

R: Right. The DNA sample that I definitely knew about and am totally not just finding out about right now. By the way, let's give a big round of applause to Ms. Monsley and Mr. Fyre for always keeping me in the loop.

S:

She. Can. Sense. Emotions. 

Get your spiraling under control.

T:

That leaves Exorcist without anything else to say, and she huffs, crossing her arms and turning away.

Emote's eyes flicker to me and I mentally prepare myself for a lecture, but Null lets out a snort of laughter–at my expense, no doubt–and Emote swivels her head to face him instead.

U: “Uh, Emote, Exorcist?” I call out as they start to leave the table we had gathered around. They turn, expectantly. “I was wondering if I could, uh, grab your powers now?”

V: “Verse, I really don't think you respect me. And that bothers me, because I am someone who deserves to be respected. So, watch your tone,” he pauses then and I can't bring myself to look him in the eyes.

W: A thought strikes me suddenly: how would any other child react? Would they throw a tantrum? Would they cry? Would they forgive me like Caleb?

X: For good measure–extra humiliation–she puts the sharp point to my throat. It digs in with a small prick of pain, letting out a bead of blood.

Y: “You’ve been contacted by ASPI. They want you to be involved with a mission. There weren’t many details, just a time and place for a briefing meeting, and a list of the other Heroes you’ll be working with.”

Z: I’ve been threatened by enough scary women to make me ready to back off–explanation be damned– but Emote stops me before I can even start to apologize.

[petitelepus]

Hi! I was wondering if you could match me with a human from demon slayer.

I'm a female and a scorpio! I'm 5'3 with long blonde and blue hair and blue eyes. I am quite shy when u first get to know me, but once I'm out of my shell I am loud and always making jokes. I'm considered the funny friend, slight people pleaser, and will do anything to protect my friends and family. I am also very blunt and can't help speaking my mind, even when I shouldn't. I would consider myself witty, but am lazy when it comes to academics. My main hobby is playing video games. One of the most important things to me is spending time with my dog. I love going to events especially concerts and getting dressed up for the theme. My fav genres of music are pop, indie, and alternative. I am also a massive swiftie!

I match you with Gyomei Himejima!

Now, Female Scorpions are understanding and empathic beings who can relate to other people and their joys and troubles.

You're there for the people you love and cherish, always listening and offering them wise or comforting words, depending on what you think they need most.

Gyomei has seen (You know what I mean) that kindness of yours and this empathic nature of yours drew him to you.

Yes, you're shy at first around the Stone Hashira, but he doesn't hurry you, instead, he encourages you to come out of that shell of yours when you feel most comfortable and not a moment too soon.

The difference is almost like day and night, how you speak louder, how blunt you can be, and how you don't hide your opinions anymore. Gyomei appreciates your opinions because you mean good...

You're also so kind and laugh at your own witty jokes... And hearing your jokes and your mirthful laughter make him smile because you sound so happy and that matters to him most.

Gyomei can tell when you are trying to please people and he tells you that you shouldn't do anything that might make you uncomfortable, no matter who it is that you are trying to please.

The Hashira doesn't really understand video games, but he will happily listen to you play and will occasionally ask you what is happening on the screen, enjoying how you take your time when explaining the details to him so he can see it in his mind.

While Gyomei is a cat person, he doesn't hate or dislike other animals. He just loves cats more, but he won't refuse a chance to pet a cute dog and go out for walkies with you and your beloved pet.

Gyomei will happily accompany you to these concerts because there he can get the most out of the situation, listening to the band play or a singer sing, and not having to rely on his poor eyesight. He is also tall and strong so if you can't see enough, he will pick you up so you can see your favorite artist sing.

But what relaxes Gyomei maybe most is brushing your long pretty hair while you talk to him, joke or even give him a sample of your own singing. He will always tell you that you sound like an angel to him when you speak, but hearing you sing makes him smile so much also.

[dealbrekker]

YEAH that tvxq Mirotic video you reblogged awakened something in me. The moment that dude started singing I clicked off the video bcs my jaw dropped so hard I was like WAIT FUCK WAIT WAIT WAI

PLS GIVE ME RECS 🙏🏻 I know literally nothing about them beyond seeing you scream about them (Changmin and Yunho if I’m not wrong) anyway yes I find your blabbering very endearing actually. love you <3

Obviously you can't see me rn but I am smiling so big omggggg

I guess as a brief introduction I do some bullet points and then give you some songs to check out!

They go by TVXQ for the most part, but you'll also see their Japanese name, Tohoshinki, and their Korean name Dong Bang Shin Ki (DBSK). All translate to roughly Rising Gods of the East.

They debuted in 2003 as a 5 member group, and 3 of them left in 2010. Anything from before 2010 you come across will have the 5 voices. Yunho and Changmin stayed as TVXQ and "re-debuted" in 2011.

Personally I think it is totally worth it to listen to the old stuff. I don't think there ever was and ever will be a phenomenon like TVXQ/DBSK as a group of 5, and their korean and japanese songs and ballads are mind blowing.

That being said, I stuck with Yunho and Changmin more than the others after college (funnily I was introduced to them just as they were breaking up), and consider them to be the true TVXQ. They worked insanely hard to make TVXQ theirs and their vocals and talent have grown so, so much to fill in the voices that left.

So some song recs! I'll stick to the Korean songs for now, but their Japanese catalogue is NUTS. I think at this point they have more Japanese songs tbh.

3 big pre-2010 songs:

Mirotic Rising Sun Love in the Ice (this one makes me cry every time, especially the re-arranged duo version since they cover all the voices so beautifully)

All of their old songs have been rearranged for the 2 of them, so you can certainly find those versions too. All the links above are the originals.

3 big 2011 and on songs

Keep Your Head Down (their comeback as a duo song) Humanoids (this link actually will take you to the Japanese version of the song, live concert performance because it is THE Standard for live performances) --- Also, this is a facebook link, because I couldn't find this on youtube for some reason??? Let me know if it doesn't work and I'll try to find a better one!! Spellbound (my favorite song/mv experience. It's straight choreo with only 1 camera cut)

3 Yunho solos:

Drop (I'm fine it's fine it's not insane king shit or anything) Thank U (this one has some blood and violence heads up. If that's not for you, any of the live performances are stellar) Vuja De (this one has scenes from his longer NEXUS mini film which I also recommend. It samples all the songs from that particular album)

3 Changmin Solos:

Chocolate (he can cut it out, quite frankly) Maniac (so theatrical, so musical, so AHHH. I think this is my fave of his solos) Fever (I lost my ever loving mind when I saw this for the first time. Face clutching ensued.)

Picking 3 for each of them was incredibly difficult omg. I'm excited for your thoughts! Completely understandable if you don't go through all of them, but these are some personal faves.

Finally, they just did a Killing Voice episode where they do a half hour medley of a ton of songs if you prefer to sample them that way! This is where the mirotic clip I reblogged is from :D

Their new album just came out and is called 20&2 if you want to take a listen. It's their first Korean comeback is 2018 so we've all been feral lately.

Thank you for getting through this info dump. I'm glad my blabbering is enjoyed lololol XD.

[1950-hatter-critiques]

I'm not sure if any of my followers will care about this, but I need to get it off my chest so I'm going to talk about it anyway.

I heard that Totally Spies season 7 is going to be a soft reboot & it has me thinking about how I would rewrite the series if I could. Mostly minor things, & I've only got rewrites for their college years so far. I would have the Mali-U mascot not become a can of dolphin-safe tuna, & the fashion teacher wouldn't be a complete nutjob who idolizes avant-garde fashion & torn clothing & can actually remember his students names. But, there is one episode where I would rewrite the whole thing if I could. And that is the episode titled "Inferior Designer".

Some important background info: in the first episode of this season, Sam & Alex are seen picking electives for college, only for Clover to rush in & excitedly announce that she signed them all up for Fashion Design class. (This is going to come up in a post where I question why they're still friends with her, but that is going to take much longer to write.) Sam & Alex are naturally upset that Clover signed them up for something without even asking, again, but agree to try it anyway. When they actually have their first Fashion Design class, the teacher, professor Plunkett, hates Clover's designs & can't get any of the girls' names right. During the mission of that episode, Clover's spy outfit gets torn until it's basically a torn crop top & shorts. Professor Plunkett loves it for being bold & daring & edgy. Now, onto the episode in question!

"Inferior Designer" takes place the week of the girls' Fashion Design midterms. (I guess Sam & Alex stayed in the class. The teacher liked them right off so I don't blame them.) Sam & Alex are seen working on machines while Clover falls off her stool & onto the floor tangled in thread. Clover whines about how she can't get her "fashion groove" on, with Mandy taking the opportunity to mock a skirt Clover made in the past. Clover gets untangled to tell Mandy that she's not in the mood to deal with her, but Professor Plunkett comes over & agrees with Mandy's critique & also lets Clover know he doesn't like the dress she's working on. He also takes the opportunity to tell Clover that if she wants to pass the course then she's going to have to do way better on the midterm. (Note: not ace the course, pass it. CLOVER is at risk of FAILING at FASHION DESIGN class.) Professor Plunkett then reminds everyone in class that the midterm will be a runway featuring everyone's best designs & that he only gives out one 'A'. Now, the first issue I have with this episode:

Mandy taunts Clover about the midterm essentially being a competition & how Clover is basically a fashion disaster. Clover gets mad & then there's a brief moment of this scene:

Are the show's animators aware that sewing machine bottoms are attached? I'm a former fashion student myself, & I've never seen one that didn't have an attached bottom. They're very important because that's where the bobbin goes. The bobbin also has thread in it so that there will be stitching on both the top & bottom of the fabric. It is impossible to sew together two pieces of fabric in a sturdy manner without the under-stitching provided by the bobbin. At least, not in any way that would be taught in a beginner-level class. I know this is just meant to be a scene from Clover's imagination, but as a patron of all fiber crafts, it irks me when the tools are not portrayed properly. Especially a tool almost everyone must have seen at least once in their lifetime. Now, onto the rest of the plot:

The girls have to investigate a series kidnappings: several of the world's top interior designers have gone missing. One of them was last seen at the Taj Mahal, so they go there. They get inside & find that the place has been redecorated, horribly. They get attacked by hideous carpet. A fiber sample from it leads them to an interior designer, named Maggie Trendset, whose design taste is so horrible that no one would hire her, so she decided to force her vision on the world. They stop her & get back to school in time to finish their midterm projects. Now, onto my biggest problem with this episode:

Unfortunately, Clover finally found inspiration for her midterm! In Maggie Trendset's designs.

She is dragging a beanbag chair, her pants & boots are covered in fur, her shirt is so bad I'm having trouble describing how bad it is, & her hat is a lamp. Not an exaggeration, Clover got tangled in a lamp just like that while fighting Maggie. Now, my problem isn't just Clover's outfit, but that Professor Plunkett gave her an 'A' for it. I would've given it to Mandy, or Sam, or even Alex. Here's why:

(Not pictured: single pink glove on her left hand) Mandy's design is simple yet trendy, it's coordinated, it's cute, it's bold & edgy, & it's something people might actually wear if they want to be told they have good taste. Also, you can easily mix the pieces of this outfit with other outfits for entirely different looks. This is an outfit that actually deserves an 'A'.

Sam & Alex's outfits are simple yet cute & are something people might actually wear every day. I'd give them both 'B's.

Overall, my point is that it seems like anyone in the series would be better at fashion design than Clover & I would like to see that be brought up in the series. Now, my rewrite:

The episode happens as normal, until the midterm runway. Clover is confident that Plunkett will like her avant-garde design, only for him to dramatically proclaim that it hurts his eyes & Clover fails. Sam & Alex do their runway walks & are both awarded 'B's. Mandy is awarded the only 'A'. Clover runs off crying.

The next episode originally had Clover trying out a new style called 'Pirate chic' at the beginning. She still does that in my rewrite, but only because she's naturally obsessed with the latest trends & is hoping to convince Professor Plunkett that she belongs in the fashion design class. Sam & Alex comfort her & remind her that just because she can't make clothes doesn't mean she's not still super fashionable. Besides, she'll find something she's incredible at. She's Clover, she can do anything. They then get called to accompany Jerry aboard the WOOHP-tanic for a gadget presentation & Clover is excited to try out her pirate chic outfit. Then the episode continues as normal, but with Clover contemplating other potential majors throughout.

Whew, that was a long post. Thanks to anyone who actually read the whole thing, & sorry about the post being so long. I'm just very passionate about the subject. It takes a lot more than being good at admiring & criticizing fashion to be good at making it. Thanks for reading, & please be polite & respectful if you feel the need to tell me what you think.

[legacyofacat]

"Summary" Arpeggio Chapter 161

Here we go again. Also none of you know how hard I have to fight for the raws everytime (I literally had to involve TOR because sweet little mangagun is whiny).

We start with Ise at Hashirajima, who is very excited about some transmission coming in. Takao, Kaga (I think?) and Hiei (who is preparing a Kongou fest goin by a banner in the background? What are you doing young lady?) are also still vibing there. Update on Ise: going by dialog and following pannels I think she just lost an IT battle against Lexington. Choukai is also communicating with Lexington, who just appeared from underwater, asking for berth 2, so I assume she wants to dock at Hashirajima. Kirishima and Haruna re there as well, btw. Ise states that Lex took control of the second berth and that she herself lost (see above); this makes Kirishima and Haruna essentially sweatdrop. Inside Hashirajima, Iona is drinking tea with Choukai. Iona proposes giving "Him" (Or them? Iona isn't actually saying 彼 ("kare", he), so she's probs not actually saying "he" and Google is just scrambling) a souvenir to which Choukai replies that "during the time they had it" they "carried out some maintenance & repairs". Iona asks if that is okay and Choukai essentially just says that it's enough and that she (Iona) will be pleased.

We then see Gunzou doing some gardening work and smiling out at Lexington in the distance.

Under the surface, we are now back with our favourite Walter sub: U 2501, where everyone is pretty excited about being fully maintained.

So, that answers the question of who was in their care and maybe it was "he" after all.

Lex' mental model is vibing in the sub and the captain asks where they're gonna meet up with her ship body. They agree to go to Pearl Harbor and meet up with the carrier on the way asap. (in case any of you need this info for fanfic or smth: they're travelling with 80 knots, will meet with Lexington in 10 hours and then arrive at Pearl Harbor ca. 40 hours later).

After this is sorted out, Lexington asks the captain what they're gonna do afterwards, to which he answers with the plan to meet up with Musashi.

Lexington reacts to this with "......yes" and a potentially sus smile, before telling him that she has a present for him. As Fleet Flagship of the North American Pacific Fleet, Lexington grants U 2501 access to the Joint Tactical Network of the corresponding fleet. Information access coordinates are A949736765Y1775.

Why am I giving you this info? Because it's mostly for me in case I need it and I'm not gonna save the screenshot.

Lex ends the exchange with "the quantum sampling command pattern... that's right, it's silver."

The crew states how that is a colour that fits her, U2501 asks if they want to accept that and the captain asks Lex whether that's really alright, then accepts when she says yes.

U 2501, Union Core number 2003, accepts and starts connecting to the Network.

According to Lexington, Musashi is aware of everyone's actions and denying access to the Tactical Network to keep a secret(s). She then goes on with saying that the need for that is already gone, he asks what she means and she answers that he now has all the information and has to figure this out himself.

Lex then goes on saying that she doesn't want to know it or see it, that she doesn't want to hear the answer if it exists, that there is always a reality he has to attain and that the only thing she can give them is "to beckon them". I'm not sure what the translator wants from me here. Like I get the gist, I just can't explain it.

Mr. captain (who we are gonna call Käpt'n until someone says his name again because I have legit no idea) replies that, no matter what the truth might be, they are deeply grateful to Lexington.

Scene change to San Diego, Underground Naval Port, where Hibiki enters the... office? of Hakugei 3's captain (Komaki), who welcomes her and tells her that she got permission to go to Washington with the departure being tomorrow night.

She thanks him and he says that "Leutnant Oscar" did the most work on the American side of things. "Lt. Avery Oscar" is, of course, the Admiralty Code/Gretel herself.

Gretel introduces herself and promises to take Hibiki to Washington.

We then get a scene switch to Sevastopol where one of those "angel" dudes is chilling in a library of some sort. He's talking to himself about being a knight and having reincarnated after having answered the angel's call, how they offer only "his" feelings from when "he" sacrificed himself. He also says "I won't betray you, never. For that reason, even knights will cross swords. I am also one of them, First One. My philosophy is that that person... is inside Lady Gretel. Augusta, I'm the one who reincarnated you, it was he who chose me and when your and that person's feelings intersect, how should I react?", twirling a feather between his fingers.

(I tried to shorten this, but this was too wild. Pic of angel dude)

We are then shown the mentioned Augusta Gabriel as a dude putting on a jacket.

And that's the chapter. I'm still having bets running on "magic exists in this universe" but I'm also absolutely ready for some insane tech answer to all this

[cricket124]

143 Honest Review

This album has been very polarizing for a lot of people, with some saying it's horrible and others saying it's some of Katy's best work. I mean, just take a look at the dislikes on Woman's world... yikes.

These comments are also pretty scathing

I listened too the entire album because I felt I couldn't complain abt it unless I gave it a fair shot. I promise I am being unbiased even though I have been frustrated by Katy Perry recently.

(these are just my opinions. If u liked the album that's okay with me idc)

Let's start with the positives: I thought ARTIFICIAL was pretty decent, though mainly the parts with JID. I feel like it could have been a little longer, and the ending was kind of abrupt, but I thought the lyrics and production were unique from the others on the album. I also thought it was cute that Katy Perry's daughter was in WONDER. That's it.

Lyrics + meanings: 1/10. This is the worst part of the album. What even is this album about and what does it stand for? For an album about female empowerment, it's kind of weird that most of the songs are generic love songs. And I can't figure out is WOMAN'S WORLD is trying to be serious or camp, but either way it comes of as a slap in the face. All the lyrics are just so basic, and I think the worst example of this is the song CRUSH. These are some of the lyrics:

Is it a crush? Makin' me blush

Here I go again, I'm falling in love

Catchin' my breath whenever we touch

Here I go again, I'm falling in love

My heart goes

La, da-da-dee

La, da-dee

La, da-da-dee

My heart goes

La, da-da-dee

La, da-dee

La, da-da-dee

(all this repeats again)

It hurt me just writing that out, but it doesn't end there. Lifetimes gets worse... all the lyrics suck but the last ones are just insulting:

Baby, you and me for infinity

My eternity (my eternity)

Baby, you and me for infinity

My eternity (my eternity)

I'll love you for, I'll love you for life

Lifetimes

I'll love you for, I'll love you for life

Lifetimes

I know you feel it

Can you believe it?

I'm gonna love you 'til the end

And then repeat it

I know you feel it (feel it)

Can you believe it? ('Lieve it)

I'm gonna love you 'til the end

And then repeat it

For life

For life

For life

For life

and then all of that repeats AGAIN, just like Crush. This song just feels like a 15 second loop repeated for 3 minutes.

Production: 2/10. I would describe it as serviceable, but really bland and lacking. Most of the musical backing remains the exact same pretty much throughout the song. In general all the songs sound like demos, because for some reason they all sound empty and unfinished. None of the samples or beats sound unique in any way, and WOMAN'S WORLD's synth and drums sound SO similar to Stupid Love's. And while we're on that topic, the ending of TRUTH is literally just the end of Telephone by Lady Gaga + some cringe dialouge. It reminded me that I could be listening to TFM rn instead of this.

Aesthetics: 2/10. I cannot figure out what the visuals of the album are supposed to be giving. The album cover is futuristic, but the music vids look so generic and there's nothing visually unique about them. The album cover, photoshoots, and the lyric video for gorgeous look a little too similar to Lady Gaga's Chromatica, some of Arca's aesthetics, and many other pop albums we've seen already a couple years ago. No creative ideas were presented in the studio.

Melodies: 3/10. most of the songs on this album sound pretty similar, and none stood out to me as catchy, maybe with the exception of I'M HIS, HE'S MINE, but even that was still pretty repetitive. I wish more of the songs had bridges because the song structures were pretty much the same across the board. The songs just seem to go nowhere.

Vocals: 4/10. Not great. She sounds like an AI Katy Perry. There is no emotion in her voice. I don't even think I have to elaborate.

Overall, the writing was just so uninspired. Why would she bother working with Dr. Puke if the songs were going to be flop anyway? But I think the worst part is that the Katycats all think this will be her huge comeback and she'll get popular again. But the thing is is that nobody will talk about you or your album if you don't have unique ideas or messages. Even if the music was bad, it maybe wouldn't be such a flop if they had some deeper meaning to them. But they don't.

It's albums like these that give pop a bad name. 2.4/10 overall. If you want an actually good and unique new pop song, listen to Kesha's new music especially now that she's independent from Dr. Luke.

[sweeterthanmydreams]

Spring Means Baby Hemming-"Birds" part 1 (the Hemming-Byrd Legacy)

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In the first hour of spring, Ophelia goes into labor! Wife Lanuola accompanies her to the hospital; Beatrix would have tagged along too, but policy only allows teens and older. Minato is their doctor once again and though it was a concern he wouldn't arrive on time (again) he's following close on Ophelia's heels; this is what a surgery is supposed to look like! After an easy labor, Ophelia gives birth to their second daughter: welcome to the world, baby Ruby!

The first order of business after bringing her home is to introduce her to big sisters Beatrix who's stoked to meet her; she can't wait until Ruby is old enough to play with. While out swimming, Bea tries to befriend a dolphin despite the constant glitches. Lanuola and Ophelia take turns trying to die of hysteria; I'm glad they're having a good time but I wish they'd give me a break! Working out was added to the Hummingbird Collective club activities so Lanuola could mentor fitness from home; Marcus Flex promptly takes that as an excuse to makes some dangerous decisions. You're far too old to be work out, sir! Somehow, the three of them survive their harrowing adventures.

Not long after being born, Ruby ages up into an infant and greets Ophelia with her very first smile. <3 After a phone offer, Ophelia jumped into the Style Influencer career and is looking forward to working from home so she can spend more time with baby Ruby. During the next meeting of the Hummingbird Collective, Marcus Flex passes away while chatting and painting with friends. He's survived by his only son Phoenix and a club full of friends who won't forget him.

Beatrix comes home from school an A student, completing her Aspiration to be a Whiz Kid; it's time to think about what she wants to work towards next. Baby Ruby is chugging away at her milestones, though she's creating a lot of glitches in the game every time she meets one. Bea hopes on her bike and ride all the way up the mountain to the neighbors' house to celebrate her accomplishments. Once there she pops down her kick stand to contemplate her life and decide it's time to enter a Picky Eater phase. Oh how far she's fallen from her infant days of eating anything put in front of her…

Ophelia takes Beatrix with her to meet Makoa's new baby: a son named Wayne. Since he was born at about the same time as Ruby, the two hope their youngest kids can become friends when they're older. Somewhere in the world, Duane Talla has passed away of Hysteria much like Lanuola keeps trying to do; there are now two empty spots in the club, still sitting vacant. Who will come to steal the milk from the fridge now and came their curb during club activities?

Easter starts bright and early with Lanuola baking up some sweet treats; unlike last year, the outdoor kitchen means they'll be able to make traditional treats for Easter. Do you really put chocolate in hot crossed buns, though? Lanuola, please check your recipe... Easter took a very long time to play because of infant-related glitches, but Beatrix managed to completes her second Aspiration (Mind and Body Aspiration) cementing her headstrong nature! With a day off of school, Bea also has the time to play some peek-a-boo with baby Ruby. After a long road, baby Ruby finally learns to sit up on her own! Now she can get to sampling that baby food menu.

Ruby tries her first food with mom Lanuola (papaya); she's not too sure about it. As a matter of fact, she's not sure about this whole solid food thing at all: Ruby has revealed she's a picky eater too, just like big sister Bea! This is slowly becoming a nightmare for Lanuola and Ophelia but not for me the simmer. u-u I just get to laugh at their plight. Tane Ngata & Alex Moyer continue to overstay their welcome; after eating all of the leftovers, Tane has the gall to climb into one of the beds to sleep. They're nearing a twenty-four hour stint on the lot and I still don't have options to send them home. Ruby gets to try her first baby food with mom Ophelia too: mashed mangoes that she was equally unsure about.

The family heads out so Ophelia can check the fashion pulse at the bar before settling in for a long evening at the library. While Ophelia hangs out in the infant room with Ruby, Beatrix & Lanuola have been working on her Character Values. The two have developed a supportive relationship; Bea has even declared Lanuola her favorite! Back at home, Lanuola and Ophelia are finally able to figure out some foods she likes: rice porridge, and yogurt, too. This is a plain foods kind of baby. Lanuola decides that life is so swell that's she's a Cheerful Sim now. After knocking out most of her milestones, Ruby masters the art of pulling herself up to stand. With her new fine motor finesse, she gets to try her first finger food with mom Ophelia (banana slices) and she loves them!

And... oh wait, what's that? Ophelia's going into labor?

I'm already over image limit, so tune in next time to see how it goes! And by next time I mean: check out the post I made just after this one. :)

[eurovision-revisited]

Eurovision 2005 - Number 60 - Вхід у змінному взутті - "Двірник"

Ukraine had won Eurovision at only its second attempt and to celebrate, they held their first national selection competition in 2005. NTU invited the countries musicians to submit songs.

They received 527 entries.

Clearly a ridiculous number. The broadcaster managed to reduce this down to seventy-five entries and set about scheduling fifteen heats of five songs to be broadcast weekly from 1st November 2004 culminating in a final on 27th February 2005.

The first round of the disputed presidential elections in Ukraine took place on the 31st October 2004 resulting in a neck and neck tie between Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych. Neither got a majority meaning a run-off on the 21st November - the result of which lead directly to the mass protests of the Orange Revolution. That revolution continued for two months and one day, with only one casualty - a man who died of a heart attack while protesting. While all that was going on, NTU were broadcasting heat after heat of new music by all of Ukraine's biggest names every week.

These heats are the soundtrack of a revolution in progress. Not since the Bosnian national final of 1993 as a Eurovision qualifier been so directly involved in an unfolding political situation.

In heat number one, broadcast the day after the election, and up second, were Вхід у змінному взутті (Vhid U Zminnomu Vzutti/Entering in a Change of Shoes - yes, that is their name!). They are a long-standing Ukrainian rap act centring on two men, Steganoff aka Oleksandr Stoganov and POLEVONZZI (all caps) aka Oleksandr Polevy.

They'd been together as a group since the late 1980s and had truly put in the hard work. Not earning much and gigging several nights a week throughout the year, they'd earned an underground reputation as one of Ukraine's biggest hip-hop and rap acts. They released three albums prior to 2005, one of which was a compilation of their best tracks from the 1990s. Going into the 2000s, their sound was known widely enough for them to have met and used Cypress Hill samples in their music.

The track for 2005 was Двірник (Dvirnyk/Janitor). It's a rumbling hip-hop track about a man who is in a daze. He doesn't even see the janitor cleaning up the yard outside, but instead, he feels like something that janitor might sweep up, so blown away is he. He's met the one. The girl who was perfect. And then she left him. He's still in shock - not just from the heartache, but it seems her magic is still holding him in a trance - he can't get over how perfect she was. There are some choice lyrics in this - though nothing out of the ordinary for a rap track in the 2000s - but the flow is smooth over a track that uses a simple hammered piano line and a thumping bass.

That piano track mutates into a sample of Щедрик (Shchedryck/The Carol of the Bells), giving the whole thing both a feeling of winter and New Year, but also Ukraine as a whole. Even in this most non-political of tracks, there's the flavour of Ukraine.

This is a straight hip-hop/rap track. Definitely not something that Eurovision has ever come close to having before, although maybe it should. The song finished third in that first heat with a fairly evenly split televote. The band continued to enjoy success though and two more albums were released.

Here's perhaps their biggest hit from 2004 with pop band NewZCool with the soundtrack to the first big wholly Ukrainian produced, shot and financed film in Ukrainian language - Штольня (Shtolnya/Tunnel)

[nodraftsweball]

Character Details -- Aru

Aru is…Aru. More or less. Not many people know about him, and he tends not to talk much. When he does, his sentences are either short and simple, or ultimately incredibly vague. To the uninitiated, it seems like Aru doesn't really want or crave much, and his behavior can come off as aimless, perhaps naive. But it's simply that just being in the outside world is still more than he could have ever even dreamt of not that long ago. Because of this, he only has a handful of morals and standards that he will never budge on, and is otherwise keeping his mind open so he is always learning, even in situations where others likely would have shut communication down completely.

Perhaps a bit surprising is that Aru has a standard for meals. He can't really order them himself under most circumstances, leaving the task to whomever's near him or leaving it up to what's "recommended", but Fractal and Miiro have slowly noticed that he's seemingly used to being fed decent-quality meals, and, though he'll never complain, he gets a bit bummed out when served something with bad ingredients and/or little to no seasoning. (Unlike Fractal and Miiro, who ultimately don't care very much about that sort of thing.) He especially hates burnt-tasting food, and initially struggled with food that had been smoked or fried. Also putting distance between his and their opinions is that he voraciously loves sweet and salty foods, and his appetite is whetted by intense smells and flavors. With this in mind, Miiro always makes sure to give Aru's servings more seasoning than he does for him or Fractal, and this seems to be the perfect arrangement for the three of them. Aru can also be tempted or distracted, to a mild extent, with the offer of candy. Because he doesn't really see anything in his day-to-day life, he's never offset by the way something looks, and he tends not to hesitate with putting things in his mouth. Conversely, he hates foods that feel "slimy" or otherwise have a bad mouthfeel, if he doesn't simply object to the flavor.

Aru haaaaates the taste of caffeine, and coffee-lovers would probably balk at Aru's solution to coffee, if Aru could implement such a thing. (Enough sugar and sweet cream to "kill" it and disqualify it as coffee.) (He spends most of his life unable to see, so simply avoids coffee instead of trying to "solve" it.)

If you want Aru to sample some wine, something that tastes sweet is absolutely the way to go, but, conversely, he has no concept of moderation. He doesn't fully understand the concept of "being drunk", nor possible addiction, (or price), (or protecting his liver), so when not stopped by someone else, he'll just drink as much as he can keep asking for. His behavior when drunk isn't entirely different from his non-drunk behavior, but he completely stops asking follow-up questions and will just do anything he's told without really thinking about it. He's also liable to pass out. He can't handle his liquor well either, and gets drunk fairly fast. For this purpose, Miiro tends to babysit him more than he does with Fractal, as Aru does not like being forbidden from doing something that seems fun to him, and has sneakily ordered himself booze in the past when left to his own devices.

Aru doesn't think about cleanliness or taboos or naked people whatsoever. He'll contemplate taboos out of curiosity at times, maybe even discuss them, but something that is expressly not allowed because it goes against some rules he was never told and never agreed to doesn't sit well with him, and pressing him about being a good little boy that should never ever commit a taboo is a GREAT way to make him go out of his way to upset you. As for rooms specifically, he really doesn't think about it. He doesn't have belongings and didn't produce trash by himself, the people who owned him at the time took care of his room. These days, he lives about the same; he doesn't do much and others clean up after him, if at all. He does not understand why he's "not allowed" to just take off his clothes whenever he pleases, and has no real concept of privacy besides keeping most of his thoughts to himself. Similarly, pajamas or how he lays down in bed do not concern him whatsoever. But he does like things that are soft, if someone goes out of their way to dress him in bedwear.

Aru is…again, a fairly quiet person, and is naturally inexpressive. It's not that he intends to hide his emotions or come off as cold, but that he was never properly socialized, has never seen another person emote, and things like smiling aren't natural instincts for him. Thus, oftentimes, it can be hard to get a read on what he's truly feeling. He doesn't think much of new people either. He can come to care for someone easily, but that happens over the course of interacting directly with him. He can decide he doesn't like someone if they hurt others, but he also tends not to decide to like people unless they show him, specifically, kindness and acceptance. …Celebrity crushes are very confusing to him, and he does not understand the concept of liking someone that either barely or never speaks to or interacts with you. Conversely, there's only a tiny amount of grudges that he actually holds, and he, honestly, doesn't hold much hate in himself as a whole. He's also more than a little numb to general cries of distress or certain situations, and needs to be told, usually by one of his friends, to participate in helping out. This…causes him to perhaps be more forgiving than most, if you can call someone who doesn't fully understand the concept of atonement "forgiving".

In the future, perhaps, he will feel stronger about certain things…perhaps. Aru is still learning at the best of times, and even mischievous occasionally, but he knows how to take a situation seriously when he has to, and it's generally ill-advised to underestimate his magic and ability to think on his feet. His illusory magic functions not based off his perceptions, but the perceptions of the person afflicted with it, allowing him to create perfect illusions without needing to open his eyes. And, of course, he's not above using his other power, if he decides it's needed to avoid or solve a conflict he otherwise wouldn't be able to. Things like malicious intentions and obvious coded language aren't inherently lost on him either. He may not always understand one's actual intent, but he isn't so naive that someone who means him or his friends harm will just slide on past without question. He just won't outwardly question it, and decide to act on his own whims and judgement, usually completely without any kind of warning as a result.

Though, if anyone was going to get blasted to death by being disrespectful to an ultimate deity or something, it's probably going to be Aru.