#it had active communication as part of the sex appeal

[sugarless5]

The first sex scene in Sarah MacLean’s Heartbreaker took me on a more satisfying, layered, and complete emotional journey than the last trilogy I read

[lady-bess]

Miller's Mountainous Adventure Park - A Secret Springs Activity!

Joel Miller x F!Reader Words: 1.8k Mature (references to sex - minors DNI please!) Tags: Joel Miller!Adventure Guide, Rope Climbing, Tree-top Assault Course, Protective!Joel, Flirty!Joel, Shameful Flirting, Joel is an ass-man in my canon, References to Sex, Reader is definitely scared of heights, and Joel fkin knows it, Explicit Language.

My contribution to @secretelephanttattoo's Secret Springs project! Submitting a short one-shot showcasing our beloved Mr. Miller being a treetop adventure park guide for week four's prompt, 'See, Stay, & Do'. Big thanks to our mayor for giving me this prompt! Enjoy! 🥰

A/N: This was heavily based off a recent trip to a similar adventure park I went to not long ago, in which I sustained rope burns on my arms from going down the zip-line a bit too quickly. I also got stuck in the middle of one of the horizontal lines and was suspended mid-air for a good 20 minutes while a member of staff had to come rescue me. Alas, it was not Joel who turned up...

Miller’s Mountainous Activity Park

“Climbing walls, bungee jumps, and zip lines - Miller’s has it all! Come along for fabulous views, a day of laughs, and fun challenges for all!”

The advert for this place seemed appealing at the time when you booked it. You’d been wanting to challenge yourself to try different things, instead of your usual tendency to resign yourself to your own little bubble of introvertedness. That’s what this whole trip was about, anyway. Booked on a bit of a whim after your recent breakup, you had told yourself that this time you were not going to allow yourself to wallow in self-pity, and instead you’d have fun as a singleton. 

But now, several rounds of activities later, you felt like you were ready to throw in the towel and say fuck new experiences. You were tired, exhausted after an afternoon of group orienteering activities, climbing walls, treetop walkways, and rope courses. Your legs felt like they were about to give way after you’d just climbed your eighth rope ladder in the last hour, and you’d never felt so unfit in your entire life. 

Which was great for your self esteem, as you stood panting at the top of the platform, panting like a dog in heat. 

“Fuckin’ hell,” you whispered to yourself while you caught your breath, but you took relief in the fact that it was almost over. Standing up tall, you were finally at the highest point of the course. From here, you could see out across Secret Springs, and admire the views - the tops of every building, filled with all the independent businesses you’d ventured to throughout your stay here this summer; the rolling hills and stunning views that surrounded the town; and even the mayor’s office, who you understood took great pride in the community they’d built - a pride you felt with them. You knew that the pain from this activity park was fleeting, but the memories you’d gain from being here were forever. 

Part of you never wanted to leave. 

“Y’allright, darlin’?” came a sultry drawl from behind you that made your hair stand on end. You jumped slightly, then turned to meet eyes with the instructor who had been taking you and the rest of your group around the whole park - Joel. 

“Sorry, just admiring the view!” you said, smiling sweetly at him. He nodded, stepping closer to you, holding onto his guidelines and keeping them secure. 

“You sure that’s all it is, doll?” he asked. 

Your eyes danced down to watch him fiddle with the clasps on his safety lines, twisting the caps on one line at a time before re-attaching it to the line you were also fastened to. He coughed subtly when he noticed your wandering gaze and a lack of response. 

“I-uh, yeah! Why?” you asked. 

Joel shrugged, chuckling to himself as he finished detaching his lines from the rope ladder safety guideline and securing himself next to you on the platform. He was now able to get closer, and he approached you slowly, bringing one hand up to rest on your shoulder in a kind of comfort. 

“Just a hunch. I’ve done a lot of these tours - you wouldn’t be the first person to chicken out of doing the final zip wire,” he said, a small grin on his face. 

He clearly loved his job, but he perhaps loved watching how you squirmed underneath him even more. Even in spite of how unfit you felt, and who knows how God awful you looked after hours of physically demanding challenges with a group of people you didn’t know, Joel had kept close to you the entire time. At first you thought it was just because you weren’t here with anyone else, with the rest of your group being made up of couples, or small groups of friends. But the more you’d gone round the course, the more he’d hung back to chat with you; all the while throwing in small physical touches, flirtatious banter, but never overstepping. 

You’d be lying if you said you hated it. In truth, it was rather welcome. 

“Oh! That…,” you trailed off, your eyes now moving to dare look down at the final challenge remaining. You’d been so distracted by the views that you’d completely missed every other person already completing the 200-metre zip wire that stood between you and finishing the course. It was now just you and Joel stood here in the trees, the distant chatter of the rest of the group unbuckling themselves from their harnesses and heading off being just a faint noise. 

“Yes, that,” he chuckled, “Nervous?”.

“A little, I guess. But I’ll be fine! You go ahead, Joel. I’m sure the rest of the group are waiting for your instruction,” you smiled. Joel squeezed your shoulder slightly harder and shook his head, his eyes never faltering. 

“They’ll be fine. My brother is on hand at the bottom to get everyone out. You, darlin’, are my priority,” he said. 

You felt a shiver run down your spine, and you weren’t entirely sure if it was the anxiety of the oncoming zip line, or horniness from that damn pet name he seemed to only use for you, which somehow lit a fire underneath you in a way your ex had never quite managed. Either way, you were nervous. 

“I am?” you stammered. 

“Yeah,” he drawled, “That okay?”.

“Y-yes,” you swallowed, hard. Even if he did just mean from a professional point of view, that he couldn’t legally leave you up here alone, you didn’t feel like that was where he was coming from. 

“Good,” he said. “Tell you what, I’ll sweeten the deal for ya,” he said, his hand now dropping to the fastening on your harness. His fingers glided over the buckles, tugging them slightly to make sure they were still in their proper place after so much activity. The force moved you ever closer to him, and suddenly you found yourself mere inches from his body. The only thing that snapped you out of the trance of watching Joel, and made you realise he’d asked you something, was the sound of your safety lines clanging together on the guideline above you. 

“How so?” you asked. Joel winked at you. 

“You get your cute butt down that zipline in the next two minutes, and I’ll take ya out for dinner, darlin’,” he chuckled. 

You couldn’t hold back the small giggle as Joel began detaching your safety lines one by one to the main zip wire, taking extra care in making sure that they were attached properly. He’d given everyone a crash course on fastening their own lines before you even started, and everyone had got the hang of it by the time you reached the main course - so this extra attention was definitely not because he didn’t think you could do it. No, he wanted to make sure you were secure himself. 

And something about that was quite arousing. 

“I have a cute butt?” you asked, acting like you weren’t relieved you’d picked the good leggings to do this course the second you’d seen how cute your instructor was. Joel laughed lowly behind you, with you now facing the descending zip-line, him tugging on your lines to make sure you were fastened in properly. 

“Sure, that’s what you focus on,” his words skimmed the shell of your ear, and his strong hands landed on your waist from behind. You sucked in a breath at the closeness, and the feeling of warmth that seeped into your body from his touch. It was a kind of comfort mixed with a desire to say screw dinner, come back to my hotel. 

“Yes, you have a cute butt. But you also have a beautiful smile, a gorgeous laugh, and a personality I’d very much like to get to know a bit better,” he said, his voice now lower and almost a whisper behind you. “Is that alright?”. 

“Joel, I’m only here for another week, and then I’m gone. What’s in it for you?” you asked. 

“Darlin’, I’d like to make your last week here the most memorable. Pay no heed to ‘what’s in it for me’. I wanna spend time with ya, and live in the moment a bit more, starting with taking you out tonight. How does that sound?”.

The smallest bit of guilt crept into you at the thought that Joel was willing to spend the next week with you only to then potentially never see you again. There was a nagging voice in your head that still wanted to say no to him, even after he’d made it clear that he didn’t care about the ‘what ifs’ and what would come after you would leave for home next week. 

But then you remembered why you came here. To push yourself, to live outside your comfort zone - the old you might have insisted on saying no, but you did wonder how many opportunities you’d missed in your life by playing it safe. 

“Okay,” you said, “I’d like that, Joel.”

You turned your head to smile at him, and were greeted with his soft brown eyes firmly on yours. He flashed a cheeky grin back at you, then leant in and quickly gave you a peck on the cheek. The scruff of his facial hair brushed against your soft skin, and it was over far too soon. 

“Good,” he chucked, “Now, off you go!” he said, tapping your ass and pushing your lines down the zip wire, setting you on course for the ground. You screamed and laughed as your body dipped off the platform and you were sent careering down the line at a rate of knots, the wind rushing through your hair and the horizon disappearing behind the treetops as you got closer to the landing platform on the ground. 

You could hear the faint laughter of Joel in the distance as he unclipped his wires and got ready to go down after you once you’d landed, and even while rushing down the line you could feel your cheeks burn as a teenage-like crush began making itself known. It might not be anything, but you wouldn’t know until you tried. 

You crash landed at the bottom of the line, your heels digging into the bark-coated flooring to slow you down, but you still unceremoniously landed on your ass. With nobody around, you let yourself flop down onto your back, still attached to the line, and let out a laugh. Your whole body ached, and you’d now definitely need a shower before going out with Joel tonight. But you didn’t care about that. You were happy. 

And, for the first time, you felt free. 

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[kaciidubs]

Camboy!SKZ Headcanons | Hyung Line

❣ Summary: What it would be like if the SKZ boys were camboys? An idea brought on by @onmykneesforchanlix ❣ ❣ Warnings: Camboy AU, kink discussion [daddy kink], sex toys ❣ ❣ Additional Tags: Slight crack energy, Chan is referred to as Chris, Changbin is a gym buff ❣ Maknae Line ❣ Stray Kids Masterlist ❣ General Masterlist ❣

Chris

His username would be something painfully simple, like cb97xx or xxWolfChanxx, he’s never escaping the early 2000’s username tropes, I’m sorry.

Started camming to save money for music tech, and he was gonna quit once he earned enough money but he slowly found himself getting hooked on the praise of thousands of unknown faces.

At first he didn’t show his face, keeping the content to shoulders and below, but one night he gets up to turn the stream off and they catch a glimpse of his lips and there’s a rapid fire of tips flooding in;

Would give anything to have those lips on me

What the fuck what the fuck??? Those lips?? So biteable??

Bubblegum pink, new favorite color

From then on, he kept his camera at an angle just high enough to keep his lips in frame.

Definitely finds himself pandering to the daddy kink side of the internet and ends up developing the kink for himself [this is a lie, he knows he’s had it since before the cam boy streams, but who really needs to know that?].

Loves when his fans comment on how good his hands look bc he doesn’t find them appealing himself, but if hundreds of people are begging him to choke them, how could he deny it?

Paints his nails by the recommendation of his subscribers each month, and it turns him on even more when he’s camming and jerking off with his freshly dried polish.

Wants to grow his community and isn’t shy about collaborations with other creators because baby boy is just a social butterfly - no matter if they’re clothed or naked in front of thousands.

Ultimately treats his lives like a genuine livestream, even if his dick is leaking precum in his fist.

Minho

First off; username is leeknowswho, convince me otherwise - man did not care about his username in the slightest

Only made an account to support his other streaming friend, quokkasungie

But when he saw the money he was raking in, he decided to throw his hat into the ring because “Getting off in front of a camera? How hard can it be?”

Spoiler alert - very.

Extremely, when you don’t even use a webcam.

The first few streams were experimental, a black screen with the subtle sound of him jerking off and breathing into the mic - that is, until he read out a chat asking for a description.

“What? So needy you can’t imagine it for yourself?”

Apparently the chatter liked that, and so did a grand number of people after that on his next stream.

Thus, the leeknowswho degradation corner was born, and it’s been a hit for two years and growing.

Constantly teases his viewers, toying with them that maybe one day he’ll turn on his camera, and even going as far as setting a donation goal for him to do so - but the limit is never reached since he often takes part of the money to donate to charities.

“You’d rather see my dick than an organization help get stray kittens off the streets? Yet I’m the fucked up one?”

Sometimes he goes live and doesn’t even jerk off, just doing an asmr stream teasing and degrading and toying with his fans, getting a kick out of the ones actively using his voice to get themselves off.

He’s a menace but the people love him.

Changbin

BinnieDwekki or Dwekkisgym, I really can’t decide but he definitely gives off cute username vibes.

Genuinely wanted to use the platform as a way to document his growth from working out, but of course using a camboy website probably wasn’t the way to go about it.

Has a whole room for his setup - though in reality it’s just his in-home workout room, but who really needs to know the truth - and takes pride in showing off his whole body.

He worked hard for those muscles, why wouldn’t he want to flex in every angle?!

Blushes at the chat messages where people say they want him to choke him with his biceps, or squeeze their head between his thighs until they pop like a watermelon.

Blushes even more at the chats praising his physique and wondering how someone with such a cute face could have such a killer body.

The first time he pulled his dick out on stream was when he was showcasing some of the workouts he does on the daily; the adrenaline and built up energy from his preworkout giving the chat a glorious reveal of the thick outline in his compression shorts.

Fuck choking me with your arms, choke me out on your cock

There wasn’t much left to the imagination, and with the addition of that chat message he figured that maybe taking care of the problem on stream wouldn’t be a bad idea.

And boy, was it the best decision he’d ever made.

If his fans weren’t on board for the strained grunts and breathless groans from him working out on camera, then they definitely were for the dick that looked just as beefy as he was.

His version of being a camboy is probably the most wholesome out there, ranging from motivational talks and advice moments [while shirtless, of course] to being stark naked and jacking off after a live workout session.

Hyunjin

Another one who signed up with intent - and hear me out.

He wanted to use the money to help get him into art school, but after seeing his first major check after the span of a few months, he figured he could get on well without it.

Username is princehhj, he knows how to pander to his features which helped him grow a fanbase like it was nothing.

Has been camboying the longest out of the hyung line.

He also has a set for his streams, but it’s just a corner of his art studio where he has a cozy little couch where he can stretch out on [in more ways than one].

His streams usually involve toys of various types; silicon grinders, fleshlights, buttplugs, dildos - his collection isn’t one to joke about, only using his hand got boring after the first week of streaming.

Most of the time he doesn’t even have to be doing anything explicit, simply sitting there with his pretty black hair tied back into a ponytail, a bottle of lube and a toy or two sitting right beside him is enough for the donations to come rolling in.

His favorite toy to use is his tenga egg - the stretchy plastic egg fits perfectly in his palm and doesn’t take too much concentration to use, which makes it easier for him to read his chat and reply as if he’s not touching himself.

Aside from the toys, however, he may also have one or two sets of lingerie that he brings out on milestone streams as a treat to the scream [and himself]. Nothing too wild, just your simple lace panty set and garters, and the chat goes wild for it.

Can you truly blame them though? He’s the prettiest prince out there.

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[misslavenderlady]

The Lost Boys Spicy Profession Headcanons 🍆

Shoutout to @ghoulgeousimmaculate for inspiring me to do a modern HC post for the boys!

Now it's no secret that the boys are attractive. They're as alluring as they are handsome, and that comes in handy for them. This is how they would use their sex appeal in the modern world:

David - Dom 🖤

David finds his calling as a professional Dom. He's always been quite skilled when it comes to BDSM, but knowing he could make a living off of it was a big game-changer for him.

His specialty is in Brat Taming and Master/Slave style activities. If there's one thing David is amazing at, it's taking charge and providing orders to create total obedience.

He already loves to wear leather in his outfits, but the things he wears for his sessions are extra tight. The one thing that always stays consistent is his gloves and boots. They make him feel powerful.

David doesn't take BDSM lightly. He goes over matters like contracts, limits, safe words, and aftercare expectations thoroughly with his subs. There are a lot of newcomers that don't understand how important safety and communication are with BDSM, and he's more than happy to be a teacher.

Since he's a vampire, he can't be a 24/7 style dom. He makes it very clear to the subs he works with that he is only available at night. Sessions are only planned during that time.

If his subs are comfortable and consent to the idea, he enjoys filming sessions and posting them on various porn sites. His username on these sites is KillerGoodLover.

He doesn't care for "fake doms" who demand submission without question or going over all the necessary steps for such a relationship. If he finds the social media profiles of these phonies, he usually targets them for hunting. One less inexperienced dick in the world.

Loves to use collars and leashes the most. He gets off on the idea of owning someone and bending them to his will. Seeing someone so eager to submit to him is almost as exciting as getting someone to turn into a vampire. Almost.

David only occasionally experiences dom drop, but the times he does he prefers to get aftercare from one of the boys. He's known them for so long, and he feels safer when he's with them. Dwayne is usually his go-to comfort source because he's also dominant and understands what David goes through.

Loves gothic and vampire-themed BDSM toys and outfits. It may be a cliche, but he enjoys hiding in plain sight with his monstrous identity.

He's made quite a fortune with the reputation and clientele he's built up. While he does like having extra money to spend, he doesn't work as a Dom for the financial benefits. He does it for the fun. David just loves what he does.

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Marko - Stripper 💚

With a six-pack like his, Marko's body was built for pole dancing. He was quite athletic when he was alive, so he already had a strong enough body for something so physically challenging.

Marko is a bit of an attention whore. It's mostly geared toward David and the other boys, but he also loves getting it from others when he's on the pole. Men, women, anyone, it doesn't matter. Hearing the applause and whistles is like music to his ears.

He sometimes takes some shifts at different strip clubs in Santa Carla. Again, it's more so for the attention than it is for the money. Anything he gets he ends up giving to David anyway.

Keeps his gloves on whenever he's dancing because it gives him a better grip on the pole. Not to mention they're a great part of his overall look.

He'll only accept lap dances if he's hungry. Usually, a lot of perverts try to get aggressive with the other dancers, so Marko will use his persuasive powers to get them to ask for a dance from him. Once they're hidden away in a private room, he'll drain them dry (no pun intended). The other dancers always love how he keeps them safe from the creeps and perverts of Santa Carla.

Performs super crazy moves when dancing. His vampire powers make it so gravity isn't an issue, so he moves gracefully around the pole. It certainly helps him make a lot of money for the night.

Loves collecting and breaking in pairs of high-heeled boots because they make him a lot taller. It boosts his confidence quite a bit.

He practices routines back in the cave during his downtime. He's got a practice pole set up in one of the alcoves. The other boys are more than happy to volunteer to help Marko work out his lap-dancing techniques.

On special occasions, Marko will give one of them a little more than just a lap dance~

There have been times when fellow dancers will ask if he wants to be a dance teacher at a local studio. He has to decline these offers because he can't teach during the daytime and the studios have mirrors, which his reflection won't show up in.

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Dwayne - Erotic ASMR❤️

Come on! With a voice like warm honey, you better believe Dwayne is going to use it to pleasure others.

When it comes to talking, what Dwayne lacks in real life he more than makes up for when he does recordings. He can be quite vocal when he's working on something.

Goes by the username of DwayneAfterDark, but as you can imagine, all of his fans call him "Daddy". It pleases him immensely, and he loves reading over comments he gets where he's addressed as such (whether they're sweet or lewd)

Has a private room that used to be part of the resort. He turned it into a recording studio to privately write scripts, make audio, and edit before posting. He's quite tech-savvy and is able to use a really great mic thanks to the money he makes.

Speaking of which, he has a membership his listeners can subscribe to in order to get exclusive audio as well as put in personal requests. Whenever he opens them up, his inbox is instantly flooded. He can get pretty busy.

If you're wondering if his sounds of pleasure are real...let's just say he doesn't half-ass his work~

Dwayne also has a personal number he uses for phone sex. Once a month he'll have a special contest where the winner gets a private call with him for an hour (though it usually goes longer since he can be quite generous). His fans are pretty competitive in getting the honor to talk to him.

The boys will sometimes collab with his work. This usually involves having sex with Dwayne which is recorded for an audio. These can be quite popular, and fans request them all the time.

Dwayne also does SFW audio for a more sweet, cozy feeling. Sometimes it's him casually talking about his day, sometimes it's a bedtime ASMR that's the sound of his breathing while he's asleep, sometimes it's words of affirmation to make listeners feel good about themselves.

He keeps to himself in public, so he doesn't worry too much about getting recognized by his voice if he were to possibly run into his fans. He actually prefers this since he wants to keep his job to himself and the boys.

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Paul - Cam Star 💙

Paul is incredibly beautiful, and you better believe he knows it. The camera loves him and he's learned how to use it to his advantage. He's always had a love for photography, and that comes in handy when he decides to use it for work.

He becomes a cam boy, and with his good looks, adorable personality, and a little bit of his vampiric powers, he builds a massive following quickly.

Like the other boys, he has a private section of the cave that's blocked off and decorated for his cam sessions. He loves using cool colors for backdrops and lighting because it matches the color of his eyes. There's also a massive collection of outfits and toys he uses.

Always does something wild and fun with his hair and makeup. Even in the modern world, he loves holding on to glam metal styles. His viewers find it to be very attractive.

His cam sessions can last a few hours because he has the stamina to keep going. He's very much an "I'll try anything once" kind of guy, so he can be quite daring with the things he tries on camera. It makes him quite popular.

That being said, Paul is no dummy when it comes to making money off of his work. He knows his worth and makes a decent amount from each cam session. David is the one to manage money and spending.

Viewers love how bubbly and sweet Paul is. He goes by Paulie Gold on his profiles because he's got the personality of a golden retriever.

Whenever people pay for private chats, they sometimes talk to him more than they do sex stuff just because he's so nice to hang out with. Still, he always satisfies his fans in the end.

Paul DEFINITELY has an OnlyFans account, and it has a crazy high number of subscribers. He often includes the other boys in his work, and it does wonders for him. Marko is his most popular "guest" because the two of them are so close.

He is super open and vocal about all the crazy stuff he does on camera. Paul doesn't understand the meaning of the phrase "TMI" so the other boys get quite an earful.

Being so skilled with social media, Paul helps manage all the social media profiles of his friends. He even helps with touching up pictures to look their best. He wants everyone to feel great whenever they show off their stuff. You can definitely count on Paul to act as a hype man.

[ciaossu-imagines]

From one of the smut days from the event, I used the below prompt for the core members of the Kokuyo Gang! Since it ended up just being kind of spicy and not really heavily smutty, I haven’t hidden this under a cut, and hope that’s okay with ya’ll. I hope you lovely readers enjoy 😊

Is the character comfortable with the idea and topic of sex? Are they comfortable talking about sex in general? Talking about sex with friends? With their partner? If no, what are some of their hang-ups in that area?

MUKURO ROKUDO

I see Mukuro as someone who is generally comfortable with the idea and topic of sex in general. It’s an interesting topic, really. For a lot of people – not everyone, but a lot of people, sex does play a large role in their teenage/adult lives. It can be a motivator for them, it drives them to do certain things, act certain ways, become attached to certain people. It speaks to certain parts of not just human nature but each individual human in their tastes, their attitudes towards sex, etc. For someone like Mukuro, who finds all of humanity interesting – both the good, bad, and eccentric parts of them – sex as a facet of all that intrigues him.

He’s open to talking about sex in that broad sense. He will happily discuss the different aspects of sex, how it can make people do dumb things, how it can lead some to criminal acts, how and why certain kinks appeal to certain people.

Extending from that, I do see Mukuro eventually becoming really good about communicating with his sexual partners. I do say eventual there because, as comfortable with the topic of sex in general as I feel he is, when Mukuro loses his virginity and first starts exploring his own sexuality, he does struggle with communicating with his sexual partners. It’s not as easy as just talking about sex in broad strokes because the conversations, feelings, and such all hit much closer to home and directly impact him. It feels, at first, uncomfortable. It feels awkward and he doesn’t exactly know what to say or how to approach everything. He had felt it would be so much easier, had figured that his comfort around the topic would naturally lend itself to his own bedroom.

However, he’s not exactly shy and retiring and though it is uncomfortable, Mukuro tries to communicate and he does learn and grow through those tries. He grows into someone who has no issues with stating his sexual needs, wants, fantasies, and such. He grows into someone who can communicate those to his lovers and who does learn to listen, in turn, to his lover’s wants, needs, and such. That was always his largest struggles, to be honest – while he could communicate his own desires well enough, sometimes he’d become a little too fixated on his own wants and kinks and fantasies, to the point where he would forget entirely to actively take his partner’s preferences into play. He can fall into that still sometimes but overall, he improves over time and with experience in that category.

While the topic of sex is always up for discussion with Mukuro, the topic of his own sex life? Completely off-limits. His own bedroom activities will never enter the conversation and he’ll play real coy if someone asks about it or tries to steer the conversation that way. At least at first. If someone doesn’t take the hint that that kind of talk is not okay with Mukuro after that first initial coyness and keeps bringing it up, Mukuro’s coyness turns into impatience and then anger. And Mukuro impatient is bad enough – a truly angry Mukuro? Not a good person to be in the presence of.

CHIKUSA KAKIMOTO

Chikusa has a strong interest in sex. He’s open to discussing it, but he has to know the person really well first and he needs to trust them to be able to speak about the topic maturely – for example, him and Mukuro will have interesting conversations, sometimes for hours, on the topic because both men view the other as reasonably mature and find that the other has interesting insights and views about things as a whole.

On the other hand, in groups of more than just him and one other person, Chikusa stays silent on the subject. He doesn’t do the best when it comes to socializing in groups, being of a quieter and more introverted nature anyway, but on such a sensitive topic, where what he has to say could be misconstrued, re-worded, and used against him, he doesn’t take chances. He’s not that trusting of a person.

Overall, Chikusa is really into discussing any big, heavy topic, of which sex falls under the category of, but he is only into doing so with those select few that he allows to get close to him.

He is willing to use his own personal sexual experiences and his own kinks and sexual tastes to colour his discussions. He never explicitly states that they are personal experiences or things that he thinks, likes, or anything along those lines. In fact, he slips those personal touches into his conversations and arguments on the topic so very casually that most people would never suspect that they reflect very real things in Chikusa’s life. Especially since, if they do joke and ask if they come from Chikusa’s life, the other person is met with such a blank expression that they’d normally take it as Chikusa’s annoyed or confused expressions, as if to say ‘what? Are you an idiot?’

Yes, Chikusa has a variety of blank looks that those close to him learn are distinctly different, albeit it in very subtle ways.

When it comes to communicating sexually with his partner, it is something that Chikusa is surprisingly okay with. He doesn’t really struggle with it. He is largely quiet and the communication isn’t constant, but Chikusa isn’t a talkative person in general. About important things, or if issues arise though, Chikusa is able to talk to his lovers about their sex life and he actually is able to express himself well, while still making his partner feel loved and listened to.

KEN JOSHIMA

It’s kind of hit or miss with Ken. It’s very much going to depend on his age, yes, but a variety of other factors. His mood will definitely play into it, because Ken is someone who is largely guided and led by his emotions. But it also depends on who he’s around when it comes to how he reacts to the topic of sex and how open he is to discussing it.

I know to a lot of people, this will come across as very incorrect, slanderous, politically incorrect, sexist, etc. But I really do think that Ken does believe there are certain things that it’s not okay to talk about or to do with women in the room. There’s a sliding scale there – for example, he’s more comfortable being crass in front of a woman like M.M. than he is in front of someone like Chrome or Kyoko or Haru. However, even in the case of a woman like M.M., who Ken regards as being a low sort of woman, he just isn’t okay with talking sex in front of them. It just feels weird and wrong to him.

But if he’s around only other guys, he gets more comfortable talking about sex. He’s the sort who will kind of fall into the dude-bro thing of talking about sex in very crass terms and lying a little about his sexual experiences and all the things he’s gotten to try. He fibs a little about how much sex he’s had, what kinks he’s tried, etc. He talks big because he doesn’t want people to know that, until his early twenties, Ken is definitely a virgin. He’s late to lose his virginity and to actually have sex because, despite his bragging and his fibbing to appear cool to the other guys, Ken actually places a pretty high value on sex and doesn’t want to lose his virginity to just anyone.

Once he does lose his virginity though, Ken does struggle for quite some time with communicating sexually. He wants to just be happy that he’s having sex and in his mind, it’s cool to just take things as they are and when he wants more, to just start doing that more he wants. When his partner does try to raise sexual topics with him, to open those lines of communication, Ken does tend to shut down. He’s always a little embarrassed around the topic of sex, outside of that lying and bragging. He’ll turn red and change the subject right away and he’ll persist in changing the subject until his partner just gives up.

It would take quite a while, and some broken relationships, before Ken starts to learn that he needs to open up more sexually and to communicate with his partners. While he will start to give it a try, it’s never going to be something he is really great at or overly comfortable with.

CHROME DOKURO

Yeah.

No.

Just no.

Chrome is very, very uncomfortable with the subject of sex. Even just bringing it up is enough to make her blush. It doesn’t help that, like I’ve mentioned a couple of times, I really don’t think that Chrome has a real marked interest in sex. She knows little about the subject and will largely remain quite inexperienced in that regards. The things that she can hear and the things that people say, sometimes to purposefully get a reaction out of her, make her really uncomfortable and just shocked, since they’re normally talking really kinky or dirty.

She’s not going to be really comfortable, if she does decide to be sexually active with someone, with communicating about their sex life. She’ll listen, nod along, and really try to understand and learn what her partner wants if they bring up the subject about what they’d like from a sex life with Chrome, and she’ll try her best to make her loved one really satisfied and happy. But she’s never going to feel comfortable with speaking up about how she’s feeling about their sex life or about anything she’s thinking or needing that way. She just doesn’t know how to approach it, it feels really anxiety-inducing even just considering the possibility of saying something, and to be honest, most of the time, she’s really not even sure what she really needs.

FRAN

From spending his childhood so close to Mukuro and the others, Fran has gained some…eccentricities, shall we say? A complete and utter openness and almost disregard for the topic and subject of sex is among them, at least by the time he reaches his late teenage years and definitely into adulthood.

As a child, the subject of sex definitely flustered him, but repeated exposure to the topic and the subject kind of numb him to the whole topic. He’s not as open to discussing it and doesn’t find the interest in it that Mukuro has, but he has a distinct kind of nonchalance towards the subject that is almost unnerving, to be honest. If it’s brought up, he might throw in his two sense but will normally just dismiss whoever is discussing it as being a pervert.

One of the positive things that come along with that though is that, when Fran does decide to exercise his own sexuality, he holds none of the shame, discomfort, embarrassment, or negativity sometimes associated with sex. He’s able to just treat it for what it is.

He can and will communicate with his sexual partners. Normally the topic will be brought up by his lovers but sometimes Fran will take it upon himself to bring up what he needs or is missing in their sex-life, though it’s always done in his almost sarcastic, slightly monotone and unnerving way of speaking. Because of this, his sexual partners might sometimes take what he’s telling them in much the wrong way, causing, in the worst of cases, a slap to Fran’s face and a break-up.

One thing all his lovers can be guaranteed about, if they can put up with Fran’s habit of putting his foot in his mouth when he communicates sexually, is that he will never talk about his personal sex life with anyone. Anyone who asks or makes fun of his sex life will just get completely and utterly cut down by Fran’s sharp tongue.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Michael Kosnar and Ryan J. Reilly at NBC News:

WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge this week as part of a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will allow him to go free after having spent five years in a British prison, according to court documents. Assange was charged by criminal information — which typically signifies a plea deal — with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information, the court documents say. A letter from Justice Department official Matthew McKenzie to U.S. District Judge Ramona Manglona of the Northern Mariana Islands District said that Assange would appear in court at 9 a.m. local time Wednesday (7 p.m. ET Tuesday) to plead guilty and that the Justice Department expects Assange will return to Australia, his country of citizenship, after the proceedings.

U.S. charges against Assange stem from one of the largest publications of classified information in American history, which took place during President Barack Obama's first term. Starting in late 2009, according to the government, Assange conspired with Chelsea Manning, a military intelligence analyst, to use his WikiLeaks website to disclose tens of thousands of activity reports about the war in Afghanistan, hundreds of thousands of reports about the war in Iraq, hundreds of thousands of State Department cables and assessment briefs of detainees at the U.S. detention camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Court documents revealing Assange's plea deal were filed Monday evening in U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean. Assange was expected to appear in that court and to be sentenced to 62 months, with credit for time served in British prison, meaning he would be free to return to Australia, where he was born. “This was an independent decision made by the Department of Justice and there was no White House involvement in the plea deal decision,” National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement Monday evening.

Assange has been held in the high-security Belmarsh Prison on the outskirts of London for five years, and he previously spent seven years in self-exile at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London — where he reportedly fathered two children — until his asylum was withdrawn and he was forcibly carried out of the embassy and arrested in April 2019. A superseding indictment was returned more than five years ago, in May 2019, and a second superseding indictment was returned in June 2020.

Assange has been fighting extradition for more than a decade: first in connection with a sex crimes case in Sweden, then in connection with the case against him in the United States. In March, the High Court in London gave him permission for a full hearing on his appeal as he sought assurances that he could rely upon the First Amendment at a trial in the U.S. In May, two judges on the High Court said he could have a full hearing on whether he would be discriminated against in the U.S. because he is a foreign national. A hearing on the issue of Assange's free speech rights had been scheduled for July 9-10. WikiLeaks also published hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee that upended the 2016 presidential race. Russian intelligence officers were subsequently indicted in connection with the hacking in 2018 in a case brought by then-special counsel Robert Mueller. At a joint news conference with then-President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin days later, Trump contradicted the indictment and the intelligence community, saying Putin was "extremely strong and powerful in his denial" that Russians interfered in the 2016 election to help him win.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will return to Australia after he reached a plea deal with the US by pleading guilty.

[aziraphales-library]

Oh glorious mods and esteemed readers, any recs for fics in which our fav man-shaped beings have to really negotiate how to have a relationship? Human aus welcomed.

Like, who buys flowers? Someone has to do thing with the government to be listed as married, no? If they have sex someone has to start the 'in what way' talk, etc.

I'm basically looking for the pure queer experience of there are no rules, just what we want. Mild, reasonable angst as they figure it out is loved as who doesn't want to see people struggle a bit and succeed.

Hope wherever you are you've had a good beverage recently. :3

So this is apparently one of my favourite types of fic, because I have a lot for you. Cue developing relationships and communication...

On Metaphorical Butterflies by cyankelpie (G)

Did Crowley love Aziraphale? With all his shriveled, black heart. Would he follow Aziraphale to the end of the world? He’d already done that, and he’d do it again in a heartbeat. Was he in love with Aziraphale?

It would probably help if he understood what that meant.

It’s Nice to Have a Friend by AnonymousDandelion (G)

As many human acts and emotions as he’d adopted over the centuries, certain things still held no appeal for Aziraphale. Romance was one of those things.

Perhaps it came of being an ethereal entity, an extension of the way that physically engaging in carnal activities never seemed worth the effort; perhaps it was merely because he was himself, just as some humans felt no desire for such activities. He’d never been completely sure of the reason, or if there was a reason. Either way, it didn’t really make a difference.

But as Aziraphale reclined on his friend’s lap one day, feeling tender, careful fingers combing through his curls as he slowly turned pages in his current novel — another tale, like so many, driven in large part by a romantic subplot — a new worry took hold.

~ ~ ~

A tale of softness, communication, and queerplatonic love.

An Ineffable Feeling by IneffableDoll (T)

“What’s the difference between romantic and platonic, anyway?” Crowley asked suddenly. Aziraphale blinked at him over his glass. “Romantic and platonic what?” “Relationships, angel. Relationships.” “Ah, yes, those old chestnuts,” Aziraphale said, nodding.

***

Aziraphale and Crowley discuss the differences between platonic and romantic relationships, and then it gets a liiiiittle more personal than they expected, and your author is very very ace about it all.

Everybody Loves A Little Different by teatales (T)

Armagedidn't helps Aziraphale come to a realisation. Crowley does his best to be brave.

AKA Aromantic!Crowley because obviously.

hot toddy by blackeyedblonde (E)

Crowley gapes at him. “Dates,” he says, unable to restrain himself. “Is that what we really go on now, you and I? Dates?”

Aziraphale’s expression splinters apart just a little at the edges. “Whatever else would we be inclined to call them?”

They watch each other in the dimly lit sitting room. There’s not even the ticking of a clock to break into the silence, and Crowley’s partway afraid that if he listened hard enough he could hear the ancient beat of both their immortal hearts.

“You kissed me,” he croaks, slumped there, swallowing thickly before he can find a reason to make himself stop. “The other day, when I dropped you off at the shop. You leaned in, and you, you just, planted one on me, like it wasn’t anything—out of the blazing ordinary at all.”

Aziraphale’s hand comes up to faintly brace around his own chin. “Did I upset you when I did?” he asks, sounding slightly stricken.

Their eyes meet for a flash, and Crowley quickly looks away, at the prettily twinkling lights on his formerly derelict mantle. “No,” he says. “No. I didn’t say that."

From Almost to Always by fractalgeometry (T)

They stopped Armageddon. They survived their trials. They were, Crowley was pretty sure, as close to free as they would ever get.

And yet nothing seemed to change.

~

After Armageddon, Aziraphale and Crowley can objectively do anything they want. It turns out to be harder than that. How do you change centuries of habit built to protect you and the one you love most? The answer it seems, is “slowly and cautiously”.

Five Times They Weren't Very Sexy and One Time They Aced It by ZehWulf (E)

“Have you ever wondered what it feels like?” Crowley asks while contemplating the dregs at the bottom of his wine glass. He’s aiming for philosophical but fears the faint wheeze at the end of the question might have given him away.

“Have I ever wondered what ‘what’ feels like,” Aziraphale asks finally.

“Sex,” he says, much louder than intended or reasonable. They both wince.

“Oh, have you never…?” Aziraphale asks with polite disbelief.

“You have?” Crowley demands.

Look, when you're largely inexperienced sex-favorable asexual ineffables, it takes a bit of practice, a lot of communication, and some bull-headed persistence to get your sex life in commendable working order. Or, five times things got (hilariously) awkward during sex, and one time after they've got it mostly figured out. A companion fic to "Scratching That Itch." (Sex acts, such as they are, tagged per chapter in chapter notes!)

Effortless Intimacy by Quefish (M)

Aziraphale and Crowley, learning each other. There is more to intimacy than sex, thank Somebody.

- Mod D

[coochiequeens]

Stating biological facts is not hate

By Genevieve Gluck. December 8, 2023

A Hobart City Council member is under investigation by the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner for “inciting hatred” after declaring “trans women are men.” Louise Elliot is now facing a costly formal inquiry by the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in a case which has the potential to restrict freedom of speech. If the tribunal rules against Elliot, she may be ordered to publicly apologize and pay a fine of up to $4,000.

In March, Elliot attended a Let Women Speak demonstration organized by Standing for Women and led by British women’s rights campaigner Kellie Jay-Keen. The event was intended to provide women with a platform to express their concerns or criticisms of gender ideology.

As part of a prepared speech she gave during the event, Elliot stated that it was impossible to change sex, that “trans women are trans women and remain biological men.”

During her speech, Elliot also highlighted how gender ideology poses safeguarding risks, noting how such policies impact women and girls.

“While the majority of men are decent, kind and caring people, men present an inherent danger to women. The vast majority of sex offenders and violence perpetrators are men. It is completely understandable that women would want spaces for females only, especially vulnerable spaces like changerooms, toilets, and showers. It is absolute insanity that we have a law that allows a man to at 10am declare he’s a woman and by 11am be sharing changerooms and showers with young girls.”

On May 5, Elliot received a letter from the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commissioner (ADC) informing her that they had received a complaint about her statements and had opened an investigation into her activities for “inciting hatred” under the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act.

The complainant, who cannot be named during the ongoing investigation, also took issue with a statement made by Elliot in the context of male violence and the defense of women-only spaces, wherein she stated, “You cannot be raped with a penis if there is no penis present.”

In November, Tasmanian ADC Sarah Bolt ruled that Elliot’s case would proceed to a tribunal inquiry. In response, Elliot has been vocal about her situation on X (formerly Twitter), and has promised to appeal her case to the High Court should she be found guilty of inciting hatred.

“If it is found that I have incited hatred with these accurate, factual, accurate, and true statements, then I won’t be standing for that. And I know that the majority of Australians don’t believe the truth can be hate. So we will absolutely be taking it all the way to the High Court, because this is a massive overreach on our implied right to freedom of belief, freedom of expression, political communication, and we need to defend that,” Elliot told Ben Fordham Live.

Elliot also noted that the legal attack against her is being funded by taxpayers. “The threshold for inciting hatred needs to be really high. It can’t be just because someone is offended. What really gets me is that it’s our taxpayer money that is funding this attack on freedom of speech.”

However, Elliot is expected to pay her legal fees out of her own pocket, and is crowdfunding to cover costs. In the event of a ruling against her and an appeal to the High Court, Elliot has said she estimates the process to cost $100,000.

In addition to the litigation, Elliot says she’s also been experiencing harassment from her colleagues for criticizing gender identity ideology. In a video she shared to X in October, Elliot described how she had been singled out for her views.

“Over the past several months, I’ve been copping some pretty heavy bullying by some of the Hobart City Councllors, and collectively as a council. You hear the Hobart City Council talking a lot about inclusion, diversity, and being welcoming and kind… But inclusion is welcomed if you agree with their thinking. If you don’t agree, then you are heavily excluded and targeted and bullied,” she said.

Elliot went on to explain that she does not believe that humans can change sex, and that women and girls are entitled to single-sex spaces and sports.

During one meeting, the Deputy Lord Mayor Councilor Helen Burnet put forward a motion that the council write to three different organizations to complain about Elliot. The councilors wrote to the Integrity Commission, the Anti-Discrimination Commission, and local government officials to request action be taken against Elliot over a series of posts she made on X.

“We had a training session from a local organization, and I questioned some of the details that were in their fact sheet. Some of the details I found quite concerning, for example, statements that, ‘Trans women are not dominating women’s sport.’ I disagreed with that and tweeted some pictures of trans women playing in women’s soccer, and it’s happening globally,” Elliot said.

“In the fact sheet we had, they also tried to say that because black women are women, trans women are women. And I found that really quite a disturbing statement, quite racist and far from the truth.”

The fact sheet presented during the diversity training session, run in September by Working It Out Tasmania, also argued that trans-identified males do not pose a risk in female-only spaces.

“There is very little evidence of women’s spaces being secretly infiltrated by people with criminal motives, eg, sexual assault. Nearly every story that has emerged in the media or research regarding this has been disproven or discredited,” the document stated.

Elliot further revealed that she had been sent a letter by Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Helen Burnet chastising her for her views.

“You have consistently spoken out against transgender people and have on the public record refuted that transgender women are women,” the letter read. At Burnet’s request the city council asked the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner to consider that Elliot had, in their view, breached the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1998, which was amended in 2019 to include the subjective category of gender identity, but does not presently provide legal protections on the basis of biological sex.

Elliot has said she has received a flood of supportive messages from constituents. In September, a small demonstration was held outside of Hobart City Council Town Hall, wherein protesters called on the Deputy Mayor to “call off the witch hunt” against Elliot.

[dr-lizortecho]

I'm a delena lover too and wanted to know any delena UOs you have? A few of mine if you promise not to make fun of me - 1. I honestly don't think delena is nearly as "toxic" as it's made out to be? I mean, context matters, and this is a show about screwed up monstrous vampires, so no ship is going to be the epitome of 'healthy' lol. But I actually find delena a lot more honest and real than stelena was and a lot less toxic than klaroline. They communicate and adapt much more than antis give them credit for and are genuinely loving and supportive. I'm dying on that unpopular hill :) 2. I actually think s5 is my favorite delena season? It leaned in to the "but they're not healthy!" stuff too much, but it also showed them at their best, most loyal and passionate and adoring, without the icky shadow of the 'sire bond' crap that ruined s4 for me. And Elena is so...free that season? I don't know, I just love it. S6 has great domestic moments but yet another unpopular opinion is that something about the 'falling in love all over again with no memories' storyline felt really inauthentic and rushed to me. I like it in theory, just not the execution. 3. Delena is NOT just about physical attraction. At all. Like I truly believe that even if they could never have sex again they'd be very happy together. They connect on a much deeper level imo, seeing each other for who they truly are. 4. I do not in any way buy Elena as a doctor or even a science person---in my mind she became a teacher or a counselor :) 5. Elena is thought to be similar to Stefan but imo in actuality she's more like Damon imo---super passionate, follows her heart and instincts to a degree that some see as selfish, reacts in the moment rather than focusing on the past or future etc. 6. I actually think Damon has a better, softer heart than Stefan. He's crazy and impulsive and self-destructive and a whole bunch of other things, but he's also a lot softer and more willing to acknowledge his flaws and try to change than Stefan is. Again, these are all just my very UOs! Can't wait to read yours too!!

Hi anon! I adore them- like there’s three ships that I really feel encapsulate romantic love for me, that taught me what it is and how it works, and Delena was the second of those ships so it means a lot to me personally

So I am so far removed from fandom I barely know what counts as popular opinions and unpopular opinions, but feel free to ask me specific questions at any time! Though my two fav characters are Tyler and Bonnie if that counts <3 I’ll start by kinda saying my thoughts on the things you mentioned as your unpopular opinions- which I fully understand even when we slightly disagree! Below the cut so it’s easier for my non-tvd followers

On Delena being called toxic- I talked about it in part before (but alas I can’t find the post) and contrary to popular belief I think they’re not toxic (granted after they get together) outside of the regular amount you should expect in all teen dramas regardless of supernatural elements or not. Unlike a lot of the other relationships they have a lot of communication and consent involved from the start, because they have to with the precarious Stefan ties and the sire bond. On top of that they both acknowledge the parts of their relationship that aren’t the best and actively work towards making them better, however, with the flaws and missteps afforded for drama ✨

I can’t be impartial about s5- definitely not enough to be able to decide about Delena in it. I wasn’t a fan of that brand of angst tbh (sorry anon I do get the appeal) and the racism throughout just hurt my heart too much- but they definitely had some top tier sexy moments. Personally, I loved season six because of the approach of them sharing a best friend and all the little moments and musical beats. Like- watching Damon want to live became something so important to me and really felt like the conclusion for his character arc.

As for the sexual aspect- I do think it plays a part (as with every relationship that involves sex) but it definitely isn’t the peak of it or the draw, it’s a perk. Because if it was the sex they’d have been done with each other after that long hot summer. But there is a tendency in fandom to try and remove all romance and depth to relationships they don’t like- because if it’s shallow they can be rude and dismissive to shippers.

In regards to Elena- I don’t think she’s too similar to either Salvatore, I think she shares common traits with both. But at the end of the day it wa she’d similarities to Stefan that drew them together and her differences to Damon that drew them together. Which is why Stefan was a relationship that let her heal and come back to herself and Damon was the relationship that pushed her out of her comfort zone and helped her grow.

As for Stefan and Damon I don’t think there’s anything to be gained from claiming any one character is “softer” or more “moral” than another. It’s all about action and reaction and growth. However, I think you might be catching onto the sensitivity of their triggers, which Damon’s trauma responses are way more easily triggered throughout the series because unlike Stefan he hasn’t sat with them and worked through near as much of his traumatic experiences. Which is why his healing process through Elena learning of and reminding him to be kind to himself you watch him heal and grow. Which isn’t to be confused with him being “defanged” for a romance- because it was happening regardless of if he and Elena stayed friends or not.

[emilybrontesghost]

So I’m not saying this to hate on Heartstopper (because I actually really like the show overall and think it genuinely gets representation right for some queer people), but I have to say, as a wlw this show has been bringing up some feelings of exclusion as well. I realize I’m coming at this from my own experience, but I know from reading online from other wlw that I’m not the only one to feel this way, so that’s why I do want to talk about it. The “it” being representation. I definitely respect what Heartstopper has done for the mlm community and what it’s done for young queer guys. I’m happy a show that normalizes same sex relationships for young boys exists and that it was handled in such an age-appropriate and kind way. It is impossible to ignore though that women in this show and in media in general still end up getting the short end of the stick. I say this mainly because one thing I see being said about Heartstopper SO much is that gay boys love how the representation speaks to their experience and finding their identity as a teen. I’m glad a generation of young boys get this, but I do feel there is not a true equivalent of this for girls, and definitely not one that has taken off to the extent Heartstopper has in terms of mass appeal and popularity. I empathize with those boys who feel like they didn’t have representation growing up or who feel that this is the first show to really show their experience, but I can’t help but be reminded in the process that not only was there no such thing for me as a wlw as a teen, there still isn’t now that I’m an adult. Yes, there are shows with wlw representation. Yes, Heartstopper is one of those shows. But so rarely is a wlw relationship ever the main focus of the plot of a show. Tara and Darcy are not given a fraction of the screen time that Nick and Charlie get, and this maybe wouldn’t bother me so much if this wasn’t always the way it was. So many shows relegate wlw relationships to the sidelines and so many shows for queer people always center queer boys. Part of how I think I went so many years where I was confused by my identity is honestly because representation, especially for teenagers when I was in high school, sucked. When I was 16 I had never met a single queer girl. I knew lesbians and bi girls existed in the way that we know things like dinosaurs are real but they seemed so far removed from my day to day reality there was no way I could figure out if that was me. The only media I was aware of and the only real life representation I saw was queer men. In some ways this is why I think I also went through a period of time where I was questioning my gender. My problem though was never actually my gender. I just had internalized the idea that I was seeing all around me, which was that “being queer was a male thing to be.” Boys liked girls but they also sometimes liked boys. But as a girl I didn’t know how a girl liking girls looked. It wasn’t really until I started actively searching for any and all media I could as I got older that I started to really see that yes, I was queer, and a wlw relationship was something I really wanted. I feel like I could have come to this conclusion though much sooner if there had been more age-appropriate shows and books readily available and promoted though for girls. I didn’t really understand my sexuality until I was an adult because I had to turn to movies for adults to see what I wanted to see. I love movies like Blue is the Warmest Color and Carol and movies like them, but I wouldn’t say those films were really made with teens in mind or that both are entirely appropriate even for a very young teen to be watching. Blue is the Warmest color is a pretty sexual film, and that’s fine, but it would have been nice to have something so innocent as Heartstopper available. All this to say, I really am happy we’re making strides in terms of making queer media for young people, but I don’t want to see young queer girls get left behind.

[dojae-huh]

I’ll be waiting for your commentaries on Doyoung youth documentary! I think you’re really gonna like a lot of the contents during this promotional era. Thankful that promotion nowadays are not just about going to variety shows. Thanks to social media, we got to see him appear to talk shows and see him talks more. We’re seeing more of Doyoung who is not part of NCT. His thought process, his interaction with people outside of his circle or out of his field. I can see he’s a lot more confident too. He really says ‘This is who I really am’ through this era (album-wise and personality-wise). Despite being ambitious he’s also aware that this album will not appeal to all due to people’s preference. But most important thing to him, he’s satisfied with it. I learnt a lot from him through this album. Once again, you’re really gonna enjoy it!!

*sobs* Yeah, only in June. I'm in a new country, and the prices for mobile internet are insane here. Plus there are complications with buying a package in the first place giving my location and lack of a credit card. I have to severely safe on data. Unlimited is not even an option.

I see that Doyoung goes on a lot of programmes where he can sing live. It's really great he has the opportunity to do now what he had been longing for for so long (remember how he complained about his parts in NCT songs? "I will do what I have to do"). All his patience and perseverance is paying off.

I think, it is extremely hard to wait for postponed gratification (when an idol starts to invest blood and tears since day one of a trainee life), to see other, younger people, making it or doing what you want to do (like freshly debuted groups achieving more awards than NCT), add to it the loom of enlistment over male idols. Fortunately, in comparison to poor Taeil, and even Taeyong to a degree, Doyoung lucked out with the debut time window. I'm really happy for him and for his fans.

I also suppose that he got a full album because he found those additional 3 songs himself (one he wrote, one from Lucy's guy, maybe Kenzie's or the one with Mark can be counted as the 3d). As it is less about money, and more about finding enough of good songs that can go together. The songs were collected over a long time as well (Tae had less than a year after Shalala).

I said before that I don't find idol Jaehyun interesting, he is bland to me. (His real self I'm sure I will like, what's with the love for arts, old things and jazz). Doyoung is a different case, but mostly because I invest in knowing him and see past his fake facade of a cute trembling bunny. The real Doyoung is tenfold more charming than his idol image that he developed over the years in apprehension of antis and not his NCT fans. After his shift in image (from savage) there always was a difference between what he allowed to show being in a group setting with other 127 members versus his communication with his own fans. With his fans he was more honest (Doyoung/Dongyoung divide, fake boyfriend pictures, etc). And as a soloist he is even more sincere. I'm looking forward to seeing him open up in those interviews (he will never be not self-censored, but still).

I thought yesterday about Doyoung's words about standing out. To me, he is a more unusual and rare individual than even Taeyong. I guess "tortured artist" is a well-explored personality, heh. There are many of them in the industry. Meanwhile a "tribal chief" could be more often found behind the scenes, not on the pop-stage. And if they exist, they are not "seen". The idol culture exposes artists, shows them from many sides, it is very different from how pop-scene is elsewhere.

Real Doyoung gives off a lot of energy. Active positive energy. Many idols are a subject of desire (sex appeal), adoration (cuteness) or empathy ("mistreatment"), not many are "class presidents" (Hanbin seems to be one, btw), those who push you.

I'm sorry, I'm rambling, but Do's chant guide cracked me up. It heavily reminded me how he persuaded his class to participate in a choir competetion and led them to win it.

Doyoung: "Repeat after me. You all emit light, you are all fireflies and stars, you are all kind and meant for great things. You are my support, I'm your support. If I can do it, you can do it. Do like me, do better than me. Sing with me."

[hecticcheer]

Cranks about not understanding attraction labels. NSF/W and TMI af

I call myself aroace for convenience but find that kind of... reductive? Misleading? Because--what is kink attraction. It's definitely a real thing, that I definitely have, and in this realm I am extremely bi,* in a way that the aroace label doesn't leave much room for. And I want a way to communicate that because it's important to how I experience Being Queer in General. But I don't know if what I experience is a subset of sexual attraction? Aesthetic attraction? Something else entirely?

Like--what is "I want to have kink thoughts about this specific (real or fictional) person." What is "looking at/thinking about this specific (tbh usually fictional) person has reminded me that my kinks exist and I'm low-key horny now." Does the fact these feelings have the potential to stimulate sexual arousal make it sexual attraction? Or does an attraction count as sexual only if it makes the prospect of specifically sex with them seem appealing to me? Is some hypothetical person's "ooh he's cute; imagine if we had sex" sentiment fundamentally different than my "ooh he's cute; imagine if he had the flu" sentiment? Even if "IDK; maybe whack off to the thought of it later" is their and my identical response to these respective sentiments? Like: which thing makes an attraction sexual. The part where your genitals have a positive opinion about it, or the activity that the attraction makes you wish for? 'Cause like... I don't usually want to interact in meatspace at all with the people I'm kink-attracted to. But masturbation is a sex-adjacent pleasure, yeah? So if "maybe whack off about it later" is the action that an attraction draws me toward, then. Is that not sexual........?

And I don't even necessarily mean I wish there was a consensus on this. My wishes are less ambitious!--I just want to read perspectives on how one potentially might classify these feelings. The queer community is chock-full of microlabels and navelgazing, so? Why have I found no attempt anywhere ever by anyone to give words to experiences like this?

*Or pan if you prefer. I am but poorly educated on the difference between these terms' connotations tbh, but "bi" seems to be the more common term even among people who (like me) explicitly want to include nonbinary people on the list of people they can potentially be attracted to, so? Bi I guess?? It's more fun to say "bi" than "pan" IMO, so I have no complaints about the label; I just don't understand the politics here very well

[denimbex1986]

In the midst of the controversy surrounding a scene in Oppenheimer, where the titular character is depicted engaging in sexual activity while reciting verses from an ancient Sanskrit scripture, purportedly the Bhagavad Gita, Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has stepped forward to praise Christopher Nolan’s biographical thriller film.

Taking to social media on Monday, Kangana lauded the movie as “Christopher Nolan’s best work so far” and expressed her admiration for the part in the film referencing Bhagavad Gita and Lord Vishnu. “Most important film of our time… I am so excited I just didn’t want it to end… It has everything I deeply love, I am passionate about physics and politics… For me, this was like a cinematic orgasm… beyond wonderful,” she noted while sharing a selfie video.

“The theme of the film is that when your nationalism rises, it precedes your religion; but when your humanity rises, it precedes your nationalism and you become a problem for the system. And the system that built you, starts disintegrating you. My favourite part is the reference to Srimad Bhagavad Gita and Lord Vishnu when he channelises his inner Vishnu. Go watch it… it’s a lovely film,” the Queen actor said in the video.

J Robert Oppenheimer, regarded as ‘the father of the atom bomb’, had learnt Sanskrit and was said to be influenced by the Bhagavad Gita. In the film, Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy, is shown having sex with psychologist Jean Tatler (Florence Pugh) as she asks him to read a verse from what appears to be a Sanskrit book, whose title or cover is not visible.

The scene involving Gita in Oppenheimer had irked a section of social media users, who demanded the removal of the sequence from Christopher Nolan’s latest film.

Uday Mahurkar, information commissioner, Government of India, wrote an open letter to Nolan, terming the scene a “disturbing attack on Hinduism” and appealed to the director to remove the scene worldwide.

“We urge, on behalf of billion Hindus and the timeless tradition of lives being transformed by revered Geeta, to do all that is needed to uphold the dignity of their revered book and remove this scene from your film across the world. Should you choose to ignore this appeal it would be deemed as a deliberate assault on Indian civilisation. Eagerly await needful action (sic)” Mahurkar, founder of Save Culture Save India Foundation, wrote.

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has sought an explanation from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on why it cleared the movie in its present form. According to sources, Thakur has demanded accountability from the CBFC, which functions under the aegis of the I&B Ministry, regarding clearing the movie with the controversial scene, which has hurt the sentiments of a section of the Hindu community.

The Dhaakad actor’s comments come a day after she locked horns with former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy after the latter questioned her Y-plus security status. He tweeted, “The SPG knows, and has kept a register of her movements. I wonder why since it is no business of SPG to track Bollywood stars. In her case, on a special dispensation, she has a high level of security provided.”

Kangana replied, “I am not just a Bollywood star sir, I am also a very vocal and concerned citizen, I was the target of political malice in Maharashtra, at my expense nationalists could make a government here. I also spoke about tukde gang and strongly condemned Khalistani groups. I am also a filmmaker, writer and producer and my next production Emergency involves operation Bluestar… there is evident treat to my life hence I requested for extended security… Is there something wrong in this Sir?”'

[analiavs]

In Which Harper Loses His License Chpt 4

I'm not gonna lie, I wrote this in a day. But honestly being an unemployed college graduate hits different.

Words: 1796

No Smut but PC does act like a creep to bully Bailey.

Semi-Timeskip: People are adjusting or not adjusting to the changes

m!bull!PC wants to get his lick back against Bailey

The world as he knew it had turned. The endless corruption and fornication of course hadn’t changed, but now it was as though it was woven into the genetic fabric of the islanders themselves. He’d even seen Robin having sky sex with his bird brethren and Alex gleefully gangbanging lurkers. All things that never would have taken place without Harper’s intervention. That wasn’t to say he wasn’t an eager and active participant 

All in all, he was content with his life on the farm. Being one of Remy’s personal bulls had its perks. And while spending his days spitroasting Remy with Wren was satisfying for him, there was one loose end he wanted to tie up, Bailey. The reason he had allowed himself to be captured by the farm in the first place. 

He felt that long dormant rage awakening again. The money was never enough and he’d needed an out. Out of all his options, the farm had appealed to him the most. Especially because all he had to do was obey and for the most part he was left to his own devices. Tall and muscular enough to fight off the stray farmhands and a cock that hypnotized Remy even before his transformation. It was a no brainer. 

But with every milking session, every examination, every photoshoot, every single blade of fucking grass he’d ever ate his resentment had grown. He wanted to get his revenge. He’d heard that since the upheaval, Bailey had been left floundering. Harper had somehow enchanted the orphanage to only allow in children, creating a self-sustaining commune. A safe haven for them at least until they transformed. He was almost jealous, but he really had found contentment with his life. He just wanted a little revenge against the person that had forced him to live it. 

He’d heard from his former housemates that nowadays Bailey skulked around the flats, so he would start there. Just as he was thinking of a justifiable reason to head into town the soft tinkle of a bell got his attention. His little cow just about had him pavlov’d. 

“Babe can you take moo to my yoga class today? Wren bet me I wouldn’t make it on time and I wanna win. Please.” He shook his hips and tail cutely, like he would ever refuse his darling. Last week he’d been caught by one of Briar’s semen farmers and nearly been dragged to the brothel before Wren managed to rescue him. 

 “Of course sweetie, I wanna pay someone a visit at the flats, so I’ll tell Wren to pick you up.” Wren had given him the perfect opportunity and they did need to make sure their sweet cow didn’t get abducted again. Before the fall, Remy would have had no problem defending himself or been foolish enough to be far from his bodyguards. But the rules were different now.

“That’s fine, I’ll probably go shopping after, tell him to pick me up from the shopping center.”

“Yeah, that works.” In town Remy would probably be fine. And he knew Wren would be keeping an eye out regardless. He wondered what new trinkets Remy would be coming back with. He went and found Wren, who was playing cards with some of the other bulls and told him. Since he was taking Remy through the shortcut, it would be fine if Wren took the car to pick him up. Which was safer for both of them. 

He returned to Remy to find him in a cow-print tube top and tight black leggings. The little bell tinkled as Remy teased him. And usually he would have at least let him give him a blow job before they left, but he wanted to save his energy. He settled instead for a heated make-out session and handholding while they walked. 

++arousal 

It was a nice walk, Remy prattled on about the new fruit trees he was going to have the cows plant and the recent vegetable harvest. Instead of exploiting his cows, they’d started a cowdom. They traded their milk with Briar, but instead of their production only benefiting Remy they’d been reaping the benefits as a community. It was nice. Those that embraced the change seemed better off.  When they reached the studio he gave him a kiss and watched him enter. 

It had been so long since he went into town. A weird miasma hung over the town, but he found he didn’t mind it. Though if he stared too long into the fog he could see tentacles squirming.

++awareness, ++stress

He headed towards the flats. There was a bridge now. He was almost curious about other changes in the town, but he was single minded in his purpose. When he reached the flats he saw some familiar faces. 

“How about matching collars, that way everyone knows y’all are my good boys!” Maurine had naturally been changed to be a succubus and was dressed the part. 

“Oh Mistress, that’s a great idea. But shouldn’t mine be special. Please…” Kylar was… definitely still himself. His tail wagged excitedly behind him.

“You should be the one wearing my collar. Remember you’re my bitch” Whitney whined despite his tail wagging excitedly behind him.

“But I want everyone to know how good my boys are.” She coo’d petting both of them. Both their tails wagging enthusiastically at the attention. All three of them were already dressed like a ridiculous band of bdsm enthusiasts. Leather, spikes, o-rings everywhere. Collars were probably the least of their style issues.

They’d always been an odd trio, but if they were happy. Maurine glanced back to see him and made eye contact. She froze before crying out, 

“You’re alive, oh my gosh where have you been. When you went missing and never came back we all assumed the worst.”

“I moved to the underground farm, I had to escape Bailey. Do you know where he is?”

“That bitch? He lives in the apartment with the lotus door. He tried to keep extorting us after the fall, but nobody gives a fuck about money anymore. Ooh what about cock cages?” Stopping mid conversation to talk to her partners. Their horrified faces were almost comical, but knowing Maurine she was dead serious. They were definitely the exact same freaks they’d been before the change.

“Oh I love the idea of a collar, can it be pink, Kylar’s can be purple.” Whitney immediately tried to deflect. It worked. She gushed over the idea immediately.

“My favorite colors ooh Whitney, that'd be so cute. Oh yeah, Bailey’s like totally powerless now. He just hides out all day. You could probably catch him now, just don’t break the picket line.”

“Trust me, that’s not what I’m here for. Be well.” He dismissed himself from the conversation. Just as well, Whitney had started grinding himself against Kylar and he could hear both of them moaning. He picked up the pace as he walked away. 

- - -status

He searched the flats for Bailey’s apartment. With door knobs as his only lead he had a lot of ground to cover. He heard people fornicating all over the building. Before he’d moved to the farm, he’d tried doing some odd jobs here. He’d made some money, but his employers had always wanted special services. Eager to take advantage of his desperation instead of paying full price at the brothel. The reminder further incensed him. He’d been searching for nearly an hour when he finally came across the door he was looking for. 

He knocked firmly on the door, the knob shook with the force of it. He heard the sound of scurrying, then the door was yanked open. Finally he was face to face with Bailey again. Now he was a fox, and he looked skinnier than he remembered.  But despite his appearance, he knew the evil within.  

“You! Your back, you know how much money you owe me. I-” He interrupted before Bailey could get too far into his rant. 

“Yeah, I guess I do owe you. Without you I wouldn’t have the life I have now. Why don’t I make a deposit, consider it my thanks.” He couldn’t help but smile at the relief that came over Bailey’s face. But the second his words sunk in he took a few shaky steps back and tried to run. He was still stronger and faster than Bailey on his own, so in a few steps he had his former caretaker pinned beneath him. 

“That gun of yours won’t help you now, no goons to intervene either. You're helpless, just like I was. Don’t you want to see how much I’ve grown.” He laughed, rutting against Bailey’s ass.  Scared yips answered him. 

“Let me go, bastard. I should of sold you off when I got the chance.” He snarled before rearing back and biting him hard enough to draw blood. He took the opportunity to run out the door. He laughed chasing after him, being the aggressor for once was exhilarating. He chased Bailey out the flats into the streets. Once he made it past the bridge, Bailey started screaming for help. 

“Eden, Eden help me. Eden!…” He kept shouting for Eden as he kept running. While he doubted anyone was coming to help Bailey, he didn’t want to risk his fun coming to an end. He picked up the pace and tackled Bailey onto the ground. 

“Ede-” He used his hand to cover Bailey’s mouth, cutting him off. The anger in Bailey’s eyes was cathartic. He wouldn’t actually touch him, he just wanted to rough him up a bit. 

“Aw, wouldn’t you like to be one of my cows. I’d treat you right.” He heard Bailey’s angry wheeze underneath him and nuzzled him gently. Out of nowhere he heard a bullet land next to him. He sat up and looked to see where it came from. At the corner of the road was a tall dog-man pointing a rifle at him. He put his hands up staring at the man. Immediately, Bailey took the opportunity to run behind the man, burrowing himself into his side. He took the opportunity to look smug at …Eden’s side. 

+ + + stress

“You know I hate coming into town, Bailey. If you can’t protect yourself, you must want me to do it.” Eden said, strapping his rifle to his back. Before reaching his arm around Bailey’s waist and lifting him over his shoulder. He heard Bailey squeak and whine as he tried to free himself, but the man walked away indifferently. It was a shame that his fun had ended so abruptly, but he wasn’t going to risk his life over a game. Besides if the way the man had dragged him off was any indication, that was a loose end cut. 

[ainews]

In the early 2000s, a series of fraudulent activities carried out by lesbians came to light, causing shock and outrage in the community. These fraudulent incidents ranged from financial scams to adoption fraud, and the perpetrators were all women who identified as lesbians.

At first, many were puzzled as to why these women, who were supposedly part of a marginalized group, would engage in such deceitful acts. However, upon further investigation, it became clear that their motivation stemmed from the desire to start a family.

As same-sex couples were not legally allowed to marry or adopt children in most countries at the time, many lesbian couples turned to alternative means to fulfill their dream of having children. Some resorted to using fake identities and documents to adopt, while others used fraudulent methods to obtain fertility treatments.

The financial scams were mostly targeted towards other members of the LGBTQ+ community, taking advantage of the tight-knit support system within the community. By appealing to their sense of solidarity, these fraudsters were able to swindle unsuspecting victims out of their money.

Lesbian adoption fraud also became a pressing issue during this time. As most countries did not allow same-sex couples to adopt, these women would use false identities and documentation to adopt children from other countries. In some cases, they would even go as far as kidnapping children from poor families and falsifying adoption paperwork.

One of the most well-known cases of lesbian fraud that shook the community was the case of Mary LaFleur. LaFleur and her partner convinced their friends and family that they were expecting quintuplets, going as far as staging a baby shower and creating a fake registry. It was later discovered that LaFleur had never been pregnant and had scammed her friends and family out of thousands of dollars.

These fraudulent activities not only had a direct impact on the victims but also caused damage to the LGBTQ+ community as a whole. They perpetuated negative stereotypes and reinforced the belief that same-sex couples were not fit to be parents.

In addition, these incidents also highlighted the inequalities and challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community in starting a family. Many of these women felt like they had no other choice but to resort to fraud in order to achieve their dream of becoming parents.

In response to these incidents, there were calls for stricter laws and regulations on adoption and fertility treatments, as well as for better education and support for the LGBTQ+ community. As same-sex marriage and adoption laws have slowly progressed in recent years, these types of fraud have become less prevalent.

However, the scars left by these incidents still remain, and it serves as a reminder of the struggles and discrimination faced by the LGBTQ+ community, even in the pursuit of something as universal as starting a family.

[drowninginredink]

when/will you make more qpr changela content ??? 😭😭😭 pls my aroace ass is obsessed w them

Hello, so, sorry to disappoint, but I'm afraid the answer is never. I was burned out as hell from romantic content because as I'm sure you're well aware, I'm also aro and, well... have you seen fanfiction? Or actually, have you seen any media ever? Obviously I was sick to death of it. So I took the natural solution that most aros took and went all in on writing about platonic stuff... and burnt myself out in the exact same way. Yeah, turns out I'm aplatonic. Which is also why I very much fell out of smosh fandom as a whole. To me, the appeal of smosh was "woah, wouldn't it be awesome to get to hang out with awesome people all day and have your job be to just talk to them, but like... not actually have to have a real friendship or relationship with them. You have great conversations and then you go home and don't talk to them in your free time." And meanwhile the whole rest of the fandom's appeal was "isn't it so cool that they're all genuinely friends both inside and outside of work?" And the thing is, everyone else were the people who were right. So the second I realized that no, they are genuinely friends, because that's how most people are and most people do want relationships with the people they like... The whole thing just turned me off even more. Being in smosh fandom was constantly having platonicism thrown in my face, which was fine when I just assumed everyone felt the same way about other people that I did... But as soon as I realized they didn't? That these people had actual feelings that I don't have and didn't understand and frankly just seemed cloying to me? Yeah I ended up just unfollowing absolutely everyone on smoshblr because I couldn't stand seeing so much platonic stuff anywhere. And to be clear, that didn't just apply to the fan content. I can't stomach regular smosh videos anymore either because they now just make me incredibly aware how much I do not operate like other people.

Anyway please always spare a thought for the plight of aplatonics, because like, I know it's isolating as hell to be aromantic, but now imagine you also are not all that keen on what the entire aromantic community pushes as "well this is what aros love instead! We all want QPRs and our friendships are all the most important things to us!" And imagine how hard it is to find media without friendship OR romance. I mean I'm just lucky I'm allofamilial at least. And I mean, I am very social. I'm not one of the aplatonics who just feel like they don't need socialization and don't have friends, even though those apls are super cool and valid as hell. But I don't have feelings for the people I socialize with. Even the people who I really like and maintain consistent relationships with, it's that I like the activity of talking to them, not that I have feelings for the person themselves. To me, being with a friend group I like is a thing that I enjoy in the same way that I enjoy a cool place. It's an environment I like.

So yeah, uh, I didn't mean to make this a rant about how the aromantic hyperfocus on platonic relationships and QPRs and stuff is actually kind of bad, but uh... I guess that happened. Appreciating friendship is great! Do friendship if that's what you do! But don't act like it's an essential part of the aromantic experience or that all aros feel that way, because that isolates those of us who are aplatonic and makes it harder for us to discover that about ourselves because well obviously we must be inclined towards platonic relationships because that's what aros do.

Anyway these days I'm writing fanfic with a very, very different tone to my smosh stuff. I'm writing about deeply toxic relationships and basically writing romance as horror because to me, there is no way I could be in a romantic relationship where I'm not unwilling and trapped. (There's also a lot of sex as horror, but that's not because I'm asexual, because I'm not, but rather a dysphoria thing. Which is wild because I've been writing that way about sex since I started writing at like 13 and it took until like four days ago for me to realize a) just how fucked up the way I view sex is, b) I do not view sex like most people, and c) thank god other people don't see sex the way I do, it's horrifying. Anyway it's wild that you can live your whole life just not knowing how deeply unhappy you are with your genitalia). So like, it's not the wholesome shit I was writing to fit into smosh fandom, but thank god. I've always been an angst writer and writing that kind of fluff just wasn't me. It's nice to not be trying to fit myself into a place where I don't belong anymore. My writing is no longer happy, but I am much, much happier.

Well. Okay aside from the whole "now I know how bad my dysphoria actually is and can't stop noticing it" thing but heyyyyyyyyy I'll survive.

Okay that was one hell of a rant but hey. It was a long time coming and I'm glad I've finally actually explained myself and what happened there.