#i just donated $20 who wants to match my donation?

[shivroy]

🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 Can you help Sarah and her family by sending a donation and sharing this post with a friend or family member? 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

Mohammed Almanasra, his wife Manal, his son Abdulrahman, and his daughters Sarah and Lynn are in urgent need of donations. 

They are living in a tent which does not protect them from heat or cold, and are without water, food, medical care, clothing, and bedding. Mohammed suffers from chronic asthma and cannot access and afford his medication. His wife has cancer which requires immediate medical attention. His children are subject to the heat, the cold, hunger, and insects. 

This family needs your support. @save-mohamed-family

only tagging you for reach, i hope it's no bother - i love and appreciate you all

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[3rdgymbros]

━ 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞, 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐧.

— pairing; itoshi sae x blue lock manager! reader  

— summary; in which you thirst over your ex, sae, because he's always been unfairly attractive. set in the blue lock manager au.

— notes; please donate to my kofi if you like my work. and know that i am mentally smooching everyone who reblogs my stuff.

❋ Pause, stop. Rewind: You and Sae dated back in Spain when you were managing his team at Re Al, but things fell apart when your parents (and you, by extension), returned to Japan to help fund the Blue Lock program.

❋ Now fast-forward: You’re now the unofficial manager of Blue Lock, which means dealing with a bunch of noisy, smelly teenage boys and their chaotic brand of nonsense.

❋ It’s a week before the Blue Lock Eleven dukes it out with the U-20 team, and you’re alone in the empty monitor room (or so you think), pulling up profiles of the players and compiling detailed reports to give your boys an edge.

❋ You’ve been notified that Sae Itoshi’s the star player in this match, and you’re determined not to react when you see your exes’ name on the list. But that train of thought just about goes out the window when you pull up his updated stats and media photos.

❋ Shirtless training shots, candid pictures of him mid-game, and oh no, a magazine spread for Sports Illustrated?! His muscles, his stance, his glare — it all hits you at once, and you let out a moan.

❋ A real, good to honest MOAN.

“Wait. Hold on. How the hell did he get hotter?!” “Oh God, oh God . . .” “This is so UNFAIR!” “Did he change his skincare routine?! He’s practically glowing in that picture . . .”  “His arms — Ugh, he could probably bench press me now. Not that I’d want him to . . . Okay, fine, I want him to." “His butt. His butt! Did he always have — no, no, it wasn’t this nice before. It’s gotta be new. What, did he get a new workout routine? A new trainer? Is he squatting? HE’S GOTTA BE SQUATTING, I’M CALLING IT NOW." “Oh my God, his thighs. His THIGHS! Those could crush a watermelon — and, like, my skull too, apparently. What the hell, Sae?!”

❋ Finally, after a particularly loud exclamation of, “Did he just know we’d see these pictures? Did he get hotter on purpose?! Curse you, Itoshi Sae!”, you hear the unmistakable sound of someone clearing their throat behind you.

❋ And Ego’s voice, dryer than the Sahara, cuts through the sudden silence. “Manager-chan . . . I’m still in the room. And I’m going to vomit.”

❋ Cue you almost falling out of your chair, because you had no idea that he was still in the room all this time, listening to your crazed ranting.

❋ “YOU LEFT! I thought you left!”

❋ “I wish I had.”

❋ You think that this is punishment enough, but apparently, Ego doesn’t share your sentiments. His glasses flash ominously as he continues, and all the while, you want the ground to swallow you whole.

“In the future, kindly keep your . . . Comments about Itoshi Sae to yourself. Unless you’d like me to forward your thoughts to him personally." “You wouldn’t dare.” “Try me.”

[matan4il]

I wanna share with you a small cut from a 2010 documentary about events that began unfolding in 2008. The film (which was up for an Oscar nomination, but wasn't shortlisted), followed the story of a young kid called Muhammad. He was born with an immunity deficiency that killed two of his sisters. Three other siblings didn't have it, but also weren't a match to donate bone marrow to him. To even consider the donation procedure, Muhammad's family needed 55,000 dollars (over 80,000 dollars today), which they obviously didn't have. An Israeli journalist did a TV piece about Muhammad, asking for the money to be donated. An Israeli man, whose son was a soldier killed by Palestinian terrorists, decided to do exactly that.

While Muhammad was in the Israeli hospital, his mom Raida was by him, and here's an exchange she had with the Israeli journalist who helped the family get the money they needed to save their kid's life:

I'm not sharing this because I want to demonize Raida. I'm not sharing it because every Palestinian thinks this way. I'm sharing it because some Palestinians, certainly the ones related to Islamist terrorist organizations like Hamas, do believe that if their child dies as a shahid (a martyr), during an attempt to kill Jews, then the kid would be with Allah. And that will be as if their child never died, because what's better, an imperfect and short life on this earth, or an eternal life with every good thing imaginable by Allah's side? So yes, there are parents who want their kids to die in a confrontation with Israel. There are kids who were brought up with these beliefs. And kindness and humanitarian gestures might change it, but many times they just can't compare to the promise made by this way of thinking.

That's not every Palestinian, but it's enough people to have an impact on the forming and continuation of the Israeli-Arab conflict (much like how Amin al-Husseini was one Palestinian leader, but his antisemitism had a crucial influence on the conflict, and translated into the deaths of countless people, mainly Jews). There are currently at least 30 terrorist organizations in Gaza alone (at least 5 of them are big enough to be household names in Israel), and Hamas on its own includes at least 30,000 people who think this way.

No one can understand this conflict as long as they ignore that the widespread existence of this mentality plays a factor in it. No one can bring about peace here, without getting that this is a part of what threatens it. No one can solve a problem while turning a blind eye to some of its parts.

And if you still think Raida is an exception, here are some more vids reflecting the same mentality from over the years... (I'm not gonna get into how heartbreaking it is that entire generations of Palestinian kids never stood a chance, because I think that's obvious for anyone with a heart watching these clips)

Official Palestinian Authority TV interview with the mother of a shahid, Nov 28, 2003:

"Being with Allah is better." Hamas TV on Jul 21, 2014:

Mother of murderer of 3 Israeli teens: "He was honored with Martyrdom because Allah loved him." Oct 6, 2014:

Palestinian mothers explain why they make joyful noises when their kids get killed as shahids. Apr 7, 2015:

"Death is inevitable, so why not die as shahids?" Oct 28, 2019:

Palestinian father explains his choice to expose his son to danger by bringing him to the site of violent riots, by saying his 4.5 years old wants to go to paradise. Jun 20, 2021:

"My son had nothing called a funeral, rather it was a wedding..." Official Palestinian Authority TV, Sep 13, 2021:

Shahid's mother says her son is a role model for Palestinian kids. Dec 31, 2022:

Shahid's mother shares she instructed her son on how to be a proper shaid. Official Palestinian Authority TV, Feb 21, 2023:

(for all of my updates and ask replies regarding Israel, click here)

[paleprincessturtle]

harvey fic request! :) maybe they get in a spat about harvey getting jealous or a miscommunication but then they fix it and then super fluffy

Hiiii!!! Thank you so much for the request and I'm so so so so sorry it took so long for me to continue writing here. Life been tough but here I am. Enjoy❤️

The Greenest

When Harvey received a phone call from Mike, he was happy, to say the least. But upon hearing what he had to say, Harvey sighed. There was this charity in Seattle, and both Mike and Rachel invited him. Harvey dodged the question by saying that he had to ask his wife. It wasn't that Harvey didn't want to donate his money for a good cause, but he rarely spent time with his wife now. He just wanted to stay home and do absolutely nothing with his wife in his arms. He could just write a check for it and make up some excuse later.

Harvey got home to Pink Floyd blasted through the house. He couldn't help but hum along with the song. It would be useless, he thought, to call out for his wife. He found her in their bedroom, a few dresses draped on the bed as she stood in front of her kingdom of shoes. "Are we going somewhere?" Harvey asked casually as he took off his suit. She jumped at his voice, eyes wide. "You scared the living hell out of me," she said, reaching for her phone to turn down the volume of the speaker. "Well, I suggest you shouldn't give your husband a spare key, then." Harvey rolled up his sleeves as he observed the dresses. "We're going somewhere?" Harvey asked again. "Oh yes! Mike and Rachel invited us to this charity gala. It's for abused women and children. Can you imagine?" Harvey watched as his wife's face scrunched in sadness. He swore this woman wouldn't even hurt a fly. "It's in Seattle?" Harvey asked again as she earned an eager nod. Well played, Mike, Harvey thought. Going straight to his wife. Well played. "We sure can come, yes?" Harvey looked at his wife, knowing damn well it wasn't a question. He nodded and smiled. 

Harvey's favorite thing to do whenever he went out with his wife was to watch her get ready. He watched his wife put on matching underwear in black, all lacey. He stole a glance at his watch as his brain raced at the possibility of tempting his goddess of a wife for a little fun activity. "Don't think about it, Harvey." His wife scolded him as she watched him from the unreasonably huge mirror in their hotel room. "Think about what?" Harvey asked, pretending to be clueless. "Think about taking off my underwear, bending me over, having your way with me, being late, and what excuse should you give Mike for being late?" Harvey smirked at the sultry way his wife said it. "We've been in this dance before, Harvey. I will not fall for it again. Now, why won't you be a nice gentleman and zip my dress?"

"Jeez, Harvey. Didn't you arrive at the hotel yesterday? This whole thing started an hour ago!" Mike scolded Harvey, who gave him a knowing look. "Seriously?" Mike gave him a disgusted look, and not long after, his wife came along. Mike hugged her and thanked her for coming. He then managed to explain this charity he and Rachel are now part of. He also said it would be good for the charity to know two successful New York lawyers are here, siding with the charity. It just meant more money for the charity. Which was great.

Not long after, Rachel came, and she gave them brief hugs. She managed the whole event, so Rachel was running around as she made sure that nothing went awry. The three of them were having a good time. They talked about what was going on in their lives. Harvey probably would have to admit that this wasn't an entirely bad idea to come. Mike nudged Harvey, "There, that's the city attorney. Let's put that pretty face to good use." Harvey looked back at his wife, signaling for her to come along. "I need to go to pee; I'll look for you later." Harvey smiled at her as he followed Mike.

Harvey just realized that his wife was never to find him. It had been 20 minutes; surely she didn't need that long. Harvey tried to look around. He squinted his eyes at the sight of his wife, who happened to look way too comfortable with a man he had never seen before but was somewhat familiar. A man her age. Harvey frowned as he hurriedly excused himself. He made a beeline to where his wife stood but slowed down his pace when he was near. "Oh Jackson, you know how it is in New York," Harvey heard his wife laugh not long after. "Well, then maybe you should consider moving here." Before he could hear what his wife's reply would be, Harvey stood beside her, an arm wrapped around her hip. Harvey didn't miss the way this Jackson guy's eyes followed where Harvey's hand rested. "Won't you introduce us, sweetheart?" Harvey asked a rhetorical question. She sensed something wasn't quite right with Harvey's attitude. "Jackson, this is Harvey, my husband." Harvey extended his free hand. "Harvey, this is Jackson ...." Before she could finish her sentence, he jumped in. "I'm her ex-fiance," Jackson said, shaking Harvey's hand. Harvey gave him a curt smile. "Who would have thought that Harvey Specter is your husband?" Jackson said to her, but his eyes never left Harvey's. Again, before she could say anything, Harvey said, "What can I say, Jackson? I'm immaculate, and my wife has an immaculate taste." They looked at each other for quite some time, trapped in an uncomfortable silence as the two men tried to intimidate one another. Harvey then remembered that he once went against him in court. Harvey won, of course. "Well, it was nice to meet the two of you," he was about to leave when he stopped in front of her, "especially you; I'll give you a call when I visit New York." Before he left, he touched her bare arm. And Harvey was seething. Harvey took her hand to make them face-to-face. "What the fuck was that?" Harvey said, his jaw tightening. "What the fuck was that? What the fuck was what? I was just trying to get him to donate, Harvey!" Harvey scoffed, "By flirting with your ex-fiance, who suggested you move here?" She looked at him, exasperated. "We're going back to the hotel," Harvey said quietly. He took her elbow as he guided her out of the crowd. "Harvey, we are invited here to help them raise the donation," he said, shaking his head. "We're going back to the hotel." Harvey's voice left no room for argument. Before exiting the venue, she caught a glimpse of a confused Mike. She shook her head in silence before Mike became out of view. 

The two of them were silent during the ride back to the hotel. "We're back now at the hotel, happy?" she said sharply as she took off her heels. "We could've helped more if you weren't being so childish and being all jealous!" She raised her voice, both hands on her hips. She looked at Harvey's back, and he poured himself some scotch. "If you weren't flirting like a high school girl, we would still be there." Venom laced his voice. He turned to face his wife. "Do I need to pack your things and send them here so you can get back with Jackson?" His wife shook her head in disbelief at his words. He finished the glass in seconds, opened the door, and slammed it hard. She sighed and prepared herself a bubble bath. There is no use in arguing with him now.

She woke up with the curtain open. She squinted her eyes. She was greeted with the sight of Harvey sitting in a chair just beside the bed. "Hey, sunny," Harvey said softly. She didn't say anything or react; she just stared at him. "I'm sorry," he said genuinely, she could tell. "I shouldn't have reacted the way I did; I'm really working on my issues. She nodded, she knew he tried. "Did I hurt you?" he asked as he took her hand in his. He did so as if he might break her, so gently. "You did," she answered quietly. "I'm really sorry," he kissed her hand softly. "It's okay, Harvey. Just try to work on yourself harder, okay? I'm here ready to help if you need anything, but no more lashing out," she said as she caressed his cheeks. Harvey leaned into the touch and closed his eyes. "What did I ever do to deserve you?" Without answering, she moved over and signed for Harvey to lay beside her. 

[3t22]

Important request, please don't scroll past

Hi all, you might remember me promoting a GoFundMe for a friend of my friend in Gaza.

Unfortunately, Mohanad's GFM has since been taken down and all of the money refunded due to an issue he had with his bank account, leading GoFundMe to close his fundraiser and his account.

Mohanad is suffering immensely, with him and his family in tears because of the fact that they had borrowed money in order to buy a new tent for themselves, which they must pay back to the owner of the tent in donation money. But now that his account on GFM has been closed, Mohanad has no money to pay back the owner of his family's tent.

On top of this, Mohanad's health condition has worsened from the lack of clean food, water, and medical supplies in the Gaza Strip. All of these factors combined has lead to great suffering for Mohanad and his family, which includes his eldest sister's baby daughter, who was born two months before Al-Aqsa Flood, and hasn't lived a single beautiful day with how much the family has been forced to move from one place to another.

Please, if you have the funds to spare, consider sending some money over to Mohanad and his family. I've been able to send over $20, in case anyone wants to match my donation. If you can't send that much, even just $5 is more than enough to spare. Mohanad will be able to reach his goal if 6,000 people were to send in $5 each.

$2,616 USD / $30,000

9% of goal reached

[lonniemachin]

URGENT: DONATE TO HELP A PALESTINIAN FAMILY ESCAPE GENOCIDE

Ahmed sent me this video to share of two of his children, his daughter Habiba (4) and his son Kareem (2), walking among the rubble of the destroyed city they’ve been displaced to. He tells me that each day is a new loss, and that he and his family are anxious with how slow his campaign has been moving. Indeed, he hasn’t received a donation in 16 HOURS.

With the potential for the Rafah crossing to open again soon, it’s as imperative as it’s always been to help them raise enough money to evacuate Gaza as soon as they get an opportunity to. Ahmed, his wife Maram, and their babies deserve to live safely — not just that, they deserve to live.

Please, if you have anything to spare, give to this family. Their short-term goal is €10,000, which they’ve been struggling to reach for days. They currently have €9,025. They are so, so close. With your help, they can achieve this in a day or two, with €975 to go.

I am planning to donate €20 later in hopes of starting a match chain to get them to €9,500 at the least by the end of the day. Who wants to join me?

€9,025/€10,000.

[aishangotome]

Alfons Sylvatica: [Mad Love] Chapter 21

Chapter 20

♡———♡

Rushed in by Roger and his men, Alfons was carried to the Crown Castle.

Emergency surgery began immediately.

A faint glow of dawn began to seep over the horizon, but the sky was still dark.

-

Kate: ...

I couldn't sleep, and I was sitting on the floor, hugging my knees, at the bottom of the stairs leading to the basement.

I was just praying with all my heart.

Kate: Alfons...

When I tightened my grip on my fists, I heard footsteps coming up from the basement and looked up in surprise.

Elbert: ...

It was Lord Elbert, who had disappeared into the basement after being called by Roger when Alfons' surgery began.

Kate: ... Lord Elbert, Alfons' condition is...?

Elbert: ... I don't know. It's still too early to say... Roger said.

His blue eyes slid over the basement, and I followed his gaze downstairs.

There was no sign of Roger coming out.

(The operation is still ongoing...)

As I stared at the closed door, Lord Elbert leaned against the wall.

Kate: Lord Elbert!

His face, which I peered into, was whiter than ever.

Kate: You look pale... are you okay?

Elbert: Ah. I just... gave some of my blood to Al.

Kate: Blood.... transfusion?

Elbert: Apparently, it's a technique called blood transfusion. It's to replenish some of the blood he lost.

(I've never heard of such a thing.)

Kate: ... So, that means he lost so much blood that he needed this kind of treatment, right?

Elbert: Ah. ... But there are blood types, and if they don't match, there's a chance he could die from the transfusion.

Kate: ...

Elbert: My blood might kill Alfons.

Elbert: But... I couldn't just let him die without doing anything.

Elbert: ... I'm sorry.

As he gasped, Lord Elbert's face contorted in anguish.

Kate: Why are you apologizing to me? ... Thank you for telling me.

(No matter how dangerous a gamble it is...)

(If there's a chance Alfons can be saved, I'm willing to do anything.)

I looked at the basement door again and then offered my hand to Lord Elbert.

Kate: It's dangerous for you to walk around alone after donating blood. I'll take you to your room.

Elbert: Thank you... But I want to stay here.

Kate: ... Are you sure you don't need to rest?

Elbert: Ah... I don't feel like resting...

(Ah... I'm not the only one.)

The same anxiety and fear that were burning in my chest must also be nesting in Lord Elbert.

Lord Elbert leaned against the wall and sat down, and I followed suit, hugging my knees like before.

Kate: ...

I needed to talk about something to keep myself from rushing down to the basement, so I searched for words.

Then I thought of something...

Kate: Why do you care so much about Alfons?

It was something I had always been curious about.

(When he met him, Alfons was a child of unknown origin who was helping the doctor.)

(He had taken Alfons in, given him a noble name, and kept him by his side.)

(Even a nobleman from a prestigious count's family had unwavering trust in a playboy with a dissolute lifestyle.)

He also felt strong emotions, enough to be angry with him for leaving with just leaving a note,

And now he was even taking on the responsibility of his life and death.

(I wonder why.)

Lord Elbert blinked slowly, as if remembering.

Elbert: ... When we met, Al gave me the words I needed.

His voice was slightly different from his usual melancholic tone, and there seemed to be a warmth in his exhaling breath.

Elbert: It was our first meeting. He shouldn't have known anything about my circumstances...

Elbert: But it was as if he understood my heart perfectly and gave me the words I needed.

Elbert: People who know what you need when you're in pain are people who have suffered a lot themselves.

Elbert: Al must have suffered a lot.

Elbert: He was smiling, but he looked sad. So...

Elbert: I didn't want him to be alone.

(Lord Elbert...)

When they met, maybe they were both carrying very similar wounds.

They were just two people huddled together in the darkness, with no one to protect them.

Such a scene came to mind.

Elbert: But sometimes Al... would try to disappear from my side.

Kate: Oh...

Elbert: I thought the day would never come when Al would no longer want to disappear alone...

Elbert: And I knew the day would never come when I could allow Al to disappear on his own.

A faint smile appeared on Lord Elbert's lips.

Elbert: I don't know if my blood will be compatible with Al's.

Elbert: ... If it is, I win. If it's not, I lose.

Lord Elbert gently rubbed his left arm, the one from which blood had been drawn.

His eyes were strained to the breaking point, and...

Kate: ... Me too...

I could see the way his heart was about to shatter like glass, and the words came pouring out as if to fill the void.

Kate: I made a bet with Alfons too. That when he woke up, we would love each other properly.

Elbert: ... Alfons made such a promise...?

Lord Elbert blinked in surprise.

Kate: I'm usually bad at gambling, but I'm good when it counts... so

Kate: I'm sure your blood will match.

Kate: Let's win together and make him say "I surrender"...

It was a crazy argument, but I just wanted to get rid of my anxiety.

My voice trembled as I spoke, trying to convince myself, but Lord Elbert gently caught my bluff and smiled softly.

Elbert: ... Ah

Elbert: To tell you the truth, I've never lost a bet with Al either.

-

Alfons' surgery was not over until after dawn.

I begged to be allowed to stay in the basement until Alfons woke up, but...

Roger stopped me, saying that it was "not allowed" considering the risk of infection and my fatigue.

So, I went back to my room and slept.

But even so, I rushed to the basement early the next morning.

And the day after that, and the day after that.

I woke up to check on Alfons' safety, and...

I spent every day returning to my room with a heart-wrenching feeling when night fell.

-

(Huh...? )

When I rushed into the basement at dawn as usual, it was empty.

The bed where Alfons had been was neatly made, as if it had never been used...

Kate: Ah, what...?

(Did he... wake up...? )

(But then, what's this...)

---Something is wrong.

(If he woke up, why didn't Roger tell me?)

(Could he have moved around as soon as he woke up?)

Overwhelmed by the incongruity of the empty bed, I dashed out of the basement, my anxiety mounting.

Eager to hear from someone who might know what was going on, I rushed into the dining hall, where there was a sign of life...

Roger: Well, well, you're up early as always, lil lady.

Ellis: Good morning, Lady Kate. What would you like for breakfast?

Roger and Ellis were having breakfast as if nothing was out of the ordinary.

Kate: Oh, good morning... um, that's...

Roger: Hmm? What's wrong?

Roger, who should have been sleep-deprived from nursing Alfons, seemed to have a refreshed look on his face, which only heightened my anxiety.

Ellis: Oh, are you curious about the menu? Today's special is the egg muffin that Lady Kate said was delicious the other day.

(The egg muffins here are indeed delicious, but...)

(Right now, I'm more interested in something other than a delicious breakfast.)

Kate: Alfons is...?

Ellis: Huh...?

Roger: ...? What are you talking about?

I was met with confused faces, and my mind went blank.

Kate: Oh, um, um...?

(Could it be that they've... forgotten?)

(Did Alfons, who had woken up, use his ability on everyone again and go somewhere?)

(Or...)

"No memory left in anyone..."

When life ends, all memories fade away.

I remembered his fate, and a chill ran down my spine.

Kate: No way, it's a lie, but... such a thing...

(But then, why do I remember...? )

Kate: Um, do you really not know!? Where is Alfons...?

Ellis: Hmm...

Kate: Alfons, you know...!

Kate: The guy who loves going out at night and tells ten lies for every question you ask, the chatterbox!

Kate: The irresponsible and unethical one...!

Roger: That "Alfons" you're talking about... is standing behind you.

Kate: ……… Huh?

At that moment, a voice came from behind me - a voice I could not mistake.

Alfons: Hey, don't spoil the surprise.

Alfons: I wanted to see you freak out a little more.

Kate: Wh-wh-...?

I turned around and saw Alfons standing right behind me.

--CHOICES--

Are you a ghost?

Is this real?

Is this a hallucination?

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Kate: Is this... real?

Alfons: Yes, it's real. Want to touch me?

Alfons: You can touch me anywhere you like, for free, just for today.

I stared at his face, suddenly appearing, in a daze.

Alfons: What a fool.

Ignoring my speechless state, he even went so far as to make a theatrical yawn.

Alfons: You couldn't even notice me hiding and holding my breath? You're not worth the effort to fool.

(Alfons... )

He was awake, standing here, and talking.

I stared at the familiar scene, speechless and blinking.

Alfons: Hey, don't just stand there. Check if I'm really your beloved Alfons.

Alfons: You have to make sure of every detail, don't you?

He lifted my hand, and my fingertips touched his chest, near his heart.

The moment the warmth of life reached my fingertips, I knew that the "reality" I had been seeking was there.

(He's really... Alfons)

His lips curled into a faint smile, his eyes looking ahead, his mischievous expression - everything in front of me was proof of his existence -

Kate: -!

I had so much to say, like "That's the worst prank ever!" or "Don't do such stupid things!", but it all got swallowed up by one single emotion.

Kate: Alfons...!

The moment an indescribable joy exploded in me, I hugged Alfons.

Alfons: Whoa...

As he caught me, he staggered back a few steps.

I was holding him against the wall, but I still couldn't let go.

Alfons: Hehe... I'm still recovering from my illness, so could you please go a little easier on me?

Kate: I won't!

Kate: You need to learn your lesson by feeling a little pain!

I tightened my grip on him.

Alfons: Ow...

His pained voice echoed in my ears.

I could hear his heartbeat from his chest against my ear.

I felt his warmth.

(… Alfons is still here, not gone)

Just that was enough to make me happier than anything else.

Kate: ... You remember our "bet" right?

Alfons: Bet?

Kate: You said that if you survived, we would love each other properly...

**flashback**

Alfons: …Then… shall we make a bet?

Kate: …A bet…?

Alfons: If I die, I win. Goodbye, have a good life.

Alfons: But if I survive… you win.

Alfons: As you wish, we’ll love each other properly—

Alfons: And I’ll tear your life to shreds.

**flashback over**

His etched voice still echoed clearly in my ears.

Kate: ... I won the bet.

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Mad Love Chapter 21 His POV

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[serialadoptersbracket]

Round 4, Match 5: Shōta Aizawa vs. The Fix

Submitted kids:

Shōta Aizawa: Class 1-A, minus Mineta, plus Shinsou Hitoshi (total of 20 kids). Mainly Eri, Shinsou, and Midoriya

The Fix: Conrad Schintz, and then he adopted like, an whole orphanage, named Madam Loathings home for wayward interests

Propaganda under the cut! (Spoilers ahead!)

Shōta Aizawa:

1. “This grumpy teacher pretends not to care about his students, sleeps during his own classes and why talk when you can also make annoying children silent by (harmless) force? Yet he loves them and they love him while he doesn't show it all that often.”

2. “He didn't mean to adopt them yet he did and he is grumpy about it. If he goes "those are my kids, damn it" it's not to someone else, it's to himself, with the damn it being a "fuck, why". Yet he is so 100% willing to risk his life for them. Because they *are* his kids now.”

3. “Idk the man is so tired what can I say. Harsh as australias wildlife but bc he doesn’t want them to actually die in the field so he’s trying to make them give up on signing up to risk your lives every day. I just submitted kiryu and I think that kiryu, bruce, and aizawa are soul sisters. They are all very special to me”

4. “Oh he tries so hard to stay scary and detached, keeps threatening to expel students, keeps saying he hates kids, and look at him now. Missing several pieces and risked death multiple times to protect them, at least 3 classes of ~20 students each lowkey adoring him, and literally canonically (not said out loud but it's basically official come on, they live together) adopted a little girl that was found by the protagonist and saved from the mafia. Also personally took the matter in his own hands when another department's student (so not one of his) showed a desire to change course, so much that even if this kid has living and loving parents he's often Aizawa's adopted family in fanfiction.”

The Fix:

1. “Ok ok so. Spoilers for mentopolis: First some context that mentopolis is a show that takes place inside one guys brain, all the characters represent something in the brain, and the guy whos brain they are in, named Elias Hodge, is so so very sad.

Ok so, The Fix, the personification of hyper fixation, is like is someone who has spent most of his life working for people, where his job was to 'eliminate distractions' (He kills people, basically). Then one day he is told to eliminate a child. His name is Conrad Schintz (Or the Conscience, due to an accident that happened to the guys who's brain they are in when he was a child- Conrad stopped thing he was useful, aka Elias stopped using his conscience, so his conscience has not grown since the incident, leaving him a small child)

The Fix has never had to hurt a kid before, and he doesn't want to do that, so he instead goes into protecting Conrad. Conrad kind of hates himself though and also kind of thinks he deserves to die so that's not good.

The Fix gave this like, beautiful speech to Conrad once about how hes important, I wont give the whole thing but something along the lines of ""There is a butterfly who has a tail that is there for if a bird was to grab on to the tail, it would break off and the butterfly would escape. I don't think you are the tail of the butterfly, I think you are the butterfly."" (its better in the actual show). I cry. There is another speech about eagles he gives Conrad when Conrad offers himself, to basically die, but i don't remember it that well.

Other then Conrad though! So There is this orphanage, called Madama Loathings home for wayward interests. Basically its a bunch of kids that represent past interests of Elias. Its run by this women called Madam Loathing (represents Elias' self Loathing)(she is very mean to the kids). The Fix donates a lot of money to this place, and visits a lot, the kids there love him and think he is so so cool. There is this one kid named Ronnie Reptile. He loves reptiles, and The fix gives him reptile facts, its cute. In the first episode, The Fix tells Madam Loathing how any of those kids/interests could be rediscovered by Elias at any time, and madam loathing sort of taunts The Fix, sort of saying how ""Oh I'm sure I can tell the kids they will call be adopted by The Fix soon, but that would be kind of cruel, wouldn't it?"" Implying that that won't happen. (cause, The Fix is hyper fixation, and hyper fixation adopting an interest would be good, you know.).

Note that Conrad used to live at madam loathing's, because he was mis identified as just a simple interest and not Elias' whole sense of conscience, but Corad ran away with his best friend, a dog named Justin. He lived on the streets after that.

So a bit later on in the series The Fix and Conrad have to go to to madam loathing's together (and another character is with them but he isnt relevant for this). When they get there Madam Loathing asks The fix if he is here to drop of Conrad here, and The immediately is like "Absolutely not, shut the fuck up." (I think that's the direct quote). I just really like that scene.

At the end, end of the series. Some plot stuff happens. The Fix met a women named Pasha N (She represents Passon), and they are in love, The fix proposes to her, its sweet, but then madam Loathing, who got some like, character growth I won't really go into here, and she says to The Fix how, she needs to go on a trip to find herself, and then she offers the entire orphanage to The Fix and Pasha, which is accepted. So in the end of the show, The Fix has basically adopted, that entire orphanage, so thats a lot of kids, along with Pasha, but she isn't in the show as much so I wont submit them as a pair. I didnt mention it before but The Fix is known for knowing a lot of facts and saying "Did you know." before saying a fact, which a lot of the time, it is a fact that is truly terrifying but thats a lot, and The narration at the end of the shows, says how The Fix and Pasha spend their lives with kids around them, constantly saying "Did you know? Did you know?" and it is very sweet. Conrad sort of had his own ending away from The Fix, but I still head cannon that The Fix adopted him too and Conrad comes to the orphanage sometimes.”

2. “listen. i don't know if this really counts as propaganda but just saying, mr. the fix thinks you're not the tail of a swallowtail butterfly. you are the butterfly.”

[jacqueline-p-rose]

I’ve had a spate of good luck with op shops lately. I found the cutest corduroy blazer that perfectly matches my high-waist baggy corduroy trousers. I found a beautiful psychedelic floral pattern dress that I put back initially because I thought it wouldn’t fit (size 8, oof), but then came back weeks later and it was still there tempting me, so I tried it on and it actually fits!* I found this long black suede jacket for $20 that is very Gender in that way of like, remember in the late 80’s slash early 90’s when women’s clothes were emulate masculine? The shoulder pads, the boxy, square cut of everything, daggy blue jeans and button down business shirts, you know what I mean? But then the new millennium hits and women’s clothes are supposed to show off your curves (and everything else besides), so jackets were fitted in an hourglass shape again, shirts were cropped, and jeans were skinny and low slung. Well this jacket is somewhere in between there, it had half-arsed shoulder pads that I immediately pulled out, and it’s not square but not fitted either. It kind of looks like I’m wearing my boyfriends jacket, but if I had a boyfriend and he wore it, he’d get teased for being a metrosexual. It’s my new favourite thing.

All of that, though, pales in comparison to this: About a month ago I went to the op shop closest to my house, and along with my new favourite jacket, I also bought the first and third book of Hugh Howey’s Silo Saga, Wool and Dust. I have no idea why they would only have the first and third of a series, who is donating just those two and keeping the middle book? Or did they never have the middle book to begin with? They enjoyed the first book enough to want to know how the series ends but not enough to slog through the middle? I have this series as ebooks, so it’s not the end of the world (and honestly that could explain the missing middle, I have series where I own part as ebooks too), but it was just niggling at me. I asked the gorgeous woman working there if they had Shift (the middle book) as well, but she didn’t know and said she would hold it for me if she saw it. Great idea in theory, but I’m not particularly remarkable so it seems unlikely that she would remember. Besides, I got the impression that she was just script-reading without specific intention.

Fast forward to Tuesday just gone, I’m in an unaffiliated op shop over the other side of town with my partner, and I think you can see where this is going. They’re browsing books while I flick through the CDs, and I jokingly asked “Do they have Shift by Hugh Howey?” Could you imagine my surprise when, yeah, they did! And only Shift. Either someone only had the middle book not realizing, or this is the mythical missing book from the same person as before. Which begs the question, what kind of person has all three books of a trilogy to donate, but splits them up like that? One and Three to an op shop on this side of town, and Two to a totally unrelated op shop on the other side of town? I can’t imagine splitting them up like that accidentally, so I can only imagine it’s deliberate, out of pure spite or impish whimsy. Well jokes on you Hypothetical Guy, my op shop lucky streak has given me another win, and foiled your plans of entropic disruption.

My partner also found this adorable lucky cat, which might be the culmination of my good luck run, but I don’t know how partnership weighs into personal karma, so it might be unrelated.

*when I say “fits”, I mean it does up to below my boobs. I can zip it all the way up but it pancakes my C’s like standing on a water balloon. Fortunately, the zip is at the front, and it’s still cute and holds it’s shape with a cami underneath, so I call that a win.

[la-principessa-nuova]

About Me

Name: Sabrina

Pronouns: she/her

Age: 28 ± 1

Gender: woman

HRT: E/Spiro since 2024-05-28

Neurotype: AuDHD girlie

Romantic Orientation: Lesbian

Sexual Orientation: Lesbian

Geographic Orientation: 35° NE

Relationship Status: Cursing the Distance

Top Fandoms: Dropout (esp. Dimension 20) and Doctor Who

Creative Medium: All of them but badly

Occupation: Software Engineer

Call Me: Hot, not pretty. JK, call me both, and beautiful too. 😘

❤️🧡🤍🩷💜 🩷❤️🧡💛💙💚💜 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

Mutuals, feel free to DM me or submit asks about whatever. I guess everyone else can too, but no bigotry of any kind, and don’t be creepy.

Due to the constant ask spam, I assume any ask/DM/tag asking to donate or share a fundraiser is a scam and block you. See my additional notes below the fold for more details on that.

I have a loose system of tagging that I mostly stick to, and you can find a list of links to tags here.

Additional Notes

To clarify what I said about donations, I promise you that I really do want to help, but there are a couple reasons that I am unable to engage with this kind of stuff, largely due to my disabilities:

Based on past experience, I am not very good at distinguishing between real campaigns and scams without extensive research, which absolutely will take me hours if not days. While I appreciate blogs that ver campaigns that just shifts it from verifying the user asking me to verifying hoth’s blog who verified them and that they really were verified.

I am hypersensitive, and I get multiple spam asks every day with extremely sad stories asking for donations, most of which are probably scams, and I often come on here to cheer me up when I’m starting to feel hopeless, which has been a lot lately. When I started getting these I became noticeably more sad and hopeless and I had to make a rule for myself that I block them without reading it the second I detect that it’s a request for donations. I literally look up and go through the motions of blocking in my peripheral vision the same way my dog looks up to avoid instinctively eating the treat when I tell her “leave it”.

When I donate through an established charity, my employer matches 100% of my donation (up to a limit that I haven’t been able to afford to hit since back when I still lived with my parents), which makes a big difference in the amount of good I can do with the money I donate.

But I do sincerely apologize to anyone who legitimately needs help that I mistake for a scammer and block. I do also have filters set up to hide posts asking for donations, but I do bypass the filters and view them when I’m feeling up to it (I actually do that with a lot of sensitive topics and I highly recommend using filters this way).

On a brighter note, I do have a few side blogs. I'm not secretive about them (and often accidentally post to or reply from the wrong one), but I won't link them from here. You've got to put in the work to find them.

I have a few side blogs that I don’t actively hide but also don’t link to. Mostly gimmick blogs and some RP blogs of characters I find it funny to reply as. A couple are more of like me with a different set of filters, but also kinda sorta playing a character? idk it’s hard to explain.

You might occasionally see me mention something offhand about calorie counting or losing weight. I have a medical condition that the only cure for it is losing weight and getting certain nutrients that help with it, so I have no choice but to do that stuff or it will get worse and become life-threatening. I try not to mention it a lot to not normalize diet culture, but it’s not a secret or anything.

But I promise that I have a really healthy mindset around it and mainly the calorie counting is to force me to think about what and how much I’m eating. My goals are really loose and moderate and even then i break them all the time whenever it gets in the way of living life too much.

Also if you feel compelled to give me money, you can do that on Ko-fi here.

TERFs and other transphobes, go fuck yourself.

[kyra45]

Guide to spotting donation scam accounts

I am aware there is multiple guides posted by other accounts but this one is my own based around my posts I’ve made over the months of running this blog. If you already know how to spot scams, then good! Someone else might not.

If you appreciate all the work I did to make this post accurate and easy to understand, feel free to share it and link it to anyone who might need info. If you want to show thanks in another way, I take pocket change by tips. My pinned post also has links to quick access posts that are about scams.

Not all blogs who ask for aid are scammers! Legitimate people do exist it’s just that scammers will take their information and use it as their own in order to get the money for themself. This post is most meant to be a through guide into finding these scam posts more easily at a glance.

So here is a guide to spotting donation scam accounts under a readmore as it is a long post.

Check how old the blog is by seeing if their archive is enabled. You can also guess this by scrolling the blog and seeing if the posts made are entirely random or seem to come from a certain trending tag. Also check the date of the reblogged post by turning on timestamps. Backdated posts are when a user reblogs a post then goes into post editor and tries to make their reblog look older then it actually is. A common mistake is the new date is even older then the post itself was made meaning the user has went and backdated the post to make their account look older than it is. If the archive is disabled, you may only find ~20 posts shared within seconds of the others.

If they sent you an ask to share their post, did it request you to answer privately? People who are requesting aid are generally wanting a public audience to share their post and would not generally tell someone to answer their ask privately unless their up to something suspicious. If your ask says to answer privately, try using tumblr search to see if it was sent to multiple users. An example of an ask is below.

(Image has alt text! But I will still copy/paste the ask below as well.)

“hi!! I hope you dont find this ask strange, weird or whatever you call it :( Just wanted to ask a favor if you could possibly check the post I pinned for my cats? It’s on this blog, please do check if you have a spare time and reblog/boost it. Im so sorry if I did bother you, just need some help. Please do send me a msg to reply or answer the ask privately, please 😭 🙏 🙏 🐈 “

These asks are known as scam asks, though most commonly sent by blogs that are using content stolen from a legitimate fundraiser for a pet that is needing veterinary care. They are sent to multiple users who have shared a popular or trending post and is sent regardless of it the user would share the post or not. As it stands so far, most accounts who send these asks are scams.

Another type of donation scam is when a user will save the medical photographs of someone’s fundraiser and repost them to say it’s theirs. These can be graphic hospital images stolen off Instagram/Facebook and used in a fabricated story claiming it’s the users grandparent or child of who needs help. Most often, though, there is multiple images used that may not match up with the story itself. Scammers may even fake a funeral fundraiser using a similar method of stolen content.

Above all, donation accounts also will steal Instagram photographs to impersonate people and give them made up names. There are cases where scammers have made fraudulent GoFundMe’s with stolen images and made up stories about sensitive topics in order to get money. It’s important to pay attention and see if the suspected scam account is answering questions about their situation or if their asks and messages are turned off. This is usually a sign they may not be legitimate and are avoiding any questions about their legitimacy.

You may also want to pay attention to the support links given that lead to methods of sending cast. If the local currency isn’t matching up with the given information, it may be sign of a scammer. The most common example is someone asking for $USD but the local currency would be something else and they don’t supply a currency conversion anywhere in their post or explain why it doesn’t match. However, this is just a common scam tactic.

In closing, there are other minor ways to spot donation scam accounts. Such as searching their username up in tumblr search or just asking them to send you more information that relates to their situation. Above all, one of the best things you can do is examine the askers blog closely and see if there’s anything suspicious and do your own research before asking around.

And remember, always report confirmed scam accounts for phishing like so:

Report -> Something else -> Illegal uses or Content -> Phishing

[bagheerita]

bc no one ever asks but I could talk about me forever, I present: all asks from this post answered!

who is/are your comfort character(s)?

For characters, I tend to gravitate toward social outcasts and assholes, but for media I rewatch when I want some comfort: lately it's been Leverage, but if I have the time I love me a season of Yu Yu Hakusho- the main characters are 4 flavors of outcast assholes and I love them all.

lighter or matches?

i'm more likely to have matches handy, but if a lighter is available i'll use it. this is such a weird question. do people have strong opinions about this??

do you leave the window open at night?

no. my windows are shit and don't open/aren't sealed properly so would let in bugs/let out my cats. Also it's winter, and 26 degrees out there so... no.

which cryptyd being do you believe in?

i believe in saying chupathingy chupacabra bc it's fun

what color are your eyes?

blue

why did you do that?

no idea, i just live here

hair-ties or scrunchies?

whatever suits the mood/style

how many water bottles are in your room right now?

none cat dish + humidifier = 2

which do you prefer, hot coffee or cold coffee?

the taste and/or smell of coffee makes me nauseous, so neither

would you slaughter the rich?

I mean, I don't think this would actually solve anything so no, unless someone came up with a compelling game plan

favorite extracurricular activity?

sleeping um, reading

what kind of day is it?

it's ok

when was the last time you ate?

lunch, five minutes ago

do you love the smell of earth after it rains?

yes

are you a parent? (all answers qualify)

yes, of fur-children. do not entrust me with the responsibility of human lives

can you drive?

yes

are you farsighted or nearsighted?

near

what hair products do you use?

...shampoo

imagine we’re at a sleepover, would you paint my nails?

sure, if you wanted, but I can't promise quality

do you say soda or pop?

1) I don't usually say any of these (haven't drank it in years) 2) in Texas it's all coke 3) if pressed i do prefer "soda" or "sodapop"

something you’ve kept since childhood?

a plush Siamese cat named Samantha

what type of person are you?

...a person type person. what does this mean?? introverted, i guess.

how do you feel about chilly weather?

I like "chilly" (50-70 degrees F) but anything colder than freezing is no bueno

if we were together on a rooftop, what would we be doing?

looking at the sky, spotting clouds/birds, and chatting (i assume we aren't doing it right now, bc if we were we'd be freezing, throwing snowballs at my neighbors, and/or slipping, falling off, and calling 911)

perfume/body spray or lotion?

like many of these questions this feels like a false dichotomy, but lotion i guess

a scenario that you’ve replayed multiple times?

oh god, there are so many

about how many hours of sleep did you get?

7

do you wear a mask?

always, no one knows my real identity

how do you like your shower water?

hot. ... that's not hot enough.

is there dishes in your room?

no

what type of music keeps you grounded?

familiar songs I know the words/rhythm. (I was gonna say just words, but I love stuff like Wardruna too, for when I'm driving, which I do not know the words 😂)

do you have a favorite towel?

no, any towel that is less than satisfactory is donated to the animals so all my towels are the same level of acceptable

the last adventure you’ve been on?

earlier today, opening the door and taking the recycling out to the bin when it was snowing, and being forced to interact with my neighbor's children

is there a song you know every word to by heart?

yes, there are many

what’s your timezone?

time is false construct

how many times have you changed your url?

none. i got to tumblr having already settled on an online identity that should last me a few decades

someone in your life, other than a relative, you’ve known for 10+ years?

most of my close friends I've known at least 20 years

a soap bar that smells good?

...yes, i prefer soap to smell good? What is the question??

do you use lip balm?

i might have developed a slight dependence on Burt's Bees

did you have any snacks today?

always

how do you take your coffee?

chucked into the next county (see above)

an app you frequently use besides this godforsaken site?

tumb- lol, um, gmail. I check at least 3 times a day to see if i have any ao3 emails

what’s your take on spicy foods?

I don't like to eat it

you get a free pass to kill anyone, who is it?

i mean... as stated above, i don't think murder actually fixes anything in society. I would rather a wealth redistribution policy, or a way to force people to experience life from the pov of someone entirely different from them, because i think it would help them to grow and be better. ultimately I think all people have the capacity to be better, and death is a very final thing to distribute in that instance. But I'm tired, ask me again next month, maybe I'll have a different answer.

can you remember what happened yesterday?

yes

favorite holiday film?

Holiday, with Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant. (🤣😝)

The only actual holiday movie I watch every year is the Muppet Family Christmas, which isn't technically a "film" I don't think

what was the last message you sent?

@ my sister in Canada: "it's snowing here, is it snowing there?"

when did you first try an alcohol beverage?

I probably tried my parent's wine or beer when I was a kid but I don't remember a specific instance. I was in Ireland for my 21st birthday and a very generous Australian gentleman bought me a rum & coke in celebration (I had no idea what kind of alcohol I would like lol)

can you skip rocks?

I haven't tried in about 25 years so probably no

can i tag you in random stuff?

yes!

[vendemiaire-crafts]

Resilient Life: Help Palestinians And Get Pokemon Cards!

I have hundreds of Pokemon TCG cards - mostly generations 5 and 6, some generation 4 and 2010 World Championships - lying around that I'm ready to give away. So, why not sell them to bring joy to others, and get money donated to those in need at the same time?

What's Available?

I'm selling the cards in packs, as follows:

Pack of 10 random Pokemon cards: Donate at least 2 USD to purchase. You have the option to specify which type(s) of Pokemon you want, and how many - for example, 10 grass types, or 5 fire types and 5 psychic types, or whatever other combination you want while supplies last! Otherwise, the Pokemon you get will be completely random.

Pack of 10 energy cards: Donate at least 1.50 USD to purchase. You have the option to specify which type(s) of energy you want, and how many - for example, 10 lightning cards, or 5 fighting and 5 water cards, or whatever other combination you want while supplies last! If you don't add specifics, I'll just pick out 10 energy cards at random.

Pack of 5 random Trainer cards: Donate at least 1.50 USD to purchase. These will be completely random, within my supply.

For an additional 4 USD, I'll also throw in a sketch of a Pokemon of your choice! This offer only goes if you're already buying cards.

Plus, a couple bonuses for buying big!

While supplies last, buyers donating 10 USD or more will get their cards packaged in these sleeves:

And the first three buyers donating 20 USD or more will get one of these dividers:

How Do I Purchase?

DM me, either this blog or to my instagram @/vendemiaire_crafts, to begin an offer. Tell me which pack(s) you'd like to buy, along with any type specifications. You might want to check this list, to make sure the types of cards you want are available.

Make your donation to at least one of any of these fundraisers. Though as many Palestinians are trying to evacuate Gaza, I encourage making donations to individuals' and families' fundraisers I have boosted. Donations to multiple fundraisers are fine too, so long as it adds up to the minimum donation amount for your purchase! Then, once you've donated, send me proof via DMs. This can be as simple as a screenshot of your donation's confirmation. Also let me know which fundraiser(s) you've donated to so I can add onto it.

I'll then send you your purchase! Note that after you donate and send proof, I'll ask you for an address to mail to. For those worried about privacy, all private messages on this blog stay private. I will not release, share, or sell your address to anyone else, or use it for anything other than mailing your purchase to you. I live in the USA, but should be able to ship anywhere :-) your purchase will arrive as a letter in an envelope would.

I'll also match your donation, to the same fundraiser(s) you gave to!

Questions? Feel free to ask me!

After You Purchase

Keep sharing Palestinians' stories. Amplify their voices. Talk to friends and relatives about the dire situation in Gaza and urge them to help too. I of course can't speak for the people affected by the war and constant uncertainty, life or death, I'm just a fellow in the States hoping to help even in a small way.

If you have the money available to, keep donating to fundraisers and relief efforts. If you don't, share links to these fundraisers with others, especially those who can donate. Our brothers, sisters, and nonbinary kin in Gaza need every bit of support they can get!

Know somebody into Pokemon? Anyone who plays the TCG and/or collects the cards? Just anyone looking for a fun avenue to contribute to a good cause? Send this post to them and encourage them to buy!

Once your purchase comes in, tag me if you post pictures of it!

Let's make a difference together! 💐🌈

[servospawn]

✎┊Get to know me ⤫

Tagged by @thegloomiestwhim 🖤

1. What’s your favorite sims death? 

Blunt force trauma via vending machine. 

2. Alpha CC or Maxis Match?

Maxis Mix &proud of it. 

3. Do you cheat when your sims gain weight?

Nope. They’ve been known to fluctuate their weight often. 

4. Do you use move objects?

Is that a serious question? 

5. Favorite mod? 

I’m not even sure anymore so I’ll just say everything from Nraas. 

6. First expansion/game/stuff pack you got? 

Livin’ Large.

7. Do you pronounce “live mode” like aLIVE or LIVing?

Alive.. anything else is weird.

8. Who’s your favorite sim that you’ve made?

I haven’t shown his sim form in YEARS.. but this answer will always be the same: Granger 

9. Have you made a simself?

I have. I still have her too. One day I’ll throw her back in my game so she can embarrass me some more. 

10. What sim traits do you give yourself?

Foodie, Perfectionist, Hates Children, Loner.

11. Which is your favorite EA hair color?

Black.. not that nasty blue/black. BLACK.

12. Favorite EA hair?

Idk.. probably that one TS3 hair that looked like uncooked ramen because Granger wore it forever. 

13. Favorite life stage?

YA.. but I’m learning to actually have my sims age for once. 

14. Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay?

I only build unless I’m forced to, so.. gameplay.

15. Are you a CC creator?

A fake one.. sure. 

16. Do you have any simblr friends/a sim squad?

@x-virtualism-x, @fanaskher, & @touchmypixels have been with me from the beginning.. &a few others who are no longer here.

But really I’m including anyone who has witnessed this blog become complete &utter garbage. It’s been a ride.

17. What’s your favorite game?

Round of applause for The Sims 3.

18. Do you have any sims merch?

Lol.. chill.

19. Do you have a YouTube for sims?

Nah.

20. How has your “sim style” changed throughout your years of playing?

Sheesh.. a lot??? 

I guess I’ll say that my sim style has included more realism over time of being here. Seeing their portraits side by side (from left to right) as they’ve grown into how they look now is a little jarring for me because I’m not really sure if it’s consistent. If you look hard enough or you’ve followed me for a while you can tell that some of them are the same sim but others like Ben have gone through some serious overhauls. 

Mostly that reason is because in my eyes they’ll be forever wips. I’m always changing something about their background, story arcs or genetics &all that comes into play with their appearance. 

As far as my actual sim style is concerned.. IMO.. I’ve improved. When it comes to personal preference your own opinion is what should matter so please never let anyone else influence you on how your sims should look/behave. That goes for life in general too.

21. What’s your Origin ID?

Servospawn.

22. Who’s your favorite CC creator?

I can safely say that I have Sandy’s entire catalog &she’s the only one I’ve ever donated to, so.. AroundTheSims3/4.

23. How long have you had a simblr?

Est ‘13.

10 big ones.

24. How do you edit your pictures?

Photoshop. I’ve simplified my editing drastically over the years. I run my gameplay shots through a couple of actions &call it a day.

25. What expansion/game/stuff pack is your favorite so far?

For TS3.. University. TS4.. idk. I haven’t stuck with it consistently enough to form a well rounded thought on any of the recent packs. 

26. What expansion/game/stuff pack do you want next?

We not buying shit over here.

This was fun to do.. thank you. I tag @x-virtualism-x, @fanaskher, @touchmypixels, @wooldawn, @crsentfairy, @kazuaru, @pralinesims, @sims3melancholic, @vyxated, @birdietrait, @xldkx, @non-sims, @therichantsim​ &whoever else wants to do this. If you did already please disregard. 

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TAGGED by @simmerstellar ! Thanks friend!

Come get to know me y'all!

1. What’s your favorite sims death? I haven't had a sim die from anything other than old age in a HOT minute but I saw a LP and the murphy bed death seems so unecessarily violent lmfao.

2. Alpha CC or Maxis Match? BOTH! I consider my style Maxis Mix. We love a nice combo of both.

3. Do you cheat when your sims gain weight? Not anymore but at one point I had to. Let me explain: I don't know if it was a glitch but like after every meal with grannie's cookbook, Indya would gain weight instantly. Didn't happen with anyone else (although everyone else are athletes of some sort). She's always and forever thick but something was definitely up with the food mods I was using. Anyway, we're good now since I'm not playing her HH exclusively anymore.

4. Do you use move objects? Absolutely. Its too restrictive! Gotta play test when I do though because routing errors make me irrationally angry.

5. Favorite mod? Wickedwhims. I don't care! If I want my sims to get freak-nasty I have a blog for that and WW never fumbles. If I want them to do cute little intimate things, WW is there. If you don't like the smut, I feel bad for you son.

6. First expansion/game/stuff pack you got? I've gotten pretty much ever iteration of this game except for almost all of the kits and the star wars pack.

7. Do you pronounce “live mode” like aLIVE or LIVing? ALIVE. I don't understand the other one honestly lol. We're going LIVE as soon as I press play so....

8. Who’s your favorite sim that you’ve made? Obvs Indya Drake!

9. Have you made a simself? Yes! But she needs help lol I'm not good at that at all so there's a resemblance but she doesn't really look like me. When I do gameplay with her I say she's my "sorta-kinda self sim" lol

10. What sim traits do you give yourself? gloomy, neat, loner, romantic

11. Which is your favorite EA hair color? Black but like BLACK Black, not the BLUE Black lol.

12. Favorite EA hair? All of the afro textured ones.

13. Favorite life stage? Young adults.

14. Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay? Gameplay mostly stories but I love to decorate!

15. Are you a CC creator? I will recolor the shit out of something! That's about it lol

16. Do you have any simblr friends/a sim squad? All my mutuals and anyone who reads my story! #Squad

17. What’s your favorite game? The Sims 4 is the only game I play. Don't @ me.

18. Do you have any sims merch? Nope.

19. Do you have a YouTube for sims? Nope, but I have been asked to make a channel and got that far at least. No videos lol.

20. How has your “sim style” changed throughout your years of playing? If anything, less alpha and more maxis match.

21. What’s your Origin ID? [redacted]

22. Who’s your favorite CC creator? All of the ones that do it for FREE and for the love of the game. I donate too because I understand its not easy, but also not worth a month long paywall or conveniently forgetting to publicly release something.

23. How long have you had a simblr? 2015 are my earliest posts I think.

24. How do you edit your pictures? Gshade and Photoshop Elements 2020

25. What expansion/game/stuff pack is your favorite so far? Cottage Living is the goat IMO even though I don't play it much anymore. I do very much enjoy Island Living and Growing Together will round out a nice top 3.

26. What expansion/game/stuff pack do you want next? I haven't really thought about it. I just figure the sims 4 is nearing the end of its era and we're gonna start hearing about project rene more and more.

oh! tagging @shesthespinstersimmer @bridgeportbritt @iplaysims4 @beebeesiims @thegloomiestwhim @hazelminesims @therichantsim @omgkayplays @softerhaze @crsentfairy

please ignore if you don't do these or already did this!

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I'm ✨~ pranking my partner ~ ✨ and YOU can help!

Disclaimer / TL;DR: This is, fundamentally, an extremely silly prank where I want to buy my partner a MtG deck he'll love, swap out his normal deck for his dream deck, challenge him to a match, and then watch his face light up in delight when he realizes.

(And then I want to watch his face fall into despair as I kick his ass in card games, revealing that I've also swapped out my normal deck for my dream deck! Surprise, motherfucker! Multi-part PRANK! ...but this Ko-Fi is specifically for raising money for his deck, not mine.)

My spouse's current hyperfixation is Magic the Gathering and, naturally, he's in the process of roping our whole polycule into all kinds of delighted card game mishaps and mayhem. His enthusiasm for the game is downright infectious, and I'm not saying that just because most of us are in love with him, either.

My partner and I lost our first Magic decks back when we were crossing the Florida peninsula to get away from Irma in 2017. He lost his Liliana deck; I lost my werewolf deck. We didn't end up buying any new physical cards for around five years, because... well, as corny as it sounds, it's really, really upsetting to lose a deck of cards you've bonded to and have had some really great times with! Hell, it still kind of makes my heart ache to think about, wondering where those cards could be. It's like the emotional equivalency of getting all your data on a game erased after hundreds of hours of playtime. Like, sure, you could replay it (or in this case, purchase new versions of the decks), but it really wouldn't be the same and might just feel like salt in the wound. We were also broke college kids at the time, so we couldn't afford to spend that much money frivolously-- the decks had skyrocketed in price, since it had been just long enough for them to be out of print, so the only people selling them had them at a huge mark-up. (And even now, I think his old Liliana deck is selling for like...$250+. Ouch. I think we splurged and spent like $20 on it when we first got it, for comparisons.)

We'd finally gotten some new decks in the last year, and we started playing on the Magic the Gathering Arena app. The new physical decks are honestly lovely, don't get me wrong, but none of them jive quite the same as our old decks did. My partner, recognizing this, drafted us both up our 🌟ideal decks 🌟 on the app, so we could have fun playing the physical game with the cards we've got AND could still have decks handmade for us that we've bonded to through trial and tribulation. It was super sweet and thoughtful of him to do, especially since none of the decks we physically own are any of my color combinations, and I sometimes get really frustrated playing them.

(For those of you familiar with Magic's color combos, I'm a red/green player who usually prefers werewolves, dinosaurs, and dragons. We have a blue/black fairy deck that I usually wind up with, and a white/blue spirit deck that I'll sometimes use. They're not bad decks by any means, but holy shit is it not my preferred play style.)

BUT THEN I HAD AN EPIPHANY.

I am no longer a homeless college student, having to manage every penny with sniper-like precision and having to make sure that I'm always able to carry my home on my back! I'm a settled adult, in a house with my polycule, with reliable income! If I really want to, I can purchase all the individual cards in our decks!

But here's the thing. My spouse is the king of pranks. We were best friends all throughout high school and when we first started dating and then living together, the jokes and shenanigans only intensified. (Living together with your partner is great because it's like an infinite sleep-over. I am so serious.) So I thought, wouldn't it be funny as hell if I buy his dream deck, swap it out with his normal deck without him noticing, challenge him to a card game, and then watch his face TOTALLY LIGHT UP when he realizes what I've done?

And wouldn't it be fucking hilarious if I also get my own dream deck--which normally kicks his ass in the app when we play together--sneak it into that match, and the totally demolish him??? CAN YOU IMAGINE HIS FACE????

(For background information, I lose a good 80% or more of our physical matches, because I am not a good blue player and he is an excellent vampire player. So this is also some minor catharsis for me.)

So, yeah: the Ko-Fi goal is what I'm hoping to raise to financially soften the blow of purchasing my partner's deck! I have no idea what the cost is going to look like for his, since I still need to sneak my way onto his app and download his decklist, but I'm hoping that $200 will be enough to cover his 100-card deck, since it looks like that's how much I'll need to squirrel away for my own.