#We pay $400-$10

[pebblezone]

I don’t want a manga reprint I want him

[yuutaok]

I’ve had such a hectic weekend but we r ending it with Barbie I pray Margot Robbie saves my worthless soul

[fairydustedtheory]

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[clickbaitcas]

SICK OF IT

[mysticlael]

Bat inco quotes

Roy, in Jason’s bed: Morning… how’d ya sleep last night? Jason, knocking Roy off: WHAT THE HELL?! Roy: Ow— Jason: What were you doing in my bed? You were supposed to sleep on the air mattress on the floor! Roy: I had a nightmare. Jason: You had a nightmare? What are you, five years old? Roy: Listen, I needed to feel comfortable and I was getting this perverse power dynamic vibe from me sleeping on the floor and you sleeping up there- Jason, in a royal accent: Why yes, how high and mighty I am up on my twin XL! Roy: That is not what I meant— Jason: Silence in the presence of your king, who sleeps a lofty twelve and a half inches above the ground! Roy: Listen, I’m not ashamed. I slept comfortably when I got up on your bed and I’m sure you did too. Jason: Yeah, okay- Roy: You know what? I wanna know. How’d you sleep last night? Jason: …That was the best I’ve slept in a while. Roy, gasping: The king slept comfortably with a peasant in his bed! Jason: I did not consent to this- Roy, dramatically: But my liege, our love is forbidden! Jason, on the phone: Hi, is this the front desk? Yeah, there’s a bed bug in my room and he’s five-foot-eleven, he’s got red hair- Roy: Ask them if they have one of those “Do Not Disturb” signs. I’ll put it on the door next time we… do it. Jason: Okay, I'ma go shower and wash all of the you off of me. Roy: Oh, maybe together we could— Jason: NO. Roy: Just to save water— Jason: No! You don’t even pay for the water! Roy: …Good point.

Steph: *Texts a selfie to the group chat* Hey besties!! Jason: *Texts a selfie clearly parodying Steph's* hey besties !!1! Steph: I literally hate you so much.

Dick, holding a box of Lunchables: Ah, I loved these when I was your age… fine dining. Damian: Fix yourself.

Tim: What did you guys get in your yearbook? Steph: 'Prettiest Smile' Dick: 'Nicest Personality' Jason: 'Most likely to start a bar fight' Cass: 'Least likely to start a bar fight, but most likely to win one'

Steph: Today at 7 am, Tim poured a Monster energy drink in their coffee, said "I'm going to die" and drank the whole thing. Dick: I watched Tim brew their coffee with Monster instead of water. Three cups in two hours. I think they ascended into the astral realm. Damian: The survivability of the human race never fails to amaze me.

Damian, carrying a box: What would you say if- if I, hypothetically, came home with 7 kittens one day? Bruce: … Bruce: What’s in the box? Damian: What woul- Bruce: Damian, what’s in the box? Damian: I think you know.

Bruce: Did you buy eggs like I asked? Damian: Even better! Bruce: What the fuck did you- Damian: *holding up a chicken* Her name is Fluffy.

Tim: What are we gonna do?! Jason: Blame you?

*Dick comes home absolutely drunk, undresses, and stands in Barbara’s bedroom.* Barbara: Dick, are you.. coming to bed? Dick: No thank you, I’m sure you’re lovely but I have a girlfriend. Dick: *Lies on the ground and falls asleep* Barbara: ...

Roy: sapnu puaS. Kori: What?? Jason: What language is that? Roy: Turn your phone 180 degrees. *Roy was removed from the groupchat*

Kon, admiring a sleeping Tim: You’re so cute. Tim, sleepily: I could beat your ass. Kon, lovingly: I know.

Duke: How do those little boys on XBOX parties always know what slur to call you? Tim: They're empaths.

Steph: We can bake these cookies at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or 4,000 degrees for 1 minute. Dick: No, that's not how you make cookies. Duke: FLOOR IT!! Jason: How about 4,000,000 degrees for 1 second?!? Damian: YOU'RE GONNA BURN THE HOUSE DOWN- Steph: I'M GONNA HARNESS THE POWER OF THE FUCKING SUN TO MAKE COOKIES! Tim: DO IT! Bruce: NO-

Tim, at Kon: Would you like to stay for dinner? Bernard, from the kitchen: Would you like to stay forever!?!

Damian: What the fuck is with english teachers and being like; "write a story about a deep and personal memory that impacted your life". Ma'am, if I do that you're going to send me to the counselor's office.

[bostonharbor]

notes challenge

10 notes: i’ll drink more water

20 notes: i’ll try and eat more food

50 notes: i’ll start taking my ocd meds

100 notes: i’ll tell the doctor about my pain relapse

150 notes: i will pay more attention to my chronic condition (and use my crutch)

200 notes: i’ll tell my dance teacher and class that i have leg issues

250 notes: i’ll finish writing my book

300 notes: i’ll get a proper crutch so i can walk without painkillers

400 notes: we probably won’t get here but i’ll stop cheerleading until my pain goes down

450 notes: i’ll appoint a co captain to help me with managing the science olympiad team (my mental health needs this 😭😭)

500 notes: i’ll come out as aroace to my family!!!!

Edit: I DID IT! thank you guys for supporting me because i literally would not have done this if i wasn’t being told to by yall so thank you!!

[halalgirlmeg]

5 Campaigns for Palestinians that need our help

Do you feel like you see people campiagning for funds and aren't sure who to help? Don't worry I got 5 campaigns picked out for you. Pick one and give 5, then tell your friend to pick one of the other four and donate 5 (or maybe you can't do 5 but how about 10, or 3, anything helps please don't forget)

There's Shimaa, the 20 year old computer scientist. She and her family are trying to rebuild what they have lost as the ceasefire looms this upcoming Sunday on the 19th. Shimaa's university is also gone, it has been lost to bombings and she is trying to focus on school. I am collecting funds for her on my PayPal which you can send here as we are a little over our current goal at 225 and we need to reach 400. @im-smart-i-swear is also offering commissions in exchange for proof of your help.

There is Safaa, the 26 year old Lawyer Mom who is the absolute sweetest, and needs our help. Currently she is trying to help raise money for her sick mother, which is going to cost ber 200 dollars. She also has a husband and child that she needs to help take care of alongside taking care of her own needs. They are also hoping to cross the border to Egypt when possible and we know that is not cheap so give what you can.

https://chuffed.org/project/118983-support-safaas-quest-to-get-her-family-to-safety

There is also Moataz, he is eighteen trying to campaign for this entire family. His goal is almost done but he still needs a few hundred to finish and we can't let it stagnate when he is so close. I cannot imagine being so young and having all of this on his shoulders so I know we can help him reach his goal.

Maysara is campaigning in order to support his family which includes his parents who are both disabled and 9 brothers and sisters and his campaign is very very low (like 85 out of 30,000) and he needs all the help we are able to offer him.

And last but not least is Mahmoud, he was recently sick and is recovering and he like many others, like everyone else listed here needs money to pay for basic survival for food clothes and battling the harsh weather of winter. He's gotten like 1000 out of 10000 so while he has some he still has a ways to go.

[slagsunited]

~~~~~~~☆ 2 week 'New Years' d13t ☆~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~G3NERAL N0T3S~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

clothing - sequins and glitter where possible! even if its a subtle everyday thing, lets put effort into our looks this year! at the least go for leapord print, fitted clothes, or something with classy lace (not those halloween corsets obviously 😗)

workouts - dance off everything you consume, whether thats with justdance, or at a new years event, it doesn't matter! alongside this, pick up a new workout for toning this year, such a pilaties, or something more f4t burning like HIIT (there is a wonderful middleground between these two, and you can find loads of combo workouts on youtube!)

d13t - for new years events, canapés are you best friend, its totally easier to lie about 34ting way more than the measly couple of 45c4l gyozas you did when noones really paying attention to anything but their own plate. and as we go into the new year itself, if you must 34t (which you should if you plan on working out at all) go for f00ds that actually hit your nutrition targets, rather than fast f00d crap, remember we want to be sk1nny, not d34d.

other - glittery shower gel! or body glitter, whatever you prefer, as longs as you have something that sparkles. and, as per usual, we want to be as productive as possible so start setting yourself goals for schoolwork/other tasks to reach those goals!

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glittery eyeshadow

200< c4ls consumed <1000

fit your drinks into the above budget, but still make sure you 34t if you're out all night ☆

wear something cute, or a fancy dress you haven't worn since you got it!

dance!

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<500 c4ls consumed

more eyeshadow!

a nap. (its new years day.)

half an hour pilaties or HIIT (or both)

everything shower

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f4sting ♡

~~~~~~~~~~03|01|2025 -> 05|01|2025~~~~~~~~~

<1000 c4ls

go for little snacks rather than m34ls

breakfast = coffee

veg or fruit for lunch

high protein dinner

3 hours schoolwork/revison/other productive task

~~~~~~~~~~06|01|2025 -> 09|01|2025~~~~~~~~~

<400 c4ls

only 34t dinner

mini skirts! and colourful jumpers

mary janes if possible

add edible glitter to food if you have it!

3 hours productive activity

minimum 40 minutes cardio

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f4sting ♡

~~~~~~~~~~11|01|2025 -> 12|01|2025~~~~~~~~~~

<1000 c4ls

brunch + dinner

leopard print wherever you can

cute belt!!

minimum 1 hour pilaties or HIIT (or both)

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NOTE: don't beat yourself up for over34ting/overextending your c4l budget on new years (whether it be from drinks or not) just work harder in the new year ♡☆

secondly, this is just what I'm trying to do to make new years just that bit more interesting!

finally, inspired by @h0neysugarfree 's old d13ts ofcc

[blissfullyecho]

A Very Niche Level-Up + Looksmaxxing Idea List for 2025

This list is for the girls that get it. It’s niche and not for everyone, but I’m throwing up at the fact that every “how to level up in 2025” post talks about journaling sad pages 24/7, drinking 8 cups of water a day, and walking 10k steps. How original.

Again, this is a very niche set of ideas. If you can’t relate then you can’t relate. But if you enjoy a good plastic surgery post and luxe lifestyle, maybe you will :)

1. Upgrade your car. We’re getting the Lexus’, the BMW’s, the Mercedes, the Jag’s, etc.

2. Upgrade your home. We’re living in high rises, we’re living in coastal areas, we’re living up in the mountains, we’re living where Amazon can drop our package off and we don’t have to worry about a porch pirate; we’re living in nice areas and in nice units/homes.

3. Breast augmentation.

4. Rhinoplasty.

5. Medical grade skincare.

6. Fresh, organic whole foods; focusing on lean protein, nuts and seeds, mushrooms, onions, leafy greens, pro/prebiotics, sea moss gel, etc.

7. Russian manicures and pedicures or a good acrylic set. Dip powder had its thing for a while but I’m not going to dip my nail in a powder everyone else dipped their nails. I bet they don’t even wash their hands and if they did, they prob didn’t even use soap.

8. Laser hair removal. Everywhere. If you want a design down there that’s cool, but you literally use the bathroom and it drips in the hair. “Oh but I use a wipe”. Okay, next time you need to wash your hair.. don’t use shampoo. Use a wipe. Invest in a bidet but still, hair shouldn’t be in your 🍑 or near the sensitive areas of your 🦋 the top is fine but if you have a period, pee, or “the other thing”, hair should be no where near those areas.

9. Lip filler. Everyone can benefit. Ask for a pout that sticks out a little bit. I don’t suggest a lip flip, I couldn’t do anything with a lip flip and it was driving me nuts.

10. Fake tan. Sunlight is fine but a spray tan just makes you look a million times better. Every skin tone and every race benefits from a spray tan. Trust.

11. Muscle definition. Muscle looks so much better than fat AND bones. You want muscle. Did you see how Bella Hadid had her foot on our necks at the VS fashion show this year? I was sickkkkkk.

12. Long hair. But if you have a face shape like Hailey Beiber, short hair looks better.

13. Makeup. Remember water-based products and oil-based products don’t mix, so make sure you choose your products wisely so your makeup doesn’t separate and you look a mess.

14. A better paying job. I left my hospital job and now I work in luxury real estate and international yacht sales.

15. Red light therapy for face and body. I have a body red light therapy dome that I got online for around $3,000 (USD) and it’s life. The one I have for the face is from Sephora and I spent like $400-$500 on that one. Whatever it says on the website.

16. Lashes. If you’re a pro at strip lashes, then yes. But I get my lashes done. Do not go crazy. Natural lashes are in so I ask for a classic whispy set focused for thickening my lash line and NOT for length.

17. Morpheus8 for skin tightening. I used it on my inner thighs and it literally saved my life

18. Lipo. If you’re a good candidate, get it. Sometimes belly pooch is hard to lose. I don’t have a pooch but I’m sure when I have kids I will.

19. Vampire facials. I can confidently say my best facials were vampire facials. My med spa charges around $950 for each facial

20. People can tell you’re wearing Shein. Their clothes are cute online but I’m going to hold your hand when I say this, they never look flattering in person when they’re being worn. People can see the loose thread and the see-through material. They also don’t fit anyone well and makes a lot of you look square. You get what you pay for in clothing. Learn about the basics of clothing and you’ll quickly only buy quality.

Yeah this list isn’t meant for everyone, but walking 10,000 steps isn’t going to take you to the next level. Neither is drinking water. They’re good habits, but they’re not going to level you up. And yeah I understand my list requires having money, but this is literally what my blog is about.

My 2025 Mindset Level Up book is here!

[vinvantae]

for the bringing the f1 grid to a nascar request!! would u do george, lewis, charles, and lando? thank u sm!!

Okay so I know nothing, nada, zilch about NASCAR so I turned to my fave American @formulaforza who wrote some prompts for me. Thank you Mackie 😘 x

Got a little carried away with George at the end 👀

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Lewis

When you suggested taking Lewis to NASCAR, you expected him to turn his nose up - the sport just wasn’t as refined and delicate as Formula 1. But he was ecstatic, and within days a paddock pass was draped into your lap. He wanted to get up and close and personal with the action before the race, have you close by his side as he listened to overcomplicated lectures from members of the team.

And when the race finally started, he was enthralled- shouting louder than you think you’d ever heard him as the cars fought on track. Cheering and whooping, the brightest of smiles on his face as he leant down to whisper - well shout with how loud it was - into your ear.

“This is brilliant! We should do this more often!”

You grinned at him and playfully smacked the brim of his cap. “If I had known you’d be such a NASCAR nut I would’ve bought you waaay sooner!”

“It’s definitely our thing now.”

The two of you shared one more playful grin before turning your attention back to the track - just in time to see two cars wipe each other out and gasp with the crowd.

Charles

“It's not too dissimilar to F1.” You explained, as the two of you climbed the steps of the grandstands to find your seats. “Friday is practice, Saturday is qualifying and Sunday is the race.”

“Yeah but… we don’t do hundreds of laps.” He frowned, “What did you say this was, 200 laps?”

“Yeah, this one is, but some are up to 400. But it’s in stages.” You hummed softly, bursting out laughing when you caught the shocked look on his face - the most laps in F1 being at his home circuit, a measly 78. “You’ll understand it, love I promise.”

He looked at you with wide eyes, nodding - still as confused as before. You linked your fingers with his. “Okay, so the first two stages are 65 laps long - the top 10 get points. Winner gets 11, 2nd 9, 3rd 8 etc… the winner of the third stage gets 40, and all the way down to 40th gets points. Well most of the time”

“Wait Forty? How many cars are there?”

“Forty. They all get points in the 3rd stage. 36 of them are reserved for drivers of teams that own charters.”

His eyes flickered across your face. “I don’t think I’m ever going to fully understand this… but if it’s important to you I’ll give it a go.”

“Thank you baby. You’ll have fun, I promise.”

Lando

“What are you doing, Lan?”

You watched with a playful smile as your boyfriend stood up to peer over the track into Victory Lane. “…I was kind of hoping we’d see a fist fight or two. I was told people are always fighting each other.”

“Not always.” You laughed, tugging at his wrist. “Sit down. Besides, they’ve gotta race first, you idiot. They need a reason to fight each other.”

He whined softly, plonking down in the seat beside you - resting his head on your shoulder. “Are the fights good?”

“Oh yeah, sometimes people do shit during races too - like this guy hit someone else and took off most of his door so when the guy came back around he literally threw the door at him.” You hummed, squeezing his thigh. “I hope there’s a fight just for you.”

His smile alone was worth it. “Hell yeah.”

George

“Georgie, are you even paying attention?” You whined softly, using the tip of your finger to redirect your boyfriend’s longing gaze back towards the track.

“Sorry, darling, you’re just very distracting.” He teased softly, looping his arm around your middle so he could haul you closer. “What did I miss?”

“Depends, how long were you staring at me?” Your voice had a teasing lilt.

His cheeks flushed a little. “…uh, longer than I care to admit. Fill me in?”

George watched as you explained, gestating wildly and pointing to the cars on the track - and he found himself getting lost in you again. Although most… all of it was going straight over his head, he loved how passionate you were about it and that was enough.

He blinked a few times when he realised you weren’t speaking anymore, your brow raised. “…what did I just say, George?”

“Something about Joey… lasagna?” He winced.

You burst out laughing, shoving his shoulder lightly. “Logano! My god, Russell, I’m going to have to get your ears tested.”

“Love, my ears aren’t the problem.” George pressed a chaste kiss to your lips. “I can’t stop thinking about you.”

“I’ll make you a compromise. You name three drivers by the time the race is done - I’ll let you do that thing you’ve been asking for in the bedroom.”

His breath hitched before he pressed another kiss to your lips, this one more intense. “Deal.”

He managed to name all 40, and turns out there was more than one thing he’d been asking for… and who were you to deny him?

[mayakern]

hiiii it's me! devin! ur favorite!

maya is still banned from doing big business things on social media while she takes time to rest and detoxify from the poison that is running social media full time for ten years. everybody clap! yay!

i'm here to share some info on our button-up shirt and dress preorders!

as many of you already know, i lost my anti-preorder campaign due to the high minimum per design. there's been some confusion and uncertainty. carsyn's doing her best but preorders are overwhelming and i have some time today

SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS:

how close are you to hitting the minimum goal for the button-up shirts and dresses?

not close lol. as of 4/26 we're at about 8% funded. i refuse to panic until after may 3rd

why the funeral design?

the funeral design won our design poll

initially we were going to run preorders for two designs: funeral as well as astronauts. when we got news that the minimum would be 400 garments per design (we're able to spread that across the button-up shirts and dresses) we decided to cut back to one design. we're really not big enough to expect 800 orders on an $80-90 item

why not another design?

another design did not win the design poll

what would have been chosen other than funeral or astronaut?

deadly florals, hiss from a rose, microorganisms, and hands were all the top placers in the design poll after funeral

can you do solid color?

yes

why didn't you do solid color?

you can buy a solid color button-up shirt or dress from anywhere. the plan has always been to introduce these garments in solid color after their initial introduction

...so can you do solid color?

we will consider doing solid color preorders if these preorders bomb

how much would solid color cost?

probably the same. it's not much cheaper. it's faster to make tho

how much would the ecovero viscose cost instead of cotton?

maybe like $10 cheaper

it's really soft tbh but it's a different weave from the viscose for the skirts. it's my number one fabric for the button-ups but alas the cotton fandom won for now

what happens if preorders bomb?

we cancel and refund all preorders.

maybe we'll try again with a different design or with fewer features after we have some time to decompress from the nightmare that is running preorders (can you tell i hate preorders). if they bomb bad enough we may completely nix patterned button-up shirts and dresses. we don't know yet!

does that affect the picnic top?

the picnic top is completely separate. since it's made out of a different fabric it has its own minimum, so it will not be affected by button-up shirt and dress preorders

and like, to be totally honest, it's way cheaper to produce. we can eat some of the cost and just make them. they're small enough to store easily and they're at a lower price point so we can expect to sell them after we receive them, like the wrap tops

btw, we have other ready-to-ship things already in production. we've been working on a whole secret project. surprise!

why did you launch preorders for the button-up shirt/dress at the same time as the picnic top?

the picnic top sample came in with the button-up dress sample and it needed very little alteration. also maya liked it. also we may be developing an entire line inspired by the picnic top so keep an eye out for that next spring

why is the new button-up shirt more expensive than the old button-up shirt?

it's more expensive to make

why is it more expensive to make?

this is a different factory from the one we used before. it's more expensive because they pay their staff a higher wage and likely have other costs

this is a different fabric from the one we used before. it's a stretch cotton with a GOTS certification

this is imported from a different country from the one we used before. turkey has much higher import fees to the US

what is a GOTS certification?

the short version is the fabric itself is more environmentally friendly and produced with more fair labor practices than standard cotton

you can read the long version here here

can you do fulfillment from somewhere other than the US?

we're working on it. it probably won't lower prices tho, since fulfillment centers also cost money

anyway...

none of this is to shame someone for not preordering. groceries are expensive and things are tight, plus it kinda sucks to spend on a tight budget and not get what you ordered for a few months

(can you tell i hate preorders)

i think there's a lot of surprise since we've never done preorders on a single design before, and that's fair! we debated on doing a kickstarter but a) i hate doing kickstarters b) kickstarter takes a percentage of sales and our profit margin on these is already lower than we'd like it to be

i'm tired and i can't remember anything else i wanted to say. i may answer any additional questions from my own tumblr (@punchyemblem and now i'm gonna get a notification that i'm gonna be jumpscared by) but carsyn will be handling most questions

also don't worry, when you say nice things we still show maya. also she's fine, she's just in her (forced and highly necessary and possibly permanent) limited social media era

[adafruit]

🖥️ 🧸 a new (old) approach for 21st-century kids using computers… chronological order

as our kiddo gets older we are going on a journey with her, focusing on the evolution of computing from where it started, and using each one, in order.

our adventure begins with retrofitting a 1998 littletikes/ibm playset to house the early computers, providing her with a tangible way to interact with these machines. might need to do emulators for some of these, but trying to see if we can get many of these, build/re-build, or borrow -

some of the plans will be to explore the hardware - on how it all worked before computing moved to sealed black rectangles that's mostly used to buy things or pay subscriptions services.

here's the "playlist" so far - have any suggestions?

altair 8800 (1975) apple i (1976) commodore pet (1977) apple ii (1977) atari 400/800 (1979)

commodore vic-20 (1980) ibm pc (1981) commodore 64 (1982) apple macintosh (1984) amiga 500 (1987)

next computer (1990) sun sparcstation 10 (1992) compaq presario 425 (1993) sony vaio pcv (1996) apple imac g3 (1998) dell dimension xps t500 (1999)

this approach also seems like it could be a kid's book - a book for parents to follow along with their kids on the history of computers with how-tos on building, or emulating them. maybe even a "build-a-bear" - style workshops / classes for kids and parents, but for making their first computers together…

more later!

🕹️ this was inspired by andy baio's approach of guiding his son through the chronological history of video games (2014)

[piracytheorist]

Things about Greece you're (probably) getting wrong

When you say "Greece" or "Greek", that's automatically referring to Modern Greece and Modern Greek. It's an existing country with a population of around 10 million people. The Modern Greek language is spoken natively by those 10 million along with 1 million people in Cyprus and around 2 more million in diaspora. If you want to refer to Ancient Greece or its history/culture, just add the word "ancient" to it.

The Greek name for the country is "Hellas". "Hellenic" is an adjective used for non-human nouns. Don't call yourself "hellenic" even if you have Greek roots, you're basically calling yourself "Greek thing".

There is no one correct way of pronouncing Ancient Greek as a whole. That language spanned over a thousand years and across places that didn't communicate easily or were outright hostile to each other. It's like claiming that Shakespeare's works should be pronounced with an Australian accent.

Along with the famous 300 Spartans, in the battle of Thermopylae there were also 700 Thespians (not actors, people from the town Thespiae) and according to some sources, also 900 helots (slaves) and 400 Thebans.

The town of Sparta exists in modern day. However, if you visit Greece, unless you actually are from Sparta, do NOT call yourself a Spartan, no matter what school/university you went to. "Spartans" is the name of a far-right, outright neo-nazi political party, so calling yourself that here equals to associating yourself with that.

Greek houses in American campuses sound weird. Do those letters (some of which are wildly mispronounced, btw) even mean anything

Democracy in Ancient Athens was not fair by today's standards. It was mostly a glorified, expanded aristocracy. The "demos" that had the authority to vote only consisted of land-owning Athenian men. If you were a woman, a slave, poor, an immigrant, or a child of immigrants, along with other descriptions I might be forgetting right now, you didn't have the right to participate in the ruling.

Oh yeah, the "birthplace of democracy" very much did have slaves. Some whom were prisoners of war.

Greece is on the southern end of the Balkan peninsula, located in South-Eastern Europe. However, many Greeks are wildly racist and will not admit we're part of the Balkans or Eastern Europe. There are cultural differences due to Greek not belonging in the Slavic languages (the most common language family in Eastern Europe) and for political reasons, but the main reason this distinction happens is very much racism. They prefer to be called a "Mediterranean country" (because then we're associated with countries like Italy and Spain, you know?)

Greece never recovered from the financial crisis of 2008, and has only been going downhill since then. However, the war reparations that Germany never paid Greece for the damages and the deaths it caused in WW2 is estimated to be over 200 billion euros. The German government considers this matter "to be in the past" (since they never paid them, I guess, we can forget about it!), yet is one of the countries that most strongly demands Greece to keep paying back the loans it took over the years from the EU. This is a very painful matter for all of us (especially considering there are people still alive who witnessed the destruction and death the nazis brought to the country, and now they along with their descendants are paying taxes that'll eventually reach German pockets), yet racism centers around hate for other Balkan countries and Turkey. Divide and conquer I guess.

[jaemnns]

rockstar bf 🎸 k.sm

your rockstar boyfriend seungmin hasn’t been paying any attention to you.

pairing : rockstar!seungmin x fem reader

wc : 400+

genre : angst, fluff, established relationship

warnings : a bit suggestive at the end, not proof read

oh boy how much you’ve missed your boyfriend seungmin. he was on tour with his band. you guys only talked to each other roughly around 10 times during his month long tour. you knew he was busy but it still hurts how he wasn’t able to you more. you tried texting him today, no reply. maybe calling would work but no. just another day with no communication. when it was the end of his tour and he was coming home, you tried calling him. he finally picked up.

“seungmin are you okay?” you said very concerned.

“hey y/n, of course i am why?”

“well we haven’t talked in a while.” you paused. “are you coming home soon?”

“i should be home soon. i’m sorry we have just been really busy, you know?”

for some reason you thought his tone was off. thinking he was annoyed with you, you just quickly said, “yeah i understand.” and immediately hang up. on the other hand your boyfriend was confused but he was just 30 minutes away with a surprise hoping he didn’t do anything wrong.

“im home” is what you hear from your guy’s bedroom. you pretend you don’t hear him and continue to lie in bed. he puts his gifts to you on the table and walks towards the room.

“babe? where are you i’m here.” he notices that the room was pitch black. he turns on the lights and sees you “sleeping” or pretending to. he walks up to you and whispers in your ear. you shiver from the sudden warmth on your ear. “i got you” he giggles “how are you?”

“i’m upset seungmin” you say while slightly sobbing.

he sits you up and cups your face. “whats wrong? was it me? did someone say something?

“i just wanted you to talk to me. i saw the videos and lives of the tour. you looked so good and i was jealous. all the girls there seeing you but i couldn’t have a full conversation with you. your own girlfriend.” tears slowly falling down on ur cheeks.

while you were speaking, seungmin’s eyes never left yours and felt genuinely upset at himself. he saw where you were coming from. he quickly wipes your tears and places soft kisses on your cheeks. before he gets a chance to open his mouth you say, “i’m sorry.”

hes quick to shut you down. “you have no reason to be sorry y/n. i’m sorry i didn’t tell you how my situation was and it made it seem like i hated you. i would never ignore you honey, i promise.” he would never let you take the blame for something that was his fault. if anything he wouldn’t let you take the blame for something that could’ve been your fault.

he hugged you tight as you laid in his arms. he grabbed your chin and kissed your lips which you wished lasted forever. he pulls away but you kiss him again this time harsher. you could feel his hand slowly rise up and groping your breasts. you fall back taking a quick breath. you can see seungmin looking down at you with only lust and love in his eyes.

“ignoring you will be the last thing i ever do.”

[oshawottarchive]

[Pt 1] [Pt 2] [Pt 3] [Pt 4] [Pt 5] [Pt 6]

More because I am bored again

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Jimmy: *standing at the top of the stairs* What are you all doing at the bottom of the staircase?

Impulse: I accidentally fell down

Tango: Skizz PUSHED ME down the stairs because I refused to pay HIS part of our rent!

Martyn: Scar bet me fifty bucks that I couldn’t reach the bottom of the stairs faster than Impulse did falling down them, so I slid down the banister

Pearl: I don’t know how I got here. One moment, I was sleeping in my bed, three floors up, and then suddenly I was waking up here, just in time to get crushed by Martyn

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Grian: Hey guys, today Jimmy pushed me so I’m starting a kickstarter to put him down

Grian: The benefits of killing him is that I would get pushed way less

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Tango: *pulls a glass of water from out of nowhere*

Scar: Where did you get that?

Tango: My pocket

Scar: How do you keep a glass of water in your pocket?

Tango: Skills

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Pearl: The four Gs

Pearl: Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss, and Gem

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Etho: Life is like Bdubs. It’s short

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Gem: Do you see yourself as a glass half-full person or a glass half-empty person?

Grian: Half-full, definitely

Grian: Half-full and constantly rising

Grian: Soon the water will escape its container and consume us all

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Etho: Today at 7 AM, Impulse poured a monster energy drink in his coffee, said “I’m going to die”, and drank the whole thing

Skizz: I watched Impulse brew his coffee with monster instead of water. Three cups in two hours. I think he ascended into the astral realm

Tango: The survivability of the human race never fails to amaze me

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Tango: Who would you swipe right for, Imp or Skizz?

Etho: I would delete the app

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Tango: We can bake these cookies at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or 4,000 degrees for 1 minute

Etho: No, that’s not how you make cookies

Skizz: Floor it!!

Tango: How about 4,000,000 degrees for 1 second??

Etho: You’re gonna burn the house down!

Tango: I’M GONNA HARNESS THE POWER OF THE FUCKING SUN TO MAKE COOKIES!!!

Impulse: Do it!

Etho: NO—

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Impulse: Small creatures are much more vicious because they have a smaller body to bottle up all their emotions

Bdubs: Ridiculous. Give me some examples

Tango: Wasps?

Skizz: Terriers?

Etho: Bdubs

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Etho: You were stabbed. Do you remember anything?

Impulse: Only the ambulance ride to the hospital

Etho: That wasn’t an ambulance, I drove you

Impulse: But I heard a siren. . .

Tango: That was Skizz

Skizz: Sorry, I got nervous

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Scar: I wouldn’t put it in those words, exactly

Grian: Why not?

Scar: Cause I don’t know what they mean

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Scar: Dude, I will never forgive Craigslist for banning me after I wrote a post seeking a sworn nemesis. Whoever reported it is obviously my nemesis but I was so pissed

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Skizz: Can we go to a haunted house?

Impulse: What’s wrong with the one we live in?

Skizz: Wh-what?

Scar: *through an intercom* Goodnight, Skizz

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Tango: Are you busy?

Impulse: Yes

Tango: Okay cool. Hey listen to this—

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Skizz: Man I’m so glad we didn’t forget the marshmallows

Impulse: Yeah, imagine if we got lost in the forest without s’mores ingredients

Grian: I still say that if everything goes south we should eat Skizz

Tango: *being used as a campfire* Screw you guys

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Impulse: Everyone has a toxic trait. Except Skizz, he’s cool like that

Skizz: WRONG. My toxic trait is how badly I want to domesticate a raccoon

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Skizz: Hey, G-Man! Where’s Top, Dipple-Dop, and Scarface?

Grian: They’re playing hide and seek

Skizz: Where?

Grian: I don’t think you get how this game works

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Skizz: If you put “violently” in front of anything to describe your action, it becomes funnier

Skizz: Violently practices

Grian: Violently studies

Tango: Violently sleeps

Impulse: Violently shoots pictures

Zedaph: Violently boxes

Scar: Violently murders people

Tango: Violently worries about the previous statement

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Grian: Why are you two always out during rainstorms?

Skizz: It’s very peaceful and refreshing. I love the smell of rain

Tango: Scar bet me that I couldn’t get struck by lightning, but he’s WRONG

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Scar: Truth or dare?

Zedaph: Dare

Scar: I dare you to kiss the hottest person in the room

Tango: *catches fire*

Tango: I’m ready, Zed

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[honey-minded-hivemind]

So we know that while generally a person's mutation kicks in at puberty, it can manifest since birth (Kurt) and we have brought up a few times a much younger mutant at the school. Which brings up the question:

What do the X-men do with a mutant baby? Like, logistically?

Where is their nursery gonna be? How are they gonna do night shifts? Whose in charge of keeping the diapers and baby food stocked? Do the teens ever interact with the mutant baby? Whose holding the mutant baby during training? Do they eventually start training the mutant baby? What age does one start training a baby to throw lighting or whatever? How do they explain the mutant baby to those who don't know this is a safe haven for mutants and think this is just a school? How do they baby-proof those stairs? (Serious on that one, those stairs are way too big for a baby gate.)

So basically, my request is the X-Men and their relationship with a mutant baby Reader left at the school and how they handle it.

(You can not tell me that Logan knows how to change a diaper. He may be 400+ years old, but he has never spent ANY significant amount of time with anyone who isn't toilet trained yet.)

They'd probably either

A. adopt a mutant baby

B. one of the adults had a baby

C. they stole the baby from a bad/racist/evil family

I'm gonna say it right now, Storm likely knows the most about babies, and has to teach everyone how to hold, feed, change, and wash a baby. Logan knows the least about them, as his life has not brought him into contact contact babies often. Hank knows about babies in a scientific way, not up close and with an actual subject. Xavier knows a little, but still has never had to watch a baby for longer than an hour or a night.

Storm is getting baby food and formula, meanwhile she gets Evan and Kitty to help Logan pick out baby clothes and diapers. Xavier can pay for whatever is needed for the nursery (a crib, changing table, shelves, extra diapers and clothes, toys, etc.). Hank is in charge of giving them medicine and their shots.

It's a mess the first few weeks, as everyone has to adjust to a baby amongst them. The adults take the night shift, and switch it up between them. Four adults, 24 hours in a day, they each get six hours with the baby. Storm gets the early morning hours from 6am-12pm, Hank gets the afternoon from 12pm to 6pm, Xavier has 6pm-12am in the evening, and Logan gets 12am-6am in the late night/early morning hours. The teens are allowed to help or babysit when it's needed, but if they're at school or out of toen or on a mission, the adults have to keep baby Reader.

Storm is probably the best getting them to sleep and eat. They love hearing her hum or sing them a lullaby, almost falling asleep on the spot. When they eat, she knows how to hold them properly and is gentle, cooing at them and stroking their head. She is one hundred percent a mama bear, and is helping Reader discover their mutation as safely as she can, by trying to keep their environment safe and happy and soothing. 10/10

Xavier is probably best getting them to take a bath and change them. You can't tell me he isn't calm during it all, and can deal with screaming or crying, but he can also soothe them. He looks at it from a logical point, and if he can, he will dress them in anything cute, or that resembles one of the others. He finds it adorable, and is okay with having Reader with him during meetings. 8/10

Beast is best with giving them needed medicine and reading to them. He can narrate, he knows what music to put on to calm them down, and he uses the baby needle. If he can, he will try to give them medicine they can drink, but if he can't, he numbs their arm first, then is careful to give them their shot as quick and painlessly as possible. He's perfect for cuddles, due to his soft fur and warmth. 9/10

Logan has no clue what he is doing. But d*mn it, he's gonna do his best! He's good with bathing and comfort. He's careful with temperatures, he's making sure to use the baby specific soap, and he's definitely drying them with the fluffiest towel he can find. If Reader is crying or struggling to sleep, he's purring, and he's also warm, so he's like a walking heating pad. You can't tell me he doesn't sit them in for training and make sure they don't feel left out. 9/10

Logan, Xavier, and Hank have to work together to baby proof the stairs, the kitchen, the yard, and every other place they can think of. It is hard to baby proof lots of things, but to set up mutant baby proof stuff? That's a whole new problem... (at least they didn't use duct tape. But surprise, the Danger Room now has a new setting for baby Reader).

The teens are happy to take baby Reader with them when the adults need a break, and they do things such as: introduce them to ice cream; try on new baby clothes; going to the park; and going on a shopping trip. The adults have mixed feelings about it. (Kurt and Kitty are not allowed to sneak off with baby Reader anymore after a shopping incident where baby Reader got lost).

All in all, they will try their best. Are they experts? No, but no one really is. They will be as loving and caring as they can, and heaven help the idiot who messed with their baby or tries to kidnap them... There will be no mercy if they try...