#What's the difference?

[sketchbot9000]

Banished from her Mechanical Kingdom for crimes against Clock kind, the Clockwork Queen was stripped of her powers over metal and no longer deemed a threat.

She returned, of course.

[flashphotograph]

Smooth

@steddiemicrofic | August prompt: Plug | Word count: 437 | Rating: G | CW: None

Steve noticed the slightest scrunch of Eddie’s nose after they pulled away from their good morning kiss. Eddie went to the kitchen while Steve walked into the bathroom.

As he brushed his teeth and stared at himself in the mirror, he figured it probably wasn’t his morning breath that had made Eddie react that way. The three places on his face that could even grow hair were prickly. It looked like a caterpillar had made itself at home on his upper lip.

Steve plugged in the electric shaver and quickly buzzed the hair away until his skin was silky smooth for smooching.

Determined to get a kiss re-do, Steve walked up behind Eddie while he was at the sink. The coffee maker was already bubbling, brewing slowly, and the scent of coffee was starting to flood the room. Steve loved and absolutely had to have coffee to get going in the morning. He slipped his arms around Eddie’s middle and squeezed him.

Eddie had rubber gloves on and was doing the dishes from the previous night. Steve had made dinner, but they had gotten a little carried away with each other before they could tend to them.

Steve found it incredibly sexy whenever Eddie did the household chores, so of course, he had to show him he was grateful. “You’re the best, you know that?” he said, nuzzling Eddie’s neck while his hand caressed Eddie’s flat belly.

“You make me feel like it, Stevie,” Eddie replied, leaning back against Steve as he rinsed the dishes and placed them on the drying rack.

Once Eddie was finished, he removed the gloves, and Steve let go. He stepped back only to take Eddie’s hand a second later to stop him from going to the coffee. “I think we need a do-over.”

Eddie gave him a confused look. “A what?”

Steve lifted Eddie’s hand to his mouth and kissed it. He kissed up Eddie’s arm, smiling as Eddie made a noise.

“Stevie…”

Steve laughed but continued kissing his way up. “How did that feel?” he asked after he got to Eddie’s neck. He pulled back just so he could lean in face to face and nudge his nose against Eddie’s.

“Good… but I’m still confused.”

Steve closed the gap between them and kissed Eddie’s lips. “And how was that? Notice anything different?”

Eddie cupped Steve’s face and gave him a good look, gently caressing his cheeks—and then playfully smacked them in realization. “Oh yeah, that was a lot better. You’re as smooth as a baby seal again. No one is hotter than my otter.”

He grinned before kissing Steve deeply.

[reality-detective]

Compare Biden and Kamala’s entrance into Shanksville Firehall VS Trump’s entrance into the Firehall!!!!

Biden/Harris: Crickets

Trump: LOUD CHEERS!! 🤔

[darthkote]

personal favorite hc i cant stop thinking about is maul having nipple piercings

[spearsillustration]

Not Richtofen hitting that Optimus Prime pose.

I just saw the Primis crew gif and immediately thought of this for some reason. I can't explain how my brain works. 😢

[pushing500]

What Bladur's Gate class would the twins be?

I think, with Kwahu's recent delving into the Staticlord psycast tree from 'Vanilla Psycasts Expanded', the Jones boys would make for excellent sorcerers of the Storm Sorcery subclass, though they'd have trouble with the charisma side of things, I suppose. Perhaps they'd make for better knowledge-domain clerics of Oghma, or monks.

I do think the sorcerer outfit looks best on them, though.

[bcbdrums]

Genuine question. Why are people more than happy to interact with nsfw/smut fic (comments, kudos, reblogs, likes) but not as eager to interact with nsfw/smut art? Even the mildly nsfw art. Thoughts?

[helluva-artblog]

This started as me thinking "What would Stolas look like if he was a bit more owl-like?" and it turned into..... this? I have no real explanation

If you can't read my handwriting:

Moxxie: Wh-What's wrong with him, Sir?

Millie: Yeah! Why's he just... starin' like that?

Blitzo: Huh? Oh he's fine. He's just HIGH AS FUCK

[thegodthief]

If you're proud of your achievements and growth, be proud. You earned it.

[themurderrose]

What is Preheat Syndrome and do I have it?

What is preheat syndrome (PHS)? 

PHS is a recurring pattern of emotional, physical and behavioral changes in the days before your period that impact your daily life. These include but are not limited to headaches, exhaustion, bleeding, cramping, touch avoidance, back pain, joint or muscle aches, and sleeping or digestive issues.

PHS can also be experienced through euphoric symptoms including but not limited to increased body euphoria, higher motivation, quicker thinking, and hyperactivity.

What's the difference between PHS and regular preheat symptoms?

The most specific difference is that PHS symptoms impact your daily life. Many of us experience preheat exhaustion, but if your exhaustion means that you are unable to go to work then it would classify as a PHS symptom.

Many omegas find being touched in advance of their heat annoying, but if being touched - and we mean even casually here, a hand on your shoulder, holding hands, scenting chastely, etc - if this physically hurts you then you should see a doctor about this as it may be a symptom of PHS and in many cases can be treated with a topical cream.

It is normal to experience spotting before your heats, however if this spotting becomes heavy bleeding, lasts for more than two days, or causes pain, please see a medical professional.

Track your symptoms

Use a heat tracking app to track your preheat symptoms. Most good apps will have options for mild-moderate-severe levels of tracking for the most common symptoms and options to add your own if yours are not there. [See our linked post for our top ten heat tracking apps!]

Heat tracking apps will usually then give you an alert that your preheat is due and the better apps will include tips to mitigate your common symptoms.

This is good for you: you can see what symptoms you get with what regularity, and notice if it's a pattern or if it's a once off

This is good for your medical provider: they can see if your symptom patterns match with common PHS patterns, and if they do they can pass you on for further diagnoses. If they don't they can still recommend ways to allieviate symptoms that are causing you undue bother.

Not everybody experiences PHS.

While the media portrayal of preheat often includes dehabilitating symptoms of preheat - and indeed heat - it is not true that every one of us who experiences a heat will experience a preheat.

Some of us will have a preheat that we do not notice but our mates or packmates do notice, for example. Some of us will not have a preheat at all, merely drop immediately into heat.

Dealing with preheat symptoms does not necessarily equate to PHS. Preheat syndrome is a medical diagnosis that can severely affect a person’s life, while preheat symptoms can feel uncomfortable but mild.

It’s important to understand the difference and know your body. Tracking your symptoms will help you learn more about your own unique experience — rather than the generalized behaviors of all people who experience heats.

[nebjamin]

Put in the wrong Makoto by accident, but you know what? I'm going with it.

[bettermetalgoat]

Be the [war crimes] you want to see in the world

Legit this was the first thing that popped in my head when I read that.

[reality-detective]

Word Salad Interview 👆

What's up with the neck?

It wasn't like that here👆

I hope you're paying attention to what's really going on. 🤔

[woodburners]

I think a lot of things that people are complaining about being AI are actually just CGI. I mean CGI has been around for years. AI is something different but anything that isn't real is now called AI. Or am I missing the point?

[kalicofox]

Four more OCs for the OC Box. I am pleased. That takes my total up to seven. Unless NPCs count... Do NPCs count? Or do they only count if they have a certain amount of dialogue or narrative importance?

Hang on, if NPCs count, then I'm fucked. I've got over four hundred of them...