#but !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVVEEEEEE HER

[ohriyonid]

I'm tired of this searching, would you let me let go? / And I can take a little bit more / Let's shake this poet out of the beast / Just a, just a little bit more/ Let's shake this poet out of the beast

[recareels]

u guys!!!!! look at what vixen (@g-gyuutaros) made me!!!!! it’s robin edited as clari halovian clari!!! (ㅅ´ ˘ `)

[grimmshood]

the general premise has stayed pretty much the same though and i settled on like . jiwoon only has his human appearance up until he gets zarah to start solving the box. and then he sheds it and despite being terrified of how he actually looks as a cenobite she still loves him and well Sorry babes you are becoming an Instrument of athe Flesh to serve the Leviathan now!!!!!!

still not sure how to do the final body horror for hellraiser zarahjiwoon but i gotta think of something

[11x13kyle]

And maybe this is just me- but i love love lovveeeeee Pathetically In Love Stan who would do literally anything for Shelia and Geralds approval of him and Kyle bc he feels like he would simply pass away without Kyle. Maybe im alone but idk

you are NOT alone i love it too…...he’s the most down bad anyone has ever been in their entire life. if sheila asked him to convert he would be emailing the nearest rabbi before she even finishes her SENTENCE.

[pressedink]

hi pres!! can I get 17, 18, and 19? :)

rose!! hi :)) you absolutely can!

17. Too Sweet - Hozier | our lists really said: hozier for hozier. love him, have lovveeeeeed this song from the second he released the chorus. god. so good.

18. Got to Be Mine - Vulfmon, Evangeline | such a boppin', feel-good song. the bass always always always gets me in vulfmon / vulfpeck stuff, it's soooooo fucking funky in the best way. the piccolo / flute in this one too??? obsessed.

19. The Greatest - Billie Eilish | yeah i'm so in love with this song. the way her voice is so pleadingly soft and adds so much to the song's overall impact!! and the drop. i literally can't listen to this once, i have to re-listen to the last third at least three times before i can attempt to move on.

ah thanks for asking!! lovely seeing you in my inbox again, hope you're doing well <33

[hearts401]

I JUST FINISHED ALL THE CHAPTERS OUT SO FAR IN GBWWWG AND. OH MY GOD. YOU ARE SO GOOD AT WRITING MICHAEL LIKE HES AN ASSHOLE AND I WANT TO PUNCH HIM BUT AT THE SAME TIME I WANT TO GIVE HIM A HUG

AND EVAN AND GREGORY!! THEY ARE SO CUTIE PATOOTIE! THOSE LITTLE SCENES WHEN THEYRE BONDING MAKE ME SO HAPPY I NEED A FRIEND LIKE GREGORY IN MY LIFE NEOOWWWW

ALSOALSO IM NOT DONE. THE WAY YOU WRITE CHARLIE. I LOVVEEEEEE YOUR CHARLIE I AM PATTING HER ON THE HEAD SHES SO COOL I LOVE HER SM

AND HENRY TOO?!?! HE LITERALLY HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH THE AFTON KIDDOS. HIM BEING TOLD OFF BY MICHAEL IS LOWKEY FUNNY TO ME. MICHAEL BASCIALLY TELLING HIM TO FUCK OFF AND THEN HES LIKE 🧍‍♂️ HENRY SWEETHEART YOU ARE THE ADULT NOT HIM AGSBDHSJNSDHDH BUT HES TRYING HIS BEST 😭😭😭😭

IM ALMOST DONE PROMMY BUT WILLIAM?!? THE WAY YOU WROTE THAT SHORT SCENE FROM HIS POV WAS SO GOOD?? LIKE IT WAS SHORT BUT HE ACTED SO.. WILLIAM. I AM SO JEALOUS OF YOU/POS I CANNOT WRITE WILLIAM FOR THE LIFE OF ME.

AND THAT SHORT SCENE FROM ELIZABETHS POV WHERE SHES THINKING AND WONDERING WHY HENRY CARES SO MUCH…. THAT HURT ME OH LIZZIEEEEE YOU DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER

okay im done screaming now but i love that fic sm 🥰🥰

BLOWS UP IM SO HAPPY UOU LIKE IT THAT FIC IS MY BABY WAUGHDHSHSGAGYA IM SO HAPPYBU LIKE MY MICHAEL BC I CAN NEVER FIND BAD BROTHER MIKE FICS RHAT R ABOUT MIKE AND AUWUHSHSAHHA

FLASHLIGHT DUOOOO THEY MAKE ME HAPPY EVAN DESERVES FREGORY GUUUUH

AND CHARLIE!!! SHES SUPER FUN TO WRITE I NEED A CHAPTER FOCUSED ON HER EVENTUALLY

HENRY IS FUN BC HIS KIDS ARE SO MUCH MORE MATURE YK? WAIGHDHSHSJOSIEHRD EXPLODES

ALSO WILL AND LIZ GIVE ME THE MOST TROUBLE IM GLAD U LIKED EM OMGJEHDUSUSHSHEEHEU

This made my day actually HDHSHDHSAH IM SO HAPPY YOU LIKE IT!!!!

[awrkive]

can i just say, as a HUGE fan of both greys anatomy and bts (obviously) (and recently started getting into seventeen with mingyu being my bias) tlp literally is like heaven sent ahhhhhhhhhh i love it!!! (ps who is your fave greys character!!!)

AHHHHHHHHHHHH i love ga so much )): i started watching it in highschool and it gives me so much nostalgia ): my fave character is ultimately cristina yang. i just lovveeeeee love that she always stands on business like the whole kid arc with owen?? oh cristina CONTROL IT!! always so clear and firm on what she wants, doesnt take shit from anybody, really really good at her job bcs she LOVES it. her personal growth was also really beautiful to watch

[ivystoryweaver]

he'd do anything to keep you from a modicum of what he knows people are capable of

Protective!Jake i lovveeeeee

"Hey, cariño," he offers warmly, kneeling next to you. He takes your hand in his, rubbing circles on your palm the way he usually does.

I expected him to go full guard dog when he found her but what is this sweetness! i want himmm

Such a good start! Always more Jake needed on this site. Great work, i love the atmosphere already

Last Night -- Chapter 1 (MIA)

chapter 2

cross-posted to ao3

Jake Lockley x fem!Reader

tags: baby's first angst, potential misuse of alcohol, protective Jake, brief allusion to Marc/Steven

wc: 1,045

fic summary: You're usually tight-lipped about your frustrations, especially when it comes to Jake. But a drink too many leaves you spilling your thoughts one by one.

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You aren't usually this late.

Jake sighs as he drums his fingers on the countertop, checking his phone for the tenth time in a minute.

He sighs again. You'd said 8 o'clock, right? The stovetop clock glows mercilessly up at him. An hour since you said you'd be home for dinner. And no text from you. The phone's in his hands again, thumb hovering over your number.

He said he'd stop calling so often. He'd promised.

As your relationship has progressed, Jake has tried to dial back his instinct to protect you. He'd assumed the role of your bodyguard almost immediately: his hand gripping yours a little too tight, sizing up every passerby when you're out together. 

"Jake, relax," you always tell him. "You look like you're going to kill someone." The gentle touch of your hand always brings him back down, making him bite his tongue before he admits that he would, he'd do anything to keep you from a modicum of what he knows people are capable of. If it meant roughing up the occasional barista or store clerk when they look at you the wrong way, he'd do it in a heartbeat. Do it for you.

But you don't want him to, at least you haven't told him otherwise. What you did tell him is that you don't enjoy being hounded for updates like you have a curfew.

So there Jake stands: phone in hand, mind racing through every possible reason why you haven't called him back.

Before he locks his phone and puts it away, it starts buzzing, your name lighting up the screen.

He answers quickly. "Dios, cariño, I was worried–"

"Hey Jake," a tense voice cuts him off from the other line. Not your voice.

His jaw clenches. "What's going on, where's–"

"She's safe, we went out for drinks, but, um." The stranger hesitates, the bustle of whatever bar you're in filling the silence. It doesn't sound like your scene, it's too busy. "She's had too much to drink, and she's– someone suggested we call you to pick her up. Can you?"

Jake's rushing out the door, coat and keys in hand before your friend finishes speaking. "Text me the address."

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He's sure he broke a couple of laws getting to your location, speeding downtown in record time.

His instinct was right: the dimly lit, bass-bumping establishment really isn't your usual scene. Adjusting his cap, he steps inside. It's impossibly dark, and he has no idea which friends you're with. He scans the main area once, twice, his heart rate skyrocketing. Every second without you in his line of sight means anything could have happened to you.

"Jake?" That voice. He turns to see one of your work friends rounding the corner, your phone in hand. She's timid as she approaches. Jake shakes himself, forcing a more neutral expression. You've told him you're not one to flaunt your "scary dog privilege" by his side, and he took that as your way of saying he makes your friends nervous.

"Thanks for calling me." He tries to sound sincere, but his urgency forces the words out more harshly than he'd prefer. "Where is she?"

Your friend nods and leads him to the rest of the group.

A couple of other girls from your workplace sit on either side of you on a plush couch, tucked in the corner of the bar. You cradle your head in your hands, shaking it as you seem to ramble on and on about something Jake can't quite hear. He notices the copious shot glasses on the table–  the majority of which are piled in front of you.

His jaw clenches. You told him you didn't drink. "I hate the person I become if I have even a drop," you'd insisted when he'd once offered to buy you something.

The friend who'd called him appears by his side. "She had a hard week, so we figured we'd go out tonight. We didn't– we didn't know she was such a lightweight." She doesn't speak with condescension; her eyes never leave you, and they're filled with pity. "But she insisted."

Jake runs a hand over his face, processing the situation. You never mentioned you were having a hard week. If he'd known, he could have fixed it. He could have prevented the scene you were so close to causing, your overindulgence clearly taking its toll. He could have– should have– been here.

Jake turns back to your friend and takes your phone when she offers it. "I've got her from here... thank you." They exchange a knowing look before he's swiftly by your side.

"Hey, cariño," he offers warmly, kneeling next to you. He takes your hand in his, rubbing circles on your palm the way he usually does.

You look a mess, even in the dim room: your eyes glistening with tears that make mascara run down your flushed cheeks, your mouth fixed in a frown as you carry on, not registering Jake's presence.

"...And I swear, it wasn't even my fault the deadline got pushed up, but Evan had to keep being a jerk about it–" You stop your slurred speech when you feel his hand squeeze yours. Eyes squinted, you lean in, scanning over his features. Your free hand lazily pats his head.

 "Jake." You almost sneer in recognition. Your tone makes him flinch, but he grasps your hand all the same.

"Querida," he begins again, urging you to look at him. "I think we should go home."

He stands to bring you to your feet, but you protest. "N-no, we were just talking– Jake, come on." Your friends scoot over as you’re guided up, Jake’s hands firmly on your waist when you waver. "Don't baby me," you warn, your voice unusually low. Jake's hold on you loosens, but he doesn't budge.

He murmurs back, "Then work with me. Please." The look in your eyes– glassy, but with an unfamiliar intensity behind them– sends a chill down his spine.

You straighten yourself, pushing his hands away. "Let's just go," you huff. You make your way to the door, careful not to stumble as you walk. Jake turns to the group, already distracting themselves with their own drinks, and follows you outside.

You need to talk.

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A/N: I can't believe this story came together so quickly; I'm excited to finish the next 2 parts. This was loosely based on Morgan Wallen's "Last Night" (which is v out of left field for me genre-wise).

Thank you for reading!

[anothanobody]

hey! i'm here just to say that i'm so proud of how you have become better at writing. i remember reading risks when it came out and now reading the new version, it's just like, wow. I really think you improved how to catch up eren's feelings for mikasa in a better way, y'know, i see the love he feels for her, so soft but yet he is transforming it to just lujury. it's soo good. I also love how you portrait Mikasa's character being depending of her work and losing her self in the process. All my lovveeeeee for new-risks

Ohhh thank you so much😭💙 i did see the difference when writing this chapter and the old one, thank you and thank you this means a lot 💙🥲 i rewrite it because of this, i think i can finally grasp and describe all the feelings better this time, even if this fic is basically just toxicity and will have you want to bang their heads together and just become frustrated 😭🤣 that’s what happened to me during the outline of it all. Last time i think i didn’t accentuate enough how she was dependent on her work and her everyday facade and also couldn’t do a great job writing eren’s thoughts. This is an ask that i will screenshot and look at every time i start to write 🤣 to know that i improved and motivate myself 👀💙 thank you anon 💙💙💙

[x-force-x-people]

Family Photo part 2 X Cable X Reader

You basically skipped back into the room. Normally you were a bit of an asshole but obviously Nathan was just making you constantly smile. They didn’t notice you walk back in. They were too busy looking at a photo.

“What’s that?” you asked poking your head between their shoulders.

Domino quickly moved it “Ermmm.. naked photo of wade.” Ness just frowned at her.

“Omg! Does he have a super penis?” normally that would be a weird question for anyone to ask but he went on about it to everyone. You took it from dominos hand. But what you were actually faced with was a photo of a beautiful young girl and you, but with wrinkles.

“Karma I...” Ness tried to say something.

“What the hell is this?” you looked at them both.

“Were sorry... he dropped his wallet and we just wanted to check who’s it was.” Domino smiled at you.

You just stared at the photo “So... ermm... so this is his wife and kid... but his wife is me...”

“Yeahhhh...” Ness stood up. She rummaged through the cupboards and slammed a bottle of gin on the table “Coffee another day. You need something stronger.”

You shook your head “Hell yes I do.” They both sighed worried because you might freak out.

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Even after a couple of drinks it was the only thing you could think about. But luckily they weren’t treating it like it was the plague. They made you excited for what you future is “Thanks guys.. I know I’ve been basically told what my future holds but at least I know it’s with him.”

“Awhhh.” Domino smiled “I thought you two were just fuckin.. not in lovveeeeee.”

“Oooh!” Ness cheered “Can we have a double wedding?”

“I don’t think Nathan will let wade any where near our wedding.”

You all laughed.

“Hey.” Cables voiced made you all jump. “Strange looking coffee.”

You shrugged “I needed something stronger.”

“did I drop my wallet?”

You threw it at him “Yeah...”

He walked towards you and frowned “You ok?”

“Just fine.” You slid the photo across the table to him.

He looked down. “y/N.. I’m..”

You walked out before he finished. Ness and Domino just smiled at him.

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You paced up and down your room. You weren’t angry really but you didn’t like how he didn’t tell you. You looked out your window onto the garden. Fuck it you thought. You walked out your room and out the house to the garden.

“Everything okay?” Professor X came up to you.

“Prof.. if you got your whole life just shown to you. Like this is your future and that’s that. How would you feel?”

“That’s a tough one.. I guess I would just learn to accept it. I mean we have changed the future so many times. So nothing’s never certain.”

“You know what.. your right.” You ran back to the house “Thanks!” you shouted on the way. You charged up the stairs and burst through cables bedroom door. But the room was empty. Shit. “Nathan?” you shouted down the hall.

“I just saw him leave.” Negasonic stuck her head out her door.

“Thanks!” you shouted as you ran off again.

You ran out to the front. “Nathan! Wait!” he was just at the end of the path. You ran to him and jumped into his arms.

“I’m sorry..”

“Shut up..” You smiled “Yeah there’s was to change the future and yeah I'd like to have been told but yanno I don’t want it to change.. I mean.. she’s just so cute and I know from seeing this.” You passed him the photo “That this is exactly how I want my life to be.”

“You mean that?”

“100%”

He spun you around in his arms. A loud shriek made you both turn around. It was wade stood in the door way to the house “DOUBLE WEDDING!”

[kirbywritingfiction]

Bruhhhhhh not gonna lie I FKKN ATE THIS CHAPTER UP SO FAST!!!!! Damn I absolutely lovveeeeee how they’re slowly slowly creepin closer and closer emotionally LIKE OMFG this girl just can’t see how much lov he has stashed away in his heart in his meow meow for her LIKEEEEEE idk is angst but amazing cuz perfect amount of angst it’s ALSO forbidden romance FUCKKK and ALSO like OLDER brothers FRIENDS LIKEEEE BRUH ITS ALSO A BUT OF IDOIT 2 LOVERS BUT LIKE THEYRE OHYSICALLY LOVERS THEYRE JUST EMOTIONALLY KINDA IDIOT OMFG I CANT EVEN BUT ITS SO GOOD *deep breath* also the pacing and development of this series is just 👩‍🍳 🤌💋 *chef kiss* love that the other characters in the story also keep coming back to play into the plot like omfg ALSO holy shit the emotions the feels but also the 😈 likeee love to see main gurl getting her shit and being bold ALSO RIDE OR DIE FRIENDS YES omg my fingers and toes are curled in squeeeeees of happiness because the slow yet steady development and all the words that aren’t said yet hover in the air just between them!!! Omfg ALSO give it up for a man who truly isn’t pressuring oc for anything BUST ALSO WTF GUY let her know how u feeeeel insiiiiide omfg but again it’s all complicated cuz that’s her brother bestie like omfg but still omfg ANYWAYS thanks for the update and hard work and love u put into ur writing this absolutely made my morning and I’m now ready for work LMAO 💀

friends (3tan) (m) | myg

title: friends (the week, pt. 1) pairing: 3tan!yoongi x reader(f) series: masterlist | three tangerines | fireworks | house party | basketball | stay | sidewalk talk rating/genre: m (18+) ; angst , fluff , smut ; brother’s best friend au, implied age gap au summary: the week you get with yoongi has a few surprises. and one of them presents itself in the form of a phone call. warnings: cursing, tension, oc’s are introduced!!, oral (m rec), degradation, the amount of kiss scenes wow lol, power dynamics (cmnf), fingering, angst yeah i know, throat fucking, choking, rude yoongi :))), multiple orgasms, breast play, cum swallowing, the chains stay on😀😀😀, cunt slapping, sl*t/wh*re mentions, dirty talk, yoongi’s mouth in general, overthinking, doubt, head/hair pulling, body worship, praise, restraining via headboard a ha ha, this one is p angsty y’all😭 note: thank you to @sugakookitty​​ for being an angel beta !! i know this was super last minute i am so so sorry. i owe you some tangerines! note 2: and here we are again. i hope you all like this installment, and i wanted to thank everyone for being so patient and supportive. it truly means so much to me! if you haven’t gotten around to three tangerines yet, i highly encourage you to read the series first since this is from the same universe :D it would make more sense! word count: 15.6k drop date: april 26th, 2022, 7:17pm est

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[darlingjbum]

Verse 2 counts as everything tbh, I wasn't sure what I was expecting from a second JJP album but it was not this. I was blown away. Also Jaebum's forehead has a special place in my heart 🤧 I live, breathe and pray to his forehead. So!! How did you get into GOT7!!? If it was through an M/V, which one was it and what drew you into these extra boys? Also, since I am curious cat, are there any other kpop groups you stan? - your secret baby bird, with her forehead exposed for jb🌷

lolololol i feel you on this forehead praise haha it’s too beautiful !! i discovered got7 a while back when i was supposed to be studying for a midterm lolol my friend and i were talking about how we used to be really into kpop back then and she had gotten back into it recently so she showed me the Just Right and See the Light videos !! and i just i fell for them haha ☺️☺️. i had to force myself to stay away from the get to know the members videos on youtube bc i knew that meant the end but a couple of days later i caved and WOW i fell in lovveeeeee lolol. they were just so loouuuuddd and cute and funny !! and they all looked so comfortable with each other !! their extraness spoke to my extraness, it was a perfect match 💖💖. and i don’t really stan any other groups like i stan got7 but i follow day6, blackpink, and red velvet pretty closely 😊😊 what about you ???

[thebestplltheories]

16,62,80 ☺️

Oh my god, a song that made me cry when I first heard it… Father, by Demi Lovato. Pwaaaahhhhh the lyrics. And her VOICE. Out of this world and criminally under-appreciated. I don’t normally listen to ballads though. My genre is definitely dance-pop. I’m a sucker for killer hooks and catchy choruses over electro beats. But, I do appreciate a good ballad when I hear one, and Demi’s song Father is… well I can’t find the right adjective. I got goosebumps when I first heard it, and the goosebumps lead to tears.

I’m not scared of roller coasters, I LOVE them!! I love the adrenaline. But having said that, I don’t like the dangerous ones. Last Christmas I was in Vegas and some friends wanted to do those roller coasters that like half-throw you over the edge of the track.. no. It like accelerates super fast but then breaks immediately before it tips over the edge. I need to know that the ride is 110% safe, and I’m in. I lovveeeeee Six Flags. That’s always on my tourist to-do-list when I’m in America :)

Last time I cried.. hmmmm. Oh definitely the other week when a 10 year friendship with a “mate” ended. Basically I didn’t invite this person to a gathering I held because I hadn’t seen them in 2017 - we drifted so much this year now that school finished and we went to different universities, by October we had only seen each other twice in 2017. So I didn’t invite him to my gathering/party. He cracked the shits and started unfollowing me on EVERY social media, I messaged him saying “the gath was literally just with 15-20 people, with people I see on a regular basis. It seems we’ve drifted this year but let’s catch up for coffee to chat” and he shut me down and basically told me to get fked. The fact we had drifted this year means it wasn’t a real loss of a friendship but at the same time I wanted to at least be civil with this person rather than enemies, I mean, I didn’t just FORGET the past 10 years. Long story short, yeah I didn’t sleep that night but I’m fine now!

[colorful-plant]

2 10 11 12-14 24 26-28 47 48

I’m probably a lot more excited than I should be to answer questions 2: “Do you have a “type” if so, describe it.”Hmmm. Girls are super hot in general, but I’m a big fan of “opposites attract” and I myself dress punkish, I really like preppyish girls? Like sunshine girls. The ones with the mom jeans and the oversized sweaters and the pleated skirts. Y’know. Stuff like that. Also blondes are great and THICC AF10: “Describe the best date you’ve been on.”The best date I have ever been on was with the girl who’s now my ex. We went to Texas Roadhouse and ate and then we went to the movies and watched Atomic blonde in the super comfy recliner chairs, then afterwards we went back to her house and watched the bee movie, trolls and some crummy YouTube videos. I spent the night at her house that night.11: “Describe the worst date you’ve been on.” Well I don’t know if it counts as a date but I went to see the Christmas lights with someone and it was only like 12 minutes long. It was really fun though so I don’t know how to answer this question.12: “single? Taken?” I WISH I was taken but sadly I am very much single, I have been for almost 6 months.14: “if single, what are you looking for in a potential girlfriend/wife?”Considering the fact that I’ve been hoeing it up the last few months to distract myself from my very deep heartbreak at my breakup, I’m looking for something that will last. I want a serious girlfriend. I have to find you attractive (not hard don’t worry) I’d love a sense of humor, likes my music, maybe knows how to cook? Smells good, opposite of me in style preferably. Just someone I can rely on, and get along with, but not be too much alike so that it’s like dating myself.24: “if a woman were to woo you, what would be a surefire way to accomplish that?” If you wanna go the money route: buy me stuff from Zumies or cute stuff you find on line.If you want to go the homemade route: make me a mixtape or a playlist, text me cute things, make me feel special. 26: “are you more of a cat person or dog person?” I lovveeeee cats but they make my nose itch. I also lovveeeeee dogs but not a big fan of the copious amounts of shedding. But I have to say dogs.27: “Turn ons?”-pet names-scrunched nose-big smile that takes up half your face-little giggles-moaning-lip biting -hooded eyes? -neck kisses-thigh grabbing-scratching -this list could literally go on forever 28: “Turn offs?”-the smell of cigarette smoke-biting your shirt or your pillow/blanket? (It’s a long story) -being rude to me -that’s all I can think of rn 47: “are you crushing on anyone at the moment? (Celebrity or otherwise?)”I am. I have a girl who i’m head over heels for (4 years now) but we didn’t work out (owie)And then there’s a few girls who I find attractive and could possibly see myself dating.48: “talk about how your day went.”Aww this is so sweet.Too bad it sucked.THE ROAD I WAS DRIVING ON TODAY BLEW MY FUCKING TIRE OUT. I HAD A SPARE SO NO WORRIES RIGHT? WRONG.MY SPARE BLEW OUT TOO. WITHIN AN HOUR OF MY TIRE.I HAD TO BUY A NEW FUCKING TIRE AND (AND) I HAD TO BUY SOME NEW OIL AND A NEW FILTER AND SOME NEW BELTS AND NEW WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND ALL THIS OTJER SHIT AND THEN FUCKING ATTACH/WORK ON MY CAR BECAUSE MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS COVERED IN DIRT AND OIL AND GREASE AND I SMELLED LIKE MY CARS ASSHOLE. IT SUCKED (money wise. It was kinda fun with my engine tho. My cars named pebble and I love him.) But yeah it wasn’t the best