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[angels-creative]

me: *goes out with coworker boy, ice skates with him, cuddles with him, falls asleep on him, holds hands with him, gets giddy when he asks if he can kiss me*

also me: BuT wHaT iF hE DoEsN’T LiKe mE??

[struexo]

I have RETURNED, holding more rpge artwork I’ve done over these past months. I have a lot of oc work done too, but I think I’ll hold off on sharing some of that stuff for now. ANYWAYS!!! HI TO THE TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO LIKE RPG ELEVATOR ON HERE

1.) Chad Howard my beloved man I love him so much anyways did you know I crackship Chad Howard x Howell (one of his coworkers)

2.) Davis doodle I did one night based on someone’s suggestion to draw him hehehe

3.) Brooklyn Boy (even though they aren’t really a boy) doodle hehheehehehe we love default avatars

4.) LINDAAAA innkeeper :33 I drew it primarily for my carrd!!

5.) THIS ONE IM SO PROUD OFFFF. It’s a design of one of the Old Guardians, Pandora. There was like barely ANYTHING to base her off of but I drew it anyway to the best of my ability and I’m SO proud of how it came out

6.) another Davis doodle because someone in the rpge discord server mentioned something that gave me the idea LOL

ANYWAYS I LOVE YOU ALLLLL

[wodenscild]

I know that this is specifically targeted to US rural towns, but here in Australia we have a lot of the same discourse in regards to our rural & remote communities (even amongst people within these communities). Rural communities are oft framed as socially conservative, hostile to Queer folks, & quite set in their ways. Remote communities (which are primarily made of Aboriginals) are oft framed as poor, stricken with alcohol, abusive, & welfare loaders. Both of these framings are just- EXTREMELY harmful!

I was born & raised & lived in rural communities until last year, & my home town up in North Queensland was honestly really nice! Like yeah there wasn’t Queer community for me to relate with, but a tonne of folk were real excepting of me! When I started transitioning no body (except a handful of kids at school) kicked up a fuss! Pretty much all started using my name (pronouns were harder to get them to use but can’t win them all ig), & none were cruel about it, af least to my face. Of course but there were a few weird instances. One time I was working with my manager, it was International Women’s Day, and i was quite tired cos it was a long day after school- she came up to me and said: “don’t be sad, it’ll be boy’s day soon”- which like… WHAT THE HELL?? Same person btw when I went to buy groceries said “it is good you know how to cook. Most men don’t”… [head in hands].

I knew 2 other openly trans people but, & their experiences were quite different. For one, she was beloved by the whole town & everyone loved her. Whenever she came into work we would have a fat chat <33 everyone I talked to about her, or heard talking about her, never seemed to be mal. Same can’t be said of the other :/ she was a coworker of mine, but oft a target of harassment. When management changed over, she was fired “cos of her PTSD” but big fucking doubt- anyway my point is rural communities are oft not what we portray them to be. They are collectives of people, some similar, some different, to each other! Just like any other community! You’ll have bad people who think you are ruining your body, but you’ll also have people who would support you to the ends of the earth (& you’ll have people that will try to get you into a cult but that is a different story-)

Tangentially, remote communities are a different thing, but I think might have room in this discourse on community stereotypes. Like I said above, they are typically predominantly Aboriginal, with stereotypes of alcoholism, abuse, welfare loaders, & impoverished. The first 3 are overblown. & this portrayal only really got going after the government’s Intervention (or as the govo likes to call it Northern Territory National Emergency Response), which was a shit show & I suggest y’all’s do some reading into it cos it involved the revoking of the racial discrimination act, the undermining of Indigenous sovereignty, AND NO JOKE TANKS ROLLING UP TO THESE COMMUNITIES IN 2007! News coverage, combined with the Liberal’s statements, blew all of this up, & lead to so much bloody harm & reopened so many wounds from Invasion. The poor stereotype is oft portrayed as one of laziness from what I’ve seen- BUT one only has to look to the history of Invasion, disenfranchisement, displacement, assimilation, outlawing of traditional practices, forcing foreign ways on life over traditional ones, Stolen Generations, & many more, to see why things the way they are. Note I am neither Aboriginal nor have spent much time in a remote community to give much more nuance than this tho.

All of these stereotypes anyway, ESPECIALLY for remote communities, are used for control, & as an excuse for that control. Here social conservatism is linked with the Liberal coalition & so are linked with miners, who mainly live in these communities. They also frame themselves being aligned with farmers too which is- honestly horseshit but ye. Anyway propagation of the rural conservative stereotype helps keep us who lean left feel isolated, that our votes don’t mean shit when it comes to electing our MPs or the PM. All of it is an exaggeration of the actual situation. All of it is used for control. Please see through this, you have power. You are not alone. Fight these stereotypes. Break them, & let the world see how your community truely is. & remind them of why it is like this. Be it because of colonialism, and or because of bankrolled mining parties that wants to destroy the land all to make a pretty penny

You know what? Destroy the "people in rural areas are all ignorant conservatives" stereotype and start mocking the "trad"/anti-feminist/neonazi people that are obsessed with rural areas despite having never been to one

[the-travelling-witch]

HOLLY JUST POSTED KISSING MODREN AU BOYS AND HER OCS <33

OH. MY GOODNESS I have to yell!! I am so so so so so excited AND SMILING SO HARD <33

This this is what I needed after a long day, plus kissing Scara and having his coworkers tease him for it, or even SMOOCHING ur beloved ocs AHH JUST SO PERFECT

i sure did jshsh and i’m happy it could help after an exhausting day >///<

it’s nice to see you’re as enthusiastic as ever and that people’s interest in the au is still there, i was half expecting nobody to care anymore ^^;

[angeltrapz]

for the “give me a character” meme! Eric, Adam, William, Mallick, Strahm, Rigg!!!!

YESS thank u!!!!

Eric:

How I feel about this character: That's my boy!!! <33

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Uuuu okay. Adam, obviously, but concerning the SAW polycule: Adam, Art, Lawrence, William, & Mallick!!

My non-romantic OTP for this character: Him & Rigg!!! That's his best friend!!! + he and Gibson in the Eric Lives AU!! (Gibson IS dating his best friend + recognizes that he's made the effort to change <3)

My unpopular opinion about this character: You Understand This but the idea that he's irredeemable/deserved to die is complete and utter bullshit. This post that you made perfectly describes my feelings on that!!

One thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon: Firstly that he. Y'know. Didn't die. But I would have loved to see any of his interactions with Hoffman? Obviously they knew each other + I like to think they have since they were in academy together, so there's gotta be some sort of history there, y'know?? I feel like he definitely cared about Eric so I would've been very interested to see more regarding that relationship! + one more big one: I wish he knew/was at least made aware of the fact that Daniel was ALIVE and okay. It kills me thinking abt how this man died not knowing if his child made it out.

Adam:

How I feel about this character: I loooove him he deserved better. I relate pretty heavily to him.

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Hehe. Lawrence obviously!! Chainshipping is a HUGE comfort ship for me. BUT! Regarding the SAW polycule: Lawrence, Eric, William, Gibson, & Mallick!! + when concerning that alternative canon continuity we've been talking abt, Strahm. But only in that circumstance lol,,

My non-romantic OTP for this character: MANDY!!! In any AU where she's either not a disciple or abandoned her apprenticeship, I firmly believe that he and Amanda would be best friends. Mean gay/lesbian solidarity siblings who would fight tooth and nail for each other + who get each other on a level that not many others can. Pamela also!! Along w Mandy I like to think they talk about their experiences being trans a lot + just bitching w each other lol.

My unpopular opinion about this character: IDK how unpopular this actually is but I 100% believe that Adam would never become a disciple in any capacity, ESP not of his own accord. I genuinely think he'd rather die. That's just not something I can see him doing in any circumstance.

One thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon: I wish someone had gotten him out of the bathroom :( And in an AU where he lives I hope someone tells him what a bastard Zep was!! No one made that dude hold a gun to Diana's head and listen to her heartbeat what the FUCK was that!!

William:

How I feel about this character: He's such a sweetheart I love him,, <33

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Lawrence & Adam <3 in the polycule though this includes Eric & Mallick!!

My non-romantic OTP for this character: He and Pamela obviously!! His sister is his best friend and they're there for each other 100%.

My unpopular opinion about this character: Much like Eric I don't think he deserved to die/that he's completely irredeemable... he fights so hard to save everyone and is utterly devastated when he can't. He's willing to hurt himself to save others (nearly dislocating his shoulders trying to keep both Addy and Allen, burning himself with the steam for Debbie, etc.) and it's like. John is always talking about how it can't be personal but it seems pretty fucking personal here!

One thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon: The fact that nobody saw how hard he fought for his coworkers + the sacrifices he made for them upsets me to no end. That was intentional. John didn't want Tara + Brent (or Pamela for that matter!) to see him as human and that fucking bothers me!! So basically I just wish that they could've seen it via camera like literally almost every trap victim gets in some capacity!!

Mallick:

How I feel about this character: Yet another character I relate to wayyy too much <33 I love him...

All the people I ship romantically with this character: BRIT!!! + concerning the SAW polycule: Adam, Eric, William, & Lawrence!! (Art maybe too,,)

My non-romantic OTP for this character: I like to think he and Laura would've gotten along actually? I feel like that would be a good, healthy friendship. And I do like the idea of he and Brit like this too!! Other than that maybe Mandy? I feel like they could relate to each other a little bit, help each other when they're feeling brainweird,, (Mallick n Mandy: havers of Symptoms Disorder <3)

My unpopular opinion about this character: Again I don't know if it's unpopular, persay, but uh. I don't think the Mallick we meet in V would willingly sit and listen to Bobby Dagen in 3D. He'd hate that dude. My take on it is that Brit didn't survive V (although I think read somewhere that the crew confirmed she survived?) and that's why he was there: because he'd lost the one true connection he'd made in god knows how long. That's rlly the only way I see him sitting thru Dagen's bullshit lmao.

One thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon: I wanted him to see Brit again,, and I just wanted to see him more in general tbh, esp because he makes a reappearance where so many prior Jigsaw survivors do not. I would've liked to see him interact with Simone given that they both lost a limb/nearly a limb (in Mallick's case). This is related to that, but I also wish the evidence of the 10 Pints trap wasn't just. A tiny scar? I HC that it took his whole hand, so.

Strahm:

How I feel about this character: Ohhh my beloved. Why didn't they give you a better narrative it would've been SO interesting. I love you though <3

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Honestly? Still super fond of Gibson/Strahm in a scenario where things are different,, I've written quite a bit abt them and kinda want to again but if I do it'll probably be. Not for a while + VASTLY different. but recent additions have been Hoffman (I used to. not understand Stroffman whatsoever. now I Get It) and Adam!!

My non-romantic OTP for this character: PEREZ!!! I've always thought of them as best friends since I first saw IV, and I do think he genuinely cared about her - quite a lot, actually, esp given how devastated he was when she was injured. They hang out at each other's apartments all the time + get coffee regularly. I love them.

My unpopular opinion about this character: I don't think he's a dumbass?? I don't know if that's unpopular. I think that he's IMPULSIVE and that it gets him into trouble, but Strahm has always struck me as incredibly intelligent + has a good moral compass for the most part?? I mean, he figured out there was a second apprentice (second as far as he knows, anyway) helping with traps just by examining Kerry's crime scene. I think he's VERY smart. He just acts quickly + sometimes that means there's not much planning for if things go south. (I DO agree that showing up to the packing plant w/out backup was dumb though,, doesn't mean he DESERVED the Water Cube but y'know)

One thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon: It's not really mentioned if he does in canon, but I wish he'd been made aware of the fact that Perez was alive,, it bothers me that he might've died not knowing she was okay. The other thing is that I wish he'd survived V!!! I think it would've been WAY more narratively satisfying for him to kinda follow in Tapp's footsteps as a vigilante Jigsaw hunter. (That's why I love yr takes on him so much!!)

Rigg:

How I feel about this character: He has such a big heart. He cares so so much. I wish ppl talked about him more :(

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Gibson!!! And uhh Hoffman, but they're exes,, but! In a scenario I'm kind of going over in my head, maaaybe Adam... the basics though is that he searches the Nerve Gas House independently and somehow finds the Bathroom following II, and He is the one to rescue Adam. Very tentative abt that one though bc I'm still working it out lol. (Possibly Eric/Adam/Rigg???)

My non-romantic OTP for this character: Eric!!! His best friend <3 I think he's also pretty close with Kerry, though I think he hangs out w her independent of Eric given,, the messy ex situation. I think he probably got along well with Fisk too!! OH and I think he and Sing would've been good friends as well. The chaos of a Rigg/Gibson/Sing friend trio...

My unpopular opinion about this character: Mmm I don't know that I have one? Other than maybe like. I understood why he went through the door. He knew Eric was on the other side; he just didn't know the circumstances or what would happen if he went through. All he knew was that he was that much closer to someone he's been trying to find/rescue for MONTHS + someone he cares for deeply. Of COURSE he went through. He breaks my heart ugh,,,

One thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon: I wish he hadn't even been tested!!!! His one flaw was that he cared about ppl and somehow John saw that as something he needed to fix!!! Like yes I do agree that it was eating away at him and the obsession might've been unhealthy, but that's two of his closest friends dude!! I don't think he deserved to be tested for that. I don't. He just wanted to help ppl and keep them safe. I absolutely despise how Rigg was treated dkjflkdf!!!!

[tabloidtoc]

Star, January 18

You can now buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Duchess Kate and Duchess Camilla holiday from hell

Page 1: Teresa Giudice goes Insta-official with her new businessman beau while her ex Joe Giudice posts a pic of his own -- Luis “Louie” Ruelas lavished Teresa with gifts and he doesn’t let her pay for anything while Joe posted a photo of his supposed love writing Happiness doesn’t depend on wealth 

Page 2: Contents, Bachelorette Tayshia Adams slipped on a bauble from Zac Clark 

Page 3: Jennifer Garner pulled on a Santa-approved sweater and a striped mask before heading out in L.A., Sophia Bush wore a mask saying I’m Smiling as she stopped by Greenblatt’s Deli in Hollywood, newlyweds Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts piled into their car to see Regina King’s directorial debut One Night in Miami in Malibu 

Page 4: Bilingual mom of five Hilaria Baldwin gets flamed for faking her European identity -- the yogi is upset that so many people were bashing her and she felt compelled to defend herself -- her husband Alec Baldwin went on the attack in a rant because he won’t tolerate anyone trolling Hilaria 

Page 5: It’s the role of a lifetime and actresses are lining up to play Madonna in her biopic and current frontrunners are Florence Pugh and Julia Garner -- the bosses at CAA which is the agency helping put the movie together want Florence and promised to take her to the next level but on the other hand fans and press want Julia because she’s such a dead-ringer for early-career Madonna

* Days after Dakota Johnson flashed a giant emerald ring from boyfriend Chris Martin the singer’s ex Gwyneth Paltrow is calling dibs on their wedding -- Chris and Dakota are looking to get married next summer and Gwyneth has already talked to them about playing a big part in their big day -- Gwyneth feels very close to Dakota which puts the bride-to-be in an awkward position because Dakota wants to make her mom Melanie Griffith her bridesmaid and Melanie is warning Dakota that Gwyneth will end up upstaging the whole day if she’s in the wedding party 

* Soleil Moon Frye and Jason Goldberg have parted ways after a 22-year marriage -- the parents of daughters Poet and Jagger and sons Lyric and Story will move forward with love and compassion and they have a good chance of keeping their split amicable -- they’ve been drifting apart for years and eventually it dawned on them that they’re on different paths 

Page 6: Six months after splitting from wife Megan Fox, Brian Austin Green was spotted boarding a flight at LAX with Dancing With the Stars pro Sharna Burgess -- their relationship is new but it’s moving fast and they’ve become inseparable over the last few weeks -- the timing has some friends of the dancer concerned because no one wants to see Sharna get hurt or caught up in a toxic rebound relationship as Brian’s still clashing with Megan over their divorce 

* Emmy Rossum looks unrecognizable playing Angelyne but that’s not what caught her coworkers’ eyes on set: she looks pregnant -- Emmy wed Sam Esmail in 2017 and they’ve talked about starting a family forever so it’s a very special time 

* Star Spots the Stars -- Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner and Hailey Bieber, Angela Bassett, Chrishell Stause and Keo Motsepe and Gleb Savchenko and Cassie Scerbo, Irina Shayk, Ramona Singer and Colin Cowie 

Page 8: Star Shots -- Mark Ballas and his dog Hendrix both donned holiday sweaters, Reese Witherspoon and her dog Minnie

Page 9: Martha Stewart on her snow plow, Emma Slater who hails from the U.K. and Russia-born Sasha Farber passed their U.S. citizenship test

Page 10: Director Regina King suited up for the drive-in premiere of her film One Night in Miami at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, Donnie Wahlberg and Marisa Ramirez headed to the wintry beach to shoot scenes for Blue Bloods in Queens

Page 11: Tessa Thompson brought along her father Marc Anthony Thompson to a film premiere, Bindi Irwin at 26 weeks pregnant 

Page 12: The Bachelor Matt James hit the links in Jupiter, Marlon Wayans on a pre-holiday getaway in Tulum, a masked Katie Holmes toted some last-minute Christmas shopping 

Page 13: Eva Longoria working out, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen enjoyed a hike together during a getaway to St-Barth 

Page 14: Days after saying goodbye to her beloved New York state home Sandra Lee was on garbage duty at her $3.4 million west coast digs in Malibu, Jordana Brewster with boyfriend Mason Morfit enjoy a stroll in Los Angeles 

Page 15: Elle Macpherson during a day of shopping in Miami, Candice Swanepoel with her youngest son Ariel at the beach in Miami 

Page 18: Normal or Not? Renee Zellweger did some heavy lifting while out in L.A. -- not normal, Bella Hadid made a snow angel in NYC -- normal, Bai Ling stepped out in Hollywood dressed in a currency-inspired ensemble -- not normal 

Page 19: Madonna with pink hair -- normal, Justin Bieber appeared to be deep in thought leaving the studio in Burbank -- normal 

Page 20: Fashion -- stars look marvelous in metallics -- Kerry Washington, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jessica Alba 

Page 21: Kate Beckinsale, Camila Morrone, Zoe Kravitz 

Page 24: Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson engaged -- despite their rocky history the couple are happily tying the knot -- Khloe is convinced Tristan has changed and won’t dare deceive her a third time 

Page 25: After a year of dating Liam Hemsworth and Gabriella Brooks are playing house -- Liam recently purchased a $4.9 million five-bedroom estate in the posh seaside town of Byron Bay and the model has moved in -- they get along great and have a nice easygoing vibe between them and Liam loves that there’s no drama with Gabriella and he says she is the one; they both feel that they are soulmates 

* Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli marriage on the brink -- things were fraying between them well before they went off to prison and there’s been a lot of finger-pointing and blame and they both acknowledge their foundation has crumbled 

* The release of Justin Timberlake’s latest film is bringing back a bad time in his eight-year marriage to Jessica Biel -- as he gears up to promote the premiere of Palmer the couple are bracing for a new round of headlines about Justin’s bad-boy behavior in which he was spotted getting handsy with costar Alisha Wainwright -- Justin’s expected to do promo interviews alongside Alisha albeit via Zoom and that’s not cool with Jessica at all and the bickering between Justin and Jessica is setting in again big time 

Page 26: Cover Story -- Christmas From Hell -- with Duchess Kate and Duchess Camilla at war over who should fill Queen Elizabeth’s shoes the holidays were anything but merry for the royals

Page 29: It’s been a year since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shocked the world by stepping back from their royal duties last January and now it seems they’re rethinking severing all ties with the monarchy because the couple are seeking a 12-month extension of their so-called Megxit deal which expires at the end of March in the hope of keeping their royal patronages and reinstating the military titles that Harry was devastated to lose when the pair left the U.K. for the U.S. 

Page 30: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez: the wedding is off -- postponing her Italian nuptials with Alex gave Jennifer time to think and now she’s rethinking getting married at all 

Page 32: Teen Heartthrobs: Where Are They Now? Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Donny Osmond 

Page 33: Leif Garrett, Andrew Keegan 

Page 38: Entertainment 

Page 48: Parting Shot -- Paris Hilton and little sister Nicky Hilton Rothschild showed off their good sides in pastel Alessandra Rich frocks during a recent photoshoot 

[jiminjamms]

sex therapy :: 12. troublemakers

chapter tags/warnings: they love fighting over their favorite toy. pet names. manipulation undertones. possessiveness. infidelity/adultery. strong language. mentions of guns. humiliation. classism.

word count: 4.7k

notes: thank you for the wait and hope you learn a bit about our favorite boys. as always, likes, comments, and reblogs are much appreciated. xoxo

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The door flew open an hour later, the knob crashing against the wall followed by a ferocious holler.

“Sukuna, you asshole! I’ve been looking everywhere for you, and…what the—?”

You first stirred awake from the ruckus.

Rising from the couch’s comfort, you sluggishly rubbed at your eyes and sat up to see a much exasperated Choso from the halls staring in. This must have been quite a scene for an unsuspecting person like him: his beloved plus-one all over his therapist colleague, your dress now crinkled and makeup runny.

Poor Choso even appeared confused for a moment, his lips partially agape while his brows were furrowed, not quite processing the sight just yet.

That was, until his observant gaze shifted to the spotty coating over your thighs.

When he stared for just a moment longer, his right eyelid finally twitched at the display.

Oh, he got the idea all right.

When the recently awoken Sukuna uprighted himself as well and noticed the envy on Choso’s face, the egomaniac grinned wildly. “Well, if it isn’t our favorite grizzly bear,” he taunted and patted at his free thigh. “Wanna join? Three’s not a crowd.”

And that was when Choso’s fury really exploded.

His aura quickly and dramatically shifted from that of earlier this evening, his compassion and patience clearly gone when he approached you in deliberate steps, grabbing at your wrist and pulling you from the couch.

Good lord, it really wasn’t supposed to go down like this. You had come here to accompany a local sex therapist for a brief evening, to relieve some personal stress.

Look at yourself now. Not only had you nearly forgotten about your host altogether, but you also abandoned him only to jump his coworker’s bones. Now, he was completely pissed.

Shielding you from view, Choso sent a hostile and unforgiving glare to the pink-headed man.

“I brought her in as my guest, Shit-kuna.”

“Well, maybe you should’ve treated her like one rather than leaving a pretty face like her by the bar,” the other countered, brushing off Choso’s possessive declarations. Even as the latter scowled, the club owner stood up and strolled over casually—hands hidden in his pockets—until the two men found each other eye-to-eye. “I don’t need the cops here again like last week, so keep your eyes on your girls. There could always be men with ulterior motives at this nightclub.”

“Like yourself?”

Oof.

“Calm down, dude.” Something in Sukuna’s composure told you that this wasn’t the first time he had to deal with Choso’s ill temper. “I probably took care of your guest better than you could’ve. Maybe should learn a thing or two.”

As short-fused as Choso could be, he grudgingly silenced himself when he couldn’t go against the truth.

“Besides,” Sukuna continued when his co-worker went quiet, “where did you go?”

“Business,” Choso simply said, dark eyes hollow and an eerie hush hung in the air as though there was an immediate understanding between the two. And when you suddenly noticed the stench of blood, sweat, and smoke, you think you understood them too…but that could just be your imagination playing with you.

Sukuna didn’t comment much further either. “Well then,” he began, changing courses, “what do you need me for? Seemed like you’d been looking for me for a while.”

“Meeting. Same place as usual,’” and just in case his colleague would find a reason to delay, Choso added, “Now.”

In response, Sukuna flicked his burgundy gaze in your direction.

The girl’s still here, he seemed to tell the other man.

Oh, they wanted you out.

That was totally okay, expected even. There were no hard feelings because what would a mere housewife have to do with their business matters, if it wasn’t her money?

Smoothing the fabric of your dress, you readied to leave without disturbance, a practice you had honed given the many times Naoya would wave his hand to dismiss you.

But a sturdy grasp seized your wrist and stopped you.

Gaze traveling upward, your eyes halted at Choso’s deep and velvety ones. “And where do you think you’re going, kid?”

Confused, words stopped short in your throat. “I thought…,” a quick glance at Sukuna (who was no help at all) and you continued, “If you have a meeting, I’d just call a taxi home.”

“No,” Choso dryly declared. “There are orders that you’re also coming with us.”

“Me?” Often overshadowed by the financial and political prowess of your executive husband, you didn’t think someone else would ever find interest in your presence. “Sure that you have the right person?”

“Yes, you,” he repeated, this time slightly more annoyed. “You’re coming with us, bimbo. Oh, and don’t even think about running away from me again. Normally, I’m a good guy. But I won’t be nice if I have to punish troublemakers like you. Understood?”

He meant it, you knew. Choso would have no problem breaking a bone with that strong grip of his. His hand already tightened like a vice around your wrist. To ensure that his intentions were understood, he lowered his head such that the tip of his nose nearly brushed yours, the black sea in his eyes raging with violent waves.

“Understood?” he seethed again.

“Under…stood.” Gosh, this man must be insane.

Before the conversation could progress further, Sukuna took matters into his own hands and tore Choso’s hand from yours.

“Read the room. Can’t you tell that you’re scaring her, idiot?” Relief surged into your system when the club manager rescued you from the standoff, his charisma a potion that never failed to place you at ease. “Hasn’t Geto told you to play nice with our clients? Unlike you, not everyone likes to play rough.” Sukuna then beckoned to the door. “Why don’t I meet you at our office instead, Choso? Maybe you can surprise everyone by actually being early.”

That last note must have irked Choso again from the way his knuckles turned white.

“Don’t tell me what to do. I’m older than you.”

“By three months. Congratulations.” There was nothing like fighting fire with fire. At this point, Sukuna appeared torn between amusement and orneriness as he rotated between suppressed smirks and malignant glares. “I’m sure, then, since you’re older…that you can follow my orders in my own establishment.”

Several silent seconds later, Choso finally relented. He muttered a loaded string of profanities but eventually grumbled, “Fine.” Shoving through the narrow gap between you and Sukuna right, he turned around one last time to order angrily, “but you grab Geto.”

Sukuna chortled lightly as his fellow sexpert disappeared and twisted at his bubblegum bangs in an idle fashion.

“In case you haven’t noticed already, Kamo is just like that,” he explained, referring to his colleague by last name. “Don’t take the things he says too personally, ’kay? I’m sure he meant no harm.”

“I see,” you totally lied and were thankful that your current escort didn’t mention the skepticism that was all too obvious in your tone.

Instead, as the chivalrous knight he made himself out to be, Sukuna politely placed a large hand at the small of your back and steered you out.

“Anyway, if there are orders for you,” he added by the doorway, “this only means you might be interested in what we got to say, right?”

“…I guess.”

Even if you could care less for whatever their little meeting was about, even if you thought it suspicious that several men sought company from some young heiress like you, restless curiosity was what compelled you to obey.

When you arrived again at the nightclub’s main hall, the crowd was louder than you remembered. Nothing could rile people more than the combination of good tequilas and The Weeknd remixes.

“Oh, there Geto is,” Sukuna lamely announced just several steps in, much quicker than anticipated. Following his line of vision, you quickly realized why.

Spotting Suguru was as easy as identifying a flamingo amid a flock of swans: his style was as eccentric as you remembered it, his neon pink Hawaiian shirt striking in a sea of duller hues.

But Suguru Geto wasn’t the only person who caught your attention.

He had…a girl? That shouldn’t be too surprising, but here you were—staring like a dumbfounded stalker. From your interactions with him, Geto was a complete flirt, a man who loved to be controlled rather than control himself. This woman, though…

Why did she appear so familiar?

“Shoko Ieiri,” Sukuna explained out of the blue when, in reality, he had seen right through your prolonged puzzlement. “She’s his client.”

Oh, that’s right. When you first met Geto, Shoko was the giggling woman who that therapist couldn’t stop staring at. No doubt that those fresh lipstick marks which you had last seen him with were from her too.

It was clear why Geto must be infatuated with her.

Shoko had thick chestnut hair tied from her face with one long ponytail, her soft brown eyes twinkling when Geto pressed her chest against his own. With a foxy smile, Shoko wrapped her arms around Geto's neck and murmured something into his piercing-studded ears. The man laughed and extended his tongue. As though that was what she had requested, Shoko grinned wider and latched her lips on the warm muscle. At some point, you had to attend to something different because the salacious scene felt like something you weren’t supposed to watch.

"They’re disgusting, right?" Sukuna sneered, but the smile on his lips confirmed that he was in fact a voyeur who loved the scene. "I wouldn’t be surprised if Geto gets some of that action on the weekends. He probably fools around more than actually working at the clinic that Shoko leads.”

A clinic? They were physicians?

“What field of medicine do they work in? Pediatrics?” It was a wild guess, but the doctor duo seemed to be people who could be good with kids.

Sukuna, however, scrunched his brows at your silly supposition. “No,” he snorted as though he was offended. “They’re gynecologists.”

Pupils blown wide, you sputtered, “Geto?”—and more importantly— “in gynecology?”

The uninvited imagery in your head was more vivid than you would like, one where Geto would be between a patient’s legs, examining a splayed woman simply to assess the health of her reproductive organs.

“What about it, hm?” Unlike you, Sukuna found no peculiarity in the subject. “Geto didn’t graduate in the top two of his medical school for nothing. The only person who topped him in his class was Shoko. That didn’t hurt his pride much because we all know Geto loves cute girls with sexy ass brains.”

You pondered at the thought because Geto did appear to be the type who would be into bright and confident women, fitting for a nerd-in-hiding himself. “Does she feel the same about him, though?” you casually questioned when your eyes accidentally landed on the outright PDA again.

“Oh, for sure. Shoko comes for a consultation once a week at least, booking appointments with only Geto for as long as I could remember. They've been flirting with each other since high school, did you know that?"

No, you didn't know.

You whirled around with astonishment. “High school?”

“I know.”

“Wow.” How many years was that?

If Geto and Shoko completed their medical education in Japan, that would have to be six years at least. Have they known each other for seven years, then? Eight? Jealousy pricked at your skin just trying to conjure a number. Must be nice, given how you only knew your husband from the few obligatory company events before your own wedding. “Those two must go way back.”

“Exactly. And Geto’s stupid because, like," a loud huff, "like dude, stop fucking around already. We all know that she’s entirely your type. We all know that she's a keeper. We all know she’s the one."

Glancing at the steamy pair, Sukuna noticed how Geto grabbed Shoko's ass in hand while the other roamed up to her tits.

"Okay enough!" Sukuna shouted after a gag, unintentionally bringing bystanders’ eyes to the increasingly NSFW scene. "Goddamn, you guys are gross. Get a fucking room, Geto! There's literally a Ritz Carlton across the—no, shit. I forgot. You’re actually coming with me, bro.”

Suguru didn’t catch any of that. It wasn’t until a silver-haired man nearby shook the therapist to his senses and pointed in your direction that Suguru even noticed Sukuna’s presence several meters away, his inky eyes all hazy and still dawdling over his precious girlfriend.

“He’ll follow us, don’t worry,” Sukuna surmised while watching his colleague mutter something to a similarly dazed Shoko. “Let’s just go.”

Like a helpless duckling, you attempted to match Sukuna’s tremendous strides as he kept his arm across your back, leading you into a sectioned area right off the bar. The halls were completely dark save for the LED strips running through the ceiling and floor, casting a purple-pink glow over the vicinity.

When Sukuna brought you a heavy-looking door at the very end, he removed his hold on your waist and grabbed the knob.

“We’re here.”

The door swung open to a world that bore no resemblance to the low-beamed corridor you arrived from. It was a beige-walled meeting room, one seemingly designed for comfort, work, and modernity. In the middle was one gray granite table with exactly five matching chairs around it—one at the head and two at each side. Across from everything situated a wooden bookshelf, brimming with a full library while miscellaneous papers and folders were neatly stacked at the lowest rack. As you stepped in, the floor was plush under your block heels, carpeted and luxurious.

Fulfilling his promise, Choso had been waiting patiently. He had taken the closest seat that directly faced the door, his sharp obsidian eyes quietly sending daggers across the room. In an absent-minded way, he tinkered with a handgun on the table—the same firearm from his car, you assumed (unless he had more). Squinting harder into his glare, Choso pulled the slide back before the part returned to its original position with a resounding click.

“The mag’s empty,” Choso declared as though he detected your fear. “No ammunition here.”

As if you’d believe him.

Meanwhile, Sukuna just casually strolled to the seat directly across from Choso as though he didn’t find the occurrence strange at all. You, however, weren’t crazy enough to sit anywhere near a weapon wielder and perked up when you spotted the empty seat next to Sukuna as the safest bet.

Except Geto got there first.

“Hey, hey, honeybee,” he beamed when he brushed against you at the doorway. His tone was that of an old friend, not of a reproductive health doctor slash sex therapist who you had seen making out with his top client just minutes ago.

Confidently, Geto strode past you with his all-too-familiar smile, his signature peppermint-rosemary cologne wafting behind him. He acknowledged Choso with a ‘wow, you’re on-time for once’ and greeted the birthday boy with some sort of intricate handshake, all before he claimed your site-of-interest.

Well, there went Plan B.

Knowing full well that taking the spot immediately next to Choso might as well be a death wish, you took a direct route to the head of the table—the only other available seat.

This time, though, Choso verbally stopped you. “Not there,” he gruffed while now rubbing the rectangular tattoo across his nose bridge. “That one’s already taken.”

“Oh,” you mouthed, lips forming a circle to signal your surprise. There were assigned seats at this table?

With his chin, Choso then motioned to the one remaining seat next to him. “Butt down here. No one sits there anymore.”

Anymore, huh?

Neither Sukuna nor Geto protested in your favor.

Cautiously, you walked over and plopped into the leather office chair with the sophistication of a walrus. Did it really matter where you sat? This wasn’t a high school classroom or anything. Then, why did they have to make such an enormous deal out of—

“What’s up, boss?”

In the end, it was Suguru’s chirping voice that knocked your vexed thoughts loose.

Boss?

Puzzled, you whirled around to see no one other than Toji Fushiguro entering the premises. As Toji closed the door behind him with a quiet thud, you realized that he was the only therapist whom you hadn’t seen all night. On a typical evening, awkwardness would suck at your soul upon seeing him, the man who you had shared one too many scandal-worthy affairs with, the same person whom you refused to sexually involve yourself with any further (only for you to break your resolve with Sukuna instead, oops).

Toji, meanwhile, carried the same professional confidence that he seemed to always hold, his movements purposeful while proceeding to the front of the table, a position where he could oversee all. He did his little trick again, the one where he would spin an office chair on its axis before he sat down in one fluid motion.

From your angle, you noticed that even his outfit was something seemingly precise. Strong legs were spread apart, clad in black denim and braced on the carpeted floor, ending in dark leather loafers. A white Ralph Lauren sweater covered what would have been a mural of carefully etched tattoos, and his black hair was glossed back, his jawline angled and squared.

Any doubts about Toji’s central role were dissolved when you noticed the mood shift remarkably, a sudden seriousness enveloping the vicinity. This was the first time you had seen all four sex therapists in the same room, and for a moment, only silence clung to the walls.

Toji was the first to speak. “Good evening.”

When he scanned the room, the seafoam green in his eyes appeared to glow when he spotted you, all pretty in your pink dress. Although he addressed the table, it almost felt like he was only talking to you. Had you blinked, you would have also missed the way his gaze flickered to the telling white spots on your thighs, but he chose to not comment on them directly. Yet.

“Well,” you chimed, forcing Toji to have his eyes up here rather than roaming in places where they shouldn’t be. “Don’t get the wrong idea. I didn’t necessarily want to participate in this meeting, you know.”

“That doesn’t matter now that you’re already here, doesn’t it?” Toji countered as his colleagues listened.

Involuntarily, you swallowed hard.

Since when did he have such an unnerving effect on you? It wasn’t like this was the first time you’d talked to him, but the firmness in his tone was almost uncharacteristic. Come to think of it, his mannerisms reminded you of someone. Of Naoya? Perhaps. But where exactly was Toji trying to go with this conversation?

When he took your prolonged silence as a response, Toji slowly straightened up in his seat, his posture akin to that of a robed Roman senator.

“People told me that you were at Teyvat, and I simply thought that it wouldn’t hurt for you to spend quality time with us given that we therapists all convene here every week at this time.” He leaned forward slightly. “Besides, you and I…we’re friends, remember? And friends hang out, young lady.”

In a place like this? Totally.

Despite Toji’s pursuits to soothe, one thought nagged at the back of your mind. "Stop it with this ‘friends’ crap. If you were really my friend, Toji, you’d tell me why you wanted me here.” Mustering the guts to challenge the status quo wasn’t easy, and you exhaled deeply to regulate your incoming tantrum. “Know what? In all honesty, I don't know you. Or any of your buddies here, frankly. In fact—”

“University of Tokyo.”

The new answerer came from nowhere.

Perplexed, you looked over to see that it was Geto. He had his man bun scrunched up in one large hand, and when he discerned the fusillade of questions in your gaze, he one-by-one pointed to selected participants at the table. “Sukuna, Economics. Choso, Mechanical Engineering. And me, Biology.”

“What…?” At first, you were befuddled. However, the puzzle slowly came together when you began to understand that Geto had listed names followed by what sounded like college majors. “You…three went to UTokyo?”

Attending what was widely acclaimed to be the most selective and prestigious university in Japan was nothing short of a gargantuan feat, which was what made you altogether more baffled when then Sukuna nodded and added, “Graduated five years ago.”

“Are you serious?” Okay, your reaction might have registered as offensive, but why had you not known about this earlier? No, wait. This information must have been under the sex therapy clinic’s ‘Staff Profiles’ webpage, which you really should have checked out long, long ago but didn’t.

Meanwhile, Sukuna smiled. “We’re impressive, I know." Snooty as always. “We’re smart cookies. Plus, we’re not your regular therapists. We’re sex therapists.” He then leaned dramatically across the table, even lifting himself from his seat. “Well, that must mean you know what we specialize in, right?”

It was a rhetorical question, but he paused for effect, his maroon gaze ablaze amid the inky designs on his features.

Next to him, Geto dragged Sukuna down. He had that smile again, the one where his dark eyes disappeared into beautiful half-moons, but it was clear that he seemed sorry for his colleague’s misbehavior.

“Listen, Y/N, you make a valid argument,” Geto elaborated, addressing your original concern. “We can’t be friends when you don’t even know us. You’ve probably realized by now that there’s more to what meets the eye—that sex therapy isn’t the only thing we do. If you’re really that curious...” He first tipped his head toward the person to his right. “For starters, we wouldn’t even be here if Sukuna didn’t outright own this nightclub.”

The mentioned businessman, whose ego was most certainly stroked, smiled proudly. “I’m sure she’s figured that out by now, Captain Obvious.”

“Right, but even though Tokyo’s Roppongi is Sukuna’s main hub, Teyvat’s other locations in Kyoto and Osaka are constantly ranked as top nightlife destinations in their respective regions.” How Geto kept his cool while still dishing out compliments was a mystery. He must be a really nice guy. Either that, or he was wondrously talented at faking it ‘till he made it.

Nonetheless, Geto turned to his next target. “Now about Choso,” he began as his dark eyes noticed Choso’s supposedly empty handgun on the table. “He’s a hitman, a contract killer essentially.”

“No, I’m a mediator,” Choso corrected rather unconvincingly. “I only work when people need me to, when they have conflicts to resolve.”

Of course, this obviously made you even more grateful to take the seat immediately next to a one-man killing machine. (Not.)

Geto didn’t let you fully process much because he then gestured to himself. “As for myself, I completed my medical program four years ago. My current focus is gynecology.”

At this point, this information only served as a confirmation of what you already knew.

Now, the elephant of the room: “And you, Toji?”

Upon the ask, the said man did not immediately reply.

Surely, Toji must have expected the question, but everything told you that he had been intentional in avoiding the topic. Even the other therapists in the room seemed uncomfortable, as though you’d probed something you shouldn’t have.

Choso side-eyed the older man before turning to you. “Y/N.” His tone—it wasn’t friendly. Choso knew something you didn’t, and—given the ambiance in the room—the same could be said for the others. Why was everyone suddenly so secretive when they were openly discussing their outside work just a minute ago? “I don’t think—”

“I’m their boss,” Toji interrupted, to the surprise of many. “Aside from Megumi, whom you’d met over the phone, these guys have treated me like family more than my blood-related kin have.”

Stroking his bottom lip with an index finger, Toji paused suddenly. His gaze narrowed, eyes darkening. Why did he look at you like that? Were you supposed to say something?

“Anyway,” he resumed when he must have decided you were too slow to catch on. “I recruited these guys right when they completed their undergraduate degrees, around the time I just opened my therapy office. We’ve been working together since, for the past four years.”

Lips pursed, you arched a brow. So Toji was just their sex therapy supervisor?

No, that couldn’t be it. Given the other therapists’ stories, Toji’s own outside endeavors couldn’t just be so simple. He was tough and clever, a man who constantly seemed to hold more stories than he could tell.

“There has to be more than that,” you blurted back.

“Hey...” This time, Geto had to reign you in. His tone, like Choso’s, was steely.

When you looked back at Toji, you could see why. His usually bright eyes have gone completely cold—totally blank—as though you were staring at the side of a glacier. His lips also tightened into a despondent frown. Bit by bit, the cunning flare that fueled Toji was dimmed into an entity that was dark, solid, and unbreakable.

When he eventually responded, bitterness bled through his answer. “No, there doesn’t have to be ‘more than that,’ ma’am. I don’t understand why you would make that assumption about me. You don’t know more about my own life than I do. Rather, the situation is the other way around. You’d be surprised, in fact, by how much we know about you.”

Whatever the reason, he truly appeared infuriated that you insisted to pry into his life. Was this his form of bluffing, to challenge you?

“Well,” you huffed to match his temper, “everyone knows I’m married to—”

“Yes, Naoya Zenin, CEO of the almighty Zenin Corporation,” Toji interrupted, an inexplicable agitation clear in his gruffy voice. “Not to mention your own father, the Chief Operating Officer, is your husband’s right-hand man. Both men are C-suite executives of Japan’s largest conglomerate, a firm whose subsidiaries generated over 17% of Japan’s gross domestic product last year, a company whose market cap is only surpassed by South Korea’s Samsung Group and China’s Tencent Holdings in the Asia-Pacific region.”

He then paused, and you were stunned.

Even if he sounded like a broken record from Channel 3 News, Toji never seemed to be of the caliber to care about such knowledge. No typical layman like him would be so invested in the details of yourself and your husband’s company. “Why—"

“Your husband and your father are the leaders of the game, aren’t they?” he reckoned, cutting you off for the second time. “One wrong word in a corporate conference call, and the Nikkei 225 sinks several percentage points. They’re powerful alright. But you? What role do you play?” Sitting back into his seat, he leisurely brought one ankle over his knee. “Nothing. You’re nothing but a rich homemaker, their sidepiece in the grand scheme of things.”

Beside you, Choso stifled a smirk and Geto consequently kicked his coworker’s right calf under the table.

You were starting to believe Toji, that he and his sidekicks over here did—for one reason or another—saw the bigger picture when you couldn’t.

“Why…does this matter to you?” Unlike before, your voice was a little less sure of itself.

Now that he had your interest, Toji propped his elbows on the table and intertwined his figures. “Let me tell you why you’re here, then,” he clarified, the stylized vines by his temple flexing as he spoke. "We have one goal: to bring Naoya Zenin down."

Okay, Toji had gone crazy. The fact that no one else seemed surprised must have meant that this was all an elaborate set-up to get you to turn your own husband in. They were all small business owners, perhaps upset that the Zenin Corporation's near-monopoly had driven their own profits to zero. However, betraying your family, even the one linked by marriage rather than blood, laid beyond your morals.

"Listen," you warned with crossed arms, determined to not be swayed any further. "If you’re going to ramble on about some divorce bullsh—"

"Naoya Zenin is cheating on you."

𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗗

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[fortangel]

So a few weeks ago, one of my very beloved dogs succumbed to his congestive heart failure.

Westley was the goodest of boys. He was rescued from the side of the road and clearly had some trauma in his past. But he was a sweet and loving soul and a stalwart guardian of his person (my mom). I miss him every day.

I wasn't thinking about getting another dog so soon but a coworker of mine kept showing me pictures from the humane society and one of them just grabbed me.

I just kept thinking about that little dog. And here I already had all the supplies and everything.

And after 2 days of thinking I realized why.

I've been more fortunate than many this year but 2020 has still sucked. And it's full of big intractable problems that one 33 year old depressed hermit library assistant can't solve.

I can't fix Covid19. I can't fix the ugly history of racism in my country. I can't stop hurricanes. I can't fix Lebanon. I can and DO donate to charities and vote in every election but that often feels abstract.

But I can save one dog.

So I called. And I went to see him. But it was too late in the day for an adoption and I was worried about one of my other dogs being territorial.

I decided to come back for a meet and greet the next day.

Got all ready and called ahead to be told that the one I was coming to see was being adopted that very moment.

I wish him the very best of luck in his new home! Saw his adoption pic on the Humane Society's Facebook and he looked pretty happy :)

Decided to go see the other dogs anyway.

There was a cute little boy there with one floppy ear and one stiff one. But a staff member brought us another dog to look at.

A skinny little black, tan, and white girl with big ears.

Y'all, she got along just fine with my skittish Luna from minute one. (Jockeying for laps with growls, yes. Ugly fights, no). She hopped right into my lap like she owned it. Someone definitely loved this dog in the past but somehow she ended up in a local shelter where she would have been euthanized if the Humane Society hadn't had room for her.

She's 5 years old and most people want puppies. Not me though. I love them but I don't have the energy to raise another puppy in 2020.

We adopted her of course.

Meet Destiny Rosetta:

She took to my house like a duck to water. Hopped right up on the couch and everything. (She hasn't quite gotten the hang of the dog door yet but it's been a big day for her. )

So I'll keep fighting for a better future for all of us. I'll keep being an advocate for racial justice in my tiny sphere of influence. I'll keep wearing my face mask and voting and donating to charities. Bending the arc of the universe toward justice and all that.

And I'll save one dog. Make the universe a little bit kinder as often as I'm able.

Things are genuinely very bad this year. But I'm not giving up on making them better.

[tlcrescuepa]

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Week-End Update: Hazy Days of Summer

Another week is over with a bunch more dogs saved and a few more adopted.  All in all, that makes for a good week here at TLC. Our boy Jacques’s foster family fell in love with him immediately so, to paraphrase Beyonce, they put a name tag  on it and now he’s a full fledged member of the family!

Also adopted this week were Baily, Carly, Cookie Crisp, Elvira & Sheba (the Chihuahua)

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Bailey

Carly

Cookie Crisp (r)

Elvira

Sheba

Jacques now Odie

  We also received some updates to share with you:

  Lucy aka Lulu

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“Yes, she’s settling in well! She loves her dog bed (photos below) and relaxing in the house (must love the AC!). She also has some fun running around in the backyard! She is very smart and lets me know when she wants to go outside by going near the sliding glass doors. She’s also gotten used to my schedule with going to the bathroom, work, sleep etc. I taught her to sit in order to get a treat in just 1 day! She now does it right away. I plan to teach her a few more commands, working on ‘stay’ right now. She has been very well behaved, very gentle and friendly towards people, and has gotten along with most dogs (petsmart and pet store visits; holding off on bringing her to work for another week).

I have kept her name Lucy but also have her the nickname of Lulu. So Lucy ‘Lulu’ is on her new dog tag.”

  Oliver

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“We just love Oliver! He has become a wonderful addition to our family! Yes, we kept his name and he is settling in just fine. He has a house full of love!” 

  Avery

“On Saturday it will be exactly 6 months since we picked up Avery. She is a most wonderful dog, loving and lots of fun. She has a great sense of smell. It’s amazing what she comes up with on our daily walks in the nearby woods.

Wouldn’t trade her for the world.”

  Izzy FKA Doc (Avery’s pup)

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“Izzy is doing wonderful. Her and my other lab are great companions. Best decision I ever made!!!! “

  Bailey FKA Dopey (Avery’s pup)

Bailey FKA Dopey

“Yes, I can’t believe Bailey (Dopey) will be 8 months old this Friday!  He (we) are doing very well.  Bailey is a crazy loving character who LOVES doggy day care and car rides to his “mom mom and pop pop’s” house where he has his own baby pool to play in. as well as a big fenced in back yard.  He is going through training with the woman I used to train my beloved mastiff, Cooper, and has his level 1 test this Thursday.

  I will send you some pictures of our boy very soon.

I’d love to have a meet up with his litter mates if their humans are up for something like that sometime soon.  I may also stop at one of the meet n greet events with Bailey, so some of the TLC family can see how well he is doing.”

  Theia FKA May (Marsha’s pup)

“Hi! We are very happy with May-Theia! We named her Theia because it means Goddess of Blue Skies. She is growing and doing well. I had one appointment with the Vet on July 7th and have a follow up on July 28th. At the time Theia weighed 6.5 pounds. She is very smart, alert and sweet. Theia has adjusted well to her surroundings”

  Flint FKA Mark (Marsha’s pup)

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“We changed his name to Flint. He seems to be taking to the home quite nicely. My vet did not have any openings until next week, so unfortunately I won’t be getting him in as soon as I would like to. He seems to sleep pretty well at night, last night he was a little whiny but not bad. We are looking forward to a very happy life with him!”

  Fiona FKA Mary (Marsha’s pup)

“We are loving our new little puppy. She’s so adorable And good. I put a picture up on to love the canine Facebook group. And it looks like our picture was up as a group picture. We named her Fiona. And thank you for all the information that you gave me. I really appreciate it and your follow up .”

  Reese FKA Maybelle (Marsha’s pup)

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“She is doing really well. We changed her name to Reese. We have an apt on Sunday for her first vet visit. She has been such a welcome addition to our family. We have only had a few accidents a day with peeing. She has learned to sit with commands and treats already. Next week we will start a new trick. We couldn’t be more happy with out decision to adopt her. She does really well in her crate too. “

  Cassie FKA Marcy

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“We decided to change her name from Marcy to Cassie! She is settling in very well and we have been keeping her in a decent schedule. She is so lovable and playful. Such a happy friendly puppy. I will send some update pictures when i get done work today. My girlfriend is setting a vet appointment as well. We couldn’t more happy right now!”

  Dolly FKA Ivory

Dolly FKA Ivory

“We are changing Ivory’s name to Dolly.  It just seems to fit her personality.   She’s doing ok.  Has a serious thing about shoes but is not chewing them.  Dolly collects them and moves them to another room.   Maybe this will train certain people to put them away?

  Dolly has the first appointment I could get with our vet so that is scheduled.  Also her first obedience class begins with Peppers Paws and Eryn on July 19th.  I am looking forward to this.  We are still working on sit. 

Thanks fior such a beautiful gentle little girl for our family.    My husband is her biggest fan! “

  Lupo FKA Baxley

“We have changed his name to LUPO.  He has been perfect!

We have been taking him for walks 4-5 times a day and he is great on the leash and has not had one accident in the house so far, knock on wood.  I have put a crate in our bedroom with the door open, but he seems to like his dog bed better.  He also never cries when we leave in the morning or at lunch.  The only strange thing so far is that he poops almost everytime we walk him.  It was soft at first but has been getting better. I think maybe we gave him too much food to begin with, but have cut it back to a cup a day now.

He has been barking at people and other dogs while walking, but it seems to be getting better.

We found a local vet with great reviews and scanned and sent them Lupo’s records: http://sheehanveterinarycentre.com/.  We have an appointment on Thursday.

I believe Erin updated his name and address online and we got him a new tag.

I want to thank you and Erin so much for your help.  I feel like other shelters may have looked down upon us simply because we have a Camden City address while your shelter responsive and so nice since the beginning.  I have whole-heartedly recommended your organization to my family and coworkers at Rowan University and the Cooper Hospital.”

  Kona FKA Nugget

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“Everything has been going so well with Kona (FKA Nugget), and I can’t believe it’s already been 6 months! She is such a sweet dog and loves to greet everyone and anyone. She loves to sleep, which means she’s also the best cuddler. She loves going on car rides and I try and take her everywhere, including an upcoming road trip to Charleston, SC and Shenandoah Valley, VA. She also loves to be outside and lay in the sunshine. I’ve never met a dog that is more laid back, sweet, loving, and goofy as Kona. I am so lucky to have had the opportunity to adopt her, she’s brought so much happiness into my life!”

  Snowball

“He is just a delight! He is really enjoying summer at our house…loves playing in our backyard, chasing away the rabbits that are so plentiful around here , sunbathing on our patio, going on long walks.   He also loves to snuggle, and looks forward to stretching out on the couch with us in the evening to relax !  He is just a wonderful little dog, a much loved member of our family …we are still amazed that he was once a unwanted pet!   Thank you so much again for bringing our little guy to us

Please pass our thanks on to everyone at TLC!  I v recommended TLC to many people since Snowball has become ours….you all do such a selfless and amazing job. “

  Cosmo

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He is a perfect personality match for Mabel and they have become fast friends!! ❤

  Parker

Parker

“Parker has graduated from obedience training! He is currently attending scent training classes to enrich the hound side of him! He loves scent training and obedience training. He is enrolled to start the next level of obedience training at he end of July!”

      Iggy

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“Iggy was shy at first but is coming out of his shell and has already wiggled his way into our hearts. He likes the couch much better than his dog bed because he wants to be by his people all the time. Vet gave him a clean bill of health.”

  Elvis FKA Harold

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“Elvis is doing great. He loves going camping with us. He gets to meet other dogs and people too. He’s very friendly and playful to both. He now weighs around 90 lbs and is very strong but also gentle. We certainly are happy to have him as part of our family. Saturday he will be coming with us on a long RV trip to Glacier National Park in Montana. Lots to see, and smell. And I’m sure he’ll meet more new dogs and people.”

  We also had a visit from a blast from the past during today’s meet & greet when Chai FKA Tai came by

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guys with glasses <33 guys with curly hair <33 guys with fluffy hair <33 guys with gorgeous eyes <33 guys with nice smiles <33 guys who are KIND AND POLITE— <33