#aces lira

[granvarones]

The universe and our ancestors have a way of delivering messages that we need to hear, read, and witness. That’s why I find myself offering countless flowers in tribute to Daniel Sotomayor. His legacy in Chicago serves as a powerful reminder that the impact of the AIDS Crisis extended far beyond the coastal epicenters of New York City and San Francisco.

I went back to Victor Salvo’s essay titled “Daniel Sotomayor: Chicago, Illinois August 30, 1958 – February 5, 1992,” which is part of the Art AIDS America Chicago exhibition book. This exhibition documents the impact of HIV/AIDS on the national art space. I’ll give you all the cliff notes to this essay, which continues to inspire my own political advocacy work.

Daniel Sotomayor was not only the first openly gay and nationally recognized political cartoonist but also a co-founder of the Chicago Chapter of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP). Growing up in the Humboldt Park Neighborhood in Chicago, Daniel’s heritage was a mix of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent. In the four years following his HIV diagnosis in 1987, Daniel passionately fought against the despair of the AIDS crisis until his passing on February 5, 1992.

He shouldered the responsibility of challenging not just the political establishment but also the church, his employers, fellow HIV/AIDS activists, and even friends. By 1991, Daniel had produced 147 political cartoons that addressed both current events and personal struggles. His commitment to truth-telling not only stirred controversy but also laid the foundation for the legacy we honor today.

Despite facing termination from Gay Chicago Magazine and later Windy City Times due to his outspoken activism, Daniel prioritized urgent action amid the ticking clock of HIV and the community’s mounting death toll. His life’s work stands as a testament to what political accountability should entail for leaders entrusted with our protection.

Daniel’s activism was bold. He participated in protests against the Chicago Transit Authority’s refusal to display safe sex messaging and was part of national AIDS actions demanding equal healthcare. His confrontation with then-Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley at the Impact Gala in 1991, where he held a banner demanding truth about AIDS, exemplifies his unwavering courage.

As I reflect on Daniel’s life, I am reminded of the ongoing struggle for justice in today’s crises, like the Overdose Crisis. The slow response of political leaders to adopt proven harm reduction strategies echoes past battles fought during the AIDS crisis.

Every day, I carry the heartbreak and the resilience of figures like Daniel, whose battles have paved the way for our opportunities today. Daniel’s legacy teaches us to keep fighting in dark times. As an advocate, I draw strength from the wisdom of AIDS activism, maintaining optimism in the face of political disappointment, with the belief that our perseverance will bring hope to newer generations.

Written by Aces Lira. Aces Lira was a 2019 Gran Varones Digital Arts Fellow. Currently he serves as a project manager focusing on legislative, policy, and administrative advocacy responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Illinois. Working closely with the Getting to Zero IL initiative, he focuses on the efforts to increase access to HIV prevention and treatment services and supports, including implementation of Rapid Start interventions across the state. As a social worker by training, Aces has direct service experience in education, child welfare, and migrant aid which informs his policy advocacy work.

[swordbladeknight7]

Star Wars Doodle Dump #7

Kalluzeb💋

Corpse Bride ➕ Ace Attroney AUs

Kallus and Sabine hang out on Coruscant (I hc the former as half-Mandalorian so they’re in his home district for a mission or something idk)

B o o b s (mild NSFW)

[pbjelly90art]

Here's another batch of Spaceverse art, this time including some older pieces from before we officially started the RP. This batch includes characters on the Vault, where the whole RP started, and some other Interstellar Police (ISP) characters not previously included in past posts.

In order, we have: Ramiro, Tracey, Jia Mei, Josefa with Martim, then some sketches that predate this RP, including a past picture of Jose and Martim, Martim solo, then Bogdan, Rayen, Samora, Philippe, Ace, Mei, Gemma, Ruth, Josefa, Petra, then Petra again, her son Nikki, Ace, Mark, Jax, Rigo, Grace (not adapted yet), Boyd (not adapted yet), Jin Sidao (not part of the ISP, but a major criminal) and Tony one of his lieutenants.

All of these older sketches but Jose still need Spaceverse AU sketches, but these were worth archiving for reference. One difference for example will be that Philippe is part ice Fae/oighear in Spaceverse, in addition to his fox shifter heritage, so whenever I draw him a new portrait, he'll have pointed Fae ears.

Jax belongs to Cookie and I need to adapt a different character to fill the role I have set up for him. Mark belongs to Sakume (and needs a new sketch of his cyborg self.) The rest of these characters belong to me.

[seaslugfanclub]

🦊 Foxes and 🩹Bandages

(Honest John x OC)

TW!: Blood, Violence, John gets the shit beat out of him…

“Fucking Mutt!”

Honest John reeled, his vision swimming as he was slammed into the brick wall behind the pub.

Usually when one of his scams went south, he and Gideon would be able to scurry away before their victims could confront them. If not, John would usually be able to defend himself when necessary, being a fox and all.

But tonight was one of those rare occasions where John picked the wrong sap to mess with. John had assumed he’d swindled yet another drunk in one of the countless pubs in town, but it wasn’t until he and Gideon exited through the back of the building that he realized the man they stole some fifty lira from in a game of jacked cards had followed them. With a vengeance and drunk rage.

Which is where John finds himself now.

The alcohol on his assaulter's breath only encouraged John to take shallow intakes due to it becoming increasingly painful to breath. A result of the drunk man’s knee being driven into Johns chest, moments prior to being picked up by his shirt(Johns cape long being torn off in the scuffle)

and being pressed into the stained wall. Where the man began to land blow after blow to John's face.

In between the punches John wondered where Gideon had run off too, having left the moment the first hit landed. Though no matter how angry and betrayed John wanted to be, he knew that he’d never done anything to deserve being supported by the cat.

So John tried his best to keep his eyes closed, hoping that this onslaught would end soon with the drunk getting all his anger out, but the man seemed to have no intention of stopping.

Through the dim light of the alleyway, John caught a shimmer of light reflecting off an object that the man began to pull out of his pocket, a flash of fear overriding all pain that John felt as he began to thrash pitifully.

A switchblade .

‘What a gruesome way to go,’ John mused to himself, spitting out a tooth. ‘Just as well though,such is the short life of a thief…’

John braced for impact, waiting for the man to dri-

*CRASH*

John felt two things at once; Shards of glass hitting his face, and the hands of the drunkard lifting off him, causing John to collapse onto the dirty cobblestone below. Even with the sound of blood pumping in his ears, he could hear a heavy thud. Then silence.

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It was a miracle that Gideon had found Ace, the cat sobbing as he tried to explain wordlessly that his friend was in trouble. Ace had half a mind to leave John to the consequences of his actions, maybe then he’d learn to stop his endless scamming. But with how half-mad with panic Gideon was, Ace relented and followed him to a dingy alleyway behind a pub. Finding Honest John getting the living shit kicked out of him.

Ace loomed over the unnamed man’s body, tightly clutching the now broken bottle that they used to slam over the drunkard head. The man was so consumed with rage that he didn’t notice the coyote sneaking up behind him, but he went down hard after a bottle was broken off his skull. Ace sniffed, cringing at the rank of the alleyway, the combined scent of blood and booze stinging in their snout.

All of that was quickly forgotten as weak groans broke the silence of the night, Ace instantly abandoning the shattered bottle as they rushed over to the crumpled and bloody body of Honest John.

“Johnny!!!”

Gently lifting his body, Ace inspected the entirety of John's form. His iconic hat was nowhere to be found with blood matting his fur, staining its fiery red color a dirty iron. His right eye was all but swollen shut, purple discoloration making its way through the cream color fur of John's snout. Even his snout looked crooked, causing his breaths to come out in shallow wheezes. His already ratty clothes were ripped to a state of disrepair, blood soaking the fabric around numerous cuts. To put it simply, things were looking really bad for Honest John.

“C’mon buddy, can you hear me!?” Ace rushed out, slapping John's face lightly. “John!?”

Honest John cracked open his eyes, and through blurred vision he could make out the worried expression of Ace hovering close, snouts almost touching.

“Coyo- Coyote?”

He wheezed, finding it hard to focus on their face, black spots dotting his already shaken vision. It hurt to talk, much less breath. Ace huffed in relief, happy that he wasn’t unconscious, if he was then his condition would’ve been too critical for Ace to deal with. And Ace wasn’t too confident that any doctors in the area would be keen on helping the town thief.

But Honest John was awake, albeit too weak to lift his own head up, and that was something Ace could handle.

“Yeah Johnny, it’s me. We’re gonna get you out of here. You’re gonna be alright..”

Careful not to rustle his limp body, Ace lifted John into their arms as they began to stand, now holding him bridal style. Ace could already feel John's blood beginning to soak through their shirt, furthering the seriousness of the situation.

John was too weak to protest being in Ace's arms, not even mustering up the strength to bite out a witty remark as he felt them speeding out of the alleyway and into the streets. He just surrendered to laying his head against Ace's chest, silently basking in the warmth of their body pressed into his. A more than welcomed contrast from laying in the cold alley.

John was too delirious to recognize where Ace was taking him, but in between bouts of consciousness he felt a small paw clutching onto his limp arm.

By the time Ace reached their flat, John was white as a sheet, even with his fur covering his body. They wasted no time rushing him to their bed, delicately setting him down on the old mattress. While relooking over John's wounds, they flinched as a small brown figure approached the bedside.

“Jesus Christ- Gideon!!”

Ace was so distracted with John, that they had almost forgotten Gideon, who hadn’t left their side since exiting the alleyway. Gideons usually dopey demeanor was now painted with worry, unsure of what to do, and looking wildly between Ace and John.

“Gideon, I need you to listen very closely. Do you understand?” Ace asked him as they began to unbutton John's shirt.

The scrappy feline bobbed his head up and down in acknowledgment, now leaning closer to Ace.

“Good. Now I need you to fetch the first aid kit underneath the kitchen sink. It’s a red box with a white cross on top. I’m gonna fetch some water to clean him up.”

With a thumbs up from Gideon, they split up from the bedside. Gideon pulled everything out from under the sink to reach the first aid kit, leaving an entire mess across the kitchen tile, and Ace filling up a bowl of water to the brim, not caring if it spilled as they rushed back to John's side, a towel laid over their shoulder.

Once Gideon delivered the kit to Ace, they bent down to look him in the eyes, “I’ll take it from here, why don’t you clean up yourself and get some rest. You can stay here as long as you promise not to nab anything while I’m working, understand?

Gideon made a cross over his heart, going off to find the washroom, before quickly turning around to give Ace a tight hug, and once again leaving the bedroom.

Brushing off the shock from being hugged by the mute cat, Ace turned their attention back to a now passed out John. Brushing the side of his snout with their palm.

“Get comfortable Johnny… It's gonna be a long night.”

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Honest John didn’t expect to wake up. Much less surrounded by comforting warmth and not the burning of fire and brimstone.

For the first seconds of him coming to, he thought he was in heaven. But then all the pain from the night prior hit him harder than the drunk, dashing away any idea of him being dead.

John groaned, he felt stiff. He tried to open his eyes, only to be blinded by bright light, causing him to tighten his eyes closed. After a couple of seconds to readjust, he opened his eyes again, this time much slower.

The first thing he saw was the early light of morning filtering through an open window to his right, a light breeze tickling John's fur. The second thing John noticed was that he was swamped in a thick blanket, laying in a small bed. The softness of the bed was virtually unfamiliar to John, who spent most of his nights huddled next to Gideon in alleyways or abandoned buildings, relying on his cape to keep the both of them warm.

Speaking of Gideon, there he was. Fast asleep beside him, sitting in a chair and resting his furry head on the mattress, soft snoring leaving his body. His fur was a notable shade lighter then when John last saw him, and he was wearing a long button down shirt that acted more like a dress due to his tiny stature.

“In God's name?….”

“He hasn’t left your side the entire night.”

Honest John flinched, a burst of adrenaline shooting through him as he whipped his head as a familiar someone entered the room.

“Ace..” John mumbled, watching the coyote grin wearily as they walked up to his side carrying with them a glass of water and a bottle of pills.

“Here, take this, the medicine will help with the pain.”

Ace spoke in a hushed tone, passing the water and two pills to John. Swallowing the aspirin, Honest John didn't realize how parched he was until he began to down the water, but he finished the entire glass in a matter of seconds. After a few seconds of silence between the canids, Honest John broke the quiet.

“What happened?”

Ace’s face hardened a bit, but it was a different sternness from the one they usually gave John when he was up to something, it looked almost… protective?

“You ate shit. It was really bad, John. I uh- I brought you home to clean you up. Your snout was crooked, and I had to wrap your arm up,” Ace motioned toward John's arm, which he now noticed was in a sling. “Yeah I think it’s broken, so I didn’t wanna risk it. Your ribs are most likely bruised, too.”

Now that Ace pointed it out, John realized he was shirtless, and covered ears to tail in bandages, the smell of rubbing alcohol permeating off of his fur.

“You sure that’s not an excuse to see me in a state of undress?” John teased.

“Shut up.”

Ace huffed in amusement, then gestured towards Gideon. “I don’t know how he found me, but if it weren’t for Gideon pulling me towards that pub, you would’ve fuckin’ died.”

John tore his eyes away from Ace, now looking back down at Gideon, who was still fast asleep. Emotions that John would usually sneer at began to bubble in his stomach, to think that he accused Gideon of running off on him…

“He really cares about you, Johnny..”

“What about you?”

Ace perked up, surprised as they looked down at a now wet eyed fox.

“Why did you follow him? Save me from certain death and take us to your house? Fix up a no good neerdowell like myself? I know you're not a naive do- gooder, there’s just no reason.” John accused the notion of being cared for feeling foreign.

Ace stayed quiet for a while, a little stiff, before they sighed.

“Honestly? I don’t- I don’t know. You're a total shit head. But you have people that actually want to be around you, I guess that includes myself- I dunno- I’m not good with this stuff.”

They shrugged, avoiding John's eyes.

“Oh Ace… try not to fall in love with me too quickly.”

John's avoidant quip brought Ace out of any sentimentality they felt, barking out a laugh and gently shoving John's good shoulder. The shy air quickly dissipated between them as a familiar banter began. In between chuckles, John spoke quietly,

“Your not so terrible as I thought, Coyote”

“…. You're welcome John.”

. . .

“.Can I wear a shirt of yours too?”

“Wh- Y’know what- Sure.”

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I’m sure you all are only here for silly (Y/N) shenanigans, but I was really proud of this and wanted to post it somewhere! Don’t worry, I’ll get back to our regular schedule soon!

[cityandking]

2, 26, 60, 75, 90 for minah, lira + vesper!

thanks dear! // 93 fun oc asks

2. What is their sexuality?

MINAH — bi LIRA — bi with a preference for men VESPER — demi/ace

26. Are they aware of their flaws?

MINAH — she's aware of some of them! she likes to pick at them when she can't sleep, like old scabs. (there are, I think, some flaws she's lived with so long she doesn't even register them anymore, and others she's buried so deep she's forgotten they're there) LIRA — she knows she's got 'em and knows they're making life harder for everyone, including herself, but she doesn't super care. there's a blight on. VESPER — is aware of more flaws than she actually has. she's internalized years of failing to be what other people want her to be in ways that have left her prone to undeserved self-recrimination

60. Describe the way they sleep. 

MINAH — in a perfect world: with a knife under her pillow, her back to a wall, and near a point of secondary egress. baring that: badly. she had nightmares before the joining and more after. she prefers being the big spoon (easier to make a quick exit) LIRA — sleep is about the only time she ever relaxes. she tends to sprawl and hold herself less tightly and look her age for once. she doesn't sleep well post-highever—too many nightmares VESPER — curled up tight to take up as little space as possible, unless she's perfectly comfortable and at ease in which case she'll unwind and stretch out. catlike, perhaps

75. If given a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and nothing to do, what would happen?

MINAH — absolutely a doodler. nothing particularly polished, just something to do with her hands. probably caricatures of the party LIRA — she'd leave it for a long while but eventually start drawing. really nice sketch-style stuff, probably of alfie. she has some talent and it shows. VESPER — she's making to-do lists, notes to self, that sort of thing. maybe a few glyph or rune ideas in the margins, but mostly practical stuff to get out of her head and onto the page

90. Are they right or left handed?

MINAH — right handed LIRA — I think right handed? VESPER — right handed

[giddlygoat]

HEY.

I'M FINALLY GETTING AN ACCORDION.

Do you have any advice on starting? Specific easy songs, techniques to pick up, mistakes to avoid? Maintenance I should be ready for? (I figure this would vary by type, but still.) It's a Hohner Student II, 12 bass piano.

I'm sorry to bring this news knowing you've had to put it to the side for a while, but I hope you can take heart knowing somebody else has seen your passion and that it was reason to take steps forward.

first off, i’m SO excited for you!! the accordion has been such a treat for me and i am bursting with joy knowing you’re picking it up soon! seriously, the thought of me in any way inspiring someone else to learn the instrument is so monumentally amazing that i can’t even process all my excitement!!

secondly, i wanna clarify again that i’m very much a beginner and my overall knowledge about accordions is unfortunately still very baseline. i’m not sure how much our accordions differ because i actually cannot remember the specifics of the accordion i’ve been renting, but i think mine is on the much larger side, older, and definitely not a student accordion. 

it’s a Lira and that’s all i know. i feel really silly for not retaining any of this information even after all this time, but details slide off my brain way too easily. when i see my teacher tomorrow i will try to ask her again and write it all down.

some general rules of thumb would include:

always keep your accordion in a comfortable temperature. basically, if you’re uncomfy, your accordion is also unhappy. accordions have wax, leather and reed elements that can easily stress in extremes and they will live longest in controlled temps. [direct sunlight is also bad]

keep your accordion covered or in a case while you’re not using it. dust is really bad for the instrument and can clog elements. i’ve left mine not only in the open uncovered, but right under my AC for several weeks on end before [which was extremely careless of me], and it hasn’t been an issue yet but it keeps me up at night. just a blanket over it should be fine. 

never extend or press the bellows without pressing a key or the air button. this can cause compression leaks in areas of the accordion. 

the booklet my teacher prepared for me recommends the instrument be polished once a month with a soft cloth using either accordion polish or a good substitute, like Liquid Gold. this helps fight discoloration and build up the surface to protect against small scratches. i have never once polished my accordion in the many months i’ve rented it so i’m not a good example, but it will help the longevity of the instrument. 

as for common mistakes, all my mistakes are in my technique. for weeks and weeks my teacher had to constantly get on me about the position of my hands. on the left side where your basses are, the accordion is held close to the body, elbow back and pulled nearly flush against your side, heel of palm firm against the edge of the accordion, and fingers curled in an extreme “claw” position. i would ALWAYS fall out of position, flattening my fingers and waving my elbow about, and long term that is awful for your hand. the claw position is very hard to explain so i would recommend watching a demonstration of it, but it will save you a lot of pain in the future. 

on the right side of the accordion, it’s good to hold your elbow out. the hand is supposed to float above the keyboard, fingers curled on the end though not as extreme. if you curl your finger, the playing of the notes is a lot stronger and more precise as opposed to flat fingers slapping around. try it, the difference is striking. 

my teacher has thrown many songs my way, most of which i love. she claims all her students hate them lol but they’re old and sweet sounding and some of them have gotten permanently stuck in my head. my two favorites right now are Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes and In The Good Old Summertime. the former is veeeery good for beginners. it felt like a doozy to me as someone with zero previous music experience, and it was to learn, but once you get it down it’ll be so deeply ingrained in your psyche that you’ll never be able to pry it out. i can play it with my eyes closed [which isn’t saying a lot considering you don’t typically see much of the accordion while playing, but it sounds cool to be able to say]. the latter is a lot more complicated and i’m still kind of grappling with it but i just ADORE the tune. it’s so incredibly satisfying when you get it right. oh, and don’t forget Daisy Bell. simply cannot go wrong with that one. way more difficult, lots of bass changing and skipping around on the keyboard, but it’s so worth it. 

also, i have to wonder; are you getting yours used or new? i’m guessing new but i am obligated to ask because used accordions can be so difficult to find in beginner friendly condition. either way, i am SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!! this is a great thing! with your passionate and whimsical soul, i have no doubt you’ll be blasting past me in no time. keep in mind i haven’t been practicing regularly or at all in the last couple months because of the job i just quit so i’ve kind of stagnated for now but tomorrow i’m actually going back to class for the first time in ages so things are looking up! 

the accordion is a really difficult instrument to learn but if my unfocused and impatient adhd self can learn, so can you. i know you got this! and please keep me updated on your journey!! 

[bardock1991]

RWBY: Heirs of the Future

& It's finished. I also added a logo, as well as a cool background of the Remnant Map I'll give a brief overview of each of the characters in a moment

Thanks to JumJamz for the inspiration, this was really fun

Name: Vermillion O. Rose

Age: 15

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Sapphic Ace

Allusion: Celica from Fire Emblem

Class: Lord

Personality: Unlike her Mother, Vee is very talkitive, expressive, lively & extroverted. She's very kind & friendly, but also a bit of a pacifist.

Name: Ranja Polendina

Age: 14

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

Allusion: Laphicet from Tales of Berseria

Class: Sorcerer

Personality: A young boy who was captured & experimented upon as a child. Fortunately, he was found & rescued, then adopted by Penny. Ranja's a shy & distant boy.

Name: Lira X.L. Belladonna

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Bisexual

Allusion: Tifa from Final Fantasy

Class: Grappler

Personality: A Thrillseeker who loves to get into fights, as well as be a bit of a tease towards her friends. Despite that, she's warm & caring like a mother.

Name: Mowgli X.L. Belladonna

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Pansexual

Allusion: Cloud from Final Fantasy

Class: Ronin

Personality: A young man who tries to act like the cool, older brother, but in reality, he's a bit of a dork & a huge softy, just like his mother, Yang.

Name: Nicholas Schnee III

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Straight

Allusion: Thor from Marvel Comics

Class: General

Personality: A very friendly, if somewhat loud, young man who wishes to honor the name of his great-grandfather. Despite his bombastic attitude, he's very wise.

Name: Athena Arc

Age: 15

Gender: Female

Sexuality: AroAce

Allusion: Athena from Greek Myth

Class: Bishop

Personality: A very kind & heartwarming young girl, as well as a skilled healer. Through her Father, she developed a strong sense of empathy, even to her enemies.

Name: Harlen E. Goodwitch

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Lesbian

Allusion: Lina from The Slayers

Class: Dark Flier

Personality: Like Vee, Harlen is almost the opposite of her mother. Energetic, a thrillseeker, talkitive & kinda reckless. But like her Mother, she's very smart.

Name: Odin R. Valkyrie

Age: 17

Gender: Trans Masc

Sexuality: Gay

Allusion: Elves from Norse Myth

Class: Sniper

Personality: A young man who doubted himself when he was a child, but thanks to the support of his parents, Odin was able to find his true self. He's a loyal friend.

Name: Aladdin B. Sustrai

Age: 17

Gender: Non-Binary

Sexuality: Bisexual

Allusion: Aladdin from The Arabian Nights

Class: Rogue

Personality: They're a bit of a scheemer, as well as a bit nihilistic, due to their upbringing. Even so, they never stop trying to do the right thing.

Name: Shadow Fall

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Assexual

Allusion: Shadow from Sonic The Hedgehog

Class: Dark Knight

Personality: A cold, distant, blunt & serious young man who never knew his mother. After meeting Vee, he slowly, but surely began to soften up.

Name: Khloud Alcides Ignis

Age: 53

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Straight

Allusion: Broly from Dragon Ball

Class: Holy Knight

Personality: A Veteran Knight who was once the crown prince of Vale. After The War of Rebirth, he stepped down & served the new king as a Royal Knight.

Name: Zwei Rose

Age: Unknown

Gender: Male

Allusion: Kilara from Inuyasha

Personality: Ruby's only friend throughout most of The War of Rebirth, he's a loyal friend & a powerful ally. He's also very protective of those he grows close to, as well as a bit of a softy to children.

[stankycowboy]

❛ i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know. ❜ @ the most inconvenient time always 🤷🏻‍♀️

Her whispered words leave a warm trace upon his ear, sending an electric prickle across his skin. The back of Severen’s neck tenses, eyes falling to the thin dress she wears. He had assumed the long slit was for comfort, considering how she despised confinement of all kinds; the thought that it may provide ease of access had not previously occurred. It does now. As if reading his train of thought, Lira slowly crossed one leg over the other, the dress sliding up, stopping high on her hip. It seemed she had been speaking the truth. Severen stared, lips parted, toothpick hanging limply from his mouth.

“Severen?” Jesse repeated, narrowing his gaze at the slack jawed idiot. “Severen! Deal the goddamn cards!” Recovering hesitantly, the cowboy looked at the deck in his hand dumbly, mind already wandering back to that creamy thigh. A fist slammed into the table fully waking him from the picture of Lira in his lap. “Alright! Put your britches out you ol’ geezer, I’m dealin’em!” He snapped, shuffling the cards for good measure before slinging five cards out to each member at the table. Diamondback had caught wise to the tease, keeping a smile to herself, secretly debating if she should drag the game out to torment the lovesick fool, or give him some reprieve. Lira feigned ignorance to his pointed gaze, arranging her cards methodically, avoiding even looking at the dealer. "I'll take two" Diamondback declared, pushing her discards forward. "One" Jesse stated, doing the same. Lira shook her head, lowering her hand to the table. Severen grinded his molars, feeling wood splinter between his teeth. Mentally disconnected from the task, Severen took their cards and issued them replacements. He hadn't even looked at his own hand, didn't even slip a customary ace up his sleeve. Jesse's pale brows knitted together as he watched his attack dog turn puppy eyes on their guest. "Look, are we playin' or not?" He grumbled, more put out by being forced into a lover's charade than anything. "Yes". Lira said, raising her head to look at Jesse across the table. Diamondback shrugged and pushed a collection of bullets and change forward "Alright then". Her bet made, she too joined the other woman in looking to the Silvered One. He showed a pointed mistrust at the both of them, but raised the bet. Lira called. Everyone now focused on Severen who had just begun making sense of his five cards. Worse than a clearly good, or bad hand, it had "potential", and he wasn't in the mindset for underhanded tricks. He should have cheated earlier. Rolling the shredded end of his toothpick to the other side of his mouth, the cowboy tried to analyze the situation. If he folded, Lira would certainly keep playing, probably drag it out if she could. There was a chance if he tried to do the same she would fold and leave him stuck in the mess he made. He would have to get her out. Severen snickered to himself, rearranged his hand, raised. The bets went back around, Jesse staring skeptically at the two across from him, seemingly having their own personal betting war as they forced one another to higher and higher stakes. "Alright, already show yer damn hands", he snapped, having already folded during the back and forth. Severen had three of a kind, Lira a straight. It was more than Jesse had expected thinking they were both bluffing out their asses. Even though he had lost, her beau is still smiling. Lira turned to toss her cards at him. "Tough luck cowboy". Severen lunges for her, forgetting the rouse entirely, crushing his mouth to hers. One hand reaches for her wrist the other going for her bare thigh. The force of his movement, even for the two most able to catch themselves, topples them over. Lira does not take the attack lightly and rolls him over, pining him down and snapping at his face. He seems delighted. "I think we're just gonna go" Diamondback laughs, grabbing Jesse by the collar and tugging him away from the table. "You kids have fun". She is hardly phased by the two infatuated monsters, unworried about finding her own entertainment. They leave out the front door of the trailer and step into the still night, able to hear the calamity and growls of the couple inside. Diamond takes the cigarettes out of Jesse's pocket, lights one and takes a puff before slipping it between her man's lips. "Let's take a drive". They head down the short sidewalk to the station wagon parked out front just as they hear Severen utter a loud, long "Fuuuck". Diamond laughs while Jesse starts the car with a roll of his eyes.

[natteryaktoad]

LGU Dorm, Day 84, Part 2

Lira's pretty well connected - she'd be a good friend for Ellie to make.

Ellie: I don't know if you've heard about the latest lesbian drama...

Elizabeth: Sadie did say something about you freaking out when you saw her on a date with Clover.

Ellie: Yeah... I can't figure out my feelings... I thought I was cool with us all dating each other, but...

Elizabeth: Well, I can't pretend to have any of my own relationship experience, but I've got a big family and lots of friends, and I've read lots of books and seen a lot of movies. So if you want a listening ear...

Ellie: Maybe I do want to settle down with someone... but who? And if I can't make my mind up, who am I to say they should?

Elizabeth: Maybe the three of you need to sit down and talk it out?

Ellie: Maybe. It's only been two days but I miss them both like crazy. And Clover's literally in the next room, but she's no even talking to me.

I don't know how Ellie ended up with a custom cookie as her favourite food!

Elizabeth: Maybe what you need is to do something to make you feel good about yourself. Not to make yourself attractive to Clover or Sadie, but something for you, because it makes you feel good. A new hairstyle, or some new clothes or something.

Elizabeth: I never knew your hair was so long!

Ellie: I've got two earrings.

Cashire: Two pairs?

Ellie: No, two earrings.

Cashire: So one pair?

Ellie: Uh... yeah...

Ellie decided she couldn't hide in her room forever, so went out on a wander. She ran into Elizabeth, who can always be relied upon to lend a listening ear (she finds it funny that so many people want to talk to the ace girl about their relationship problems!).

[kalansonkauaikusu]

kiymanin kilosu 300 lira olmus ac artik gozunu turkiye

[ghostofthejunkyard]

Ok, so I bought the ace attorney trilogy hd full version a while ago. My school work got in the way of me playing consistently so I decided to take a very long break from the game. I know it’s technically been a while since all this happened but recently I decided to get back to playing the game and I’m presented with a part of the screen being just black. So I can’t even manual save while playing the game, and some of the text boxes (especially evidence entries) get cut off. And from what I can tell you can’t like port your save from this game to the new version of trilogy released on mobile without paying for the full game on that version yet again. Does anyone know how to fix this black screen issue at all? I have 3 cases left on this game and I don’t just wanna buy the new version of trilogy all over again just to finish it. The new game is 600 Turkish liras here, and I already paid a similar amount in hd so😭 idk I’m kinda hopeless

[mare-baixa]

EVOLUCIÓN DE LA MÚSICA

musica en egipto

En el Antiguo Egipto, ya en el año 4.000 aC, la música estaba muy presente, formando un importante elemento religioso. Los egipcios consideraban que esta forma de arte era una invención del dios Thoth y que otro dios, Osiris, la usaba como una forma de civilizar el mundo.

La música se empleó para complementar los rituales sagrados en torno a la agricultura, que abundaba en la región. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron arpas, flautas, instrumentos de percusión y la cítara, que es un instrumento de cuerda derivado de la lira.

Escrita por: Rodrigo

[linguario]

🇿🇦🇳🇦 5️⃣1️⃣ 51 Afrιkᥲ́ᥲᥒs - ᥲfrιkᥲᥲᥒs - Afrιkᥲᥲᥒos Eis kinders om #defekte vry te wees en #volmaaktheid van die mensdom is #subtiel en onreg 🇰🇷 5️⃣2️⃣ 52 Corᥱᥲᥒo - hᥲᥒgᥙgᥱo - Korᥱᥲᥒ 아이들에게 #무료를 요구하고 #인류의 완벽함은 #미묘하고 불의를 요구합니다 🇦🇱 🇽🇰 5️⃣3️⃣ 53 Aᥣbᥲᥒᥱ́s - Shqιρᥱ̈ - Aᥣbᥲᥒιᥲᥒ kërkoni që fëmijët të jenë #defekte të lira dhe #përsosmëria e njerëzimit është #delikate dhe padrejtësi 🇸🇪 5️⃣4️⃣ 54 Sᥙᥱᥴo - svᥱᥒskᥲ - Sᥕᥱdιsh kräv barn att vara #defekter fria och #perfektion av mänskligheten är #subtil och orättvis 🇹🇭 5️⃣5️⃣ 55 Tᥲιᥣᥲᥒdᥱ́s - ภาษาไทย - Thᥲι เรียกร้องให้เด็กเป็น #ข้อบกพร่องฟรี และ #ความสมบูรณ์แบบของมนุษยชาติคือ #ความละเอียดอ่อนและความอยุติธรรม 🇹🇷 5️⃣6️⃣ 56 Tᥙrᥴo - tᥙ̈rkᥴ̧ᥱ - Tᥙrkιsh çocukların #kusursuz olmalarını ve #insanlığın mükemmelliği #incelik ve adaletsizlik olmasını talep edin 🇺🇦 5️⃣7⃣ 57 Uᥴrᥲᥒιᥲᥒo - украї́нська - Uᥴrᥲιᥒιᥲᥒ Вимагайте, щоб діти були #без дефектів, а #досконалість людства #тонко і несправедливість 🇻🇳 5️⃣8️⃣ 58 Vιᥱtᥒᥲmιtᥲ - Vιệt - Vιᥱtᥒᥲmᥱsᥱ yêu cầu trẻ em được #khuyết tật miễn phí và sự #hoàn hảo của nhân loại là #tinh tế và bất công 🇲🇰 5️⃣9️⃣ 59 Cᥲtᥲᥣᥲ́ᥒ - ᥴᥲtᥲᥣᥲ̀ - Cᥲtᥲᥣᥲᥒ exigir als fills que estiguin #lliures de defectes i que siguin la #perfecció de la humanitat és #supèrbia i injustícia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 6️⃣0️⃣ 60 Gᥲᥣᥱs - Cყmrᥙ - Wᥲᥣᥱs gofyn i blant fod #rhydd o ddiffygion a dyna'r #perffeithrwydd y ddynoliaeth yw #haerllugrwydd ac anghyfiawnder (en Nagpur) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co01Il2tNqH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ulfhrafnx]

whose going to play jomswikinger with lira ? it’s such a fun game that gets more fun the more intoxicated you are. the rules are simple : you have to try to hit your opponent with a potato sack while blind folded but you have to do it while keeping a hand on the chest in between you. you can move anyway you like so long as your hand never leaves the chest. you also have to ask for permission before you swing the sack , “ may i hit you with my sack ? ” and when the other person responds you can swing. asking for permission is used as a way to locate the other player. it can be used against them and often is if you’re quick enough. i’m eternally salty that this isn’t a game we can play in ac : valhalla.

[schoje]

A Câmara dos Deputados marcou para esta semana a votação da Proposta de Emenda à Constituição (PEC) 186/2019, a PEC Emergencial. O presidente da Casa, Arthur Lira, anunciou que pautará a PEC para apreciação diretamente no plenário, sem passar por comissões. A expectativa é aprovar a admissibilidade do texto na terça-feira (9) e, no dia seguinte, a votação em plenário em dois turnos. Na avaliação de Lira, é importante aprovar logo a PEC para possibilitar o pagamento de novas parcelas do auxílio emergencial à população ainda em março. O relator da proposta na Câmara é o deputado Daniel Freitas (PSL-SC).  O texto cria mecanismos de ajuste fiscal, caso as operações de crédito da União excedam as despesas. Entre as medidas, estão barreiras para que a União, os estados e os municípios criem despesas obrigatórias ou benefícios tributários. A PEC também possibilita o pagamento do auxílio emergencial com créditos extraordinários sem ferir o teto de gastos públicos.  No Senado, o texto sofreu mudanças importantes. O relatório do senador Márcio Bittar (MDB-AC) teve que ceder à resistência de vários colegas e foi retirado o trecho mais polêmico do seu parecer, o fim da vinculação obrigatória de parte do orçamento a investimentos com saúde e educação. Bittar também retirou a redução de salário e jornada de trabalho dos servidores públicos, como expediente de ajuste fiscal e equilíbrio das contas públicas. Bittar adicionou uma “trava” a mais para evitar um gasto excessivo com o auxílio emergencial. O relator limitou a R$ 44 bilhões o valor disponível para pagamento do auxílio emergencial. O governo estima retornar com o auxílio emergencial em forma de quatro parcelas de R$ 250 ainda este mês.

[oscarloro79]

IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEY from YUCA on Vimeo.

Impossible Journey is an animated short film that addresses the urgent crisis in maternal health care in the US.

The film was built by a predominantly female team over a process that took more than a year, produced in Brazil and NYC. Each frame was printed and painted meticulously to reveal the layers of reality that our protagonist experiences throughout the story. Every aspect of the animation has metaphorical construction and meaning, just like all the project built around it.

Check out more details and informations on the links below:

Making of: vimeo.com/945849611/991e1f4f3f?share=copy Project’s website: impossiblejourney.org

Cannes Lions 2024 Silver - Film Craft Illustration Silver - H&W Digital Craft

Director: YUCA Production Company: THE YOUTH Post-Production Company: COLOSSAL Executive Creative Director: Eduardo Lubiazi, João Machado Executive Producer: Eduardo Lubiazi Head of Production: Daniel Maia Post-Production Coordinator: Yasmim Uehara Art Director: Eduardo Rosa Animation Director: YUCA + Bruno Brasil DOP: Yuri Maranhão

Producer: Yasmim Uehara, Mauricio Kazu Yamashita Post-Production Coordinator: Yasmim Uehara Post-Production Coordinator Assistant: Nicole Lia Rêgo da Silva, Ana Paula Godoy Production Coordinator: Carol Cherobim Assistant Coordinator: Camila Pires, Lu Krasa Finance Department: Iza Lubiazi

Head of art: YUCA Art Director: Eduardo Rosa Animation Director: YUCA + Bruno Brasil Screenplay: Viton Araújo, Eduardo Tavares Editor: Leonardo Salomão Assistant Editor: Victor Balestrin Printing Studio: Farbewerk Fine Art Lab Printing producer: Daniel Farbewerk Painting Studio: ATELIÊ 39 Painting Artists: Ana Beatriz Artigas, João Paulo de Carvalho 2D Animation Supervisor: Denis Bargos, Daniella Schuarts, Bruno Brasil, André Ruivo VFX Supervision: Rodrigo Stradiotto, Diogo Gameiro Lead Conform and Delivery: Victor Balestrin Conform and Delivery: Ricardo Jug

Lead Concept Artists: Beatrice Bandiera, Fabio Miraglia Lead Illustration: Beatrice Bandiera, Marília Mafé, Diogo Saraiva, Bruno Rosal Concept Artist: Marília Mafé, Taíssa Maia, Che Marcheti, Ana Maria Sena, Bennê Oliveira, Camilla Muniz, Cinthia Saty, Helô Rodrigues, Fabio Miraglia, Diogo Saraiva, Bruno Rosal, Daniel Cramer, Gabriel dos Anjos, Fernando Nas, João Capoulade, Douglas Lopes, Wilson Panassi, Felipe Parucci.

Storyboard: Walfrido Monteiro Previz animation: André Ruivo 2D Animation: Carol Caporrino, Nana Siqueira, Gabriela Chamorro Diniz, Danila Ribeiro, Thalyne Chrystyna, Gabrielle Paparelli, André Ruivo, Diones Ignacio, Robson Vilalba, Anderson Omori, Gilson Júnior de Souza Bastos, Bremo, Gui Kirinus, Geovani Angelo, Carlos Yury, Gui Klein, Sid Ahearne, Alexandre Sales, Gabriel Fraga, Gabriel Chagas, Robb Reis, Denis Bargos.

VFX Animation: Nana Siqueira, Hermes de Lima, Fhilipe Marmori. Lead Clean Up: Mateuz Fernandes Clean Up / Painting: Clara Luz Carvalho Salazar, Nana Siqueira, Giovanna Jahjah, Melissa Ferreira Sartor, Renata SHP, Brenda Maryan, Taiza Nogueira, Mateuz Fernandes, Robson Vilalba, Diones Ignacio, Dudu Querubins, Ulisses Jucá, Luiz Alvares, Pedro Solano, Thallyson Silvestre, Moacyr Neto, Diogo Saraiva, Carlos Yury, Lucas Batalha, Rosinaldo Lages, Josias Bosio, Bruno Mazzilli, Leonardo Vincensi, Rafael Sinnott, Lucas Moraes, Fabio Soro, Lucas Fernandes Siqueira, Jonatas Freire da Silva Souza, Rhuan Gonçalves de Oliveira de Farias, Diego Akel, Lucas Felipe Pereira..

2D Compositing: Gabriel Rocha, Diego Eduardo Loz, Tiago Castro, Adelir Boeira, Lucas Santiago, Jean Lamin, Alan Jose Dias. Compositing: Michel Takahashi Colorist: Erick Moraes 3D Previz: Lucas Lira 3D Animator: Tiago da Silva Motion Graphics: Janaína da Veiga Still Craft Photographer: Diego Cagnato Stabilization Compositing: Everton Ricardo Sabino (Tom), Nícolas Braga de Medeiros Nicolak

Live action Director: YUCA DOP: Yuri Maranhão 1st AC: Jenny Desrosiers Make up artist: Cris Severo Steadicam OP: Emma Leavy BB: Melquan Q Ali Sound Mixer: Emily Strong Producer: Stella Bloss Producer: Livia Borjaile PA/Driver: Elijah Joseph Still Photography: Talitha Ramos Casting: Amanda Gabrielle Baia, Bruce Arturo McIntyre III, Camilla de Souza, Carla Williams, Denise Miller, Emilie Rodriguez, Sarry Nemorin.

Music Company: Satélite Áudio Music Direction: Roberto Coelho, Kito Siqueira e Hurso Ambrifi Account: Fernanda Costa, Renata Schincariol, Daniel Chasin e Karen Nakamura Music Production: Roberto Coelho, Hurso Ambrifi, Thiago Colli, Koitty , Alexandre Avicena, Pedro Pelotas e Nando Diniz Post Production and Mixing: Carla Cornea, Vithor Moraes, Arthur Dossa, Andre Giannini e Esteban Romero Production Coordinator: Camila Guedes, Letícia Oliveira, Bea Vieira e Mariana Tardelli

Special thanks: Filipe Zapelini, Cris Severo In memory of our beloved friend Juca Salomão