#also i need seychelle to be in more things

[perfectlywrongformend3s]

Finally Curled My Hair-Colby Brock

A/N: Thank you! So, much for requesting I love writing these types. Feel free to request more of them. They can also be with Sam as well. 

-Samantha

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Your POV

I was chilling in Colby's bedroom when he walked in. I looked over and smiled. " Do you want to curl my hair for my video?" He asked

I immediately jumped up and grabbed my curling iron. He let out a chuckle before calling out to Sam and Katrina. We all went and sat on the couch while Colby went to turn the camera on. 

" What's up guys so today I'm being held against my will, I did not want to do this at all, but it was their idea." he said pointing to Kat and Sam, which made me let out a small laugh 

Sam then made finger guns to his head which made me go into protective mode. " Nobody hurts my baby." I said pointing mine at Sam. While Sam and I were fooling around with Colby, Kat grabbed the curling iron. " It's hot." she exclaims  moving it close to his face

" Oh there's actually like a curling gun." Sam said 

We all let out a laugh. Colby then leaned back into my legs since I was behind him. " Oh my god so many have been begging me to curl my hair, like I went to the Seychelles the other day and like my hair got curled." Sam interrupted him for a second, " You mean like Y/n here. She's been begging for you to curl your hair." 

I let out a small chuckle while leaning forward so I could hug him. I felt him place one of his hands on top of mine. " Yes, like her." he said before continuing on saying...

" People were just like," Oh my god, did you do this yourself? " and I was like no." Sam said to Colby...

" You get a fucking perm dude." I let out a small laugh when Sam said that. " It's just salty, I never a fucking perm, get that idea out of your head right now." Colby stated 

I started picturing him with one. It's like he could read my mind, because he turned so he was looking at me. " What?" I said 

" Don't even think about it." he said 

I let out a gasp. " I would never." All he did was raise an eyebrow. " I love you." I said 

Kat and Sam let out a chuckle at the scene. The both of them said that we needed to perm his hair and Colby was not having it. " I think my hair would make me look like a Lopez twin." 

" Nice." Kat said 

" Awesome!" I shouted which got me a smack on my leg from Colby

" We'll don't you want to be on tik tok." Sam stated 

" Dude, yeah"  

" So you got to perm your hair for today." Sam finished 

" All right next video hundred thousand like, I'm perming my hair." he said pointing to the camera 

I slapped his head while shaking my head. " Oh you just made the freaking thing." Sam said 

" They're not going to get 100 thousand likes right." Colby mumbled 

" All right." Sam said 

Colby then moved his hands saying...

" But before we start the video." He picked up a box which had me curious. " I got a package and I wanted to open it right in front of you guys." he started ripping it open

Kat said,  " You didn't even cut it." 

Sam said, " Why don't you get a freaking..." 

I was about to get up, but saw him open it. I felt him lean into me. He turned around quickly to make sure I was okay before continuing to open it. " Yeah, because I have muscles and muscles can open things with force." 

He then placed it down which made me gently stand up to see. I think Colby felt it because he said, " Babe, please be careful."

I let out a sigh before sitting back down and then just moved to see over his shoulder. Kat let out a laugh saying, " These are shirts dude." 

" Omg!" Sam exclaimed 

Colby looked up. " I was expecting this to be something else." Kat let out a laugh again while I gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.Colby then shouted out the company. He then tossed it back into the box before stating, " I thought it was our streamy award." Sam also thought it was their streamy award. 

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Colby then started thanking the fans for the award. Sam was looking up something on his phone. " See look, Sam this is your package I think Colby will get one too later." 

I then zoned out while rubbing small circles on Colby's back. He didn't seem to mind. I felt him tug the hoodie which brought me back. " But guys I have new merch. Check it out. It comes in black and a yellow edition." 

I smiled and pointed to it. " Colby and I have matching ones, but I'm not wearing mine right now." 

Kat said...

" Are you ready to be bald?" 

I gasped. " Kat!" 

" See okay, thats this is what I'm afraid of." he said 

" Baby, don't listen to her." I stated 

Colby then explains...

" First thing she said when she came in here was that I've never done this to a guy before." 

" Kat, I'll do it." I said 

She let out a chuckle, but nodded in agreement. " I've never done this, but Y/n has." 

Colby looks behind him with a questioning look. " Really?" 

" No, but I know what I'm doing." I explained 

He still looks scared. " That terrifies me because if she touches me one time with the metal on my skin it's going to burn like a bitch or it could burn just my hair completely off." 

Kat pointed and asked...

" What do you think about bald Colby?" I felt my eyes get huge. " Um no. I love his hair too much."

" Oh, 200,000 likes for bald Colby." Sam said 

" Nobody like it!"  I said 

He then started taking off his hoodie which made me want it. " I took way too many articles off." Colby said  " I'm betting Y/n/n's enjoying it." Sam said 

I laughed. " Oh yeah. I am! Oh Colby." I asked

" You want the hoodie don't you." he asked 

I nodded, he laughed and threw it over. I slipped it on while Colby was messing with his hair. "How do we do this, I have a mane right now. I'm supposed to get a haircut tomorrow actually, but that's why I decided to uh do this now." 

Kat asked...

" Are you gonna give me or Y/n lice?" 

" Probably, a lot of that so my hair itches at night." 

" I better not have any." I stated 

I was watching Kat while Sam was asking Colby something. Kat then stated...

"  Well, no you're gonna be Y/n/n's assistant. She's also putting you to work." I let out a giggle. " Yeah Sam when either of your arms get tired it's your turn." Kat was then handing me the curling wand. " Oh fuck no." Colby said 

" I'm about to burn a bitch." Sam stated 

" Samuel! You better not." I scolded 

I then turned back to Colby to ask him to lean down. " For 45 minutes." he said 

I took the clips out that Kat put in while she asked " Why do you guys think this is going to take 45 minutes." 

Sam then stated that...

" Because that's how long it takes you to do..." Kat then said. " My hair." 

" I'm scared." I whispered 

" Can we shave the sides of your head?" Kat questioned 

I looked at her while Colby asked. " Why the fuck do that?" 

" Babe, I think she's asking how we are going to curl the sides." I told him which got him to glance at me for a split second. " You just gotta watch the earlobes and go for it." 

" Did you brush this?" I asked to get ready to put the clip back in. All of a sudden he screamed which scared me, so I moved the clip away from his hair. Kat and Sam argued with him an=bout wearing a hat all day. " It's combed through guys. It's not matted up now." 

" Um, really then why did Kat's clip get stuck in your hair." I questioned him

" Because you went into the side." He explained 

I looked at him confused. " So your hair can't go in through the side." I started messing with his hair. I then started saying...

" What if you had bangs?" 

Colby leaned back with his mouth open which had me laughing, but Kat told him. " Can you stop  moving your head?" 

" I'm sorry." He said 

I place a small kiss to his head before continuing moving his head side to side which made him say ow over and over again. " I'm starting!" I announced  

" Okay." Colby said

Sam pointed to the curling wand. " Is that hot?" Kat looked at him weird. " Yeah." she stated like it was obvious 

" Are you serious?" Colby exclaimed 

I moved it closer to his hand. He moved his hand over it and then shouted. " Oh my god. It's fucking super hot." Sam then moved his hand to feel it, while Colby looked at how hot it was. " What degree is...360?"  Sam then spun around in a circle making us all laugh. I started grabbing pieces to curl. " I'm nervous." 

" Babe, if this touches my fucking skull..." 

I got freaked out. " Stop, you're scaring me." I curled his hair around the wand, when Sam asked... 

" Isn't that going to burn you." 

While they were talking I took his hair off and let out a giggle. " Look at it." Kat said, laughing, I then handed it to Sam. " Do you want to try?" 

Colby looked scared so I gave him a peck on the cheek. He then leaned back and stated...

" I don't know if your assistant knows how to use that." I then took it back and said. " This is the skinniest barrel that I had." 

" Oh fuck." Colby said 

They were both confused so Kat let me demonstrate on her. I started curling again which freaked Colby out. I felt my finger touch the barrel, which made me let go and scream. " Ow!" 

Colby turned to the right of him. " Are you okay?" He pulled my finger closer so he could see it. He gently placed a kiss on my finger. I smiled and then heard Kat say...

" Guys, look, it's curling." 

Sam leaned over. " Wow!" 

Colby laughed. I then went back to curling his hair. " Why do I smell burning?" I immediately stop what I'm doing. Sam then stated, " Oh I can see smoke come off here." Colby then turned to me. " Babe, what the fuck. That's not good"   He then asked " Is it supposed to sizzle?" 

Kat stated that it shouldn't. When I let the barrel free we all let out a laugh at the curl except Colby. While they were all talking I went in again. Sam then asked me. " Should there be this much smoke?" I grew concerned. " Um no, that's a little concerning." 

Kat and Sam waved around his head which made Colby concerned. I then started turning the temperature down. Sam asked...

" Do you have any product in your hair?" 

He then answered with, " Just a little pinch of gel." 

I then went back to curling his hair with the low temperature and it was working much better. 

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I then took Sam and Kat's spot so I could reach. I was curling his hair while Sam was messing around with the clip. I started laughing which got Sam's attention. He leaned up to see. " Oh my god." he said 

Colby glanced up at Sam, confused, which had me all smiles, because of how cute he is. " What happened?" Colby asked with general confusion. I looked at him and just shrugged, keeping it a secret for now. He just gave me a glare. 

Sam had to then get up to get something Kat asked for him to grab. " Dude she almost dropped it on his face." Kat said when Sam tripped over the wire. Colby then started going into a story about Sam. I then started laughing which got his attention. " What?" 

" When you look at me, start on, wow." I said 

" You look like a superstar." Kat said 

" Are the sides curled?" He asked 

" I can't curl them. They're too short." I explained 

" We'll at least you're honest about it, babe." he said 

Sam then came back and asked...

" What happened?"  

I think Colby could tell by Sam's expression because he asked...

" Really, what about the front?" Colby questioned 

" There's a few curls that are here." Sam explained 

 Kat then asked people to comment about when they knew about chickens laying eggs. I then moved back to the right side of Colby. I started messing with his hair when he pretended to move the wand into his mouth. 

" Colby!" I shouted while Sam and Kat let out laughs. " See how far you can stick it back. It's hot so if you mess up." Sam said 

"Samuel!" I shouted 

Colby then started measuring. " It's fucking ignoramus." Kat then got in on it.   " Like the width on that." 

I just rolled my eyes at them. " Oh it looks good Colby." she said 

Mini Jump

I got back to curling the front when I touched the curling wand again. " Ow!" 

" Oh fuck. Let me see, baby." He said grabbing my hand

I then got the spray and had Colby cover his eyes. I then started moving my hands through it. " We're trying to say that you should have gotten a perm." Sam said after some time. I looked at him crazy. " I would probably lose a hundred thousand followers on instagram." Colby said 

Sam and I switched spots again so he was sitting next to Kat. He handed me the gel and asked...

" Do you want this or is this too much?" I nodded and said, " Yeah, I want you to do that part." 

Sam then started running his hands through Colby's hair. I heard Kat say...

" Oh my god! Sam what are you doing?" which had me turning around

" Whoa!" kat exclaims 

" It did change it a lot actually." Sam said 

Kat and I  were just laughing watching Sam mess with his hair. " Why the fuck did you guys fuck my shit up man."  Colby exclaims

" Awe Colby! You look adorable though." I said 

He raised his eyebrows. " I don't want to be adorable." 

I just let out a giggle. Kat decided to see if she could fix anything while I took a seat on the back of the couch which made Colby hold my calves so I didn't tumble backwards. " Why did you guys do the tuck behind the ear." he questioned 

Kat started ruffing his hair which made me follow through. " Fix the bald spot." Kat said 

" What!" I said, " Bald spot?" Colby exclaimed 

Kat then said something that made both the boys shout. " Got called the fuck out." Colby said to Sam. I then got up from behind the couch to be in the front. 

" You look amazing baby!" I said 

" Strike a couple poses." Sam said 

I was laughing at all the poses he was doing. " All right let's come over here." Sam said 

Colby's POV

I stood up from the couch and grabbed Y/n/n's hand and pointed over to the bathroom. " I want to look in the bathroom." 

When we got to the mirror I was shocked I turned toward Sam while Kat and Y/n were laughing. "What the fuck is this?" I kept pointing to pieces of my hair. All I could hear was laughter. " How do you feel?" Y/n/n asked 

I took a quick glance at her before saying. " I really don't know how to feel about this. I think it's uh, it's not horrible, but it's not it's not..." Kat interrupted me, " Actually I kind of like it." 

Sam even agreed. Y/n/n then stated... " Again you look adorable." 

I glared at her. " I would rather be hot than adorable." She smirked, but didn't say anything. " So do you think this was like an emo look except opposite, you know." I questioned 

Y/n looked confused and Kat questioned me with, " What do you mean opposite?"  I then pushed  my hair while saying...

" They usually have crazy hair in the back." Kat then pushed my hair and sprayed more spray in my hair. " Maybe we will do this." Y/n/n let out her adorable giggles which made me smile. " What do you think? Should Y/n curl it more." 

" You know what, I think something happened in a bad way." I said 

" What!" Y/n exclaimed 

Which got me changing my answer. " No, you know what, it's not bad." 

Sam then asked me. " What if you would flick it out a bit." 

I started moving my head around. I then felt my neck crack. " Oh my, babe you okay." Y/n/n asked concerned " Yeah" I said giving her a peck on the lips

We all then started dancing. We then went back to sitting down and I felt Y/n behind me. " I think we should do rollers next." Kat said 

" That's a perm"  I said 

" It would only last like a day." Sam said 

" Okay I'm down for that hundred thousand likes we're gonna do that 200,000 likes Sam's gonna do it." I said

I heard Y/n laugh when Sam exclaimed...

" No 100,000 was the perm. 40,000 thousand." 

I let out a groan which made Y/n/n rub my back. " 40,000 the curls, hundred thousand for the perm. Two hundred thousand for the double perm." Sam explained 

I then started ending my video. " Thank you Kat and Sam for joining. Thank you to my beautiful and wonderful girlfriend for helping out." She wrapped her arms around me after I was done. After plugging my merch again I shut the camera off. 

" I love you and I think you look really hot right now." Y/n whispered in my ear

I turned to her and placed a kiss on her sweet lips. " I love you too, angel." 

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Okay I don't really like the ending, I didn't really know how to end it. I really hope this is good. It looks amazing. Definitely let me know if there are any mistakes or you think it's confusing at all. 

Hopefully you guys like this one! 

-Samantha

[thewillowtree3]

Korrasami Secret Santa 2024!! ;DDDD!! ❤️❤️

Hi, Korrasami fam!! We're back!! ;DDDDD!!

We're doing Korrasami Secret Santa for 2024!! (I did copy this from Korrasami Secret Santa 2024. Always will!! ;DDDD!!). 7 YEARS AND KICKING BABEY LET'S GO!! ;DDDD!! ❤️❤️❤️

The rules are the same:

Korrasami creators will be able to gift one another with Secret Santa gifts. Whether it be fics, art, videos, animations…the fun’s all there! (It doesn’t have to be holiday-themed! It can be whatever you want :)

The Process:

This Secret Santa exchange will be done through drawnames.com, which is a Secret Santa Name Generator. You’ll need your email for this, and you can message me it directly on Tumblr (I’ll gather everyone’s names up, and put them into the generator when it’s time to draw names.)

The due date to sign up is 11:59 PM Nov 29, 2024 PDT (I’d like everyone to have ample time to do their Secret Santa gifts). :)

Most likely, you’ll need to make an account on drawnames.com (you don’t need to, but it’s recommended.  When you get to writing your Wish List on there, under ‘Hobbies and Interests’, make two different lists: One for ‘Fic Requests’, the other for ‘Art Requests’. If a writer draws your name, you’ll have a suggestion for what you want them to write. If an artist draws your name, they’ll have an idea of what to create! (Also, originally, this project only had fanfic and fanart- but if anyone can contribute any other talents, that’d be swell!)

Example: Fic Request- I want Korra and Asami cuddling at home with a fireplace!

Art Request: I want Korrasami going otter-penguin sledding!

The fic and art requests can be the same, or they can be different. Please limit it to one, or if you can’t choose, then two options. You can also note things that you don’t want (i.e. No smut or NSFW work!). You can be as specific as you wish.

Also, everyone else! We recognize that there may be people in the fandom who don’t create content, but still want to contribute! @lamftw​ came up with these great ideas four years ago, if you’d still like to participate in the Secret Santa. You can:

Create Korrasami memes! The more memes, the better :)

Share your favorite Korrasami headcanons! We’d love to hear them.

Share your favorite artwork/fanfic!

Share your favorite moment from LoK or share how much Korrasami means to you.

Create Korrasami memes, write a sweet holiday message/ note of appreciation :)

Also, we can all show some love to our favorite creators, to Bryke, Janet Varney, and Seychelle Gabriel (the voice of Korra and Asami, respectively). :)

When everyone has signed up, I’ll put all the names into the Secret Santa Name Generator. You should get an email, asking you to join the Secret Santa exchange. Just click ‘Join Group’, and you’re good! Once everyone has joined, the names will then be drawn, and you’ll get your chosen individual (you’ll get an email for this too). Please remember to check your email on Dec 1; we cannot draw names unless everyone has joined the Secret Santa group!

The reveal will be on Dec 19, 2024 (the 10TH KORRASAMI ANNIVERSARY!! ;DDDD!!). Post your work on Tumblr, and tag the person you got, so they’ll know what lovely work they got! Also, please tag ‘Korrasami Secret Santa’ so we can save these posts for the future :).

Please note that if you sign up, you HAVE to commit to making something. This is open to all creators, of any skill level, but please please make something if you sign up. You don’t wanna leave anyone hanging!

Last note- remember to message me on Tumblr and give me your email. That’s the way to sign up! :)

10TH KORRASAMI ANNIVERSARY BABEYY LETS FUCKING GOO!! ;DDDD!! ❤️❤️✨✨

LET'S DO THIS AND MAKE THIS THE BEST ANNIVERSARY EVER!! ;DDDD!! ❤️❤️🌈🌈✨

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[kymerawrites]

Maffia boss! x Simon Riley

I’m way to creative, needed a small break from sir Simon Riley as I have ALOTT of ideas

I was the daughter of one of the most rich and powerful people in underworld. Too bad I was a daughter and not the son yet my mother couldn’t conceive any children after me my dad was doomed with a woman taking over his business, and I was fucking great at it.

Because of me, his empire expended way beyond Cartagena, Colombia. I got our secret formula in the USA, England, Seychelles South France, Brazil, China, Australia, and many more countries. We also had a lot of allies in politics because of me and the CIA I was booming in this business, and the people I partnered with were all crushing on me, I was the baddest bitch alive right now and everyone knew that. I was on top of the game and I liked to stay that way until I started playing a dangerous game with SAS, agent and member of the task force 141 Simon Riley.

My head was all over money. I only talked in money. I only loved money, and I only wanted money. I was a material girl I love anything that was expensive you could see it on me. I was really expensive looking woman and it made me felt super powerful. But now that I am on top of the game there are always the jealous motherfuckers that want to take you down.

“Do we have any information about this woman price?” All the task force and even general Shepard was in the meeting.

“ this is one of the most dangerous woman on our list right now Shym Medusa. She has one of the biggest maffia leaders in Colombia and has a very secretive formula of drugs that no one can find out and it makes people go to war. We need to take her down as soon as possible because she’s also overruling us.”

 Simon looked at the information “there’s no picture of her..”

Soap also agreed “how do we find a woman if we cannot even see the woman?”

Price sighed “ we also found el sin Nombre who was faceless in their business. This will be easy.”

 Simon looked again at the information on the screen. He was kind of impressed a woman doing after that on her own, and have been one of the strongest leaders in the world right now he wanted to find out who she was, and of course take her down.

He didn’t realize that it might be so easy to take her down, but it was way harder to actually take her down. They infiltrated her in Columbia in a club where they went out as regular guests one of the bars she saw her sitting with a whole team of people that were seen as her ‘family’ were a few of the most skillful, murderers, snipers fighters, and even some agents. She had a strong army with the task force one for one even be powerful enough to take them down?

 I was sitting on my regular table. We had a bunch of cash on the table almost too much to even count. This was my club when I implement my money and my hour into something I own it just like one of the many clubs, banks, and other things that I have taken over until I saw someone with a school mask and a bacalava sitting on across in the club. he was muscular and mysterious something pulled me towards him. He looked deep in the eye. Those eyes spoke something that I couldn’t catch.

I excuse myself from the table and walk towards the bar where I ordered a martini. I lit up a sigaret and looked at the man again, he stared me in the eye

“i’ve never seen you in my club before who are you? are you here to make a deal maybe because I’m talking cash right now.”

 Simon was in shock. This woman was magnificent, beautiful, and she had an aura that said I am that woman. She look confident like she’s bragging about it.

“I’m here for you miss medusa, but I don’t know what my goals are yet, I just wanted to see such a stunning woman like you.” 

“You’re playing a dangerous game doing business with me sir, it’s for the players who really want to play.”

Ghost nodded “I’m aware sugar.”

She looked him in the eye, tilting her head to side something about the way… the way he said Sugar made her impressed something not everyone could do, everyone who approached her, wasn’t that good for her, but somehow she was from this mysterious skeleton mask man.

I sipped my martini “what is your proposal? Do you have any allies or affiliates I need to know about to consider doing business with you?” 

Simon instantly fell questions. How would he play this off? She was maybe one of the most stunning person he’s ever seen, he gave her the thrills no one else could in a woman, he dated a few but they were all so mediocre, he saw something in her that stood out.

“ if you join me tonight there’s no going back, from now you’re my partner and you cannot leave so I suggest you think really good about the choice you’re going to make next.”

this was a big sacrifice, but it was needed for his team. The only word he said “I’m down to do business.”

“Very well..what is your name?”

“Call me ghost.”

LMK IF YOU WANT A PART 2 bc I know I can write this GREAT

[skijumper]

atlas, levi 2024

"Look, if you want to break up with me, just say it." Atle nearly drops his phone.

"What do you think? The Maldives or the Seychelles?" Atle asks Alexander who upon hearing the question looks up confused from his phone. "What do you mean, Maldives or Seychelles?" Atle rolls his eyes and shows his friend his phone screen, where he has a vacation rental site open. "For vacation. Where Lucas and I should go," Atle says as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

Alexander shrugs which is not really helpful. "I have been to neither but they both sound boring to me," Alexander says and Atle wonders why he asked Alexander in the first place. He might as well have asked a wall, it might even have made more sense. Of course, Atle should ask Lucas first but they see each other in two days minimum and Atle wants to have this matter settled now. It's always a drag to plan their holidays, with different sponsor meetings and all of that. Especially now that Lucas' is in a whole other delegation.

Therefore Atle sends Lucas a quick text message, reading

i'll call you when I have landed in Finland. we gotta talk.

The check marks nearly instantly turn blue and three dots appear. Atle asks himself if Lucas is glued to his phone. Which he is, Atle knows his boyfriend and his addiction to his phone.

Before Atle can see what Lucas has answered though, it's time for him to board his plane to Finland. Responsible as he is, Atle immediately switches his phone to airplane mode. He is not particularly superstitious, but he has always done it that way and so far he has not crashed in a plane. Lucas is someone who never switches his phone to airplane mode. This always makes Atle a little uneasy when he is flying with his boyfriend. Alexander just rolls his eyes. He knows Atle's habits and has told him, that it doesn't matter, that Atle can also switch to airplane mode when he is on the plane.

The flight is rather short which Atle is thankful for. He already feels tired but he can never sleep on the plane. It doesn't matter if the flight is long or short, he can't even take a power nap. Therefore Atle wishes that the plane would just land and that he could just go to sleep in his hotel room already. It would be perfect if Lucas was already there. The thought of sleeping in his boyfriend's arms makes Atle smile. Lucas will arrive a day later though, so up until then it will just be a fantasy. Besides, they also need to be careful so that nobody catches them. Sure, Atle told his closest friends on the team like Alexander but the majority don't know about their relationship. They suspect it mostly though, as Alexander said. Still, they need to be careful, always slipping into each other's hotel room at night and out just right before dawn. It's getting a bit tiring, Atle has to admit that. This is why he loves spending his vacation with Lucas so much, especially on rather remote islands. There's no one there who knows them and they can just be themselves, enjoying each other's company and warmth.

The flight goes without any turbulences but Atle first can take a deep breath when he's with the other guys on the shuttle that will bring them to the hotel. Flying is always just so stressful for him. Good thing he does it nearly every week for his job. Alexander, who is sitting next to Atle talks about something he wants to gift his girlfriend for their anniversary when Atle remembers he still needs to switch his phone back on. He fumbles in his backpack and pulls out his phone before switching it back on.

He expects a new message from Lucas, telling him he would choose the Maldives. What he doesn't expect are three missed calls and three messages all from Lucas.

???

what has happened

atle please answer me

Confused Atle looks at his phone. What is Lucas talking about? What did happen? Did something happen to Lucas? Concern makes itself known in Atle's gut. He would like to call Lucas back immediately but he knows that it's not the right time in the shuttle where everyone can hear him. No, Atle wants privacy.

Alexander, who sensed that Atle wasn't listening to him, nudges Atle's shoulder. "Hey, everything okay with you?" Alexander asks and Atle shakes his head. Then he shows Alexander the messages Lucas has sent him. Now Alexander also looks confused. "Has something happened?" Alexander asks and Atle rolls his eyes. "That's what I have been asking myself."

Alexander pats Atle's back. "Don't worry, you know how Lucas can be dramatic. It's probably nothing." Atle says nothing to that, just stares out of the window. He knows his boyfriend, of course he does, but he can't stop feeling concerned. If only the shuttle drive would finally end. It does eventually and Atle tries not to sprint into his hotel room, which he fails miserably. Alexander only laughs quietly as he watches Atle hurry off.

As soon as Atle is in his hotel room, he calls Lucas. It doesn't take three rings for his boyfriend to pick up. "Lucas, is everything okay?" Atle asks breathless and also a bit scared. "I was hoping that you could answer me that," Lucas says as an answer and now Atle is more than confused. What is that supposed to mean? He didn't do anything that would warrant such a question. Lucas was the one who called him.

"Look, if you want to break up with me, just say it." Atle nearly drops his phone. What the hell is Lucas talking about? Breaking up with him? Why would Atle do such a thing? "What the fuck are you talking about? I certainly don't want to break up with you?" Atle hears Lucas scoff at the other side of the phone. "Your text," Lucas says as if that is an explanation.

"I just wanted to ask you where you'd want to go for our summer vacation. But then the plane started and I had to switch to airplane mode," Atle explains slowly, somehow still not understanding how he ended up in this situation. "Atle, who the fuck sends such a message before going on a plane? I thought you were about to end it all! I already cried!" Lucas explains, sounding angry and upset at the same time. Atle closes his eyes. Why is he dealing with that and why does he find Lucas's antics kind of endearing?

"Lucas, baby, listen to me. I would never break up with you over a text message. I'm not an asshole, you should know that. I love you way too much for that," Atle says, trying to sound comforting and sincere, which he is. He could never do such a thing to anyone, least to Lucas.

Atle hears Lucas take a deep breath like he is slowly calming down. "I'm sorry Atle. I shouldn't have guessed such a thing. I don't know what got into me," Lucas whispers and Atle laughs. He's just happy that everything is fine and nothing bad happened. "Don't worry, baby, I'm not angry at you. Now tell me, where do you want to go for our summer vacation? The Maldives or the Seychelles?"

It's quiet on the other side of the line, Lucas thinking about the options. Then, "I don't know, you can decide."

Atle hangs up.

[justplainwhump]

Walk-In

Creating a timeline raised some questions; here's an answer. Backstory on Blanca. This is a heavy one, please heed the warnings. It's not necessary to read to keep up with the plot.

Blanca signs up with WRU.

[Pet Safety]

Content/Warning: BBU; minor whumpee (she is 17; there is no whump in this piece itself though); human trafficking; mention of teenage pregnancy; implied discussion of abortion; implied parental grief. Everything discussed from the outside by horrible people. This is a heavy one, even though everything is only implied. Please be safe.

"So, Miles. Tell me. What do we have here?" Raquelle peeked through the blinds of her office in the back of the WRU recruitment centre.

A young woman, probably still a teenager, sat on the edge of her chair, swaying forth and back like a seedling in the wind. She was short, almost petite, but well shaped. Tanned skin, fascinatingly light eyes, brown hair in a messy ponytail. And soft lips that would make any man break a sweat just looking at them.

She'd bring in a fortune.

"Why are you even here talking to me, Miles? Seal the deal. Girl is perfect Romantic material. Sweet face, pretty lips, big tits, barely legal? Get that signature, right now."

Miles bit their lip. "She's, um. That's the point. She's not."

"Not what?"

"Barely legal."

Raquelle spun around with raised eyebrows. "Oh?"

"17." They held up a dark red passport. "Foreigner, too. Spanish exchange student. Unwanted pregnancy. Doesn't dare get home like this. Doesn't dare do anything about it, either."

"That desperate, huh?" Raquelle clicked her tongue and looked through the blinds again. The girl was beautiful. Provisions alone would probably pay her that five star vacation on the Seychelles she'd clicked away just yesterday.

"Very desperate," Miles affirmed, catching her smirk. "We'd practically be saving her."

"Well then. We need to bend one rule, we can bend three as well. I'll take care of the identity, and schedule an appointment at the clinic. You do protocol C."

Miles grinned, as they picked up one of the glossy leaflets from her desk. "Gotcha, boss. The right thing to do, huh." They left, a spring to their steps, while Raquelle pulled out her phone to call one of the more discreet contacts in her book.

By the time Miles brought the new trainee in through the back door an hour later, everything was prepared for her intake.

"I, uh. I want to do this, become a pet. Just... Please, I just don't want to be a Romantic," she said, with the cutest Spanish accent.

"Of course, dear." Raquelle smiled warmly. "You're safe with WRU."

The girl looked up at her from huge gray eyes, tears shining in her dark eyelashes, and brought up a shaky smile.

Raquelle almost had to hold her breath.

Yes.

400168 would be fantastic.

--

The video clearly showed the leaflet and passport in the girl's hands, her looking up at Miles, half confused, as they pointed at the leaflet with an understanding smile and accompanied her to the door. The video also very clearly showed her leave, and Miles watching past her with the most caring sigh.

"This is standard protocol," Raquelle explained and pointed at the screen. "She'd shown her ID, and of course we couldn't accept the application of a minor, let alone a foreigner. My colleague gave her our curated list of contact points for teenagers in dire situations. Maybe your daughter showed up at one of those? I'm so sorry. Maria seemed like a formidable, brave young woman. I'm sure she caught herself, and she's somewhere out there." She gave her most reassuring smile. "I do wish you all the best for your search, Mr Romero, Mrs Garcia."

She looked past the grieving parents to the pinboard on her wall.

Ticket to the Seychelles. She'd be leaving on Monday.

She promised herself to drink a toast to Maria Romero Garcia then. Maybe even two.

[neufhistoires]

Loveless Marriage (FrUK) Chapter 12

Loveless Marriage

Chapter 12

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After a sleepless night of tossing and turning, well, just for Arthur, the Englishman and the Frenchman were able to get home the next morning. Arthur might’ve broken a law or two and let Francis drive because he was so tired. Although he did end up waking up a few times on the way back when the Frenchman decided that driving on the left side of the road was a silly rule and he wouldn’t be following it…

A few days passed since then and Arthur couldn’t quite put his finger on it, but Francis had seemed rather… off. He wanted to say that the Frenchman’s strange behavior started the day they took the trip to London, but they hadn’t spoken for a week prior to that, so he could only conclude that Francis was still upset about what happened in Seychelles. He couldn’t blame him for still thinking about it. It was haunting him every night, too, after all… But he needed to get over it at some point.

That was why when Arthur received an invitation to a business party in London, which was addressed to him and his newly wed, he decided to keep it to himself. Francis was clearly still in a weird mood, and the whole thing was just a weird situation in general. If the two of them went to the party together, they wouldn’t be able to deny being in a relationship, and people were sure to ask about it because they hadn’t attended any events together since their marriage was announced. Arthur concluded that it was best if he just never mentioned that it was a party and Francis was invited, too. That way, he could simply say that it was a business meeting, go to the party for a few hours, and return home before dark.

However, things could never work out that easily. Arthur had carelessly hidden the invitation under a stack of magazines on the coffee table in the living room. When Francis was cleaning, naturally, he moved the items on the table and came across the invitation. What Arthur couldn’t have expected was…

“Arthur, did you see that we were invited to a party? It sounds like it’s a big one, too,” Francis said, peering around the corner to look at the Englishman who was washing dishes in the kitchen sink.

Arthur turned around, even more than he was to see that Francis found the invitation, he was surprised to hear the Frenchman starting a conversation with him. Not to mention that he had an excited expression on his face. The last time he had seen him remotely close to being that interested in something was when they found that bakery in London a few days ago. That was probably why he…

“No– What? Where did you find that?” Arthur lied, shaking the water off his hands over the sink and drying them on a nearby towel before he walked over to the other man, pretending he had never seen the invitation before in his life.

“It was on the coffee table. You must’ve put it there. Don’t you remember?” Francis asked, suspicious of how Arthur would have forgotten something that, in his opinion, sounded like a lot of fun.

“Oh… It, um, must’ve been something that I meant to read, but forgot about,” Arthur muttered, taking the paper from Francis.

“Well, it says that the party is tomorrow, so you probably missed your chance to RSVP for it…” Francis replied, the ever slight change in his tone somehow made him seem dejected.

“No, no, they don’t actually care about that sort of thing..! I’ll, uh, send them an email, and I’m sure they’ll say it’s alright if we come!” Arthur replied hastily, surprising even himself with how quickly he jumped to try to prevent the other man from returning to his previous gloomy mood. He should’ve been grateful that Francis was in such a mood, because when he wasn’t energetic and peppy, he also wasn’t teasing the other man, or trying to prove that his taste was superior, but… something about Francis being in a bad mood, especially a sad, depressing one, put Arthur in a bad mood, too.

“Oh, is that so?” Francis asked, seeming to lighten up as soon as he heard Arthur’s response. “Well, send them an email and find out! We’ll need some time to think about what to wear and, of course, what to tell them about you and me.”

“R-Right, I’ll get right on that,” Arthur replied with nervous laughter as he walked over to his computer. Fortunately, Francis didn’t follow him, so he simply replied to another business email and hoped that the sounds of clicking keys were convincing enough.

Some time passed and Arthur awkwardly said, “It’s just as I said– they quickly responded and told me it’s not a problem that I didn’t RSVP on time,” which was once again followed by nervous laughter.

The Englishman couldn’t quite pinpoint why he felt nervous about lying about a stupid business party, but it was probably because… more than feeling nervous, he felt… guilty. The one thing that clearly cheered Francis up was also something that Arthurt had lied about and kept a secret from him… If Francis found out, they would surely get into a fight, and Arthur wasn’t sure what he would even be able to say if that happened.

“Vraiment? They replied so quickly,” Francis mused. “Well, why don’t we go look at your closet then? I should hope that you’re not planning on wearing that tacky, I mean– unique coat that you bought in London the other day.”

Francis had definitely cheered up, that was for sure.

“You can’t say that something suits me and then call it tacky!” Arthur retorted, unable to just let that one slide.

“Non, non, I said unique!”

“After you realized that you slipped up!”

The following day, Arthur and Francis showed up to the party in sleek, black suits. Admittedly, Arthur did feel rather confident when the other man helped him select an outfit and style his hair. He wasn’t always the best at choosing outfits for things, but Francis always looked stylish, so he figured that if they were wearing the same thing, then he must be fashionable, too.

Upon entering the venue, Arthur was delighted to hear compliments, thinking that Francis’s fashion advice had really worked, but then he realized that all of the compliments were aimed at the Frenchman. Well, so much for that.

“Aren’t you Mr. Kirkland– or should I say, Mr. Bonnefoy-Kirkland?” A woman asked, approaching Arthur.

“Ah… yes, and you are?” Arthur asked, deflating some when he heard the Frenchman’s last name tacked onto his.

The woman introduced herself as the CEO of an up and coming clothing company. Then, before Arthur could get another word in, she proceeded to start what sounded like a sales pitch. It sort of caught Arthur off guard and an annoyed expression crept onto his face as he waited for her to finish talking.

She went on and on about how she already partnered with some other businesses whose representatives were at the party. Then, of course, the question came out.

“Would you be interested in partnering with us? I know your watch company is already well established, but I promise you that there would be something in it for you, too.”

Before Arthur could flat out reject her and tell her that she had wasted too much of his time, Francis swooped in and saved the Kirkland family name.

“Ah, mademoiselle, that’s a lovely offer, but we weren’t anticipating starting any new business partnerships this evening, so I’m afraid we’ll have to pass for tonight. Please take our business card and reach out again in the future,” Francis said in a charming tone as he held the woman’s hand while slipping Arthur’s business card into it.

Once the woman got past the giggles she let out after Francis held her hand, she replied, “Of course, of course. That makes sense. You’ll be hearing from me again soon!”

Finally, the woman left, causing Arthur to let out a sigh of relief.

“Thanks, I wasn’t sure how much longer I could listen to that…” Arthur muttered, glancing over at the slightly taller blonde beside him, the thought that he looked rather good in a suit crossing his mind.

“Oui, I could tell, but it’s not good for your business if you’re rude to potential business partners.”

“Since when do you care about my business? And actually, how did you get my business card?”

“I took it out of your back pocket,” Francis replied innocently with a small shrug before he reached out for an hors d'oeuvre on a tray that was passing by him.

“What were you doing in my back pocket..?”

As the night progressed, similar situations continued to occur. Whether it was other people nonchalantly pitching business deals or people who just wanted to socialize, Francis continued to charm everyone he spoke to and Arthur took the back seat. The Englishman didn’t particularly mind because it took the immense social pressure that he felt off of himself, but it also left him impressed by the Frenchman.

Arthur would’ve been lying if he said that he wasn’t a bit worried Francis might end up saying something out of line. He thought that he might make some kind of joke or jab at him in front of business connections that had a good impression of him, but on the contrary, he seemed to take Arthur’s business seriously. In fact, Arthur thought that they might even have a better impression of him after talking to Francis. Everything was going well. A bit too well…

“Mr Kirkland! Or should I say Bonnefoy-Kirkland? I’m so glad you were able to make it tonight!” A man exclaimed, enthusiastically approaching Arthur. Francis hadn’t met that man yet, but he was on a social high and was more than willing to introduce himself.

“Francis, this is Mr. Lukasiewicz, the host of this party. Mr. Lukasiewicz, this is Francis, my… husband,” Arthur mumbled the last word so badly that Francis couldn’t help but glare at him.

“He’s your what?” The host repeated loudly. He probably knew what he said, but he was making him repeat it anyway.

“Husband,” Arthur replied, his cheeks suddenly pink as he looked away.

“Your husband? You said he wouldn’t be able to make it because he was so sick! I’m really glad that changed. It’s nice to meet you,” The man replied, shaking Francis’s hand.

“I was sick?” Francis repeated, his gaze falling on Arthur, who wouldn’t look at him.

There was silence as the host stared at them both, his expression going from expectant to confused. Eventually the tension became too much for even the host to bear, so he repeated that he was happy to meet Francis again, and then he walked away to greet other guests.

“Arthur?” Francis urged, as Arthur still wouldn’t look at him, overwhelmed with guilt.

Arthur knew that Francis loved parties and anything social, but he was embarrassed by the whole arranged marriage fiasco, and he thought it would be a burden to go to London with him again. Thinking back on his own reasoning, his heart sank and he felt so guilty he didn’t know what to do. He couldn’t look at the Frenchman.

“You didn’t really forget about that invitation, did you?”

Francis had a terrible feeling in his stomach then, too, as he realized that the Englishman considered him a nuisance, that he was telling his business acquaintances lies so that he didn’t have to be the bad guy when he excluded him. Francis had been fantasizing about someone who thought so lowly of him?

“Enjoy your party,” Francis said, his voice so quiet it was almost a whisper. He then left immediately, not waiting for any sort of reply or objection… mostly because he feared that there wouldn’t be one.

Arthur swallowed the lump in his throat, still not turning around to face where Francis had been standing. He was paralyzed, the world around him stopped as he stood there wondering how he could’ve been so rude to the other man. If he was in his situation… he would’ve been hurt.

Despite the terrible feeling Arthur had, he continued to fake a smile and engage in small talk as he slowly made his way towards the exit. He had hoped that by the time he made it outside he would’ve come up with something good to say, some sort of apology or way that he could make it up to him, but nothing came to mind.

The Englishman expected to see Francis outside the venue somewhere, pacing around or maybe even talking to a cute girl, but… he was nowhere to be found.

Arthur pulled out his phone and looked at a map, trying to see if there were any convenience stores nearby. Maybe Francis had gone to get a drink or something, he thought. However, after walking to all of the nearby stores, he concluded that he must not have done that.

It had been at least an hour, so he started to panic. Once again, Arthur must’ve made a poor decision– he should’ve ran after him as soon as he went to leave. He should’ve known that all the time in the world wouldn’t have been enough for him to come up with a good apology– he was terrible at that sort of thing. He would just have to be honest with him, to tell him that he did care about him, wanted him to come, and even enjoyed spending time with him at the party. He knew that they quarreled frequently, but that wasn’t indicative of how he felt about him. He wanted to tell him all of those things, but… where was he?

Arthur had avoided calling or texting the other man because he assumed he wouldn’t answer, and he was right. Forteen calls and twenty text messages. They were going through, but he wasn’t answering or reading them.

Feeling defeated, Arthur walked aimlessly around London. Just as he wanted to avoid, day had turned to night and it would be difficult to drive home. If he got to drive home that was. He couldn’t just return home without him.

After wandering for another thirty minutes or so, Arthur found himself in front of the famous London Eye. It was a massive, brightly lit ferris wheel, so he wasn’t sure how he hadn’t noticed himself walking towards it until then, but there it was.

The line for the ferris wheel was rather long, and he had been walking alongside it for quite a bit until he saw familiar blonde locks and a fancy black suit.

“Francis!”

At first Arthur thought that maybe he got the wrong guy, but as he got closer and closer he realized that it was indeed him, but he was just that good at ignoring him.

“Francis, we need to talk..!  I know that lying about the invitation was wrong. I wish I hadn’t done it, but I did..! I didn’t mean to make you feel bad or–”

The line started to move up and Francis still hadn’t even flinched when Arthur spoke to him. It made the Englishman look like some sort of crazy person who had just cut the line that Francis had clearly been waiting in for quite some time. That seemed to be what everyone was thinking as they all glared at him and whispered amongst themselves while staring at him.

“If someone did that to me, I would be really hurt, so I… I understand if you don’t want to talk to me,” Arthur continued, his voice softer as he continued to follow after the other man as the line kept moving up. Francis seemed to be a bit more receptive when the Englishman’s voice softened like that, although he still wouldn’t look directly at him or say anything.

“I should’ve stopped you from leaving as soon as you started to walk away, but I was trying to think of a good apology, one that really… you know, made you feel better… But I… I couldn’t think of anything. I’m not good at that sort of thing,” Arthur continued, his voice growing so quiet it was almost a whisper. He wasn’t sure if the Frenchman was even listening to him.

“But it’s no excuse, Francis, I… I’m really sorry,” Arthur eventually said, causing Francis to look over at him for the first time since he approached him. “I saw how excited you looked when you saw the invitation and I’ve felt guilty ever since. You… you were great at the party, a lot better than anything I could’ve said, and…” Arthur trailed off.

The two of them remained silent for another minute or so as Arthur wondered what Francis was thinking and the line continued to grow shorter. Eventually, it was time to get on the ferris wheel and Arthur was left contemplating whether he should keep following the Frenchman or if it would be cutting the line because he seemed more like someone who was harassing him rather than his, well, husband.

Francis went to step onto the ferris wheel pod, but then he stopped and slowly turned around to look at the Englishman, who seemed to have decided to wait behind.

As Francis’s eyes locked with Arthur’s, his long, golden locks seemed to perfectly frame  his face which was illuminated by the moonlight. It was then that Arthur noticed that the Frenchman had also unbuttoned the first few buttons on his shirt at some point after he left the party. Something about him looked picturesque when the moonlight shone on him in such a way.

Francis always looked good, but… suddenly, Arthur thought that Francis looked kind of… handsome. He almost felt… attracted to him.

Although it was just a thought and not something that he would dare speak out loud, it was enough to make Arthur blush and stop dead in his tracks. It seemed that Francis was saying something to him, but he had no clue what it was. He had finally said something, but he couldn't hear him. Great.

The worker urged people to continue loading onto the ferris wheel pod, but Arthur was still frozen, his eyes locked with the periwinkle ones in front of him.

“Are you coming or not?” Francis said, his voice soft despite the bad mood he was in. It was more so soft in an exhausted sort of way.

Arthur cursed himself for still not being able to get a word out, but he somehow managed to get his legs to move and followed the Frenchman onto the ferris wheel, an annoyed crowd of people pouring into the pod behind them.

 Since the London Eye was such a big ferris wheel, it wasn’t just the two of them in the pod alone together. There were about twenty other people in there with them, but the quiet chatter amongst the others was kind of nice– it made up for the fact that the two of them were struggling to talk to one another.

Francis was standing by one of the walls, which was a window, gazing out of it, an expression on his face as if he was in deep thought. Arthur was standing beside him, but instead of just looking out the window, he kept looking back and forth between the view outside and Francis, trying to gauge if it would be okay to try and talk to him again.

“It’s a nice view, isn’t it? Arguably the best one in London,” Arthur said quietly, glancing over at the Frenchman again.

“I was hurt that you lied, but I understand,” Francis abruptly started, his voice calm. “The arranged marriage bothers you, and you wouldn’t want to be forced to discuss something that frustrates you with business acquaintances.”

“That’s true, but… I still shouldn’t have excluded you from something that you were invited to. I know how much you like–” “Arthur. It’s okay,” Francis interrupted, his voice still calm as he glanced towards the Englishman beside him. A small smile was on his face, but it bothered Arthur. He couldn’t tell what he was thinking.

“Well… good then,” Was all Arthur managed to say, still confused about the other man’s calmness after what was understandably an upsetting situation.

The two of them were silent for a moment again, and Arthur felt so strange. He was sort of anxious because he couldn’t tell what Francis was thinking, but contradictingly he also felt relieved because he was standing beside the other man after searching for him for so long.

In reality, Francis hadn’t been thinking about anything too profound. He was tired from waking up early to get ready for the party and walking around London for hours. His calmness was really just the result of him being sleepy and wanting to enjoy the view from the ferris wheel before they headed back to their rather boring rural home. Similar to how Arthur felt, since he knew the other man was there beside him, it relieved any anxiety he might’ve had about what he would do next.

“Arthur?”

“What?” The Englishman replied instantly, eager at the thought that the other man was going to talk to him. It was a reaction that left him feeling a little embarrassed.

“That over there… it’s Buckingham Palace, right?” Francis asked, pointing to a large, cream colored building in the distance.

“Oh… yes,” Arthur replied after he leaned over to get a closer look at what Francis was pointing at. Even though the Frenchman insisted that everything was okay, he was sort of surprised that they went from having a serious conversation to one about attractions.

Speaking of attractions, he… he suddenly had that same thought again. Something about the way Francis was standing beside him, quietly taking in the scenery and asking questions every once and awhile… something about it was… cute.

Arthur’s heart started to race as he considered every other possibility. Surely Francis wasn’t cute. No, he was definitely ugly. He probably only thought he was cute because he wasn’t talking non stop, making fun of this and that, or bragging about how he could do something better. But was that really enough to make him think that he was cute? And wasn’t everyone in the ferris wheel pod with them technically falling into that same category then..?

“Oh, and there’s Big Ben… But its real name is something else, isn’t it? What was it again..?” Francis murmured, putting his hand up to his chin as he tried to remember the name of it.

“The Great Clock of Westminster…” Arthur replied softly, his gaze resting on Francis instead of the clock.

“Oh? I thought that it had the name Elizabeth in it..?”

“Technically you’re right– it was renamed Elizabeth Tower to honor the queen about a decade ago… You know, you say you dislike things about England all the time, but you sure seem to know a lot about here…”

“Well, you know what they say…” Francis started, locking eyes with the emerald ones beside him, which were rather close because the Englishman had leaned in to see what he had been pointing at.

“What..?” Arthur asked, swallowing the lump in his throat as he backed away from the other man, his heart pounding in his chest when he became hyper aware of how close they had gotten.

“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer,” Francis smirked.

Arthur scoffed and broke eye contact with the other man, looking back out the window. He felt like his heart was going to burst, he couldn’t bear to look into his eyes any longer.

“Arthur, what about –”

Suddenly, Francis’s sentence was interrupted by a warm hand which quickly went from the back of his neck and up into the underneath of his hair, working as a solid foundation to support the warm, soft lips that were pressed against his immediately after. At first, he was shocked, assuming that he must’ve been dreaming because… Arthur was kissing him.

The kiss was gentle and simple, just the two of their lips pressed against each other’s. But it lasted a few seconds– long enough for Francis to feel the heat that was radiating off of Arthur. He must’ve been so nervous, which only added to how cute it was.

As Arthur pulled away, due to his hand being on the other man’s head, Francis could feel the way his hand was shaking. He refused to make eye contact then, too. Instinctively, Francis reached out and took his hand in his, holding it close to him. Arthur’s eyes widened in surprise and he glanced back over at the other man when he felt his hand suddenly being pulled on. He didn’t know what to say, but… it seemed that was okay. Francis wasn’t saying anything either, but as he gazed out the window, a firm grasp on Arthur’s hand, he had a soft smile on his face.

They were silent for the remaining duration of the ferris wheel, but it wasn’t awkward and there wasn’t tension. They were comfortable in the silence.

On the way home, Arthur drove since Francis illegally took the wheel last time, and it was his fault they were going home so late again anyway…

The next day, Francis would talk to Arthur about the kiss, ask him what it meant, but… in the meantime… he wanted to fall asleep with the memory of Arthur's lips against his own fresh in his mind.

[mudfire]

but jenna would you be approving of a sapphic love triangle.

bc heres the thing: r they gonna make bianca like that lucas guy? they probably will. do i want her to like him? after that shitshow with tyler, NO. bianca would not be able to trust another normie, since a. he already betrayed them (rav'n dance) and b. theres that sticky stuff with xavier. xavier has a lot of growing up to do, even moreso in his relationship with bianca

sooo... where does that leave us with? the MC, dear wednesday addams, ofc. ive been seeing people toss up wenclay but YAKNOW... IF WE WANT TO KEEP THE LOVE TRIANGLE BUT MAKE IT ACTUALLY MEANINGFUL... literally bianca is RIGHT THERE

im for a healthy rivalry between them, i prefer that, but if bianca had to have a love interest... seriously, why cant it be with wednesday? GIVE ME wednesday juggling not only puppy dog sunshine-incarnate Enid BUT ALSO blithingly breathtaking queen bee Bianca. bianca simply overpowers enid in daily conversation and class, even with just her stare, but when its the full moon enid shows who's boss. wednesday runs to eugene for cover from them and asks for help regarding bianca from xavier. throw in yoko for advice w/ enid too bc WE NEED MORE YOKO!!

saw someone say yoko is enby and omg my heart broke into a million pieces (positively) bc enby!yoko and divina who r open to poly and show wednesday the ropes bc whats better than an aroace/sapphic weds but weds whos also poly??? she has two hands to hold both her gfs hands!!

worst case scenario, they eugene bianca off by making her deal with her fam troubles in the seychelles off screen for the majority of the season, then come back at the end to save wednesdays ass again ..

[nicegaai]

having beautiful visions of a story idea ive had for years but from a different characters perspective (moloss!a), making it feel shiny new and worth obsessing over again

what if molossias perpetual anger and facade of a personality was because of a gigantic inferiority complex (and struggling to understand his place in the world etc etc) and then he was forced to interact with actual nations physically his own age but in like , a subserviant role, like alfreds mostly forgotten errand boy -- and they are friendly but completely out of touch with what it means to be a micronation / theyve forgot what the early stages of nationhood are like after hundreds to thousands of years and they are like omggg dont worry youll keep growing :) youll live a long life :) and he is like haha. yeah maybe. and in the end a small group of them become friendLY or at least familiar but theres a fundamental disconnect and the real nations dont have much to gain from knowing him , its very much like a class difference that molossia has very little chance of overcoming. he will never be their equal and he has a slim chance of surviving longer than a humans lifespan or two. but what matters is there was some understanding there. some connection.

i want to write the molossia POV fic so bad but i need to do some research first because i have a very specific setting where this takes place. um

this is just my 2015core hype house AU again

and i need to binge a few episodes of whatever the paul brothers were up to , i think there was a tv show ... i need to watch it for research. becuase i think it would be insane if a bunch of teen nations were like. we're going to make a House of Nation Influencers. for social media purposes. alfred can we borrow your socal beach house pwease. .. .. and hes like holy shit thats the coolest thing ive ever heard please take my keys. im too busy to live there but let me cameo and plug my socials and u can do whatever u want.

and molossia and maybe slowjamastan are alfreds little , localish ambassadors. theyre like. 11 and 15. yes it would make more sense w like a california oc but

i like the micronatio s better than statetalia i have strong opinions on statetalia. the first opinion being i dont think there is One Guy Per State nor do i ever like Well There Could Be Two Guys In A State. i think there's regionals and tribes, and statetalias will die off in regional mergers when the spirit isnt strong or specific enough. and etc. theres a lore system in my head thats pretty poorly thought thru but i get worked up about anyway

in any case the micronations are super localized super specific phenomenons and i love them. they have a atrokg sense of identity for no real reason and they become distinct ppl way quicker than naturally forming identities.... and i think alfred kind of hates them for existing (extreme jealousy over his territory) but he tries not to be a total deadbeat dad and gives them a little attention when he remembers to.... i think the drama potential is juicy. america doesnt want to be cruel to molossia but he wishes he was never born. his little bastard son

i love hetalia molossia its an insane thing wrong w my brain. im such a micronation freak i adore them

oh right also the influencer wannabe house is flcused on the Teen Nation Friend Group kind of chrs ... hong kong iceland liechten seychelles ......... and others like singapore phillipines ... "teenager" is a pretty broad category in aphws but my vision is it began as a friend group doing a bit thing and then got out of hand with way too many ppl joining. it also falls apart. Badly.

and i always thought the scale of trying to turn Hypehousetalia into a fanfic would be too convoluted. like it would just be my 6 hr vid essay on the rise and fall of something that didnt happen. but if it was a framing device and background setting for molossias teen angst instead of the story itself that would be hilarious ............

[firehananas]

top 5 ships right back at you!

Ooooh, it kind of changes depending what is the brain root of the moment, so take it with a grain of salt! 1. Shura x Corrin, mostly the het version in Conquest (Fire Emblem Fates). The dynamic, the potential drama (class and cultural differences, the immorality of falling in love with the man who kidnapped your cousin/step-sister), the softness of Shura when he is with Corrin and Corrin just being kind and trusting in him is just so 💞 and Shura post-mariage is just so sweet with her <3 I less like the gay variant because it's, in my sense, more built around Shura's dream to rebuilt his homeland (which is very cool), but the support with F!Corrin is more about his interactions with people and founding some self-value, which is better as a character development to get ready to be in a relationship. And that S support 💞💞💞

2. Anthy x Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena). I'm not an expert of the anime (I've only watched it two times + the movie) but I really enjoy how they both grow as person during the series. Anthy finally leaving Othori is still haunting me, along with the line "one day, together, we will shine". Also, while I didn't really like the movie, that scene where Anthy and Utena are dancing is just incredible??? Everything is perfect to the scenery to the music — people aren't lying when they say Utena invented romance.

3. Madoka x Homura (Puella Magi Madoka Magica). My toxic Yuri, and I think it was the very first lesbian ship I really wanted to see them endgame? Some were disappointing or feeling betrayal by the third movie, but didn't surprise me that much Homura ended up corrupt by her own desire to save Madoka after everything she had endure. I can't wait to see how things will get going in the next movie!!

4. Jessie x James (Pokémon the original series). The first ship I have ever ship. They are just neet like that, theses doofus. Do I really have to explain myself?

5. Azirapharel x Crowley (Good Omens). I must confess, I'm not sure if I'll watch the second season because I can't really invest myself in it (I watch until episode 3 I think)? But they were really fun in the season one ; the dynamic, the teasing between them, it was so good! And the ending was also perfect!

Other ship needed to be referenced even if they aren't on the top:

Russia x Seychelles (Hetalia), completely crack, but I shipped it int the way Seychelles as a morality pet for Russia and them being weird together without feeling judged. I'm not so much in the fandom anymore but I made a ton of fanarts of them back in day!

Rikuya x Kuon (Tenkuu Shinpan). Another crack, and I think I'm the captain of their ship?? It made me think I should continue my rewrite of TS oops...

More an aesthetic ship, but I really like Bisharp x Lucario or Bisharp x Gallade ship.

[mariacallous]

On March 8, 2022, the global magazine publisher Condé Nast announced it was suspending its operations in Russia in response to Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, leaving the country’s elites with no prestigious glossy mags in which to read about themselves. After more than a year with no indication that Vogue or Glamour will return any time soon, a group of former pro-Kremlin youth activists decided that enough is enough: they would create their own culture and society magazine. The result is Moskvichka, a publication whose first issue covers topics ranging from fashion in the village of Suzdal to resorts in the Seychelles, all in service of the argument that “loving Russia is not a bad thing.” Meduza’s special correspondent Svetlana Reiter and iStories journalist Maria Zholobova took a look at who’s behind the new project and how exactly it came to be.

In mid-November, a release party for a new glossy magazine called Moskvichka (“Moscow woman”) was held at the Vladey Gallery in Moscow. Its publisher, Rare Books Publishing (IRK), was founded by propagandist Kristina Potupchik, the former press secretary of the pro-Kremlin youth movement Nashi and the owner of a wide network of pro-government Telegram channels.

The magazine’s editor-in-chief is Darina Alexeyeva, a friend of Potupchik and the author of Bakhchysarai Carnations, a popular Telegram channel about Russian culture and high society. “Kristina helped me launch the channel,” Alexeyeva told the authors of this article.

She said the idea for Moskvichka came from Potupchik, as well as from Nikita Tomilin, a former member of the pro-Kremlin youth movement Molodaya Gvardiya (“Young Guard”) and the director of the briefly viral propaganda video “Time to Move to Russia.”

Moskvichka’s creators refer to the project as a “post-sanctions magazine,” and several media outlets have dubbed it “the Russian Tatler” for its focus on the lives of Russia’s elites. The real Russian edition of the British society magazine Tatler was discontinued after the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, as were Condé Nast’s other Russian magazines likeVogue, GQ, and Glamour.

According to two sources familiar with Moskvichka’s publication process, Kristina Potupchik discussed the idea for the new magazine with members of the Putin administration. As a rule, she also usually coordinates her initiatives with Putin’s deputy chief of staff, Sergey Kiriyenko, as well as his subordinate, Sergey Novikov, who heads the Presidential Directorate for Social Projects. (Sources who spoke to the authors of this piece referred to Novikov as the “main censor of Russian culture.”) Novikov did not respond to requests for comment.

According to two acquaintances of Potupchik, the Kremlin approved of the idea. “We don’t have a glossy magazine [in Russia] right now; they all left. We need to show what import substitution really looks like. And that we’re also fashionable, cool, and rich,” joked a former editor of a Russian fashion magazine who’s familiar with the details of Moskvichka’s launch.

“Why do you assume I have to coordinate with the presidential administration? That’s a very strange question,” Potupchik told the authors of this story.

Moskvichka is not registered with Russia’s federal censorship agency, Roskomnadzor, as a mass media outlet (and as a result, it’s prohibited by law from releasing more than 99 copies). According to one knowledgable source, the Putin administration’s first deputy chief of staff, Alexey Gromov, who oversees print and television media for the Kremlin, was opposed to the idea of letting the magazine register.

“Gromov is old school. He’s used to working with traditional media. Unlike Kiriyenko and Novikov, he doesn’t understand anything about Telegram channels, which are a big part of Potupchik’s work. And in general, he’s long thought Potupchik is strange,” one source said. An acquaintance of Darina Alexeyeva agreed: Moskvichka’s chief editor, she said, has complained that “Gromov isn’t giving them a media license because he hates Kristina.” Gromov did not respond to requests for comment.

When asked why Moskvichka wasn’t given a media license, and whether Alexey Gromov was involved in this decision, Kristina Potupchik responded:

Both the magazine’s licensing and its release to the public in general were opposed by many unpatriotic people who don’t like the fact that Russia is getting its own brands to replace the international publications that left and the “foreign agent” publications, of which yours is one.

I sincerely hope everyone who opposes the release of this magazine will pick it up, read its high-quality articles, look at its beautiful photographs, and understand that loving Russia is not a bad thing.

At the same time, Sergey Novikov personally attended the magazine’s release event at the Vladey Gallery. Other attendees included Alexey Goreslavsky, the head of the Internet Development Institute; Vladimir Tabak, the head of the Dialog autonomous nonprofit organization; Sergey Kapkov, the former head of Moscow's Culture Department; and Grigory Berezkin, who owns the RBC media holding.

In addition to a dance routine by women in traditional Russian headdresses, the presentation included a video in which prominent figures in the city praise “beautified Moscow” and its mayor, Sergey Sobyanin.

“We love Sergey Sobyanin and praise him without reservations. However, we’re open to proposals [for other collaborations],” Alexeyeva said in an interview with fashion blogger Madonna Mur. According to three acquaintances of Potupchik, her publishing company, IRK, funded the first issue of Moskvichka (its creators have gifted issues to their friends and sell them on online retailers Ozon and Wildberries for 450 rubles — around $5). A source from the Moscow Mayor’s Office said that Potupchik has not asked Sobyanin or his deputies for financial support.

‘Just name your price’

Kristina Potupchik registered her publishing company, IRK, in 2019, though rather than listing its address as that of her own office in central Moscow, she registered it at a five-story building in the northern part of the city that also serves as the legal headquarters of nearly 200 other companies. In November 2023, shortly before the first issue of Moskvichka was printed, Potupchik was replaced as the publisher’s director by someone named Yulia Barsanova, according to legal records.

A woman with the same name and birth date as this person previously worked in the Vladimir region’s Department of Organizational and Large-scale Work and Personnel (Potupchik is also originally from the Vladimir region). Additionally, Yandex data leaks show that Barsanova has had meals delivered to Potupchik’s office in Moscow. Potupchik redirected journalists’ question about the transfer of the company’s ownership to its lawyers, and Barsanov did not respond to questions.

One other figure who works with IRK is Vadim Veterkov, a former Nashi leader who runs the Bakhchysarai Carnations Telegram channel along with Darina Alexeyeva. He’s written for Moskvichka, where his author bio reads: “Cultural critic, political analyst, man of wit, and bon vivant.” “I’m afraid I can’t help you,” he told the authors of this story when asked for comment.

Alexeyeva herself was not a member of any pro-Kremlin youth movements (at least the authors of this investigation were unable to find any records of her membership). However, the website of her alma mater, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), mentions a poem she wrote to celebrate the “reunification of Crimea with Russia.” Additionally, on Potupchik’s birthday in 2019, Alexeyeva showed up in a t-shirt with Vladimir Putin’s face on the front.

In an article for Moskvichka about her favorite “places in the capital and its outskirts,” Alexeyeva wrote: “On the veranda of Kristina Potupchik’s office, where I work, […] Vadim Veterkov whips up a delightful Aperol spritz at lunch time and an excellent Bloody Mary for dinner. And in general, we get no shortage of guests […] from governors to socialites.”

However, according to a former Russian fashion and lifestyle magazine editor, assembling a team of stylists and photographers willing to work for Potupchik’s new magazine was no Aperol spritz: “They invited people from abroad [who left Russia after the start of the full-scale war], and when these people said they were afraid to return to Russia, they were told, ‘Don’t worry, we’ll guarantee your complete safety, we’ll arrange everything,’” the person said. As for salaries, according to the source, the potential employees were told: “Just name your price.”

An acquaintance of Alexeyeva confirmed that the magazine’s creators had difficulty finding employees; according to this person, many people declined because they didn’t want to be involved in “that Kremlin fuckery.” Alexeyeva herself insisted to this story’s authors that they had “no issues finding employees.”

The magazine’s masthead includes, among other names, Viktoria Davydov, the former editor-in-chief of the Russian edition of Vogue; Albert Galeyev, the former editor-in-chief of the Russian edition of Tatler; Andrey Karagodin, a former member of Russia’s now-banned National Bolshevik party; and Eduard Limonov, who previously worked at the Russian editions of GQ and Glamour and studied under Eurasianist philosopher Alexander Dugin.

‘I was born near Odesa, but my country is Russia’

The editor’s letter by Darina Alexeyeva in Moskvichka’s first issue reads as follows:

In the pages of Moskvichka, Moscow men wear jackets made by Russian designers, while Moscow women adorned with Siberian gemstones saunter through the Cosmoscow art fair, Suzdal, and the restaurants at Patriarch Ponds. All of these jackets, jewelry, wines, beauty salons, cars, restaurants, and hotels had to be made, opened, designed, built, sewed, or organized by somebody. These people were not intimidated by sanctions or global cancel culture; they chose Russia, deciding to stay and contribute to their country’s development. The glitter of lights in Moscow’s restaurants, the displays of the city’s boutiques, and the jewels on wrists are the brilliance of precisely these people.

The magazine’s first issue has three different covers. One of them shows Ksenia Shipilova, a former member of Molodaya Gvardiya who now owns a Moscow beauty salon. “I was born near Odesa, and my mom is Bulgarian. But I always say my country is Russia,” the magazine quotes her as saying.

The second cover shows Snezhanna Georgieva, the owner of the Crimean winery Zolotaya Balka. On the third cover is Sati Spivakova, a TV host whose husband, conductor and violinist Vladimir Spivakov, supported the annexation of Crimea in 2014 but signed a statement calling for an end to the war in Ukraine in 2022. According to producer Yana Rudkovskaya, who attended the new magazine’s release party, Spivakova was photographed for Moskvichka in Paris.

The magazine’s Culture section includes an interview with Elizaveta Likhacheva, the new director of the Pushkin museum. Likhacheva, a former participant in the Walking Together pro-Kremlin movement, replaced the museum’s former director, Marina Loshak, in the spring of this year after Loshak left abruptly following the dismissal of Tretyakov Gallery Director Zelfira Tregulova.

Meanwhile, in the issue’s Travel section, writers weigh the pros and cons of two resorts: the Maldives and the Seychelles. In the article, Victoria Shelyagova, whose husband, Oleg Shelyagov, owns a funeral business closely associated with billionaire and close Putin associate Arkady Rotenberg, laments the lack of “cool hotels” in the Seychelles, explaining that she and her husband “had to buy” their own apartment there. Elsewhere in the section, the writers praise Suzdal, a historic town in Russia’s Vladimir region, adding that it’s been on the “cutting edge of fashion” for 1,000 years.

The magazine has also found its first advertisers: the Moskvich automobile plant in Moscow; the company Bosco di Ciliegi, which belongs to the owner of Moscow’s GUM shopping center; and several beauty salons and jewelry stores.

It’s unclear how much it cost to produce the first issue of Moskvichka, which will be released every three months. “As far as I know, the cost of producing an issue is a trade secret in any publishing house,” said Alexeyeva. An editor from another Moscow magazine estimated the cost of Moskvichka’s first issue at around two million rubles ($21,700).

[faintvibes]

Oh, it's been another four hours, huh? Hm.

Well, I've fucking finished it. After way too long (12 hours?? I've been AWAKE that long today??) I can no longer think of anything more to add to the google earth project. Now I just need to. Design the characters. And plan out the story beyond the starting point. I'm sure I will be normal about these things as well.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...

Fuck it I put literally half a day into this.

If you're interested in the au, here's the link to the project. The different locations have info about parts of the story and the history of related characters. The link lets you view the project, but not edit. It may be halfway incomprehensible, but that's because I am SO fucking tired rn. No proof-checking, sleep is seconds from claiming me. Also I don't live in 100% of these places so if something sounds off, tell me and I'll adjust it to fit. Same with timeline inconsistencies. General questions are also welcome. Expect no answers soon though I am crashing immediately after posting this.

Names:

England: Arthur Kirkland-Bonnefoy France: Francis Kirkland-Bonnefoy USA: Alfred F Jones (the F initially stood for Franklin, but he changed it to Fuck- a relic from the rebellious phase) Canada: Madeline Williams (fake name. Actual legal name is Madeline Bonnefoy) Seychelles: Michelle Esparon Australia: Koa Kirkland-Bonnefoy NZ: Aria Kirkland-Bonnefoy Japan: Kiku Honda Prussia: Gilbert Beilschmidt Germania: Almaric Edelstein Germany: Ludwig Beilschmidt Austria: Roderich Edelstein Switzerland: Basch Zwingli Lichtenstein: Lili Zwingli Scotland: Alistair Kirkland Rep. of Ireland: Patrick Kirkland Wales: Dylan Kirkland Nth. Ireland: Amy Brick (née Kirkland) Ancient Britain: Brighid Kirkland

I think that's all of them- other named characters aren't meant to represent any nations, they're just characters. Welcome to name suggestions, since very few of these are solid in my mind. Also, because this is a human au, the characters are at least partially from the country they represent, but usually not fully. E.g. NZ is partially Māori, but because she spent the majority of her life in the U.S, foster system, you can bet that she's got some heritage in the good ol' states as well.

[thewillowtree3]

Korrasami Secret Santa 2023!! ;DD!!

Hi, Korrasami fam!! We're back!! ;D!!

We're doing Korrasami Secret Santa for 2023!! (Sike, I did not copy this part from Korrasami Secret Secret 2022, but the rest I will LOOL). 6 years and kicking, babey, let's go ;DD!!

The rules are the same:

Korrasami creators will be able to gift one another with Secret Santa gifts. Whether it be fics, art, videos, animations…the fun’s all there! (It doesn’t have to be holiday-themed! It can be whatever you want :)

The Process:

This Secret Santa exchange will be done through drawnames.com, which is a Secret Santa Name Generator. You’ll need your email for this, and you can message me it directly on Tumblr (I’ll gather everyone’s names up, and put them into the generator when it’s time to draw names.)

The due date to sign up is 11:59 PM Nov 30, 2023 PDT (I’d like everyone to have ample time to do their Secret Santa gifts). :)

Most likely, you’ll need to make an account on drawnames.com (you don’t need to, but it’s recommended.  When you get to writing your Wish List on there, under ‘Hobbies and Interests’, make two different lists: One for ‘Fic Requests’, the other for ‘Art Requests’. If a writer draws your name, you’ll have a suggestion for what you want them to write. If an artist draws your name, they’ll have an idea of what to create! (Also, originally, this project only had fanfic and fanart- but if anyone can contribute any other talents, that’d be swell!)

Example: Fic Request- I want Korra and Asami cuddling at home with a fireplace!

Art Request: I want Korrasami going otter-penguin sledding!

The fic and art requests can be the same, or they can be different. Please limit it to one, or if you can’t choose, then two options. You can also note things that you don’t want (i.e. No smut or NSFW work!). You can be as specific as you wish.

Also, everyone else! We recognize that there may be people in the fandom who don’t create content, but still want to contribute! @lamftw​ came up with these great ideas four years ago, if you’d still like to participate in the Secret Santa. You can:

Create Korrasami memes! The more memes, the better :)

Share your favorite Korrasami headcanons! We’d love to hear them.

Share your favorite artwork/fanfic!

Share your favorite moment from LoK or share how much Korrasami means to you.

Create Korrasami memes, write a sweet holiday message/ note of appreciation :)

Also, we can all show some love to our favorite creators, to Bryke, Janet Varney, and Seychelle Gabriel (the voice of Korra and Asami, respectively). :)

When everyone has signed up, I’ll put all the names into the Secret Santa Name Generator. You should get an email, asking you to join the Secret Santa exchange. Just click ‘Join Group’, and you’re good! Once everyone has joined, the names will then be drawn, and you’ll get your chosen individual (you’ll get an email for this too). Please remember to check your email on Dec 1; we cannot draw names unless everyone has joined the Secret Santa group!

The reveal will be on Dec 19, 2023 (the 9th Korrasami Anniversary ;DD). Post your work on Tumblr, and tag the person you got, so they’ll know what lovely work they got! Also, please tag ‘Korrasami Secret Santa’ so we can save these posts for the future :).

Please note that if you sign up, you HAVE to commit to making something. This is open to all creators, of any skill level, but please please make something if you sign up. You don’t wanna leave anyone hanging!

Last note- remember to message me on Tumblr and give me your email. That’s the way to sign up! :)

Let's freaking go, y'all! LET'S MAKE THIS A GOOD ONE!! ;DDDD!!

Spread this to all your creator friends! LET'S GO FAM!! ;DD!!

6 YEARS IN A ROW!! LEGGO!! ;DDDD!!

Note- 11/27: Hey y’all, I’ve been shadowbanned recently LOL. Idk when Tumblr will unban me and give me my account back so ;__;. Because I’ve been shadowbanned, I cannot see any messages about the Korrasami Secret Santa :((. If I don’t get my account back before Nov 30th, I’ll just have to postpone the event and make a new date for it/prolong the posting date. I’ll keep y’all updated ;__;.

Note-11/28: Y’all, I just found out- Y’ALL CAN SEND IN ASKS!! I can still see them!! ;DDDD!! So if you still wanna join, please send me an ask with your email. I’ll still be prolonging the join/posting date if I don’t get my account back before Nov 30th, but this is a solution in the meantime!! :33

[praetoravila]

hi i'm begging you to tell me about izzy mccall 'cause i keep seeing her in your tags and i need to know more!!

GASP yes!!!

okay so izzy’s an oc i’ve had for a while and she was inspired by @thegalanerd’s oc ares delgado! izzy is scott’s maternal cousin (one of melissa’s brothers’ kids) and she’s in her mid twenties during season one.

in my head, she comes to beacon hills in between season one and two.

she was studying at the university of washington when she was attacked by a lone omega which causes her to also become a werewolf.

not wanting her parents to find out, she lies and says that other things happened, and she moves to beacon hills on a whim.

thankfully melissa takes her in, and izzy gets a job at the beacon hills library. eventually about midway thru season two she puts two and two together and realizes that scott is also a werewolf and becomes part of the mccall pack

her and derek have a lot of animosity bc she doesn’t like that him and peter are the reason her little cousin has been dragged into all this (there’s a scene in s3 that i have had in my head forever, where izzy finally blows up at derek and emotionally chews him out for his behaviour)

she’s basically the big sister to the mccall pack! her and lydia get along really well, and allison looks up to her a lot. when the puppy pack (liam, mason, cory, theo and brett) get introduced, takes them under her wing as well.

her and theo have beef for a while tho bc of yknow…. everything he did to scott. she also hates that he made her agree w stiles lol

in my universe where mason’s brother maverick is also involved with the pack, mav and izzy spend a lot of time hanging out together and worrying about their respective family member.

her fc is seychelle gabrielle!

[the-good-projxct]

March 29th, 2024

5:42pm pseudo watching the two popes with Munene on the couch. I'm early today. 

Gøod Friday. Wow, I should have launched the podcast today. That would have been great marketing but alas, I do not know about religious holidays until they arrive. It is nice to have a long weekend but all my weekends are long. I am on a long holiday. I finished my job application today though. It feels kinda weird to be thinking about a job and working while I planned to be chilling till August. Gøod ting is my job/this job does not start until August. I will be living my best life until then. TBH, my best life right now is cuddling, watching movies, spending time with HIM and spending time with fam. I was craving pizza last night and today I want Aunty Bome’s wet fry chicken. Anyway, food is life. Where is Amirah and/or Zaneta when I want a foodie adventure? Honestly, there are some foods I will miss. I guess it’s like I cannot wait to travel  so I can eat an authentic poke bowl again, proper fried chicken hehe no I want jollibee's in Asia. The food scene in Kenya is cool for sure, I have barely explored it and I am already looking forward to traveling to eat more food. Oohh I want to go to India and try a bhang lassi and then also eat to my he(art)s content. I wanna go to Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Iran, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Seychelles, Madagascar, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Dominican, Jamaica, Haiti, Barbados, Bermuda, Sri Lanka, and soooo many more. Mostly I want to eat and see nature and seek God in all these places. Maybe I should drop everything and seek wander lust. Travel the world for a few years. Bruh, I need bank and a passport for that. Soon come. Soon come. I will get there. Anyway, travel is on my mind. And like I said yesterday, I have been away from Karen and family since Tuesday and I am missing them so I decided to go back on Sunday so I can spend Sunday and Monday with Sweetie Banana and gang. I am so happy I am not the codependent partner I was in my yute anymore because I get to move and spend time with the LOML … AND my family. Sometimes we have complex conversations and I have to remind myself that we are on the same team instead of anti. I used to see those videos of being on the same team and I would just scroll by but I get it now. Love is a choice. I am choosing HIM. I am choosing US. For Love, culture, Ancestry, Art, collective Gøod and God. It is bigger than us two but it is also all about and all for us two. Legacy is crazy. Legacy with your best friend is crazier. Legacy with your childhood bestie is craziest. So here we GO! I kinda feel like I don’t socialize with friends or like I havent put an effort into making friends. I have just been here a month and I am really focused on family time and creating a family. I know over time I will be out and about more and I will make friends. This reminds me of when I moved back to PEI from Toronto. My only friends were my siblings, Viktor and Dorcas. Over a few years, I had friends galore. So I know it is a matter of time as I am a Gøod friend. But also I know I am focused on family and healing family dynamics and creating a family as those things are so tied into why I came back home. I am grateful for this time to BE. I am grateful for this time of WE. I am knowing myself. I am created as creator creating. I am. I am. I am. Life is Gøod. I am Gøod. Being is Gøod. Ase. Ase. Ase.

[parishqs]

ੈ✩‧₊˚ wanted connections ( +3 ) ˚₊‧✩ੈ

ੈ✩‧₊˚ OPEN / closed ˚₊‧✩ੈ MASON GREEN ( grant gustin ) is looking for their TWIN SISTER around paris ! they’re apparently around 31 years old, and look like a copy of ANYONE WHO LOOKS LIKE THEY COULD BE GRANT’S TWIN. the mun DOES ask to be contacted @lamouretlechocolat (or @cirillawitcher) before applying. // the two of them were always close growing up. With Mason being the shy one, I’m thinking his sister is more outgoing. But they always have each other’s backs. It would be fun for them to be a musical duo but totally not necessary, that’s just for funsies. All other details are UTP! Feel free to contact me and we can establish some additional headcanons so we are both on the same page. So if the musical duo (think Donny and Marie) is not your thing, then we can think of something else and work their dynamic! 

ੈ✩‧₊˚ OPEN / closed ˚₊‧✩ੈ LUCILLE JACQUEMONT ( taylor swift ) is looking for their EX FIANCÉE around paris ! they’re apparently around 31-33 years old, and look like a copy of ANY FEMALE FC FITTING THE AGE RANGE. the mun DOES ask to be contacted @bigbadwclf before applying. // Due to Lucille's rebellious behavior entering her teens, she was sent to a catholic all-girl boarding school in L.A in hopes her behavior got better. This is the place where she started her metal band and where she met your muse, who was her first friend ever in America and dormmate, and eventual first love. The two developed feelings for each other and started a relationship that lasted around 9 years to the point they were engaged, but things went down between them as Lucille tried to deal with the increasing fame and chose poor coping mechanisms for it around the summer of 2015. They haven't spoken since they parted ways, but she remains Lu's greatest love to date that still haunts her, so seeing her around again would really mess her up. I left the actual reason why they broke up open cause I'd love to plot it all out so I'd please need you to contact me so I can share Lu's bio and we can sort details out. The angstier the better bc I'm such a sucker for messy drama! 

ੈ✩‧₊˚ OPEN / closed ˚₊‧✩ੈ ALEXANDER MORGAN ( tom blyth ) is looking for their FANSERVICE FAKE RELATIONSHIP around paris ! they’re apparently around 27-30 years old, and look like a copy of NAOMI SCOTT, EMILY RUDD, SEYCHELLE GABRIEL, JAZ SINCLAIR, ANY FEMME FC . the mun DOES NOT ask to be contacted @xcestlavie (or actuallystumacher on discord!) before applying. // alex was known for his work on a show in american where he worked with y/m and it was no secret that the pair were shipped because of 'undeniable chemistry', his team saw an opportunity and jumped on it proposing a 'relationship' to the pair to keep their names on people's tongues. alex at least found some hesitation with the set up but after a month of convincing they made their first public appearance. it's been two years since than and alex has moved on from the show to make a bigger name for himself in the industry, the pair still keep up the act because it's what's worked so far. alex moved to paris because he likes the culture and france was also the backdrop of his most recent project, your muse could've followed to keep up the appearance of support for their boyfriend/for a project of their own/or another reason. literally everything about this is plottable, i am a big fan of slow burn (enemies to lovers) type situations. i think it would be hilarious if they didn't even like one another at the start and still take little small jabs one another now. Please be sure to add any extra information or diversity notes here: any femme or nonbinary fc is welcome that fits the age range! where they’re from isn't overly important and completely up to you, i just kind of defaulted to them being american. this isn't an immediate end game situation but has potential to be??? i ship chemistry before anything.

[jcmarchi]

Celebrating five years of MIT.nano

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Celebrating five years of MIT.nano

There is vast opportunity for nanoscale innovation to transform the world in positive ways — expressed MIT.nano Director Vladimir Bulović as he posed two questions to attendees at the start of the inaugural Nano Summit: “Where are we heading? And what is the next big thing we can develop?”

“The answer to that puts into perspective our main purpose — and that is to change the world,” Bulović, the Fariborz Maseeh Professor of Emerging Technologies, told an audience of more than 325 in-person and 150 virtual participants gathered for an exploration of nano-related research at MIT and a celebration of MIT.nano’s fifth anniversary.

Over a decade ago, MIT embarked on a massive project for the ultra-small — building an advanced facility to support research at the nanoscale. Construction of MIT.nano in the heart of MIT’s campus, a process compared to assembling a ship in a bottle, began in 2015, and the facility launched in October 2018.

Fast forward five years: MIT.nano now contains nearly 170 tools and instruments serving more than 1,200 trained researchers. These individuals come from over 300 principal investigator labs, representing more than 50 MIT departments, labs, and centers. The facility also serves external users from industry, other academic institutions, and over 130 startup and multinational companies.

A cross section of these faculty and researchers joined industry partners and MIT community members to kick off the first Nano Summit, which is expected to become an annual flagship event for MIT.nano and its industry consortium. Held on Oct. 24, the inaugural conference was co-hosted by the MIT Industrial Liaison Program.

Six topical sessions highlighted recent developments in quantum science and engineering, materials, advanced electronics, energy, biology, and immersive data technology. The Nano Summit also featured startup ventures and an art exhibition.

Watch the videos here.

Seeing and manipulating at the nanoscale — and beyond

“We need to develop new ways of building the next generation of materials,” said Frances Ross, the TDK Professor in Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE). “We need to use electron microscopy to help us understand not only what the structure is after it’s built, but how it came to be. I think the next few years in this piece of the nano realm are going to be really amazing.”

Speakers in the session “The Next Materials Revolution,” chaired by MIT.nano co-director for Characterization.nano and associate professor in DMSE James LeBeau, highlighted areas in which cutting-edge microscopy provides insights into the behavior of functional materials at the nanoscale, from anti-ferroelectrics to thin-film photovoltaics and 2D materials. They shared images and videos collected using the instruments in MIT.nano’s characterization suites, which were specifically designed and constructed to minimize mechanical-vibrational and electro-magnetic interference.

Later, in the “Biology and Human Health” session chaired by Boris Magasanik Professor of Biology Thomas Schwartz, biologists echoed the materials scientists, stressing the importance of the ultra-quiet, low-vibration environment in Characterization.nano to obtain high-resolution images of biological structures.

“Why is MIT.nano important for us?” asked Schwartz. “An important element of biology is to understand the structure of biology macromolecules. We want to get to an atomic resolution of these structures. CryoEM (cryo-electron microscopy) is an excellent method for this. In order to enable the resolution revolution, we had to get these instruments to MIT. For that, MIT.nano was fantastic.”

Seychelle Vos, the Robert A. Swanson (1969) Career Development Professor of Life Sciences, shared CryoEM images from her lab’s work, followed by biology Associate Professor Joey Davis who spoke about image processing. When asked about the next stage for CryoEM, Davis said he’s most excited about in-situ tomography, noting that there are new instruments being designed that will improve the current labor-intensive process.

To chart the future of energy, chemistry associate professor Yogi Surendranath is also using MIT.nano to see what is happening at the nanoscale in his research to use renewable electricity to change carbon dioxide into fuel.

“MIT.nano has played an immense role, not only in facilitating our ability to make nanostructures, but also to understand nanostructures through advanced imaging capabilities,” said Surendranath. “I see a lot of the future of MIT.nano around the question of how nanostructures evolve and change under the conditions that are relevant to their function. The tools at MIT.nano can help us sort that out.”

Tech transfer and quantum computing

The “Advanced Electronics” session chaired by Jesús del Alamo, the Donner Professor of Science in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), brought together industry partners and MIT faculty for a panel discussion on the future of semiconductors and microelectronics. “Excellence in innovation is not enough, we also need to be excellent in transferring these to the marketplace,” said del Alamo. On this point, panelists spoke about strengthening the industry-university connection, as well as the importance of collaborative research environments and of access to advanced facilities, such as MIT.nano, for these environments to thrive.

The session came on the heels of a startup exhibit in which eleven START.nano companies presented their technologies in health, energy, climate, and virtual reality, among other topics. START.nano, MIT.nano’s hard-tech accelerator, provides participants use of MIT.nano’s facilities at a discounted rate and access to MIT’s startup ecosystem. The program aims to ease hard-tech startups’ transition from the lab to the marketplace, surviving common “valleys of death” as they move from idea to prototype to scaling up.

When asked about the state of quantum computing in the “Quantum Science and Engineering” session, physics professor Aram Harrow related his response to these startup challenges. “There are quite a few valleys to cross — there are the technical valleys, and then also the commercial valleys.” He spoke about scaling superconducting qubits and qubits made of suspended trapped ions, and the need for more scalable architectures, which we have the ingredients for, he said, but putting everything together is quite challenging.

Throughout the session, William Oliver, professor of physics and the Henry Ellis Warren (1894) Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, asked the panelists how MIT.nano can address challenges in assembly and scalability in quantum science.

“To harness the power of students to innovate, you really need to allow them to get their hands dirty, try new things, try all their crazy ideas, before this goes into a foundry-level process,” responded Kevin O’Brien, associate professor in EECS. “That’s what my group has been working on at MIT.nano, building these superconducting quantum processors using the state-of-the art fabrication techniques in MIT.nano.”

Connecting the digital to the physical

In his reflections on the semiconductor industry, Douglas Carlson, senior vice president for technology at MACOM, stressed connecting the digital world to real-world application. Later, in the “Immersive Data Technology” session, MIT.nano associate director Brian Anthony explained how, at the MIT.nano Immersion Lab, researchers are doing just that.

“We think about and facilitate work that has the human immersed between hardware, data, and experience,” said Anthony, principal research scientist in mechanical engineering. He spoke about using the capabilities of the Immersion Lab to apply immersive technologies to different areas — health, sports, performance, manufacturing, and education, among others. Speakers in this session gave specific examples in hardware, pediatric health, and opera.

Anthony connected this third pillar of MIT.nano to the fab and characterization facilities, highlighting how the Immersion Lab supports work conducted in other parts of the building. The Immersion Lab’s strength, he said, is taking novel work being developed inside MIT.nano and bringing it up to the human scale to think about applications and uses.

Artworks that are scientifically inspired

The Nano Summit closed with a reception at MIT.nano where guests could explore the facility and gaze through the cleanroom windows, where users were actively conducting research. Attendees were encouraged to visit an exhibition on MIT.nano’s first- and second-floor galleries featuring work by students from the MIT Program in Art, Culture, and Technology (ACT) who were invited to utilize MIT.nano’s tool sets and environments as inspiration for art.

In his closing remarks, Bulović reflected on the community of people who keep MIT.nano running and who are using the tools to advance their research. “Today we are celebrating the facility and all the work that has been done over the last five years to bring it to where it is today. It is there to function not just as a space, but as an essential part of MIT’s mission in research, innovation, and education. I hope that all of us here today take away a deep appreciation and admiration for those who are leading the journey into the nano age.”