#im firing my brain's dream production team

[urcadelimabean]

I had a dream that John Boyega was my boyfriend and not from a not just Nigerian but also a Black Czechoslovakian immigrant family (why lol) and we were ~daaaating~ except then *I* committed a minor driving infraction (go me) and was pulled over by cops who tried to trump up charges to get John sent to jail for three years because of some name inconsistency on his papers where he had either Nigerian or Czech family names. Horrible shit. Racism is affecting the life of my fictional husband-to-be and our unborn fictional interracial child. (I uh, don't even want to have kids which makes the dream stranger. Haven't had a dream about John Boyega in.....years? Still think he's super hot but like can I have a thirst dream about the sex and romance instead of an ominous one about systemic violence? No?)

[shyvioletcat]

Christmas prompt! Christmas party for the firefighters, and Rowan invites Aelin

Hell I don’t even know if this counts as a Christmas prompt but I hope you all enjoy it. I’ve also got to give @tangledraysofsunshine a massive shout out for the direction this drabble took.

Masterlist

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Aelin was hunched over her desk when her phone rang. She’d stayed back at school to try and get the last of her reports done and her classroom was the most productive place for her. Away the distractions of home. Mainly from her very hot and extremely distracting boyfriend, who was now calling her.

Aelin stretched out her arms above her head before answering, “Hey sexy.”

“Hello,” Rowan said. “I have a question.”

“Hmm?” Aelin hummed.

“Would you like to come to my Christmas party?” Rowan asked. “They’re going all out this year. You’ll have to dress up nice.”

This was their first Christmas together, they’d only been together a few months but Aelin loved a good, free party. She let out a heavy sigh. “I hate dressing up.”

“Liar.”

Aelin let out a breathy laugh. “You know me too well. Fine. I guess you’ve convinced me.”

“Great,” Rowan said. “Will you be home soon?”

Aelin checked her watch. 6pm. She should really be leaving.

“Yeah, I’ll pack up and leave,” Aelin said as she closed her laptop.

“Wonderful. I’ll have dinner ready for you. Bye,” Rowan said.

“See you soon.” Then Aelin hung up.

~~~~~

Aelin zipped up the back of her dress and looked at herself in her full length mirror and smiled. The red gown draped off her shoulders, with a sweetheart neckline and split that stopped mid thigh. Her lipstick was the perfect shade to made her dress and her eyelids were a golden bronze, accentuated with winged eyeliner. Aelin looked devastating and she knew it. She tapped her phone to check the time. Perfect. Rowan would be here any minute.

As if summoned by her thoughts there was a knock on her door and she gathered up purse for the evening and grabbed her coat. She had expected Rowan to already be in her apartment but he was nowhere to be found. Maybe it hadn’t been him. Aelin opened the door, not quite knowing what to expect.

What she saw stopped her in her tracks.

Her boyfriend stood there suited up. Literally. He wore a black suit that fit him like a dream, complete with a white shirt and deep green tie. Aelin couldn’t help but drink him in, he was too handsome for his own good.

“Wow, you scrub up good,” Aelin said as Rowan lent on the door frame.

“You don’t look too bad yourself.” Rowan’s eyes now travelled over her body as he took a step closer and grabbed her hand, then pressed a soft kiss to Aelin’s knuckles.

“Such a gentleman tonight, waiting at my door, hand kisses, the suit,” Aelin mused.

Rowan smirked. “Just you wait.”

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Rowan hadn’t been lying when he said the fire department had gone all out for the Christmas party. They had hired out a function room at one of the swankiest restaurants in town and everyone was dressed in their finest. Aelin was a little disappointed to see she was the only plus one from all of Rowan’s team but she had a good evening laughing and talking with the boys.

Dinner was superb and Aelin kept thinking about it as the speeches went on a little longer than they needed to. Rowan’s hand on her exposed knee also supplied ample distraction as he traced idle patterns there. Aelin was pleasantly surprised when Lorcan got up and said about four sentences and sat down. She clapped loudly, then scowl he gave her as he sat down was only halfhearted and Aelin felt like she had just witnessed a Christmas miracle.

Once the speeches were done music began to play and people started to fill the dance floor. She didn’t even need to ask before Rowan was leading her from her chair to dance. She smiled at him and he smiled at her and she threw her arms around his neck and let him lead her in the dance. She laughed as Rowan spun her, head tilted back as she came back into his arms. In a very ungentlemanly like move Rowan took advantage of her exposed neck and kissed it. That had Aelin’s eyes snapping to his but he only smiled as they kept dancing.

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Aelin didn’t know how long they danced, but long enough that the she was glad of her short sleeves. Most of the team had ended up on the dance floor with them, and Aelin laughed and spun and danced between them. At one point Rowan disappeared and loathe to be away from his company Aelin went in search of him.

She spotted his silver head of hair at the bar, talking to Lorcan. She weaved through a couple of bodies to get to him, his back to her.

When she was a few feet away from him Rowan turned, once again Aelin stopped in her tracks. He must have been feeling the heat as well. He had rolled up the sleeves of his dress shirt to his elbows and undone the first few buttons at his neck, with his tie pulled loose. He was dishevelled perfection.

Suddenly Aelin was just a little too hot and she couldn’t help the flush that was no doubt creeping up her chest to her face as Rowan crosses the distance between them, slipping his broad hand around to the small of her back.

“A bit warm?” Rowan asked.

Aelin only nodded. Her stupid brain seemed to forget how to use stupid words.

Rowan only gave her a knowing smile.

“Let’s get some air then,” Rowan said and pressed a lingering kiss to her too warm cheek.

Rowan led the way to a glass door, which Aelin found out led to a balcony that overlooked the rest of the street. The street was lit up with Christmas lights, everything radiating a cheerful glow. But that’s not what Aelin was looking at.

She couldn’t take her eyes off Rowan.

“See something you like, Aelin?”

That line had become their game, what they said to each other when they knew the other was holding on by a tread. Aelin didn’t bother to answer. She just kissed him. Hard.

Rowan responded in kind and Aelin let him back her up against the wall. It was freezing but the blazing warmth of Rowan in front of her was enough. His hand wandered down her side to her thigh and she complied when Rowan pulled up her knee to rest on his hip. The cold winter night air bit at her exposed skin, but Rowan’s own bite to Aelin’s neck had her forgetting everything but where he touched her. She felt his fingers drift over her knee and up her thigh, beneath the fabric of her dress.

“That is not,” then Aelin gasped and his fingers drifted higher still. “That is definitely not very gentlemanly like.”

Rowan chuckled against her neck.

“As much as I’m enjoying this,” Rowan pressed two kisses up Aelin’s neck. “I think you’re about to catch frostbite.”

Rowan nipped at her pink cold nose Aelin swatted him away.

“Why don’t we go warm up? At home?” Rowan suggested.

Aelin gave him a sultry smile. “Sounds perfect.”

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[orchiideous-blog]

❝ oh, look it’s niamh finnigan-thomas, a sixteen year old half-blood witch attending hogwarts. she is a sixth year gryffindor student. their friends would say they are fiesty + independent but can also be impulsive + stubborn. they are known around the castle as the firecracker. some swear they look like simay barlas but they would disagree. ❞

    it’s ya girl britt back again with intro number two for my my trash, but slightly more lovable spazzy babe niamh ! once again, you can add me on discord on britt.#6471 or hit me up in ims and i will love you down, but her info is below the cut. 

okay so this is my trash child niamh

she was born to a muggle bother in ireland, the product of a fling between an engaged wizard visiting from america over the summer. her mother was only seventeen at the time and quickly grew very attached to dominic, who was older than her. when she told him she was pregnant, he left her and returned to america, leaving her mother, aiyla, devastated. 

despite wishing to keep niamh, her being a piece of the not so wonderful summer love she could hold onto, aileen was severely injured in child birth and would soon die from the traumatic birth, leaving niamh orphaned.

news of her death reached dominic in america and he had niamh transferred to a wizarding orphanage, though he would never lie eyes on his daughter.

however, it was in this orphanage were she would get adopted, just before her first birthday and thus found a new life with seamus and dean finnigan-thomas.

niamh loves her dads more than anything in the world. they are her sun and her stars and she is forever grateful for the life they gave her and bringing her up in such a beautiful and loving environment. 

they are huge influences on her activism and one of the reason why she is so unafraid to speak her mind. will throw hands to anybody who insults them or insults her friends. probably threw toy trucks and people that looked at her dads weird in kindergarten 

has the same type of love with her friends, would throw hands in 0.2 seconds

niamh was a very full on child, constantly full of energy and having a dramatic flair from a young age. though dean and seamus had intended to adopt again, they had found this child to have their work cut out for them, and they were not the richest family, living in a small cottage on the outskirts of the city.

they did however, periodically foster children in need, these some of the best times of niamh’s life as she was always a social child and had wished for a big family like she had seen growing up beside the longbottoms and the potters. i have a wanted connection up for this and i would adore for someone to take it up ! niamh would have been very attached to those siblings and no matter where they ended up, would still consider them as part of her family.

though, knowing the story of her adoption and the comings and goings of foster children left her with some bad attachment issues. she keeps her social circle as large as possible and is terrified of growing too close to someone, afraid that they will only leave her hurt, as so many did in the past. 

though she is a tough flower and doesn’t like to show off her weaknesses to many. 

she was a very spazzy child and had a very short attention span as a child, especially when beginning hogwarts. she used to always wear her hair in a braid she did herself and had to get her friends to teach her about make up 

now, she hasn’t changed all the much, physcially maturer and somewhat emotionally, but she is still just as lively and fiesty as she was as a child

she is very sporty, into running why bitch and into quidditch, a beater for the gryffindor team. 

she is not the most responsible however, always getting into trouble for something and has a very do now, think later sort of attitude.

dare her to something? she will do it. probably how she dies tbh

rules ? sorry she doesnt know them

loves a good party

generally just a very sociable person, she loved meeting other people and just being in the midst of everything. 

her one true passion besides sports would be astronomy, you can always find her out looking at the stars if she’s feeling low and wanted to be an astronaunt until the age of 7 until she found out what it required and decided it was too much work

she is at the same time very emotional while not emotional at all, she has many emotions that she suppresses to they tend to come out in weird bursts. 

she’s the type of person you’d go to if you needed cheering up, not really the type of person you’d want to ask advice on things however. though if you did she would really try and do her best to give u good advice ok even if it wasnt

a big figiter

liberal views

wants to get lots of tattoos of smiley faces made from her freckles

very comfortable with herself, probably consider becoming a nudist at some point ngl

loves pasta, you’ve never met a bigger otp than niamh and pasta

very into the flower child, 70s, hippie, disco whole vibe. wears lots of flare pants and loves the beegees and earth wind and fire. she collects records and will obnoxiously play them all the time.

also very into 90s and 2000s pop music, rihanna is her icon and she probably dreamed of being part of destiny’s child at some point. jealous that her dads got to grow up in that era

a big Meme tbh, the kind of person that would send u vines at 3am

also one of those people who has random bruises everywhere but no idea how he got them.

holy shit this is long imma stop but??? please love my spazzy child and she will love you back okay !!

i do have some wanted connections up for her, but i am totally game just to brain storm and would love all the plots so give this post a like and i will come and ask for plots !!!

[thegreenhorseman]

In the past 365 days a lot of blood sweat and tears have been shed.  We have officially been in our home for a year.  Since moving in you have come along with me on my journey to bring Blade home.  The work began in January; a warm spell allowed Zac and I to go outside and work in the yard.  Trees were prunes, the stream was raked, and we got to know our property.  This helped up lay our the ideas and plans for the busy year to come.  Zac and I spent time walking the property to get a solid plan.

  February blew in more winter.  The 2018 winter in New York was a snowy one.  We spent a lot of time snow-blowing, shoveling and roof raking.  In February I focused on projects in the house and learned to make my own hay nets.  March really was no better.  As the days became longer and warmer we began to emerge from the house and went back to exploring the backyard.  In March I set a goal to have Blade home by May and I simultaneously made plans with my trainer to bring Happy with him.  This helped motivate me to get things done.

  Morning Leaving Work and Heading to the Farm

Spring began at the end of March when the snows melted and left us with a shockingly we backyard.  We were so saturated you could hear the water trickling.  Equipment was rented and materials were purchased.  In the four weeks of April we cleared land (by hand), installed 300 feet of french drains, and set up one full paddock complete with the electric fencing setup.  I had also set up my new round-pen and corral shelter.  In these four busy weeks Zac and I got to know our neighbors much better.  They saw how hard we were working and we grew close.  We learned quickly that we have the best neighbors anyone could ever hope to have.

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May was the month Blade and Happy came home and we officially became a horse property.  We also adopted Bardi, our fluffy Icelandic Sheepdog who has proven to be THE MOST AMAZING DOG EVER (seriously, even non-dog people want to take him home). I continued to work hard and added the second paddock.  I also had the confidence to go try something new all on my own: mounted archery. This led to the discovery of a whole new fire within me.

  The heat of June combined with dietary changes and major life changes threw Blade for a whirlwind.  He suffered mild colic a few times which led me to suspect he was experiencing gastric issues yet again.  I spent a lot of time monitoring Blade, attending mounted archery practice, and preparing the site of our new run-in shed.

  July came and we began the big build.  My incredible friends and family teamed up to make my dreams and Zac’s carefully thought out plans a reality.  The days were long and the sun was hot.  We enjoyed the pool often.  At the end of the month two of my girlfriends made some bucket-list dreams comes true.  Borrowing a friend’s horse I went along with them to Lake Luzerne and camped.  We trail rode and even took the horses swimming.  I couldn’t stop smiling even if I wanted to.

  Facebook is a wonderful thing and in August I found an ad for some old polytape fencing.  It wasn’t in the best condition but two strands easily covered four acres.  The gentleman advertising it gave me all plus some hardware for only $25.  I put it up two weeks later; it’s not charged and runs in and around trees but the horses have a fantastic turnout pasture at the top of our hill.  This has been tremendous in keeping them out of the mud during wet weather.  I also explored another new-to-me activity, cattle sorting!

  Time got away from me in the later summer months.  Taking advantage of the weather was of the upmost importance.  I am only realizing now that I never posted about several events including our housewarming party!  We hosted nearly 60 people at our home for a wonderful barbecue.  Blade gave pony rides to my cousins and hugged my grandma.  Blade has improved so significantly that I began to desensitize him and train him for mounted archery.  Surprisingly enough he took to it quickly.  In our second session we were trotting around shooting the target on our own.  We also purchased our new ATV which has made life so much easier.  At the end of September I had to sadly say goodbye to Happy as she left my home, returning to riding at my trainer’s farm.  Before she left I made a wonderful connection with Susan Kayne, founder of Unbridled Thoroughbred Foundation.  I began fostering Zeno Bay and Vai Via a week before Happy went home allowing for Blade to become acquainted with the boys before losing his girlfriend.

  October rolled in and brought with it some cooler weather.  The boys got to know each-other and I was collecting donated blankets from some amazing supporters.  November was a great month for indoor activities.  Cornell hosted a seminar where we learned to run our own fecal floats to look for parasites.  I attended Equine Affaire again and I spent most of October and November getting to know Vai Via and Zeno Bay.  The personalities have made them both shine.  The months have been wet, however, so it’s been very inconvenient for riding and making much progress on that end.  Due to financial reasons I stopped taking lessons.  Now, at the end of December I am very much missing them especially when I want to ride and it’s either dark, too frozen, or too muddy.

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I don’t know what the coming year has in store for me.  I sense more big changes on the horizon.  Depending on how these changes play out the year can unfold into several different directions.  Right this moment I can say I would love to earn enough money to get back to taking lessons.  I hope to finally find a routine that works to help me lose weight and stay active with the balancing of horses and working out.  Unfortunately my mounted archery club is on shaky ground but I hope to practice at home.  I also hope to become a stronger more active voice for thoroughbreds by making a place for myself within the Unbridled Thoroughbred Foundation.

Also, something very important to me, is The Green Horseman.  I want to know how you think I can improve.  This year I posted 81 articles.  What did you like?  What didn’t you like?  Most of my articles are posted Thursday mornings.

Do you want to see more educational posts?

Do you prefer my journey?

…or do you like the mix?

I would like to become a more structured blogger and revamp my website to be more user friendly.

Do you want to see product reviews?

You voice is what matters most!

Below is a COMPLETE listing of 2018’s articles by month.  I thank you for being with me on this journey and hope you will continue to support me in the new year.

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January (6 Posts)

01/03 – RESOLUTION TIME

01/08 – Equine 101: POP QUIZ (#2)!

01/22 – Heart to Horse Box – January 2018

01/23 – Weekly Photo Challenge: Silence

01/24 – Every Barn Needs…

01/28 – Weekend Projects

February (5 Posts)

02/01 – Will Delta Dental Cover My Horse?

02/08 – The 5Ws of an Equine Dental Float

02/10 – Playing on a Friday Afternoon

02/15 – The Power Argument in Dentistry

02/17 – When You Fall Off a Horse…

March (9 Posts)

03/01 – Protecting Our Four Hooved Friends

03/04 – Afternoon Naps

03/13 – Blame It On Heartland

03/15 – Progress

03/18 – Weekly Photo Challenge

03/19 – Poison Prevention Week: Mind Your Feed

03/22 – Don’t Judge!

03/29 – Night and Day, There’s a Difference

03/31 – I’m Drowning

April (12 Posts)

04/02 – It’s Someone’s Birthday

04/03 – Barn Cat Arnie Again

04/05 – Update on the Homemade Hay Net

04/07 – Farm Updates: French Drains

04/08 – Who Said Having Fun Can’t Be Productive?

04/09 – Busy Brain = Lack of Sleep

04/12 – Fencing Update

04/18 – Absorbine Liniment For My Shoulders, Please

04/19 – Did You Catch Me?

04/23 – What’s That Burning Smell?

04/26 – Backyard Critters

04/30 – Weekend Update 

May (7 Posts)

05/02 – T Minus 24 Hours

05/03 – We Have Arrived! 

05/08 – Farm Update

05/10 – When the Going Gets Tough

05/17 – New Experiences

05/24 – Shout-Out For the Trainers

05/31 – Overdue Update Part 1

June (11 Posts)

06/01 – Overdue Update: Part 2

06/02 – Overdue Update Part 3

06/03 – Overdue Update Part 4

06/04 – Overdue Update Part 5

06/05 – Overdue Update Part 6

06/08 – Equine 101: Horse Vitals

06/09 – Putting the Vitals to Use

06/11 – The Aftermath of Last Week

06/14 – Recovering From The Stress Dump

06/21 – On to the Next One

06/22 – Quick Fun Update 

July (1 Post)

07/31 – Summertime Slump

August (2 Posts)

08/02 – Bucket List!

08/09 – Cross Training On The Weekend

September (8 Posts)

09/13 – Horses Update

09/15 – Barn Progress

09/16 – Bad News and Good News Squared

09/19 – Mounted Archery Update

09/21 – Day 1 for Two…

09/22 – Mounted Archery at Home

09/23 – New Toys, New Tools, New Fun

09/27 – The Ups and Downs of the Weekend

October (6 Posts)

10/11 – I’m Cold Therefore My Horse is Cold

10/18 – A Needed Night Away

10/22 – Celebrate the Wins

10/23 – Everyone’s Talking About It

10/25 – Happy Birthday and Thank You

10/26 – Spending Money Like Ouch

November (9 Posts)

11/01 – A Joyful Noise

11/07 – Poop, Yes I Said It. POOP

11/14 – The Green Horseman at the Affaire

11/15 – Clinicians of Equine Affaire 2018

11/16 – The Green Horseman at Fantasia

11/22 – Happy Thanksgiving

11/26 – Blade’s Resolutions

11/27 – Tis The Season to Be Giving

11/29 – The Green Horseman’s Recommended Gifts Under $50

December (5 Posts including today) 

12/06 – Update On The Three Amigos

12/13 – The Green Horseman on Another Project: Winter Prep

12/20 – Hay, Hay You! What’s New?

12/27 –Christmas Festivities

  2018 Recap In the past 365 days a lot of blood sweat and tears have been shed.  We have officially been in our home for a year.