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#love your freckles day#kesha#keshaedit#vincent haycock#wlw#sapphic#sapphics#queer#dailywomen#dailywomansource#dailymusicians#dailymusicqueens#femaledaily#dailyfemale#femalestunning#femalesource#flawlessbeautyqueens#flawlesscelebs#wonderfulwomendaily#breathtakingqueens#thequeensofbeauty#userladiesblr#blondessource#dailymusicsource#musicsourcedaily#blogmusicdaily#usermusic#dailycelebrities#dailycelebs#photography
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I don't know why anyone "needs an excuse to celebrate" when every day is a something day.
#resource#Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day#National Calzone Day#Check Your Blood Pressure Day#Use Your Common Sense Day#National Hug a Bear Day#Go to an Art Museum Day#World Kindness Day#National Black Marketers Day#National Homemade Bread Day#Love Your Freckles Day#Day of Listening#Chia Pet Day#we really don't have an excuse to continue to celebrate colonization and genocide#america#thanksgiving
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yaoi day kissies for my partner @s0bk aahahahuuuu♡♡ u///u we met on art fight so I MUST DRAW US BEING GAY AT LEAST ONCE FOR IT !!! GAY ANIMAL ATTACK BE UPON YE !!!
DIPPING YOU LOW AND KISSING YOU PASSIONATELY !!! YOU ARE MY BELOVED !!! MY LOVE !! MY DARLING !!! MY GOOBIA !! MY #1 GUY OF ALL TIME !!!! I LOVE YOU AND AM KISSING YOU 1000000 TIMES MMMWAAAHHH !!!! ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
#fursona#ethos#cubia#i said all this on af already but IDC I'M GAY AND I LOVE U AND I WILL SCREAM IT TO THE WORLD ALL DAY EVERY DAY#SQUISHING YOUR FACE AND KISSING U ALL OVER... FRECKLE KISSIE#this is like... pre anniversary anniversary gift..... next month is ANNI... 2 !!!!!!#dressing ethos up in my clothes is so hard bc i wear a lot of black AND IT LOOKS HARSH NEXT TO THEIR COLORS IDK !!!#my one and only af attack.... thx to my pc dying xoxo
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oh freckle, freckle⠁.. what makes you so s p e c i a l?
#AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH#IM SORRY THIS SONG DOES SO MANY BAD THINGS TO ME#other than the metal style cover / weezers sweet dreams r made of these / poppunk dancing queen this is THERMBADBIHTHEMESONG#THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS IS THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SONG BITCH#like OH FRECKLE FRECKLE WHAT MAKES U SO SPECIAL#HEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOO#MY HEARTS IN HEAVEN MY SOLES ARE HEEEEEELLLLL LETS ME IN THE PURAGATORY OF MY HIPPPPPPPPPPPPPS#AND GET WELL ;)))))))#AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HYYYYYYYHHHH BITCH#I KNOW THIS WAS A SPICY GREENHOUSE MAKEOUT SONG I AM SCREAMING VERY LOUD IN MY HEAD RN#*jerseykyle vc* i'm gonna ( leave you ) I'm Gonna TEACH you#HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLL NOOOOOO#IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII KNOOOOOOOOOOOO IT WAS GOING *NEW PERSPECTIVE VC* DOOOOOOOOWN DOWN DOooOOWWN#ALSO WAITER ARTIST MODEL SINGER IS LITERALLY CDS WHOLE EXPERIENCE TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THE BUSINESS#SPECIFICALLY RAVENSTAN GOING FROM WAITERING AT CHEFS RESTURANT TO COCKTAIL WAITERING AT RUFFIANS#MAKING MUSIC ON THE SIDE AND BASICALLY BEING A SOLD OUT TO THAT WHOLE CLUB AND BEING PUNK ROCK#~SUPERMODELITBOY~ AND ET TENS WHOLE BRAND AND HIS LIL PLAYTHING AND BEING A SINGER BUT...GOD...WAS IT WORTH IT????? WAS. IT. WORTH. IT.#DONT TALK TO ME HIS ENTIRE CHARACTER ARC MAKES ME MISERABLE HE JUST WANTED TO SING#AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED! YOURE RAVEN YOURE NO ONES DAUGHTER MIDNIGHT SUN BUT YOUR WINGS ARE STILL CLIPPED; YOU CANT FLY#YOU SING BUT IT FALLS ON DEAF EARS! COVER BOY ON THE PAGE! A PACIFIST AND ALL THE RAGE!! ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE#BUT GOLD OR NOT; AT THE END OF THE DAY ITS JUST A CAGE PRETTY BIRD - AND YOU BUILT IT YOURSELF BABY!!! YOU! BUILT! IT! YOURSELF! BARS BItcH#thats my son My Son mY SOOOOOOOOOOOOOON it also has such a sexcC nitelub jerseykyle back beat hEEEEELLLO#i could talk about this for such a long time i LOVE this song#*jk having going crazy but divine intervention on his bathroom floor after a bad stan episode and ed episode head on toliet vc*#MAMA? IF WE DONT TAKE THE MEDICATION...WE WONT SLEEP FOR DAYS? MAMA...IF WE PRAY TO THE LORD#DOES HE SING ON STAGE?????? oOOOOOOOOOOUGH IM SICK AND I KNOW HES SEEING STARS AND SMILES AND PRETTY EYES AND UGLY LAUGHES#AND A BOY HE HASNT SEEN IN YEARS BUT HE SEES EVERYDAY OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH IM SICK#I WANT TO BE GOLDEN IN YOUR MEMORY!!!!!!!! SIIIIIIIICK!!! SICK AND FUCKING TWISTED!!!!! SHUT UP AAAAAaAAAAaA#IM IN HELL jk swirling his drink trying to look uninterested *after party fb vc* watching rstan work the room like#oh freckle freckle what makes You so special? and then raven waves and winks at him and trips bc hes an idiot and jk is like AAAAAA SIIIIIC
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i’m going to become the world’s greatest swordman. not bad for being the crew member of the king of pirates.
happy birthday to my dearest @roronoua!!!!
#hAPPPY BIRTHDAY GAB!! MUAHW MUUUAHW#💕💕💕💕💕💕#🎂🥳🎂🥳🎈🎁🎉🎉🎉🎉#i hope it’s midnight already 🥲🥲#if it’s not? ehh just pretend it is!!!#i made this for youuu 🫂💕🫂💕🫂💕#it’s your booys!! <33#also also also zoro laughing/smiling >>>>>#also if you look vvv closely i gave luffy freckles 👀#oda is a cOWARD for not giving him some#i made this for you because you deserve a gIFT for being such a great and amazing and lovely person#thank you for introducing me to one piece <3 and thank you for talking with me about all of our fave blorbos and babygirls <3#and thank you for being my friend <33#much much love to you!!!#i hope you have the bEST day!!! ❤️❤️❤️#muAHW#mazesart#zolu#zoro#luffy#monkey d. luffy#roronoa zoro#one piece
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#i didn't think i would love going to the lab so much i prefer to wear a mask for the whole day than to stay home#you know what that is? growth and the right people#now i don't want to 🦉 but it's gonna be the first time in a really long time that I'll see the same people every day for a whole year#i hope I'm gonna be able to build something stable and strong because i desperately need it rg#*rn#only downside is we all live really far away from each other so hanging out outside the lab will be challenging#but we'll see#also doing you little reactions and tlc and nmr is sooo funny you get to measure things and use funny little machines#and get frustrated when things go wrong and sometimes the numbers won't make any sense and you'll color your tlc to see amines or benzile#or hydroxile groups and you'll be like omg look at it!!!!#and you'll evaporate your solvent and fight with the machine but you'll have nice little white freckles of something and you'll be so happy#you can't wait to go on with the reaction#and sometimes you'll decide to hate a stirbar for no real reason so you put it in jail and joke about it with the other people in there and#you'll give funny names to smelly compounds and you'll be exhausted by the end of the day but so enriched#also because you spent lunch break sharing your pets pictures#i think life should always be like this
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Happy ZaDr day!!!! here’s some siren dib and zim.
#invader zim#i love them your honor#i love them so much#they are so silly#<3#zim and dib romance#zadr#invader zim zadr#iz zadr#zadr fanart#dib membrane#invader zim fanart#zim x dib#dib x zim#zim#zim iz#iz zim#dib#iz dib#wail of the siren au#zadr day#edit: I FORGOT DIB’S FRECKLES OPPS-#kittyz scribblez
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Becker family shenanigans >:) (ft. @villainsidestep's fawn becker and @idlenight's river becker! this was also inspired by their posts)
text is in the alt text, and click for better quality because tumblr is apparently determined to kill the quality of everything i post
#1. this whole au is an excuse for me to indulge in older sibling cyrus#and as much as i Love river#he gives off the most rancid little shit youngest sibling vibes known to man#2. fawn and river are of the same mind and that mind is making chen suffer for his Own decisions#what youre gonna fall for the pretty vigilante you used to distrust?#well they're going to justify that suspicion and also play their role up for the bit#3. step days vs current day river and cyrus has been bothering me since i saw river's sidestep design#they. they swapped. they're the same theyre literally just the other way around#also fun fact because this seems like a good place to put it: cyrus also has freckles! he just covers them up with makeup#it is for themmy related reasons :)#4. low effort shitpost based on me laughing at the height comparison between the three#to answer your question gideon#i thought fawn was a short step#i thought cyrus and fawn could bond over having a towering older brother but alas#cyrus is simply forced to endure the hashtag true oldest sibling experience and be the shortest out of the three#fhr#sidestep#cyrus becker#river becker#fawn becker#she illness on my mental till i draw#keeping up with the beckers
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Happy Valentine's Day!
#animated couples#the freckled princess and the dragon#belle#mo dao su zhi#your name#helluva boss#moxxie and millie#stolitz#arcane#vi and caitlyn#castlevania#dracula and lisa#lore olympus#hades and persephone#love#animated love#valentine's day
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Not to be/sound conceited or narcissistic but like…I’m obsessed with my lips 🫣😩💗
#they’re like so soft and tender and— plush-like! 😵💫#if theirs one physical attribute of me that I like it’s definitely my lips (my pretty brown eyes are a hard second ofc 🥰👀💕)#just needed to feel nice about myself apologies!#I think my faves would say the same…..?#oh! and my freckles! 😍✨#……sorry sorryyyy! 😖🤧#carry on with your lovely day lmaoo
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i need to explode. Vent post
RAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHHH. FUCK. I MISS HIM SO MUCH.
I know and I fucking knew I wasn't going to find him, but my fucking God
How the fuck am I supposed to live like this
"Oh so I have a book character based off of an actual entity who haunted my brain for a little while in the form of alter possession because I had splits at one point and at any mention of him I go literally fucking shitballs insane and will do anything to see him again" like what the fuck is wrong with me /lh
I know I sound insane but that's. Insaner than shit.
Like wow I feel actually awful and freakish some days. I sometimes wonder if this is actually here or if it's just all in my head and some huge fucking coincidence. It seems like every time I get closer to figuring something out about him or anyone and anything associated with him, it's like I take 4 steps back.
And it's. Heartbreaking. I don't know how else certain things could even have possibly happened without his existence, but also am I somehow just making up all of this shit. Am I going to spend the rest of my life chasing after every redheaded transgender man I see only for my brain and my heart to be left. Empty. Because it's not him.
nobody's ever going to be him, and I doubt anyone would ever want to.
There's just a level of feeling abandoned that's never going to heal.
The only thing that helps is writing my books.
Seeing people connect to them. Seeing people connect to, and emulate, him.
That makes me feel less crazy. It makes me feel like maybe if it is all in my head and if nothing is actually real at least it was kind of worth it.
To quote bojack horseman, which i probably should not have watched:
"That means that all the damage I got isn't 'good damage'. It's just damage. I have gotten nothing out of it and all those years I was miserable was for nothing."
This is what's. Just circling my brain. If he's not real then yeah I kept myself alive but why did I love. What was the point of it all. There are other people who love me and it's wonderful but sometimes I miss his smile and as fucked as it is I wish that I'd run into someone who's even slightly like him.
Just so that i can stare at them and. Like. Remember.
Redheaded long haired trans men it's your time to shine im summoning you from across tumblr, come tell me you love me
Bonus points if you're folklore obsessed, dress like a flamboyant dance student, like heels and bartend /j obviously
But like. I can't explain it. It's devastating i miss my brother man 👍
Thanks tumblr for listening to my tedtalk
#This arises because I spent all fucking day trying to find his stupid ass and all he did was send me on a date like a BITCH /lh#But seriously like I could cry ngl I miss him so much 👍#I make fun of him because if I don't I'm gonna get mad because of the fact that I know ill likely never see anyone like him again.#Life is worth it anyways but there's just constantly gonna be a hole where my heart is and occasionally the wound that's mostly healed over#Just flares up and rips open again#And then I have to cry about the fact that he just isn't and likely won't ever be here again.#But I don't have time to do that I've got a dinner to get to. /lh#Also if you've got red long wavy hair and you're trans and you have little freckles and a crooked smile and a pointy chin#And a penchant for mischief#I love you#You're not him but I appreciate your existence#Because somewhere out there you're living your own existence#But if we ever crossed paths however briefly#You still made my life a happier one#Being trans is hard enough on it's own id fucking know /lh#okay ill actually shut up now. But like. You get it#castalk#system stuff#did system#spirituality#demonology#angelology#dissociative identity disorder#dissociative system#vent post#dead relatives#Idk how to tag this#'Dead spiritual possessed found family' or smth#Where is my niche support group
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didn’t previously think of this because colin morgan is a pasty little man but like logistically speaking. merlin would totally get paler after moving to camelot right? cause he goes from largely outdoor farm work and what have you to being inside like castle like at least a solid 60% of the time. sure he goes to the market occasionally and the stables and the training ground and sure he goes on hunts but like i’m sure he spends FAR more days totally indoors than he ever did in ealdor so like. he’s totally get paler. right????
#bbc merlin#merlin#merlin emrys#also i’m sort of half thinking of arthur looking at him one day and being like#what are those spots on your face#and merlin is like uh??? what— OH. my freckles??#and arthur is like . your What#cause yk sure he had to train but Sheltered Childhood there’s no way he was ever allowed to nap in the sun#and merlin is like yeah mom used to say the sun loved me so much she kissed my cheeks all over#and internally arthur is like . yeah that makes perfect sense why wouldn’t the sun love you that much why wouldn’t anyone—#and then out loud he’s like ur face looks dirty#and merlin rolls his fuckin eyes cause Whatever Dumbass#meanwhile arthur is having a Crisis#all because merlin got a little paler working in the castle and his freckles started showing up more
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Hey. I'm your mom now. I'm so proud of you for hanging in there as long as you did today. I couldn't have lasted that long when I was your age. You're doing great, kiddo. So proud of you.
Now, go put your pajamas on while I throw your Hot Pockets in the air fryer. Maybe we can watch Spirited Away tonight, it's been a while.
I'm proud of you and I love you. Every single moment of every single day. Good job, kiddo. You're doing great.
#your tumblr mom#or aunt#auntie freckles loves you#im open for adoption#rough day#bad day#internet mom#i love you#im proud of you#call me the batman of tumblr the way im out here adopting all of you
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I LOVE LESBIANS <3<3<3
#jjk#jujutsu kaisen#geto suguru#gojo satoru#satosugu#AAGH AAGH AGGH#IM CRAZY IM CRAZY IM CRAZY FOR THEM#I LOVE THEM SO MUCH#THEYRE SO IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER IM SCREAMING#AND THEYRE SO SO SO SO SO SO PRETTY!!!!!!!!!#i love your art so much oh my god#lemme give them kiss!!! just one kiss!!!#gojos scars <3#getos freckles <3#theyre so pretty i love them#what a good day to be a lesbian
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18+ mdni; gn!reader
satoru likes jerking off in front of a mirror. no, scratch that – he fucking loves doing it.
fully bare, he sits on the bed in front of a body length mirror. the sun peeks from the window, kissing the freckles and scars on his body. there's a pink flush to his skin - his chest, his neck, his cheeks, the tips of his ears; he feels warm all over.
thighs spread wide open, he's leaned back on his one arm while his eyes are glued to his reflection in the mirror. his own hand feels hot on his tummy as he trails them over his pecs and his perked nipples. they're awfully sensitive and satoru can't help but hiss when he gives them a little squeeze. his bottom lip gets caught between his teeth and his dick twitches. he's so fucking hard.
pre-cum leaks from his aching tip, all swollen and deprived. he's been sitting here for a good while now – he loves edging himself; he conjures up the prettiest pictures of you in his head as he trails over his abs. he thinks about it being yours instead. your hand, your fingers.
he plays with his happy trail as he thinks about you nuzzling your face in it. his dick jumps again and he let's out a shaky laugh.
finally deciding to give in, he wraps his fingers around the base of his cock and his eyes almost cross at the touch. but he refuses to shut them – still keeping them trained on his own body through the reflection in front of him. he tightens his fist as he pushes down a little, putting more pressure onto his sensitive balls.
his head lolls to the side as he watches a glob of pre-cum slide down the side of his shaft. he thinks about you licking it up. he thinks about you giving his aching dick a kiss. his pearly white teeth sink into the plush flesh of his lower lip, almost strong enough to draw blood when he moves his fist up, twisting his wrist as he goes over the leaky tip.
his hair is tousled and he's starting to sweat – he looks fucking good. all the work he's putting in at the gym is really showing under the afternoon sun; his muscles look more defined with the layer of sweat glistening over them and he's proud of what he's seeing. it's hot. he isn't afraid to admit that he thinks that he's sexy, that he looks amazing like this. even his cock looks pretty; rock hard and pink, pre-cum weeping from the slit as it bounces at every thought of you inside his head.
you and your gorgeous smile. you and your loving eyes. you and your stupid jokes. you and your... body. he feels like a bit of a creep thinking about you in such dirty ways when you're not even his.
yet.
pushing off his hand, he spreads his legs a little wider as he leans forward, getting more comfortable. his fingers stay wrapped around his length while his free hand goes to his stomach. he's so sensitive to every single sensation – no matter whether it's from his own touch or somebody else's.
he discovered something new a few days ago... his belly button is sensitive, too. he pumps his cock slowly, almost painflully so as he traces his navel. goosebumps raise on his skin despite him feeling anything but cold; his head feels dizzy in the best way possible, his tummy nice and warm. satoru circles the hole before pushing the tip of his finger in. it's feels so weird and so fucking good.
the sight of him sort of fingering his own belly button is strange, but satoru has never been one to stray from experimentation. he loves to try new things, he loves to have fun – and if a silly thing like this makes him feel so ridiculously good, then so be it. he's not gonna be ashamed of that.
he can't wait to let you do it to him either. he's even a bit excited to see your reaction to the offer – would you be weirded out or would you be into it? would you tease him for it, call him names? tell him that he's a freak? a pervert? he pushes into the tiny hole a little harder at the thought of you making fun of him, his fist tightening around his cock.
he spits down onto his cock and speeds up just a little, enjoying the slick sounds that fill the room. he stares at his own adam's apple, he watches it bob as he swallows. he thinks about having something down his throat. he thinks about how it would look, how it would feel. he moves his free hand to touch the sensitive skin of his neck and puts some pressure on it – the broken moan that ripples from him echoes around the whole apartment and he just wishes you were here to listen to him.
his eyes are low as they set on his heavy cock again. he tries to imagine his hand as your own – he needs to do it. he wants you to touch him so badly, he wants you to make him feel good. of course, he thinks about making you feel good aswell; he spends so, so much time on thinking about giving you head. about the way you'd taste, the way you'd whine and whimper. how you'd squirm below him as he fucks you into overstimulation. but he does like to think about you down on his knees in front of him too. he wants to be greedy. he is greedy.
taking his hand from his neck, he now cups his balls with a pleased sigh. he massages them, letting his own spit and cum cover them completely. it's messy, just the way he likes it. he feels it dripping down to his asshole and he can't keep his lips from tugging upward. his eyes trail up his body through the reflection – his sweaty abs, his pecs, his flushed neck; his plump and now a little swollen lips and the pink tint that's dusted across his cheekbones. he's quite fond of his dimples and he loves seeing them. he thinks they make him even better looking, more charming. they do.
satoru thinks about the way you always poke them whenever you have the chance. would you do it now too that he's here jerking off to disgusting thoughts of you like the needy boy that he is? he thinks about the way you like to rest your head on his shoulder and hide your face into the crook of his neck whenever he tries to tease you a little. how warm your breath feels on his skin. how your lips brush against his pulse point.
fuck.
as he fondles with his balls, he gnaws on his lip because he needs to feel more. he wants you to bite it instead, he wants you to play with him instead. taking his hand from his crotch, he lets it travel all over his body again – his thighs, his waist, his lower tummy. everything feels so fucking good. his hips buck up into his fist when his fingers dance around his belly button once more. his head lolls back but he never takes his eyes off from himself in the mirror. he moves up to massage his pecs now, his sensitive nipples. he wants to feel your tongue on them. he can't stop thinking about it – your teethmarks around the buds, the bruises you'd leave behind.
he grinds his cock into the tight little hole he's made with his hand, lips permanently stretched into a sick grin because he knows it's coming already. the knot in his tummy keeps tightening, his need growing with every stroke he makes. he thinks about holding it off but decides that he won't do it today; he's meeting you in an hour – he's going to have to jerk off again after that anyway.
satoru plays with his nipple while rubbing the swollen tip of his cock with his palm and oh, fuck he's close. he thinks about how warm you'd feel around him. he thinks about your pretty face. he makes his fist even smaller and humps into it, mainly focusing on the tip. it's just so sensitive and it feels so fucking good. he thinks about you wrapping your lips around it, about you licking at the slit. he thinks about your smile. how much better your hand would feel on him. the wet noises that emit from the friction between his fingers and his cock make his heart beat even faster – dirty, dirty, dirty. he thinks about recording the sounds and sending them to you. he thinks about videoing himself through the mirror; he wants you to see what he's seeing.
every twitch and every spasm, the muscles he's worked so hard on, his dimples, his fingers, the mess he's making for you. he rubs his free hand over his tummy, his belly button and he thinks about your eyes and—
white spurts of cum land on his hands and his belly and his happy trail. satoru moans with a smile on his face - he doesn't hold back, now finally letting his eyes close as his head falls back. he keeps fucking into his fist despite how much it feels. he loves it.
after a good few seconds, he finally cracks open his eyes and peeks at himself again. he looks like a mess. it's perfect. he let's go off his softening dick, focusing on the cum adorning his skin instead. he takes a finger and swipes through the thick liquid; he drags it all over his lower stomach, playing with it like a child. he pushes some of it into his belly button and chuckles breathlessly at his own silly antics. he doesn't care.
his phone dings, signaling an incoming message and to his delight – it's you. satoru hums at the sight. it's a simple text, just something about buying him sweets from the store but it has his dick twitching against his thigh again.
maybe he has time for a round two before meeting you...
+ everybody say thank you logan we love you @staryukis this one is for you baby<333333
#:3333333333333#satorusatorusatorusatorusatorusatoru#ilovehimilovehimilovehimilovehimilovehimilovehim#angel boy#wtf mickey can write#gojo#gojo x reader#gojo x you#gojo smut#gojo drabble#gojo oneshot#gojo satoru x reader#gojo satoru#gojo satoru smut#gojo satoru x you#gojo satoru drabble#gojo satoru oneshot#jjk#jujutsu kaisen#jjk x reader#jjk smut#jjk gojo
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The dog I think of as My Dog was picked up from the shelter when I was about 16 and he was six months old. He was a cattle dog mix, which at the time was really uncommon in our area.
We were only getting a dog because my mom was worried about home invaders which was a bit insane as we were out in the country and we’d left our German Shepherd down in Arizona with my dad for complicated reasons.
I turned the corner and saw him. Instant connection. He was curled up dozing, all blue and white freckles with red ears and feeties. His clipboard said “SLY” in huge red letters. I called it softly and he opened his eyes, ears perking. He roused to sleepily amble toward me, lick my fingers, then go lay back down.
My mom joined me in dismay, seeing the love dripping off of me. She hadn’t wanted a puppy but it was clear which dog we were going home with.
Sly was a monstrous puppy. Fans of cattle dogs will be unsurprised to learn he was exceedingly clever, mischievous and Bored a Lot. It turned out his name hadn’t been Sly. It was Billy. But I think we all know why a huge red warning had been applied to his kennel. We named him Sly anyway.
My mom doesn’t remember threatening in earnest to bring him back but it happened. Sly loved to chew. He had no interest in fetch or most toys but he adored chewing. I lost headphones, backpack straps, and pillows to his voracious teething. We tried to dissuade him. He just learned to chew when we weren’t looking. Then one day, clever but not smart, he set his teeth to a plugged in cord and electrocuted himself. He was fine, just really startled!
Thus ended the chewing, forever.
He wouldn’t even pick up toys. He was fully convinced having things in his mouth was only a matter of time before they turned on him. He’d run after a ball at dog parks, grab it in the euphoria of the chase, then immediately spit it out.
He was still a lot of dog and my moms rumblings about his poor behavior led me to join 4H with him. My friend Lia was in with her spaniels so I had an in. We did twice weekly training in obedience and showmanship.
That was it. Sly transformed into the best dog. From a bored unmanageable puppy he became a partner, ready to work on whatever we needed to work on. He learned buckets of commands, eager to please. Sit, down, wait, stand, front, back up, shake, roll, heel. The only thing we could never convince him to do was speak. His bark was reserved for Danger.
We went to compete in the county fair together, entering obedience trials and dog show portions.
The instructions are clearly stated before obedience testing. A dog must stay sitting for two minutes when told to stay, and three minutes for laying down. If our dog broke we were not supposed to speak to reissue commands, simply wait quietly.
It was us in a line with five other dogs. He passed the sitting part just fine. The down one was longer and a wretched golden retriever broke. But then his trainer pulled out a ball and started trying to redirect him with it. The other dogs watched with interest but stayed down. Sly started up. He desperately wanted to herd the golden back into place.
With elbows off the ground he froze, realizing his mistake. His head whipped to me. In silence, I swept my arm down in the nonverbal command for down. He dropped obediently and watched me fixedly for the rest of the time. I think he could feel my disappointment.
We failed.
But the judge came up to us afterward as I was petting him and said, “I was so impressed your dog knows nonverbal commands, and that other dog was so distracting! Let’s retest with the next batch.”
I was thrilled and Sly was steadfast, staring unblinkly at me for the full three minutes with utter determination. He won blue ribbons in obedience and got later best in breed since there was no other cattle dogs.
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