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scribbuluswrites · 3 years ago

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The Leaving

Happy Friday! I am so glad for a weekend to get some things done! There’s also a giant duck in the river near my town this weekend, so I’m thrilled to go see that.

As always, thank you for reading and sticking through this!

The sky was grey, a thick layer of low clouds hovering above threatening rain. Thunder rumbled off in the distance, and Katarina checked the weather again. Her university wouldn’t move graduation inside the gym unless rain was imminent.

The radar showed that the storms were still pretty far off to the west. It looked like the rain would be holding off until much later in the day so she decided to gamble on it staying that way.

She got dressed in a lilac dress she had bought just for her graduation. The colour went well with the deep purple gown UW provided, and the A line silhouette made her feel feminine. This was one of the few occasions where she didn’t mind seeming more delicate.

Kat grabbed a pair of wedges, trying to put them on as she hopped towards the front door. She’d caught sight of the time and realised how late she was running.

“Just in time,” one of her friends said, tossing Kat a cap and gown as she rushed into the little dressing area. Allie had always made jokes about Kataina’s time management, but she’d never stopped trying to keep her friend on time.

Kat grinned and tugged on the gown, zipping it closed as she stepped over to the small mirror. “Thanks, Allie. I got home late last night and nearly slept through my alarm.”

Allie bounced her eyebrows. “Oh, are there juicy details to go with that?”

“Definitely not. You know I’ve been living the nun life while I was trying to survive finals,” Kat laughed, shaking her head. “I was visiting a friend who’s been in the hospital. She got out a couple of days ago, and I just lost track of time helping her settle back into the house.”

“Uh huh. Sure,” Allie said sarcastically, clearly not believing Katarina at all. “I saw that scary dude out there when I was sneaking a second gown out of the administration building.”

“Scary dude?” Kat asked, her brows pinched together.

“That big biker with the tattooed head. I recognize him from that MC party we went to last year,” Allie explained, passing Katarina the classic mortarboard hat.

Kat tried very hard to hide the recognition in her eyes. There was only one person who fit that description, but she still didn’t want to believe it until she’d seen him herself.

“How do you remember anything from that party? You seemed pretty preoccupied,” she teased, adjusting her hair so it didn’t stick out over her ears.

“I was pleasantly busy,” Allie grinned, nodding her head. “But, that guy was terrifying. He stands out in a crowd.”

Kat barked out a laugh. She couldn’t disagree, but it was also a very striking memory for her friend to have. Happy was pretty frightening, but Katarina hadn’t seen him that way for a while now.

“C’mon, Kat. Give me at least some details! I can’t believe you’ve been seeing somebody for a year and haven’t mentioned it,” Allie pouted, making a disappointed sound as a teacher walked in to get them organised to proceed onto the football field.

“Trust me, we are not together. We just hook up sometimes,” Katarina shrugged, walking towards the middle of the line of students. She smiled to herself, her cheeks red as she thought about whatever she was doing with Happy.

“Oh my god, you’re beet red,” Allie whispered loudly, pausing as she walked to the front of the line. “It can’t be that good.”

“Soooo good,” Kat replied, drawing out the word. Allie squealed and kept on going, taking her place with the rest of the B last names. She looked suitably jealous, and Kat had to admit she really enjoyed it. Allie was usually the one with the best stories.

Katarina didn’t let herself risk a glance at the crowd until she was walking across the stage to accept her diploma. Her eyes traveled over the guests mostly seated in little folding chairs, some were standing near the sides and back of the field.

All the way at the back, under a tree, was Happy, casually leaned against the trunk. He was wearing dark sunglasses, but Kat could tell he was watching her. There was a ghost of a smile on his face as she shook hands with the dean of her college.

After the ceremony, Allie waited for Katarina. She’d already returned her gown to the admin building and was hoping to catch her friend on her way in.

“Hey, we’re going to Grace for some celebratory drinks. You want to join?” Allie asked, following Kat as she hung up the gown and then replaced her cap into the large return box.

“I think I have other plans,” Kat replied, nodding towards Happy. He was now leaned against her car, clearly waiting for her to finish her conversation.

“Bring him,” Allie suggested, glancing over at Happy as well. She waved at him, receiving a curt nod in response.

Kat burst into laughter. “Sure, I’ll just go ask if he wants to come along,” she replied, giving her friend a look. Katarina already knew Happy’s answer, and she wasn’t even going to bother asking.

Allie trailed after Kat as she walked over to Happy. She hadn’t really noticed the other girl following her, but Happy kept his eyes on Allie over Kat’s shoulder. At his gaze, Kat looked back, rolling her eyes at the redhead.

“Hey, freckles. Got a shadow,” he said, nodding at Allie.

“She wants me to invite you to have a celebratory drink with us. I, however, already know the answer so…” she trailed off, glancing back as a few other students joined Allie.

“I’ve got a little time. Go have a drink with your fellow grads,” Happy said, not wanting Katarina to pass up something like this for him.

“You sure?” she asked, giving the group behind her the finger as a few of them shouted at her to hurry up.

“Hey, you ok?” one of the male graduates asked, the only one bold enough to approach. Kat looked at him, clearly having no idea what he was talking about. Happy knew exactly what the boy meant, catching the wary glances her classmate kept throwing his way.

The guy put a hand on Kat’s shoulder. Happy hadn’t planned to get involved with any of the people in her life, but his jealousy reared its ugly head. Plus, part of him couldn’t wait to show this punk how little Katarina would notice him if Happy was around.

“Y’know what, I’m feeling social,” Happy interrupted, offering his helmet to Kat. “Wanna go for a ride, little girl?” he asked, voice laced with something much more suggestive.

“I’m not sure I’m dressed for that,” Kat told him, wondering about her short dress.

“I could give you something else to straddle,” he offered, running his fingers up her thigh and pushing the hem of her dress up a bit. Kat swallowed hard, her fingers tightening on the lip of the helmet. She knew it was mostly a show for the group behind her on the sidewalk, but it was still intoxicating.

Allie cleared her throat, interrupting them. “If we leave now, we can still catch their happy hour deal.”

Happy slipped off his kutte, handing it to Kat to hold. He unzipped his hoodie and pulled it off, swapping it for the kutte. Kat tied the sweatshirt around her waist and put the helmet on, adjusting the strap to tighten it.

He swung his leg over the bike, firing it up. Katarina settled in behind him, wrapping her arms tightly around his waist. Satisfied that Kat was ready, Happy set out, following after the other cars.

The group couldn’t find any tables inside, but there was one almost big enough out on the patio. They were a few chairs short, but Happy pulled Kat onto his lap.

“So who’s your friend?” the bravest boy asked, not exactly looking friendly.

“Happy,” the biker answered for himself, toying with the toothpick in his mouth. The guy started to grin, preparing to make a good joke, but he went silent as he caught the flash of the pistol Happy had under his kutte. Happy grinned, knowing exactly where the boy was looking.

Luckily, a waiter arrived, bringing the bottles of champagne they had ordered before finding the table. Allie set about pouring glasses, passing them out to everyone.

“This isn’t tense at all,” she whispered as she handed a flute to Kat. Kat grinned and shrugged.

“Thanks for the invite.” Kat clinked her glass against her friend’s, not really that bothered by Happy’s behaviour. She certainly hadn’t expected him to be the friendly type.

“Cheers to surviving four years of hell!” Allie toasted, raising her glass. They all took a long sip before Allie added on. “Well, except for Kat. She had to do it in three just to make us all look bad.”

“Three years?” Happy echoed, tilting a bit to the side to look at Kat better. Her cheeks were a bit pink.

“Sort of. I had some credits when I graduated high school,” she admitted, surprised to see Happy looking impressed.

“What’s your degree?”

One of the other guys in the group snorted. “You guys must be pretty close.”

Happy shot him a signature stare. The boy visibly paled in front of them. “We ain’t spend a lot of time talking.”

Kat’s face went a little bit redder, and she finished off her champagne in one gulp. “This has been fun, but maybe it’s time for us to go,” she suggested. Happy rested his hand over her knee.

“Sorry.” He murmured the word against the back of her shoulder, taking a deep breath. Katarina nodded, not looking back at him. He wasn’t exactly doing great, but Happy was clearly trying.

“I got a general business degree. I don’t exactly have a plan, but I knew I didn’t want to keep working at the garage forever,” she told him, leaning forward to grab the bottle and refill her glass.

“Yeah? You need help finding something in Bakersfield?”

Kat grinned, momentarily forgetting the people around them. “If you have some leads, that might be helpful. Did you finally accept I’m moving in?”

“Moving in?” Allie spluttered, spitting out half of her mouthful of champagne.

“Yeah, she’s gonna be at my every beck and call,” Happy replied, not taking his eyes off Kat. She blew out a breath and rolled her eyes.

“He’s joking. I’m moving in with a mutual friend. She needs a little help right now, and I’m conveniently homeless now that Allie moved out and the building raised rent almost 30% for another lease,” Kat explained, the half-truth falling easily from her lips.

The group fell back into conversation within a few seconds. Katarina could tell that some of them were surprised she was moving, but she could also feel that they didn’t really have a connection to each other any more. Her life had moved on in a very different direction.

Happy glanced at his watch. It was a bit past 6pm, and he nudged Katarina.

“I’ve got to get back to the clubhouse soon,” he told her, hoping she’d want to go with him for a while.

“Ok, I’m ready to go home if you have time to take me.”

Happy nodded, loosening his grip so Kat could stand up. She pulled a few bills out of her purse, passing them to Allie as she leant in to hug her.

“Keep in touch, alright?” Allie mentioned, holding onto Kat for an extra second.

“I know you won’t hesitate to call seventeen times if I don’t,” Kat replied with a smile. “Good luck at school next year. You’ll make a great teacher.”

Katarina didn’t bother saying goodbye to anyone else. She hadn’t really been close to the rest of them, and she was eager to get any time alone she could with Happy.

“Hey,” she said, hooking her arm through Happy’s to pull him to a stop once they were in the parking lot. He’d been careful not to let her hold his hand.

Happy paused, looking her over.

“I don’t like feeling like an object. Feeling wanted by you, excellent, but feeling like you’re just proving a point to someone else, not as nice,” Kat told him, letting go of Happy’s arm when he finally nodded. He caught her hand as it slid away, tucking it tightly back into the crook of his elbow as they kept walking to his bike.

Happy pulled off at a park instead of taking her back to campus for her car. She was a little surprised but assumed he was more comfortable away from the university.

“How soon do you have to get back?” Katarina asked, not getting off the bike quickly. She wanted to hold onto him, and this was her best option in a public place.

“I should have left half an hour ago,” he admitted, taking her hands and pulling them up to his mouth. He pressed a quick kiss against her fingers before gesturing for her to step off the bike.

Katarina climbed off the bike, taking off the helmet. Happy stepped off next, reaching into his pocket for something. He handed her a set of keys.

“For mom’s house,” he explained, pressing them into her hand. Kat glanced down at them, noticing the thin silver chain looped through the keyring. “You look beautiful in that dress,” he said quietly, eyes focused on her hands. He very nearly looked shy, like he was unsure about giving her such a gentle compliment.

Katarina unhooked the chain, grinning as she pulled it free. It was a necklace with a smiley face charm. “Is this the precursor to a crow?”

“What do you know about crows?” he asked, a bemused grin on his face.

“Juice is a chatterbox,” she shrugged. “He’s hooked up with three of my friends now so I’ve heard some stories.”

“Crows come with a lot of baggage.”

“Heard that, too. So no baggage?” she asked, wondering what it meant. “Does it come with anything else?”

“What do you want, Katarina?” he questioned, towering over her.

“I just want you,” Kat replied, not surprised at the neutral expression on his face.

“I can’t give you everything,” he answered, shaking his head. “One of those guys, they could give you that whole relationship you’re after.”

“I don’t need everything now, Hap. Do you want someone else?” Katarina did her best to hold his stare. Part of her wanted to look away, but she wasn’t going to let him intimidate her. She’d keep looking until he returned her openness with the closest he could manage.

Happy was silent for a long moment. His eyes hadn’t left hers, but Katarina wasn’t sure it was a positive thing. She felt like he was weighing his options. As the sun started to go down, he finally spoke again.

“I haven’t wanted anyone else since I met you,” he sighed, torn between wanting her to know and wanting to convince her to leave.

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officialsimppage · 4 years ago

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-Hospitality-

Request: Spencer reid a reader where the reader gets poisoned by an unsub. Like in the hotel room the « staff » left chocolate on the bed for hospitality. Spencer has to save the reader when the poison starts to take effect at the precinct. Confessions of love later in the hospital?

Hi! Thank you so much for requesting! I really liked this idea and I hope my writing fulfills your spencer reid dreams! <3 This takes place around s4!

Warnings: Mentions of poor living, poison, and some sad vibes.

“Ok, so there have been 4 mass poisonings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The first was at a winery, which killed 13 people, the second, at a bar, which left 5 dead, the third at a restaurant which left 20 dead, and the fourth, at a hotel bar which left 3 dead. The last two were only 2 days apart.” Garcia says, showing us images of all the crime scenes. “They are testing for poisons, but they are thinking it’s arsenic. Since they died very quickly.” she says with a grim face.

“He’s obviously escalating, but why is the body count going up and down?” I ask looking at Rossi and Hotch.

“That’s what Milwaukee police want us to find out. Wheels up in 30.” Hotch says looking at all of us. I get up and walk out into the bullpen with Spencer right by me. He tries to say something but then I cut him off by asking,

“Hotch I forgot some stuff for my go bag so I’m going to run home quickly and I’ll meet you guys at the airport ok?” I ask Hotch.

“Yeah sure that’s fine.” he says.

“Ok thank you!” I say walking out of the BAU,waving at him.

“Be quick!” he yells back at me. I don’t have to grab anything. I just have to hide from Spencer. I can barely handle being around him alone. I can’t even look at him without wanting to jump his bones right then and there!

We hop off the airplane and head to the hotel before we head to the precinct. There were little rooms so I had to double up with Spencer. Great. I have to be sleeping with the man I have been in love with since I joined the BAU. Which was 3 years ago. That’s always fun, being in love with someone who is completely oblivious for 3 years.

“Ok Spence, here's home for the next however many days.” I tell him to show me the hotel room. It isn’t the greatest, but it isn't the worst. I run to the the bed by the window and I yell,

“I CLAIM THIS BED!” I say running and jumping on the bed. I stuff my face in the sheets and inhale the linen smell. It's nice, comforting.

“Omg Y/N you are one of a kind. I like that about you.” He says chuckling looking at me. Even though I’m not in front of a mirror, I know I am blushing. But I know it means nothing, so I brush it off my shoulders, but at the same time I hold it close. Hoping it means something. I get a text message from Hotch saying there was another poisoning so I get up and walk to Spencer and I say,

“Spence we should get to the precinct, there was another poisoning.” I say with a sigh. I get up, grab the case files and start to walk out . I stand in front of the door and I think ‘why isn’t he coming?” I turn around and,

“Spence, are you looking at my ass?” I ask laughing a bit. He looks up with scared puppy eyes quickly trying to think of an excuse.

“I uh- no actually, I was uh- not doing that! I promise! I- was-” He says stumbling quite a bit.

“It’s ok Spencer let’s just get to the precinct.” I say laughing a bit.

“Yeah right lets uh let's go!” he says quickly walking ahead of me obviously embarrassed. It’s cute, actually. I follow him into the elevator and down to the car.

“Ok Spencer I’m driving. And hey if I catch you looking at my boobs-”

“Y/N!” Spencer says obviously annoyed by my joke. I laugh and start the car and start heading to the precinct.

“Finally you’re here!” Emily says walking up to me. “Hey, sorry about you being paired with Spence, I know you love him, it's just I needed me some lady time. I just needed a break from doubling up with Spencer.” She says with a sorry face.

“No it’s totally fine Emily! I get it and I’m sorry about always asking you to double with Spencer.” I say no realizing how much she must have dealt with. I mean what the rest of the group sees as annoying when Spencer rambles, I think it’s cute. “Let's go find out about what happened.” I say to her. She nods and we walk over to where everyone is sitting. Apparently, 4 people were in the hospital from a different poison. I guess it was slower. Way slower. She didn’t feel anything for 1 hour!

“ So why would he give someone poison, that gives them time to be saved? Is this like a god complex sort of thing?” JJ asks.

“Maybe. Or it could be a sign of remorse.” I say. Maybe this son of a bitch feels stuff. Like actual feelings. Not ‘Oh! I want to kill people today!’ sort of feelings. I look up around the room to see everyone thinking. I accidently came into eye contact with Spencer. ‘Oh god, was he actually looking at me?’ No not possible. He was probably looking at the pamphlets behind me and accidentally met my eyes. Yeah, it was that.

“Well we need to figure out what exactly she ate. Y/N, Emily, go visit Ms. Quirte in the hospital.” Hotch tells us and I nod and walk to a SUV with Emily.

Were halfway to the hospital and Emily asks,

“So you are in love with Spencer.” She looks at me with sad eyes. Knowing how I feel. Being in love with someone I have no chance with. You know, when you are in love with someone you think it will pass over in a month. Then it becomes 3 months, then 6, then a year. Then three. Three years and I still can’t get over him.

“Yeah, yeah I really am. It’s unexplainable. You know like I thought this would all pass over put here I am. Still stuck on him. After three god damn years.” I say with tears in my eyes, looking out the window. “Did you know I’m from Milwaukee.” I say as we drive by my old neighborhood. “ That was my neighborhood.It wasn’t a good one, my family was really poor. I had rough grades before. The only smarts I knew were street smarts. Then I picked up my grades and got a full ride scholarship to UW Madison.” I say looking at Emily, wiping my tears.

“Wow Y/N, that’s, that’s horrible. But amazing. I admire you because of that. You know my mom was an ambassador so I never really worked my way up. I respect you for putting in all of the hard work you have put in to get into here.” She says looking at me with proud eyes. Almost like a proud sister.

“Turn here.” I say coldly. Wanting to stop talking about Spencer and my past life. She nods, knowing I just need some time for myself. Time to think about my future and what i'm going to do to make up for my shitty past.

“All we got is that she took a mint from her hotel room. He was here for her sister's wedding.” Emily says as we walk into the police station. We put our bags down and look up at the time. It reads ‘8:30” but it feels like 2 am. “Hey did you guys also know Y/N was from here? Like this is her turf.” Emily says acting all Spencer Reid smart.

“Really,” JJ says.

“Wow this must have hit hard little lady.” Morgan says.

“Where ya from?” Rossi asks.

“Of course I knew it was on her resume.” Hotch says coldy.

“I also knew as well.” Spencer pipes up from the back of the room.

“Spence! You scared me!” I say walking to him, distracting me from answering everyone's questions. . “Hey do you think we could get out of here, I’m beat.” I say whispering to him.

“Uh yeah of course!” Spencer says in a high pitched tone. “Hotch, me and Y/N are going to go.” he says grabbing his stuff.

“All right, just be here by 8 am.” he says, walking back to the geographic profile.

“Ok!” I say walking out with Spencer right beside me. We get into the car and I turn to him and I say,

“Please don’t say anything about my life here. I sorta want to forget it. All of it.” begging him with sad puppy eyes. He looks at me for a couple seconds. And says,

“Of course Y/N. Anything for you.” He says putting his hand on my cheek. I quickly pull my face away. That had to have been a friendly gesture. Right? I looked out my window to see that it had started sprinkling. Great, some sad weather to add onto my sad mood. Just what I need.

When we get into the hotel room I turn on the lights and flop onto the bed. Then I feel something hard on my thigh. I look down and see a bar of gourmet chocolate with a ribbon saying ‘Enjoy your stay!’ Huh. I don’t see any on Spencer's bed. Well, all I know is that I’m eating this tomorrow morning. I could seriously use some chocolate. I change into my pajamas and turn to see Spence already laying down in his bed. I turn off the lights and I hear,

“Goodnight Y/N.” from Spencer. He says it in a quiet voice, like he's trying not to disturb me if I was sleeping. Even though I was awake.

“Goodnight Spence.”I say, making it obvious I’m tired. I turn around in my sheets and fall asleep quickly. Dreaming not of Spence, but of that chocolate. Oh how will I enjoy it tomorrow.

I wake up at 7:30 and get up to go wake up Spencer.

“Spence, we have to get up. It’s 7:30, Hotch told us to be at the station at 8.” I say shaking him a bit. He stirs a bit in his sleep and then opens his eyes. He looks dazed and confused.

“Wha- What? Oh yeah right the Hotch thing. Ok I’ll get up. I’ll use the bathroom while you change.” He says slowly sitting up and stumbling to the bathroom.

“Ok sounds good.” I say before he closes the bathroom door. I put on a white blouse with a black pencil skirt. I brush through my hair a bit and look at my night stand. I lean over and grab the chocolate and open it and take a bite. ‘God this is so good!’ I have three more bites and I look over and Spencer has come out of the bathroom.

“Where’d you get that?” He asks, walking to his bag for clothes.

“I don’t know. It was left on my bed last night that said, “Enjoy your stay!’” I respond.

“Can I have some.” he asks, hoping to just get a nibble.

“Nope, it’s all mine.” I say walking into the bathroom taking the last bite of the chocolate. I put on my makeup, curl my hair, and brush my teeth and I walk out to see Spence ready to go. I put on my heels and we walk out of the hotel feeling better than ever.

We get to the station at 8:05 and set up in the conference room where all of our stuff is. We look over and we see there are more crime scene photos on the board. Crap, another poisoning.

“Good you’re here. You missed a doozy. 18 victims in the hospital.” Rossi says looking up from his newspaper.

“Gah, really?” I say with an annoyed look on my face. Rossi gives me an understanding smile and chuckle. I turn to the board and decide to get to work. I think, why is he now not killing them, but giving them time to get to a hospital and be treated? Why is there such a crazy victim count? It’s all over the place. As I ask myself these questions, I feel some heartburn and my throat feels tight. I dismiss it and pop some heartburn relief, blaming it on the crappy coffee. As I look on the board I see Morgan and Hotch walk in with a serious face.

“Guys, we need to deliver the profile.” Morgan says with an urgent look. I look at Spencer and Rossi and walk out to where JJ and Emily already are.

“Our unsub is a white woman in her mid 20s to early 30s. We have reason to believe she suffered some sort of poison event as a child, or it happened to her own child. Which has caused her to suddenly feel the remorse kick in.” Hotch says looking at the officers. I start to feel a little dizzy as Emily talks and I feel my throat tighten even more. Spencer is standing right next to me and looks at me when it’s my turn to deliver.

“Our uh, ahem, sorry,” I say, clearing my throat trying to talk then I feel my throat tighten all the way. I can’t breathe. “ H- Hel- I ca- can- brea-'' and that's the last thing I say before I black out.

*SPENCERS POV*

I turn and look and notice Y/N say she can’t breathe and pass out. Oh god no! I immediately catch her in my arms and lay her down. Everyone looks over and gasps. But they stay frozen.

“SOMEBODY CALL THE PARAMEDICS! QUICKLY!!” I yell for everyone to hear. JJ quickly picks up her phone and calls them right away. Everyone tries to crowd around her and I push them all back trying to give her space. The only thing I can think of is to perform CPR. I start doing chest compressions looking down on her.

“Y/N you have to stay with me. Come on not now. Not happening not today!” I say speaking down to her. I lean down and whisper in her ear, “You can't go. Not until I tell you I've been in love with you ever since you said hello to me.” That's the last thing I say to her as I see the paramedics rush in and take her to the hospital.

*Y/N POV*

I wake up to beeping and bright lights above me. I turn to my right side and see a heart monitor and IV drip. I look ahead of me to see ‘ICU ROOM 2’ on the window. What happened? I look over and I see Spencer resting. I look at him and say,

“Can we get these lights off?” I barely say since I’m so weak. He looks up with a happy expression and starts tearing up.

“Y- Y/N! You’re awake! Oh god I thought I lost you! You were out for a day! Turns out the chocolate was poisoned since the unsub who we caught by the way, didn’t like the FBI being brought in,” Spencer says rambling a bit he then stops and says, “I’m just glad you're ok. And since this happened I am obligated to uh say this but. Y/N I have been in love with you since you walked in. Your voice, laugh, smile, lights up my world. It is my world. You are my world. I love you. And I understand if you don’t feel the same-”

I cut him off with a kiss. A soft one, because I’m weak. But it means everything to me. He loves me back and it’s not just 1 way.

“Spence, I love you too.” I say crying and looking at his beautiful, soft eyes. I slide over and usher him onto the bed to cuddle me. He sits up so I can put my head in his neck. He looks down at me and says,

“I’m so glad I can call you my girlfriend.” he then leans down and kisses my forehead.

“And i’m excited to call you my loving, caring, amazing boyfriend.” I say with a chuckle. We lay down for a while until he pipes up,

“That was some great hospitality wasn’t it Y/N.” looking at me.

“Spencer I love you and your voice, but please be quiet.”

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boasamishipper · 5 years ago

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ethan hunt midwest headcanons

ethan hunt was canonically born in madison, wisconsin. i was born in milwaukee, wisconsin, and go to school in madison. these are things he has yeah no definitely said and done, in no particular order.

ethan spends a good portion of his childhood going to friday fish frys and still does not understand why restaurants outside of wisconsin do not have these options. (there may or may not be a live polka band at these friday fish frys. dark mission impossible show me ethan dancing to a polka song and the team just being like. what in the hell.)

because of the above ethan also knows how to play the accordion, which is just...an endless delight.

he thinks custard is better than ice cream and will not take questions on the matter. see also: brats are better than hot dogs. no, brats and hot dogs are not the same thing.

ethan is not a sports person, but has passable knowledge of the lineups and seasons of the green bay packers, the milwaukee brewers, the milwaukee bucks, and the uw-madison badgers. growing up, half his shirts had either a badgers or a packers logo on it. this also means he hates the chicago bears, the chicago cubs, the minnesota vikings, and people from chicago and minnesota with a burning passion. no, he cannot explain why.

ethan isn’t from milwaukee but he has Opinions on alcohol anyway, specifically beer. (pabst sucks even though we invented it, schlitz is meh, miller lite is only alright at tailgates. new glarus is the best, especially spotted cow.) also brandy old fashioned is the best drink in the world.

cheese. you can put cheese on literally everything and have it at every meal. cheese curds (both fried and squeaky), cheese fries, mac and cheese, cheese pizza, cheesecake, cheeseburgers, grilled cheese, cheese plates (with approximately three hundred different kinds of cheese), etcetera. there is good cheese and bad cheese. ethan grew up on a dairy farm; he would know. his seventh birthday party was at the mars cheese castle. asking questions about what the difference is between good cheese and bad cheese will lead to an impassioned two hour lecture. (he gets a cheesehead hat for the imf secret santa exchange and is absolutely delighted.)

this is the only real bloody mary, everything else is pretend.

he is equipped to deal with literally any kind of weather. overwhelming oppressive heat and humidity? ya. temperatures below freezing with wind chills of negative forty degrees fahrenheit? u betcha. rain, sleet, or shine, ethan can handle it. he was one of the boys who wore shorts to school until temperatures went below zero. he also hates snow, though he can handle it and drive through it with the best of ‘em.

ethan’s favorite season is whenever the mosquitoes are dead.

he has been to the harley davidson museum approximately twelve times and knows everything there is to know about motorcycle maintenance and the history of motorcycles. he rode once during the annual harley davidson parade in milwaukee and had the time of his life.

he has also done the polar bear plunge on new year’s day. no water is too cold for him afterwards.

ethan says ‘bubbler’ instead of ‘water fountain’ or ‘drinking fountain’ -- not just because it’s a wisconsin thing, but because of how much he knows it annoys brandt.

ethan no longer has a wisconsin accent due to his time in college and the imf, but when he is tired and/or drunk his accent will start to come back.

hunley: ethan are you hurt ethan: yeah no definitely sir hunley: wait so yeah or no ethan: definitely

jane: alright guys here’s another pitcher of beer for the next round ethan: oh nice start with me last team: ...what

benji: alright the thing is done! ethan: great should i give 'er a go ‘er no benji: uh

waitress: can i get u another drink gentlemen? ethan, tired and drunk: ya we'll have a couple three luther, translating: a few more beers, please

ethan: oh nice the culver’s walleye sandwich is back in season ilsa: is that code for something

ethan: well at least the snow's starting to unthaw benji: it's what sorry ethan: it’s unthawing. it’s melting. benji: but if thawing is melting than isn’t unthawing the opposite??? ethan: no

ethan: i’ll be back, i’ve gotta go to the tyme machine brandt and benji: to the what

ethan puts ranch on everything. brandt is horrified. (one time, ethan says “ope, let me just sneak past you there and grab the ranch" and as soon as he realizes he said it, he dies a little inside. luther never lets him live it down.)

assorted miscellaneous midwestern things that ethan has definitely said: you betcha, cripes, stop-and-go light, roundabout, ya or no, clicker (instead of remote), soda (which is correct, not pop), ‘believe you me’, ‘cold enough for ya?’, ‘want to come with?’, 'ass over tea kettle’, etc. luther is the only one who knows what ethan is talking about when he goes Full Midwestern.

ethan can pronounce the name of every city in wisconsin perfectly, and without a second of hesitation. see: oconomowoc, potawatomi, manitowoc, pewaukee, milwaukee, sheboygan, lac du flambeau, waukesha, mukwonago, oshkosh, kewaunee, waupaca, ashwaubenon, wautoma, weyauwega, gillett, poniatowski, chequamegon-nicolet. (yes, i can pronounce all of these too.)

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“Hey Der Guy!” Charlie Berens returns to Madison

by Sebastian Khattabi, Communications Intern

OH MY GOSH!

Creator of “Manitowoc Minute” and Emmy-Award winning journalist Charlie Berens will be returning back to “Mad-Town” once again for a performance at the Wisconsin Union Theater’s Shannon Hall.

Fun Fact! Charlie Berens is a UW-Madison alumnus. He graduated in 2009 as a Journalism major. As a junior, Charlie started reporting for MTV’s “Choose or Lose.” Since then he’s worked with Fox, CBS Sports Network, and Funny or Die, to name a few.

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With his thick Wisconsin accent and funny colloquialisms, he creates a comedy special in which he reports on local and national news. He has lived in Wisconsin most of his life which makes him an academic and scholar in “Sconnie” culture.

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Don’t miss this hilarious comedy event! This will be a great welcoming gift as students return from Winter Break. Two thirds of the tickets have been sold already for this event, so grab your tickets before it sells out. See Charlie Berens at 8:00PM on January 26th, 2018 in Shannon Hall.

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Still under the weather but got out today for errands for first time in a while and HOLY SWAMPBALLS it’s hot and soupy out. Makes me look fondly back on this UWS snowstorm. But, grass is always greener, eh? Interesting fact: this is the only monochrome photograph I use in my portfolio! Hope you all have been well. Missing you guys. #blackandwhitephotography (at New York, New York)

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Train Dream (version 2)

Since #1 said that she’d like to read this, I decided to post it. <3 If you haven’t read about my initial string of Train Dreams, you might want to do that first to avoid confusion: Click Here

Again, I stopped having the dreams the night after Seung Hyun enlisted & they only picked back up the night of June 1st (after the ‘scandal’ broke). This was the one I had on the morning of the 7th, I had already suffered through my panic attack the night before, set an alarm so I could wake up for the press conference at 3am (my time), then I just decided to stay awake and get the kids ready for school. Once they were gone, I laid back down to try and make up for only getting 2-3 hours of fitful sleep. That’s when this happened.

I was staring down at a well-worn, wooden table. The rich, brown wood still had a polish on it, but it was pockmarked from obvious years of use. Somehow, between the color & the fact that it had withstood the test of time, it was comforting to me.

Then I noticed that in my right hand, I held a cup of coffee. The mug wasn't anything familiar, just a standard white color. But the coffee was made just the way I like it & I could feel the warmth of it in my hand... see the steam curling up off of it.

I looked over to my left & was surprised to see another hand firmly gripping mine. Not painfully tight, but not light either. I knew that hand...

My gaze snapped up to see Seung Hyun seated across from me, casually taking a sip from his own coffee mug.

“I was beginning to wonder how long it would take you to notice me.” he said with a smile as he put the mug back down on the table.

It was only then that I heard the familiar click-clack of the rails, the slight swaying motion of the train.

“I... I wasn't expecting you to be here.” I told him truthfully, lifting the coffee to my lips & taking a hesitant sip. It was perfect.

After that, we said nothing... just sipped our coffee while holding hands. Oddly enough, the cup never seemed to run out and it stayed the exact perfect temperature. Not too hot, not too cold.

It took a while, but I finally realized that the train was slowing down. It wasn't long before it had come to a complete stop.

“We're here.” he said, letting go of my hand so he could stand up.

“What?” I asked, looking up so I could see him towering over me, the confusion obvious in my voice. “Where is here?”

“Come with me and find out.” he answered with a smirk.

He held a hand out to me to help me up out of the seat. I looked back down at the coffee cups, still curling steam even though we had been sipping at them for a while now. I noticed mine had a light pink lipstick stain on the side where my lips had been. It was oddly intimate, the sight of those two mugs of coffee just sitting on that little wooden table.

“They're not going anywhere.” he said, voice impatient as he tugged on my hand in order to get me to follow him. “Now come on!”

He pulled me all the way to the end of the empty train car until we reached the exit. Once we stepped off the train we were in a station of some sort. It was huge and incredibly Art Deco. All white stone walls, polished granite floors, and huge, floor to ceiling windows that let in the late afternoon sun.

To my surprise there were other people in the station, even though I had never seen any on the train. But, they didn't seem quite right to me. On further inspection, I realized that they were all wispy... translucent, even though they walked through the space as if they were solid.

Seung Hyun sensed that I was startled. “They aren't really here.” he said, giving my hand a reassuring squeeze. “Well... they are here, obviously. But they don't realize it.”

He continued pulling me through the station, all the way to the front doors. He opened the door, leading me outside. At first, I had to shield my eyes because it was so bright and the sun was in my face. But as my eyes adjusted, I could see that we were alone now, surrounded by beautiful, lush scenery. There were mountains far off in the distance, but there were plenty of hills where we were. The grass & the plants were all a super intense shade of green & the flowers were well beyond vivid.

Briefly, I wondered why there was such a huge, modern train station in the middle of nowhere. But my brain kicked in, reminding me that this was a dream... it didn't have to make sense.

We walked down the steps that led out of the train station and across a huge green field, still hand in hand. Eventually, he led me up to the top of a very steep hill, with a single, huge oak tree. He let go of my hand again & sat down, his back against the thick tree trunk.

“Sit down.” he said softly, patting the grass in front of him.

There wasn't much else for me to do, so I sat down. The instant my butt touched the grass, his arms wrapped around me and pulled me back into him. I couldn't help but laugh & could feel the rumble of his chuckle against my back. After a few moments of just sitting there together, he awkwardly cleared his throat.

“So... um, I... I just realized that I've never even asked you what your name is.” he said, sheepishly.

“It's _________.” I told him. “But most people call me Sin.”

“Sin?” he asked, sounding surprised. I just nodded. “Hmmm... I think I like that.”

We sat there for a while, silently watching the sun set behind the mountains. The sun was gone, but there was still daylight left when he nudged me.

“Look.” he said, turning me so that I could see the bit of tree trunk beside him.

Carved into the bark of the oak tree was the cliche heart symbol, complete with the letters TOP + SIN on the inside. But on the outside, where there was usually a “4 Ever”, instead it was just the letters UW.

I reached out and slid shaking fingers over those two little letters, feeling the rough bark under my fingertips. I couldn't understand how it had gotten there... he obviously hadn't done it, he had been holding me the entire time. But again, my brain supplied, dreams don't have to make sense.

“Until Whenever.” Seung Hyun whispered in my ear.

“Until Whenever.” I tearfully whispered back.

He turned me back around, settling his arms around me once more. “You have to admit, it's beautiful here.” he said with a contented sigh.

“It is.” I agreed, looking out over the quickly darkening hills and valleys... out to the mountains where the last colors of pink and purple were slowly fading from the sky. “It's beautiful, Seung Hyun. But it's not real.”

He sighed again, a more defeated sound this time. “I know. I know it's not real... but it's calm here. Peaceful. There's no pain, no judgment, and no people.”

“I'm here.” I said with a huff. “I'm people.”

“Yes, but you're... different.” he leaned forward and placed a kiss to my left temple.

“We can't stay here.”

“I don't want to go back.” he said with absolute certainty.

“Why not?”

“I don't like it.” he grumbled, like a toddler. “What's worth the pain of going back?”

I turned sideways again so I could look him in the eye. I reached up and cupped his cheeks in my hands, forcing him to look at me.

“Sweetheart... there's so many things worth going back for. The taste of a really good meal. The feel of fresh sheets on a warm summer's night. The sound of children's laughter. The...”

He held a finger up to my lips to shush me, a knowing smile on his face. “I get the idea.”

“Plus the warm feeling of drinking coffee with a really good friend.” I mumbled against him.

He laughed, and settled me back against him. “Are you a really good friend?”

“Well, I'd like to think so. That would at least explain the tree.” I mused. “Look at it this way... right now we're leaning up against something that symbolizes us... our relationship. The oak tree is a symbol of courage and power. Legend has it that it is the most powerful of all trees, it stands strong through all things.”

“Wow...” he teased. “You are really into this dream symbolism stuff, aren't you?”

I smacked his arm playfully. “I had hippie parents. Now hush.” I told him, smiling at his joke. “Just like you're leaning on us now, you can continue to do so even if we go back. I'll always be there. Our roots run deep, strong enough to weather any storm... as long as we're together. I've leaned on you enough for the past year, Tabi. Now it's time for you to lean on me.”

“Thank you, Sin.” his voice rumbled, kissing my temple again. “I appreciate it. But, at the end of the day, I'm still alone.”

I sighed heavily, he still didn't get it. “Oh, Seung Hyun... you're never alone. Look...”

I pointed upwards to the night sky where a few stars were beginning to flicker into existence. It started with a handful, maybe a dozen. Then more joined... and more... and as they grew in number, it was clear that they weren't white, like stars. They were yellow. Yellow against a black night sky. It didn't take long until it was obvious that there were millions of “stars” up there.

“Holy shit...” he breathed. “There's so many.”

I nodded. “We are very many. Not just in Korea, Seung Hyun. We cover the entire globe. No matter when it is, what time of day where you are... there is always someone, somewhere thinking of you, loving you and supporting you. You might not always be able to see us against the bright light of day... but I assure you, we're always there.”

He took a deep breath and then let it out slowly. “Okay...”

“Okay?”

“I'll go back.”

“Good.” I smiled.

“But can we stay here for a little bit longer?” he sounded pitiful.

“Sure... we can stay here as long as you need.”

“Thanks, Sin.”

“No problem.” I squeezed his arm where he still held me tightly. “Just don't take too long. I want to get back to that coffee.”

His rich laughter vibrated against my back as the world around me faded and I slowly woke up.

And there it is, my weird Train Dream variation. I felt so much better after I woke up. I spent a lot of the rest of that day dredging up the details from my memory so that I could type it out & keep it forever. Now that I’ve shared it with you guys, I only have one request... Please Do Not Reblog This Post!!!

I don’t mind at all if you like it, or comment, or even ask me about it. Just, please don’t reblog it. It’s not one of my fics. It’s kinda personal. And although, I trust you guys with it, I don’t want someone else out there to make fun of it/me.

Oh, and if you’d like a good cry, here’s a song that reminds me of my train dreams. <3

Love, ~Sin

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How every team on Nebraska’s schedule has beef with Frost

After Purdue and Michigan indicated Frost gave them bulletin-board material, let’s see how deep this goes.

Nebraska is bad, starting the Scott Frost 0-4 and now having lost eight games in a row going back to last season, the longest skid in school history.

And for the second week in a row, the Huskers’ vanquisher appeared to have used a Frost quote as motivation.

In Week 4, Michigan players openly said they fed off an old Frost quote about his UCF team having “outhit” the Wolverines in the Big House.

And in Week 5, a Purdue player hit Frost with the coach’s quote from days prior, when Frost had sooort of contrasted Michigan, “a really good team,” with the Boilermakers, “a game that we could win.” (Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm didn’t take offense, but clearly indicated his players were happy to take the comment a certain way.)

With that in mind, let’s run through Nebraska’s entire schedule.

Week 1: Akron

Personal beef with Scott Frost: Game canceled due to weather. Nevermind that Nebraska says it offered to make the game up. There’ll be hell to pay regardless. The Zips were so pissed off, they took it out on the Big Ten’s other NU.

Week 2: Colorado

Personal beef with Scott Frost: That’s a rivalry game to begin with, and Buffaloes OC Darrin Chiaverini was outdueled on the field as a player by Frost in 1997.

Week 4: Michigan

Personal beef with Scott Frost: Not only did Frost say the Wolverines were once “outhit” by a 6-7 non-power, he was once the QB of a certain Nebraska team that cost Michigan an outright, consensus national title, ICYMI.

Week 5: Purdue

Personal beef with Scott Frost: There was that “winnable” comment, sure, but Frost also beat Purdue while an assistant at Oregon.

Week 6: Wisconsin

Personal beef with Scott Frost: His Ducks beat Wisconsin in a Rose Bowl, multiple current UW coaches were on that coaching staff, and Badgers head coach Paul Chryst is tight with the guy Frost replaced.

Week 7: Northwestern

Personal beef with Scott Frost: He runs a modern offense, and thus is a Communist.

Both Frost and Pat Fitzgerald were on the rosters during a 1994 Stanford-Northwestern tie (Frost transferred to Nebraska from Stanford). A SCORE TO SETTLE, HOMBRE.

Week 8: Minnesota

Personal beef with Scott Frost: He’s said a bunch of old national title claims are dubious, and that’s all the Golden Gophers have ever had going for them.

Also, here he is using a boat metaphor:

Scott Frost definitely, without a doubt, for sure, watched some HGTV today. pic.twitter.com/dy1aZqR051

— Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina) October 1, 2018

Cease and desist!

Week 9: Bethune-Cookman

Personal beef with Scott Frost: His team didn’t even schedule them until the Akron game was canceled.

Week 10: Ohio State

Personal beef with Scott Frost: The guy who hired Frost, Nebraska AD Bill Moos, said this in April:

“We’re gonna run that uptempo offense we saw (at the spring game), and we’re gonna get the Blackshirts back to being Blackshirts. And that’s extremely important,” Moos said. “You’ve got Urban Meyer and Jim Harbaugh thinking, ‘We better put a little more into that Nebraska game coming up.’ And that’s the way we want it. They’re running a little bit scared right now. And they won’t admit it.”

OK, this one will definitely be gruesome.

Week 11: Illinois

Personal beef with Scott Frost: He had a transitive win over the Illini in 2017, thanks to UCF beating USF.

Week 12: Michigan State

Personal beef with Scott Frost: As Nebraska’s QB, Frost helped tear apart the Spartans in 1996. On MSU’s coaching staff that day were current MSU head coach Mark Dantonio and OC Jim Bollman. Frost’s Ducks also once beat MSU by 19.

Week 13: Iowa

Personal beef with Scott Frost: Let’s Google scott frost iowa and see wh-

Not even gonna watch to determine what the context was. I’m sure he didn’t outright diss Iowa or anything. This is a space for turning literally anything into spite fuel. Next.

Week 3: Troy

Personal beef with Scott Frost: I tried, but really couldn’t find any. Nebraska just straight up lost to Troy, and the only reason is that Troy is better at football.

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The Camino Diaries VI

Today it’s English time again and I will tell you what happened today five years ago on my first Camino.

16/04/2015: The day started well but ended as one of the first bad days on this Camino. Afterwards, it fit of course into the whole picture. Only if you have seen the bottom of the valley, you can appreciate the beauty of the mountain top. While this is a simple truth and I usually prefer to think in such positive ways, I do understand that in the deep valley you often feel like sh** and see no mountain tops at all.

The day started very calm and nicely with a breakfast in the Albergue Parroquial of Estella, a very peaceful place. I started walking at about 8am. Shortly after Estella, there is a little highlight of the Camino Frances: The wine fountain of Bodegas Irache. A local winery next to the way gives pilgrims the chance to taste their product from a tap. I was told that in the morning, you'll be able to get a sip, but later during the day, the tap will be empty. I met Uwe, Richard and Joanna there, had a good sip of the local wine, refilled my bottle with water (left tap wine, right tap water) and Uwe took a photo of me again.

I was in high spirits and the wine made me philosophical. I went on alone and thought: The Camino is like a big metaphor on life itself. You are constantly moving, never very long at one place, yet everywhere at the same time. I had that strange thought for the first time that day. It's related to walking itself as a means of travel: You are not stopping at one place for very long, but in contrast to let's say a long drive, you can still say: I was there (and did not just pass through). So in that sense you are nowhere for very long, yet everywhere at the same time:-) And it's the power of your will, your faith and your own muscles that move you forward. Immersed in such thoughts I cought up to Dieter and shared a few kilometers with him. He was very curious and asked me a lot of questions. I told him my story, but we seperated again and I did not have the time to ask him about his story.

In Villamayor de Monjardin I met the Aussies. By the way: It was a cloudy day with light and medium rain showers. I walked with the Aussies for a few kilometers, but they were too fast for me. So I let them go, walked on alone, humming a little... and made a good few kilometers through the beautiful rural landscape with its fields and vineyards (we came close to the famous wine region of La Rioja).

I met the Aussies again and got into a conversation with Jay, which made me keep up with him. While talking, I did not really notice that I actually walked Jay's pace, which was too fast for me. But I slowly felt my right knee hurting again, which I already felt the day before. So I took a lunch break on my own and let the Aussies go again. I continued and shortly before Los Arcos I saw a woman a few metres ahead of me walking straight on, although a sign pointed to the right. I yelled over to her that she took the wrong way. She was very thankful and we went on together to Los Arcos. It was Nadia from Italy and I had seen her before, but we hadn't had the chance to talk till then. Without me, she might had got lost there in the fields, so I'm sure she remembers that day very well too. A rain shower started and we arrived in Los Arcos in the rain. Nadia stayed there and I should have too, but I sticked to my plan (which turned out to be stupid).

My plan was to walk further than Los Arcos (where most of my pilgrim's family stopped) for two reasons: first, in my list of Albergues I had from the Pilgrim's office in St. Jean I read that in Sansol (only about 5km further) there is an Albergue for 6€ (and I had a bit of budget in 2015). Also, I planned to have a shorter stage to Logrono the next day in order to have an afternoon to explore that city. So I went on towards Sansol/Torres del Rio. The rain shower didn't stop and those remaining 5km felt endless as they were on a boring straight country road. Maybe it was because of the hard tarmac that the pain in my knee got stronger. In Sansol however, where I assumed to find the cheap albergue for 6€, I saw no one on the streets and found out that the Albergue was 10€. I was all wet and my knee really hurt a lot, especially when walking downhill.

I went on to the neighbouring village of Torres del Rio to check the Albergues there. They were 10€ too. I was pretty low in cash again, because my financial tactic was stupid: In order to spend less money, I only withdrew cash when I was out of it. And I thought by spending 6€ a night in Sansol, I could make it to Logrono, where I'd surely find the next ATM (foodwise I still had something from the supermarket in Estella). Anyway, walking further was not an option because of my knee. I checked into “Albergue Casa Mariela” in Torres del Rio but I was angry at myself: Knee pain, rainy weather, little money, ... and worst of all: It was my own fault because I thought I was very clever in choosing a cheaper albergue and walking the extra kilometers that made my knee hurt even more. I was really at a low. The funny thing was: Just as if she knew it somehow, my mum called that night and asked me how I was. Was it the "magic bond" between a mother and her child? Anyway, things started to turn out well: I met Frank and Jonathan in Torres del Rio and a young German couple (Sarah and Flo). We made a beautiful dinner on my camping stove at the edge of the village (they too were younger guys trying to spend not too much money). It was great! When I talked about my knee, Flo gave me a strong Ibuprofen pill (which I kept for harder times). I even found an ATM in that small village to solve my cash problem.

After dinner I started feeling better. I had a beer, wrote my diary, decided to bandage the knee the next day and to be very careful with walks longer than 25km. Also, I overthought my finances and my cash withdrawal tactics. The second part of my plan however (having a short day towards Logrono to spend the afternoon there) proved to work out very well.

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auburnfamilynews · 5 years ago

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What do we really know about non-Auburn football?

We’re already a third of the way through the regular season, and soon it’ll be slipping into November (and the weather will still be hot). Which among us will also be hot? Who knows!

***IF YOU’D LIKE TO ADD YOUR OWN PICKS, COMMENT BELOW WITH YOUR SCORE PREDICTIONS FOR EACH GAME AND RYAN STERRITT WILL TRACK THEM***

Notre Dame (-13) vs Virginia (O/U 48)

Notre Dame is going to take out some frustration on a good(?) Virginia team, but I’m not sure that necessarily means an offensive explosion. Virginia’s offense is baddddd though, so this may be more of a “smother you with a pillow” style win for the Irish. 27-7 Domers. - Ryan Sterritt

Virginia never deserves success in anything ever again, including against Notre Dame, who I think may have won a moral victory last weekend by possibly exposing a coach in Athens who might just have an issue or two with executing at a high level in big games. Notre Dame 27 Virginia 21 - Josh Black

Well Notre Dame, you ALMOST made me look like a genius last week. The Irish come home and face an undefeated Virginia team. The Cavaliers have narrow wins over the likes of Florida State and Old Dominion as they head to South Bend. I think the Irish will bounce back at home Saturday. Notre Dame 28 Virginia 20 - Will McLaughlin

Notre Dame now has something to prove to the world. I don’t think they’ll take the foot off the gas in this one, or any of their remaining games. They need to put themselves back in the conversation. Notre Dame 38, Virginia 14 - Josh Dub

If Notre Dame wins, maybe jack won’t make us pick any more of their stupid games im not going to watch. Our Lady of Embarrassing Irish Losses, pray for us. Hoos 21 Irish 20. - Son of Crow

Notre Dame played MUCH better than I was expecting and I think are a legitimate top 10 team. But how funny would it be if after that big time matchup where UGA had to begrudgingly admit that maybe ND wasn’t such a pushover if they then got beat by UVA? But UVA doesn’t deserve nice things due to their phony bball title. The Fighting Irish bounce back big. ND 35 UVA 17 - AU Nerd

The Golden Domers showed me something last week. They kept it close against Georgia...that is pretty much it. What I got on offense, I expected, but the defense really impressed me. Either that or Georgia had and off night. The Hoos on the other hand have beaten FSU...so they beat a JV squad. I am pretty sure ND will win but that’s a large cover against a good? team on the road. Virginia and the points and the under. ND 23-14 - Drew Mac

Notre Dame had a solid gameplan against Georgia’s offense, but they couldn’t get anything consistent on offense except for going to their TE. I think UVa got caught eating a LetDown Lookahead sandwich last week against Old Dominion. ND does enough to win at home, but I think UVA keeps it close. Irish 24, School for which Ty Jerome double dribbled 17 (ND wins, UVA covers, UNDER) - James Jones

I know there’s nothing connecting the two, but I really hope that Kyle Guy and his long gums/tiny teeth get to enjoy an epic whipping at the hands of Notre Dame. He apparently writes for the UVA SB Nation site, so write about this one, and tell your double dribble buddy Ty Jerome all about it. Irish 35, Cavaliers 10 - Jack Condon

Washington (-9.5) vs USC (O/U 59)

Washington is a lot better team than they’re going to get credit for after that dumb Cal loss, and despite beating Utah last week, I can’t get on board with the third string quarterback leading the Trojans to another win over a ranked team on the road. It’ll be up to the USC ground game to take advantage of a weaker-than-usual Washington defensive line, but I’m going to take the Huskies here. 30-20 UW. - Ryan Sterritt

Jacob Eason wanted a more refined version of a dog. One who wasn’t bred down to sitting on top of ice as “work”. No he realized he needed to associate himself with a breed that was tough, graceful, and reliable. Shoutout to Jacob Eason, for without him, Georgia may never have gotten their hopes up only to be ripped out against Tennessee in 2016. Without him transferring, maybe Justin Fields doesn’t come to Georgia. Without Justin Fields coming to Georgia, maybe Kirby decides to recruit another star quarterback before and during the 2018 season. And because of neglecting to do so, because you know, Justin Fields is a generational talent, Georgia now has no backup quarterback if Jake Fromm were to catch a horrible case of diarrhea. Also Washington is much better than USC and should win this game. Washington 38 USC 28 - Josh Black

Both of these teams played in Provo against BYU the last 2 weekends. The Huskies rolled while the Trojans lost in Overtime. I think Washington would be undefeated if it weren’t the bizarreness of Pac-12 WAYYYYY After Dark against Cal. I like the Huskies in this one. Washington 31 USC 23 - Will McLaughlin

The PAC-12 is a mystery. Chris Peterson is reliable, though. Well, more reliable than anyone else over there. Washington 42, USC 21 - Josh Dub

Guys I think USC might have it figured out, or at least well enough for the lousy pac 12. That said, Washington is looking better than the Trojans by a wide margin and the dream of Dwag transfers making the playoffs without the Dwags hinges on this game. Washington 35 SC 24 - Son of Crow

It would be a very on brand thing for the PAC-12 if USC were to win this game. They’ve performed better than anyone thought especially given injuries at QB position. But the Huskies first loss came under some wild circumstances so unless the Trojans can get some weather delays I think Eason and company get it done. Huskies 31 Trojans 23 - AU Nerd

Now this is an interesting matchup, and sadly it won’t be on Pac-12 After Dark. Both teams are 3-1 and coming off of nice road wins last week. USC is much better than people want to give them credit for while Washington always seems to have one or two ‘huh’ losses in them. They already got one out of the way a few weeks back to Cal and they play Stanford next week on Pac-12 After Dark. There’s your other loss so they win this one but won’t cover. USC and the points, take the under. Washington 27-21 - Drew Mac

Graham Harrell deserves a lot of credit for keeping the offensive game plan the same with Fink after Slovis went down. What I don’t like is a QB that made some really poor decisions in the second half making his first road start. Washington will be ready for this one. I think you almost have to throw the Cal game completely out for betting purposes. There were so many obstacles in that game that I’m not taking it into account. I think Eason is coming into his own. I may have to create a vested interest in this one. Washington 38, USC 17 (UW covers, UNDER) - James Jones

It’s fun when national powers turn back into pedestrian clubs. People would have killed to see USC end up as a struggling mid-level program a decade ago, and most never thought the Trojans would fall to that point. People now think that Bama won’t ever drop to mediocrity again. It’ll happen. USC, however, is on the way back up, and I don’t have anything to base this on except that I don’t really think Washington is all that tough. Trojans 33, Washington 30 - Jack Condon

Nebraska vs Ohio State (-17.5) (O/U 66.5)

Let’s see... Nebraska struggled with USA, lost to Colorado, and barely beat Illinois despite nearly doubling them up in yards. Meanwhile, Ohio State has been murdering bad teams by an average of 54-9. Nebraska will be the best team the Buckeyes will have faced, and it *might* be the first time the starters play the fourth quarter. Buckeyes 48-20. - Ryan Sterritt

Justin Fields just wanted to be at a program that’s won a national title in the past 38 years. Shoutout to Justin Fields. No shame in wanting to be involved with a winner who knows how to finish. You know what’s impressed me most about Ohio State? They’ve managed to find ways to use Justin Fields to their advantage beyond fake punts. I mean, that’s really hard to do. Finding a role for a guy who was considered neck and neck with Trevor Lawrence for the best HS QB in a decade by doing more than running out with the punt team is really a testament to the creativity of the Ohio State coaching staff. Ohio State 48 Nebraska 17 - Josh Black

All you need to know about how bleh this weekend of games is that College Gameday picked THIS game to go to this week. Buckeyes roll. Ohio State 48 Nebraska 14 - Will McLaughlin

Ohio State cruises towards a big October 26 matchup against Wisconsin. (related – the gameday slate of Ohio State/Wisconsin at 11 AM followed by Auburn/LSU at 2:30 may have some serious playoff implications). Ohio State 52, Nebraska 17 - Josh Dub

I don’t think Ohio state feels a speed bump during this game. The Buckeye offense is dynamic and Justin Fields is a generational talent who was called racial slurs by Georgia fans. While he was on their team. Because Georgia. During this game look for there to be more shots of Scott Frost looking completely lost than shots of Nebraska celebrating first downs. Bucks 48 N 20 - Son of Crow

You know who I think is the scariest team in the country right now? It’s not Dabo’s Tigers, it’s not Ed O’s Tigers, it’s not Saban’s high flying offense, it’s not UGA’s boring ass team & it’s not Hurts’ led Oklahoma. It’s the Buckeyes of Ohio State. Justin Fields was a legitimate challenger for the top spot in the same class as Trevor Lawrence. The fact he decided to go to UGA is still one of the more bizarre decisions I’ve seen but now he’s at a program that will make full use of his skillset. This team also has a ferocious defense lead by arguably the best pass rusher in the country. They are flying under the radar right now due to an unimpressive schedule and the jaw dropping offensive numbers Bama, LSU & OK are putting up right now. But for my pretend expert opinion, Buckeyes are the team to be feared the most right now. There may be some hiccups early but OSU rolls. OSU 45 NEB 20 - AU Nerd

One of my favorite, personal things is to watch Nebraska and wonder when the realization that the Scott Frost system isn’t going to work at Nebraska and then the second realization that they are just an average program in today’s college football will truly set in. It obviously hasn’t yet but I think Ohio State will do all they can to bash them over the head with it this week as they welcome the Huskers to the Shoe. Ohio State and the over. OSU 52-17 - Drew Mac

Ohio State has been in the old “Bama minus anything” zone so far this year. Which of course means that I’m finally looking at making an investment in them, and therefore they’ll struggle with the Huskers. Nebraska rolled up a ton of yards on Illinois last week, but they made too many mistakes. I’m wary of the yearly “Ohio State craps its pants on the road on national TV” game, but I don’t think it’s this week. Ohio State 45, Nebraska 21 (OSU covers, UNDER by the hook) - James Jones

Ever since Scott Frost shot that kid in Breaking Bad, he’s had it coming. Justin Fields is about to Jesse Pinkman this dude and roll up about 400 yards and 5 touchdowns. Buckeyes 40, Huskers 17 - Jack Condon

South Carolina (-2.5) vs Kentucky (O/U 50.5)

Do we have an Anxiety Bowl here? If the Gamecocks drop this one, they’ll fall to 1-4, and will be lucky to get to 3-9 after that. Muschamp is gone in that scenario. Meanwhile, if the underdog Wildcats lose, Mark Stoops will have lost all good will from last season as Kentucky will be sitting at 2-3. Luckily, Kentucky still has likely wins over Arkansas, Tennessee, Vandy, UT Martin, and Louisville on the schedule, but losing to South Carolina would not be a good sign that Kentucky could handle those other games without faltering either. I don’t know, I guess I’m picking Kentucky? No way they hit that over. 23-15 blue team. - Ryan Sterritt

Neither one of these programs have much in the way of success in football historically. Take South Carolina for example. The last major thing South Carolina did was produce a Heisman Trophy winner in 1980. NINETEEN EIGHTY! That was THIRTY-NINE years ago. Most of you reading this probably weren’t even alive back in those days! How could any program that had their last major national success happen during the waning days of the Carter administration ever take themselves seriously? Can’t relate, but man that must be tough. 1980. 39 years ago. And maybe, just maybe, the best a program residing in the SEC East may have just peaked in 1980. You hate to see it. Kentucky 21 South Carolina 20 - Josh Black

I’m not really sure what to think of this game. It looks like Sawyer Smith will play for Kentucky and the Gamecocks have GOT to win this game or things could get really ugly. I don’t trust picking South Carolina since they screwed me in the Survivor Pool Week 1 so give the Wildcats! Kentucky 24 South Carolina 21 - Will McLaughlin

Talk about two schools needing a win. Both of these programs are desperate for some kind of success right about now. South Carolina and Will Muschamp are sitting at 1-3 and folks, the future does not look bright. They need a win or two to help justify a crazy buyout situation for Muschamp. I’m looking at their schedule…welp, Will Muschamp is going to get retained after going 2-10 because they don’t want to fork out $22 Million. Meanwhile, Kentucky nearly beats Florida then gets destroyed by Mississippi State? I think Kentucky is the only one of these programs that can put together a winning gameplan. Kentucky 28, South Carolina 17 - Josh Dub

I need Kentucky to win and I’ll tell you why: we need SCAR to look so bad that no one could possibly think they could upset one of the better teams left on their schedule. That’s when muschamp strikes and keeps his crummy job. This game is going to stink. Kentucky 21 Scar 13 - Son of Crow

The desperation bowl. Both of these programs needs this win in the worst way. Both are dealing with injuries at the QB position. I honestly thought the Kats would put up a bigger fight on the road against State. SCAR was pretty sad themselves in Columbia, MO. Winner of this game might be able to get off the mat and have an ok season with the terribleness of the East. Loser is fighting for bowl eligibility. Think it’s an ugly one but with it being at home the Cocks’ freshman QB does enough. Muschamp 23 UK 16 - AU Nerd

Woof. I went out on a limb for you last week Kentucky and you give me nothing! Frustrating. Oh well. Now the TurfCats return home to take on a reeling Carolina team in the battle of the second string QBs. No true breakdown here as this will not be a pretty ballgame but since the Cats are at home, as I guess they will be the least loser. Kentucky on the ML and the under. Cats 24-20 - Drew Mac

Gross. If Kentucky was at home, they’d be a no-brainer. To be honest, having the line here means Vegas thinks it’s a toss-up on a neutral field. I don’t know that I agree with that. I think Helinski plays well enough to keep SC in it, but I’m going to lean towards UK getting it done. Holding my nose either way. Gambling wise this is a total stay-away. Kentucky 24, South Carolina 21 (Kentucky wins outright, UNDER) - James Jones

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Muschamp’s gonna have plenty of time to open up the budding singing career when he ends up getting canned after this season. Boom will be Summertime Lover when he gets to chill on his boat for a season. Then he’ll return to Auburn for round three running the defense once Kevin Steele finally retires. Kentucky 23, Gamecocks 21 - Jack Condon

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shirlleycoyle · 6 years ago

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The polar vortex should kill bugs, right? Not so much.

The post office suspended mail delivery. Schools and campuses across the Midwest closed down. Temperatures in Chicago, Madison and other Great Lakes cities dipped lower than those in Antarctica.

We’re ok. There’s nothing to see here. How’s everyone doing? pic.twitter.com/g0VuDIiU6q

— UW–Madison Science (@UWMadScience) January 30, 2019

Surely that means some of the peskiest insects we know don’t stand a chance in the polar vortex, right?

Well, not so fast, says University of Wisconsin–Madison bug guy, PJ Liesch.

“The cold weather will undoubtedly have some impacts, although it’s difficult to predict at this point,” Liesch says. “The snow we’ve received over the last few weeks has created an excellent insulating layer that will protect many overwintering insects from the full force of the cold.”

Students and pedestrians walk along snow-covered sidewalks near Agricultural Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during a winter storm that brought several inches of snow to campus on Jan. 23, 2019. (Photo by Bryce Richter /UW-Madison)

So what does that mean for the emerald ash borer, responsible for wiping out several thousand square miles of ash trees across Wisconsin, and tens of millions of ash trees in 30 states?

“Insects like the emerald ash borer will likely be impacted by the cold, but their reproductive capacity should allow them to ‘catch up’ in the long-run,” Liesch explains.

What about ticks, those creepy arachnids infamous for carrying diseases like Lyme, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and even red meat allergies? (Why, yes, you can find Lone Star ticks in Wisconsin and they’re really disgusting.*)

Liesch delivers some more bad news: “Ticks overwinter down amongst leaf litter, meaning that they should be well insulated at this point.”

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Well, surely those smelly, annoying stink bugs will perish in the arctic blast … right?

Turns out, they’re just more likely to cozy up next to us as we huddle for survival in our heated homes.

“The invasive brown marmorated stink bug, which has been a nuisance to many Wisconsinites, likes to invade homes and other structures which would provide sufficient warmth during this cold spell,” Liesch says.

Adult brown marmorated stink bug. Photo Credit: PJ Liesch, UW Insect Diagnostic Lab

Ok, ok. Mosquitoes. We had a really hellish year here in southern Wisconsin last year, given the record-breaking flooding. So this deep freeze will give us the break we deserve …

She can’t yet say for sure, but probably not, says UW–Madison Entomology Professor, Susan Paskewitz, co-director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease: “We have a good snow cover and usually that should give some insulation down where the eggs are overwintering.”

While there is some potentially good news — “I’d expect that insects overwintering in more exposed locations (such as exposed egg masses) or recent invaders from more southern areas would be impacted the most,” Liesch says — it sounds like we’re just going to have to find ways to make do with these cold conditions and remember that summer, and its bugs, will be here before we know it.

Hoofer Sailing Club members bring their windsurfing boards and sailboats in for the evening near the Memorial Union Terrace at UW–Madison. (Photo by Jeff Miller/UW-Madison)

*No really, read this: –Nymphs and larvae of the lone star tick will often feed on humans, and can sometimes be present in large numbers. These are sometimes called “seed ticks” in the southern USA. It is not uncommon for a person to pick up 20 to several hundred seed ticks at a time.

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For more info about insects and insect-borne diseases and invasions:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ticks: https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/

Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector Borne Disease: http://mcevbd.wisc.edu/

University of Wisconsin–Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab: http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/insectlab/

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/pests-diseases/hungry-pests/the-threat/emerald-ash-borer/emerald-ash-borer-beetle

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