#but i think it's interesting working with that limit

[abigailspinach]

Currently I believe it would be uncommon for pharma sponsored US Clinical trials exclude women automatically.

The IRB and FDA would kick it back to you and make you rewrite it before you start unless you can provide a legitimate rationale.

Legit rationale could be something like the investigational product is only intended for cis men (I’m thinking something like erectile dysfunction?) Or if you have preclinical animal data showing teratogenic effects.

From Time “In March of 2024, a major advance occurred when President Joe Biden signed an executive order for the White House Initiative on Advancing Women’s Health Research and Innovation with the goal of “getting women the answers they need about their health” and providing greater funding for this research. This follows the passage of a 1993 law, mandating the inclusion of women in human clinical trials for all research funded by the National Institutes of Health.”

Also, “In a 2022 study in Contemporary Clinical Trials, researchers evaluated the enrollment of female participants in 1,433 clinical trials of drugs and devices in the U.S. between 2016 and 2019. Of the 302,664 participants, on average 41% were female; this was true in cardiovascular disease and cancer.”

This may not be due to researcher’s sexism. It is also probable that that women, bearing the bulk of household and child rearing duties, do not have the available time to make it to study visits.

I enrolled in a Covid vaccine trials and it was nine visits of 1-3 hours over a year. My relative who is a single mother would not have been able to attend that number of visits.

I work in pharma clinical research operations. Monitoring is predominantly women… like a 75% women to men ratio. (We tend to be nurses who move into research then monitoring and then up the ladder into all the other aspects). Data management seems to be a bit more 50/50.

It is true pregnant women are generally excluded from phase 1-3 trials. The FDA might require a post approval study specifically requiring a study of pregnant persons. Or the pharma company will be monitoring AE reporting and collect information from insurance companies. It’s not ideal. The thalidomide disaster is used in every GCP ICH training. There is much ongoing discussion on this topic.

Also there is work ongoing to make clinical trials for diverse for gender identity.

Is this enough? No. Is my experience limited to industry pharma trials (no academic research) Yes.

But I have worked on 70+ trials and I think two were exclusive to men and I am working on one now specific for pregnant persons. So it’s complicated.

I found out one of the excuses they use for only doing clinical trials on cis men is that experimental drugs ‘may do harm to a woman’s reproductive tract’. As if there aren’t teratogens that affect sperm. As if that’s a valid reason to never test the efficacy of a substance on AFAB individuals. They really do see us as just a womb and nothing else and see that womb as inherently unknowable and unpredictable.

[mya-valentine]

The One That Got Away (Almost)

Synopsis: Gojo Satoru, used to being admired by everyone, becomes obsessed with you, the one person immune to his charm. His efforts to win your attention grow genuine, and he unexpectedly falls for you, realizing that sincerity, not power, wins your heart.

The first time Gojo Satoru met you, he was convinced it was a fluke.

You were the new hire at Jujutsu High, assigned to assist with logistics and administration. It wasn’t a flashy role, but one that required intelligence, patience, and an unshakable demeanor—qualities you embodied effortlessly. When you were introduced to the faculty, Gojo, being Gojo, strolled into the room with his usual swagger, sunglasses perched on his nose, a mischievous grin already in place.

“Ah, so you’re the infamous newbie. Welcome to the Gojo Satoru Experience! If you’re lucky, I’ll even let you buy me coffee later.”

You didn’t even glance up from your paperwork.

“Good to meet you, Mr. Gojo,” you said, your voice polite but distant. “Please keep your requests professional.”

There wasn’t even a flicker of reaction on your face. No blush, no stammering, no giggle—nothing. You were like a fortress. Gojo blinked, momentarily thrown off. Most people fawned over him, or at least tried to mask their awe. But you? You treated him like he was just… another coworker.

Naturally, this only made him more interested.

Gojo had never been one to back down from a challenge. The more indifferent you seemed, the more he leaned into his antics. He began showing up in your office unannounced, leaning casually against your desk with his long, lanky frame.

“[Name], I was thinking we should grab lunch. You know, team bonding and all that. My treat!”

“No, thank you. I already brought lunch.”

Undeterred, he’d try again the next day.

“[Name]! I brought you a coffee. Don’t say I never do anything for you.”

“Thanks, but I don’t drink coffee.”

He even started showing off during training sessions, making dramatic displays of his cursed techniques in the courtyard, fully aware you could see from your office window. But every time he glanced toward you, hoping to catch you staring, you were buried in your work, utterly unfazed.

It was infuriating.

“She’s like… a brick wall,” Gojo groaned one evening to Shoko, who was thoroughly amused by his plight.

“Maybe she just doesn’t like arrogant man-children,” Shoko quipped, blowing smoke from her cigarette.

“Not possible. Everyone likes me.”

“Clearly not everyone,�� she replied with a smirk.

If subtlety didn’t work, Gojo decided he’d have to crank things up a notch.

He started leaving little gifts on your desk—things he thought you’d appreciate, like rare snacks, handmade trinkets, or even a limited-edition plushie from your favorite series (he’d overheard you mention it to Ijichi). But when you walked into your office and saw the plushie, all you did was sigh and set it aside.

“You’re a hard nut to crack, [Name],” he muttered one day, leaning in dangerously close while you sorted through mission reports.

“Maybe I’m just not interested,” you replied evenly, still not looking up.

The words hit him like a punch to the gut. Not interested? That was a first.

But instead of deterring him, it only fueled his determination.

Weeks passed, and Gojo’s antics grew more elaborate. He once conjured a barrier of shimmering infinity around your office, claiming it was to “keep you safe,” though everyone knew it was just an excuse to show off. Another time, he brought you a bouquet of cursed energy-infused flowers that glowed faintly in the dark.

You finally snapped.

“Gojo,” you said sharply, your tone slicing through the air.

"Yes, [Name]?" he replied, visibly perking up like an eager puppy.

“Why are you wasting so much time on me? Don’t you have anything better to do?”

Your words weren’t harsh, but they were firm. For once, Gojo didn’t have a clever retort. He rubbed the back of his neck, a rare flicker of vulnerability crossing his face.

“I guess… I just like being around you,” he admitted. “Even if you act like I’m invisible.”

Your expression softened slightly, though you didn’t let it show. “You’re not invisible, Gojo. You’re just… not as irresistible as you think you are.”

It was the truth, plain and simple. And yet, hearing it made Gojo’s heart race in a way he hadn’t expected.

Gojo’s initial interest in you had been shallow, born of his own ego and curiosity. But as time went on, he began to notice the little things about you—the way you always stayed late to ensure everyone’s paperwork was in order, the quiet wit hidden in your rare remarks, the subtle kindness in the way you treated the students.

One evening, as he watched you from afar, something clicked.

This wasn’t just a game anymore.

It happened on a rainy night. You were walking home when a sudden downpour caught you off guard. Without an umbrella, you resigned yourself to getting soaked—until a familiar figure appeared beside you, holding one over your head.

“Gojo?” you asked, startled.

“What, you think I’d let you walk home in the rain?” he said, grinning.

For once, he wasn’t teasing or showboating. His tone was genuine, his smile softer than usual.

You hesitated before replying, “Thank you.”

The walk was quiet, but comfortable. For the first time, you saw a side of Gojo that wasn’t all bravado. And for the first time, he saw a flicker of warmth in your eyes.

A few weeks later, Gojo found you alone in the school courtyard, staring up at the sky. He approached cautiously, uncharacteristically nervous.

“[Name],” he began, his voice unsteady.

You turned to him, raising an eyebrow. “Yes?”

“I… I think I like you. For real. And not just because you’re the first person to ever ignore me,” he added quickly. “I like you. The way you are. The way you drive me insane but also keep me grounded.”

You stared at him for a long moment, your expression unreadable.

Finally, you sighed. “You’re exhausting, Gojo.”

The Confession

His face fell slightly.

“But…” You smirked, just a little. “I think I like you too. For real.”

For a moment, Gojo just stood there, stunned. Then, his trademark grin returned, brighter than ever.

“I knew it! You do like me!”

You rolled your eyes, but the faint blush on your cheeks didn’t escape his notice.

From that day forward, Gojo’s antics didn’t stop—they just became less about impressing you and more about making you smile. And, to his surprise, he found himself smiling more too.

Because for once, Gojo Satoru—the strongest sorcerer alive—had found someone who made him feel like just Satoru. And he wouldn’t trade that for the world.

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Masterlist

[greenwitchfromthewoods]

you in my eyes [2]. l Javier Peña

Summary:  you weren't friends and you certainly weren't planning anything more together

Warnings:  angst, enemies (?) to lovers, Javier is nasty and mean, misogyny and sexism at work, some bad language, sexual innuendo, Murphy shows up, Messina too.

A/N: maybe I'm adding this too quickly. I have this thing that when I write something, I want to share it with you right away. I'll be grateful for every response, it means a lot to me. thank you for reading!

your feedback is very important to me and I want to thank you for all the reblogs, comments and likes. I secretly hope you like this story.🖤 sorry for all the mistakes

[previous chapter]

Your body swayed to the rhythm of the muffled music, the crimson liquid in your glass did the same. The dress you were wearing hugged your body like a second skin. Shapely hips, bust, waist. He could see it all clearly. A few strands of hair stuck to your neck, this place was really stuffy.

A young boy moved towards you. Javier could see him very well. He looked like he wanted to beg to feel your body, you seemed like an angel who could fulfill his request. False hopes.

Javier shook his head and blew a wisp of smoke from his mouth. It was an interesting sight, too interesting. The boy wasn't even halfway to you when you noticed him and you shook your head slightly. He understood immediately. He wouldn't leave this place with you that night.

But the other man, the one who, like Peña, had been watching you for a long time, was probably luckier. 

His hand soon landed on the small of your back, he whispered something in your ear, you caressed his freshly shaved cheek and gave him such a smile that Javier thought he would gladly trade places with him.

He was the winner.

Peña didn't know you very well. You had worked in this department almost as long as he had, your paths had crossed a few times, but you had never stayed on his radar for long. He didn't know why. 

He usually noticed all the women, the office was a limited space after all. You worked hard, Messina often noticed you, which pissed off the male part of the team. Javier didn't give a damn. 

Just like you, he did his job. There were rumors about you, just like you had probably heard the ones about him. But you had a job to do.

Monday found him with a strong coffee. Steve had something to do and he was waiting for him at his desk, trying not to fall asleep. How much he would give for a few extra hours of sleep...

He flinched at the sound of Messina's office door slamming. She had never been at work this early, and Javier was even more surprised when he saw you with her. 

He frowned. The distance didn't allow him to hear exactly what you were talking about, but he thought he heard words like "report" and "informant". That was enough for him.

"Did you have a busy weekend?" he asked, catching up with you in the now empty hallway.

You turned around, slightly surprised by his presence in the office at this hour. "My free time is my business, Peña." you replied, glaring at him. "Do you need something?"

"Messina knows?"

"About what?" you frowned and folded your arms over your chest.

"About how you get information?" Javier muttered. "I saw you at the bar with that guy."

"Jealous?" you sneered.

“I don't think there's anything to be jealous of." he said with a grimace on his face "You hope you can climb up to Escobar through the beds of his associates?"

Your eyes narrowed and a jaw clenched. This guy was getting on your nerves. His sly attitude and arrogance were almost comical.

"Listen." You replied quietly, gritting each next word through your teeth "I'm the same kind of agent as you, Peña. I went through the same training, but my standards were set higher. I've met a lot of men like you, sexists who thought that if I had a pussy, I couldn't do anything right. But now I'm here." You took a step closer and Javier caught the distinct scent of your perfume "If I had a dick like you, you'd probably high-five me and buy me a drink. But now all you can do is sweat with rage in your too-tight jeans."

You fell silent for a moment as a group of men approached you. They greeted Javier and quickly disappeared down the hall. Javier felt his jeans starting to get tighter in the crotch. Damn, it pissed him off.

"I don't care what you think about my methods or me. You can go to your buddies, tell them what a bitch I am and then you can all cry together. But we have work to do so pull yourself together and stop following me around like a spoiled brat."

Javier opened his mouth to answer you, but someone called out to him. Murphy was walking towards you, clearly agitated about something.

Steve nodded in your direction, and you responded with a gentle smile, after a moment you turned around and headed towards your office.

"I have something you'll like." he said, patting Javier on the shoulder, but he noticed his face immediately. "What happened?"

"Nothing." He mumbled, rubbing his mouth with his hand.

"Are you sure? Okay." He handed Peña a folder with documents. "Messina just gave it to me. We'll be able to talk to that guy we wanted to get to. Someone convinced him to talk to us."

Javier quickly looked through the documents. "Who the fuck did that?"

He didn't like Steve's smile, or the fact that he nodded in the direction you had just disappeared. "She. And she told Messina that you should be the one to take care of it. She convinced that guy to only talk to you."

Peña closed his eyes and leaned against the wall. "Fuck." he hissed.

"Are you sure everything's okay?"

He nodded reluctantly. "Yeah, let's go to him before he changes his mind."

Despite everything, you liked your job and you were really good at it. You didn't get into this department because you had a lovely smile, you worked hard for it all. And although sometimes you wanted to give it all up and go back to America, something still kept you here. 

Stubbornness? Probably yes. A sense of duty? Too. You also wanted to prove something to yourself. Not only to yourself, but that was also a good reason.

You couldn't stand the smell that wafted through the archive. Poor ventilation and cardboard boxes with documents were not a good combination. Despite everything, you took out more boxes and looked through the documents, hoping that you would find what you were looking for.

Suddenly, a low voice that you knew very well filled the silence surrounding you.

"It's hard to find you."

You slid the box onto the shelf and glanced at the next one. "I guess it's not too hard since you made it, Agent Peña." you replied.

You threw a quick glance over your shoulder and saw Javier emerging from the shadowy corridor of shelves. He hadn't been in the office for a few days, your files and new information had dragged him and Murphy out of town.

"I met with your informant." he mumbled, watching you as you took down another box, pressed it against the shelf with your hip and began rummaging through the files. "He helped us a lot. We'll be able to arrest some important people soon."

"Sounds good." you replied without even lifting your head from the papers.

Javier cleared his throat. He felt embarrassed, and seeing you working, he almost felt like he was an intruder in this room.

"Listen..." he began, you hummed to show that you were listening. "I wanted to apologize to you. I was a bit... Fuck. I was an asshole to you. I don't know why I acted like that. And you got me something I've been trying to get for so long. You didn't have to."

"The best agent should handle things like that, I wouldn't give it to any rookie." you replied, turning your face towards him. There was no anger or disappointment in your gaze, which Javier expected. You looked at him with interest and even politeness.

"So why didn't you take care of it yourself?" he asked.

He wasn't ready for that. Your lips widened in a smile that immediately caught his attention. Why hadn't he noticed it before? Right, because every time you talked he made you furious.

"Oh, please!" you said, clearly amused. "I knew perfectly well that you would give your left arm to be able to meet this guy. I'm not as much of a bitch as they say I am."

"Now I feel even worse." Javier scratched the back of his neck.

"Well, at least that means you have human feelings."

He chuckled.

"What are you looking for? Maybe I can help you?"

You shook your head and put the box on the floor. "I already found it. Look."

You showed him a folder with a photo of a group of men, then pointed to one of them. "He's the one who shot your last informant." Javier frowned for a moment, his jaw clenching.

"How do you know?" he asked.

"I didn't paint my nails while you were out of the office." You shrugged. "I heard rumors so I asked around. He's just a kid, but he's ambitious. Too ambitious. It makes him reckless."

"Do you have anything else?" Javier looked at you intently.

You had and gave him everything he needed.

"I don't like it when someone new comes into the office." Steve finished coffee and stretched in his chair. "They're always so strict about following the rules."

Javier flicked his cigarette and looked up from the documents he was reading. "Messina says it's someone important. O'Connell or something like that."

"Yeah. Maybe he won't be here long."

Javier shrugged. He didn't care. 

After the last arrests, they had to process all the statements and put everything together again. They had been working late and spending every free moment gathering leads. Peña and Murphy felt like they were knee-deep in the mud again.

You disappeared again, and even though Javier asked his boss where you were, she just looked at him sideways. "She's doing her job, Peña. You should be doing it too."

Loud chatter and an unexpected commotion in the hallway meant that someone important had arrived at the office. Steve craned his neck in that direction.

"I think that's him." he mumbled, then stood up from his chair as Messina ushered the new agent into the office.

"Gentlemen, I'd like to introduce you to Peter O'Connell. He's here from headquarters to see how our work is going." she said, and the man standing behind her nodded in greeting. "Peña and Murphy." she said, pointing at them, and O'Connell quickly shook their hands.

He had a firm grip. Underneath his blazer, they could see the solid build of a man, and his dark hair was neatly combed on the sides.

"I've read your reports, boys." he said, smiling. "Great job with those last arrests. You've got your hands full of work."

Messina began to outline what O'Connell's visit would consist of, but Javier quickly stopped focusing on the boring protocol. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a familiar figure.

He saw you sneaking over to your desk with a cup of coffee and a stack of files under your arm. You must have slept a little, because the dark circles under your eyes were a clear sign of that.

O'Connell's gaze followed Javier's and his eyes widened at the sight of you. He said your name, and you suddenly stiffened.

"Peter?" you whispered as the man approached you "What are you....."

"I didn't expect to see you here!" O'Connell laughed, leaning down to kiss your cheek, but you pulled away and he could only awkwardly cover up his gesture by shaking your hand. "You look great."

"Thanks." you replied, embarrassed. "Boss, I have those documents you asked for. Can I show you?"

Messina nodded, and you quickly left the office. Peter's sharp eyes followed you to the door.

"Surprising." Steve said. "Meeting a friend in the middle of nowhere."

"Right?" O'Connell laughed. "We used to work together. Pretty close, if you know what I mean." He winked at them.

For some reason, Javier felt that he didn't like him. Maybe he was prejudiced, maybe he was too quick to judge people? But he certainly noticed your discomfort with the guy who had visited you. 

In the meantime, Peter exchanged a few more comments with them and went to the other agents he wanted to talk to.

"Slippery guy." Murphy muttered, looking at him for a while longer. "What do you think of him?"

Javier folded his arms over his chest. "I'm sure he knew exactly that she worked here." He replied. "He came from headquarters, he must have had the names of all the agents."

"So why the show?"

Peña shrugged. He was sure that he would find out soon enough.

☆☆☆☆

Thank you for your time.

[northopalshore]

Northopalshore's

24/25 Solar Return

Observations

It's my birthday! (21 dec), I thought about writing predictions for myself based on my SRC every year just as a marker that the year is ending & a new one will commence shortly. Are you finally the person you've been striving to be?

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𝄞 Capricorn rising (17°)

I'll be busy this year, focused on my work and goals. I'll aim to be very productive this year! To be more responsible & act more mature. Taking in a lot of responsibilities. Though, with that Leo degree I may be gaining a lot of attention for my work or competence. An "examplementory" character.

���� Pluto (0°) & venus (15°) in 1st H aquarius

Another glow up! I could lose a lot of visible weight this year, and I could refine my aesthetics or perfect my makeup as well. Since they're in aquarius, it's likely I'll be standing out with the way I look or dress this year. I've been really itching to get a tattoo too. I don't give a fuck that we aren't supposed to lol.

𝄞 Aquarius 2nd H, Saturn in 2nd H/Uranus in 4th H

Venus aquarius (gemini) square uranus Taurus (aquarius °)

• unusual spending habits (i.e being very stingy with something yet spending a lot on other stuff)

• finances could be quite unpredictable this year i.e I won't be able to expect when I need to use money/ unexpected events. I'll could earn a lot of money for something unexpected, or just work odd jobs/online, by doing something I don't usually do or have never expected to do

• dressing differently than others around me

• people talking about how I look very 'unique'

𝄞 Venus 1st house square uranus in 5th house

An unexpected relationship? Or an unexpected love interest. I could be attracting a lot of borderline unwanted romantic attention. (Venus in aquarius squaring uranus in taurus)

𝄞 Fama (10° Capricorn), saturn (13° Aries) in 2nd H pisces

• gain more attention through aesthetics

• getting attention for care in expenses

• being frugal/ disciplined with finances

• spending/earning money on/from esoteric stuff

• hard time controlling money ʕ⁠´⁠•⁠ ⁠ᴥ⁠•̥⁠`⁠ʔ

• if I start offering my services, I might get a lot of traction/clients, but it might be more than I can handle if I don't put up any limits/restrictions

𝄞 Neptune (27° gemini) in 3rd H pisces

• talking on social media

• speaking with a dreamy gentle tone

• I might lose my train of thought quite often TT

• talking about esoteric knowledge/ metaphysical

• bursts of creative writing

𝄞 Neptune (27° gemini) trine mars in 7th house

Working on or creating art, music, writing with a partner. Could also mean learning or talking about the occult with someone closely. Could be creative projects with partners/coworkers/friends. Working well in collaborative projects.

𝄞 North node (2°taurus), chiron (19°) in 3rd H aries

• focus on communication/learning

• communication & mental fatigue

• feeling burdened by the amount of work that has to done

• feels like I have to juggle my intellect between a lot of events

•. feeling rushed with projects or events concerning writing or speaking

• having a lot of ideas, offering a service related to writing, thinking, communicating (literally signaling that I'll be starting private readings lmaoo)

𝄞 4th H in aries, mars (r) in 7th H

• living situation feels rushed, combative, competitive

• independent home life, living alone, switching housemates

• arguments amongst the people I live with, being outside more often

• reflecting approach to relationships

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𝄞 Uranus retrograde (23° Aquarius) in 5th H taurus

• rethinking what brings excitement to me

• thinking of picking up strange hobbies

• unexpected love interests

𝄞 Jupiter retrograde (14°taurus) in 5th H gemini

• reshaping what truly brings value and joy especially in love life, being more careful with love interests

• getting a lot of new experiences

𝄞 6th H gemini, mercury in 11th H:

• making a lot of new friends online

• popularity amongst coworkers

• gaining a lot of diverse friends

• doing daily activities w friends

• talking a lot during work

• creative collaborations

• working online more, posting more

𝄞 Groom (4° cancer) retrograde in 6th H cancer

Working with future spouse but it also counts if I'm doing something related to him on a daily basis. In my case, I think I'll be writing about him but also longing for him (hah!). Longing to be next to him. Even if I meet him this year, I don't think we'll be able to spend much time face to face with eachother because of distance or work. Our routines may clash.

𝄞 Descendant in cancer (17° leo), moon in 8th H

• feeling safe & comfort within relationships

• harmonious relationships

• changes in relationships

• possible crushes, secret relationships

𝄞 Briede (8° Scorpio) in Sagittarius 11th house squaring moon (8° Scorpio) in Virgo 8th house

I could learn (realize) something quite hard about my love life (more specifically life as a wife). Perhaps it will be harder than I thought it would be. I might have to sacrifice a lot for it.

𝄞 Briede (8° scorpio) conjunct mercury in 11th house

I could be learning more about myself as a wife online, or through purchasing esoteric services. People could also gossip about me or my relationship this year. Could be online, could be my social circle as well. However, it's likely I'll just be the one yapping about the Briede (19029) asteroid/persona chart a lot next year.

𝄞 Mars (4° cancer) retrograde in 7th H leo

Getting secret admirers, my love life could be quite difficult. Perhaps my future spouse and I will be butting heads or have a few arguments. However, since it's retrograde I think rather than being mad at eachother we'll be frustrated with our situation. That is, if we do "meet".

On the other hand, it also means indirect confessions, or having to take the leadership role/compromise a lot in joint collaborative work i.e assignments.

𝄞 Mars opposite pluto in 1st house

If this concerns my FS, we could have disagreements on whether our relationship should be public or not, our relationship could also effect our images greatly whether good or bad, or both.

If not, then this means I'll be taking on more work than I'm supposed to this year, finding it difficult to let things go as is, or some group members may be rather negligent of their tasks, forcing me to decide what to do.

𝄞 7th house ruler in 8th house

A secret relationship? Something scandalous could be happening in my love life. Since it's Cancer/moon, I could be keeping a lot of my feelings about this person a secret. Our relationship could be kept a secret as well. Could be a karmic relationship.

𝄞 8th H in leo, sun in 12th H (29°leo)

• nightmares could be possible perhaps due to exhaustion

• deep introspection of self

• reshaping how I attract attention

• choosing to be alone, do my own thing

• having to keep a lot of secrets

• I might travel on my own this year

𝄞 Moon (8° Scorpio), vertex (15° gemini) in 8th H virgo

• the way I think & process emotions will be transformed

• fated transformation/death/rebirth

• feelings are more intense this year

• lots of fast, sudden, "unexpected" new beginnings

𝄞 9th H in virgo, mercury in 11th H

• travelling with friends

• travelling for studies

• documenting travels

• planning travels

• working with friends

𝄞 POF (26°Taurus) in 9th H virgo

Perhaps I'll have good luck with my assignments. I'll be very focused and lucky when it comes to my studies. I'll be very hard working, and that hard work will be paid off.

𝄞 Lilith (19° Libra) 9th H in libra

There may be some issues with traveling alone. I might have to be moving around alone a lot even if I'm not comfortable with it. There might be some disagreements or slight dissatisfaction when it comes to studies or friendships.

𝄞 10th H in libra (23°aquarius ), venus in 1st H

• harmonious work

• popularity in work

• self focused work

• attracting more attention in general

• something about my relationship/love life could be highlighted or very prominent, a relationship could be revealed as well

• being an "IT" girl

• working on social media? Doing something I've never done before, getting attention for it

𝄞 Union (24° pisces) & Juno (15° gemini) Scorpio in 10th house:

Working with future spouse. Meeting through my work..? Meeting through my blog? Lmao. Honey are you reading this?! I don't see myself working with him on his career (at least not yet), perhaps he'll be reading my posts (writing) online and not notice it's me at first. This makes the most sense to me at the moment but it's just a theory though.

Note: SRC union conjuncts my natal union, SRC Pluto conjunct natal Juno, SRC Uranus conjunct natal Briede in the 3rd house, SRC Chiron (retrograde ) conjunct natal Boda.

There seems to be something significant about my love life but it looks like I'll also be rather weary of it at first. Perhaps I'll be contemplating on what I truly need or believe about my FS, things may feel rather rushed, and I might start having second thoughts about how things will progress. I think so especially because both SRC Chiron & natal Boda are in Aries. A lot of second-guessing may occur. A lot of procrastinating for some reason.

𝄞 Vesta (24° pisces) Libra 10th house:

I'll be making a lot of new connections, friends and relationships. Most of my new friends/acquaintances are ( and will be) from different states & even countries. Our relationship will likely be very harmonious or mostly harmonious. We will share the same goal or drive. Meeting new acquaintances through my blog perhaps?

𝄞 11th house in scorio, pluto in 1st house

• posting more online

• being more popular online

• transforming online identity

• transformation social circles

Something shocking about me could be revealed to my close circles, or even on my blog. The blog might come under scrutiny this year as well, with people suddenly flocking in to either disagree with my posts or just people looking into my blog more (usually with an intent to dig some dirt or information about me). This could also cause a lot of discomfort or discourse trying to continue something I've been doing or even cause a shift in the way I approach something.

𝄞 12th H in Sagittarius, jupiter retrograde in 5th H

Education being draining or tiring. I could be rather burdened by school work or assignments, perhaps I'll be doing most of my work alone or may not truly feel connected to my work. Uni life will grant me a lot of opportunities to do things I wouldn't normally do. Perhaps I'll have a lot of fun doing assignments & learn to love my life here.

I'm also really close to the capital city of my country so I'll be able to go to many, manyy events in & out of uni on my own. Since it's in retrograde it's still going to be quite overwhelming. A little bit of a culture shock for me as well.

𝄞 Boda (24° ) conjunct Eros (26°) in 12th H Sagittarius

• thinking/dreaming of marriage feeling more connected to the future, being more laid back about love, marriage, and connections, going with the flow

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Thank you for reading ily!! ♡

@northopalshore

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[rhymeswithchronic]

I’ve seen a little bit of speculation about how Evbo’s abilities as Parkour God would translate to PvP Civ in relation to Vengeance for the Lamb, and I’m not sure how much I’d be able to actually state in story, so enjoy a little bit of personal thought dump!

First, I like the idea that people from Parkour Civ are immune to PvP damage and vice versa. This definitely means Evbo is quite overpowered in a place where Parkour isn’t really practiced, and the same goes for Boey (PVP Evbo) who can’t be hurt by Parkour. Unlike Boey who actually has been shown to not be terrible at Parkour, Evbo has no experience in physical combat. He can definitely take hits but he sucks at giving them back. He can grab shit really hard and that’s scary when he could break your weapon, but he ain’t gonna be able to outfight anyone in sword to sword combat

His abilities are kind of funky. He retains any personal abilities given to him by his divinity, but he lacks the connection to the world that he has in Parkour Civ, where he could feasibly do whatever he wants whenever he wants by editing the source code. That isn’t available to him in PvP Civ. He’s A god, not THE god. He has no control over the wider world whatsoever. The closest thing he has is that he can revive people and set spawn points, but that’s because those are less intrinsically tied to the world and more tied to the actual players.

Physical attributes are still present. Physical strength, limited teleportation, brief moments of spectator and of course, tapping into his proper Godly form. (CookieGod had one too and I like to think it was based on a dragon. It would probably be a full dragon though rather than the still human like form Evbo has because the old god fully gave into his godhood whereas Evbo still clings to his humanity while only occasionally tapping into that ability)

The one thing that definitely marks him as divine is his ability to create and destroy matter/blocks. He can access the creative mode inventory, but he’s not coding anything like he could in Parkour Civ.

Evbo also could not survive indefinitely in PvP Civ. He no longer has to eat food to survive (though he certainly can and still feels hunger, he wouldn’t starve) he still requires energy to sustain himself. In Parkour Civilization, this energy comes from a few different sources: Devotion (which is typically consumed in offered food, with things like bread and cake that have to be homemade having more than food made with less care), worship (the active worshipping of the Parkour God) and the act of Parkour itself. He is Parkour after all

In PVP Civ, he receives none of these things except for the very faint scrap of the occasional parkour done during fights. While it’s something I’m probably not going to explore in Vengeance, it might be fun to do an AU of an AU exploring this aspect more. He’s fine for awhile, working off of the stored excess of energy gained from his home world, but eventually, cut off completely, he would start to starve again. This process would be quickened by things like overuse of his God Form, but no matter what, he would eventually run dry. At that point, he would essentially become mortal again until either he died or made it back to Parkour Civilization, in where he would be able to regain the lost energy.

He’s running on a Duracell battery right now essentially. Technically, someone could ‘feed’ him by doing Parkour and what would be hilarious to imagine

So! What I like to imagine basically is that he is powerful, but not ALL powerful like he is in Parkour Civ. Hope someone finds this interesting or just the image of someone furiously doing parkour to feed a hungry Evbo funny lmao

[melancholysway]

Hey! I've been following your blog for a long time, it's great! I'm also a big fan of the 2007 film! I don't know if you're still accepting requests, but I'll leave it here just in case. I would like to ask about the turtles' reaction to S/O wearing their color. I bet Raph would be possessive if his S/O wore his red color 😏. Merry Christmas and all the best!

thank you! I'm glad you like my blog! I hope you like this! and Merry Chirstmas!!!!!!

TMNT 2007 Headcanons: S/O Wearing their color!

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Leonardo

He loves it!

It gives Leo a sense of pride when you do. It could be anything, a hair tie, a bracelet, even earrings!

Any subtle way of wearing blue would make his heart happy!

“You look so pretty in blue.” - him, all the time

He isn’t as vocal about it as his baby brother, but his gestures show you that he loves when you wear it!

When he sees you coming into the Lair wearing something blue, he’ll walk over to you and smile before giving you a loving kiss.

“I love it, honey.”

If you go out with friends and wear blue, he would feel so appreciated. It’s like you wear it as a sign of letting him now you’re his, and that you’re off limits to anyone else

“Blue? You know what you’re doing wearing that, huh?” You know he loves it, and expect a lot of kisses coming from this turtle once he sees

Wearing it also shows him that you’re paying attention to his interests. He has some unfavorable colors, and he notices that you never wear it when you’re wearing blue.

Put on some blue waist beads! I think I HC that Leo’s favorite body part of hs S/O is their nose, but he loves your waist, too.

If you decorate it with a few blue waist beads, he’s wrapping his arms around your waist and pull you close for a kiss.

“For me? You shouldn’t have.” Oh Leo you sly mf-

In short, he’s very appreciative and prideful that you’re wearing blue! Wear it more often!

Raphael

This man is a happy turtle when you wear red

He’s prideful, and even possessive. When you wear it outside or any social scene away from him, it’s like he’s left his mark on you. Red- that’s his color

For all my ladies: If you want to tease him, wear an off the shoulder top that shows your bra strap underneath. He’s gonna go feral

“Did anyone eva tell ya that ya look so sexy in red?” Oh, he knows what he’s doing

He’s smooth with his words, albeit a little flustered internally that you even thought about wearing his color and putting it on

Wear it when you go to the Lair

it’ll show his brothers you’re his and his only

Mikey’s also less likely to hug you for long periods of time, it’s Raph’s nonverbal threat to him

I HC 2007 Raph knits like bay Raph, and he’s definitely knitting you something red! A scarf, quilt, anything!

Raph manages to get you a red helmet for when he takes you on bike rides with him

He’s letting all of New York City know who he’s riding with is his.

He’ll also love it if you wore red lipstick or lipgloss. This turtle is making sure your lip print is on him somehow someway on any part of him. 

There’s something about red lips that gets him going

“Ya know what you’re doin,’ ain’t that right princess?” Yes, yes you do

Seeing him get all hot and bothered over you wearing red is something you live for

In conclusion: he wants you to wear it! Show everyone you’re Raph’s S/O!

Donatello

Donnie is a little naive at first

He doesn’t even notice when you start adding subtle hints of purple to your outfits

A belt here, earrings there- but, he doesn’t notice

It isn’t until Raph lets him now

“What color shoes does Y/n have on?”

“Um…purple?”

“And what color jacket did they have on yesterday?”

“Purple. Look, why does this-”

“Shutup- and what’s your favorite color?”

“Pur- Oh” Yeah, he doesn’t notice it. To be fair, Donnie is so busy being Bill Nye the Science Guy in his lab, that he’s usually tired by the end of the day when you come over after work.

He’ll apologize to you profusely for not noticing at first

But the next day he sees you and you’re wearing that purple sweater you like, he knows.

“Purple’s just not my color, is it dove?”

He. loves. It. 

He feels a small sense of pride. You? Wearing his favorite color? 

He always has this shy smile on his face when you come to visit him, sporting his favorite color.

“You look so pretty in my color.” Maybe the occasional nosebleed, too.

I think 2007 Donnie would melt if you have piercings, and changing a nose ring or stud to a purple one would send him to heaven.

He thinks it’s perfect- he loves whenever you wear it (and still feels bad for not noticing in the beginning)

Michelangelo

He notices right away- Mikey loves the color orange! Of course he’s going to notice!

“I see the earrings, come give Mikey a kiss~!” - him the second you step in the Lair

He always points out what you’re wearing thats orange.

 Any shade or pattern that includes orange, he sees it!

Mikey (a little much like Raph) likes when you wear his color since it’s an indicator that you’re his!

“Angelcakes is wearing my color! See that? I’d be jealous too!” - Mikey to Donnie

It’s like a game of I Spy for him, he’ll try and find anything in your outfit that includes orange

And when he finds it, expect a bear hug!

He’ll also make you a bracelet or give you a trinket that’s orange; anything you can have that’s his color!

If you wear makeup, putting on a nice shade of orange eyeshadow or eyeliner would make his heart soar!

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[belphegored]

In whb, who do you think would be most compatible with a pleasure dom MC?

:O interesting question anon!! I honestly believe they'd all benefit from a pleasure dom mc haha just because I like the dynamic, but truly at the top of my head I'd say Amon, Leraye, Bael, Morax, Sitri, BELPHIE (like. Badly) and Beleth, Zagan, Orias and I wanna say also Paimon but I'm on the fence about him, hmm.

Anyhow. Amon, Leraye and Orias come across as a handful and almost bratty at times, wanting things their way (maybe Amon not so much, but he's still a brat in my eyes). They'd get knocked down a peg really fast with a pleasure dom mc who knows how to handle them just right and put limits to them BUT in a way that makes them feel good and adjusts to their needs and pacing. Think caregiver kinda dom.

Regarding Bael, Beleth, Sitri, Morax and Zagan (and maybe Gusion), I just think that despite crazy kinks and all that they really deserve someone who takes charge and dominates them, making them slow down and relinquish the role of "guy who gets things done". They are really hardworking and dedicated demons and would really benefit from an mc who can fuck them good enough that their brains turn off and they can enjoy the vulnerability. Beleth and Sitri sometimes strike to me as service doms at times? But honestly I think they deserve the role switch badly omg

As for Belphie, he's just so lazy he'd fall in any dynamics as long as it felt nice and he isn't the one doing the work, so a pleasure dom would do him good, especially if they are into edging, anal play, cockwarming.

What do you think though 👀

[wicker-and-scrap]

The more grim corollary to this is that it's impossible to maintain any mental hygiene there. The algorithm will not let you separate between what will hold your attention if shown to you and what you think you should be seeing.

Like, it's pretty well known that certain people are susceptible to conspiracy theories. I don't mean "assholes" or "morons", I mean myself. I'm fascinated with obscure dark corners of history, and secret underlying logic that makes things fit together, and with gaming out the ways events could be manipulated from the shadows.

So I have to limit my exposure. Either I handle it with gloves on, reading about conspiracy theories by way of an interpreter who isn't drawn in and comments on them mainly as social phenomena, or if I do get exposed, I talk about it with friends who are not susceptible in the same way.

TikTok absolutely does not want you to limit your exposure. It will happily fill all your waking hours with Atlantean Nazis Did 9/11 garbage, and you can't tell it to stop.

Now, this is kind of like a recovering alcoholic complaining that every time they go to the bar there's booze there. What do you expect, it's TikTok! We're the trans lesbian catgirl website, they're the conspiracy website. But it does seem like an increasing amount of public life is happening in bars, and in one particular bar where the waiter will occasionally refill your water glass with vodka.

I'll contrast it with Reddit, which has algorithmic recommendations, and there's an imperfect "I don't like this kind of post" button, but there's also a "Mute this community" button, which will prevent it from recommending anything from a certain sub, ever. I've muted lots of subs that Reddit thought I would be interested in and I thought would be bad for my mental stability.

This works because Reddit has subs. It has an internal geography that strictly partitions content (into different moderation regimes--that's why the partitioning needs to be strict) and that gives users the ability to say "no, do not show me anything from r/childfree". It's a constraint outside the scope of the algorithmic feed, not "weight it lower" but "exclude from the result set".

TikTok doesn't have that geography. It wants to be a vast featureless ocean of content that you can drift in, or drown in.

But also, much of the enshittification of Google Search (and content search systems in general) involves the loss of these kinds of user-applied hard constraints. The minus operator hasn't worked in years. More recently, the quote operator and verbatim search have stopped being consistently enforced and it's now common to get results that don't have any of my search terms. Their habit of saying "there aren't a lot of results for that word so we're going to ignore it / pretend you meant a different word" makes it incredibly frustrating to find anything actually obscure.

Furthermore, it is my belief that infinite scroll must be destroyed.

One of the many downsides of algorithmic feeds is that sometimes you absolutely cannot convince it you yourself are not interested in a topic or a creator just because you are interested in adjacent stuff. TikTok thinks I want an endless stream of videos about BioWare games because I guess I fit that demographic in other ways, but—while I like RPG games fine—I don’t actually care enough to watch TikToks about them. I’m mostly on TikTok for cute cat videos. Likewise, when I have browsed Twitter’s algorithmic feed before, it has insisted on giving me at least 50% tweets about film and movies, and I could not care less. Again, I like movies fine; I just don’t need my social media consumed by Movie Content.

I do think an optional algorithmic feed can have nonzero utility as like an interesting-poster-discovery-mechanism. TikTok’s can work for that, sometimes. But you gotta be sensitive to a user’s stated preferences. I think it’s a bit like the theoretical Median Voter, or trying to size a fighter cockpit to the Average Pilot—there are certainly statistical correlations in interests such that a person with interest in Nerdy Shit A is more likely to have an interest in Nerdy Shit B. But any individual user will tend to be quite eclectic in their tastes, and if your algorithm can only offer the most statistically generic soup of legible-to-marketing-teams correlations almost nobody will find that actually appealing.

Nevermind the possible problem of the incentive to show people content about Thing You Can Buy or TV Show You Can Watch, for the sake of advertisers.

[scribefindegil]

As much as I adore conlangs, I really like how the Imperial Radch books handle language. The book is entirely in English but you're constantly aware that you're reading a "translation," both of the Radchaai language Breq speaks as default, and also the various other languages she encounters. We don't hear the words but we hear her fretting about terms of address (the beloathed gendering on Nilt) and concepts that do or don't translate (Awn switching out of Radchaai when she needs a language where "citizen," "civilized," and "Radchaai person" aren't all the same word) and noting people's registers and accents. The snatches of lyrics we hear don't scan or rhyme--even, and this is what sells it to me, the real-world songs with English lyrics, which get the same "literal translation" style as everything else--because we aren't hearing the actual words, we're hearing Breq's understanding of what they mean. I think it's a cool way to acknowledge linguistic complexity and some of the difficulties of multilingual/multicultural communication, which of course becomes a larger theme when we get to the plot with the Presgar Translators.

[sweetest-honeybee]

Wondering about stockpiling some cheap bust/waist comms for the holidays so save some extra cash

[secretlythatsme]

i feel like Most dpxdc crossover fics have dp and dc in the same universe which like, is still fun don't get me wrong, but there's so many missed opportunities with them being in fully separate universes!

i'm specifically thinking of an au where the dcu is fictional in danny's universe like in ours. so instead of him being dropped in a random city, he's fully isekaid into the dcu and has to deal with the implications of that. danny not being a dc fan could def be interesting, but i personally really like the idea of him being a fan! i think he'd be really into characters like martian manhunter or the superfam since they're more directly related to space, but i think he'd have appreciation for the common dpxdc characters like the batfam too.

but anyway i'm just thinking of dc fan danny who somehow gets dropped into the dcu and is immediately clocked as Different and Knowing by literally every hero/vigilante there. damian screams bloody murder at him and danny just gives him this look like "i know what you've been through and you're just a kid so i won't hold it against you even though that was pretty mean" and damian is sooo pissed cause what the fuck does this guy know?? danny looks at jason like he's seeing robin and not red hood,,, he sees batman one day and gives him the most begrudging respectful and also highly judgemental glare. danny seeing clark on the street and immediately noping and turning around like no not dealing with superman today no thanks. danny randomly happens to be walking next to wally and tries to get him into a walking race. danny who keeps looking up at the sky whenever the watchtower is above him.

i just love the idea of danny walking around knowing way too much, not even necessarily being Powerful at this point, he just knows! too! much! and every hero who meets him feels completely exposed like how does this random kid give everyone the heebie jeebies.. what does he know.. how much does he know... why does he know... etcetc.

idk i love casually creepy danny

[skunkes]

my trio version(s) of "he would not fucking say that" wrt people writing characters from existing media are he would not be a good or willing father, he would not call anyone darling or similar, and he would not be good at sex

[mishy-mashy]

Got my hands on a Ultra Analysis BNHA book from a library

Some points I liked (I focused more on 1B since they don't get a lot of attention)

1B once had a Tetsutetsu BBQ. They heated him up and cooked food on him. He proceeds to ruin it when he declares his sweat is the salt to their food

Yui is canonically the prettiest first-year

Mineta has no sex appeal at all, but he thinks being a hero will make him lucky

Class B does respect Monoma. He's sharp-minded, witty, and has a way with words

Monoma sometimes wanders into 1A's dorm just to throw down a mean speech, and heads back to 1B

Juzo probably isn't helping Monoma's confrontations with 1A, since he just always asks him why he can't say it to their faces whenever Monoma complains about them

Shiozaki tries to be polite even in a fight

Pony hosts anime parties, so 1B knows a lot about anime. Vice-versa, they teach her Japanese, and everything nasty is Monoma's fault

Tokage was a gyaru

Tsuburuaba, Kaibara, and Kuroiro get worked up whenever they talk about girls

Manga likes Kenranzaki

Awase's family runs a small factory. He also restrains Monoma whenever Kendo isn't available

1B likes hearing Rin say "Aiyah", so he does it for them

Kamakiri is obsessed with cutting into things

Class B's play was really successful

Tamaki is scared of Kirishima's energy

1C was planning a send-off party for Shinsou for his upcoming hero transfer. They didn't doubt he would make it, ever since the Sports Festival

Shishikura (meatball Shiketsu boy) might've chosen Shiketsu because he likes the uniform's hat

Nakagame and Yo are dating

Tsuyu's family gets to spend a lot of time together now, since their parents' busy jobs have calmed down

Tsubasa (devil wing kid in Midoriya's memories) suspiciously lost touch with Midoriya and Bakugo in middle school (his Wiki page confirms Garaki - his grandfather - turned him into a Nomu)

Torino likes goofy gags. This rubs off on All Might (ex. when Midoriya thought he died when Torino fell with ketchup. People don't know whether to laugh or be concerned)

Nighteye has yellow streaks in his hair as a homage to All Might

Nezu likes worming into tight, dark places, so he likes Aizawa's scarf. They went into detail, describing why Nezu likes it, such as material to crawling in, etc.

Recovery Girl has to travel around Japan regularly to help people with her Quirk (as in, she uses her Quirk to help them. Healing Quirks are SO rare)

Hojo, Tabe, and Sestuno are kept in the same jail, so at least they're not separated

[forbiddentaako]

more monochrome practice I suppose

[wolfhednn]

CLOSE TO AN HOUR PASSES BEFORE THEY STOP. half out of an abundance of caution, half because it'd taken that long before the stallion calmed enough to stop tearing through adrestia's borderlands in a panic. by the time the breakneck pace begins to slow, allowing him to finally lift his head and take the chance to assess more of their surroundings, he's felt like he's close to his limit, breathing hard, lungs aflame just from trying to hang on, blood thrumming in his ears and pounding behind his temples.

none of it helps to improve the state of his injuries. when they dismount, he narrowly keeps from swaying, the hard, even ground feeling false and fragile under his feet, the world still hurtling in fast motion. nevertheless, years of training take over, and he ties up the skittish horse nearby on muscle memory and readies himself for a walk of the perimeter, looking for any signs of potential danger. with luck, they'd left their pursuers far behind. . . though when he thinks again about how easily they'd closed in without warning, he can't help but wonder if they might have just chased them right where they wanted them instead.

whatever the case, they've found momentary rest, and thankfully there isn't much to see ; a quick check confirms nothing but rock and shortgrass alongside faded signs of a wagon that might've come by some days earlier. he's too winded to refuse when dorothea approaches with strips of cloth and a damp patch, only wordlessly accepting both and lowering himself onto a nearby boulder, wounded leg in question stretched out before him.

"sure. that helps," is all the affirmation her chattering gets, but for now at least he doesn't mind ; it gives him something to focus on. the feeling of shock and blood loss is hardly unfamiliar, and he knows its boundaries and potential perils like his own sword belt. it'd take more than a stab and some scrapes to put him down, but that didn't mean he could be careless. "do you have water?"

he cleans at the wound lightly with the patch, clearing clotted blood and dead skin, but finds that the makeshift fabric soaks through within seconds. some quick work with his blade and shirt sleeve addresses this easily, and before long, strips of ruddy white cloth dyed varying reds sit in a clump next to him. the bandaging and the tourniquet don't take more than the work of his hands, so his thoughts go back to mention of a trap ; he frowns. "we shouldn't go," he says firmly, decisively, looking back over to her now that his head's stopped feeling so light. "the assassin i faced——she mentioned your name. said," expression twists darker here, recalling her succulent hiss in his ear, "lord ione's thought about you for years."

steady gaze, and one brow arches curiously. "and earlier, you said you knew him. why's he so interested in you?" enough to send a group of assassins to stage a kidnapping, if that's what this was all about.

　tailor of roses and their thorns.

　　　　　　　　　 　　❪　m. recovery　/　sword point　❫

[madbard]

Ford was the smart one, the one with a bright future. He was the one who would be successful and famous, who would uplift their family. Stan was the failure. His only merit was his strength, his only duty was to protect his brother.

This is how they were raised. This was drilled into them by seemingly every adult in their lives. Stan would never accomplish anything worthwhile, except maybe by helping his brother. Ford would never make his dreams a reality if he let his brother hold him back.

Is it any wonder then, that Ford didn’t thank Stan? When he lived his whole life being told he was better, he was a genius, he could change the world? When he had experienced, firsthand, the consequences of his brother’s mistakes? When the man who opened the portal (endangering everything) was the same man who had caused him to fall in?

No, he did not thank his brother.

Why would he?