#but he was an active and willing participant

[odinsblog]

@eyebrows-are-better-than-people

No, YOU hear ME out. Fuck “grace,” fuck them, and fuck you too. They actively made things worse. They were willing participants. They voted for Trump. And they straight up said in the video that they thought others would be deported, the “bad” ones, but not themselves. HA! HaHahahaa. LOL, even.

My “real” enemies are the people who keep voting for racist conservatives and Republicans. I am not here for any pollyanna bullshit, and I will not be cowed by some misguided iteration of the forgiveness narrative.

Find Out season™ is gon be funny af. I’ll be eating popcorn and laughing my ass off as Trump and the Republican Party screws over the same poor people and the immigrants who voted him in because they thought he would only harm the “right” kinds of “bad” people. 🙄😒

LOL. Every time the leopards feast on their faces, it’s one less Republican voter I need to worry about

I am not a “turn the other cheek” kind of Negro. I hit back. Hard. And it is this exact same idiotic need to be seen as “more moral” that constantly bites the Democratic Party in the ass election after election. While Dems concentrated on playing by the rules, Republicans overturned Roe and elected a fascist.

Just in case I’m somehow not being clear, @eyebrows-are-better-than-people , please go fuck yourself.

And the most telling part is, he still wasn’t sorry for the other innocent people who have been and will be deported. All of his sorrow is ONLY for himself and his family. Typical conservative: nothing is bad until it happens to me personally. Ha!

My anger is valid and justified. My righteousness is not in any way diminished simply because I am angry.

Don’t use my posts to signal how “virtuous” you supposedly are. Go make your own shitty kumbaya posts. GTFOHWTBS. 🖕

FAFO season gon be funny af. All these fuckers wanna be seen as members of team whiteness sO damn bad, but Trump is about to remind them who Republicans really think of as white. I do not feel sorry for them. At all. They are receiving the fate they wished upon others. My only regret is, good and genuinely innocent people—regardless of their actual citizenship status, in some cases—who did not vote for Trump will also be deported.

[mariacallous]

Jewish groups are offering mixed reactions to President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on antisemitism that suggests that foreign-born anti-Israel student protesters could be deported.

Some say the order is taking advantage of Jewish fear to erode civil liberties and stoke fears about immigrants. 

Others, including some of the largest U.S. organizations, say they welcome efforts to improve the climate on college campuses — as long as civil and immigrant rights protections are applied. 

And a few say they are ready and eager to help — and have even started supplying the Trump administration with names of protesters to target. 

In the order issued Wednesday, Trump directed government departments to take “actions to remove” students who are not citizens and who endorse terrorism. The order is framed as an update on Trump’s 2019 executive order on antisemitism and includes several other provisions. It would fulfill some of Trump’s campaign promises to combat antisemitism on college campuses. 

It would also sharply escalate the methods the government uses to fight antisemitism on campuses and beyond. It would link that effort with Trump’s vast campaign to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, which a range of Jewish groups oppose. Some of his allies had been pushing for such a move for months before his election. Marco Rubio, now Trump’s secretary of state, had called for such visas to be revoked while still a senator, as had Rep. Elise Stefanik, now the president’s nominee for United Nations ambassador.

Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel “unleashed an unprecedented wave of vile anti-Semitic discrimination, vandalism, and violence against our citizens, especially in our schools and on our campuses,” the order says. “Jewish students have faced an unrelenting barrage of discrimination; denial of access to campus common areas and facilities, including libraries and classrooms; and intimidation, harassment, and physical threats and assault.”

The order also gives federal agencies 60 days to issue recommendations for fighting antisemitism. It also asks government officials to inventory Title VI antisemitism complaints and lawsuits alleging antisemitic discrimination on campus.

As with many of the executive orders issued by Trump in the 10 days since he took office — more than any other president has signed in the same period — relatively little is clear about how his administration plans to implement its most dramatic components.

The executive order cites a law that deems a non-citizen “inadmissible” who, among other things, “endorses or espouses terrorist activity or persuades others to endorse or espouse terrorist activity or support a terrorist organization.” 

The order comes amid widespread concern about the climate on college campuses. Pro-Palestinian protests last spring caused many Jewish and pro-Israel students to feel unsafe; disrupted classes and activities at times; and, in some cases, included physical violence against Jewish and pro-Israel students. 

Amid the groundswell of campus activity were some documented cases of pro-Palestinian students or other protesters expressing open support for Hamas or calling for the deaths of Israelis and Zionists. It’s unclear how many of those protesters are not citizens.

It is also unclear how the Justice Department under Attorney General-designate Pam Bondi would determine whether a protester had expressed support for terrorism. Decisions about issuing or revoking of student visas would fall under the purview of the State Department.

One question is whether anyone who has ever been arrested while participating in a pro-Palestinian protest would be vulnerable. Many protesters who were arrested were later not charged or charged with misdemeanors.

Critics of the order have maintained that Republicans and many in the pro-Israel camp use too broad of a definition of supporting terrorism — particularly when it comes to pro-Palestinian activism — and that cracking down on pro-Palestinian speech would hurt American Jews in the long run.

“It is both possible and necessary to directly confront and address the crisis of antisemitism, on campus and across our communities, without abandoning the fundamental democratic values that have allowed Jews, and so many others, to thrive here,” Amy Spitalnick, head of the liberal Jewish Council for Public Affairs, said in a statement opposing Trump’s executive order.

Mainstream Jewish groups have so far broadly applauded Trump’s stated desire to fight antisemitism while expressing concern over the more controversial aspect of the order. 

In a statement, the American Jewish Committee said it would “endorse without hesitation” Trump’s push to apply existing laws to addressing antisemitism. But the group was more circumspect about the deportation concept, stating, “It is vital that other provisions in the Executive Order which have the potential to be broadly interpreted to threaten certain ethnic and religious groups be implemented with strict adherence to existing law.”

The Anti-Defamation League, too, also broadly supported the goals of Trump’s order. But the group added a cautionary note, saying, “Obviously, any immigration-related ramifications must be consistent with due process and existing federal statutes and regulations and should not be used to target individuals for their constitutionally protected speech.” 

Jewish Federations of North America told JTA late on Thursday that it supported the order, and downplayed its deportation aspects. “While much attention has been paid to the section of the order that seeks to revoke visas for students involved in supporting terrorist activity, the order does not—and indeed could not—add criteria for removing resident aliens beyond what is already written into current law,” a spokesperson wrote in an email, adding, “We thank President Trump for this important step.” (The ADL and JFNA had, as recently as December, declined to comment on Trump’s stated plans to deport protesters.)

Some Jewish groups are embracing the order without hesitation.

Betar US, a reboot of a century-old militant Zionist youth movement, has launched an effort to track foreign-born college students who have engaged in protest activity. In part by using artificial intelligence, the group has compiled dossiers on the most active protesters to submit to the Trump administration for deportation. 

The group’s executive director, Ross Glick, told JTA this week that he has received “countless” submissions since launching the campaign. A Betar spokesperson said the group was “very happy” about the new order and said the group has already submitted more than 100 names to Trump administration officials. 

Glick maintains that those on the list are egregious offenders.

“These aren’t people being reported just for wearing a keffiyeh,” he said, referring to the scarf that is a symbol of Palestinian solidarity. “They’re being reported because they have been espousing anti-Zionist, anti-Israel, anti-American behavior, masking up in protests, participating in Intifada-led protests, and then are here as guests of our country, in some cases getting grants or funds.”

Glick added that he is supportive of free speech for American citizens, but that he doesn’t believe foreign students should have the right to go after the American government. 

“Nobody’s looking to deport somebody who is legal. A citizen has rights, no doubt. Free speech,” he said. “But a foreign student, I don’t know of a country where you can, as a foreigner, participate in protests that are against the government.” (The Supreme Court has generally held that foreigners on American soil are entitled to at least some First Amendment protections.)

The question of deporting non-citizen pro-Palestinian students was already on the radar last spring. The Jewish president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was heavily criticized by some pro-Israel voices after she declined to suspend foreign-born protesters for fear their visas would be jeopardized.

Now, some Jewish groups want to see the executive order applied more widely, beyond the colleges and universities where the federal government has sway because of the funding it supplies.

Earlier this month, the Secure Community Network, which coordinates security for Jewish institutions, urged Trump to take “action against non-citizens who materially support terrorism and threaten Jewish Americans.” 

The group’s director and CEO, Michael Masters, argued that existing law already permits the government to take such action when a student is found to have provided “material support” to a registered terror group like Hamas or ISIS.

“We cannot allow individuals to take advantage of America’s liberties to attack, threaten, and intimidate law abiding American citizens in the name of terrorism,” Masters wrote in an open letter. “The law forbids it. The time has come for the United States government to stand up for our citizens and our country – and to take meaningful action to protect the people of our country by enforcing those laws.”

Masters’ stance was opposed this week by rabbis and cantors via an open letter circulated by the progressive Jewish human rights network T’ruah. 

“We do not deny that in select circumstances, immigrants have carried out and attempted terrorist attacks,” reads the letter signed by hundreds of rabbis across the country. “But to frontload them as the primary threat to Jewish security is not only morally irresponsible, but dangerous for the Jewish people and for American society.”

In addition to reflecting his anti-immigration views, the order dovetails with Trump’s stated intent to move aspects of addressing campus antisemitism from the Education Department to the Justice Department. 

The deportation plan has roots in Project Esther, a policy proposal to combat antisemitism released by the right-wing Heritage Foundation during the campaign season. Prior to the election, many Jewish groups had declined to work with the Heritage Foundation on the initiative and criticized the program as an attempt to clamp down on left-wing political activism without meaningfully addressing antisemitism on the right. 

But a small number of conservative-leaning Jewish groups, including the Zionist Organization of America, the Coalition for Jewish Values and the Combat Antisemitism Movement, endorsed Project Esther.

IfNotNow, a left-wing Jewish group that is harshly critical of Israel, also opposed Trump’s plan Wednesday, saying it was “fueled by anti-Palestinian racism” and in service to anti-democratic ideals.

“Empowering the far right endangers Jews,” IfNotNow spokesperson Eva Borgwardt said in a statement. “We call on fellow Jewish organizations and leaders who are committed to freedom of speech and safeguarding civil rights to vigorously oppose this dangerous executive order.”

[cakerybakery]

Some of my favourite tropes are definitely, “fuck or die/sex pollen”, “one bed”, “fake marriage/dating”, “cuddle for warmth”.

I was thinking when I started this, Lucifer is showing Adam around hell when they come across an automated role play hotel. Lucifer skips over it cause it’s too embarrassing to explain. Only for Adam to start fucking with the machine behind his back. Picking fuck or die.

They’re transported somehow, sidewalk opens up, teleportation Crystal zapping them, etc. But the fuck or die is more than just a gimmick, the room activity tries to kill you since it’s hell and sinners just come back. But the room stops powers, it’s not enough to do much to Lucifer, but his portals and teleporting are all wonky. He might be able to eventually get out but when he get stuck in a wall and someone slaps his ass that he can’t see, he’s suddenly very willing to just bang. The room can’t kill him, still, he’s uncomfortable when stabbed or poisoned or drowned.

Even when Lucifer is more willing to fuck, Adam isn’t. Until Adam drowns and he’s like, … okay. That was horrible. Let’s do it.

It still takes a couple more deaths for Adam to go, OKAY! FINE! You can top!

They get out, vowing never to speak of it again, but Lucifer can’t help but remember the way Adam moaned his name. How Adam looked, flushed and panting, soft and inviting, Adam lips and how kissable they’d been.

Adam is frustrated because masturbating just isn’t the same. It’s good, but he’s had the best sex of his existence and now he’s back to old lefty.

It’s not feelings, it’s just sex. That’s what he tells himself as he goes to talk to Lucifer. The feelings will come later.

But by the end of listing things I was thinking fake dating/sex pollen. Ozzie’s getting married and to seem less pathetic in front of the sins and royalty of hell, Lu invites Adam as his fake date.

Free fancy food and Adam is in. He just has to be nice. They have a backstory worked out. Everything goes well. But Lu didn’t realize part of a traditional lust wedding involved releasing sex pollen and having an orgy after the reception. People were free to go of course, just Lucifer didn’t know about the tradition and most people that didn’t want to participate left already when the announcement was made. He and Adam book it, but they still get dosed resulting in them frantically undressing in a coat room and ravaging each other until the morning

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I’m not going to do anything with these. Do whatever you want with them

[the--highlanders]

i'd love to hear your thoughts on jamie's relationship with gender

anon you just activated my unskippable cutscene

in terms of jamie's gender. the first thing we have to look at is where he's coming from, contextually. and where he's coming from is a culture with a language that makes no distinction between the words for man and husband, or woman and wife. you're a boy or a girl, and then you get married and you're a man or a woman. if you look at the dictionary entry for 'balach', the word for boy, you also get 'bachelor of any age'. jamie in the highlanders is 22 years old, but he's still excluded from his cultural definition of manhood by virtue of not having a wife.

I also want to point to gèidh / gàidhealach by mark spencer-turner here. while it's more looking at modern gaelic constructions of gender than historic ones, I think its idea if the gaelic man as a gaelic speaker + who has a wife + who participates in specific social/cultural behaviours and situations is something that can be back-projected. and the modern-day rigidity of excluding men somewhat from full access to manhood if they, say, work an office job rather than a more traditional job also feels relevant. traditional constructions of gender - in any culture, but specifically here in gaelic culture - are built on so many small building blocks of participating in the 'right' social behaviours.

and then we've got jamie. he's a good enough piper to be compared to his father. clearly an apt enough fighter, and not willing to back down from a fight, either. presumably did all the right things and was seen in all the right places for a teenage boy to be, growing up. in that sense, he's not particularly non-conforming. and yet, crucially, he's queer, which throws a big wrench into the whole 'heterosexual marriage is key to access to manhood' thing. I don't think jamie necessarily had a good grasp on his queerness growing up, but I /do/ think the idea of growing up and getting married felt Wrong to him - and from there you end up with a general alienation from the idea of being A Man, too. he doesn't want to be A Husband, so he doesn't want to be A Man, because they're sort of the same thing. he's more comfortable with the idea of being balach, a boy, a bachelor of any age.

now as always the phantom piper does a lotttt of heavy lifting here for me, just by being so Interesting about jamie's family dynamics. on-screen, his father is his only named relative, the man who others compare him to and contextualise him against, the piper who taught and raised him - but it's his mother's pride he remembers, when he's finally fully qualified as a piper himself. his father doesn't get a look in, here. as a child, he idolises his grandfather - his father's father - and wants to be just like him. as the oldest son, he probably bears his grandfather's name. in the highlanders, he's called /wee jamie/, which I tend to think of as a translation of his descriptive name - seumadh beag, little jamie, as opposed to his grandfather. but somewhere along the lines, that idolisation breaks, and as an adult he doesn't describe his grandfather in particularly glowing terms. it's his grandmother he wants to be like, and whose words he turns into a core part of himself. everyone he knows sees him in light of his father and grandfather, sees him as the inheritor of their legacies - but in himself, he's much more comfortable with the women in his family, and wants to be more closely connected to them. his closest icons for masculinity are distant from him, somehow, or actively distasteful.

(he also has a male best friend who dies in his arms, so. negative points for the heterosexuality once again)

I don't think jamie ever really labels his gender, or that it would occur to him that he might want to do so. it probably sits oddly with him if someone calls him a man, but he shrugs it off. travelling in the tardis is incredibly freeing in that sense, because he's free from the weight of social expectations - nobody sees him as the successor to his father and his grandfather, just as himself. and he's ultimately able to explore his queerness, embrace that part of himself, and not live with the expectation that he'll have to follow the same pattern of life as everyone else, no matter how much he dislikes the idea. after a certain point, he probably just stops thinking about his gender entirely, so he winds up a bit apathetic to the whole thing. there's other things about him which are far more important. but I think there's always something of a wound inside him from 22 years of struggling with everyone's expectations that he'll grow into something he's not, thriving in some areas and absolutely failing in others - and I think if he was ever in a situation where he got to introduce himself with a descriptive name, it wouldn't be seumaidh beag. he's not a younger version of his grandfather. he's not seumaidh dòmhnall, either, jamie son of donald, son of his father. if he had the choice, I think he'd probably be seumaidh mairead, jamie son of mairead, son of his mother.

[woozinhos]

YIPPIEE!!! what do you think about svt members daily life in wizarding world? imo seungkwan would enjoyed playing quidditch so much. THANK YOU SO MUCH MOLLIE, LOVE YAAAA 🫶🫶🫶

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Notes: hope you enjoy this is so much fun please ask me more drug about this hehe happy to write

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Seungcheol:

Seungcheol is a Hufflepuff, known for his hard work and dedication. He's the team captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team and is a talented flyer. He's friendly and approachable, often seen as the peacemaker among his friends. He's a bit of a perfectionist and can be a bit of a worrywart, but his heart is always in the right place.

Jeonghan:

Jeonghan is a Ravenclaw, known for his intelligence and creativity. He excels in Charms and Transfiguration, and has a particular knack for solving puzzles and riddles. He's witty and sharp-tongued, often making clever remarks that leave others stunned. Despite his intelligence, he can be a bit aloof and secretive at times, preferring to keep his own counsel.

Joshua:

Joshua is a Gryffindor, known for his bravery and chivalry. He's the seeker on the Gryffindor Quidditch team and is a natural leader, often taking charge during games. He's warm and friendly, always ready with a smile and a kind word. He's fiercely protective of his friends and will stand up for them in a heartbeat, but he can also be stubborn and impulsive at times.

Jun:

Jun is a Hufflepuff, known for his kindness and loyalty. He's particularly talented in Herbology and is often found in the greenhouses tending to the plants. He's a bit of a daydreamer, often lost in his own thoughts, but when he focuses, he's incredibly hard-working and dedicated. He's a gentle soul, always willing to lend a listening ear or a helping hand to those in need.

Hoshi:

Hoshi is a Gryffindor, known for his energy and charisma. He's the captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team and is a natural performer, often drawing crowds wherever he goes. He's always on the move, bouncing from one activity to the next with endless enthusiasm. Despite his sometimes reckless behavior, he's fiercely passionate about his friends and will do anything to protect them.

Wonwoo:

Wonwoo is a Ravenclaw, known for his intelligence and analytical mind. He's a skilled chess player and is often seen poring over books in the library. He's quiet and introspective, preferring to observe rather than participate. However, he's also fiercely loyal and protective of those he cares about, and has a dry sense of humor that can catch people off guard.

Woozi:

Woozi is a Slytherin, known for his cunning and ambition. He's particularly skilled at potions and has a talent for brewing potions that are both effective and rare. He's small in stature but fierce in personality, often intimidating others with his piercing gaze and sharp tongue. He's a perfectionist, often frustrated by the limitations of his own abilities, and can be prone to bouts of melancholy when things don't go his way.

Minghao:

Minghao is a Gryffindor, known for his bravery and determination. He's the beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team and is a formidable opponent on the field. He's physically strong and athletic, often working out to keep himself in peak condition. Despite his rough exterior, he has a gentle heart and is fiercely loyal to his friends. He can be a bit of a hothead, quick to anger but just as quick to forgive.

Mingyu:

Mingyu is a Hufflepuff, known for his kind heart and hardworking nature. He's the Keeper on the Hufflepuff Quidditch team and is often seen helping out around the school, from tutoring younger students to cleaning up after meals. He's tall and lanky, with a cheerful disposition that can light up a room. He's always up for a good time and has a talent for making people laugh, but he can also be quite sensitive and take things to heart.

Dokyeom:

Dokyeom is a Hufflepuff, known for his cheerful and friendly nature. He's the heart of the Hufflepuff group, always quick with a joke or a smile to lift the mood. He's outgoing and sociable, easily making friends wherever he goes. He's also a talented singer and often performs for his friends during their downtime. However, he can be a bit naive at times and has a tendency to trust people too easily.

Seungkwan:

Seungkwan is a Slytherin, known for his quick wit and sharp tongue. He's the seeker on the Slytherin Quidditch team and is fiercely competitive, always striving to be the best. He's charismatic and charming, often using his good looks and personality to his advantage. However, he can also be arrogant and self-centered at times, prone to bouts of vanity and ego.

Vernon:

He's a Slytherin, known for his cunning and ambition. He excels in Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts, and is particularly skilled at dueling. He has a reputation for being a bit of a flirt, but is fiercely loyal to those he cares about. He's often seen as a bit of a rebel, not afraid to break the rules if it suits him.

Dino:

Dino is a Gryffindor, known for his energy and enthusiasm. He's the youngest member of the group, but that doesn't stop him from being one of the most passionate and determined. He's a talented dancer and often practices in the common room, his movements fluid and graceful. He's fiercely loyal to his friends and will stand up for them in a heartbeat, even if it means putting himself at risk.

[littlesparklight]

What they did? Well, Agamemnon is suing for emotional damages, at any rate!

[gumy-shark]

does anyone else ever think about the mp100 student council post big cleanup arc. like did they just go back to normal after all that or

[heartbreakprincewille]

I was just thinking about how Erik's death, although very tragic, was important for many plot-related reasons. Not only to Wilhelm's character and Wilhelm and Simon's dynamic, but also because Erik was the Crown Prince everyone wanted.

If Erik would have been alive and became the King, I highly doubt that it would have brought any sort of conflict to the table. He was described as a "perfect" royal by almost everyone (despite S2 giving us insight about him struggling as well). The traditions would have went on as usual, the lies and secrets and toxic high-society solidarity finding a safe abode under Kristina and then Erik's succession. Even if Wille and Simon would have been together, it wouldn't have been much of a deal, Wilhelm was a spare after all, right? Erik was carved straight out of the image the Royal Court wanted him to be, but in reality it would just have been private therapy sessions and secret realizations about your surroundings but too "duty-bound" to act on them.

But Wilhelm is the Crown Prince everyone needs. Even if they don't realize it. Everyone in that damn school and even the Royals need a severe reality check. I agree, everyone is entitled to their worldview and it's not wrong to harbour a certain belief, but they need to realize how stifling they are. They made Wilhelm deny the video even though saying nothing about it was the right option! And then proceeded to offer the throne to the same person who filmed and uploaded that video. How infuriating is that? You are offering power to a person who can commit literal crimes as soon as its intoxication seizes his brain? Just because the current Crown Prince is non-conforming to your toxic systems and would potentially not bear future heirs? DO YOU GUYS EVEN HAVE MORALS?

I actually hope Wilhelm and Simon's relationship rock the foundations of Hillerska and the Royalty's beliefs. I hope Wilhelm's speech make them introspect what is right and what is not. Everyone needs some sort of discomfort in their worldview to grow, and I really hope Wilhelm and Simon's unabashed love makes everyone's centuries-old solidarity with stoic traditions twist and turn in its grave. I hope Wilhelm's growth as a person becomes so tangible that people like Nils and Stella are never afraid to be loudly themselves if they want to.

RIP Erik, you would have been an absolutely charming King. But trust me, your brother is here to start a revolution.

[scalproie]

my extremely corny and indulgent but satisfying and symbolic ideal scenario for Kazuya and Jin to fully Break The Cycle™️ would be for one of them to grab and save the other from falling off a great height. perhaps even a cliff.

[trucywright]

my “ovid faked his exile theory” post is getting so many notes and i want to say: the more i’ve thought about it, the more i think it actually could be true. maybe this makes me a fringe classicist and stupid but seriously, what could ovid have done to get banished??? nothing we know about him is consistent with the reasons augustus exiled other people. “but ovid says he was exiled.” afaik we have no other contemporary reference and ovid loves playing a role as narrator. “but he left the fasti unfinished.” you really think he wanted to write about july and august?

augustus made jokes about horace being a pompeian while still having horace in his circle. nothing ovid wrote could’ve pissed off augustus that bad when he laughs about someone being anti-julius caesar.

[wardensantoineandevka]

y'know, going through like YouTube comments and posts in various places, a lot of people are really weird about Spahr.

yes, he isn't a GREAT person—very few people in this series are—but like, many people keep trying to frame him as far worse and far more malicious than he really is. there's a lot of just dismissal of the inner conflict and precarious position that Spahr is in and that he's slowly becoming aware of.

and weirdly, on top of that, a lot of these comments simultaneously frame Weepe as FAR more virtuous than he really is. I enjoy Weepe IMMENSELY, but his amorality is stark and at times shocking. (it's what makes him fascinating in this narrative!)

it's all really weird to me? especially since I find Spahr very interesting because of his fragile footing, dawning realization of how suffocating his situation is, and burgeoning and deepening struggle against himself.

but a lot of people press all of it out or disregard it, and there's a lot of just ill will and acidic tones at him acting as if he's much more evil and malevolent than he actually is.

[galpalkirk]

Armand, explaining how he saved Louis: I was the defeated vampire, Mr Molloy. No one was looking.

Daniel: Uh huh.

Daniel is disbelieving as anyone would be because surely they would not leave Armand unsupervised if he was actually the one who had saved Louis during the trial. Surely they would make sure he didn’t also save him a second time from his coffin death. But of course, he did not actually save him during the trial. And why would they suspect the person who had directed the play?

[pwurrz]

all of the new quotes from the boys added for the first anniversary <333 yakumo’s here

[white--moon]

That choked out breath, the curl of nails,the way Ichigo bows forward: it's so fucking satisfying. It's got his mind straying towards pushing Ichigo down and riding him, except there's already a dick in him and getting Ichigo to pull out seems like a big ask for both of them at the moment.

And then Ichigo's drawing back on his own and whatever thoughts of position change he might have been entertaining poof out of existence. That first thrust threatens to shove him forward against the counter but for the hand he's bracing himself against the mirror with and the way Ichigo seems to be trying to leave finger shaped indents in the bone of his hips. The whole of it is really doing it for Shiro; the heat, the pressure, that roughness and need they're clearly sharing.

There's wet hair clinging to his features, against his neck and draped across the counter under him. He's probably going to have bruising across the fronts of his hips from the counter's edge and the force behind Ichigo's thrusting.

Ichigo's not trying to win any endurance races here either. Stretch and burn give way to heat and pleasure that have Shiro panting, head hanging, fingers curling against the mirror's smooth surface. He moans a curse, arching up onto his toes. His attention coasts upward, to watch what he can see of Ichigo in the mirror, watching himself be fucked.

Of course Shiro likes getting off and likes good sex, but at least half the fun is how into him Ichigo gets. He really likes knowing he drives Ichigo a little crazy. He likes the heat, the impatience, the touch of frustration, infatuation. He already knows he’s desirable, but his ego really likes how obvious Ichigo makes it even without saying as much. He could easily get off to Ichigo getting off on him.

He feels that grip tighten -his jaw tightens to match it for that short second- before the touch wanders down his spine instead. Ichigo wastes very little time before he’s fingering him. Shiro groans, feet slipping a little wider. He tries to shift backward on those fingers, but the hand on his back keeps him where he’s at. Thankfully they’ve got the same mindset right now.

The sound Shiro’s making tightens, then cuts off while Ichigo’s pushing in. With how rough and hasty they were last night, there’s a hint of burn with the renewed stretch, but they used a lot of lube. It’s not bad, nowhere near enough to make him change his mind. It’s only a short second before he huffs out the air in his lungs and he’s ready to go. He isn’t going to give Ichigo time to sit still. He pushes himself back, so Ichigo’s as deep as he can go, cursing.

[mariasont]

A Puddle in Running Shoes A.H.

summary: your boyfriend finds out you have a praise kink and is having way too much fun with that information

masterlist

pairings: aaron hotchner x fem!reader

warnings: some suggestive content, hotch being a menace, reader having a praise kink, end suggests something may happen but nothing explicit in this one folks im getting my libido under control swear, also count how many times r refers to hotch's face as stupid im crying

wc: 1.9k

You hated running. No—loathed it. Detested it. Despised it with every fiber of your being. If there was a stronger word, one that captured the burning, irrational rage you felt whenever someone suggested going for a jog, Spencer might have known it, but you couldn't bring yourself to care enough to ask. Simply put, running was not your thing.

But when Aaron—your boyfriend and somehow the most persistent man alive—asked you to join you on a run, you couldn't exactly say no. He didn't beg—Aaron Hotchner did not beg—but his version of asking, that soft it'd mean a lot to me paired with an encouraging smile, was close enough to begging in your book. Besides, you figured there'd be some sort of reward when you got back home. Aaron was good at those.

So here you were, contributing absolutely nothing to your marathon-obsessed, fitness-loving FBI boyfriend's training. Sweat coated every inch of your body, your legs felt like lead, and your lungs burned with every ragged breath you managed to suck in. The sun blazed overhead, making you feel more like a roasting chicken than a willing participant in this so-called fun activity.

Aaron, on the other hand, looked like he'd stepped out of a fitness ad—shirt clinging to him in ways that felt outright scandalous. Even the sweat on his face somehow made him look even more attractive.

He was at least ten paces ahead of you and every few steps, he'd glance over his shoulder, probably checking to make sure you hadn't spontaneously combusted or snuck off to find an air-conditioned cafe. Honestly, both were real possibilities.

Aaron's pace slowed until he was running beside you, throwing you a smile so unfairly handsome it made your legs feel weaker than they already did.

"How are you feeling?" The question felt retorical—anyone, profiler or not, was sure to be able to read you like an open book right now. "Still alive, or do I need to start figuring out the best way to carry you home without breaking any traffic laws?"

"I think I'm alive," you managed between gasps, wiping sweat from your brow. "But if carrying me is on the table, I'm not above playing dead to make that happen."

"Not necessary—I'd carry you anyway, if only to reward you for keeping up this long. You're doing great."

You foot caught a crack in the pavement, nearly hurling yourself into it, but Aaron's hand was there quicker keeping you upright as you tried to ignore the terrifying way your body had reacted to his compliment.

"Okay you can't just say stuff like that while I'm trying to run," you blurted out, avoiding his gaze. "You're trying to kill me, I swear."

You planted your hands on your hips, still trying to catch your breath, secretly relieved to have a break—even if it almost involved a face-first meeting with the sidewalk.

"Stuff like what?" He tugged at your ponytail and you swatted his hand.

"Nothing," you said way too quickly, shaking your head like you could physically toss what you said aside. "Forget I said anything. Let's just... keep running."

You quickly realized your mistake as soon as you started jogging again. You would never willingly suggest to keep running. Unfortunately, Aaron was actively aware of this, moving to come up beside you. You didn't need to look at him to know he had the stupidest smirk on his face.

He didn't say anything at first, to your immediate relief, just kept jogging beside you. The silence stretched on, his calm breathing only seeming to make your wheezing sound worse.

"You're breathing too shallow," he said after a moment, his tone completely casual like he wasn't even winded. "Try to take deeper breaths—match them to your strides. It'll make it easier."

You glanced towards him out of the corner of your eye before attempting his suggestion. You had no intention of letting him know that it worked. His ego was far too substantial for that.

"See? You're a natural," he said, shooting you a sidelong glance. "Atta girl."

Your brain flatlined and you almost tripped over your feet again, every rational thought replaced by static. What was wrong with you? You vaguely remembered reading somewhere that people with unresolved daddy issues were prone to developing praise kinks. Was that what this was? Whatever the reason, hearing Aaron talk like that shouldn't make you feel all gooey inside, but here you were, a puddle in running shoes.

"You okay?"

"Yeah, yup, fine!"

You stared at the ground so intensely, it was a miracle you didn't bore a hole into the pavement. Your voice had betrayed you, far too shaky and way too rushed, and you knew Aaron was probably filing away every bit of your reaction.

"Hey," he said softly, his hand brushing against the back of your neck as he spoke. "Stop staring at the ground. You'll run better if you keep your head up—it'll open your chest so you can breathe easier."

His hand lingered for a second too long than what your body could handle, leaving you completely flustered and fighting every urge to do exactly the opposite of what he said.

"There you go," he murmured, a small, approving smile tugging at his lips. "That's good, honey. Just like that."

His voice—his god forsaken voice—was like a jolt to your system, and not in a good way. Or maybe it was a good way, which was the problem. It was bad enough to hearing it out here, on the jogging trail, but your brain decided to replay it in an entirely different inappropriate context: one that involved you, him, and a bed.

Your face burned, and you couldn't tell if it was from the exertion, or the very real possibility that your body was too receptive to those words. And now, not only were you fighting for every breath, but you were trying to figure out if the dampness between your legs was entirely from sweat. Surely it was sweat. Right? Gods, you hoped it was sweat.

You stopped so suddenly that Aaron jogged a few steps ahead before he realized you were not longer beside him.

"Okay, I'm calling it. I'm done. Can we please go home now?"

He jogged back to you, an easy smile on his face, and placed his hands on your shoulders as he reached you.

"Alright, we can be done," he teased, thumbs brushing lightly over your collarbones. "You survived, and you did great. I'm proud of you."

He leaned down then, pressing a soft, lingering kiss to your lips that made the ache in your body a little easier to ignore.

When he pulled away, you barely managed to keep standing.

Aaron let out a low laugh, his hands squeezing your shoulders. "Alright. What's going on? What's wrong with you?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," you said over your shoulder, practically power walking towards the car.

Aaron's laugh deepened and you ignored the funny feeling curling in your chest.

"Sweetheart," he said, gently tugging your elbow to slow you down. "Come on, talk to me."

"There's nothing to talk about, I'm fine!" You avoided his eyes as you tugged your elbow free. "I'm just tired, and, uh, need a shower."

A cold shower, your brain screamed, but you shoved the thought down.

"I know, I know you're tired," he said, lips curving into a smile, "but that's because you actually pushed yourself. I'm proud of you for sticking with it."

You were pretty convinced you were you were about to go up in flames. Your obituary would read death by too many unnecessary compliments. When your heart inevitably gave out, Aaron would have to explain to Rossi and the others how his dumb smile and sweet words had resulted in second degree manslaughter.

But then you saw it—the smirk. The one that said he absolutely knew what he was doing.

"Oh my gosh, you know!" You groaned and threw your hands in the air. "You know, and you're enjoying this!"

Spinning away from him, you stormed to the car, and slammed the door like it might shield you from his stupidly smug face.

You barely had time to exhale before the passenger door swung open, revealing Aaron, casually leaning against the car.

"You know," he said lightly, his tone far too casual for your liking, "slamming car doors isn't a great habit. You could hurt yourself."

"And you know," you snapped back, pointing at him, "torturing your girlfriend isn't a great habit either!"

He leaned in slowly, his fingers brushing against your shoulder as he grabbed your seatbelt. As he clicked it into place, his face lingered close to yours.

"I wasn't trying to torture you, baby. Just wanted to give you the chance to admit it—that you liked it."

Before you could muster a reply, Aaron's hand slid up to cradle your face, his thumb moving along your cheek. He leaned in, capturing your lips in a kiss that was so deep, leaving you no choice but to sink into it, even as the faint remnants of your annoyance tried to surface.

By the time he pulled back, you felt like you were under his spell. Then, without another word, he shut your door and headed to the driver's side.

"That's not fair," you muttered, crossing your arms and pouting as you stared out the window.

Aaron's hand found the back of your neck as he backed out of the parking spot, rubbing gently into smooth circles.

"I don't mean to be unfair," he said with a small smile. "I just needed to hear it, because sometimes people don't even realize what they need until they say it out loud. And I wanted to make sure I didn't misread anything—though I'm rarely wrong, as you know."

"Trust me, you remind me every chance you get." Your tone was dry, but you were well aware that the twitch in your lip was giving you away.

"Alright, smartass," he said, chuckling as his fingers pressed a little firmer into your neck. "Now tell me—how does it make you feel when I say those things to you?"

You groaned, burying your face in your hands. "I don't know, okay? I just... like it! Do I have to explain it?"

"You don't have to explain it if you don't want to," he said, "but I'd like to know what it is you like so much."

Aaron's hand moved from your neck to your hand, his fingers sliding between each of yours while his eyes stayed glued to the road, a thing that only came from months of familiar motions.

You let out a long breath. "I don't know. I just like hearing it. It makes me feel good. Special, I guess."

"You are special, sweetheart." His eyes flicked to you before returning to the road. "You're my best girl."

Your stomach flipped violently. You shifted again, trying to disguise the way your thighs pressed together tightly as your face burned hotter than ever. The debate earlier in your head was officially over—absolutely not just sweat, you thought miserably.

Aaron let out a soft chuckle, fingers brushing over your knuckles. "Something I said?"

You swatted his shoulder, your glare losing all its bite thanks to the flush all over your body. "You're enjoying this way too much."

"I can't help it," he murmured, voice dipping just enough to get you on edge. "But don't worry—I'll take care of my best girl once we're home."

You slumped in your seat, muttering something unintelligible that made Aaron chuckle again. And even though you wouldn't admit it, you found yourself smiling, already dreading and anticipating whatever he had planned when you got home.

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[fairuzfan]

Hey, so I just saw your "Normalize making IDF soldiers social pariahs" post (the replied on it were turned off so I couldn't say this there). I am by no means disagreeing with and I am definitely not saying that this applies to every IDF soldier or even the Canadian cyclist mentioned, but I really do want to point out that conscription is a Thing in Israel and nobody has a choice whether or not they serve - and also that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of current IDF soldiers who are willingly serving who hate the war in Palestine as much as we do

TL;DR - Deciding to treat an entire group of people as social pariahs is what got us into this mess in the first place - the actions of one doesn't speak for the group

you can dodge a draft, muhammad ali did it and went to jail. Tal in israel did it and he went to prison for 30 days. i dont really have any sympathy for idf soldiers. i dont super care that theyre conscripted, if they actually really did disagree enough they would leave the army. Here's a testimony from a former IDF soldier who left the IDF after they realized that they were participating in the murder of children and families. To emphasize, I think IDF soldiers who participated in the IDF and are taking active steps to counter their past should not be treated like social pariahs.

joining the army is not treated with the scorn it should be. like at all. so if we show people that you cant live in peace if you participated in the harassment and murder of palestinians, then less people will be willing to put themselves in "danger" and not join the army. because even if they weren't committing the most obvious form of genocide now, they still harrass and accost palestinians as their least lethal form of intimidation that they regularly participate in, even outside of gaza.

What got us into this mess is the colonization of palestine and racism. You can choose to be a soldier or not.