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#based on that wrestling post from yesterday lol#❤️ of course you realize this means love ❤️#🎨 chy creations 🎨#self insert#self ship
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The hot water heater is fixed!
Whew!!!
Yesterday was fixing the rotten wooden base for the kerosene tank. That involved wrestling a jack hammer sized drill with rotten wiring I had to fix, a trigger and safety button almost too far apart for my fingers to reach (stupid tools for giant hands), power that half the time wouldn’t turn on and the other half wouldn’t turn off (imagine having to hold that heavy sucker as long as my leg in the air when it won’t turn off while trying to jerk out the power cord with your foot! LOL), and a guide bit for the hole saw snapping off...oh and then, I got conked on the head trying to lift the old rotten posts off the legs sticking up almost out of reach...
Today was harder.
No really.
Today involved trying to get the tank upright and the copper line reconnected. We are talking a big ol’ steel tank on metal poll legs and the wooden base. Heavy! Down wasn’t so bad with gravity assisting and me just having to control the decent. Up though....
UGH!
You can add the fact that the legs had rusted badly where they attach,with one breaking loose in the moving. Oh, and that the duct tape I’d fastened the opening at the top shut with before flipping it had gotten a bit of kerosene on it and turned to a tar like muck that got all over me. And that the copper line where it comes out of the house got bumped so It cracked and had to be replaced....
Seriously, if you EVER have a choice don’t use soft copper tubing. I mean, it’s great that you don’t need soldering to fasten it, but getting a seal that’s tight enough not to leak at all is a real pain. And worse, it is so danged easy to break or squish! Every time I mess with it I end up having to replace a section because I accidentally twist off the line while trying to turn a fitting or something like that.
Anyway, it’s a really good thing I have a lifetime of experience moving heavy things! All it took was one nearly intact plank from the rotten ones torn out of the ramp, five cinderblocks, two drums, a five gallon container of something that had gone hard, a large broken cooler, a crow bar, and six jugs of water left over from the hurricane! Oh yeah, there was also a good bit of brute force, profanity, and the ability to contort, kick and stretch as needed.
Done. At last!
Tonight will be my first hot shower since June, well at least one that didn’t involve boiling water and a 4 minute time limit.
Now I can get back to work on the more serious house problems...
Welp, so much for feeling I accomplished something! LOL
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klaroliiinnnee + i kissed you goodbye by accident - old habits die hard okay?!?!
@goldcaught sent me this one too! Great minds, lol.
Keep It Around
Caroline’sgot her fists clenched around the steering wheel, tense and worried, becausetraffic has chosen to totally work against her. Not by being an impossiblegridlock, however. No, the drive from her apartment to Klaus’ house (formerly their house) has been a freaking dream.She doesn’t think she’d hit even a single red light.
She barelyhears Mojo Jojo and Professor Utonium yowling from their travel kennels, tunesout the sound of their little claws trying to rip through the plastic mesh.When she’s not staring at the road she’s glaring at the clock on the dash,willing it to jump forward twenty minutes.
She’searly, something that would usually be a point of pride. In this case? Early isbad. Early means spending more time with Klaus than she’s prepared to, fillingminutes with more than rehearsed instructions and plans. This is the fifth timeshe’s had to go out of town for work since they’d broken up and Caroline hadtimed each previous drop off to perfection. The last four times she’d allottedherself less than fifteen minutes between the time she’d arrive at Klaus’ andthe time the cab she’d ordered would pick her up. Just enough time to park inKlaus’ garage, wrestle the cats into the collars that would allow them throughthe pet door and into the backyard, and spend a few minutes giving Mars a bellyrub.
They’dworked out a decent joint pet custody agreement but the twice weekly runs whereshe gets to hang out with Mars were far too short. She misses the dog, a huskymutt who’s never quite accepted the fact that he’s too big for her lap. Hemight have been Klaus’ but he’d been barely out of puppyhood when she’d movedin, had spent more of his life with her in the house than without. He’d beenthe one to suggest she leave the cats, a pair of tuxedos she’d adopted yearsbefore she’d met Klaus, with him when she had to travel for work so Carolineassumes he’s in the same boat.
When sherolls into Klaus’ driveway she sees Mars in the window, perched on the back ofthe couch, his tail wagging furiously. She can’t help but smile, heranxiousness easing a little. Maybe, if she focused on the dog, not on the dog’s owner, she’d be fine.
Optimism istotally Caroline’s thing and she tells herself she can do this. Klaus had beenher roomie and friend long before he’d been her boyfriend. They’d had abajillion conversations before she’d realized she was in love with him. What’sone more now? She’s pretty sure she’s stillin love with him but she’s working on it. It’ll fade.
Eventually.
She thinks.
The cats,probably sensing their location, have gotten more restless, their cries growingin pitch and frequency. Mojo is smaller than his brother, is turning circlesand bumps his head against the kennel’s side when Caroline reaches for him.She’d bought them after the first time she’d had to transport the cats toKlaus’ had learned that juggling two hard kennels full of wriggling cats was adisaster. Professor Utonium had managed to spring himself, busting through themetal door, and streaking up a tree.
She’d hadto leave, had fretted her whole flight, until she’d landed and a text fromKlaus had come through saying he’d got the cat down and that Prof was safe andsound and gorging himself on dinner. He’d even sent pictures to prove it, ashot of his dog and her cats curled up on the living room rug.
Caroline’sgot dozens of similar pics stored in her phone. When she’d first moved in withKlaus her cats hadn’t been too sure what to make of the bouncy ball of fluffthat was forever pouncing on their tails. Within a month they’d all been fastfriends, their occasional scraps quickly forgotten whenever there was a sunnyspot open and a group nap beckoned.
The newcarrying cases resemble sports bags and she loops one over each shoulder,swaying for a moment until the cats settle down and she can find her balance,before pulling up the handle of her suitcase to roll it behind her. She’s notthe least bit surprised to find Klaus slipping out of the house when she looksup, or hear him ordering Mars to stay. The dog whines but obeys and Carolinepresses her lips together to fight a smile. Mars had been a puppy schoolsuperstar and she can’t help but be proud.
She leavesher suitcase at the base of the steps, hands over her keys so he can move hercar if he needs to. She hadn’t seen his on the street, assumes it’s parked inthe garage. For all she knows he’s got a hot date tonight and she’s blockinghim in. She might have wanted labelsbut plenty of women didn’t. “Thanks again for taking them this weekend,” shesays, letting him take Professor Utonium’s kennel from her. “And I’m reallysorry it’s so last minute this time. I hope it won’t happen again but I’m stillfeeling out my new boss. It’s possible he’s evil but I’m hoping he’s justdisorganized. That I can work with.”
Klaus laughssoftly though the look he shoots her is speculative. Likely because Caroline’sbeen careful not to let their conversations stray into personal topics. She’dthought it best to keep things between them surface level but, considering howmuch time she has to fill before her cab arrives, it would be pretty awkward ifshe didn’t at least start a conversation.
“Yes, I’msure you could whip him into shape in no time and he wouldn’t even notice.”
“Damnright,” Caroline chirps.
“Congratulationson your promotion,” Klaus says. “You’ll be brilliant.”
She pauses,turning to look at him. “How did you…”
He turnshis attention to mounting the steps, very carefully not looking at her.“Instagram.”
Huh. Klausbarely uses Instagram, hadn’t posted anything in at least a month (yes, she checks and she’s not proud of it) andher promotion is barely two weeks old. Maybe she’s not the only one who’s gotsome feelings lingering.
Carolineknows she shouldn’t be happy about that realization but hey, the heart wantswhat it wants. It’s nice to know hers isn’t alone in its stubbornness.
He pushesthe door open, “Sit,” he says firmly, and she can hear Mars’ nails scrabblingon the tiles, glances up to see him quivering with excitement, mouth open andtongue lolling.
Carolinehurries into the house, bending to rub his ears, “Who’s a good boy?” she coos.“And so handsome.”
“He toredown the drapes the day before yesterday,” Klaus says dryly. “So definitely nota good boy.”
She doesn’tlet up, stands so she can run her hands over his fur. His tail is a blur,swishing rapidly back and forth. “Aw, I’m sure it was an accident. Mars-y, didyour little squirrel friends come back? They shouldn’t taunt you.”
Klaus sighsand she knows he’s holding in a comment about how she babies the dog – somethingthey’d bickered over often. Mars is an excellent guard dog, very intimidatingwhen he needs to be. So what if he’s privately a big ol’ cuddly softy?
They saiddogs resembled their owners, didn’t they? Klaus is definitely in the pricklyouter shell with hidden inner depths club.
Carolinerises, setting her kennel on the hall table. Klaus has left the cat collarsthere and she picks one up. She fiddles with it for a moment, loosening it.Apartment living has caused Mojo to gain a little weight (he’ll hog the food ifshe lets him) and she’s started him on a laser pointer regimen but hasn’t seenmuch of a difference. She hands the carrier off to Klaus, “I’ll hold, youcollar?”
He agreeswith a soft hum and Caroline unzips the flap, shooting her hand in before Mojocan poke his head out. She scoops him out, safely immobilized under her arm,and Klaus neatly clicks the collar shut around his neck.
Caroline’scareful to ignore how close he is, keeps her gaze focused on the cat. She setshim down and he immediately throws his body against Klaus’ legs, rubbingaffectionately. Caroline feels a small pang of guilt but shakes it off and Mojois quickly distracted by the Mars, who greets Mo with a very inappropriatelyplaced sniff.
“Hey,rude,” Caroline chides, nudging the dog when she bends to grab the otherkennel. He thinks it’s a game, crouching down into pounce position and yipping.Caroline just can’t say no to that face, reaches out to pat his headaffectionately. “No one likes a butt sniffer, Mars.”
Klaus openshis mouth but Caroline points at him warningly, “Do not even thing about channeling Kol right now.” His lips presstogether and a bright light of amusement remains and it’s so easy to smileback. “I’m sure we could google and find out I’m wrong but do we really want to?”
“Likelynot.”
“I love itwhen you agree with me,” Caroline jokes.
“You likeit more when I don’t,” Klaus shoots back.
She thinksabout arguing, decides it’s too dangerous. Today’s the most comfortable she’sfelt in Klaus’ presence since before things had gotten bad between them. Shefinds she doesn’t want to put the wall back up between them. If Klaus were toreference any of the many (many)times one of their arguments had ended up with the two of them naked or nearlyso against the most convenient flat-ish surface she’d have to.
No way canshe endure the next twenty to thirty minutes of his company if she’s thinkingabout how she can still only seem tocome if she thinks about him.
She liftsthe other kennel and they repeat the process and get Professor Utonium’s collarsituated. When he’s on the floor the animals are quick to pelt out of thehallway. Caroline holds her breath, half expecting a crash, but soon she hearsMars barking and she knows they’ve made their way outside. “It’s supposed to besunny this weekend. The boys will probably spend most of it rolling around onthe grass and out of your hair.”
Klausdoesn’t seem particularly concerned. “They’re no bother, love.”
Carolineknows he genuinely means it. She’d met Klaus while looking for a place to rent,had been having trouble finding something pet friendly that was availableimmediately. When she’d met her friend Enzo’s new boyfriend Kol he’d been quickto offer up a solution in the form of his brother (‘kind of a wanker but a softtouch for any fluffy beast who crosses his path’) who’d been between housematesat the time.
Carolinehad met Klaus the next day, had quickly fallen in love with the house and Marseven as she’d sternly told herself that she would not, under any circumstances,consider sleeping with Klaus even if he happened to be distractingly hot.
Her vow hadlasted almost seven months and, if she were being honest, Caroline’s superimpressed with her will power that she’d held out that long. Klaus hadn’t beenshy about expressing his interest and had quickly developed some kind ofallergy to shirts.
They’dfallen into a kind of roommates with benefits situation. They’d worked well asroommates and the benefits had been goodand a year passed before Caroline even realized it. She’d been out withfriends, a long overdue girl’s night, and some creep had gotten belligerentwhen she’d turned down his offer to buy her a drink.
He’dinsisted she tell him if she had a boyfriend and, while she’d had no problemleaving him in her dust, his words had lingered as she’d made her way back toher friends.
Because, asfar as Caroline had known she didn’thave a boyfriend. She hadn’t been seeing anyone else and she’d known Klaushadn’t been either. Still, they’d never discussed commitment, hadn’t reallymade big future plans beyond the everyday ‘Mars needs shot in a month, the yardwill need to be graded in the spring’ type that came with living in the samehouse. They’d fallen into such an easy thing that the big discussions –marriage, kids, joint bank accounts – hadn’t come up.
Carolinehad figured that was a sign that Klaus wasn’t interested in any of thosethings. And it sucked realizing that shewanted them more than anything.
She’d drunkway too much vodka. Had started looking a new apartment the next day.
“When does your cab get here?” Klaus asks.
She fishesher phone out of her jacket, fights to keep from visibly cringing. “Uh, liketwenty minutes? Sorry, my timing is off today. I can wait outside it you want…”she rocks back a step, fully prepared to wait out on the porch with hersuitcase.
Annoyanceflashes across Klaus’ face, “So eager to leave my company?”
“You’re theone who asked me when I was leaving.”
His jawclenches, his eyes fluttering shut briefly and he’s back to casual pleasantnessin an instant. “Just making conversation. Why don’t you come in to the kitchen?I made coffee not too long ago.”
“Sure.” Sheslips off her flats – Klaus is weird about shoes in the house – and follows himthrough the house. There’s a wall of windows that face the backyard and she cansee Mars chasing one of the cats though they’re moving too quickly for her tonote which one.
“Just likeold times,” she says, then immediately wishes she hadn’t. Klaus’ back is toher, and he tenses as he reaches into the cupboard where he’s always kept themugs. He doesn’t say anything but she can tell it’s a struggle from the way hemoves, jerky, her usual mug clinking loudly when he sets it down.
Ooookay. Alighter topic is needed ASAP.
“How’s workgoing for you?” Caroline asks.
“My clientssend me a steady stream of requests.” Klaus’ main source of income isillustrations, mainly plants that appear in textbooks and field manuals.
She thinksabout dropping it, about sitting quietly and sipping her coffee but a silencethat long seems excruciating and Caroline just can’t do it. “And yourpaintings?”
Klaus isfar more passionate about his own work, had often holed up in his studio at theback of the house for so long Caroline had grown worried and taken it upon herselfto bully him out to eat and sleep. He’s shown at galleries in several majorcities and while she doesn’t know much about how much he makes off of them thesize and location of his house tells her he must do pretty well.
He glancesat her, too quickly for her to read, “Stalled,” he replies, clipped.
Whoops.Maybe not the best choice of topic. “Sorry,” she offers.
He sets thecoffee in front of her and it’s the exact perfect color. A sip tells her it’sjust as sweet as she prefers too. “I hear you’re going to be an uncle again.”
She changesthe subject whenever Enzo or Kol bring up Klaus. It’s bad enough that she can’tresist the urge to check up on him via social media. Bits and pieces about hisother family members still filter in and she’d seen the announcement that Sagewas pregnant again the last time she’d been at Enzo’s for dinner.
“Finn’spleased, of course. Insufferably so.”
“Perfectlyon brand, then.”
That teasesa smile from Klaus, “Indeed.”
“The firstkid’s really freaking cute, to be fair. You Mikaelsons were given more thanyour fair share of pretty.”
He laughs,most of his bad mood having melted away, “Such flattery. You’ll make me blush.”
“Like youblush.”
Klaus’inability to feel embarrassment was something Caroline had deeply envied. He’dtaken delight in turning her on in public, both via text or by whisperingsomething filthy that no one else could hear. Her pink cheeks had likely givenanyone observant enough a big clue about the subject they were discussing.
She’d triedto turn the tables a few times and, though Klaus had loved it, he’d also alwaysmanaged to one up her.
In the end,once they were alone and free to do more than talk, Caroline had never minded.Klaus always kept his promises.
But shecan’t let herself think about thatjust now.
She findshim watching her, knowing, a little bit heated and she wishes she’d taken offher jacket too. Caroline clears her throat, “You’ve still got their food andeverything, right?”
Best toturn to safer topics and be a responsible pet parent.
“Assumingthey still eat the same thing, yes. I noticed Mojo’s looking a bit… er… plump.”
Carolinecan’t help the rather unladylike snort-laugh that erupts at his delicatephrasing. Klaus is quick to laugh too, ather she’s sure, but she lets it slide. She slaps a hand over her mouth tosmother it, gets herself under control. “He prefers the term roly poly, thankyou.”
“Noted.”
“We’retrying exercise before a food change. You know how picky The Professor is andit’s a pain to have them on separate foods.”
“I think Istill have one of those feather sticks they like to chase tucked awaysomewhere. I’ll make sure he gets his cardio in.”
“Probablynot necessary. I think Mars will get him moving just fine.”
Klaustwists to look out the window, “You’re probably right.”
She looksover too, notes the fence has been painted, and an easy conversation aboutother home improvement projects springs up. She’s actually startled when herphone buzzes, the notification that her cab is arriving shortly.
Carolineslides off her stool, rounding the island. She’s got one hand on Klaus’shoulder, the other on his jaw, turning his head to her, and her lips pressedto his before she even thinks about it. She’s sat in this kitchen with him, shared coffee and smiles and talked about things big and small, so many times. Kissing him goodbye is muscle memory.
She freezes, her muscles locking as shetries to process just how she’d gotten to this point. Her eyes go wide only tofind that Klaus’ have closed and he wraps an arm around her waist before shecan pull away.
“I’m…” herapology fails, ending in a squeak when Klaus stands, the full length of hisbody pressed to hers.
“I’m not,”he says, against her mouth, low and a touch gravely, just before his hand sinksinto her hair and tips her head up for a firmer kiss.
She knowsshe should resist, turn her head awayand tell him they can’t. He feels too good for her to want to.
His hands arefirm, the slightest bit unsteady, like he’s afraid she’ll disappear. He kissesher deeply, fast and fierce, with an edge of desperation. She moans into it, moulding her body to his,touching him tentatively at first, with more purpose when he shudders againsther palms. She can’t bring herself to pull back until her lungs are burning.When her head falls back with a gasp his wet mouth drags down her throat,shoving her sweater aside so he can pant against her shoulder.
Carolinelicks her lips, tries to gather her scrambled thoughts. “This is a bad idea.”
Klausshakes his head, an immediate denial. He bites gently at the curve of her neck,careful not to mark her, and then licks away the sting. Caroline shivers, herthighs clenching together from the sensation, fingertips digging into his backto hold him closer.
She triesagain, “I can’t do this again. Not…”
Hestraightens, takes a moment to blink away the haze of want. When his eyessharpen Caroline swallows harshly, the gulp audible. He looks frustrated, alittle angry. “I’ve been trying to talk to you for months, Caroline. I’ve beenpatient, waiting for a sign. Pestering my brother at every availableopportunity, crossing my fingers that you weren’t doing something senselesslike moving on.”
Caroline’smouth falls open, her temper sparking. “Something senseless?” she spits. “Senseless? You’re such…”
“Senseless,”Klaus interrupts, his expression daring her. “Ill-advised. Foolish. Pick yourterm, love. They all work.”
She shovesaway from him but can’t go far, crossing her arms as the island digs into her back.“Well excuse me for wanting more than just sex, Klaus. For deciding I wanted tobuild a life with someone.”
His fistsclench at his sides, his harsh inhale shaking his shoulders. “We had a life, Caroline. One that I thoughtwas pretty bloody fantastic. One that you walked away from without evenbothering to tell me why. My brotherhad to do what you were too cowardly to.”
“I am not acoward,” she hisses. “You never said…”
“Neither didyou!” Klaus shouts, his hands rising in frustration.
“Not evenonce!”
It’s a weakdefense and she knows it but Caroline’s never been one to go down without afight. Klaus had been the one to start flirting, Klaus had been the one to kissher. Had he wanted more, her future, the rest of their lives, wouldn’t he havesaid so?
“I didn’t…”God, she wishes she’d thought to prepare for this conversation. It’s been along time since she’d felt this tongue tied. “Well, I guess I just thought longterm wasn’t your thing. You seemed kind of… scornful or marriage as aninstitution.”
“Because I’veseen it be a nightmare.”
Fair.Caroline’s seen her share of bad ones too.
“I figuredit would hurt less if I got out early,” Caroline mutters. “When I thought aboutmy future, all I saw was you. I didn’t think you saw the same.” She’d been theone to ease back from Klaus, had calmly informed him that it was time for herto have her own place over dinner. He’d been shocked, angry, had stormed out ofthe house. “I should have asked, huh?”
She’d beenscared to. Hadn’t wanted to hear Klaus tell her she wasn’t enough. She’d goneto bed before he’d gotten back that night. Had been taping boxes together whenhe’d woken up the next morning. They hadn’t had too many conversationsafterwards.
One of hishands runs through his hair and the other hovers. She watches him considertouching her, sees how his eyes flick to her mouth again, and then think betterof it. When he speaks again it’s quieter, incredulous. “I cannot believe youdon’t know that I’m in love with you.”
It’sshocking and she takes a moment to absorb the full weight of the statement, togauge his seriousness but she sees nothing but sincerity, a weariness, in hiseyes. She moves this time, collidingwith him, kissing him even as her eyes sting with tears that want to fall. Thisis slower, searching, and she wraps her arms around him and let’s herself enjoyhow warm he is, how good he feels. He pushes her jacket off her shoulders, hishands sliding under her sweater, a little rough and greedy for skin.
The knockat the door tears them apart. Caroline considers ignoring it when her eyesflutter open to find Klaus’ lips swollen and his eyes dark, his breathing justas uneven as hers. “That’s my ride,” she rasps. “I wish I could stay.”
Had shestill been at her old job she might have been able to swing it. Her pay raisehad come with new responsibilities and she’s supposed to be leading tomorrow’smeetings.
Klaus tipshis head forward to rest against hers, “What’s a few more days?”
Ugh,torture. It takes great effort to pull away. “I’m back Friday. Do you want tohave dinner together? We can talk and see if we can figure this out.”
Klaus nods,“I’ll pick you up. We’ll get takeout and we willfigure this out.” He retrieves her jacket, shakes it out, motions for her tospin around.
She letshim help her into it, “So confident,” she murmurs.
Klaus laughs,pulls her back into him. He presses his face into her hair, inhales with acontented noise. “I finally got the full story from Kol only because Enzorefused to let him do anything more drastic. Such as lock us in a small roomtogether with only food, water, and condoms until we’d come to an agreement.”
“Yourbrother watches too many Lifetime movies.” Not that Caroline can complain. Kol’sthe only one who’ll watch them with her.
There’sanother knock from the door and, reluctantly, Klaus nudges Caroline forward,snagging her hand and enclosing it in his. She squeezes, “Can I call youtonight?” The idea of waiting three days to speak to him, knowing what she doesnow, is super unappealing.
Klausagrees, easily and instantly, presses her up against the door for one lastbrain melting kiss. It’s only the knowledge that there’s probably a veryimpatient cab driver on the other side that prevents Caroline from wrapping herlegs around his waist.
“Be safe,”he murmurs, just before he pulls away.
Caroline’sslightly dazed as she leaves the house. The cab driver confirms her name, grabsher bag and walks ahead to stow it. She’s lucky she’s walked down the porchstairs and the front walkway hundreds of times because she does it onautopilot. It’s not until she’s in the cab, turning to wave one last time atKlaus that she realizes she’s forgotten something.
If she werein a Lifetime movie she’s have made the driver stop, would have sprinted back tothe house. Caroline really likes her job, has very specific plans for hertrajectory. Thankfully, there’s always the wonders of modern technology. Shepulls out her phone, taps the screen to connect a call to Klaus and waits forhim to pick up.
“Caroline?”he asks, sounding puzzled. “You can’t have forgotten anything.”
“Just onething.”
“Oh?”
“I love youtoo. Just so you know.”
Klaus’reply is slow to come and Caroline holds her breath. “I had an inkling. But it’sgood to hear.”
She laughs,tipping her head back against the seat. “Hence the reason why I mauled you.”
His voicedrops, the tone familiar and promising seduction. “You can, of course, feelfree to maul me anytime.”
“I had aninkling,” she jokes.
Theycontinue talking until Caroline gets to the airport and has to focus onchecking in. In the evening, the next few nights, after she’s done with workfor the day. When it’s dark and she should be sleeping they get to the hardstuff. Her insecurities, the reason she’d decided to run without fighting. Howhard it is for him to say certain things. He promises to try, she vows never tobe afraid to talk to him about the hard stuff.
She leavesthe call connected, listens to him breathing to fall asleep.
In themorning, despite her lack of rest, Caroline feels fantastic. Better than shehas in months and, on the flight home, she gets an email from her boss sayinghe’s been hearing impressive things about her performance at the conference.
She and Klaus make a tiny little scene at theairport, get a little too handsy and heated considering their audience.
They forgothe takeout and, once again, the traffic gods smile on Caroline. Last time she’dthought it a curse. This time? Not so much. They manage to avoid any and alltraffic snags and make it to Klaus’ in record time.
The animalsare very excited to see them. At first. They quickly grow indignant when they’relocked out of Klaus’ bedroom without even getting a moment’s of attentionlavished upon them. The drapes come down again, half the books on the livingroom shelves end up on the floor. Along with a bowl of fruit that had beensitting on the kitchen island.
NeitherCaroline nor Klaus hear the commotion. They’re too busy making up for losttime.
#klaroline#klaroline drabbles#thetourguidebarbie#goldcaught#file this one under things I meant to be shorter
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hellooooo 😄😄 so for the knk asks can i please have some seungjun bf headcanons? thank you ^^
A/N: I’m making a some of mini random ones in this post just based off these gifs I found.He’s so sheltered I can’t even begin.
Back-scratches
Well, he’s a terrific and much practiced back-scratcher.
It’s always something he feels he should offer if he sees you seem down or he did you an injustice- Or a bribe when he wants to cuddle but you’re busy.
Spooning is a must- He’s big gangly spoon ofc
He’s pretty talkative too, resting his cheek on a hand as he lightly scratches your back-
SOMETIMES slips his hand under the hem or collar of your shirt to give a more intense or lovely scratch sesh
Still rlly playful- The type to pull a bra strap and let it snap back against your skin before giggling and throwing a leg over you as you try to leave him.
He uses a quiet voice and just asks about your day and everything else, lots of hums added in- some bad jokes and laughs too-
But it warps into him just cuddling, leg thrown over your own and arms encasing you with his nose buried into the nape of your neck.He’s flirty with his low little hums >.
Yoga Together
Boop
Him not wearing proper yoga clothes-
He asked once to try a pair of your yoga pants with that little smile & was already recoiling, expecting a slap on the arm-Never would he get the chance.
His gangly arms and legs all over the place.
He’s pretty flexible- He can do the splits, so that’s not the issue-
For someone who’s coordinated in dance he sure has shitty balance- /it’s probably all the giggly that’s causing him to shake and fall over
He tries to be serious and follow of, but his eyes crinkle and he laughs before emitting that god awful laugh and falling like a big oaf beside you.
Lots of you scorning him
OMG THIS GUY!! Being pervy, but still innocent, so just childish-*Looks at your cleavage*“Come on, be serious, I really wanted to try this with you!”*Purses lips and looks to the ground before looking again*“Stop looking!”*Falls over laughing*
Having a whole ass minute of seriousness, trying to copy the pose before giving up and falling to the ground, like he always is.
Clinging to you, ie; clinging to your leg or draping his limp upper body over you to show you he’s tired.
He’s tired and just wants to snuggle, this is too much work.
But admiring your determination and fitness.
College!AU Boyfriend
He wants to be a good boy, studying hard while still getting plenty of rest-
He’s pretty sheltered honestly, so it’s you who’s taking him out to show him what’s outside his dorm lmao
He’s always amazed, even small little parties-He sticks to your side, nursing a drink all night and murmuring things in your ear as he observes with wide eyes.“Do you see that? They’re setting a game up on the table-”“It’s beer pong-”“O~ I’ve seen it before in movies~ Have you ever played? Are you good?”
He’s shy meeting people too, especially other females or guys that he knows are in a different ‘group’ than him.
He’s not a nerd, but he is nerdy and goofy
He studies rlly hard so he can succeed and is always whining for you to study too, preferably with him-Although it sounds like a fine date to him, it sounds awful to you… 1. It’s studying and 2. He’s distracting without even realizing it.
He’s a super diligent bf tho! So attentive and for the most part- gentle…
He waits for you after classes if he has the time and is always texting you, using cute stickers and all to be cheerful.
Some times you just find him in your dorm and you’re not sure how he got in, but you know it’s not allowed! But he whines that he’s tired and just was waiting for you and wants to cuddle before his 4pm class.
The jealous type if you stop spending time with him or someone else is too friendly with you, but more of a whiner and griper to you in private- Not one for confrontation, prefers pouting.
Lots of eating together too, he’s always asking if you’ve eaten or not- So he may be a little clingy, but in his mind you’re like his best friend also.
We know he’s a big oaf tho and often gets physical. Clinging to your arm at the bus station, whining for you not to go and you trying to pull your arm away from him because your bus is literally pulling up & he’s not letting go! Or play wrestling more frequently than you’d like to admit (ಠ_ಠ)
During exams he rlly doesn’t come out much, but if you want to stop by his place he won’t stop you, but he still texts and calls~
After exams he’s around 24/7 and treating you to all kinds of delicious meals…. but the kind of boyfriend to laugh sheepishly after eating…“Why are you acting weird…?”“… Haha- I forgot my wallet-”“You really-”“I bought you sushi yesterday! SO you owe me anyway~”But to instantly melt when you pull out your money and pout out a little thank you.
2nd hand embarrassment with him is real and daily lol
#no more knk asks pls i got plenty#seungjun#knk#knk imagine#knk scenario#knk fluff#keunakuen#seungjun scenario#seungjun fluff#seungjun imagine#boyfriend seungjun#knk au
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Our “Short” Gorilla Trek
If yesterday was amazing, today was off the charts. Sadly, the authorities said it would take too long for Sarah to get a permit to take a baby gorilla home to Fergus. I suppose it would have been tricky anyway when he grew into a 400 lb silverback.
This morning was the same routine as yesterday, except that we had to be packed before we left the hotel, given our tight post-gorilla timing to get to the airport.
Our co-gorilla trekkers were a mother and son, a young man with who they were friends, an older single woman (our token grouch for the day), and our grouch from yesterday, who was quite delightful today (turns out she wasn’t simply sick yesterday, she was hung over and dehydrated which is not good at 6500 ft. This information obtained through guide scuttlebut – LOL. We wonder what they are saying about us). Anyway, it actually turned out to be a good group.
Abou (vice Abu) was focused on getting us into a “short” group, so we’d have plenty of time to get back. He even communicated with the park ranger the night before. One family of 33 was quite close yesterday and yesterday’s tourist group returned by 11:30, so we were assigned that family. It was way the heck away, over a long dirt/stone path through various villages and fields with several quite muddy spots. After we were assigned our porters (Jill’s: Thomas; Sarah’s: John), off we went across fields. It was a steady uphill climb, though not steep - beautiful scenery. We got to the edge of the forest, put on our gloves and headed over the stone wall that protects the fields from jungle animals. The rest of the hike was much as one would expect of a gorilla trek: up, up, up through a very dense forrest, narrow paths with foliage encroaching, stinging nettles and red ants to be avoided. Thomas and John earned their keep, almost pulling us through the thick brush, catching us when we slipped and holding our hands for much of the walk. While they carry our packs, as their title implies, that is the least of there role. We couldn’t have made it without them, or at least not without it taking many many hours. There wasn’t much to see, as we spent most of the time head down, looking at or trying to see the ground so as not to trip (but confident our porters would catch us if we did!).
When we are close to the gorillas, we leave the porters with packs and walking sticks and head off with the guides and trackers. Trackers have started early in the morning to find the family based on location the previous evening, footprints, and poop. They go with us the rest of the way, armed with rifles and machetes. They also have learned the gorilla “language” of low growls and other noises, which helps them to let the gorillas know we are friendly visitors.
When we arrived at the gorillas after almost two hours, we got a few glimpses and then caught about 12 of them in a clearing. We got a great view of the primary silverback seated and pigging out on leaves. He was seriously big and indeed, is aptly called a silverback for, well, his silver back. He basically ignored all of the goings on behind him, which was the bulk of the show. We had a couple of 2-3 year olds on top of what looked like a canopy of shrubs, goofing around, thumping their chests, rolling and wrestling. Once in a while, they would disappear into the thick brush and emerge chasing and wrestling again a few minutes later. Meanwhile, on the ground of the clearing was a mass of fur: a few adults and some youngsters hanging out. The kids would snuggle up to each other or an adult, roll around, tumble and generally act like kids. The adults would sun themselves, showing their bellies, stretch, roll over, and one was picking his nose. At one point, the silverback himself stretched out and one of the little guys came up and had a snuggle. He snoozed a while while the chaos continued around him. At one point, one of the babies on the canopy was being rambunctious and took a flying leap smack onto the pile of gorillas on the ground. Too funny — while we’re supposed to be quiet in the presence of our ancestors, our group let out gales of laughter. It was truly a delight to watch their behaviors and their human-ness. The treat of the morning was when the mom with her 2 week old baby joined the group. Wow. She held her baby close, protected him by shielding him when others came too close. At first, all we could see was a bit of curly hair (yes, curly!!), and finally, we were rewarded with some great viewing of him cuddled to his mama’s chest, his adorable little fingers and sweet face. We had plenty of time to take a zillion photos (including many in which bodies and body parts were indistinguishable in the mass of gorillas) and also put down our cameras and simply observe these compelling creatures.
When we had about ten minutes left, the silverback got up and headed out and his crew followed. Well heck, so did we! We tracked them a bit and then looped around to get in front of the little parade coming up a path. It was fun to watch them pass right in front of us, including the mother who paused to re-adjust the two-week old, who jumped up to hang on to her belly as she started moving again. All in all, this experience was fab. We really got the whole picture with old silverback, baby, young‘uns and the jungle trek we expected. We weren’t quite as close as yesterday while in the clearing, but we got a better overview of the whole scene! We loved the family interactions from playing, to protection, to falling in line behind dad when he made a move. Fantastic.
Our guides were great, Jerome and Loyce - one of only 3 women guides. Both were knowledgeable and helpful and - much as we liked Fidel yesterday - we enjoyed Jerome more. In the end, the “near” family, of course, wound up being not nearby at all. Abou had staged the car for a quick get away, and after hurried thanks to the porters and guides (before our whole group was even all the way to the cars), we dashed to the car. Priority #1? Back to the hotel for a shower. How grubby can one feel after sweating up a mountain, stepping in - well, you can imagine, and generally wandering around in a jungle. Back at the hotel, we took about 1/2 hour to speedily each grab a shower while the staff cleaned our shoes (yay). We skipped lunch and just went with the post-gorilla snack packed by the hotel — popcorn, an apple, and cookies.
Abou, a very safe driver on crazy switchback roads, got us to the airport in plenty of time. We said our farewells and went through more airport security than either of us has ever been through - four checks in all! Yikes. Famished at this point, we tried to get a veggie wrap in the very sketchy airport cafe. Thankfully, our order didn’t come through before we had to board, which probably made the difference between health and sickness - LOL. The flight was quick and simple.
August 4, 2018
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blog owner you seem like such a sweet person and you always liked finn and cathy together and made me learn stuff i didn’t knew about them cause you are always so informed. can i ask your honest opinion on all this that happened? like what’s your idea on timelines and on reasons and what is happening now? everyone here always talks about their opinions but i really wish i could know your in depth intake of all this. keep up being an awesome person btw, there are so little in this fandom
Thank you so much for the kind words! ❤️❤️❤️
I’ll provide the timeline from what I know. This is going to be a long read.
Finn and Cathy both met in 2015 at Rocky Romero’s wrestling school as told in the video. https://youtu.be/G7sCPj_dZnI?t=43m57s (video of them explaining it). Rocky is good friends with the both of them.
Cathy interviewed Finn at the Aftershock Music festival later that year. https://youtu.be/n7gQqe6Pnmk they had amazing chemistry.
Seemed like Finn and Cathy started dating around the time Cathy first got hired by WWE. (She got hired in February 2016) Just based on this Reddit post. Really fucking fast. LOL. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/8547ao/about_two_years_ago_i_met_finn_balor_on_the_l/
The first rumor started around when Finn posted this photo on his IG at the Garden of The Gods. https://www.instagram.com/p/BQk3vvqBFIc/?taken-by=finnbalor which was after Cathy’s photo that she posted on IG. (Her mom also lives there) https://www.instagram.com/p/BOaqMrdDWdx/?taken-by=cathykelley
Then Cathy posted a photo of the Brooklyn bridge back in Feb 2016. She has since deleted it from her IG (so more speculation from people). People (for some reason) found Finn’s personal facebook, and found an identical picture of it too. (Exact same clouds and everything, except Finn’s had a bird in his). I can’t find it but its on Tumblr somewhere comparing both photos. Also the person said that they are Facebook friends, and Finn barely has any friends added that are in WWE.
They also took several photos in similar locations even at the same time or like a day or two apart, like disneyworld, NYC... etc. Cathy has deleted a lot of photos from her IG though.
Then the infamous holding hands pic in May 2017. You can probably find it. There first time being spotted in public. But lots of people were very skeptic of it. (even though the picture taker said it was them). Then they started taking photos in Brooklyn all the time.
X-Pac basically confirmed/exposed it for us in this video: https://youtu.be/JfZCJzYUqbU?t=1h7m42s
fast forward to after TGRR and the RAW that followed that. Finn posted a photo at the performance center just before leaving for another 2 weeks. Like people wondered why he was not spending time with Cathy if he didn’t get to see her for 2 weeks and then going for another 2 weeks right after. So they probably broke up after the Raw in Montreal, in that week. Cathy also stopped liking his photos in this time on IG. Cathy’s mom also unfollowed him on IG.
Then I got photos of Finn packing stuff into his car. (I’m still not going to share, sorry). Which confirmed it for me.
Now for what my opinions are...
I am sad for them, as I really was rooting for them, and they seemed happy, despite what people may say (like people were judging things from a photo, like wtf). I am not sure why they have, but I feel scheduling could be a factor. Finn always worked when Cathy was not and vice versa. I hope for them to get back together. Another person mentioned to me about Cathy’s story from yesterday about the glasses she got, and they said Cathy still had that Lora Zombie painting in her house, which gave me a bit of hope for some reason for them being getting back together. Now I get a lot of hate for showing my love for both of them (especially Cathy) on MY BLOG... but I stand by my opinions.
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Today is January 8th, and this is my first official post of the year 2018! NOTE: Because obviously that incidental late-night half-asleep New Year post did NOT count LOL
I'm going to kick-off the year with something Kyuranger related, but it's not about that explosive new episode that hit broadcast yesterday (in case you missed the note, there was no episode on December 31st). Something special instead: the Summer 2017 Movie "Kyuranger the Movie: Geth Indaver no Gyakushuu"! Here goes...
- Since a Super Sentai solo movie is usually double-billed with its Kamen Rider counterpart, the duration gets to be rather short. Particularly when compared to a season's Returns V-Cinema or Versus Movie. The same thing is happening to Kyuranger, as this August 5th, 2017 movie is clocked at only around 33:45 minutes (logo intro and the 01:35 ending dance included) having to share its theatrical running time with "Kamen Rider Ex-Aid the Movie: True Ending" (as seen on the trailer above). That is the reason why the chain of events have to immediately start with a bang... - By bang, that's literally! The intro showcases a galactic (and uncommonly hectic) spaceship battle between Kyuranger's Voyagers and a horde of Jark Matter fleet around the deadly Geth Star (a very obvious nod to a weapon with similar name in "Star Wars"). And more importantly, Commander Xiao Long Bao gets shot to a seeming demise by the story's major antagonist Geth Indaver (played by Ryou Tamura), who might or might not be homage to a famous Mandalorian. Don't look for any explanation on how or why Xiao is even aboard the planet-sized battleship, this movie demands us to just follow along. All we are privilege to know is that Geth Indaver wants to collide the Geth Star and Earth, just to obtain the Destroyer God Kerberos. - I believe the intro is meant to be a 'the plot thickens' twist right away. Unfortunately, in a way it feels nothing more than a mere petty ruse to give a sense of purpose to the team. If not to move forward the plot, of course. LOL. No really, when everyone in the ORION is looking sad and depressed prematurely coping the loss of Xiao, I'm rolling my eyes instead. Come on, does anyone actually believe this is happening for real? Remember the sci-fi death rulebook, if there's no corpse then death remains a huge question mark. Especially when we know for sure that Xiao is still safe and sound at least until episode 44 *grins*. NOTE: Seeing this through home video doesn't help either. However, the sequence might have been 'shocking' and worked differently had I seen it in the Summer as it was intended to. So I guess there's that. - Lucky gets a premature rousing (or intended to be one, at least) speech that they need to continue what Xiao would have wanted: not give up and try their best to save Earth. Thankfully, Raptor had conveniently able to tap on Xiao's conversation with Geth, and discovered Geth's ambitious goal. Stinger is well-informed about the myth surrounding his objective. Kerberos is a destroyer of planet that consists of three components/heads: Dober, Husky, and Bull. All of them are actual varieties of dogs, in case you're wondering. - Lucky realizes one easy logic: since Kerberos has the ability to destroy a planet, it will be able to strike down Geth Star as well. That means the Rebellion only needs to revive and take over Kerberos to basically save Earth. To do so, they require three sealed Kerberos Stones from the uncharted territories of Cerberus System. These items have to be acquired before Geth Star reaches Earth, which is only 72 hours away. Wait a sec... if the keys to summon Kerberos can be found in ANOTHER star system, what's the purpose of Geth Indaver's globe-shattering assault on Earth then? Hmmm... Trivia: Similar to Argo Navis, Cerberus is not part of the 88 Modern Constellation System. According to Wikipedia, Cerberus is a defunct or obsolete star system whose star members have since been included into the Constellation Herakles. Ironically, the creature used as a Constellation is NOT even the famous Three-headed Gatekeeper Dog of the Underworld. It's an entirely different three-headed SNAKE that the mythological hero defeated. I guess dogs sell better than snakes, huh? - Team sans Raptor nor any of the newer members splits up into three, and heads toward different locations. Lucky and Garu arrive on Planet Husky, and need to defeat one of Geth's men by the name Kaaru Indaver in a motorcycle racing match. Lucky utilizes the #62 Auriga Kyu Globe, and... turns Garu into one furry motorcycle. LOL. They equip Antlia Kyu Globe's power to outspeed Kaaru Indaver and secure the first red-colored Kerberos Stone. - Stinger, Champ, and Hammy arrive on the snowy Planet Bull, only to discover that it's a secret... Jark Matter MMA Tournament Stadium. Hey, I thought this Star System is supposed to be a dangerous place? Oh well, Taurus Black has to wrestle his way against gorrilla-esque Oumo Indaver to obtain the blue-colored Kerberos Stone. I guess this serves as a quick fan-service to those who has been eager to see Champ in his original occupation prior to becoming a Kyuranger. Naturally the Jark Matter cheats, so Scorpius Orange and Chamaeleon Green slashes into the ring (the latter uses Cancer Kyu Globe to tear the wires away) and join the fight. Things become a bit messy that Oumo Indaver gets the chance to run off with the prize. - Spada and the BN-Thieves land on Planet Dober and easily discover the yellow-colored Kerberos Stone in an unknown ruins. But there's a surprise welcoming party who snatches away the treasure right away: Geth Indaver himself! We learn that he's a rather... BAFFLING antagonist who conveniently and casually shares his true humanoid identity. No kidding, Geth is a former Rebellion soldier and old comrade of Xiao by the name of Hoi-pyon... I mean Hoi Korou. He was exiled due to his dark obsession towards Kerberos. - Geth Indaver demands the Husky Stone to be handed to him, naming Earth as the rendesvouz place. If you're wondering why he doesn't choose a much safer place, then you're not alone. Geth and his men are risking their own life to get crushed by their own Geth Star, right? *sigh*. With only one hour away from collision, the Kyurangers decide to just go all out and fight their way to protect the planet. - Look who decides to show up during the fight! Ursa Minor SkyBlue who immediately deploys his Ursa Major Kyu Globe to gain the upper hand. Where have you been throughout the first arc, Kotarou? And there are more surprises. Commander Xiao saves the day! Cue failed-dramatic moment. Well, duh?! Did anyone really think he's actually dead? Nope, because apparently another member encountered Xiao drifting in space just in time to rescue him. WHO? Duh? It's Tsurugi, of course! Seriously, everyone seems to have forgotten about him and Kotarou to the point that it genuinely annoys me... *grumble* - Tsurugi also plays a part to deal with the next threat: Keroberos, which has been revived by Geth Indaver. He instructs Leo Red to use the Herakles Kyu Globe (the movie's official promotional item) and... well, reenacting the myth by practically 'taming down' Keroberos. The act officially turns the mythical beast into... the spring-green-colored Cerberus Voyager and awakening its accompaniment #111 Cerberus Kyu Globe. He then utilizes the Kyu Globe to form the annual movie-only mecha Kerberios. NOTE: Cerberus Kyu Globe goes by the number 111. What's the point? Well... it's unconfirmed and pure speculation until now, but 111 can be read as 'ONE ONE ONE' or 'WAN WAN WAN' in Japanese spelling. Guess what the latter means? 'WOOF WOOF WOOF'. That's onomatopoeic of barking, in case you still don't get it. LOL. Kyuranger sure loves its puns. - As Gigant Phoenix deals with giant-sized Oumo Indaver, Draco Commander settles his feud once and for all with Geth Indaver. All the while, Kerberios tries desperately to take down Geth Star. Yep, it's a triple-sized parallel battle! Thanks to Garu's suggestion (clearly based on personal experience) and undoubtedly sheer luck, Leo Red uses Shining Kyu Globe's Lunar Mode to turn the mecha into gargantuan size. What for? To block the Geth Star from obliterating Earth. - Does it work? Well duh, should we even expect otherwise? It even rather surrealistically transform Earth into a giant Earth Kyu Globe that pushes the deadly weapon away. All enemies are destroyed, which means Earth has been saved and its civillian can freely... hug it out. As for the Kyurangers? They decide to release the Kerberos Stones to their original locations (what a waste of resource!) and... celebrate in a Japanese festival. You know, that fun yukata-filled Summer-only ending sequence (aired from episode 22 to episode 27) we've all known and loved!
Overall: So... that was, uhm, fine, I guess? To be honest, reviewing or giving personal impressions on Super Sentai Summer movies is generally a somewhat tricky affair for me. Aside from one or two notable exceptions (Abaranger's fan service spree, or Kyoryuger's genuinely thrilling big screen feature to name a few), most of them ventured in the realm of mediocrity to 'just okay' at best. Much of this was caused by the limited duration, the production staffs involved, and many other small things. In Kyuranger's case, it unfortunately fell on the underwhelm side despite the series' overwhelming success. This movie suffered through a very thin plot that ridiculously didn't quite make sense. I think even the most simpleton would easily wonder, why would Geth Indaver try to destroy Earth in the first place, when he's busy fighting INSIDE the planet? In general, the stakes felt poor despite the situation being of catastrophic scale. The plot was basically a rehash of TV series' repeated story pattern (collecting elements of a thingamajig), but condensed into one single run. That's why everything felt rushed! To put it worse, it didn't exude the usual fun aspects and charm of a broadcasted episode, because everything just felt strangely serious and surprisingly lacked a heart and soul. Even the almost full (just 11 members, minus Tsurugi) team transformation and roll call (which usually got flashier in movies) looked bland and... generic. The TV series has done better IMHO! Don't even get me started on that failed emotional angle with Xiao, or how Kotarou and Tsurugi were just sort of... 'there' only when the plot required them to. Similar to "Episode of Stinger" V-Cinema and its coupling web-series, the placement of this movie in the timeline/continuity is... a little difficult to pinpoint. Still, judging from what I saw, this likely took place after the clash of Reds has been cleared out (in episode 24), because Lucky and Tsurugi seemed to be in a good mood with one another. The ending sort of suggested that this was the team's final mission to liberate Earth, but I doubt it took place after the Time Travel arc. That's when they left to explore other Star Systems to search for Don Armage's whereabouts, right? Overall, it was still a watchable movie and had its fun moments too. But overall? It's definitely not among Kyuranger's best, plagued by obvious flaws there were just too distracting to ignore. This was just on par with the mediocre to good episodes, but still ranks better than "High School Wars". I actually expected better, but things don't always go along with what we want, do they? *sigh*. Here's hoping the upcoming (assuming both will be produced), Versus and/or Kyuranger Returns V-Cinema will make up for my disappointment... Next: Back to TV, to its 1st episode of 2018!
Overall Score: 7,5 out of 10
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