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April 11th 2017

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Jaiania held her breath as she walked past Josh and his twin brother Jon. She kept her head down, hoping they didn’t notice her walking by them. She absolutely did not want to have a conversation with either of them - especially Josh -. After their failed relationship and trainwreck of a breakup, she would rather play in traffic than have a conversation with him. 

She almost made it past them without being noticed. “Damn girl you just gon walk right past us.” That was Jon. Jaiania forced a smile on her face and turned around to face them. 

“Oh, hey.” She said, keeping her eyes on Jon. “Didn’t see you there.” She shrugged when he gave her a ‘yeah right’ look. Josh crossed his arms over his chest and rolled his eyes when he realized that she was trying her hardest to not look in his direction. 

This is awkward she thought as she rocked back on her heels before pointing in the direction she was walking. 

“I gotta go. Nice seeing you though,” She said to Jon, still ignoring Joshua’s presence. 

She hurried down the hallway feeling their eyes on her. 

Jon turned to his brother once she rounded the corner. “Look at what you did,” He said, smacking Josh on his chest. Josh rolled his eyes. 

“I ain't do shit. Come on, we gotta get ready.”  Josh did not want to hear that bullshit. He was in the wrong just as much as she was but since everyone loved Jaiania he took all the blame. 

Jaiaina groaned as she saw Jon and Josh walking her way a couple of hours later. This must be my lucky day, two times in one night, she thought bitterly. She could normally avoid Jon and Josh but they seemed to be everywhere she was today.

“Congratulations guys.” She said referring to the Smackdown tag team titles they had just won from Chad Gable and Jason Jordan. 

“Thank you, Jai,” Jon said, trying to give her a sweaty hug. She pretended to throw up and moved away from him. “Is your arm okay tho? That rinpost spot looked pretty rough.” 

“I’m totally fine.” Jaiaina lied. “Looked way worse than it actually was.” She said, smiling at him. 

“Yeet!” He said, making Jaiaina roll her eyes. “We goin’ out to celebrate our big win tonight, you in?”  

Jaiaina let her eyes cut over to Josh who thankfully wasn’t looking at her. “Uh. I can’t. I have plans already.” That got Josh’s attention. He looked up from his phone and squinted his eyes at her. He wasn't normally one for gossip but he had heard some things about Jaiaina and another one of their co-workers recently. 

“So the rumors are true huh?” He said with a scoff. “You move on fast.” Jaiaina cut her eyes back over to him and glared. 

“Excuse me?” She asked, crossing her arms over her chest. 

Josh sucked his teeth and narrowed his eyes at her. “You heard me.” 

Jon let his eyes ping pong between the two of them. He knew he needed to stop them before they became explosive. “Uce, come on. It ain’t worth it. ” Jon said trying to pull his brother along but Josh wasn’t budging. “Josh, stop. Let’s go Uce” 

“Yeah, I think that's a good idea,” Jaiaina said as she rolled her eyes and turned to walk away from them.  6 months of silence and the first thing he said to her is something about some bullshit ass rumors?! Pathetic 

“And then he had the nerve to talk about me moving on too fast,” Jaiaina said to Trinity and Carmella as they sat in the VIP section of a club. “I mean, he broke up with me. What does he care if I moved on or not.” She said as she downed another shot. Carmelle and Trinity shared a look but didn’t say anything.  “And what fucking rumors?!” She turned to her best friends. “Yall heard rumors about me?” She let out a scoff and rolled her eyes when they both nodded. 

“Yeah, but we obviously don't believe it,”  Carmella said. 

“What's the rumor though?” 

Carmella shrugged and sipped her drink. “Something about you and AJ” 

Jaiaina's eyes widened. “AJ STYLES?!” She asked louder than necessary. “Ew, what the fuck. Where did that fucking come from?”

 Carmella sighed. “Okay, here's what I know. Apparently, someone saw you and him  leaving a hotel room together a couple of weeks ago.”

 Jaiaina scoffed and rolled her eyes. “Do these people know that he’s married and I would never do that to Wendy or his children?” She sighed. “And Josh knows that Allen was my mentor during my time in TNA.” 

“Girl you know how Josh is. He’s being an ass because he misses you.” Trinity said and Jaiaina rolled her eyes.  

“Yeah well, he shouldn’t believe rumors about me.” 

“And you miss him too, right?” Trinity questioned. 

Jaiania rolled her eyes. “Of course I miss him, I never said I didn’t.”

“ Do you still love him?” 

Jaiaian took another sip of her drink before answering. “Yes I still love him, but it is extremely obvious that he never did. We break up and the first thing he does is go fuck on one of our coworkers? That’s foul. Now every time I walk past that hoe she got a fucking smirk on her face that I wanna smack off. ” 

Trinity and Carmella found themselves nodding along with Jaiaina’s statement. It was an extremely foul thing for Josh to do. 

“I still don’t know what possessed him to do that. “ 

“I do.” Jaiaina rolled her eyes. “He been wanting to fuck Dasha. Surprised he didn’t do it  while we were dating.” 

Trinity rolled her eyes at her friend. “Josh may have been an asshole but we all know he wouldn’t cheat on you.” 

Jaiaina hummed as she took a sip of her drink. She then eyed her friend. “Shouldn’t you be out celebrating with your husband?” 

“Oh, about that.” 

Jai narrowed her eyes at Trinity before letting out a gasp. “You didn’t !” 

“I’m sorry! I know we already planned this girl's night and I didn’t wanna flake on y'all.” 

Jai scoffed and turned towards Carmella who was already looking at her with guilty eyes. 

“I invited  Corey too.” 

Jaiaina had to stop herself from throwing a temper tantrum. “You guys” she whined. “Girls night mean just girls.” She pouted. 

Trinity and Carmella burst into laughter. “We’re sorry! But look, we can have a girl's night once we go back to Florida. Just us.” 

“Fine,” Jaiaina said, still pouting. Just as she was about to take another sip of her drink, Jon, Josh and… Dasha fucking Jackson. Jaiaina scoffed and adverted her eyes from the couple. 

“I’m sorry,” Trin whispered as stood and greeted her husband and Corey purposely ignoring Josh and Dasha. Carmella did the same and Jaiania couldn’t have been more grateful for her friends. 

Don’t let it get to you, Don’t let it get to you. She repeated in her head as Dasha made a point of showing she was Josh’s girl now by placing a kiss on his lips. Once Dasha looked in her direction, Jaiaina stood from her seat and walked over to the bar. The drama was something she did not need nor want tonight. 

She let out a heavy sigh as she leaned against the bar. She had successfully gone months without being in the same space as Josh because it hurt. It hurt to look at him and not be with him. She said some foul things the day they broke up and so did he, but she never expected him to literally go and fuck another woman THE SAME NIGHT. 

“C’mon, you too pretty to be frowning.” Jaiaina had to stop herself from swinging on the slimeball that just slithered his way next to her. She turned her head to the side to face him and he smiled thinking he got her attention. She cringed at the food he had stuck in his teeth. 

“Thank you,” She said referring to the compliment. “But, uh no thanks.” She said referring to his advances. The bartender set down her rum punch, Jaiaina grabbed the drink and tried to walk away but the guy grabbed her arm. 

“Don’t be fucking rude.” He scoffed. “You didn’t even ask me my name.” 

“That’s cause I don’t wanna know your name!” She said, trying to pull her arm out of his grasp. Just from how tight his grip was, she knew she was going to have a bruise. “Let go of me!” 

“Don’t be such a bitch!” He spat at her, Just as Jai was lifting her knee to hit him in his balls, he was forcefully grabbed, which caused him to release her arm. 

“The fuck is you doin’?!”  

Jaiaina let out a gasp as Josh pushed the slimeball down to the ground. By now, more than half of the bar had turned their attention to them. “Don’t put ya’ fucking hands on her like that. Fuck is wrong witchu?!” 

Slimy McSlimerson tried to kick his feet at Josh but Josh sidestepped them and then kicked slimeball in his face, knocking him onto his back. Slimy let out a groan as he started to hold his now broken nose. 

“You alright?” The bartender asked coming around the bar and taking Jai’s arm in his hands, inspecting it. “You want me to call the cops?” 

Josh gently pulled Jaiaina away from the bartender, making him drop her arm. Jaiaina’s eyebrows furrowed together as Josh wrapped his arm around her and pulled her closer, tucking her into his side.  “Nah, we good,” Josh said eyeing Slimy on the ground. Josh was tempted to knock Slimy’s teeth down his throat but decided against it as he led Jai out of the club and into the night's cool air. 

Jaiaina said nothing as she let Josh lead her outside. She momentarily allowed herself to lean into his familiar touch before remembering their current situation. “I’m fine now.” She said, taking another step away from him. “You can go back into the bar.” 

“And leave you out here?” He asked. “Bab–Jaiaina, you shaking.” 

“Okay, so send Trin or Mella out here. Go back inside.”  Josh sucked bus teeth and pulled off his black bomber jacket he was wearing and handed it to her. 

“Just take the damn jacket Jai” 

“I don’t want your damn jacket, Joshua. And I damn sure didn’t need your help back there. I had it.”

Josh scoffed and grabbed her arm, making them both look down at the purple bruise that was forming. “Yeah okay.” He snorted. He hated that she was so stubborn. “You can hate me all you want Jaiaina. But if you gon’ wait out here in the damn cold, take the damn jacket.” 

Jaiaina huffed and snatched the jacket out of his hands. “Happy?” She asked with a sarcastic smile and she slid her arms into the jacket. 

“Very.” Just as he said that the side door to the bar opened and her group of friends and Dasha spilled out. Dasha eyed the jacket and then narrowed her eyes at Josh, who was still looking at Jaiaina. 

“Girl! Are you okay?!” Trinity cried out as she and Leah rushed over to their best friend. Jai broke eye contact with Josh and turned her head towards her friends. 

“I’m fine. Just some weirdo who doesn’t understand the meaning of No.”  

Trinity, being the emotional drunk wrapped her arms around Jai’s head and pulled her down, so Jai’s head was resting on her breast. “I’m so sorry I wasn’t there to help you friend.” She whispered as a few tears slipped down her face. Jon and Josh sucked their teeth. 

“Man, Trin get off her.” Jai let out a soft laugh as Jon pulled Trinity away from her. 

“Did I ruin the mood? Or can we go back in?” Jaiaina asked. 

“Hell no! You didn’t ruin the mood! C’mon!” Leah said as she grabbed Trinity’s and Jaiaina’s hands and started to lead them inside. 

“Actually. I’m not in the party spirit anymore… We’re gonna head back to the hotel. Dasha said as she walked over to Josh. Jaiaina hated the way her heart tightened in her chest. Jaiaina watched as Dasha slipped her hand into Josh’s, her fingers curling around his in that intimate, effortless way that people who were in love did. 

“Are you sure you don’t want to stay for a bit longer?” Josh asked, his voice soft but laced with that familiar warmth Jaiaina had once loved.

Dasha's hand tightened around his. “I’m sure. Come on, let’s go.” There was a finality to her words that Jaiaina couldn’t ignore.

Jaiaina’s chest tightened. It shouldn’t hurt this much. It shouldn’t hurt at all.

She and Josh had broken up for a reason—no matter how hard it had been. She told herself she was over it. Jaiaina forced herself to look away from the couple. 

“I think I'm gonna head back too. I forgot I have an early flight to Birmingham in the morning.” 

Birmingham? Josh arched his eyebrow at the mention of Birmingham. He knew there was only one reason why she was going there, which meant she lied to Jon earlier when he asked about her arm. 

Trinity and Leah shot her playful glares, but their smiles quickly softened into teasing hugs. After making Jaiaina promise to hang out once all three of them were in Florida, Jon, Trin, Leah and Corey walked back inside the bar. 

Jaiaina stood there awkwardly. She pulled her phone out of her clutch and ordered an Uber. She could feel Josh and Dasha’s eyes on her. 

“Oh, your jacket,” Dasha said as their Uber pulled up. 

“She can keep it. It’s cold as hell out here Baby.” Baby.. just hearing that Josh had a nickname for Dasha made Jaiaina sick to her stomach.  

“It’s fine..” Jaiaina trailed off as she took the jack off and handed it back to Josh. “I should have brought out my own coat.” 

“Yeah, you should have.” Dasha scoffed and snatched the jacket out of Jai’s hands. 

Be the bigger person Jaiaina thought, don’t beat this bitch’s ass. 

“C’mon man, you ain't have to snatch it,” Josh muttered as he walked towards the Uber. Dasha rolled her eyes and stomped after him. 

“Well, why did you give her your jacket? Could have let the hoe freeze for all I care.” 

Jaiaina gritted her teeth as the door to the Uber slammed shut and they drove away. She closed her eyes and tried to remember the deep breathing exercises her therapist told her to do. Forcing herself to take slow, deliberate breaths in and out. In through the nose, out through the mouth...

It didn’t work. Not this time.

Dasha was so lucky that Jaiaina actually enjoyed her job, cause Jai would have BEEN beat her ass by now. 

Jaiaina’s head had barely hit the pillow before three sharp, rhythmic knocks echoed through the room. Her stomach twisted into knots at the sound of the knocks. 

There was only one person in the whole world that knew three was her safe number. Sighing, she threw the covers off of her, grabbed her pink Versace robe, and opened the door.

“Why did you lie to twin earlier?” Jaiaina blinked. 

What?” she scoffed, a quick laugh escaping her. “What are you talking about?”

“Earlier, Jon asked about your arm. You said you were fine but you not. Why you going to Birmingham in the morning.” 

“What I have going on in my life doesn’t concern you anymore Joshua,” Jaiaina said firmly, trying to shut down the conversation before it could go any further.

“Don’t do that.” He muttered, his eyes never leaving hers. “Don’t act like you weren’t a major part of my life.” 

“I was. Not anymore Joshua. Go back to Dasha and leave me alone.” 

Josh’s jaw tightened as he took a deep breath trying to compose himself. “Look, I know –” 

“No,” Jaiaina said as she started to shake her head. “I’m not doing this with you.” Josh looked confused as she started to close the door in his face, at the last second, he put his foot in between the door and the fame. Jaiaine huffed as he easily overpowered her and gently pushed her away from the door. 

She stomped over to the bed and threw herself down on it, while Josh shut the door behind her and went to sit in the armchair that was placed between the bed and the window. 

“Josh, it's been six months since we last talked. Let’s just go back to that.” 

“I don’t want to. I fucking miss you Jaiaina.” 

Jaiaina laughed making Josh scoff. 

“The hell so funny?” 

“YOU!” She exclaimed as she jumped from the bed and pointed at him. “You think you can just come swoop in like some type of Superman after what you did?! Fuck off, Joshua!” 

“Jai, I know I said some fucked up shit but -” 

“Said?! No nigga. It's about what you did!” She cut him off.  “The fact that you fucked that bitch the same night we broke up was foul as hell Joshua!” 

“Woah!” He called out, jumping to his feet. “I ain't do no shit like that. Fuck is you talking about.” 

Jaiaina let out a humorless laugh. “Yeah okay.” She said mockingly with a roll of her eyes. “The bitch already told anybody who would listen. The same night you walked out of our hotel room, you went to her! And you fucked her.” Jaiaina couldn’t hold it back anymore, the tears that threatened to spill since the bar came flowing down her face.

"Jai, I swear to you, that's ain’t what happened," Josh said, his voice low and urgent. He took a step towards her, but Jaiaina backed away, shaking her head.

“Don’t Joshua. Just leave.” 

“Hell no. I’m not going anywhere. I lost you once, I’m not doing It again.” 

Jaiaina childishly covered her ears. “I’m not listening to any of the bullshit you are spewing tonight Joshua!” She uncovered her ears and narrowed her eyes at Josh. “Okay let's just say, you didn’t have sex with her the same night. You’re still with her now! And don’t deny it, I heard you call her baby.” When Josh didn’t deny it, Jaiaina felt her heart break even more. “Please just go. Go back to your girlfriend and go back to ignoring me.” She whispered as she lowered her eyes to the ground. 

Jaiaina heard him sniffle but she didn’t lift her head to look at him. “I never wanted to hurt you Jai.” Jaiaina didn’t say anything back, she didn’t have anything to say. She was exhausted. She just wanted to go to sleep and forget all about Josh by the morning. 

Josh sighed and started walking towards the door, the silence between them was too much. It was suffocating. He wanted to fix it. He wanted to make things right. But he didn’t know how. With one last glance at Jaiaina, he turned and walked out the door. 

As soon as the door shut, Jaiaina broke down, she covered her mouth with her hand to try and hide her sobs. Outside, Josh leaned against the closed door, his forehead pressed against the cool wood. He could hear Jaiaina's muffled cries through the thin barrier, and each sob felt like a knife twisting in his gut. He wanted nothing more than to burst back in, to take her in his arms and explain everything. But he knew she wouldn't listen, not now.

April 18th 2017

Birmingham, Alabama

Jaiaina knew it was stupid to go through this surgery alone, but WWE provided the best doctors so she knew she was in good hands. 

Waking up from surgery was a feeling she would never get used to. She let out a groan at the dull ache in her right shoulder and immediately she heard someone shh her and place a straw at her lips. The comforting sensation of the water helped clear some of the haze, but as she blinked her eyes open, the shock of who was sitting next to her hit her like a ton of bricks.

“I gotchu, relax.” 

“What are you doing here?” She whispered,  her voice scratchy and weak from the anesthesia.

“Making sure you alright and not alone.” 

“Josh please –” 

He shushed her again. “I broke whatever I had with Dasha off. Imma be truthful and say that yeah, I got with her to fuck with you after I heard the rumor about you and AJ but, I did not have sex with her that same night. To be honest, I never had sex with her, I haven’t had sex with anybody since you.” 

Jaiaina’s jaw dropped open. She didn’t know how to respond to that. She had spent the past six months hating Josh because she thought he was a slimy asshole. She didn’t know how to feel right now. 

“Josh I-”  She started, 

“I’m not asking you to forgive me, Jaiaina,” Josh continued, his voice soft but firm. “Not right away. Aight? I know I messed up, and I know it’s not gonna be easy. But I’m willing to work this out, but only if you want to.”

Jaiaina stared into his eyes, no matter how hard she tried she would never get rid of the love she had for this man. It was a big relief to finally hear the truth about the night that they broke up but he still hurt her by ignoring her for six months. 

“Please.” He whispered. “I always seen you in my life. Always seen you as the mother of my kids. Just give me one more chance.” 

Jaiaina’s breath caught in her throat. This was the most vulnerable she had ever seen him in the three years they had dated. 

“Okay,” She whispered, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. “But I swear on everything I love, this is your LAST chance.” 

Josh's face lit up with a mixture of relief and hope. He gently took Jaiaina's hand, careful not to disturb the IV line. “I promise you, I won't mess this up again. I love you too damn much.” 

Jaiaina stared at him for a second before a small smile came across her face. “I love you too.” 

Authors Note: I'm sorry if this sucked 😮‍💨😫

I've had this halfway written for about a year and just decided to say fuck it and finish it. I really do hope you all enjoy it! ❤️

Side Note:

Jaiaina had torn rotator cuff.

Josh definitely bribed and threatened an intern to tell him what was wrong with Jaiaina LOL!

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why are so mamy trans ppl on this site robotfuckers/technophiles and why am i becoming one of them

Well, for me it's totally different than for most. I fell in love with Dorothy from The Big O because of her extremely flat, monotone speech, and her expression completely lacking a trace of emotion, like a Vulcan. The idea of having power over a robot like that, who truly feels nothing but a desire to serve you, is intoxicating for me.

I commissioned a small story from a writer a few years ago. They became a vtuber and as far as I know they haven't done writing commissions since, so I'll hold off on naming them for now and will ask them if they want credit for it.

warning:

This is not really non-con but it explores the idea of a semi-sapient fuckdoll that has no will beyond yours, and idk, it's not great, morally, and might remind you of worse.

Her Quiet Eyes

Sure, she had cost a lot, but shipping had been the real killer. But the months of saved paychecks had been worth it. Your very own Realifigure had arrived that day. The setup had been surprisingly simple; she was already pre-programmed with the right personality routines. There were just a few firmware updates to install. Good thing the charging case she came in had an ethernet port.

Before long, R.Dorothy Wayneright’s eyes were open, and she stood up out of her box in the middle of your living room in her iconic pitch-black dress and white neck lace. Real, alive. Or at least as close to real as a character from a cult classic anime could get. Realifigures were the next step in ultra-exclusive, ultra-expensive collector’s items for the discerning weeaboo. Life-sized figures (robots, really) made to be as close as possible to the character they were designed to emulate. Even the black band in her blood-red hair could pop open up like a disc drive just like in the show, even though there was absolutely no use for it at all.

“Hello,” she said simply. There wasn’t a hint of emotion to her voice. No excitement, no happiness at meeting her new partner for the first time. You almost thought you messed some part of the installation up and flip through the manual, until a ‘character specifics’ section reminds you that really is just the way Dorothy acts. Which isn’t wrong. Sure she might have opened up to Roger more over the course of the show’s twenty-six episodes and displayed more emotion over time but that cold, occasionally sarcastic, demeanor never really left and that’s part of what makes her so dang cute in the first place so-

Dorothy stood there, staring. Oh. How long were you lost in thought?

“Ah, hi.”

“You are my partner, correct?”

‘Partner’ was the proper term. Something like ‘master’ or ‘owner’ just wasn’t very advertising-friendly, unless it was a specific character’s gimmick to call their partner that. “Yeah. That’s right.” You held out a shaky hand. “It’s nice to meet you, Dorothy.”

She looked at the hand for a second, then took it in hers, briefly. “You as well.” She didn’t sound like she meant it. Pitch black eyes smoothly looked to the left, then the right. You followed her gaze and realized just how much of an awful mess your apartment was. You hadn’t tidied up any of the cardboard and the packaging Dorothy had been inside just mere hours ago. And that was on top of the littered clothes, the pizza boxes, the trash overflowing with garbage takeout.

“I am programmed with a wide variety of cleanliness routines.” Dorothy stated simply. It was hard not to read her neutral expression as judgemental.

“No, uh, that’s okay. I can do that myself. I was actually wondering if you would like to… go out? Like, on a date.”

“Yes.”

She said it without any hesitation, something that took you by surprise despite her completely flat tone. You have to remind yourself to not get too crazy about her. It’s just her programming. There wouldn’t be any point to the Realifigure line if they didn’t do whatever their partner said, regardless of outward personality. You asked her to wait in the living room while you went to change in yours. And it’s only then you start to realize how poorly thought out your whole plan was. You don’t really have any good clothes, not good enough for dating anyways. You haven’t dated since… actually, you prefer not to think about it. You did manage to find a button-up in plain, somewhat ill-fitting white. Better than nothing. You tuck it into a fresh pair of jeans and join Dorothy back outside. She quietly joined you for the evening you had made up on the spot because you hadn’t actually planned it out at all. But dinner and movie are as classic as it gets, right?

It went smoothly. Relatively. You kept asking why Dorothy didn’t touch any of her food and she kept reminding you in the same neutral (condescending?) tone that she has no need to eat. She cannot digest, she has no sense of taste. Of course that makes sense, but it wasn’t a realistic experience. Or wait, it was, wasn’t it. She was a robot, after all. Both literally and as the character she was modeled on. It was all a little more confusing than you expected, but it’s also enticing, in a strange way that you can’t quite put your finger on. If you had just wanted a sexdoll that was all looks, you wouldn’t have spent so much on something that came with a personality, that was so realistically-made people would be more likely to mistake her for a cosplayer than a machine.

“What did you think of the movie?”

“It was interesting.”

You blinked. That was the most emotive response you had received from her all night. The film had been some indie thing from France. Totally in black and white, only subtitles. You had thought it was appropriate because of Dorothy’s source material. Maybe it had sparked something in her programming. “What was interesting about it?”

“The cinematography. The use of outdated filming techniques. It was an ‘artistic choice,’ correct?”

You shrugged. “I guess so.” Dorothy didn’t say anything else, and you felt kind of stupid. Should you have tried to say something smart? Dorothy probably had every piece of knowledge stored away inside her electronic brain, so it’s not like you could have just made something up to look that way. Maybe it was better to look clueless than stupid. And that just leads you into thinking about how dumb it is to even care. It’s not like she’s real. Just a personality program running through its pre-packaged reactions and responses. No matter how realistic she is. No matter how sure you are that you could feel her rust-red hair, or her milky synthetic skin, and not be able to tell the difference. The walk home is spent in silence. Dorothy kept her hands laid on top of each other on the front of her dress. You didn’t know what to do with yours and shoved them in your pockets instead.

Back at your apartment, you have a difficult time deciding what to do next. This is all more difficult than you had thought it would be. Dorothy was literally your property, not a real person, a construct running a limited program, not capable of true emotion. But it still felt wrong to issue commands to her, to tell her to get right to the sex. Maybe that’s the uncanny valley, or whatever. She looked too human to not treat as a human.

Instead, you decide to pour drinks. You don’t exactly keep high quality liquor, but you did have some cheap box wine lying around from a recent get together with a few friends, and that should do a good enough job. It’s not like Dorothy could tell the difference, or that she would care if she could. When you returned from the kitchen to offer her the drink, you nearly dropped it instead. Dorothy stood there, almost entirely undressed. Your eyes traced her mostly naked body down to the floor where her dress laid pooled like an inky black puddle.

The Big O was not an anime chock full of lewd fanservice, so Dorothy’s designers had taken some liberties when it came to her underwear. It was all very old fashioned, you would have thought of it as Victorian or something; a lacy white bra, bloomers that puffed outward, and a velvet-y corset that didn’t seem to be tied so tight it would cause discomfort, if she could even feel discomfort.

“This is what you want, isn’t it?” Dorothy stepped closer. Very close. The plastic wine glasses shook in your hand. “I can’t do anything with a drink, you know. There is no need to ‘wine and dine’ me.”

“Ah, it’s just…”

She took your hand and carefully unwrapped it from the glass. She took it and placed it on the coffee table behind her. Then she put her hand back in yours and started to, gently, tug in the direction of your bedroom. “Come with me.” You obliged her.

Dorothy helped you undress. Shirt, followed by shoes, followed by pants. Soon the two of you were on top of your bed, Dorothy on her back. Cautiously, you helped her remove the corset, the bloomers and, shakily, the bra. It gave you a chance to witness every delicate curve of her body. Her softly tapered waist. Her pert breasts. You had been right before; it really was impossible to tell the difference. She lounged on your bed, expression unwavering, until you slid yourself on top of her. She didn’t move an inch.

“Are you, ah, ready?”

“Are you?”

There was that vague sense of condescension again. “I, yeah, I think so.” Dorothy simply nodded. And waited. You took a dry swallow, mustered up that last bit of courage you needed, and pushed yourself forward. Dorothy didn’t react when you entered her, but other she felt… perfect. Not too tight, not too loose, just the right amount of grip. Just making that contact for the first time made your back arch and forced the breath out of you. She was anatomically correct, after all. Right down to the clear, slick lubrication. But Dorothy still didn’t move, even when you did.

“Does it feel good?” You asked, hesitant.

“No.”

You stopped. “No?”

“No. I do not feel.” Dorothy moved for the first time since you had started. Her hands slowly raised up and cupped your cheeks. “But if you feel good, then I am content. Please enjoy yourself.”

It was encouragement, even if it was a little weird and delivered in that same bored tone that didn’t change on iota no matter what the context was. Of course she didn’t feel it. Maybe some Realifigures would be programmed to respond like they did, but not one like Dorothy. Not frank, brutally honest Dorothy. And it actually worked. You started to let yourself take control, and the nervousness slipped away. And as you started to move faster, to breathe harder, you felt Dorothy’s small, delicate hands move around the sides of your head to wrap around and pull you in closer until your head rested in her chest. Your hands moved too, slowly upwards from Dorothy’s slim hips. They wanted to feel every inch of that smooth synthskin, to wrap around the sides of her waist, to grasp at her squeeze her perfectly rounded buttocks. You could feel the small of her back and the little ridges of her spine and her slim arms and her pale breasts. All the while Dorothy doesn’t move at all, not any movement that isn’t caused by the physics of your own pelvis pushing against hers and then pulling back out in a rapidly hastening rhythm.

Occasionally Dorothy would mutter something; some encouragement or brief words that would indicate pleasure if not for her completely neutral voice, or even just “Yes, yes,” repeated over and over. Like she was going through the motions. And as strange as it might have been to enjoy that motionless, emotionless doll, you did. It was comforting, in a way. There was no judgement, no complications, nothing to worry about. Just someone whose only want was for you to enjoy yourself, and that was a sort of happiness. Her inner muscles contracted in the perfect rhythm to match your strokes and it didn’t take too long before you reached a fever pitch and lost yourself in her embrace. You mindlessly pumped away at her until you brought yourself to orgasm and you pressed yourself as hard into her as you could and could feel your warmth spilling into her. For a minute you laid on top of her, but it wasn’t long before you felt like you could go again.

Like she could sense it, she spoke up, a soft quality to her voice you hadn’t noticed until that moment. “Please. Continue. As many times as you like.”

[destinygoldenstar]

🍀Our Unexpected Savior🍀 - Total Drama Viewer Reacts to Disventure Camp Season 2 Episode 5 “You Are A Monster”

Idk why Lake lost her hair. It wasn't explained. But you know what? She deserves stylish hairdos of whatever she wants.

You want to dye your hair blue and defect from your parents? Do it.

Lake is one of those characters that deserves the world, honestly.

I got nothing better to do, I'm honestly pretty tired. Tired of Yul.

But I'll power through because why not? We're already here and y'all enjoy my content.

So let's get into Episode 5.

Oh.

Okay so this is cool. This wasn't here before.

Bear with me as I read this:

"Disventure Camp uses references from different reality TV shows in its format, parodying them in this animated series."

Total Drama also does this. But this is a valid way of wording it, because at the end of the day, 'Parody of Reality TV' is NOT a character or a property that Fresh TV owns. It is an IDEA. A story idea. A creative decision to have that idea be its format.

Legally, story ideas cannot be protected under copyright.

Characters can be. Story IPs can be. But not its ideas.

If ideas WERE protected under copyright, then stories would stop being made, because every story idea that comes to human mind that CAN be done, HAS been done.

The day ideas get copyrighted is the day I die.

"All the characters and stories shown in the series are the legal property of Odd Nation Cartoons and its collaborators, for which Odd Nation Cartoons has the right to profit from them and use them as it sees fit."

They are using completely original characters for their show, and their own completely unique setting.

I know the Beta originated as Total Drama Fanfiction, but that's also why they remade Season 1, so that this could be dropped in favor of it being their own show.

Fresh TV HATES Total Drama Fanfiction of any kind, especially if its animated. It's not like Fanganronpas, when it comes to those, Spike leaves creators alone despite them stealing Danganronpa's story premise and SOMETIMES characters. Unless I'm stupid and they DO do that. Bu Fresh? Yeah they're more ruthless. If you make something animated that contains Total Drama's premise or characters, IT WILL BE STRUCK WITH THE BAN HAMMER.

I'm not saying Fresh is wrong though. Just that they're ruthless about it. There are cases I've heard of where they were in the right to sue people for stealing content.

I used to watch Total Drama on a site that I won't name, and the site was taken down about two years ago because Fresh went after it for uploading their show.

"The Odd Nation Cartoons team has taken legal advice on the issue of copyright, reaching the conclusion that Disventure Camp does not infringe the rights of any other intellectual property or any YouTube policy."

GOOD FOR THEM.

GOOD FOR ODD NATIONS FOR STANDING UP FOR THEMSELVES AND COMING TO TERMS WITH A CONCLUSION WHERE EVERYBODY WINS.

Back then, a lot of indie companies like this were forced to take the Ls if they got sued for anything, because they didn't have the financial or influential ground to stand their ground. So the fact that these guys went out of their way to defend themselves when they got sued and came to an agreement and conclusion that allows them to save their project: PROPS.

I have to give credit where credit is due. Y'all are gems.

I may not like everything you do writing wise, but you standing your ground is worth my respect.

So yeah, that's the start of the episode. I just thought this was interesting.

Oh Lake remembering Rosa's words, d'awww...

She's in your heart girlie.

I know she's still here, but she's still in your heart.❤️

"Do you think I need a normal life?"

Gee, I dunno Lake, are you human?

"Oh... well, what's considered normal nowadays, right?"

Facts.

He still has the black eye XD

I LOVE that he kept that.

I LOVE SEEING A MARK OF SUFFERING ON YUL'S FACE :)

"We managed to kick out the circus freak, but I doubt that strategy will ever work again."

Yeah, it's almost like you did not think this plan through.

What a great villain... /s

"You know, some medical emergency, it should be enough to get Aiden kicked off the show."

OH SO YOU WANT TO KILL SOMEONE?!

Wow. You keep IMPRESSING me on how despicable and disgusting you are.

(I SAY THAT LIKE I DIDN'T ENCOURAGE KILLING CONTESTANTS IN ANOTHER POST. I AM A DAMN HYPOCRITE.)

(That post, especially those portions, were designed NOT to be taken too seriously, btw. I don't actually endorse murder.)

"Do you really think the bald headed girl would be a problem for us?"

Lake, kick Yul's ass.

"Wait, are you saying you're going to poison Aiden to get him out of the game?"

"Uh, what did I just say? Do I need to spell it out word for word?"

"Lying? Sure. Manipulate? Whenever you want. But poison someone? That is way too much."

Well well well, good for James for having some moral decency.

Remember kids, poisoning somebody is ALWAYS WRONG. No matter the motive, YOU SHOULD NEVER POISON PEOPLE.

...unless heir name is Yul Kim. Then it's okay.

Imagine if James turns this on him and kills Yul.

GOD THAT'LL BE EPIC AND REDEEM JAMES.

"Attention campers, an immunity totem has been hidden somewhere in the camp!"

An idol is back?

T h e i d o l s a r e b a c k . . . ?

How lovely 😀

I'm so happy 😁

Alright, I'm going to the psychiatrist. BRB.

"Thanks for coming with me, Rosa."

"Oh, it's nothing. I really like you."

"I really like that you dragged me out of my team, Riya."

"Hunter Tess and Ally have an alliance, despite their... confusing relationship."

"I think that dude is Aro, what do you think? And the girls should kiss?"

"Well, whatever happens, I'll be on your side."

Rosa willingly being in the minority alliance on this team just because she doesn't want her to be lonely. Love it.

"I messed things up with Lake, but I won't make that mistake with Riya. I will help her, support her, and respect her every decision, like I should have with Lake."

Girl, no, you were right to call her out. Don't blame yourself.

Rosa really does seem to have a relationship complex the more I'm seeing it. She's always trying to be a people pleaser and take care of everyone, to the point where she's apparently done it with guys multiple times. She also had to grow up very fast to be a mother at such a young age.

So is this like "If I do something wrong or make a mistake that makes someone upset, I should be the one that takes the entire blame and I'm the screw up."

She is putting all of her own morals first over everything.

I love that out her, but it is an actual flaw if you're, you know, only judging yourself based on how other people see you.

"Hey Tess, since Hunter didn't want to talk, we should talk to each other."

"You know, since one of my options aren't open, I'll take another one."

"Well I never said I was in love with him."

Really? I thought you said you liked the kiss.

"If you felt that way too, I really wouldn't mind."

About who? Hunter, ooooorrrr...

And it cuts away before she can explain it.

"How hard can it be to find a stupid piece of wood?"

GEE, I DUNNO MAN, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE IN A FOREST OF TREES THAT ARE MADE OF WOOD.

"In a forest?"

Yeah. EXACTLY.

"Oh? What do we have here?"

Oh no. Don't find the idol. DO NOT FIND THE IDOL. I SWEAR TO GOD.

What is that?

I know it's a mushroom, why is it that color and what is it doing in these woods?

I've never seen a mushroom that color before. Only brown and white ones.

"You had a couple of hours to find the totem, and just minutes before the challenge started, it was finally found."

Wait what?

We didn't see who had it?

Are they keeping it a secret on who found it?

So it's Simon Says.

"Easy. My fans support me unconditionally."

XD

"Nobody will cancel me if I kill someone, right?"

"Give me the perfume that Connor gave you."

Oh come on.

I hate this challenge. Hate it.

"How can I make everyone hate me in less than ten minutes?"

Oh goddammit.

WHAT IS THIS CHALLENGE? THIS IS JUST FLAT OUT CRUEL AND UNREWARDING.

She went and did it!

She really said "I WANTED TO DO THAT FOR YEARS!!"

Ally probably has even more of those at home.

The side eye Tess is giving XD

"Hunter, carry Tess as princess until Aiden returns."

XD

Yeah Hunter, treat her like a QUEEN.

"I don't see what the appeal in this is."

WHAT THE...

UUUUUUUUHHHHHH, WHAT?!

HOW ARE YOU DOING THAT?!

YOU'RE ALIVE?!?!?

HOW ARE YOU ALIVE?!?!

"Tess, I order you to throw your pills into the fire."

Okay, NO.

NO NO NO NO NO NO.

SHE'S DIAGNOSED. SHE NEEDS THIS OR SHE COULD DIE.

THERE'S GOTTA BE SOME LAW THAT PREVENTS KRYSTAL FROM BEING ALLOWED TO DO THIS, RIGHT?!

God I HATE THIS.

She just has no reaction doing it too.

CAN WE GET AN F FOR TESS?

SHE'S USING YUL AS A STOOL XD

OKAY ALL IS FORGIVEN.

Okay now I'm actually kinda liking this. This is fun.

OKAY THAT DOLL HAS GOTTA BE A DEMON.

THERE'S NO OTHER POSSIBILITY.

NO DUDE YOU CAN'T JUST DO THAT TO A GUY.

"Lake, I order you to remove your wig."

I mean, everyone already knows it's a wig...

Still sucks.

"Why are you so mean?"

Awwww, HONEY.

"Do you really enjoy making fun of us? Making us suffer?"

"Yes."

"Well I feel sorry for you. Only someone miserable needs to hurt others to feel better. And the puppet was wrong. You are not like your father, YOU ARE WORSE. YOU ARE A MONSTER."

"SHUT UP ALREADY."

OH GOD THAT LINE DELIVERY.

That actually got me...

Good for Lake though.

"How do you feel with everything that happened today?"

"You know... I feel good."

Props to Lake 👏

Lake just won a TON of points for me.

AAAAAWWWW

The height difference XD

But AAAAAAWWW

Lake all day, honestly. LAKE ALL DAY.

Aw, he saved one! What a gentleman!

OH MY GOD BLESS THIS MAN'S HEART❤️

HE SAVED SOME OF HER PILLS, AWWWW

HUNTER YOU JUST WON SO MANY POINTS FOR ME.

BLESS YOUR HEART.

"Listen, I know I've been a little distant and made you guys worry about me. I apologize for that."

"Well... are you ready to bring it up?"

"Yes. I'm ready."

"I'm aromantic."

NO AND IT CUTS AWAY GOSH DARN IT.

I WANT TO SEE HIM COME OUT.

"Hello friend, can we sit here?"

NO.

"Enough!"

YEAH TELL HIM OFF.

OH MY GOD GET OFF HIM.

"Don't say such toxic things."

YOU CAN FUCK OFF YUL.

NO JAMES IS ACTUALLY DOING IT?!

WHERE WAS THE "I DRAW THE LINE WITH POISON" THING YOU SAID?

"Lying? Sure. Manipulate? Whenever you want. But poison someone? That is way too much."

"I can't wait to see his reaction."

The reaction of him DYING? Yeah, OKAY. YOU SICK BASTARD.

So how is this gonna play out if Aiden is dead?

WAIT...

WAIT A DAMN MINUTE

OH MY GOD IS HE POISONED?!

OH MY GOD PLEASE. PLEASE LET ME BE RIGHT. OH MY GOD.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS

OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD YEEESS!!!!!

MY PRAYERS GOT ANSWERED!!!!

YOU STUPID SHIT! YOU GRABBED THE WRONG PLATE!!

I am watching a dude vomit and suffer and I am GRINNING EAR TO EAR AND CHEERING FOR IT.

"Oh, it must be the mushroom he ate in the woods."

And James is gonna play it off as though he did nothing XD

"James! What did you do?!"

"I did what Golden wanted!"

"You were supposed to give the mushroom to Aiden, not me, idiot!"

SO JAMES REALLY JUST WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO KILL THIS GUY. OH MY GOD XD

"I don't poison people. I draw the line there. UNLESS HIS NAME IS YUL, THEN I'LL GLADLY DO IT."

OH GOD HE'S COLLAPSED... this is actually very serious...

"Now that he mentions it, the cameras caught Yul holding a mushroom when they were looking for the totem."

AND THEY SOMEHOW DIDN'T SEE JAMES WAS WITH HIM OR THEIR TALK.

OH MY GOD XD

"Yul is out of the game anyway. He had three votes."

XD

AINT NO WAY.

SO YUL WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT NO MATTER WHAT. BUT JAMES DECIDED THAT WASN'T ENOUGH AND DECIDED TO KILL HIM.

OH MY GOD. XD

THANK YOU! THANK YOU TOTAL DRAMA GODS FOR SAVING ME!!!

THANK YOU FOR ELIMINATING YUL EARLY IN THE SEASON!!

THIS IS REDEEMING A WHOLE LOT FOR ME.

They're ACTUALLY sending him to the hospital. Holy shit...

I don't really care cause it's Yul. But DAMN.

A CONTESTANT ACTUALLY KILLED SOMEONE.

"So Yul was planning to poison me, but you decided to poison him."

"My guy, so are one sick bastard."

"Make no mistake, I only did it to get rid of Yul."

Honestly, JAMES IS REDEEMED.

JAMES IS COMPLEELY REDEEMED OF EVERYTHING HE HAS DONE IN THE PAST.

JAMES IS THE BEST CHARACTER OF ALL TIME.

HE IS THE BEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO HUMANITY.

TO THINK I EVER DISSED YOU IN THE PAST.

FORGIVE ME.

"Poisoning someone is too much... unless that someone is Yul."

HE USED THE SAME LOGIC. THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW HE DID THIS FOR ME.

JAMES DID THIS FOR ME.

"Don't mention it, Golden. It was a well fought battle, but I did it for honor and for a better spot on your list."

HALLELUJAH, I FEEL A GREAT SENSE OF RELIEF.

I thought I would have to put up with Yul ALL SEASON.

BUT THIS WAS A GREAT TWIST THAT I AM VERY HAPPY ABOUT.

Holy gosh, I feel so relieved. GOD I HATED HIS CHARACTER SO MUCH.

Did James go too far? Probably. But you know what? He earned points from ME.

As did Hunter. As did Lake.

I GET TO BREATHE NEXT EPISODE. YAY!

[asordinaryppl]

A3! Backstage Story Translation - Sakyo Furuichi SSR: Preparing References For One Day In The Future - Part 2

Izumi: (Sakyo-san doesn’t ask for favors often.)

Izumi: What is it?

Sakyo: Well…

[Flashback starts]

Kazunari: … Is the gift for a man?

Sakyo: Yeah, he’s about 10 years older than me.

Kazunari: And what’s his wife-to-be like?

Sakyo: … He mentioned something about them having quite the age difference. I think she’s a few years younger than me.

Kazunari: So, around Director-chan’s age.

Kazunari: Then, how about asking Director-chan to help you pick something that’s popular with ladies around her age?

Sakyo: … I see.

[Flashback ends]

Sakyo: … And that’s why I’m here. But it looks like you’ve got your hands full, so I’ll come back later.

Izumi: Not at all, if you want my help I’m happy to offer it.

Izumi: Could you show me the site you were looking through?

Sakyo: Yeah… It’s this one.

Izumi: Hmmm… I see.

Izumi: You can’t go wrong with the paired glass cups from this brand.

Izumi: Also, I see this fancy cutlery here on influencers’ social media pretty often.

Sakyo: Is that so?

Izumi: My friend who recently got married also said she was happy to receive a catalog gift.

Izumi: With a catalog gift, the recipient can pick what they want for themselves.

Sakyo: I see…. Now that I think about it, I saw an online article on that.

Izumi: Everyone has different tastes, after all. And if they’re moving into a new home, they’ll likely be looking for things with a particular design.

Sakyo: Hmhm… I’ll jot that down.

Izumi: …

Sakyo: … What?

Izumi: It’s usually you teaching me things, so I found it kind of fun to have it happening the other way around.

Sakyo: There’s… nothing particularly fun ‘bout that kinda thing.

Sakyo: More importantly, continue what you were saying.

Izumi: Fufu… Okay.

-

Sakyo: Thanks. I’ll take everything you’ve said into consideration.

Izumi: I’m glad I could be of help.

Sakyo: Oh yeah, how’s that job for the wedding hall going?

Izumi: It’s fun.

Izumi: The brides and grooms are lovely, and each ceremony has its own drama. Above everything else, seeing everyone’s happy faces makes me happy.

Sakyo: … That so.

Sakyo: I’m also going to attend a wedding ceremony next week.

Izumi: Ohhh, in which wedding hall?

Sakyo: I think… It’s a place called Jardin-something.

Izumi: Jardin des Promes! (1)

Izumi: It’s famous for its garden chapel.

Sakyo: Is that so?

Izumi: I saw it in a magazine. It’s lovely, it’s kind of like a little forest church.

Sakyo: I’ll take photos if I can, then.

Izumi: Okay! I’ll be looking forward to them.

-

Attendee: Hey, Furuichi. It’s been a while.

Sakyo: It really has–

Venue Staff A: I’m really sorry for asking you out of the blue, Tachibana-san…!

Izumi: It’s no problem! Thank you for your request.

Sakyo: Director-san?

Izumi: Sakyo-san!

Sakyo: Why are you here…

Izumi: An acquaintance of mine is a planner and suddenly called me here for a favor.

Izumi: You did mention you would be attending a wedding here today…

Izumi: I was so busy that it totally slipped my mind.

Venue Staff B: Everyone in attendance, please move to the garden chapel.

Izumi: The garden chapel…! How nice… Please take some photos!

Sakyo: Yeah, I will. I’ve got my car, so come with me on the way back.

Izumi: Are you sure?

Sakyo: Yeah.

Izumi: Fufu, I’m so lucky.

Sakyo: … I’ll see you later.

part 1 | part 2 | part 3

NOTES:

(1) french for 'garden of promises'

[bonkwosher]

Hello everything is fine? are you still getting requests? if so, i'll do mine, can i ask alan grant for something? (there's so little about this man on Tumblr 🥺). It would be in the 3rd movie, where Alan's wife and him are having a lazy morning and then they're already in the mess of the movie, maybe Alan's sweetheart ends up getting hurt and he blames himself... Idk, do whatever comes to that brilliant mind of yours, sorry, too much information for you! Kisses

A/N: I am so madly in love with Alan Grant & am convinced he's heavily neurodivergent. I'm going to watch the third movie while I write this.

Pairing(s): Alan Grant x GN!Reader

Contains: Reader gets injured, DINOSAURS, being Alan's partner (marriage), death, a lot of movie content due to the request

You & Alan had just gotten home from another one of his speeches. He was drained, all they wanted to hear about was Jurassic Park. You pulled him into the bedroom & fell asleep in his arms. He was definitely not complaining, you kept him sane. That morning was slow. He finally had a break from speeches & was able to get back to his digs. Digs made him happy so you too were happy. He didn't have a nightmare, he just peacefully slept. The fact that Alan woke up long before you & stayed in bed, not even getting ready to go amazed you. Don't get me wrong, he loved you to death, but he was also so desperately in love with his dig. You enjoyed breakfast together & spent the morning cuddling on the couch while Alan read. Finally, around noon, he left for the dig site.

You were surprised that night when Alan brought you to dinner with himself, Billy, & two strangers. They seemed like rich snobs just looking for a new thrill. Either way, the dinner was nice. That is, until the couple brought up bringing Alan back to the island.

You put your hand on Alan's lap & spoke sternly, "I'm sorry but you have the wrong man, Alan will not be going back to the island."

Alan held your hand & agreed with you, but when the man pulled out a checkbook offering to write any number... Alan was convinced. His dig was in desperate need of funding & with this he could have it forever. The only way you would let him go was if you came with him. It sparked an argument that night but in the end, he let you come along.

That all felt like yesterday, but it was far from that. Alan felt a wave of guilt hit when they said they would land the plane. He thought you would be safe, he had to ensure that they didn't land. Needless to say, that plot failed when Cooper knocked him out cold. You rushed to his aid, he was okay, just unconscious. When they landed the plane you directed Billy to stay with your husband while you encouraged the Kirbys to come back inside. It went from Spinosaurus to T-Rex in a matter of seconds. The plane was totaled & two men had already died. You were now, more than ever, amazed that your husband had made it through Jurassic Park.

You ended up together inside what seemed to be a research lab. Snacks in hand, courtesy of Billy breaking the vending machine, you were now exploring.

"Is this how you make dinosaurs?" Ms. Kirby asked softly.

"No, this is how you play god," Alan's signature pessimism shone through, not that you could blame him in your situation.

Screams drew everyone's attention to Ms. Kirby, a raptor among the group. Alan grabbed your hand & led you down a hallway, everyone else following in tow. Billy & Ms. Kirby ran into one cage while the rest climbed into the other. The former two managed to trap the raptor & everyone ran outside.

"Oh my god, it's calling for help," Alan noted, making chills run down your spine.

Alan directed the group into a herd of parasaurolophuses. Billy dropped his camera bag, only for it to be picked up by Alan.

"Into the trees!"

You managed to climb into a tree with the Kirbys, hearing Udesky yell out in pain. The raptors must've got him. Silence hung over you for a moment.

"Mr. Kirby!" Billy yelled out.

"Billy?!"

You could see Billy in an adjacent tree, "Is Alan with you?"

"Oh god," you spoke softly.

Alan was gone & you had no idea where he was. You froze & spaced out as the Kirbys tried to help Udesky. The raptors had created a trap, almost killing Ms. Kirby. You tried to help Ms. Kirby & slipped, getting scratched up by one of the raptors. Billy pulled you up while Mr. Kirby helped his ex-wife.

"Oh god, Y/N. Are you okay?" Billy quickly got behind you to check your back.

You winced as Billy moved your shirt, three long claw marks dragged down your lower back. You were lucky they had their eyes on Ms. Kirby & 'grazed' you. Billy grabbed some bandages from his pack & dressed your wound.

"Alright, is that better?" Billy asked.

"Yeah, thank you."

You & Billy decided to call around for Alan while the Kirbys stayed in a tree & talked. When it got too dark to see five feet in front of you, Billy placed a hand on your shoulder.

"We need to rest, Y/N," he didn't let his voice go over a whisper.

"No, Alan is out there alone!" You did quite the opposite.

"I know he is, he survived Jurassic Park. You think he won't make it through this?"

"I'm staying here till he gets back."

"No, Y/N. It's not safe down here. Let's go back in the tree, we'll keep searching in the morning. I promise."

"But-"

"Alan would kill me if I let you get in any more danger, or worse. Please spare my life, Y/N," Billy tried to bring a little levity.

A small smile formed, hell, you'd kill to hear Alan say anything. Even if it had to be him yelling at Billy. You agreed & followed Billy up into the tree.

It was the next morning, Billy was leading the group through the trees. You stopped at a river to drink some water. Billy pulled the Kirbys aside to talk outside of your earshot. After a moment, Billy called for you to follow again. The forest was thick & the only sound that floated amongst you was the leaves hitting everyone's body as they brushed past.

A distant yelling caught the group's attention, "Mom! Dad!"

Mr. & Ms. Kirby ran off towards the yelling, causing the rest of the group to follow, "Eric!"

You arrived at a fence & saw a boy running with Alan. The Kirbys dramatically hugged their son while you did the same with Alan.

"I thought you were dead!" You cried, Alan's touch forcing a wave of pent-up tears out at last.

"Don't worry, hon. So did I, but we're together now."

"Boy am I glad to see you," Billy spoke as you pulled away from your husband, "Hey, you got my bag."

"Yeah... Lucky strap," Alan smirked before stepping back.

"Want me to carry it?"

"'Have to find a gap here," Alan seemed to miss Billy's question, or maybe he wanted to have extra luck on his side.

The three of you looked around for a second, finally hearing the Kirbys.

"How did you find us?" Mr. Kirby asked.

"The phone, that stupid jingle from the store! I heard it!"

"My phone?"

"Yeah, your satellite phone!"

Ms. Kirby seemed confused, "Where is it?"

"I don't have it!"

"Well, when did you use it last?"

"Oh! Uh... On the plane! I got a call on the plane."

Mr. Kirby paused, causing Ms. Kirby to get scared, "What? What?!"

"I lent it to Nash, he must've had it when he-"

Mr. Kirby looked past his son with fear in his eyes, causing everyone to join him. The spinosaurus was staring hungrily at Alan & Eric, the phone ringing from deep within its stomach.

Alan's whisper made your stomach drop, "Run!"

The two ran off to their left & the group followed on the other side of the fence. Alan followed Eric through a hole in the fence & narrowly escaped a headbutt from the spinosaurus. Once you were a decent amount away from your prehistoric assailant, everyone paused to catch a breath. It only lasted a matter of seconds before the spinosaurus backed up, then lunged through the fence, chasing you all down again. The group found a short-term sanctuary in a building not far from the fence, Alan & Mr. Kirby closing & locking the door.

You fell into Alan's arms, surprised that the chase had you so winded. Alan's hands slid down your back & you jumped, crying out in pain. Alan froze thinking he hurt you somehow & began to apologize. You cupped his face in your hands.

"No, it's okay. It's just-" You paused & looked up at Billy, "I got hurt."

"What? Where? How? Fuck, I knew I shouldn't have brought you to this fucking island," Alan cursed himself as Ms. Kirby covered Eric's ears.

"When the raptors chased us to the trees I was good, well, until they got Udensky. He was hurt & Ms. Kirby went to try to help she fell. I tried to help & slipped, catching myself on the branch & they may have..." your voice fell to a murmur, "Scratched down my back."

"What?" Alan looked up at Ms. Kirby then back to you.

"I got hurt but I'm fine, don't worry. It can wait till we get off this island."

"Y/N, let me see."

You sighed & turned around bringing your hands behind your head to grab the hem of your shirt. You pulled it up slowly, trying to not irritate the wound. The bandages were a little bloody but the wounds seemed to have closed. Alan's voice caught in his throat. He wanted to say a million things at once. 'I'm so sorry for taking you here,' 'it should have been me,' 'Fuck you Ms. Kirby,' 'Billy how the hell did you let this happen,' etc. Alan stepped forward & pulled your shirt down over your wound, bringing you back to face him. He hugged you tightly, avoiding the wounds, & let his head rest on yours.

"I love you," he mumbled into your hair.

"I love you too, darling. Do you mind if I sit down, I'm a bit tired."

Alan pulled away, "Yeah, be careful."

He decided to look out the window to see if there was another way out of this building. His eyes kept finding their way back to you despite his new mission.

"Alan d'you wanna give me the bag back?" Billy more insisted than asked.

Alan clearly thought it was just a question, "It's okay Billy, I got it."

"Please give me the bag," Billy insisted, causing Alan to turn around, "It's not safe."

Alan opened the bag slowly to reveal two raptor eggs. You looked up at Billy & swallowed thickly.

"Raptor eggs. Did you steal raptor eggs?" Alan asked, the dumbfounded look almost immediately being replaced by a smirk, "Now it all makes sense."

"I swear- if I'd known that you were going to end up with them-" Billy paused, "I took them on an impulse, they'd be worth a fortune, I thought they'd be enough to fund the dig site for another ten more years... Look you have to believe me this was a stupid decision but I did it with the best intentions."

As Billy talked, the gears only turned faster in Alan's head, "With the best intentions. Some of the worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions," Alan paused & looked at you, "I left my partner with a bumbling idiot. If you didn't grab those eggs they'd be fine!"

"Alan, I couldn't have known-"

Alan gritted his teeth, "Billy, as far as I'm concerned, you're just as bad as the people that built this place."

Well, you surely jinxed it. Alan did end up yelling at Billy. Alan walked to the window & held the eggs out, he paused. Alan turned to look at the group before bringing the eggs back inside.

"What are you doing, those things are after us because of those," Mr. Kirby began.

"Those things know we have the eggs. If I drop them in the river, they'll still be after us."

"What if they catch us with them?"

"What if they catch us without 'em?" Alan asked, always a flare for the dramatic, "There's a boat at the bottom, down river, we can try to make it to the coast at least."

Alan grabbed your hand & took you to the front of the group with him, you'd be considered 'lucky' if you managed to escape his gaze ever again. He led you down a rusty, metal spiral staircase, hellbent on getting you out of there alive.

You never did end up being able to escape his gaze. Everyone made it out & Alan forgave Billy... it took a lot of convincing from you. You picked up the job of getting sponsors for the dig & were actually really good at it. You kept the dig up & running & Alan got to see you more. It was perfect, the one good thing you got out of that stupid trip to Isla Sorna. It would be safe to say he blames himself for ever getting separated from you on the island. You've picked up giving Alan little shoulder squeezes as you walk around the dig or sitting & reading while he's hard at work. Alan didn't have enough words in the world to describe how you amazing you made him feel.

A/N: I'm obsessed with Alan Grant & made this in one sitting. Please, anyone, request more for him &/Or Ian Malcolm. I beg of you.

[callmearcturus]

Tips for Playing Persona 3 Portable

because i am (i think) a little over halfway thru and it's amazing, I am having a tremendously good time. here's all the stuff that made me go "well I wish i knew that from the beginning!"

this is geared towards people who haven't played a MegaTen. other folks, you know what you're doing, don't @ me.

TO PLAY:

You wanna grab the PPSSPP emulator, which is available for mobile and for PC. I need buttons to play, so I play on my Odin, but if you're the kind of person who plays Genshin on your phone, you'd probably be fine just playing it on your phone.

I'm able to upscale this to x4 resolution so it looks very nice. If you're on a super fancy phone or your PC, I bet you can push it higher if you want but I think it looks great at x4.

I'm not gonna pussyfoot around. You can find the game on a very helpful site. Rot13: ivzz.arg Great place to know.

I would have three save files. Slot One: the place you save daily or every other day, because you should do that. Slot Two: save here when the game warns you it's almost a full moon. If you make it to the boss and get utterly owned, roll back to here and grind more. (I haven't had to do this yet personally but the game is slowly getting harder, so maybe it'll happen.) Slot Three: Before events you might want to see multiple paths of.

PPSSPP supports save states. I mapped the "save state" button to my L3 click and I hit it every time I reach a new floor of Tartarus in case something goes catastrophically wrong. But I'm not the type of person who enjoys total party wipes and losing progress. I'm baby.

Oh and you need to trust me here: PLAY THE GIRL. DO NOT PLAY THE BOY, THE GAME IS APPRECIABLY WORSE. When you start the game it'll warn you to play Boy first. FUCKING IGNORE THAT SHIT AND PLAY THE GIRL. Also FemPC is the only one with a gay option to my knowledge.

TIPS FOR THE COMBAT PORTION OF THE GAME:

If you are not into MegaTen/Persona, just play on Easy. It's okay and no one is gonna judge you. And anyone who does it outing themselves as an asshole.

Your goal for the first tens of hours of combat is to knock all enemies down in a single turn. When all enemies are knocked down, your party does an All Out Attack and usually finishes off the fight. Hitting enemies with their weakness or getting a critical will knock them down and let you take another attack in the same turn. Keep chaining until everyone is knocked down!

You can find most enemies weaknesses by scanning them with Mitsuru/Fuuka. Do this for every enemy, it'll help later when you have seen 40 enemies and cannot remember who's weak to what.

Each party member has an elemental specialty but you the player can swap your pokemon persona once per turn. Lemme repeat: YOU CAN SWAP YOUR PERSONA IN BATTLE ONCE PER TURN. You don't have to wait to be out of battle to swap!

This is a game where its very worthwhile to, once you reach a new combat area, to upgrade all of your weapons and armor. The stat jumps are pretty significant. You'll get some equipment from Elizabeth's quests and in exploration but not a lot. So figure out who you're gonna use mainly and kit them out when new gear appears.

You unlock Akihiko in the second or third month of play (first 5 hours, maybe sooner depending on your playstyle). He was a small lesson for me as a player bc he spends HP to hit hard. Kind of scary at first but he'll be fine, let him be a blood knight. Yukari will heal him when he's in the danger zone. Also, if you are keeping everyone up to date on their equipment there are many times Akihiko does more damage with his normal attack than his Persona skill. He's like. Maddeningly useful. And he's the best boy. And I love him. ANYWAY.

Don't be precious about your personas. Fuse frequently. Also if you have one you REALLY like the skillset of, tell Elizabeth you want to register them in the compendium and you can summon them again for money. (You get the compendium early game, just chill until it unlocks.)

Oh yeah so when you start fighting, your party members will be on Full AI Mode. When you start to understand what you're doing, you can go into Tactics and switch them to being under your control. Or switch them back! Up to you!

FINALLY, THIS IS THE ONE I WISH I UNDERSTOOD EARLY. Once you start really breezing through combat, when you are in Tartarus and out of combat: JUST TELL EVERYONE TO GO EXPLORE. They will split up from you and run around finding items and will locate the exits. This makes getting through Tartarus floors easy. AND IF ONE OF THEM GETS INTO COMBAT? Stand nearby and if they start to lose too my HP, HEAL THEM FROM YOUR MENU. It's fucking great. I love this mechanic so much and I was too scared to use it for so long. USE IT!!!!

i think once you get Fuuka you can change the BGM while you are exploring. I like Track 4, it's very fun.

OKAY THAT'S THE COMBAT HALF OF THE GAME, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE REST OF IT:

This game is driven by your Social Links with people, series of little scenes in visual novel style. Having strong social links means your personas for that Arcana will be stronger. You can pick choices in many of these social link scenes that will make the person happy or sad.

There's a few social links where if you want to max them out you gotta suck it up and say the 'right' thing for that person. Rio does not want a lot of pushback or challenge to her ideas. Akihiko will clam up if you make fun of his interests and frequently misses sarcasm and jokes with his literalism. Saori wants gentle pushback against her isolation but not super aggressively. If you fuck up and feel bad, reload a save! It's okay.

Junpei is not a romance option. Knowing this made me like him a LOT more and he became my best fucking bro and my ride-or-die. Junpei is great. He'd be awful if he was a romance option.

A few characters are gated based on your stat triangle of Academics, Courage, and Charm. If you have a character you REALLY want to hang with, it's worth seeing what the requirements are. FOR INSTANCE: Akihiko doesn't unlock for hang outs until he recovers from his injury, which takes a while. BUT to even hang out with him, you need to reach Charm level 4. So my ass was grinding Charm until he opened up as an option. Later, I had to grind Courage to meet the Tower, who is awesome.

BEST WAY TO LEVEL ANY OF YOUR STATS: Charm (needed for Akihiko): work at Chagall Cafe Mon/Tues/Wed nights when you can. Also once you have enough money, the Print Club arcade game will give a huge boost when its available. Also giving Junpei the right answer in class will boost Charm. Academics (needed for Mitsuru): i'm still grinding this rn lmao but the Quiz Game at the arcade and the documentary movies at the cinema will give you a big boost. Also when the game offers to let you sleep in class, always stay awake for a small boost. Courage (needed for The Tower): Horror House at the arcade, but also doing karaoke at the mall. Also, when you are tired after fighting in Tartarus, go talk to the school nurse (this doesn't consume an action) for a Courage boost.

When I was initially looking up guides for this game, they were unified in one message. Just play the game naturally and you'll probably get close to who you like! Except Akihiko. Look up a guide for him. I didn't find him that difficult because I cottoned on fast that he's an shy autistic Team Mom who takes things literally a lot, and once I figured that out it was easy. But if you have your heart set on someone, look them up! It's a long game.

listen. some social links are great (Junpei, Fuuka, Akihiko, The Devil, The Tower) and some are not (Bebe, the Student Council). I think it's fine to just... not do some of them if you don't like them lmao.

Finally, when its your day off, sometimes people will call you and ask you out. I ALWAYS make a save state here, turn everyone down to see who I have as an option, and then load my state to pick who I want. I recommend doing that, especially for the Summer Festival because you will get multiple offers, but Junpei will probably be first. Sorry, Junpei, I wanna hang out with Akihiko. (Also: wear the yukata if you're going with Akihiko.)

Fairly far into the game you'll start getting gifts to give people. I'd save state-cheat these too in case you give someone the wrong thing.

I THINK THAT'S IT

please play persona 3 portable its good

[bwobgames]

Previous First

"You don't remember this, but last time we were here, you killed me!

It was incredible! I didn't know you had it in you!

It's what I've been looking for all along

Someone just like me.

And that's when I knew I've been wrong this whole time! Your traitor of a brother doesn't deserve my legacy. You do.

And to think I wanted a boy when all this time you were all I needed"

"...Congratulations on growing past your sexist views, I guess"

"I know, I know. Im a total supporter of women's rights now"

"So... what do you want from me? To kill you again?"

"Haha, no"

"I want you to join me"

"What...?"

"Oh, it would be great! A father-daughter business.

You would have everything you'd want! Money, connections, influence,

Haunted houses

I know you like those!

I know I've havent been the most attentive father in the world, yes, yes

But that can change now! I love you, my daughter! Let's be together forever!"

"... You cannot be serious"

"Oh, I am

In fact, if you go with me, you can leave this place.

With only one death in your pocket! How lucky is that?

Don't you want it?"

Nadia stares in silence

"Um, Nadia"

"We're not going to judge you no matter what decision you make, okay?

There's nothing wrong with wanting out of this as quick as possible"

"I will judge you. But I know you're not stupid enough to actually agree"

"Ángel that is not reassuring, we're going for reassuring here"

"We are?"

"I know you don't want to hear this, Nadia, but you are a child, and you don't deserve to be in a place like this"

"I mean, you could go get help"

"No, she can't!"

"This doesn't seem like a healthy father daughter relationship to me"

"That's just because you dont have children, my friend"

"... shut up, both of you"

"I know what I'm doing"

"That's my girl!"

"Die"

"But, before that. I need to ask"

"Why do you want me to care for your company? I thought it was your pride and joy"

"Ah, that's pretty simple"

"It's because I'll stay here!"

"Here?"

"Yes, in this house"

"Once all of you leave, I'll stay.

Of course, I'll still manage some of my companies and do projects. Technology is full of wonders! I'll be able to do anything I want from here

And never leave"

"...Because of the death loop?"

"Exactly! Who could've thought you actually had a brain

I'll stay here forever, until the end of times

I will never die

So I'll have all the time in the world to do anything! Isn't that wonderful

But I still need an agent on site, you know? That's where you come in, Nadia!

You'll be my little clone, doing things in the dangers of the outside while I stay here!

Forever"

"If you do a good enough job, I could invite you to live here as well! Ah, but you need to have children, okay? Even if it's adopted ones. We need to keep the lineage going!"

"You are so stupid"

"... Excuse you?"

"You are throwing your life away, forever isolated in the snow.

Can't you see how stupid is that?"

"...I didn't ask for life advice, Mr. Detective. Please learn your place"

"Not only that, you're giving your life away to a haunted house

There are things at play here that you don't understand. That no one understands.

And you think you can just toy with them however you like? It's ridiculous!

There's so many things about this house that are still a mystery! The amount of uncertainty around its time looping mechanism is going to kill you!

Can't you see how stupid you're being right now?"

"Houses like these should be destroyed"

Uh oh, that was a bad thing to say

Eugene gets closer

He looks angry

"There's no uncertainties about the mechanics

All I've learned, is through practice

You didn't think you all were the first people I've killed here, did you?

I've learned everything there is to know about this house

And I'll keep on experimenting, I'll keep on finding out

That's what should be done with these houses. There's so much to obtain from them"

"But I'm sure you don't know anything about that.

All you do is destroy them."

He's looking directly into Beebo's eyes

"I do, and I'd do it again

To every haunted house in existence

I'd destroy them all"

Things get physical very quickly

"You are so fucking full of yourself. You didn't think for a second what that house could offer you, didn't you? You are the stupid one here, refusing to look farther than your own fucking nose!"

"You don't understand! That place was dangerous! This place is dangerous! If it wasn't for me, you would've died ages ago!

You should be thanking me with all your heart for destroying that hell building, I saved your life!"

"You didn't save shit, fucking coward"

"You are not living here. You are being eaten."

"Stop being stupid and realize this is not something you should play around with!"

"I am going to take out your eyes, and make you eat them"

"Get away from him"

Ángel has his pocket knife drawn and pointed directly to Coli's neck

"Or what? You'll kill me? Are you that eager for your boytoy to forget you again?"

"I can stab you without killing you"

"Oh? Are you sure this is what you want to do? I had a great time practicing stabs to the heart. And a great subject right here"

He grabs Oliver tighly

Oliver feels his chest start to hurt

He tries his best to subdue his growing panic

"Án- Hey, Ángel. It's okay, back out"

"I will hunt you down to the end of times. No house will save you"

"I'm sure that would work great for you"

"I've made my decision"

They all look towards Nadia

"Will you three behave like adults now?"

"Anything for you dear"

Eugene drops Beebo

Oliver and Ángel go towards Nadia, shielding her

"Oliver is right. While I'm certainly interested in these houses, they are not something to be played with

I dont know what power outside our comprehension gives them these abilities, but I know there must be consequences we don't know about

To live in such uncertainty, it's not something I want

Nor is it to completely devote my life to becoming a clone of you, for you to use around and throw to situations you are too much of a coward to face on your own.

You are not living, you never were.

You never cared to look around and appreciate everything you had, everything you'd managed to get.

And now you are becoming a hermit, forever

What's the point of an eternity like that?

I am not like you, not at all

I actually care about people. And people care about me too

I am not your blood, I am Nina's blood

So, kill me all you want. It won't change my mind"

"You talk just like your mother, all business like

It's something I always admired about her

Her capacity to remain logical in times of high pressure"

"It's a shame she's going to die!"

"Wait, no!"

Oliver and Ángel run towards Eugene

They know this is their only chance

"We'll see each other again. I'm sure you'll change your mind eventually.

We have all the time in the world"

He clicks the button

They hear an explosion

Oliver remembers something

[alpaca-clouds]

Paganism in medieval Europe

Okay, you know what? Fuck it. I am going to continue rambling about medieval Europe for a while. It is kinda fitting for the season anyways given that I associate winter and the holiday season with Lord of the Rings first and foremost.

So, let me talk about this one myth about the middle ages that exists in two opposite versions... and both are wrong! Paganism in medieval Europe is one of those things that people really love to get wrong and depict in whatever way suits them.

On one hand we have the conservative Christians who will basically ignore how paganism was for a while in the very early medieval period at times suppressed with violence and just go: "Europe is Christian and basically was always Christian, because that is just how it is."

While on the other hand you have the Neo Pagans (especially white women) who will tell you: "Oh, yeah, paganism was so suppressed, but some very curagous women still kept it alive and they were also burned during those medieval witch hunts!!!" (If you want to know why the witch hunts were not medieval, look right over here.)

Both are not right. Because the truth is a lot more complicated. Some of you might have even heard about this one part of it - Christmas.

See, here is the thing: Yes, during the pagan hunts (which mostly happened between the late 4th and the 8th century) paganism was very, very much suppressed within Europe. Again, temples and holy sites were burned down, idols were defaced and so on and so forth. And yes, people were killed during those times for their beliefs. How many died during this time? Frankly, we do not know. There have been some mass graves found in Eastern Europe that we assume are connected to this - but we frankly do not know how many died or were displaced due to this.

But... And you know there is always a "but". Christians realized after a while - just like the Romans did when it came to suppressing Christians - that suppression actually does not work very well in terms of converting people to your religion. So, they tried a different approach: Incorporation.

And this is where the Christmas story comes in. I do not need to tell you that even if Jesus really existed, the entire "travelling so so long for the citizen count" and basically all about the birth story is made up. This is something we can proof. And even if it happened, it would not have happened at midwinter. So, no, December 24th or 25th is not the birthday of Jesus.

No, the reason that midwinter became Christmas is, that basically all of the indigenous European religions celebrated midwinter. So, to convert thema after a while the Christians went: "Oh, we also have this super rad midwinter celebration, because it turns out that our Jesus was tots born on midwinter, you know?" This story is fairly well known. What people do realize less is that it was not just midwinter.

Over the time a lot of indigenous religious festivities were incorporated into the just Christianity. Old gods now became saints, with angels and saints absorbing old pantheons. That way Christians could remain with the "only one God" argument, but also be like: "Oh, yeah, you can totally keep worshipping your gods, because see, they were actually angels!"

Which is also why Christian tradition does differ always a bit between the different countries throughout Europe. Like which of the Christian holidays are celebrated and in what way is not the same. Because they often were mixed up with whatever indigenous holiday happened around the same time.

So, yes. A part of European paganism survived even until the modern day. But not through rebellious women or anything like that, but thanks to Christians just incorporating those holidays into their own religion.

... And also that is why we have an Easter Bunny.

[goblin-face-sucker]

Recently been experiencing this fuckery at work where people find out I am trans and start saying the weirdest shit.

"What are your pronouns?" You've known me for over nine months, spoken to me three times a week, said hello to my partner on video calls and received countless emails from me with my pronouns in the signature. You wouldn't ask me before, don't start now.*

"Oh my god I had no idea. I couldn't tell." Yeah because my gender history isn't relevant to fucking dashboards or site tracking, which is the thing we largely talk about. And no that is not a compliment. I didn't transition for this one moment of validation.

"Isn't modern science amazing." Yeah, truly. Chances are, before mass inoculation, 1 in 5 of us would be dead.

And then this one, which is the real kicker.

"Have I ever got your pronouns wrong?"

I am a bald, bearded man, who uses he/him pronouns. I happen to be a transgender man. I appreciate these people are genuinely sidelined by learning I am not what they consider a transgender person to be based on the Daily Mail stereotypes. But if you honestly mistook me for a woman, looking like this, I would suggest a trip to Specsavers.

Normally this is all followed by the itchy expression cis people get when faced with the enigma of my transexuality. They want to ask questions - questions which are 100% HR violations and totally not okay to ask anyone. What they don't realise is that I am a massive oversharer, and will yab their ears off about all the teenage boy effects of testosterone, like bottom growth and how my pussy smells different after my T shot, or how itchy my scars are five years on, or the weird black heads I get on my nipples and how I can't feel them at all, but when it's cold they still get pointy.

That's not information that they want.

The next person who asks me if I have had the surgery is being offered a picture. I will then show them a screenshot of some text which reads "You just asked to see a picture of my genitals. In the work place. I'm telling HR."

*I'm not saying that people asking for pronouns is a bad thing: quite the opposite. But if you only ask for them when the passing trans person tells you they're trans, you need to evaluate just how much you value that information. This weird performative allyship is making it really hard to tell funny anecdotes.

[matrixxsystem]

Terrapin Soup Part 7

A few days had gone by as usual since Usagi's visit with Leos family, most of the questions about them had subsided. On occasion something would come up like Mikey asking for his favorite color, or April asking what Leo likes most about him and teasing him about kiss. Or even the few times Splinter would ask if he'd seen the Lou Jitsu movies yet and which ones he think Leo should show him first.

All of which was well meaning but it did get a little annoying after the tenth; "Are you sure he hasn't even seen Lou Jitsu in the Battle Nexus?" 

Leo sat in his bedroom scrolling on his phone when he found some Hidden City news sites finally, after hiding himself in his roof where he was finally able to get a bit of peace from his loving family. He'd been careful not to trip anything on Donnie's stupid parental controls he had on everyone phone to avoid them getting virus's or hacked by anyone. But this forum was pretty up to date and seemed to be fine, there were even a few links to some yokai app site where you could get channels to tune into.. Neat. Maybe he'd see something about Usagi and his teacher cleaning up the city.. If he asked Draxum would he know anything about that? Would he know what they were actually doing? What if it was human's.. Draxum didn't hate them as much now but would he go that far as to eat them if he had the option? Maybe he would be the person to talk to about his feelings.. Draxum's the one who made them after all, he'd probably have some kind of fix for whatever was wrong with him.. But... If he wasn't how he is would Usagi still like him? Don't be stupid of course he would! Even if they had different diets he still knew about Usagi's habits and didn't care. Maybe that would be something to ask next time he stayed the night and took Usagi stargazing again.. 

"Hey Leo-"

Instinctively Leo shoved his phone under his pillow and sat at attention hearing a voice come into his room. Not that he had anything to hide but his thoughts had been trailing off and his phone felt like proof of him thinking unsavory things. Oh, but it was just Raph. He stood up pretending like he was working out as the massive figure came into view, "Oh hey man what's up?"

"..I'm.. I'm gonna ignore whatever it is you're trying to hide"

"Hide? Me?? Never, I mean- I.. I'm offended you'd even think I'd- ... Yeah okay whatever, what did you want?"

"Raph wanted to ask you something, relationship related."

"Aww you having girl troubles big bro~ Came to the expert did you?"

"Uh- No."

"Boy troubles then? Which I mean I know more about I think April would know more about girl stuff-"

"I mean about your relationship."

"...Uhhhmm mine? Okay? Like.. Like what? Cause I mean you guys have been kinda all over us lately and not that I don't love the attention don't get me wrong but like- It's a bit much even for you guys" Raph looked like he was trying to find the right words, clearly he wasn't going anywhere till he got it out of his system, and Leo wasn't gonna kick him out of his room if it was so important he came all the way here to ask his question in privacy. He patted the spot beside him inviting Raph to sit down as he did. "Make it quick, I was thinking about.. Going out, later." Raph nodded and sat on the edge of the bed, crushing the mattress and causing the bed to creek and shift making Leo slide towards him, he never minded though, not like Raph could help it. "Well.. I... Its been on my mind a lot and I feel bad so I thought maybe I should tell you."

"This.. Raph don't mess with me, what's up?"

"I have a bad feeling about Usagi. I-I can't really explain why, and I know it's stupid and you can be mad but I just.. I just get this weird vibe from him and-"

"Imma stop you right there."

"But-"

"Raph seriously. I'm not mad. I get it, like full and total honesty I really understand what you mean." He craned his head to give him a sympathetic smile and pat his shell, "I won't tell you that you're crazy or whatever, but I need you to take that feeling.." 

"Yeah..?"

"And kill it."

"..What-"

"Take whatever you have against him and kill it, for me okay? You can feel however you want on your own time, and weather you like him or not isn't going to change anything. I know he's.. Done things. And y'know what, who hasn't. Y'know how many times Donnie's experimented on us or how many times we've beat those foot faces within an inch of their life? Or like Hueso was a literal pirate, a wanted man and we love that guy! I mean dad was in a murder area for who knows how long and we still near worship Lou Jitsu! Usagi's told me a bunch of the dirty laundry he has and if you get that feeling about him then you should be getting that same weird feeling about me. I don't blame you for getting weird vibes, but I'm gonna tell you right now that he's not a threat."

"Leo just.. All I'm saying is be careful okay? He seems awesome, and I'm glad he makes you so happy, really I am. I just.. It feels like he's hiding something bad, not everyone is who they say they are.." Leo sighed a little laying back on the bed with his legs hanging off, "Yeah well.. No one is who they say they are.."

"But I'm who I say I am?"

"Oh please, who are you right now then?"

"Well.. Raph?"

"Fake. Raph's voice is higher."

"Excuse me??"

"Fake! Fake fake fake!" Leo rolled from side to side almost like a child throwing a fit, but this was clearly in a more dramatic and mocking way, no real anger or upset behind it. "It's just Raph's body, you're.." He tilted his head a little to read the expression on his face, "You're Brick." He said little his head fall back to the bed. His tone more confident after seeing the face. "I am not! The body was named Raph so I'm Raph by default-"

"Faaaake"

"Why are you being so difficult!?"

"Well I named you Brick actually so I dunno if you've ever heard me call you that, from that time you ran into the wall face first to prove a point."

"And I was right!"

"But Raph doesn't remember that."

"No I remember-"

"Cause you're Brick."

"Well how do I not be Brick so you'll take this seriously! I'm trying to talk to you-"

"I unno- But I am taking this seriously though! And I proved my point! You don't even know who you are half the time and that's on accident! No one is who they act like, we all change for other people and act different when we're around others. Who you are when you're alone.. No one shows that to everyone right at the start."

"Well.. Well who are you then huh??"

"I'm... I.. I don't know yet. Even if I did I don't think I'd be able to tell anyone really, you guys might be my brothers but I don't think even you would understand. I will one day I think, but who knows."

"Oh.. Hm... So- Wait a second- Hold on, back to me being Brick-"

-_-_-_-

It took a while for Leo to talk his way out of his conversation with his brother in red, not fully understanding what he was getting himself into till there were a million questions he found himself unable to answer. Once he managed to slip away he headed into the labyrinth of sewer tunnels just outside of Donnie's security, there he was able to look though his phone without any fear of cameras or audio playing where his genius brother could find it.  He turned on the app for one of the few local news stations in the Hidden city, starting to scroll though different stories that'd been put out this past week. Most of it was fairly normal stuff, well.. Normal for the city's standards at least, things like;

'Flying Pet Saves Child Stuck In A Tree'

'Couple Gives Birth To Yokai With Five Eyes, Couldn't Be Happier'

'New Dog Park Being Built, Dogs Are Not Allowed In The Dog Park. Yokai Are Not Allowed In The Dog Park'

'New Tradition Sweeping City Of Placing Feathers On Doorsteps Preventing People From Leaving Via Front Door, Hilarious Pictures Of People Exiting Though Windows Here' 

'Battle Nexus Obituaries, Updated Daily!' 

That last once made Leo shudder as he quickly scrolled passed it and finally found something that caught his eye. 'Yokai Gang Disappeared Mysteriously. West End No Longer Under Their Control And Want To Thank The Masked Heroes Responsible' Leo smiled a little having a feeling he knew who the article would be mentioning. But.. Despite the threat of the gang being gone they didn't seem to be painting the aforementioned heroes in a positive light like the title made it seem.. "-may suggest that a rival gang or someone with intentions to oversee control of the previous gangs faction only dethroned the Cobalt Hues gang to take control into their own hands. Residents who decided to stay were advised to remain on high alert for any new activity and report any suspicious sightings to the HCPD immediately." 

Well that didn't sound great.. But it made sense to still be on alert in case something went wrong, better to be prepared then just let your guard down to have it happen again. But at least he was able to see some of what Usagi was up to now! He took a screenshot of the headline to ask him about it later and headed back towards the lair, right as he got better reception his phone lit up with a notification. Oh? Had his phone not be getting other messages while he wasn't in rage of the wifi? There was a few from Usagi now that they'd exchanged numbers, and some from his brothers too, shit.. It must be important if everyone was trying to find him..

Sagi<3: Hey are you free tonight?

Sagi<3: Leo?

Sagi<3: I really need your help with something if you can.

Sagi<3: Hey you know a bunch about medical stuff right? You told me you do most of the first aid for your brothers still I think.

Sagi<3: Call me when you see this okay?

Raps: Leo ur bfs texting me, where'd you go? Raps: I swear if ur goofin off and makin him worry were gonna fight

Angelo: Leeeeooooooooooooooo Angelo: Dude Raph said you vanished, he's gonna have the lair on lockdown if you don't answer soon Angelo: I have plans to tag a new wall tomorrow so if he grounds us I'm using ur swords to get there >:P

D0NN13: I'm changing your name to Dum-Dum. Oh and get another hose key if ur top-side I need another one for.. Things.

Leo sighed as he pulled a curtain back walking into the the blinding lights of the atrium unlike the dark sewer tunnels he'd been in earlier, he was only gone for like.. Half an hour maybe? What was so important that- Oh. Usagi was standing in the center of the room, Mikey clinging to him as usual while the others seemed to be talking with him. Usagi gave the brothers a sympathetic smile, one of his hands gently patting Mikey's head as he listened. Leo smiled a little seeing how gentle he was with Mikey, even though he had all the reasons to push him off or not even bother with affection towards him, it was sweet.. "Usagi?" He stepped in further, watching as all eyes turned to him. "Where have you been!?" Raph asked, stepping past the group ready to lecture his brother into the far future about leaving without telling anyone where he was going. "Ah- Sorry, I got a little.. Lost... And lost signal, but I'm here now. What's up?" He leaned over peeking past Raph to give Usagi a little wave, "Sorry I didn't see anyone's texts till now- Is something wrong..?"  Usagi's silence wasn't reassuring.. "Sagi..?" He sidestepped past Raph who didn't even try to stop him thankfully, "C'mon what's goin on? How'd you even get here?" From the looks of it no one else had been told anything either, he wasn't sure if that was good or bad. "I managed. Since you'd showed me the way once before, I.. Apologize for the intrusion." "No no- I'm not- I was just wondering because I know how far it is. It must really be important huh? Seriously though, is something wrong?"

"It's.. My sensei-" He finally said after a moment. "I didn't want to say anything without you here." Usagi gently nudged Mikey telling him he needed to move, and thankfully he listened this time and stepped back. "He was hurt on a mission and won't let me help. He's always been stubborn and self-reliant to a fault but I'm not sure what else to do, he hasn't taught me much first aid so I don't know where to begin. And.. I'd be eternally grateful if you'd help me with the next mission." Raph perked up hearing mention of a mission, "Just say the word Usagi and the Mad Dogs will be there to help-" "No." Usagi raised his hand to cut him off, "I'm already disgracing Hyo's rule of asking for help at all, let alone from a ninja.. He'd have my head if I managed to involve the rest of you as well. Please.." "Oh. Well I guess that makes sense-" Leo grabbed his sword, a light blue trail of sparks already flying from the metal. "So we need to get him and patch him up first? We should bring him here, the med bay has more then enough to spare. I know the most about first aid here anyway so.." He looked back to Raph, "Is it okay if we do that, you guys can watch over him and I'll bring back some pizza as thanks." Raph hesitated, but nodded, "We made a vow to help anyone in need of it, if you think this is what we should do I won't argue." Leo nodded and looked back to Usagi, "Think he'll listen to me? Or should we get some kinda trank darts from Donnie's lab to make things go smoothly?" He said joking mostly of course, and gently nudged Usagi when he saw the yokai giving his joke actual consideration, "Oh c'mon, no one's more stubborn then me Sagi~ I'll get him back here no problem. Which, I should ask first.. How bad is it? Like.. Anything broken or still oozing?" Usagi smiled a little and nodded, "Right, I trust you." He thought for a moment, "It's.. I don't think anything's broken, and I managed to get most of the bleeding to slow down, it shouldn't be fatal at least."

Leo nodded and firmly gripped the hilt of his odachi, waving it away from the others as a bright blue portal opened up, "Alright, Mikey, go tell dad what's going on so he doesn't freak out and get everyone pizza order, Raph, you can text April and have her come over and help me once we get him in. Donnie get's to turn on all the weird stuff he built in the med bay since Raph will pass out if he sees blood or anything like it. Everyone got it?" The all nodded and headed off the separate ways save for Usagi who stood close to Leo. "What can I do..?" "You're gonna help me drag him back, I don't think he likes me vary much so having you there might help things be less.. Tense."

Once on the other side of the portal, which Leo surprisingly managed to create in the genkan of their house. It just hit Leo now, but Usagi had his ears down, it was probably the first time he'd seen them not tied back.. Even when they would go out together he hadn't looked this casual. Maybe he didn't have time while worrying about his teacher? He'd mention it later once all this was settled, this wouldn't be the best time to try and flirt.. Usagi stepped inside glancing around before heading up the stairs, "This way. He must've gone to his room." Leo followed in silence, taking a mental note of the tiny red pools trailing up the steps. That.. Isn't a great sign... "Sensei-" Usagi called softly, stopped at one of the doors at the end of the hallway, "I'm coming in." He pushed the door inward, finding him sitting on the floor beside his bed, he didn't look too bad but not with the light Leo noticed more of his features. He wasn't a lion like he thought before, there were dark spots trailing all over, he was a leopard. Interesting.. "Sensei! You should've stayed put like I said! You got blood all over the floor and I'm gonna end up being the one to scrub it out.." "..Iss fine. Leave me be, imjus need ta sleep it off." "Sensei please even you must see how childish this behavior is.." Leo rolled his eyes, gently patted Usagi's shoulder, "Let me." He knelt down in front of him and gently lifted his head, Leo's hand firmly under his chin to hold it up, "Name?"

"Hyō. Tomogui Hyō."

"Age?" "Fuck off-"

"That's fair.. Alright where does it hurt?" "I don't feel pain." "So everywhere got it. We're gonna take you to a more comfortable spot, can you stand?" "..Howdya think m got up 'ere?" "..Also fair. C'mon then-" "M not goin nowhere. Jus lemme.. Rest." "Yeah see, normally I would, but my cute boyfriend over there said he's worried about you, and if you're important to him then it's kinda my job to make sure you don't bleed out. Unless you'd rather me pull out the stitching kit here without any pain meds? I'm sure under this low light and unsterilized room I'll be much better at patching you up.. Oh and how easily do you get infected? And how attached are you to your limbs? Cause I mean I'm just spitballin here but you don't look too good and honestly the odachi makes for a pretty poor bone saw- But hey! I'm open to trying new things!" The was a long moment of silence before Hyo shifted, forcing himself to stand despite how off balance he was. "I hate turtles.." He muttered as Leo smiled and motioned for Usagi to put an arm around Hyo to help keep him steady while he reopened the portal. Thankfully aside from a few deep cuts and probably some bruised ribs he seemed okay, sure there were smaller cuts and it was hard to tell just how bruised he was under that fur, but he'd live. 

"Why didn't you take him to some like, yokai hospital?" Leo asked, one arm under Hyo's other side as Usagi held up the other, walking him to the med bay. "He refused.. And I couldn't drag him that far. I was starting to consider getting some kind of taxi till I remembered you had the ability to portal. And he doesn't like those places, so having him in your care seemed like the better option." "Gotcha.. Well I'm glad you trust me that much, I'll do what I can. I'm sure he'll be fine though, it doesn't look that bad." They got to the med bay laying him down one of the already made bed, Donnie was still there using some kind of sterilizing light to make sure everything was still clean. "Please tell me you didn't make a mess getting him here." Leo rolled his eyes, "That's the least of you problems Dee, do you have your scanner, we'll need it." Donne nodded handing him a device shaped like a phone, "He's not in our database, clearly, so it'll take a little longer to show everything. It's fresh out of beta so be patient with it. Raph said April's on her way, it'll be a few minutes though." "That's fine, we should probably get his soaked clothes off any way so she probably wouldn't want to be here for that. I just need some extra hands to hold him till the meds kick in mostly, and someone to help clean up after." He held the scanner and let it do it's work as Usagi watched closely, wondering if this tech was only available to them or if most people had things like this.. He waited till Donnie left the room to gently tap Leo's shoulder, "Is there anything I can do?" Leo thought for a moment, "You can get some water if you want? And one of the rags over there, it'd be a pain if the blood dried and matted his fur. I don't think he'd be too happy if he woke up half shaved.." They both laughed a little trying to picture it.

-_-_-_-

Another half hour later April came into the room, "Raph said we had a medical emergency what happened-!" She froze in the doorway seeing Usagi dump a large bowl full of dark red water into the sink, and Leo standing over a body that looked like no one she'd seen before. "Oh jeeze okay- Leo you have ten seconds to explain who this is and why you're making your boyfriend play nurse for you-" "Ah April! I'm glad you're here! Also, have a little faith in me I know what I'm doing. This is Usagi's teacher, the one who raised him. He got hurt and I'm patching him up. Sagi offered to help so I gave him some busy work. But I need you to help wrap his arounds up after I finish with the stiches- Please."  April sighed and nodded, setting her bag down and rolling up her sleeves to go help. "So what even happened?" "Sensei takes some of the most dangerous missions to protect the Hidden City. He puts the safety of those above himself, and as usual he refused help and was out numbered. Allowing the orchestrator of the attack to get away." "..Okay so he was ambushed or something? That's no good. What's gonna happen now then?" "We're going after him" Leo pulled the last stitch through tying it tightly, "Make sure he doesn't get up either, if those stitches rip I'm gonna make sure he's awake when I put 'em back in. He should be sleep long enough to sort things out, but can you watch him while we're out? You and Donnie can take turns if we take too long. But Raph hates it in here and so does Mikey." "They're not going with you?" "Well.. It's a long story but yeah, text me if anything happens and we'll come right back okay?" "You're lucky I love you Leo. Fine, I'll do the wraps and I guess now's a good time to get my homework finished.. Better bring me back something cool okay?" Leo nodded and after washing his hands opened another portal for him and Usagi, "Thanks, you're the best! I'll find something super cool for you before we get back I swear-" And with that he and Usagi stepped back, Hyo had been set up with a pretty heavy dose of anesthetic so Leo really hoped April wouldn't have to deal with him till he was back home.. But that was a problem for future him to worry about. Right now he and Usagi needed to find the culprit and bring them to justice.

And that started, at the West End.

Part 8.1 Part 1

TS Master Post

[indigosabyss]

WebNovel has New Tactics

Ok. Shit. I never thought they'd message me about this.

I'm assuming you've all seen the screenshots of AO3 comments, telling the writer what a great fic they've written and how they can totally put it on WebNovel for $$$ bc it's just SO impressive.

I got something like that. But a little different.

Okay. Weird. Whatever. Even if someone's too formal, I'll still join a server yk?

AJAJSJS

THIS WAS THEIR OFFICIAL DISCORD WTFFF

This feels almost like a bait and switch atop a bait and switch. They'll get you in the server, make some chill friends, offer you a contract, and then trap you for fifty years after your death to work on a story!!!

Or maybe I'm being conspiratorial here.

I've always written niche crossovers and small fandoms, and The Last Surviving Members was my first BIG fic, so of all fics I'm not surprised that this is what got them.

So, I stayed some. Looked around. There's a fanfiction-only channel. Suspicious.

Oh, and no surprise, you can easily be banned just for talking shit.

Which a lot of the newbies were doing so I'm not going to be surprised if they're all gone by today. I just stayed to get all the screenshots that I needed.

There's a LOT of emphasis on making money. Competitions, rankings, classes, guides. And it all comes from them. I wouldn't have a problem with that, but there's an interesting lack of outside opinion and legal support.

They call this style of media distribution "web novel/fiction", which gives them a layer of credibility because they are THE WEBNOVEL SITE.

(I had to change my original fiction tumblr's name bc of this and no im still not over it)

In case you don't know, WebNovel has very predatory tactics in sourcing writers and their contracts are BAD. Like, really bad.

I want to make a career in writing my own stuff, and I was able to get a heads-up before the early whistleblowers started on AO3. If you haven't heard of it, this is a warning to you. And maybe do some of your own research as well.

And... Real talk here. I get it. I get why people go for these contracts. I'm in desperate need for money as well.

My mental health has been very shaky recently. As has my physical health. And I'm not in a position where I can pay for figure out what has been going wrong with me. All of these things have been referenced in author notes on the fic they commented on. It was the fifth chapter, too, so it's not impossible that they read those notes.

I'm hoping that they're not so callous as to do that intentionally and just skipped to the last chapter to make it seem like they read it all, but... This really hurt. Sorry if that's too personal.

[idv-news-boi]

LAURENCE HAVE YOU TOLD YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT ALL OF YOUR LOVERS? LIKE PHINEAS AND LAWRENCE AND EXE AND TATYA AND TOTALLY NOT LEROY AND—

Laurence// …I did-

Leroy// Oh, so that’s Phineas- I know you like circus stuff, but never thought you would be INTO that- (I mean, I always think you’re kind of a clown, so no wonder-/ih)

Laurence// *shrugs* Phineas started this-- not that I mind.

Lovino// Oh- Lawrence??? Isn’t that your real name when you were-

Monday cutting off Lovino intentionally// Gambler? Never seen one in Dyanthus. But definitely heard that there’s a lot of them in a place called “Las Prime Vegas” in EagleWing and other kinds of sites with big casino establishments. Hah, Journo, are you into… lost guys???

Laurence// Is it wrong to say,,, that I like spoiling people? ^^♥️👉👈

Monday// Oh! Not at all! But if that gambler happens to be… not exactly seeking for you at the end, let us know! We always have your back. :)

Leroy// Oui! You’re also our brother in crime, so we care about you~~😙✨

Laurence// Thank you sis, bro! Even though I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s ever the case, I trust him… I love him. :)♥️

Lovino// This Exe… He seems strange. No nationality, no blood type- very few information!

Leroy// Lovino is right- This man is eerily unknown, it’s concerning. Oui,,,, (‘-‘:

Monday// Mmmm… Not scary. But he doesn’t seem to have emotions- You said he lives in voids, that’s even more…. Suspicious. Not a bad thing, just saying- 🧐

Laurence// Mm, yes. Exe finds it complicated to express himself. But he has his ways to show that he cares, i suppose. (^u^♥️

Leroy// *reads Laurence’s notes of “Exe always leaving whenever he doesn’t want to be in a scene, might get easily upset for things that aren’t his fault :’c” *

Leroy// I’ll give you some relationship advice after this-

Laurence// Ah, no need- I think I have to figure this by myself. I’ll come to you if I need help. :)

Leroy// *silent thumbs up as if “okay” * ^^;

Lovino// Tatya? Despite of what she does, she’s cute inside and out. Okay~~ *nods lightly with a pursed smile, as if finding that alright*

Monday// She pole dances? Eccentric people- so that’s what Journo likes??? 🧐 I mean, she looks cool-cool! 😊✨👍

Leroy//

Lovino// Bourjois, what’s wrong? You’ve been silent longer than normal!

Leroy// She needs an appointment.

Laurence// Eh??? :D

Leroy// I-I mean- appointment with me, Oui! I would be happy to give her a haircut and have some fashion talks *closed-eye smile, as if trying to offer kindly despite sweatdropping a bit*

Laurence// Oh oh! I think that sounds great for a meet-up! If she’s up for it, of course??? (ouo;

Leroy//

Leroy// Also, did you just cheated on me-

Lovino// OOO~

Monday// Oooooo~

Akihiko// Ooo…~

Monday// Mein gott, even Nikon is passively shocked!

Lovino// Journo being a bromance cheater, no clickbait???

Laurence// Bourjois! I can explain! We’re just in a bromance detective buddies cough cough <//3

Leroy// *sobs jokingly* don’t say no more! I’m not pretty enough for you! <//3

Laurence// Bro, noooo- 🥺😫😔 *trying to reach for Leroy, only to get uno skipped*/ih/j

…

Monday// …Ah- Is… Is that Bianca?

Laurence// *stops playing*

Leroy// *notices that*

Laurence// Ah… *looks at the archived profile, doesn’t seem sad, but his smile looks more softer now* Yes, that’s her.

Monday// …I’m so sorry, bro. We were so excited to meet her too, to be honest-

Leroy// Oui, she even looks more decent th-

Monday// *kicks Leroy’s kneecaps, cueing the guys to still look at Laurence with sympathy*

Leroy// Ouch, right-

{*Overall,,,, they weren’t surprised that Laurence would make a harem/ih*}

[calebscalamity]

The worst/most toxic shipping takes

As a person who often indulges and enjoys many ships found inside my fandoms, I often find myself irritated by the controversy that seems to be directed toward certain pairings. Don't get me wrong, it's perfectly okay to not like any ship as long as you're civil about it. Still, I've been noticing this insidious trend creeping up in fandom spaces where people feel the need to call every pairing they don't like problematic or harmful to ship instead of just ignoring it and moving on. In order to put this into perspective, I decided to go through some of the most common arguments I see and explain why they don't hold much water. "This ship goes against the themes of the original media!" - I'll often see this argument used for pieces of media that have a general theme of friendship and navigating through that with its characters. To use an example, some fans of the show Amphibia claim that shipping the trio goes against the general theme of friendship in the show, and I can't help but find that unreasonable. Having a headcanon or fanon that involves shipping does not remove the canon show's themes in any way. Your canon is protected by the fact that it is what's actually shown on the screen, and no amount of fanwork will change that. People having fun pairing the girls together doesn't make the themes of the show any less valid if ya didn't know :/ "These characters have never even met before!" - Welcome to the internet! I'm glad you decided to join us in 2023! I wonder where you were when people shipped Elsa x Jack Frost. But seriously though, crack ships aren't inherently better than canon ships. Canon is not some god that shall be worshipped by all lest you get ridiculed. Maybe someone likes the potential dynamic that two characters could have and enjoy making fan content to see that come to life! As long as it's not harming anyone I don't see the problem. Shipping is just supposed to be for fun, remember?

"Not everything has to be gay!" - Oh god this one. I'll usually see this whenever people seem to get upset that others are shipping a F/F or M/M pairing that are known as friends in canon, along with other glorious phrases such as "Friendships exist" and "Why can't two guys/girls just be friends??" among others. Like... that same argument could practically be used for the thousands of M/F pairings found in most of the media we consume, yet it's being used for queer pairings despite the fact that we've had significantly less representation for decades and its only just recently started to turn around for the better. Honey, your double standards are showing and it's not a good look. "The fans focus more on shipping than the actual media!" - Oh no! People are finding their own way to appreciate and participate in the media they consume and try to share what they create with other people! Surely that means they just aren't paying enough attention and should instead enjoy it the way I FEEL like they need to enjoy the media. "There's too much shipping content!" - Learn how to curate your online experience. Tumblr has a block tag feature for a reason, and I'm sure that other social media sites have similar features. If you don't like something, there are ways to ignore it so you don't even have to see it in your feed. Don't start crying about shippers being everywhere when it's up to you to personalize your experience in fandom spaces to what you personally enjoy. So those are some of the most common controversies I see related to shipping. Like I said, it's totally fine to not like a certain ship, but if you have to go out of your way to explain why shipping something makes you "problematic" (When it isn't Incest, Pedophilia, etc), There are naturally going to be people frustrated with you. Let's just be more civil in fandom spaces, alright? I'm getting pretty tired of others being attacked just for shipping something the majority may not ship.

[71kedi-yip]

I FRİCKİNG HATE THE PEOPLE IN THE REPLIES! BRICK! DEAR YOU ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB! DON"T YOU FRİCKİNG DARE RESIGN! I WILL CRY!

RULE NUMBER WHO KNOWS OF TUMBLR ! LOOK AT THE TAGS, MORE INFO IN TAGS!

[ID: Three tags from the original post: Relatable ad, totally not cringe, actual photo of tumblr staff]

Relatable ad, totally not cringe. What does that mean, oh I don't know, maybe it is irony, but nooo.

Actual photo of tumblr staff. Oh my, is this making fun of yourself? It can't be.

(My dear friends, do you think they don't know we are called tumblrinas? That, using the wrong word makes the meme more funny?)(btw, I know and hope most of you were joking in the replies,i my word is to the other ones)

I know I am unproportionally protective of a person just doing their job; but they are doing a good job at their job and their job is one of the reasons we can have this website as it is(as we like it).

Like yes, it shows up 20 times(at first when ads were new, probably because of my location, I had no ads but tumblr ads. I didn't even get the landscaped ones. I know how it feels to see the same ad again and again), but ads on tumblr are better then most(*cough*all*cough) other websites, they don't cover content and you can just scrool thru. And tumblr tumblr ads are plain old lovely, they don't flash, they try to be either funny or cute(they usually succeed), and they carry the inherited funny factor of promoting the product on the product.

Also, Brick and the emporium/tumblr shop/marketing/merchendise team is doing a steller job right now. Like I have zero moneys and I especially have zero moneys I can justifiably spend on shipping but I get so close to buying stuff from tumblr shop whenever I look at it(that's another thing, I like looking thru the shop! what?). Like, there are funny meme stuff, there are tumblr memoribilia(how the frick do you write that word?), then there is actually cool looking can use it in real life stuff.

Like all teams, sometimes they hit the mark, sometimes they miss it. Some memes of theirs will not be for you, some will make you keel over with laughter. You will look at some of their products and go "ugh, who wants that", and your fingers will itch to buy some. (Or maybe, you will hate all of their products, all of their memes, that's okay too) but you should realise, it is pretty much impossible to create something that will be loved by all. There will be things created in this world that you will hate and let me tell you, there will be things you will love that will be hated by a lot of people.

And I understand disliking ads, like I get bloodthirsty on youtube, unskipible ads, not even one but two, oh I am evil. But like, the way to handle said ads is not to write hate messages to the people whose job is to create said ads?

I understand getting frusturated that tumblr which was once clean off of ads is now filled with them. But if muskrat tought us anything, it's that social media sites are hard to make money off of. And they require a lot of money to maintain, money they don't generate.

I don't know how it is right now but I remember hearing that tumblr doesn't make a profit, like it requires the parent company to lose money to keep up. And untill a solution to that is found, Tumblr can be seen as being on borrowed time. And I don't know about you guys but I love tumblr, it's the one social media site I like and use, I love the culture we have here, I love the anonimity, I love the lack of algorithm, I love that I can reach to the end of my recomended, I love the fandoms, I love the weirdness, I love the fricking blue. I don't want it gone.

And so I respect Brick, a person who is getting paid to create stupis memes and memeble products for this website I adore. Amd who is doing a really good job at that.

[jodilin65]

Still having vax fatigue and feeling cold at times too but I’ve been assured that this is normal. Hopefully, I will feel better tomorrow. It’s not that I feel bad, I just don’t have any energy. I ran and checked my weight and it doesn’t appear that I’ve suddenly gone hypo again. My metabolism is moving albeit slowly.

Happy has been barking like he did when he first moved here and I asked the redneck if everything was okay over there hoping he would take the hint so we’ll see.

Going to court 24 years ago was definitely the dumbest thing I ever did in my entire life. I totally and needlessly walked right into the lion’s den thus allowing myself to suffer for years for something no one should ever have to suffer for.

I never claimed to be a lawyer but ignoring Molly and her mother’s threats and demands in 2010 to call a couple of their local law enforcement officials when I had something to say about her stalking the shit out of me online that they didn’t like was definitely smart. So was ignoring the email that was probably not from a real cop saying a case was made against me on account of my old perps in Arizona a couple of years later.

I highly doubt there were ever any cops involved but on the off chance there really was, ignoring the cops is definitely one’s best bet if they don’t want any trouble. The more you engage, the more trouble you could be in for whether you did anything wrong or not. Had I been stupid or emotionally unstable and therefore easily bullied into calling them had they really been involved, there’s no saying how I may have reacted depending on how far I was pushed. I still say they weren’t going to waste their time over some hysterical mother and her crazy daughter on some online bickering. Besides, law enforcement isn’t going to say to work it out themselves if they had an actual case as the mother claimed, nor would they think it was wise for them to continue contacting me when I told them not to while the cops were supposedly downloading and surveilling my blog.

Wouldn’t be surprised if they did talk to them, though, before they were told they didn’t have a case because as I once read in a psychology article trying to understand the mind of stalkers, it’s very common for a stalker to claim you’re the one bothering them and to play victim. My sister was a prime example of that. Piss her off and she goes right to the cops.

If you’re physically harmed, your house is broken into, your car is stolen…that’s when it’s time to get the police involved. Not because you don’t like being yelled at for harassing people.

Oh, the things people will involve others in be it serious or not! Because they don’t think you’re being fair, they hate your opinion/beliefs, or because you thought it funny to use a username they have no patent or rights to. The dumbest and silliest of things!

In reading back on some of the shit I went through on account of Molly and her enabling mother, they really put me through a lot of grief. With not nearly as many blocking options as we have today, they really made my life online pretty damn unpleasant at times. They would follow me from site to site, and no matter how much I told him not to contact me, they just wouldn’t stop. So yeah, I did have some harsh words to say about it, and yeah Aly, Kim and I did fuck with Molly anonymously on Ask but I’m pretty sure I didn’t threaten to send anyone to Molly’s house like they claimed. They claimed to be scared and that their safety was at risk and an officer was waiting at their house at the said time the person was supposed to go to their house. The thing is that I wouldn’t have been dumb enough to say any such thing so they either twisted something I said or someone else threatened them. I don’t know why they thought it was me but I’m guessing because of the timing of events with me being stalked, followed, harassed and provoked by Molly and then verbally lashing out at her, demanding she leave me alone. As I’ve always said, one can only be pushed so far. Keep pulling the tiger’s tail and they are going to bite sooner or later.

Oh, and something about me threatening to plaster her address all over the Internet if she didn’t back off and leave me alone. That may have been wrong of me if I really did say this and I honestly can’t remember whether or not I did but if I did it was only in hopes of scaring her off.

I’m glad I’ve turned into the cyber recluse I’ve turned into. Yes, it’s boring this way, not as entertaining and adventurous, and even less educational when I consider the things I learned from some people I would talk to over the years but it’s definitely safer this way, and my safety will always be the most important thing.

Most of the time the past is in the past, but every now and then I get to remembering certain people and events and I feel that old anger bubbling up. I would never want to get revenge on anyone in real life, but if I could literally be in their nightmares every single night, well, I could live with that. 😉