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bonesandthebees · 9 months ago

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Hi again Bee.

Thank you for lending an ear to listen even if I just kinda showed up. I really appreciate it. I've actually been reading through some of your other stories and they're very good (I adore the fae works!).

When it comes to Wilbur, I'm just. Very disappointed and upset. Of course I support Shubble and am glad she spoke out, it's very important and I'm glad that it's encouraged others to come forward with their own stories of abuse at the hands of large creators. At the same time though part of me wishes she hadn't said anything, so I could have continued as I was, in blissful ignorance, even if I feel really guilty for thinking like that.

It just saddens me that someone I looked up to so much ended up being this horrible person. It makes me worried that I too am bad, that somehow he has imprinted his awfulness unto me. I used to be horrible too. I like to think I've grown as a person, I was only a kid, but have I? Or was being drawn to Wilbur a sign? Like attracting like?

Y'know, I used to say that my hair style goals were how Wilbur's hair is, and recently I got a haircut. When I took a shower earlier it ended up floofing up in a similar way to his. I don't know how to feel about that. Maybe I should style it differently, even though I like the floof. I don't want to be even a little reminiscent of an abuser.

I am reminiscent of him though, in ways I can't change. I used to feel so seen by him, we're both song writers, and hypochondriacs, and I wanted to be him so badly I would cry. I would cry because he was everything I desperately craved to be as an insecure transmasc, an attractive guy with a beautiful voice and an amazing life. And now he's horrible, and probably always has been, and all of my memories of him are tainted.

I hate that I can't listen to Lovejoy anymore. It feels unfair to the other band members. It isn't their fault Wilbur is awful, and yet I'm taking away a source of their income. I know I'm taking away from Wilbur too, but he's only one person out of the group. Maybe that's just me giving an excuse so that I won't have to stop enjoying their music. It doesn't matter, I can't stomach listening to them anymore anyways.

I keep getting songs from YCGMA stuck in my head. It's like now that I can't listen to it anymore my brain has decided to fuck with me by making me listen to it anyways. I can't even justify listening to that album, that's just Wilbur's music. I was going to cover a song from that album for fun. Now I can't.

Is it bad I still find comfort in Wilbur as a character? C!Tommy is my favorite, but C!Wilbur is almost always a huge part of any C!Tommy story and I love C!Wilbur stories too. I know C! ≠ CC! but I just. It's complicated.

Idek why I'm this upset. I haven't been an avid watcher of anyone in the DSMP in at least over a year. If anything this whole thing has brought me back into the fandom more than I have been in ages. I feel bad about that, but also this situation has introduced me to people like Aimsey, whose content I'm seeing more of and I find myself enjoying.

I've also found more great DSMP fics lately in my quest to binge read them before the mass deletions start. Is it bad to find good things in a bad situation?

I'm sorry for the lack of put togetherness and the length of this ask. I promise I'm usually more coherent and to the point.

-Tech (just call me Tech like a name, "tech anon" feels weird heh)

hey tech, sorry for a bit of a late reply I've been busy the past few days

(sorry about the 'tech anon' thing, it's just a habit since that's how I refer to most of my anons. I'm going to still tag your ask as tech anon though just for my tagging system if that's okay)

I'm so glad you like the fae stories!! I'm still so proud of both of those looking back on them

anyway, yeah, I get that. I get the guilty wish that none of this had ever come out so you could just continue to go on in blissful ignorance. when someone learns something very upsetting, it's only natural to feel like you wish you never learned that. you don't need to feel guilty for that. you're not a bad person for your emotional reactions to things. your actions are what matters.

also, you are in no way a bad person because you were drawn to wilbur's content. the persona wilbur put on for the internet was not representative of who he actually was. you were drawn to the facade. an illusion of the person wilbur could've been, if he actually practiced the things he preached. you said you used to be a bad person, but you've changed. the fact that you are worried at all that you might still be bad shows a level of self-awareness and concern that wilbur apparently did not have. because wilbur was aware he was a bad person and treated the people around him terribly, but he didn't care to try and be better. as long as you're trying to be better, you're already leagues ahead of him.

also, regarding the hair, the floofy fringe is an incredibly common haircut. that is not exclusive to wilbur soot. you do not look like him if your hair does the floof similarly to his, it just makes you look like thousands of other dudes with fluffy fringe.

the day after shelby first streamed I had an MSR song stuck in my head and I hated it so much. it really sucks. you just have to try and drown it out with other music

it's not hypocritical at all to still find comfort in c!wilbur. I know it's complicated, and there's so much discussion I could get into as to why it's so complicated, but we can all separate the guy and the character in our heads. there's no reason to feel guilty about that. and there's also nothing bad about finding good in this situation. I think it's really sweet that you've found so many great fics in this time and I'm so glad you've been getting comfort from them. you're appreciating the authors hard work and that's a good thing! you don't need to feel bad about that

I hope you're doing okay tech

#ask #tech anon #wilbur situation

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critter-rarepair-reccs · 7 months ago

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Hello bees! I hope the month has started well for you all. This week, we have ten different fics that feature various rarepairs which include everyone's favorite little blue tiefling, Jester Lavorre! As always, you can find them below the cut and if you check any of them out, I encourage you to leave kudoes and comments to spread the rarepair love 💕

Wildflowers Treat #1 (for Capitola) by Demenior (8,827 words, Explicit) Pairing: Artagan/Fjord/Jester Lavorre Warnings: None

Fjord, Artagan, and Jester have ritualized sex together where they roleplay Jester is a goddess.

Reccer Says: Equally sexy and funny with fantastic characterization and interesting implications (spoilers!). Make sure to check the tags to see if it's something you're interested in.

all actions and reactions by grayintogreen (2,879 words, General) Pairing: Astrid Beck/Jester Lavorre (Jestrid) Warnings: None

Astrid sets out on a quest to find who is buying all of her favorite pastries. This is a normal thing to want and possible to achieve.

Reccer Says: Very cute and fun!

Not In All My Dreams by sociallychallengednerd (4,503 words, Teen) Pairing: Jester Lavorre/Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast (Widojessek) Warnings: None

Caleb meets established Essek/Jester as a repairman. The three crush on each other and we see their relationship develop over real and fake emergencies.

Reccer Says: Very cute - ADORABLE even!

all's well that ends well (to end up with you) by pigflight (2,891 words, General) Pairing: Jester Lavorre/Beauregard Lionett (Beaujes) Warnings: None

Beau and Jester talk about Reani, and Reani and Beau's relationship. A getting together fic!

Reccer Says: Cute!

the little death, or, the skipping of a heartbeat when you smile by celebreultimaverba (2,802 words, Teen) Pairing: Jester Lavorre/Caleb Widogast (Widojes) Warnings: None

Jester keeps trying to seduce Caleb, but they laugh together too much to actually have sex. Jester is determined to find a way to sleep with him.

Reccer Says: This is very sweet and made me laugh as well! The relationship is so fulfilling and fantastic.

young blood, stand and deliver by thatsparrow (2,175 words, General) Pairing: Jester Lavorre/Beauregard Lionett (Beaujes) Warnings: None

Beau goes to R.A.!Dairon for advice about her crush on her roommate, Jester. The fic only has a few sentences of Jester, but Beau's crush on Jester rings throughout the fic.

Reccer Says: Such good voices of Beau and Dairon! Also the internalized guilt of being a woman loving a woman is addressed really well while still being completely in character. I love how the environment feels true to the characters as well.

could it be wrong, when she's just so nice to look at? by exhaustedwerewolf (2,423 words, General) Pairing: Calianna/Jester Lavorre Warnings: None

Suffering from definitely-not-art-block, Jester makes a trip to the museum looking for inspiration, and finds it- but not amongst the paintings on the walls.

Reccer Says: Jester's inner voice is so fun and perfect for her! References to stories, fast paced, capturing little details and how beautiful things are and her sense of humor - it's amazing! It's also very sweet and cute! It feels like warmth and poetry!

So Your Girlfriend and Her Girlfriend Who is Also Your Crush Went to the Gym by LeanMeanSaltineMachine (1,503 words, Teen) Pairing: Calianna/Jester Lavorre/Beauregard Lionett Warnings: Possible Triggers re: Disordered Eating*

Beau does her best to take care of her girlfriend and Calianna after the two go to the gym. She might be having a minor gay crisis. Established Beau/Jester and Jester/Calianna, pre-relationship Beau/Cali.

Reccer Says: Cute!

*Beau mentions how important it is to refill on calories/energy after working out, and there is a scene with Beau making snacks. This may be triggering for people recovering from or with disordered eating.

I usually run when the world starts ending by grayintogreen (4,515 words, General) Pairing: Artagan/Jester Lavorre (Artajes) Warnings: None

Artagan struggles with falling in love and getting complicated.

Reccer Says: A whimsical, yet tragic, take on a fey being uselessly in love with his charge with excellent prose and characterization.

a sapphire's desire by breitweisergallery (16,810 words, Mature) Pairing: Jester Lavorre/Caleb Widogast (Widojes) Warnings: None

jester pines for archmage caleb while he tries to navigate the war and the mighty nein.

Reccer Says: I enjoyed it!

Thank you for joining us this week’s recc list! All the love to everyone who submitted a fic 💕 All enclosed recommendations were submitted by the community via our submissions form, which you can find here. All fic information is as it was provided by the reccer, so it may not be accurate to the author’s intent or the precise contents of the fic itself. Please assume good intent from all parties 💕

Submissions for next week’s list are already open! We’ll be featuring Alternate Universes. If you have any you’d like to highlight, you can send them in here. The week after that, the theme is Hurt/Comfort and the weeks after that we’re taking recommendations for PC x NPC and Proposals & Marriages! Submissions for all of these themes are currently open.

If you want more rarepair fic, check out @cr-summer-wildflowers and their event collections on ao3! If you want some friendship after all this romance, take a look at @critter-genfic-events and their recc lists! And if you’re interested in everyone’s favorite wizards, you can’t go wrong with the lists at @aeor-is-for-reccing !

Thanks all and have a lovely day/night/timezone! 💕

#critter rarepair recc lists #artagan x fjord x jester #jestrid #widojessek #beaujes #widojes #calianna x jester #calianna x jester x beauregard #artajes #critical role #cr fanfic

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scienceandstorytelling · 10 months ago

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I would love to hear about your experience as a park ranger! I'm trying to shift my work into park stuff (and nature stuff in general) and I don't know much about park rangers

Aaa hello!

So I was an interpreter at a state park, it was a small park with nothing too dramatic happening (@wild-west-wind is a ranger at a National Park and has more experience than me and talks about it in their park ranger tag). The best part about my park was that it was in a fairly suburban area, about an hour away from a major city, so I feel like it was really valuable for people to find this area of nature that was preserved right here near their homes. One of my goals was to show them that some of the nature there could be found at their own homes as well.

Idk what kind of things you want to know and whether I have the experience to answer it, but I want to say that my main goal was to connect people both to nature in general and, as I said, the nature around them at home. The suburbs can both feel like and actually be somewhat of a wasteland sometimes (this is a main theme in the book of short stories I’m working on). But nature cannot be erased entirely. People’s lawns are made of manicured monoculture grass, but that grass is still a plant. There may be a small group of trees on the corner, but they’re still trees. Butterflies, bees, and other pollinating bugs still come to the exotic and ornamental flowers they plant in their yards. Coyotes, raccoons, and foxes sniff around their trash cans at night. Birds, squirrels, moss, lichen, and countless bugs live in those few trees on the corner. Hawks sit on the backyard fences, and ospreys and herons fly overhead, commuting from fish pond to reservoir. And that’s only the life we’re capable of seeing. The local ecosystem may not be healthy, but it’s always there.

I want to connect people to that kind of thing. I want them to pay attention to the plants and animals that share their neighborhood. They don’t even have to learn species names, it’s enough just to notice that there’s moss on that tree or that there are multiple types of weeds in the crack on the sidewalk or that that one bush is always full of birds in the morning. And the start of that journey might be having me point out wildlife in a slightly more wild setting, teaching them to notice and think about and wonder about various different things. If I point out how the male dragonflies are guarding prime egg-laying spots if you only stop to watch, maybe they’ll wonder what else they can notice if they stop and pay attention to the bugs in their yard. If I show them the little spring flowers under their feet that they didn’t even notice, maybe they’ll look for them as they walk to their mailbox at home. If I teach them to listen to the alarm calls that birds make, maybe it will unlock a whole new soundscape in their backyard.

Connecting to nature is important both for conservation and for our own physical and mental health. The more we care about something, or at least understand it, the more we protect it. People don’t need to come away from my hikes loving vultures, but if they come away understanding that every living thing is connected in our ecosystem, that’s what’s important. They don’t have to like vultures to see the importance of that interconnectedness and consider their own role in it (although liking vultures is always encouraged). And not only is our health linked to the health of the planet, we are also a species that evolved in nature like every other and it is genuinely good for our health to engage with it. Exercise is one thing, but then also just being in the sun improves the quality of sleep you get and increases the production of dopamine and serotonin in your brain. Exposure to nature makes you more relaxed. Being aware of the living things around you is mentally stimulating and makes you feel less alone, and more engaged with the passage of time and the things going on around you. This is why nature accessibility is so important, both in terms of having natural spaces available to people of all income levels and in a way that works with our capitalist work and life schedules and in terms of making it accessible to disabled people, especially those who can’t leave the house. (Side note, I really admire how @geopsych gets people that nature exposure and connection through their photography)

So idk, that’s my mission as a nature educator. Yes, I love infodumping and getting to show people coyote pelts and baby bugs and all the little nature secrets. But that’s the larger goal I carry beyond the self-satisfaction of talking about nature facts. It’s a very big goal but like everything in an ecosystem, little impacts add up, and I hope I’ll be able to make lots of those little impacts throughout my life.

#Ask answered #nature education #nature #park ranger #Cave life #Nature connection

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scifimagpie · 1 year ago

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Writeblr Q&A

So, both @palebdot and @dyrewrites were kind enough to tag me, and I finally had a minute to answer this!

1) What motivates you to write?

It's more of a compulsion, really. Things get stuck in my head; characters stroll in and start saying stuff, or going through scenes, and then I get that electric buzz that makes me absolutely have to scramble for either my notebook or my laptop.

2) A line/short snippet of your writing that you are most proud/happy of. If not maybe share a line of someone else's work you love (just please credit them)

From a recently completed work, the Prairie Weather trilogy, which I want to shop around and see if I can get published traditionally:

Before him gaped the yawning gulf of his own fuckup. It was dizzying. He’d heard of staring into the abyss, and the abyss staring back, but he hadn’t expected it to be quite so mortifying.

I tend to be at least a bit more poetic usually, but this line just kicks so hard.

3) Which OC makes you smile every time you think/talk about them and what are they like?

Right now, probably Isabella from the Hell Saga - she's just so good-natured, down for anything, and fundamentally kind and hopeful. She really goes through the ringer in book 2, which I'm working on now with my coauthor, though. This is another series we're hoping to go trad on, so cross your fingers for this irrepressible, bisexual Latina and Hispanic counsellor with a strong socialist streak!

4) What process of writing do you enjoy the most?

The first draft can be really fun, but there's something to be said for that second-draft, "all the pieces are in place, now I just have to tweak them" experience. Finishing a book is also a hell of a rush. But that real, fixated feeling of being in the thick of it, often while listening to a playlist I've made specially for the project - that's definitely the good stuff, too.

5) What part of writing do you think you are the best at? (Yes stroke your own ego it's okay)

Characters, dialogue, worldbuilding, and description - in no particular order. I'm really good at making up little people, making them friends and lovers, and then putting 'em through the wringer.

6) What is something in the writeblr community is most enjoyable?

The community and enthusiasm are really winning me over, and I've been pleasantly surprised by the relative skill of my friends, too!

7) A writing tool/device you use that helps you with writing? (It could be speech to text, a writing program etc)

My Youtube playlists are absolutely required tools for my writing, a lot of the time. Sometimes I can write without them, but boy do they help. Some of them are also related to my D&D campaigns, but I'd like to think all of them are pretty well-curated.

8) A piece of worldbuilding that you like in your own story? (It could be the magic system, a particular place in the story, a law etc)

The Underlighters series' underground city setting is probably one of the coolest things I've ever come up with. I was somewhat inspired by The City of Ember, but that book frustrated me so much that I vowed to write a much better version. Hopefully, I did. I tried to make it reasonably cohesive and somewhat scientifically justifiable.

However, I always tell a story about Underlighters - when I was trying to figure out the pollination situation for crops, I was doing research at about 2 in the morning one day on various pollinators and getting nowhere. Can bees live underground??? Some bees and wasps nest in the dirt, but that's not necessarily helpful. What about solitary bees and pollinators?

Startling my then-boyfriend (now husband) from his game, I threw my arms in the air and yelled, "Fuck it - cave bees!"

And so I decided that underground apiculture was an acceptable solution.

9) What piece of advice would you say to encourage others to write if they are having a rough patch?

Try some different strategies and don't be afraid to rotate between projects. Try writing in point form, using different software, doing voice dictation - it can take a long time to figure out the exact right hacks to make your story flow.

10) Tag some people whose works you love/have been your biggest supporters:

Well, that's easy!

@pinkchaosart @nattheauthor and the chaps above have been wonderful; also tagging (in no particular order): @ventela1 @omokers @nethilia @whalleyrulz @chicorybones @zillanovikov @sabotabby @nic0thecreat0r @chiefwritesbook @eldritch-selachii @holdmyteaplease @koala2all

#writeblr #writers of tumblr #writing #community #indie author #independent #scifimagpie #q&a #WIPs #quotes #how to #indie #books #books rec #writer #queer #sci fi #tumblr #booklr

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akiarkie · 1 year ago

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hiii lovely, OP from the bee bag here! I just wanted to say thankyou, I read your tags and they meant so much to me, it was such nice encouragement and being told you've inspired someone to pick something up again is just so wholesome and makes me really happy. I struggle with executive dysfunction and I hadn't touched my sewing machine for a long time and to know even just one person sees my stuff and thinks "yep that's great, I wanna get back into that" is the best kind of payment for hard work. thankyou again 💗 I hope you have the best day x

of course!! ❤️❤️❤️ I’m so glad I managed to make your day, because that bag is the cutest thing I’ve seen and it cheered me up on a moody day—and I also totally understand the struggle! :’)) my sewing machine broke years back so my motivation has been going on and off…I even have a few unfinished products lying around which drives me slightly mad,, but seeing small artists share their products makes me so happy, I really hope you’ll manage to make more in the future! I’ll def keep an eye out for it :))

hope you have a wonderful day as well! <3

#ask

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keepmyeyesonthehorizon · 2 years ago

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2022 writing review

My favorite author (screaming crying throwing up) tagged me so I'm doing it. Thank you @starsweredible! You live in my heart.

I haven't posted anything yet but I've done plenty of writing.

1. Number of stories posted to AO3: None. I write in portuguese and I used to post in wattpad, I have 3 works there.

2. Word count posted for the year: also none. I'm trying to finish my works before posting it.

3. Fandoms I wrote for: One Direction

4. Pairings: Harry/Louis and Liam/Zayn

5. Story with the most: does it count if I bring the numbers from wattpad? (I’m sorry)

Kudos:

History: 15

Baby Look What You've Done To Me:9

Bookmarks:

History: 81

Baby Look What You've Done To Me: 151

Comment threads:

History: 30

Baby Look What You've Done To Me: 1

6. Work I’m most proud of (and why): It has to be Aladdin's File, a fic that I've been working on for the past two years. It has so much of myself and it has been my fortress, I keep reading and writing it every time I need to scape life. It's also my biggest work, so I'm really proud of it and it's almost finished, I really don't know how to say goodbye to my baby.

7. Work I’m least proud of (and why): I love all my works, even the ones with flaws and grammar mistakes, I like to see how I'm improving my writing.

8. Share or describe a favorite review you received: My favorite thing is when I write an action scene for Aladdin's File and @skyyneverlookedsoblue says she can see it all.

10. A scene or character you wrote that surprised you: Niall from Aladdin's File has my whole heart, he's amazing!! Also Harry from Remember To Remember Me, he has so much potential I can't wait to write his scenes!

As for scenes, after Zayn's death in Aladdin's File, all the angst it holds, I get emotional every time I re-read it.

11. A favorite excerpt of your writing: From Aladdin’s File something I wrote today and I’m really proud of

“In those moments he was filled with rage, an uncontrollable fury took over his heart. How could he? That wasn't his Louis, was it? This was the man who, with his bare hands, in cold blood, had ripped his heart from his chest and left him agonizing in pain for days. How could he?

Even so, Harry heard Louis's voice in the accident and he felt so calm, so warm inside.

“The tip of your tongue, the top of your lung is making me crazy.” Harry sang softly and faced again the dance of colors that the reflection of the stained glass made on the floor of the hospital room.

Harry closed his eyes, cleared his throat and shook his head. Louis wouldn't wipe another tear from hia eyes. He didn't deserve it. Louis was never there and never would be.

When he opened his eyes, a shadow covered the stained glass from the outside, which disappeared as quickly as the bedroom door opened.

“Harry” Louis' voice echoed through the room. “Hazza”

12. How did you grow as a writer this year: I think I’ve managed to write more about my feelings, something really hard for me, and pretty amazing.

13. How do you hope to grow next year: I really want to start writing in inglish and my head is already running with a lot of ideas for it.

14. Who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer, beta, cheerleader, etc): my favorite author @starsweredible with her genius mind, I’m never tired of reading her stories. (bad at sex, my favorite fic ever!!!!!!!!!) and the way she always has something good to say about my writing and encourages me to write every single thing that comes to my mind. There’s a lot of things to love about you, Nini! It’s been such a privilege to have you in my life. Thank you for existing. Love you!

And, my one and only, the most patient human beeing, the one person the listens to every single storie of mine, the ones I’m writing and the ones I’m just daydreaming about. @skyyneverlookedsoblue I love you, baby!! As Harry so greacefully wrote “ There's never been someone who's so perfect for me”. Thank you for putting up with me.

15. Anything from your real life show up in your writing this year: I never realized it, but apparently every Louis I write is a copy of myself.

16. Any new wisdom you can share with other writers: Don’t rush your work. Follow your gutt and if you have to put it aside for a while that’s ok, just don’t rush it. It will be fine.

17. Any projects you’re looking forward to starting (or finishing) in the new year: I think I’ll finally finish Aladdin’s File, I NEED TO KNOW HOW IT ENDS!! And writing for Ao3, in inglish, I think it’s what I’m most exited about.

18. Tag some writers whose answers you’d like to read: I don’t know that many writers so, if you write and you’re reading this, I’m tagging you!

#tagging game #writing game

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appleteeth · 5 months ago

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Flow Hive Cons from Garden Variety Bees

I’m writing this from the perspective of giving advice to all those who ask for my opinion on Flow Hives here in Arizona, and who are truly wanting to make the best decision for their money and for the bees. I know a few people who absolutely love their Flow Hives, but not many. There are 3 main cons that I see with the Flow Hive: Construction, Cost, and Misinformation.

Construction

Cost

The next con I see with the Flow Hive is really just the price tag, and that is partly because I don’t believe its quality is worth it. Flow hives cost around $800 for a two box set-up. That is one brood chamber and one honey “Flow” box plus a built-in stand for the newer models. You could make the claim that you aren’t paying for an additional extractor, but then you are only able to harvest honey from that one hive. Backyard beekeepers generally have 2 -3 hives as their colonies grow and expand. You would have to get a Flow Hive for each colony or buy an extractor anyway. I’m also not quite sure about the durability of the Flow frames. Plastic doesn’t do well here in the Arizona heat, and you have to put a lot of pressure on the key to break those cells.

For many beginning beekeepers the cost of even a basic set up for a hive is pushing it. But then there is a price range for everyone. I just have some other ideas on where money can best be spent on bees, and I’ll mention that in my close.

Misinformation

First, let me say that I don’t believe that the Flow Hive company is deliberately misleading people. They seem to be very interested in helping new beekeepers and supporting their customers. However, in reality, bees and beekeepers are not being helped by their system. What I mean by this is that Flow Hives come with only ONE brood box and one Flow box. That means that they are encouraging people to take the honey that the bees are storing for themselves. Now, from my research and experience, we need to give the bees two deep boxes for themselves. One of those boxes is for their brood and the other for their food, though they will mix it up and move around. It is only when the second box is nearly full, AND it is a nectar flow do we put a box on top for honey. See their website and images here.

Many times this year I have had new beekeepers tell me that they harvested honey from their Flow Hive in the Spring after only one box of bees had been built out. This means that once the dearth hits in June, all the honey those bees thought they had stored for their survival is gone with no way to replace it. That is a travesty to me. We need to build the numbers up in our colonies so that we CAN harvest honey when the time comes. But only AFTER the bees have what they need. Many of those colonies will now die if they are not fed sugar syrup through the summer here in Arizona.

Flow Hive Pros

Unfortunately the pros of Flow Hives are overshadowed by the cons. The pros I see are that they are very attractive and will look great in a garden setting. I like pretty things so that is a great characteristic. The other pro is that honey harvesting is easy once you take the box inside to harvest. No extractor is needed.

Ummm… I can’t think of anything else. Flow Hives aren’t bad in themselves, I just think that they may not be good for beginning beekeepers to start their journey with and be successful. If my Flow Hive pros and cons list is insufficient, please chime in.

If you do want to spend a little extra money on a hive…

I’d like to point you to a new hive that is actually beneficial to bees, especially here in Arizona. The Apimaye hive is something I am becoming more and more familiar with. While it doesn’t have the quaint beehive look, what it does offer outweighs my need for pretty. I’ll make another post about it later, but if you are looking to make the best possible home for bees rather than just a nice way to harvest honey, then this hive is for you. Check it out here. And by the way, it’s cost is still half of what you will pay for a Flow Hive, with many more features.

WATCH: Honey on Tap: A New Beehive that Automatically Extracts Honey without Disturbing Bees [video]

#if they seem too good to be true it's because they are

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proserpina-magnus · 3 years ago

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how about reggie with a s/o who has an oral fixation? <33

Absolutely! I literally love this prompt. Mwah. (Also, this is a bit short, sorry!!).

S/O With a Oral Fixation (Regulus Black)

Prompt: Reader sucks off Regulus in the library.

Reader: n/b

Word count: 1.5k

Warning: smut (oral, male receiving), finger sucking, risky sex (in public), “lovely, love, baby”, soft dom Regulus, oral fixation, and spelling mistakes.

Regulus didn’t know why, but it became pretty clear in the first few weeks of dating that you had an oral fixation. He wasn’t sure how this occurred and he wasn’t going to ask in case it was personal, but he always became weirdly worried whenever you always began to chew on your hoodie strings or fingernails.

He found it gross at first, he won’t lie. He always mumbled something like a “don’t do that,” or “take that out of your mouth,” he felt like he was watching over a little kid.

He didn’t want to indulge himself into letting you keep this bad habit, but before he realized it he was replacing your chewed up hoodie strings with his fingers. At first it wasn’t sexual, a simple replacement for the already abused strings and ridged fingernails.

Soon you had become reliant on his fingers, instead of reaching for your hoodie strings you would suck on his fingers. He noticed that half the time you didn’t even realize what you were doing or the way it was having an effect on him. And when his friends began to tease you about it, he snapped at them. Without realizing it, Regulus began to like whenever you seeked him out just to suck on his fingers.

“Baby don’t do that,” he scolded you quietly in the library, you looking up from your book pages not understanding what he meant. He gently took his fingers from your mouth and you puttered at the loss. “M’sorry,” you mumbled embarrassed, wiping your wet lips on your jumper sleeve.

Regulus sighed, rubbing your head gently as he cupped your face in his rough hand. “You can do that later, not right now. We’re in public love,” Regulus promised and you nodded. Your heart felt heavy and with the scolding he gave, you felt a need to suck on something. You ran your tongue across your teeth, sucking on them to try and soothe the urge but it wasn’t enough compared to his fingers.

You lost interest in your book, sighing while laying back in your chair as your eyes fixated on his fingers. You watched him turn the page of his potions book, your eyes following everytime they moved.

You had waited a good few minutes, making sure Regulus was deep in thought before you took his hand and slipped his fingers into your mouth again. Your eyes closed in relief, sighing out deeply as you were finally given something you wanted.

Regulus had snapped out of his daze once he felt his fingers in your mouth, his chin in his hand as he watched you suck on his fingers. You were really such a simple thing.

“I’ll tell you what,” he caught your attention, your eyes snapped open as you pulled his fingers from your mouth, rushing out an apology that he dismissed.

“I still have some work left to do, but if you really need to suck on something you can get on your knees and use my cock,” he offered plainly, and your heart thudded at his word. Your cheeks grew hot, mouth slightly opened as you tried to find an answer for his appeal.

“But- but we’re in public,” you whispered, he always scolded you for sucking on things in public, was this a test?

“I know, but my baby’s needs are a bit more important than mine,” he soothed, he took your elbow, directing you to the edge of your seat. He planted a long kiss against your lips, before pulling away. “Come on,” he whispered. You where completely loss for words or movement and Regulus laughed at your dumb state. He helped you to your knees, placing your hands on his belt.

“Lovely,” he caught your attention and you looked up, he smiled down at you and rubbed a hand through your hair. “Take off my belt,” he told you and you fumbled with the lock. He watched your shaky hands try to push the steel away from the hole, and he caught notice of your frustrated expression.

“Shh, it’s okay,” he comforted after he saw the tears well up. “I’ll help,” he clarified as you set your hands on his knees and waited eagerly. With ease he pulled the steel from the hole and unhooked his belt, he pulled the button from its hole and then zipped his trouser down. Your breath caught in your throat as you watched him pull out his cock, lousily stroking the base. Your hands slapped his away, taking it in yours as you squeezed the flesh against your palm.

Regulus gave a look that you didn’t catch, he was about to pull you away for a punishment but he caught the sensitive look in your eyes and the way you whined like a dog, he decided you needed this a lot more than he thought. He was fascinated with the way your shaky bodied stilled as you took his cock in your mouth, your sigh making him flinch.

This was immediately better than his fingers, your mouth sucking hungrily for more of his length. Your tongue felt at home as you slid it around the underside, you could even pinpoint the thick veins. You paid no mind to the way your knees ached, your cheek resting on his thigh as your eyes slipped closed. This was exactly where you needed to be.

Regulus had to pull himself away from looking down at you, focusing on his book. You became deaf to any noise, not hearing the footsteps that passed by or the scratching off quills. Even with this risky task, you felt safe. You could almost fall asleep, mouth sucking against his hard skin. You didn’t even realize he was close to climax, completely numb to the idea that this also felt good for Regulus too.

You felt a hand through your hair start to gently rub against your scalp, Regulus whispering a gentle encouragement for you to open your eyes. You blinked, looking up with a mouth full of cock. “Hmm mmh,” you gurgled and Regulus nodded like he understood.

“I'm done baby, let’s go to my dorm,” he gently spoke and you squint your eyes confused, how long had it been? You felt his cock slip from your mouth and you grabbed it from his grasp, slipping it back in. Regulus gave a small chuckle and pulled you away while you gurgled and whined for it back.

“Reg I’m not done-“ you told him, drool slipping down your chin as you looked up at him with wide eyes. “Reg I’m not done,” you repeated.

“Shh I know I know,” he shushed gently, rubbing your cheek to calm you down. He slipped his cock back into his trousers and you felt the urge to cry. “I’m telling you we’re going to my dorm,” he finalized once again, your hands going to pull his trouser back down to get his cock.

“No baby, that’s enough,” he whispered, taking your hands and pulling them away. He buckled his belt and you became frustrated. At this point you had begun to cry, tears slipping down your cheeks as you rubbed his thigh. “Please Reggie, I’ll be good, I’ll be really good, can I have your cock now?”

Regulus softened at your words, bringing you up as he sat you in your chair. He leaned close, rubbing your cheeks to wipe away the tears. “I know you’re being good, I just want to take this to my dorm-“ “can I have your cock then?” You cut him off, desperation leaking in your words.

Regulus kissed your forehead and rubbed the low of your back, “I’m not taking my cock away, okay? Please stop the waterworks and listen to what I’m going to say,” he whispered in your ear. You faltered, nodding as he pulled away. Even though you nodded, you began to talk over him once again. Regulus sighed as he grew angry, his thumb slipping into your mouth. You sucked on it without being told, nerves settling as you calmed down.

Once Regulus knew you were going to listen, he began to explain to you again. “You can't have my cock right now,” he started and he saw the flash of anxiety in your eyes and quickly explained himself.

“But, once we get to my dorm I’ll take out my cock and you can suck on it until dinner, you understand?” You nodded, taking his thumb out of your mouth.

You got up quickly, ready to sprint to his dorm but Regulus tugged you back and onto his lap. He firmly placed a hand on your stomach, keeping you from running.

“Lovely, what do you say when I give you something you want?” He whispered and you shuddered, you turned around kissing him quickly. “M’sorry, thank you for the opportunity sir,” you correct yourself.

Regulus let you get up, standing up behind you as he purposely pushed his hard cock against your thigh. You breathed in deeply, stomach whirling.

“Don’t forget your manners again, last time I let it slide today,” he warned, you nodded and Regulus placed a hand on your waist for a warning. “I understand sir,” you corrected yourself again.

“Go on, I’ll see you in my dorm,” he patted your ass and pushed you towards the library exit. Regulus chuckled as he heard you run down the hallway.

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blog-by-kij · 1 year ago

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If anyone wonders why I’ve got into writing this whole thing, it’s because this post and also that specific tag inspired me so…enjoy :)

For me, it’s the fact that so many people are so god awfully excessive with their pesticides. If it should ever be used, it should be for a real reason, it should be thought of carefully, the possible consequences should be considered, and it should be the last measure taken where all others have failed—and it should be used correctly.

People whine up and down social media all day about endangered animal this, habitat loss that—you could help fix some of that your goddam self on your own property/habitat if you stop drenching everything in poison for no reason.

Even these manufacturers say you shouldn’t use more than necessary or you might even poison yourself—and yet. That doesn’t stop people from spraying their whole house with insecticide and their yard with both insecticide and herbicide, for what is literally no reason. They don’t have infestations, they don’t have reasons, they don’t think about it, they have an ugly monoculture lawn with barely any weeds in them to begin with, and they continue to do this because what? There’s still too many bugs and weeds? To “prevent” bugs and weeds? Because they bother you? These people barely have any life in their yards and they’re still bothered by the idea that they could have them. They sterilize their white box and then sterilize their monoculture bullshit lawns and then have the nerve to still be bothered by the life that still persists.

I would encourage people who currently use pesticides excessively or thoughtlessly to just think about it. Have you read the entire label, actually read it? Try at least to use it for a reason other than “I don’t like those bugs”, or use it less, or not use it at all for a year. Don’t use it outside your house, then don’t use it inside your house. Just see what happens, it probably won’t be as bad as you think.

My family have not used pesticides for many years now. My dad would spray around the outside and inside yearly at our old house. But then what happened was, at our new house, my dad didn’t know what these things were on all the plants in the yard. He thought they were eating the plants: so he sprayed all of them. Later we learned that they were ladybug larva, and them being there probably meant that they were eating something that apparently wasn’t noticeable. It’s unfortunate that what was noticed and what was decided without knowledge to be a pest was actually the solution to “pests” that weren’t noticed. That one instance was devastating to the ladybug population on our property. It probably also succeeded in killing whatever “pests” were there too, but it was not a good example of correct pesticide use and it was not worth it in the end.

Ever since then, slowly, I’ve convinced them to stop using pesticides like that, and eventually to stop using them at all. I’ve spent a lot of time learning more about bugs/insects and more recently I’ve also spent a lot of time planting plants that are native to my location.

I promise you that what has happened is not an infestation of pests but an increase and strengthening of the ecosystem around my house. The ladybugs (which included some of the native ones) steadily, though slowly, reappeared. There are more bees and butterflies around me and yes, there are more spiders, centipedes, and other things that don’t seem to win popularity contests. Not only are there more, there is more diversity among them: more variety. My peach trees had aphids last year: not a pest for me, but a pest for my trees. I didn’t nuke them and everything around it. I did nothing and let the ladybugs eat all of them and they did, fairly quickly too, because now, after years, they were there at all and enough to do so. My trees didn’t die, I didn’t die, and the ladybugs didn’t die. I guess the aphids did, but…that is part of life, and it’s important to me that life happened and nothing was killed with a persistent poison that gets in the air and soil and isn’t controllable and can’t tell the difference between aphid and everything else. Even if the ladybugs hadn’t eaten the aphids, the next option would still not have been pesticide. It would’ve been to just wash the tree off with a water jet from the hose. I don’t know exactly what my neighbors are doing with their yards and houses, but at least I know that mine is the safest one for those ladybugs that come and go as their food comes and goes. When I see their eggs, and I’ve seen more in the last few years than before, I know they won’t be poisoned here, not at any stage their life. My yard being pesticide free makes it safe for all bugs and insects, and I know I can’t pick and choose—and I don’t want or need to.

Not using pesticides does mean that you will see more “pests”, but I don’t think that’s inherently a bad thing, and it also means that you’ll see more of their natural predators too, which is likewise not inherently bad. This is of course with the understanding that I use the term “pest” to mean, actually a pest like those aphids, and not “every ant and spider ever” or “things that I think are creepy”. But even though those aphids were pests upon my tree, I don’t hate or dislike them at all, I think they’re interesting. But even if I did hate them, they are part of the world regardless of how I feel about them anyway. If you feel differently, ok. But do know that things continuing to exist isn’t actually a personal affront to your feelings about them, and they still get to be part of the world anyway.

I also understand that if you’re a fucker with a monoculture lawn you may think what I said was contradictory: if you stop using pesticides, you probably won’t be infested, but also you will see an increase in insects around you. It isn’t contradictory because infestation means something specific, and if you think merely seeing more life around you is an infestation, that’s your own personal hang-up. My peach trees could’ve been considered to be infested with aphids, but that problem resolved itself so it isn’t infested anymore:

1. Increase and abundance is not inherently infestation,

2. not every infestation is inherently a permanent problem, and

3. not every problem requires the most immediate and severe action possible.

I understand that sterility serves a necessary purpose in some situations; and so do pesticides. And it’s also important to maintain some amount of cleanliness for your health (which pesticides don’t necessarily help with btw). But, what’s the difference between your house and the world? One minute you want your house and property sterile, the next minute everyone does, and then its the whole world. For what? One minute you post lip service to endangered species, the next minute you spray your house perimeter so you don’t have to see bugs, and then everyone does it because you were so satisfied with the results of the pesticide product, and now for various reasons the bee population is declining globally. Don’t cry endangered animals this, or deforestation that, when you deforested your own home and endangered the insects all around you. Don’t cry dying ocean this or save the bees that, when you killed your own soil and won’t save the wasps.

No more sterile white boxes.

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corpse-art · 3 years ago

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So, I’ve been deliberating a bit back and forth on how to word this properly but I have some thoughts about some things in the DSMP fanfiction corner, mainly because I’ve been part of many fandoms before this one, both as a reader and as a writer. And I know this sounds ominous but all I ask is for you to hear me out for a second, yeah?

So:

The thing is, that as long as boundaries are respected, there really shouldn’t be any policing about writers work when it comes to fanfiction.

This has always felt very clear cut to me because writing is about creativity, it’s about projecting and working out issues through words, and it’s about freedom and living out ideas and lives outside our bedroom walls. That’s what AO3 stands for and represents, and I’m forever thankful for its existence.

In this fandom there’s some grey shades because in some ways the characters we have in our sandbox are closer to the creators than say, Kristin Stewart playing Bella Swan on the big screens. But they’re still very firmly characters, plotlines written and explored in the land of the Dream SMP where Dream is a Villain and Wilbur Soot blew up his L’Manberg only to die with a sword through his chest by his father’s hand.

People can distinguish well enough c!Dream (who some would see rot in prison) and cc!Dream (who people very hopefully do not wish to rot in prison upon but occasionally makes me sigh a bit in exasperation, a bit fondly, because he’s a 21 Florida dude with two best friends who all play Minecraft for a living which- good on him you know?).

But I’ve seen more and more people targeting authors who well and firmly follow the content creators boundaries and still get put on blast for it. This has been particularly aimed towards writers in the Dark SBI tag, where there’s been attempts and moralizing writers for the themes and concepts they chose to explore, but also targeted towards those making LGBTQ+ headcanons.

No one writing torture condones it. Just as little as cc!Quackity in the DSMP condones it when his character visits c!Dream in jail the tag on Hush Now is just a matter of exploring plotlines and happenings in a world I’ve made to play around it with their characters because I find them interesting. It has no moral implications. (I’m still feeling bad about a bee I didn’t have time to help up a leaf last summer while in a hurry, I’m most certainly not condoning IRL torture).

The thing about fanfiction, and AO3 in particular, is that there’s going to be things that you’re uncomfortable with and fandom etiquette has always been pretty simple – if you don’t like it, don’t read it, be mindful of the tags on the works you click, don’t blame the author for something you’ve missed, they can’t take responsibility for that. It’s all up to us to take personal responsibility for the fandom content we consume to make the space a better place for everyone and in turn encourage writers to make more and more content (which I gamble most readers want, yeah? I sure as hell do).

It’s one thing if a fanfiction isn’t tagged properly but most writers who know and understand AO3 will do their absolute best to give us all the warnings we need. And if they don’t? AO3 has a report button for that for a reason.

Which brings to me to this:

It’s never okay to criticise and nitpick fanfic authors unless they explicitly asks for it, and even then it should be with kindness and consideration. No one appreciates a stranger coming up to them on the street to criticise the clothes they’re wearing – I think most of us would be like bruh.

It’s always okay to ask, as long as you do it respectfully and kindly, but if the writer says no, respect that. It’s a hobby, it’s done for fun, no-one is forcing you to read anything.

We’re all just people who happen to enjoy Minecraft blockmen doing the lore thing.

Another thing I want to address that there’s no way to police what kind of work that gets tagged under the Dark SBI tag, for example. Just because certain tropes and characterizations are common doesn’t mean it’s the law for what needs to be in it. There’s plenty of ways to write horribly soft SBI who are still dark because Wilbur happen to be a plotting to blow up the city on the side while fussing over Tommy and making pancakes on a soft Sunday morning with his family. There’s no one way to do it and trying to police what fanfiction is never leads down any fun roads in my experience.

At most it just makes writers unsure if they’re allowed to use the tag even when they explore complex and morally ambiguous themes that very well fall under the tag (kidnapping is still kidnapping, even if it’s done for the better of post-exile Tommy).

Finally, to all new writers out there:

All big writers out there have been where you are now, feeling the adrenaline rush, the nervousness of posting that first work for the world to see. And to you I want to say: that don’t be afraid to brave new waters, to challenge yourself, to explore new ways of writing things, and to be painfully and unashamedly self-indulgent.

Never take advice from only one source, read all sorts of writers’ different thoughts, and always remember the most important thing is what makes you personally happy.

There’s always going to be someone out there who wants to read what you’ve written, who wants to see where the story is going, who eagerly anticipates the next chapter. But never forget that, at the end of the day, you’re the first and foremost reader.

You’re the one who should be happy and satisfied when reading, no-one else.

#dsmp discourse #fandom discourse #long post

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dailytatsu · 3 years ago

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Heya! Can I request an Aether/Lumine & reader?

So reader is basically an immortal half-elf who've lived for centuries and a well refined fighter. Well at the beginning even tho they volunteered to tag along on traveler's journey to find their sibling, reader is rather obnoxious and a lazy-dork who only help when actually needed. But as the journey continues, they began to act like traveler's bodyguard after witnessing (archon quest spoiler!) traveler almost getting killed by the Shogun? And maybe random shenanigans happen between them (ft.Paimon). I don't mind if you do either Aether or Lumine if you feel pressured 🙏

Hi! This kind are my favorites! Tysm for requesting! (๑>◡<๑)

I did this with Aether since he is my favorite is who I chose, and I feel more comfortable writing with guys than with girls.

I know they have some different personalities but I can help but see Lumine as the all mighty abyss princess.

Hope you enjoy!

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Aether & Half-elf! Reader

GN! Reader

Inazuma Archon Quest Spoilers!

Request are open; sorry for any mistakes!

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Aether always thought that immortality brought with it wisdom, beings who live for much longer than an ordinary human tend to gain an understanding of life and changes in the world after years of appreciating the passing of the ages.

But when he met you he couldn't help but feel that all his beliefs were based on fiction and old rumors from other worlds. You were anything but wise, not even his first choice to be the voice of reason.

Even Paimon takes her role as his guide seriously.

But what was so wrong about you that get him on his nerves all the time? And most important, why does is he still dealing with you?

To be fair, maybe he was waiting a little too much from you. After all, he always forget that you still have half of a human’s nature.

“Mmh? What are you doing?” You asked Aether the first time he removed your hair from your ears to see if they were pointy. They were, and Paimon yelled kind of a objection when she realize she had to pay for losing their bet.

Not a human, not a elf, but a hybrid between them.

The first encounter was really something he would never forget. Rumors about treasures and requests from the guild made them follow some clues to find a cave that was marked as lost, impossible to enter and explore.

But “impossible” is a word that doesn’t exist their vocabulary. Yet is common that regretting comes along when you’re that bold and risky.

At the very end of that strange cave there wasn’t a treasure waiting, not even a new clue to keep going with the mystery. Instead, was a humanoid silhouette, they seemed to be meditating, not showing a single interest in their voices neither getting nervous because of Aether and Paimon taking some steps forward to have a better look.

But they were breathing, and both could see the pupils moving slightly under their eyelids. Eyebrows twitching now and then, like they were having a nightmare, one of which they couldn’t wake up.

Paimon encouraged him to get even closer to shake that person's shoulder, while she was hiding behind some rocks, obviously.

Aether summoned his sword and then he approached slowly until touching them with his fingertips, waiting for some kind of jumpscare.

The stranger raised their arm, carefully but also in a robotic way. Their fingers were tense, as much that it was painful just looking at them. Like a quiet call, like a order that couldn’t be heard, from the pile of rocks where Paimon was hiding something emerge, breaking through the stone and letting a rusty polearm to be seen.

Their fingers closed around the weapon, bringing them back to reality.

“Master and weapon, reunited again, rise so the world can meet their end!”

Or at least that's what he would have preferred to find. A servant guarding a lost relic, a soulless body moving by a curse, perhaps even a fate that death could not prevent.

But instead it was something really underwhelming, something that broke the mystical and strange atmosphere. That person opened their eyes, annoyed by the light of the torches and disoriented by the situation.

With their body in pain and numb at the same time, how long have they slept in that position?

The first thing they did after waking up was sneezing.

‘So much dust…’

Never accepting missions for exploring legendary caves ever again. Nope. Negative. He refuse to.

What if they find another (Y/N)? Thanks, but no. One is more than enough.

“So what you mean is that your parents' families exiled you and locked you up in the cave for being an ‘abomination’ to both species?” Paimon confirmed once the three of you were back in the surface again. Her hands moving side to side to explain -in a very expressive way- everything you told them.

“It seems that we found the remains of an ancient race that used to exist in Teyvat.” Aether said, still surprised by the way you roamed to feel the wood of the trees and the grass under your bare feet. Kind of heartbreaking.

“Like the boar we found with Xiangling!”

He wasn’t sure if it was okay to compare both encounters but he could see her point.

“… ‘Wait for us’, they told me, ‘think about your existence and find the answer to why your conception is not the atrocity that everyone says you are. May their words not reach you, because we have long ears to hear the words of the gods and not the ones of those who defile earth’… ” You pronounced after decades of not needing to use the language you were taught, with one hand on your chin and eyes closed to concentrate. All you had left was the few memories you preserved inside your mind and heart.

“With ‘they’ you mean your parents?”

You nodded.

“And what happened next?… ” Asked back the tiny companion of the blond guy that rescued you.

“I got bored and I fell asleep.” You admitted, carefree about it, shrugging your shoulders and sighing.

A total waste of your youth.

“Eh!? Then you didn’t thought about those things? That sounded important!” Paimon seemed disappointed for your answer, while Aether held his forehead, without having a clue of how he was supposed to react.

That was the day you joined their party! New team member, (Y/N) strikes in!

Or something like that,,

“H-Hey! We could use a hand over here!… woah!” The little white girl scold you but from your high sit on the top of a big rock only a exaggerated yawning can be heard. Paimon crossed her arms to almost immediately duck down to dodge a fire bullet from the Fatui. Aether didn’t say anything, he was concentrated fighting.

“Oh, yeah… You’re doing great. Go, Aether, go…”

“Was that supposed to be a cheering?!”

“Hey, calm down” You said “He doesn’t need my help. Just take a look, he’s an adventurer. If I meddle it will be really boring for him.”

“Hmp! Now Paimon believes that you were lying when you said that you were a well refined fighter!” She was floating around you, ignoring the battle of his blond friend. Like a pesky bee, the only thing you did was avoiding her furious gaze. “Don’t ignore Paimon! How can you not hear with those ears!? That’s it! Paimon will give you a ugly nickname!”

“What about ‘extinct deaf elf-der’?”

“Yeah, that’s a good one!” She agreed immediately, then she shook her head, pointing at you like a guilty criminal. “Wait, Paimon doesn’t need your suggestions!”

When the last Fatui was defeated Aether turned back to face both of you, sighing because of the new arguing between you two. His sword disappeared and some steps were took to get closer.

Your eyes met each other, a slight smile in your face after looking him safe and sound. So confident but so unaware of the remain danger hiding. Your expression became a surprised one, then your gaze sharped like a killer sight.

You left Paimon on top of the rock when you jumped down, summoning your own weapon you ran straight to where Aether was. The traveler panicked just a fraction of second before loosing sight of you.

Next thing they know was that a you were behind him, facing at the nothing with a defensive pose, just a second of silence before a impact could be heard. Some dirt and dust was lift as the pair of Fatui Pyro Agents became visible again. They stayed there, defeated in one hit.

“Like I said. It would be pretty boring if I meddle...” Aether and Paimon were shocked, none of them felt their presence, not even the heat of the pyro delusion. Your weapon disappeared in the air, and your hands rested on your waist. “Dear Seven, that was intense.” Looking at your friends you sighed, with the laziness on your body language. “It was my turn to cook dinner, right? What a pain having to eat again… ”

Acting that relaxed after that really made them went Ô_Ô and Ö

A silent speech, where devotion and gratitude are the best topics of conversation. The message that is heard even if there’s no words in between. Just a exchange of gazes. Little signs of affection that are shown when it’s necessary.

Your family was gone. No clues about their whereabouts could’ve found in that cave of where you came. Not even the skeletons of a couple holding their hands and petrified in a sobbing position. Not even ashes.

When you have been thinking about the most unimportant things in the universe for so long you can deal with the lost faster than anyone else. Getting the idea of no remain evidence of your parents and feeling that it wasn’t that heartbreaking.

Maybe because you gained a new family almost immediately.

Still you could empathize with Aether, he still had his precious memories with his sister, still remember her face and her voice. And most important was that he knew that she was still roaming Teyvat, waiting for him.

Even if they leave behind Paimon and you at the end of the trip.

Or even if they just leave you behind.

‘I’m okay with that.’

You thought, stroking Paimon’s hair when her head found a comfortable place to rest in your lap. You thought, moving your shoulder so Aether wouldn’t have neck pain. Both sleeping peacefully and you staying awake night by night.

You’ve slept enough, for so long besides.

Somehow the flames of the campfire are warmer now that you have someone to look how the fire dance in the night.

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“I see, so you were serious when you told me that your companion was a mystical extinct creature, weren’t you?” Albedo’s hand went up to hold his chin, analyzing you from distance.

“They are half of it, actually.” Aether answered back, notice how Sucrose was asking you permission to check your features. The sparkle in her eyes made you accept her petition after feeling with the back against the wall.

“Your ears are like mine! Look, look!” Klee pulled your shirt, then she pointed at the side of her head.

“… Still the shape of both are quite different, the length too.”

Years of isolation really are hitting hard right now. You felt overwhelmed and somehow shy when Sucrose hold your face to have a better look.

You follow the traveler to everywhere, no matter the place, you were there. Like a shadow, sometimes just a spectator, other times like an actual active team member.

“Who would’ve tell that our Honorary Knight also has his own knight watching his back.” Kaeya’s voice has that joke but charming tone, as always.

Day after day, it’s the same, everyone talking you through Aether. Like some kind of translator.

“More like a human shield.” Your hand landed on top of Aether’s head, not agreeing with his explanation.

Bonk.

“I guess everything’s better than being Emergency Food.”

“Hey!”

“Haha! You three are quite a team, aren’t you?”

Of course you were. Mondstadt, Liyue, you name it. You could assure that every place in this two nations have at least one story about the team.

You knew that the most brave and magnificent outlander in Teyvat didn’t need a guardian, he can defend himself (somehow even if he’s still using that dull blade).

Bodyguarding also sounds like such a hassle…

You only provide a last resource help when was needed, sometimes also helping with some puzzles and mysteries.

The long eared people was known to be wise and smart people that searched for the full comprehension of the world. Also such a nerds and fans of knowledge. So, even if you considered yourself dumb, in your blood was the instinct of looking for the truth, and sometimes that impulse could be really annoying.

You were always near enough to reach him. Pulling his scarf from behind to move him away from danger. Countering after he gets hit.

Always in a place where you could reach him.

You just needed to extend your arm and you would catch Aether. It was always like this. Always with you jumping in the middle of the crossfire to shield them if it was necessary.

It’s always like this.

Until the day you three set a foot in Inazuma’s land. And a bad feeling of a imminent catastrophe made your shiver.

A new nation, a new problem to solve. But a war? Boldness and stupidity sometimes looks like the same thing, but no matter how many times you repeat this to Aether, he would still ran into problems.

And you would follow him, until your debt is paid, until his travel is done.

It used to be like this.

But then you failed him after being unable to move because of the fear that paralyzed your body. The day Aether faced Shogun Raiden in the ceremony. The day you heard the broken voice of a god inside the Shogun you also fell apart. It was painful, cruel, a void of anger and sadness.

Jumping into danger, without you behind.

You tried to ran between the goddess and your savior, you tried to get closer to at least be useful one last time as the shield you promised to be.

You tried.

But, for the first time, your hand didn’t reach him.

The void of despair and darkness that could be heard inside the Shogun devoured him.

The tears of panic and fear in Paimon’s eyes. The way the Shogun lifted her sword to end his life. The way you were paralyzed because of her presence, forced to be part of the crowd and presence his execution.

That day your facade of laziness faded away, the real feeling of being a knight burnt along your proud. It was so annoying, it was so unnecessary, but still you couldn’t ignore it.

“Are you… are you sure that you’re okay? We don’t have to find the Sangonomiya resistance today. If you need to rest then-” Your hands were shaking when you placed them in Aether’s shoulders, holding yourself for tearing up.

“We have to keep going. I’ll be fine.”

“Besides, if we stay near Inazuma this night they could find us! Paimon won’t be able to sleep like that!” Your mouth opened to counter their arguments, but not a single word dared to go against Aether’s plans.

They could see it in your face. The worry, the remains of shock and fear, the guilty.

“Don’t try to look strong then. If you get tired, tell us. I can carry you in my back.” Even if you were offering help your voice was serious, so cold but so hurt at the same time that nor Aether or Paimon knew what to said to bring the old you back.

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“… Aren’t you coming?” You could hear how the door was slid to let him saw you. The lighted spots on Aether’s clothes were purple, just as the lighting that almost end him. Your lips made a concerned and stressed grimace.

The young traveler took a seat next to you, outside the structure, sitting on the wooden steps and looking at the starry sky. The wind was cold but still the soldiers of the resistance were talking normally and the slight feeling of discommodity because of the excessive presence of other people was climbing up your back.

“(Y/N), there’s no need of guard us every night. You also need to sleep.”

“I'm not tired, I think I've gotten enough sleep, at least not to need it until the next century.”

Aether’s expressions went into a sarcastic one, asking if you were serious with just his gaze.

“That’s not how it works.” He said, trying to change the mood. “And if it does, then why are you always snoozing during the day in every chance you get?”

You had the answer to that, but you weren’t sure about telling him.

“Because everything supposed to be boring. Nothing really changed a lot and… looking at the familiar places was depressing.” So easy, so simple, but still enjoying the company, still enjoying the sound of theirs laughs and their own shenanigans. “… Lately, I’ve been thinking that I should not had left the cave. Don’t get me wrong, I do appreciate that you two helped me to be back at the surface, and I really want to help you on your journey, but if you still run into the chaos by own decision I think I could not follow you any longer before being a burden in your adventures.”

Overprotection, an unbreakable shield, frequently avoiding fights, always being pulled back to not be part of the battle. Enemies of the braveness of the traveler.

Worry, panic, an overreaction due to fear of loosing everything again.

‘let me do it’, ‘I got it’, ‘wait here’, ‘don’t get close’.

These day could be described like that.

“So, before I do something worse as an excuse of defend you, please let me find a cave to await. You do what’s is needed and… call me back, or leave me there, anything you think it’s better… ”

You could be pronouncing the words from the very bottom of your heart, but still your face was the same seriousness as the accident almost happened.

And even with that you felt his gloved hand removing the hair that was covering your right ear, revealing how it slightly leaned down, showing sadness unwittingly.

“Hey, cut it out… I’m serious about this… ”

“It doesn’t matter if you think that it’s the best option, you’re still sad about leaving.”

“… That’s cheating.” Removing his hand away from your hair you tried to act indifferent.

“You know the reason why we invited you to came along?”

‘You felt sorry for me.’

“I can’t totally tell the exact reason, but it wasn’t for you to pay us some kind of debt because of saving you.” He crossed his arms, looking at the stars, wondering if his sisters was doing the same. “We don’t need a guardian, we need our friend back. And I know you care about Paimon and me, but still you must enjoy the journey. It’s not fair that you are always aware of every potential danger while we mess around lately.”

An eternal silence, your response is late to appear but somehow Aether can tell that you already have something on your mind.

“Then apologize.”

“… Why?”

“For believing that playing as the hero and jumping to face the Shogun was something you had to do.”

“… but-”

Neither Aether nor you slept that night, the blonde had to listen for hours to all the things that you ever wanted to complain about since you arrived in Inazuma.

You made your position on joining the army of the rebellion very clear, you had no intention of fighting to seek "justice" or "peace". Because after all, that fight did not correspond to you, but if he asked you to, you would protect some soldiers or help to guard the barracks, if he asked you to, you wouldn’t complain about it (at least not that much).

Both had enough of each other’s attitude, but it was okay. Because that was what all of you chose in first place.

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a-libra-writes · 3 years ago

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You sound as though you are a busy bee 🐝 at the moment, but it you have time I would love to hear any headcanons you have on the relationship between Shireen Baratheon and stepmother!reader. That sweet little girl just needs a mother figure in her life and I would love to know any thoughts you have on how the Baratheon household would change if the Reader was to marry Stannis. And it is totally your fault that I have fallen in love with the emotionally constipated man that is Stannis 😍

okay okay i have other stuff to write but this is my weakness bc Stannis + Shireen + kiddos i am weak.................. (also i am always delighted to drag more people to our One True King)

This is interesting because 298AC Stannis bitter and tired, and he has a distant relationship with Shireen, in spite of the fact he loves her. This distance is because of a combination of factors, but I think if anything happened to Selyse, Stannis would make a point to try to involve himself in Shireen's life more. He'd be terribly awkward about it and unsure of what to say or do.

Because honestly, he and Selyse were not the best parents to Shireen. Selyse just outright ignores her and considers her a shame and a burden, and while Stannis cares and sees her as his heir, he does little to actually show his affection. Before Edric, the girl's only friend was Patchface.

So ... a stepmother has a lot to deal with here.

First, showing genuine attention to Shireen would be such a huge step. Inviting her to family meals (and dragging Stannis to them because he needs to eat and not spend all waking hours working), telling her "I'm happy to see you today", checking up on her lessons with the maester and asking what she's interested in, asking her questions about herself, and so on. The simple actions of being treated like a person and not some invisible shame would do wonders because she really is a clever girl that wants to know people - see her quick and close friendship with Edric.

I think she'd be very curious about a stepmother, but also resigned about how she might be ignored, especially if a baby comes along. I think as much as Stannis tells others that Shireen is his heir, he never made this known to the girl herself.

Shireen would probably attach herself quickly to a kind stepmother. They'd start to have bedtime stories - aka stepmom starts a book (a history book?? children read these???), and Shireen quickly begins telling her about it. Going out to the gardens and the sea, making faces at the dragon statues around Dragonstone, brushing her hair in the morning, and so on.

I think while Shireen has plenty of book knowledge, she has little on being a lady - her mother decided she wasn't fit for court, and Selyse is not a woman of court to begin with. If Shireen is going to be Stannis' heir, she needs to know etiquette, elegance, social maneuvering, and so on.

Stepmother definitely needs to give Stannis an earful about how unprepared his daughter is in this regard. He has to admit she's right ... he'd also probably feel a lot of shame in what a cold upbringing she's had, considering how vibrant and loving his own parents were.

Also, a big step would be bringing Shireen to court - first when Stannis' vassals gather at Dragonstone, then perhaps small tourneys in the Stormlands before tackling the Red Keep. It's tricky, because you'd want to build her confidence and speaking before subjecting her to the cruelties of King's Landing. It's something she'll have to face eventually as she gets older, but you also want to protect her and keep her safe from it. It makes Stannis anxious because he doesn't want her to be ridiculed.

And he will find out whoever does so and put them at the top of his shit list, theyll never eat lunch at Dragonstone again

And while I feel she wouldn't be terribly interested in dresses and balls and such, she's happy to tag along if her stepmother and Edric are going. I think Stannis would be shocked to see his little girl chatting with the other kids at a table, fitting right in, occasionally turning back to her parents with a smile. At the end of the evening, running up to her father and asking if the son or daughter of Lord so-and-so can come to Dragonstone some day, because she wants to show them the statues and library and grounds.

And if a baby does come along, Shireen would be the most doting and capable older sister. Reading a long history of Aegon the Conqueror to the babe, discussing matters of Dragonstone with them while sitting in the garden ... She's probably the only ten year old you'd trust to hold a baby and watch them. With a serious expression she'll carry the baby to Stannis and say "Father, you need to wish them goodnight!" and won't leave until he does so.

Also sweet grandpa Maester Cressen would be so happy to see this change in Shireen. She reminds him so much of young!Stannis in her isolation and sadness, and he's always regretted that. He probably invites the stepmother to several lessons for Shireen's sake (and to get Edric to focus).

Regardless if the stepmother approaches their relationship as a mother figure or big sister, she'd flourish with the right encouragement. She's intelligent and very capable for her age! I'm also not so sure she'd call her stepmother "mother" in any way - likely "Lady (name)", and then just her name once they're close.

#i love older!shireen AUs where she's this whip-smart lady pursuing knowledge and just chilling at dragonstone #ive only seen it a few times but i love #stannis baratheon x reader #sort of #libra headcanons

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deadbeatbirdmom · 7 months ago

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@alullinchaos there's an official answer to your question from @incredibly-unprofessional in the tags where I'm reblogging from! I'll copy paste here with a bit of editing so it's easier to read, for the benefit of @starlightsaphron who might be interested too:

#I DIDNT SEE MY TAGS GETTING POSTED AW GEEZ GUYS 🥺🥺

#but yeah ok i have an answer for this! when she follows blake on the boat she doesnt specifically KNOW shes going to menagerie #all she knows is that blakes going on a boat far away and hey if tagging along with blake on a boat gets her far away from her dad so be it #and ik what you guys will think 'wouldnt she likely know where shes going by like whatever the boat says or boat ticket is??'

#and for that i always got the notion that the boat is like one that stops at multiple places #like it stops at menagerie those that are leaving get off/then it goes to mistral those leaving get off/goes back to vale ect... #like maybe weiss just gets like a one way ticket that gets her anywhere

#and then she finds out when her blake and sun (after he reveals himself in thay sea beast fight) are talking and ask her where shes going #who knows if weiss would know exactly about menagerie like maybe the name but not much else about it maybe its not studied a lot

#but yes my idea was that in order to disguise herself she cuts her hair short in so shes like barely recognizeable #like if you guys remember the short hair weiss edits people did? thats the vision!

#she wouldnt have time to cut it on the boat so when they set foot off the boat sun would give her his cloak thing he had on the boat #BECAUSE HES A LIL GENTLEMAN (she is sweating like HELL under it they are on an island but yknow its the thought that counts)

#another reason for cutting her hair is like also the risk of like 'what if people recognise me and send me nack to my dad for reward money' #but for thr most part i dont think the citizens would do much to her like siem side eyes and maybe some comments at first

#in this weiss is actively helping the belladonnas and menagerie against the white fang like shes forging her own path away from her father #standing up for what she feels is right shes earning menagerie citizens respect so those stares and side eyes lessen with time

#i like to think maybe older citizens who emigrated to menageire who maybe worked in the mines with her grandfather would trust her quickly

#and by the time the belladonna house fight is done menagerie is basically like 'fuck the schnees EXCEPT THIS ONE RIGHT HERE SHES COOL'

#but yeah she would be a target for the wf like its fuel to the fire for their reaosning to take down the belladonnas it doesnt phase them #'ofc we are protecting this girl HER DADS TERRIBLE if our daughter trusts her so do we' theyre not gonna hold her dads actions against her

#abd in regards to like jaques i imagine ok first off he takes his time getting to vale cause he doesnt really care that much hes that bitch #like 'oh in all the chaos it was hard to enter vale airspace because of the grimm' (and probably some jab at ironwood he cant help himself)

#like that's why shes able to leave before he arrives cause he takes that long in getting there #and even then jaques would likely put in like the teeniest bit of effort trying to find her for images sake

#But I do imagine he could just be like 'she's missing but presumed to maybe be dead' and milk that for what it's worth for publicity #Plus with Ironwood calling back his people from mistral so nobody gets in and out there would be no way for Jaques to know where she is

#i have so many more thoughts about this but i ranted about it all in the bees discord like MULTIPLE DAYS WORTH but still thank u guys 🥺🥺 #credit isnt just on me since i was bouncing idea around with with meena and riley on discord so THANK U OOMFIES 😚😚

Thanks for sharing what you and your friends came up with, incredibly-unprofessional! I've gotta encourage you to write it as a fic, it's a great AU.

Question of the Week: What's your favorite AU that you've created? (shout yourself out XD)

#Weiss Schnee #incredibly-unprofessional's 'Weiss goes to Menagerie after Volume 3' AU #long post #also there's a Bees discord? I'm not sure I knew

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imagines-r-s · 3 years ago

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joel w/ a tattoo artist headcannon

Ok, i will probably write this as a whole fic later, but i have a few too many works in progress that need to get done and i want to fully invest in this one when i choose to write it

tagging some besties: @barbienoturbby @lovenhlboys @butgilinsky @hockey-racing-fubol @oopsiedoopsie23 @iwantahockeyhimbo @dreamsndior @itsurgirlgracie @heartshapedkissxs @lwstuff @handwrittenheroes @ya-pucking-nerd

Okay, so Bee with a tattoo artist girlfriend

I think you would have met either when he goes with one of his friends (wade in this case) who’s getting a tattoo

he goes with wade for moral support and that’s when he sees that you’re the one giving the tattoo

you’re making small talk with both of them and wade is about to lose his shit because bee is just in awe of you

you also notice during that conversation and you’re just making jokes about it too (which wade finds hilarious)

“ so pretty boy, when are you going to let me give you a tattoo”

so when wade goes for a second session, you aren’t shocked when you see his friend with him

and this time as wade’s getting his tattoo done, bee asks about getting a tattoo from you

you hear him as your finishing up some line work on wade’s tattoo and look up at him with a grin

“what are you wanting to get?” “oh, uh, i don’t know” “well when you think of something, you know where to find me”

wade making fun of bee on the way home

bee honestly did want more tattoos, he just didn’t know what he wanted to get first

“you know if you don’t know for sure what you want, there is such thing as brainstorming and i’ll give you her number”

so he listened to wade and called in to plan out the tattoo

“ah, pretty boy. you’re here. so i went with what you told me about yourself and i gathered a few ideas”

you show all the sketches and he’s in awe of your talent and he loves all of them

you schedule his first session for a few weeks after to get one

he definitely takes the opportunity to get to know you

and it takes until the second session before he actually asks you out

“you know you’re lucky you’re pretty” and he just smiles

and the rest is history

him letting you practice new tattoo techniques on him

introducing you to the team

him convincing you to go to his games

the team loves you and the other WAGs fall in love with you immediately

also sidenote, i’m just imagining all the kids of the team asking about tattoos and them just loving them

becoming the unofficial official team tattoo artist

since you do work late at times, he’ll bring you food and just chill out with you in between clients

when the two of you go fishing - well when he drags you along so he can go fishing, you bring a sketchbook to sketch out new designs as the two of you sit in a comfortable silence

he always stays for moral support if you’re getting a new tattoo

LOVES when you get new tattoos

bee loves your tattoos. literally loves them.

loves when he finds new (or just old ones he didn’t notice) tattoos of yours

he’s constantly tracing them

i can just see a team party and you’re sitting on his lap

arm around your waist protectively and just mindlessly tracing the tattoos on your arm as you talk

happens when you cuddle too

you also have a bigger tattoo on your back that he’s only seen slivers of

and at some point when he sees you shirtless he sees the rest of your back tattoo and just loses his mind

“i didn’t know about this one” he says as he traces your back

i can also see him coloring some of your tattoos in

especially since a lot of your tattoos are just simplistic outlines

the one on your back is all black, so i can just see him sitting next to you as you lay on your stomach and he just colors in the whole tattoo

other sidenote, babysitting G

and bee helping him color in some of them too

i feel like at some point at a team gala or fancy event that he brings you to

and because he loves your tattoos that much, he’d encourage you to get a dress that does show more of your tattoos (probably just the ones on your arms and part of the one on your back)

and he finds you stunning, he has to literally catch his breath after seeing you in it

hottest couple there, obviously

and he does stay with you most of the night, but he does leave to talk to one of his coaches really quick

and you’re talking to some of the WAGs when someone comes up and makes a comment about covering up your tattoos

and before you or whoever you’re talking to can say anything

bee sweeps in and even though he knows you can defend yourself

he still goes off

“as a tattoo artist, it’s not going to impact her job. now maybe you should worry about your own state of employment rather than others”

and you weren’t expecting that, usually it’s just you standing up for yourself

so when he does

it does indeed throw you for a loop

and so the night goes on without issues

but once you get home he immediately goes

“look, i didn’t mean to say something. it isn’t my place and-”

you just smile at him and lean up to kiss him, “thank you”

protective bee for the win!!

him asking about all your tattoos and their meaning because he wants to know as much about you as he can

there’s a few that you won’t tell the meaning of because they are more personal

but later on in your relationship you tell him about the more meaningful ones and

he just listens because he knows it’s definitely not be easy and you’re being a lot more vulnerable

“so, uh, this one is the nickname my grandma had for me in her handwriting, it’s the one that says ladybug . me and her had this thing where she said that when i finished my apprenticeship that if she was still here we’d get matching tattoos. she got one that was a ladybug in the same spot, but she passed away about a year after we got it.”

and bee just looks at you with such admiration because he’s glad you felt comfortable to say it and he’s glad he waited to hear it

he holds you for a minute as you try not to cry and then homeboy goes “i’d love to go visit her sometime”

and you just know that he’s the one

when y’all go visit her gravesite, you almost start bawling when he introduces himself

and you look at the corner of her tombstone and see a ladybug and you just take it as a sign

#joel farabee #joel farabee x reader #joel farabee imagines #nhl imagines #nhl imagine #hockey imagines #joel farabee hc

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