#and... a) no one gives a shit about a new bunker buster; like yeah in that situation the US would rather China didn't have it
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Man... the vast majority of people just uh... do not get geopolitical stuff at all
#I was watching a show that... mhh... I don't know if it used to be good; but it was enjoyable; and then the last season was bad#(like... they forgot how to write it... I... assume some corpo meddling)#anyway; the finale for the whole show thankfully did end up being pretty good despite being mixed in the writing#cause it really did show a lot of respect for the past with the show and brought back a lot of one off characters in ways that worked#but... and this is what the post is about; China had developed a new bunker buster; and someone stole it#and they were gonna use it to start world war 3 (it turns out by... blowing up a damn in russia)#and... a) no one gives a shit about a new bunker buster; like yeah in that situation the US would rather China didn't have it#but the US doesn't like the fact that China's working on hyper sonics; and frankly no one likes anything anyone does#every country's ideal game plan is they get the ultra mega doom weapon and everyone else isn't even allowed sticks#but no one's really gonna care about a bunker buster; and it's unlikely to even be a game changer#between probably expense and... the existence of bunker busters already; and a finite number of hardened targets worth hitting...#just a bunker buster doesn't matter; it really doesn't; neither in terms of starting a war nor in terms of military application#it's like how F-16s have been good for Ukraine; ...whatever the acronym for attackems is good for Ukraine#(sorry; HIMARs and such are easy to remember; but it's like... ATKMs? I'm not looking that up)#but none of them are single handedly winning the war; russia's 'hypersonics' aren't doing shit#systems definitely matter; but you're not going to have one that just totally tips the state of the world#second though... that's not going to start ww3; russia blew up a damn in Ukraine and no one even gave a shit#(it's horrific; to be clear I'm furious at the lack of international response; we should have made it a clear red line on par with a nuke)#(but we didn't; despite the massive ecological devastation it caused; not to mention human lives lost; I'm so so so angry)#but even though the world values russia more... it would raise tensions; and there would be saber rattling but...#sorry; I don't think you could really frame this is something the US did and it would mostly just escalate tensions#just not believable in the slightest#no... what would be very bad is if China ever decides to invade Taiwan; if anything would be the spark it would be that#though even then it's likely to be more localized with US intervention (if our useless asses can even do that)#...that right there is one of the scariest actual... flash point situations on the table#(and the west has totally failed because the best way to make sure that didn't happen would have been overwhelming support to Ukraine)#(send a clear message that invading your neighbor gets your teeth kicked in by the west as they funnel unlimited military aid in)#now hopefully China never does that... but... that's the really scary one#not that there's not a lot of bad all over the world but like...#the middle east... while it has effects everywhere (most of all on the people living through things)
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Triple Belly Buster Suprise
@emeraldoliverqueen Hi Holly, I wrote a fic about Mia with a summer job before she became a socialite in the paradise universe with some liberties of course. Hope you enjoy! I Had a lot of fun writing.
-Jasmine, @jemmaacarters
Although this wasn’t the worst place she could be, Mia hadn’t imagined her summer job here. She wiped the grease off her hand and on to her apron. With her dad as the Mayor and mom as the CEO of the biggest tech company, Mia didn’t think that they were serious when they send she needed a job for her last summer before college. They were. They wanted her to get an internship with some company will William had. Mia didn’t know what she wanted to do so she was here. And she wasn’t happy about it. Oliver and Felicity were able to pull some with strings Carly and get her a job at Big Belly Burger.
“Welcome to Big Belly Burger how may I help you?” Mia asked the next customer. Not paying any attention to who it was.
“Mia?” Connor asked. His eyebrow lifted in surprise. “I didn’t know you worked here. I thought you were to busy getting into trouble to have a job.”
“Very funny,” she rolled her eyes, “my parents had other plans for me, unfortunately. Do you want your usual?”
“How do you even know my order?” Connor asked teasing the smaller blonde.
Mia punched in the order. “I’ve known you all my life. If you just want a snack, you’ll get the number one. But you’re all sweaty and wearing your running shoe. I’d say you just came from the bunker and will have the Triple Belly Buster with fries and a strawberry milkshake which is sad because everyone knows that mint chip is the best.”
“Fine, you win,” Connor said pulling out his wallet. “How ‘bout I buy you a mint shake when you get off?”
“Sorry, I’m training with Dad and Dig after this. You know how I’ll feel after that.” Mia ignored the way her cheeks went pink at the thought sharing the shake with the man in front of her. Had he always been this tall and had muscles bulging out of his shirt- though not as big as his dad’s.
“Maybe some other time though.”
“Yeah sure. You’ll be lucky if you can walk straight after whatever workout they put you through.” He grabbed the order ticket from her hand and brushed fingers with her just the tiniest bit. Mia couldn’t help but flush even more.
“Your order number is 320 and should be out in a few minutes.”
“See you around, Mia.”
Back at the house, Oliver was pacing. “What if this backfires? How Mia react if she finds out we’re setting her up?” His finger rubbed back and forth at a steady pace.
“Honestly, I think she’ll be surprised that you had any part in this.” She gave Oliver a look. “With the way you act about her dating at all. And I’m more surprised that William hasn’t done anything sooner.”
“Yeah but that’s William. We’re her parents.” Oliver said
“Oliver,” she said as she grabbed his hand to pull him on the couch beside her.
“Felicity,” he said in the same drawn-out way. His eyes closed as she gently nudged his head on her shoulder.
Her fingers carded through his mostly silver locks. “We sent him to BBB it’s not like we trapped them in the bunker. Oliver, if they keep playing this will they won’t they game, you know how that ends. Or how it ended for us before you went to the Chinese branch of QC way back when in 2014.”
“Yeah, I was an idiot.”
“Well yes, but I meant that neither of us had closure.” Felicity stopped her movements to rest her head against his. “Are you up for giving me a foot rub?”
“Always.”
That’s how Mia found her parents 20 minutes later. She rushed through the door so she could rid herself of the oil-saturated clothing she wore. When she came back to the living room, she was in her workout clothes hair pulled back into a new messy bun.
“I thought we were heading to the bunker when I got back?” Mia asked her dad. She almost didn’t want to mention is because of how content her parents looked. She hadn’t seen them this relaxes in a while. They deserved it with all the work they did for Star City.
“There’s some grilled chicken and salad in the kitchen we’ll go when you’re done,” Oliver said.
“How was your day at work sweetie?” Felicity asked. Giving her husband a pointed look as they awaited a response.
“It was fine. Some college guys wanted my number though. That was weird. But I saw Connor so that was good.” After grabbing her food, Mia walked back over to where her parents were wanting to hear a bit about their days too.
“Connor, he’s in the criminal justice program right?” Felicity asked. After Mia took her first bite.
“Mom,” Mia whined mouth still full, “Dad what did you put on this chicken it’s super good. You know he is. But he’s thinking of joining the military when he’s done.”
“The barbeque spice that your grandma Donna got me for Hanukkah last year. The military, huh?” Oliver asked. He hadn’t heard of this yet. John must be proud then.
Mia ate the rest of her food. “Yeah but he’s not sure which branch yet.”
“How do you feel about that?” Felicity asked grabbing the empty plate and walking to the kitchen.
“What do you mean?” Mia asked. “I’m happy for him. I think it’s a great way for him to get combat experience if he wasn’t to become a vigilante.”
“That’s not what your mom means,” Oliver interrupted.
“This will be the first time you two would be in a different state. There’s no telling where he could get stationed.” Felicity sat back down across from Mia.
“If he does this, he’ll be different when he comes home.”
“I’ll still be the girl next door nothing will change.” Mia looked between her parents trying to figure out what they were saying.
“Mia you were never the girl next door, my Blackstar,” Felicity said. “You’re too special for that.“
“I think you should just talk to Connor about this. See what he has to say.”
“Okay,” Mia stood up and turned around. “Dad, I think I’m too tired to workout tonight.”
“That’s fine.”
Mia walked in the bunker in the early afternoon with a mint chip shake. She wasn’t in the mood to train but cleaning her weapons felt like a good way to focus. Her mind had been a bunch of lost sheep. She walked over to her bow and knives. The training she’d have occasionally with Sara Lance had diversified her arsenal in ways that working with her father couldn’t. Sara just knew how to fight as a woman and with those particular vulnerabilities that her father just didn’t think about. When all of her weapons were scattered across the round table in the corner, Mia began to clean them one by one. She was halfway through when the elevator beeped, but Mia didn’t notice until Connor was right behind her.
“Hey, is that mint chip?” he asked.
“Yeah, what are you doing here? I thought you had class today.” Mia continued to drag to cloth across the knife until she could see her reflection and grabbed the next blade.
“No, it’s on Thursdays. I thought I’d find you here.” Connor looked uncomfortable. Which was weird. The bunker was the one place that they could be themselves. So why would he be uncomfortable? His posture was much more rigid than it normally was around her. “So my dad mentioned that you were talking to your dad?”
“Yeah, I tend to do that a lot because he’s my dad,” Mia said putting the knife down so she could concentrate on Connor.
“He said we should talk.” Connor shifted under her gaze.
“Oh, oh. That was nothing.” Mia turned back to her weapons.
“Mia, it doesn’t feel like nothing. I just thought but then you- and I just. But I’m thinking of enlisting in a few months.”
Mia knew this was it. If she did nothing he could end up like uncle Dig and marry someone while in the military. “I don’t want you to enlist,” Mia said stopping the babble.
“What?” That was the last thing Connor thought she would say. She knew how much this meant to him. “I don’t understand.”
“I-” Mia began. But it was useless. She was no good with words not like her parents. She stood up finally and pulled him down by the lapels on the jacket he was wearing for some reason in the middle of the summer. Their lips barely touched before Mia knew that she never wanted this to end. Connor sucked in a breath when Mia nipped at his lower lip.
“As much as I want to continue this our dads and going to be here soon and I would like to do that again so your dad can kill me now,” Connor said in a rush worried that Mia would think that he was rejecting her.
“It’s fine Connor,” Mia said turning back to her weapons. “Besides your face is too pretty to be hurt by my dad.” Mia returned to her knives while Connor sharpened to one she hadn’t gotten to yet. Mia suddenly said, “Wait. Were you actually asking me out on a date the other day when you wanted to buy me a milkshake?”
“Yeah, but I didn’t want it to be a big deal.”
“I knew it,” John exclaimed. “You own me ten bucks.” Oliver just groaned in response. Mia and Connor’s heads whipped around to see their dad’s with big shit-eating grins on their faces.
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So, We Got A Dog
Pairing: Sam x Reader
Word Count: 855
Warnings: fluff
A/N: This is the first Sam fic I've ever done so make sure you tell me what you think!
You walk into the bunker after coming home from the grocery store. Sam said he had a surprise for you when you got back and you were hoping that it would be you and him fooling around in bed. You set the groceries on the counter and started putting the items in the cupboard or fridge. After everything was put up you sought out to find Sam. Maybe his surprise would be a little more extravagant since Dean was out on a solo salt and burn.
Dean didn't usually go on hunts alone but he made some exceptions to get away from the bunker and give you and Sam some alone time, that was much appreciated. Dean should be coming back the following afternoon. You were always looking forward to spending time with Sam.
You headed to Sam’s room and as you got closer you heard a quiet, “shit,” followed by what sounded like little pebbles hitting the ground. Now you were a little confused. Why was Sam being so quiet? Was he trying to hide something?
As soon as you turned the corner into Sam’s room you saw a full grown German Shepard being pet by Sam and a bowl full of dog kibble, some still scattered on the floor. Right when Sam made eye contact with you his eyes bugged out like he didn't expect you to be there.
“I- I can explain, okay?”
Before Sam could say anything else you were walking towards the dog and patting him on the head. The dog’s tongue lolled out of his mouth and his eyes closed shut.
“You're a good boy, aren't you?” You said with a smirk. Sam’s face was full of relief. After all, you weren't Dean when it came to dogs.
“Where did you find him? He's so sweet.” You asked while the dog ate.
“After you left, I went outside to go for a quick run and there he was in front of the door to the bunker. He didn't have a collar and he looks skinny so I assume he's a stray.” Sam said while looking fondly at the canine. “I decided to take him inside and give him some food at least. I had some extra from feeding a stray a couple months back.”
“He's a sweetie, Sam but you know Dean is going to go ballistic if he sees that dog anywhere near his stuff.”
Sam sighs, “Yeah, I know. Could we just keep him until Dean gets back, please?”
The dog is adorable and you would love to keep him but you don't want to have to deal with Dean bickering about the dog for the rest of your life. But Sam and the stray are giving you puppy dog eyes and you feel like you are being hypnotized. Reluctantly, you agree on letting the dog stay until Dean gets back.
“What should we name him?” You ask Sam curiously.
“Hm, I'm not sure. But I know we’ll think of something.”
When you and Sam wake up in the morning the dog is snuggled in between both of you and honestly, he looks right at home. You don't want to get rid of the dog. Maybe you could convince Dean to let the dog stay, Sam thinks he's a dog person at heart.
Sam and you went on a long walk with the dog and brainstormed names on the way to the dog park.
“What about Buster or Rex? Are those to common?” Sam asked.
“Yeah, maybe we could call him Bullet? His name has got to be tough.” You replied.
Sam thought for a moment, “Bullet, that's a good one.”
“It's settled then.”
Once you got back from the dog park with Sam and the newly named pup you decided to carve Bullet a name tag with one of your silver bullets. It turned out pretty well and Sam approved. Sam placed Bullet into his room so you and him could unveil him to Dean when the time was right.
You started working on an apple pie for Dean so he wouldn't be as uptight about the new animal in the bunker. As soon as the pie finished cooling, Dean walked through the door.
“Hey, do I smell pie?” Dean said excitedly.
“I made it just for you Dean, how was the hunt?” you replied as Sam cut Dean a piece of the pie.
“Good, it was really easy. Did anything happen while I was gone?”
Sam and you both shared glances, “So, we got a dog.”
Dean’s eyes immediately turned wide-eyed with fury. “You what? I’m sorry I must have heard you incorrectly because you just said you got a dog!”
“He’s really cute and sweet. We even named him! Just meet him at least, I’m sure you’ll fall in love with him.” Sam reassured.
Dean shot both you and Sam a dirty look but trudged along to Sam’s room and as soon as Sam opened the door to let Bullet out he came up to Dean and started licking his hand. “Yeah, okay he’s kind of cute,” Dean said with a smile on his face.
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