#late20s

[thirdwheelleader]

I'm 27 now. I have a career, I got a raise, I pay my bills, then why arnt I ok? Why is my credit score so low when I have nothing to show for. Why can't I keep my family afloat?

[tettine]

Aprile non ti scoprire

[baconcolacan]

woagh who's this guy

[rimouskis]

I'm still really upset by how beautiful I find this coworker. She's so pretty why is God so unfair

[da-riya]

I did promise to be done by this month, however...

[lavendeerknight]

I was thinking about what Kizan would look like when they're older... I think they'd take more after Wrenn as they age 🥺

[jadeazora]

Diantha being 20, at least in her character concepts, finalized seems older, makes her conversations with Lysandre (who I've generally headcanonned as probably late30s-early40s. Hopefully he gets one of these bios too, so I can see if my guess is accurate) all the more awkward, since he mildly implies she's getting older, and isn't it her "duty" to stay forever young for her movie roles?

It also makes him being implied to have a celebrity crush on her in the games but especially the manga even more uncomfortable (that said, in the version of her that made it to final, I do get the vibe she's a fair bit older, like late20s-early30s-ish.)

[ozs-twink-boytoy]

Omorashi!Oz x Late20s!Reader; At The Amusement Park 🔞 - [M/M]

[OPEN ENDED]

You begged to Oz for one normal people date at the amusement park. You hadn't gone since you were a kid. And finally, those brown puppy eyes of yours convinced him.

You went to the stands and ordered one of those Jumbo Sized Americam Beverages™️

Eventually, you noticed that Oz's waddle gets a bit more pronounced. A bit after you both finished sharing the soda.

You assume it must be his foot, so you decide to guide him to the nearest bench and sit down for a bit.

He insists he's fine and snaps a bit when pressed on the issue.

Cut to flashing the puppy dog eyes again

"Doll, I'm gonna be honest, I gotta pee like a fucking racehorse."

You held back a laugh and take put your map while looking for the nearest restroom so your boyfriend can take care of his... problem.

In the meantime, Oz's stomach starts to make bubbly sounds, and its a bit bloated. You look at him and notice he's gotten rather pale and his face looks like he's panicking.

"Why didn't you tell me it had gotten this bad?" You ask, perplexed. "Must you always be so stubborn?"

Cut to Oz mumbling about being fine.

He's not fine, he's looking around as if begging for a toilet to magically appear.

You finally find the restrooms on the map and gently coax Oz to stand up so you can walk there.

Oz slightly presses his legs together because of the sudden movement. He can feel all the soda turned to waste slushing in his slower abdomen.

You sigh and take his hand in a gesture of comfort.

Oz appreciates it, although he's not sure he can wait that long between steps.

You guide him slowly through the crowd, and he manages to not leak. You're very proud of him.

You reach the restroom... and these a 5 person line.

Oz looks like he's seen a ghost. He's practically dancing on the spot as he fights the urge to grab his crotch

You stand next to him and whisper sweet nothings like "It's okay, babe, just five more minutes."

That sort of encourages him not to wet his pants. Although what he's not telling you is that he can feel a small wet spot the size of a golf ball in his boxers...

What happens next is up to you ;)

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for cutting contact with my friend who had a threat on their life?

🦋🐌🪱 (for me to find post later)

Sounds bad I know. Please hear me out. TW for transphobia and threats of violence.

I (25X) had a friend we’ll call Jay (25transM). Jay and I never were very close. We met as a friend of a friend situation. Prior to when this story begins, we had probably hung out about 9 times over a course of 4 years.

Jay has a bad habit of getting involved in tumultuous relationships. After about 3 years of knowing each other, he suddenly got engaged and moved across the country. We figured there was something majorly wrong, but didn’t know details. About a year and a half later, Jay moved back and told us about the abusive situation.

I felt genuinely bad for Jay. He immediately began dating again and introduced me to his partner, who we’ll call A (late20s, gender-fluid). We went out for drinks once, and they seemed nice enough. I thought Jay was moving a bit fast, but was happy to see this person seemed nice.

About four months after that initial introduction, I end up getting a call out of the blue from Jay begging me to help A. A had moved into a group home several cities away from me. A member of the group him found out A was trans and was physically attacking him. The lady running the group home called A the t slur and was not doing anything to help.

I borrowed my family car and drove to A’s group home, got him checked out of there, and then drove him another 50 miles to get a hotel room near the group home where Jay was staying. A didn’t have any money so I paid for the room for a few days. It was a few hundred which was a lot but manageable for me at the time. A and Jay both thanked me, and I went home.

Months go by, no word from A or Jay. Sudden call from Jay again, this time saying they’ve had to move again and could I please help.

By this time I’d stopped being friend with N, our mutual friend who was the reason we met. I didn’t really expect to hear more from A or Jay. But I wanted to help because we’re both trans here and I was worried for their safety.

I once again put them up in a hotel room for a few days. My financial situation was a bit worse now so this was a big strain, but I would still be able to make my rent so I decided to help. I gave them some links to trans resource centers in the city and left.

Jay and A contacted me a few times after that, but I began to decline their calls. I was worried they would ask me for more money, which I didn’t have to give. On top of this, I felt really emotionally exhausted by the conversations we would have when I’d see them. Family members would call to yell at them (and me) for moving out. Relationship issues. Psychiatric problems and the like.

I feel mostly at peace with not talking to them anymore. Is/was it an asshole move to cut them off, since they didn’t have any other support network of family or other queer people. I gave them the link to the trans resource centers, if that’s any consolations. I still get random messages every now and then saying “hi,” but I don’t reply.

AITA?

What are these acronyms?

[flmed]

the urge to write jo when he was young / late20s-early30s is strong bc he was just a baby.

[queenlua]

idk how i became a rubbernecker in this one twitter-y (?) Burning Man-y (??) subculture, but

there's something about watching a late20s/early30something dude nuke his entire life for the sake of a bunch of meditation retreats / "healing work" / various complicated relationship entanglements that i find both actively repellent and hopelessly compelling to watch

[jeffament]

there are so few tall men i respect. in fact the only one might be late20s vince vaughn

[bl00dysk1es]

okay so in vampire universe, if a character was turned 18ish, but has been alive for about late20s-early30s. so body age is 18-20, but real age would be 27-32, would it be weird for them to have a relationship with someone who is 24? pls pls pls pls pls answer, im working on a book and the turning age with real age with relationship age gap is hard and tricky

[nerosdayinanime]

Responding here to ur tag response to my question on this post so i dont clog up your notes over there 😅

That concept is so cool!! Can you tell me more about the dynamics? (Like what are the specific differences that made you classify Sabito as alpha prime instead of just alpha?)

When you say the Primes effect more and are effected more than the others what exactly do you mean?

Do you become a Prime when you take on a certain roll in your pack or is it just a option during the initial presenting event?

Are Primes like a subsection of their dynamic or are they a whole new one? (3 broad dynamics society vs 5 specific dynamics society)

How does everybody being abo (and Sabito being alive) effect their relationships with each other in this AU compared to canon?

And lastly, what are everybody's designations in this au? 👀

I kinda got carried away with the questions whoops

ok important distinction to get out of the way first- i see a/b/o as terms to describe phenomena, not strict definitions people fall into. i dont like omegaverse things like that bc 1 i love biology & speculative evolution and through that lens it makes absolutely 0 fucking sense to me and 2 i dont like omegaverse basically being reduced to sexism 2.0 with submissive feminine omegas, dominant masculine alphas, and boring betas.

i completely understand and see the appeal in traditional a/b/o but i also think its severely limiting

to answer your questions off the bat:

sabito as an alpha prime mostly just bc i really really like giving him big/visible fangs and that influenced some worldbuilding choices lmao

imagine having ur senses turned up 200%. theyre just as affected by a drop of pheromones as normal dynamics are a litre. theyre way more sensitive to others' and their own is far more potent

theres no 'presenting event' either you stay not very reactive to pheromones(beta) you start reacting to pheromones normally(alpha/omega) or you start to be fuck-off sensitive to pheromones(a/o prime) (ppl dont choose or get assigned a secondary dynamic its just something that Happens and a/b/o are terms used to describe wide trends)

its still 3 broad dynamics, primes are considered a sub-category/more specific variant of alpha/omega

mmm, id say overall theyre pretty much the same? rengokus & mitsuri are closer-knit, tengen and them kinda make a trio, sabito's almost part of the mini-group(The Loud Ones)- sanemi and obanai still dislike giyuu, now its got an added 'omega has his alpha wrapped around his finger and makes him do the dirty work instead' bc he never bothers to defend himself from them so sabito steps up and tells them to fuck off- then theres the obvious kamado situation. sabito's neutral abt them after he gets over his initial anger but cmon. its tanjiro. youre not staying neutral for long. giyuu more protective of them from the get-go

theres only a few ppls who are set in stone lmao- sakonji-alpha sabito-APrime giyuu-omega tanjiro-OPrime nezuko-N/A sanemi-beta obanai-beta mitsuri-OPrime kyojuro-alpha

my version of a/b/o

secondary dynamics arent dependent on sex, theyre two separate spectrums and secondary dynamics are Secondary

secondary dynamics start to develop with puberty, not really finished until somewhere in 20s

you cant tell what someone's secondary dynamic will be until it starts to present

betas are the hardest to tell bc sometimes ppl are just late bloomers, late20s-30s and they still dont react to scents very strongly or havent had a heat/rut theyre probably a beta

[shitty doodle of the parabola graphic- up-down is omega/alpha left-right is not sensitive-very sensitive]

betas still smell scents but arent sensitive to pheromones and their own arent very strong either, some can have mini-heats or ruts. overall if theyre not very reactive to scents and they dont have noticeable fangs or any changes to their reproductive organs theyre considered a beta

alphas and omegas have stronger scents (a beta would need to be actively projecting their scent to be on the same level as alpha/omega's baseline) and are sensitive to pheromones.

secondary dynamics influence sex but are not influenced by sex; males who are omegas can develop female reproductive systems and females who are alphas can develop male reproductive systems. this results in tons of possible combinations, though not everything /works/ since they'd need the matching internal & external parts to actually reproduce.

with male omegas/female alphas; commonly, either the secondary reproductive system doesnt develop at all or the secondary external develops alongside the original*. less commonly the secondary external develops and the original internals swap to the secondary. very rarely the secondary will fuck up the original internals and make someone sterile. very VERY rarely will someone develop both original and secondary reproductive systems that are fully functional

main biggest difference between alphas and omegas is mostly in whether they have a heat(& nest) or a rut(& claim territory)

heats typically start off with some warning signs before the actual heat kicks in(preheat) omegas will start to be clingy and seek safety/closeness with their pack for a few days, along with starting to give off a heat scent. omegas usually dont smell their own heat scent until its already pretty strong(closer to heat) so others around them usually notice the scent first. heat hits with a full body fever for a day or two, its extremely uncomfortable and usually omegas drop out of coherency. behind the scenes all kinds of reward chemicals and other important stuff in the brain are thrown way out of wack- no one really notices that tho bc theyre usually blearily rolling around suffering through a mind-numbing fever. after it abates theyre left with the still fucky brain balance and dont really get back all the coherency they lost from the fever, still a little out of it for the whole duration of heat. theyre more sensitive to changes in their emotions and more sensitive to physical contact, heats in their usual state are non-sexual and an omega simply seeks security affection and comfort from their pack. excessively negative emotions caused by lack of security or comfort can cause an omega to be extremely panicky/depressive/aggressive (borderline feral) and its not fun for anyone involved. the omega going through it is overrun with negative thoughts/feelings/emotions and the scent of an omega going through a disruptive heat is especially nauseating & discomforting to anyone around (an intense need to Fix It and make the omega feel better). on the flip-side, omegas being more sensitive to emotion and physical contact can lead to a state of near constant euphoria/ecstasy in sexual heats between mates (the more traditional version of heat)

omegas will go into heat in the presence of another omega's heat if they are emotionally connected (family, pack, friends, etc) and an omega's heat can cause an alpha to start their rut (& vice-versa ruts causing heats)

ruts cause a similar fucky brain balance but not nearly to the same degree as heats, alphas will seek out affection and their instinct to protect is sent into absolute overdrive. mother hen x500. it causes them to be a lot more agitated which leads to more aggression bc more things are seen as a threat.

sexual ruts with mates sends their instinct to make sure the other IS and feels safe/good into overdrive and They Will Not Leave Their Mate

nesting is the usual find soft things make comfy/safe bed/area for pack and is extremely personal/fiercely defended from those who its not meant for; claiming territory is a wider application of 'make area feel comfy/safe for pack' alphas will patrol or steak out vantage points of their selected territory, like omegas they also dont take kindly to intruders**

alphas are built a bit more for power and tend to be offensive/face confrontation head-on(make opponent lose ground, get threats as far away from my pack as possible); while omegas are built a bit more for speed/agility and tend to be defensive/run loops around confrontations(dont let opponent gain any ground, keep threats from getting any closer to my pack) its not solid evidence when trying to tell someone's dynamic off it alone because people's natural variation is so wide and people's experiences can change how theyd react to stress and such so its usually ignored but trends Can be seen

*giyuu's like that male omega has both parts externally but no uterus so. no mpreg for him</3

**it can be kinda subtle sometimes, one example ive posted is sabito physically situating himself so hes between his pack(giyuu/tanjiro/nezuko) and the threat (sanemi/rest of the hashira)

i think thats everything? feel free 2 ask for clarification if i fucked up explaining or missed something

[oc-aita]

WIBTA for just…going along with it?

I am, to make a long story short, in a sticky situation.

CONTEXT: I (late 20sF) am stuck in a hell world where I am constantly undergoing “trials.” Basically, I and three other people have to power up 5 generators in order to escape from whatever place we’re currently in, and we have to make sure to not get killed by a maniac the entire. Fucking. Time. Even worse, this whole thing is pretty much run by an Entity (kind of like Cthulhu?) who feeds on our emotions/souls. I’m sure you can tell that this really fucking sucks.

Ok. Context outta the way, here’s the issue: one of the killers, D(late20s?M), has taken a liking to me. I guess I should’ve figured it out sooner: he’s always chasing me, trying to grab me off the generator, and trying to kill me (which the Entity will let him do, if he burns an offering to it).

Here’s where it gets weird. This last time he killed me, one of my teammates, N(early20sF), caught him kissing me. That is, once I’d died, he kind of…flipped me over and kissed me on the mouth. Imagine the scene from Snow White, but bloody.

He didn’t do anything else, and he didn’t mutilate me or anything like that (which is more than I can say for other killers).

I guess the other killers found out, though, because I’ve had a couple of them tease me about being D’s girlfriend and blah, blah, blah.

So why am I thinking of going along with it?

He’s one of the Entity’s favorites. If the Entity likes a Killer, they get all sorts of perks and gifts. I’m thinking/hoping that if I decide to play along, I’ll have it easier in trials and not, you know, die so often.

I talked to N about it, and she flipped out. She said that my idea is crazy, and that I have no idea what D would actually do if he got his hands on me, and that I have no proof that I would get any benefit from a sexual relationship with a killer.

This is all true, but the thing is, if a person dies enough times, the Entity discards their soul and just…leaves it to rot, forever.

Nobody wants this to happen.

I do not want this to happen to me.

So what if I try to hold off that fate for a little longer? Am I supposed to just sit there and take it until I’m a soulless husk? It would be a purely sexual relationship with no strings attached, because I’m pretty sure he hasn’t got a compassionate bone in his body.

I’m willing to try this only because the alternative is so much worse.

[sirdindjarin]

If I were to post a Joel Miller fanfic about falling for a late20s woman protecting her little sister ten years into the outbreak (one-shot, 18+, protective!Joel, cross-country, Joel being a lil Texan shit, HAPPY ENDING because WHAT IS CANON i dont know her? etc)