#majestic grandpa escape

[googleplaysore]

A selection of escape games from JRK Games.

[lazyscience]

Two tiny things that i love in my rewatch of Queen Charlotte so far:

1) The puppy being PomPom; it reminds me of my grandpa’s beloved Schipperke named Skipper. He was kind of a gruff, direct, not very sentimental person and some people might have thought that name meant he couldn’t be bothered to pick out a better one, but he loved Skipper very much. I think it fits very well with what we’ve already seen, that she has a blunt and unsentimental way of looking at the world - but it’s not at all an unaffectionate one. It’s just blunt.

2) The foreshadowing of her acceptance of George, when she talks about how “Dogs are big and majestic...this is a deformed bunny” - when we see Fucking Doctor Monro telling George that he’ll remake him from a wolf into a dog and uses PomPom as an example - Charlotte doesn’t need or want George to change completely. He needs SOME stability to be able to be a king, and to achieve what he and Charlotte want for the country, but she doesn’t need or want him to be a lapdog. (and again, when we see her with Pom, although he doesn’t meet  her expectations, he is still her puppy and precious given to her by George. She doesn’t gift him to someone else or ask for a “better” dog. It foreshadows again when George talks about “half a marriage” and Charlotte shuts that shit down. because it is him, came from him, to her it is precious.)

*note: people who have been here a minute are probably wondering “who are you, and what have you done with this blog?” - this is still very much an anti-monarchist blog. the only kings, queens, and upper ten thousand I care about are fictional characters and shameless escapism. they’re not aspirational and this is very not meant to woobify the actual historical figures. if it’s grating, I’m tagging it ‘qcabs’ and ‘bridgerton’ for your ease in blacklisting without blocking current events if you follow them.

[tnghotelsandresorts]

Family Vacation Spots in India for Summer Holidays

Summer is here! It can be hot and sweaty, but it's also a great time to take a break from school and have fun with your family.  Many people have happy memories of summer vacations spent with relatives, maybe even visiting grandma and grandpa's house.  But times change, and kids these days often want to explore new places on their holidays.

Don't worry, there are tons of amazing destinations you can discover together!  Think about what kind of trip would be the most fun for everyone in your family.  Do you want to relax on a beach, explore exciting cities, or maybe go on an adventure in nature?

Once you have a rough idea, you can start planning your perfect summer escape!   Get ready for some unforgettable memories with your family this summer!

Bhimtal, Uttarakhand

Bhimtal, nestled in the scenic landscapes of Uttarakhand, is a tranquil destination renowned for its serene lake, lush forests, and majestic mountains, making it an ideal spot for a family retreat. This picturesque town is centered around the beautiful Bhimtal Lake, which offers opportunities for boating, kayaking, and picnicking along its pristine shores. Visitors can explore the surrounding hills and forests through nature walks, birdwatching, and adventure activities like trekking and rappelling. Bhimtal is also home to several charming attractions, including the Bhimeshwar Mahadev Temple, Hidimba Parvat, and Victoria Dam, which offer insights into the region's rich cultural and natural heritage. Families can unwind in the peaceful ambiance of the town, savoring the fresh mountain air and breathtaking views of the Himalayas. With its tranquil surroundings, outdoor adventures, and cultural experiences, Bhimtal promises a rejuvenating family vacation amidst the natural beauty of Uttarakhand.Hotels near Bhimtal Lake offer tranquil retreats amidst scenic beauty, making your stay unforgettable.

For a comfortable stay, you can book a room at Hotel Royal Rosette, count in budget hotels in Bhimtal.

 

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

 

Shimla, nestled in the scenic hills of Himachal Pradesh, is a charming hill station renowned for its colonial architecture, pleasant climate, and breathtaking vistas, making it an ideal destination for a family getaway. This picturesque town is adorned with majestic mountains, lush forests, and winding trails, offering ample opportunities for outdoor adventures and leisurely strolls. Visitors can explore iconic landmarks such as the Mall Road, Ridge, and Christ Church, which showcase the town's colonial heritage and bustling atmosphere. Shimla is also famous for its panoramic viewpoints, including Jakhoo Hill and Scandal Point, offering sweeping views of the surrounding valleys and snow-capped peaks. Families can enjoy a ride on the historic Shimla-Kalka toy train, go trekking in the nearby hills, or simply relax amidst the serene surroundings of nature. With its charming ambiance, scenic beauty, and array of attractions, Shimla promises a memorable family vacation amidst the tranquility of Himachal Pradesh's hills.

 

Ladakh, Jammu-Kashmir

Ladakh, located in the northernmost region of Jammu and Kashmir, is a mesmerizing destination renowned for its stark landscapes and unique cultural heritage, making it an extraordinary destination for a family adventure. This remote region is characterized by towering snow-capped peaks, dramatic valleys, and vast expanses of barren terrain, offering a surreal backdrop for exploration. Visitors to Ladakh can immerse themselves in the rich cultural tapestry of the region by visiting ancient monasteries like Thiksey, Hemis, and Diskit, which are adorned with vibrant murals and traditional artifacts. Adventure enthusiasts can embark on thrilling treks amidst the rugged terrain, go river rafting in the Zanskar River, or experience the thrill of mountain biking along winding trails. Additionally, families can witness the unique wildlife of Ladakh, including the elusive snow leopard, at Hemis National Park. With its awe-inspiring landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and exhilarating adventures, Ladakh offers an unforgettable family vacation experience in the heart of the Himalayas.

 

Ooty, Tamil Nadu

Ooty, nestled in the picturesque Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, is a charming hill station renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and pleasant climate, making it an ideal destination for a family retreat. This scenic town is adorned with rolling hills, lush tea gardens, and fragrant eucalyptus forests, offering a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. Visitors can explore popular attractions such as the Botanical Gardens, which showcase a diverse collection of exotic plants and flowers, and Doddabetta Peak, the highest point in the Nilgiris, offering panoramic views of the surrounding valleys and plains. Ooty is also famous for its serene lakes, including Ooty Lake and Emerald Lake, where families can enjoy boating and picnicking amidst the serene surroundings. Additionally, the town is known for its charming colonial architecture, bustling markets, and delectable local cuisine, adding to its allure. With its natural beauty, cultural charm, and array of attractions, Ooty promises a memorable family vacation amidst the scenic splendor of Tamil Nadu.

 

Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra

Mahabaleshwar, nestled in the lush Western Ghats of Maharashtra, is a serene hill station renowned for its picturesque landscapes and pleasant climate, making it an ideal destination for a family getaway. This charming town is adorned with verdant hills, cascading waterfalls, and lush forests, offering breathtaking views at every turn. Visitors can explore the famous viewpoints like Arthur's Seat, Kate's Point, and Wilson Point, which provide panoramic vistas of the surrounding valleys and hillsides. Mahabaleshwar is also known for its strawberry farms, where families can indulge in picking fresh strawberries and enjoying delicious strawberry-based treats. Additionally, the town is home to historic landmarks such as Pratapgad Fort and the majestic Mahabaleshwar Temple, adding to its cultural charm. With its tranquil ambiance, natural beauty, and a plethora of attractions, Mahabaleshwar promises a rejuvenating family vacation amidst the scenic wonders of Maharashtra.

 

Thekkady, Kerala

Thekkady, situated in the picturesque state of Kerala, is a captivating destination known for its lush greenery and abundant wildlife. This charming town is home to the famous Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, where visitors can embark on thrilling jungle safaris and boat rides along the serene Periyar Lake to catch glimpses of exotic animals in their natural habitat. Thekkady also offers opportunities for trekking through dense forests, allowing travelers to immerse themselves in the beauty of nature while spotting diverse flora and fauna. Additionally, the town boasts scenic viewpoints like Chellarkovil and Ottakathalamedu, offering panoramic vistas of the surrounding hills and valleys. With its tranquil ambiance, rich biodiversity, and awe-inspiring landscapes, Thekkady promises an unforgettable family holiday experience amidst the splendor of Kerala's natural beauty.

 

Gangtok, North East

Gangtok, nestled in the North East region of India, is a mesmerizing city renowned for its breathtaking vistas and cultural richness making it a scenic family holiday destination. This charming capital of Sikkim offers panoramic views of the towering Kanchenjunga mountain range, inviting visitors to immerse themselves in its serene beauty. The city is adorned with vibrant monasteries like Enchey and Rumtek, reflecting the region's spiritual heritage. A stroll through the bustling streets reveals a blend of traditional and modern influences, with colorful markets offering local handicrafts and delectable cuisine. Adventure enthusiasts can explore the nearby hills through trekking trails, while nature lovers can revel in the lush greenery of its surrounding landscapes. With its tranquil ambiance and picturesque surroundings, Gangtok captivates the hearts of travelers seeking a peaceful retreat amidst nature's splendor.

Conclusion

In conclusion, India offers a myriad of captivating destinations for unforgettable family vacations during the summer season. From the serene lakes of Nainital to the majestic landscapes of Leh and Ladakh, and from the lush hills of Ooty and Kodaikanal to the thrilling wildlife experiences of Thekkady, there's something to suit every family's preferences and interests. Whether you seek adventure, relaxation, or cultural exploration, these destinations promise to create cherished memories for you and your loved ones. So, pack your bags, begin on an exciting journey, and create lasting bonds amidst the beauty and diversity of India's summer holiday spots.

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[otakween]

Digimon Adventure 02 (Blind Watch) - Episode 16

This episode had a weird vibe. It started off with one of those flash-forward cold opens, which this show typically doesn't do and then the dialogue was just really forced and clunky. Aside from the awkwardness, I was glad to have another Iori/Joe episode and the ocean sequence at the end was majestic.

Digimon introduced: Submarimon

Notes:

-Kind of weird to see MegaSeadramon right after we saw Michael's Seadramon a few episodes back. I know they're not the same digimon, but I could see a little kid getting confused

-Rolling my eyes that they did another MegaSeadramon vs. Ikkakumon fight. Ikkakumon even gives a call back to season one. Why do sequels do this!? "We did it in the first one so we have to do it again. Fanservice!"

-The setting of this one was an interesting change of pace, the kids get trapped in an oil rig in the middle of the ocean. (I think S1 also had an "oh no, we're running out of oxygen!" episode). The theming was on point with all the water digis, including the introduction of Submarimon

-Some really great shots of MegaSeadramon in this that really emphasized his (her? their?) size. Love giant sea monsters <3

-The whole Iori plot was so weird to me. Why was everyone so obsessed with getting Iori to get in the escape pod to the point where they tried to trick him? Also, they completely changed what he was worrying about in the dub vs. the sub. In the dub he's just afraid of being trapped underwater and in the sub he feels bad that he led everyone into a trap. In both the sub and the dub the dialogue kinda made no sense "You just want me to go in the escape pod because I'm the youngest" vs. "You just want me to go in the escape pod because I'm scared!" Huh? Is he guilty and ashamed or mad and paranoid? Kids are volatile I guess...

-So...Iori's grandpa is just always sucking on a tube of jelly huh...how charming.

-"Never ever lie" is a questionable lesson to teach your grandkid. Good thing big bro Joe was around to set Iori straight! I think Iori is a little too young for his grandpa to be like "it's okay that we have no idea where you're going ;D"

-I liked Armadimon's little imagine spot where he pictured himself as a hunky Saint Seiya-esque dude. He's growin' on me dagyaa

-Funny how the kids were so nonchalant about hopping in a giant whale's mouth. Takeru and Hikari know the drill, but you would think the newbies would question it a little bit haha

-Honestly, I think Submarimon might be my favorite armor evolve yet! A mecha-esque digimon!? Genius! So marketable. Think of the toys! Also, everybody loves a good narwhal. The switch from an armadillo to a narwhal is a bit jarring, but I'll get over it.

-MegaSeadramon showing off his evil spiral-less tail to the kids at the end was cute. Sometimes digimon are more charming when they're silent tbh.

-Appreciated the little "moment of wonder" at the end there. Gomamon swimming by on a sea turtle was adorable too.

-Gah! The return of the accursed Bolero de Ravel! (It's a good song but I'm sick of it lol)

[kursed-curtain]

Whumptober 2022 | Day 31

Comfort | Bedside Vigil | “You can rest now.”

"Another story before bed, hm?" Graham stroked his beard. "How about the time my ship voyage went awry due to some sailors' superstitions? Or perhaps when the royal wedding was sabotaged, but then swiftly recovered. Maybe you would like when I helped uncover the secrets of a corrupt official, but my voice was snatched away."

"You already told those, grandpa," Gwendolyn playfully groaned.

"Oh, so you're hungry for something new?"

Gwen nodded. She perked up. "You said you were going to go back to that one story. The one where you escape with only fangs and claws as a lockpick, using your mysterious magical wolf powers."

"Ah, the fabled werewedzel curse. Are you sure you want that one? The version I recall is only based around real events."

"Isn't that most of your stories, grandpa?"

Graham raised his hands. "You've caught me."

Gwen giggled, "Besides, I believe in the myths about the curse. I wouldn't call it a curse, though. Being able to shapeshift sounds too cool to be a curse."

"I suppose so," Graham shrugged. He cleared his throat, "Let's get on with the story, then, shall we?"

...

Graham weaved a tale of metal bars and clinking chains, of dog whistles and a flurry of claws, of a triumphant escape from an enemy's grasp. Soon enough, though, he found the head of his grandchild resting in his lap.

A twitch of the ear, a flick of the tail, and Graham had turned into the majestic beast of his stories - though his fur had faded and greyed over the years, just like the tales. He wrapped himself around Gwendolyn, letting her use him as a pillow and his tail as a blanket.

The legend had yet to die out, and the tales were far from over.

[wild-karrde]

Sitting out on the back patio to escape the COVID ward for a bit (Mom tested positive this morning, but grandpa is doing MUCH better). This majestic beast decided to join me, so I figured you should all get to bask in Mako’s gloriousness as well.

Loki has retreated inside after being yelled at about eating my day lilies for the fiftieth time, so no picture of him.

[vaelitis]

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Zhongli x Fem!Reader

Thank you so much to all of you, even if i’m not very active due to school work I still managed to hit 200 followers, i’m sending virtual cookies to you all 💞

To celebrate, i’m happy to announce the release of “ One Hell of A Glaze Lillie” Chapter I

Roaming around the once busy streets of Liyue Harbour now lulled in a comforting and peaceful silence, you found yourself bewitched. Your eyes reflected the starry sky while the soothing moonlight, swathed the ancient buildings around the sidewalks of a gentle blue hue.

Never did your irises harboured a hint of boredom as they faced the ever so fascinating sight of this land, no matter how many strolls you took upon those paved roads.

Only your footsteps and the distant swell of the ocean reached your ears, as you let your legs wander wherever they pleased along the city center.

Raising your head slightly, eyes now closed, you took a moment to appreciate the delicate caress of the fresh breeze grazing your cheeks, covering your flesh in a light veil of coldness in which triggered a pleasant shiver to run down your spine.

Liyue never felt cold to you. Even from the late evening, to the moment when the sun decides to lavish the city of its warmth.

Your senses and lungs were filled with the ever so appeasing scent of autumn leaves and spices flooding the entire city, and as you relished in this feeling of pure bliss, a thin smile graced your face when you realized that this moment could be even wondrous in his presence.

Though you quickly put this idea aside, for the poor old grandpa as you loved to call him as such, certainly fell into a deep slumber at this hour. You were aware that he had important duties to fulfil in the next early morning, he told you as much when you came to visit him today, like you always do after clearing your daily missions. The two of you gathering around a warm cup of tea brewed by his careful hands in his office, at Wengsheng Funeral parlour.

Yet, you thought to yourself that it would be far too egoistic, not to share this breathtaking show that the stars were displaying tonight.

The only thing you weren't aware of, was how the same flow of words rolled off his tongue,and how his eyes usually swimming in a pool of warm amber, remained thoughtful as the mystical glow of the moonlight seemed to have cooled their fiery hues.

The lantern rite was in full swing, and that was particularly why you’ve decided to take a refreshing stroll tonight, which apparently lasted longer than expected. Though no wonder, after all, Liyue was indeed a ravishing sight to behold.

Even more so, when the silken whispers of the wind were cradling along with their freshness, the last singing chirps o birds which have yet to succumb into the pleasure of an undisturbed slumber.

How could you not find yourself entranced ? It seemed like the purest assault. Beautifully crafted lanterns made of the finest materials, painting the night sky with their appeasing light like billions of baby sun, reflecting in your bewildered eyes.

You hoped this overwhelming beauty could have engulfed the echoing pleas of your heart. However lately it seemed to find peace in its pace, only by the side of a certain retired Archon.

A bittersweet smile mad its way to your face, lost in thought. There was no point in denying it now was it ? As time passed by, your fondness for him along with the fear of facing your own feelings inevitably grew. At first, you were in complete denial. From the moment your eyes landed upon his majestic stature and charming smile, you swore not to surrender to the sweet temptation named love. Unfortunately for you it is not for nothing that we relate this dangerous feeling to doves, for as freely as the flapping of a wing, love can nestle its flame within the depths of your heart.

So you couldn't help but hear the deepness of his voice swaying among your thoughts, as lanterns floated by you ;

"Have you heard of the origins of the lantern rite ? In the war, long ago, the people of Liyue would release lanterns to remind their soldiers of the way home, and to never lose sight of themselves. Though, I doubt that there are any that remember."

It quite surprised you how easily you registered any trivia (as he loved to call his impressive knowledge as such) he would generously share with you, denouncing how even your mind was infatuated with your recent acquaintance..

A true, amused smirk graced your features this time, as a glint of mischief swirled in your irises.

The guilt of disrupting any of his occupations soon died down and was replaced by the urge of a playful revenge. After all, he was the one invading your every thought...It would only be a matter of fairness, a value that you have soon noticed was the highest in his standards, to invade him in return.

That was enough of an excuse to find yourself right before his front door.

One would have believed such a gentleman to possess more than a simple modest place to live in, yet you were part of the few aware that the great Mister Zhongli wasn't bound by Mora. As such... you grew used to pay for the meals he "treated" you to.

You were also part of the rare ones, to know about his identity. The former overpowering God of War, who has crushed ancient gods under his giant spears made of unbreakable rock, now known as Guyun Stone Forest. The infamous Rex Lapis, who took upon the form of a lordly, breathtaking Dragon, ruling over Liyue that he created with his own hands. Advices full of wisdom that he gained over the span of millennia, were carefully given to the common folks out of everlasting devotion to fairness.

...Yet, he wasn't even able to afford fermented rice balls.

A snort escaped your smiling mouth, not that you actually wanted to suppress it. To say he was the epitome of enigmatic would be an understatement, even if the mysterious aura surrounding him was what inevitably drew you into his world.

Little did you know that, once you get entangled with Zhongli, there is no getting away from him at all.

A sultry, familiar voice interrupted your flow of thoughts. You swiftly looked up, eyes wide, to the source of it.

-" Why is it that..once you finally get a break, instead of taking a rest, you instead come to me?"

Your ears relished in how every syllable that rolled off his tongue were coated in such a voluptuousness. You stopped counting the times you almost fell asleep on the spot while he was calmly reciting his old memories.

There he was in all his glory, leaning against the wooden door frame wit crossed arms. Time had almost stopped, he stared fondly down at yo r timid form, a mix of shyness and excitement bubbling up your chest as your lips stretched on their own.

It was getting more and more arduous to hold his intense gaze, and as your eyes drifted away, he tilted his head to the sid an spoke once more.

-“ Or, is it that you want to hear one of my stories ?”

Your soft chuckle answered his sarcasm

-“ Actually...”

Still looking down, you took several steps forward until you were able to see his own feet.

-“ I honestly just wanted to go stargaze with you.”

I wasn’t supposed to post it now that’s why it is not very long, but i did not expect to hit 200 followers that quickly! 🥺

Rendez-vous to the next chapter 💓

[shirtlesssammy]

6x16: ...And Then There Were None

Then:

Assistant Director Skinner and Mr. X were on Supernatural and I think that’s something to celebrate

Now:

At a truck stop, Eve finds a Jesus loving trucker and asks to tell him a secret. She goes to whisper in his ear, and instead, bites into it. The trucker comes home that night and bashes his wife’s head in with a claw hammer. 

Bobby fills the brothers in on a string of monster sightings alone I-80, leading to the trucker’s murder ramage on his family. 

They interview the trucker, who has no memory of the event. 

The man is beyond distraught at what happened. 

The trio then looks over the truck stop camera footage and they find Eve.

They discuss their options (Run) when the police get another call about another mass killing. Bobby heads out, only to find the FBI is already there --in the form of his old buddy Rufus. 

They check out the victims.

Bobby finds goo in an ear. They decide to check out the cannery where the victims worked. 

They meet up with Dean and Sam and all head inside to investigate. Once there, they find the Campbell clan. Dean instantly heads to off his granddad. Sam stops him. Rufus then breaks up the family reunion to focus on the case. Samuel tells the others that Eve, the mother of monsters, is on Earth. Bobby fills Gwen in on Samuel’s little betrayal of Sam and Dean, and she heads off to talk to Dean. 

She asks about Samuel, and he confirms it. He then shoots her in the stomach. WHAT? When the others rush to her, Dean is gone. 

Sam tries finding his brother. Rufus tries saving Gwen’s life. Neither is successful.

They split up to find Dean, who they believe has whatever the other killers had. Rufus and Samuel find Dean.

Dean tells the group that he had some kind of slimy worm thing crawl out of his ear. They have to make sure it actually left Dean though. Bobby makes everyone give up their guns. Until they figure out where the worm is and if it’s in somebody, they have to be cautious.

With the guns locked up, Bobby and Rufus get to calling people about what they're dealing with. Samuel heads off to use the bathroom, and Sam and Dean follow. 

Rufus and Bobby get no leads. Bobby suggests going after the thing “guns blazing.” “Like Omaha,” Rufus retorts. Bobby gets pissed that Rufus would bring that up.

Dean and Sam corner dear old Grandpa Campbell into a family reunion. Samuel refuses to apologize, and the Winchester lads persist in their threats of murderous retribution. Dean notices goo oozing from Samuel’s ear just in time to stop him from firing some new holes into the Winchesters. Possessed!Samuel escapes into the factory. 

They head out into the factory - hunting together in a pack like majestic wolves! At last, Dean’s horror movie obsession helps them out. (Never split up.) They discover booby traps! This is like Goonies except without the delightful pirate treasure!

Sam gets split off from the pack and encounters Samuel - who immediately works the Sam guilt angle. Samuel closes in and Sam shoots him in the head. (It’s times like this that I really resent Supernatural naming them “Sam” and “Samuel.”) When everyone else catches up, they cuff Sam. A little later, examining the body, they discover that Samuel’s ears are clean. CLEAN! No monster ear wax! IS Sam the infected one? They determine that further autopsy is needed, so Bobby and Rufus head out to get Bobby’s cranial saw. As one does. 

Sam and Dean stand vigil over Samuel, and have a broment. They talk about feelings and guilt. Sam frets over what their mom would think about Sam killing her father. Dean opines that just because someone’s blood, it doesn’t make them family. When Bobby and Rufus return, the Winchesters leave the room in a flurry of soulful looks. Bobby and Rufus prepare to crack open Grandpa Campbell’s skull.

It’s Bobby’s turn to have a soulful moment over a dead body. He brings up Omaha - he should have listened to Rufus. While Rufus has spent this whole hunt exuding amused ease, he grows serious quickly when Bobby tries to apologize. “You can blab all day and it wouldn’t change a thing, Bobby,” he says angrily. “I’ll never forgive you for what happened.” Rufus advises Bobby to change the subject and my entire body goes cold and I hurt so much for these two characters!

Speaking of hurt...they start to cut into Samuel’s skull, only for the guy to wake up and start beating everyone up! (You can see where Dean inherited his not-dead-yet tendencies.) Samuel gets electrocuted and it chases the khan worm right out of his head. 

They regroup, and try to figure out where the worm might have gone. 

All their ears turn up clean, but Sam proposes electrocuting everyone to see if they’re possessed. Sam. Sweetie. 

Dean volunteers to be electrocuted first. Dean. Sweetie. 

They electrocute Sam, Dean, Rufus, and….Bobby tries to decline. As Rufus approaches, Possessed!Bobby stabs him. UGH. This is why I don’t rewatch this episode. RUFUS NOOOO!!!

Bobby wakes duct taped to a chair. 

The worm speaks through Bobby. Enough people have died today, Possessed!Bobby posits. Do they really want to endanger Bobby’s life to defeat one little worm? Anyway, the worm’s eager to talk. “New monster just dropped,” the worm announces proudly (paraphrasing). Eve made him and she’s going to make monster-topia on Earth. She’s sent the worm to them with a message: “You’re all gonna die.” (I have to say, that packs a bigger punch than, say, scrawling “I am coming” on an angel’s chest.) 

They tape over Bobby’s mouth, nose, and ears and order Bobby to hang on. They’re gonna fry themselves up a worm! (But hopefully not a Bobby.) The worm drops out of Bobby’s electrocuted body eventually and we end the scene with Sam breathlessly announcing that “he’s not breathing.” 

Cut to the Winchesters standing over a fresh grave. Dun dun DUN.

Bobby joins them, and we’re left to mourn Rufus. He eulogizes Rufus: Bobby was just a mechanic until Rufus saved him from his possessed wife. Rufus taught Bobby all about hunting. They hunted together for years, until Omaha. Dean tosses his opinion in before Bobby spirals too far down the self-recrimination slide. Rufus should have forgiven Bobby because “life’s short. And ours are shorter than most. Are we gonna spend it wringing our hands? Something’s gonna get us eventually. And when my guts get ripped out, just so you two know...we’re good.” Dean offers a blanket absolution. Then Sam and Dean wander off as it starts to rain, leaving Bobby to drink and mourn his friend.

Long Live Rufus Quoter:

C’mon man, it’s not rocket surgery

Somebody needs a hug

Monster possession? That’s novel

If anything crawls out of anybody, somebody step on it

This can’t be my afterlife, ‘cause the three of you are here

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[victorie552onepiecespeedrun]

Reading One Piece pt 292: Revolutionary Ivankov

Chapter 539

Thoughts:

- More food! Bring more food! Luffy needs it!

-wow, that’s a lot of food even for Luffy

- He’s coming out!

- from skeleton to normal body

- “I don’t believe it! You’re not human!” maybe he’s not human. Maybe it’s Maybelline. But most likely it’s just shounen logic

- everyone is so happy Luffy made it :D

- “…it’s a miracle. It’s more than miracle…” Ivankov just can’t believe

- Bon Clay are ready for a Mighty Hug of Friendship

- …spoke too soon. He needs a nap. He DID encourage Luffy whole night while being injured after all

- Luffy thanked Ivankov :D

- Luffy thanked Bon Clay too AS HE SHOULD :D

- Bon Clay will nap but Luffy has stuff to do, that stuff being RESCUING ACE  

- “Iva, do you wanna break out too? Bon came down here to save you!” “Bon Boy wants to save ME? MMM, that’s adorable! But no thanks. It’s no time for me to escape yet.” Wow, lot to process here

- wait, that’s SUPER IMPORTANT

- “…. YOUR DAD!!!!!????” hahaha :D what a late response :D

- lol, Luffy really casually dropped a bombshell on them :D

- “That’s what Grandpa said. I don’t know too much about him anyway. I don’t even know what he looks like.” That sound really sad, Luffy

- Ivankov believe him

- (also wow. Someone who knows Dragon personally, who WORKED with him. We’re finally getting some view on the 3rd power in The Game)

- (like, three panels of the view. Fine, be that way manga. At least it’s sentimental)

- Ivankov will help Luffy free Ace!!!! That’s great!!

- “If Ace is Straw Hat boy’s brother, then he’s Dragon’s son too!” they say that and worry about politics. Uh, Ivankov, it’s not like that. You forgot the second power of shounen, beside Power of Friendship, the Power of Father Figure. Everyone adopts everyone here

- also they specifically said Ace isn’t Dragon’s if I remember correctly, so ha!

- “Straw Hat boy! You shouldn’t tell people who your father is!” “I guess your right.” Yeah, I can see why

- “Your father is my friend! I’m an officer in the Revolutionary Army! That’s why I was imprisoned here! You didn’t ask for it but it’s my duty to help you! I can’t let a comrade’s son die before my eyes!” IVANKOV WILL HELP LUFFY LIKE WOW

- this is great!

- let’s go rescue Ace and finally BREAK OUT OF THIS PRISON!

- with guards, they’re still looking for Majestic Quartet with no luck whatsoever

- they’re also ready to take Ace to Marineford

- THAT’D A LOT OF MILITARY

- (well, they are expecting Whitebeard)

- Luffy and Ivankov are going straight for it! No hiding now!

- Anubis and his guards see them through cameras!

- oh no, Anubis is actually professional right now!! D:

“I’M COMING, ACE!”  

rOP 291  rOP 293

[lady-agni]

Little Bird - Ch 3

CH 1 // CH 2 //                            AO3 // FF

CHAPTER 3 : SILVER WARRIOR

SUMMARY: AU. A haunting in the Higurashi Shiro: A tragic event... and Kagome is forced to move in with her legendary grandfather. But the moment she steps into his Shiro, is when the haunting begins... and what’s with the silver statue in the garden?

PAIRING: InuKag

GENRE: Horror, Romance

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Last time:

“Look at me,” the voice demanded smoothly, “my little bird..” it whispered. What felt like spider hairs rubbed up her arms again. “My little jewel.”

This was all a dream. It had to be! Kagome counted one more time, one, two; she pulled her arms down for three when a shadowed figure with glowing red eyes rushed at her from above, it’s yellow teeth gnashing as it swept down with a guttural roar, “LOOK AT ME!”

With a shrill scream, Kagome bolted up from her futon and almost knocked the dying gas lantern across her floor. Hyperventilating, she looked around her room, dark wisps of smoke rolled off her legs and dissipated out the edges of the doors. Frantic, she rushed off her futon, turned to the shoji screens and unlocked them with shaking hands, bolting into the courtyard garden bathed in moonlight to escape her haunted new home.

Kagome made a mad dash that night to the garden in the center of her grandfather’s estate, her legs pounding on the dirt, breaths leaving her in a rush. She ran blindly with no destination, desperate to escape the confines of her room where the chilling voice had assaulted her.

The Japanese garden curled around her with intricate turns and paths, sculpted bushes and pearlescent statues rose from the ground as she dodge madly around them, winding around koi ponds and curved bridges. After the quick burst, her adrenaline suddenly crashed, and she felt herself collapse to the ground with exhaustion, her body sliding down a looming silver statue as she fought to catch her breath.

Everything terrified her: the darkness, the silence, the loneliness, that… that voice.

She slumped down to the damp ground and lay her head back on whatever statue she may have come across, her lids opening and staring at the night sky, glittering like diamonds. They shone endlessly, and she watched them, willing the sight to calm her. Maybe, maybe her family was up there; her brother, father, and mother. She choked back the tears that threatened to drown her. In a matter of moments, they had all been stolen from her. Their lives, gone... in a blink of an eye.

A sudden wave of heaviness washed over her, the sadness of her family gone shrouding her in a grief she had never known.

Kagome released a shuddering breath, completely and utterly heartbroken, scared, and alone. The pain in her chest consumed her, a sudden sob left her lips as tears streamed down her cheeks. How on Earth would she ever be able to go on without them? Fate was cruel, she decided as another sob left her and she rubbed at her face with her forearm roughly.

Her family was gone, and she was left stuck with her grandpa in his massive estate which was very convincingly haunted. Either that, or she was pretty much losing her mind. But, she adjusted her position against the statue as she thought, it had felt so real; those glowing red eyes, the yellow teeth, that deep sinewy voice, she had even seen remnants of smoke leave her room.

There was no way she was going back in there, she decided. Uncomfortable, she sat up and turned to look back at the statue which had been digging uncomfortably into her back.

A sharp breath, and she was caught speechless. Her stormy eyes went round at the sight of the magnificent silver creation before her. The strong build of a man stood six feet tall above her, billowing pants etched in stone, haori sleeves arched in an elegant wave around its body, long silver hair almost seemed to blow into the night. An incredibly massive sword was swung over its shoulder. Two curves of armor with jagged spikes protected the other.

Kagome staggered to her feet in awe and took a step towards it, taking in the sharp features of its face. The handsomely tense jaw, the pointed curve of its nose, the furrowed brow. And was that a fang she saw there?

What the hell?

She took a step back as she thought. She couldn’t ever remember seeing this statue before. Not once in her young life. It almost looked like a real man. The eyes were so expressive and angry. And, were those… claws around the sword’s hilt?

Kagome rubbed her arms to comfort herself and keep away the slight chill of the night. The moon shone down on the statue which she swore was stone, but then marble, and then shone silver against the dark backdrop of the garden. It seemed to glow almost ethereally in the night.

A moment passed as she gaped at the majestic creation. It looked fearless, almost heroic; a leg was bent at its side, its naked foot stooped on a naturally formed rock that jutted out of the damp grass. It was a stance ready for battle.

After finally collecting herself and closing her gaping jaw, Kagome cleared her throat; a bit embarrassed at herself for ogling something that wasn’t even real. She made to turn when a pointed angle jutting from the statue’s head shone an almost painful silver light into her eye.

That’s it, she decided, her heart skipping a beat, she was officially losing it.

Yet, even with that thought, she stepped impossibly close to the statue. She pushed herself onto her tippy toes, brushed up the statue’s torso and leaned over it, lifting an arm and stretching it as far as she could to press her thumb, index, and middle finger softly around its doglike ears. The warmth that seeped into her skin from the contact shocked her. As a matter of fact, as she slipped her thumb softly up the incredibly detailed fur ridge, she swore heat was radiating through the statues' clothes straight into hers as well.

The silver figure absolutely radiated heat in the middle of the cool night.

Before Kagome could give it further thought, she swore she felt it rumble against her, from the tips of its ears all the way down its chest, and she drew back stunned. Was that, was that a growl?

Bewildered, she gaped at the man, no, creature, from a safer distance.

Yup, she was mad. Completely and utterly crazy. In that instance, his face seemed almost too real to her, the anger etched on it palpable to her senses. It’s lips curved down in a deep frown.

Kagome cleared her throat, looking around her nervously. The sound had stopped. Maybe… maybe it was a little earthquake? She eyed the koi pond behind the statue, it’s water calm, not a ripple shone in the darkness. She lifted her hands and brushed her hair back in frustration. Grandpa’s Shiro was driving her crazy. The inside was haunted, and now maybe so was his garden. She looked back nervously, surprised to have a direct line of site to her room. The screens were still pulled open, it’s darkness promising horrors she wanted no part of.

Nope! Nope, nope, nope! She was not going back in there. Even if it was cold outside.

She turned back to the handsome statue as she contemplated. Kagome took a tentative step towards it, nervous that it would somehow come alive with a flurry of growls. She reached out slim fingers and spread them over it’s chiseled chest, feeling the warmth radiate off it again. So strange, she thought.

The growling did not return. So she made up her resolve and slid down it’s length, cocooning herself between it’s billowing pants and closed her eyes, wrapping her arms around herself and leaning her head on it’s leg. She’d rather sleep out here she decided. Surprised at how warm she was becoming, the comforting temperature and the sounds of the night lulled her to sleep.

[tessmontyart]

2020 year in review

It’s funny, last year I never actually got around to doing one of these. I didn’t think it was overly interesting. Oh 2019, how I miss you so 😭Such an innocent time ....

I’ll do a quick recap, cause hey no-one but me reads these anyway. 2019 was a glorious time. I went to Italy for the first time, went on an awesome Hunter Valley trip with my friends, had a 100th birthday celebration for my pop, I got to see the show I worked on air on TV, we saw the Lano and Woodley apartment in Melbourne .... Good times!

I didn’t give a rats about being unemployed and took matters into my own hands by making loads of new merch and selling at the most conventions I’ve ever been to. I tabled at Sydney Supanova, Adelaide Avcon, Sydney SMASH, Coffs Nexus Con, Sydney Oz Comic Con and Brisbane Supanova! I did so much travelling and events, it became my full time job. It was exhausting, but it was loads of fun, it paid the bills nicely, and it was wonderful to meet followers and mutuals in person.

My partner was very invested in counting up the numbers of what was selling and what wasn’t, and taking note of what was inconvenient with my setup and how to make it better. He even made a powerpoint presentation on what I could focus on for 2020, what kind of merch I could focus on and adding more conventions to my list. We were both excited about the idea of trying out Armageddon in New Zealand, which would have been my first overseas convention!

Cue 2020.

It started off uneasy. There were still bushfires everywhere and smoke hanging around, but I was optimistic they would die soon and the rest of the year would be fine. I booked a bunch of conventions early as usual. Got a whole bunch of new things made and ordered for the first convention of the year, Melbourne Supanova in early April. Some Acrylic charms didn’t make it in time because of COVID, but I thought that’s ok I still have a whole years worth of conventions to sell them at!

COVID-19 was just a spooky mysterious thing that was happening overseas at that point. I think there might have been 1 case in Australia, so all the toilet paper and hand sanitizer was sold out, but we were still able to do our usual travelling for the event. Little did I know, Melbourne Supanova was the first and last event I could do in 2020.

COVID hit Australia hard, Melbourne especially. There were lockdowns, quarantines, planes were grounded, airmail was halted, the cases kept multiplying, rules kept changing and changing and it was all so new and such a headache. Seeing every single convention I had booked cancel one after the other was hard to process. This was my main source of income in 2019 and now it’s up and vanished. Everyone were losing their jobs too, so the idea of getting a new job was completely out the window. 

I tried to cheer myself up by drawing ‘Toilet Paper Chan’, my new magical girl character who has the ability to summon toilet paper in a time of need 😅

I made it into a Draw This In Your Style challenge, seeing as everyone was bored out of their minds in quarantine I hoped it was something people could pass the time and have fun making. 

(here’s a handful of my favourites) I had a few entries which were all very adorable, but I admit not as many people joined as I expected. I don’t blame them though, this whole pandemic was very soul sucking and demotivating, especially hearing the constant stream of bad news when it all started.

I also made some lineart of a cute Easter girl, encouraging people to colour her in if they are bored in quarantine.

That was really fun, and I planned to do more, perhaps whole colouring books for a small price to download. 

Then, out of nowhere, my friend from the last animation studio I worked at in 2018 contacted me. “Hey Tess, are you looking for work?”

“Um .... yes?”

Work? In 2020? What?

It turns out the animation industry is one of the only industries that are doing fine in the pandemic. Literally the only change is that animators have to work from home instead of at a studio. If you have the animation software and an internet connection you have everything you need.

So my good friend had recently scored this job for a studio which outsources all their animation for their animated TV series. The role is just fixing up any animation errors inhouse to minimize the amount of back-and-fourth between studios. It doesn’t sound like much but it became too big a job for just one dude to handle, so he contacted me and 2 of my other animation friends to help out. We had a ball!

It was loads of fun, and the contract lasted the whole year! 

It wasn’t just fixing up errors either, I got to animate walking/ running / jumping / flying cycles for the overseas animators to use, which was great practice for me, and we even had a whole episode to ourselves to animate from scratch which I really enjoyed.

And then ... the year just flew by, because I was busy working the whole time. It was really quite surreal!

There were a few highlights, such as being a bridesmaid for my best friend’s wedding and organising her hens party, which is one of those once-in-a-lifetime things.

(Hens Party - it was yellow themed (her favourite colour) and High Tea.. it was adorable!)

(The bridesmaids and the bride on the Wedding Day)

Unfortunately there were some lowlights too ... This was the last year I got to see my aunt. 

She was the craziest, funniest aunt, and still far too young to go. I honestly don’t think I’ll ever be the same without her.

As always, drawing is the only way I cope with anything. My family chose a plain wooden casket, encouraging everybody to write a message or draw something on it, before it would be sent to the crematorium. I drew Spotty, her awesome horse I remember from my childhood, surrounded by her favourite flowers. Monty draw Mingus, her awesome ferret we also remember from our childhood.

That wasn’t the only bad news either. Pat’s Grandpa passed away later in the year, and a handful of my friends had relatives who either passed away or were diagnosed with cancer or some other horrible life threatening disease. A musician who collaborated with favourite artist collaborated passed as well, and even though I didn’t know him personally, it was still horribly devastating. Not to mention all my friends/relatives pets who didn’t make it through 2020. There was just so much loss this year, and I’m still grieving my cousin and my friend’s mum who both passed last year, it’s getting harder and harder to cope. It’s gotten to the point where I’m paranoid about who the next person will be because I haven’t finished grieving the last ... 

All I can say is I hope 2021 is a little kinder when it comes to my loved ones. The small light at the end of the tunnel is; any suicidal thoughts I used to have frequently have all completely vanished, because I’ve been faced with the reality of it all. You really don’t realise how many people love you, people you don’t even know.

...

That was very dark, but it’s definitely something I needed to get off my chest.

Lets go back to a much lighter note. 

More highlights: 

🌻Animal Crossing New Horizons came out this year! I used to play Wild World back in the day so it was wonderfully nostalgic, and me and Pat have made the cutest little town with all our favourite villagers. It’s a nice way to escape from it all ^_^

(Monty’s island when we started)

🌻Speaking of games, the brand new Crash Bandicoot came out this year too! It was actually jaw droppingly amazing seeing all the awesome new ideas and mechanics they came up with while still keeping it classicly Crash. I loved it and I’m so excited to see if they give Spyro the same treatment!

🌻2020 brought about new and interesting ways to still enjoy Live entertainment. Lano and Woodley did a Zoom show which was absolutely hilarious, and Lights did an amazing online Dead End show which had me so pumped!

🌻Pat and I continued our anniversary High Tea tradition, this time trying it out at the Hydro Majestic hotel in the Blue Mountains!

🌻Speaking of Pat, his sister got married this year too, despite the pandemic. Congratulations!

🌻Pat randomly bought a Miku figure for himself, out of the blue, completely unravelling years of unnecessary ‘shame’ I’ve inherited caused by a pushy mother and a crappy ex. I used to love figure collecting but was convinced by certain judgy people that it was stupid and I needed to sell them all. I kept my very favourites in a cupboard ‘just incase they increase in value’. But now I can finally display them all again knowing Pat loves them just as much as I do!

We also added a ton more to the collection to make up for lost time (and because there’s SO MANY CUTE MIKUS NOWADAYS)

It’s a bit messy because we recently got new ones and need to make more space for them. The shelf with the Vocaloid nendoroids were my original ones hidden away in the cupboard, the rest we got this year ^_^ They make me so happy!

🌻Speaking of Pat unlocking things I’ve always wanted to do in the past: I am now planning to revive my old OCs Yui and Lotto! They were just characters of mine back in the day, but since I’m not good writing I never really came up with a story for them. But with Pat’s writer wisdom and my kawaii art style, I’m now planning a webcomic featuring the two cuties ^_^ It’s still in the very early planning stages but I’m super excited, and forever grateful for Pat, for believing in me ;w;

🌻This year I drew 31 more Owl City songs in copic markers, to go towards my ongoing project to draw every song! I’m actually getting quite close to my goal now which is exciting! 

🌻This year I went to a Drive-In movie theatre for the first time to see the new Bill and Tedd movie, it was glorious and now I wanted to try more drive-ins. Going out to see a movie on a big screen *without* being able to hear smart-asses or screaming babies? Yes please!!

🌻How could I forget, this was the year my idol noticed me!! Lights shared and retweeted my Deadend fanart! Life = made.

What to to look forward to in 2021:

This is the first New Year where I actually have an idea of how 2021 will go! I managed to secure another animation job at a new studio starting January, ending January 2022 😊So thats the financial security for this year sorted! :P

As for general goals for 2021;

I’m hoping to have a decent plan, concept art, chapter ideas and hopefully even a script done for my new webcomic! I also wanted to make some cute simple animations of the characters just because c:

I’d also like to just do more of my own animation in general ... I animate every day for work but I never get to do my own animated projects. It will be hard with a full time job, so maybe this can be a 2022 goal ... but hopefully I can do at least one little animation of my own!

I suppose another goal is to make a social media accounts for my animation, too. Even if I don’t fulfil my goal, I still would like a page to showcase everything I’ve done so far.

And if all else fails .... Another goal is to draw more Miku. It’s crazy that I love her this much and haven’t drawn any fanart!

I think I’ll leave it there because I’m babbling now. 😅

I’ve done so many of these now o_o

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[voidsentprinces]

My brain on Stormblood

Talk to guard. Go Ala Mhigo. Talk to Book Son. Grab Aetheryte. Grab Choco Route. Talk to Raubahn. Walk Five Hundred Miles and I would walk five hundred more just to be the man who forgot the lyrics to this song. Talk to Lyse but in a River. Talk to Lyse but in a desert. AN ILLUSION! What are you hiding? An entire fucking town apparently. Lack to Grand Pappy. Grab all the aetherytes. Talk to Grand Pappy. Talk to Lyse. Talk to her again but over that way. Talk to her again but over there. Now over there. Once more this time with feeling. Talk to Grand Pappy. Talk to Lyse.

Talk to Cool Catte. Talk to Meffrid. Run over to entrance. Talk to Cool Catte. Ride forth unto the desert. Talk to Cool Catte. They hear some enemies. PUNCH THE THINGS! Talk to Cool Catte. Right Talk to Cool Catte again. Ride into da base. Talk to Raubahn. Wathc Cool Catte almost fangirl all over him. Talk to Raubahn. Meet up with some dudes. Spend 10 hours realizing you can’t damage this robot worth shit. Oh and Roelean is there too. Conquer Raubahn (Savage). Celebrate. Talk to Cool Catte. Teleport to Rhaglr’s Reach. Run to Meffrid to the PEAKS!

Talk to Meffrid. Ride out to the village. Talk to Lyse. Grab Chocobo and Aetheryte. Talk to village chief. Watch him such down Lyse. Talk to people. Offer to get medicine for lady and rocks for a dude. Punch somethings for the medicine and pick up a bag of heavy fucking rocks. Teleport to Ala Gannha just to flex. Give rocks to Roe. Give medicine to lady. Talk to Lyse. Run out and save dude...atop a sick ziggurat. Punch some rats. Punch some more rats. Watch dude run off. Go to the bottom. Wait a place. Punch a thing. Go talk to Lyse. IN THIS CORNER WEIGHING ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY POUNDS IT FORDOLA AND THE SKULLLLLLLLSSSS! Teleport back to base. Talk to Village Chief. Actually get a couple recruits head on back.

Talk to Grand Pappy. Talk to Grand Pappy again. Talk to dude. Talk to People. Talk to Sneklady. Talk to more people. Talk to dude. Pick some herbage. Talk to Roe. Pick up pendant. Talk to Goth Wife. Talk to Book Son. Teleport to Base. Talk to Raubahn. Talk to Sword Daughter. Talk to Pipin. Walk over to place. Punch some Garleans. Talk to Pipin. OH SHIT STUFF GOES DOWN! Punch some Garleans. Punch some more Garleans. Punch some Wolf Men. Punch Fordo--

ITS ZENOS YAE GALVUS! BRRRRNEEERRR NEEEERR NEEERRR NEEEERRR BRRRRNEEEER NEEER NEEEEER!

Oh shit he kicked everyone ass. Oh shit, he kicked your ass. Oh...he went limp and fucked off. Alright now pat Meffrid’s body down for goods. Head to the hospital talk about things. Be depressed. Teleport to Base. Talk to Raubahn. Devise a new plan. Lets liberate us a Doma! Pray thee return to the Rising Stones. Talk to Book Son. Talk to Tataru. Teleport to Limsa. Talk to Sword Daughter. Watch Tataru roast a fucking Pirate Captain and black mail him into taking us to Kugane. Pray thee return to the Rising Stones. Talk to people. Teleport to Limsa. Teleport to Arcanist Guild. Talk to Pirate Captain. Get on a boat. Unlock Sirensong Sea. PUNCH SEA CREATURES! THIS DUNGEON ACTUALLY HAS PRETTY FUN MECHANIC BOSSES! Leave Sirensong Sea.

Arrive in Kugane. Talk to Captain. Talk to everyone else. Grab all the aetheryte. Teleport to Shiokaze Holstery. Talk to the gang. Meet Weasel. Talk to Weasel. Walk around with Weasel. Enter building with Weasel. Talk to Weasel. Get a picture from Book Son. Flexing his drawing skills. Show it around. Talk to Lyse. Stare at a fish. The fish fucking cusses her out. Talk to the Styrofoam and Balloon Bastard Child. Talk to him again. Teleport to Ruby Bazaar. Enter. Talk to people. Leave. Meet the product of styrofoam and balloon fucking in sneakers at the docks. Its treason then. PUNCH THE NAMAZU! PUNCH SOME GARLEANS! Smoke bomb your way to the Bazaar. Meet Donatello. Hide under a bridge. Donatello is a sweet bro and covers for you. Talk to Weasel. Talk to people. Go to a barracks. Wait around for 90 years. Mr. Miyagi has joined your party! Go to Donatello. Take a boat to Ruby Sea.

Talk to Sword Daughter. SWIM ACROSS THE SEA! Talk to Lyse. SWIM SOME MORE! Walk up some stairs. Talk to Lyse. Talk to Matthew McConaughey. Swim! Run across magma! Spy. Swim! Accuse Donatello. Your distrust was misplaced. Donatello is a true bro. SWIM! AND IN THIS CORNER FIVE TIME WORLD CHAMPION OF OUTFITS YOU WISH WERE IN GAME TO GLAMOUR! ITS YOTSUYU! Mr. Miyagi uses distraction! Its Super Effective. SWIM! PUNCH SOME SEA MONSTERS! RUN! Talk to Lyse. Attune to aetheryte. Talk to Sword Daughter, Talk to Lyse. Talk to Roe. Talk to Lyse. Talk to Lady. Talk to dude. Talk to other dude. GRAB ALL THE FUCKING AETHER YOU CAN! FUCK STORMBLOOD CURRENT PLACEMENT! Ooo piece of candy. You discovered a dude. Find another dude. Give him medicine. Ride across the sand. Punch a Sea Monster. Punch another sea monster. Take 15 years cutting up a sea monster. Teleport to Onokoro! Talk to people get rewards. Look around the place. Talk to dude. Spent 3 years putting meat out and punching sharks. Walk around. Save a dude from Raphael!  Talk to dude. Teleport to Onokoro. Talk to Lyse and Sword Daughter. Talk to Roe. Swim across the ocean. Talk to Lyse. Walk around and enter cave. Talk to Sword Daughter. YOU FOUND THE TURTLE HIDE OUT! Talk to Donatello. Talk to Leonardo. Attune to Aetheryte. Run up a hill. PUNCH A CRAB! Talk to Donatello. You can now breath underwater. Go for swim on a Manta Ray. UNDER DA SEA! UNDER DA SEA! Bug some Au Ra. Talk to Yugiri’s parents. UNDER DA SEA~! Use a lantern, track down a piece of jewelry. Talk to Sword Daughter. Teleport to Turtle Base. Talk to turtles. SWIM AWAAAAAY! Talk to Sword Daughter. Break in Raphael’s Base. Punch Turtles! Punch turtles! Punch turtles. Talk to Sword Daughter. SUMMON A PRIMAL! Punch Turtles. Talk to Sword Daughter. Unlock Pool of Tribute. FIGHT PARTY GRANDPA!

THE SEAS PART FOR WE ALONE! WILD AND PURE AND FOREVER FREE! PWAHAHAHAHAAH! RESILIENT SOULS I SALUTE YOU!

Party Grandpa defeated. Run away. Shit goes down. Swim to a village. Talk to people in hiding. Talk to other people. Talk to Mr. Miyagi. Walk to Yanxia.

Walk through the meadows. Talk to Mr. Miyagi. Get a cold welcome. Attune to Aetheryte. Chill by a pool. Talk to Mr. Miyagi. DIVE BITCH! Swim Swim Swim! Discover Ninja Hideout. Talk to people. Aetheryte broke. Talk to Lizard Wife! Teleport to Namai. Get all the aetheryte currents you can. Seriously fuck Stormblood Current Placement. Talk to Lizard Wife. Pose as a merchant. Talk to people. Talk to Lizard Wife. Run through the meadows. Talk to lost girl. PUNCH SOME CATERPILLARS! Talk to lost girl. Find a flower PUNCH A CATERPILLAR! Talk to lost girl. Teleport to Namai. Ride up a hill. Talk to girl. Get chewed out by her brother. Teleport to Namai. Talk to Lizard Wife. Talk to Lizard Wife but in hiding. Garleans came and took people away. Ride out! Talk to Lizard Wife. Put some Garleans to Sleep. Ride out. Talk to Lizard Wife. Put more Garleans to sleep. Get to a cliff. Talk to Lizard Wife. Put more Garleans to sleep. Talk to Lizard Wife. Stand guard. Walk up to Lizard Wife and offer a smoothie. Change in front of your Lizard Wife, you marry in July. Pose as office. Salute some schmucks. Talk to Lizard Wife. Approach group of people. Get rejected. Lizard Wife is depressed. The marriage is postponed. Support her by putting Garlean Guards back and throwing cocaine on them. Find Lizard Wife. Talk to Lizard Wife. Teleport to Namai. Go to lake. Swim to Ninja hide out. Have a calm and collective meet--Lizard Wife stormed out. Talk to Mr. Miyagi. Teleport to Namai. Talk to Lizard Wife. Ride out. Meet Lizard Wife by dock. Talk to Lizard Wife. Go to rundown place. Talk to Lizard Wife.

Dansa med oss Klappa era hnder Gr som vi gr Ta ngra steg t vnster Lyssna och lr Missa inte chansen Nu are vi hr med CARAMELLZENOS!

You punch Zenos in the face. He liked it. He now has a raging boner and beats your ass. You broke a horn off his helmet. He proposes to you. You’ll think about it. You and Lizard Wife escape. Talk to Sword Daughter. Ride out to Ruby Sea. Ride across town. Talk to Lyse. Go forth to Nagrand.

You’ve come to Nagrand...so majestic. Talk to Lyse. Ride to Reunion. Grab Aetheryte. Bug Xaela merchants. Tell them all you are just window shopping. Talk to Xaela. There’s a spy among us! FIND THE MOLE! ...oh find the MOL rather. It could be anyone. The Xaela in dark colors, the xaela in dark colors, or the bright pink xaela standing out like a sore thumb. Talk to Mol Wife. Ride out to meadows. PUNCH TREES! Off Mol Wife Trees as a dowry. She sells them. Talk to Mol Wife. Run up a hill. Talk to Fratboy Hien. Grab Aetherytes NEAR FAR WHEREVER THEY ARE! Teleport to Reunion. Talk to Fratboy. Run up a hill. You’re at Sheep Village. Talk to Fratboy. Talk to Sheep Wife. Talk to Sheep Wife’s Mother. Nice to meet you ma’am. I’ll have her back by 10 o’clock. SHE CAN SEE THE FUTURE! Ask her when theres perfect weather for you and Cirina’s Wedding. Talk to Fratboy. Walk out. Talk to Fratboy again. Fratboy wants a contest. Talk to Mr. Miyagi. Head out into the mountains. Spent 12 hours putting down food and punching bears. Return...I dunno you either have more or less meat than Fratboy. Return to village. Talk to Sheep Wife. Ride out to the meadows. Talk to Lyse. Pick up shit, literally. Return to Lyse. Return to Mol. Talk to Sheep Wife. Have a picnic. Talk to Fratboy. Ride out. PUNCH SOME XAELA! Run out more. Talk to Lyse. Ride out further. PUNCH MORE XAELA. Talk to Mr. Miyagi. Unlock Bardam’s Mettle. PUNCH AN OX! Do a non-fight fight. PUNCH A BIRD! Leave. Get sweet ass bird! FUCK THE POLICE! Oh fuck you’ve been arrested. Talk to Little Sun. Talk to Little Sun’s Brother. Attune to aetheryte. Talk to Little Sun’s Brother. Go down below. DIVE BITCH! Pick some funky ass grass. Teleport to Dawn Throne. Talk to Little Sun’s Brother. Talk to Little Sun. Talk to Shaman. Find some Sheep! Talk to Fratboy. Find more sheep. Talk to Shaman. Return to Little Sun. Talk to Little Sun. Talk to Mr. Miyagi. Run yo ass across the continent. Stand on some stones, take in the view. Talk to Mr. Miyagi. PUNCH SOME YETIS! Talk to Xaela. IN DEATH DO OUR SOULS SING! Sadu Wife has fucking landed! I REPEAT! SADU WIFE HAS LANDED HELL FUCKING YES! Talk to Sadu. She’s too good for you. You could never ask her hand in marriage. She’s a free agent. Talk to other Dotharl. Talk to Mr. Miyagi. Talk to Sadu. Run out the desert. PUNCH SOME DOGS! Talk to Mr. Miyagi. Teleport to Dawn Throne. Talk to Little Sun. Talk to Fratboy. Fly to Sheep Wife. Talk to Grandma. Inspire other Mols. Talk Sheep Wife. PUNCH SOME XAELA! PUNCH SOME MORE XAELA! PUNCH SOME MORE XAELA! PUNCH LITTLE SUN A LITTLE! PUNCH SADU! She summoned the apocalypse...that’s hot. PUNCH SADU’S STONES! KNOCK SADU OUT! PUNCH LITTLE SON! GRAB THE THING! Garleans show up. PUNCH GARLEANS! PUNCH ROBOT PUNCH GARLEANS! PROTECT SADU! THEYRE FUCKED! Alright its over. Talk to Sheep Wife. Celebrate victory with Mol. Talk to Fratboy. Teleport to Dawn Throne. Talk to Little Sun. Fly to Sadu. Talk to Sadu. AN ILLUSION! WHAT ARE YOU HIDING!?! Go back to Yanxia.

Talk to Fratboy. Fly across Yanxia. Find crevice. Talk to Sword Daughter. Enter like a boss. Talk to people. Attune to Aetheryte. Talk to Book Son. Teleport to Kugane. Go to Ruby Bazaar. Talk to Weasel and Tataru. Leave go to Markets. Track down FedEx. Get package. Return to Ruby Bazaar. Talk to Tataru. Teleport to House of the Fierce. Talk to Book Son. Talk to people. Go out on patrol with Sword Daughter. Meet some merchants. PUNCH THE MERCHANTS! Meet Sword Daughter. Talk to Sword Daughter. Teleport to House of the Fierce. Talk to people. Talk to Fratboy. Fly out to Yanxia. Talk to Fratboy. Find Katana. Talk to Fratboy. Return to House of the Fierce. Talk to people. Take a nap. Talk to people. Fly out to Yanxia. Talk to Fratboy. Unlock Doma Castle. FUCK DOMA CASTLE! PUNCH A ROBOT! PUNCH ANOTHER ROBOT! PUNCH CYBER ROELEAN 2077! MR. MIYAGI NOOOOOOOOOOO! Mourn Gosetsu. Talk to Fratboy. Talk to pirate dude. Go to place. Watch speech. Leave place. Take ship back. Talk to Book Son. Talk to Pirate dude. Take ship back to Kugane. Go to Ruby Bazaar. Talk to Weasel. Tataru is staying behind. Go to docks. Talk to Tataru. Say goodbye. Go back to Limsa. Get greeted by Admiral Wife. Pray thee return to the Rising Stones. Talk to people. Teleport to Castrum Oriens.

Report to Raubahn. Krile has been captured. Where you gonna get your Alphinaud blackmail now? Talk to Grand Pappy. Go to Rhalgr’s Reach. Talk to Cool Catte and Grand Pappy. Swolboi arrives. Meet Swolboi by a bridge. PUNCH SOME GARLEANS! PUNCH SOME CANNONS! PUNCH FORDOL--.... ? ... ? ...Okay punch Fordola for real this time. WE’VE TAKEN THE BRIDGE! Go out and punch Garleans. Return to Lyse. Talk to Guard. Cross bridge. Go to Cool Catte’s house. Attune to Aetheryte. Grab all the currents finally fucking avaliable in this region. Talk to Cattes. Meet with sneks. Talk to sneks. Follow Snekladies. Attune to aetheryte. Infilitrate Sneklaire. Unlock Emanation.

I WILL FREE YOU FROM YOUR HATE! REST YOUR WEARY SOULS UPON MY BOSOM!

TOOOOONNNIIIIGHHTT IIIINNN TIMMME YOOOUUU SHALLLL FOLLOW! STRIKE A POSE NOW VOGUE! PUNCH LAKHSMI! Leave.

Get into an arguement with Snekladies. Cheer up Sword Daughter. Return to other snekladies. Return to Cool Catte Inn. Fly across. Talk to Guard. Enter other side of the Peaks.

Talk to Lyse. Talk to Guards. Attune to Aetheryte. Talk to Raubahn. Patrol with Sword Daughter. PUNCH THINGS! Talk to Sword Daughter. OH SHIT ZENOS GAVE FORDOLA A CANNON! SHIT GOES DOWN YO! Kick down the door...slowly. See to the injuried. Grandpappy dead. Priorities...grab all the currents you can finally get in the region. Fuck Stormblood current placement. Leave place. Look for straglers. PUNCH THINGS! Go talk to Raubahn. Go back to gate. Enter. PUNCH GARLEANS! PUNCH ROBOT! Meet with Roe. Flex to show courage. Talk to Roe. PUNCH GARLEANS! PUNCH MORE GARLEANS! Talk to Roe. PUNCH GARLEANS! Talk to Twins. Unlock Castrum Albania. FUCK THIS PLACE! Leave. Talk to Lyse. Go meet Raubahn. Listen to the time he became the Prince of Bel-Aire. Talk to Lyse. PUNCH SOME GUYS! Talk to Lyse. Teleport to Rhalgr’s Reach. Lyse evolves into Red Queen! Fight her in a cutscnee. Talk to the Red Queen. Teleport back to the Peaks. Fly to Pipin. Enter the Lochs.

Attuned to Aetheryte. Take 20 hours to get that aether current atop that one bridge. Fuck the Loch’s Aether Current Placement and grab all the ones you can. Talk to Lyse. Edgecred is here. Strip Tease appears and gives you White Aurecite like boss. Run across the salt of a million WoW Expansions. Investigate the salt mines. Set off a car alarm. PUNCH ROBOTS! PUNCH SMALL ROBOTS! Run across the salt plains. Ignore all mobs. PUNCH FOG MACHINES! PUNCH GIANT GORILLA! Meet a grandpa. Follow Lyse. Head by a lake. Talk to Lyse. Jump into water. Talk to Lyse. Swim to opening. Infilitrate steps. Talk to Edgecred. Mission Impossible a place. OPEN WIDE THE GATES! RIOT! PUNCH GARLEANS! PUNCH MORE GARLEANS! Break into lab! PUNCH FORDOLA NOW WITH TOOTHPASTE BEAM! VICTORY! Attune to Aetheryte. Get the last aether current here. Talk to people. Go back to Porta Praetoria. Talk to Raubahn. Meet with Seedseer, give her a flirty wink. Talk to Admiral Wife. Get slapped on the ass. Make things awkward by making out with Aymeric in front of everyone. Talk to Raubahn. He gives Pipin his very cursed sword. Run across the salt plains. Meet Pipin in front of a castle. Talk to Book Son. Run to the side gardens. Talk to Book Son. PUNCH SOME WOLF GUYS! PUNCH A WOLF DUDE! Talk to Book Son. Return to Pipin. Unlock Ala Mhigo. PUNCH A ROBOT! THE SOUL REBELS! PUNCH BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY! OH SHIT IS ZENOS YAE GALVUS! Fight for each other’s hand in marriage! That didn’t phase him. Follow him to the Royal Menagerie. Flirt with him for an hour. He fused with a dragon. Unlock Royal Menagarie. PUNCH A DRAGON! GRAB ONTO DRAGON’S SIDE! PUNCH DRAGON SOME MORE! Leave. Watch Zenos punch himself. Listen to a chorus of Ala Mhigans. Return to Rhalgr’s Reach. Talk to Lyse. She leaves the Scions. WE CANT STOP HERE THIS IS ALA MHIGO COUNTRY!

[jawaharkrish-blog]

From Scotland Yard to Shimla – The Ultimate Men’s Fashion Statement

Many years back, when grandpa had a hipbone replacement, he was advised a walking stick by the doctor to help him walk.  The surgery went through without any complications, but the choice of the walking stick was as difficult as finding the right bride.  My grandpa would not settle for any piece of wood. He demanded a stick with ivory inlay work on it.  This set the people in the house scampering to meet his demand.  Grandpa now felt like the queen of Sheeba getting all his requirements fulfilled.  This ivory stick became a precious possession in his shelf.  

A few weeks later, his leg showed a lot of improvement and soon he began to take a few steps independently.  This did not deter him from making his next demand of a new walking stick made of mahogany with silver top. Annoyed with his new demand, the entire family sat together to find a convenient way of escaping this purchase.  As no plausible reason of excuse could be thought, the order was placed and the majestic stick made its way into the house.

A few months down, when his balance was restored and he could walk by himself, he came up with his next requirement, an ebony stick with a deer-like  handle made of brass, this set the household debating on the issue of its use and expenses towards it.  If Gandhi, could use merely a wooden staff to walk his way through Gujarat, why did grandpa, sitting at home, require such fancy sticks? The young and the old joined in the heated debate. The family got divided between the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ verdict. And finally, on his birthday the entire family stood together and gifted his third collectible.  He held it with a great sense of pride and thanked everyone.  He kept the same in his cupboard and was overjoyed to look at his other prized possessions time and again.

An array of beautiful walking sticks fashionably adorned his cupboard while he used none to help him walk.  He used them for weddings, get togethers, meetings and for special outings with family.  He would carefully choose his walking stick to suit the occasion.

It is almost a decade now since my grandpa passed away.  My children brought out an album and while flipping through the pages, I could recall the dramas and debates before each walking stick was purchased.  For grandpa, the stick was something more. It was a symbol of pride, stature, identity and a fashionable accessory in each of the photograph.  The pride with which held each one of them was evident in all pictures. A walking stick is no longer just a temporary support or medical help, but it is something more. It is a personal identity and is a pride possession.

The reason for using walking stick may vary depending on whether it is a shepherd, Churchill, Gandhi or my grandpa, but they all serve different purposes, each no less important than the other.

[marshaeb]

P.S: I'm Mated With The Cursed Alpha!

Chapter Five

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The stars were shining so bright and beautiful across the majestic night sky. It was the perfect night, soiled it by such a terrible situation.

I stood still in his firm hold, not wanting to pull myself away to cause me more pain than I already was in.

Seven years...he waited seven years? For what?

I trembled like a helpless prey, with tears wetting my face as I held onto my hair.

“P-plea-se...” I grunted, sniffing my teary, runny nose as he growled possessively, pulling me closer. “I-I beg you... If it’s anything you want...you can get access from my mother.”

“I don’t need access to what’s already mines.” He said sternly, with so much testosterone raging through him.

“What’s his?” Sarah said confusedly to me through our mind link. “What could he possibly be referring to?”

“Sia, you do know you’ve trespassed?” An older, more mature voice said to him, but with the position he has me in, I couldn’t see who it was.

There was a long pause between them until the silence was broken by a sharp gasp.

“Sia...could it be?” The man added shockingly. “Are you sure?”

“As deep as my cursed marks are on my body... I know I’m sure!” He replied.

Instantly, my chest rose and fall as I started to hyperventilate and panic. What on earth were they referring to? What was he so sure about? It was driving me crazy!

The guards finally arrive on the scene with a few reinforcements.

They step back slightly in complete shock of what was taking place and stared terrifyingly at the strange man.

“Lady Joel...” Kylo, the second head guard in command said to me in a sorrowful tone. Brave enough like he always was, he took a few steps towards me.“Everything’s going to be alright... Everyone let’s calm down...take it easy.”

He stopped dead in his tracks when a vicious growl rippled his way.

His grip got, even more, tighter and I whimpered aloud.

“Owww!” I cried aloud, taking uneasy breaths. “I-It hurts! H-he’s hurting me, Kylo.”

He looked at me, so eager to come to my rescue, like the brave warrior wolf he was, but for the first time, Kylo was hesitant and it somewhat petrified me.

This man...whoever he is, was definitely someone not to be reckoned with.

Though I couldn’t see his face, I could tell by Kylo and the other guard’s frightening expression, he was giving them the most sinister, bloodthirsty death stare.

“N-not to worry, Lady Joel, you’re Mom is on her way as fast as she can.” Shelia, the female guard said nervously.

As soon as Mom was mentioned, I wanted to just drop dead on sight. I know I had it coming for me, especially being seen in such an embarrassing situation.

“Don’t worry, Jo-ey,” Sarah said facing me with her eyes glancing between me and his devouring, glowing green eyes through the boarders. “I’m right here beside you... everything will be ok.”

“S-Sarah...h-he won’t let go...” I said to her terrifyingly through our mind link with so many mixed emotions running through me.

“I know...” She replied glancing up at him, “Jo’, he hasn’t taken his eyes off you yet...I think it’s deeper than it seems.”

“What else could it possibly be, Sarah!” I panicked, on the brink of losing my composure. “I want to get out of his hold! It’s freaking killing me!”

A low growl rippled through his lips as he stared between us. It was like he knew we were talking ill about him.

He tugged me closer to him, brushing Sarah off slightly. “I said to piss off!” He said, anger and possessiveness lacing his deep, husky voice.

“NO! You big bully!” She exclaimed.

We all were stunned for a moment. Me, the guards, even he hesitated to reply. I didn’t know Sarah had it in her to snapped back at someone so vicious and dangerous as him.

“Why don’t you just leave us the hell alone!” She continued to rant.

“Us?” He stated. I could feel his grip tightening slightly with irritation. “Does it look like I’m bothering you?”

“Yes!” She replied, standing her ground. “You’re hurting my best friend. You mess with her... you mess with me!”

Silence took over the atmosphere. Nothing but the calm breeze rattling the leaves on the trees were heard.

“LET HER GO!” She screamed to the top of her lungs.

“You better step the fuck off, before I jump over this damn border and rip out that ranting little mouth of yours!” He tensed, feeling his body heat radiating down on me.

“Oh yeah, I’d like to see you try!” She replied.

“Ma’am it’s not wise to provoke a hungry black wolf.” The older voice said behind me. “The results could be very detrimental!”

“Shut it, Grandpa!” She snapped.

Instantly Kylo stepped forward and snatched Sarah back before she starts something she definitely couldn’t finish.

“Come now, Sarah.” He said sternly as she fought in his hold. “Calm down, Alpha Denise is making her way as fast as she can.”

“P-plea-se, my head hurts s-so bad,” I gasped quietly enough for him to hear me, “you’re grip is too strong.”

I waited for him to respond, instead, I got nothing but a tense growl and I tighter grip. Until I felt it started to loosen gradually and my hand was taken in his.

I thanked the moon goddess it wasn’t my injured hand.

He released his grip and I eventually stumbled forward feeling a light-headed sensation coming over me.

I turned around my hair in a huge fuzzy mess, staring up at that intense light-green, hooded eyes staring down at me.

“Joel are you ok!” Sarah shouted from behind Kylo and the other guards, guarding her.

“Y-yes...I-I guess...” I said utterly unsure.

I was quite boggled that he actually let go of my hair after I told him how much pain he was causing.

For someone so vicious, so demanding and cruel, he actually complied. Which was so strange. And why is he staring at me like I did something to him?

I haven’t noticed it before, but his lashes were so long, it shaded over his green eyes as they danced wildly in the moonlight. He had a full head of long, straight hair. It was black as the night sky and so silky, blowing gently crossed his face perfect structured face.

I couldn’t believe I was actually thinking this way towards him...but he was so handsome and masculine. My eyes glanced over his full lips. His cupid’s bow was so defined, curving almost perfectly.

Then there was his board, muscular torso with a deep claw mark above his right breast.

He was the perfect man every girl dreamt of having...every girl except for me--I convinced myself-- I have Jackson. He’s the only man I’ve ever dreamt about and will be the only man as well.

I stared at his large hand clutched almost too easily around my small wrist. I definitely couldn’t escape from him.

Though I was headstrong and positive, I couldn’t help but—

He sucked his bottom lip, wetting it, and swallowed loudly. I watched in slow motion as his sharp Adam’s apple grazed up and down his throat.

I was so close...so close to—

A deep, lascivious growl emerged from his throat and I clenched... HARD! My core was pulsing like wildfire and I couldn’t control the sensation.

All I could of do was hold my head down in shame and just let nature take its course. I didn’t like it one bit, but when a man like that looks the way he does and is staring down at you like fresh meat, one could let it happen.

If Jackson knows I’m aroused for another man and other than him... I would be so broken and devasted.

I break for a moment and looked up in his face and for the first time for the night, his face had turned all soft. His muscles weren’t as tensed like it was a few minutes ago and his grasped on my wrist has loosened slightly, but his eyes...those eyes were still intense as they travel over every inch of my face.

If I was a weak-minded girl, I would have definitely fallen for such a dreamy face, despite how he treated me and Sarah...

BUT THIS WAS WRONG!

His face immediately tensed back up and his grip tightened as I tried to fight and pull away from him again.

I felt so disgusted just thinking about it, I couldn’t help wanting to free myself out of his hold and run somewhere and cry for everything that transpired tonight. And yet more is still to come.

He growled, tugging my arm, pulling my body onto the border. “Stop fighting me!” He said sternly. His tone of voice was mixed with anger and hurt from my rejection.

What was wrong with the guy. Why was he like this? One second he’s the calmest, gentlest thing and with just one wrong move he snaps into a raging bull.

In the distance heading towards us was mom’s white wolf came running towards us and her beta, Jimmy carrying someone on his back. It was Jiraya. The wisest man in the land.

As she stepped on the scene, the only person she had her eyes on was me. If disappointment, rage, and embarrassment were a person it would be her, without a doubt.

She shifted into her human and stood next to Kylo, asking him all that taken place. I could feel her staring. They were so strong and daunting, and there was no way of escaping.

I just wanted the moon goddess to take me out of my misery. This was too much a small, inexperienced teenage wolf like me could handle, but yet again, this was all my fault.

After Kylo had given her his report, she strutted over towards us...and got right down to business, not caring to ask how I feel or if I was alright.

But I knew her too well. When she’s like that, I know she was furious and would explode on me on sight for my negligence and disobedience, but as the perfectionist she was, she wouldn’t let it happen.

“Darius, the cursed Alpha.” She said to him calmly, slying her eyes at me.“We’ve yet again crossed paths and somehow, you have my rebellious daughter confined.”

The older voice I heard earlier reappeared as an older, slim build man with grey hair and a subtle ball plate, stepped from behind him.

“I speak to him.” He said. “I am Sethi. The uncle of Alpha Darius’s and also his close advisor.”

Mom looked between them than at me, raising a sharp, you’re-going-to-get-it-later, brow at me.

“I’m sure you do know the treaty of the land, stating the consequences of crossing other’s territory.” Mom said, and for a split second, a sigh of relief came over me. “You’re on my turf, restraining my daughter!”

“We never said we do not know the treaty of the land and the treason if broken.” Old man Sethi said. “But, the treaty also informs us that if one’s property is on foreign soil, he or she has their rights to overstep any boundaries to retrieve what’s rightfully theirs.”

What’s rightfully theirs? What the hell does Mom have that he wants so badly? And I’m the one who’s stuck between all this mess!

Again, there was this awkward silence and I could feel my heart beating out of my chest waiting for Mom to respond.

Come on Mom...say something!

“Perhaps we can settle this in a more private matter,” Mom said. “If it’s land, money, or cattle... I would be obliged to reconsider.”

“What the hell do you take me for?” Alpha Darius said growling lowly. “I don’t want your Land, Money, or Cattle! I’ve got mines in abundance!”

“Than what is it you want?” Mom asked confusedly.

He glanced down and me, eyes hard. I looked around at his pack as their eyes glowed vibrantly in the shadowy background.

I could feel his grip tightening on my wrist as Sethi speak out.

“I’m thrill to inform you, Alpha Darius has finally reached a milestone in his life,” Sethi said as a small smirk curled on his wrinkled face.

Milestone? W-what milestone?!

“And what do me, my pack, and my daughter has to do with that?” Mom asked, placing her feet firmly on the ground.

“It has a lot to do with it, but most importantly, your daughter,” Sethi replied.

“M-me?” I said taking deep breaths. “I don’t know what he’s talking about, Mom! I swear! I-I SWEAR!”

My lungs felt like it was going to burst as I breathed in and out sharply. There were so many mixed signals getting thrown about and still, I remained clueless.

Mom sigh. A frail look of disappointment and disbelief came over her face.

“Spill it!” She said, refusing to look me in the face.

“Spill what! I shouted trying to pull out of his grip. “Spill what Mom?”

“Miss Joel,” Sethi said, wishing that I never asked. “You’re the Alpha’s prize mated.”

I felt my breath and my consciousness gradually leaving my body. This wasn’t real! This has to be a joke! Please! Please tell me this is a horrible dream.

My body started to shake out of my control as my eyes glance up at him.

The thrill was all over his face and his eyes danced with excitement, smiling menacingly down at me.

Mate! I’m his... Mate?

“Yes...you belong to me...” He seethed. “Every bit of you, flaws and all, is mine... You’re all mine!”

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[hellobengski]

The essence in travels

Mondays are not necessarily for work days. Maybe for most, it’s getting into an everyday battle- a reality of striving hard to establish short and long-term goals – but I guess Mondays could be time for self-meditation – allowing yourself to be in the sense of vulnerability.

Or Mondays could just be plain Mondays.

March 2, 2020

Monday, 6:30am

               My friends went to pick me up at home around 7:00am. It’s with a decisive mind to go along with the spontaneity of our trip. Road trips are always fun – it’s like escaping from the norm taking you elsewhere you have never been before or at least to places you have already experienced but commands you to create blissful memories.

I was seated at the back seat of my mom’s friend’s car and eyed the road and the sights of the highway carrying us through Dinadiawan, Aurora. On the side of the highway were lovely green meadows that grew off the side of small hills, speckled with browns and whites.

Aurora Province was full of lush green trees and hilly road ways that twisted and turned and went up and down like a roller coaster. There were tiny little meadows on the sides of the roads for a duration of the time, until we reached an area that was higher up than the rest.

I looked out across the lower areas and saw trees and grasses dance gracefully, and in the distance, I saw hilly small mountains and palm trees that seemed green and almost out of sight.  It was a magnificent view and not even a photograph could display the beauty I saw with my own eyes. Just as we were about to reach the majestic beach, a new friend had to choose by coin tossing. From there, we knew we have come up with a firm decision.

It was just aesthetically vintage as I could remember, the laughter from old stories when we were younger led us to more platonic attachment to each other. I loved the genuineness of the moment.

From random shuffled songs during 2000s, whether it’s Christian or pop to vibrant classic indie music of Gus Dapperton had made us forget the long trip. I didn’t really bring much, just my essentials including eyeglasses, brown wallet, my lotion for my unfortunate skin asthma and some extra pair of clothes.

Blue skies, sheltering rocks, a subject that is something edible, and water. I remember watching a docuseries called Explained, from the term “African savanna hypothesis”, this is how you exactly define beauty. It’s something that we seek, something we have always longed for. Guess that’s what makes art like this therapeutic for humans, it pleases us universally with or without concept.

Denying my frustrations and sadness since my grandpa died won’t help me so I knew I needed this short getaway. Just as much as I wanted the nature, maybe it desired me back. I felt safe with the people around me, people I call friends. There were 3 of them – Charis, Inah, and Francis.

I have been with the two - Charis and Inah. I have spent my time with them during our high school days, like how we enjoyed photoshoots at homes, or how we dated guys we used to like.  But of course, they were able to nurture themselves through time. Each beauty has her own capacity to commit and help people win lives for the Lord. Just at it is, our friendship blossomed like flowers. It became more mature as we talked about our mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual struggle. I appreciated them becoming my allies, seeing the humility in them as they grow in and for Christ. And Francis, I only met him once during a conference in Manila. But it was also more than meeting him in a bus station for a trip in my hometown. I got the chance to know him better for a short period of time as he was serving the Lord through music workshop for young people. He’s admirable and smart – gets to listen more than talk. He’s naturally gifted with the love for music and teaching. I remember asking him once what was his breaking point that led him being a full-time leader in church – he answered it was basically his decision. I certainly liked some of his corny jokes, guess I had to laugh for it.

From splashing around the sea, we also took some time to experience the waterfalls. It was just a 10-minute ride from the highway as we walked towards it. The waterfall was called Panindingan. We walked along the edge of the rocks. It wasn’t at its widest point, but it was surging and plunging down the small hill. It had a beautiful serenity creek at the bottom. It was veneer clear.  

Just then, the sun came out. Its rays caught the watery slide, giving us the tranquility we needed. It turned it a-glitter, like shreds of silky silver. The airy sparkling of its spray was magical. But the noise subsided as we walked away. It became a distant humming again. I ventured one look back over my shoulder. The waterfall flashed silver one more time. Its soul magic followed me all the way home.

I always loved travels. And I will always do.

I am always in awe in the existence of nature.

I am blessed to have the opportunity with people close to my heart --

To treasure the good memories, to live like it’s always the last time, and to know the reasons why and what we actually live for.

[hhytheking]

The story of “the former Tsar”Peter III

Hi,my name is Karl Peter Ulrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf.But you can call me Peter III(a name that I hate). I used to be the Tsar of Russian Empire.But that ugly dirty slut Sophie took my throne and lock me inside this room like a prisoner.

WHO DO THAT BITCH THINK SHE ARE?!WHY THOSE MORONS DECIDED TO HELP HER—A FARMER GIRL!? I AM THE ONE WHO SAVE THOSE HEATHEN AND ALL THOSE DAMN PRUSSIA ARMY!AND YET NO ONE THANK ME CAUSE THEY WERE BUSY SEVERING CATHERINE THE GREAT!? UNACCEPTABLE!!!

Even god couldn’t take those things so he sent his“right-hand man”to punish those idiots.The Empirer’s name is Napoleon Bonaparte.Before him I don’t even know someone better than Sir Frederick the great.But he actually conquered Prussia,England and Greece.And yet Sophie were still dealing with Gandhi.What was she even doing?How could a India pacifist scare her so much?

In case you are curious about how I know this news when I being locked up.Well, I meet a noble guard called Jacques.He told everything information outside.And two good news that may help me escape from this nightmare.First is duo to the fact Sir Bonaparte is way to powerful that citizens are planning to surrender.If I could help them overthrow Sophie’s throne.I could be Tsar again or even better:lead army as Sir Bonaparte’s general.

Second new is my grand father Peter the great.I was shocked and cofused when I heard that.How could he come back after so many years.But if he could help me out than anything goes.

That is a bright afternoon. I am playing with my toy soldiers and a man come in.He is tall,strong and majestic-looking just like a lion. I know he is my grandfather that I have no impression:Tsar Peter the great!

“Здравствуйте!” (“Hello!”)

What the heck he said? I have no idea how to respond.

He knows that I have some problems with that language so he ask Jacques:Don’t know Russian?”He nodding his head,“That’s odd...for former Tsar.”

“I said hello.Do you understand now?”He sit in front of me and watch me like watching a caveman.

I nod my head.“Good.So,”He put my toys away.“I have gathering a great army for you to escape.”

“Really!”That’s the greatest news since I’ve been locked in here.“Of course, I won’t let some farmer girls took my grandchild’s throne.But what would you do when you take your throne?”

“I will invite Sir Bonaparte to our city. I will ask him what we will do to make us Westernize and I will give one or two...”

“One or two what?”

“One...one or two wonders they may need.”

“Well,sounds good. I will help you tomorrow and I promise you there will be great show you don’t want to miss.”

“What about you?” “Me? Ха! Don’t worry about me. I won’t take your things.Everything remain the same.”

I was so happy about what gonna happen tomorrow, I don’t even realizing grandpa Peter call Jacques out....

Next day,the France delegation arrive.Sophie and Peter prepare a hearty lunch.They even let me join the lunch. I am glad I can be here to see how I take my throne from that slut.

“Where is your personal guard,Jacques?”Ask from the head of the France delegation.He asks that without any honorific form.“He is definitely the best I can chose from your guards.”

“He is already here.” “But I don’t see him anywhere.”

What Sophie respond exactly scare everyone—everyone besides she and Peter.

“Well,you are drinking him,aren’t you?”

“Drin...Haha,you must be joking,right?”

Meanwhile,Peter hold a round stuff out of the wine barrel.It is a human’s head.He has blond hair,bule eyes and no beards,that’s Jacques head.“Um……No.”

Usually, I will puke,but things doesn’t stop.Guards kill every member of the table with gun.Every member beside Sophie,Peter,the member of the France delegations and me.

“So this is what you call diplomacy?”

“What?”

“You kills your people and make us drink something like this,what kind treatment is that?”

“Oh,please.”Peter starts to answer “If you can put your Jacques into our country and make an army then why can’t we do something return to yours?”

“Your don’t fear having a war with you?!” “My people live through winters more dangerous than your army.”

“Which means?” “You and your leader and your citizens have been behaving very badly, you all know that.Now it's payback time. ”Sophie says that as she declares war towards them.

“Imbécile!Tu vas le regretter!” (“Fools! You all gonna regret this!”)

They leave here as quick as possible.As they leave,Peter hug Sophie up like a princess.“Now is time for me to show some of my diplomacy skills which I just learn some new arts.”

“You know your grand son is still here right?”

“Who cares him?He can dream whatever he wants. I may wake him up when I need to introduce his new grand mother......”

They leave this room together.And those guards leave too.Leave me and all those bodies.

What do I feel now?Sad?Mad? I only think my heart is broken inside.

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