#and he took the pic unprompted!

[ultimateaclrecovery]

Pretty fall colors and views in New Mexico!

[jmdbjk]

The controversy.

First of all, my man looked amazing...

Then my man jumped into the heavily controversial waters of AI generated images.

Why are the edges of his phone so beat up? anyway, I digress.

Elfen alchemist Jiminah creates a love potion to attract the love of his life, Prince Elf Jungkookah. He adds a few drops of elfen forest nectar honey to the concoction. Anyway.

Then Namjoon crashed the live, said "happy birthday bro" and took a quick pic of Jimin, who held up his phone with the AI generated image and posted it on his IG stories:

Is that a big TV screen? Is that a window behind him? Anyway, I digress again...focus, focus, focus...

Jimin said Tae sent him this image. There are 4 photos and we only got to see this one. Until...Tae posted this one on his IG stories:

Where Warrior Jiminah (in what look like his Tiffany Hardware collection earrings) is ready to defend the kingdom of the love of his life, King Jungkookah. I know he could kill someone with that stick if he wanted to no matter how cute he looks in his updo.

Besides the intellectual property issues surrounding AI generated images, where DO we draw the line? Here, we have 3 people who are well aware of their IP rights and they are sharing these images on their social media. Jimin himself showed us the first one, of himself, unprompted.

These are great images and IP rights aside, wouldn't it be great to be able to generate these images for ourselves? But we can never have nice things because there are shitty people in the world.

I love looking at the images. Is it wrong to like them? Is there a place for them? Who should be able to generate them and for what purposes only?

It seems like Jimin, Tae and Namjoon don't have a problem with them.

It's a tough call...

[golbrocklovely]

What have I missed with Katelyn? What else is happening in this damn fandom now?

before the katelyn drama, ppl were assuming colby and malia broke up. but that has been confirmed to be not true since he posted a bunch of pics on his story and wished her happy international gf's day lol

as for the katelyn drama...

basically, katelyn was in a gc with fans and she was talking about a wide array of things. idk if this was all unprompted or what. the ss only show what she said and not what was asked of her.

she talked about the tess drama and how she's had problems with her for a while but she allowed herself to be bullied for months on end bc she didn't want tess to get hurt.

she then talked about kat saying she never met her and she has never talked bad about her. and she knows that her song is about her and sam, and thinks it's catchy (assumingly she's talking about nice of you). she also said it's okay for her to write music and express herself in that way.

katelyn also explained the meet and greet situation where fans were accusing them of cutting fans off in line and going up and meeting snc, aka less fans got to meet snc bc of it. but reality is the zumiez's team let them jump in line for pic bc they were trying to prank the boys and the whole thing only took a minute, so less fans didn't meet them bc of it.

and then, katelyn talked about shea. now, from the ss, it seems like someone else brought shea up and katelyn just commented on what was said. the ss reads "they were never in a relationship they were bestfriends also Shea really liked colby romantically but colby" and it cuts off. katelyn's response is "if they were just best friends then why on earth is she talking about this publicly on stream? malia is his girlfriend and respectfully she should stop mentioning his name... kinda strange in my opinion". she also later (assumingly) said "you don't know the half of anything and anyone like tess or colby's old friend talking about them now is strange considering they don't talk to them anymore."

as i've stated before, she shouldn't be in gcs with fans. i feel this way about anyone connected to snc. you wanna talk to fans about yourself, sure. i guess do that. but don't try defending yourself to a bunch of randos that hate you regardless of what you say. also you just look weird talking to fans about your best friend, bf, and boyfriend's best friend.

here's all the ss in case you want to look at them yourself:

(all the random text on the ss is from the person that posted them)

[mermaidsirennikita]

🎄Romance Advent🎄 Day 10: The Duke's Perfect Wife by Jennifer Ashley

One-sentence summary: Growly asshole/future prime minister Duke Hart MacKenzie is on his road to world domination when his former fiancee and intrepid girl reporter Eleanor reappears in his life... with all those nude pics he took back in the day, sent to her unprompted by a mysterious stranger.

Why read it: Because this book has everything you want from a Scottish historical romance--big feelings, a lot of family, hot sex involving a kilt (and yes, there is a kilt striptease), and the kinds of ludicrously big swing plot points only Jennifer Ashley would try. Also--it's one of my favorite examples of a dickhead hero undone by a woman who knows better and just won't take his nonsense. A kick your feet and giggle kind of a book.

Lives in my brain rent-free: Eleanor, a natural photographer in the making, persuades Hart to pose for her in some updated photos. With and without the kilt.

[mxjackparker]

I hate the slang word "based". It's one of those things that's a trigger for me, no matter how ridiculous it seems to others, and I'm really frustrated by it.

When I was a teenager, Lil' B (who originated the current use of "based" as something positive) bought foot pics from me and posted them pretending I was a crazed fan. I was still fairly new to sex work at the time.

He had me write his name on my feet and then posted the pictures with the claim that I'd sent them to him unprompted. Unfortunately for me, RooshV and some other terrible internet personalities had recently posted about me, so I was recognized.

I got a ridiculous number of death threats, mockery, and someone even found my regular phone number (no idea how) and called me pretending my mother was in the hospital. All because I took a custom picture order. Nightmare shit.

Any time I hear someone using the word "based", usually joking around and having fun, I can't help thinking about it. It's deeply embarrassing and not even something I can ask people to stop doing without seeming like a demanding freak who's policing language.

[dreamofbecoming]

i feel like we as a fandom don’t talk enough about the fact that steve’s redemption arc had nothing to do with the upside down

like, yes, he grows pretty steadily as a person over the course of the entire show, and yes, his relationships with dustin and robin specifically are a big part of that growth and both those relationships are rooted in UD shenanigans, but that isn’t where it started. and it wasn’t nancy either

he has that whole speech in s4 about how he needs to get conked on the head to start moving in the right direction, and maybe that’s true to an extent, but the wallop he got wasn’t “monsters are real” and it wasn’t “ough pretty girl,” it was him, completely on his own, wanting to change

because the death of king steve is 100% a choice steve makes, voluntarily, before he knows about the UD, totally separate from his desire to be with nancy. he realizes fully independently that he isn’t proud of being a bully and he wants to do better. that’s entirely steve deciding that for himself

he goes to jonathan first. he doesn’t apologize to nancy first, he’s not trying to get back on her good side, he’s not trying to get ahead of any story and convince her to take him back. he still even actively thinks jonathan is sleeping with her, at this point

he has every logical reason to believe that jonathan 1) violated him sexually (and publicly!) and 2) fucked his girlfriend. he has every reason to think his girlfriend cheated on him! his anger with jonathan (and nancy!) is, from steve’s pov, given the information he has, completely justified, and steve still, with no reason at all to like jonathan or forgive nancy, with no reason to go against tommy and carol (given that they’re his lifelong best friends and have seemingly just been proven right about hating his gf), decides completely independently that the things he said to jonathan were out of line

he has literally no reason to be kind to this dude, and he’s working against a pretty engrained habit of teenage cruelty, and he still makes that call all by himself. for no other reason than that his conscience demands it. that’s an astonishingly humble and selfless act from any 17 year old, but especially one who was raised on money and popularity and has no real reason to go against that upbringing (and has never done so before!). the moral fortitude that takes is incredible

i couldn’t have made that apology at 17, i was way too caught up in myself and far too scared of feeling any kind of shame or social consequences. i would have focused on the things that fueled my anger, that made me feel justified. i wouldn’t have been capable of seriously reflecting on the ways i might be in the wrong. but steve does. he makes that call completely unprompted. he chooses to not only acknowledge that what he said to jonathan was fucked up, as was what he and tommy did to nancy (even when, again, his anger, if not his actions, was fully justified), but to apologize to jonathan first (risking him convincing nancy that steve isn’t worth forgiving, and he still thinks this is the guy fucking his girlfriend, and this is the guy who never apologized for the creepshots!) and to abandon his social safety net to do it (horrifically difficult to do at that age)

and then the poor guy gets attacked by a monster and the first thing he does is save the asshole who took naked pics of him and basically risked showing the whole school, and the girlfriend he has every reason to believe is fucking him.

steve harrington is a fucking saint and we don’t talk about it enough.

[wilted-woman]

i love my dad part ???: he sent me a photo of him covered in fake blood. unprompted. he wanted to know how much he got on himself each show night and a cast member took the pic for him

[enjomo-arch]

@ferromagnetiic , eustass kid asked :

[ Modern verse. ] He found out through someone else that Ace has recently adopted a duckling. Needless to say, he's intrigued. Does he plan on raising it and eating it, or is it just a pet? Does it sleep in the bath? Is it going to lay eggs? These are all questions that Kid needs answered. He needs information. He will send Ace an unprompted text.

 ❛ Send duck pics. ❜

phone  buzzing  against  the  wooden  surface  of  a  coffee  table  sending  the  rippling  sound  straight  to  ace's  ears  as  he  immediately  gets  distracted.  oh,  did  someone  want  to  go  out  on  the  town  ?  or  maybe  it  was  just  sabo  who  was  worried  about  the  state  of  the  apartment.  with  one  sway  ace  rose  to  a  proper  sit  on  the  couch,  diverting  his  attention  from  the  television  as  he  picked  up  his  phone  and  a  finger  slid  across  the  screen  to  unlock  it.  kid  ?  now  that  was  interesting.  

his  eyes  sweep  over  the  message  and  a  small  smirk  appeared  on  his  lips.  ❝  oi  babygirl  i  think  someone  has  taken  an  interest  in  ya'.  ❞  his  head  turned  towards  the  snow-white  duckling  that  had  become  his  pet.  she  let  out  a  quack,  wings  fluttering  in  response  to  the  man's  voice  and  ace  quickly  took  some  pictures  of  her,  sending  them  to  his  and  kid's  shared  chat  with  some  photos  of  his  face  included  in  the  frame.  

[  ✉  →  Eustass  Mid 🔩  ]  *  🔥 ✊🏻 Ace  sent  an  attachment  * [  ✉  →  Eustass  Mid 🔩  ]  *  🔥 ✊🏻  Ace  sent an  attachment  * [  ✉  →  Eustass  Mid 🔩  ]  *  🔥  ✊🏻 Ace  sent an  attachment  * [  ✉  →  Eustass  Mid 🔩  ]  babygirl  says  hi  👍🏻

[miwtual]

was going through the tags of the 'worst stranger things takes' post and noticed your 'jonathan apologize to steve' as one of the takes on ur list (great list btw) and i had a lightbulb moment and needed to take a moment and apologize to you and anyone else for having to read that with your own two eyes

my illiterate ass just meant that nancy was with steve in those pictures, that jonathan also took pics of him and his friends, not that he should apologize to steve for taking pics of nancy just bc they were together. wording and phrasing will be my undoing i stg bc that was indeed a Terrible Take™️

anyways, im an idiot! congrats on 3 yrs and good luck with finals alslsdkaldj

see, that take i understand — taking pictures of people unprompted and without consent is a bad thing that no one should do regardless of intent. because while jonathan was trying to look for will, it doesn't mean he can just snap photos of a bunch of other teenagers having a party home alone

however, i have seen many people specify that they want jonathan to apologize to steve for the pictures of nancy specifically for the fact that steve was dating nancy at the time the pictures at the time. that makes the big (and gross) assumption that because steve and nancy were dating, he somehow had "ownership" of nancy's body, and therefore jonathan had to apologize to him for what essentially becomes taking pictures of steve's "property". and also that idea basically takes away nancy's agency over her own body, which is again super gross

but that isn't about the idea that jonathan should apologize for taking pictures of steve and his friends without permission, which is an excellent point (but the show was more focused on the picture of nancy, so the other pictures just get forgotten about). so you're all good, anon!

[cloudinterlude]

here is an ask to prompt any analysis/meta/rant about steve or tony ❤️💙

LOL Thanks! I actually don't know what to comment on without like a specific question so sorry if you end up seeing this like...3 days later. But it might be sooner!

Tony is actually the easiest to analyze unprompted. I feel like Steve is the one I need prompting on because I talk about him all the time anyways, so I really am at a loss for words.

I'm not sure if I mentioned it, but one thing I loved about Tony/IM1 is how you can pin-point the exact moment he gets his "I don't like to be handed things" problem. I love how they took time to wove that in properly. Because it happens the second that reporter Everheart gives him the pics about Gulmira with his weapons. Like, that was such a harsh turning point for him, being handed the heavy responsibility of that and he must have broke the record for fastest acquired phobia the second he processed what it all meant.

Oh! I also really love SteveTony parallels of them both not showing up to accept awards they've won. I can't believe I haven't seen a side by side gif of this yet. I can throw one together myself if I remember to!

After I post this ask, I'll finally release my post (either today or tomorrow who knows) about how Steve and Tony would both react to internalize homophobia. It's a meta post with like, no specific evidence but it was fun to write.

[fangirlshrewt97]

Of Fears and Butterscotch

Another entry into the ongoing Dhruya Saga. This one is a little sad, but ends fluffy! Promise!

Here is @burningsheepcrown‘s lovely prompt pic:

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Dhruva’s eyes fluttered shut as he exhaled the smoke, leaning back against the backyard steps and letting his head fall backwards.

The setting sun was painting the distant beach in a beautiful palette of colors, the few clouds dotting the sky turning the scene particularly picturesque. Today had been a long day, though not much had happened. Just being back here, in the house he shared with Daya, in the place that had felt closer to home than anything else had since his parents died, added a layer of calm to Dhruva. He hadn’t realized how on edge he was constantly until he had crossed this familiar threshold again, and he was already dreading having to return to Hyderabad. While his bosses had agreed to giving him two weeks off, it had been done with great reluctance.

Dhruva took another puff from the cigarette just as he heard the back door open. He adjusted his posture, leaning forward and spreading his arms so that Daya could slot himself neatly behind him. Dhruva leaned against that solid chest, exhaling the smoke that started to burn his lungs. Daya caught his free hand in his right, crossing it across Dhruva’s chest. He nuzzled Dhruva’s hair, making the younger man’s eyes flutter again. “I thought you said you didn’t smoke frequently?”

Dhruva shrugged. “I don’t. Just when I need to clear my head because things get to be too much.”

Daya pressed a kiss to his forehead. “You’ve been here for the past three days. Are you feeling cooped up?”

Dhruva shook his head, turning to fit himself under Daya’s chin. Daya grabbed his right hand, bringing it to his mouth so he could also take a puff of the cigarette. Dhruva watched through half lidded eyes as Daya wrapped his lips around the cigarette butt, keening softly when Daya inhaled.

Daya smiled lazily as he exhaled, a relaxed look in his eyes. He jostled Dhruva into a more comfortable hold for both of them. “I know we both hate to do it, but want to share?”

Dhruva sighed. Tugging his hand free from Daya’s grasp, he reached down, waving his hands until they caught on the edge of the envelope. He brought the package up and handed it to Daya.

Daya made a surprised sound as he adjusted his grasp on Dhruva to be able to catch the contents of the envelope when it fell out.

It was one of those fancy wedding invitations, cream coloured with a maroon border. Daya inhaled sharply when he read the name of the wedding party. “Ishika-”

Dhruva shrugged as much as he was able to. “I’m glad she found someone. The divorce wasn’t exactly ugly, but we kind of stopped talking once everything finalized. It is so strange, somehow in those years, Ishika became my best friend, my confidant in most things. She knew more about me than anyone else, but then we separated and stopped talking. We used to share everything, but now? I didn’t even know she had found someone.”

There were a lot of things Daya wanted to ask, but he settled for the easy question. He’d ask the other question that was churning in his gut after that. “Did she know about…us?”

Dhruva was quiet for a minute, fingers reaching out to trace patterns on Daya’s arm. “She knew there was someone. Because I started smiling,” he let out a bittersweet snort, “she said whoever the lady was must be something special because I looked so happy. So much happier than I ever had with her.”

Daya tightened his hold on Dhruva, even as his heart thudded in his chest. The younger man, pressed as he was against Daya, would surely be able to hear it. Dhruva brought the cigarette to take in the last puff, putting it out on the porch step before he kept it to the side. He exhaled, the smoke brushing over both their faces.

“Dhruva-” Daya started, but then stopped, unsure of what he wanted to say.

“You want to know the most…ironic? Or I guess most enlightening thing about this invitation?” Dhruva asked unprompted.

Daya swallowed, unsure if he did want to, but he nodded. “What?”

“I read the invitation, and I felt…nothing. A little surprise I guess, but not what I was expecting. Or what I should have felt, I guess.”

“What do you think you should have felt?” Daya asked, trying to keep his voice light.

“Anger? Disappointment? Hell, relief? The invitation is just another confirmation that that chapter of my life is closed, but I just feel empty. But…” Dhruva trailed off, eyes glazing over slightly.

Daya nudged his shoulder. “But?”

Dhruva sighed, pinching his nose. “Nothing.”

“Dhruva.” Daya said. “Tell me.”

Dhruva shifted, pulling himself away from Daya to curl into himself, wrapping his arms around his knees. “I tried not to think about it often, but some nights the bed would be so cold. And I would wonder if you had someone. If you used to bring them here, to the house we had shared. It used to hurt, and then I wanted to yell at myself because I was the one who left.

I had no right to ask you to wait for me. I had left, and you were allowed to bring whoever you wanted to this bed, and this house. You could wrap your arms around someone else, and kiss them, and … and touch them. The thought ripped my heart to shreds.” Dhruva stumbled over the last words as he buried his face in his knees, that familiar ache hollowing out his chest and making it difficult to breathe.

Daya made a wounded sound and dragged Dhruva back against him, bracketing him with his legs, and cocooning him within his arms. “I’m right here Dhruva. And I never brought anyone back here. I couldn’t.”

Dhruva clenched his jaw to try and hold back the tears burning his eyes, fingers digging into his jeans. He turned until he could see Daya’s eyes. Eyes he loved so much. Eyes looking at him with so much worry. He freed one hand enough to cup Daya’s jaw. Pressing his face to Daya’s, he nuzzled his nose into the other’s cheek. “God, I saw my ex-wife’s wedding invitation and I didn’t feel anything Daya. She found another man who she loves enough to marry, who is going to make her happy, and who she is going to spend the rest of her life with and I felt nothing. But the thought of you spending even one night with someone else? It made me want to die.”

“Dhruva-”

“I’m so scared Daya,” Dhruva confessed, “So scared that these past few weeks will all be some elaborate dream my brain came up with because it couldn’t take not having you anymore. I want you so much, I want this life with you, this house. I want to spend my Sunday mornings not getting out of bed because you are wrapped around me. I want to go for night time walks with you on this beach, holding hands where only the moon can see us. I want…”

Dhruva ran out of words as he clutched Daya like a lifeline, throat closing as he trembled in the other’s arms. The tears started to fall, soaking Daya’s shirt.

“I want that too.” Daya croaked hoarsely, and a spot of wetness on Dhruva’s forehead had him blinking past the tears to see Daya’s eyes were red-rimmed and filling with tears too. Whining, Dhruva leaned forward to wrap his arms around Daya’s head, pressing it to his chest. He felt arms wrapping tight around his waist, tight enough to hurt. He sucked in a breath, feeling relief instead of pain.

His chest was still heaving as he sucked in air in great gulps, heart thudding erratically. Daya rubbed at his back, hold loosening just a touch. Dhruva protested, but Daya shushed him. “I’m not going anywhere Bangaram. Just let me look at your face.”

Dhruva unwrapped himself enough so they could face each other.

Daya’s smile wobbled as he brought one hand up to wipe at Dhruva’s cheeks. “It terrified me too.”

Dhruva’s brows furrowed. “What did?”

Daya chuckled sadly, eyes falling to his lap. “The thought of you finding someone else. The idea that someone else could be making you smile, it drove me insane. And the thought of someone else touching you? I wanted to rip their arms off. You were mine Dhruva. You are mine.” he ended fiercely, burying his face into Dhruva’s middle.

“I’m yours.” Dhurva hiccuped slightly as he nodded his head. “And you are mine?”

Daya reached up to cup the back of Dhruva’s head to bring their foreheads together. “Till my dying breath Bangaram.”

Dhruva’s lip wobbled at how much that sounded like a wedding vow. He ducked his head to find Daya’s lips, the kiss an act of assurance and selfish comfort all in one.

They stayed clutching at each other till the sun dipped beneath the horizon.

///

Dhruva splashed cold water on his face, wiping away the remaining soap. Grabbing the towel from the wall stand, he dried his face. His eyes were still slightly red, and face swollen, but he felt more like himself. Placing the towel on the rack, he went out to the living room, grabbing Daya’s hoodie from the laundry hamper to shrug on. He inhaled the scent from the collar deeply, sinking into the sofa as he wrapped his arms around himself.

Daya entered the living room, one hand holding a box and two spoons as he messed with his phone in the other. He looked up to see Dhruva huddled into the sofa, and grinned. Crossing over, he settled on the opposite end, pulling Dhruva’s legs onto his lap. He held out the box in his hand to Dhruva.

Dhruva looked at the box quizzically as he took it.

“Order has been placed, food should be here in another half hour.”

“We shouldn’t eat out so much,” Dhruva mumbled as he brought the box close. “Ice cream?”

Daya winked. “We are adults. No one can say we have to wait till after dinner!”

Dhruva wrinkled his nose. “You are such a child.”

Daya pinched his ankle in response, causing Dhruva to lightly kick him in the thigh. “You’re proving my point.”

Dhruva shook his head as Daya tightened his hold on his leg. And then made a sound of surprise as he opened the box. “Butterscotch? You hate butterscotch.”

“I don’t hate it!” Daya protested. “It’s just not my first choice.”

“Then why do you have it? And it’s also half eaten.” Dhruva asked, curious.

Daya ducked his head, a rare blush blooming in his cheeks that just peaked Dhruva’s curiosity more. “I, ah- it’s your favorite!”

“Yes?” Dhruva prompted. “So?”

“So…sometimes when I … missed you, I bought the ice cream and ate it. It … helped.”

Dhruva bit his lip as his chest warmed. “You…I didn’t know you were so sappy Daya.”

Daya scowled. “Says the man who is constantly stealing my clothes and wearing them!”

Dhruva laughed, “It’s not a bad thing.”

“Whatever.” Daya scoffed, but he tugged Dhruva’s legs further into his lap. Dhruva hid his smile into the ice cream as Daya turned on their TV, and switched to a sports channel. He dug his toes further into Daya’s thighs, and when the man looked at him questioningly, Dhruva shook his head. He scooted forward to curl into Daya’s side, content as Daya wrapped an arm around his back.

Here, in their couch, in Daya’s hoodie, in his arms, in their house, Dhruva felt his heart settle some more. Yes, he was still so scared, but Daya kept showing him again and again that this was real, that he would fight for them too this time. It was time he let go of some fear too. He nuzzled at Daya’s cheek, asking for a kiss.

It felt like home. And tasted of butterscotch.

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[formulaonedirection]

I do in fact think Lando took that picture and I think he took it unprompted and without max’s knowledge until he sent it later with some lightly teasing and vaguely nonsense comment and the real reason he took it was because he was a little overwhelmed by how wonderful the image was

Literally just having this convo because Hammy was like oh that's "Oi Lando take a pic of me" but that's this picture

And then she said that maybe that's "Let's take a nice picture to send mum on the family whatsapp" but that's this one

So I can only assume the sunset picture is "hey hold still" and Max does because Lando has been sweet the whole day and he hears the camera go off but Lando just shrugs when Max asks if the photo looks good because he wasn't going to share it he just wanted a nice photo of Max, stupid beautiful tanned, against the sunset but he sends it anyway after Max bugs him and Max didn't want to upload it with the rest of the pictures but Lando is leaning on his shoulder watching him choose the pictures for the carousel and he points at that one specifically, going for casual but his face is doing something and Max nudges their heads together like yeah buddy, sure. Ew. Anyway I'm normal.

[danses-with-dogmeat]

Hey I love your blog! If it isn’t too much trouble, could you do one of the companions reacting to Sole getting an unsolicited dick pic?

FO4 Companions React to Sole Receiving an Unsolicited Dick Pic

So I know the ask said one of the companions, but I just did 'em all cuz I got carried away (as I always seem to). This was definitely an interesting one to think about, and suuuuper fun to write. Thanks for the ask!

I ended up doing a little scenario at the top that'll apply to all of the reactions, and just kind of give context for the fateful event to take place (since phones/the internet aren't really a canon element in FO, I put this scenario together instead.)

Given the nature of this ask, there's a just bit of NSFW under the cut!

Sole had woken up like any other day. Heading down the stairs of their Diamond City home to make breakfast, trying to be quiet in order to keep from disturbing their companion in the other room. However, as they passed their front door, they noticed something peeking out of the mail slot.

The paper isn't meant to come out until tomorrow...

Curious, Sole reached for the little white square of photo paper, and noticed some writing in the corner. There was an address and the words, "if you like what you see, meet me here tonight," accompanied by a little arrow pointing to flip the photo over. Their intrigue got the better of them, and Sole did as the writing suggested, turning it over for a brief second before immediately regretting it. They recoiled at the phallic image, their surprise evident in the small yelp they uttered in response to the sight before them.

They heard their companion stir from the other room, and then their footsteps sounded from behind as they approached questioningly.

"What have you got there?" They asked.

"Oh, it's nothing," Sole said, turning to face them, "just some mail, is all." Sole's words dripped with distaste, and yet... they felt an overwhelming need to share their unsightly discovery with the person in front of them.

"Wanna see?" They asked, mercilessly turning the picture so their companion could clearly make out the offensive image.

Cait:

*scoffs*

"What, they think that's somethin' te brag about? The damn thing's so wee, I almost couldn't make it out." She'd say with a smile, offering up her hand so she could take the picture and tear it in half. Cait effectively would make the decision for her companion in regards to the comment on the back of the photo. She knows this type of man, and she'd be sure that Sole wouldn't be meeting the asshole anywhere tonight. However, should she be able to sneak away while Sole is sleeping... Cait might just pay a visit to the specified location, where she'd surely give that asshole a piece of her mind, and at least one taste of her fist.

Curie:

Her eyebrows would furrow, and the synth would cock her head to the side in her confusion. Being locked away in a vault with three men for so many years, acting as their doctor, meant she had seen her fair share of the male sex organ. But now, Curie was confused, why did this man feel the need to send Sole a photograph of his penis? Was there something wrong with it? Did he want them to examine it? Sole was not a doctor...

"Why 'ave you received zhis, madame/monsieur? What does zhis man want from you?"

Once Sole explained, Curie would be quite upset by the concept.

"But... you did not ask for zhis, did not want it, and yet, he sent it anyway. Why would you want to meet someone like zhat? It seems very rude to me." She's still confused about it, and may ask a few more questions. Has this happened to Sole before? Does it happen often? Does anyone actually like to see such things when they are unprompted like this? If not, then why do these men continue to do it?

The scientist just wants answers.

Danse:

The soldier would physically recoil at the sight of the photograph, eyebrows raised high as he took in the image, before jerking his head and eyes away from Sole and the picture altogether.

"That-- that is highly inappropriate and an overwhelmingly vile display." He would say once he recovered from his initial shock, still refusing to look back towards Sole, "I suggest you dispose of that filth immediately. Why anyone would reveal themselves in such an unceremonious fashion is beyond me. You would do well to forget such graphic imagery. I know that I will certainly try."

He wouldn't even entertain the idea that Sole would go through with meeting the man behind the picture, but in the off chance that they decided to tell him they wanted to, Danse would spend the remainder of the day convincing them otherwise. He would almost be tempted to go to the location himself in order to lecture the man for his crude and inexcusable behavior, and blatant disrespect to his companion, but in the end, he decides that the man is not worth his time.

Deacon:

Ginger eyebrows would raise slightly over the frames of the glasses for the briefest of moments before he recovered his cool demeanor.

"Ah shoot, did the postman just put it right back into the mail slot? Didn't mean for you to see that, my bad. Here, I'll just deliver it myself."

The sarcasm was evident in his voice as he strode forward and plucked the photo from Sole's hand, examining it for just a moment, and grimacing a bit at the sight.

"Man, Dr. Rich Cockwood does not photograph well. I swear, it's bigger in person." He'd wink at them before glancing down at the picture again, scrutinizing blue eyes pausing to peruse the words on the back as he folded the paper up to put into his pocket. He'd quickly change the subject, trying to keep Sole's mind off the whole thing as he devised a way to sneak out that night and get some intel on the asshole who decided it was a wise idea to put Sole in this position.

Hancock:

*Squints*

"Oh shit. Looks like you've got an admirer there, Sole. " In his sleepy state, it took Hancock a minute to figure out what he was even looking at. Upon realizing that it was, in fact, what he thought it had been, he takes the picture from Sole's grasp and flips it around to glance at the back.

"Look at that, you've even got a date tonight. Must be somewhere romantic, I can tell this guy's old school." He nodded, flipping the photo over to glance once again at the offensive imagery on the front. "Yeah, real traditional, I'd say. Hmm... Mind if I tag along? Could be fun." There was a certain sort of glint in the ghoul's eye that made Sole's spine tingle.

Perhaps neither of us should go... Sole thought, noticing how Hancock's other hand toyed absentmindedly with his combat knife as he furrowed his brows at the photo one last time, before shoving the paper into the pocket of his coat. There was a certain sort of intent behind his actions that made Sole re-think even showing him the image in the first place. Hancock had killed people over less; that, Sole knew for sure.

MacCready:

"Ahh! What the heck are you doing?! I don't need to see that!" He'd squeeze his eyes shut just as soon as he was able to make out the photo, shoving his hands in front of him as though they would be able to push the image out of his mind.

"It's too early for this, what the heck is that guy's problem?" MacCready shuddered as he pulled his hands slowly from where they covered his eyes, glancing quickly at Sole before lowering them down completely, a relieved expression on his face as realized the picture was no longer in his line of sight. Noting his dramatic reaction, Sole considered toying with the mercenary a bit. They asked him what was wrong with the image, stating that perhaps they would pay this man a visit tonight. It had been so long since they had been out on a date, might as well go for it, right?

MacCready's eyes would simultaneously furrow, and widen at their words as he stuttered, finally finding his voice after a moment of shocked, choked silence.

"What?!" He exclaimed, "You're not seriously thinking of going, are you? That guy seems like such an ass-- Well, he just-- I mean..." He took a breath, and Sole had to bite their lip to hold back their grin. "Look, not that it's really any of my business or anything, but... don't you think you could do better than that guy? Like... a lot better?"

Sole couldn't hold back their grin any longer, but MacCready wouldn't meet their gaze. Instead he looked down at the floor, rubbing at the back of his neck with one hand, a nearly unnoticeable blush spreading over his cheeks.

"That guy just seems like a real jerk, and you? Well... Yeah, you deserve better than that, I think." He finished rather awkwardly, finally looking up to meet Sole's gaze before returning their coy smile.

Nick:

The synth would a have a brief moment of raised eyebrows as he took in the details of the photograph, and then the inevitable scowl of disappointment would spread across his face.

"You know, you'd think this guy would understand that no one in their right mind wants to see that particular... angle. You don't think that's his good side, do ya?" Sole would smile a bit at that, and as the synth turned to walk away from the offensive image, they told him about the writing on the back.

"Hey now, wait a minute. You're not thinking of paying this guy a visit, are ya? If so, that's a pretty poor decision on your part, I think."

Sole would shake their head, telling Nick not to worry as he fixed his inquiring yellow gaze on them. He nodded in response, seeming satisfied by their answer. In the next moment, a thought seemed to claim his attention.

"Hmm... I think I might just know the perp, actually. Ellie's got a few reports back at the office mentioning some similar events. Guess it's possibly one of the guards on night duty who goes around with these to see if he gets any takers."

Sole almost spoke up, but as they opened their mouth, Nick's words seemed to take their idea straight from their head. "On second thought..." He said, "You got any plans for this evening?"

Piper:

"Ahh! Blue! Why would you show me that!?" She'd physically cover her eyes with her hands, taking a few steps back and away from the picture for good measure.

"Look, I don't care what you do with it," she'd tell them, "just don't let me see it again!"

Sole would thankfully oblige, but before disposing of the image, they showed Piper the writing on the back. At the sight of the man's suggestion, Piper snatched the photo from Sole's hand, glaring at it furiously.

"Ohhhh no he doesn't. If he's sent crap like this to anybody else, I'm going to make sure no one falls for this."

And Piper kept her word, as the next morning's addition of Publik Occurrences contained a small piece written on exactly this subject, titled: To the Asshole who sent the Sad Little Picture to a Disgusted Citizen; No One Wants to See That! Sincerely, Everyone who has.

Preston:

"O-- oh! Um, that's-- okay. That's just wrong. Do you want me to get rid of it for you?"

Preston's face would wrinkle up in his clear distaste before bringing a a hand up to shield his eyes. When Sole had lowered the picture, he removed his hand, and looked them in the eye, refusing to pay the photo any more attention, but extending his hand out to take it from them so he could dispose of it properly.

"Are you... okay? I can't believe how rude some people are. Who would want to see that?" He'd flash a sympathetic smile at them, as he folded up the photo and prepared to throw it away. He didn't read the back himself, but if they told him about the words that were written there, he wouldn't even entertain the idea of Sole going, just shaking his head in disappointment at the man's poor and rude way of trying in vain to woo his General.

"Some people... The nerve. If you don't mind me saying, General, you deserve much better than that anyway."

X6-88:

His eyes would be locked to Sole's, but as they presented the photo to him, his gaze would fall to the image, and an ever so slight furrowing of his brows would take place above his silver eyes. A brief moment would pass, and X6's gaze would be back on his companion's face.

"Ma'am/ sir, why did you feel the need to show me this?" He's also quite confused, this was not a common occurrence in the Institute, and once Sole gave him an explanation, his expression would remain blank. For the most part, anyway. A small huff of laughter would escape him, prompting Sole to be the one giving him the questioning look now.

"If this filthy wastelander believes he can disrespect the future director of the Institute without facing consequences, he is sorely mistaken." He said, his gaze unbroken as he made Sole this promise, "Don't worry, I will take care of this filth at the specified meeting time and location. You will not hear from him again."

He doesn't necessarily intend to kill the man for his unseemly behavior; X6 is a courser after all, and he knew this man would be scared shitless if X6 were to so much as look at him the wrong way, but should the man make any... poor decisions in response to the courser's confrontation, well... certainly X6 can't be held responsible for the behavior, or the fate, of a mere stranger now, could he? Especially after his heinous actions.

[thetaekookcloset]

About the members and jwekwe bday photo, I have always wondered if Tae was telling the truth about that. If that was taken from their private trip or something, why is the photo so grainy. When we go on a trip, most of the time we use our phones to take photos, heck my phone which is not a high end one take better photo than that. Lol

And another ask about the TK private trip and resultant photo:

So my question may sound a little weird. So their priv trip happened and we got the pic. Well the pic looks like an interior space so maybe a room. There is mirror on the wall as well. What I am wondering who clicked the pic lol. Like the angle of their doesn't seem to be so yeah that's the question 😅

It’s so funny that this has come up again recently.  As far as doubting that the trip happened, I don’t really get that to be honest.

I know Tae tells little white lies sometimes, or just says random things, but he was scrolling through posts and saw that people were asking about it and, unprompted as far as the situation went in the live, answered the question of where the photo had come from.  The mood wasn’t remotely playful, and Jungkook wasn’t even there at the time to potentially play off of (like, for example, with the bit about the card trick at the Grammys).

So what would be the motive for making something up out of nowhere?  The photo exists, so clearly they were doing something lol.  It’s possible that it wasn’t just them on the trip, and there’s certainly more about it that we don’t know, but why think it didn’t happen?  If it didn’t, then where else did that wacky picture come from?

As for the photo quality, yeah it’s grainy as hell, and sure a phone camera would take a better quality picture -- but so would any other camera.  And again, the picture exists, so there must be some other reason for the quality to be low.  I’m guessing, due to the weird crop and the fact that we first saw an even more cropped version, that the real picture shows more of their bodies/outfits and they didn’t want to share that.  It could also have been partly caused by the photo being taken in low light and then brightened after the fact, but that’s just a guess.

I’m not really sure if I’m 100% sold on the second anon’s idea that there’s a mirror on the wall?  Idk, maybe I’m just not looking at the full version or something, but I do think they’re in a room.  Maybe there were other people with them, like I said, and maybe one of those people took the photo, but also they could just have set it up with a timer?  I’m sorry lol, this one doesn’t seem too mysterious to me.

Y’all know I love to pull out my Sherlock Holmes hat, but I kind of feel like Tae gave us the basics on this one.  Personally I don’t see any real reason to question it, it seems kind of straightforward, you know?

[canonicallysoulmates]

Last year, I did a post looking back at some of the j2 moments 2019 and the 2010’s decade had given us, this year with it being so shit and so many of us needing some cheering up I thought I’d do a 2020 version.

So before we say fuck off to 2020 here are some of the j2 moments this year has given us:

SM isn’t everything but it’s still cute when the boys interact with each other online and the year actually started with it, with both boys liking each other’s New Year’s pictures with their kiddos:

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Those weren’t the only SM interactions, on a more recent example by which I mean December they had this cute little exchange under a pic Jared posted were he was sleeping:

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And Jensen liked this cute pic of his smiling boy:

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Of course nothing compares to the best SM moment of the year: Jared’s beautiful, emotional, touching, heartfelt birthday message for Jensen 🥺:

And Jensen’s reply ❤:

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Before everything went under lockdown we got one convention, among the moments we got from it were:

- Jared talking about his birthday post to Jensen, calling Jensen his boy and saying that he has pictures of him and Jensen just hanging out on his phone

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- Fist bump

- And a hug

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To me one of the best j2 moments 2020 gave us was the release of this amazing EW photoshoot that I will forever be in love with (especially this cover I will never be over this cover) 😍

This photoshoot was the gift that kept on giving! Not only did we get beautiful new photos of the boys, but we also got some amazing content from the bts like

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Look at them! The way Jensen closes his eyes and leans into Jared, the way they look at each other this is what love looks like people! 🥰 Find someone who will look at you like how j2 look are looking at each other in that gif. 

And even the accompanying interview gave us a little something with Jared saying that he burrowed strength from Jensen when he was struggling with the job

Padalecki, 37, who’s been vocal about his struggle in the early seasons, says. “I borrowed strength from Jensen.” x

And this is barely the tip of the iceberg I’m just providing some examples of what that photoshoot gave us but it was a feast!

Summer seemed to be the never ending dry spell, many wondered ‘will we ever get j2 content again?’ and the answer was...yes!

Starting with a little interview the boys did with small moments such as

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And Jensen confirming he and Jared still live near one another.

When Jensen appeared for the second time on Rosenbaum’s podcast he spend a good part of it being fond over Jared and making them sound totally married sharing a story about Jared’s preferred breakfast burrito and how he and Jared have bickered over it and of course starting of the panel by making it clear covid or no covid him and Jared would be making out:

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The boys had a joint virtual Q&A panel filled with moments, they were joking around, they made each other laugh, and it all started with Jensen saying how handsome Jared looked.

When filming wrapped up Jared and Jensen had their own celebration with dinner and champagne at one of their favorite restaurants:

"Jared and I wrapped on Thursday, and Saturday night he and I went to one of our all-time favorite restaurants, just us, and toasted with some champagne," Ackles says. x

Those two can’t get enough of each other so they road tripped part of the way home together!

“He and I just drove together all of our stuff across the border. So, we drove up together for season 1 and we drove away together for season 15.” - Jensen in the Chelsea Davis interview

Jared mentioning their road trip during a TVLine interview & during a TVInsider interview 

With Supernatural coming to an end a lot of interviews took place and provided us with content:

The Talk interview gave us a married moment, when the boys were asked who had the messier dressing room Jensen replied Jared did to which Jared literally went no sir, no sir. 

The CNN interview had the boys admitting not working together will be an adjustment with Jensen saying “So, it will be different, and that’s probably when he and I will call each other and be like, ‘I miss you so much!’” as well as this moment  "Oh, I thought you meant we fell in love," Ackles quips."We fell in love, too," Padalecki jokes. When I add that plotline was only in fan fiction, Ackles retorts, "Or was it?" Padalecki erupts in laughter. "There it goes the internet."

In an interview with Chelsea Davis Jensen once again brought up that him and Jared will be contacting each other from their new shows

“Jared said it, he’s like I don’t think it’s really gonna set in until we walk unto the set of some other show. But that’s fine cause then we’ll just turn around and call each other and be like ‘what’s your show like?’”

Jared having a little fond moment over Jensen during one of the TVline segments

Jensen saying that 15yrs ago him and Jared got on a rollercoaster (Supernatural) and that he couldn’t have asked for a better partner:

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Jared comparing him and Jensen finishing the show to the time they ran the Seattle Marathon together (yes, the marathon they ran together and crossed the finish line holding hands) 😭❤: 

“There were a lot of tears all over but Ackles and I were looking at each other like, ‘Man’. It was kind of like finishing the Seattle Marathon. We did it. Dude, we did it, you know? We put in the work…I’ve been with you for 15 years, 15-½ years. I’ve seen you sweat. I’ve seen you bleed. I’ve seen you hurt. I’ve seen you going through stuff personally and put it aside for this show, for your character and I know I’ve done the same and it was bittersweet.”  x

Jensen talking about his and Jared’s Impala’s in the USA Today interview

Ackles says he was “floored” by the gift: “And it's cool, because now Jared and I can just drag-race around Austin.”

“If we get pulled over, it'd be like, ‘Don't worry. FBI Agent Robert Plant,’" Padalecki adds.

“We've got FBI badges in the glove box,” Ackles confirms.

The last virtual panel of the year was Jared’s and it was full of love for Jensen; Jared mentioned him often, unprompted he shared the story of when the twins were born and how hectic it was for him and Jensen to return to Austin in time for their birth honestly hearing him talk about it it’s clear how important that day was for him too and it’s just so sweet, he said him and Jensen will definitely work together again and he hopes it’ll be sooner rather than later, also said Jensen has a standing invitation to do whatever he wants on Walker, and implied he’s already looked at his schedule to see if he could make it up to Toronto where Jensen will be working in 2021. 

And these are just some moments; I know that with everything going on and time losing all meaning it might have seemed like we had a j2-less year but as you can see that’s not true cause not even a pandemic or this hellish year were able to stop or dim the beauty that is j2 and their relationship. 

This men make me so ridiculously happy, and with this being such a hard year for all of us, for some more than others, it makes me all that extra grateful for them and to them for bringing a smile to my face. I hope that with this post they will bring a smile to yours. I personally am looking forward to seeing what j2 goodies 2021 gives us, I’m hopeful there’ll be plenty, our boys have new projects coming out, God willing cons will be able to pick up again in a safe way, and there’ll be even more j2 content to enjoy. 

Until then, stay safe, take care of yourselves, and Happy New Years my fellow tinhats! ❤

[mxjackparker]

What people imagine all sex workers' trauma consists of: Flashbacks to being sexually assaulted by dozens of clients per day, any time we try to have sex or intimacy with someone.

My current and most frustrating trigger, as a sex worker: Whenever someone used the slang word "based", I have a panic response. When I was a teenager and escorting and making porn as my main income, Lil' B (who originated the current use of "based" as something positive, meaning "cool") bought foot pics from me and posted them pretending I was a crazed fan.

He had me write his name on my feet and then posted the pictures with the claim that I'd sent him these pictures unprompted. Unfortunately for me, RooshV and some other terrible internet personalities had recently posted about me, so I was recognized.

I got a ridiculous number of death threats, mockery, and someone even found my regular phone number (no idea how) and called me pretending my mother was in the hospital. All because I took a custom picture order. Nightmare shit.

Any time I hear someone using the word "based", usually joking around and having fun, I can't help thinking about it. It's deeply embarrassing and not even someone I can ask people to stop doing without seeming like a demanding freak who's policing language.

Whilst I've also been assaulted by clients and have PTSD as a result, this experience has stuck with me for longer than most of the assaults I've experienced, because of the scale of it. The stigma sex workers face is pervasive and we can be so easily targeted by anyone with a platform.