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How to Naturally Balance Your Hormones
Get enough protein. Proteins provide amino acids that your body cannot make on its own and are needed to produce peptide hormones. These hormones play a crucial role in regulating several physiological processes, including growth, energy metabolism, appetite, stress, and more.
Get enough sleep. Sleep is one of the most important factors in hormonal imbalance. The levels of hormones can rise and fall throughout the day due to the quality of sleep.
Exercise regularly. Getting enough physical activity strongly influences your hormonal health. It enhances hormone receptor sensitivity, helping the delivery of nutrients and hormone signals.
Maintain a moderate weight. Weight gain is directly associated with hormonal imbalances. Obesity relates to a lack of ovulation in women. Eating within your calorie range can help maintain hormonal balance.
Eat plenty of fiber. Fiber plays a role in gut health, helping regulate hormones like insulin.
Watch your gut health. Your gut produces numerous metabolites that can affect hormone health.
Eat healthy fats. Healthy fat intake can work to maintain balanced hormones that are involved with appetite, metabolism, and feeling full.
Lower sugar intake. Minimizing added sugar intake can help balance hormones. Eating added sugar promotes insulin resistance, and fructose intake is linked to disruptions in the gut microbiome, ultimately leading to hormonal imbalances.
Reduce stress. Stress can significantly harm the bodyâs hormones in many ways. Work to decrease and manage your daily stress.
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#barbara o'neill#your body your choice#holistichealth#Wild yam extract (topically) and don quai supplements (internally) help too#and vitamin C! and chaste berry (internally)#because imbalanced hormones cause depression#and gender dysphoria#your endocrine system loves you please be nice to it#donât pay money to big pharma every month to imbalance your hormones on purpose - thatâs dumber than smoking cigarettes#and should be equally as illegal for kids
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I still have a few years for something cool to start rearing it's head I can't handle being stuck with the same starter pack mental illness I have now.
#Anhedonia is getting sooo old#everyone else in my family gets the cool âtake you seriously because we demonize youâ mental illnesses but I get nothing#sighhhhhh my life is so hard#where's my ticket??? where's my diagnostic criteria??#that'd make me more interesting. give me some identity to cling to#im suck with all these dumb traits that people demonize but i dont get an equally as demonized label to go eith it#maybe I should succumb to my genes and start using opioids#or alcoholism probably because thats cheaper and not as illegal#i remember having to blow into my dad's breathalyzer so he could take me n my brother to school#who am I if not the same person I was in that moment#maybe i just have too much self control#who am i kidding..#uhhgbfnf.#tw alcohol#uh#tw drugs#i guess
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So, the DfE have released their non-statutory guidance for schools on "gender questioning children". I know much has been made of the idea of outing trans children to their parents, but I think the guidance actually has far more concerning sections. And by concerning I mean "deeply transphobic and fucked up".
I know some people are happy it's non statutory, but let's be explicit, this document is transphobic, it's dogwhistle politics, and it's existence will directly harm trans people.
Ironically, the DfE's own lawyers have advised that this guidance is likely illegal and contravenes the equality act.
I think the idea that there are lots of students who are fully transitioned in school but not out at all at home is a bit of a strawman from both sides. In my experience (and I've mentioned this on tumblr before), a school would not normally encourage this if a student was genuinely at risk at home if outed, because even if all the teachers knew not to out the students, you can't control the behaviour of other students/parents etc. I think it's a bit of a right wing scare tactic "Schools are transitioning your kids without your consent". It's a fascist dog whistle.
In my experience as a teacher, the vast majority of trans kids I've taught were transitioning socially at home and school. Some did only use their chosen name/pronouns in school, but parents were aware.
But this straw man has been used to build a document which is deeply transphobic and wide reaching and will defacto exclude some trans kids from school, or from school sports, or from attending a school where they feel comfortable.
Trans kids exist. Kids can know they are trans from a young age, and there is no harm to anyone from allowing social transition at a young age. Some kids transition back to their assigned gender at birth. That doesn't mean anyone was harmed. But this guidance explicitly presents the idea of transition as both harmful to the person transitioning and those around them. Which is fucked up.
The new guidance has some really concerning bits in it which will seriously negatively impact all trans students. Here are some quotes below, with my comments in italics. Please note I'm quoting directly from a document that uses transphobic language:
-Primary school aged children should not have different pronouns to their sex-based pronouns used about them. (This is fucked, I cannot stress how fucked this is. These kids exist and simply pretending they don't is awful in the extreme. The idea that children can't socially transition at primary school is really messed up. )
-schools and colleges should only agree to a change of pronouns if they are confident that the benefit to the individual child outweighs the impact on the school community. It is expected that there will be very few occasions in which a school or college will be able to agree to a change of pronouns. On these rare occasions, no teacher or pupil should be compelled to use these preferred pronouns. (How does a child using pronouns of choice impact the school community? It doesn't? In my experience, teens are much more accepting of trans classmates than some adults. Also giving teachers explicit permission to misgender kids is fucking dangerous).
-schools and colleges should exhaust all other options, such as using firstnames, to avoid requiring other individuals having to use preferred pronouns. (My initial response to this was "why the fuck" but a trans friend commented that the purpose is to make trans people's lives as difficult and as miserable as possible, and they're going after the most vulnerable trans people- trans kids)
-If a child does not want to use the toilet designated for their biological sex, and the school or college has considered all the relevant factors outlined above, they may wish to consider whether they can provide or offer the use of an alternative toilet facility. (this is weird because I'm pretty sure it contravenes the equality act, I'm pretty sure there is a legal duty on schools, and certainly colleges where over 18s attend to provide gender neutral toilet facilities if required. Also, not having an appropriate toilet defacto excludes children from school).
-Schools may have different uniform requirements for girls and boys. Some specify which uniform items are for girls and which are for boys, and similarly some schools have hairstyle rules which differ by sex. A child who is gender questioning should, in general, be held to the same uniform standards as other children of their sex at their school and schools may set clear rules to this effect. (So some schools could, for example, force a trans boy or non binary student to wear a skirt. Which is unfair and messed up. To be honest, I think sex segregated uniforms belong in the dark ages anyway, but this is just ridiculous.).
-There is no general duty to allow a child to âsocial transitionâ. (Firstly, there legally is. Secondly, why would a school not want to? This just gives licence to transphobic heads to say "oh, no, we won't allow you to transition", which is illegal, but the whole thing is just such a fucking mess. And again, why? Why would you not allow a child to transition socially? Unless you want to pretend that trans children don't exist?)
If you want to read the full guidance, it's available here, but trigger warnings etc do apply: https://consult.education.gov.uk/equalities-political-impartiality-anti-bullying-team/gender-questioning-children-proposed-guidance/supporting_documents/Gender%20Questioning%20Children%20%20nonstatutory%20guidance.pdf
Yes, the guidance is non-statutory, so in theory schools could ignore it, but in reality, OFSTED etc can use non-statutory guidance as a stick to beat schools with. At this stage, I think we all know the OFSTED don't give a fuck about anyone's mental health or wellbeing.
Interestingly, even the DfE's own lawyers have admitted the advice could open schools up to a legal challenge. This SchoolsWeek article on the topic is super interesting: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/trans-guidance-dfe-lawyers-said-schools-face-high-risk-of-being-sued/
Anyway, whilst the fact it's non statutory is something, this is not the victory some people are making it out to be, and the fact a document encouraging misgendering children has been published at all is fucked. This document could very much be used to prevent children from transitioning, and will likely prevent some children who have transitioned from attending school.
#uk politics#english politics#education#trans rights#trans children#fuck the dfe#tw: transphobia#tw: fascism
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Please pls pls write for Eddie Diazđ„ș
Sleepover
Eddie Diaz x reader
summary You're on the way to pick up your son, Liam, but it's hard to get him to go home when he's begging to sleepover at his new friends house. Turns out you don't mind as much when you met said kid and his dad.
word count 995
tags fluff, reader simping over Eddie, kind of open ending
a/n I got this idea randomly so I hope you like this <3
part two
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âLiam!â You call out when you spot your eight year old son busy playing with another kid. Usually whenever he heard you he'd come running; with every year he turns older you expect his clinging to reduce but it never does. Not like you mind, he may be eight now but he's still your baby.
But today he just glances and waves before continuing to giggle and talk with his new friend.
You're surprised as he usually never stuck with one kid, most of the time he'd even stay by himself. It worried you, even when you figured he just preferred to be by himself and did it by choice and not because he was left out.
One of the teachers at the side shrugs with a smile after seeing Liam and his new friend.
You approach them and put a hand on Liams back before bending down and kissing the top of his head. âHey, buddy. Did you make a new friend?â
He grins and nods eagerly, âChris! We've been playing all day. He's my best friend!â You chuckle at the eager introduction and wave at Chris, who looked almost shy if not for the cute grin.
âWell in that case, it's nice to meet you, Chris.â He politely holds out his hand, âIt's nice to meet you too, ma'am.â He says quietly and slowly. You melt on the spot and gently shake his hand.
Your son stands up quick enough to knock the top of his head into your chin, leaving you to grunt in pain as he excitedly bounces in his spot. âI have to sleepover at Chris' house!â
Your eyebrows raise as the two boys continue making plans about tonight. You don't want to be the killjoy but for one you had never met the other parents nor had they met you. Otherwise you would've easily agreed; you were just happy Liam had finally made a friend.
âAlright, boys, I'm afraid this won't work out⊠We don't even know if Chris parents are going to agree,â you say and pointedly look at your son who's about to pout (you couldn't resist him and you would not let him make you feel bad about making a reasonable decision).
âMy dad will say yes. He always says yes.â Chris says seriously and pushes his glasses up with his index. You smile as both of them look at you with equally big, pleading eyes.
âI will say yes to what?â
You almost give yourself whiplash with how fast you turn around because whose voice is that sexy? You'd never heard anyone talking that attractive.
And surely when you look at him you basically faint. Brown hair that seemed to be a grown out buzz cut, brown eyes and white teeth with a grin that makes your heart actually stop for a second.
âSleepover!â Liam yells and then turns shy when the man looks at him with a smile that should be illegal to look that good. âA sleepover? That sounds exciting.â He gets even more attractive in your eyes when he leans over and kisses Chrisâ head in greeting. So he was great with kids too? Wow.
He then fixes his gaze on you and you do everything in your power not to fluster as he rakes his eyes over you and back up to look right into yours. âHey, I'm Eddie. Chris is my son.â He extends his hand and you shake it before remembering to introduce yourself as well.
He smiles at you through it and if it wasn't for Liam gently clinging to your hand as he and Chris watch you and Eddie talk you'd have actually lost it.
âSo these two want to have a sleepover?â The boys both yell in agreement and you laugh, shushing your son a bit. Eddie looks at you with a questioning look and you shrug your shoulders. He had something trustful about him and with the way he acted with both the kids he already checked a few boxes.
But still, this was your son and you wouldn't leave him overnight with - practically - a stranger.
âMy dad is a firefighter, he will protect us.â Chris mentions and you look at Eddie in surprise. He chuckles a bit bashfully but nods, âI'm with the 118.â You hum in recognition, âI work at the dispatch center.â He looks surprised now and you chuckle as he comments, âThat's a coincidence.â
After that conversation flows easy and after probably fifteen minutes is Liam who pulls your sleeve with an impatient pout. You coo and pick him up with ease, letting him wrap his arms around your neck as he sleepily rests against you.
âChris is clingy too, I feel like I shouldn't be indulging him so much, butâŠâ Eddie starts and you see him ruffling Chrisâ hair with a fond look as the boy looks at his dad with pure adoration.
âIt's hard to resist. Yeah, same here.â You hum and both of you laugh a bit.
The teacher takes note of both the kids being picked up and you start walking to the parking lot after getting the backpacks. Chris is on crutches you note and slow your steps for him to comfortably keep up.
âSleepover?â Liam asks again after - you were quite sure - a nap. Eddie tilts his head and looks at you, giving you the chance to decide.
Wow. So far he's more than just a green flag.
âHow about we do a few meet ups first?â You suggest and both boys groan but ultimately agree.
Eddie nods and after letting Chris into the car he turns back to you and holds out his phone with a small smile, âJust so we can, you know, organize their play dates.â
Your heart actually stops for a second before resuming twice as fast and you take his phone to put your contact in.
âI'll see you around.â You smile and wave, Eddie grinning too as he waves and gets in the car.
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Hey brother. I ainât quite sure if youâre receiving this request or not (didnât figure how to send them corrrctly yet), it could you write something with tsukkishima or Kuroo, please? With a character that is also somewhat smart academically but stupid for other shit. A intelligent himbo, if I can call it that way. And the other character is just feeling this weird sense of pleasure by putting the reader back on his place with some sort of dumbification. Thanks man
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Warnings âș youâre very dumb :/
Kinks âș light degradation
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âThatâs not how it works, Nekomata-SanâŠâ
(Name) glanced back at Kenma with a confused look. âWhy not? Isnât the ball supposed to not hit the floor?â
âYeah, butâŠâ
âSo then double hitting it should be fine.â
âWe canât. Itâs illegal.â
âYou canât go to jail for that. Thereâs no law about it.â
Kenma wanted to jump off a roof. He simply sighed and shook his head, deciding his mental health was worth more than explaining volleyball to his coachâs grandson. (Name) was honestly just confused on how something could be illegal in a game.
âKenma! Oh, afternoon, Nekomata-San.â Lev yelled, quickly bowing towards (Name).
âWhereâs Kuroo?â Kenma asked, wanting someone else to entertain (Name) before his brain turned into mush.
âDunno! I just got here,â Lev said, noticing only Yaku and Nekomata (the coach) was there. âWhere is everyone?â
(Name) hummed. âMaybe they got stuck in traffic?â
âBut⊠they were at school.â Lev said.
âThey could still get stuck in traffic.â
âBut they only have to walk. Thereâs no cars.â
Lev looked confused out of his mind while Kenma simply wondered how could someone be so stupid but be one of the smartest kids at the school. He sometimes wondered if it was the price (Name) had to pay to be a top student.
âWhatâs todayâs date?â (Name) suddenly asked.
âOctober 15.â Yaku said, walking over towards them.
âAh, Itâs Kurooâs birthday tomorrow!â
âNo, itâs Kenmaâs.â
âAh,â (Name) blushed in embarrassment. âSorry, Kenma.â
âItâs fine.â
âSo are they just getting a party ready for Kenma? Oh, but why wasnât I told?â Lev pouted.
âBecause youâre annoying.â Yaku grunted.
Kenma shook his head. âI doubt itâs for me. Wouldnât they do it tomorrow? Weâll have practice tomorrow too.â
Nekomata coughed, earning the boys attentions. â(Name)⊠did you forgot the day you were born?â
(Name) blinked. âI donât think so. Itâs September 15.â
His grandfather sighed. âNo, itâs today.â
Kenma wondered how one could forgot their own birthday but he kept his mouth shut. Lev quickly went on a spew of questions on how (Name) could forget while Yaku simply muttered a happy birthday.
âAh, but that doesnât explain why they arenât here,â (Name) muttered.
It did but no one had the heart to tell him.
The door to the gym suddenly opened with Yamamoto, Kuroo, and few other players holding a cake. They yelled out a happy birthday with grins on their faces while (Name) just looked confused.
âWhoâs this for?â
âUh, for you.â Yaku said.
âAh! Right, thank you!â (Name) took the cake out of Yamamotoâs hands and blew out the candles, a small smile on his lips. After the quick happy birthday song, they all cut the cake into equal slices for everyone.
âNekomata-San, did you really forget your own birthday?â Kenma asked once (Name) was left with the largest slice of cake. Birthday boy gets the biggest slice, Nekomata had said.
(Name) blushed. âI guess it wouldnât hurt to tell you⊠But I was busy worrying about what to get you.â A cute smile appeared on his lips. âI guess I forgot about myself for a moment. Iâll give you your gift tomorrow.â
âAh, okay.â Kenma was honestly surprised (Name) would give him something since he had forgot his own not too long ago.
Maybe (Name) just had short term memory.
âNekomata!â An arm suddenly wrapped itself around (Name)âs neck, causing him to wince. Kuroo grinned mischievously as he pulled (Name) close to him.
âYouâre going to choke him.â
âHeâs fine. Eh, Nekomata, I heard from Lev that you donât know how volleyball works.â
(Name) pouted. âI was only wondering why something was illegal if thereâs no laws against it.â
Kuroo blinked, a confused look in his eyes. He wasn't expecting that level of stupidity but heâd ignore it. âThose brains of yours certainly canât help with everything, huh? Itâs okay, though, you have me to teach you.â
Kenma felt awkward being here. It felt oddly sexual with the way Kuroo was holding (Name) close to him. The more lustful look in his eyes while (Name) looked into it in a way.
He should go for his sanity sake. âI finished my slice. Iâm going to go practice now.â
âOh, okay.â (Name) muttered, meekly waving him goodbye. Kuroo simply hummed.
Kuroo waited until Kenma was gone before pulling (Name) outside. (Name) went along with him, a blush creeping on his face. Once they were outside and behind the gym, Kuroo easily manhandled him to press against the wall.
âCute, I love when you play dumb.â Kuroo chuckled, pressing light kisses on (Name)âs neck.
âI wasnât!â (Name) mewled.
Kuroo and (Name) were dating, which was something only Yaku and Yamamoto knew. And it wasn't because they told them. It was more of they were having sex in the locker room and Yaku and Yamamoto hadnât actually left yet.
It was a traumatising day for them both but they were nice enough to never tell anyone. (Name) mainly didnât want his grandfather get angry or anything.
âTetsuro, they might hear us,â (Name) muttered, watching as Kuroo pulled down his pants.
âTheyâre busy practicing. We can be quick,â Kuroo grinned, reaching down to slip a finger inside only to feel the string of something. He blinked and looked at (Name) who looked as if he wanted to die.
âOya? Is this what I think it is?â
(Name) flushed. âNo, itâs not a dildo!â
Kuroo still wondered what he saw in (Name). âI know that. Itâs called a butt plug. Iâm shocked you used it,â he laughed, reaching inside to pull it out. (Name) groaned as he felt his hole now clench around nothing.
âDid you have it inside you all day? Thinking about meâŠ?â Kuroo smirked.
(Name) pouted. âYou said youâll be happy if I didâŠâ
âHm, did I?â Kuroo slipped in two fingers easily, enjoying the needy whines he earned from him. âYou just do whatever I say huh? Donât think for yourself.â
âWhat..?â (Name) whined. âI do think. Itâs impossible not to.â
Kuroo simply shook his head and slipped out his fingers. âDo you want me, (Name)?â
âPlease.â
(Name) wrapped his arms around Kurooâs neck as the volleyball player grasped his legs and held him up. His legs quickly found themselves wrapped around his waist as Kuroo reached down to push his cock into (Name)âs twitching hole.
From the butt plug that was inside of him the entire day, his cock easily slid in, earning a whimper from (Name). It certainly took some strength to hold him up but Kuroo was able to began his slow thrusts, enjoying the small gasps that left his boyfriendâs lips.
âTetsuro, it feels good.â (Name) babbled, his grip tightening around Kuroo as his thrusts began to pick up speed. His back was rubbing up against the wall, possibly causing them to collect dirt but he didnât care. He loved spending his time with his boyfriend and having sex on his birthday was arousing to him.
(Name) quickly pulled him in for a kiss as his thrusts began to feel sloppy. Maybe it was the thought of getting caught or the fact that (Name) was really walking around school with a butt play all because he said heâd like it but Kuroo felt as if he was about to cum already.
He wanted to last a bit longer but thought maybe itâs good heâll cum now. So they wonât be out gone for too long.
The two continued to kiss, allowing them to moan without being heard as (Name) could feel himself getting closer. The grip on his legs was driving him crazy as he felt Kuroo use them to move (Name) back into him with each thrust.
Sounds of soft gasps and squelching filled the air was the sun began to set. In a weird way, it was oddly romantic. With a few more thrusts, (Name) came first, arching his back as he gripped Kurooâs shoulders painfully. Kuroo was right behind him, grunting as he pushed in deep inside.
(Name) shivered at the warm cum inside him, wondering if he was really about to walk home with it inside. Kuroo simply hummed, not sorry at all for not pulling out. A pout appeared on (Name)âs lips as he was about to complain until he noticed that they were no longer alone.
There stood a traumatised Kenma and Lev.
âKurooâŠ.â
âNekomata-SanâŠâ
Oh, fuck.
â(Name)?!â And his grandfather?! (Name) was shocked to see his grandfather right behind Kenma.
(Name) felt himself faint. Oh, no. His grandfather really just saw him butt ass naked with cum dripping. Kuroo himself also wanted to shrivel up and die right then and there from the glare his coach was giving him.
Yeah, he was gonna have to kiss that leader title goodbye.
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I hope I did Kuroo Justice lol! Thank you for requesting! And requests are open!!
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Short piece with professional chef!sukuna and younger kitchen porter reader. Title taken from the very brutal and illegal French delicacy of the same name, which one must hide their face to eat.
word count: 1.7k
*no curses au, age gap (chefkuna is in his 30s and reader is in their early 20s), employer-employee power imbalance, petnames ("kid", "brat"), Sukuna is intense, reader smokes right off the bat and isâŠa lil grim and unexpectedly Freudian?? Idk what happened here, suggestive themes ahead.
An angry red flake falls off the tip of your cigarette. It sways and loses some of its brightness on its way to the ground, succumbing to a puddle next to your feet. There's a couple more puffs left before you inevitably reach the filter, maybe double that amount if you're frugal with it. A few stolen breaths to catch until dinner rush.
You hate this fucking job.
You also know that by the time you clock out and return to your apartment, youâll collapse on your bed with the prospect of a new shift working your nerves into a frenzy. Talk about an abusive relationship. Effectively stockholm syndromed by cutting boards and sous videsâand your boss.
Sukuna seems to have that effect on people.
Behind you, the back door creaks open. Heavy footsteps stamp down the stairs, coming to a stop by your makeshift ashtray. For a few precious seconds youâre content with counting the flour spots staining his black clogs (expensive brand, sleek, better than yours). He smells like his food; spicy, complex and a little smoky. The perks of working 14 hour shifts at a restaurant with high end cuisine and an even higher tax bracket among its customers, is that youâre afforded the luxury of smelling like a human being. No deep frier mystery oil notes clinging onto skin and clothes for you and especially him. You stifle a rather unsavoury thought about his cologne and inhale bitter smoke.
"You'll fry your lungs with that shit, kid."
Despite the distance, he sounds closer than youâd like, closer than you can handle having him. You donât mean to shiver. Or for him to notice.
"That's the plan."
Every word coming out of your mouth makes you more conscious of your worldliness. Primarily your lack thereof. Speaking to your boss never ceases to make you seem like a peevish child in comparison. The little nickname he insists on using just for you doesnât help either.
Sukuna doesnât reply and your stomach churns.
"You don't smoke...why are you out here." You continue, painfully aware of your appearance.
"Donât get it twisted. I should be the one asking you that. I can think of ten different things you should be doing before traffic picks up instead of getting cozy by the trash.â
The buildup sweat from the kitchen stovetops is slowly settling over your skin. Seated on one of the plastic crates left by your local produce supplier, you feel like a proper rat. What a picture to paint for the man singlehandedly responsible for funding your life.
Getting back to work is the lesser of the two evils youâre presented with. Still, one more smoke before shift's end sounds like a dream. You slip a stick out of the tobacco case tucked inside your apron pocket, taking his silence as permission to light it between your lips.
You smile.
"What's your vice, boss?"
Sukuna clicks his tongue. "Wouldn't you like to know."
He doesn't seem too offended. After working under him for nearly a year you've come to find that Sukuna is a man who is hard to surprise and equally as tricky to offend. Good at hiding it too, when he wants to. Which is why you ask again, be it a bad idea or not.
"Everybody has one. I've never met a professional chef without a few loose screws, so what is it?" Maybe you could've phrased that last better. You're too tired to care.
He mulls over your question without really giving into it. Heâs awfully compliant today. Normally he would've chewed your ear off at the second cigarette.
Somethingâs off.
"I trust you include yourself in that crowd you speak of."
âNot really. Iâm not a professional.â
(Ash stings your fingertips, but you refuse to let go.)
"You've got potential." He says, low and succinct.
You choke on your spit, laughing in earnest, "Sure.â Potential for cutting vegetables and cleaning after other peopleâs messes, maybe.
"I mean it, kid."
Sukuna leans against the railing, arms folding over his chest. One long glance out of the corner of your eye grants you with an intimate view of his tattoos. All these months you've been catching glimpses of the full design, unable to tell where it ends beneath the black fabric. Not a single hair is out of place. His uniform is rolled up just above his elbows, exposing tanned skin with tiny burn marks littered over hard muscle, no doubt from his early training years. He wears them like medals of honour.
The first thing you did after landing a position in his kitchen was googling his name. Ryomen Sukuna is fifteen years older than you and begrudgingly, the only thing standing between you and quitting as soon as tomorrow.
Youâre no stranger to unwanted urges, the occasional intrusive thought. Itâs human, you are human and therefore unjustly robbed of any sovereignty over your unconscious and its whims. You donât think much of it. Even when you take your rare bathroom breaks outside peak hours, only to find that youâve soaked through your underwear just from glances and strict instructions thrown your way. What does that say about you as a person? You donât intend to figure it out today.
It's a classic case of treating the symptoms and not the source of your disease. Pretending he doesnât exist outside of the physical place you both work at wonât get you very far. It wonât take long for the tide to turn over. Sukuna doesnât play with his food. Only with the people tasked with preparing it.
You tug at a stray piece of lint on your chest, playing with the cotton ball over the flame of your lighter.
"If boss says it."
"Don't call me that." he all but sneers at you over your shoulder. His voice is grating when he wants it to be. You donât flinch, not even when you turn around to catch the stare heâs drilling into your slouched back. On a second thought you donât think heâs taken his eyes off of it since he he stepped out to join you. His stare is violence. He makes you want to crawl out of your own skin for comfort.
Working within a kitchen hierarchy is much like having a father; you get used to raised voices and empty threats whether you like it or not. With Sukuna creeping around the counters, you also learn to not talk back if you know whatâs best for you. You consider yourself lucky to have never stood on the receiving end of anything more severe than a scolding. Then again, youâre not important enough in the grand scheme of it all, and you make a point to take advantage of that as often as you can.
"Are you not?" you sneer back.
"I'm quitting," Sukuna bares his teeth at you, "Expected to be gone by next week."
You bet heâs enjoying the look on your face. Surprised stupid.
"Pick your jaw up off the ground, s'not a good look on you."
You collect your thoughts and try to convince him that this doesnât change everything for you. "Can I have your knives? The fancy Japanese ones you keep inside the office safe."
"You better keep your mouth shut and listen to what I have to say before I change my mind you brat." His voice commands you to look at him, "I'm not retiring. I'm opening my own joint and I want you to join me."
You feel nauseous.
"Why."
You've never been one to count your blessings, mainly because it's not worth doing so when you can do it on only one hand. Everyone says your early 20s are hell, the trenches of adulthood. No second-hand warnings and half assed attempts at lukewarm life lessons could've prepared you for the slump you hit after graduating college. Money is tight as it's always been, only now you've got twice the amount of problems and half the support.
The job advertisement was a beacon of good luck amidst a sea of bad decisions.
You had to fight tooth and nail to get through the first week (hell week, objectively the worst time in any hospitality job) without any power or warm water in your apartment after missing the payment deadline. Sukuna noticedânot like it was hard to, given that you looked like shit fresh into your employmentâand slid you an early paycheck tucked inside an envelope on lunch break. A week's worth of dailies in an employment contract that only guarantees monthly wages.
You could cry.
(You did. In front of him.)
(He looked so distraught he almost snatched it back.)
"You're good, honest. Smart yet a little stupid, but even that's necessary to get by in the business. Like I said you have potential and I want you in my kitchen when you see it through."
"I think," you start.
Sukuna gives you a sly smile, mumbling a barely audible âIs that soâ with his eyes narrowed down to slits.
"âYou're only doing this out of spite. Stealing Gojo's staff is dirty work."
"Started that sentence on the wrong foot. You think Iâd sabotage my own shit just to get back at that fraud? Most of the guys he's got back there working for him don't even know how to grill chicken without fucking up."
Yes. Yes, you do believe heâd do that, but opt to keep the thought to yourself. Youâre sure Sukuna would kill the guy if he were guaranteed to get away with it. Gojo is an angel investor in name and nothing else.
"I'll give you a week, no more no less. Sit on it, let it marinade in that little head of yours and have your answer ready by morning shift." He pushes off the railing to take his leave. Halfway up the steps he backtracks to reach you, snatches the cigarette out of your fingers and takes a long drag, draining the leftover tobacco inside the poorly rolled paper. After he's done, he licks his lips and kisses his front teeth to taste your saliva, humming in satisfaction.
Kicking away the crate, you get up on baby fawn legs, half numb from being folded over yourself for so long. They tremble, a blink and youâll miss it movement. Sukunaâs limp hand twitches by his side.
Heâs about to leave for good when you speak again, moving towards him.
"You never answered my question.â
What's your vice?
Sukuna stumps your cigarette on the brick wall next to your head. His words are low, barely audible over the commotion slipping through the open door.
"Be good and I might just show you in practice."
#this was so fun to write#i'm not even a Sukuna girlie but there's smth about a line cook.....#anyways heyyyy hii#sukuna x reader#jjk x reader#sukuna#jjk fanfic#ryomen sukuna#jjk#chef!sukuna#jujutsu kaisen#sukuna oneshot#sukuna x you#jjk au#deah.w#jjk.w
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Iâve watched up to 4x03 so far + latest episodes of season 8, and Iâve come to the conclusion that Buck is the baby of the 118 family because he was assigned that role by them, not because of any inherent traits of him.
Iâm not saying he isnât impulsive and sometimes an idiot because he is, Iâm saying that heâs not worse than everyone else, and yet they all keep the privilege of being treated like adults afterwards. And being the baby of the group can be a good thing, but itâs a bad thing when it makes people not take you seriously of treat you condescendingly, which is often the case with Buck.
Iâve seen Maddie stalk a 911 caller, Eddie became an illegal fighter and almost killed a guy, Hen PERFORM AN IMPROVISED TRACHEOTOMY INSIDE A MOVING VEHICLE, AS A PARAMEDIC, Bobby missed a shift because he relapsed in his binge drinking, Athena wiped her ass with police procedure several times, Abby got Buckâs number unethically to say the least⊠thatâs what I remember from the top of my head right now. Iâm sure there was more stuff. Most of them were reprimanded in some way of course, but again, all were treated like adults. Had Buck been in their place he wouldâve never heard the end of it.
On the other hand, Buck constantly does adult things that are ignored or dismissed. Like, he gets along with children and is good at taking care of them. If this was any other guy, everyone would say âheâs a great dad/heâll make a great dad one dayâ. But because itâs Buck, it means heâs âone of the kidsâ and gets the funny music. Or Maddieâs called âbasically Buckâs momâ even though our introduction to her involved her arriving unannounced at his (Abbyâs, but still) place, and Buck letting her stay with him, hooking her up with a job and helping her find and move to a new apartment, as normal brothers and sisters do. Or the lawsuit era of âyouâre a selfish child who canât understand that weâre doing this for your own good, also my son and I need you and you werenât there to bail me out of jailâ; or when he helped Athena organize a secret Christmas dinner at the 118 with all their loved ones and the group home, etc. and at the end she was like âsee what you can do when you use your brain for good?â like, why donât you just say âthank you Buck for helping me make Christmas happenâ like a normal person, *Athena*? Why not keep the condescending comment to yourself? Or when Chim kicked him out of his house after half a day and then overstaying his welcome for at least a month the next season, then having his brother stay there. And Iâm glad Bobby wasnât affected by the radiation, but Buck had a point about the nosebleed.
And speaking of Bobby, I cannot emphasize enough how much he has never had to give Buck a shower (at least as far as episode 4x03), and yet Buck *has* had to give *Bobby* a shower at least once because he was so drunk he didnât know who he was neighbours with. And how much if I was in Bobbyâs place I wouldnât be able to look at Buck in the eye afterwards and think âyes, I am the father in this relationshipâ.
I guess I relate to Buckâs situation a lot, but yeah. Iâm not saying Buck is perfect or everyone should be so grateful to Buck or even that they canât see him as the baby in a way, a good way. As in whimsy and baby blues. But he is an adult **and he acts like it**, so they need to start seeing him more as an equal.
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https://www.tumblr.com/mbakwe-blog/45072537611/capitalism-a-bitter-sweet-love-story?source=share What do you think about the above?
Did you write it? I think it's capitalist propaganda from start to finish. And you don't even realise how offensive it is.
"capitalism isnt working nearly as well as it could"
During Covid, french billionaires made an obscene amount of money, while everyone else was struggling to survive. Bernard Arnault (Louis Vuitton) more than doubled his profit! He made 96.3 BILLIONS in a year, during covid, and became the richest man alive. For him, capitalism works a charm! And you're saying it could work even better?? You see, it works perfectly well for the rich and it doesn't work for the 99% of people left, exactly as intended. During every major crisis (war, illness, natural disaster, ecological crisis, terrorism) the richest get richer, the poorest get poorer, as intended. That's what capitalism is for. The hoarding of resources by a minority. In that regard, it's working wonderfully.
"We shouldn't force people to pay for being successful."
Exploiting the poor, including kids, profiting from modern slavery in non western countries or by using migrants, and becoming experts in tax evasion, isn't "being successful". Yes they should pay for what they did. They should be in prison.
"They weren't doing anything illegal to cause what happened."
Just because something is legal doesn't mean it's moral and we should keep quiet about it. We're not equal regarding the law: rich people get away with murder because they have money, poor people don't. And some things should be illegal. Like trading, which leads to this: women dying in sweatshops. That's murder. Yet no one's going to jail. Not to mention the assassinations and coups d'Ă©tat and profiting from a fucking pandemic disaster.
"I mean if you were making lots of money and you really worked hard to get where you are"
Rich people don't get rich because they work hard. They get rich because of INHERITANCE. They come from, at the very least, a middle class background, they had money to begin with.
And how do you define working hard? To "earn" as much as Elon Musk, a minimum wage worker has to work millions of years, do you realise that? Is Elon Musk working harder than a nurse? Why is his work worth more than a woman protecting and saving lives? What exactly is one man doing, from 9 to 5, that's worth earning as much as millions of people at once? People who are working jobs that actually benefit our societies! If Elon Musk disappeared, we would be fine, better even. But if cleaners, doctors, teachers, factory workers, mothers or train drivers disappeared, we wouldn't have a society any more.
"I know it is hard to get in a position of power, but its not impossible if you work hard."
See above. The "American dream" is capitalist propaganda. Poor people work hard every day. To say that people are poor because they aren't working hard enough or haven't invested (the money they don't have) enough, or aren't smart enough, is neo-liberal propaganda. It's disgusting. It's insulting. It's classism. Homeless people aren't homeless because they didn't "invest wisely in the stock market" okay? Who does it serve for us to believe in this illusion of Meritocracy? It serves the rich, agitating a carrot in front of your eyes, so that you don't fight back.
"if you were making lots of money you're not going to take responsibility for those who cant do what you did"
Well they should, because they ARE responsible. If you don't understand the link between wealth and poverty, you don't understand economy at all. For some to get rich, others have to be poor. You need to get educated on class struggle.
"I believe no one is to blame for this economic crisis we went through"
Trading centres are big casinos playing with poor people's lives. The money isn't even real, but it can cause real jobs to be destroyed and real sweatshops to collapse on a thousand women in India. The people responsible for any economic crisis are those in power. Life isn't lalaland. Real assholes make real decisions that affect real people. The government, lobbies, banks, CEOs, etc. They have names and addresses.
"Everyone is naturally self interested."
No. You're just a right winger. Half of the population believes that we're all self interested, the other half believes in a common interest. Neo-liberalism isn't the only economic system available. And for a social species such as ours, that depends on peace and community to survive, capitalism is a deeply unnatural system. Case in point: we'll all die soon because a minority of humans are destroying our ecosystem to make more fake money to play in their big casinos with. It's an absurd system for absurd people.
"If you were making millions after working hard your whole life you wouldn't want to lose any of it."
Being rich is IMMORAL. As I said, you don't make millions by simply working hard. If that was the case, every mother would be a fucking billionaire by now. If I was a millionaire in a capitalist system, I'd be absolutely ashamed of myself, because I'd know damn well it'd come from the blood and tears of others. I WOULD want to lose all of it and I'd use it to save others, not to play in my big casino. And I'd apologize endlessly.
"You worked hard"
No.
"you learned the skill,"
Like every other worker... or do you think you can drive a bus, install an electric system, repair a car, or care for a severally autistic child without "learning the skill"?
"and you most likely deserve every penny you make if you get to be in a position where you are rich and powerful."
No. See above. The best example of this is your own president. The man is a fucking idiot with no skill and a criminal. To get to a position of power you mostly need to be male and born in a wealthy family. That's about it. You don't "deserve" more money than anybody else.
"I just feel that you shouldn't be frowned upon because you achieved the rare phenomenon of "The American Dream"
Not just frowned upon, you should be in jail for slavery, tax evasion, the destruction of our ecosystem and murder.
So I think the link you shared shows the author's (you?) complete lack of understanding when it comes to what capitalism is, as well as an alarming inability to think outside of it, resulting in a display of typical capitalistic advertising.
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A Republican state lawmaker in Michigan said gay marriage should be âillegal again,â an inflammatory remark that prompted swift rebuke from Democrats.
State Rep. Josh Schriver (R) made the controversial statement on X on Monday, just weeks after the GOPâs strong showing in Michigan during the November election, where they wrested back control of the statehouse.
âMake gay marriage illegal again. This is not remotely controversial, nor extreme,â Schriver wrote. âAmerica only âacceptedâ gay marriage after it was thrusted into her by a perverted Supreme Court ruling.â
He pointed to old remarks from then-Sen. Barack Obama, saying the former president was once âmore conservative on marriage than many Republicans today.â Obama first endorsed marriage equality in 2012 â the first U.S. president to do so â and later said he believed the Constitution guaranteed the right to marriage for all same-sex couples.
The Supreme Court agreed in a 5-4 ruling in 2015, a historic victory for queer Americans.
Republicans have embraced culture wars targeting queer Americans in recent years, particularly trans people. The party has pushed through laws blocking young trans kids from gender-affirming health care, barring them from school sports teams and cheered efforts to limit access to public bathrooms.
Michigan Democrats quickly excoriated Schriver.
âPlease explain how dissolving my marriage, or that of the hundreds of thousands of other same-sex couples living in America, provides a benefit to your constituents or anyone else,â Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D), who is married to a woman, wrote on X. âYouâre not interested in helping Michiganders. You want only to hurt those you hate. Shame on you.â
Fellow state Rep. Jason Morgan (D), who is gay, said his colleagueâs remarks were both âcontroversial and extreme, along with anti-family.â
Schriver has courted controversy in the past. In February, he was stripped of his office staff and committee assignments in the Michigan statehouse after sharing conspiracy theories linked to the âgreat replacement.â The false notion relies on racist tropes and claims white Christians are being intentionally replaced by immigrants.
At the time he said he was opposed to racism, but defended his social media posts and said he found it âstrangeâ that there was an âagenda to demoralize and reduce the white portion of our population,â according to The Detroit News.
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a lot of rtc fans aren't general theatre fans/theatre kids and it Shows. especially with the treatment of lowell high school. like making fun of these clearly young actors for .. doing poorly in a production is mean. as someone who loves all aspects of theatre, i would hate it if someone posted me forgetting a line on tiktok for the entire world to see or something equally as embarrassing. but messing up lines and being off key and microphones failing and slipping out of character, that's all a part of live theatre and they're parts of live theatre i've grown to love because of how unique to the form of entertainment they are. and a lot of the criticisms to be had with productions like lowell or the initial illegal high school production of rtc should be aimed at the directors, not the young actors who have little to no say in what they're performing
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women are not held accountable. I donât remember paternity fraud being a crime. In most places, a man still owes women alimony even if she cheats. He still has to pay child support even if the kid does not turn out to be his. Innocent men are punished and you are talking about them not being held accountable lol.
Gender neutral laws are a joke in most civilised countries. It always favors women without fail.
Itâs just excuses for women to avoid accountability as usual.
to protect men paternity tests should be legal and mandatory.
Why are women surprised when men want paternity tests? The laws are already unfair to men. Itâs like making divorce illegal.
"women are not held accountable."
Held accountable for what?? Did you send this to the wrong blog?
"I donât remember paternity fraud being a crime."
That's because it's a civil offense. Also, if you agree to take responsibility for a child only to back out when you find out the child isn't yours then you never should have agreed to take responsibility in the first place.
"In most places, a man still owes women alimony even if she cheats."
First of all, the purpose of alimony is not punitive, it's to ensure both spouses can maintain the same quality of life. That being said, in a fair number of states, if he can prove infidelity he can often avoid or greatly reduce alimony [1]. In addition, it's simple to avoid this even in states without this consideration; just get a prenuptial agreement with a clause concerning infidelity.
Beyond all that: alimony is paid by the higher-earning spouse. Given the extent to which men have prevented women from earning equal money (e.g., insisting on stay-at-home-mothers, excluding them from higher paying jobs, insisting on prioritizing their own career advancement over their wive's), it's reasonable that they bear some of the consequences of this decision (i.e., paying alimony to a wife they've prevented from earning equal amounts of money by their own actions) [2].
In addition, alimony has never been particularly common [2]. It was a part of less than quarter of divorces prior to divorce reform, and has only fallen since then (and the proportion of permanent alimony has fallen even faster).
"He still has to pay child support even if the kid does not turn out to be his."
If you have reason to believe that the child isn't yours, then seek out a paternity test (the court can and does order them when necessary). Often times there is a time limit (usually a couple years following the child's birth) in which you can seek out a paternity test. If you miss this deadline, then you've already agreed to take responsibility for a child, therefore you are responsible for that child. The courts will subsequently prioritize whatever is in the child's best interest.
"Innocent men are punished and you are talking about them not being held accountable lol."
Child support and alimony are not punitive, they are part of what you agree to when you get married and/or have a child. If you don't want to be held liable for alimony, don't get married. If you don't want to be held liable for child support, don't have unprotected sex.
"Gender neutral laws are a joke in most civilised countries. It always favors women without fail."
Do you have any evidence for this? At all? This is so vague I can't even try and find sources for you. What laws? About what? What "civilized" countries? (And how exactly are you defining "civilized" anon?) How do they favor women?
"Itâs just excuses for women to avoid accountability as usual."
Women are consistently held "accountable" for not just their behavior, but for the behavior of the men around them. Here's two articles [3-4], one from back in the 1990's and one from 2022, both describing the exact same phenomenon: a culture of women being blamed for men's actions.
Also, here's an interesting laboratory experiment [5] that found that only men were less likely to blame low performance outcomes of female leaders on luck (as opposed to selfish decisions). But again, this study was interesting, but also doesn't invalidate the extensive cultural history of blaming women for men's violence against them and other around them.
"to protect men paternity tests should be legal and mandatory."
They are legal.
No, they should not be mandatory. No medical procedure should be mandatory; that would be a gross violation of personal autonomy. It's one thing for a court to order a test based on the specific circumstances of that case (this is reasonable), it's another to mandate that every women or child undergo a paternity test (that is not reasonable).
Also ... this doesn't have anything to do with "protecting" men. To protect is "to make sure that someone or something is not harmed, injured, damaged, etc." [6]. Raising a child that is not biologically yours does not harm, injure, or damage; therefore preventing this does not protect men.
"Why are women surprised when men want paternity tests?"
Well if she believes the two of you have been in a monogamous relationship, then she may be surprised at the implication that you have not been faithful. If she believes you're "one of the good ones" she may be surprised at your attempt to dodge parental responsibilities. Or maybe this is just the first time you've showcased your misogynistic beliefs, and she's surprised at your display of disrespect.
"The laws are already unfair to men."
I covered this earlier. No, they are not, and there is no evidence suggesting they are.
"Itâs like making divorce illegal."
No, no it is not. A divorce is "the legal ending of a marriage" [7]. Such an ending does not absolve you of your responsibilities to your children nor does it absolve you of the legal contracts you agreed to. (One of which is the payment of alimony, in the event of a divorce, provided you are the higher-earning partner.)
References under the cut:
Alimony laws and forms: 50-state survey. (2021, January 18). Justia. https://www.justia.com/family/divorce/alimony-forms-50-state-resources/
McMullen, J. G. (2014). Spousal Support in the 21st Century. Wis. JL Gender, & Soc'y, 29, 1.
Blame-the-woman syndromeâThe washington post. (2021, September 21). https://web.archive.org/web/20210921162019/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/wellness/1994/12/06/blame-the-woman-syndrome/50095e32-280a-441f-94d4-60c7c73eb11a/
âBlame herâ: The cultural and legal phenomenon of accusing women | psychology today. (2022). https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intersecting-law-and-mental-health/202204/blame-her-the-cultural-and-legal-phenomenon-of
Erkal, N., Gangadharan, L., & Koh, B. H. (2023). Do women receive less blame than men? Attribution of outcomes in a prosocial setting. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 210, 441-452.
Protect verbâDefinition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. (n.d.). Retrieved 2024, from https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/protect
Divorce nounâDefinition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. (n.d.). Retrieved 2024, from https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/divorce
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Officially blocking Chaifootsteps.
Actually no, Chai.
How about we report lolicon AND children being exploited.
Because believe it or not, under the law, its the EXACT SAME THING!
Because lolicon is FUCKING ILLEGAL and is known to be CHILD PORNAGRAPHY which only encourages MORE pedophilles to feed into their urges. Which HURTS CHILDREN! So if anything BOTH SHOULD BE REPORTED EQUALLY!
PERIOD! So if you want to report more kids being exploited- do BOTH instead of mostly lolicon! Be the change you want to see in the world. BOTH CRIMES NEED TO BE ERADICATED! PERIOD!
#helluva boss critical#chaifootsteps is a lolicon#he doesnt want people to report lolicon since HE IS ONE.#its actually disgusting.#when the more we let lolicons go the more WE LET PEDOPHILLES EXPRESS THEIR URGES IN PUBLIC WHICH ONLY ENCOURAGES MORE PEDOPHILLIA!#BOTH SHOULD BE REPORTED EQUALLY
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Hello! Can I request Moriarty The Patriot characters including Mycroft as fathers? Like would they be protective, caring, would they spoil them a lot yk just general things basicallyđ€
Omg that's such I cute idea, I'm always too lazy to include mycroft but I'll include him this time.
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Mtp x gn!reader (if I make reference to the reader but idk)
Fluff :)
Feat. William, Louis, Albert, Sherlock, John, Mycroft.
Enjoy!
William James Moriarty:
He will be such an excellent father, but won't pay as much attention to the child as he would like.
He is a maths professor so he'll teach his children about maths obviously, but he is occupied by his work at time and cannot spend as much time as he would like.
He will also teach them on like equality and decent human respect and how everyone should be treated equally because at the end of the day we are all homosapiens and shouldn't judge each other due to nasty stereo types and rumours.
Basically his child(ren) are well educated but still go to school cuz like they need to.
Also Louis teaches them basic kitchen skills.
Over all 9/10 father, the whole underground situation isn't the best regarding children yk
Louis James Moriarty:
He is protective as hell, like the house is baby proofed till the child is six or something.
But he will let the child explore its surroundings, especially in nature.
He's they type of guy to baby proof the plastic containers but let them walk to the very edge of a cliff yk.
He wouldn't actually let that happen but you get what I'm trying to say hopefully.
He child grows up around the smell of tea and obviously that's the only thing they drink.
Also he teaches them basic and simple culinary skills!
Louis also would educate his child(ren) about decent human respect and the child's uncle, William will teach them math in his spare time.
9/10 again the very deadly line of work thing isn't the best regarding children yk.
Albert James Moriarty:
He spoils them, need I say more?
Also he encourages them to play with other kids from lower classes.
He would be the most serious about tho and his drinking habits need to be reduced.
The child can't have such influences on its little mind.
Its uncles teach him a lot of things but Albert also contributes.
8/10 after, this time his legal and illegal line of work also his drinking habits, we don't want the child to grow up to be drinking alcohol 24/7.
Sherlock Holmes:
He is the fun dad, like all the kids love him.
But he can be low key scary when serious/angry but other than that he's chill yk.
John is child's favourite uncle, and it thinks Mycroft is low key scary.
Also Ms Hudson gives little Holmes candy cuz she can never resist the little kid.
It's the only reason why Sherlock isn't on the streets.
Also he spoils the kid.
7/10 father, he's like broke, smokes way too much, also his line of work isn't the safest (he got arrested and almost killed someone) but he will try and be careful.
John H. Watson:
He's an amazing father, he's really caring and soft.
He might spoil the child on a rare occasion but nothing too much.
Also if he thinks he'll endanger himself being sherlock's partner or like assistant idk but whatever he is to sherlock during working hours, he'll quit.
He doesn't trust sherlock with his child, like at all, he thinks sherlock will drop it or something.
10/10 father, he makes the child his first priority and shouldn't get shot death regarding his line of work.
Sebastian Moran:
I cannot see him as a father, like at all.
Mycroft Holmes:
He a stubborn father, but he has a soft spot for his child, it's honestly so sweet.
Like he would low key spoil the child but not too much and he'll be a very caring father.
Although when he gets mad or overly irritated the child is told to stop whatever they are doing in a harsher tone and either get told to go to their room or something similar depending on what they are doing.
But he apologise to the child and tells them what they did wrong.
His child will definitely grow up to have manners.
9/10 father, he gets irritated a bit too much.
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Sorry but bond isn't in here as well :(
I hope the request is to your liking tho!
Take care of yourself as much as you can and have a good day/night!
-love, tired Az :) <3
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Okay but I'd love to genuinely have a debate with someone, where everything is completely neutral and I don't have to worry about getting judged outside of the room, about why incest is bad.
Because like. Beyond the ick factor that most people feel, which wouldn't exist if it weren't so heavily stigmatized, why is it bad? I want a well thought-out, logical, neutral answer.
If it's because their kids would have mutations or whatever: first off, stikes me as kinda like eugenics. "They shouldn't have kids because their kids might be disabled", is what you're saying. Plus, the really bad stuff tends to crop up only after a few generations, and honestly I don't see that happening unless the family is specifically only marrying within itself? Like, I feel like in a world where incest is normalized, there would be equal chances of falling in love with a family member as there are falling in love with someone you aren't related to. Just because it's a possibility doesn't mean it's gonna overtake everything else. And that's not even bringing up y'know, gay couples or childless couples in general.
"It's wrong!": Why? Why is it wrong? Does the bible tell you that? (Genuinely asking, it's been a while since I've read the bible.) If it does, what about people who don't believe in the bible? Setting aside the idea of "everyone should believe in the bible", what is a non-religious reason someone should think incest is bad? Why does the bible say it's wrong? Are there explanations? Is it a case of "this was dangerous back then but now we have ways to deal with it"?
Abuse: no relationship style is inherently abusive, so I ask you this: why is incestuous abuse worse than non-incestuous abuse? Why is romantically abusing your child worse than romantically abusing someone the same age as your child? They should hold the same weight, no? And if they do, then why isn't it illegal for someone to date someone the same age as (or younger than) their child? If the person is an adult, don't they have a similar dynamic?
What about siblings? Siblings usually have a smaller age-gap right? What about twins or triplets? Why is incestuous abuse in this kind of case considered worse than domestic violence? Obviously it's not illegal to date an abuser that's similar in age to you. You can get them arrested for abuse, yes, but it's not illegal to date them, or for others to date them.
And yes, I know there are certain dynamics that are only found in families (golden child vs scapegoat, the power a parent has over a child, etc), but I think those are symptoms of other issues that should also be solved. A parent only has that much power over a child because children don't have equal rights. So give the kids more ability to stand up for themselves! And even so, in a relationship with that kind of age gap, I'd be willing to say that the older partner has that kind of power over the younger partner regardless of whether they're related or not, because often it's the older partner who has more money, a better space to live, is older so they "know better" etc which so easily allows them to control the younger partner. Just like in a parent/child relationship, the older party has to be aware of what kind of control they have, and make sure they aren't hurting the other, to be a good parent/partner.
As for golden child vs scapegoat, I think that kind of dynamic can just as easily be found outside of family structures, though for different reasons. A popular kid and someone who's bullied, for example. You get what I'm saying?
Like honestly if you can give a good, well thought out response to this I'll read it and consider it! I'll see if I agree with you or if I can find evidence to refute you! Let's make it a debate.
If you're just going to yell at me bc incest bad or whatever though, you're getting blocked.
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It was a rough day in the Supreme Court for anyone who cares about transgender kids, women, men, or people. In short, the reactionary justices on the Court seem poised to create an exception that will allow discrimination based on sex in cases involving healthcare. The rationale of the justices seemed to be that âhealthcare is complicatedâ and âbest left to the discretion of part-time legislatorsâ in GOP-controlled states that have a lock on power through political and racial gerrymandering.
Before reviewing the specifics, letâs talk about the solutionâand the missed opportunity. During the first two years of the Biden administration, Democrats could have expanded the Supreme Court to override the death grip of the reactionary majority. Democrats controlled the House, the Senate, and the Presidency from 2021 to 2023. Expanding the Court required only the passage of bill by a majority vote in both chambers of Congress (and creating a carve-out in the filibuster, which requires only a majority vote).
But calls to expand the Court were met with disbelief and horror. Opponents warned that expanding the Court would âundermine its legitimacy.â That quaint notion was demolished by rulings in cases like Dobbs (overruling Roe v Wade), Trump v. US (fabricating presidential immunity out of whole cloth), Bruen (concealed carry of handguns in public is a universal right), Bremerton (okay for football coach to lead public school athletes in prayer at midfield after games), Cargill (a bump-stock rifle that can fire 13 rounds per second is not a âmachine gunâ), and Snyder (bribes given as âthank you giftsâ are not illegal). (List is not complete; feel free to add others in the Comment section.)
During the two-year period when Democrats had a trifecta in Washington, they suffered from a lack of imagination. They could not imagine that the Court would take a wrecking ball to the US Constitution and the rules of judicial interpretation and restraint. Lesson learned.
Democrats will regain a trifecta. When they do, we must not waste a moment worrying about the âlegitimacy of the Court.â Like Elvis, it has left the building, and it isnât coming back. We must never again allow a lack of imagination about the depravity of the Republican Party to detain us.
Sadly, the religious and cultural biases of the reactionary majority were again on display during arguments in US v. Skrmetti. The facts are straightforward: Tennessee has outlawed the use of certain medications for use by transgender youth. The law plainly discriminates on the basis of sex because those same medications can be used by other minors who are not seeking to transition or affirm their gender. See generally Ian Millhiser in Vox, The horrifying implications of todayâs Supreme Court argument on trans rights, in US v. Skrmetti.
Under existing precedent, laws that discriminate based on gender are subjected to a higher degree of judicial scrutiny to determine if they violate the Equal Protection Clause. Under settled law, the Tennessee ban should be subjected to heightened scrutiny. But the reactionary justices seem intent on allowing the Tennessee ban to escape heightened scrutiny (and thereby remain on the books). Accordingly, four justices seemed willing to create an exception to the heightened standard for cases arising in the âmedical context.â
What could go wrong? I mean, itâs not like the reactionary justices are relying on the views of witch-burning judge from 17th-century England (as they did in Dobbs). In fact, the reactionary justices seemed inclined to follow selected European laws dealing with transgender youth rather than the US Constitution as interpreted by the Supreme Court.
As explained by Ian Millhiser, Justice Roberts led the charge in suggesting that there should be a âcarve outâ to the heightened scrutiny standard of review for sex discrimination in the medical context:
If the Court adopts Robertsâs approach, which seems likely, thatâs not just a devastating blow to transgender youth and their families. Itâs also a sea change in the Courtâs approach to sex discrimination of all kinds. Again, [previous cases] held that âallâ laws that draw lines based on sex must survive heightened scrutiny, even though some laws ultimately clear this hurdle. âAllâ means all. But now many of the justices seem eager to hold that only some laws that classify people based on sex are presumptively unconstitutional.
The Republican attempt to legalize discrimination against trans people begins with its assault on the equal protection of trans youth. Again, as Millhiser notes,
Itâs hard to divorce this case from its political context. During his recently victorious presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump went all in on anti-trans rhetoric â spending literally hundreds of millions of dollars on ads that, in the Washington Postâs words, âpaint trans people as a menace to society.â
Republicans are discriminating against transgender youth because they can and because it is a wedge issue that will lead to additional areas of sex discrimination. Such discrimination is one of the last bastions of âacceptableâ discrimination in America. The reactionary justices are poised to âaid and abetâ in that discrimination by refusing to subject it to the heightened scrutiny that is applied to all other forms of sex discrimination.
As with reproductive liberty, the reactionary justices will wrap their complicity in the claim that they are âsending the issue back to the peoplesâ representative.â But other constitutional rights do not blink in and out of existence depending on a personâs residence. That is precisely why we have a federal constitutionâto ensure that there is a supreme law of the land not subject to the vagaries of state legislators who choose their voters (through gerrymandering) rather than being chosen by voters.
It was a tough day. We must never again suffer from a lack of imagination. And that lesson should be applied to every situation where Democrats have an advantageâno matter how transitory or narrow.
Recognizing the Democratic achievement in the House
The Supreme Court has blessed the use of political gerrymandering to make it nearly impossible to dislodge incumbents. Republicans have pushed gerrymandering to the extreme, thereby bestowing on themselves a âbuilt inâ unfair advantage in the House arising from red-state gerrymandered districts. See David Daley in Salon, How Republicans held the House: It's the gerrymander, stupid.
Per Daley,
Republicansâ margin of victory [in the US House] was just three seats, and their working majority as the next term begins will be almost nonexistent.
As it happens, three seats is exactly the number that Republicans engineered in their favor this cycle in North Carolina, as the result of an extreme gerrymander gifted to them by that stateâs Republican-controlled Supreme Court.
The fact that Democrats clawed their way to 215 seats is an achievement to be celebratedânot the badge of shame portrayed by many commentators. Readers forward articles to me daily that explain âwhat Democrats did wrongâ or âwhy Democrats lost.â Nearly 100% of those articles adopt the âjust soâ story that Democrats lost because they stopped listening to the working class (a falsehood so egregious I will not repeat the obvious response, but instead direct critics to any and every campaign speech delivered by Kamala Harris).
One grassroots organization sent a newsletter that said that Democrats âmust have made mistakesâ because âwe lost.â As framed, that syllogism is false. Democrats could have (and did) run a sound campaign but lost, nonetheless. See, e.g., gerrymandering in the House, described above.
I am not saying that Democrats are perfect or canât improve or are blameless in the 2024 losses. But the handwringing and gnashing of teeth by Democratic political commentators are out of control. Predictably, every âwhat went wrongâ article miraculously validates the authorâs worldview and prior (successful) campaign experience (usually on the Obama campaign).
With apologies for that detour, letâs get back to my thesis: Democrats have every reason to be proud of their accomplishment in increasing their representation in the House in the 119th Congress, which starts on January 6, 2025. The Democratic success in the 2024 election has saddled Speaker Mike Johnson with the smallest House majority in history.
Let me repeat: âThe smallest House majority in history.â
See NYTimes, Mike Johnsonâs Newest Headache: The Smallest House Majority in History. (This article is accessible to all.)
Despite being in the minority in the House, Democrats are in a strong position. I recommend reading the NYTimes article above to understand the details of the Republican majorityâs predicament, but here is one example:
The relief from the budget ceiling negotiated by President Biden expires in January 2025. Republicans want to extend the 2017 Trump tax cuts as their first order of business in January 2025âa move that will raise the debt unless Republicans create new sources of revenue (i.e., âraise taxesâ) or slash spending. Cutting spending is easy to talk about but hard to do when your ox is being gored by cuts to services or projects important to your constituents.
It seems unlikely that Republicans will be able to pass any spending bills without Democratic support. That outcome is a direct result of the countless hours and tireless work of Democratic grassroots volunteers.
No one will thank you or even think of you when the bigwigs are negotiating in the halls of the Capitol or sitting uncomfortably on the awkward couches in the Oval Office. Still, you are the reason Democrats will have a seat at the table. Every vote cast, every ballot cured, every door knocked, every postcard sent, and every phone call made is directly responsible for Democratic power in the 119th Congress.
So, rather than blaming âDemocratsâ for their imagined arrogance or manufactured âmistakes,â we should thank them for standing up to Trump and MAGA extremism. We still have a dog in the fight and a seat at the table because of you.
Since precious few other commentators are saying what should be said, I will say it:
Thank you for a job well done.
Democrats who volunteered their time and donated their resources are true heroes of democracy. Your nation will forever be in your debt for a job well done. And your reward is that you get to do it all over again, starting yesterday.
[Robert B. Hubbell Newsletter]
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the thing is ultimately idc what ppl do. u can do whatever u want. nobody can stop u from doing what u want. fictional characters ARE just fictional characters. ur not doing anything illegal aside from technicalities that we can argue abt all day. all of this ultimately IS debating based on ur personal morals n frameworks n none of this tangibly affects reality. there are sliding scales of acceptable for like everything in these discussions etc etc dark media has its place. i dont like that u will get, like, 'anti' spaces for lack of a better word that refuse to have anything troubling in fanwork or leave room for nuance. i think these spaces are very kid-orientated n we as adults need to actually argue w each other not 15yos who just learned the concept of fandom but im getting off topic.
my points onwards are that fiction is ALWAYS grounded in reality in some way - the characters exist for a reason, the story exists for a reason, fanwork exists for a reason. asking urself why you enjoy xyz n how you enjoy it is like a thing everyone should be asking themselves and your feelings from that also exist for a reason. nothing exists out of nothing. my feelings on this subject don't exist out of nothing - your feelings on this subject don't exist out of nothing.
and the second point that hasnt been talked to death is that, okay, yeah, fandom politics do not affect real life. but if they don't matter, if ppl upset dont matter, then why do YOU need them to matter? why is it just vacum sealed fiction when someone complains but when you talk about it, its suddenly important queer media? it clearly matters to you. it clearly has an impact on you. why can't it have an equally negative impact on others as the positive impact it had on you? why does fandom only matter when it helps? besides that something not touching the real world can be true while it very much effecting the niche space you inhabit, which is important in this context.
i respect that ppl get defensive of their interests and the things that bring them comfort, letting go of coping mechanisms or simply happy interests is difficult. i generally dont think ppl on the 'opposite side' are some kind of inhumane monsters. we r all just ppl trying to find something to make ourselves feel better abt our world. what makes you feel safe isn't inherently a good thing tho just bc it makes u fuzzy. this goes for like. everything ever but *post context*. ig my whole point is less ppl have no media literacy but that ppl deliberately have none bc ppl want to stay comfortable in the niches theyve created.
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