#all 26 hours of them

[bh-writingdump]

Zeek's Freaks

Not my Problem

[1st Draft]

It took a week before Ezekiel could walk without feeling faint.  The training videos, all 26 hours of them, luckily could all be done behind a seat.

Unfortunately, considering his job is purely janitorial, most of it didn’t apply aside from a list of doors that shouldn’t be opened.

Half way into their shift, they could barely stand up without stumbling. One of the other janitors caught them before they fell, saying something they couldn’t understand.

Somehow Ezekiel managed to assuage the old man. He sought out a quieter part of the building. Cleaning from there instead taking breaks but each breath brought them closer to fainting. Whatever magic being pumped into their soul didn’t feel nearly like enough as if they were in a high altitude. No matter how much food they ate, it didn’t even come close to filling that gap in energy.

While moping, a scientist opens a nearby security door using a retina scan. Curiosity hits you then like a cement wall. Why would there be a retina scan in a mental health facility that a 12-year-old could pick a lock on.

Ezekiel keeps an eye on the door the following days, trying their best to stay as close as possible. Just in case a certain lab coat walked in, entirely unaware of their surroundings, allowing for Ezekiel to slip in behind them.

At first, it’s only a locker room. Ezekiel ducks behind a gap in the wall while the lab coat enters. He watches the way they enter the code.

Once again, Ezekiel dresses up like a lab coat then slips in soon after. The hallway’s short, no more than 10 doors, each with transparent walls leading to a cell.

Ezekiel stares in shock at the conditions.

Each monster crammed in narrow cells, barely large enough to stretch out in. The lamia couldn’t even stand to their full height. The creature that looked at them, glowering at the lab coat interrogating a bat-skeleton behind them. the skeleton’s namesake briefly glanced at Ezekiel, then the others, then him.

Ezekiel sets a hand on the glass, ignoring the flashing yellow line. “Hello, can you understand me?”

The monsters were said to come from the wilds, but not our wilds. Many of them not knowing any human tongue.

The lamia’s fangs curl with amusement. “yeah, sweets, every word.”

Ezekiel’s eyes must’ve widened comically large. “You… you shouldn’t be here. This isn’t right. I don’t suppose you know the code.”

“What the HELL are you doing here? This is a restricted area.” A scientist snaps, reaching for you. Ezekiel bolts for the door just as an alarm goes off and it slams shut. Soon enough, they’re cuffed.

“This is illegal. You can hold them in there.”

The guards ignore you, letting them scream and shout until the silhouette of a woman who ruined their life and sets their blood on fire comes in. The magic inhibitor burns into their neck. “HOW DARE YOU! You knew about this. You – this is just like Tuskeegee all over again.”

In the confines of her office, the doors shut and the cuffs off. “Did you have to make a scene? You know how it reflects upon me.”

“Badly upon you?! How do you think the states’s going to react knowing you have people locked up in a makeshift prison?”

Drew plops down in her plush leather chair. Her gaze fixed on a stack of papers. “We have all the paperwork right here. approved by the state, if you’d like to check.”

“The legislature—“

“Saw the threat of magic users and saw the need to research these creatures. You’re blowing this out of proportions. These aren’t even people. They’re violent creatures who only follow their base instincts.”

“What are you talking about? They speak. They feel. They’re just like you and me.”

“Who can also perform a perfect mimickery of human speech. The most he’s done is pulled one of my assistant’s pants down. Merely an animal.”

“You can’t be serious. Those—they’re people. They—I could see it in their eyes.”

“How scientific. No wonder you stooped so low to work in primary education. Why not counsel toddlers, I’m sure that gives you plenty of insight into the human condition. Coming from someone without a heart, of course.” She taps on your chest. “That’s very convincing.”

Ezekiel slaps her hand away. “That’s insane!. The proof’s written in their face. If someone spent any time with them, I bet they’d see that too.”

“You bet?” Dr Drew curls her lips int hat knowing grin that made your skin crawl since you were a kid. “How sure are you?”

You take a step back, she’s so much closer. Her breath on your skin, you can barely breathe. First time in decades and you’re barely standing. You’d dreamed of beating her to a pulp since you were a kid, you couldn’t move.

“Would you bet a year’s wage? 2? If you’re so certain that they’re people, why not 3? I’ll give you a team, funding and 6 months to come up with results.”

“Those are people’s lives! Not numbers.”

Her smile so saccharine sweet you swallow an upchuck. “Well, that is what we’re here to prove, aren’t we?”

Your breathing grows ragged as she presses you against the wall. Your legs turning to jelly.

“I’ll-I’ll tell the news.”

“The news who are bound by censorship from the state? Perfect plan.”

Ezekiel curses themselves. It’s idiotic if papers on Dr Drews desk are real, then alerting anyone would bite them in the ass more than help. But what if they didn’t know, would they care? The people in that room will look like stuff of myth and legend. If they can’t see a witch as human, why a monster?”

“1 year for my own office, freedom to bring in materials regularly in rooms. Whether or not they pose a risk and I want to be able to go into those cells. If my findings confirm they’re people, I want them released.”

“Deal.” She holds out her hand, almost civilly if not for her Cheshire cat grin.

“Deal.” Ezekiel nods, stepping from the room, the outer doors didn’t come soon enough.

[jklpopcorn]

crying and sobbing i was supposed to draw doodles of my ocs but instead all there is is Siffrin

they're so shaped i have to draw them

also

100% :)

[moonilit]

I like to think Bruce have a journal, not as batman just as Bruce Wayne and you can see where he wrote all the headaches he gets from his kids

[achillvs]

i think i need bts again.

[pnsge]

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[cementcornfield]

this meme but it's the '23 rookies discussing the pros and cons of letting mike g into the 'cule

HAHAHAHAHAHA god actually though

Is That Old Man Dick Worth It? 🤔🤔 (Answer: Yes!)

[crows-of-buckets]

I think I've decided that I want Ena to be one of the elves taken during the "plague" in denerim during the first blight. Assuming DAV takes place in 9:49, he would have been 8 or 9 I think I need to check my timeline. He's my Surana's cousin, and the younger brother of one of my other Rook's (Revari isn't rook in my canon worldstate, but they are still a Mercar. They left for Tevinter at around 13 when their magic developed). Anyways him being my Surana's cousin is probably something he himself never actually learns (sadly). He doesn't even really talk about being from Fereldan at all, and I can't really say for certain that he would even remember his last name before he became a crow. Plus, he transitioned (kept his name tho) and so did his only sibling, so the likelihood of them recognizing each other is so painfully low.

Anyways, one of the Tevinter mages in the alienage claimed Ena had the plague, he gets shipped off. I haven't decided whether he was bought by the crows or scouted after somehow escaping (this one is becoming far less likely the more I think on it); either way, he ends up in the crows by the time he's 9. He gets his face scar like right before joining, so the first few months are even worse.

His magic developed not long after, and tbh this is the only reason I think he even survived. He was never really good at fighting in regular combat, but he was pretty good at getting the fuck out of the way when someone was trying to kill him. I think the Crows take better care of their mages (I can't remember if this is canon or a head canon but whatever) because they're a better investment. (Even when they become abominations, as crows are known to do occasionally, I do think generally they receive "kinder" treatment)

He meets Viago somewhere around age 10 (they have around a 8-10 year age gap, so Viago would be 18-20. At least going off of Viago being 34 to 36 in Veilguard. Everyday I pray that bioware will release and actual timeline bc god I am tired of figuring this shit out 😭), and immediately decides that he is going to be loyal to this guy in particular. I don't know why he decides this, but he's like 10 so it was probably some stupid reasoning.

At first Viago is annoyed, but I think after a certain point his brain kicked in and he went "wait having another crow (even one so young) who is insanely loyal to me is an AMAZING investment on my end". Teia isn't around to be his moral compass, so at this time in his life at least 9/10 of his decisions are made to further his own goals. This is around when he starts actually taking an interest in Ena, and keeping him around as an investment. He starts teaching him poisons, and building up Ena's poison resistance. Ena is notoriously loyal as hell and twice as stubborn so Viago 100% plans on using that to his advantage. I think Ena's magic developed not too long after this so he immediately becomes more useful lmao

Depending on when Viago became Talon, I do think it may be possible that Ena was one of the first to become a full crow under his leadership. If Viago is ~30 in Eight Little Talons, he had to have been a Talon for a few years, so he was probably made one in his late 20s I think? Teia is mentioned being one of the younger talons, and she's ~28 in eight little talons I think, and I'm pretty sure she's been a Talon for a few years at this point. Anyways, assuming Viago became a talon between 26-28, Ena could have been one of the first full crows under his command, being made a crow between 16-18. However, timelines like this make my head hurt so this may be completely inaccurate lmao

Somewhere between Viago realizing Ena is a good investment and Ena becoming a full crow, Viago becomes annoyingly fond of his little protege. He ends up bailing him out of trouble FAR more often than he would like. Ena is painfully good at becoming the annoying younger brother figure in anyone's life, and Viago is NOT exempt from that.

[bmpmp3]

its interesting as someone who used to be a bit closer to the very online capital A "Art Community" but is now a little more outside of it and focused on local art academia etc instead because the former always compliments me on "art style" and the latter always compliments me on the supposedly bizarre subject matter choices i make... its not bad its just interesting to see those two bubbles and how surprisingly separated they can be. unfortunately for them both, my art style is only Like This because i have a learning disability that slightly colours every line i draw and the unusual compositional choices like only drawing one eye and shit is because i was on deviantart in 2009 <3

[no1ryomafan]

So two very crazy things happened:

<I recommended randomly in a irl server for one of my clubs at college because yes we have discords for them five animes I like even though I’m usually shy and they were all super niche-it’s was new getter, shin jeeg, big o, Casshern sins and kikaider (the anime version obviously-yet one person who recently joined and I started the con with because of this since they said they liked anime proceeded to go “okay I can’t sleep ever so tonight I’ll watch three eps of each of them”

<I wake up hours later to a text from my irl friend who I had shown new and arma too saying they had finished big o and I don’t know if they meant the manga or anime but I will update when I get a reply cause WHAT THE FUCK

[beachyserasims]

URL Song Tag Game

rules of the game: link a song for each letter of your username

Thanks for the tag @jayveesim , @lynzishell , & @simsimulation <3 <3 I LOVE doing these and adding to the amazing song lists being created. I have so many new artists to explore now =D

BMO - Ari Lennox

Everything - Ella Mai, John Legend

Awards - Chika

Collide - Tiana Major9, EARTHGANG

Hyperdermix - Inspectah Deck

Yes I Can - People Under The Stairs

Snooze - SZA

Excuses - Kash Doll

Rain on me - Ashanti

Angel - Pink Panthress

Speak to me - Ari Lennox

I Must Apologise - Pink Pantheress

Mood Is Right - Queen Latifah

Shirt - SZA

So I obviously love R&B music!! Also they are mostly women, oops. Got a lot of love songs in that list hehe I can't help it they are so dang relatable.

Tagging: @bakersimmer, @invisiblequeen, @honeyjars-sims, @hannahssimblr, & @eljeebee <3 <3

[vanyafresita]

why can't a boy take a break from the horrors ? oh, must i always suffer this way ? is there no end to this madness ?

[iampikachuhearmeroar]

starting a new job be like:

new job: oh hey! we have a progression wall where all our different position descriptions are available for you to peruse and "future drive" and plan your future success here!

me: ok let me peruse these position flyers etc

also me to myself: *reads the position description for front desk receptionist* the fuck you mean you require/recommend having a full ass degree for front desk reception??? get the fuck outta here. also how much more do they earn than us who out on the phones??? bizarre

[milo-is-rambling]

Once again thinking about having a pen pal or a person to write letters to and send physical mail like ugh I want that so bad

[peridots-pixiwolf]

[Start ID. A green-toned drawing of two characters from an original universe, shown from the shoulders up. It's framed as though they're taking a selfie. On the left is Heathrow, a human with dark skin, long hair, a good number of facial scars, and two painted lines below each eye. He wears something akin to a green hoodie, with fluffy plant matter sewn into the back of the hood. On the right is Crassie, a half elf, which in this universe entails long pointed ears, a pair of short pale horns, a slightly rabbit-like nose and markings under her eyes. Her skin is olive-toned, sporting a couple distinct scars on her face and hand, and she's wearing what is essentially a bush and spiked glovelets. Both of them are smiling, Crassie a little bit wide-eyed and Heathrow with a fond expression. The background's a saturated green with the text "1 YEAR!". End ID]

A redraw-in-spirit of the post from last year's Feb 16 that introduced these two to my blog. It's their birthday :]

[anotherpapercut]

I have 115 titles in my "to listen to" tag on Libby 😩 how in the fuck am I gonna listen to all of these books?? they range from 4-28 hours long 😭😭

[theredtours]

BOTS PLEASE FUCK OFF