#i got super caught up in playing rdr2 but !!

[verdemoun]

If it hasn’t been mentioned before how did Sadie die in the canon timeline before getting timewarped and how was Jake found? I think they are super interesting considering how they weren’t even married for 3 years yet before the events of the first mission (they were married in September and the game starts in May) Also another random question but did any of the gang bond over the different instruments they played (ex Sadie-Harmonica, Pearson-Accordion, or Javier-Guitar) and speaking of Javier did he ever learn electric guitar? [Sorry if my bombarding you with questions is annoying or overwhelming I’m just very hyper fixated on Rdr2 and love this au <3 /lh/pos]

pls never apologise i love asks my inbox is officially empty again rip so to all pls feel free to send any more questions about timewarp or my general rdr2 addled brain.

Sadie makes me so sad esp in the epilogue she literally makes the comment i wanna die like she is such an incredible character but she is so defeated by losing her husband, and then finding the gang only to lose them as well. After Micah's death she didn't even have revenge to live for. Also being at John and Abigail's wedding? As beautiful as the day was and as happy as she was for them, being reminded of her own wedding, everything she lost, how much she loved her husband. I think that the passive suicidality/recklessness she was putting into bounty hunting would've caught up with her really quickly and she was shot and killed by some unknown outlaw she was trying to bring in no later than 1908.

Jake bless was very much not someone anyone thought to look for fortunately with living with Sadie in such an isolated area he's a proper survivalist and just lived camping on public land doing odd jobs like farm work where he could to earn some cash for basic necessities and was just rolling with it. He's very laid back go with the flow type guy who was not nearly as panicked about waking up in modern era as he should have been.

It's completely stupid how they ran into Jake Adler. The gang were in public talking too loud about 1899 and he casually walked up to them like oh hi were you guys also magically teleported 100 years into the future after dying??

Kieran was terrified of Jake and expected some sort of retribution for being an O'Driscoll like literally shuffling to hide behind other members of the gang terrified but they actually ended up being besties because Jake knows loads about gardening and homesteading and they got to bond over 'fuck Colm O'Driscoll' and just being gentle souls they vibe so well.

Gets a new cabin away from everything and starts rebuilding his homesteading life so everything is perfect for when Sadie comes back.

It's so obvious how Jake and Sadie's dynamic worked the second they met Jake Adler. He is the sweetest, most disgustingly soft man to ever exist. He has bi wife energy. If he had survived instead of Sadie, he would not have made it in the gang. He gets emotional over the idea of using pesticides to keep bugs off his tomatoes. He is malewife extraordinaire and cries at least once a week about missing his wife who he is nauseatingly in love with.

He went with them to get Sadie obviously and the gang were a little nervous how he would respond to bounty hunter more ghost than people living weapon that is the Sadie Adler they knew? Plus this is post Micah's death so they heard ALL about that as well. Sadie Adler is terrifying. How could such a delicate marshmallow man handle it?

It is immediately very obvious that that's just Sadie's personality. It is exaggerated but very much just how she's always been she could say the most threatening violent comment with the coldest scowl and Jake's just there like wow that's my wife isn't she amazing <3 <3 <3

He is not at all surprised she became a bounty hunter and murderer she was always capable of it he just asked her nicely not to kill people so she didn't but she was always that one thing away from becoming the woman we know and love. Also how quickly Sadie goes from cold scowl to smiling affectionately kissing her husband like he is her squishy soft rock.

Also Sadie is very much bisexual being in a relationship with a man does not erase that Jake has always known and is very supportive every night he gives thanks to the women who fumbled Sadie Adler so he could marry her. Gender roles are not welcome in their relationship hell gender as a concept doesn't belong in their relationship they both wear skirts on hot days and Jake wears lipstick more often than Sadie does. Sadie pegs.

She met him at the stables he was working at, picked him up like a stray cat and said we're married now. She proposed to him and he cried. Finding someone who complimented her in every way was a once in a million and she never moved on from that. He enjoys the domestic chores she loathes, never questions or raises an eyebrow at her wearing pants or wielding a gun. Both of them happy to move into the middle of no where because neither one of them wanted their dynamic being scrutinized like they are happy being in their own world regardless of era.

The gang are still in awe of how well they balance each other out. There was divine intervention in them being so perfectly made for each other let alone finding each other in canon era it's so much clearer how they seemed so lost and distraught being apart. Why Sadie was still mourning and talking about Jake in 1907 when she had lost him for longer than she'd known him at that point. Two people could not be more perfect for each other.

SECOND POINT

Sadie starts playing harmonica again now that she has her Jakey back. And Jake, who in a similar way stopped playing when he didn't have his Sadie his amore, gets another violin (this is a hc that I will die defending let him play fiddle while Sadie's on harmonica little homesteading country music losers). Charles also plays harmonica and it is very 'same hat!!' when they realize. Teach each other songs too.

Javier plays around with electric guitar but is an acoustic purist, but because Isaac plays electric guitar they have great little jam sessions together. Javier loves having someone who asks questions and wants to learn guitar like Isaac is pretty good by the time 1911 gang arrive but he is so happy to also have someone who likes guitar as much as he does and he can learn from. Rip Isaac's friends trying to keep up 'hey you up for crime this afternoon' 'no sorry i'm going to go play guitar with my stoner mexican uncle. his autistic boyfriend who is also a stoner is making soda bread!'

Uncle gets a banjo again and also a ukulele because he thinks they look goofy.

Also Sean plays jaw harp? Fun character fact. Lenny also forgets this fact and can be found walking around the house looking for whatever bug is making that weird buzzing noise and turns out Sean couldn't sleep and was just boinging along with his jaw harp.

Gang bonfire nights go wild on the jam sessions. Little southern orchestra with the banjo, two harmonicas, a fiddle, a jaw harp and guitars all going.

[shannonhqs-blog]

(  caitlin ,  twenty five ,  ast ,  she/her  )  — ┊ don’t tell me that’s MEGAN FOX ? nevermind, it’s just  SHANNON MORENO.  they are  THIRTY THREE  years old,  CISFEMALE,  and have lived in savannah for  EIGHT YEARS.  they work as a  BARTENDER AT JINX  and go by  SHE/HER  pronouns. some would describe them as  ASSERTIVE  while others say they are  CHEEKY.  either way, no one suspects that she’s hiding HER PREGNANCY FROM A ONE NIGHT STAND THAT RESULTED IN A MISCARRIAGE.

“ STAND BACK DEBBIE DOWNER ! ”  this rowdy lil copout cheerleader is shannon (better known as ‘auntie shan’ by her regulars) moreno and she’s the rootinest tootinest basic badass bitch you’ll ever come across.  homegirl originates from tennessee ,  lil bit of honky tonk & a lil bit of rock n roll ,  and  moved to georgia when she was twenty five simply bc she was bored and needed a major change in her life.

she’s all about having fun 24/7 and living her best life.  self proclaimed prank war champion, never turns down a party, and is just all around your classic provocative girl.  pretty laid back, always playful, and hella flirty ( she hits on everyone swear it ).  howeVER she’s also momma hen...ish ??  like she uses cutesy pet names ( hunny, sweetie, darlin’, etc ) and she wants to make sure everyone else is also living their best life but not like getting too out of control ok.

growing up with an older sister, an older brother, and a younger sister... she kinda suffered with middle child syndrome, which resulted in her being an absolute  s h i t h e a d  as a teen.  she’d sneak out in the middle of the night with the boys her parents warned her about, smoke in the girls’ washrooms at school, used fake ids to purchase booze and get into bars/clubs, vandalized the neighbourhood however she could with whatever she could... girl was a savage.  classic defiant party girl is the very essence of her childhood.

basically that Wild Child lifestyle carried over into adulthood but much tamer now and slightly more responsible ( ??? maybe ).  i mean, she’s serious about her job bc she loves it and couldn’t imagine doing anything else with her life.  if customers buy her shots, she’s taking them, but within reason... she won’t get plastered on the job anymore.  shan just loves a good time.  she’ll joke with you, she’ll listen to your shitstorm of a life, she’ll flirt a lil, and she’ll make hella tips behind the bar with her spunky ‘tude.  it’s a win/win scenario man idk.

however, her recklessly spontaneous ventures took an unexpected ( and unwanted ) turn.  now, shan isn’t one to tie herself down, obviously, so she’s familiar with the no strings attached rule.  a drunken one night stand, like any other she’d experienced, left her making silly mistakes under the influence, which resulted in an unplanned pregnancy.  it took a couple weeks of feeling ill before shannon made a doctors appointment and found out she was seven weeks pregnant.  despite how devastated and shocked she felt, she honestly wasn’t completely certain what she wanted to do; she was conflicted.  

during her second trimester, unfortunately, she had a miscarriage.  her doctor explained it was a result of an incompetent cervix, which basically meant she wasn’t able to hold the pregnancy.  this entire ordeal occurred almost a year ago, and she’s kept it secret.  to this day, nobody knows that she was even pregnant, let alone the fact that she had a miscarriage.  she simply played it off as catching some sort of stomach bug.

a few wanted connections i’d love to have for her:  some gal pals she can hang with, co-workers / regular customers whom she sees as family, a handful of past and/or current one night stands / flings / fwb ( guys and gals pls ! ), maybe someone she rubs the wrong way and she knows it so she’s a dick abt it and just... doesn’t care if they don’t want her around OR vice versa aka someone that rubs her the wrong way etc., maybe an ex she tried having a legit relationship with and ended up breaking their heart?, OBVI it would be cool to have the fella she had a one night stand with / knocked her up bc the drama could be wild...

i’m also super down for whatever, if you have any wcs that you could see shannon filling !! brainstorming is cool too just pls plot with me xoxxo

[darlingsdevil]

Of The Valley (Joel x Reader)

Chapter 8: Only This and Nothing More

Summary: Life in Jackson is never easy. Consoling angsty teenagers, wading through the mysterious waters of Joel’s romance language and with a child of your own on the way? Life is about to get a lot harder.

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A/N: I’m so sorry for the later update.. I went on a vacation to Nashville (more like just helping my sister move in but I call it vacation).. I’m going to be a lot more busy next few months so updates will be not super often.

Anyways, a lot of this chapter is my own weird humor and poking fun at my own writing.. Reader is starting to sound like me when I’m at work or anyone bothers me while I’m at home lol.

Another mini update.. the main plot points of the story are pretty much already plotted. Ending is all set.. just how do I get there 🤔 I guess I’ll figure it out as I go.

Comments/likes/reblogs are super appreciated!

•••

You woke up early for work as usual, the sun would rise in a few hours. Not many jobs required such early hours — most starting as the sun rose but the bar needed extra hands before they opened. It was a much better pace for you, quick, a reminder to put on your strong face through the day and pretend everything was fine.

You had made yourself a nice breakfast, realizing your increased appetite throughout the past few months wasn’t because you were eating your sorrows away. It was better to remind yourself you were eating for two now anyways.

How long would it be before you really started showing? Who would notice first? You were already barely beginning to show.. if someone looked awfully close they could see that. You opted for a baggier shirt when you chose your outfit for the day. There was a sense of dread as you thought about having to tell your close friends, though Maria was the first to know, you doubted everyone else’s reaction would go as smoothly. It was foolish to think Maria would be anything less than supportive.

You thought about how you would have told Mark if he had been still alive. You wondered how he would react.. how Joel would react. How it would only put further strain on both of those relationships.

But how would Joel react now? You wanted to play it safely, while you didn’t regret telling Maria, you needed to be more careful. You had enough to explain to Joel as is, you didn’t want to tell him of your secret just yet.

Joel was angry with you, yet he had accepted an invite to the lake (even though he did owe you a trip back), it was progress. You would have to play it smart, let him know at the right time.

It was easier to warm up to the idea of having a baby after talking to Maria, it was reassuring. Perhaps it wouldn’t too difficult, especially while living in Jackson. And if you did decide you didn’t want to keep the baby, you were certain there were families willing to take the child in.

You managed to make it out of the door quickly, there was no twinge of nausea as you walked to the bar, that was welcoming. Exhaustion pulled at you, staying up to find Ellie had certainly taken a toll on you. You usually worked morning shifts, which meant you could leave and have the rest of the day for yourself.

Joel was probably getting ready to go out for patrol now, depending on what route he had. Ellie was probably sulking in her room — or asleep waiting for Maria to come knocking again. The teenagers who snuck out would definitely be talk of the town, especially if a group that large headed into the Courthouse.

Jackson was quiet, as it had been earlier in the night. Few lights were on, it was always particularly quiet this time in the morning. The autumn air was cool and refreshing, Halloween was creeping around the corner, so was the Autumn festival. Mark preferred the Autumn Festival over Halloween, it was a place holder for the broken arm incidents.

You wished he was here for it. Seasonal dances were always his favorite. He would pull you onto the dance floor after he begged the DJ to play Bill Withers. You missed his laughter, though it was being blurred as time went by.. you couldn’t exactly remember how his laugh sounded, or where the scar on his face started on his nose. It was haunting, forgetting Mark was like forgetting a part of yourself.

Mark was gone. That life you had with him was gone. There was a shell of a room in your house, his child growing inside of you, dog tags around your neck and a world turned upside down. Mark’s death was not something quiet in your life, and yet few people knew of it.

You remembered every second of his death, the running for your life, hiding and hoping it was enough. Watching him, silently from your hidden spot. The blood on the floor. The sound of a gunshot. It was something unforgettable, a memory forever ingrained into your mind in splitting detail. Sometimes the faint smell of copper would appear in your mind and it would make your head woozy. The nightmares rarely let up.

Mark would touch your life forever.. even beyond the grave he had left something behind. You weren’t sure whether to thank him or curse.

•••

Ellie figured she could sleep before hell broke loose. There was no point in staying up all night. She dreaded the morning, listening to Joel yell at her along with Maria, having to take the walk of shame into the Courthouse with the other teens, dealing with Cat and Dina. It was a pure mess.

Maria knocked on her door before sunrise, waking her up. Ellie groaned quietly and pulled herself out of bed, flicking the light on as the early morning light fell through her window. Her head was aching from last night’s adventure.

She opened the door for Maria, Maria didn’t wait for an invitation to enter, she walked in.

“Punishment has changed, you’re only getting the same punishment as the rest of the teenagers. Seems like you owe Y/N a favor,” Maria told Ellie.

Ellie’s brow furrowed in confusion before she realized.

“Y/N asked me to go easier on you, so I did,” She explained non chalantly.

“Wow, well thank you,” Ellie said, surprised, she was relieved.

“You should thank Y/N.”

“I will,” Ellie nodded. It was silent for a few seconds.

“Look, I’m sorry about last night. I was upset and drunk,” She apologized.

“I know. It still wasn’t right for you to go outside the wall, you know the rules,” Maria said softly to the girl. It was going smoother than Ellie had expected.

“I just.. wanted to get away from everything for a night,” Ellie said to Maria. Maria wasn’t surprised.

“I understand. It still wasn’t the best course of action though,” Maria said thoughtfully, though she was disappointed.

“Yeah, I know,” Ellie replied, shame hinting in her voice.

“Joel’s already up, he has a shorter route today so he didn’t have to get up so early,” Maria explained to her. Ellie could feel the dread grow in her as she glanced out the window, the lights were on inside. She barely went over to his house these days, barely even said much to him, avoiding Joel as much as she could. She had things to figure out, Joel being around her would only confuse things further. It hurt having such a strain with someone she looked up to, but Joel was keeping the truth from her.

“Come on,” Maria said, motioning for Ellie to follow her as she exited Ellie’s room. There was frost on the grass, and a chill swept through the morning air.

Maria knocked on Joel’s back porch, Joel’s footsteps were loud enough to be heard from the other side of the door. Joel opened the door, looking confused to see both Maria and Ellie standing outside.

“Maria?” He asked, glancing over to Ellie as well, his brow raised.

“Can we come in?” Maria replied. Ellie stood to the side, praying this would be over quickly. Joel opened the door for them, they entered into his kitchen. Joel’s house felt foreign to be in, like entering a stranger's home, as if she was intruding. And yet it still felt familiar — like it was a hidden memory locked away from years of repressed thoughts, barely recognizable.

Joel leaned against the kitchen counter, waiting for Maria. Ellie averted her gaze to the floor as Maria began.

“Ellie snuck out last night with a group of teenagers,” Maria told Joel.

Joel’s face was unreadable until he spoke, looking over to Ellie. “What?” He said, his voice bubbling with disbelief and harshness.

“She snuck out. Got drunk too,” Maria explained, both of them staring at the teenager.

“Have you any idea what is out there? Have you forgotten what it’s like?” Joel scolded, anger and disappointment lacing his words. Ellie flinched at his voice.

“Am I not allowed to have fun anymore?” Ellie scoffed back with defiance, throwing her hands up in the air in protest.

“What you did was reckless and stupid, you know the risks,” Joel said, his face contorted in anger.

“Like there’s even any infected near town.” Ellie rolled her eyes.

“Ellie,” Maria replied firmly, shooting her a look.

“There are a thousand things that could have gone wrong. You shouldn’t have gone out there.” Joel was disappointed in Ellie.

“People do it all the time, why am I getting flamed for it now, huh?”

“Because you got caught,” Maria said.

“You only care when it has something to do with me. Y/N and Dina snuck out and you didn’t give two shits about them!” Ellie felt her head growing hot, her words fueled by anger.

Joel was surprised to hear that you had gone, a sense of worry flooding through him, why had you gone out as well?

“Y/N and Dina were looking for you,” Maria reminded her.

Ellie was silent, the tension was thick in the kitchen and Joel was burning holes in her head with his eyes.

“She’s getting the same punishment the rest of the party goers are getting, they’re going to the courthouse when the sun rises,” Maria explained to Joel.

“Take her off patrol for a month since she’s gotten too comfortable with being outside,” Joel said coldly.

“Sure,” Maria said. She was fine with that punishment.

Ellie’s mouth was agape. “That’s bullshit! You said you weren’t taking me off patrol!” She shouted to Maria.

“I said I wasn’t anymore. I’m leaving the rest to Joel.”

“It’s final, Ellie. You made a stupid mistake and now you have to pay the price for it,” Joel said. There was no debate, but Ellie would put up a protest.

“That’s such bullshit,” Ellie scoffed, storming out of Joel’s house, slamming the door behind her. Joel stood in the kitchen, feeling the rift pull them further and further away.

“I’ll go get her,” Maria grumbled, becoming increasingly annoyed at Ellie.

“No, let her go,” Joel sighed, feeling a tension headache coming on.

“I don’t know what’s been getting into her lately,” Maria replied, leaning her back on the counter next to Joel.

Joel grunted softly, “I’m trying, I am.”

“I know Joel, I think whatever is going on with Ellie she needs to figure it out herself.”

•••

The morning rush was annoying as ever. You were barely able to sit or even have a moment of rest, it seemed another customer walked through the door each time you even leaned against the back counter. But it was nice, busy work, it kept your mind off things and it was a constant reminder of how to socialize with people. It kept your mind off the horde coming to town, the baby, Joel, Ellie, practically everyone.

As the sun rose mid way through your shift, you saw the crowd of teenagers meet outside the Courthouse. You spotted Ellie and Cat, on opposite sides of the crowd. The people in the bar noticed too, perking up as they saw Maria and the rest of the Council members show up. Some people cracked jokes, some people muttered to each other, but as they went into the building the chatter died down. You wondered what the punishment was going to be. At least you managed to get Ellie no sentence from Maria, you also wondered how Joel handled things.

Joel was probably out on patrol by now, Tommy wasn’t with him, you wondered who he had gone out on patrol with then. You were almost always assigned with Mark — occasionally Joel. But usually Mark. The head of patrol usually kept you two together considering you were roommates, wanting to keep the same schedule.

A large group came into the bar and you groaned inwardly, cursing yourself and your job. Dina and Jesse were a part of the group. The crowd dispersed and went to their own tables, Dina making a beeline towards you

“Hey,” She smiled at you, sitting down at the bar. It wasn’t uncommon for Dina to stop by.

“How’s it going? Group patrol today?” You asked, wiping down the bar.

She nodded, “Yeah, we came in for breakfast before we went out. We have a long route today so Jesse wanted to make sure we all ate.”

“How are things between you and him?” Dina had mentioned they were having some issues last night.

“I haven’t really talked to him about us. He knows about Ellie, he’s pissed at her for not inviting him but he thinks it’s funny she got caught,” She rolled her eyes. You were glad someone here was making advancements in their relationships instead of hitting a brick wall — or multiple.

“Ellie’s at the Courthouse right now, I saw her with the crowd that went inside.”

“Yeah.. hopefully I’ll be able to catch her later tonight, try to smooth things over.”

“Good idea. Who else is patrolling today?”

“Joel, I know is, not sure who else I’ll have to look at the gate logbooks. You know you should really think about coming back to patrol, I miss seeing your’s and Mark’s messages next to the logbooks,” Dina replied, she wasn’t attempting to persuade you like Maria was.

“You know I was convinced no one ever read the Adventures of a Town Crackson, Mark isn't convinced though,” You laughed, remembering his silly stories and messages he would leave for others to find. The piles of sticky notes he left next to logbooks told a story, the story went that he would make mini comics out of old sticky notes and leave them around lookouts for people to read, you would have to visit them all in a certain order to understand. The Adventures of a Town Crackson was a parody of Jackson, except the main character, Lame Lane was a superhero on a revenge quest to kill the evil mastermind Mister Jacobsonithia, who had wronged him years before by killing those close to Lame Lane. It was both a bizarre and funny story.

“Oh no, that story is practically famous! Mark left us on a cliffhanger at Volume.. what was it.. 13th? The one where Lame Lane breaks into Jacobsinthia’s fortress and finds him! Right when Lame finally faces the bastard!” Dina excitedly rambled. Mark would have loved to talk about his story with Dina, you were glad at least someone had read what he called his masterpiece.

You simply stood and smiled bittersweetly, listening to Dina talk about Mark’s story.

“You really have to convince Mark to come back to patrol, I want to read the end of the story!” She said finally as you put her meal in front of her.

You shrugged, “I don’t know if he’s thought of an ending yet.”

•••

Later in the day, someone knocked on your door. You had been getting so many visitors lately.. you wondered who was there and what the hell they wanted. You had ate more of the cookies Maria brought over last night, they were good. You wanted something salty or sour to balance out the sweetness, like pretzels or pickles. Maybe both. You were mid way through your second cookie when someone knocked.

You got up quickly, grumbling the entire time underneath your breath. You were damn tired of leaving your town, socializing, looking for a teenager and having to take orders all day. You just wanted to eat cookies and collapse in bed.

Ellie was at the door surprinsgly.

“Ellie, hey,” You said, opening the door to let her in, closing the door as she entered.

“Hey.”

“What brings you here?” You asked, wondering why Ellie had suddenly shown up at your door.

“I just wanted to say thanks for having my back and letting Maria drop my punishment,” She said sincerely, even though her words seemed hard to get out.

“Of course, it’s the least I can do,” You replied.

“Joel still took me off patrol for a month,” Ellie rolled her eyes at the thought.

“He can do that?”

“Maria let him,” She said, sucking in a breath.

“I’m sorry, that sucks,” You told her.

She rocked on her feet, swaying gently back and forth. “Yeah,” She mumbled.

“Have you talked to Cat or Dina?”

She perked up at your question, “Cat’s still pissed at me and Dina’s out on patrol today so no.”

“How did Joel handle things?”

Ellie shrugged, not wanting to discuss the topic.

“Okay by the way, how was the Courthouse?” You changed the subject. The Courthouse was never fun.. it was where the Town Council did all of the planning for Jackson, assignments and occasionally hearings/punishments.

“Council put us all on clean up duty for the festival and nine pm curfew for the next two months,” She sighed.

“What assignment are you going to take in the meantime?”

“I don’t know, maybe trading post,” She said unthrillingly. There weren’t many open assignments that were anything but a bore. At least people at the trading post got to talk with others from outside of Jackson, though you weren’t sure it was Ellie’s style. You could see her on wall duty, though there were rarely open spots. Ellie likes kids, but you weren’t sure she could handle screaming toddlers for days on end, the daycare was a no go.

“How about the farms or gardening?”

“Do I look like a gardener to you?” She joked.

You shook your head humorously, “No, but I could see you in overalls and maybe a big farmers hat.”

“Fair enough,” She smirked.

“Oh, since you’re here did you want to get the Walkman tapes and the records?” You remembered promising her Mark’s old collection.. though you were sure you wouldn’t be able to give away his favorites, it would be far too cruel.

“Yeah sure, is Mark here right now?” She asked, glancing past you to the hallway.

“Oh, uh no, he’s not but he won’t mind, trust me,” You replied. Lying about Mark’s whereabouts was something you were getting good at. Of course, you knew exactly where he was and where he would be for all of eternity.

Ellie nodded, excited to hear some more tapes.

“I’ll go get them from his room, I’ll be right back.”

Walking back to his room, twice in less than twenty four hours.. it was insane. You weren’t even sure you could ever go into that room again and here you were, walking back up those same steps to his loft, feeling his dog tags jingle with every step, twisting the doorknob open and being inside of his room.

The room that felt lifeless. It felt wrong to take anything from out of his room.. like it was a scene forever stuck in a piece of history and you were disrupting it. But his things would have to go eventually, Ellie would appreciate his records. You were sure she would.

And yet a thought struck you.. would your child want something to remember their father by? Was giving away his records the best course of action? For months you wanted to get rid of everything that reminded you of him.. and yet you wanted to keep things. To have something to remember him by. The Walkman tapes would go untouched for years.. and you would only keep Mark’s favorite records — you were sure Ellie wouldn’t take too many of them regardless.

Bill Withers, Motley Crüe, Green Day and Queen records were all off limits. Mark would come back from the dead and knock some sense into you if you gave away any of those.

But there were others you were sure Ellie would appreciate.. Pearl Jam, The Sleek Habit.. or whatever the hell it was called. It was Mark’s favorite thing to collect — records, it seemed like he could listen to one album a day and still not have listened to them all by the time he turned eighty. At least he kept them ordered by genre, it made your life easier to pick out a few boxes. The boxes of records under his bed, in his closet, next to his dresser. You found his Walkman tapes in a small drawer on his bedside table, he didn’t have quite as many.

You decided on bringing Ellie, punk rock, folk music and alternative. Plus Mark’s entire collection of tapes.

Somehow, you managed to bring them all down to her. Her eyes lit up at the sight of them, you set the boxes down on the kitchen table.

“Take as many as you want, just let me see them first, otherwise Mark might get mad I’ve given away his favorites,” You said to her as she began flicking through the boxes.

She picked out a few she liked, luckily they weren’t all that memorable to Mark, or at least what you had remembered, you weren’t sure you had the heart to tell her to put any of his favorites away though if she had managed to pick out one of his favorites.

“Find the ones you were looking for?” You asked her as she picked all the records and tapes up.

“Yeah, Mark’s got a big collection, I even found Shawn James and Crooked Still,” She smiled, the sparkle returning to her face. You were glad Mark’s love of music had made her happy, he could pass on gifts even beyond the grave.

“I’m glad you like it.”

“Tell Mark I say thanks. I’m really sorry, I have to bounce, I think Dina might be home by now, seriously though, thanks again for getting me off the hook,” She said to you, her sincerity apparent. There was still uneasiness between you and her.. as there was with almost everyone, and yet things were starting to look brighter and brighter.

You nodded, bidding her farewell for the rest of the day, a pang of remembrance hitting your heart, as if things were slowly and yet surely returning to what normal felt like months ago. Even if a large part of your life was missing from it.. things were starting to look up. It felt almost wrong to be happy after months of grief and isolation, you felt guilty for allowing yourself to step back into the light, but you were happy things were starting to look better. Mark would have liked you to be happy, that was certain.

•••

Another knock on the door, another interrupted hour. The sun had set by then, you were done with dinner and were watching a movie you had found. You had a nice candle flickering too, the people of Jackson were awfully crafty, it was one of the few commodities that you regularly sought out, Mark had his candy and records, you had candles. Your house was starting to feel more lively again.

You opened the door to see Joel standing on the other side. You were definitely surprised to see him.

“Joel,”

“Hello, can I come in?” He asked.

“Sure,” You said, opening the door for him. Your porch light illuminated the dead flowers hanging from the roof.. you had been meaning to take those downs.

“Don’t worry, Mark’s not here,” You said to him as he entered.

Joel nodded as he glanced around your house. Not much had changed since the last time he had been there.

“Been awhile huh?” You asked.

“Yep. Been some time.”

“Any reason you decided to stop by?” You asked.

“I wanted to thank you for looking out for Ellie,” Joel began.

“Of course. I would have gotten you if we wouldn’t have found her, I just didn’t want to wake you up,” You explained.

“Yeah, I get that. I’m glad you’re looking out for her though.. I know you don’t like being outside Jackson anymore.”

“I didn’t want anything to happen to Ellie,” You shrugged.

“She’s not happy with what I told her. Not that I’m surprised though. I’m disappointed in her, I thought she knew better.”

“She’s a teenager, Joel. Teenagers are allowed to make mistakes,” You said.

“She still needs to be reminded of what’s out there.”

“Not arguing with you on that,” You replied softly.

It was silent for a few moments, “So.. about our trip to the lake,” He began again.

Your eyes lit up at the thought, “Oh! Yeah, right, I shoot the infected, you take me to the lake, that’s how it went, or maybe you still owe me a trip back,” You reminded him.

“I do still owe you,” He smiled.

That day.. so much had happened in such a small period of time, everything felt like a blur.

“You do. But I was thinking we could skip the lake and maybe.. you would want to come with me to the Halloween party?” You asked, almost shyly.

Joel smiled as he scratched his beard, “Are you asking me on a date?”

“Maybe?” You blushed lightly.

“It’s a yes or no question, Y/N,” He teased.

“Yes. It’s a yes, I’m asking you on a date.” Three months of no contact and here you were asking Joel on a date.. you weren’t sure if you wanted to laugh or cry. Damn you, hormonal imbalances.

“Then yes, I’ll take you to the party.” He nodded.

“A date it is then,” You said happily.

“Are you sure you’re not sick anymore though?” He asked playfully.

“I'm not , maybe it was just something I ate that day,” You shrugged, lying through your teeth. You knew what came over you, and you weren’t sure how exactly that would ever come up in conversation with Joel.. how would he even react to that? The longer you waited.. the harder it would be.

“I’m glad you’re feeling better.”

“Me too. Hopefully it wasn’t Tommy’s stew.”

“At least it wasn’t mine.”

Joel left shortly after that, you were still smiling as he left. There were still questions, and there were answers you needed to give, but at least it wasn’t as rocky as it had been a few days ago. Maybe it was easy to heal.. or maybe the circumstances were making it easier. Or maybe it was just time to start living your life again, a new life that mirrored your last, but in an entirely new way.

It was a fresh start. You put your hand on your small bump, barely noticeable as you sat down on the couch. Your knees weak and your smile wide. Maybe it was time.

•••

[ladydarky17]

Gonna rant again yay!

I dont have any deep shit this time but like I really wanna talk about some things I have been enjoying lately and in case anyone finds something they might like from this that's great so here I go . Its christmas time soo I've been doing some baking resently and all throughout quarantine , I baked cakes , cupcakes I made a traditional greek (i think?) Christmas sweet and the next thing on my list is cinnamon rolls wish me luck ! Let's see what else oh I've been reading a lot of manga naturally but I really like this manhua (contains bl) but its super cute and pretty interesting plus its coloured and quite short . Its title is mo dao zu shi , I recommend it . I've been gaming a lot aswell , I've taken it pretty seriously the past years I've been getting a lot of platinums like on rdr2 or ds3 now working on persona 5 but the game that has make me its bitch now is a free 2 play game . Names Genshin Impact and anyone can play it either on ps4, the PC or even on their phone so that's super cool . We love ourselves some tartaglia and fischl (since I also main her-BEST GIRL) . I got my childhood friend into it so now I have a gaming buddy to explore the world of teyvat together . I havent read that much resently but since most of my professors have started handing out assignment I'll be pretty busy doing art research . Obviously attack on titan last season is airing which is pretty cool and hype but I have caught up to the manga so I know everything that's gonna happen but still pretty awesome aswell as chainsaw man getting an adaptation soon . I've also read that , u should check both aot aswell as chainsaw man but make sure u can stomach it , they arent the most happy go lucky manga okay ? Oh I also got a piercing some months back so that's cool I'm thinking of getting more but I think I'm rather looking forward to my next tattoo so theres that .

I think that's pretty much it I'll do another one of these if I feel like it at some point so I guess whoever's reading this look forward to it .

nOtEs

[fyrapartnersearch]

Dragon level insufficient, needs a higher dose

Hello! I return once more from the shadows, lurking as I tend to do, and having had nothing but great paths cross from this tumblr I thought I’d be the one to cast out a net and see if it may catch any fishies (or dragons?)

I have posted here before, and if things fell by the wayside do feel free to contact me again if things below are ticking off your rp craving list.

My name is Mara, and I would be looking, in short form, the following:

M/M, F/F, and/or non-het/cis pairings! (basically the cut and dry M/F bores the living daylights out of me)

OC’s: got to love the fun of making up a character and how they can develop as they interact with the world and others

Literate, 3rd person, past tense writing, as I tend to lean to the side of descriptive, but as with anything quality and quantity are things to be balanced

I’m GMT +1, but I am not picky over timezones if it means we can be reasonably online with one another every now and then without someone having to catch some insomnia or forego sleep constantly! Worldbuilding is hella nice, or using OC’s in fandom sandboxes Speaking of fandoms: -The Witcher -Star Wars (preferably The Old Republic or Clone Wars era!) -Ga(y)me of Thrones -Fallout -RDR2 -The Elder Scrolls -LoTR (honest to god would steal you someone’s firstborn for something in the Shadow of Mordor and/or War videogames)

And Genres?: -High Fantasy / DnD style (pls, where has the love for high fantasy gone these days, I’ll even procure another firstborn in repayment) -Sci-Fi -Medieval -Dragons/ Dragon Riders/ PLEASE give dragons

-Others I am sure but my brain doesn’t think real good right after work

I am perfectly ok with or without smut! I do prefer the focus on being the characters and the plot, but it goes without saying that any partner would be at minimum 18+, with a preference for people who, like me, are in their 20s+

Speaking of, the typical limits apply: A hard no to: non-con / furries / beastiality / toilet play of any kind / anything to do with the DDLG community / underage characters / vore

I am super chatty as a person, so I will hope to chatter at you OOC and befriend you ideally, but I’m cool with a down to business rp so long as we get to hash out plot ideas with each other.

I am unfortunately cursed with having to work the 9-5 grind, and while I find chatting very easy throughout the day, if I’m replying it’s going to be just after work, so my reply time-frame would be on average 3+ times a week. The upside is I don’t pressure or expect replies, and am more than happy to be replied to whenever as life gets hectic and busy, and it isn’t always feasible to give a heads up for when you just can’t get a reply out. Phew! If you got all that and some of it may float your boat, you can catch me on sittingonwindowsillsandstuff@gmail.com where I roleplay primarily, preferably, and love to chat OOC over IMs, typically hangouts or otherwise. Feel free to drop me a line if anything may have caught your interest!

[fiery-assassin-arc]

7TH KOMBAT KAST

HERE WE FUCKIN GO. IT’S FRIDAY AND 3 CHARACTERS.

First up is Noob, Erron Black, and then ???? 

I have my theories on who is next but I’ll wait for a reveal trailer. 

Ya’ll... Noob gameplay.. I’m so excited.... 

HELLL YESSSSSSSSSSSSS LET’S FUCKING DO IT. 

CAN YOU GUYS UPDATE THE ROSTER ONLINE??? PLEASE?

THEY’VE BEEN HYPED??? 

They’re going to be exploring customization variation in the future. 

Players and gear do not have stats in mk11. 

Matchmaking is based on player skill. 

HOW BIG????

OHHHHH A TRAILER. 

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH FUCCCCCKC. 

OH SHIT I DIDN’T SEE THIS COMING AT FUCKING ALLL. 

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

SOFI WE FUCKING GUESSED WRONG. HOLY SHIT. 

IT’S WHO I DIDN’T EXPECT. 

IT’S THE FUCKING KOLLECTOR. 

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS DUDE????? 

THAT TOOK E OFF GUARD BITCCHCH

THAT FATAL BLOW. 

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THAT FATALITY. 

WHAT THE FUCKITY FUCK. 

LORE MINUTE

HE IS FROM A SIX ARMED RACE, AND HE’S AN OLD TIME SHAO-KAHN GUY. 

TRIBUTE KOLLECTOR. HE WAS LIKE A TAX MAN. 

VERY GREEDY??? 

HE’S HAPPY ABOUT HIS JOB. HE KOLLECTS SWORDS, MACES, MAGIC SPELLS. 

I swear if he pulls out a fucking potato during kombat I’m-

So he’s a little bit of everything in a fighter. 

Aww Jax is getting beat this time. 

He throws different stuff from his backpack. 

A hybrid grappler. 

Oh my god there’s a rainbow around the Tarkatan camp. 

If a projectile is thrown, and he can zone you before you zone him. 

cOMMAND gRAB DOES 5 HITS OF DAMAGE. 

YOU CAN DO A KRUSHING BLOW WITH A ROLL.

The Kollector is HAVING TOOO MUCH FUN WITH THAT BLOW. 

He has some bomb gear. 

He kollected Moloch’s soul. GUYS/ 

NOOOOOOOOB. 

He has a hand held sickle stuck in his back. 

HOLY SHIT. IT HAS A LOT OF RANGE. 

hE’S MORE OF A SPECIAL MOVES TYPE. 

The clone just held Scorpion upside down. 

Shadow TACKLE. 

Krushing blow used after 10 clone attacks. 

Take him on a fun ride with the teleportt byeeee

His clone does a dive kick?? What??? 

His skin has some blue notes in it. BI HAN YOU COMING BACK???

SICKLE TELEPORT. SUPER TROLLER, SUPER EDGY. 

Noob’s twitter should be 2 edgyforlinkuei 

No trailer??? for my COWBOY??? 

ERRON BLACCCK. DENIM SHIRT. 

Erron is probably a Van der Linde. 

Eroon has keep away. 

KANO GETS BEAT THIS TIME. 

STOMP ON THE FOOT, AND THEN DYNAMITE AS A THROW. 

KANO FREAKING OUT OVER DYNAMITE IS IVING ME LIFE. 

HIS HAT NEARLY FLEW OFF. 

BOPS WITH THE PISTOL. 

A SLIDE. 

“Such a cowboy thing to do.” Steve, 2k19. 

Brb gonna play rdr2 to think of erron black. 

BIG BOOT. 

Overhead crushing blow if used two times. 

He... Has a jar of Reptil’s acid. 

HE HAS A RIFLE AND WALKS OVER. 

He actually has to reload. There’s only 8 shots in that rifle. 

Command grab with being shot 6 times and then a dynamite stick on the opponent. 

Me, hearing all these combos: I’m gonna button smash the fuck out of this. 

Oh man, Erron’s fatal blow. 

IT’S A PROJECTILE. WHOAAAA. THAT WAS COOL. 

Fired six times, last bullet went through the neck, threw his pistol at his face, and then two koins bounce off two bullets and go for the eyes. 

Damn........ 

WOW. NICE MODERN OUTFIT. I WANT TO SEE HIM UNMASKED THOUGH. 

A NETHERBEAST TRAP. HE CAN KICK IT. 

I really love how during fatal blows involving the face, the mask comes off. That is a unique detail I don’t think anyone caught before. 

OH SHIT, PIECES OF BRAIN. KANO GOT HIS FACE MELTED BY ACID, THEN STEPPED ON BY KANO. 

DAMN JAX...

Next week. D’VORAH IS NEXT WEEK. AND 3 CHARACTERS. DVORAH COUNTS. 

YAYYYYYYY. 

18 DAYS AWAAAYYYYY/  

[overclicked]

Paradise Lost

So last night’s Red Dead Redemption stream (the end of the New Austin chapter) will be my last for the game.  

Details below the cut.  Content warnings for mention of racism, antisemitism and violence against women, but no major story spoilers for those still interested in seeing the game for themselves and making their own decision.

When the announcement about Red Dead Redemption 2 came out, a lot of folks whose opinions on games I otherwise share were raving about the story richness in the original game, which I had picked up at some point on super sale and finally decided “eh, let’s see what all the fuss is about.”

It was Rockstar Games doing a semi-serious Old West, and I’d already seen their take on 1920s LA, so I did not have high hopes.  I also went into the game sight unseen, which was a mistake and one I apologize for to anyone watching the streams who was caught off guard at some of the content that just kinda jumps right out of nowhere at you.

The game’s first chapter in New Austin was not nearly as bad as I was expecting, however.

The long horse ride conversations with NPCs were at least making a clubhanded attempt at making the player think about social issues with some amount of self-awareness, Bonnie was a fairly well written major female character in the story and loads of the random folks I encountered on the street were both not white and not caricature.  

In fact, it seemed for a whole minute like white folks were most of the ones being drawn up in cartoonish fashion between Irish and Nigel West Dickens.

There were a few things that needled at me that I was expecting given the GTA series and its reputation - casual antisemitism in offhanded NPC comments, sexually-charged violent against women as a regular threat - but despite both the game had managed to avoid two major pitfalls I’d been anticipating.  

There was no major anti-black sentiment, no Magic Indian trope, and with few exceptions the people responsible for spouting the awful content were shown as terrible people in need of a good shooting rather than handing that language to the heroes and asking us to respect them as “good people for the time.”

Then we went to Mexico.

We’re about 7 hours into a game that has got me tentatively hopeful that it’s at least a playable level of period piece when we take a trip down the Rio Grande with Irish, The Worst Person Ever, kill about two dozen people and then roll into the sleepy little town of Chuparosa.

...where we are immediately greeted by a Looney-Tunes level of Mexican caricature immediately.  John kills the trio in a cut scene (thank god at least they didn’t make the player do it) and then meets Landon Ricketts, a white guy who gets literally called ‘savior’ by a Mexican farmer within like 5 minutes of the character’s introduction.

I finished out my stream with a promise to investigate the remainder of the Mexico chapter before continuing and boy howdy was that the right call.

Ahead for us in this chapter?  A queer-coded mash-up of Santa Ana and Castro versus an awful revolutionary that reads like a bad Che Guevara knock-off.  Meanwhile the landscape is littered with cartoonish banditos, peasant farmers and generally awful people who make New Austin’s citizens glow by comparison.

So, I’m wrapping our Let’s Play of the game there and editing the VoD when we archive to YouTube so that we just capture the flawed-by-palatable New Austin chapter.

I’m still tentatively hopeful about RDR2 given early screens and major characters playing a roll, but I’m also not naive enough to believe Rockstar’s white male executive team have changed radically in 8 years, so we’ll be reading ahead this time before any of that mess makes it to the live stream.

[mceproductions]

October 2018 Blurbs

10/1/18 31 Nights of Halloween, Freeforms inheritence from its previous incarnations, other than the mandated 700 Club. The month between seasons, otherwise known as candy city. Stockholm Syndrome from Willies departure may be setting in as we had a large truck and only 4 of us to do it. I shouldnt be missing his prescence but somehow i am. Remedy is needed soon. 10/2/18 Im A Christmas Guy, love giving gifts out and decorating. Have done so annually for 16 years and it always starts within the first few days of October as i unblock my Holiday themed movie and TV Shows on digital. Looking forward to the next few weeks especially. Brewers NLDS starts Thursday! 10/3/18 The old tutalige of when it rains it pours, reared its ugly head. Flat by Old El Rancho. That really screws things up for me. Hoping for Miracle. 10/4/18 Well, day minus the Brewers coming back, was a bust. Tire was flat. Hoping I can get it either possibly fixed or a cheap replacement. Wondering how ill get to the store tomorrow. 10/5/18 Apparently massive flu spreading around as Mom picked up whatever Dad was sick with. Ended up replacing tire, but with brand new one. Hopeful not mistake. Also affected things at WallyWorld as Linda and Tyler were feeling cruddy. Hopeful I dont get it. Brewers win and truck got fixed. Still undecided on Venom or Gaga for movie on Saturday. 10/6/18 Ended up going with Gaga and was pleasently stunned by both her and Bradley Cooper. Movie was wonderful and that ending was rough, picked up soundtrack to boot. Sort of took longer than I anticipated coming back from EC thanks to BlueGolds Homecoming. Boy colleges take that far more seriously than High School. Panera for dinner was a great alternative as well. 13th Doctor tomorrow before work! FLCL on the other hand...I'll never say the C word to anyone, but Pets was definetly the C Word to Kana. 10/7/18 Man that was emberassing to watch. Green Bay actually played so lousy I watched Doctor Who, and loved the female 13th looking forward to more of her. Final Season of Walking dead also premired. Wonder how Ricks going out. Gunner and his partner are really intolerable. Reporting that asap, the store is not a place for thier private spats. 10/8/18 Columbus getting squeezed out of his own day is the most PC thing that I can get on board with. Nobody gives a crap about the whole Sailed the ocean blue in 1492 thing anymore. Stuff to do including assignments that I have to go to the library to finish. Hoping internet will be back sooner rather than later. 10/9/18 Woke up to flashing lights by house and realized power line got taken down by tree that Dad had pointed out. A bit more broke than I anticipated. Stuff here i have to do anyway and thankfully work will limit my having to go anywhere. Really could use $300 to pay Patti. Brewers will take on Dodgers in NLCS starting Friday. Mad that Conan for all intent and purpose has been cancelled, adpating is one thing but this is a glorified cancellation. 10/10/18 Rain city continues...Puddles in Bravada. On top of it its getting colder. Winter isnt here yet, but the white ravens are taking flight. 10/11/18 Now comes the cold, and first snow of the year. We had it all today cold, wind, sun and snow. 10/12/18 Store gave me a first look at my future. Gaurantee work on Sunday Monday and Friday every week unless i say so. Which other than one day may be saying much. Could use more variety than that. Also stinks NLCS is on when im working. Pulling for Dodgers in at least 1 game so I can see game 5 on wednesday at least. 10/13/18 They have been hyping the crap out of inventory for the past 3 weeks. Now i see why, Clint made a rare Saturday appearance at the store. Hopeful for the next few days. Got my prediction right about game 5 on Wednesday so thats good. Kanye is nuts as usual, and Kana gave me the best reason yet to finally move forward on the FLCL finale. Cold week ahead. 10/14/18 Andrew and his little notes are getting out of hand. Got called in to do truck early as Inventory closes in on Tuesday. Clint on the other hand, i know ive got to not walk off for a few seconds but he really needs to chill for a bit especially cause we both used to be pushing carts in the first months of the store he should know my rhtyms by now. Stinks about Pete Davidson though, really hope he can recover cause i liked him and Ariana as a couple. Rather unfortunate that they split cause she couldnt deal with her ex commiting suicide. 10/15/18 A missing person is a big deal, when you happen to know someone who is related to said missing person, then you know its huge. Jayme Closs, the cousin of Brody being abducted after her parents were gunned down, sad for all. My only issue is brody reatcing to everyones sympathies, overkill a bit. The other issue i have is the amber alert system that can be sent out to phones. With Trumps ability to text everyone in the country I witnessed a bunch of people who got the alert yesterday complain about it, the others who thought she killed them and fled are the bigger morons. Hopefully shes found safe. Other than that, good night for Wisconsin Sports, Brewers are 2 Out from pennant and Rodgers did his thing once again. 10/16/18 Boring first part of shift as we did basically nothing due to the inventory. But at least the night managed to salvage itself. Dodgers really play dirty. 10/17/18 Nose began to stuff itself again. Bunch of classwork for 2 weeks as i get the inservice day. Milwaukee gave another one away. Hoping Game 6 on Friday will be a turnaround. 10/18/18 Rare thursday day, nose still stuffed. 10/19/18 Library day as i caught up on work, and finally watched A Chrsitmas Story to its ending. A classic, yes just don't feel that strongly about it. Big game from the Crew forcing Game 7. 10/20/18 This day was nuts, a quick 25 minute snowcase that gave way to sunny conditions by noon. Saw Venom, didn't get why it was hated. Quite enjoyable dyanmic and She-Venom was the highlight of it all. Dodgers unfortuantley took the pennant. Great season overall for Milwaukee just bummed my streak of picking the world series winner at the All Star game ended at 4. Also tide pods finally used them, no wonder people ate them they're great for clothes. 10/21/18 First day ever that i skipped NFL Games. Neat concept. 10/22/18 Very long strech of store coming up, especially given that Today we only had 3 total. 10/23/18 Held off on grabbing Mamma Mia 2 Blu Ray. Mainly due to gas situation that had Bravada dying near tracks. I got to figure cash situation out to pay off people. 10/24/18 Lone day off before Halloween. No class today so that made things better. Master Mode on Zelda getting easier to figure out. Did reset on iPhone and Kindle, should fix lone bugs. Really want to play RDR2 and Spiderman PS4. World Series from what I can tell is shaping up as a sweep. Also, whole reason I began watching Sunny aired tonight. First of 2 Part Super Bowl Episode. Charlie in a Bear Trap drinking pee, eww! 10/25/18 First of 6 in a row backwise. The Halloween episodes on TV Usually do wonders for me, not this time. I know this is the final season of Big Bang Theory but Sheldon not realizing how irritating he sounds to others after 12 years and so much maturing seems not the right way to do it. Especially seeing his wife irrate Bernadette. 10/26/18 2nd night, the wheels i dont think feel off, but the were more loose than usual. Hour to set up, hour work, break, 30 minutes to unload hvdc and then didn't finish til after 6. When your down numbers wise you can certainly feel it. FYI The crap with the MAGA Bomber made me mad enough to likely stay off social media until after the election, that made it my breaking point. RWBY Season Premire Tomorrow! 10/27/18 Rooster Teeth First free trial, worth it for watching a great primire that perfectly sets up what comes. My point who is that woman with the Maz Kanata eyewear? Wisconsin stinks. 10/28/18 My issue with the whole core hours thing involves me working on days i know theres something i should be doing. Such as watching the packers. Almost beating LA, hopeful they can actually do that against Brady. 10/29/18 That blue wave better close in next week cause, another shooting and another predictable Trump response occurred. Hate crimes abound in his america. 10/30/18 Last in the back, October really came and went this year. Only thing bad about not working Halloween is the dressup im missing out on. Adam in drag would have been a hoot. 10/31/18 Darkness Falls Across the Land...You Know the rest. Halloween. This day is one back 20 Years ago i would openly love. At least the Candy is still around, albiet smaller and more sugary. Nowadays this day has me DVR'ing all the major shows to see what costumes get put on. Spoiler Alert only episodes of ATH And PTI that I happily record all year. When it comes to applying for scholarships however thats where it blurrs. WITC is really biased against those in the outreach sites hoping i can get help tomorrow when i visit. November came too quickly but, I get to see my nephew in 2 Weeks!

[fyrapartnersearch]

What's a gal gotta do to get some damn dragons up in this binch?

Hello! I return from the shadows, lurking as I tend to do, and having had nothing but great paths cross from this tumblr I thought I'd be the one to cast out a net and see if it may catch any fishies (or dragons?) I have posted here before, and if things fell by the wayside do feel free to contact me again if things below are ticking off your rp craving list. My name is Mara, and I would be looking, in short form, the following:

M/M, F/F, and/or non-het/cis pairings! (basically the cut and dry M/F bores the living daylights out of me)

OC's: got to love the fun of making up a character and how they can develop as they interact with the world and others

Literate, 3rd person, past tense writing, as I tend to lean to the side of descriptive, but as with anything quality and quantity are things to be balanced

I'm GMT +1, but I am not picky over timezones if it means we can be reasonably online with one another every now and then without someone having to catch some insomnia or forego sleep constantly!

Worldbuilding is hella nice, or using OC's in fandom sandboxes Speaking of fandoms: -The Witcher -Star Wars (preferably The Old Republic or Clone Wars era!) -Ga(y)me of Thrones -Fallout -RDR2 -The Elder Scrolls -LoTR (honest to god would steal you someone's firstborn for something in the Shadow of Mordor and/or War videogames) And Genres?: -High Fantasy / DnD style (pls, where has the love for high fantasy gone these days, I'll even procure another firstborn in repayment) -Sci-Fi -Medieval -Dragon Riders -Others I am sure but my brain doesn't think real good right after work

I am perfectly ok with or without smut! I do prefer the focus on being the characters and the plot, but it goes without saying that any partner would be at minimum 18+, with a preference for people who, like me, are in their 20s+

Speaking of, the typical limits apply: A hard no to: non-con / furries / beastiality / toilet play of any kind / anything to do with the DDLG community / underage characters / vore

I am super chatty as a person, so I will hope to chatter at you OOC and befriend you ideally, but I'm cool with a down to business rp so long as we get to hash out plot ideas with each other

I am unfortunately cursed with having to work the 9-5 grind, and while I find chatting very easy throughout the day, if I'm replying it's going to be just after work, so my reply time-frame would be on average 3+ times a week. The upside is I don't pressure or expect replies, and am more than happy to be replied to whenever as life gets hectic and busy, and it isn't always feasible to give a heads up for when you just can't get a reply out

Phew! If you got all that and some of it may float your boat, you can catch me on sittingonwindowsillsandstuff@gmail.com where I roleplay primarily, preferably, and love to chat OOC over IMs, typically hangouts or otherwise. Feel free to drop me a line if anything may have caught your interest!