#if you're going to be in an enclosed space for an extended time...

[tehkusogaki]

I just wish I didn't get accused of hating kids every time I expect parents to take responsibility for their children -_-

Like... Maybe try to stop them from kicking seats in airplanes.

Or remove them from the theater if they start crying.

And teach them not to bother other people in restaurants. (For that matter, maybe don't take them to a restaurant if they're going to have a meltdown that chicken nuggies aren't on the menu.)

There's a certain type of parent that is 100% 'it takes a village to raise a child!' when they want to be accommodated in public spaces, but doesn't want the village to have a say in how the child is being brought up.

i feel like a lot of the 'i hate kids' crowd would be more tolerant if they understood that due to a kid's limited experience of the world that 4 hour flight might just be the longest they've ever had to sit still for or that trapped finger might literally be the most pain they've ever felt in their short life or they might not have ever seen a person with pink hair ever so of course they want to touch it or nobody's told them yet that they can't run around the museum and they only just learned cheetahs are the fastest animals so of course they want to put that to the test. how were they supposed to know etc etc.

[burningcheese-merchant]

2 QUESTIONS.

2: short stories WHEN!? -nf

3: any more facts about them? id love to hear more about these blorbos

Short stories soon! I have several in mind already, I just want to post a few more Spice/Golden-centric ones before them. We gotta continue along Spice's accidental redemption lol. But there will be stories, I promise

Don't want to spoil everything immediately (that's for when I post the official character sheets lol), so eat these bits of trivia about both of them:

Pepper Jack:

While he's not outright claustrophobic, he does still get kind of anxious/wary in small or enclosed spaces. Rule of thumb for him is that he needs whatever room he's in to have at least one door, or one window that he can fly through (the window is more important tbh. He just... needs some sort of view of the sky). Have that and he's all good

He has a HUGE sweet tooth. He goes nuts over candy and cake and chocolate and all those things. (The best part of Aunt Hollyberry's visits is that she always bring him and his sister sweets from her kingdom. He loves Hollyberrian desserts, they sure know how to make them over there!)

He loves flying with all of his heart. Up in the air is where he feels the most free and at peace. He'll go on long solo flights when he wants to be alone or clear his head, as no one can reach him up in the clouds (besides his mom, but she tries to respect his need for space when it shows itself)

He also likes to sit/perch atop trees and just watch the world go by (he has a few "bird" habits, as you can see lol)

BONUS TO THE ABOVE: A game he likes to play with his father (and his sister, too, after she's born) is flying up and hiding in the treetops while they try to spot him from down on the ground within a certain time frame. No jumping up or climbing the trees or shaking them so he falls out, that's cheating! (Mom doesn't usually play because it's inherently unfair. She can fly just like he can, thus she'd find him instantly)

Matar Paneer:

She is OBSESSED with getting tattoos. She was drawn to her father's almost literally from the moment she opened her eyes and they registered in her mind. Whenever he held her as a baby, she'd try to reach for them and grab at them (and at the Light of Destruction, too. She was, like... hypnotized by the Soul Jam as a baby). Every single time her birthday rolls around, she tells people she wants tattoos just like her papa (the answer is "no, you're too young" for most of her life. She gets Very Big Mad every time). She's been caught drawing and painting on herself multiple times, trying to make her own (Golden scolded her if she got her clothes dirty, but otherwise, she and Spice just thought it was adorable). She WILL get her tattoos someday, there's no doubt about that. (But what they'll look like remains to be seen...)

She loves all of her "extended family" (all of her parents' friends lol), but her #1 favorite person is Mozzarella. She and Auntie Mozzarella are two peas in a pod, partners in crime. The same way Smoked Cheese mentors and indulges Pepper Jack, Mozzarella mentors and indulges Matar Paneer. When she feels like she's struggling, and like she can't turn to her brother or her parents, she goes straight to Mozzarella for comfort and advice

Her katar were gifts from Cilantro Cobra (who is alive and well in my canon don't @ me). They were a labor of love from her and the other cobras, crafted and sharpened with the utmost care and precision. She even went the extra mile and had symbols carved into them: Golden Cheese Kingdom hieroglyphs in one, Wild Spice symbols and patterns in the other. They are some of Paneer's most prized possessions

She's very particular and fussy about her hair, and would prefer that nobody touches it lol. Her dad is the only one with 100% free reign, as they have literally the exact same hair, color and texture and everything; the only difference is hers is somewhat shorter and she wears it in a low ponytail. She thinks he's the only one who "understands" her hair lol.

BONUS TO ABOVE: She and Spice have a cute little daddy/daughter bonding thing where they'll brush each other's hair. He does hers first, then he lets her do his next. He has to sit on the floor and hunch over/bow his head so she can reach properly because she's so much smaller than him, but he doesn't mind. She babbles at him about random things while she works and tries extra hard to do a good job, and it just melts his manly man heart lol

[bubble-popping]

for all i've talked and answered questions about my Into the Fire au, I've yet to actually post my writing for it XD that changes today!

this isn't quite the beginning of the au but it's the beginning of if i ever write a full fic on it (do not hold me to that lmao) so yeah!

tw for mentions of torture, scars, and c!Techno being Weird about c!Dream

The admin pulled away from him, stumbling through the snow in bare feet. (It'd be a miracle if he hadn't gotten frostbite by now.) The cloak and thin prison uniform were the only things shielding him from the freezing temperatures. "No, you don't understand. I have to-I hafta go, I need to meet them-" "Meet who?" Techno questioned, a little harsher than he intended. Dream startled. A slip of the tongue then. Techno narrowed his eyes, shoulders squared as he approached. The shorter instantly shrunk.

"Um." He swallowed thickly. "F-for my armor, I-I need my armor back. I need to get it."

Chat wasn't buying it and neither was he, but he'd let it go for the moment. "I can make you new armor, Dream. You're in no condition to be going anywhere but inside that house." The piglin hybrid pointed to the cabin behind them.

"B-but, they'll find me, Techno! This is the first place they'll look! Sam and the guards and-and Quackity, oh god, Quackity-he can't find me! I can't let him find me-"

Techno abruptly grabbed him by his arms, gazing intensely into the single wide, terrified eye he could see of Dream's. "And he won't. They won't find you. I'll protect you, Dream. No one will lay a finger on you."

After a long moment of studying Techno's face, visibly struggling through an inner turmoil, Dream finally relented with a resigned sigh. "Okay... I'll, I'll stay for a little while..."

Techno softened his expression. "Good. Here, let me carry you inside. You'll get frostbite with your bare feet in the snow like this." Dream surprisingly gave no protest, he merely nodded. So, Techno lifted his malnourished body into his arms and entered the cabin, rushing to get the shivering bundle of an admin next to the fire place. It'd be utterly embarrassing if Dream died of hypothermia after he worked so hard to get him out of the prison.

Dream's skin was ice cold when Techno set him down in front of the fire. Even with Techno's warm red cloak wrapped tightly around his form, he wasn't exactly equipped for any extended time in the bitter arctic air. Techno got another blanket to wrap around him and a pillow for him to hug before closing the front door. With no chance of any coldness seeping into the home, Techno was a little slower in his movements. He slipped off his armor, hung his crown up, and pulled his boots off his feet. His gaze traveled to the shivering figure huddled by the crackling flames. Even after causing quite a bit of chaos earlier, the voices still spewed their nonsensical ideas, most of them being things he could do to Dream.

For now, he ignored them, and padded over to sit next to Dream. The blond flinched away at first, still not used to a touch that wasn't meant to harm him even after Techno had held him like he did. Perhaps the enclosed space and familiar hues of the orange fire were bringing back bad memories...

"It's okay, Dream. You're not in the prison anymore. You're safe. There's no one here but me and you," Techno cooed to him as softly as he could, putting some emotion into his usually unfeeling tone of voice.

Dream remained hesitant at first, leaning away from Techno and further curling in on himself. Techno had his hands up in surrender and kept still to let Dream decide for himself. The last thing he needed was Dream constantly cowering away from him.

Eventually, Dream's tensed shoulders dropped and he scooted closer to nuzzle against Techno's side. He still winced when Techno wrapped an arm around his shoulders, but luckily relaxed much quicker. Techno waited a few moments to let Dream settle before he began to rub his arm in slow, soothing motions. The rhythm made Dream's eyes droop and he felt an exhaustion permeate within him so deeply it made his body sag like his bones were turned to liquid.

Before unconsciousness could claim him, he murmured, voice further muffled by his barely intact mask and the layers surrounding him, "Th-thank you..." It also didn't help his voice was hoarse from screaming for hours, for days on end.

"There's no need to thank me, Dream. Not yet anyway. Not until I get my hands on those guys and-" Techno stopped himself. Probably not the best idea to scare Dream by saying all the horrid things he'd do to Quackity and Sam for harming his trophy.

Dream didn't respond, but Techno could still hear his quiet breaths so he wasn't concerned.

Only once his shivering had stopped did Techno speak again with a suggestion, "I think it'd be a good idea to look at some of those injuries and clean you up before we go to bed. Are you okay to walk?"

"'m not sure..." Dream screwed his eyes shut as Techno helped him to his feet. Moving was suddenly so much harder after having a moment of true rest.

His legs were shaking and grunts of effort left his lips during the process of just standing up. The second he tried to take a step, he immediately collapsed into against Techno. Dream whimpered at his own helplessness, a mix of shame and agony haunting his heart, but Techno shushed him placatingly.

"It's okay, I've got you. Do you want me to just carry you again?" Techno had both arms securely around the other, feeling Dream's bony hands grip at the front of his ruffle blouse.

"Please..." Techno gladly obliged. He once again lifted him into a bridal style carry, holding him close as he ascended the staircase to the second floor.

Passing his bedroom, Techno went to the bathroom to sit Dream on a small wooden stool.

"Is it alright if I help you undress? It'd make it a lot easier."

(Just the thought of Dream naked, weak and unable to fight back as Techno did what he pleased had the piglin hybrid biting back a groan.) Dream nodded, completely oblivious to the hole he was digging for himself.

Techno removed the thick blanket and red cloak from Dream's shoulders, then proceeded with much more caution to get the horrendous eyesore of a uniform off. Dream was hunched over as he sat so he didn't get much of a look at anything special, but he was quite entranced by the sprinkling of hardly noticeable freckles over his skin. He'd seen them before when Dream would roll up his sleeves or the very rare occasions Techno had seen his face without the mask and they were much darker and more numerous then. Months without sun hurt his trophy in more ways than one. He liked those freckles--not so much that he'd immediately let Dream go outside just so they'd be more obvious but still.

"Probably best we clean you up first, then tend to your wounds," Techno said. Dream just nodded again. So obedient and with such little persuasion. It was doing wonderful and dangerous things to Techno's mind.

The pinkette lit a fire under a cauldron of water and waited for it to heat up a bit before filling a bucket with the warm water. "Ready?" He asked, giving Dream a moment to mentally prepare himself, and poured the water over Dream's head. His thin body tensed and shuddered as the water cascaded over him, discolored into shades of red and brown. His mane of hair absorbed most of the water. Techno just knew that'd be a pain to deal with, already dreading the maintenance to come. Maybe Dream would let him simply lop it all off...

He repeated this process a few more times, making sure he rinsed every part of Dream's body that the other would allow. Anything more would have to wait for when he wasn't covered in cuts and bruises. Then, he got some supplies from the cabinet by the door and kneeled in front of the drenched blond.

"Where does it hurt the worst?" Techno asked as he began soaking a cloth in a potion of regeneration.

Dream unfurled his arms from around his own torso and held them out, revealing multiple slashes across his flesh. The scent of blood entered Techno's nose and it took everything in him not to spill more from the shivering man in front of him the way Chat begged him to. He took a hold of one of Dream's hands and was about to apply the potion when Dream suddenly pulled away. "P-please... Please, be g-gentle..." His voice shook like he was on the verge of tears.

"Of course, Dream. You know I would never hurt you." He left 'unless you give me a reason to' unsaid. Dream offered his arm again, letting Techno take it once more and dab the cloth to each cut, healing both old and new wounds. Dream stayed mostly still and quiet during it, only wincing occasionally.

Once his arms were done, Dream straightened his posture for the first time to expose his chest. The skin there was just as bad, if not worse, than his arms. Lacerations, bruises of varying colors, and even burn marks. Techno restrained from commenting as the only words on his tongue were promises and plans of revenge. He wet the cloth again with more of the potion and healed what he could.

An hour later saw Dream dressed in new clothing that hung off his skinny body and his hair pulled into a ponytail to be dealt with later. Techno never really thought about it before, but he certainly was now: the contrast between their respective sizes. Being part piglin had Techno nearly a foot taller than Dream, and don't even get him started on the body mass difference exacerbated by the prison. Techno could easily wrap his hands around Dream's waist and practically have his fingers touch. He could pick him up and carry him around with such ease. It gave him too many ideas to count.

Techno helped Dream to the bed and the blond was awkward as he lowered onto the mattress. As if the whole thing was foreign to him, and it probably was. Months of sleeping on hard obsidian would do that to a person, make them uncomfortable on a clearly superior place to rest.

Dream struggled to find a good position to lay in, so Techno spoke up, "Would it be better if I laid with you? I won't if you don't want me to, but it might help to-"

"Yes, please," Dream answered before Techno had even finished. Techno chuckled softly and climbed in bed beside him, feeling Dream immediately cling to him. There was still the occasional shiver that left Dream's body but other than that, he was okay. He was clean, healed, and dressed in some of Techno's old clothes which Techno absolutely loved. Oh, how he couldn't wait for his trophy to be ready for him...

[ladylooch]

You're Mine- Timo Meier

Part of the Loving & Leaving Series.

A/N: Okay you know I love this. Thank you for letting me use Timo and Emma for this! I immediately went to Timo being jealous. I tried to think of other angsty things but it always came back to jealousy. Like that is what is going to get these two to hate fuck each other. Inspo from this lovely request. P.S. Would you believe me if I told you I wrote this in public 😏

Word Count: 3.6k

Timo and I lock eyes across the bar. We both lean back in surprise, then grin at each other. 

“Stay there.” He calls, beginning to work his way around to me.

We both arrived separately at a sponsorship event for the Devils. Me as his date and a business owner and him as my date and a player in attendance. He came from home, waiting for Lio’s babysitter, while I was already in the area doing some admin work and catching up with Rhea back in Switzerland. Arriving separately has proven to be fruitful. I have several business cards in my purse and follow up meetings next week for potential events to host in the coming months. Business in North America is doing better than I could have predicted.

“Hey.” Timo murmurs, kissing my cheek. 

“Hi.” I smooch his cheek too, lacing our fingers together.

“When did you get here? I didn’t see you walk in.”

“I think I got here before you. I’ve been chatting with a bunch of people. I already have like four potential events to book. We might need to delay going home for a bit.” He shrugs like that isn’t a big deal to him.

“Of course you do. You’re the best.” I blush, chomping on my lip at his praise. “Can I get you a drink?” 

“Um, just water for now. I’m so thirsty.”

“Be right back.” He says, leaning down to kiss me again. This time he lingers, hand drifting dangerously low on my back to skim across the top of my butt. “Can’t wait to get you alone later.” I open my eyes, drowning in admiration as I watch him leave.

I can’t wait for that either.

“Excuse me, are you Emma?” A voice to the right asks. I turn, taking in a tall, blonde with mirrored aviators. He extends his hand, showcasing a perfectly straight smile while enclosing his fingers around mine.

“I am. You are?”

“Colin. I’m the owner.” He motions to the expensive restaurant and event center.

“Oh! Yes, I was asking the staff members if you were here. My company is hosting an event here next month. I was told I needed special permission from you to bring in rescue animals as it requires a specific permit. I believe you as the group owner need to pull the permit with the city?”

“Excuse me.” Someone says behind me, trying to sneak through. I step closer to Colin. My heel falls into a crack and I get a bit wobbly. Colin steadies me by my forearm. I latch onto his in surprise. 

“So sorry.”

“No problem. It’s a little tight up here.” 

“Yeah, but the space is incredible. The Edison string lights really make the space.

“Thanks. You have amazing taste.” He chuckles. He takes off his aviators, tucking them in the breast pocket of his suit.  “Tell me more about this event.”

I fill Colin in on our idea to have rescue animals at the event from a local non-profit to raise more donations for a vet program that helps homeless individuals receive care for their pets while living on the streets. Its a massive need in the NY & NJ areas.

“We are thinking a puppy kissing booth and a fashion show. I understand it is a lot to ask, but we know this would really help reach the fundraising goal for the night.”

“You’ve completely sold me. I’ll have to be in attendance to spend some money. I’ll have my assistant gather the permit paperwork in the morning. Would you be available to stop by for lunch tomorrow and we can iron out the logistics for the permit? My treat.”

“Yeah, that would be great. The sooner we can get it submitted the better.”

“Perfect. Do you have a card?”

“Unfortunately I ran out! Do you have your phone? I can put my number in directly.”

“Even better.”

He hands me his iPhone so I can click the numbers in. I hand it back to him and we shake hands. I ignored the way his hand lingers a moment longer, but bring my left hand up to brush my hair behind my ear. My large wedding rings are blinding in the sunlight and I know he sees them because his cheeks tighten a bit in disappointment. 

As Colin is walking away, Timo is returning, frowning, with his hands full. He wordlessly hands me the glass of water.

“Thank you.” I say, immediately gulping down two sips. I stick my tongue out, faking a pant. “It’s kinda hot today. I didn’t think it got so hot in the Spring.”

“Who was that?” Timo asks. I can hear the tightness in his voice even as he tries to sound breezy. I pause, scanning his facial features, taking note of the muscle pulsing in his jaw.

“Colin. The owner here.”

“You know him?”

“No, just met tonight. We were talking about the fundraising event I’m hosting here next month.” I shrug, bringing my glass to my lips again.

“Really? And he had to stand that close to you?” I slowly lower my glass down, taking a calming pause before responding.

“It wasn’t intentional. The crowd was pushing us into each other because people kept trying to get by to the bar.” I place my hand on his forearm, giving him a squeeze. He pulls away.

“Your tits were practically bouncing off his chest.” I pause with my tongue partly licking my bottom lip. “Maybe you should go home with him tonight.”

“Oh my god.” I scoff, rolling my eyes at him. “I’m going to give you a one-time pass on that comment.” I flip my hair over my shoulder in annoyance.

“You’ve been ignoring me all night.”

“I’ve been networking! Which you told me was okay to do tonight because of who is in this room.” I clap back at him. “I’m sorry I didn’t see you when you walked in.”

“Didn’t realize it was going to be only men you talk to. Guess that’s why you picked that dress. Thought it was for me.”

“Wow. Yeah, I came here tonight with you, my millionaire husband, to hit on other men in a low cut dress to make a few extra dollars. I think I can afford to not sell my body for potential clients.”

Timo looks down into his drink as he takes a sip. 

“Hey, Timo. I hope you don’t mind if I steal your wife. I’ve got an event next Fall I think she would be the perfect planner for.” Tom Fitzgerald says from my left.

“No problem. She’s all yours.” The insinuation in his tone makes tears pinch the back of my eyes as he walks away.

After talking to Tom, I end up going to the bathroom to let my tears fall. I come out of the stall, dabbing discreetly at my eyes with toilet paper. I no longer feel up to more networking. All I want now is to leave. So, I go find Timo.

“I’m not feeling well. I want to go.” I avoid looking into his eyes so he can’t see my red rimmed orbs.

“Okay, give me a few minutes. I have more people to catch before I can go.” Anger flares inside of my chest, a burning ball of injustice at him being such a jerk tonight.

“Forget it. I’ll have Nico take me.” I start walking away before he can respond.

“Emma, come back here.”

“No.” I snap over my shoulder as I walk to find my brother.

- - -

Nico ends up bringing me home. He doesn’t ask questions, just gives me a hug and assures me it’s going to be okay when he sees my tears. He comes in briefly to give Lio a smooch, then leaves to return to the party with the rest of his teammates. 

Timo doesn’t come home until later, after I’m pretending to be asleep in our bed. He walks into the room, checking the comforter is covering my whole body. He carefully rakes my hair back into my pillow case, dropping a kiss to my temple. 

“Love you.” He mumbles. I hear him go into our closet and change, then grab his pillow from the other side of the bed and leave for the couch- the sleeping arrangement I texted him about earlier. He doesn’t get to insult me then sleep in our bed like he didn’t cross a line.

The next morning, I awaken well into the morning. I glance at my phone, surprised to see its after 9:00am. Lio is usually up by 7:00am. I grab the monitor, not seeing him in his crib. Both boys must be up then. I take the peace and quiet, grabbing my breast pump to take care of the first session for the day. As Lio has gotten older, I’ve started to rotate between breastfeeding and pumping, mostly because I’m gone more frequently than when he was a newborn. 

When the cycle is complete, I gather the bottles then head down to the kitchen. Timo is putting Lio’s bib around his neck. Lio has starting to enjoy more food in the last month, much to my delight. Timo hears me step onto the hardwood from the stairs. He glances over his shoulder briefly then looks back at Lio.

“Good morning.” He tries to sound cheery, but the frustration from last night is evident in his tone. I tilt my lips up into a half-assed smile. “He was up at 5. I gave him two bottles already, but he still seemed hungry so we are trying pumpkin.”

“Oooo a new flavor.” I smile at our son who’s gummy grin fills his face. “Pumpkin for our lil pumpkin.” I smooch Lio’s cheek and his giggle fills the kitchen. I press my nose into his hair, smelling the sweetness of his soft skin. Timo watches me, leaning against the counter. Our gazes connect but I look away. I place the fresh bottles in the fridge after marking the date on them.

“Are we going to talk?”

“Probably at some point.” I say, walking to the coffee bar to begin working on an espresso.

“Well I have to go to practice soon.”

“Good for you. You’ll need to take Lio with you to the sitter. I have a client meeting with Colin.”

“That douche from last night?”

“He’s not a douche. You were the one acting like a douche.” Timo’s eyebrows shoot up and he’s instantly seething. He walks back over to the highchair, giving Lio another spoonful.

“I don’t want you to go.” Timo suddenly whirls around, practically spraying pumpkin all over the white kitchen. “Can’t Rhea call and talk to him?”

“No. It’s paperwork for a permit. And I really don’t care what you want. You don’t get to tell me what I can and can’t do.” I can feel my blood pressure beginning to skyrocket. He is being completely unreasonable. 

“So my feelings don’t matter?”

“Not when it comes to my work.” I turn back to the espresso machine. “ End of discussion.”

“Uh, no it’s not.”

“It is.” I suck air between my gritted teeth, trying to stay calm. 

“This is bullshit.”

“Timo.” I spin around, gesturing to Lio.

“He doesn’t know what I’m saying.”

“Until that’s his first word.”

“I want to talk more about this.”

“I don’’t.”

“We are no longer fuck buddies who get to play around like this. We are married. You’re my wife. And as your husband-”

“You better stop talking right now before you step into something you won’t be getting out of for days.” I turn back to the machine, watching the last few drops fall into the small cup.

“Emma, if you turn your back on me again when I’m talking, you better be bending over for me to fuck you.” His voice is low but razor sharp. I pause, sucking my cheeks in, glancing over my shoulder at his face. He is pissed. Absolutely seething with his arms crossed over his thick chest, Lio’s spoon in one hand and the jar of baby food in the other.

Our gazes stay locked in heated defiance. If Lio wasn’t here, I know how we would settle this. But he’s right there, wiggling for Timo to give him his next spoonful of pumpkin. I turn back around, showing him my back just like he told me not to. The spoon and jar clatter to the counter. Timo’s large hands swoop me up, throwing a shoulder into my thighs so I hang down his back.

“Timo, our baby.” 

“He is fine.”

“Not in the high chair.” Timo slaps my ass, hard. I squeak, feeling the intense burning coat my backside.

“Shut your mouth. Or I’ll shut it for you.” It’s at that moment that I realized I may be a little in over my head with this.

“Put me down.”

“No, you’re being such a fucking brat.” He huffs as he hauls me back over his shoulder so I fall on the bed. “Stay here.” He points a finger at me. I oblige, listening to Timo bring Lio into his nursery. I’m shocked when our son willingly goes down. He must sense his dad’s exasperation.

My heart flutters and breathing intensifies with every thud of Timo’s feet coming back to our bedroom. When he walks in, my heart aches for him. I hate fighting with him. What used to drive me crazy with sexual tension, now fills me with terror. Losing him is no longer a livable option. Not since we made Lio.

“I’m sorry.” I begin to bubble as he pulls me down the bed to him.

“Sh. Don’t ruin this by being sweet now.”

I can tell he’s already over whatever was happening in the kitchen. All he wants now is to be buried to the hilt, feeling me squeeze him while dropping moans into his ear. He climbs on top of me, hands coming to dash through the sides of my hair. His mouth is on mine, greedy and possessive. As he kisses me, he shoves his hard erection between my legs, rutting into me until I give the whimpers he’s desperate to hear.

He grips the waistband of my shorts, ripping them down my body. I nibble my swollen lip, panting as I watch him hover his mouth above my clit. He locks eyes with me, then licks up my slit, maintaining eye contact. I look back as long as I can, but the ecstasy calls my head to the pillow. I whine when he roughly slurps at my clit.

“T. Fuck me. Please.” I beg.

“You gonna be good?”

“No.”

“Em, you know what I want from you.” He pulls completely away, smirking at the way I desperately cry to him.

“There is a vibrator in that drawer just as good as you.” I challenge. He sucks his cheeks in. 

“Doubtful.”

“Prove it.” I hiss, gripping him harshly over his shorts. The control shifts back to me instantly. He pulls his shorts off, then settles back on his knees between my legs. I wrap my hands around his shoulders, making his lips meet mine in the middle.

His engorged head is perched at my opening. He presses in fast, bucking his hips into mine as I grip his neck for leverage to watch us connect. I'm so tight; he’s so rigid, I’m instantly moaning when his mouth connects our lips. His tongue drags along mine, practically choking me with how deep he’s going. Fuck, this is fantastic. But I want to be the one in control. I shove at his shoulders. He won’t relinquish. He pulls back up, fucking me harder until my hips are writhing off the bed to meet his.

“You belong to me.” He reminds me as he pounds deeper into my folds. I can’t breathe. It’s so good and intense and necessary. His grip on my hips is as possessive as his words. Nothing could pull him away from me. 

“Then you better treat me like I do.” I pant out, reaching up his back to claw my fingernails down his back with his rapid fucking. “Fuck.” I sob, digging deeper. Raw, angry marks form under my nails on his back. Timo turns his face into me, sucking the sensitive skin of my throat before biting down. 

“I treat you like a goddamn queen. You were a fucking brat last night, not letting me sleep in our bed.” 

“You deserved it.” I am quick to quip back. He responds by bringing his hand up to my throat, holding it there and watching my eyes close with desire. He doesn’t tighten his grip, just holds me down as he pumps faster.

“Keep it up.” He whispers with an edge. His other hand comes down to my clit, two fingers feeling their way between my folds. His touch is light and has me writhing beneath him for more. “You want to come? You know what you need to do.” I think about fighting more, but the need is too great. I tangle my legs around his waist, keeping him close to me. He pauses, buried inside of me. “Baby.” His voice is coated with love now. 

“I love you, T. I’m yours. Forever.” I bury my face into his neck as he begins to rapidly pound into me again. It’s so incredible. Fast and deep and ragged. His cock drags along my inner walls, fingers playing with my clit while he sucks at the nook of my neck and shoulder. Explosions sparkle along my black eyelids. “Ooo-oh.” I choke out into his ear, then suck in a short, staccato breath before exhaling a loud moan. My pussy tugs ribbons of cum from his tip as he tells me how fucking incredible I feel when I’m coming.

Our heavy breathing shakes the bed. I run my hand up his back to his hair, holding his face to where he kisses my shoulder. His breath is hot against the wet skin there. After a bit, he falls off to the side, rolling me with him. I curl into his chest as his hand travels down, cupping my butt. He rests his lips on my head.

“I’m sorry.”

“I know. I forgave you the second you slid into me.”

“It’s kinda our way, no?”

“Yeah. I’m okay with that.”

“Me too.” He chuckles. Some silence passes, our breathing starts to regulate. “I didn’t like the way he looked at you.” Timo says. I think about that for a second.

“Why does it matter?”

“Because you’re mine.” That one answer holds so much weight. As possessive as it sounds, it’s really about the fear he still has that I might not be here one day. The same fear I felt grip me when he walked into the bedroom.

“T, I’m never gonna leave you. Ever again.” He sighs after I say those words, crushing me to his chest so he can kiss my lips. “You proved to me that you’re better than the vibrator. So…” He snorts against my face, then throws his head back into the pillow to laugh.

“I’m gonna use it on you tonight so we can settle that once and for all.”

“If we close the blinds, it could be night time right now.” I wiggle my eyebrows excitedly. “Lio definitely went back to sleep.”

“Yeah, did you see his teeth coming in? Little dude is going through it. I hate it.”

“Ah, I felt them when I was feeding him yesterday. It was awful.”

“You should be done breastfeeding. Teeth on your nipples seems like more than you signed up for.” He jokes.

“You just want to touch my boobs again.”

“Yes. Duh. And put them in my mouth.”

I pause to consider, fueled mostly be selfish desire. It is probably getting to be time though. Lio seems to like bottles better these days, but the thought of being done with our journey makes me sad. 

Suddenly, the doorbell sounds through the house.

“Oh fuck, Nico!” I sputter, rolling over and almost off the bed. Timo grabs my arm at the last second, allowing me to catch myself with my other one on the ground. “I forgot he said he was coming back this morning.”

I toss Timo’s shirt over my head, jumping around on my feet to pull my underwear up my legs, then rushing from the room.

“Babe, you really gonna answer the door like that? It’s your brother!” Timo’s voice calls after me. I ignore him.

“Hey!” I say breathlessly to Nico after swinging the front door open. Nico stands there, sunglasses cover his eyes and a twisted scowl. I can feel his judgmental gaze rake down my body.

“I see you’ve made up.” 

“No I just slept like this.”

“I know what just fucked hair looks like, Em.”

“Ew.” 

“Ditto.”

Timo comes strolling into the entry way behind me, Lio in his arms with sideways, matted hair after his brief nap.

“Oh, we got some grumpy gills back there.” Nico’s tone immediately changes seeing his nephew.

“Yeah, he’s not too happy with me.” Timo bounces our son a bit, trying to get a smile. Lio refuses.

“Lot of people not happy with you.” Nico snips, grabbing Lio from Timo and walking further into the house.

“Your sister and I worked it out.” Timo murmurs as I step into his arms, wrapping mine around his waist to give him a squeeze. His hands slide down to my ass, giving it a hearty squeeze. He spreads my cheeks a bit and I feel his cum sliding out of me. I wrinkle my nose, grunting quietly at the feeling. Timo laughs because he knows what is happening.

“Awww, you hear that Lio. You’re gonna be a big brother!”

“Nico Hischier, if you speak that into existence right now, I will end you.”

Nico hides his snicker with Lio.

[kariachi]

Kineceleran homes are, as a general rule, open floorplan. Not always- in the coldest regions of Kinet you'll see places were rooms are more closed off and there's one region where places get downright mazelike and can hold whole extended family groups- but most of the time, where ever you go on Kinet, the floorplan will be open. They are always round in design though. It makes the whole superspeed thing easier, between the two, having curves instead of corners and few walls means less chances of rolling an ankle or accidentally running into something. When you do have enclosed rooms, they're often within larger spaces, so you may have a bathroom that's functionally sort've a hollow pillar or dome set several feet back from the outside wall.

You'll also in some areas find that from the walls are partially padded. This is more common in the colder regions where things are more enclosed- in which case the padding can reach as high as shoulder level and also helps to keep the temperatures nice and cozy- but having this padding up all the time has also become popular in some more temperate and tropical regions. Every Kineceleran culture has wall padding however, generally up to about waist height, as a form of child-proofing. There's a period between hatchlings learning how to run and learning to how to turn or how to stop, so having padded walls and furniture is very handy to keep them from seriously harming themselves during this stage stage of toddlerness.

You generally will see less padding around cooking areas, it depends on the area and the materials being used, and depending on the region this might be one of the few areas sectioned off from the rest of the home. In some it's actually a separate, walled-off room, in some there's a half-wall, in some netting to catch anybody who may run in and get somebody hurt, and in others netting only goes up as childproofing. Again, it depends on several factors.

Again due to the superspeed, Kinecelerans don't use stairs. You're more likely to see long ramps being used, either strait or curving along an outer wall depending on where it is and what its purpose is.

Kineceleran beds most often take the form of a raised, cup-like structure loaded to the gills with soft mattresses and/or blankets to form a nest and in which most individuals essentially bury themselves. Whether or not one shares their bed varies from region to region, though most often they don't, but room sharing is common, normally between people of the same age range or generation, or only between relatives.

Proper nests, for eggs and such, are similar to beds but placed higher off the ground and using more easily cleaned materials such as leather, or easily discarded such as straw. A bed may be two feet off the ground at most, but a nest can be up to five feet depending. There's many techniques to ensure babies don't fall out of the nest, from enclosing the nest in its own mini room within the room, to giving the nest higher walls than a normal bed, but in the last century or so an equatorial technique of using a net to form a rim around the nest that's easy for parents to bypass but near impossible for babies.

[visage-of-hell]

Munday About Me

Name: Yeen

Age: 38

Pronouns: She/Her

Sexuality: Bi

Single Or Taken: Married as FUCK!

Hobbies: Art, writing, gaming/streaming, painting/customizing figures and tabletop minis, lots of other nerdy craft shit you should totally ask me about if you never want me to shut up. LOL

Favorite Color: Electric Blue

Fandoms: Hazbin/Hellaverse (obviously) but SOOOOOO many others I would be here all day. The main ones right now (and most frequent ones to flare up again) are Warcraft, Overwatch, Baldur's Gate 3, Vampire the Masquerade, Warhammer, DETROIT: Become Human, Mass Effect/Dragon Age, The Walking Dead, The Quarry

Other Blogs: The full list of these would have us here til tomorrow--trust me, you're better off not knowing. XD The only time I ever really use Tumblr is for RP, I haven't had an OOC/personal account in YEARS!

Favorite TV Show: As far as actual Ye Olde "TV Shows" back when I used to actually sit in front of a television for entertainment, my go-to's were Law & Order SVU, CSI: Miami, Forensic Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and a literal FUCKTON of different Saturday morning cartoons. Other series, if they count, would be Hazbin and Helluva Boss (duh), Beastars, Attack on Titan, Nightwatch, and probably a bunch of others I'm not remembering at the moment. LOL

Do You Cosplay: Back when I used to dabble in LARPing, I did lots of costume work, so I GUESS you could count that as cosplay? Also have fursuited a few times back when I was still active in the fandom. I'd like to tell myself that someday I'll get back into making cool character costumes when I have the perfect combination of time/money/space ... buuuut we'll see. X3

Favorite Media: Oooo this is hard to pick, I'm into so many. XD UHHHH ... Warcraft!

Favorite Book: The entire Redwall novel series (though I definitely have my individual favs)

Favorite Band: Am I dating myself if I say "Evanescence"?

Favorite Movie: WAY too many to just pick one, so here are my top 5 that I has watched over and over for a loooooong time: Lost World: Jurassic Park, Lion King, The Matrix, Beetlejuice, Dragonheart

Do You Have Pets: That are mine? Two--my dog-daughter Blondie and my cat-daughter Velcro. Extended animal family that belong to my folks? 11 kitties (they all live either in specially-designed indoor rooms just for them or in custom-built kitty condos that are outside in the back yard but are safely enclosed) and 4 doggos (all indoor, though they also go out in the yard a lot).

Favorite Animal: As an extreme animal nerd, I have a TON of favs but the Number One Winner right now are hyenas! Mostly spotted hyenas, but I loved striped and brown yeens, too!

Do You Play Any Instruments: Do my vocal cords count? LOL

Favorite Hellaverse Character(s): Hazbins Favs: Alastor, Angel, Husk. Helluva Boss Favs: Blitz, Loona, Ozzie

Tagged By: @radioiaci (Thank youuuuuu ilu <333)

Tagging: @sanguineradio, @angie-long-legs, @top-shelf-tender & aaaanyone else! <3

[yakourinka]

for those interested: thank you for thinking of a random blog on tumblr, I am fine. I was back in turkey for a holiday, but wasn't in the earthquake zone. most of my extended family is in one of the heavier hit areas - everyone that I personally know made it out alive, but there are some severely damaged houses. past 3 days I've seen some shit and heard stories that I probably will never forget. I have a long collection of stories that I don't forget. you know how there are some people, you could look into their eyes as you strangle them to death and likely still wouldn't feel a shred of calmness afterwards? probably doesn't make sense to you, but anyway.

greece sent a rescue team and equipment. yesterday I watched them pull a survivor out of the rubble and cry afterwards. much like with everything else the government is doing fuckall of it, so these rescue teams have no interpreters. a polish team - apparently AFAD, the government's disaster response entity, dropped them in the disaster zone and fucked off - was communicating with locals on twitter using google maps and translate. people tell them shit like, "I can still hear my sister under the rubble we're here [google maps link] please help" and then they go there. I heard they saved over 20 people with this method. a youtuber personality is interpreting for the japanese rescue team. azerbaijan sent rescuers. israel and armenia sent help. pakistan and mexico sent tons of food. there's no food, no water, no electricity and no shelter in many of these areas. it's very cold. so food has become a necessity and is appreciated.

if I get into the politics of it I will never stop, so I will try not to. for a 100 buildings demolished by the earthquake, AFAD can respond to maybe 10 at best. for political reasons that I, again, will not get into, there is nearly no military presence and no civil organizations - both of which saved lives in the great earthquake of 1999. the majority of the work I've seen the citizens do it themselves - they source equipment from somewhere, rent heavy machinery. in situations like these it's dangerous to use heavy machinery. you have little survival bubbles under the rubble, probably being held up by an act of god and physics, and any careless movement will cause shit to come down on you. people above probably won't even notice when they pull your corpse out of the rubble that it was them who caused you to suffocate to death under cement dust. but there's nothing you, or they, can do. you've been calling for help for 48 hours, but you're not one of AFAD's lucky 10 and it's very, very cold. I watched them rescue a little syrian kid out of the rubble - lots of syrians in the hatay/antakya area, both refugees and born here - the space he was enclosed in was so very tiny that they couldn't even push a bottle of water through, so they were feeding him via the bottle cap. these people have no idea what they're doing, but there's nothing else that they can do but help themselves. by the time the government gets there, if ever, that kid will have died of hypothermia. I heard there are many who did.

so any help is much appreciated. if your tax money has gone to disaster relief, know that it's being put to good use. pardon for the stock phrase, but it's encouraging to see better parts of humanity come out at times like these.

[dernarrleid]

❝ my way is the only way and you know it.❞ ( yet again i apologise in advance to nina )

you (season 4) starters | always accepting!

In what ways can the mind reject one’s soul? Especially when the soul completely overrides the neutral functions of the mind and body, rendering it to a shell full of cracks and holes that may never be filled. When the soul doesn’t understand this supposed kindness and love, seeing the mangled exterior as an opportunity for mending in its own image. Can one truly reject this force of an emotion? Often times Nina tries in vain, merely enabling issues like swimming in the middle of a whirlpool without proper motor skills, flailing helpless until she surfaces violently. Her heart encapsulates itself in a box of fire, lungs filling to the brim, muscles clenching all with the fear of another's existence in that swirling water. She waits patiently through the aches since lack of resistance makes it easier for the cause of such phenomena to pluck her from misery. Only to fall right back into a much deeper current.

She runs her nails over the metal in her purse. The blade of her newly delivered self defense strategy warmed by it's encloser. Her other hand grips the handles of her bag, standing in wait. Nina doesn't dare trust the empty space between them or behind, training her focus to pinpoint directedly in front where the monster lie in wait. There wasn't much else she could do when regarding her brother's penchant for readily available aid in his attempts to reunited them. It had gone stale eventually, dubbing the letters and subtle nods in broad daylight his knew approach to forming a relationship she doesn't wholly consent to. On some level there was understanding, possibly longing for the two to come to an agreement on safe boundaries that involved their love and well being for each other, allowing them both to blossom in their own right. Recently, Nina began to dread her formative years.

We were kids then, unfortunately. It was way too late.

"Do you know what I felt the day my final parents were murdered?" Nina spits in a low voice. She didn't want the commotion to extend further out into the neighbor knowing very well how he may react to an audience. Or rather, how lacking they would be in the coming days after. There's no telling he may be able to conceptualize grief and the loss of loved ones, yet she grew tired of discerning whether his knowledge of empathy came from his cognition or hers. Stolen. "I can't trust you enough to tell... I don't want you taking them from me this time." She takes a step back, pressing her lips in a thin line. She grips the handle of the knife momentarily, but lets go upon summoning the strength to walk forward.

Footfalls are accompanied by an echo rather loudly in the night. The face she'd seen only in mirrors and recently a photograph she keeps close shown under the streetlights on the pavement of her emptied home. Not that he would have to know about the picture, assuming he didn't already. She wonders what kind of expression he sees that makes him smile so much. Strange how inconceivable his ideas for the world are, shrouded in sordid nihilism while hers mirrored the opposite. The only explanation to why she sees him and doesn't have the urge to end his life, thus both of their suffering. This can't be a hopeful occasion if she feels a wetness on her cheeks pooling just below her chin.

"I know whatever you want is bound to happen in some form or another. You're really touched by some devil, but I'm not going to let your poison spread to those undeserving." Nina says sharply. "And if your way is spreading your lackies through Germany on sprees, you may have succeeded but I will not participate."

[nageltrailerrepair]

🚐💼📏 RV Storage Unit Size Guide: Finding the Perfect Fit for Your Travel Companion! 🏞️📐🔍

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Finding the perfect storage unit for your beloved RV doesn't have to be daunting. Armed with this guide, you'll be able to make an informed decision and embark on your adventures worry-free! 🌟 So go ahead, explore the world, and let your RV roam free! 🌎🚐✨

[coolscreens]

Enjoying the Outdoors with an Enclosed Front Porch: Creating a Versatile and Cozy Space

When it comes to enjoying the outdoors, we often think of sprawling gardens or expansive backyards. However, sometimes you only need a little space to reconnect with nature and create your personal haven.

An enclosed front porch offers a versatile and cozy area that allows you to experience the beauty of the outdoors while providing protection and comfort. This extends your living space and brings porch screens into focus for a fantastic living experience you and your guests will enjoy.

Reconnect with the Outdoors

In today's fast-paced world, finding moments to connect with nature can be challenging. However, an enclosed front porch offers an ideal solution. By enclosing your porch with screens, you create a barrier against insects and the elements, allowing you to enjoy the outdoors in peace. Whether sipping your morning coffee, reading a book, or simply observing nature's beauty, a screened porch provides a tranquil space to unwind and reconnect with the world outside your door.

Cool Down in the Summer Months

When summer brings sweltering temperatures, your porch becomes crucial to escaping the scorching heat. An enclosed front porch equipped with porch screens allows you to luxuriate in the soothing caress of a cool breeze while shielding you from the sun's harsh glare.

These screens act as a protective barrier, allowing you to unwind without concerns of sunburn or oppressive heat. Imagine the sheer bliss of lounging around after a hard day's work, savoring a revitalizing beverage, hosting delightful gatherings, or sharing precious moments with your closest friends—all while remaining in a state of simple relaxation.

Offer Indoor Pets Fresh Air and Play Spaces

Our furry friends deserve to enjoy the outdoors as much as we do. An enclosed front porch with porch screens provides a safe and controlled environment for your indoor pets to experience the outdoors. They can bask in the sunlight, feel the gentle breeze, and watch the world go by without risking them wandering off or encountering potential dangers. An enclosed porch can also serve as a designated play area, allowing your pets to engage in physical activities and play games while remaining protected and supervised.

Lower Energy Costs

An enclosed front porch can contribute to lowering your energy costs in several ways. By providing an additional layer of insulation, porch screens help regulate the temperature inside your home, reducing the need for excessive air conditioning or heating. During pleasant weather, you can open the windows and let the natural breeze flow through the screens, eliminating the need for energy-consuming cooling systems. This helps the environment and results in significant savings on your utility bills.

Fresh Air Boosts Your Health Breathing in fresh air has a significant impact on our well-being. It revitalizes us, improves our mood, and enhances our overall health. Spending time on an enclosed front porch with porch screens allows you to reap the benefits of fresh air, often without exposing yourself to harmful pollutants.

Plenty of research suggests that routine exposure to fresh air can increase energy levels, lower heart rate, reduce stress, and improve cognitive function. With a cozy and comfortable porch, you can easily incorporate this health-boosting habit into your daily routine.

Ready to Learn More?

Creating an enclosed front porch with porch screens offers many benefits that enhance your quality of life. It provides a serene space to reconnect with nature, a fantastic retreat during hot summer days, and a haven for indoor pets. It also helps lower your energy costs and promotes your overall health and well-being by allowing you to breathe fresh air. So, whether you're looking to unwind, entertain, or enjoy the beauty of the outdoors, an enclosed front porch with porch screens is the perfect addition to your home. Embrace versatility, coziness, and outdoor connection by talking with our team at CoolScreens today. We help families around Georgia experience a great outdoor environment without the bugs or rain.

[omegapheromone]

So the thing is that you're probably blind to your own scent. This is super duper common with humans, because our noses more or less adapt and get used to our own scent- you apply perfume, and it smells good, and then 20 minutes later you can't really even smell it unless you really sniff yourself. An hour or more later, you don't even notice.

However, I can absolutely PROMISE you it's there. It's there and everyone else can smell it. Especially if you keep reapplying a few times a day or so. And I can also promise you that your scent sticks to your things even without you doing anything at all.

How do I know? Migraines, baby. I'm hypersensitive so I may notice it more easily- but most people, especially those who use any sort of scents, have a really, really strong scent. Like, not just "smells good", but "it literally makes me nauseous and triggers migraines" strong. Also because I have friends who use literally zero scented products and things still smell like "them"- especially their home and personal items like clothes. They're NOT going around spraying their perfumes or lotions or anything on their clothes- their scent just sticks because they're using them, and that's absolutely, completely normal.

In fact, your shirts probably smell really obviously of you (both the scented products you use, AND your natural scent, not BO but like. An actual neutral "skin scent". All humans have that), you just can't tell because your nose gets used to the scent you are constantly emitting and/or surrounded by.

Of course, that probably doesn't help with your perception of the problem: you feel like things aren't smelling like you because you can't smell it most of the time.

How I scent my nest is literally just me doing my skincare routine in bed right before I go to sleep. Most of my scent comes from a combination of scented lotions and a roll-on perfume, and as such, if I apply them right before I disappear under the pile of pillows and blankets, the warmth of my body and the blankets and soft materials are naturally going to amplify my scent: actually, a big part of WHY you can't smell your own perfumes well is because during the day, as your body warmth naturally warms the scented product/perfume up, it sort of "melts" into just being a part of what you perceive as "no scent" but is actually your own natural scent that you're just very used to. (After all, if prehistoric humans could only smell their own body odor, how could they have smelled which foods have gone bad, what water seems clean enough to drink, and so on? Humans are naturally adapted to NOT really smell ourselves very strongly because it's a part of survival, even if our sense of smell never was a huge part of surviving in the wild)

Anyway, the effect is lessened when you're in a more enclosed area, i.e. mostly under a blanket, because the scent doesn't disperse as much. think of it as like... your own personal cloud of scent that moves with you when you walk around. In the open air, it disperses a lot more and becomes even weaker to your own nose, indoors it's a bit easier to notice, and the smaller the space you are in (and the fresher the application of the scent), the stronger it will smell.

Also, rubbing your face on things won't spread the scent any more onto things than just being near them or wearing them. We don't have the glands that cats have for marking things with their scent. If you really want something to get your smell, keep it against your bare skin, preferably any region you'd normally cover with a t-shirt and shorts- because those are the warmest spots of your body that also tend to have the strongest scent- and keep it there for a long time. I'm talking hours. Sleep with it there. If you want your clothes to smell like you, wear them. That's honestly as simple as it is. Apply perfume to where your body is the warmest, to get the strongest scent, and keep the things you want to scent near those regions for extended amounts of time. Yes, your nest already smells like you, you just don't smell it clearly, so reapply perfume etc on yourself before you sleep.

That graphic should show the best points for applying perfume for generic use, but if you want, you can also apply some on your inner thighs right where your legs connect to your pelvic region, because that whole region is one of the warmest spots in the human body. Armpits are another good choice if you know you're not going to just sweat it off immediately (i.e. when you're going to bed since you're probably not going to be sweating unless it's unbearably hot where you live)- just be aware that armpits and the pelvic/pubic region have sensitive skin so you might end up with an allergic reaction if you tend to react poorly to chemicals in products.

Here's some more graphics, courtesy of google images, to give a better idea of what I mean:

Especially important in these: they specify you should select one or two spots ONLY, and it's absolutely correct. You most likely have no idea how strong your own scent is, and even if your friends might be used to it, it could genuinely be disturbing other people around you.

And lastly, I feel it's super important to add this for the sake of absolutely everyone ever:

for the love of GOD, I am BEGGING every single member of the miscecanis community to NOT ABUSE SCENTED PRODUCTS.

I Know it's weird when you feel like you can't smell your own scent, I Know it's very affirming when you reapply it and it's much stronger, but have you ever met a sweaty teenager who thinks axe deodorant/body spray is the equivalent of a shower? and has used what seems like ten cans of each? I promise you that overapplying any perfume/scent/cologne/essential oil/etc has the EXACT SAME EFFECT. You want your scent to linger and be there, but subtle, not assault the living daylights out of migraine-prone people's nostrils. Strong smells are one of the biggest migraine triggers for most people who suffer of them, and there are a LOT of people who are hypersensitive in other ways (asthma attacks can be caused by strong smells just as an example...) so please, please, PLEASE, misce folks,

USE, NOT ABUSE.

Or if you absolutely MUST apply a ridiculous amount of a scented product for your own feelings of affirmation, do it when you're not going outside in public before you have a shower.

Also just to clarify, this is a super important psa that I don't see talked about much in the misce community, and me adding it to this post specifically isn't like a personal thing or anything! I'm just migraine prone and usually, the people who trigger it the most are those who really don't know how strong their own scent is because they can't smell it unless they douse themselves in it- so I felt it was a necessary addition for everyone in the misce community.

ok miscecanis community pls help

how the heck do i scent stuff. i tend to wear perfume when i go out of the house (skylar vanilla sky) but it’s a rollerball. i do tend to rub my face on soft things in my room but i mean like scenting to make nice smells stay. i also occasionally steal best friend’s clothes to put in my nest because they smell like her but i have no idea how she did that. how do i make my nest smell nice ;-;

[u-build-it]

Protective Shield Above Your Head With The Insulated Roofing Panels

Insulated Roof Panels are frequently used in commercial buildings to lower energy usage. This roofing option is popular not only because it is energy efficient but also because it looks good.

Insulated Aluminum Panels aren't just for commercial use; they may also be used by homeowners to create an energy-efficient roof. Your utility costs can be reduced by using Aluminum Roofing Panels, but they also have additional benefits.

Why should you consider Insulated Aluminum Roof Panels?

Super Flexibility

Aluminum Roof Panels are praised for the versatility in design they offer. They come in a variety of colors, finishes, and unique modular widths. You may choose a design that matches the design or aesthetic of your home thanks to the huge variety of options available.

Increased R-value

These Insulated Roof Panels have the advantage of offering superior insulation than conventional roofing options. Even in thinner assemblies, the panels provide a high R-value. For other protective coatings, such as fiberglass, to reach the same level of insulation as Insulated Aluminum Roof Panels, they must be twice as thick.

There are several different thicknesses and R-values for insulated metal panels. Your insulation specialist will choose a thickness that corresponds to the level of energy efficiency that your home needs.

Simple Installation

Unlike other insulation techniques, installing insulated roofing panels is less complicated. The panels' dimensions can be customized to meet your demands, giving you the choice of vertical installation.

This implies that any area of your house, including your patio or carport, can have insulated roof panels installed. For enclosed rooms that are attached, insulation is essential. Shared walls allow for the passage of heat. You run the danger of losing energy via those rooms if the room on the other end of the wall isn't properly insulated.

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[professionalforlightinginstallat]

Things to Consider When Installing Lighting

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[watatsumiis]

Hmm in need of some comfort today so just cherrypicking some of my faves to write this scenario of 'how they'd react to a reader who has gone nonverbal and is avoiding contact due to stress/sensory overload'

I'm not sure if it's much of a mood others can relate to but here goes!

Content: gender neutral reader (heavily implied to be neurodivergent in some way), platonic fluff, general mentions of stress and sensory overload type deals (but pretty vague), some characters can be kind of dismissive/confused at first (Dottore, Itto, Pantalone, Yae Miko) but mostly positive and supportive.

Be warned that the descriptions of being nonverbal and coping with sensory overload will be based heavily on my own personal experiences and coping mechanisms, so they will likely not match perfectly up with what others have been through.

Characters: Ayato, Capitano, Dottore, Itto, Pantalone, Pierro, Yae Miko, Zhongli.

Ayato gets it. He may not know exactly what you're experiencing, but he understands and empathises (especially since Ayaka often struggles with similar issues). He tends to be pretty swamped at any given time so it may take him a bit to realise what's going on or notice how you're feeling, but once he does, he's immediately ready to do anything to help look after you - he's very observant to all of your signals and catches on really quickly to what you want, even if you're not entirely sure about it yourself. He's kind and patient and won't touch you without express permission first - he leads you off somewhere quiet for you to decompress, shooing others away so that you can sit in peace for a while until you're feeling ready to face the world again. It's okay if you need more time, too, he'll send Thoma up every now and then to bring you snacks and drinks they know you like and a reminder that you're allowed to take all the alone time you need.

Capitano relates, heavily. He often finds himself struggling with words and socialising too, and so picks up on your stress signals almost immediately (sometimes before you even realise you're teetering on the edge of an episode). He'll just stand silently by you, shielding you from others with his broad frame and intimidating demeanour. Often, his presence is enough to scare others off and give you some space to breathe, but sometimes that just isn't enough, and he might twitch his fingers and tilt his head in that silent gesture that means you should follow him. Any time Capitano spends an extended period of time somewhere, he finds himself mapping out 'safe spots' for him to hide - for him, they're usually small, enclosed, dark places such as closets or service hallways. If you're the kind of person who needs to be outdoors, he also knows where all the nearest exits are and will lead you directly out, standing a few paces away with his arms crossed over his chest, back to you as he stands guard to make sure you're not disturbed.

Dottore... Doesn't understand. He wants to, but less in an empathetic way and more in a researching kind of way. You'll feel his eyes on you, observing you and taking in every little detail, which just makes you more stressed, but eventually he'll set a hand on the small of your back (though will pull away if you shy away from him) to lead you out and to somewhere quiet - at first you think he's being considerate but in reality he just wants to observe you for a bit, record what you do to calm yourself down. The moment you're able to get your words in order again, he's asking questions - what led to this, how your mental state was, what you usually do to cope, so on. It's a little invasive, clinical and weird (and he almost definitely has a folder dedicated to you that he's writing this all down in), but as time goes on, you slowly realise that he's actually actively working to try and prevent you from getting so stressed you become like that again. He's kind of sneaky about it but there's no question that it's him who is pulling the strings, subtly taking work away from you and steering away those who might seek to bother you. It's kind of sweet, really.

Itto struggles to get why you're like this, it's not something he's ever experienced in his life - he's constantly on the move, a high sensory seeker who is noisy and all over the place, but he'll do his very best to understand you and make sure your needs are met, even if he doesn't get them at all. He may still talk to you and ask you questions, then really quickly apologise and get all flustered. He has no idea what he's doing and it shows, but he has good intentions. He'll announce that you're feeling "super duper not-good" to anyone who so much as glances in your direction, and that you are "in dire need of some time to chill and unwind, so all you bozos better stay back!" (that last part is more directed towards his gang - he knows they can be a lot sometimes, yet he somehow seems oblivious to the fact that he can be exactly the same way). If you seem like you're genuinely upset or stressed out for too long, he'll try a wide variety of things in his attempts to make you smile or laugh - each idea gets more and more ridiculous, from bringing you silly looking beetles to trying (and failing) to do cartwheels, to once even nearly getting arrested because he decided to do a (rather insulting, but faithful) impression of the Yashiro Commissioner.

Pantalone really struggles to wrap his head around it all, he just can't seem to comprehend the idea that some people can't just keep all their stress tucked down inside until an appropriate time arrives that they can let it all out and break down. He's almost dismissive at first, but as he grows to know you better he becomes a lot kinder and more helpful surrounding it all (though he can still occasionally say or do something that comes off kind of unkind, he struggles with empathy). He'll let you hide out in his office until you feel better, and if he's in a particularly generous mood he might give you little gifts of things that he feels will cheer you up. While he can be a little impatient, eventually he seems to adjust to the idea that not everyone can be 'perfectly composed' on the outside like he is. He'll help you come up with excuses for why you might have to leave quickly, and will absolutely lie to people on your behalf.

Pierro, while not really fully comprehending, is pretty accepting (mostly because it's you), and will do what he can to make you feel comfortable and happy - he'll make excuses to others as to why you can't do certain things and make sure not to do anything that might upset you even more. He has a little bit of experience (thanks to Capitano), but treats you pretty much the exact same as he would Cap, giving you plenty of space and making sure everything is quiet and you have somewhere to retreat if you need. Nobody questions him due to his status, so if he's giving you preferential treatment, you'd better enjoy it, because he doesn't just hand that out to anyone. His presence in itself is pretty calming too, he has a kind of calm, in-control vibe no matter what.

Yae Miko flip-flops back and forth between being super nice and a little bit teasing about it (in a very lighthearted way, but it can still be a little stressful). Of course, if you appeal directly to her for support, she'll provide it, but there's a chance she may expect something in return eventually. Despite that, she's more than happy to pull some strings to make sure you're happy and taken care of. You'll get somewhere quiet to sit, something yummy to eat, and if you're lucky, you might be graced with her presence as she sits beside you to do some papers and keep an eye on you to make sure you're looking after yourself and there's nothing else actively stressing you.

Zhongli probably has a few tricks up his sleeve when it comes to calming others down - he has breathing exercises for you to try and will happily walk you through them, and will encourage you to do some things to ground yourself (like identifying and pointing out different things you can see/hear/smell, etc.). He's very proactive when it comes to this sort of thing, and doesn't want to leave you alone because he frets. If you need, he'll find you somewhere quiet to just exist for a bit (though he'll still sit nearby). He checks in a lot and worries about you, because he hates to see those he cares about feeling stressed out - it stresses him out too. Once he's sure you're okay with it, he'll wrap you up in the biggest, most soothing hug, applying perfect amounts of pressure as he rests his chin on you and rubs your back.

Please don't repost, steal, copy or otherwise plagarise my writing! This includes posting translations to other sites.

[nonhumanresources]

"What the hell, Sula?!" Laney hissed into her phone. She was uncomfortably wedged between a set of lockers and a fume hood that created a sort of closet space due to the odd angle of the walls, practically growling at her phone. Actually, she might literally be growling. It was hard to tell. Normally, this space wouldn't be so crowded, but a lashing tail poked out from her rear, taking up her standing room.

"Listen, I told you, they said the fix was permanent! I—" Sula cuts off, and a series of tinny barks make Laney wince, holding the phone away from her ear. They're answered by a plaintive howl, and Sula speaks up again as if nothing had happened. "Look, we'll try to figure out how to help from our end, but your lab was what made you a dragon in the first place. Maybe someone's been messing with that solution you drank and didn't wash out a beaker or something?"

"Sula, this isn't gen chem! This lab has some of the tightest security and highest cleanliness requirements across the country! No one just leaves beakers sitting around!" She sighed, rubbing the bridge of her nose. "Except... half my coworkers. God, this place sucks."

"Look, see if you can get out early or something. Use your Evil Minion PTO and I can be there in like half an hour, I just need to run home from the ship," Sula suggests, a calming note in her voice. She'd gotten a lot better at that tone, recently. Probably from all the time she spends around dogs...

"I used up most of my PTO the LAST time I turned into a dragon!" Laney gripes, poking her head out from the enclosed space. Across the room, her two coworkers waved, one quirking an eyebrow up at her. She gave them a weak grin and slid back in. "And I told you, I'm not an evil minion. Look, I need to go or people are gonna start asking questions."

Of course this had to happen at work. Last time she'd at least had the privacy of her own home; if she got caught with a bigass tail in the middle of the lab, she had no doubt the execs would be taking her to the lower levels for an extended stay, and that was not something she wanted to risk.

On the other end of the phone, Sula grunted. "Fine, fine, just... don't take off your labcoat. Try wrapping your tail around your thigh instead of letting it swing around. And keep your back straight, if you're slouching it'll push out the back and be more noticeable."

Laney swept back her labcoat, grappling with the tail with one hand. The blue scales glinted, reflecting the light from her phone screen. Despite the metallic look, they were soft and warm under her hand. It made her shudder. Last time she'd gone dragon all at once; this time, she was able to actually compare it to her regular body, and the sensations made her head ache from trying to adapt to the new appendage. "Why do you know so much about hiding tails?"

"Experience!"

"Ah. Right." Laney made a face as she tried to figure out how to flex her tail muscles and get it to stay in place. "I'll do my best to get out of here, but I might be out of luck."

"Got it. I'll be a street over in... let's say forty five minutes. Hopefully with a mobile solution, if the ship wants to cooperate. Can you manage that?" Sula asked.

"I'll do my best. Bye."

"See ya." Laney heard a cacophony of barks erupt a moment after Sula's farewell, and then the line went dead. She stuffed the phone back into a pocket and wrangled the tail into a more comfortable position around a leg, wishing she could just tie it off or something.

Laney was in for yet another long day.

Thinking about Laney again

[autocrats-in-love]

Part 4 of "What the Years Do" please

🌺🌺🌺 (Don't worry they aren't poisoned)

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

The hero blinked. They were lying down. The area around them was illuminated by a small window directly above them into the enclosed space. The hero felt gentle bumping as the car they were in moved along the road.

The hero tried to move. Their hands and feet were bound behind them. The best they could manage was a small wiggle. They bumped into another figure, also bound. They were still unconscious. The villain.

"Hey." The hero kicked the villain in the shin.

Nothing. The hero focused on the space in front of the villain's eyes. They had been experimenting, to move past what the academy had said was possible. Being that powers of theirs could only be used if you stretched out a hand or foot over or in front of the place where you want the light to be conjured. Impossible to do otherwise.

The hero heard a story about a warrior who lost all four of those appendages in a battle a few hundred years ago. He cried because he thought he could no longer do magic. He didn't talk to anyone for 20 days or something, and when his brother came in to check on him, the warrior sent him away by blinding him with a blast of light. Only a story, but the hero found some truth in it. Extending their arm always seemed like a crutch.

Maybe it was because the hero hadn't been born with their powers, but rather cursed, or because the academy didn't know much about photokinesis, but when they focused on the spot in front of the villain, an aggressive spark of light emerged from the area. It immediately flew at the villain, immersing their face in glaring brightness. They gasped and shot up, hitting their head on the roof of the trunk.

"What is wrong with you. . .coward. . ." the mumbled, rubbing their skull.

"Hey, where are we? What did you do?" The hero snapped.

"Woah, calm down." The villain said, wiggling closer to the hero.

"You got me kidnapped." The hero replied.

The villain sighed. "Yeah. Sorry."

That brought flashbacks. The villain apologizing for getting them in trouble. Occasionally vice versa.

"So. . .what did you do?"

"They found out."

The hero raised their eyebrows. "You mean. . ."

"They know I'm not a hero."

When the hero first found out about the villain's choice, they were furious.

"You want to be a criminal?" The hero exclaimed, pacing around the room.

The villain put their hands in their jacket pockets.

"Thought you should know. I'm not changing my mind."

The villain didn't bother telling anyone anything. They were serious.

"I would make a better villain than you." The hero marched back and forth, wringing their hands.

"You would. You never get caught. Except for that one time you got cursed with powers, but I don't see you complaining about that."

The hero continued to have a crisis inside their door. They had yet to let the villain in the apartment.

"Wait. . .where are you going? To be a bad guy or whatever?"

"About that." The villain scratched that phantom itch on their neck. "I can't leave. I have to stay to get what I need to be done."

"No." The hero clapped a hand over their mouth.

They couldn't help it. The tears spilled over. So did the sobs and sniffling. They hung their head, crying.

"It'll be an honour to fight you." The villain stated in a monotone voice.

They turned around, leaving the hero shaking with cries at their open door.

"How did they find out?" The hero asked in a low voice.

"Josie asked about the lack of arrest numbers I had been sending in over the last three years. I acted innocent and stuff, but she didn't seem to believe me. Turns out she had found out I had arrested no one and she was just checking to see if I had an excuse." The villain explained.

The villain then laughed. "Funny, I always thought when I went down, it would be because you ratted me out."

"You're kidding." The hero said.

"You took my conversion. . .well, you know. I worried you would go straight to Josie."

"I would never willingly go to Josie." The hero protested. "And you think I want you to suffer the consequences?"

It was one of the rules of the school. You should become a hero when you graduated. Being a regular civilian was frowned upon, but not banned. But being a villain was completely out of the question.

"If the academy finds out you've become a villain after graduation, they have the legal right to terminate you if you become a villain." Said the history teacher one time, in a lesson focusing on the academy. "It's only assurance you don't use your gifts for bad purposes. The academy wouldn't just kill you if you shoplifted, though, so none of you have to worry."

The villain had done worse than shoplifting. Grand larceny, abduction, assault and battery. They were gone.

"You'll probably be interrogated, and I know you didn't want anything to do with this or to have to deal with Josie again, so I tried to warn you."

"Mhm." The hero wasn't listening.

The villain squinted at the hero in the pale light. The hero was looking at something, focused in the distance.

"What are you doing?"

"Trying to make a light with my hands hot enough to melt the scotch tape binding my hands behind my back. You're next."

The villain felt a grin tug at their mouth. "You're helping me?"

"Obviously. You're. . ."

The hero stopped as their vacant gaze landed on the villain. Their eyes met, and the hero couldn't help looking at the villain's face. Their cute little nose, their smiling pink lips, the freckles spotting their cheeks. The way they tilted their head in confusion.

". . .my best friend. I'm not giving up on you."

The car stopped roughly. The hero crashed forward into the villain.

"As much as I appreciate that," The villain said, spitting out strands of the hero's hair that crowded their face. "I think it's a bit too late."

Part 5