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Amar Elegance: 1, 2 BHK Affordable Luxury in Dombivli West

Nestled in the heart of Dombivli West and Thane, Amar Elegance is a game-changer in the real estate landscape. With its luxurious residences, complete home automation, contemporary rooftop amenities, and prime locations, this development promises an unparalleled lifestyle experience that is both elegant and convenient. In Dombivli West, Amar Elegance boasts of 1 BHK and 2 BHK flats and…

[aquarii-if]

Demo 378K words (Updated 8/30/24) /// The Gods /// Ask Boundaries

After being abducted by two aliens, their spaceship crashes and leaves you stranded on a galaxy called 'Aquarii", which is populated by a species called 'Mitans'.

You're taken in by the Queen of Aquarii, where she reveals you are a child of one of Aquarii's gods. A cool idea in theory, but it appears the Mitan's aren't particularly happy with a human being half-god.

The queen believes that your arrival is a sign an upcoming war between Mitans and gods can be prevented, while others believe this war is inevitable.

As you are forced to fight for your right to live, you're left with one question:

Can a universe survive without gods?

Choose your pronouns, sexuality, and appearance.

Join forces with an unusual group of aliens with unique features.

Choose between five RO's, two female, two male, and one non-binary option.

Become a demigod and pick one of twelve gods to be the child of.

Deal with a strange device that has been turned against you and the Mitans (along with the alien that built it).

And fight an emperor!

RO Descriptions

Liviana Vlahos, The Queen (she/her)- The queen of Aquarii and all Mitans, she is beloved by all her people for defeating the tyrant who ruled before her. She was kind enough to lend her hand in your time of need, but it's hard to tell if she genuinely cares for you. If you don't prove to be helpful, she may just throw you into the fray.

Estelle Alinac, The Chief (she/her)- The chief of the Justice Association of Aquarii, Estelle is known to be a cold and intimidating woman. She doesn't like you, or humans, and makes that abundantly clear every time you talk to her.

Amare Mailon, The Recruit (he/him)- A new member of the Justice Association of Aquarii, Amare can appear quite naive and unserious. With others, he's sarcastic and witty, but with you, he's nervous and paranoid. Being a member of the JAA, anyone would assume he's just worried about something happening to you. But you know from the way his eyes flick to your arms and legs that the fear runs deeper. You can't tell which matters more to him; stopping a war, or preventing humans from finding Aquarii. Ellery Torres, The Doctor (he/him)- Liviana's personal doctor and the most renowned doctor in the galaxy, Ellery appears as someone you can trust. He can make you feel at ease with his playful humor and light-hearted personality. He has sworn to the queen that he will do everything in his power to keep you alive and healthy. He doesn't appear threatening, but who can you trust in this unknown galaxy?

Vega Ramos, The Mastermind (they/them)- Not much is known about the one who lives in the apartment on Fiery Pass, but it's kind of weird how they never turn their purple lights out...

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 195

“Oh. It’s you.” 

The entity that had been summoned practically growled, a cloak like swirling galaxies- or was it swirling galaxies molded into a cloak- shimmering around their form. One pair of arms crossed over a chest where a star pulsed with the heartbeat of universes, alive yet dying as lazarus green eyes glowered down at the league and bats alike. 

“You know you could, fucking call, right?” they whined, aura of terror suddenly broken, unnatural fear torn away and leaving all of them wrong-footed and confused.

Well, apparently all of them except for Ras, who had an honest to fuck grin on his face, one that looks almost carefree, if a little feral. Nope. No thanks. Not this timeline-

“But phones didn’t exist last we spoke, ya ‘amar.” 

[duckprintspress]

Queer Book Recs for Speak Your Language Day!

Once a year on Tumblr on May 7th, the account @spyld organizes Speak Your Language Day, a day to encourage people on such an English-centric platform to speak their native languages instead. Duck Prints Press works with creators from over the world, many of whom speak languages other than English as their native tongues (French and German are most common among our folks, but they’re far from the only mother tongues) and so we wanted to join in the celebration for the day by highlighting some of our favorite queer works originally published in languages other than English. Six people contributed to this list (half themselves not native English speakers.). Original language blurbs used when possible!

Where We Go from Here (Você Tem a Vida Inteira) by Lucas Rocha. Original language: Brazilian Portuguese

As vidas de Ian, Victor e Henrique se encontram de uma forma inesperada. Ian conhece Victor no dia em que recebe o resultado de seu teste rápido de HIV. Os dois são universitários. Victor está envolvido com Henrique. Ian está solteiro. Os três são gays.

Dois deles têm a vida atingida pela notícia de um diagnóstico positivo para o HIV. Um não tem o vírus. Um está indetectável. Dois estão apaixonados. Henrique é mais velho e, depois de Victor, pensou que poderia acreditar de novo em alguém.

Victor têm medo do que o amor pode trazer para a sua vida.

Ian sequer sabe se será capaz de amar.

Os três são, ao mesmo tempo, heróis e vilões de uma história que não é sobre culpa, mas sim sobre amor, amigos e sobre como podemos formar nossas próprias famílias.

Guardian (镇魂/Zhen Hun) by priest. Original language: Chinese

Zhao Yunlan heads up a covert division of the Ministry of Public Security that deals with the strange and unusual, blurring the line between the mortal realm and the Netherworld. His cocky, casual attitude conceals both a sharp mind and an arsenal of mystical tools and arcane knowledge. 

While investigating a gruesome death at a local university, Zhao Yunlan crosses paths with the reserved Professor Shen Wei. Zhao Yunlan is immediately intrigued by Shen Wei’s good looks and intense gaze, and the attraction between them is immediate and powerful, even as Shen Wei tries to keep his distance. Shen Wei and his secrets are a puzzle Zhao Yunlan feels compelled to solve as mysterious circumstances throw them together, and their connection becomes impossible to deny.

The Center of the World (Die Mitte der Welt) by Andreas Steinhöfel. Original language: German

Was immer ein normales Leben auch sein mag – der 17-jährige Phil hat es nie kennengelernt. Denn so ungewöhnlich wie das alte Haus ist, in dem er lebt, so ungewöhnlich sind auch die Menschen, die dort ein- und ausgehen – seine chaotische Mutter Glass, seine verschlossene Zwillingsschwester Dianne und all die anderen. Und dann ist da noch Nicholas, der Unerreichbare, in den Phil sich unsterblich verliebt.

Journey Home (A Caminho de Casa) by May Barros. Original language: Brazilian Portuguese

Amara e Luiza are two witches that live in a queerplatonic relationship. When Luiza decides to embark on a journey throught the galaxy in a quest for the lost fortress of Laura, the Dragon Queen, she ends up finding more than expected, while Amara follows her footsteps, hoping it’s not too late.

Roze Brieven by Splinter Chabot. Original language: Dutch

Op zijn verjaardag op 3 maart 2020 debuteerde Splinter Chabot met CONFETTIREGEN. Het boek werd al snel omarmd door de boekhandel en media. En daar bleef het niet bij. Sinds de verschijning krijgt Splinter dagelijks reacties op zijn openhartige verhaal over zijn coming-out. Reacties van ouders, van jongeren die met dezelfde worsteling kampen, van ouderen die zichzelf herkennen in het verhaal, van mensen uit de LGBTQ+-gemeenschap, van docenten en nog vele anderen. Ontroerende, grappige, gekke, treurige en hoopvolle reacties die Splinter stuk voor stuk beantwoordt.

In Roze brieven zijn de meest bijzondere brieven verzameld door Splinter zelf met daarbij de reacties die hij heeft gestuurd. Voor alle lezers van CONFETTIREGEN en voor iedereen die worstelt met zijn of haar identiteit zal Roze brieven een waardevolle bron van herkenning zal zijn. Een intieme en ontroerende bundeling waarin een belangrijke boodschap weerklinkt: Het wordt beter.

Silent Reading (默读/Mo Du) by priest. Original language: Chinese

Childhood, upbringing, family background, social relations, traumatic experiences…We keep reviewing and seeking out the motives of criminals, exploring the subtlest emotions driving them. It’s not to put ourselves in their shoes and sympathize, or even forgive them; it’s not to find some reasons to exculpate their crimes; it’s not to kneel down before the so-called “complexity of human nature”; nor to introspect social conflicts, much less to alienate ourselves into monsters.We just want to have a fair trial – for ourselves and for those who still have hope for the world.

Favorite (Preferida) by May Barros. Original language: Brazilian Portuguese

(no blurb available)

Amatka by Karin Tidbeck. Original language: Swedish

Av ren slump har människor hamnat i en parallell värld. Det är en instabil plats, där orden hela tiden formar verkligheten. Den dagliga kampen för att överleva har skapat ett samhälle fyllt av regler, där kollektivet alltid går före individen. Vanja skickas till det avlägsna samhället Amatka. De människor hon möter där ruskar om i hennes sorg och ensamhet. Hon gör häpnadsväckande upptäckter, som förändrar inte bara henne, personligen. I en instabil värld kan en förändring spridas hur långt som helst.

Thieves (Voleuse) by Lucie Bryon. Original language: French

Arriver à l’heure en cours et étudier ? Très peu pour Ella. Ce qu’elle aime ? Regarder à la dérobée la douce et mystérieuse Madeleine et, bien sûr, faire la fête. Un peu trop, même.

Un matin, elle se réveille avec une gueule de bois carabinée : c’est le blackout. Et la panique. Chez qui a-t-elle passé la soirée ? Et pourquoi son lit est jonché d’objets luxueux qui ne lui appartiennent absolument pas ?

Here the Whole Time (Quinze Dias) by Vitor Martins. Original language: Brazilian Portuguese

Felipe está esperando esse momento desde que as aulas começaram: o início das férias de julho. Finalmente ele vai poder passar alguns dias longe da escola e dos colegas que o maltratam. Os planos envolvem se afundar nos episódios atrasados de suas séries favoritas, colocar a leitura em dia e aprender com tutoriais no YouTube coisas novas que ele nunca vai colocar em prática.

Mas as coisas fogem um pouquinho do controle quando a mãe de Felipe informa que concordou em hospedar Caio, o vizinho do 57, por longos quinze dias, enquanto os pais dele não voltam de uma viagem. Felipe entra em desespero porque a) Caio foi sua primeira paixãozinha na infância (e existe uma grande possibilidade dessa paixão não ter passado até hoje) e b) Felipe coleciona uma lista infinita de inseguranças e não tem a menor ideia de como interagir com o vizinho.

Love Me for Who I Am (不可解なぼくのすべてを/Fukakai na Boku no Subete o) by Kata Konayama. Original language: Japanese

男の子？女の子？『ぼく』らの青春にはナゾがいっぱい!

女子の制服を着て学校に通う高校生、もぐもはある日、カフェのアルバイトに誘われる。 可愛い制服を着て働ける仕事に、最初は喜ぶもぐもだったが、このカフェが『男の娘カフェ』であることを知って…。

This Is Our Place (Se a Casa 8 Falasse) by Vitor Martins. Original language: Brazilian Portuguese

O terceiro romance de Vitor Martins, autor de Quinze dias e Um milhão de finais felizes Ambientado e narrado pela mesma casa em três décadas diferentes, Se a casa 8 falasse é um romance sobre jovens lidando com mudanças drásticas, conflitos familiares e primeiros amores, que mostra que, apesar das gerações mudarem, algumas experiências são capazes de atravessar a barreira do tempo. Algumas casas guardam histórias especiais. A que fica no número 8 da rua Girassol tem muito para contar. 2000: Ana recebe a notícia de que vai se mudar e será obrigada a deixar para trás tudo o que conheceu até agora, inclusive a parte mais dolorida de todas: sua namorada. 2010: Enquanto os pais de Greg passam por um divórcio complicado, ele é enviado para a casa da tia, que é dona de uma locadora em tempos de internet e odeia companhia – e muitas outras coisas. 2020: Beto sempre quis se mudar e seguir o sonho de ser fotógrafo em São Paulo. Só que uma pandemia aparece para obrigá-lo a ficar trancado em casa com a mãe protetora e a irmã aparentemente perfeita. Esta é uma história sobre uma casa e seus moradores, incluindo um vira-lata de três patas chamado Keanu Reeves

Heaven Official’s Blessing (天官赐福/Tian Guan Ci Fu) by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. Original language: Chinese

Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian was renowned for his beauty, strength, and purity. His years of dedicated study and noble deeds allowed him to ascend to godhood. But those who rise may also fall, and fall he does–cast from the heavens and banished to the world below. 

Eight hundred years after his mortal life, Xie Lian has ascended to godhood for the third time, angering most of the gods in the process. To repay his debts, he is sent to the Mortal Realm to hunt down violent ghosts and troublemaking spirits who prey on the living. Along his travels, he meets the fascinating and brilliant San Lang, a young man with whom he feels an instant connection. Yet San Lang is clearly more than he appears… What mysteries lie behind that carefree smile?

Golden Hue (Aura Dourada) by May Barros. Original language: Brazilian Portuguese

(no blurb available)

The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories (no Chinese title) ed. by Regina Kanyu Wang & Yu Chen. Original language: Chinese

In The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate to immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform Shakespeare, or arrive at the island of the gods on the backs of giant fish to ensure that the world can bloom.

Written, edited, and translated by a female and nonbinary team, these stories have never before been published in English and represent both the richly complicated past and the vivid future of Chinese science fiction and fantasy.

Time travel to a winter’s day on the West Lake, explore the very boundaries of death itself, and meet old gods and new heroes in this stunning new collection.

There are so many wonderful queer books being published in languages other than English. What are some of your favorites, available in translation or not?

View this list, and other books we’ve previously recommend that were originally published in languages other than English, on this Goodreads shelf!

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Ezra is back home. But Sabine is stuck at Peridea

Ahsoka told Sabine it’s time to move on .

Sabine is not gonna move on.. I know in her mind that she is afraid of losing Ezra Bridger, because she love him so much. she carried herself with her feelings that never change, the fact she never had a chance to tell him.

On the other hand Grand Amaral Thrawn is going to make the next move very Soon …. As a matter of fact, Sabine is responsible for causing another war of Thrawn’s return..

Sabine is carrying a lot of guilt heavily on her shoulders

Sabine will have some force nightmares about Ezra.

Sabine has to go back to the known galaxy reunited with Ezra.

Without Ezra Bridger, she’s nothing …

As far as I’m concerned, she needs him.

[minniethetadcfangirl2009]

Minnie i need your help, amars-galaxy called me a pedophile, when I'm 14yrs old, they had no right to call me a pedophile when I'm 14

it's okay, I'll protect you for now

[lolipop1920art]

I just love when people complain about Erda they say it's a "woman moment" when she sent her children away, or complain how she and Amar took Neoth's accomplishments from him and ruin the lore, or how it's "sjw propaganda" or forcing strong females characters or how she's a Mary sue or creator pet or how "based" it was for Erebus to kill her. just love it 🙃🙃🙃🙃

I hope after this there is a story where Neoth just gets beaten up by the whole galaxy while Amar and Erda are chilling.

I frankly find her a decent character by lore standpoint (scattering her children were they couldn't be found in the warp is a messy situation to think about with the consequences it had on them but it's not the worst thing a person has done in 40k) but godamn her haters are annoying.

[pokeprism]

From Clay To Brick: Day Trip

Here's a vignette of an original fiction idea I've had in the works for a bit. It quite literally just got done, and I thought it'd be a good Boxing Day present to the lot of you! There's three thousand, eighty five (3,085) words to this thing!

Questions, comments, and any concerns you might have go here!

Enjoy!

The late summer day dawns at about six AM. Amari, the youngest of those in the house, wakes up shortly after in accordance with her school schedule. Now awake, Amari rises from the air mattress that Umol and Atticus had set up last night, taps her pants’ side pocket to confirm that she has her phone, and begins to walk around her hosts’ home.

Amari walks from the living room towards the hallway then stops to check the time on her phone.

The phone’s clock reads six thirteen AM in pastel pink against the purple galaxy lock screen that Amari picked out.

Barely a moment passes as Amari reflexively locks the screen, sets the phone back into the pocket, and turns into the hallway before peeking her head into Umol’s doorless room. Besides noticing all of the crafting supplies and small animal plushies strewn about, she finds Umol shirtless and passed out face down on top of a large seal-shaped beanbag.

Now curious about what else is in Umol’s room, Amari carefully steps in to investigate what plushes she can recognize before something catches her eye.

She turns her head towards what caught her attention, and sees a circular golden emblem nailed to the wall opposite from where she entered. The emblem resembles a compass, and Amari hangs on the thought of what it means long enough that she loses track of where she’s stepping and steps on a rubber discount rat toy.

Amari’s second long shriek alerts Umol, and four tendrils erupt from his back at the noise.

The child stumbles to the floor at the sight of Umol’s inhuman tendrils.

Amari’s thud then makes Umol shoot up from his beanbag seal. “Gah!”

Umol looks towards the source of the noise with his golden, pupil-less eyes and sees a concerned Amari on the floor near the door.

Umol releases a sigh of relief. “Oh gods, it's only you…”

“What’s with the back tentacles?!” Amari barks.

Those ‘back tentacles’ recede into Umol’s back as he answers. “Oh, those are just my extra hands, Amari! They come out when they think they’re needed…”

Amari sighs and steadily gets to her feet. Umol quietly watches, allowing Amari to get an eyeful of Umol’s pupil-less, golden eyes forgetting to blink for a moment.

Amari softly sets her hand on her forehead as she begins to speak. “I get that you’re a god or whatever, but I still need time to get used to your type of quirky!”

Umol, still watching Amari’s face and thinking she has more to say, remains quiet.

Amari rolls her eyes. “You forget to blink a lot.”

Now aware, Umol blinks twice. “Oh.” Despite his lack of facial features, the area where his cheeks would be blush into a light terracotta color in contrast to his usual sandy tones. “I need to remember to do that, hehe…” Umol adds, before blinking twice more.

“Well uh…” Amari interjects. “What’s on the docket today, mister god guy?”

One of Umol’s extra hands emerges and snakes across the hallway as Umol slowly steps past Amari. Away from Amari’s awareness, the end of Umol’s extra hand forms into an extra eye to peek through Atta’s partially open bedroom door. Amari watches the god carefully enough that she sees his face turn red less than covertly.

Umol clears his throat. “Well, Xavier and Atta aren’t in a place to be talked to…”

The investigative extra hand, having seen enough for Umol’s sake, snakes back into Umol’s backside from the hallway.

“What do ya mean?” Amari says as she tilts her head.

Despite clearly knowing what those two did last night, Umol opts to side step saying what exactly they did.

“They are asleep, we shouldn’t bother them.” Umol says.

Amari nods. “Okay… What do we do instead?”

Umol ponders this for a moment. “... Would you like to take a day trip?”

Amari raises an eyebrow in response. “Where to?”

“Well, we are very close to downtown, and I haven’t walked through there in…”

Umol begins counting on his hands, and his extra hands come out as he runs out of fingers on his usual hands. The god pauses as he finishes tallying, and his extra hands recede back into his backside.

“... About fifteen years.” Umol adds.

Amari chuckles for a moment. “No biggie, I’ve got a phone with the Navi G app!”

“Ah, right. Atticus uses the same thing to get around…”

“I guess it’s settled then, we’re gonna go to downtown Sleezington!” Amari exclaims.

Umol starts to exit his room when Amari zips in front of him with a finger pointed at his chest.

“Remember your shirt, ya doof!” Amari barks. “And also the rest of your going out gear…” Amari adds in a more mild tone.

Umol laughs. “Fair enough.”

Amari smiles and walks out of Umol’s room to grab her going out gear, including her decorated window bag and reusable water bottle. After putting on his favorite handcrafted hoodie, Umol walks out of his room to meet Amari at the front door, ready to unlock it and step out into their suburban nook of Sleezington.

Amari pulls out her phone and boots up the navigator app. “Apparently downtown is a ten minute walk from ‘ere…”

“Is that too long?” Umol asks.

“Naw, it isn’t.” Amari confirms. “I’ll turn on the route for us both, just follow me.”

Umol nods. Amari sees his gesture, starts the route, and begins walking. Umol follows close behind her at a similar pace.

Ten minutes later, Umol and Amari are walking down a street in downtown to a metallic human statue standing atop a stone base. Despite the heavy nature of both the statue and its base, the base is chained to the floor.

Amari, who hasn’t looked up from her phone screen for the last four minutes, steps on an uneven patch of concrete and loses balance. Milliseconds before she begins to fall, one of Umol’s extra hands swiftly emerges to catch Amari before reorienting her to be back on her feet.

Umol looks Amari in the eyes with a slightly annoyed expression.

“... Thanks, Umol!” Amari says, adrenaline still pumping.

Umol’s extra hand retreats into his back as he sets one of his usual hands on his forehead. “Fixing your gaze on that phone screen has almost gotten you hurt four times now…”

A notification noise from Amari’s phone goes off. The Navi G app says the route has been completed.

Amari breathes a sigh of relief before she locks the screen and slots her phone into her pocket. “I guess we’re in the heart of downtown now.”

Umol steps forward to get a closer look at the statue. He looks down from the statue and begins to read the plaque attached to the stone base. Amari notices Umol’s shift in attention and also begins to read before a name in the text catches her eye.

“Oh! This is a statue of Arthur Sleezer!” Amari remarks. “... What’s that one’s deal?” Umol asks.

Amari chuckles slightly as she begins to speak. “Mister Sleezer was the founder of this city if my history classes taught me right. It makes sense that a statue of him would be here to honor that I guess.”

Umol blinks twice. “Interesting.” Umol doesn’t waste a moment to scan the surrounding area. “So now that we’re here, what should we do?”

Amari gestures to Umol to wait a moment, pulls out her phone again, and begins typing the phrase “things to do near me” into Navi G’s search bar. The app loads for a moment before showing its results.

Amari’s face lights up with joy upon seeing one of the results. “Yo! Downtown’s got a Scrimblo Builder place?!”

Umol tilts his head. “A what place…???”

Amari explains with stars in her eyes. “A Scrimblo Builder place! You walk in, pick an unfilled scrimblo plush, fill the plush with the material you want, select some accessories, have the adult pay for all that, then go home with your new plush!”

“So a corporate plush store?” Umol asks.

Amari considers for a moment. “... I guess, yeah.”

“I could do that for ya for free.” Umol says plainly. “You and your brother seem to forget I’m a sewer…”

Amari shrugs as she responds. “Welp, that’s a thing to do once we’re back at your place.”

Amari looks back at her phone screen and scrolls down through the results. “Do you eat?”

Umol speaks plainly. “I mean, I can.” 

Amari raises an eyebrow. “But…?”

Umol blinks twice. “I can’t eat with my face. My extra hands do the eating.”

It’s Amari’s turn to blink twice. “No wonder Xavier says you’re scary at meal times…” Amari looks back to her phone and taps on a promising result. “Oh hey! This restaurant has separate rooms for its guests!”

Amari puts her phone in front of Umol’s face so he can look for himself. Umol reads through the details for this place, and softly shrugs.

“Eh, seems good. Let’s go there!” Umol says.

Amari smiles. She boots up the route to Supreme Italiano’s, the restaurant in question, before beginning to follow the route that Navi G set up for them both.

After they get through Supreme Italiano’s front doors, the clerk at the front sees two guests and directs them to a room/table for two. The room isn’t a completely separate unit from the rest of the restaurant, seeing as a pane of glass faces the hallway that leads from the front of the place, but largely undeterred, Umol and Amari begin to mull over the menu(s) after Amari gets her preferred soft drink.

Amari gets to the page in the menu with the text “Build your own!” at the top as a heading and carefully reads.

She looks up from the menu at Umol. “You got any preferences, my man?”

“As much as I think most animals are cute, I enjoy meat.” Umol says.

“... So you’re wanting a meat-za.” Amari says, eyes narrowed.

Two of Umol’s extra hands emerge and shrug behind him as he holds his menu with his usual hands. “Pretty much, Amari.”

Umol’s extra hands recede into his back as the waitress walks into the pseudo-room that he and Amari are in. Amari also takes a moment to look up from her menu to make eye contact with the waitress.

The waitress asks what the two would like to have for their meals, Amari asks for the four meat pizza to share between them, and the waitress nods before taking their menus.

About twelve minutes later, the four meat-za comes out and is set onto Amari and Umol’s table. The waitress notices that Amari’s drink could use a refill as she leaves straight for the soda fountain to attend to that.

Amari looks up from the pizza at Umol. “Welp, here’s the pizza! Ima divy this up…”

Umol and Amari take a closer look at the pizza and both realize that the ‘za came pre-cut into eighths.

Amari takes two slices onto her plate and begins to eat after a swig of her soft drink.

Umol’s extra hands emerge and begin moving four slices of pizza onto his plate. After the pizza slices are moved safely onto the plate, the ends of Umol’s extra hands morph into four small, toothy mouths and begin to messily chew through the ‘za.

Amari, only midway into one pizza slice at this point, watches Umol eat in paralyzed shock and awe for a moment before the waitress walks in with Amari’s refill and not a care in the world.

“Here is a refill, girly-”

The waitress reopens her eyes and sees Umol’s extra hands making quick work of the meat-za she just served. Amari, clearly embarrassed, simply steps towards the waitress and gestures for the glass of soda.

The waitress gives Amari a questioning look as Umol’s extra hands continue their consumption.

Amari shrugs. “Long story, I’m still getting used to him too…!” Amari whispers.

The waitress lets Amari’s statement sink in before nodding and handing the glass of soda to the girl. The waitress then quickly leaves the room.

After both Amari and Umol finish their halves of the pizza and wipe their mouths, Umol and Amari get up, proceed to the front desk to pay for their meal. After paying with the debit card of unknown origin that Amari fished out of her bag, Umol takes the receipt and begins to follow Amari out the front doors of Supreme Italiano’s. Umol catches a glimpse of the waitress that served them whispering to the clerk at the front desk. That clerk’s expression of surprise radiates pure comedy gold to Umol, who knows exactly what that clerk heard.

Amari leads Umol to a bench barely half a block away from the Italian place they just ate at before taking a seat.

Umol, raises an eyebrow in Amari’s direction. “What’s on your mind, kiddo?”

“... I’m tired.”

“Already?” Umol blinks twice. “Usually Atta’s tired after the third stop we make…”

Amari looks Umol in the eyes. “Well, I’m not Atta! But I don’t know if you’d wanna carry me back to your place…”

Umol speaks as plainly as he can. “I have no problems carrying you home.”

Amari perks up. “Wait, really?!”

Umol nods. “I’ll also mention that I could try out this one thing again…”

“Oh?”

Umol twirls his right hand as he explains. “The last time I was here, I found an alternate way to move in the city that didn’t involve walking.” Umol sets the recently twirling hand back at his side as he continues. “Though I will ask if you’re comfortable with a, um… Roller-coaster like feeling first.”

Amari’s eyes shine as she smiles. “How can I say no to that?! I LOVE roller-coasters!”

“Alrighty then, it’s settled. I’ll explain the safety stuff as I ready up…”

A few minutes of orientation and explanation later, Amari is ready with Umol lagging slightly behind. Umol has wrapped one set of his extra hands securely around Amari to keep her close to his chest. Amari’s window backpack is also ready to go, with it tucked between Amari’s back and Umol’s chest. Umol begins to stretch to prepare himself.

After Umol’s stretches conclude, Umo clears his throat. “You ready, Amari?”

“Hell yeah…!”

Umol senses a question from her uneven delivery. “You wanna ask something?”

“... Can I record this?” She says, meekly pulling out her phone.

Umol pauses to blink twice. “You know what, I might as well do that for ya…”

Umol offers one of his usual hands to hold the phone.

Amari unlocks the screen and hands it his way. “You know how to work this, right?”

Umol flips over to the camera app and sets it to video near instantly. “Yep, I do.”

Umol taps the recording button to start the video.

“Hey!” Amari says, jokingly annoyed.

Umol forms his hand around the phone so that it keeps recording without fear of it slipping away and points the camera towards him and Amari.

“Hey internet, or whoever is watching I guess!” Umol says.

Amari pokes her head further into the view of the camera. “Yeah! We’re aboutta do something fun!”

Umol and Amari speak nearly in unison as Umol throws up a peace sign with his other usual hand. “So let’s do this!”

Umol repositions the camera as he winds up to launch, then launches. Umol and Amari go sailing through the air of downtown Sleezington, with Umol’s other two extra hands acting as the main means of keeping them aloft as they seamlessly grab and stick to the tall buildings of downtown. The phone continues recording as Umol and Amari whiz through the city at about the speed of a falcon’s flight, with the occasional pedestrian below looking up to see the both of them jetting by. All while Umol’s extra hands instinctively dodge around any birds flying at their altitude to avoid high-speed collisions and the possible damage.

Within a few minutes of starting this joy ride, Amari and Umol have already reached the edge of downtown, and to be extra showy to the camera, Umol extends the arm holding Amari’s phone forward as they leave downtown’s borders. Sure that things are in view of the camera’s eye, Umol then coordinates his extra hands to simultaneously grab onto the two last nearby buildings, spring upward with a slight twirl, then as Umol begins to feel the gravity take hold, he reforms his hands into bat-like wings before beginning to glide back down to Earth.

Umol, still hanging onto Amari as tight as he can, softly touches down in front of his and Atta’s apartment unit as his extra hands turned wings revert to their rope-like shape and recede into his back.

As soon as Umol comes to a full stop, the set of extra hands that had been holding Amari quite tightly up to this point release the girl and also return to being inside Umol’s backside.

With the camera still recording, Umol looks straight into Amari’s phone camera. “That’s how you get through downtown.” Umol makes another peace sign. “Peace!”

Umol taps the end recording button on Amari’s phone, frees the phone from the cage his hand formed around it, and hands the phone back to Amari, who has already turned to face him.

Umol puts on the most smug expression he can muster. “How’d you like that, Amari?”

Amari can barely contain her excitement. “THAT WAS SO AWESOME!” Amari settles enough that she can speak at a normal volume. “... Could we do that again sometime?”

Umol sets his hands in his hoodie’s front pocket as she shrugs. “Eh, we could. For now, you want to start on making a handmade plush like I mentioned earlier?”

Amari answers with gusto. “Sure!”

Umol chuckles slightly as he pulls out his apartment key. “Gotcha. Let’s go in.”

The door unlocks like a charm and both of them walk into Umol’s apartment. As they enter, the now awakened Xavier and Atta are quietly eating some budget ramen at the dining room table.

Atta notices Umol and Amari’s entrance first, and Xavier’s eyes follow Atta’s to see them enter a few scant seconds later. Xavier sees Amari’s extremely windswept buns and drops his fork on the table. “Where the hell were you two today?!” Xavier says.

Amari and Umol both chuckle before Umol begins to explain. Xavier picks up his fork as Atticus primes himself to listen to Umol’s summary of today…

[tuxedoprincess]

i was tagged by @pink-vacancy for this (thank you <3)

Favorite Color(s): dark red and any shade of pink

Currently watching: not reaaaaallllly watching anything at the moment aside from holiday cooking and baking shows, but i think i'm gonna rewatch amar a muerte pretty soon

Last Movie/TV show: last movie was the 2023 remake of the little mermaid and the last tv show i watched was celebrity special forces 😭😭😭

spicy/savory/sweet: i like all but i prefer savory, which is kinda funny cuz i make a lot of sweets

Current Obsession: playing pokémon go... and any type of match 3 games of course

Last thing I googled: "samsung galaxy s23 ultra"

i'm going to tag @futchatron, @myoui-rkive, @everlasting-beg, @restless-mindd, and anyone reading this who wants to do it <3

[foulbearobservation]

the lamplighter is such a cool name for a wip 👀👀 i want to know everything about it but i respect the need for mystery and “u wish u knew gayboy”

sad for you having to write straight romance but 🤔 you can maybe make it a bit fucked up? it’s true that the best straight romances are written by gay people 😌 and you write romance that makes me bite cardboard in a good gay way

good luck with the nano ❤️ 10k is galaxy brain of you to have already!!

I can't remember if I talked about it last year but it's in the same universe as all my arkin stuff from last nano (and whatever else I have floating around in that tag) but in short: Darkness is like a Tangible Thing that kills people in the arkin universe a lamplighter is like an emergency first responder who goes around lighting lamps whenever the Darkness tries to get a little too close to civilization. usually lamplighters are guard captains, arkinites, sturdy folk etc etc

anyway THE lamplighter short story is about Kaya, Dae-Hyun, and Amar, three arkinites (basically magic people) in the city of astrallen as The Most Important Light in the city is stolen, causing a plague of Darkness to descend and kill a bunch of people, etc etc. basically a heist mystery where they all think one of the others did it and the whole town is like. very much against them because it did technically start a natural disaster that killed thousands

kaya's my bisexual babygirl of all time 💕💕 amar's like the straight man to her comedy shenanigans, if he could be a stay at home dad he would be! amar calls kaya his little star and he calls their son mat their little starlight like 🥰 my beloved malewife amar

I think I can make kamar into a straight romance that feels insane to gay people cause I think one of them is gonna d- 🤭 who said that

[cherrybombfangirl]

Saris Tanda-Djarn - OC Intro

Name (full): Saris Amar Tanda-Djarn

Other names: Small Mando ; Sar' (by Din only)

Fandom/Appears In: Star Wars/The Mandalorian, appears in- The Mandalorian and in the last two episodes of The Book of Boba Fett

Age: [same as Din]

Birthdate: N/A

Zodiac Sign: Taurus/Cancer

Personality: short tempered and kinda has anger issues, very protective of her loved ones, hostile and aggressive until she warms up to you (which takes a while), grumpy lil' shit 90% of the time, stubborn af and if you push her she'll push back harder, holds grudges for a long time

Gender ID: Cis Female, She/Her

Sexuality: PanAce

Hair: Sandy Blonde and a little naturally curly, usually in a braid and tucked in her helmet

Eyes: Mix of green and brown

Skin: Kind of a medium tan

Faceclaim: Natalie Paris (maybe, I’m still on the fence about it)

Identifying Features: Lots of battle scars where there are gaps in her armor and superficial ones where she's hit her head inside her helmet, biggest one is the wide and jagged one across her back from a job that went sideways ; a birthmark on her shoulder that looks like a brown stain

Combat skills: combat and battle training- hand to hand combat, blaster training, well versed in multiple kinds of weapons, rising-phoenix training (after the S1 finale) ; very strong so in battle she's usually the tank/powerhouse

Supernatural abilities: None

Disabilities: Not explicit but I accidentally coded her with an anxiety disorder after the events of Season 2 and I like it so I'm gonna leave it that way

History/Background:

Saris comes from a long line of Mandalorians, the Tanda Clan has been in the creed for generations, and she has ten very protective brothers- five older, five younger (five of them are adopted foundlings).

She lived on a fiery volcanic planet in the Mandalore system with her family until she was 10 years old- when her parents trying to defend the village they lived in were killed by force users (unknown if they were Sith, Jedi, or something else). She and her brothers managed to escape to Nevarro, where they met and joined the covert there- which is also where Saris met 10 year old Din. They became friends, and by the time they were 17 and 18 they’d fallen in love. The night before they were to swear into the creed, they promised that they would wait for each other and get married as soon as they were old enough (20 yrs).

For the next few years, they teamed up for most Guild jobs, becoming a team to be reckoned with until they were known in the Bounty Hunting business as a unit and unstoppable team. Then they were married/took on the riddurok and have been a legendary bounty hunting team since.

Relationships: Din Djarn (riddur, love of her life), Grogu Djarn (son, adopted), Danthew "Danny" Djarn (son); Danthew, Alexson, Jakevi, Talecus, Lezson, Maxden, Castor, Aries, Draco, and Gaben Tanda (brothers, four of them adopted Foundlings), Cara Dune (close friend), Greef Karga (friend), Boba Fett (friend and ally), Fennec Shand (friend and ally), Ahsoka Tano (ally), Bo-Katan Kryze (frenemy and sort of ally)

Aliases: Mandalorian, Bounty Hunter, Small Mando

Additional Notes/Facts:

Saris can and will punch a bitch

fuckin jacked under all that armor and the flight suit, girl can and has picked up Din and carried him all by herself (and while she’s in her third trimester too)

her build is short (she only comes up to Din's shoulder) and round but she uses it to her advantage and is very strong. she can carry a lot of weight as has a lot of power behind her hits in battle

Does not like admitting or showing weakness, Din is pretty much the only person she trusts to see her vulnerable

most protective momma bear in the galaxy, she loves her boys and if anyone touches them she will break every bone in their body

Really aggressive and hostile, especially if she can’t predict or trust the situation

in combat Mando is usually the sharpshooter/stealth fighter and she’s the tank

Will fite you and win, would win a fist fight with god

Make no mistake, Din and Saris are equals and an unstoppable team, but they are also their own people and can be their own characters outside of each other

Saris pretends to hate how overprotective her brothers are, but she secretly loves it

She also pretends that Din's over protectiveness while she's pregnant with Danny is annoying, but she secretly thinks he's really cute when he's protective of her

Out of all her brothers her oldest brother Danthew is her favorite

Fanfic: Skyfall (Coming soon to Ao3)

[aquarii-if]

How would the ROs react if they relies their in love with MC?

This is a pretty important plot point so I’ll keep it vague!

Liviana- She’d be happy… but also worried. MC’s already going through a lot with being a demigod and the upcoming war… not to mention that she’s also pretty stressed out about everything. If MC happens to reciprocate her feelings, she’ll be forced to put in a lot of effort and put a lot of expectations on them in order for a relationship to work out.

Amare- Deny, deny, deny. Amare hates humans, and if he dares to let one get close, and welcome them to his galaxy, they’re bound to destroy everything in their wake. That’s just their nature. He’ll push all of this back as much as he can.

Estelle- Same as Amare, she’d deny it, but she’d be better at hiding it. She has nothing against humans except the general wariness any species would have to a new species being introduced, but she can’t deal with this right now. Her only plan with MC is to help them escape this war and get back home. That’s all she needs to focus on right now.

Ellery- Gets really giddy about it. MC’s such an interesting person, and it’s always great to have someone new to obsess over. Makes his life more interesting.

Vega- They went through all that effort to defeat the gods and MC just to end up falling for them. They’re pissed off about it, to say the least.

[lov3-ly]

So first this is Tenshi, a kitsune who is stuck in his shrine and GOD THE WAY I COULD LORE DUMP ABT HIM

This is Amare, she is a priestess who is trying to create her own religion

Old lyubov art, I’ll eventually find her most recent one but on the second photo on the right is her current look im pretty sure. Anyways she is a lounge singer who goes from one bar to another

Shinigami or Shi for short is a dragon or Vidyadhara from the universe he is from (honkai star rail) who sells drugs!

Usagi, a medicine seller or also known as Kusuriuri in his au (Mononoke) which is just medicine/drug seller in Japanese but yknow

Milo, my silly little clown OC I love mf smmsmsmsmm

And my most recent OC, astro who is an alien roaming around the galaxy! She has an odd fixation with.. fish…

Her outfit is a work in progress rn 😭…

Y’all should totally follow my insta.. (_xinxu_0)

"No one wants to see art of ocs" If I dont see art of peoples ocs at least once a day I DIE. Do you want that to happen? Do you want me to DIE? Draw your ocs.

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[ad_1] GG News Bureau New Delhi, 28th Jan. The grand 76th Republic Day celebrations will culminate on January 29 with the mesmerizing Beating Retreat Ceremony at the iconic Vijay Chowk, set against the serene backdrop of the Raisina Hills and a setting sun. The ceremony will feature 30 captivating Indian tunes, performed by the bands of the Indian Army (IA), Indian Navy (IN), Indian Air Force (IAF), and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). Dignitaries, including President Smt Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, and Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, along with other Union Ministers, officials, and the public, will grace the event. A Celebration of Indian Tunes The ceremony will commence with the massed band playing the spirited tune ‘Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja’, followed by enthralling renditions like ‘Amar Bharati’, ‘Indradhanush’, ‘Jai Janam Bhumi’, ‘Nati in Himalayan Valley’, ‘Ganga Jamuna’, and ‘Veer Siachen’ by the Pipes & Drums band. The CAPF bands will present patriotic tunes such as ‘Vijay Bharat’, ‘Rajasthan Troops’, ‘Aye Watan Tere Liye’, and ‘Bharat ke Jawan’, while the IAF band will enchant the audience with ‘Galaxy Rider’, ‘Stride’, ‘Rubaru’, and ‘Millennium Flight Fantasy’. The IN band will play stirring melodies like ‘Rashtriya Pratham’, ‘Nishak Nishpad’, ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, ‘Spread the Light of Freedom’, ‘Rhythm of the Reef’, and ‘Jai Bharati’. The IA band will showcase its talent with tunes such as ‘Veer Sapoot’, ‘Taqat Watan’, ‘Mera Yuva Bharat’, ‘Dhruv’, and ‘Faulad Ka Jigar’. As the evening progresses, the Massed Bands will perform the timeless melodies ‘Priyam Bharatam’, ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon’, and ‘Drummers Call’. The ceremony will conclude with the iconic and much-loved tune of ‘Sare Jahan se Acha’, performed by the Buglers, leaving the audience with a sense of pride and patriotism. The principal conductor of the Beating Retreat ceremony will be Commander Manoj Sebastian. The IA band will be led by Subedar Major (Honorary Captain) Bishan Bahadur, while the IN and IAF bands will be conducted by M Antony, MCPO MUS II, and Warrant Officer Ashok Kumar, respectively. The CAPF band will be under the direction of Head Constable GD Mahajan Kailash Madhava Rao. Additionally, the Pipes & Drums band will perform under the guidance of Subedar Major Abhilash Singh, and the Buglers will be led by Naib Subedar Bhupal Singh. The Beating Retreat Ceremony, with its blend of tradition and melody, symbolizes the unity and grandeur of the Indian Armed Forces and marks the perfect conclusion to the Republic Day celebrations. The event promises to be a memorable evening of music, heritage, and patriotism at Vijay Chowk.   The post 76th Republic Day Celebrations to Conclude with Melodious Beating Retreat Ceremony at Vijay Chowk appeared first on Global Governance News- Asia's First Bilingual News portal for Global News and Updates. [ad_2] Source link

[news365times]

[ad_1] GG News Bureau New Delhi, 28th Jan. The grand 76th Republic Day celebrations will culminate on January 29 with the mesmerizing Beating Retreat Ceremony at the iconic Vijay Chowk, set against the serene backdrop of the Raisina Hills and a setting sun. The ceremony will feature 30 captivating Indian tunes, performed by the bands of the Indian Army (IA), Indian Navy (IN), Indian Air Force (IAF), and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). Dignitaries, including President Smt Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, and Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, along with other Union Ministers, officials, and the public, will grace the event. A Celebration of Indian Tunes The ceremony will commence with the massed band playing the spirited tune ‘Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja’, followed by enthralling renditions like ‘Amar Bharati’, ‘Indradhanush’, ‘Jai Janam Bhumi’, ‘Nati in Himalayan Valley’, ‘Ganga Jamuna’, and ‘Veer Siachen’ by the Pipes & Drums band. The CAPF bands will present patriotic tunes such as ‘Vijay Bharat’, ‘Rajasthan Troops’, ‘Aye Watan Tere Liye’, and ‘Bharat ke Jawan’, while the IAF band will enchant the audience with ‘Galaxy Rider’, ‘Stride’, ‘Rubaru’, and ‘Millennium Flight Fantasy’. The IN band will play stirring melodies like ‘Rashtriya Pratham’, ‘Nishak Nishpad’, ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, ‘Spread the Light of Freedom’, ‘Rhythm of the Reef’, and ‘Jai Bharati’. The IA band will showcase its talent with tunes such as ‘Veer Sapoot’, ‘Taqat Watan’, ‘Mera Yuva Bharat’, ‘Dhruv’, and ‘Faulad Ka Jigar’. As the evening progresses, the Massed Bands will perform the timeless melodies ‘Priyam Bharatam’, ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon’, and ‘Drummers Call’. The ceremony will conclude with the iconic and much-loved tune of ‘Sare Jahan se Acha’, performed by the Buglers, leaving the audience with a sense of pride and patriotism. The principal conductor of the Beating Retreat ceremony will be Commander Manoj Sebastian. The IA band will be led by Subedar Major (Honorary Captain) Bishan Bahadur, while the IN and IAF bands will be conducted by M Antony, MCPO MUS II, and Warrant Officer Ashok Kumar, respectively. The CAPF band will be under the direction of Head Constable GD Mahajan Kailash Madhava Rao. Additionally, the Pipes & Drums band will perform under the guidance of Subedar Major Abhilash Singh, and the Buglers will be led by Naib Subedar Bhupal Singh. The Beating Retreat Ceremony, with its blend of tradition and melody, symbolizes the unity and grandeur of the Indian Armed Forces and marks the perfect conclusion to the Republic Day celebrations. The event promises to be a memorable evening of music, heritage, and patriotism at Vijay Chowk.   The post 76th Republic Day Celebrations to Conclude with Melodious Beating Retreat Ceremony at Vijay Chowk appeared first on Global Governance News- Asia's First Bilingual News portal for Global News and Updates. [ad_2] Source link