#literally i know most people there are regulars cause the whole foods is in one of the richest places in the country

[thedisablednaturalist]

Went to the nearest whole foods to look for my new favorite ice cream (planet oat blueberry crumble) since they've been out of stock at my current grocery store and everything there is so freaking expensive how the hell are there people who normally shop there for their regular groceries??

[yeuheart]

THINGS YOU EXPERIENCE WITH HIM

Notes: Finally got this out 🙏🏻

Meguru Bachira

Matching things is what you experience the most with him. Almost everything in your shared apartment or room is the matching half to his. He never gives up dressing up on Halloween either especially if he can match with you. He definitely chooses the food costumes cause he thinks it’s funny 😭. It’s cute though so it can pass. He takes a whole lot of pictures of you both but you swear he’s never had that “storage is full” notification pop up on his phone. (the 68k photos on his phone 🙏🏻)

Chigiri Hyoma

Playing with his hair or yours is what you experience with him. You’re probably one of the few people he let’s touch his hair, but it does make you feel special. He does ask that you be careful if you’re playing with his hair and he does the same if he’s playing with your hair too. Loves doing your hair if he has the time and doesn’t mind if you do his.

Itoshi Sae

Remembering things about you is what you experience with him. He probably doesn’t care to remember anything but what he deems important about his friends, acquaintances, etc. But to you he remembers the small things even if you don’t remember even saying those yourself. You’ve definitely been surprised with a gift from him with something you like even though u hardly remember mentioning it to him.

Itoshi Rin

Doing yoga together is what you experience with him. Honestly even if you aren’t a yoga person he still tells you that you’re free to join him. You probably pushed him while he was in position. Now he incorporates couples yoga into his routine if he knows that you’re gonna participate. Sometimes if you look over to him you can catch him gazing at you with a soft smile especially if he’s helping you with a position or if you’re taking a break. He’s also cautious of you falling, which makes him kinda strict.

Kunigami Rensuke

Going to the gym together is what you experience with him. Even if you don’t like going to the gym it makes you happy that you get to spend time with him. He offers to help you with reps or your routines. Definitely cautious when you’re there with him cause he doesn’t want you getting hurt, but he’s not strict. Ong like your N1 supporter in and out of the gym.

Mikage Reo

Zipping up your dress/putting your jewelry on for you is what you experience with him. You’ve definitely got lots of gifts from him, especially jewelry/clothes. But the thing is he really likes putting them on you more so you’re jewelry. There’s something so romantic about it that makes him like it. He offers to do it for you if he catches you picking the item of you’re choice. Definitely has gotten you something with his initials on it though.

Nagi Seishiro

Sleeping on each other is what you experience with him. Gosh having a 190cm man on top of you is definitely suffocating idk about you 😭. Honestly one of the most stubborn guys out there and won’t let you get up so he will literally just flop on top of you and fall asleep. But he also likes when you’re sleeping on top of him, you’re like a weighted blanket to him. It’s cute but after a while it gets kinda uncomfortable. The only time when you’re able to get up is probably if he moves in his sleep (he definitely does!)

Oliver Aiku

Couples massage is what you experience with him. I feel like he likes massages especially if it’s from you. He’s always hoping that you’ll let him spend a couple more just for the sauna so he can relax with you there. The sauna is such a relaxing place where he doesn’t have to worry about nothing except you. Really nothing else he’d rather do than that besides soccer. You guys r defo regulars at the place and it’s most definitely the best rated place.

Shidou Ryusei

Pillow fights is what you experience with him. It’s actually really fun but sometimes he takes it a bit too far and accidentally injures you. He does apologize and bandage you up though. He hits so hard tho it hurts so it eventually becomes a competition on who can hit the other the hardest with the pillow. You’ve definitely got the air knocked out of you a few times. Let’s you win sometimes though.

Hiori Yo

Him walking you home is what you experience with him. After school, work, etc he walks you home. He says even though walking is slower than a car he gets to spend more time with you. And he even gets you a drink on the way every time. Really loves when there’s a sunset and he’s walking you home because it sets the whole thing. The talks between you two during that are nice, you’re both mostly focused on each other, and how the presence of the other is relaxing.

[thefirsthogokage]

Very helpful thread made for those walking the picket lines by an EMT in Florida:

(screen shots from here on out. Too many images to put in one post. Sorry for the dark mode switch ahead of time)

[Image ID: a tweet thread made by @TheMaryGirls on July 18th, 2023 that reads in its entirety (though combined where appropriate and tweet numbers removed for condensing):

This is for the strikers everywhere since I'm nowhere near a picket line. This is the least I can do:

I am an EMT in Florida, one of the hottest states in the country on a regular basis. These are things you can do to protect yourself from the heat

1. Water

Water is great, your body needs it to live. You can go longer without food than you can without water. It's vital. If you become too dehydrated you can lapse into something called Hypovolemic shock which is the most dangerous form of shock because, usually, by the time you realize something is wrong, you're already in a bad position.

When you sweat, you're not just losing water. You're also losing salt, potassium, chloride, magnesium, & calcium. To combat this, you should drink something with electrolytes.

You can also eat a banana in order to avoid cramping that can occur with the loss of potassium. You don't want to be the one doing the Charley Horse Hustle on the line when people have phone cameras. You can also eat fruit and veg with high water content. They helps.

A word of caution about ice water. I know the idea of a big bottle of ice water sounds great when you're sweating your balls off on the line but NO! That can be dangerous. Your body temperature is up due to the heat. You chug a bottle of ice water like you used to do with Smirnoff Ice in college, you'll regret it. Ice water will cause your body temperature to drop which fraks up your homeostasis. You can experience stomach craps, fainting, and, on some weird occasions, cardiac arrest. Face planting on the pavement isn't cute.

One way you CAN use ice water safely is by soaking a t-shirt or towel and putting it on your head to help cool you off. Also, cold rags around the wrists can also cool you down. You've seen construction workers with the t-shirts on their heads? This is why.

2. Whole body

If you get blisters on your feet, you need to treat them. Also, don't force pop them, you're just asking for trouble. When they rupture, they need to be cleaned with soap and water (no alcohol or peroxide) and protected. Band-Aids won't really help here.

Band-Aids can easily slip off and give bacteria a chance to move in and really get gross. Liquid bandage is the better option. It's waterproof but it does sting when you put it on so be warned.

If you experience muscle cramps on the line, you need to deal with them. This is your bodies way of telling you something is wrong. Sit down, drink something. Stretching before picketing can also help prevent them. Let's be honest, as writers, we sit. A LOT.

Going from a cave dwelling hermit to bright sunlight and exercise is going to piss your entire system off. Icy Hot and hot baths will be your friend.

3. Dehydration warning signs.

Muscle cramps

light headed

headaches

feeling very thirsty

dark urine

urinating less often

feeling tired

dry mouth, lips, or tongue

skin tenting

confusion

That's all that I can think of at the moment.

GO FUCK EM UP!!!!!!!

/End ID]

Bonus:

[Image ID: Tweeted comment on the thread from @/sardoniccomment that reads:

Every word of this is good advice, but, as a former desert-dweller, there’s something I need to add: dehydration makes you stupid. It can literally prevent you from being able to figure out the source of your problems is dehydration.

/End ID]

[dehemetera]

Omg I can’t believe I am actually posting her. Pls enjoy my precious oc and her wardrobe

Below you can find all the head canons I wrote so far about her, the relationship she has with her squad and with the other significant captains/lieutenants of the Gotei 13

Mira Komamura

General head canons

‌originally from the 4th squad ( vet section) on her own request as she doesn't really like to throw hands.

was assigned to captain Komamura strict medical crew when almost no one knew about his real appearance; specifically, she was tasked with providing emotional support for Sajin's social anxiety.

‌”Captain!? How did you dare to hide that lovely snoot for such a long time?! "

yes, she was basically his emotional support puppy.

as it happens very often, Sajin grew fond for his emotional support puppy and decided to adopt her ( literally) as his brand new sister, then insisted to move her to the 7th.

western origins ( abuses this 🤌🏼 while talking ).

fav animal: humpback whale.

fav food: eats almost everything, watch your hands. Really, this girl is a few snacks away from being your best friend. But if she had to pick one, it'll probably be french fries, no dressing, just salt.

‌fav colour : cold hues in general, blue/green/ purple.

likes stars. Like a whole lot. You give her something with stars on, she's gonna love it. She hoards things with stars on it. She doodles them on everything at hand. When friends are sad, she scribbles a star on the palm of their hand.

‌" you're now under the sign of the good vibes star. You can now enjoy the rest of your day. You're welcome."

now imagine her doing this on Captain Zaraki's hand and Iba's cold sweats thinking how to tell the poor Sajin about his adopted sister's premature departure.

the good vibes star must work thou, cause Kenpachi just patted her head like she was a puppy and walked away. Iba thanked whatever god was listening at that moment.

sassy AF

sarcasm native speaker.

cracks 2.000.000 dirty jokes in between three regular words.

must focus not to drop inconvenient comments during each Captains/ lieutenant meetings.

looks like a black cat personality at the beginning.

turns into a weird dancing parrot when comfortable around someone.

has a ridiculous attention span.

world of the living connoisseur ( western side). Spent several decades studying it by living among living people.

terrible traditional swordsmanship skills.

got Jedi Lightsaber classes on Earth and actually developed a pretty efficient fighting style; ‌Iba is genuinely confused and slightly concerned about that but as long as it works...

likes to sing, not very good at that but still on the average ( usually makes silly dances while singing to underline the lyrics).

pretty skilled belly dancer ( which at some extent she uses in controlling her shikai) but definitely won't dance in public cause she's too shy for that .

very body positive about other people, excessively critic about her own body.

very good painter. She mostly paint with her hands (" advanced kindergarten art skills") but could also use sponges, pieces or paper or rags, leaves, basically everything but a brush;‌most of the times she just likes to make little silly doodles.

then she turns those doodles into stickers and spread them across the seireitei.

Byakuya Kuchiki knows the Shinigami women's association held a secret meeting in his mansion when he finds small stickers with sassy quotes around the house.

take her to the water park; She just loves it.

beach girl

just loves to hang out in the water

‌of course this is the perfect excuse for captain Hirako to make jokes about her liking to be wet

she never denied the statement. 👍🏼

excellent resistence to alcohol. Hard to get drunk.

when that does happen though, she just unleashes all the power or her sass/ sarcasm/ unhinged comments

this usually leads to pretty amusing express stand up comedy shows where she eventually ends up oversharing something she would've preferred to keep for herself

pretends not to remember anything if the topic is pointed out the day after

About the 7th squad

she was gladly welcomed as lieutenant by almost all the soldiers due to her sincere support towards former Captain Komamura

Those affectionate soldiers appreciate her chill attitude prone to jokes and fun as a good balance to Iba’s serious demeanour

She introduced music during workouts and trainings. Music from the west, of course

Now witness the fierce 7th brigade soldiers casually humming Bad Romance while doing their daily chores.

Since Mira’s office is the coziest and most decorated once, Iba started throwing Shinigami Men’s Association meetings inthere

For Iba’s birthday, Mira decided to gift him a new HQ for his meetings by renovating an old, unused warehouse in the barracks, asking Ikkaku some help to edible and renovate the old furniture

Connections

Sajin Komamura : regardless of his full on canine appearance he is still officially her brother by previous adoption. Mira still takes good care of him, she has the most luxurious dog bed in her office for him to stop by. She also got him one of those speaking buttons board humans give their dogs to communicate.

Tetsuzaemon Iba : is definitely like a dad. All of their interactions have the warm yet bickering feeling of a father/daughter dynamic, including: communication issues, dad being jealous and over protective of his precious daughter when men buzz around, not understanding slangs. Mira signed up for Iba’s fan club to show support to her dad.

Shunsui Kyoraku : calls her Mira-chan and likes to invite her to drink together. He pays great attention to her drunken monologues as they’re usually pretty straightforward and accurate analysis of the current state of the Seireitei. He definitely trusts her guts and intuition in picking up the overall morale of the squads. Mira also signed up for his fan club ‘cause he’s the big boss and deserves support. Nanao Ise firmly oppose this.

Rose Otoribashi: is the only one whom has ever seen Mira dance. They sometime shares music afternoons with Rose playing music and her using it to practice her dance. They have a very respectful and delicate bond revolving on mutual arts appreciation.

Izuru Kira: it took them some time to get along due to Kira being really private person. Now they’re kinda cool about each other and Mira often tries to cheer him up telling him the whole hole in the chest thing is metal AF.

Shinji Hirako: this man bribed Mira in joining his fan club by offering her a bag of weed infused gummy bears. It worked. They operate at the highest level of shenanigans and communicate almost exclusively by flirting. Bombastic side eyes darting across the captain’s council room during meetings when they know the other one would be just about dropping the sassiest sh*t that would cost them the career. Regularly hangs out together both in the Soul Society and on Earth. Part of their flirt jokes revolves around the fact they would gladly date each other (but never actually did that).

Momo Hinamori: was the first to show Mira support when she was promoted to lieutenant. Therefore, Mira loves this girl and brings her gifts, treats and loves spending time together for a tea time. They share a heavy betrayal trauma and do their best to support each other in their healing journey.

Renji & Rukia: if Iba is her dad, Renji is her bro and Rukia is the sister in law you actually like more than your own brother. The three of them have a weekly “world of the living pop culture” themed night to binge watch series and movie marathons. Burping competitions between Mira and Renji are mandatory and Rukia is the judge.

Matsumoto Ranjiku: these two can love and hate each other depending on the mood and the topic. Sometimes they look like besties laughing together and mutually complimenting , ten minutes later they’re fighting over something, usually Matsumoto habit of exploiting men using her beauty.

Kenpachi Zaraki: these two really get along for reasons. Mira actually feels safe around him cause who would ever dare to fuck around close to him? She also thinks he’s illegally hot but never dared to voice that, not she would ever try to approach him with intentions. She just likes to fantasize about that amazing mass of wonder. On Kenpachi’s side, he likes to have a new brat messing around him without being scared, it feels heartwarming and nostalgic, sometimes feeds her the same candies he used to buy for Yachiru. Since Mira’s birthday is right after Kenpachi’s, she usually shows up at the 11th barracks with a cake to share to celebrate both their birthdays.

Ikkaku Madarame: for the better time they’ve been knowing each other, he just passively tolerated her, enjoying her little shows from time to time but never payed too much attention to the new lieutenant of the 7th squad. Then Mira came to ask his help in renovating the warehouse for Iba’s birthday gift and since the process took quite some time, they had the chance to spend time together, getting to know each other during those long crafty nights of recycling furniture. He is now heavily crushing on her and gets a little shaky and mildly flustered when she’s around, with Yumichika largest amusement. Mira has always appreciated her fellow colleague and was glad to have the chance to build up some kind of relationship with him but she’s genuinely confused by his friendly yet shifty and sometimes awkward behaviour towards her (she’s not good in getting the hint).

Yumichika Ayasegawa: oh the tea they spill. They don’t meet very often but when they do the amount of information they share can compete with the finest Seieitei’s intelligence. Sometimes they go shopping together. Yumichika tries his best to create opportunities for Ikkaku to be there when Mira comes over.

If you managed to read this far, thank you 💕

Some captains/ lieutenants are missing to the list but I already have them written, maybe I will add them in some future post.

Definitely expect more drawings about Mira’s adventures. I have more on the making (like about her zampakuto and other stuff.

I hope you enjoyed this little piece of my imagination,

✨comments, reblogs and likes are appreciated ✨

[audreyscribes]

Ω PJO DEMIGOD HEADCANONS: 🌊 PONTUS: PERSONIFICATION OF THE SEA 🌊

Author’s note: *put head into hands* Alright, so I may or may not have went off from the usual formula (Do I even have a formula for writing these at this point?) and I think I may have made the primordial demigods here more cryptid cause they’re the literal by-product of primordial beings that are also half-mortal? I won’t be including the usual blurbs at the ending cause all of them are probably pushing the word limit Tumblr has but worry not, I made up for it by putting more storylines into the whole thing. PRIMORDIAL DEMIGODS MASTERLIST: [LINK]

You have the most mundane origin as you emerged out of the sea. Need I say more? When you hear the other children of Primordials of how they were created, yours feels very dumb in retrospect. You’re created from the embodiment of the sea and while you don’t know how you’re half-divine, you certainly look like it with some unnatural characteristics that while in one light, clearly looks like you’re a creature of the sea but if they catch you in the wrong light, they’ll see the hidden and ancient depths of the sea that no one will ever hope to conjure. Seeing as your father is the primordial sea, you have more ancient sea traits than people think. Imagine the great dinosaurs of the sea or deep ancient sea creatures. Yeah. It’s more visible when you come into contact with water, but you can bring your ancient sea form forward on will if you’re on land, but it's just not as instinctive. 

You lived by the sea, raised by it, and those who inhabit it. Nereus and his daughters and sons, the Nereids and Nerites, among many others make regular visitors, teaching you things. In fact, you were even visited by Poseidon who felt your existence and although you were a child of a primordial, you were still young compared to Poseidon; so you could only look up at him. Instead of being squashed by him, Poseidon let you live. In fact, he instead told you to walk further down the long line of the sea until you came upon a cabin with the name of hawk. You did as he asked, curious as you adjusted your sea legs to land by walking on the sand. You walked until you reached Montauk and a cabin that Poseidon described. You stared upon it a bit longer wondering why you were here until you saw the doors open and a woman appeared worriedly, reaching you. She wrapped your seaweed covered body with a piece of fabric,and while you relished the fluffy towel upon your skin, you didn’t know what company you had come across. 

Nonetheless, that was how Sally, Paul, Estelle, and Percy gathered you around the table, teaching you how to eat modern human food while also gathering your story. Between Nereus and the knowledge of Water, you had a faint idea of who was in front of you but at the same time, you didn’t really clock on the severity of the information; you just absorbed everything like a sponge. You learned alongside Estelle and Percy personally gave you a rundown on what to do and what not to do, and no please don’t flood the toilet. 

The next thing you knew, you were in a car, enamoured and playing with Estelle and her toys while Sally was peeling the car down to Camp Halfblood where there was absolute chaos. Funny enough, this was how all of Camp Halfblood and practically all the mythical world learned upon the knowledge of the primordial children that you just regurgitate to them like a water fountain. In fact, you threw everyone more in a loop when you found the remnants of the child of Chaos that everyone ABSOLUTELY DID NOT KNOW THEY HAD PRIOR in the Hermes cabin and turns out is actually missing who just up and left. Everything went over your head as you beamed up at Sally who was putting on the best motherly behaviour and asked if you were going to be okay to be with Estelle, which you were absolutely down for, and you helped Mr. D turn his cup of water into wine…which is another thing you can do for some reason. Not realising the chaos you just unearthed behind you as you played peek-a-boo and bubbles, that you conjured up yourself with Estelle. 

A meeting was held; of what and how they were going to deal with this and the other primordial demigods… before you added in that the Gaea and Chaos demigods have each been gathering forces of the other primordial children…which led the others to realising you were the next one on the list. So cue the immediate warzone, notifying the Roman camp, and with the other primordial children were at their doorsteps, bringing the fight to them.

As you can imagine you have the ability to manipulate water. Just imagine what a child of Poseidon can do, but on a more innate level; so if a child of Poseidon is in the element of the sea, you are part of the sea. You are also able to turn your body into water, specifically sea water, your form malleable as big as you want or just long enough when a blade slices through you without damage. You can produce water more easily then a child of Poseidon, and your water is a reflection of you. So if you’re angry/hot headed, the water is going to be hot, and if you’re cool and level headed, it’s going to be well…cool.  On consequence, you also have a salty temperament, so you hold a grudge. When you develop your emotions better, you’re less salty more ways than one. 

Your key feature is that while you may look human enough, there’s something about you that invokes a sense of danger like when you stare down into a deep pool water, the depths unseen to you. You can also change your form into some sort of ancient human-oid sea creature, with scales for skin, sharp teeth like a shark, and webbed, clawed fingers. However, careful in bearing this form because if you’re on dry land it might be uncomfortable like wearing a wet, skin suit under baking sun. You also might slip into a certain mindset that might not be able to tell friend from foe. 

???? EPILOGUE ??? [TUMBLR] || [AO3]

[cuupidsss]

Aidrn clark with an idol girlfriend??

Yess! I like this one. I’m figuring that this means K-pop idol, soo imma do that. ermm.. i’m lazy so imma do some headcanons and possibly a little more !! i’m sorry this is so late btw :(

—

-You and Aiden had been friends for a short amount of time, you really liked him. he was goofy but also strangely endearing and it was pretty much impossible to not become attached to such positive(?) energy!

-after some time you guys got together and you eventually told him you were debuting, he was a little confused but then he immediately knew what you meant.

-i can totally see him being into K-pop, like A LOT, he probably loves black pink and claims to be a original fan (he’s not but in heart he is), probably isn’t secretive about it.

-whenever he see’s you rehearsing by yourself he practically kicking his feet and giggling.

-has definitely gave you choreography ideas in which you most DEFINITELY gave to your choreographer.

-you had to keep your relationship on the low because you don’t want a shitty scandal, it’s annoying for Aiden cause he just wants to get your attention all the time (selfish little rat) but he understands! or does he?

“Aiden! no.” you mutter, you guys are in public at the moment, you decided you wanted to go shopping, a few people glance at you in recognization but don’t approach, your clearly busy.

Aiden tried to pull you over by holding your hand but you quickly pulled back, he turns to you, he’s still smiling but he doesn’t look as excited as he once did.

“huh?” he says, tilting his head, tho sigh at his incompetence, he sighs with you before laughing. “eh, come on!” he grabs you by the shoulder and you groan, following after him.

he doesn’t get the memo btw. (he just doesn’t care)

-has undoubtedly funded for things without your consent.

-likes to buy hair pieces that he thinks goes with your performance outfits, he likes everything to color coordinate.

-attend EVERY show, he buys tickets (even if you say you can give him some for free) and then makes sure they are front row. he loves watching you dance.

-doesn’t like dieting, he finds it weird. the first time you denied food he was kind like, ‘just eat it, no one’s watching’ and you were like, ‘bro… i just.. god, give it to me.’

-oddly skilled at makeup.. like can do some FIRE eyeliner 🔥🔥🔥

“Aiden, where did you learn this?” you ask, looking at your reflection in the mirror. he was standing above you, in between your legs to get closer.

“i don’t know, i just winged it.” he grins, putting his hand on your forehead and pulling your head back to examine his handy work.

“ow.” you say, your tone monotone, he doesn’t say much just stares at your face.

awkward.

-broken a bone on stage? he’s literally here for you pooks. thirsty? he bought like 10 extra water bottle. literally wanna go home? you can’t.

-when people throw stuff at you on stage he literally starts internally tweaking, who in the freaky deeky did that?

-brings the whole gang to your shows, or just some of them if the others aren’t free.

-jokes about Ayego on the regular, when you side eye him he’s just like; 🤗

-loves and i mena loves when you show off your outfits for your shows, sometimes they aren’t super extra and other times your fully decked out and he just adores it.

-listens to your music proudly, if anyone asks for music suggestion best bet he’s naming AT LEAST ten of your songs.

-quick tyler headcanon, if this was about him i would say he would be someone like, “you know my girlfriend band\girl group? name 5 songs.” okay, done.

-anyway, back to Aiden!!! :9

-i don’t view him as someone who gives a lot of kisses.. at all, but he likes celebratory hugs.

“Aiden! holy shit! my groups music video got like.. 19 million views!” you run up to him at lunch, you ecstatic, so ecstatic and Aiden turns towards you and you both are looking at one another for a minute.

give it a minute and you both are jumping around and giggling, he’s like “that’s so cool!”

-all in all, he’s genuinely your biggest fan.

lemme know if the mischaracterization goes crazy y’all 🥰😦

[localguy2]

Random headcanons about how the ninja recover from something traumatic after losing thier shit, because boredom is a bitch:

- Cole and Zane have never lost thier shit once, but there's a first time for everything, and so when eventually something broke the two of them, they barely talked to anyone for an entire week.

Cole resorts to completely locking himself in his room for a week straight, not coming out unless it's for the bathroom or getting food, the only thing he really ever says is like "hey" when he accidentally walks into a room with someone in it.

And Zane just completly stays silent, going about his usual day but without uttering a single letter, and with a completely stoic face, while occasionally getting lost in thought and staring at nothing, he also doesn't sleep, rather just keeps thinking about it (which is a rather creepy sight to behold, who knew catching one of your closest friends in a room while they were staring into nothing in the dead of night is unsettling and creepy, especially when they're a nindroid with glowing blue eyes)

- when losing his shit, Jay doesn't deal with it properly, even in the days following the traumatic experience that caused him to lose it in the first place, he doesn't cope well.

He would have regular panic attacks or breakdowns over it, and the best way to help him calm down is just to sit besides him and comfort him, while giving him a hug, and Jay is REALLY clingy, like you'd have to sit there hugging him for about 30 minutes before he would let go, but they usually don't mind it that much since it's helping Jay, that's actually how I hc Jay losing his mind in Hunted, even with Zane and Cole trying to calm him down, the circumstances were too much for him

(Nya and Cole and Zane all may or may not have volunteered themselves to be "Jay's emotional teddy bears")

- Kai's way of dealing with it is... Interesting, he'd be more quiet and reserved then usual, but he would also talk about it, he knows that getting so worked up over it would do him no good, but it's still hard to cope and get over it.

He has broken down before because of traumatic experiences, but usually it's when he knows it's all alone, he doesn't want people to get that worried over him (even though the others have told him that it's okay to ask for help)

- Nya's way is just to, work.

She'd Literally do anything to distract herself from it, and she's really good at hiding it as well, because her "working" tone is just so damn specific.

even when in a bad mood, the "working" tone stays the same, so the others have a hard time figuring out if Nya is okay or not (except for Zane and PIXAL, but they have refused to spill the beans on the way they know if Nya is doing well or not, because they promised her not to tell the others when they found out the first time, although they have tried multiple times to change her mind about it)

- PIXAL's is probably the worst out of the bunch.

Just pretend nothing is wrong, and overwork yourself almost to death.

The others have told her how much of a bad idea this is, but she can't help it.

Unexpectedly Zane in particular was the most concerned and mad about it, but he really couldn't scold her that much for it since he knew his coping mechanism wasn't that much better (ignoring everyone's attempts to help you)

So when PIXAL eventually had her first breakdown, Zane stayed there next to her for the whole day, hugging her every 5 minutes, and it took her a few days to get back on track (since yknow, it's a first time and she's never really felt this way before), and Zane for those next few days basically ignored everything in favour of helping PIXAL?

He'd be cooking food then Nya tells him PIXAL isn't feeling well and then "huh? What's that? My nindroid GF isn't feeling well?" *drops everything* "fuck it, Cole even though you're horrible at cooking you're finishing the food"

So yeah, overall Zane is the one that mainly supports her, since he knows her so well, but Nya's occasionally there as well

(this part may or may not have been Pixane propaganda)

- Lloyd's way is probably the most normal out of all of them, he actually seeks out help instead of just trying to cope alone, usually with Wu being his "therapist" (who needs an actual therapist when you got a kick ass wise asf uncle), and he occasionally seeks help from the others, although to a limited capacity, usually being stuff like "can I get a hug?" and almost immediately evryeone answers with "YES."

Kai and Nya are the most likely to comfort him if Wu isn't around, with Cole being the "go to" guy for really personal stuff, and with Jay and Zane and PIXAL not really knowing how to properly help Lloyd but somehow always managing to give him an inspirational and short heart to heart speech

[inhumanliquid]

what's autism like for you

Uhhhh. Hold on let me reflect on all the concious years of life I remember rq.

-I spend most of the time I'm not standing, laying, or on a backed non-rockable seat I'm rocking back and forth because stimming

-I ended up with a meowing stim due to being round cats my whole life and sometimes I do it "at" (in the general direction of) some random ableist allistic because they're just fucking everywhere apparently

-I literally can't ignore the ticking of analog clocks and nobody fucking believes me when I tell them the clock is too loud (had a teacher tell another kid to stop stimming once because I was getting overstimulated by THE CLOCK and she thought (incorrectly) that it was actually his chair)

-When I was a little kid I apparently started just randomly chewing on my hand on a regular basis (I never realized I was doing it and I only know because people told me - I have yet to tell anyone that I had no fucking clue it was happening)

-Every time I go to my little cousin's birthday party I get so overwhelmed I start bawling in front of tens of strangers... despite this, I continue to go to his birthday parties

-Sometimes my neck or wrist will jerk randomly - apparently these are not tics but rather myoclonic seizures

-Sometimes being overstimulated triggers my stupid fucking migraines, which makes the overstimulation worse, which makes the migraines worse, whi-

-I (titty-having trans) have to wear a t-shirt or tank top under my binder for sensory reasons (it isn't even the thicker fabric at the front that causes issues, it's the back sticking to my skin)

-I can't eat a lot of foods, and with those I can, it's often only specific flavors and/or brands - my family thinks this is picky eating, but it's actually part of the Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) that they don't know is a thing, much less a thing I have

-I can't wear clothes, particularly shirts, with those stupid fucking scratchy paper tags on them - I also can't wear long socks, most jeans, or clothes with lace (the latter being like 99% of "women's" clothes)

-The raptor arms + tiptoes combo is REAL

-99.9% of ASMR content makes me violent, so I avoid it - despite this, YouTube really wants me to watch the ASMR content that makes me violent

-If I am speaking to you verbally one day, do not expect that to be true the next, because it likely won't

[bitchy-peachy]

Update:

One of my tenants is a nurse and she's gonna help teach me how to put special shots on my stomach (my doctor prescribed shots to deal with my chemo better).

My pharmacy delivered the shots home personally and now they're in the fridge waiting for tomorrow.

I have chemo on Monday so yay I guess.

Sorry I haven't talked to anybody but I'm trying to learn how to calm myself down cos my drug induced depression really made me asocial af.

Thanks to my studies I know what's my real emotions and what are drug induced ones. I would never recommend self-diagnosis but considering the knowledge I have... yeah, I went down that route and gave my self-diagnosis to a psychiatrist as well as a med list i believed would help me and she listened to me unlike the male doctor I was given the first time.

So I'm on my way to getting better.

My steroids caused me the most hard-core depression that my teen suicidal tendencies had returned with a vengeance so bad that my head doctor had to take me off steroids earlier than expected.

I'm getting better now but now I'm starting to feel my REAL depression. No suicidal tendencies or anything... just feeling very exhausted and unworthy of the care I'm getting cos people are too damned good to my messy ass and i don't know how to handle kindness so i cry like an idiot.

It'll take awhile for the effects of the steroids to be completely out of my system and my prescribed meds to start finally kicking in so I'll be gloomy for awhile longer. (Weeks or months even. This is why I hate steroids)

I wanna handle this depression first before resuming my regular social activities again cos I feel like I'm unintentionally dragging people down into my misery and I feel even worse for it.

I don't want pretend to be happy. I want genuine happiness. My family knows when I'm faking shit. They don't like it and call me out pretty fast.

I'll need to take my percocet at 10 cos my doctor wasn't around all week and couldn't give me the pain patches that really took my hip pain away like a switch.

Strangely I'm walking better and am managing to cook, but I need my roller walker to move but I'm doing a lot stuff on my own. (Still need some assistance but not as much as before so that's good I guess)

The pain is bad when I wake up, sit on the edge of the bed and stand up. After that if I'm walking or standing for awhile... I'm fine.

Made Luthian and I some Mediterranean sandwiches since I've changed my diet for a "cancer friendly" one and we were by ourselves in the house. Turns out Luthian loves my diet so every time I say I'm preparing something, they ask me to make extra and they gobble it all up. First time I've seen them eat that fast. 🤣 Gotta sneak out of my room to make us more food since relatives don't want me outta my bed. If I had gotten busted I wouldn't been allowed to cook, lol. I like cooking new recipes as soon as I learn them (found a sweet soup dumpling recipe I wanna try. I can't fry them but I can boil for my soups and homemade sauces)

That's a good food for Luthian too. These diets not only fight cancers but also prevents them so my kid being healthier makes me a lot calmer. They tend to be picky with food and now they eat and leave the plate clean... so I guess my kid just needed different foods with different spices.

Unto other things: My arms get tired quickly but it's cos I'm using them a lot. 😔😥 I need the exercise and I know it but damn my shoulders pop so loud whenever I roll them after doing strenuous activities. My whole skeleton is an orchestra.

Then there's the tiredness.

Like "lifting my whole body weight with my noodle arms" kinda tired. (Quite literally. I'm like teke-teke lifting my entire body, useless leg and all, with my arms. If i start walking with my hands only i know Luthian would hate my guts cos they fear teke-teke big time)

Anyways, my pills are giving me hot flashes again and I feel strangely horny by myself in here. I'm hoping it passes quickly cos I know it's another drug induced thing.

Like what's up with that? My doctor told me my estrogen restricting pills could take or lower my libido completely due to early menopause (It stopped my period since last year)...

Another doctor told me I could have a different reaction sexually... like a higher sex drive despite no longer ovulating since every woman takes to hormone treatments differently.

These reactions are so damned weird.

Well that's all for now. Hopefully my chemo on Monday won't fuck me up like the last one that literally gave me a severe gastritis that had me hospitalized for 8 days. (No freaking joke. That's why I lost 40 pounds so fast. 😭)

PS: checked my newest percocet instructions and the doc had actually upped it to twice the dose in less time. Damn, I must have looked like shit... my family said I'm looking better since getting my gastritis taken care off but the doctor really went "you need stronger meds asap!"

Took them properly now. Within 40 or so minutes I'll feel numb af. Might bother people on whatsapp until I pass out. I get chatty af when on pain meds.

[karasunocurry]

Toumyu Suehirogari

Yeah I watched it! I went to Fuji Q on the 18th by regular tourist bus and it took forever cause traffic was awful, and we made stops at Gotemba outlets and Yamanakako. Got to Fuji Q way later than expected, didn't have chill lunch at the park but had chill conbini food outside... that conbini got so overrun that by the time we got out, there was a line just to get in to buy things. I'm so glad I was with friends, otherwise everything would have made me cry, I hate crowds. Toumyu also provided storage which was kinda of expensive since they asked 1000 yen even for a small suitcase, but it was still very useful since we couldn't check in to our shared house beforehand. The goods line seemed pretty crazy, and didn't really get better as time went on. If anthing, people were sceptical about the water at first but later on that got sold out the fastest. People would line up from in the morning for hours to get water, y'all. Thirsty hoes literally. Anyways this was the first time I ever went to a shonichi (very first day/show) and it was WILD. Like of course we knew about the mini stages and the carts but when things actually began to happen, you did not know where to look. We had seats pretty far back, but they gave a good view of one mini stage + the path of the cart behind us. The first time a cart came by, I'm pretty sure that Samidare saw my "wan!" uchiwa. I don't have a brain to remember the setlist but there are things circling around on twitter. Either way, it was such a good show, everything was so fun, I had to cheat a lot with my penlights cause I missed a lot of colours but I got by I think. Daigo sang his solo (I love Tears, despite not liking most ballads this one is just so dramatic), he also had a duet with Koryuu I believe. The whole show went by so fast, I loved seeing everyone, they had crane stages for another duet, and they ended with a bit of fireworks. Truly the summer festival we deserved. The next day we did some Fuji Q-ing which is accurate because lining up made up over half the day. It was very crowded. And it was very crowded the whole week, so it had nothing to do with regular visitors but everything with sword girlies. Took lots of pics too, and I stayed the longest since some friends went to see the show again and others went home. Ate Belgian fries, got another toumyu collab snack now that there were NO lines. (earlier we waited in line to order and then friends waited SO long to receive the drinks, it was pretty bad). I saw the show again on Tuesday after having spent some time around lake Kawaguchi(ko) since my friend was doing some telework. It was another show with Daigo, this time Tsurumaru also did his solo. My seat was closer but I didn't have a good view of the main stage anyway and not as good of the carts either. Still really fun though... I stayed another day for more Tourism (which was fun but also a bit frustrating and tiring), then hung at Fuji Q and with friends again, and then took another bus straight home. This time no stops in between and I was home in two and a half hours. Suehirogari was great! It was a hassle and hotels were expensive but the show was amazing. Unfortunately Sasamori got sick and had to miss the final two shows. Poor sap. I hope he rests and eats well cause I just feel like he overdoes it and doesn't sustain himself well enough :c

[tacomasterstudios]

Wise Men Fear Emily Elizabeth

Everybody knows the story of Clifford the Big Red Dog. The lighthearted, heartwarming tale of a little girl with a little dog who, thanks to the love of the girl, becomes far from little. Comical mishap after comical mishap ensues, but the girl loves him all the same. D’aww. And that’s how everybody saw him… that is, until the rise of the Internet.

Then, people started to think about just how terrifying Clifford would be in real life, and the ramifications of having to deal with a dog as big as he is. A dog that size would need a whole lot of food. And a dog shit the size that Clifford would put out would smell absolutely repugnant! And God help us if he hasn’t been neutered. Many memes and videos were made about how difficult cleanup would be and how Clifford is actually a giant monster and all that, and it became sort of an Internet inside joke to fear Clifford.

And yet, despite all this knowledge, I still do not fear Clifford. As far as kaijus go, he’s both on the smaller side (“only” the size of a two story building) and rather nice. He doesn’t rampage through the city like Godzilla. He does not lust after women and kidnap them like King Kong. For the most part, in the books, he acts like a regular lovable dog, merely giant sized. This was actually changed in animated adaptations to make him more sentient, giving him the ability to speak, to varying degrees. But he remains just as friendly.

No, I do not fear Clifford. I am instead afraid of his owner, Emily Elizabeth Howard.

Everyone I have mentioned this fear to has laughed it off. “What’s so scary about Emily Elizabeth? She’s just a regular girl!” And on the surface, that appears to be true. There does not appear to be anything frightening about Emily Elizabeth, aside from the fact that she has two first names. Clifford himself, as innocent as he is, appears to be the scariest part of the Clifford mythos, especially if you think way too long and hard about it.

But not long and hard enough, evidently. Try this on for size, pun intended- who is the one who caused Clifford to grow in the first place?

Let’s rewind back to the beginning, where I described the story of Clifford’s origin- that “of a little girl with a little dog who, thanks to the love of the girl, becomes far from little”. Anyone with a functioning brain should be able to put two and two together. Emily Elizabeth is that girl, and it was her love that caused Clifford to grow so huge. 

And keep in mind the inherent potential horror that the Internet has brought upon Clifford. All the food to feed just this one animal, all the property damage that would be caused by playtime gone awry, all the ginormous, atrocious smelling dog shit… all on the hands of this one girl.

Well, not literally in her hands. Especially in the case of the dog shit. That’s disgusting.

And I know that this power is that of Emily Elizabeth’s, and not tied directly to Clifford or a simple power that anyone with a loving enough heart can give. Because that would mean either Clifford was unloved as a puppy or that nobody in town loves their pets. And not only are neither of those true, but if they were, that would be depressing as hell. Granted, the 2021 live action movie implies that the growth is partially the work of some magical eccentric old man, but this old man has never appeared in any prior piece of Clifford media and the live action movie has very little to do with preexisting Clifford canon and should not be taken into account.

With that said, given that this power is tied to Emily Elizabeth and not Clifford… there is no reason to believe her power is exclusive to Clifford.

Given how her parents haven’t grown, her previous pet Daffodil hasn’t grown (though she has mysteriously disappeared), and even Clifford didn’t begin to grow until a concentrated burst of love from Emily Elizabeth herself, we can suspect that her powers require some concentration and a massive amount of love to use. But still, this means that anything Emily Elizabeth shows extreme affection towards starts growing enormous.

And Clifford? Before Emily Elizabeth made him grow, he was just a tiny little puppy. A runt of the litter. Can easily fit in a bowl of dog food and get lost in the kibble. Too small for even the littlest collar.

And over a matter of mere days, Emily Elizabeth’s love has made him grow to the size of a two story house, only stopping when Emily Elizabeth told him to stop.

Imagine if Emily Elizabeth loved a larger, less gentle pet, like a wolf.

Imagine if Emily Elizabeth reached teenhood, and her hormones started kicking in and she started having crushes on boys. Or girls, depending on her sexuality.

Imagine if Emily Elizabeth was a narcissist.

And believe it or not, it gets worse. You know how the more Emily Elizabeth loves something, the bigger it grows? Well, what would happen in the opposite scenario? What would happen if Emily Elizabeth HATED something?

Because the opposite of love is hate.

And you know what the opposite of grow is, right?

Imagine if you really managed to fuck up, and got Emily Elizabeth to hate you. Like, really REALLY hate you.

Instead of two stories tall, you’d wind up two inches tall.

Except you wouldn’t, because Clifford only stopped growing when Emily Elizabeth told him to stop growing. And Emily Elizabeth wouldn’t want you to stop shrinking. She’d want to see you shrink to the size of a grain of sand, or a cell, or an organelle, a molecule, an atom, a subatomic particle, a quark, one of those funky theoretical strings…

She’d want to see you vanish into nothing. She’d hate you that much.

Now imagine if Emily Elizabeth somehow hated the moon, or the sun. Two celestial bodies necessary for the survival of our planet and all of its life… gone. Because one overpowered little girl hated them.

Emily Elizabeth is a greater threat than her dog could ever hope to be. At the end of the day, all Clifford does is normal dog stuff on a not-so-normal scale. The worst he could do is take a shit in the grass the height of an average man, or lick his balls on an otherwise lovely day in the park and get confused as to why everyone is so grossed out. Emily Elizabeth can alter the size of anything, ANYONE, depending on how she feels about them. She’s practically a walking B-movie factory.

Yes, I admit it. I am afraid of Emily Elizabeth. Why shouldn’t I be? She can make monsters out of those she loves, and specks of dust out of those she hates. We’re all lucky she’s so nice. But she’s dangerous. Too dangerous. Best case scenario, we must teach her to control her powers, and when she should use them, which should ideally be never. Worst case scenario, we must destroy her while we still have the chance. Because she’s the real monster here, not Clifford.

On second thought, maybe Clifford is the monster. And everybody is afraid of the monster. But nobody is afraid of the monster behind the monster. Well… almost nobody.

Fools fear the monster. Wise men fear the monster maker.

Wise men fear Emily Elizabeth.

[oftatteredwings]

⸻  MILO VENTIMIGLIA. HE/HIM / have you ever heard of DREAMING WITH A BROKEN HEART by john mayer, well, it describes MARCO RICCI to a tee! the 43 year old, and OWNER AND HEAD CHEF AT RICCI’S was spotted browsing through the stalls at portobello road market last sunday, do you know them? would you say  HE is more untrusting or more DETERMINED instead? anyway, they remind me of early morning wake-ups and late nights with a glass of wine, careful precision, an empty bed the sheets already cold, worn in leather jackets and sneaking a cigarette out back in the freezing cold maybe you’ll bump into them soon!

time in notting hill ; 17 years (& 6 months in 1997)

tw: cancer, death

ABOUT.

Name: Marco Andrea Ricci Age: Forty-three DoB: December 31st 1979 Occupation: Owner and Head Chef at Ricci’s Sexual/romantic orientation: Bisexual/biromantic Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California Current Location: Notting Hill, London, UK Time in Notting Hill: 6 months in 1997, returned March 2006

Born and raised in Santa Barbara to a very Italian father and a not so Italian mother.

His entire family was completely obsessed with food, that’s literally how his parents met.

Marco, much to his father’s dismay, wasn’t interested when he was a kid and was in love with the ocean.

He spent every day on the beach, started surfing as soon as he was old enough to, and took a keen interest in the local marine life.

His family up and moved to London 6 months before his high school graduation and opened a restaurant in Little Italy. To say Marco was pissed was an understatement. He basically refused to make an effort and got to know literally no one during that time.

Headed back to the US and went to California State to study marine biology. Some bitch broke his heart while he was there and he’s had commitment issues ever since.

Next was San Diego and a job at Seaworld for 5 years, which is when he basically became Henry Roth from 50 First Dates.

Got called back to London by his mom to take over the running of the family restaurant ‘cause his dad was sick and his siblings were too young to. Didn’t want to but couldn’t say no to the most important woman in his life sobbing down the phone. Did that for around 6 months.

Took a job at the Sea Life London Aquarium .

Realised he actually was interested in cooking after all and his dad basically became his mentor for several years. He did some business management courses at a local college while his dad was teaching him everything he knew, fully intent on opening his own place.

In around 2014 he opened Ricci’s in Notting Hill, a high end Italian restaurant, and basically put his entire life into the place.

Attempted and failed rather epicly to have a relationship again during a visit to see family in Italy, so gave up again pretty quickly.

In 2018 Ricci’s was awarded a Michelin star.

Early 2019 his dad got sick again, but this time there was nothing that could be done. Cancer, caught much too late that resulted in his death around 8 months later.

Marco’s currently trying to put the whole family back together again… while working himself into the ground because he doesn’t know how to do anything else. He’s been determined to earn another star, but family issues are definitely getting in the way of any kind of momentum to work toward that.

WANTED CONNECTIONS.

Younger Siblings (0/2): Between 28 and 35.

Cousins:

The college girlfriend AKA the bitch that ruined him:

I really tried this time: Aurelia Zhang

It’s complicated:

Past FWB:

Best friend/confidant:

Close friends:

Childhood/school friends from Santa Barbara:

LA college friends (1998-2000):

Friends from San Diego (2000-2006):

Acquaintances:

Hook-ups/summer romances:

Regular customers at the restaurant:

People met through the business:

Colleagues: 

Business rivals:  

[sgtgascan]

So it’s not officially called “The Alibi”.

Officially, the sign over the front door reads Lou's, though nobody named Lou has ever worked in or owned the place. Lou's is located about 5 minutes away from the interstate, in that strange little strip of city that is just seedy enough for a strip club, but also has the brand new, brand name gym across the street and family homes for sale 2 miles away.

What Lou's lacks in class and food quality, it makes up for in cheap beer and history. no-one really has a clue when Lou's was founded, who first owned it, or who really triggered "The Alibi" bit. What is known for certain is that in 1961, the bar started to get a reputation for attracting the people who got shit done in the local underworld.

Now I don't mean that "The Boss" showed up every night with his consigliere and a few hot broads in tow, no. They hung out in a joint downtown. No, the guys that showed up to Lou's were the grunts.

Poker game runners, fixers, conmen, thieves, grease monkeys, soldiers, bikers, fencers, etc.

These guys just wanted a quiet place to have a beer and wind down after a long day. Cause hey, even crooks have hard days at work you know what I mean?

Some time in 1975, a few rats and well meaning citizens let the cops know that the muscle was hanging around the place. Every once and while the cops would come in and ask if we had seen any number of random mooks on a given day.

Some of the guys were owed favors, so 'of course we'd seen them officer, sat right down in that very stool, ordered my last bottle of Jack Daniels around 11pm the lousy prick'. The cops'd shrug, ask one or two of the regulars, and then move on to the next case, cause by the time they were asking around at Lou's they were scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Over time it evolved from one or two of the regulars being owed favors to damn near the whole bar during one memorable DA election in '81. Favor trading got so bad that the staff quietly put out the word that everyone, yes everyone, would be provided an alibi if the cops asked.

So it went for the next 30+ years. Wise guys'd get pinched for a job, Lou's would bail them out with a rock solid alibi. Didn't always work of course, sometimes the crew in question would get nabbed cause of something else, but it worked most of the time.

You wanna know my favorite story? Geez, you really wanna know this, you know you'll become an accomplice, right? All right, all right, here you go:

Some time in July, 2015, night was going as normal. Big Mike just got back from a 7 year stretch in the clink, so the crowd was a little bit bigger than normal, but we were handling it. Bit rowdy too, already told them off for being too loud about three times by 10pm.

I'll never forget the four things that happened as it hit 11:15; "Jumpy" orders his 3rd 2 liter beer of the night, Big Mike starts laughing his ass off at something Sammy just said, the pool game in the corner gets finished, and a brunette girl about 5'5" tall walks through the front door.

Now, two things: #1, nobody, and I mean nobody uses the front door. Maybe if it's your first time, but that's a crew initiation thing, and everybody is kinda expecting you at that point. #2, she wasn't part of a crew.

She looked a bit nervous. Kinda like Matty when I dropped him off on his first day of second grade, or when you go to the bank with a wad of cash to deposit. Didn't let that stop her though, marched right up to the bar, sat down in Jimmy Small's old seat, and ordered a screwdriver.

Now I made the screwdriver, told her it would be $3.50, tax included, and waited for the story to come out. First thing you learn as a bartender at Lou's; Everyone's got a story.

She didn't appear to have one though, just sat there, sipping at her screwdriver while I restocked the shelves. Texted a few times, and just kept sipping the drink while watching a boxing match play out above my head.

45 minutes after the screwdriver order, another person walks through the front door. This time, its one of those straight laced mid-town types. You know the kinda guy, wears a sweater vest while grilling steaks with the neighborhood watch.

He stops in the door, glances around, spots the girl, and makes a beeline straight for her. Nearly ran over Jumpy coming back from the john.

Bar's gone kinda quiet, since this is the second non-cop intruder of the night, and we're all trying to figure out why these two characters are here to start with. This is the only reason I hear the first words that come out of sweater vest's mouth: "It's time to come home Jeremy."

"I told you Richard, it's Haley. How many times to I have to tell you this?", screwdriver girl replies. He goes red in the face damn near immediately, and shoots back, "And I've told you that you are my son, and it's time to stop this ridiculous 'trans' nonsense before you embarrass me and your mother."

A wave of loud murmuring rolls around the bar and I see Big Mike stand up from his seat out of the corner of my eye. Girl looks damn near tears and says something I can't hear, but the tone of "Get out" is unmistakable.

Big Mike and I get there at the same time.

I offer up some witty line about how come you haven't cleaned me out of orange juice with all these screwdrivers. Big Mike gives a hug and demands to know why she hasn't seen him since he got out of prison. The rest of the bar starts glaring at the back of Ricard's head like he just ratted out Uncle Patty.

Richard, to his credit, realizes that he's on hostile ground and makes for the door. Course he had to leave with the classic parting shots of "don't expect anymore financial help" and "my son is dead to me", crap like that.

The rest of the story is long and sappy. Lots of hugs, crying, snot, and screwdrivers. Turns out that Haley is pretty good artist, and that a tattoo needle ain't too far off from a ballpoint pen when it comes down to it. She does most of the ink for the guys, and has a regular spot in Jimmy Small's old seat. "The Alibi", not just for crime, eh?

So.... You gonna order another one? Screwdriver for the road?

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Alright, my second piece of writing. This one snuck up and fucking ambushed me with the story and the background. I read the prompt, saved it for later, sat back down for netflix. Whole time watching, just kept thinking about ideas, background, characters. Gaddamnit, I'm a writer now, aren't I?

For fun, one of the characters mentioned is an an active mobster in NYC. Bonus points if you can name which charater and the gang name.

Oh, FYI, from a cishet man, fuck the terfs.

A bar called “The Alibi” that’s notorious for being just that.. an alibi. Often packed with ex-cons, the customers of The Alibi adhere to a silent, but strict, code: If they say they were here, we saw them. They’ll always back an alibi, no questions asked.

[sunrisetune]

Tag! If you would like, please tell me about your Courier and F:NV run decisions -- and DLCs as well, if you'd like! Did you have a favored home base in the game? Creepiest location?

Thank you Syrup from the past whose question I definitely didn't never actually answer publicly hahaaaaaa sorry friend! I appreciate it <3

My courier is actually a repurposed Killjoy OC of mine from several thousand internet years ago; she isn't my only courier but she was the first one I played, & only one I’ve finished the game as so far Her name is Violet! her hair’s blue and she does have pronouns.

She worked out an Independent Vegas with no treaty between the NCR and the Vegas gangs. (It annoys both my storytelling sensibilities and my like 'interpreting political messages in video games' sensibilities that the "best" ending is the 'Annex everything to the sci fi-US government" one but ANYWAY) Tried to solve problems diplomatically, but when she can’t, shoot them with a multiplasma rifle and cause chain reactions until they melt down into radioactive goo. As one does

In the DLCs: she tends towards the choices that kept the most people alive. Example: I flat-out didn’t know that we could talk Ulyesses out of the whole ‘nuke half the desert from orbit’ plan, if I could I would’ve spared him. As it was, decided to shut the facility down & let our brave robot friend make his sacrifice honourably. And I only cried about it a little bit! Ignoring ‘Honest Hearts’ bc it is both bad and stupid; I still haven’t played Old World Blues, but I’d like to! Whenever I hear something about that one I think, “Okay, this has to be the weirdest and horniest thing in the add-on” but somehow I have been wrong every time so far. x)

- I had two (2) favourite home bases actually! The first one was our hotel room in Novac. The second was the luxury suite in the Lucky 38, both bc I’m a sucker for The Drama and bc I can fit all of our friends in there with things I gave them. I liked setting up the ‘canteen’-type area in the kitchen and, like, isolate different parts of my inventory in different fridges. Like, “This is where the soda and street food goes! And this one’s for the medicine and the bombs c: “ We had at least three coffee tins and pots at a time, everyone got their own cups. And one (1) teddy bear per friend, bc I’m not a monster

- Creepiest location in the general game for me is Searchlight, for sure. It’s so avoidable and so fucking sad. And, like, one of the ways that the game used toxic waste as not just a backdrop or funny status effect but part of the plot, and how horrifying it is as a weapon. The soldier we meet there who’s ghoulified?? I’ve said this somewhere before but man I love when the game remembers it’s a sci-fi story. - Creepiest place including the DLCs would be the Sierra Madre! Dead Money is my favourite for a reason. The sheer body horror & regular horror of the ghosts. Some of the same as Searchlight as well; the place itself, the air, is hostile to us; we’re absolutely surrounded by dead; and (stealing a line from a Bioshock post I’ll link w/ I find it), the plot knows what it’s point is. The whole resort was metaphorically and literally broken, from the very beginning and the ground up, and that was what doomed everyone in it.

Also about Dead Money: I appreciated how the reason for the setting made sense. Like w/ playing it I was thinking ’’Oh, vending machines that can print whatever’s needed’’; and then Elijah is like ’’vENDING MACHINES THAT CAN PRINT WHATEVER IS NEEDED!’’ Also Pt II: stuck a grenade in the creepy-ass ghoul singer’s pocket. Arguably most satisfying kaboom in the game. Get smithereened douchebag

[bnhababyyyy]

Dating Todoroki Headcanons <3

A/n: having sm Todoroki brain rot. Ltrly only thinking about him. There isn’t enough fics in the world, need more🤞🏽🤞🏽hope u enjoy

Warnings: none 😘

• Todoroki takes a breath each time he kisses you. Every time you stand near he straightens his posture. He cups your hand into his when you walk, it’s so casual he does it without thinking.

• During every party his eyes scan the room before finding you a seat and a drink.

• He just has an empty stare when other people talk and you know he’s thinking about anything other than the main topic.

• But when you talk he’s intensely focused and bringing up certain points of a story if you get off track. It’s just:

“…Then I found out he cheated on her twice. You’re probably thinking ‘how can anyone do that to someone they love’ right? Well actually the whole time—“ your phone chimes and you pause, “Oh hold on…”

When you look up you sit back in thought, “What were we talking about again?”

“You were about to explain why he cheated on her.”

“Oh right!”

*Repeat this 15 times*

• He loves watching discovery channel at 3 am, yk when they start airing episodes of “catching Bigfoot”, or “true signs of aliens” like he genuinley sits down and watches this. You have walked in on him, fully awake, one hour into these episodes, on cable television.

• Omg loves trashy reality tv as well. Watches love island and real housewives with you, he loves the drama. (Due to having such little social interaction, he believes people behave like this irl…)

• He gives you very detailed and sweet compliments. Compliments the way you smile with a kiss. Compliments any outfit he finds cute while feeling the material. Just calls you pretty while pressing a kiss to your forehead.

• Likes and reposts all your insta posts to his story.

• Will hit you with the sweetest, most heart gushing words you have ever heard before going to bed like it’s nothing. He will just:

“You’re the only person who makes me this happy. You’re perfect.” With a soft hand to your cheek.

Then passes out. like ???

• When you two argue he has the cutest expression, it’s just him with squeezed eyebrows and a frown. Looks so deeply in thought it almost makes you forget about what you were mad about.

• After any sort of argument he goes in for a hug. Stuff yours face into his chest. Asks if you’re okay or if you need anything. U can’t even be mad anymore!!

• Shares food with u all the time. Even if he is super hungry, he will let you take a bite from whatever he has. (He kind of even encourages it!!)

• Loves being apart of your regular everyday moments and making them super domestic. like cooking with you, watching television with you on his lap, washing your faces together. Turns every boring activity into a really fun quality time moment.

• He also loves to hold you by the waist, everywhere u go his hand is just on your waist. Maybe cause it’s easier to pull u closer to him?? Idk but he loves resting his hand there.

• He loves the way jewlery looks on you, how necklaces hang past your collar bone, how your earrings sway with your head, omg rings?? Loves it, always grabs your hands and plays with the rings on your fingers. Put on any form of jewlery and this man will be on you within seconds.

• He would literally be the sweetest boyfriend ever. Will take care of u better than anyone else. Only man worth getting on my knees for… to propose :)

[hakkais-hoe]

Love your aggressive s/o x Bonten headcanons lol

If possible can we get a version where they find out the only freaking reason she's so aggressive is because she's literally hungry and sleepy... Like all the time? Like she'd need food in her hand 24/7 and constantly eating something (or napping) in order to not go off on someone for breathing wrong for more than an hour lol (you can ignore this if you'd like idc I just think it's hilarious to see them with what's essentially the equivalent to a pissed and grouchy cat lol)

Bonten x reader with hanger issues n a food complex.

'm glad ya liked em :)

love this idea too

Warnings: swearing, blood, fighting, gun references, drug reference (sanzu ofc).

Bonten: Mikey, Sanzu, Koko, Ran, Rindo, Kaku.

Mikey-

finds you rummaging through your bag after a fight

after you come back with nothing from it and a sour look on your face he cant help but ask

"What's up with you now?"

notices your similar to him after he hasn't had a snack for a while

if you ignore he'll leave you to your little tantrum as usual

after a long bonten meeting you're sat drifting off in your chair when someone bursts through the door

you do one of those freaky slow look ups a glare as cold as ice on your face

"You're really gonna come shouting in here n wake me up you fucker?! I'm fucking tired and hungry af n you have the balls to do this shit. I'm gonna cave ya head in dickhead."

'oh' Mikey knows exactly what the problem is now

he grabs a dorayaki out of his stash n throws it to you

you grumble a bit before going silent and munching on the treat

promptly moving to a couch and taking a nap

from then on Mikey keeps extra snacks for the both of you and you take regular naps in his office, sometimes with him.

your aggressive little attitude seems to get a lot better which keeps the rest of the executives calm.

Sanzu-

tbh i don't think he'll realise, he likes it when you're a bit psycho n that

takes Takeomi or Mochi telling him that you seem calmer when you have snacks for him to realise

straight up asks you

"Soooo you got like a food complex or something babe? Cos I get it I get antsy when I don't have a pill for a while, I can get those food supplement drugs if ya want love."

like boy no who tf wants ur shitty drugs

"I want snacks motherfucker not some boring ass supplements, actual food n several naps a day."

our boy only gets it when you spell it out n will buy you all the snacks n food you want

also keeps a blanket n pillow in his office so you can take a nap with him

watches you sleep like a creep can't lie

whips random snacks out when you get n attitude during meetings

loves it when you have a little anger tantrum cos you wanna nap n lets you drag him down onto the couch to use him as a pillow

probably can't sleep cos of the drugs but good effort

"Think you should take a chill pill on the drugs, love."

"Which one's that is it in my bottle? Is it a downer? They're boring baby."

sir you have a problem >_>

Kakucho-

chances are he already clocked it after the first few times he saw you beat a bitch then walk straight into a shop n buy snacks

wont actually mention it he just makes you take scheduled naps under the pretence that he needs one

will gently massage your kneecaps during meetings when you start to get grumpy

pulls random snacks and drinks out of his pockets

tries to keep you calm all the time

practically throws a blanket at you when you get ratty

will bundle you up even in meetings n make you take a nap on his lap

human burrito

very devoted to looking after you

will let you fight when you're really angry but prefers to keep you as docile as he can

"Love, enough. C'mon come sit down wit me and have a snack leave that piece of shit there."

ur surprisingly obedient when he's waving your favourite snack at you

Kokonoi

honestly he just thinks you're a bit nuts plus you spend too much time with sanzu according to him

most of the time he just lets you do your thing n he doesn't get involved

only realises that there's something odd when the Bonten executives plus the boss go out for a meal after a meeting

you're silent for once n you even seem calm as you practically bounce in your seat with all the food in front of you

once he realises that you're a lot calmer with food he offers you his

will send someone to buy snacks as soon as he sees a hit of aggression coming from you

you fall asleep on his shoulder later in the evening

Koko adjusts you slightly to keep you comfortable

hears your light muttering about nonsense

he ignores the conversation that all the executives are having in favour of listening to you sleep talk

he can make out your quiet words at some points which cause him to chuckle

until you mutter about how much you love him

an unusually soft smile on the both of your faces is there until late into the night

tries to make you take naps often after that just so he can listen to you sleep talk

feeds your grumpy self often he orders some expensive snacks just to see your reaction.

Rindo-

if you think this cocky shit would ever question your angry self you have another thing coming

he enjoys watching you beat the living daylight out of anyone

coincidentally brings you some snacks during a meeting one day

usually you'd be snapping and threatening to fight sanzu by now but you're silent for once

he stops listening to Kaku's report to observe you n notices that you're only silent cos ur stuffing snacks in you mouth

"Uh babe? Did you actually just calm down cos I brought you food? If I'd known it was that easy I woulda brought you a whole ass shop."

"Mhm buy me a whole convenience shop n I'll marry you."

the boy definitely does a Koko n buys you way too much to keep in his office and your apartment

please let him pamper you

he realises that he enjoys your happy food enjoying self more than the little psycho you usually are

comes into every meeting with food

when you sleep on his office couch n wake up even calmer than with food he encourages you to sleep more

buys an expensive ass weighted blanket for his office

bless him he heard that they keep people calm from Ran

sometimes sits at the couch reading paperwork with your head on his lap

strokes your hair to help you sleep better

"Love ya Rin..."

your sleep talk is his favourite thing

Ran-

already knew

this man is very aware of everything you do

he may seem lackadaisical but he knows everything that you like and everything that keeps you calm

he plays it off as a coincidence that he started bringing snacks 3 weeks after you started

when he figures out your favourite he keeps them in his office 24/7

also like Rin he has a giant weighted blanket in a cabinet for you

has it out as soon as you come into his office

leaves it so that you can wrap yourself up in it when you're both going through paperwork

you ofc inevitably fall asleep in it

your boyfriend gets you all comfy and lays down with you for a quick nap

he wakes up wot you gently brushing his now messed up hair away from his face

you seem gentle and calm for once as you smile down at him

"Hi handsome. Did you have a nice nap?"

he's shocked ngl

falls in love with you all over again

"You look like an angel my love."

pampers you and makes you sleep a lot in his office just so you can wake up and be calm with him

he wants all your calm attention

will still cheer you on when you have a "tantrum" as Rin calls them