#i wanted to edit in G-docs because it seemed easier at the time and

[scary-senpai]

:: blink blink::

Google Docs just ate 4 hours worth of edits. This has... never happened to me before.

Anyway, please send hugs. At first I thought it was just three hours, but then I remembered my computer is set to Eastern time.

Update: Boyfriend fixed it. Apparently the secret was not panicking waiting and pressing “refresh.”

[azukisoul]

Translation of HijiGin manga/dj: "We Got Married" by 新飯田 (pixiv) [non-h]

Domestic married shenanigans. Comedy. Like, comedy. I swear this artist is secretly Sorachi.

CLICK HERE FOR MANGA LINK | Out of courtesy to the artist I'm not reposting their art here, please visit the page, refer to the translation as you read along, and show the artist some love!

I do not mind uncredited text reposts but please DO NOT use my translation to scanlate/edit the manga and post the edits. Keep it text only and link to the source.

Downloadable translation on Google Docs

Translation

[page 1] H: Hey. Their first meeting was terrible.

[page 2] Whenever they see each other, they would always fight. But as time passed, they forged a strong bond. Their feelings towards each other started to change, and now, the two of them… …have gotten married. *DING DONG~* Don't think too much about it.

[page 3] (We Got Married)

[page 4] (Morning Routine) Zzz… Krrr…. Zzz… *tick* *Rrrring—* *SMASH* Zzz… zzz….

[page 5] *slides* S: Good morning… H: How many times have I told you!? Stop destroying our alarm clocks! G: Huh!? Like I care! Anyway, you're always so noisy every morning! S: Good morning, Kagura-chan. G: Don't use alarm clocks, then! Wake up on your own!! K: Yeah. Morning. H: Well, thanks to a certain someone's noisy ass snoring I keep not getting enough sleep!! G: What'd'ya say!? My snoring is not that loud! S: Good morning, Sadaharu. Sa: Woof. H: You snore so fucking loud, you know! Also I have sleep apnea! G: Wait, really!? S: Hijikata-san, time's running out. It's almost eight. H: Hey! Don't you have anything I can eat right away!? G: Shuddup! I'm making it right now!

[page 6] *clunk* G: Here.

H: …Hey… What is this… G: Huh? H: I told you before, I… G: What are you saying? Hurry up and eat. H: I told you I only eat rice for breakfast!! G: Huh? I didn't know that. H: Don't we have rice!? G: Stop nagging for rice. I forgot to cook some. G: Come on, just quickly eat that and go. Go eat rice or whatever you want with some girl who fell down from the sky. H: Don't justify this by saying it's fine because Ghi*li characters eat it!!

[page 7] *flip* H: Ah, dammit! There's no time left! *slides* G: Wait! You forgot something, hey!! H: Huh!? *grabs* *SMOOOOOOOOCH* G: Have a safe trip!!! H: See you when I get back!!! *rattles* *slam* S: When'll they stop doing this every morning? K: I know, uh-uh.

[page 8] (Husbands' Quarrel) G: I don't give a shit about you anymore! I'll be going back home!! H: Don't say anything and go then!! It's easier that way!! *SLAM* *SLIDES* G: This is my home though!! H: Oh!! You're right!!

[page 9] (Always Saying This or That) Y: Huff… huff… huff… *whoosh* *whoosh* Y: Huff… huff… huff… G: Are you always doing that? Y: Aaaahh! B-Boss!? Y: Why are you here!? G: I'm just delivering something, that's it. Y: Huh?

[page 10] G: Here. G: That damn Hijikata ran off without it this morning. Seems like it's something important? Y: This is… yeah, it's an important document! Y: But the vice chief is in a meeting right now… G: It's fine. Just pass it to him later. G: Gin-san went all this way to deliver it, so tell him he should be grateful. Y: Ah… Boss, hold on! Y: Wanna come with me for a bit?

[page 11] G: It's sho good!! Sho damn good!! *munch munch munch* Y: We got it as a gift and had leftovers… G: Sho good!!! Y: I'm glad you like it. G: Man, you guys sure have it good. Getting good food and high pay… Y: W-Well… It's really not as good as you think… Y: Our job is just that rough, so… G: Speaking of job, G: he's been coming home late recently, is he busy? Y: Huh? Ah… Vice chief duties have indeed been particularly busy lately. G: Hmmm… I see. *sips*

[page 12] Y: It's kind of… still a little bit hard to believe. G: What is? Y: Your marriage. Y: Never in my dreams had I thought that the vice chief and Yorozuya's boss would be bound together in that way… Y: Ah, but I don't think it's weird or anything! Y: I really sincerely wish you two the best… G: I get what you're trying to say. G: Well, I never thought things would turn out like this, either. Y: But, really. When you told us you were getting married, I was so surprised.

[page 13] H: We have… H: …decided to get married.

Y/K/O: HUHHHHHHHHHH!?

[page 14] Y: W-What do you mean!? K: Huh? What? Married…!? O: Are you saying this while understanding what's between both of your legs? H: I know what you're trying to say. H: It's true that we're both men. H: What I'm saying is, I want to be with him so much that stuff like that doesn't matter to me. K: To-Toshi… Are you serious…? H: Yeah. K: You're really getting married? H: Yeah. K: With the Yorozuya? H: Yeah. K: You're fine marrying him!? H: Yeah. K: Yorozuya… you're also fine with this? G: Sure, I'm fine, whatever. K: … *smack!*

[page 15] K: I understand. K: If you're saying this now, I'm sure you've properly given it a lot of thought and consideration. K: We're not in the place to tell you anything. K: Toshi… Be happy. H: Kondou-san…! H: Thank you… H: Thank you…! G: *yawns*

[page 16] Y: … Y: It's been half a year since then, huh… Y: Honestly, Boss, I thought that even though you married him, you don't really care for the vice chief that much, but… Y: That's actually not the case, huh? G: Huh!? G: I don't feel anything for him! I only think of him as my ATM, okay!? Y: Naaah, even if you're always saying this or that, Y: you're always concerned about him and worry about him, right? Y: I thought, I guess you really do love him. G: Lo-…!? G: It's not…

[page 17] G: It's nothing like that at all… H: Hrrrgghackh!? Ha: Vice chieeef!? What happened!? Ha: The vice chief suddenly coughed out blood!! H: Just now… I received signals of Gintoki's love… *faints* K: Toshiiiiiiiiii!!!! G: Sometimes I regret it, though. Y: … K: Pull yourself togetheeeer!!

[page 18] (Wedding Ring) Y: By the way, you two don't wear wedding rings? H: I bought a pair, but my job is like this, so. H: Better if I don't wear it. It'd be bad if I lose it. G: I-I also… put away mine… uh-uh… G: Somewhere. H: Hey, did you lose your ring!? H: No wait, it's you we're talking about. You pawned it off, didn't you!! G: I’m not that awful of a person, okay!! I can find it if I look!! Probably!!

[page 19] (Demon Wife) M: Alriiiight! I'm treating all of you today, M: so go ahead and order anything you want! ♀1: Ahh, Toshi-san, you haven't been coming here, so I've been missing you! ♀2: Me too! ♀2: Come on, drink up ♡ H: Nah… I'm good… O: Hijikata-san, what's wrong? You're sweating bullets. H: I mean, I should be sweating if I'm at a place like this. H: Even though I'm here because the old man forced me to, H: if he finds out, I'm screwed… O: Yeah… You're right.

[page 20] K: Tosshi is late tonight, uh-uh. S: He's probably busy working again. G: Yeah, probably. *chime* G: Who is it? (A phone Hijikata makes him carry ->) *flip*

[page 21] H: Nothing happened and I was there as a part of work, so I should just act like usual, right… H: I'm home… G: Welcome back! *peeks* *ah!* G: You're home late. H: A-Ah, it's because of work, y'know… G: Hmmm… I see. G: Hijikata-kun, you're tired from work, so… G: Do you want dinner? G: Or a bath? G: Or… G: A bloodshed?

[page 22] *step step step step* H: Heeeeyy!! What's this all of a sudden! Why are you so clearly trying to kill me!? *step step step step* G: It's no use playing dumb!! Okita-kun contacted me earlier…

[page 23] G: …and sent me this picture! *bam* (From: Okita. Subject: Having fun) H: Sougooooooooooo! G: How was it!? How was the alcohol poured by pretty ladies, hm!!? G: It definitely tasted good, huh!? Man, I'm so jealous, you bastard!! H: That's what you're jealous about!? H: The old man forced me to come with him! H: He's my superior, so I had no choice, okay!? G: Well, I guess there's no choice if it's a superior… G: Looking at it again, you clearly looked like you hated it anywa…

[page 24] G: You didn't hate it at aaaaaall!! *GRRAAAHHHH* H: It's not that! It's because I was drunk! H: I wasn't enjoying it at all! G: …Then… G: You should've at least contacted me beforehand!!! *whoop* *rattle* H: Alright, then I'm sorry for not contacting you!! H: My bad!! *clink* *clang*

[page 25] H: Ah!! H: Heey! Help me convince him!! *PUNCH* H: Why is no one in this house on my side!? S: That's not the case at all. *pat* H: Glasses…! S: As long as you keep putting your money into Yorozuya, I'll be on your side. G: Alright. Good job, you two. S: Um, Gin-san… To the point of telling us not to be on his side, isn't that too much… G: It's fine. He should have this much done to him.

[page 26] (Wife-Bragging) G: Here. H: Huh? H: …. G: Come on, hurry up and take it.

[page 27] H: Wait, wait, wait! H: What are you doing here!? G: What'd'ya mean, "what"? I'm making lunch. H: Lunch…? What happened to our usual lunch lady? G: Ah, about that… G: Seems like all the old ladies at the barracks had a cold all at once, so I was asked to make lunch G: by the gorilla. H: If that's the case, you should've told me that this morning… ♂: Boss! ♂1: The lunch was absolutely delicious! ♂2: Thanks for the meal! G: Sure. H: ….

[page 28] Ha: Yorozuya's boss is amazing, huh. Y: Why suddenly say that? Ha: I mean, not only that he can be said as the strongest when it comes to swordsmanship, Ha: but he's even also good at cooking. Ha: Isn't he perfect? Ha: To add to that… Ha: When you get a good look at him, he's also quite good looking, right? Ha: Although I don't swing that way. Y: I totally get that! Y: Ah, this miso soup is good. *sips* *SLAM*

[page 29] Ha/Y: Vice chieeeeef! *sits* Ha/Y: Shit, here comes the hassle-maker! H: Huh? This tastes different than how he usually makes it. Y: O-Oh, really… Ha/Y: He's trying to brag about how he eats his cooking all the time! H: Usually it goes down the throat easier. H: Today, it's like, thicker, or like, saltier… *CRASH* G: Don't eat it if you're going to complain about it!! Ha/Y: He has a point. Y: V-Vice chief, are you alright? H: No big deal. H: It's always like this, you see. It's his way of showing affection, you see. Ha/Y: He's still saying that.

[page 30] Ha: I guess the vice chief is the one being lead by the nose, huh? Y: He's walking all over the vice chief, huh? Y: Hm!? *hides* Ha: What's wrong? Y: It's the boss. Y: He's coming into the vice chief's room. Y: Is the boss going to yell at him again? Heh heh. H: Gintoki! G: Hey. ….

[page 31] H: ! H: What's wrong? G: …Something we don't usually do… H: Huh? G: Usually, there's Shinpachi and the others, or you'd be away at work, so… G: …I tried doing it. H: I see. H: You're right. Ha/Y: The ending is pretty wholesome, thoooough!!!!!? (end)

[page 32] I released this book in 2015, but I came up with this concept 8 years ago… (I drew it on my drawing blog) The wife who would become Shiroyasha in fights. Hijikata-kun, who in fact wasn't enjoying his time with the girls, but was actually bragging about his wife. H: My wife… H: Then, he's like… Thank you to everyone who has read this book!

[realsacred]

::’ How to survive school! ‘::

Uk secondary edition! (Ks3!!)

:: 1/3 ::

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Year 7!

- Studying -

First year of secondary! It’s not the most important year of secondary, but I recommend paying extra attention to the most difficult subjects, because in the next years you’ll be building onto your year 7 knowledge. If you know the basics well you’ll have an easier experience in the future!

You don’t need super expensive and fancy things to have pretty notes. If you’d like recommendations for stationary they’ll be at the end of this post!

Please start evolving your studying method, it’s crucial to have an efficient and not super tiring study method. You also don’t need to study for 3 hours everyday. Studying session / routine will be included at the end of this post!

You don’t need to not he social just because you want good grades. Here as well try and start balancing between, fun, free time, school and sports! It may take a few tries!

Please ask the teachers for help if you need help because they are there to help! If you’re too embarrassed to ask in class write your question down on a sticky note and ask after class or in break!

Also if you aren’t a reader already and your English grammar, spelling or speech is bad I recommend reading! Now I didn’t like reading until I found the correct books! Try different genres and levels of reading depending on how good your English is! It can really boost your grades and your knowledge! (When I started reading I went from C - A-!) No promises, this might not work for everyone, you also need the motivation and want to learn.

- Appearance! -

I’m guessing you probably wear uniform!

For girls I recommend rolling your skirt up once if you have knee length skirts. If you have a dress then try have them mid way. If you have ankle length skirts then leave them as so! (Sorry!)

If you are allowed to wear accessories, I recommend small necklaces, simple rings and crystal or beaded bracelets. Any hair accessories which match your uniform can also help!

If you aren’t allowed accessories then get cute shoes! Please make sure they fit into the description of the shoes you need! For me personally I have Mary janes! But depending on your uniform you can wear doc martins or “ballerina” shoes! You can also have a backpack of your liking and packed lunch, they don’t need to match and they don’t need to have specific colours (unless your school requires you to) keep it simple and cute!

If your school requires you to have your hair up and you care about that rule then I recommend half up half down, ponytail with your hair curled, braids or anything off Pinterest/TikTok!

If you are allowed nail polish or don’t care if you aren’t allowed, I recommend white, blue or black! Or whichever matches your uniform or is to your liking!

Please wear deodorant and body mist/cologne, it’s not flattering if you smell like a dumpster!

- Social! -

Have a friend group of 4/5 or 1/2 close friends! (Both works!) People change a lot during secondary, you will likely loose friends, but will gain new ones! Of course you can make friends in any ratio but that’s how I personally had a good experience, it will be different for other people.

If you aren’t good at making friends I recommend trying to talk to other people who seem lonely. Also have a pleasant and approachable expression in your face, maybe people will approach you! If they do then try small talk! (Google has small talk starters/conversation starters which you can write on a sticky note!)

If you’re extroverted then it will be easy for you! But don’t force yourself into any situation if doesn’t matter the situation, it’s not pleasant for anyone.

Please stay out of drama, it will only get you a bad reputation. Don’t shit talk / talk bad about people, or if you do then don’t be surprised or offended when people talk about you.

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- School Supplies! -

Liquid Ink G5 0.5 Pen : Mp*

G-2 0’7 : Pilot

Mechanical pencils

Rubber

Print Stick

College ruled notebooks

Agenda / Planner

Blank Paper

Folder / Organiser

+ Anything on your school list!

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- Study Method! -

Blurting

Brain Dump

Mind Map

Act like you’re teaching the subject/topic

Read it, write it, say it (5-20x each depending how well you can remember things )

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[anakinthetrashking]

BnHA One-Shot Fic Recs (pt1)

Making some fic-rec posts has been on my to-do list for a while and I’m finally doing it, yay! Currently I have 6 word doc pages full of just BnHA recs. So I’m splitting them up by length and completion, so first up is (part one of) one-shots! Let’s go!!!

Lets start with some classic Izuku and DadMight!

Pictures, Posters and Tender Beauty by ProPinkist (tumblr: @dazais-guardian-angel ) Rating: G    Category: Gen   ~4,400 words Summary: Izuku has virtually every All Might-themed item out there, and prides himself on all of it, as Toshinori is well aware. However, somehow, the boy still decided that there was something vital missing. This is fluffy and very cute. No one truly appreciates All Might as much as Izuku does, but 1A comes close. All Might deserves all the love, and this fic truly provides!!!

Dear Mr. All Might by QuizzicalCrow (tumblr: @quizzicalcrow​ ) Rating: G   Category: Gen   ~5,000 words Summary: As the #1 hero for decades, All Might has collected a lot of fan mail over the years. Toshinori tracks down a series of letters that only now, years later, does he appreciate for their significance.  I always love the thought of All Might looking through his fan mail, even if he can’t get to all of it. This was a wonderful glimpse into that AND it was made to be so, so personal and sweet. Go have some heart-healing fluff.

Growing Pains by LordofLies (tumblr: @theangelofchildren ) Rating: G   Category: Gen    ~5,900 words Summary: Izuku finds himself changed by his encounter with the Hero Killer, but changes of a more physical kind are in store for him as he begins to truly accept One for All as his own. Once, he would have been thrilled to look more like All Might, but now those connections are as much a source of anxiety as they are of pride.Or, Izuku wakes up one morning and sees the world through different eyes. Izuku having anxiety and Toshi being there to help him through it and calm him down? Sign me UP. Its also a pretty cool take on how One for All is able to change things about it’s holder. Could this happen in cannon? Who knows.... Regardless, it was a great read!

I’ll Carry You Home by Renesvetta Rating: G   Category: Gen   ~2,700 words Summary: While training with All Might, it wasn’t uncommon for Izuku to be so exhausted at the end of the day that he unwittingly fell asleep without regard for where he was. It consequently became part of All Might’s routine to help his young protégé home. During that time, Izuku may have let loose more than one sleepy confession towards his mentor.  Yes, it is as adorable as it sounds. Its tagged with “self indulgent Dad Might fluff” which is both accurate and appreciated. In other words: Superb you funky little writer!

Simple Gifts by QuizzicalCrow Rating: G    Category: Gen   ~6,700 words Summary: One year ago, Izuku received the greatest gift he could ever imagine. Now he’s determined to return the favor for the one responsible for it all with a gift of his own.  First off, I love the idea of Izuku and Toshi quietly celebrating the anniversary of passing on OfA from All Might to Izuku. Even just taking the day to hang out with each other. It’s a really precious idea. But there’s not just fluff! Izuku finds himself in a fight, again. (cool villain quirk, too!) I love all of the small details that are in this fic (and in Crow’s other works, too!) anyway its exciting AND very heartwarming, so go read it!!!

Affectionate by Sevi007 (tumblr: @sevi007 ) Rating: G   Category: Gen   ~2,600 words Summary: Toshinori starts to show affection very easily around his students. The  reactions he gets for that are not quite the ones he had anticipated - well, not all of them, at least.  Toshi is LOVED, APPRECIATED, and 1A feels like HOME. how many times can i say “cute” and “heartwarming” on this post?? bc these are some amazing writers, whom I adore, and their writing makes my heart WARM. AND. FUZZY. i mean, even just the first few paragraphs of this one just, really sets the scene of what i like to believe the 1A dorm is (on a good day, lol). its a really nice read, so go treat yo’ self by reading it.

paint me in trust by dinomight Rating: G   Category: Gen   ~6,400 words Summary: The first mark Izuku gets is a slight brush of green across his temple. It’s the soft touch of a mother holding her son for the first time. Inko has one to match, the same shade of green staining the tips of her fingers. Hers is more noticeable; Izuku’s tends to blend into his hairline. He loves it anyways. He has to. It’s the only soulmate mark he has. (Or: how Izuku goes from just green to a rainbow, UA-style.)  Ok, so this fic sort of plays off the idea of soulmates, and does not fit in with soulmates in the usual form of the trope. First off its completely platonic. Its categorized as Gen and sticks to that. Also it doesn’t seem to be as obligatory and permanent as you would think it would be. It seems to be more of the universe telling you who has the possibility of being important in your life. I really really loved this, it was so adorable and gives you that sweet, sweet Izuku angst, before healing your heart with the power of friendship and found family!!!

The Die Has Been Cast by ChiwiTheKiwi (tumblr: @chiwithekiwi​ ) Rating: G   Category: Gen   ~5,400 words Summary: “There’s something about that kid you aren’t telling me, isn’t there?”When no answer meets him, Shouta tries again.“You know something about Midoriya’s quirk that you haven’t shared with me. Is that right?”(Or: A canon "What If" surrounding the latest manga events and focusing on Aizawa finally making a connection.) First off, this fic has spoilers for the manga, so dont read unless you’re past chp212! I loooooooove OfA reveal fics, especially when it’s Aizawa that finds out. He deserves to know!!! its kind of important!!!! This fic chooses a great moment to work off of, and does a great job with Aizawa’s character. I really enjoyed it and couldn’t keep myself from going back and reading it just now LOL

These last two are actually two-shots, but it makes it an even 10! also Izuku and dadmight, so we can continue the theme here...

Some Unspoken Thing by LittleKy Rating: G   Category: Gen   ~7,900 words (2chps) Green, Toshinori has always thought, is the color of life anew.(Or: It's time for Yagi Toshinori to finally accept that he has a son, now, in all but blood. It's time for Midoriya Hisashi to accept that as well.) YES ALL MIGHT! ADMIT THAT IZUKU IS YOUR SON! great portrayal of the characters and really hits the nail on the head for DadMight. and Izuku in this story is just the smallest green floof that you wish to give a hug. NEVER MIND ALL MIGHT, YOU TOOK TOO LONG SO IZUKU IS MY SON NOW AND IM NOT GIVING HIM BACK ( no but seriously i want to hug this fic its so cute TTuTT )

LAST BUT NOT LEAST! I See You by BirdAntlers (tumblr: @aarymk )

Rating: G   Category: Gen   ~15,400 words (2chps) Midoriya Izuku is a quirkless child, blind from birth. Yagi Toshinori is the most powerful man in the world, loved by millions. They could not be more different, and yet their loneliness is the same.   (From a pair of AU posts on Tumblr that got way out of hand; I wanted to put it here because it turned into more of a fic than a "what-if." Basically a vessel for me to vomit as much Dadmight as I can.) Hey, you! Yeah! You! Do you want to cry? Do you want to start sobbing in a public space?? Do you just want to be destroyed with words and be left there kneeling at the feet of a writer who has torn out your heart and stomped on it before they gently wipe the tears from your face? Yeah?? y oU Wan NA D IE??? READ THIS AND GET REKT.  you’ll thank me later

(under the cut is just me rambling, i kept all the important stuff up here, ur welcome)

Now that the actual recs are over I can rant here- look i really tried to slim my recs down, but i have almost 300 bnha fics bookmarked,some of them are “to read” or theyre in progress, etc but i managed to get this list sorta slimmed down? a little?(to only 58!!!) but as i was gathering this post together it felt like i dont have very many Dadmight recs on that list??? but i havent rechecked all the other fics i was just going through the oneshots. i... kinda read a lot more fics with AIzawa in it instead. it be that way. DadMight content is SO GOOD. but my fav is aizawa im sorryyyyy anyway i have another SEVENteeN oneshots to put in rec posts and that does NOT include the mulitchapter and friikin series and stuff... and like i said this is aaaaaaallllllllllllllll BnHA. batfam fic posts will come after, and then star wars, and then maybe star trek? we’ll see. i have a very specific taste in ST fics and that is Tarsus IV whump. which. i have not read in a while. when they say “that trope came from ST” for sooooooo many tropes, you WISH other fandoms had tarsus as a trope, holy crap it is TOP TIER angst fodder. if you love to write/read whump, angst, and h/c i would HIGHLY recommend that you take a bit of time and explore the content and stories there. heck maybe i will make a ficrec post for just tarsus angst. ok.

my INTENTION is to edit these posts later with little links to the other fic rec lists so that itll be easier to find. but., its me, so itll either happen in painful detail or not at all

asdjkdgh its 2:30am and i need to sleep and not be rambling incoherently again I WILL SAVE THIS AS A DRAFT. 

[sunsetelo]

I'm Scared

Word count: 1466

Summary:

10K misses being a kid. That is all. Enjoy the angsty fic with family dynamics.

⚠️TW// mentions of suicidal thoughts and brief descriptions of blood⚠️

10k hated feeling weak. When you're the youngest out of the group, it's hard to act strong. They expect so much from you because they expect that you act like an adult when you're still traumatized by the world around you that stole your youth at a young age. Ten Thousand was scared even though he looked calm on the outside. No one knew that battles he fought constantly with himself. Not even Doc. 

Warren and the others had found an abandoned cabin to stay for the night and Murphy had just thrown another "temper tantrum".

"Come on Warren," Murphy sighed. "This place looks very questionable. Can't we stay at a four seasons or something!"

"Just be thankful that we don't leave you tied up to a sign naked." Doc replied with a smirk. 

Normally 10k would give a soft chuckle or a slight grin but lately he hasn't felt 100%. He was only seventeen, just a kid and he needed a break. His feet were numb, his face was pale (well more pale than usual), and his dark circles seemed to be more prominent under his eyes. He felt selfish for wanting to take a break because he figured everyone was just as tired and miserable as he was. 

For once he was thankful for Murphy's bickering. It landed them at a pretty ratchet but decent place to stay and oh God, he needed a nap. 

"Okay everyone pair up and scope the place for any puppies and kittens," Warren directed, "10k, Doc, you head upstairs, Addy, Murphy, and I will take the 1st floor." 

10k followed her orders and headed up the rickety wooden staircase. The journey was silent as the pair searched the area. Doc headed into the right side of the floor while 10k entered the other side. He quickly opened a door that revealed a child's room. The place was trashed but some things remained on the wall: a picture frame of a family. A little kid, a boy around ten was hugging his father. 

10K missed his dad. He missed a lot of things. The hunting trips, the boat rides to the middle of the lake, him showing his dad a picture that he drew and his mom hanging it on the fridge. God, he missed her. Her raven hair always smelled like vanilla and lavender. Her smile was brighter than any star in the damn solar system. Her voice was soft like a cloud and sweet like honey. Her hugs warmer than any blanket. He missed her homemade pancakes and waffles. He'd give anything just to be with them again. 

10k was too lost in his head that he didn't hear the voices shouting his name. 

"-10K! HEY KID!"

His head shot to the door where the banging was coming from. That was odd. He didn't remember closing the door. He went to open the door but the knob was jammed. 

"Hey! I'm fine, Doc!" 10K shouted through the door, "the door is jammed! I'm going through the window!"

"What? No!" The older man yelled in protest but it was too late. 10k was already halfway through the window. 

10k scaled down the house very slowly. The wood was rotting and if he wasn't too careful then he would fall and breaking a bone would not be fun. There were wood chunks poking out of the walls. He used them as a ladder to get down. He was five feet from the ground when he thought he was gonna make it but a glass shard pierced his hand, causing him to wince and break whatever leverage he had onto the side of the cabin. He fell into some dead bushes and curled up into a ball. 

All he could feel was the burning pain in his hand and his racing heart. Tears wielded up in his eyes and that's when he officially broke. His breaking point was getting a small shard of glass in his hand and falling barely 5 feet into a pile of twigs and dead leaves. Weak. Was all he could think. He just wanted his mom. He just wanted to be held and be told that it was gonna be okay but it's not. He was scared, broken, and weak! 

He didn't even feel the hands on his shoulders until they tried to break him from the fetal position that he was sitting in. He assumed they were Z's and for once he was willing for them to take him...

"10K, what happened?" Warren's voice calmly asked the sobbing teen.

"I- I fell and got g- glass in my hand!" He cried while still trying to pull away from everyone. 

Addy and Warren were in shock. They rarely see him cry, especially over something so "minor". He has been through worse so why so upset over this? 

"Hey, 10k, "Addy cooed, "can you please sit up and let us look over your injuries?"

10k didn't want to. Not because he was scared of getting the glass removed but he just didn't want to get better. Maybe an infection would be an easier way to go out. Maybe if they left them there he could finally sleep and maybe some hungry zombies would find him and feast on him in his permanent sleep. 

"I- I can't do it anymore," he croaked out. 

Doc and Murphy soon came running out. Doc was getting worried due to them taking so long and Murphy was getting impatient and hungry. 

"What is taking the kid so damn long?" The blue man snapped. "Tell him to walk it off so we can eat already." 

Addy and Warren both snapped their heads at the blue asshole who seemed to grow concerned after seeing the teen rolled up into a tight ball on the ground with blood dripping from his hand. He quickly scooped up the kid and brought him to the cabin and set him on one of the more decent couches. 

"I did that because I'm hungry, not because I care about you." 

10k eyes were clouded with too many tears to even give a shit. The warmth felt nice anyways. 

The other rushed in while Doc fetched the first aid kit. He quickly was at the kids side with a cloth, tweezers, alcohol, and a bandage wrap. Addy is stroking his raven hair while Warren is wiping the tears from his pale face. Doc silently works on the boy's hand and pulls that glass out flawlessly. 10k doesn't even flinch. 

10k was out cold. Warren draped a blanket over the sleeping teen while Doc and Murphy got started on dinner. 

While he slept, everyone had a conversation about 10K. They have never seen him this vulnerable and small. It hurt them. 

"God, I forgot just how young they are."

An hour after eating Doc forced himself to wake up the kid. He looked so peaceful and relaxed but the last time any of them ate was yesterday morning. 

"Hey Kiddo," Doc said, "I brought you some stew." 

10k buries his head into the blanket as Doc shakes his shoulders. 

"Come on, you need to eat." He sighs. 

"M' not hungry." 

"Bull shit," Addy calls from the other side of the room.

Warren and Doc huddle around the teen. "Listen Baby Boy, I know what happened to you up there. I went into the room and saw the pictures and they made me feel sick to my stomach too. I get it. You're just a kid and you shouldn't be going through any of this and we often forget that. You are the strongest, most brave kid I ever met." 

10k thought that falling was his breaking point but no, this was. He began crying as sobs left his mouth. Warren cradled her kid. 10k was her kid. She always seen him as a son. Doc viewed him the same way but 10K just couldn't see it. He couldn't see the found family that he made right here. 

"I'm scared." 

"I know."

10K wrapped around Warren like a koala bear and put his face into the crook of her neck. He would often lay like this when he was younger with his mom. He was seventeen now and the familiar position brought comfort to the teen. He became drowsy once again and before sleep overcame him he whispered one last thing.

"Love you, mom."

Warren stroked his hair and kissed his forehead. "Love you too, Baby Boy."

Not my best work but it was an old drabble that I needed to finish that accidentally turned into a vent fic. Also not really edited because it's late. Oops-

[kvngjoong]

jongho + nsfw a-z

finally finished with ateez’ vers of this! if you enjoyed and want to see another group, let me know (+who to start with!). i really enjoyed it and finished with the lesser known kinky bitch. stan jongho, king of vocals

A: Aftercare 

jongho if a soft baby but he has no idea what he is doing. he will kinda be unsure whether he’s supposed to do anything, like he’s heard of aftercare but damn he don’t know what that entails. he’ll just kind of.. be there for you. he’ll respond to your own actions and as he becomes more comfortable, he’ll know your needs and wants, and can act on those too

B: Body part 

he low key loves his thighs, since he developed a habit of putting you on them since accidentally having you ride his thigh once. he didn’t know thigh riding was a thing, so when you started getting off by grinding on his thigh he was a bit confused, but all for it when you have your head on his shoulder and you’re falling apart from him literally just flexing. he also likes your hands cause they’re skilled

C: Cum 

whilst he usually keeps it a little tidy, jongho likes cumming in your mouth or on your face. he likes how it looks, especially when your make up is smudged and your cum is over it too. he’s not sure where that comes from but it’s always been that way

D: Dirty Secret 

one time, jongho bought these zappers as a joke. he said to you he wanted to attach them to ur nips - which he did, and although it took some experimenting to actually get them to the right level not to actually hurt you, you had some fun with them and jongho was happy with his purchase that took top level mastery to hide from everyone else. what he didn’t tell you was that when you were out one time, he decided to try them out on himself. it left him a bit sore afterwards, and a bit tingly too, but he enjoyed it more than he would ever be happy to tell anyone 

E: Experience 

not very much. that’s why he gets excited so much and is easier to please. whether you’re his first is debatable, but he probably wouldn’t say anything to you anyway if you were

F: Favourite Position 

it just seems to be that jongho and you won’t have sex that much. jongho likes new things, he really wouldn’t like it if you just had sex and that means that more often than not you guys are cumming multiple times from something other than sex. so on the chance that you guys are actually having sex, he likes reverse cowgirl cause he can see your ass. not many men are that easy to please and he takes pride in being an ass kinda guy

G: Goofy 

he’s not really goofy during anything nsfw, because he’s caught up in the moment and it would be a bit weird if you both started joking about something (for him, anyway). plus you’re gonna be too busy to be thinking about anything other than jongho - don’t play yourself

H: Hair 

he probably shaves, keeps it tidy and clean most times and doesn’t often slack unless he’s busy doing something else

I: Intimacy 

the longer you are into your relationship, the more intimate he is - though that applies to everything. he obviously cares about you, and he loves you, but he’s a bit shy when it comes to showing any intimacy in general. so yeah. give it a year or two and he’ll be showing the intimacy more often

J: Jack Off

for him, it’s a normal amount that he jacks off since you don’t have any rules between you and he probably accidentally pops a boner over you more than he would like to admit (or he just gets one, you know). he would prefer if you were there to take care of him, or at least watch him (does he like it when you sit on your knees in front of him and just watch him jack off? kinda)

K: Kink

jongho’s not a vanilla kinda guy, but he isn’t there for anything extravagant, and he’s not a true dom or sub at heart, he’s into his own things that don’t involve anything like that. he will, if you are into it, probably be a switch with slightly submissive tendencies. aside from that, he’s really into giving and receiving body worship, any time you gag around him he cums, he likes it when your make up gets smudged cause he fucked your face, and he is kinda really into you wearing special (not necessarily sexual) outfits, like a cute corset. visuals are big for him

L: Location 

as long as it’s your/his home, he’s fine. there has to be some kind of cover and privacy for him. it also means that he can cuddle you easy afterwards. he has a heart of gold, swear

M: Motivation 

since visuals are a big thing for him, jongho usually likes seeing you in certain things. he also tries memories to clothes. so, if you’re wearing a top that you did two weeks ago when you gave him the suck of his life, he’s not gonna get rid of the thought in his head. you know clothes you can buy in underwear stores (ie bodies n stuff), if he sees you in one of them then you best best he’s gonna be tugging at your hand asking you if you can leave early

N: NO 

jongho might be more submissive than dominant, but he’s really not into the whole proper dom/sub thing. he would really dislike if you tried to get him to properly sub, and likewise if you were attempting to make yourself a true dominant or even get him to do it. he doesn’t like the traditional roles - topping is fine, but don’t be telling him he can’t cum and that you’ll punish him

O: Oral

he enjoys receiving more than giving (see below) but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t like giving. he’s just a bit shy when it comes to it because he doesn’t really know what he’s doing and he doesn't want to disappoint (though never actually tells you this). so he’ll make an attempt, and he’s probably better with his fingers than his mouth, but it’s still enjoyable. you’ll be sucking him off more though, sorry

P: Pace 

quick and intense; jongho might be prone to getting a touch bored if it’s too slow, and usually he would be the one who is telling you to speed up 

Q: Quickie 

nah, it’s not the way he works and although he can try, he’s not into it. unless you suck him off quickly before he has something to do, or jack him off cause he asked for your help, it’s gonna be a longer session

R: Risk

it’s a big yes to taking risks as in trying new things he/you may not like, but anything involving someone walking in on you is not something he’s into. that is, however, not the case when it involves someone who has a crush on you, then he may be trying to get you to let him finger you under the table in front of them just to annoy them

S: Stamina 

although he can go for a while, i think it won’t be as much as some of the other members purely because he cums easier and he can switch out of the nsfw mindset quickest too. it gets a bit awkward for him, so yeah - he won’t go on for too long

T: Toy 

he likes more niche things. the zappers, the clamps, the blindfolds; jongho is an accidental freak when it comes to this stuff because he sees something and thinks about it for a bit too long. he usually invests in them, and they’re always something you weren’t expecting (ie ‘hey jongho what’s that?’ ‘nothing much just a pinwheel’)

U: Unfair

he’s not a tease unless you’re sucking him off, and even then he’s not really teasing you but something says he knows exactly what to say and when to say it. so even if he doesn’t realise, when he’s holding your jaw and telling you how good you’re being (damn it comes so naturally to him i--), that may just count as him teasing. and he likes putting you on his thigh and flexing. animal

V: Volume 

on the louder side, since he likes to express himself vocally. you should encourage him to, too, his voice is so beautiful and everyone should hear it. he may be a bit shy to at first but it won’t take much to have him whining and moaning cause he feels good. doesn’t really grunt though, or groan. he talks, a lot

W: Wild Card

i said that he’s not very intimate but he does care about you, and it is kinda obviously. mostly when you’re sucking his dick. he likes it when you are clearly struggling to take him all in your mouth but you do anyway. he’ll stroke your hair back and tell you how good you’re doing. if your eyes start to water he’ll stroke away your tears and tell you how pretty he thinks you are. at some point he’ll have his fingers through your hair and he’ll fuck your face pretty good, and when you start to gag he will cum

X: X-Ray

jongho is a big boy (◠﹏◠✿) i will leave the rest to you

Y: Yearning 

though he probably could wait a little longer for you, he doesn’t want to. he’s annoying as a boyfriend anyway, always texting you and asking you for pictures (usually of a more sexual kind, not that he will admit to anyone) etc, so he may seem like he yearns a lot for you. he’s just excited though, and he wants to see you whenever he can. so he’s needy, in every aspect, but keeps that on the down-low

Z: ZZZ

jongho isn’t impartial to sleeping after any activity between the two of you. he’ll usually end up cuddling you, looking at instagram together or watching a video. usually falls asleep after about twenty minutes with his head pressed against your shoulder, then wakes up ten minutes later disorientated, though you shush him back to sleep on your shoulder and continue doing whatever you were doing

a/n sorry if the editing is weird, idk if anyone else is getting this but copying from word is pasting as a picture?? so i had to just copy from google docs so it doesn’t clear any implemented formatting. idk

[drferox]

20 Questions with Dr Ferox #8

My gosh, there’s just so much stuff you vetlings want to know, isn’t there? Well, knowledge is good, so here we go with yet another info dump as I try to answer a big slew of your questions in one hit.

Anonymous said: I sometimes get your patreon emails or an update on your blog while I'm studying/struggling in the wee-hours of the morning (vetmed). I'm in WA, so where-ever you are it's also late/early. What are you doing up in the witching hours?

First of all, I am an AdultTM and as such I am permitted to set by own Bed Time. There are many reasons why you might receive notifications from me so ‘early’.

I have a blog post on queue every morning between 5am and 6am my time (so probably 3am and 4am your time). It goes up automatically, so I can see initial responses before I go to work.

I think Patreon sends its emails at the same time each day, regardless of when I post. I certainly don’t type there early in the morning.

Sometimes I’m on nightshift and can get kinda bored at 3am sometimes.

Sometimes I just can’t sleep, especially with the changing day/night cycles.

Most of the blog runs on queue, honestly. At least three posts a day do.

@banesidhe said: Just happened to discover your blog. Thank you so much for posting like you do (even the snark. I'm a 911 dispatcher, I appreciate the snark ;) ), and sharing your experiences. No vet question, but if you could only ever re/read five books for the rest of your life, which five titles would make your cut?

Ah, I have found many similar people to myself among emergency personnel. There’s a particular combination of gallows humor and wishing people would get to the point that unites us.

For fiction books:

Feral, Kerry Greenwood

The Shepherd’s Crown, Terry Pratchett

Monstrous Regiment, Terry Pratchett

Watership Down, Richard Adam

Good Omens, Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

Hmm, bit of a trend there.

But the work books I couldn’t live without are:

Plumb’s Veterinary Drug Handbook

The 5 minute veterinary consult, Dog and Cat Edition

Ettinger’s Textbook of Internal Medicine, Expert Consult

BSAVA Rabbit Medicine & Surgery Handbook

Small Animal Surgery, Fossum.

Anonymous asked: what was the most exotic/rare patient youve ever had?

This fat meerkat.

Anonymous said: My dog is a shelter dog and we suspect she was abused before we got her (afraid of E V E R Y T H I N G) and weve been slowly working on getting her to at least ignore people we walk past or that enter the house and thats been making progress. But she hates the vet. Hates it. Gets in my lap and refuses to leave. New dogs people and smells. So her normal vet takes the approach of having one of us hold/console her while they do all the poking and listening and whatnot and muzzling her if they need to and just getting it done as quickly as possible. But this last time she saw a new vet and this vet took the approach of hand-feeding her almost an entire bag of treats and called it "stress-eating" and tbh you should have seen the look on my dogs face. She was so weirded out. Shes highly food motivated so it was like heaven to her but she was simultaneously very suspicious. Her face was like"i love this but idk if i trust it" it was great.Have a greatday!

If you an reinforce the behaviour by arranging frequent, short visits to the vet clinic where nothing happens but lots of treats, she may start to associate the vet clinic with positive things (food) ad no scary things. This might make the rest ofher life easier.

Anonymous said: I own fancy rats and just want to put out there to people, that while they are THE MOST amazing tiny friends, in my experience most vets are completely lost when it comes to their care & several I've seen refused to even touch my exceptionally friendly females. They often get respiratory infections requiring antibiotics. One of my friend's females passed away bc nobody would perform a simple surgery on her. So please be cautious when buying them. 

I would like to suggest that any surgery on a rat is likely to be not simple, because they do have particular anesthetic requirements that can make their recovery difficult. Also that a lot of traditional rat medicine hinges on using post mortem examination as a diagnostic tool, which is not useful at all with pet rats.

In dog and cat medicine most of our equipment and even medications are not suitable for rats, or very difficult to adapt. We simply have fewer options, and generally less experience with these species Most vets I know will attempt to treat them, but with a great big disclaimer saying I don’t do this often, and a quick question as to whether you’d prefer to go to a nearby clinic that does see rats more often.

Anonymous said: Hello, I recently took in 3 abandoned kittens and they're covered in fleas. They appear to be 6 weeks old and can't use meds or wash for them. I clean them with vinegar and dish soap and I was wondering if you knew of any other ways to help them since they hate getting wet. I also use a comb but they dislike that as well.

You can use capstar on kittens from 4 weeks of age, and Revolution from 6, probably earlier. Talk to your vet.

Anonymous asked: Strange question but do you know if that rage syndrome thing can happen in cats also? I know a cat who does that and also acts strangely in general at the same time?

It is not documented in cats, however Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome may present in a similar way.

Anonymous said: Hey doc! I plan on getting my cat fixed soon and I'm worried about how it'll affect her. She's really skittish and prefers to stay in one room, could getting her fixed make it worse?? I guess like what are the possible behavioral effects is what I'm askin? For the qt: ive been here a while i just dont like or reblog stuff but i came for the vet knowledge and stayed for it too, especially the mythical creatures and dog breed info

She is probably not going to have any long term personality changes from being desexed, though might be out of sorts for a few days after the anaesthetic. If anything they tend to be less stressed because they’re not attracting Toms.

Another Anonymous said: My kitten was neutered yesterday and he's doing great, healing well, playing nonstop, remarkably agile despite the e-collar (navigating small spaces, jumping to high places), eating & drinking well. The vet didn't give us any aftercare instructions but I googled it -- and wish I'd done so before the surgery because I could've prepared better. A lot of it seemed obvious in hindsight but nothing I'd have thought of on my own. Do you have a flier or anything for your patients' humans? 

We send our patients home with aftercare instructions. We have a default one that we print for routine surgery like desexing, and a customized one for non-routine procedures.

We also read it out to our clients when they pick up their pet, and point out that all these instructions are written down, because it’s easy to forget details when you’re worried.

Anonymous asked: I have a question! I saw your desexing cats post and thought I might send it to you. I neutered my male cat but he still sprays and tries to roam the neighborhood. I try to keep him inside best I can. Is there a reason this happens?

It may be stress, but you should consult your vet to rule out any underlying urinary tract issue before assuming so. Your vet should be able to discus the various stress reducing techniques, changes and treatments that are available.

Anonymous asked: Whenever my roommate wakes up before me, she makes bacon for breakfast while the coffee is brewing. If she hasn't slept well, her coherence is sometimes a bit... lacking. If our cat happens to demand food, about half the time she ends up giving him a slice of bacon instead of cat food. We only recently figured out that she's been doing this. He's not getting fat, and gets actual cat food later, so is this OK, or do we need to try to figure out how to keep this from happening?

While bacon is certainly digestible, it is not a balanced diet. It would be ideal if you could minimize his bacon habit.

@nowgovanish said: Hello! I have a question about my 13 and 4 year old cats. They seem to have some pretty bad skin reactions to certain foods, and I've tried a lot of different food brands that my vet reccommended. The one that seems to work best is a grain free/ non chicken variant, but I see that you aren't a huge fan of grain free. Is there anything I should change or try sticking with what works?

I have said many times before that if it’s working, keep feeding it.

Novel protein diets, and ideally single proteins source diets, are more use for allergies than just going ‘grain free’.

‘Grain Free’ labelling on food particularly vexes me because it’s not regulated. You can find ‘grain free’ food that really mean ‘corn free’ and either use grain byproducts or straight up use rice. Last time I checked, rice was a grain.

It’s like ‘Hollistic’ - it means nothing on a pet food label. Neither does ‘Organic’, pet food companies do not have to use all organic products in pet food to label the food as organic. These are marketing ploys like ‘all natural’ which are targeting your emotions and don’t mean anything when it comes to the food.

If you’ve come across a novel protein diet, or a minimum ingredient diet, that is beneficial for your cats then stick with it. But recognise what’s marketing and what’s useful.

Anonymous said: I love my dog but he is a complete and total moron. He has strangled himself so often that his bark is now raspy. He even found a way to do it with a harness! We've resorted to jogging when walking him to try and keep up but is there some way to make it better? We've tried letting him learn on his own, pausing when he pulls, and getting a longer leash. If he was much smarter I'd accuse him of being into asphyxiation.

I would suggest that you potentially need to figure out what motivates your dog most. Consider using positive reinforcement to encourage him to heel on the lead, instead of wandering and pulling.

You might also want to consider something like a halti collar, which pulls the dog’s nose downwards to their chest when they pull, instead of something that goes around the neck.

Anonymous: Would you consider it a good generalization that dogs more closely resembling/related to wolves (like huskies) have less health problems? I am aware that no dogs are completely lacking in health problems.  Tax: came for good hard factual analysis.

No. And here’s the thing- all modern dog breeds are equally distant from their wolf-like ancestor, unless they have been recently mixed with wolves again.

Their health problems are different to those dogs with more extreme anatomy, but dogs that look like wolves are not inherently healthier.

@justslowdown said: a book i have discusses the man who created the GSD breed (aka isolated traits from a diverse population) pairing dogs with their daughters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters and onwards til more than 1/2 of the pups had to be culled. due you think this could be partially responsible for the health issues remaining more than a century later? "Very drastic inbreeding was espoused during the formation of the breed [...] to quickly form specific type" - The German Shepherd Dog by Ernest H Hart

Certainly.

This is called line breeding, where the offspring of a ‘perfect’ individual are repeatedly bred back to the same individual generation upon generation to try to recreate it. All you really do is lose genetic diversity very quickly and allow recessive deleterious genes to proliferate in the population.

This is why just about everywhere else that’s not the purebred pet world, this is considered a bad thing to do.

@eyestumblin said: Do you think horses would look significantly different if their wonky anatomy were more logical?

They would no longer be a horse.

@cirque-du-spoon said: I saw you mention sheep on the horse thread and I spent a fair bit of time on a sheep farm in Wales. The head shepherd once told me "sheep are born, they spend the rest of their life trying to die". Then he opened his landrover door, and the passenger footwell was maybe 6 lambs snuggled up to one of his old motherly collies.

The common phrase down here was “The aim in life of a Merino ewe is to die and take fifty of her friends with her.” It’s not really much of an exaggeration.

Anonymous said: I'm intrigued to hear the faults of sheep, lay it on me!

Oh I will. It’s on my list for a big write up.

@queenalia said: Hi! I love the post about why horses make no sense, and I was wondering if you would do a similar one for sheep (one of the most suicidal animals on earth in my opinion)?

It will definitely be done sometime in the next few weeks. As you understand, it’s not  quick answer.

@vulturegeorge said: Hey Dr.F, after reeding your "horses-are-spindily-legged-disasters" post and your comment about how sheep are worse, I was wondering if you wished to elaborate? I am currently working on a heard of 50 random sheep my uni bought with a ton of lung issues ... so it'd be super interesting to me. Question tax: came for the Lucifer story, stayed for all of your amazing advice & opinions. I hope you are finding balance between vetting and living. cheers!

I promise I will elaborate. I can’t leave a cliff hanger like that and not explain... eventually.

[nickireadstfc]

The Foxhole Court, Chapter 10 – Your Friendly Neighborhood Shrink

In which we meet Betsy Dobson who appears to be Molly Weasley’s long-lost Ravenclaw sister, some quality Renee time happens, Kevin’s Stoic and Mighty Demeanor has nothing on Dan’s doughnuts, and actual school happens at some point but who gives a shit (spoiler alert: It’s not Neil Josten).

Sounds good? Then it’s time for Nicki to read The Foxhole Court.

           Classes were scheduled to start on Thursday, August 24th, so Wednesday’s practice was a bit of a convoluted mess.

Oh, right. Actual school is a thing in this book.

10 bucks says Neil will totally forget about the fact that college exists besides Exy all the damn time.

           Neil had forgotten the Foxes were supposed to meet with the psychiatrist Betsy Dobson before the semester began.

As had I.

FUCK YES. SHRINK TIME.

Also, Neil seems to forget an awful lot of things that aren’t either a) Exy, b) Kevin Day, c) his runaway paranoia or d) any combination of the aforementioned things.

On the drive to Betsy’s office, Neil is forced to spend a little time with Renee, which he hates and I love. Give me more Renee time, always.

           Nicky had only nice things to say about Renee, but Neil had noticed earlier that no one, Nicky included, wanted Renee and Andrew to be friends. Nicky likely sided with the upperclassmen in thinking Andrew was an awful influence on someone as sweet-tempered as Renee.

If it turns out they don’t like their friendship because it’s actually the other way around and they fear Renee “I’m probably a really cute axe murderer” Walker’s influence on Andrew I’m shitting myself.

(It’s probably not that. But let a girl dream.)

           [Neil] wanted to ask why she and Andrew got along so well, but he didn’t want to open up a conversation, so he stared hard out the window and hoped she got the hint.

Somehow, I feel like that’s a very Neil thing to do.

Oh, there’s this thing I really, really want to talk about because open honest conversation about things that bother/interest me could really improve my mental stability? Better never fucking talk about it, ever.

When will he stop being #relatable.

(I should point out at this point that I don’t necessarily always personally relate to things I describe as #relatable. I mean it more in the overall #relatable-ness, the “tumblr-slash-tagged-slash-me”-ness, the grand scheme of relatable things, if you so will.)

(I myself find myself relating more to Nicky than to Neil at this point anyways, morals about consent set aside.)

           Dr Betsy Dobson had pale brown hair to her chin and a few extra curves. Years of smiles were etched into her face the way only genuine warmth could scar. She looked friendly, but she wasn’t harmless. The brown eyes looking at him through narrow-rimmed glasses were bright and intelligent.

Which means the only way I’ll be able to see Betsy Dobson now is as a brown-haired, Ravenclaw version of Molly Weasley.

Heck yes.

          Neil took an instant disliking to her.

HOW DARE YOU.

I mean, I get it, trauma and anxiety, I don’t blame him, yadda yadda, also how dare you.

           “My name is Betsy Dobson. You can call me whatever you like; I’ll answer to just about anything from Betsy to Doc to Hey You. Shall I call you Neil, or would you prefer Mr. Josten?”

           “Either one is fine,” Neil said.

           “Then for the time being, I will call you Neil. If you’re ever offended or feel like this makes our relationship too personal, just warn me and I will edit it too something more appropriate for our needs. (…) Why don’t you get comfortable and I’ll make us some hot cocoa.”

That’s it, accepted, loved, cherished, made a nice lil corner for her in my heart, Bee, you’re a good egg.

This impression of her stays through their entire talk she has with Neil. She reminds me of  the psychiatrist I briefly saw when I was still in school, and as that woman was bloody amazing, this can only mean good things.

           “What you and I say in here is meant for us alone. [Wymack and Abby] will never ask, and I will never tell. Do you believe me?”

           “How can I?” Neil asked. “I just met you.”

           “I respect that,” Betsy said. “Hopefully I can earn your trust over time.”

GAH. <3

I’m so, so incredibly happy this character exists. Why is this talk over already.

I hope she comes back lots of times to bless us with wise insights and hot cocoa #cocoaoutforbetsy

Time for more Renee now!

           “That wasn’t so bad, was it? Andrew was convinced it would be a disaster. He put money on you hating Betsy.”

“Did you bet against him?”

           “Yes,” Renee said. “It was a private bet between the two of us.”

          (…)

           “I hope you didn’t lose much,” Neil said.

What’s that saying? ‘A subtle dash of savage a day keeps the curious teammates away’.

           “Why does Andrew tolerate you, anyway? You two should hate each other on principle.”

           “Either you think too highly of me or not highly enough of Andrew,” Renee said. (…) “My faith keeps me and Andrew from always seeing eye-to-eye, but he and I understand each other.”

Oh, so her cross necklace in those soft grungy tumblr edits isn’t just ~aesthetic religious symbolism~? This is v interesting. TELL ME MORE.

           There had to be more to Renee than her cross jewelry and pretty smiles if she’d qualified for a spot on Wymack’s broken team, Neil knew, but he hadn’t thought he’d misjudged her this badly. He mulled over everything that could be wrong with her from split personalities to clinical insanity.

Aha ha ha, literally me since we first met her. GIVE ME RENEE’S SNOWFLAKE AXE MURDERER BACKSTORY, AND GIVE IT TO ME NOW.

They get back to the Court, where Wymack gets ready to do one of the things he does best: Drop casual unexpected oh-shit news bombs.

           “If the press slips past and wants answers, you tell them we’re not saying anything until Kathy’s show on Saturday.”

           “Kathy?” Dan asked.

           “Kathy Ferdinand.” Wymack took one look at her confused face and scowled at Kevin. “Didn’t you tell them?”

           “There wasn’t a need to,” Kevin said.

There wasn’t a need to, my ass. This is prime Kevin-speak for “I don’t want you to watch me fake a billion smiles on national television because I don’t want you to see me as anything else than Prime Exy Overlord, Stoic and Mighty, All Hail Unto Him.”

Thankfully, the Foxes are fluent in Kevin-speak and take none of his bullshit.

           “Do you even remember how to smile?“ Matt asked. Kevin glared at him, but Matt only laughed. “Well, that’s worth going for. I’m in.”

           “I’ll buy us doughnuts for the ride,” Dan said.

It’s Road Trip To Embarrass Kevin Time!! Love this. Will mentally chip in on the doughnuts.

I also found my chapter title for that interview part just now.

           “No thank you,” Neil said.

           “I vetoed your choice on the matter,” Wymack said. “The ERC is outing you Friday morning. I don’t want you out of my sight until the initial hubbub dies down.”

           “I can take care of myself,” Neil said.

           “Watch me beam with pride. It’s not your job to take care of yourself anymore. It’s your job to play, and mine and Abby’s job to look after you. Get your priorities straight.”

Hello, and welcome to our popular show Neil Doesn’t Realize People Actually Care About Him, episode 2 of a billion!

Also, I want to make a sexuality joke at Neil getting his priorities straight, but I can’t decide on one. I’m sure they’re all ace though.

(I know he’s demi. You fucking try making a demi pun in that context, it’s bloody hard.)

(Actually, do try. Flood my inbox. PLEASE.)

           “Kevin, wake that dingbat up withought getting punched in the face. (…)”

           “I got it.” Nicky grimaced and gave Andrew a hard shake.

           (…) Andrew was moving before he was fully awake, slamming his fist so hard into Nicky’s chest that Neil’s entire body ached in sympathy pain.

Is this habit of Andrew punching the fuck out of people when they wake him going to become a running gag, because I love it.

(It’s probably to do with his backstory, yadda yadda, we all know this, boring, give me more hilarious accidental uppercuts.)

The next three pages are a pretty uneventful description of Neil’s first day at Actual College™, which I’ll spare you because of aforementioned uneventfulness.

Neil giving actual negative fucks about his education makes my lil Ravenclaw nerd heart weep, though. Just for the record.

           Neil debated for a minute as to which one [of his assignments] sounded least painful. Five minutes later he was still uninspired, so he put his head down on his desk.

#relatable, this time for real. Me doing maths/science homework in school, all the time.

Matt then catches him literally sleeping his textbooks and, to wrap things up, says the indisputably best thing anyone has said this entire chapter:

           “I’d say it gets easier, but.” Matt shrugged. “You should probably cut back on your late practices now that classes are in session.”

           “I’m fine,” Neil said. (…)

           “You say that an awful lot,” Matt said. “I’m starting to think you don’t know what it means.”

D R A G   H I M.

Neil “I’m fine” Josten has nothing on Matt “I can see your bullshit and I don’t like the way it stinks up my area” Boyd. <3

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The Maker’s Ark - Chapter 34

     [This is a chapter from my latest novel, a sequel to The Fall of Doc Future and Skybreaker’s Call.  The start is here, and links to my other work here.  It can be read on its own, but contains spoilers for those two books.  I try to post new chapters about every two weeks, but I’m currently also rewriting Fall, so there will sometimes be short stories and vignettes if I don’t have a new chapter ready.  The next chapter is planned for the week of February 21st.]

Previous:  Chapter 33

      Fits and starts.  Flicker knew that was how real research worked.  And things had been going too smoothly.         Doc had built a test rig, Stella had provided a repurposed Xelian construction shelter for a deep space station, and Three had towed it into position with one of her ships--and set up the sunshade.       It was in a solar orbit at what Journeyman called a 'sweet spot':  It was closer to the the sun, so the net total of orbital kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy matched that of the surface of the Earth as closely as possible.  That cut down on the compensation he had to do to port there and back--distance didn't matter, but energy did.       He had been able to establish a connection to a small, spherical space that should have a speed of light that varied radially--lower toward the center and the same as Earth's at the outer edge.  It didn't start off containing any mass, and had no difference in vacuum pressure at the boundary.  Everything else, he still wasn't sure about.       The first automated tests on the restricted portal he'd set up before porting out for safety had gone fine, as far as Doc was concerned.  No explosions or waves of mass to energy conversion had come back when the small test probes went through.  The probes hadn't come back, either.  But no one had really expected that--the far side was likely to be pretty unforgiving to anything electronic.  That had been yesterday.       In the meantime, Flicker had practiced flying in space--slowly--without panicking.  She could manage about two g's now.  The Skystone protected her from vacuum, but she kept a full pressure mask on; air made it much easier to talk.  She still kept reaching out reflexively for mass for stabilization--but she was down to about to fifty times a second.  When she was calm.       Now she floated beside Journeyman, doing her best to stay calm while he muttered to himself and retraced a section of pattern on the base slab so they could continue the tests.  They'd tried a few more probes--nothing had come back yet except some barely detectable radiation.  Not the magic homing bead, not any of the diamond nanoparticles from Doc's mechanical release device, not the end of the titanium wire Flicker had poked through.       Then something only Journeyman could detect had started to vary slightly, and the radiation readings had worried Doc, so there was nothing for it but to recheck.  Flicker had nothing constructive to contribute, and she knew better than to pester Journeyman with questions he didn't know the answers to yet.  She thought longingly about the nearest significant mass.  Venus was about twenty million kilometers thataway.  Not much help.       Three's ship and the Learning Is About To Occur kept watch from several hundred kilometers out.  The two of them were doing their best to cheer her up and distract her while she waited--with mixed success.  At least it gave Flicker someone to complain to with millisecond latency.  DASI's main nodes and Doc were both back on Earth, minutes away.       "Is Journeyman still ranting about the gloves on his suit?" asked Three.       "Yeah," said Flicker.  "It's a fair complaint, though.  We're doing everything in a high vacuum and Journeyman is a gesture and pattern magician.  Nobody has yet been able to make pressure gloves that don't interfere with fine manipulation."       "It is an interesting problem," said Learning.  He had a pleasant tenor voice and a habit of casually tossing out mind-boggling suggestions.  "I wonder if a magician could use a biogestalt to operate a humaniform remote for vacuum work.  Has that been tried?"       "Ah... not that I know of," said Three.  "And I'm not sure a biogestalt would be able to use probability manipulation at all."       "Surely you jest.  The most impressive act of probability manipulation on Earth that I'm aware of was performed by a biogestalt."       "What are you talking about?" asked Three, saving Flicker the trouble.       "Flicker's serial contingent causality reconnection during the Xelian fleet attack, to avoid the randomized beam strikes.  It was powerful enough that subtle effects from it were detected propagating outward from the far side of the portal zone to Grs'thnk, though they were not recognized as such at the time."       "It was detectable in another universe?" said Three.  "That's both disturbing and something Flicker and I should already have been told.  Why--"       "Just a moment, please," said Flicker.  "Since when am I a biogestalt?"       "Does the term offend?" said Learning.  "You refer to that part of you as your 'high speed mind', but it seems to operate in a similar fashion.  That is clear from the mishaps you've experienced.  I did a first principles analysis during the period of concern over your commandeering of computational resources.  I concluded that it matched a high speed biogestalt multiplicity cascade better than an unconstrained AI launch, which reassured the aid mission leadership somewhat."       "And you didn't tell DASI?" said Flicker.  "Hell, why didn't you tell me?"       "I didn't have permission.  Biogestalt theory is on the restricted list, because of the potential for abuse--it contributes to several significant Grs'thnk social problems, though disagreement about how much makes that a politically sensitive topic.  Official aid mission policy is to avoid sharing new problems with Earth when they've barely started helping with your existing ones.  And Doc has an unfavorable view of biogestalts which is well justified at Earth's current technology level.  The embassy leadership is discussing sharing the data with Director Reinhart and DASI given its new relevance, but, like all political questions, a long period of wrangling argument is required first.  There is a book you might find helpful, once it becomes available."       "What is it?" asked Flicker       "A History of Biogestalt Development and Pathology, Volume One, Fourteenth Edition.  It's the standard reference used in the biogestalt prep sequence at the Grs'thnk Naval Academy.  I'm told it's a bit dry for bios, but I found it fascinating."       "A biogestalt in my own body...  I need that book yesterday.  I need that book last month.  Wait a minute--the restriction you have on talking directly to DASI is a political one, set by the aid mission, correct?"       "Yes," said Learning.  "However, it--"       Flicker bared her teeth.  "You want to share data responsibly--but you can't, because you'll get in trouble if you do.  And I have a veto.  They gave me one.  I've never used it before, but I think I'm about to.  Three, what's the relevant agreement?"       "That would be the Preliminary Protocol on Data Sharing, Restrictions and Limitations.  But I'm not sure--"       "Great.  I'll veto it, then ask Learning to share any data whose absence is compromising Earth's military security.  I know there's an agreement for that.  And they can sort everything out again, after the transfers."       "Flicker," said Three.  "This is politics.  Will you at least let me try finesse?  Prime is busy, but give me ten minutes and the threat of your veto, and I bet I can get things moving.  Without calling into question an agreement that was very painful to negotiate in the first place.  It won't be an idle threat, and they'll know it.  And, just between us biogestalts, I have a stake here too."       "Oh.  Yeah.  I guess they could pull Learning out on military orders.  I can't do anything about that.  Okay, try your way.  But make sure they know I'm pretty angry.  If this 'multiplicity cascade' is a documented problem, DASI and I not knowing about it probably cost me a couple hundred subjective years during my bender.  And who knows what else."       "Don't worry, I will."       Flicker thought for a moment.  "And Learning?  I'm sorry, I didn't mean to blow up.  You were just trying to help."       "No apology needed," he said.  "Learning is about to occur.  I am content."       "Heh.  Yeah.  Some already has.  And I need to go--looks like Journeyman has finally fixed whatever it was.  Thanks."       "You're welcome.  And good luck."       *****       Flicker sped up her mind so everything happened with glacial slowness, and she clamped down hard on her hand with her power--no molecular rearrangement allowed.  A bit extreme, maybe, but she didn't know yet what was required, and she didn't want to find out by not doing enough.       She flicked the tip of her left little finger into the portal, then immediately pulled it back out again.  It was on the far side for about a microsecond.  There had been a slight tingling from her proprioception sense, but that was all.       She hadn't lost any skin, and there seemed to be no ill effects.  There didn't seem to be any effects at all, except--       A spark jumped from the portal boundary to the tip of her finger.  It was a considerable jolt--it heated up her finger noticeably.       She'd expected to lose some electrons on the far side; the chemistry was going to be different.  It didn't really matter how--she wasn't allowing any chemical reactions.  But that made her electrons unhappy, unhappy electrons tended to wander, and they hadn't all made it back out with her finger.       The interesting thing was that a lot of them seemed to have made it back out on their own, after a delay.  Or the charge imbalance had pulled out other ones--electrons were interchangeable.  She checked the sensor readings on her visor--she still had a positive static charge, but it wasn't nearly as large as it had been at first.       She slowed back down.  Time to see what everyone else thought.       "Radiation--" began Journeyman, then he stopped.  "Oh.  That's just charge equalization.  You okay?"       "Green," she replied.  "Played a mini-game of lightning tag, but that's it.  My finger seems fine--I'm getting feeling back now."       She held up her hand to look at it.  Nothing seemed different.  All she felt was the now familiar pressure of the Skystone protecting her from the vacuum--she'd kept her glove off for the test.       "Three?" Flicker asked over her com.  "You have any initial impressions?"       "The radiation from the boundary spiked, then dropped off," said Three.  "The spike was almost entirely electrons.  I think Doc is right--the earlier radiation we saw was a result of the far side not quite being a vacuum anymore, because of the probes."       "Cool."  Flicker turned to smile at Journeyman, who had come out from behind the radiation and blast shield.  "We have an existence proof!  Matter can can stay intact on the far side, if it's me."       "The part of you that isn't electrons, anyway," he said.       "Yeah.  That could be a problem.  If I lose them all, then they all return at once when I come back, that's a lot of energy.  And I can't entropy dump here, except to the heat sink."       The heat sink was a big chunk of ice, loosly contained in plastic, attached to the outside of the shelter on the other side of a blast shield.  It gave Flicker something to connect to, if she needed to dump excess heat in an emergency.  A small enough one, anyway.       "But the charges should start to equalize after a while," she continued.  "Some variant of the electromagnetic force has to be operating on the far side, or I wouldn't have gotten that zap--it would just be a steady flow.  And the strong nuclear force is working fine, or I wouldn't have gotten the tip of my finger back at all."       "All right, let's try some repeats, and see just how much charge you lose, and if the spark and the radiation spike happen every time."       Ten minutes later, he was back to muttering to himself, and Flicker was getting impatient.       "I don't understand," he said.  "We're getting variance, but there's either some variable other than mass, surface area, acceleration, and time spent on the far side, or a lot of randomness.  At least it doesn't seem too dangerous."       "Yeah.  I want to try to sticking my whole hand through and leaving it there for a good second or two.  The whole point of these tests is to see if I can operate on the other side, and we haven't gotten much closer to finding that out yet."       She watched his eyes through the faceplate of his suit, and heard him sigh.  "Not exactly safe, but none of this is safe."       "No.  But there's no other way to find out."       "All right.  But if you flash the red alarm, we are out of here.  Antarctica, so you can dump, then get somewhere to heal.  Whether your hand is all the way back or not.  You clear on that?"       "Yeah."       "Okay."  He moved back behind the shield.  "Ready when you are."

      The first hint Flicker felt that something was wrong was an itching sensation from the high speed nervous system in her hand.  Little feedback made it across the portal boundary.  She could tell her hand was still there, and that her power was keeping it intact, but that was about it.  That had been a bit worrying at first, but as long as she could keep things stable, her hand should be okay.       But this was new.  Something was trying to happen, and she was preventing it, but there was resistance--and it was growing.  What could be--       No.  The correct response to something new and unexpected was to pull her hand back.  She started to, carefully.       Then she began to get proper sensation back from the part of her wrist that had been on the far side of the portal.  It was hot--and getting hotter.  Not the surface either, this was deep inside.       Enough of careful.  She stayed clamped down and jerked her hand the rest of the way out, at full power.       And all hell broke loose.       The radiation alarms started screaming and flashing, she started dumping to the heat sink and it wasn't enough, and what was wrong with the water molecules in her hand?  They were still heating up, and--       Oh.  Oh no.       She hit the red alarm and did cold calculations in her mind.  Journeyman had superhuman reflexes, magically enhanced.  A millisecond to port to her, another millisecond to port both of them to Antarctica.  Would he be fast enough?       He would be.  She'd make sure of it.  She pivoted slightly, and pulled her hand in.  It was already putting out neutrons and hard gamma.  The Skystone was protecting her so far, but it didn't stop everything, and all she had to shield Journeyman was the rest of her body.       Then there was the heat.       She pulled it inside, away from the surface, so it wouldn't cook Journeyman in the time they needed.  She'd have one last chance to get rid of some before they ported out.       She felt him appearing, close behind her, and she hard dumped to the heat sink, which flashed from ice into superheated steam.  She was sloppy--she got some into the blast shield, too.  But that wouldn't matter, they'd be gone before the shockwave hit.       Then he started the second port, his little pocket universe closing in around the two of them, and she had to hold the heat in.  Her hand was at forty thousand K and climbing--her power was all that was keeping it solid.  And it was getting worse, fast.  She moved as much of the heat as she dared into the rest of her body.  There wasn't anywhere else.       She remembered her first trip to the moon, and just how bad things could get.  But she needed to keep it away from Journeyman--he was the fragile one.       Five hundred microseconds into the second port and her hand was up to two million K, and it started getting worse faster, again.       Eight hundred microseconds.  Ten million K.  Journeyman was getting a big dose of hard X-rays--but most of them would go right through, and the real enemy was heat.       Antarctica.  Mass.  And she could finally move.  She entropy dumped to the ice in all directions as she accelerated away from Journeyman with ten billion g's of relief.       Then she was far enough clear to let the heat surface, vaporizing her costume in a wave of plasma as she started radiative cooling, doing everything she could to quench the burning from a hand filled with nuclear fire.

Next:  Chapter 35

[kadobeclothing]

Working Remotely? Try These 35 Tools for Better Communication, Collaboration & Organization

Today, you and your team are expected to perform at the same level no matter where you’re working from.  With the help of internet connection, it’s relatively easy for us to get most our daily work done, whether it’s related to publishing a blog post, sending a follow-up email, conducting a video call with a team member of prospect, or setting up a workflow to nurture prospects and customers in your CRM.

But, when it comes to remote work, we all know internet connection doesn’t solve everything . Tasks and obstacles are bound to arise that are challenging to manage remotely — when it comes to these complex tasks and cross-team collaboration, communication and productivity can get messy.

As the need for productive remote work has grown, many companies have discovered and started implementing tools and resources that enable employees to be as productively as possible while working from home. To help determine which tools are ideal for your remote team, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best tools for you to experiment with. 35 Helpful Remote Work Tools and Software The following 35 remote work tools are segmented by use case to help you determine the type of resource you and your team would benefit most from. Let’s get started. Remote Work Tools For General Collaboration 1. Google Suite

Source Google Suite (G Suite) is a budget-friendly Google platform that allows your teams to collaborate on Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slide, among other easy-to-use Google Drive tools. You can also share a team calendar and create work emails through the GSuite. 2. Microsoft Office Teams

Source While GSuite can be used entirely online within one platform, Microsoft Office Teams allows you to download apps like Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint to your computer or mobile device. Like GSuite, you also can use this general suite of tools to manage, share, store, and edit documents in team folders. Aside from the more specific apps, Microsoft Teams also allows you to communicate with your teammates via video calls, email, and through an internal discussion platform where your colleagues can create posts or ask questions. Remote Work Tools For Task and Project Management Software 3. Trello

Trello allows you to create a dashboard that highlights large projects or categories and tasks related to them. Each small task, called a “card” can be labeled with a colored tag and text. For example, if you want to say something is “Urgent” you could create a red card tag that says “Urgent” on it and stick it to the appropriate Trello cards. You can also assign cards and deadlines to members of your team and track each card’s progress through its Activity area. 4. Asana

Asana lets you create and delegate tasks, organize, and check off tasks into shared projects, chat within each task so conversations stay organized, and add attachments from your computer, Dropbox, Box, and Google Drive. It also has calendar features, dashboards for projects, and your very own to-do list. 5. Assembla

Project management for web developers seems to be Assembla’s niche, though it could handle project management for just about any type of freelancing. It tracks tickets and time, produces reports, and simplifies product releases and bug-fixing — plus many say it’s easier to set up than Jira. 6. Basecamp

Basecamp is a simple and easy-to-use project management software that helps you arrange your calendars, set meeting schedules, track assignments, and store documents. All of your project management occurs on one organized dashboard to give you a digestible birds-eye-view of everything that’s happening. 7. RingCentral and Glip

Source Ther’s another great tool by Ring Central and Glip. While RingCentral enables company calls to your business line to be forwarded to a mobile phone when you’re working remotely, Glip helps you manage basic project management and text-based team communication. For task management, shared calendars, file sharing, annotating images, and real-time group chat, Glip is a strong tool. It also helps ensure all those chats are fully searchable. Along with group chats and standard project management features, you can activate video chats on the Glip app which allows you to talk to your teammates about ongoing tasks. 8. Github

Web developers will love GitHub because it’s designed to build software with remote teams. The platform allows teams to virtual participate in code review and the management of both open source and private projects. The GitHub Marketplace offers coders a variety of tools that can help them do their jobs more efficiently, regardless of where they log in. 9. Jira

Source Jira is another project management tool primarily for developers, customer support, and IT reps that allows you to assign and track work as well as issues that need to be solved. It also has a handy mobile and desktop interface for project management on the go. 10. Podio

Source Part project manager, part Facebook for companies, you can use Podio to keep track of what you need to do, and chat while doing it. With the mobile app and website, you can create “workspaces” for different aspects of your work or projects. These workspaces look similar to a Facebook page as colleagues can comment or share information on them similarly to how they would share a Facebook post. You can also use the platform to communicate with teammates or manage client contacts privately since it has a wide range of privacy settings. 11. Taskworld

Source The sweet spot for Taskworld is managing projects and keeping track of tasks and subtasks. Its evaluation feature lets you measure and give feedback on job performance, setting it apart from other similar project management programs. 12. Wunderlist

Source Marketed more as a personal to-do list for your phone, Wunderlist is also used by some of us to keep track of client work. There’s not much to the app except for a handy to-do list that you can manage and check off as you go. 13. Monday.com

Monday.com is a web task management platform specifically for businesses and agencies. It offers similar features to Asana and Trello in that you can watch the progress of tasks on a dashboard and assign projects to team members. But, additionally, it also allows marketing teams to plan tasks with their budget in mind. Remote Work Tools For Scheduling and Hosting Virtual Meetings 14. Zoom

Source Zoom is an easy-to-use desktop platform and app that allows you to schedule, launch, and record virtual meetings with your team. These meetings can be entered remotely from a computer, smartphone, or voice via a dial in phone. During Zoom meetings, you can also share your screen with teammates so they can see your work or presentations. 15. Go ToMeeting

Source GoToMeeting allows you to schedule and launch virtual meetings or webinars where users can log in or call to hear only hosts speak. These meetings can be recorded and sent to participants after they’re completed. 16. Google Hangouts

Source Google Hangouts is a popular option because Google is usually convenient for those who use Google Calendar to manage your schedule and GMail for emails. 17 Join.me

Source Join.me is great for fast and easy screen-share meetings. In addition to being able to schedule and launch quick virtual meetings with screen-share, you can also create a shareable URL to your own personal meeting room that people can log on to when they’d like to meet with you. 18. Skype

Source At this point, many of us have already used Skype. Along with allowing you to host free small virtual meetings, Skype also enables you to create group chats. If you want to use the paid version of Skype, you can also have meetings with groups or make international voice calls. 19. Uber Conference

Source With Uber Conference, there’s no wondering who joined the call, who said what, or what the heck your meeting PIN number is. It also allows screen sharing and has a mobile app. You can create video calls in your own name and when someone signs in, you can easily see them on the video calls dashboard. Then, when someone is talking, their video feed will be highlighted so you can easily see what’s happening and stay focused. 20. Google Calendar

Rather than having a full conversation over an instant messaging platform about when to have a meeting, you can use GSuite’s Google Calendar feature. With the feature, you can share your Google Calendar with your colleagues. Then, when you want to schedule a meeting with them, simply search their names and book a suggested time that works. When you do this, you can also put notes in the description area such as, “I’d like to book this meeting to discuss the marketing newsletter. Let me know if this time doesn’t work for you.” Remote Work Tools For Quick Chats With Colleagues 21. Slack

Slack is great for real-time communication for one-on-one conversations or with everyone on your team. You can also organize chats by subject, and integrate activity from platforms like Github, Trello, and Pingdom. I like the thought expressed here that Slack is as close to a virtual office as you can get. You can even create one channel for every client, and invite only the people on that project to be on that channel. (Want to learn more about Slack? Here’s a guide to all the hacks you didn’t yet know you could do with the platform.) 22. WhatsApp

If you have a remote or globally dispersed team, or communicate regularly with international clients or prospects, WhatsApp is a great communication platform that allows you to create group chats with them, send text messages, host multiple-person video calls, or make voice calls for free on a Wi-Fi network. 23. Flowdock

Source Flowdock is simple and easy-to-use instant messaging app and website similar to Slack. It also integrates with Jira, GitHub, Basecamp, Asana, Assembla, Trello and many other apps. Remote Work Tools For Asset Management 24. Google Drive

Source I love Google Drive, but it does tend to update rather frequently — meaning, just when you’ve figured it out and have all your things organized, things change. With that said, it’s free, stores and organizes all of your content and information, and you can work on the same document with multiple people at the same time. 25. Dropbox

Source Sharing large files doesn’t work so well over email, which is where Dropbox and Dropbox Business come in. This is a great tool for organizing freelancer work. Just have the freelancer upload their documents into monthly folders and message you when their work is in. 26. Adobe Creative Cloud

Source Adobe Creative Cloud programs like Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator allow you to create design files or visual assets that can then be edited or updated by your team. 27. Canva Source Similar to Adobe, but easier to use for design novices, Canva allows you to create team accounts where you can share design templates and assets with your colleagues remotely. This ensures you’re able to access and edit any design files or brand imagery you might need while working from home. Remote Work Tools For Announcements and Internal Documentation 28. Confluence

Confluence allows you to create an internal blog or wiki for your team. It’s more of a team manager, keeping documents, notes, best practices, product requirements, and plans all in one easily searchable place. Pro Tip: You can also use the Gliffy integration to do quick wireframes. 29. GitHub Wiki

Source Savvy inbound marketing companies use GitHub Wiki for employee onboarding by organizing helpful resources for new employees. 30. Loom

Realize that speaking out loud is a better way to communicate a team announcement, but don’t have time to book a meeting? With Loom, you can record a presentation or just your voice to give an announcement or play-by-play to your team. Then, you can get a link to share the recording and easily circulate it across channels like instant messengers or email. Remote Work Tools For Tracking Team Progress 31. Time Doctor

Source Need to keep a close eye on how your team is spending their time, for client billing or productivity purposes? Time Doctor can help you do just that. With the tool, you and your team and/ or remote freelancers can create projects and start a clock when starting a new task. Then Time Doctor’s dashboard shows a report of how many hours your colleague has worked throughout the day and which projects they’ve spent the most time on. 32. Harvest

Source For keeping track of time and expenses, this is a simple few-frills tool. With Harvest, you simply create projects or to-do list items and start the clock when you start working on each tasks. Then you can see how much time you’ve spend on different list items, such as writing blog posts, strategizing, or producing marketing emails. 33. iDoneThis Source I don’t know about you, but sometimes I can’t remember what I did yesterday. iDoneThis solves that problem for individuals and teams by sending a “digest” of what everyone did. Remote Work Tools For Team Decision-Making 34. Polly.ai

When your team needs to make a decision that doesn’t require a full meeting, Polly.ai enables you to create a survey that you can then send through platforms like Slack. From there, your colleagues can simply vote on an option. 35. Doodle

Need to plan a group meeting? Doodle is a polling platform that allows you to ask quick questions to your team and see how they vote. You can also create a meeting-time poll which enables your team to vote on a meeting time that works best for them so you’re able to accommodate schedules. Navigate the Remote Work Landscape with Helpful Tools Today, your employees must have the ability to effectively do their jobs remotely — they need access to the right resources to help them be as productive at home as they are in an office space. It’s no secret that everyone works a little differently and has a unique set of challenges. But when our problems have to do organization and productivity, try implement one of the tools mentioned above. To learn more about how to master remote work, check out success tips from HubSpot’s remote workforce. Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published in April 2015, but was updated for comprehensiveness and freshness in April 2020.

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