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Top 5 Group Based Activities in Melbourne

Effective team building allows people to step out of their comfort zones and learn new things about each other. This can reveal surprising traits that improve workplace relationships, leading to better results.

Melbourne offers a range of team building activities that provide memorable experiences. From the vibrant street art scene to a culinary challenge, these group based activities Melbourne foster teamwork and communication.

1. Wine Tasting Tour

Swap the stress of choosing a designated driver and join a small group of wine connoisseurs on this comprehensive guided wine tasting tour. Taste wines at three top local vineyards and enjoy a wholesome lunch at your choice of restaurant.

Spend the day in the calming countryside outside Melbourne on this all-inclusive Yarra Valley wine and food experience. Taste a range of wines, gin, and beers, stroll through sculpture gardens, and eat at a seasonal restaurant.

Enjoy a relaxing day of wine tasting and chocolate indulgence on this deluxe tour from Melbourne. Explore Yarra Valley’s best wineries and breweries while learning about the region’s culture and history.

2. Heritage Walk

A heritage walk is a unique experience that uncovers the history of a city. This type of tour is gaining popularity, particularly among travelers who want to learn more about local culture. It is also a good way to exercise and stay healthy.

Heritage walks are a great way to discover the city's rich history while exploring the streets. Many of these tours are accompanied by guides who can tell you stories about the city's history.

The Women's Heritage Walk is a multi-layered adventure that empowers women through personal growth, learning, and pushing their limits. It also promotes cultural respect and a global sisterhood.

3. Drumming Workshop

Drumming workshops provide a great opportunity to express emotions, stimulate creativity and build strong communities. They are also a great way to develop coordination and motor skills. For example, playing drums requires a high level of coordination as you manipulate different drumsticks and foot pedals.

In addition, drumming teaches you to work together as a team. This is particularly important in the workplace, as it helps improve morale and reduce stress. Drumming is also a social activity, and most people who play music with other people find themselves bonding quickly.

4. Colonial Tramcar Restaurant

The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant is a famous fleet of historical trams that have been converted into an upscale restaurant. These ‘restaurants on wheels’ are the first travelling tramcar restaurants in the world and ensure a delightful dining experience. Gliding along the streets of Melbourne, diners can savor a seasonal menu and quality Australian wines at an all inclusive price.

With a decor that resembles the luxury Pullman-style European trains, the restaurant offers an experience that is both cosy and fun. The restaurant’s signature burgundy color and vintage features are sure to make for a memorable meal.

5. Eureka Skydeck Puzzle Challenge

With a view of the city and its landmarks, the Eureka Skydeck offers a unique setting for team building activities. Use clues to complete puzzle challenges promoting logical thinking and observation skills. The experience is fun and educational, helping teams understand the importance of geometry in creating strong structures like buildings or bridges.

A scavenger hunt around Melbourne’s museums offers an engaging blend of cultural exploration and team challenge, while a virtual reality plank walk promotes resilience and collaboration. Alternatively, a team hike in the Dandenong Ranges fosters unity and builds resilience.

6. Escape Room

An escape room is a great way to improve your problem-solving skills. It forces you to pay close attention to detail and search every corner of the room. You’ll need to scour paintings, look through books and lift up the rug to find your next clue.

The experience is also a valuable team-building exercise. The collaborative effort required to solve puzzles within a limited time encourages communication amongst teammates and breaks down barriers that may hinder effective working relationships.

To maximize the effectiveness of an escape room, make sure you select a theme that resonates with your group and plan ahead. This will help to ensure that your guests can accommodate it in their schedules.

7. Indoor Scavenger Hunt

Kids can easily get bored when stuck inside, but a fun indoor scavenger hunt is the perfect boredom buster. It encourages socializing, teamwork, and observational learning.

For teams that want to push their physical limits, indoor rock climbing offers a challenge that fosters trust and communication. Similarly, art workshops spark creativity and a sense of shared achievement.

Melbourne’s culinary scene is vibrant and diverse, so a cooking class is an ideal team bonding activity. Working together to prepare a meal promotes communication and collaboration while also building healthy habits.

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Home a place where I can go

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ISHvtn4 by amythecinnabunny Ranpo could’ve found Ayako’s parents and drawn up an escape plan from the mafia that ended with Ayako living happily ever after with her parents and Ayako thinks she’d decline the offer and choose to stay with Kyoka. Ayako figures out where her home is. BSD OC Week, Day 3: Partners Words: 4508, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Series: Part 3 of Soukoku: Third Time’s The Charm Fandoms: 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: Gen, Multi Characters: Izumi Kyouka (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Gin, Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Armed Detective Agency Ensemble (Bungou Stray Dogs) Relationships: Izumi Kyouka & original character, Izumi Kyouka & Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Ryuunosuke/Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs) Additional Tags: Armed Detective Agency (Bungou Stray Dogs), Port Mafia Member Izumi Kyouka (Bungou Stray Dogs), Post-Vampire Infection Outbreak Arc (Bungou Stray Dogs), Fluff, theres a bit of domestic fluff from sskk, ayako meets her girlfriend oops i mean partners family, theyre in love they just don’t know it yet, typical soukoku behaviour if you ask me, No more squinting the sskk is real, Established Akutagawa Ryuunosuke/Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), bsd oc week 2024 read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ISHvtn4

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The Week Ahead 1/29-2/4

A new month begins this week, as do new opportunities to enjoy New York City the pulsd way. No matter what your week has in store, let us level it up with an open bar Gatsby-style soiree, steals on cashmere threads, a Valentine’s Day scavenger hunt, and a blast from the disco past. Let’s get too groovin’...

Elsie Rooftop Great Elsie Prohibition Open Bar And Food Party NYC

A little party never killed nobody, and Elsie Rooftop is here to bring the roaring '20s to life at The Great Elsie Party: An Immersive Rooftop Prohibition Open Bar + Food soirée sure to light up your senses thanks to free-flowing libations, decadent eats, and lavish entertainment! Enjoy a 2 Hour Open Bar, plus a Selection of Passed Appetizers, and Live Entertainment. While you sip on endless Mint Juleps, Old Fashioned's, Gin Rickeys and the like, devour Thai Chicken Kabobs, Forest Mushroom Flatbread with Truffle Oil, Red Pepper Hummus & Phyllo Cups, and more, equally savoring sensational performances by Burlesque dancers, Acrobats, & flirty Flappers. Take in the stunning views of the city and the sparkling vibes - this is a Friday you won't soon forget...

Multi-Brand Cashmere Sample Sale

Join 260 Sample Sale at their NoMad store for this incredible cashmere sample sale! There will be amazing brands like Amicale Cashmere, Sofia Cashmere, Bruno Magli, and Hickey Freeman. Don't miss out on this chance to step up your cashmere game!

$29 Tickets For 2: Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt & Bar Crawl Around NYC

Grab your boo or your cupid crew and join in the fun for the Find Your Love Hunt - a Valentine's Day-Themed Scavenger Hunt & Bar Crawl Around NYC! Grab your $29 Ticket For Two that includes admission to this rollicking jaunt through Manhattan, as well as a Tasting of 3 Hiatus Tequilas. With the chance to invite your squad of up to 10 people, you can take over the city as you revel in the lovey-dovey feels. The hunt begins with a Hiatus Tequila tasting class at New York Vintners, then breaking off into your teams to complete tasks around your favorite NYC bars to obtain missing puzzle pieces. Each bar will have a different and exciting surprise along the way to keep the fun going! Plus, expect prizes for the first team to discover the final spot, the best dressed cupid-theme costumes, and best team name.

Celebrate Black History Month with Live More Brand and Shopify NY

Join Live More Brand and Shopify NY to celebrate Black creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship in NYC. In honor of Black History Month, Live More Brand presents a shopping experience, inspiring all to envision, build, and define the Black future. Shop a curated collection of apparel from YGC Global, art from Jordan Barros and Live More Brand's debut photo book!

$19 VIP 2 Hour Open Bar Tickets: Open Bar Disco Fever Fridays Party

Give in to indulgence, forget your inhibitions, and surround yourself with glitter, sequins, and the music of the 70s at Copacabana's Disco Fever Fridays - a groovy spectacular that harkens to the Studio 54 heyday at the iconic nightlife hotspot. The club has an astounding history, having originally opened in the 1940's, changing ownership in the 1970's to now 93-year-old nightlife icon & Bronx-native John Juliano. Since his takeover during the height of the disco era, Juliano has maintained its fabulous staying power, in addition to moving locations for more space to boogie! Get lost in a fully immersive disco wonderland, following the Disco Ball to the dance floor and boogying down to all the best Disco hits by the funky sounds of legendary Disco DJs. While you're at it, snap selfies with your friends, learn to Hustle, manifest your inner disco queen or king, and drink until you feel like you can rock your best moves all night long...

Artist Opening Party with Complimentary Refreshments

Come join shoemaker Francis Waplinger and fine artist Megan Euell in a night of celebration! They’ll be showcasing some amazing work from their new workshop at The Maker’s Guild. Complimentary refreshments will also be available to those that come to show their support.

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Chess Drama: The PIPI Saga

Part 1: Setting the Stage

It’s September of 2020, half a year into the pandemic. It’ll be months before there’ll be vaccines for COVID-19, and all the “normal”, “respectable” chess tournaments have been on hiatus, because they dare not meet IRL and they’re too set in their ways to go virtual.

Online chess events with less clout but bigger prize pools have stepped forward to fill this gap, including the “PRO Chess League” (PRO being an acronym for Professional Rapid Online), a team-format championship where teams from different places compete against each other for a title.

This year, the winners of the tournament are a shock: the Armenia Eagles, a lesser-known team even in this lesser-known format for pro-level chess. Their all-star for the tournament is GM Tigran Petrosian (no, not the former World Chess Champion by that name, but another guy whose dad named him after the former champion), who won three of the four games he played and tied the fourth - an almost unbelievably good result at the top level of chess.

In fact, it was so unbelievable that even one of the other players in the tournament started to imply that he didn’t believe it.

GM Wesley So (a top-10-in-the-world grandmaster who was playing for the St Louis Archbishops in this tournament, who won 2nd place) commented on the chess.com article announcing the Eagles’ win with this:

The “secret gin” was a reaction to Petrosian’s joking interview comment that he’d achieved his results in this tournament because he’d had a glass of gin to drink as he played.

The second part of the comment, though, is a deeper cut. On chess.com, often instead of publicly banning titled players who’ve been found to cheat, they’ll just contact those players and ban them privately.  Basically “your account won’t show that you’re banned, but never log in again if you want it to stay that way”. In other words, Wesley was implying that:

Andriasian and Sargsyan had been cheating in a previous event and were quietly told to leave town, and

Petrosian had possibly achieved this result by committing the same sin.

Part 2: Wait, cheating at chess?

Yes, it’s possible. To oversimplify... it’s like copying the answer to a hard test question off your genius deskmate, except the “deskmate” is your desktop computer. Chess programs have been better at chess than humans for decades now; in theory, all you need to do to beat a human is enter the game into Stockfish and see what it thinks is the best move.

In practice, it’s much harder than that. Try logging into a chess website and rocketing up the ranks by copying the computer’s homework, and you’ll be banned pretty quickly. It turns out that computer moves don’t look like human moves, and people playing computer moves don’t behave like people playing their own moves either; the big chess websites all have secret sauce to try to detect cheaters, or to investigate games where they think cheating has occurred.

Of course, in an officially organized, professional event, the most straightforward way is just for the players to be watched while playing, so that it’s clear whether or not they have Droidfish open on their phones - whether by a live tournament rep in the player’s house, or just by setting up enough cameras that the judges can see what’s going on. That’s the “proctoring” that Wesley mentions in his followup comment to the thread:

The PRO Chess League finals, despite being an online-native event, only requires the players to set up a single facecam - not the multi-camera setup that would be necessary to see what the contestants are actually doing. And the “single facecam” video from the event does show Petrosian repeatedly glancing down at... something... during the tensest moments of his games.

Part 3: Classics of Post

Early the next morning, Tigran Petrosian catches wind of the conversation going on in the article comments, and decides to reply to Wesley’s accusations. But the way he chooses to do it, well... take a look for yourself.

This pretty much instantly ascended to copypasta status in the chess fandom. The /r/chess subreddit had to install an automod to remove reposts of it. Meanwhile, /r/AnarchyChess installed a bot to automatically post it whenever any of the main characters or catchphrases of this story were mentioned.

Wesley accepts the offer for an IRL money match, with a final snide remark: “You are clearly the king of online chess, man. But I will dare fight you over-the-board.”

Unfortunately, the “PIPI Invitational”, as GM Hikaru Nakamura called it in a Twitch stream, ends up not happening. Later that day, chess.com and the Pro Chess League make a joint announcement that, after conducting an investigation, they determined that Tigran Petrosian was, in fact, cheating in the semifinals and finals of the tournament. Petrosian is banned from the PCL for life, the Eagles get tempbanned, and the prizes get redistributed... thereby proving Petrosian right that, one way or another, “liers will kicked off”.

[lily-radiance]

Bleach Fanfiction

Multi-character x AFAB reader + use of she/her pronouns

Characters And Tropes

- Byakuya Kuchiki (Unrequited Love, Jealousy, and Superiority Complex)

- Sosuke Aizen (One True Ally, Fear of Loneliness, Protective, Jealousy, Hogyoku Influence, Night Owl, Marriage, Smut)

- Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (Newfound Friend, Scary Dog Privilege, Aggressive Love, Smut)

- Ulquiorra Cifer (Love?, Emotional aloofness, Guardian Angel, Safest Embrace, Forget Me Not, Suggestive)

Plot Points Covered(Anime)

1) Byakuya and Hisana

2) Ichigo Kurosaki and gang entrance

3) Aizen, Momo, and Toshiro connectivity

4) Gin and Rangiku

5) Soi Fon and Yoruichi

6) Orihime in Hueco Mundo

7) Battle in Karakura Town

8) Aizen vs Ichigo/ Urahara/ Yoruichi and Isshin

9) Aizen sealed, Ichigo Origin, Uryu Quincy Conflict, Orihime and Ichigo relationship

10) TYBW arc summarized

Character Plot Points

1) Ranking in Squads

2) Zanpakuto abilities

3) Tensity between Byakuya and Aizen

4) Stealth Training and more with Soi Fon

5) Hitsugaya ice zanpakuto training

6) Leave or Stay?

7) Bonds overtime

8) Parent/ Child Relationship with Nelliel

9) Royal Standpoints, power in Hueco Mundo, and TYBW arc involvement

10) there's so many things I can't put them all here but I think the gist is clear on most things.

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but what if we were pure gold all along? jj maybank (chapter 4)

Summary: After the assumed death of their best friend, the Pogues are falling apart at the seams. With Pope and Kiara getting closer and JJ left with nowhere to go, he finds himself left to his own devices. Feeling lost and rejected, his luck seems to turn when he meets Scarlett - a Kook who doesn’t treat him like shit and has an affinity for partying. JJ gets sucked into her world as she promises to help him forget.

How much longer can he keep running from his demons? And what happens when he starts sharing a bed with one?

Warnings: graphic depictions of violence, child abuse, angst, sexual content, drug use, underage drinking.

Author’s note: Hi all, this is my multi-chapter fic I’ve been working on. My oneshots & Rafe series have taken off so I thought it was time to share this one too. Let me know what you think!

Word count: 2K

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

the one where JJ makes his choice pretty clear

After two weeks of spending almost every waking minute with his new friend, JJ is starting to wonder if he’ll be able to keep up with her for much longer. Scarlett’s appetite for debauchery and disaster was insatiable and despite JJ’s best efforts to slow her down (“why don’t we just get lunch?” “why the fuck would we do that?”), she seemed intent on showing JJ a good time, Kook style.

After the initial night at Scarlett’s family mansion, where JJ climbed in her bedroom window like some sort of roughed up Edward Cullen and they drank their way through her mother’s gin collection, it had become a habit of JJ’s to seek Scarlett out at any opportunity. Not only was she the only person who seemed to want to spend time with him, something JJ was still reconciling, but God was she fun. Scarlett took quickly to riding on the back of JJ’s dirt bike, sharing a joint and even had a go at shooting JJ’s gun (a short lived adventure, since a firing mishap caused JJ to leap to the side of the yard to avoid losing a pinky toe). Scarlett was easy to spend time with, a breath of fresh air and a reprieve from the drama and darkness JJ had been experiencing when he last saw the Pogues.

Who, by the way, have still neglected to get in contact with him.

JJ has been holding onto false hope. He’s swinging between complete disbelief and hurt that his friends haven’t spoken to him in two weeks, and almost blinding rage that he apparently means so little to them. He doesn’t often have that much time to dwell on it though, since every time he’s remotely upset or quiet as a result of his former-but-the-jury’s-still-out-on-that friends, Scarlett is there to pick him right up and distract him in all the ways she knows how.

They spend most of their nights drinking on the beach or at Scarlett’s house, where her parents are never really around, since JJ swore up and down that he was never going to a Kook party with Scarlett. She had tried to convince him to no avail and gave up pretty quickly when JJ pointed out Rafe Cameron would most likely be in attendance, since he wasn’t even trying to lay low after literally murdering someone, and JJ was not going to be held liable for any injuries he may cause.  So they settled for each other’s company – sharing joints that JJ taught Scarlett how to roll, stacking beer bottles, going on late night motorbike rides and in one instance, seeing how easily they could blow something up. It didn’t take much convincing for JJ to change his phone background, the cracked screen now giving way to a photo of him and Scarlett messing about on his bike.

Simply put, JJ is trying his best to forget about the whole “one of my best friends is missing and presumed dead and the others don’t even want to talk to me” situation.

Scarlett is a nice distraction.

It helps that she’s gorgeous.

JJ isn’t stupid, he knows he’s spending time with someone absolutely beautiful and at times he struggles to understand why she would want to slum it with him. He’s not immune to how soft her thigh is when it brushes against his, or how her smile always reaches her eyes where the skin around them creases as she laughs, or how cute she looks with her dark hair tied up. JJ figures she must think something of him too – he notices how her hands linger longer on his waist when he brings his bike to a halt, how she’s affectionately started calling him Jay, and he certainly hasn’t forgotten how Scarlett kissed him on the cheek as he left her house last night.

JJ is as shocked as anyone would be that he’s started hanging out with a Kook, let alone calling her his friend and admitting to himself that he finds her hot. He’d be stupid not to, he is a sixteen-year-old guy after all, and she’s a stunning rich girl with a pert ass and deep brown eyes. He’s only human.

--

A knock on the front door of the Chateau brings JJ out of his reverie and he swings his legs around to hop off the couch where he’s been lying for the last three hours. After another late night at Scarlett’s the evening before, JJ somehow made his way home to crash on the couch to get some sleep before Scarlett was due to come over.

JJ runs his hand through his messy blonde hair and pads over to the door, yawning widely as he pulls it open. Scarlett is standing on the porch steps, dressed in her usual sundress and holding two six packs.

She lifts both arms up in excitement as she says “Jay! Long time no see!”

JJ shakes his head and smiles softly to himself, stepping aside to let Scarlett walk in the front door. She twirls dramatically as she crosses the threshold and makes a direct beeline for the fridge, bottles clanking as she shoves them onto the shelf.

JJ follows her and leans against the kitchen doorframe, accepting a bottle of beer and popping the cap off with his sharp incisor.

“Welcome back, Scarlett. It’s only been, what, ten hours since we last saw each other?”

Scarlett rolls her eyes. “What, you got something better to do?”

JJ laughs hoarsely as he replies, “you know the answer to that.”

Scarlett bumps her hip into his as she squeezes through to doorway and winks at him. “I need to sit down,” she says. “I’m beat.”

JJ adjust the front of his shorts and grimaces. It appears he needed to relax too.

He makes his way to the living room with a half full beer bottle, the condensation coating his fingers and making the neck of the bottle slippery. JJ notices Scarlett has already downed one drink and is making some good headway on her second, before he decides to tilt the bottle down and away from her lips.

Scarlett glares at him and purses said lips, and JJ fights the urge to stare at them, forcing his eyes to remain locked on hers.

“What did you do that for?” She asks, looking grumpy.

JJ thinks she looks cute.

He shrugs. “Maybe you could slow down. It’s 3pm,” he replies.

“Hair of the dog,” Scarlett says as she completely defies JJ’s suggestion and finishes her second bottle, letting out a small burp as she does.

“Oops,” she giggles.

JJ sighs but he’s not mad, not really, and he lets Scarlett know by patting her on the knee, resting his hand there for slightly longer than necessary.

“Drink up wuss,” Scarlett says, winking at him and JJ would be stupid not to do what she says, so he downs his beer too and cracks open another one.

Scarlett is scrolling through her Spotify and trying to get it Bluetooth connected to the old speakers next to the couch (JJ has told her before that it won’t work but she’s stubborn, alright, and insists on trying), and JJ is sat in quiet contemplation on the couch when a sharp knock on the door reverberates through the room.

Scarlett’s head snaps up, her top bun bobbing as she turns towards JJ, eyes wide.

“Who’s that?” She asks. They weren’t expecting any guests.

“Shit,” says JJ, standing up and placing his beer on the floor. “It’s probably my Dad. Fuck.”

“Your dad? What is he doing here?”

JJ shakes his head and presses a finger to his lips. “Stay here, do not come out under any circumstances, you understand? I’ll talk to him for a bit and then hopefully he’ll fuck off, but if anything happens, just go out the back door okay?”

Scarlett narrows her eyes in confusion. “And just leave you here? No way.”

Another series of sharp knocks, this time more urgent.

“Scarlett, I don’t have time to argue. Just tell me you’ll get out of here, okay?”

Scarlett looks like she has the time to argue but nods anyway. “Okay.”

JJ steels himself and sets his jaw as he cautiously walks down the hallway and opens the front door.

It’s Kiara and Pope.

JJ blinks slowly. “What are you doing here?” He says abruptly, skipping the pleasantries.

Kiara looks at him, bemused. “No ‘hey Kie, nice to see you?’”

JJ scoffs. “No offence, Kiara, but I’m not too sure you deserve that right now.”

Kiara opens her mouth to respond, ever the hot-headed one, when Pope has the right idea to butt in.

“We missed you man; can we talk?” He says, fiddling with his cap.

JJ steps out onto the porch, leaving the door slightly ajar. “Yeah, we can talk. Where the fuck have you been?”

“It’s complicated-”

“-I couldn’t see you-”

“-it’s been really hard for us-”

JJ has to laugh at that one, and he turns to Kiara, eyes ablaze with fury. “It’s been really hard for you? Are you fucking kidding me? YOU LEFT ME! ALONE!”

Kiara steps back from JJ, as if she’s scared, and Pope brings his hand to the small of her back to comfort her.

“Come on man, there’s no need-”

“Where were you, Kiara? Why didn’t you talk to me?”

Kiara’s dark eyes fill with tears and her chin starts to wobble. “JJ, you know my parents, they had me on lockdown-”

JJ can’t believe what he’s hearing. “You could see Pope.”

“He’s my boyfriend JJ, and you’ve always known what my parents think-”

Pope has the good grace to stay quiet and let them at it.

“So what the fuck am I then? Huh?”

JJ wouldn’t have noticed Scarlett sneaking up behind him if it weren’t for the sudden hardened look in Kiara’s eyes.

JJ spins around, jaw clenched, as Scarlett asks, “What’s going on here?”

Kiara’s mouth drops open. “A Kook, JJ? Seriously? You’re fucking a Kook?”

JJ’s mouth opens and closes as he struggles to reply. “I-we’re not, we’re friends-we aren’t-”

“This is unbelievable,” Kiara spits. “I thought better of you JJ.”

Scarlett stares Kiara down, folding her arms across her chest.

“She was here for me, Kiara! You weren’t! You were NOWHERE TO BE FOUND! Some fucking friend you are!” JJ shouts.

Kiara looks like she wants to stay more but she decides against it as she simply mutters “unbelievable,” and throws her hands up, walking away.

JJ’s chest heaves and heart pounds with adrenaline as Pope looks at him apologetically.

“Man, I’m sorry, I have to go too, she’s my girlfriend-”

JJ cuts him off. “Whatever man; just leave. You’re good at that anyways.”

Pope looks hurt but simply nods at JJ and turns to run after Kiara as she stalks down the driveway, long cardigan flowing behind her.

Scarlett sighs and places her hand delicately on JJ’s shoulder, and it takes everything in him not to lean into her touch.

“Drink?” She says.

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[slstmaraudersjple]

Belated Fic Rec Event post!

Soooo... some of you may know that I was unfortunately not able to post my fic recs for the KC Fic Rec Event hosted by @klaroline-events due to my laptop dying and me needing to order a replacement battery/charging cord. So here are the fic recs for days 2-6! Lots of good fics ;)

Klaroline Fic Rec Event 2020 - Day 2 Sep 1st: All Human!AU Title: Colored You In (Links: FFN | AO3) Author: @lalainajanes (Links: FFN | AO3) Summary: AH-AU. Rebekah asks a favor that turns out to be kind of life changing (life ruining?) for Caroline. Living with a temporarily broke Kol is one thing. A really, really annoying thing. And then Klaus is suddenly always around, planted on her couch, drinking her wine and adding snarky commentary which Caroline DOES NOT appreciate. Mikaelson's and boundaries apparently did not mix. Warnings: none Status: Complete

Why you should read it: This has everything I love in a Klaroline fic: Caroline friendship with Rebekah and Enzo, Caroline/Kol bonding, Mikaelson sibling drama... and of course, Klaus secretly being trash for Caroline. It’s hilariously entertaining, especially when Caroline suspects SOMETHING is up and Kol keeps teasing her about it because he KNOWS, and Rebekah DOESN’T know what’s happening until she does, and the Mikaelson sibling dynamic is so entertaining and YOU WLL LOVE IT. I mean, in the first chapter, Rebekah bribes Caroline into letting Kol stay with her. That alone should set the tone for the entir story for you. Seriously, just read it already!

A favorite scene:

The box said 'Louboutin' so Caroline was on guard. When Rebekah had called yesterday and asked Caroline to meet her for drinks Caroline had agreed immediately. Work was hectic, she had fundraiser to oversee tomorrow, so a martini (or three) to wind down sounded like a good idea.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts, or so the saying went.

"Do you need a kidney, or something? Because I love you, Bex. But I love gin too."

Klaroline Fic Rec Event 2020 - Day 3 Sep 2nd: Angst Title: all you need to grow inside my spine (Links: FFN | AO3) Author: @highgaarden (Links: FFN | AO3) Summary: Klaus watches, satisfied, and in that moment she realizes something terrible: that she is grateful for the blood in her mouth. The sooner they break this bond the better. / or, Klaus and Caroline try to bargain their way out of their soulmate bond, but discover that dealing with magic isn't quite as easy or liberating as snapping a neck. ONESHOT. Warnings: none Status: Complete

Why you should read it: You should read this for the writing alone. The lines just TUG at your very soul and if you didn’t know words could hurt, this does it. This story is a variation on the soulmates AU where Klaus and Caroline are NOT delighted by what they learn, and so they agree to try to break this bond. What I like about this is that it’s a story where, while Klaus may be intrigued by Caroline, he still chooses power over his soulmate. Or does he? 

A favorite scene: 

“I tried, so hard, to be good.” Caroline closes her eyes to the blood dripping down her forehead. “So freakin’ hard. I was on the bunny diet. I thought if I ever showed you who I was, my soulmate would run for the hills.”

 “Aren’t you glad then that it’s me?”

Klaroline Fic Rec Event 2020 - Day 4 Sep 3rd: Fluff Title: The Sound of Settling (Link: AO3) Author: @galvanizedfriend / Yokan (Link: AO3) Summary: Klaus hates his job at Mikaelson & Sons. He hates wearing a suit. He also hates his brothers constantly butting into his life. Everything will be better once he gets his much desired transfer to the New York branch. Caroline Forbes is the owner of Mystic Café, and when Klaus accidentally wanders into her coffee shop, his whole perspective changes. [AH/Coffee Shop!AU where Klaus is a lawyer. Lots of Mikaelsons and some Carenzo friendship.] Warnings: none Status: Complete

Why you should read it: I love this story so much! It’s a variation of the coffee shop meet cute, and I love how @galvanizedfriend​ can take a simple setting like a coffee shop and making something beautiful out of it!!! All Klaus wants in life is to get away from his family, so he works himself to the bone in hopes of getting a transfer. One day he comes across Caroline’s coffee shop as he’s looking for his next coffee fix, but discovers reasons to keep coming back... and the best part about all this? This beautifully written story reminds us that sometimes, what we think we want is not what we truly want.

A favorite scene:

"Well, you haven't run for the hills. I think you turned out pretty ok, if you ask me." Caroline pushes up her seat and winks at him. "Duty calls."

Klaus is left in a state of absolute disbelief as she walks back to the counter. Thirty-two years of age and this might be the first time anyone claims he's turned out ok. His ex-girlfriend with a degree to validate her opinion would probably have some points to make.

He doesn't know if Caroline is completely crazy or if she genuinely sees something no other person ever did. Klaus is almost afraid of believing the latter.

Klaroline Fic Rec Event 2020 - Day 5 Sep 4th: Smut Title: Battle Lines (Links: FFN | AO3) Author: Jinxed-Wood (Links: FFN | AO3) Summary: Battle Lines [Dark Season 2 AU ] The little cheerleader had seemed the perfect candidate for Klaus's purposes, an outlier of the herd if you will, but as he tried to bend her to his will, it quickly became apparent she was not the pushover she had first appeared to be... Warnings: character deaths, dubious(?) consent, mentions of sexual assault and trauma Status: Incomplete

Why you should read it: This is a dark season 2 AU where morality is very, very gray. Klaus decides to use Caroline to spy on her friends. Caroline, on the other hand, is used to being underestimated, and she takes advantage of it to ensure her survival. In an interesting turn of events, Klaus’ actions result in Caroline getting what she deserves, which is better. However, since this fic is incomplete, I have no idea how it’s going to end! Also, tons and tons of smutty goodness!

A favorite scene: 

He collapsed on top of her and waited for their thrum of their hearts to ease, stroking her hair absently as his mind turned over the future. Truth be told, Caroline's usefulness as a spy had been somewhat eroded as a result of his earlier than planned return to Mystic Falls, but he found her...diverting, and that was not a phrase he used for a lot of people. Perhaps he could convince her to make a more permanent arrangement?

But that meant he would have to to seduce her into his life as well as his bed, and what did he have to offer that Caroline Forbes would want?

Klaroline Fic Rec Event 2020 - Day 6 Sep 5th: Supernatural!AU (undine!Caroline and Originals!Mikaelsons) Title: Drown Me in Ash, Burn Me in Salt (links: FFN | AO3) Author: @cupcakemolotov (links: FFN | AO3) Summary: Cursed with legs by a witch as the gods were unmade, Caroline is a relic of ancient times. Bored and lonely, her interest is peaked by the newest predators in the world - vampires. And in particular, Klaus Mikaelson, with his monsters teeth and the wolf caged in his blood. Warnings: some blood and gore, nothing explicit Status: Complete

Why you should read it: If you’re looking for powerful Caroline and the Mikaelsons, this is it! This is a rather lengthy 14k-word one-shot, and one that I find myself turning to time and time again. @cupcakemolotov does an incredible job building worlds upon worlds, and this is no exception. I love that in this world, Caroline is older than the Mikaelsons (but not an Original), an ancient creature who finds amusement in this dysfunctional family and keeps them around because she can. I love her interactions with the Mikaelson siblings, of the way she seamlessly moves through the world on her own terms and no one else’s.

A favorite scene:  

“So, you’re more of a siren?” Klaus asked thoughtfully, head tilting as he faced her with no fear.

Caroline sighed and disentangled herself from the chains and corpse. “What is it with humans and naming things?”

“Power,” Klaus murmured as she reached for his locks. “Dominion does not come easily, against the unnamed night terrors. Why are you helping us?”

“I’m bored,” Caroline told him, switching to Rebekah’s chains. “Your little vampire creations are amusing, even if you taste like the grave.”

  Klaroline Fic Rec Event 2020 - Day 7 Sep 6th: Free for all! Title: A Pregnant Pause (Links: FFN | AO3) Author: @supremeuppityone (Links: FFN | AO3) Summary: Klaroline supernatural AU multi-chap. Pregnant and alone, Caroline meets a woman named Rebekah, and an unexpected friendship is formed. But then, her ridiculously attractive asshat of a brother starts inserting himself into their lives, causing all kinds of trouble. Despite being distracted by those dimples, she notices something seems a bit off about the Mikaelsons... Warnings: discussions on abortion Status: Incomplete

Why you should read it: It should go without saying that this is one of my FAVORITE Klaroline fics of all time. This features a clueless and pregnant human Caroline who finds herself entangled with the MIkaelson family. I absolutely adore the Caroline/Rebekah friendship that forms, the way Caroline wins over each of the Mikaelson siblings, and the way they find themselves drawn to her in turn. This story makes me laugh and cry, and I appreciate @supremeuppityone’s writing SO MUCH.

A favorite scene:

Clearing her throat, she told Rebekah, “You’ll figure it out. And I’ll help.”

She favored Caroline with a weak smile. “I thought I was supposed to be helping you.”

“So, we’ll help each other then.” Caroline laid back against one of the fluffy pillows on the chaise, a forearm over her eyes as she let out a soft groan.

So here we go! One epic belated post!

[alyafae-a]

ginger gave me a rec because you were looking for a moritica and now i stayed because what PURE talent in a multi muse, i love all your characters and seeing them float across the dash is only proof of the love and dedication you have for them ❤ you are downright amazing and an amazing writer !     mj ( @shotbitch​ )   &.   gin.     with mentions of ginger ( @pepperpxtts​ )

at this point it’s safe to say ginger manages a big part of the rpc and i won’t believe anything else. but i mean, who doens’t love ginger?? she’s never wrong. no but i’m very glad you like my chaotic blog, means a lot to me to hear that ppl enjoy it !! and from what i’ve seen i have to say i really look forward to write with you ! <3

[spiderman-homecomeme]

Day One - When in Vegas

Prompt: future!au

It’s cutting it close, but here is my first contribution to @spideychellemonth! I’m gonna try my darndest to keep up, but I’m so excited for this guys!! 

This is potentially going to be multi-chapter, mostly because it was getting too long and I was having just TOO MANY IDEAS lmao Let me know what y’all think! This is also based off of an idea an anon sent me a week or so ago about a marriage pact!AU that i just LOVED the idea for 

Basically, the 1.7k Waking Up Married in Vegas!AU nobody asked for pls enjoy! <3

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Fuck.

It’s the first semi-coherent thought that pops into MJ’s head as she’s dragged into a sluggish state that can barely be described as consciousness. Her eyes, feeling as if they might fall right out of her skull, squeeze shut in an effort to stop the sun’s merciless assault. The groan that leaves her mouth as she turns away from the window is almost inhuman, her tongue heavy and dry, throat feeling as if she’d just swallowed barbed wire. If she moves too much, she’s sure whatever concoction of last night’s activities currently residing in her stomach are going to end up on the floor. 

Three gin and tonics, two vanilla screwdrivers, and a few too many—who was counting, really?—shots of tequila seemed like an okay idea last night, at least past-MJ thought. 

That was a problem for future-MJ.

Future-MJ hates past-MJ.

It was true, it was all true, she reflects as her stomach gurgles violently, lurching into the back of her throat. 

It’s a simple explanation, really.

Over time, the enzymes required to metabolize all that booze have started to weaken, no longer breaking down toxins with the same vigor, leaving the elusive acetaldehyde to roam free. 

In other words, she’s thirty.

Gone were the glory days where she could drink the night away and wake up with just a mild headache. The days where she could have as many different cocktails as her heart desired and not wake up feeling like death itself. The days where she could drink just one glass of pinot noir and not feel like an angry bull is stomping on his hippocampus.

But it had been Ned’s 30th, one of her best friends since high school, a real cause for celebration. They were in Vegas, for crying out loud. Sin City. What was she supposed to do?

Not drink?

(Well, yeah. That would have been ideal.)

But where was the fun in that?

Her hand brushes across her bare stomach, and she realizes with a small start that she’s naked. 

She’s not sure if she’s ever been more confused.

Come to think of it, she’s not sure she even knows what happened last night. There’s flashes, very brief flashes of club music, Grey Goose, way too much glitter, and a lot of highly questionable, dumbass financial decisions involving slot machines and poker games.

She’s pretty sure she’s still alive, about 62%, but she’s also fairly certain that her brain has been replaced with cotton and sewing needles. An ache that starts right around her knees shoots up her spine, radiating throughout her body as she pulls the blanket tighter around her and buries her puffy face into the pillow.

When she realizes that any chance of sleep is gone for good, and that she can’t just will this splitting headache away with her own mind, she cracks an eye open. She immediately regrets that decision as soon as the harsh sunlight hits, shaking her head, throwing her arm out in some kind of half-assed effort to fight it off. 

Her heart nearly stops when her hand hits something soft and warm next to her. She yanks her hand back, eyes shooting open to see someone—a man—face down in the mattress, head of chocolate brown waves turned away from her. A rather uncalled for heat swarms her body as her gaze drifts to his exposed back and lingers on the taut muscles there, drifting lower, the thin stop-sheet just barely covering the curve of his—

What the hell happened last night?

But dread starts to mix with the nausea gripping at her stomach as she realizes something about the naked mystery man in her bed.

She knows that curly mop of brown hair.

Immediately, she shoots up from the bed, gripping the sheet against her chest. 

A big mistake.

The nausea finally wins the battle, and she runs to the bathroom, not bothering to cover up as she empties the toxic contents of her stomach into the toilet. 

It’s a wonder Peter doesn’t wake up from her violent retching. 

She forces out a harsh exhale as she flushes down the remnants of her night out, hand reaching out to grip the bathroom counter as she rises on shaky legs. She grabs the complimentary bathrobe—how fancy—and shrugs it on before turning to the sink to splash ice cold water onto her face. 

And that’s when she sees it. 

The gaudy, cheap, obviously fake rock sitting smugly on her left ring finger, staring right back at her slack-jawed expression. 

What the fuck?!

It all comes back to her. 

They’d been so, so incredibly dumb. 

Both of them.

Peter looks stupid good.

He always has, of course, she wasn’t blind. 

But his late-twenties seemed to have been incredibly kind to him. He still had that boyish charm she’d always secretly liked, but now… now there was just something about him, standing under these neon casino lights, wearing a plain black suit with a white tee underneath, that brought back years and years of repressed high school feelings. 

Mutual feelings that neither of them ever acted on. Only joked about.

They would never have worked as a couple, they’d always say.

It was a disaster waiting to happen.

So they both moved on. It was high school. They still had the rest of their lives ahead of them. 

Plus, the risk of ruining their solid friendship was just too great. 

So why, after nearly twelve years, is she having to actively fight back the stupid fluttering of butterflies when he so much as glanced in her general direction? 

It makes no sense. 

It isn’t like they haven’t seen each other since high school. Yeah, it’s been a few months since they last caught up, both of them being too busy with work and the like, but...

They were still friends—best friends, even.

She blames it on the second gin and tonic.

Yes, it’s the warm buzz of the alcohol running through her body that’s making her feel like she’s pretty damn close to walking on air. 

And she chases that feeling, returning again and again to the bar—sometimes with Peter, himself—giving up on actually counting her drinks after the first shot of tequila. 

Tequila was clearly not her friend in this case.

It could also have been the fact that she’s freshly single and she’s had to witness Ned and, now fiancèe Betty, making googly eyes at each other one too many times, and it’s entirely possible that she’s just feeling that creeping loneliness she’d tried so hard to stamp down.

She doesn’t know how they get here, maybe it’s somewhere between her second shot and her first screwdriver, but they’re alone in a booth in the corner. For the first time in a while, her liquid courage doesn’t help stave off the pressure of trying to come up with something cool to say, and she feels, once again, like she’s back in high school. 

It’s an incredibly frustrating feeling.

Peter ducks as he sees Ned looking for him, MJ snickering as she watches the whole ordeal. Ned’s drunkenly leading this poor, unassuming casino patron around, glancing around frantically as he wanders from room to room.

Odds are it’s just another person to try and hook Peter up with. 

Ned means well, he truly does, but frankly, Peter’s a little tired of the constant matchmaking. Yes, he’s been the perpetually single friend for a number of years now, but he seemed to be pretty content on his own.

And plus, he and MJ are having a pretty good time by themselves.

He doesn’t need anyone else.

“But, Pete,” MJ starts, words slurring ever-so-slightly, tone laced with sarcasm. “Everyone knows that being single in your thirties is one of the most shameful things in existence. It’s barbaric. You need to settle down, before it’s too late.”

He throws his head back, letting out an exaggerated laugh. “You’re right. My good years are gone.” 

She tsks, shaking her head. “Past your prime.”

“I’ve truly peaked.” He tips his glass to her, before taking a drink.

A smirk tugs at her lips. “What will you do now?”

“Well...” He laughs lightly, casually stirring the glass in his hand. He looks up at her, eyes glazed over, tilting his head as he fixes her with a fond, teasing smile. “We still have that pact.”

Ah, yes. 

The pact. 

The pact that they’d made—as a joke—when they were sixteen. 

It was simple.

If they were both single at thirty, they’d get married. 

That was the deal.

They even shook on it. 

But, official as that simple handshake was at the time for two hormonal teenagers, it wasn’t something that was ever in any universe supposed to be taken seriously.

Maybe it was just a ring, though. Maybe they didn’t get actually, legitimately, legally get married. They couldn’t have been that dumb. 

Or maybe this was some sick hangover hallucination her brain made up as punishment for drinking too much. 

The rest of the night is a blur, brief glimpses of drunken giggles, his hand in hers flashing through her mind. She vaguely remembers going somewhere outside the casino with him, stumbling through the streets as they pull each other along, bright lights dancing above them. 

Balloons everywhere. 

A corny chapel. 

A Tony Stark impersonator. 

Her expression is oddly calm, a contrast to the utter horror she feels in her gut as she stares at the sparkling ring on her finger. 

This isn’t that bad, she thinks. This can all be over in a matter of hours. 

An annulment was easy, right?

Right?

It’s not like they had sex or anything—

Wait, no, fuck, they did. 

Did they…?

Again, the later part of the night is fuzzy.

Another wave of nausea crashes into her before she has a chance to be confused, and in an instant, she’s hunched over the toilet again. 

And it’s while she’s puking her guts out, while she’s praying that the naked guy in her bed stays asleep where he’s supposed to be, does a boxer-clad-Peter step into the bathroom. He looks almost as wrecked as she is, his hair in wild disarray, bags under his eyes giving Gollum a run for his money. 

He hesitates, knocking gently on the doorframe. “MJ—?” At first, he looks as though he’s about to ask her why she’s in his hotel room, but his expression crumples into one of worry when he sees how sick she is. “Are you okay?”

She scoffs and gives him a weak glance over her shoulder, ready to throw a biting, sarcastic remark back at him, when she sees the way the color drains from his face.

He’s frozen in place, eyes wide, and she hesitantly follows his gaze, right onto that big, fake diamond on her finger. 

Fuck.

[sskk-ao3feed]

Between the pages: part 2

by frankenjoly

Here we go, second batch of my BSD ficlets compiled. Mostly from/for specific prompts, can be read independently.

1) suegiku + staying up all night (suegiku week 2023) 2) fukumori + wearing each other’s clothes 3) fukumori + taking care of an animal 4) sskk + sleeping in the same bed for the first time 5) ranposano + one year anniversary 6) ranpoe + “if we both want to fit, we’ll have to cuddle” 7) fukumori + you’re my new pillow 8) chuuatsu + sleeping in the same bed for the first time 9) chuusano + making pancakes 10) tachigin + birthday 11) ranposano + messing around in ikea 12) kunikidazai + painting together 13) sskk + “if we both want to fit, we’ll have to cuddle” 14) fukumori + comfort food 15) ranpo/yosano/chuuya + “this is my favorite place in the whole world” 16) yosano & poe + wearing each other’s clothes 17) ranposano + pillowfort (& pillow fight)

Words: 1514, Chapters: 4/20, Language: English

Fandoms: 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Multi

Characters: Armed Detective Agency and Port Mafia Ensembles (Bungou Stray Dogs), Hunting Dogs Ensemble (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Relationships: Edogawa Ranpo/Yosano Akiko (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Ryuunosuke/Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Jouno Saigiku/Suehiro Tecchou (Bungou Stray Dogs), Fukuzawa Yukichi/Mori Ougai (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Gin/Tachihara Michizou, Edogawa Ranpo/Edgar Allan Poe (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Additional Tags: Fluff and Angst, Attempt at Humor, Team as Family, different stages of relationships, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Ficlet Collection, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Other Ships Not Mentioned in Tags, they're mentioned in the summary tho, Implied Sexual Content

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/48752275

[mschirpydeals]

Best Food & Cafe In Chandigarh

Eating in Chandigarh is one of the best experiences the city has to offer. The restaurants will take you on the best culinary journey. Come for the food, stay for the taste. That's like the basic core mantra of the city.

1. The Lavaniya

If you are looking forward to having memorable conversations and special moments of your life set out in luxurious settings with closed ones, you can plan your day at The Lavanya. 

 The live fusion music performances and DJ are other add-ons. 

https://mschirpy.com/panchkula/food-drink/the-lavaniya-345

2.  Swiss Lounge

How about treating yourself to some mind-blowing cocktails, mocktails, and a wide range of spirits, that too at the highest lounge bar.

 The ambiance here is just amazing complete with soft lighting,  dance floor, live music, cozy booths, and floor-to-ceiling windows. 

Spend an evening here with your besties, sipping on your favorite poison and munching on some great grubs from their menu. 

https://mschirpy.com/panchkula/food-drink/swiss-lounge-337

3.  Goat Cafe

It is a wonderful place to spend an evening dancing and partying with your friends, taking breaks only to sip on some finely mixed cocktails and refill your engines with delectable American, Asian, Continental, and Indian dishes.

You can lift your spirits up with the excellent choice of spirits from their bar menu, ranging from gin and shots to wines, cocktails, and beers. 

4. Cheeky Monkey

Cheeky Monkey is a casual lounge and bar located in Sector 8, Panchkula. It has the perfect ambiance to wind down and relax. The Multi-Cuisine menu serves North Indian, Continental, and Chinese delicacies. It’s hard to miss the luxurious ambiance of the place complete with lighting, decorative mirrors, and furniture.

5.  Dialogue Cafe

A space that’s designed as a meeting ground for discussions, debates, artistic interactions an exchanges. An ‘adda’ to talk about everything under the sky.

6. The Bridge - Velvet Clarks Exotica

Warm, individually decorated rooms come with air-conditioning and en suite bathrooms, as well as flat-screens, Wi-Fi, and minibars. Suites add living areas. Decor ranges from simple to ornate, with bright accents and bold patterns. 

Room service is offered 24/7.There's a casual international restaurant with a bar and colorful ceiling lighting; banquet facilities are offered. Other amenities include parking and an on-call doctor.  

https://mschirpy.com/panchkula/food-drink/the-bridge-velvet-clarks-exotica-187

[silent-rabid-writer]

AO3 Filter Tag

Rules:  Go to your works page, expand all the filters, and answer the following questions!

Tagged by @bandaged-chessmaster  thank you for tagging me!

1. What’s your first and second most common work ratings? Teen and Up Audiences (13) and Explicit (10)

2. What’s your most common archive warning? Least common? Do you consider yourself an adventurous writer? No Archive Warnings Apply (18); Major Character Death (3) Not much more than the average I think? I love to play around with different settings and ideas. I also have a certain weakness for unhealthy ships.

3. How many fics have you written in each relationship category? Is this more accidental, or do you have preferences? M/M (27) Gen (7) F/M (3) F/F (1) Multi (1) Obviously, I do have preferences. But I like to think, that it’s more a ship-based preference than anything else.

4. What are your top 4 fandoms by numbers? Are you still active in any of them, and do you tend to migrate a lot? Bungou Stray Dogs (32) and I have one (1) fic where I dump some OC one-shots for my personal pleasure. I keep that one on a different pseud though.

I think I’ll mostly stay in BSD, at some point I might finish something for haikyuu or khr. 

5. What are your top 4 character tags? Does this match how you feel about the characters, or are you puzzled? Dazai Osamu (24), Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (23), Nakahara Chuuya (8) and then it’s a tie between Oda, Atsushi, Ango, Higuchi and Gin (4)

Well, Akutagawa should be number one and I’m a little surprised how much Chuuya is in there. Other than that it makes perfect sense. (I have to write more Higuchi and Fyodor, though)

6. What are your top 2 most used additional tags, and your bottom 2? What would happen if you combined all 4 of these into a fic? Fluff (7), Hurt/Comfort (6); Anal Sex(3), Character Study( 3) ...a Hurt/comfort fic that ends in fluff and Sex with some character study thrown in there? I wouldn’t even be surprised if I write something like that

7. How many WIPs do you have currently running on AO3? Any you don’t plan on finishing?

Two and a half. Two that are actually WIPs (I’ll probably just finish one of them) and the other is an os that will get a second part but it’s not marked as wip. 

8. Tag people!

Uh...I think most people did it? Or were already tagged...maybe @ostre-writes ?

[sweetbertram]

What are some unusual family traditions that Gin, Toni, and Donald observe? Like, things that are just their own

Well there’s the multi-part Mothers’ Day that I mentioned (apostrophe placement deliberate)

Then there’s the weekend in the Berkshires every October just as the leaves start turning, plus at least a week in Provincetown every summer (these are things Gin and Toni used to do before they adopted Donald but they’re extra-special with him cause now they’re a family)

Plus obviously the Pride parade (Toni makes Donald a t-shirt that says “I

Also Toni’s family has a tradition of new pajamas on Christmas Eve but that’s basically the one time they acknowledge Christmas as a holiday cause once Donald starts reconnecting with his own Jewish faith Gin and Toni encourage him to celebrate Jewish holidays.

Also, fireworks make Donald anxious - at least for the first few years until he works through some serious trauma - so on the Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve they stay home and play board games and drink tea instead of going out.

Also they celebrate his new birthday - the day Gin and Toni met him for the first time - and the date his adoption was finalized, both with cake and presents and a small family party.

Also Gin and Donald definitely work out some weirdly complicated secret handshake that they do before every major Thing - science competitions, debates, SATs, college interviews, oral arguments in big cases Gin’s working on, etc.

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B E - INDOORS with Honey Harper

Portrait of Honey Harper drawn by Gin. 

B E W Y L D first came across Honey Harper, through his earlier project of Promise Keeper. Having had put on a  successful show at ‘Young Falcon Bar’ in Floriana, Malta back in 2016, contact with the multi-talented musician kept going, and recently a few questions were also sent to him. 

B E - You had just released your album ' Starmaker' just before the outbreak. Can you tell us more on the process of writing this album, and the effect the outbreak had on it after it came out?

Like most celestial events, ‘Starmaker’ was a long time coming. We spent about a year and a half recording and 6 months mixing the record. The songs came together as they were recorded, slowly and bit by bit, with my writing partner and wife, Alana Pagnutti. We recorded in London, Toronto, Paris, and Budapest. Like so many other artists the pandemic turned everything upside down. Im not sure the extent that it will have on.

B E - Despite your upcoming tour being postponed, you still kept busy by doing livestreams. Could you tell us more about this experience?

Yeah, so far we have released 14 tracks in the world, so I played one everyday for 14 days along with a cover and just general messing around. I think was important to do this, it kept me a bit sane gave me some purpose. It encouraged me to keep writing and working on new things.

B E -What’s your experience with isolation - to be indoors - so far?

We are lucky we are in Toronto and there is a lot more space here, we are staying with Alana’s parents and they have a backyard which has been really nice. I had a small injury on my foot and was doubly isolated not being to walk around at all for a while, but its healed and things are looking better.

BE - How do you stay creative indoors?

I’ve made a pretty typical routine, I wake up and read and study a bit. ( I am taking online music production classes at the moment.) Then I usually work out for an hour or so before going into my little make shift studio room and start writing some music for a few hours. I also have been writing 20 lines everyday trying to work on lyrics and short stories. As well, Ive been cooking a lot and flexing my muscles in the kitchen.

B E - Do you have any message you want to pass on to creatives/musicians out there finding it hard to cope during this strange time?

It’s hard to stay positive and stay productive but i’ve found its not the most important thing. I would hope everyone stays healthy, mentally and physically. Also, STAY INSIDE, so we can all get back to having lives outside the house again sooner! <3<3

Thanks Honey Harper we hope to see you live outside the house soon again also!