#it is far enogh back

[bigmack2go]

Saying that gingers are being suppressed bc of what USED to be done to us is like saying Christians are being oppressed because they USED to be hunted: BULLSHIT

Had to be said because i have seen way to many people say this

[c-schroed]

Podcasts I Adore - Re: Dracula or This Year, Our Friend Jonathan Has a Podcast!

"I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way with red pepper, which was very good but thirsty. (Memorandum: Get recipe for Mina.)"

I wanted to join "Dracula Daily" ever since I heard of it. To me, this is a stroke of genius; it's just the perfect approach to this book. I mean, not only is Bram Stoker's horror classic an epistolary novel with precise dates given for every journal entry or letter written by one of its protagonists, it also spans quite an ideal amount of time, i.e. roughly half a year. Long enogh to give it a feeling of something interesting and important slowly unraveling, short enough to not feel like too much of a commitment.

So yeah, I really wanted to join "Dracula Daily". Especially because I wanted to read the novel in English for years already (so far I've only read its German translation, because that's my native language). But, alas, I do not find the time so easily to add a book to my to do list, so I ended up not joining this lovely book club last year, fearing I'd miss out on most of the entries sooner or later.

Enter "Regarding Dracula". Right after seeing it for the very first time I knew this will be perfect for me. I already have a habit of listening to audio drama on my daily commute, and preferably in the form of fictional podcasts. So quite literally, @re-dracula had me at hello.

And gosh, they did not disappoint. Although I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed to find out that the format is more that of a classical audio drama, with voice actors speaking every line of their respective character. Originally, I was hoping for a more podcast-like approach, meaning that each actor speaks all of the text of a journal entry or letter, period. As if Jonathan would make a podcast instead of notes in his journal. I simply like it when audio fiction uses the possibilities of podcasts, and "Dracula" felt like something that could profit from this way of storytelling, too. So yes, I admit it: I was a bit disappointed. But not for long.

After hearing just a few sentences of Karim Kronfli as Dracula, I immediately understood the decision to breathe life into each character this way. I mean, I love Ben Galpin's work as Jonathan, but Dracula really, really profits from Kronfli's nonchalant but still breathtakingly powerful and confident take on this charakter.

And Mr. Kromfli is not the only one who makes a redefiningly marvellous job here. So far, all the voice actors go far out of their way to make me fall in love with each and every one of them: Ben Galpin's Jonathan is heartbreakingly relatable, Isabel Adomakoh Young's Mina is capable and charming beyond measure, and Beth Eyre's Lucy is just gorgeous. Yes. I'm in love.

In addition to all that talent of its cast, "Re: Dracula" also has a neat and absolutely on point score and sound design. And, just like the basic idea of "Dracula Daily", it really gives you a feeling of how time passes between the journal entries and letters. Haven't heard anything of Jonathen for a while? One does start to worry a bit. Lucy answering to Mina just two days after the Mina's letter? Wow, that was quick, I guess (not sure how quickly the postal service worked back then, though). Even if one has read "Dracula" again and again, I am sure this form of presentation can grant new insights!

So, if you, like me, are a more eager listener than reader, or if you happen to like close-to-perfection audio drama, then please give this a shot! I bet you, like me, will soon be finding yourself eagerly, yearningly awaiting the next bit of news from your good friend Jonathan, who hopefully soon returns from that terrible business trip of his. 9 out of 10 points.

[maxismp1]

Could you maybe do technoblade and fem reader? Where the reader is a secret goddess of snow and ice? They could meet on a day where techno is coming back from an adventure and the reader is just there in a clearing? Don't have to if you don't want to. Just tell me if not

-Hauntedfoxinternet

Think you for the request. I could do that, and I will.

The snowy sight

Techno's Point of view

Gathering materials is alright on its own. But. I do not wish to run out again, especially when Philza is visiting. Just one more hill and im home

As I'm walking I stumbled upon a clearing. That isn't supposed to be there.

Tell us about it... let him be.... look... woman... e... kill her...

'Shut up'

There was a woman There, in the middle. First time you guys are corect. Should I investigate or go home. Hm...

Third point of view

As Technoblade was thinking on what to do, his feet moved on there own. Soon he was behind a bush near the clearing. Rather said on the barrier of it. He was crouching and patiently observing the woman.

Creep.... stalker... e...kill it...

His voices were starting to cloud his mind. They became louder and louder until he saw the woman turn and smile. They became quite. That was rare.

'How did she see me?'

The questions started raising in his mind until he felt small snowflakes fall on his nose, then hair, then ears. It fully started snowing. But the thing is. It's only snowing above his head,nowhere else. He looked up in confusion only to find a small cloud forming above his head.

He looked at the woman again. Her hand was swinging in a small rhythm. Left. Right. Left. Right. Her smile never disappearing. He rose. Knowing his cower was blown away. The swinging of her hand stopped, so did the snow above his head. He slowly but confidently started walking towards her.

"How did you do that?"

He asked, if he was animated, there would be an big question mark above his head.

"Do what. This?"

She repeated the motion and the snow started snowing again, just above his head. Like last time.

"Yes. That."

"It's simple. Really. You just have to live long enogh"

The sweet smiled you had became a more gentle then before. His confusion became a frown. It was quite obvious, I can't blame him.

"I lived for 5 centuries... I saw lots of stuff, and lots of weird thing. I read many book and tales. I learned many things. And I haven't stumbled upon a gift like this one."

He said, the frown was replaced with a confident smile. His tusks showing off.

"5 centuries.... what a young lad I must say. You see. That isn't a lot. I lived far more then you my dear. But. Your ramble was correct Technoblade. You have to earn it. Not learn it"

"How did you know my name."

"How could I not know your name. You been living in my forest for quite some time. And I see you having the bear as your pet. Steve. Such a adorable name if I may say so."

"What do you mean your land. This no man's land. Im far from the smp, and other countries."

"This , no man's land, as you called it, it's mine. I created it. It's no one's yet mine because no one claimed it as they did to my dearest friends lands. Or as you call it. The dream smp."

"How do you know him? Who are you?"

"I am y/n, the goddes of snow. The owner of this land. The creator of North and south pole. And a creator of your dearest pet."

"I never heard about you"

"With time. People forget about you. I was worshipped. But now. There's no one. "

"You are a weird person."

"Thank you Technoblade. Now go along, your winged friend is at your house."

With that, the snow started forming in a spiral around you. The wind became worse and worse. Until a slight *fhush& was heard. And you were gone.

Took him some time to realise what just happened. Deciding to shrug it off and go home. He told everything to Philza. Both of them started discussing the moment that happend.

It has been few months since last saw you. But he could tell you were there. Constant feeling of being watch, yet no one around. The weather would always calm down when he had to gather materiel. And it would become worse and violent when a treat was near.

I hope you like what you read. Thank you for the request once again. They are open btw to any new readers out there. Feel free to comment and like.

Have a pleasant day or night my loves. Maxi out.

[highlifeboat]

I don`t know what was holding me back so far. I mean I have enogh ideas and I am comic writer after all. So instead of complaining about all these AUs and crossovers being absent , I can just write them myself. If no one has ever done it should be my job to fill that gap.

Yeah, exactly!

The best part about creating stuff is making stuff you wanna see!

[soraavalon]

Nathaniel: Nathaniel will find Tark and ask about the actual spell 'Speak with Dead' and what that entails. Tark: Well... Let me flip. -laughter- Tark (OOC): Hold please. Nathaniel (OOC): Yeah. Tark: That's a real good question. I just look at a body and go, 'We need to have a chit-chatsies' and they chit-chatsies. Nathaniel: That's an interesting choice of words. Does it...and you need specifically the corpse of the person? Tark (OOC): *flipping book* Hold please. I went past it. Nathaniel (OOC): Oh my god Tark (OOC): Wait, where is it? God, what the fuck? Marigold (OOC): He doesn't actually have it. It's one massive ruse so that [something] Nathaniel (OOC): That's one hell of a con to pull on a guy. Tark (OOC): No, no, I didn't go far enough. Here it is. Nathaniel (OOC): *laughs* Marigold (OOC): No, I think it's pretty far. Tark: *relaying spell* Nathaniel: Surprisingly, that doesn't answer my question. Tark: Yeah. *relays more of the spell* Nathaniel: Hmm. Tark: So it's not really their soul, kind of like Eudora (OOC): Their memory. Tark (OOC): Yeah. DM: Residual consciousness. Tark: Residual consciousness of the person who had passed. Nathaniel: Alright. Tark: So, it's not like i would be... Nathaniel: No, I understand that. I just... I'm wondering how necessary actually exhuming is. Tark: Well, I always...That's a good question, I always assumed... Nathaniel: The automaton might have been alive briefly, would that work? Moriarty (OOC): Umm? Tark: There's no harm in trying, I could certainly most definitely try.     Nathaniel: May as well try before going through the trouble of messing with the graveyard itself. Tark: Yeah, 'cause i don't know, if, I mean it could work if and only if her consciousness, her soul was removed from her body. Nathaniel: Which would answer a great deal of questions, wouldn't it? Tark: Yes. To the automaton and it was there long enough for it to...I don't know have some type of thought. 'Cause I would think it would need to be there for a second for it to actually latch on. Or maybe not? Hmm. Hmm. Nathaniel (OOC): [in chat] the bluetooth connection had to last long enogh for it to sync Eudora (OOC): [in chat] I'd guess it would have to at least have a foothold in the new vessel DM: Yeah. Yeah. Tark: I can't really experiment with that or... Nope... well... hmm... Nathaniel: We have time to think about it. Tark: Most certainly when we get back. First thing we should do Nathaniel: Okay? Tark: 'Cause I'm curious. Marigold (OOC): You're not allowed to have a shower or anything. Immediately. Tark: Usually I dig them up or... Technically, they're not even buried yet and I ask them 'Hey, who killed you?' or 'How'd you die?' type of thing. Do we even need to dig, they just need to have, as long as they're... Eudora (OOC): I'm assuming the reason why they need to actually have a mouth is because you're getting the answer from the corpse's mouth. Nathaniel (OOC): Yes, so the range is 10ft but casting it at a person who's 6ft underground, you cannot hear them. -various 'yeah's- Tark (OOC): Okay, what if, you know how sometimes they have those... Nathaniel (OOC): Oh god. Eudora (OOC): The bell? Hunt (OOC): The tube?! DM: Oh. Tark (OOC): The tube. Nathaniel (OOC): Stop stop stop. DM: They don't have the tube. Nathaniel (OOC): I visited the gravesite and that means if there was that I would have been told. Moriarty (OOC): [in chat] you should ask Amelia's corpse "do you have anything you wish you'd said to Nathaniel?" Tark (OOC): Oh, okay. Hunt (OOC): Also at this point in time, it would've been long gone. Or theoretically. Nathaniel (OOC): [in chat] STOP DM: It's been a year. Tark (OOC): Maybe. Nathaniel (OOC): [in chat] AHH Tark (OOC): Who would've got rid of it? Nathaniel: I'll think on it then. Tark: So will I. Hunt (OOC): That's dangerous. Nathaniel (OOC): Yeah. Tark: Tark flips out a notebook, sparkly pen--- Nathaniel (OOC): Putting ideas into Tark's head probably was not my best move. Tark: Hmm.

[greenb0i]

January 2024

I'm back. Self hateing can be a bitch, but i want to try go back to this. thx for reading!

Movies

SaltBurn (2023) Dir. Emerald Fennell

I watched this movie high and drunk on New Year, and I think it added to it the wried factor that the flim proudly wants to see as. Thought a month after watching and being able to actully sit on what the movie was trying to say, as well as all the discouse that came with it, i would have to say it only an ok movie. I did like how he movie look and many of the actor gave good performace, but like other then, it felt like the movie never went far enogh with it idea it wanted to present and more or less felt like it was following the trend of eat the rich movie rather then actully haveing anything to say about the ideas of wealth. And beacuse of that muddling of themes the outrangeuose scenes that the movie dose present, they come off less like an exploration of themes and more like they got together and was like "Omg wouldn't it be crazy if x did that" 4/10 (also highly recomomed Yhara Zayd video on the movie, )

Tick Tick Boom(2021) Dir. Lin-Manuel Miranda

I rewatched this moive with friend and i still pretty good. Alot of the songs are really good especially the last, I think it the best one in the soundtrack. Not much else to say 7/10

Shows

Pokemon Concierge (2023)

This show was so cute. It was just something light that i would put on while eating breckfast before work. I mainly watch it for the anmation as I it by the same people who did the Rilakkuma and Kuora, which is another light sweet show I enjoyed! Over all, it very short sweet and cute! (6/10)

Better Call Saul (2015) S1

I really like breaking bad and as well as El Comino as think both are so good are exploreing the idea of manhood. But dispit me love both of those i've always put off watching better call saul, mostly because back when the frist season came out I hear it was only ok. After watching it I did think I was very intriguing but also kinda slow, which I kinda get why, it seem that there setting up alot for the later season, but I still found a bit of slog to get thought in comparsion to breaking bad. But i also really am interested in the ideas of justitce and the law which they seems to be setting up. Thought with the last episode of the seson I kinda just thought it was ok, like oh that it? I am looking forward to watching the other season but I am no real rush to watch it (7/10)

Books

I Don't Which Is Love by Tamamushi Oku

I'm trying to read more manga, and i saw people talk about this on tik tok and thought it was very cute and it was......ok? It was kinda cute?? I thought I would like it since it yuri but i think the harme part of it ruin it and relised i hate harme no matter what gender, which is more of me not liking a trope rather then there being actul anthing wrong with the manga. Over all it was fine, very cute art, i dont think it's for me (2/5)

The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks

Omg this fucking book. It been on my tbr for years and I read it in two session and thought it was very good dispit being a book aimed at like 14 year old and I say If i was 14 I would be traumatised by reading this. I like how dark the story was and how it wasn't afraid to hold back from any subject which I general do like in media aimed towards children and teens. I would recommend it if you want to read something easy while still being interesting (4/5)

Songs I love:

Mama Boy-Dominic Fike

Dear Diane- Diners

Tom's Diner-Suzanne Vega

I Love You- Fontaines D.C.

Kites- N.E.R.D (Kendrick Lamar, MIA)

[severitus-for-coping]

No, it's actually too far of to speculate, I guess. We don't really know how they acted. James told her to get Harry, but wether that was a plan or desperation isn't clear and we couldn't find out unless someone else knew of the plan.

I meant James was telling her to go get Harry because that could've have had been there backup-plan. The time needed would've been only to get to whatever place Harry was and send them or Harry away. While Lily, James would be defeated very quikly it'd be a worthwhile effort if they can survive for a short time. James almost does without a wand, long enogh that Lily can get to the crib. But also pretty short because even the professors had no chance to win or buy any substantial time.

So for the escape, a portkey is harder to follow and quicker then the floo, because for the floo you need to announce where to and stay shortly in the chimney. Apperation is probably impossible as a protective messure, even if Voldemort attacs with followers they'd all have to come by foot what might, if they catch it, tell them what's happening- and they need only the time to escape.

The question would've been where the portkey might have been, somewhere in the middle of the house probably. Or if there where two safe-places each could've worn one. The issue with that is that's not practical. Because Voldemort/Death Eaters will look for clues then, they'd probably find the second portkey and go wherever that is. That means it is more logical to make just one.

So if we assume [without a basis] that they had a back-up plan and assume the things I wrote where right [there's probably something off] then a single portkey is most likley, keepet somewhere where they could get to it quickly.

Wether Lily would have had time to reach it we don't know. She might've had it on her or it was in the nursery and all she needed to do was get it out and pick Harry up. She can't do that in front of Voldemort, however. She'd need to distract him somhow, get Harry and go. What is almost impossible, so she probably persumed they wear dead but had a fight response still in her

Could James have fought well against Voldemort/bought enough time for Lily & Harry, if he did have his wand?

So, I haven't read the books in a while and canon is a bit muddled in my head but I think it's possible. James had already evaded Voldemort thrice, so it's likely that he had a good idea of what to expect. We know he was good at transfiguration, so he'd have been able to animate the furniture/change its shape to attack and defend, which in cramped quarters would probably have been a significant distraction on top of whatever spells he could have managed.

If there were anti-disapparation wards, then Lily would have needed to sneak out of the house another way, either with a broom (I don't know that we know, canonically, how good she was at flying), by floo, or by an alternate path out of the cottage. Maybe there was a back stair she could have taken? Sirius floos Harry from Grimmauld (proving you can floo from a fidelius protected location) so if there was a floo connection, then maybe she could have gotten out that way, so long as she could reach the floo. Unfortunately if that's on the ground floor, then James has to get Voldy away from it. A broom might help her get away, but did they keep a broom upstairs for that purpose?

I think James could have bought them some time. I don't know if he could have bought them enough, depending on what Lily had to do to get out of the house and away. Maybe if James had kept Voldy occupied long enough help would have arrived? Sirius, Snape, Wormtail, and Hagrid all showed up rather soon after the event. Snape might have stepped in after James was dead to help save Lily if he realized Voldy was about to kill her. Sirius would have jumped in without hesitation or used the enchanted motorbike to help evacuate Lily and Harry from the second floor (or both, giving Lily control of the bike then leaping in to fight with James). Hagrid might not have been able to do much himself, but he'd certainly have tried. On the other hand, would Snape and Wormtail have stepped in if they saw Lily fleeing with Harry to stop her?

It's an interesting thought.

[magnoliamyrrh]

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[holdmyhopeinyourhands]

What do you think about Marcus Armstrong using the n word in his sc?

Personally? I'm just confused by the whole thing. I don't know what to believe? Legit have several questions. So,

As a black woman (who doesn't speak for other black people by the way) this is my thoughts.

1. He was 12. Like I know a lot of people are furious that some are using that as an excuse but it's still true. He was 12. I grew up in a majority white country, and as far as I know from experience, your environment and lack of exposure to other people/culture greatly impacts you as a kid and normally there is nothing you can do to change that because "newsflash" you're a kid. So while the n word is probably something kids know is wrong, their sense of empathy and sympathy and understanding is just not fully developed enogh and likely don't register how harmful it is. It's up to their parents to educate them on it. I've worked with kids (assistant teacher) and if I cancelled every child that said something unacceptable and awful, I wouldn't be a good teacher now would I?

Now, if Marcus said something like this as an adult, that's game over. He should face consequences, he should be punished and he should be cancelled because he's an adult and he should know better. Hell, even teenagers should know better. But a twelve year old? Come on. Might as well chuck my dumbass kids out the window and call it a day then.

2. I have yet to actually see legit proof? I'm not doubting that he did it (he's white and rich, the chances are big). But besides that person who leaked their conversation, how do we even know it's not fabricated?

3. Has he used his sc all these years? Has he been posting on it? Because if he has, then that deserves being judged over because it means he hasn't changed/grown up and should be cancelled because it wasn't just words said by a kid. If he still using it, I would be furious.

4. If he has deleted it though or forgot about it and haven't used it in years..... um, I don't know what the problem is?

5. I might be lacking info, so if anyone could lend me a hand, it would be greatly appreciated (just came back from work so this is all new to me).

6. But seriously, if this whole thing is about being furious with a 12 year old saying the n word, I just don't have the emotional capacity to feel much about it. There are so many worst thing than a stupid 12 year old saying something he shouldn't. Now of Marcus as an adult said it, we would have an entirely different conversation but yeah. That's just where I'm at.

7. Everyone has a right to feel the way they feel. I'm not here to dictate how hurt, disappointed or furious you are. I fully understand where you're coming from and I'm sorry that someone you were a fan off let you down like this.

8. I could be waaaaay off and missed some really crucial information that condemns him for being an awful human being, but from what I currently know. This is how I feel.

So yeah, hope this helps anon.

Ps: Do not come into my ask box and try and justify racism, because that's not what I just said.

[specialsituationsgroup]

A Study of Discworld

Light Fantastic

Twoflower has a tectonic shift of character.

Let's start with the general stuff.

Light Fantastic is as cretive, insightfull and funny as Color of Magic, but there are changes.

The patrician and the politics with Agatea are completely dropped, replaced by the internal politics of Unseen University. Which is ineresting and funny, but still - continuity. This is symptomatic of Pratchett hiding changes between books, especialy his way of dropping things that happened 'far enogh' that the reader forgot about them. And there is so much happening in his books that it's easy to forget about stuff if there's no callback to them.

The plot is still episodic, but now the through-line of being chased by agents from Ankh-Morpork is explicit, not implied.

Some of the new characters come back in other books and become part of the main crew, like Cohen the Barbarian and Buggy Swires. Cohen is iconic for his cometary on aging, and the reveal of Swires' home is hillarious.

Bel Shamaroth and his connection to the Octavo are also dropped. This is necessary, because the role of the Spell changes completely, from a threat in the background to something hiding in Rincewind's mind, and protecting him from certain death. The reveal of what the eight spells are for is awesome, and also a brick joke from the very start of Color of Magic. It seems that Pratchett had the role of the Spells planned all along, and that the 'episode' with Bel Shamaroth and and the dryads was shoved in because... I guess Pratched liked the ideas therein (hyper-dimensonal trees, old magic, timelss temple of abomination, entities form the dungeon dimension that are worse than evil etc) and wanted to show them, even if that 'episode' contradicts the setup of the main plot? Which is fine I guess. Undermines continuity but the continuity of this story is fudgy anyways, so... Whatever.

My one big dislike is Twoflower's change of character in the end of the book.

See, Twoflower was always innoffensive and oblivious of subtext, always assuming the best of everyone.

"Everything could be sorted between people of good faith and common sense."

This is the guy who tried to talk things out with Bel Shamaroth.

But then suddenly, at the very end, he burtaly berates Rincewind for running away from problems.

And he does so at the one moment that Rincewind isn't trying to run away, but is in fact about to fall to his death. And the only reason Rincewind kept running is so he wouldn't die. Which makes Twoflowers's scathing criticism completely ill timed.

And this is somehow supposed to be an improvment on Twoflower? Like, making him deeper? But he was already deep enough, with his dreams of exploration, superior power of Imagination, and moments of briliance like spiting at the hydrophobic wizards.

And I can't help but be reminded of Carrot, who went from earnest and oblivious to a shrewd steamroller. He also lost apeal to me, because this isn't improvment. To explain why, allow me to compare them with two other charracters.

First is Sybil: She is friendly with everyone. She understands everyone. She likes nearly everyone. She takes care of dangerous animals. She sympathizes with the Dragon even as it is about to eat her. She sees bad people as being foolish children. She sees people for who they are, but also where they come from and what they could become.

When Sybil is suddenly smarter than she seemed, she isn't mean about it. The way Sybil gets people to be better is to call on their better angels, not to berate them.

Next is Vetinari. He will order you first, use reverse psychology second, threats third, and violence as the last resort. And he's honest about all of it. Moist knows that Vetinari "gets you to pull your own strings."

When Vetinari pretends to be igonrant to outsmart vilains, the book doesn't claim that he's "advanced simple."

Carrot bluffing with no cards is not simplicity, it's three layers of complexity. It's obfuscating stupidity. Which is a cool trait, but not when the text insits that it's still simplicity. That's just lying to the audience. And so is suddenly having Twoflower be aware of Rincewind's flaws all along. Of acting oblivious throught the entire book, instead of being oblivious.

So this habit of taking earnest, oblivious characters and making them smarter, but also mean and/or manipulative at the same time, and then implying this somehow makes them deeper...

No, just. Ugh.

[cielenruine]

“The Ringmaster as Diana said it…though the one it was for never graced us with their presence.” Lukas’s smile had put him at enough ease regarding the boy’s condition after the cake. It was certainly bad…but it wasn’t so bad he was going to pass out…not from that bit.

“Flowers one cannot attackat the root which spew down magics of all kinds…if I had to choose between that and something like a gauntlet…I’m an adept fighter but these days my talent lies in negotiation…as well as-“ His attention turned down to his right leg and the let the bandage that rested around his knee reveal itself more. “I’ve not recovered to my fullest strength. Doubtful that I will at this rate.” What Lukas would do with that, Matthias couldn’t wait to see, more he was curious to see if he’d so anything at all. He was not so naive as to think they were such fast and trusting allies, yet he couldn’t help but share.

“No it’s quite alright, I’m glad you took such joy in the odd treat I could muster. My apologies for not conveying my warning well enogh.” There is no surprise at the words. They were enemies, worse yet, Matthias was certain that a particular person was also a weasel and so truly, there was no compromising when it came to how they were going to clash.

“Perhaps I am, but you have extended that kindness to me before. Even if your intent was ill or you carried an ulterior motive alongside it, the result was the same. You both assisted and assured me in a difficult time. What fool would turn their back to someone they owed tenfold what they could provide?” Because truly, there was little he could do here to be sure that Lukas wouldnt tell anyone about either conversation. He simply had to trust that the young man would hold his word, and he did. Not for faith in him nor faith in something else, the lad seemed far too…familiar. He couldn’t ignore the slight feeling of a kindred spirit. “What fun is it if you’ve not a single ally within your enemies? Even should we fight, I’d hope our knowing one another would make it all the more entertaining.”

Sugar Burn

(x)

[johndhu]

For The Winter

*Ciri arrives in the court of Clan An Craite*

Cerys: *smirks* Cirilla of Cintra. Welcome.

Ciri: *Kneels quickly* Queen Cerys. It's been far too long, your highness.

Cerys: I presume you've come about my offer?

Ciri: I have. I understand you have monster problems?

Cerys: Harpies, drowners, wraiths.

Ciri: *teasing smile* I hope you don't expect me to deal with them all at once.

Cerys: It will take time. Accept contracts as you wish. Will you winter here with us?

Ciri: I would love to.

Cerys: Excellent. Garvin, stable her horse and bring her pack to a guest chamber.

Ciri: I brought enogh to last the season.

Cerys: The rest of you go on. Help him.

*A few guards shift uncomfortably.*

Cerys: I've known her longer than I've known any of you. I trust her with my life. Go on.

*The room slowly empties, Ciri stands and crosses the room*

Cerys: Come sit. Tell me of your travels...*watches the last few guards disappear*

*They share a devil grin*

Ciri: How long have we got before they come back?

Cerys: Long enough. *pulls Ciri into her lap* Take this off immediatley.

Ciri: *winks* Yes your highness.

[flamingo-writes]

Fluffvember! Pls consider: Zoro getting flustered and blushy when seeing his girlfriend in one of his sweaters

A/N: This....is not exactly what was requested. I got a bit carried away writing this XD.I hope you enjoy it. 

Fluffvember Post

Wordcount: 1K

Warnings: mentions of smut.

Hoodie — Zoro x Reader

(I believe I already used this gif but I’ve written so much Zoro, there arent enogh gifs of him for my imagines jcldkfj)

The thing about cold was how inconvenient it was. Sweaters, hoodies, coats...they weren’t precisely among Zoro’s favourite things to wear.It was harder to move in them, and specially when he tried to train. If he tried training without one whenever the Strawhat pirates were at a winter island, everyone would yell at him, telling him how he was both nuts and was going to catch a cold. Everyone was always nagging on him about his poor life choices. 

However, this time, words cannot express how he felt about sweaters and hoodies when he saw you walk into the kitchen for breakfast. Sure, it was freezing outside, but that didn’t stop you from running to the kitchen with your shorts and a hoodie that fit too loose around your body, covering your shorts, making it look as if you weren’t wearing anything underneath. 

Zoro felt flustered at first. Usually you’d wear his clothes while you were alone either up in the crow’s nest or in either of the girl’s or the guy’s room during the y when they were empty for the most part. Seeing you wear his clothes felt so intimate to him. Adding to the fact that he thought you weren't wearing anything underneath, only made him feel more flustered. His face instantly got too blushed for his taste, specially with everyone around. 

It was just him, though. 

No one in the crew really minded. It was no secret that you guys were dating, and you constantly spent time together alone. It didn’t come as a surprise to anyone, that you wore one of Zoro’s hoodies. Hopping inside the kitchen with your hands in the hoodie’s pouch, you sat next to your boyfriend. 

“Morning!” You sang happily, looking around at both everyone and everything on the kitchen, it was then you noticed how Zoro was looking away with a faded blush painting his tan face “You okay?” 

“Please tell me you’re at least wearing underwear underneath my hoodie” He muttered in a voice so low, you could barely hear. 

“Really?That’s what worries you? Not even a ‘Good morning, babe’ or a ‘You look pretty this morning;? Yes, I am wearing something underneath” 

Zoro quickly grabbed his cup of coffee and took a big sip, wishing it was either sake or beer.  

“You look cute…” Zoro murmured. 

“Nope. Too late now, darling. It doesn’t count” You mocked hitting him gently with your elbow. 

Breakfast went over as usual, the ever comforting noisy calmness in the Thousand Sunny. You ate, you joked, and you laughed loudly as ever. Until everyone was finished and a handful of the crew helped Sanji clean up the breakfast mess. Zoro had disappeared after breakfast while you helped Sanji wash the dishes. 

You went to the crow’s nest, knowing Zoro would be there training. And he was, indeed, training in the hot crow’s nest, despite the dead cold outside. You walked in a comfortably sat on a nest of pillows and covers you’d been slowly gathering to be comfortable whenever either of you wanted to spend time with each other far from everyone else. 

“How is it going?”  You asked cheerfully. 

“Almost done” His voice was husky with tiredness, yet he still lifted weights like a champ. 

You looked at your shirtless boyfriend, his gorgeous tan skin shiny with sweat. There was something so awfully sexy about seeing him like that. And specially when you walked in while he was still training. Watching him lift crazy heavy weights always made your hormones skyrocket instantly.

“Wanna know a secret?” You said in a rather playful voice, a voice Zoro knew all too well and it only meant something good was going to happen afterwards. 

“You lied when you said you were wearing something underneath?” Zoro asked. 

“I wasn’t lying about the underwear. As a matter of fact, I was wearing shorts on top of them, your hoodie is just too big” 

“Then?” Zoro chuckled. “What was it then?” He looked over his shoulder to look at you sitting on the cornered pillow nest. 

His heart beat faster and stronger when he saw you sitting, turning your back at him as you took off his hoodie, leaving your back bear for him to realize you weren’t wearing a bra. As much as he suddenly wished to run his hands up and down your back, he shook his head and continued to count his reps, thinking how the sooner he was done with his routine, the sooner he’d be able to join you in the corner. 

“Put that on” He said, smiling to himself. 

“Excuse you?” You scuffed jokingly. 

“When I said you looked cute, I meant that” He said. 

This time, you were the one who blushed. You silently nodded and put back on his hoodie. 

“Okay, then…” 

“It was... a bit weird for me to see you with my hoodie at breakfast today. I’m not used to see other people see you wear my clothes…” He confessed

“I’m...did that make you uncomfortable? If it did, I’m sorry… I didn’t—” 

“No, it’s okay. I actually enjoyed it…” Zoro said putting down his dumbbell. “It was weird. I felt awkward at first. But to be honest, you look better with that hoodie than I do…” 

“You’re saying I should wear them more often?” 

“Yes. But, you know that seeing you wear my clothes invites me to take them off you, right?” Zoro smirked looking into your eyes, the set of eyes he loved so much.

“It’s a price I’m willing to pay” You said winking at him. 

Zoro sucked at this flirting game, it always ended with him looking away shyly, not being able to keep the intense eye contact. He chuckled softly and stood up from the bench he was sitting on and walked towards the pillow nest, where you were looking at his with a welcoming smile and inviting eyes. 

You lied on the pillow nest as he crawled on top of you. Before anything else happened, he hugged you, burying his face in your neck, and breathing deeply, catching his breath after his training, and breathing in the familiar smell he adored. The smell of your hair, the smell of your skin mixed with his own scent from his hoodie. 

You wrapped your arms around his back, and your legs around his waist, squeezing him gently against you. His eight on you, as you felt the rise and fall of his breathing. 

“I love you, [Name]” He breathed. 

“I love you too” You whispered back at him and kissed his bare shoulder. 

[number1salesman1997]

What were the other addisons you used to hang out really closely called? What were they like? How badly did Mark @ Trenz fuck with you?

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People I'd like to know better.

o1.    alias / name: xia o2.    birthday: august 3rd  o3.    zodiac sign: leo. that’s all i know and that’s all i’m sticking to. o4.    height: 5′6 o5.    hobbies: drawing, writing, listening to music, watching movies, and i’ve gotten really into making custom lots for the sims 4 o6.    favourite colour: most shades of blue o7.    favourite book: the warmest december by bernice mcfadden or the third life of grange copeland by alice walker o9.    last film / show:  sleepers 😖😖😖 10.    recent reads: i haven’t read book or bought any books lately. 11.    inspiration: For this blog in particular, the movies A Bronx Tale, Bugsy and Mean Streets played a big part in developing who Sal is and what he’s about as a character. And I say Mean Streets instead of Scorsese classics like Goodfellas or Casino because I feel Mean Streets showcases a certain amount of casual life/casual cruelty that I envision occurring in Sal’s early adult life. That and De Niro was messy in there. There’s also films by Spike Lee like Do The Right Thing and Summer of Sam that play a role for aesthetics. And while they’re not exclusive to cultivating him in particular, but rather the other side of the Scozzari aesthetic. 12.    story behind url: his first url was sepiacasket because I initially felt that Sal was a character who was bound to die. i never elaborated on that back then but yeah, he was suppose to eventually die. my second url was asilverjackal and I would have went back to it, but then I remembered oh yeah, I’m not actively portraying Sal as a old man anymore. so i decided to have bullet in the url, and bensonhurst because that’s where he grew up...well, sal was actually born in brownsville, but in the present day that’s a black & brown neighborhood and i didn’t want non-white rpers lookin at my url like, ‘the nerve of this bitch, implyin that this dude runs brownsville.’ i try to use just two words for urls at this point. but i ended up with three in this case, but it’s not bad. i like the url enogh.  13.    fun fact about me: i’ve been really into musicals lately. i’ve been watching a one almost every other week. so far i’ve seen The Hunchback of Notre Dame, American Psycho, Book of Mormon, Something Rotten, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shock Treatment, Hedwig and The Angry Inch, A Bronx Tale, Jesus Christ Superstar and Sweeney Todd.

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[yamasbatcave]

some random facts about my cat

loves the noise of crumbling paper, and loves even more eating said paper (much to my dismay)

is very curious about things such as flushing toilet or the noises my PS4 makes when I insert a disc

she‘s a bit coordinately challenged sometimes but she always tries her best and that’s all what counts

if she thinks I haven’t paid enogh attention to her when I’m working she comes to poke my side (sometimes uses even nails. It hurts.)

likes to follow me no matter what I’m doing, even if I just quickly pick up something from another room

literally willing to eat anything edible, even human foods, it’s easier to list what she doesn’t eat than what she does

all I know about her origins is that she was apparently found in a barn

probably has used 8 of her 9 lives so far because she’s went to hell and back and I’m so lucky to still have her

is a very huggable and loving creature and she sends love to everyone out there