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libelula202 · 3 days ago
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Glad to see that understaffing was blamed and not the employees because I was gonna kick up a fuss…
I actually work for a Kroger subsidiary and can give you the tea about how price changing (what the position is called) works.
Literally only 1-2 people are responsible for ALL the price changes in grocery-aka the food that’s down aisles as opposed to in service departments like produce and meat.
The OFFs (the items that are coming OFF sale-the little yellow part at the bottom of the price tag) are supposed to be torn (ripped off the tag) before the store opens. But when you have thousands of products to do and it’s only you it’s almost impossible.
So usually what happens is the offs get skipped-never on purpose but just how the day goes-and someone else pulls them later if you’re lucky.
Also you can have 12+ hours worth of price changes (meaning it’ll take more than 12 hours to put all the sale tags on the shelf) and that time does NOT include tearing OFFs or making NEW sale signs for displays or shippers-so it ends up being closer to 15 hours.
And the price changer only works an 8 hour shift, and no one else is scheduled bEcaUSe OvERtiME!
One person cannot do a 15+ hour job in only 8 hours.
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Kroger stores in multiple states have overcharged customers by listing expired sale tags and then ringing up regular prices – a practice that adds extra burdens on struggling US families. Workers and union officials say the company’s chronic understaffing is driving the problem. This comes according to reporting done by the Guardian US, Consumer Reports and the Food & Environment Reporting Network. Watch your wallets.
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rinsnumber1fan · 7 hours ago
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OMG I JUST DISCOVERED UR ACC AND I LITERALLY BINGED EVERYTHINGGG CAN YOU DO A SCHOOL AU RIN?? LOVE UR WRITING 😭😭😭
[SCHOOL AU] Itoshi Rin Headcanons:
☆ First things first, this man DOES NOT study. He thinks every subject other than physical education is ass so he doesn't even consider them. He only thinks English will be useful to him.
☆ how you'd meet: rin didn't suck he just didn't try. So when his teacher glanced at every test other than English get an F she assigned you to tutor him. After procasinating for so long the two of you met at the library, he wouldn't stop scoffing sighing and complaining in the end you snapped. "You wanna end up in a fucking ditch?! It's basic physics you can't even play soccer without it!!!" And he just stared at you like you just committed a crime by snapping at him. Although, it did work. He ended up listening to you.
☆ how it would continue: you would find yourself tutoring him more that often, and soon you realized that you didn't tutor him extra hours because you were 'nice' but because you liked him.
☆ how he'd be as a bf: he wouldn't be all lovey dovey and sweet and cringe like those couples in school but he would buy you your favourite things without asking, do random small things in silence for you. Like once, there's millions of people at the canteen so you're too tired and lazy to go but then rin comes back after some time with your favourite snacks from the canteen in his hands, placing them on the table for you.
☆ he would definitely try to hide the relationship. Not because he's embarrased, never. But because his friends would NEVER stop teasing him. When bachira catches him patting your head, he goes "OHHHHHHHHH!!! SOMETHINGS GOING ONNN!!!" And rins cheeks have the slightest hue of pink on them.
☆ random: rin itoshi would definitely be the type to hold your hand under desks and you'd definitely tease him about it. "I'm never holding your hand again." Rin deadpanns.
☆ random: rin would invite you to his apartment for watching horror movies together. And you'd cling to his arm tightly, while he frowns "its not that scary" but secretly enjoys being held by your trembling hands.
☆ random: along with horror movies he also invites you on discord calls when you're at home so the two of you play roblox multilayer horror games together.
☆ school trips: CHAOS. The bus would be full of mfs singing and dancing while others are snacking. You are one of the people who was shouting with their lungs exploding with shidou and laughing out loud making the whole bus vibrate. And rin just sits in the back with his headphones over his ears with the most irritated expression ever. But when things calm down and you get tired, rin let's you use his shoulder to sleep and you let him use your lap to place his head on for sleeping.
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A/N: LEAVE A COMMENTTTT !!!! PLSPSLPSLSOLS
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pixzstickz · 1 day ago
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'Capable of Love' | I.Sae
{syn.} idfk. my au
{wc.} 1079
a/n: I’ve been procrastinating on this for days and this took me 5 hours to write AND ITS SHITTY AF #kms 
*not proofread*
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01
Latest Soccer Headline:
Shidou Y/n, otherwise known as the sister of Japan U-20 player, Shidou Ryusei, put up an amazing game against USA with a 6-0 win, scoring all 6 points. This brings the Brazil team up into the championship against Japan.
“Once again, thee Y/n Shidou is cast in her brother’s shadow, even though she’s way more popular than him. I mean come on, our recent game had a packed out stadium, over 50 million watching online, and the majority of Brazil’s streets flooded. American journalists are getting too comfortable out here. ” Mai remarked, rolling her eyes.
It was usual for you to be known as Shidou's sister by western journalists and media, but in eastern and southern media you were your own person. Ryusei nowhere to be mentioned. You didn’t really mind much, at least people knew your name.
“Eh, it’s probably going to be taken down or edited because of backlash. You know how Brazilian’s don’t play about Y/n.” Daniela replied, tying her shoes.
You grab your water bottle, taking a sip reflecting over practice. It was like any other day. Drills, scrimmaging, running, and the reminder about a game next week. Not any game, Brazil U-20 vs Japan U-20 finals game. God, were you nervous. You swore that the Japan team had it out for you. Every game they would try to get you injured, whether it gets them a yellow or red card. You found it quite amusing and were honored in a way. Japan was also a high ranked team, so trying to get you unable to play was them saying, ‘You’re a threat.”.
Your phone dings pulling you out of your thoughts.
Ryu
I heard someone’s cumming to Japan next week
God ur gross
and sadly I am
Lighten up lil sis, your big bro is going to be there supporting you
plus Blue Lock and the U-20 team
We’re literally twins
and WHAT??
BLUE LOCK AND U-20?
Yurp, thee Itoshi Sae and the ENTIRETY of U-20 WILL be watching YOU (yes YOU) play next week front rom
anygays… gotta go call me when you get to Japan.
seen 
“I hate that Zest demon with my entire being. What do you mean the U-20 guys are watching us next week and have front row seats.” You sighed, phone down and head in your hands. 
Blue Lock watching you play was nothing. You saw tweets of them saying how good you were and watched interviews of them saying they were inspired by your skill and dedication to the sport. You had gotten quite close to some of the boys when you stayed in Japan last summer, having an older sister bond to most of them. On the other hand there was U-20.
“Yikes, do you still think they remember the incident?” Daniela asked while grabbing her bag.
“You mean the one with Y/n and Sae? The incident that caused the resurgence of our ‘101 reasons to quit soccer’? The incident we call ‘the incident which shall not be named’. The same incident which made us book the next flight back home because of the awkwardness? Of course they have to remember. And with us going pro in Japan there’s no escaping it” Mai points outs.
“Speaking of which, I have to add Vanessa’s name to that list. Can’t believe she’s still creating drama within our team by sleeping with Eliana’s boyfriend.” Daniela adds.
“You know what? It’s just whatever. Whatever happened or happens is whatever. It’s out of my hands. Let’s just drop it and go, I’m hungry anyways.” You ranted, grabbing your bag and walked towards the exit. The two looked at each other then got up and followed you without saying a word.
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“Maybe we should’ve got Japanese takeout instead of Chinese. We’re practically living there after next week.” Daniela asked with a mouthful of chow mein, laid out on the couch flipping through channels.
You peeped out of your door and gave her a stank face. “Wow, first world problems we’re having.”
“Right, it’s not like the rest of us are packing our life away and trying to find apartments for us to stay in.” Mai mumbled.
“Well I’m sorry I’m basically a professional soccer player and not a professional procrastinator. I mean come on, I told y’all to start packing a month ago. This is a big move.” Daniela scoffs with food in her mouth once again.
“Chew your food before you speak nasty!” You yell.
You go back to packing only to be interpreted by Daniela smacking her food obnoxiously loud. You groan, slamming your door, and laying down. You were moving. It was official 6 months ago, but you didn’t believe time would go by so quickly. You’ve lived in Brazil since you were born, you've promised Ryusei you’d stay for him, and now you’re leaving like it was just a country where your games take place. Hopefully he forgot about that. 
You get up and open your closet, grabbing one of the shoeboxes from the previous summer. You cringe at the thought of the context in it knowing that pictures of you and Sae were in it. Nonetheless, you open it and rummage through it only to pick up a photobooth photo with Sae. The first picture was with you smiling and Sae giving a half smile, the second was Sae laying on your shoulder with you giving him bunny ears, the third was you laying on his shoulder with his hand tangled through your hair, and the last one was you both kissing. You sigh, throwing the photo back into the box only to realize that there’s writing on the back.
‘To Y/n, I enjoyed this summer with you. I wished you stayed here longer, but I ruined it. I’m sorry, that night should’ve never happened. I was drunk and dumb even though that’s not a valid excuse, I don’t expect for you to forgive me. I’ll miss you. I know I will. You made me feel like a normal person instead of a celebrity and I fucked it up. Please call me when you read this.
-Pretty Boy’
He used the nickname I gave him… and he told me to call him. Fuck.
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renren-006 · 9 hours ago
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Baby Girl | Joel Miller x fem reader!
plot: plot with implied smut
a/n: i’m sooo sorry, but good lord joel! also warning spoiler but Pedro singing in ep 6 literally made me crash out
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The first time you saw Joel Miller was while you were working a job in the QZ. There he was, some 50-year-old man walking around like he had no mind to how attractive he was. You watched him walk down the street, unaware of your staring, or at least you thought so. You are young, not too young, but enough of an age difference between the two of you that you knew the way you were looking at him would normally be considered weird.
Joel had seen you long before he caught your eye. He often found himself looking for you as you walked around the QZ, his eyes tracing your body wherever you went. Tess would always make comments about his interest in younger women just to piss him off. Both of you ended up watching each other far more than ever talking—that was until one day Joel did.
You lost sight of him while he was walking, so you jogged a bit to find where he went. You stopped before the turn, realizing how weird you were following him.
“Ya know, if you're going to track me, you might want to get better at it,” Joel said from behind you. You stood still, like a statue, watching him walk around you to face each other. “Are you good there, baby girl?”
“Oh…uh… yeah,” you said, at a loss for words after the name call slipped from his mouth. He smiled, knowing he had got you where he wanted you.
“I’m Joel,” the Texan accent came out strong.
“I know,” you told him. “I…know a lot about you.”
“Oh, do you…well, it just so happened I know a lot about you too,” he told you, smirking and placing his hands on his hips. The move almost made you lose your mind. How he moved, smirked, and talked sent your body into a frenzy. Now tell me what business did you have to follow me to the back of the QZ?”
“Oh... I kinda just wanted to watch you. I really didn’t mean to look like a stalker,” you told him, arms up, trying to defend yourself from looking like a creep. You honestly had no intention of following him this far, but once you got your mind set on just watching Joel Miller, autopilot turned on. Joel kept his stance, smirking down at you. God, this man.
“good,” Joel said, moving closer to you, almost a breath away, before he reached for your hand and led you down the street. It was late in the QZ, so most people were heading off the roads as you walked back toward the other side of the QZ. Joel took your words from one of the apartment buildings, away from most of the military watch, up the stairs, and into his apartment. It was cozy, quiet, and smelled entirely of Joel. He watched as you looked around the place.
“Like it?” Joel asked from the kitchen.
“It seems like you,” you told him, turning back to face the kitchen. Joel was grabbing two glasses and setting out his whisky. He motioned for you to sit. "You do know if you keep me here, I won’t be able to head home before the lockdown.”
“was kinda hoping you wouldn’t go home” he said. he kept his face hung low before slowly peeking. glance up at you. you were shocked and a bit flustered.
“I guess…that’s fine,” you told him, taking the drink set out for you. The night slowly led to Joel getting bolder and bolder. First, with his hands on your thighs, then in your hair, and soon all over. He was a leader, never letting you help or do anything other than be in bliss underneath him. The man worshiped you as he pounded into you over and over. Waves of euphoria and pleasure were all you felt for the hours this man took to make you feel good. Never once did he want you to do any more than look good underneath you; he got his own pleasure out of watching you moan and wiggle under him. Joel put his thick Texan accent and calloused hands to good use on you, making the entire night more serious. To think you had been watching and crushing on him from afar to now being with him...you wondered how the end of the world turned out so good.
Morning came too fast, letting the light spill over the two of you, barely covered by his blankets. Joel was right; you didn’t go home that night, and it started a trend.
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mwuaferrari · 15 hours ago
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ROOM 308 ୨ৎ chapter 4
lando norris x reader; franco colapinto x reader
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sum: because sometimes, being almost his hurts more than not being his at all.
warnings/notes: SMUT!!!!; toxic relationships; lando being a fuckboy; fwb; english is not my native language. italics: conversations in spanish. JUST A FEW MORE CHAPTERS AND FRANCO APPEARS, I PROMISE.
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taglist: @htpssgavi @madkohi
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The return to Madrid was silent.
Helena kept glancing at you on the plane, but she didn’t say anything. She didn’t need to. She knew you too well not to notice you were stuck in some kind of mental loop. The same one that replayed the images of room 308 over and over again like a poorly edited indie film.
As soon as you landed, you switched on “nothing happened” mode.
Messages with Lando: zero.
Instagram stories: happy, outings with friends, mirror selfies, Taylor Swift songs that no one else would understand.
You convinced yourself it was for the best. That it was just a moment. A beautiful mistake. A "what happens in Australia stays in Australia."
That you couldn’t get into something when you didn’t even know if he wanted it.
That if he wasn’t texting, it was because he had already moved on.
That Lily and Carlos were right.
You spent an entire week working hard to get him out of your head.
You went back to work and that helped distract you.
You went out with your friends to those classic Madrid party nights that lasted until sunrise.
Maybe Carlos was wrong and you were one of those people who could easily forget something like that, block out your feelings.
That’s what you thought.
Until one night, you opened your phone and found a new message.
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Your heart stopped. Literally.
You looked at the message.
Read it again.
Ignored it.
For six minutes.
Until you replied.
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And so began the second wave. Messages again. Late-night video calls. Voice notes with stifled laughter. But you weren’t the same anymore. 
Every word from him made you doubt. Was it real? Or did he just want to sleep with you again? Maybe it was the second option. And maybe, just maybe, you wanted that too.
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A quiet corner, with hand-painted metal chairs and the smell of toasted bread. When you got to the place where you'd agreed to meet, Lily was already there, sitting at one of the tables looking at her phone.
—Heyyy —you said once you were beside her. She stood up and you shared a hug, two kisses on the cheeks, and both sat down facing each other.
You ordered coffee. She got a flat white. You, an americano. The waiter didn’t take long. For a while, you talked as if you were just simple friends with very separate lives. Flights. Weather. Shows. The excessiveness of your job. Things that didn’t really touch the real surface.
Until Lily tilted her head, set her cup down on the saucer, and said:
—And you? Everything okay?
The question was loaded. It had nothing to do with health, or your job, or the weather.
You brought the coffee to your lips, held it there for a few seconds, and then set it down without drinking.
—Yeah. I mean, yeah… —you said.
—Yeah?
You looked up. Her eyes were fixed on you. Not hard, not soft. Just attentive.
You sighed.
—I’m handling it —you said.
—Handling what? That he’s not texting you? That he is? That you don’t know if you should text him first?
—Lily…
—It’s an honest question.
You didn’t answer. You paid the bill and walked. The air was cool, but the sun made the shadows more intense. Lily’s flight was leaving tomorrow at 9 AM, so you invited her to stay at your apartment for the night.
You knew that meant taking the conversation to another level.
The doorman, don Miguel, greeted you from his desk. He closed his book and stood up.
—Miss, this was left for you a few hours ago.
He had a bouquet in his hands. Big. Wrapped in paper and a white linen ribbon.
It smelled from afar. A perfume of peonies, soft roses, and something else. Something you couldn’t name but pushed your heart to your stomach.
—From who…? —you asked, words hanging in the air.
—No name was left. But there is a card.
—Thanks… —you said, receiving it as if it were fragile.
—Someone’s courting you? —he joked, smiling.
You let out a nervous laugh. Lily just glanced at you from the side. She didn’t say anything, but frowned slightly.
You went up in the elevator without speaking. There was no need anymore.
Once inside the apartment, you placed the bouquet on the dining table. Lily stared at it openly.
—Aren’t you going to open the note?
You bit your lip. The little note was tied with a thin string. You slid it free.
"I know you’ve been struggling with your job. I can’t help you with that, but I hope this softens it —L"
You walked to the kitchen looking for the only decent vase you had, Lily followed you. You filled it with water and arranged the flowers carefully. The note stayed to the side.
—“L”?
—You know who it’s from, don’t be sarcastic —you said.
—So that’s what he’s doing now? Sweetening you up? What else has he sent you? —Lily said, leaning on your kitchen counter while reading the note more closely.
—Actually, this is the first thing he’s sent me. Look, we’ve been talking, a lot, like we used to before what-you-already-know happened. He tells me his stuff, I tell him mine. We video call, we laugh, we have a good time.
—And that’s it? —she asked, resting her elbows on the counter—. Just a good time between friends?
—Yeah. No… —you sighed—We’re not together, we don’t talk about “that”. We keep going like we’re… friends. Just that some things feel different.
—What things?
—The late night calls. How he listens when I’ve had a bad day at work. Or when things go badly on track and all he wants is to talk about anything but cars. Sometimes he texts me just to tell me something silly. Or to tell me what he dreamed that night.
Lily raised her eyebrows.
—Is that what friends do now?
—I don’t know. Or maybe friends who don’t know how to go back to just being that. But we’re not anything else either.
She went quiet for a moment. Then shrugged.
—As long as you’re okay with it.
—He’s not promising me anything, and I’m not expecting anything either. For now.
Lily nodded slowly.
The note stayed on the shelf, the bouquet in the vase, and the smell of flowers filled everything again. Outside, the evening started to fall over Madrid, and for a moment, you thought maybe everything was a little bit okay.
That night, when Lily was already lying down in the guest room and you in yours, the apartment was silent, except for the low hum of the city from the window. You sat on the edge of the bed with your phone in your hands.
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You saw him typing. Then he stopped. Again. And again.
Until finally, his reply appeared.
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Saudi Arabia, Sunday, April 18
The paddock was its usual chaos: photographers, engineers, fans, everything in motion. But in the middle of it all, there he was. Lando. With the sun at his back, wearing joggers, a white t-shirt, and hair tousled from the cap he had just taken off. You recognized him immediately, and he recognized you.
He walked toward you in that way of his: distracted, a bit clumsy, with his hands in his pockets.
—I thought you weren't coming — he said.
—Neither did I. I couldn’t come friday and saturday because of work stuff, and I wasn’t going to come today either— you replied, honestly.
Lando smiled. A small one. The kind of gesture that hides more than it shows.
—So?
—Carlos insisted— you said, brushing it off. Even though you knew it wasn’t just because of Carlos.
—I owe him one then— he joked. And looked down a little — You look different.
—Different bad?
—No. More like… you. But Bahrain version.
—That means nothing— you laughed.
—Okay, well, I’m not a poet. I’m a driver.
You stood there for a moment, looking at each other.
The noise of the paddock went on, but the two of you seemed to be on a different frequency. Until you remembered you weren’t alone: you were surrounded by people and cameras alert to any situation. So you took your gaze off him and subtly stepped just a few inches away.
—Thanks for the flowers— you said, voice a little lower.
He nodded, searching your eyes.
—I didn’t know if it’d be weird if I sent them.
—It was weird,— you admitted— but it was also sweet.
—And this…?— he asked, gesturing subtly between the two of you— Is this weird too?
—I don’t know yet.
He took a deep breath.
—Wanna see the cars?— he said then— Or we can grab some water. Or… whatever you want.
—I think I’ll go find Carlos, say hi, and hang out with him before the race starts.
—Want me to come with you?
—No, I’m meeting Lily to go with her… but thanks.
—So we won’t see each other? Will you be in the Williams garage the whole time?—his voice had a soft way of pleading, like he hoped you’d say “no, I’ll stay with you and watch the race from McLaren’s garage.”
—Carlos was the one who invited me after all, Lando—you unconsciously reached for his hand and squeezed it for a few seconds, as if to give him some encouragement— But we can see each other later.
And you did see each other later.
The race didn’t end well for Lando, at least not the way he wanted or expected.
Since he crashed in Q3, everything had gone downhill. He started tenth, trying to save what he could with a different strategy, but the Safety Car never came. By the time he passed Hamilton, Leclerc was already too far ahead. He finished fourth, Piastri first. Another race where he was beaten by his teammate and main rival in competition.
When you found him later, he had already showered and was zipped up to the neck in his team suit. His hair was damp, and his eyes looked tired. He was leaning against a fence behind McLaren’s hospitality area, half-hidden from the rest of the paddock, like he wanted a break from everything.
—Hey— you said, approaching.
He looked up, and when he saw you, he gave a faint smile.
—Here to console me?
—Do you need it?
—Maybe a little.
You stepped next to him without saying more and stood quietly. A minute passed in silence. Then he spoke:
—It wasn’t enough. Again.
—It doesn’t always have to be.— you replied— But look, you’re still up there. It’s just one race.
—Yeah, but it hurt. I lost the lead. And it was my mistake in quali. I took it from myself.
You shrugged gently.
—Then you’ve got one more reason to win the next one.
He looked at you. That look of his that always seemed more honest when he was tired, when he wasn’t smiling for a camera.
—Got plans tonight?
You turned slightly, raised an eyebrow at him.
—Besides comforting a frustrated driver?
Lando smiled, more genuinely this time. He rubbed the back of his neck with a hand.
—I was thinking... Netflix and chill? you and me? ice cream for two? in my room? Unless you’re too busy with Carlos and your spanish friends.
You bit your lip, smiling despite yourself. He noticed. And looked down, like he was suddenly afraid he’d overstepped.
—Only if you want to. I’m not… pushing anything.
—I know— you said softly.
Then you moved a little closer.
—Okay. But only if you pick good ice cream.
—Cookies and cream?
You looked him up and down and squinted.
—Acceptable.
You knew you weren’t going to fix the world that night. But between a silly movie, some ice cream, and a look that said more than everything left unsaid… maybe you could fix yourselves a little.
You lay on top of his bed over the blanket, just a few inches separating your bodies, but still feeling the warmth coming off each other.
You picked a random movie on Netflix, and a few minutes in, you heard him sigh and turned to look at him.
—Are you okay?
—Yeah, just tired.
—I can go to my room, we can watch something another day, or maybe...
—No, stay, please. I want to spend time with you. It calms me down.
A genuine smile appeared on your lips, and then you patted your lap as a gesture for him to rest his head there. He didn’t think much of it and obeyed.
While watching the movie, at some point, you tried not to do it, but in that atmosphere of total trust and peace, your hand found its way to Lando’s hair, your fingers burying themselves in his curls. You heard him sigh in pleasure, so you kept going.
You stayed like that for several quiet minutes. But the mood changed when, on screen, the characters shared an intimate scene. You didn’t expect it, so your body tensed up, your fingers stopped moving, and you slowly pulled your hand away.
But he noticed. He looked up, found your hand, and put it back in his hair. And everything seemed normal. But he looked at you in a way that made every inch of your skin tingle.
—Are you okay?—his voice came out rough. You swallowed hard and nodded. He smiled and looked back at the screen.
You tried to calm down, you really did, but the scene unfolding in the movie only made your mind wander. You imagined if that were you and Lando right now—you truly imagined it.
The torture ended when the movie shifted to a calmer scene and you were able to relax again.
But then you felt Lando’s hand on your leg. You looked at him and he was still watching the movie like nothing, like it was something you did every day. He was doing it on purpose, you knew it.
Then you saw him grab the remote, pause the movie, and turn to look at you directly. There were no more distractions between you. Just him, you, and that suspended tension that seemed to breathe on its own.
—I don't want to pretend I don't feel this,— he says, his voice low, almost a whisper— Not when you're like this, here... with me.
He sits up slowly, still resting his head in your lap, but now his eyes rise to yours, studying you. Your fingers are still in his curls, though they tremble slightly now. He notices, takes your hand and kisses it, softly, as if he's giving you permission to feel.
—May I?— he asks simply, a mixture of respect and desire pulsing in his gaze.
You nod. You can't speak. You don't need to.
Lando slides up your body, with a slowness that quickens your pulse. His torso settles between your open legs instinctively. His lips seek yours as his hands explore your body.
He lowers himself back into the position between your legs as before and begins to undress you calmly, as if each piece of clothing were an obstacle he doesn't want to tear away, but rather reverently push aside.
When you're almost completely naked beneath him (just your top and bra) and his lips travel between your abdomen and your pelvis, you understand there's no turning back.
His mouth descends, and with a single gesture, he settles you more comfortably between the sheets, parting your legs securely. He watches you from below, his gaze fixed on yours as his tongue brushes your inner lips with a slowness that leaves you breathless.
A moan escapes your lips, a soft, almost involuntary one.
—Like that...— he whispers barely, and licks you again, deeper now, more deliberately.
His movements are slow, deliberate. There's no anxiety. It's as if he's testing you, studying you, memorizing your reactions. He caresses you with his mouth, with his fingers, with the labored breathing of someone on the edge of control.
Your hands return to his hair, buried in his curls, guiding him, wordlessly asking for more. He responds, with rhythm and commitment, until you can't help but tremble beneath his tongue.
You arch, gasp, feel him lick you faster, deeper. Then he stops for a second, looks at you, and without breaking eye contact, slides two fingers inside you with a smooth but firm motion.
You moan in surprise at the sudden intensity. At how your body breaks and rebuilds with each thrust of his fingers, with each lick that takes you from this world. Your orgasm comes with an uncontrollable shudder. Lando holds you tightly, continuing to taste you until your body collapses.
But he's not finished.
He sits up, his chest heaving, his lips wet. He undresses slowly, still looking at you. There's no shame in either of us. Only desire. Only trust. Only that feeling of having arrived at a place you didn't know you were looking for.
He settles between your legs and caresses your face.
—I'm going to do it slowly,— he warns you— because I want you to feel everything.
And when he enters you, he does so with a depth that steals your breath. His hips move rhythmically, slowly at first, as if dancing with you. Your bodies understand each other effortlessly. Every moan, every sigh, every word murmured against your neck.
—Watch me— he asks, and you do.
You look at him just as he accelerates, when his body slams into yours harder, with more hunger.
You come again, harder, more uncontrolled. And Lando lets himself go seconds later, his body trembling against yours, his breath ragged, his lips kissing your collarbone as if it were sacred.
He collapses beside you, not fully separating, his arm still around your waist. You don't say anything at first. You don't need to.
But then, he breaks the silence.
—Do you know what I thought while you were on top of me?— he asks softly.
You look at him, still panting.
—That you could be my safe place. And that scares me. But it also gives me peace.
You kiss him, without responding. Because sometimes the body speaks louder than any words.
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simptasia · 2 months ago
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you know britpicking? like where an american writes a fanfic set in england, or with an english character, and they get an english friend to look through it and check through it to see if the terms and phrases are accurate? (eg. flat instead of apartment)
well i propose there be such a concept for star trek
because people in star trek talk differently than modern humans. they use different words, different slang, phrasings. yes, they can speak casually but mostly it isn't like us. watch any of 90s trek and you'll see These People Do Not Speak Like Us
and, no disrespect, a lot of fic does not reflect this. and it irks me. they just speak like modern day people instead of... star trek characters. i personally think part of the fun of writing trek characters is writing it out to how they speak and how they would think
hell, this isnt even a fanfic problem. modern trek has this issue too. i think outta laziness. they have their people talking (and when in casual wear, dressing) like 2020s people and it pisses me off
its part of why strange new worlds feels like a high budget SNL skit
annnnyways. i propose this idea be called fact trekking
#i came up with that pun literally just now and im so proud#im fucking pedantic okay#i understand that fanfic is transformative works but#it makes my eye twitch when they dont talk like star trek characters#i'd be lenient and allow swearing! even though use of the word ''fuck'' makes me flinch in moment trek. use it in fics. fine#an interesting little example is that trek characters rarely if at all refer to their job as ''work''#you ever notice that? they tend to say ''i'm on duty'' or ''i have a shift'' or something like that. never ''i have work''#uhm. chronometer instead of clock. they use 24 hour time instead of am/pm#and they say it way more than regular 24 time users#like. i use 24 hour and i still say things like 3 pm#but a star trek character would call that ''fifteen hundred hours''. even casually. this is ALWAYS the case#another one thats been BUGGING me: guys. i promise you. trek characters use minced oaths#they say ''oh god'' or ''oh dear god'' or ''oh my god'' and variations upon. they dont have cultural christianity but its still a thing#they just never use ''jesus christ'' as a minced oath. never ever. but i promise you a trek character can say ''oh my god''#they do it lots of times in canon. so its baffling and annoying#how often in fic i see trek characters saying ''oh stars'' and ''oh my stars'' ????? what the fuck guys. thats not a thing!#yeah most characters in trek are agnostic or athiest but that doesnt mean they cant use god as an exclamation#that doesnt apply in real life does it. and the ''stars'' thing is just. not a thing at all in canon. shut up#you wanna avoid religious reference so much it makes you look stupid. comes across as immature and petulant#its the ''religion doesnt exist in the future'' crowd i just know it is. but i digress#ohhh and not even just phrasings. theres also when theres just shit that doesnt conform to how federation society people would think#trek itself has this problem too because modern thinking sneaks in but OH MY GOSH THEY WOULDNT HAVE COMPHET#WHY WOULD THEY HAVE COMPHET AND SEXISM AND HOMOPHOBIA. it doesnt! go with! federation culture!#julian bashir has not felt internalized queerphobia a second in his life. why would he. what would cause that#sorry. that shit is a trek fandom peeve of mine. can y'all remind yourselves these people are from the 24th century#and their culture and way of thinking would be different. im saying these to actual trek writers too. sigh. have some imagination#julian has other serious issues. but having issues with being bi would not be one of them. you're making stuff up with no sensible basis#reading some fic or watching some trek like: ...okay does this writer even wanna write for trek#notice im not talking about treknobabble cuz that shit is over my head. i mean day to day manner of speech and certain ways of thinking
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thebluebygracieabrams · 6 months ago
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i think growing up is just life repeatedly sucker punching you and saying bitch you thought things were gonna better lmao no you're so naive and stupid for having hope in 20 years the world will be flaming bag of garbage and no matter how hard you work you'll get eliminated at some point
#and then you just have to get up and keep living anyway because what else is there to do?#but man my heart keeps feeling heavier with every blow#2024 has literally been the worst year ever god personally too#like everytime i think it can't possibly get worse than this it does#i remember literally 9th jan i had such a horrible breakdown in an auto because the first friend i ever made#after school was leaving my work and therefore my life#9 days into the year. seriously. and i was so happy on 8th because it was my birthday#i don't know im trying hard to think okay this doesn't even affect me it's fine im privileged enough that even my own countrys politics#barely affects me#but just. india is already so behind in everything. if developed nations are doing shit like this then well#it will never get better right like who do we even strive to be#i want to get more into indian politics but my god. it's so horrifying and depressing all the time#like i remember resolving to follow politics closely few years ago and the first news#i read was about some minister talking about how girls skirts lengths IN SCHOOL is the reason boys do sa and boys will be boys etc etc#i know i could just follow business news stuff like that god knows it'll help in my field but it just. doesn't resonate with me doesn't#make me feel anything at all. like i so desperately want to care about ooh stock markets and how to grow your money etc etc#but when i think about being rich enough to invest idle money all i can think is sitting in my own home peacefully#drinking a glass of cold coffee and just being able to breathe freely because me and my sister used to joke in childhood#when dad went thru a coffee v bad for health phase and he wouldn't let us drink it so we would drink it very sneakily#at night when he was asleep or went out for an hour and make absolutely no noise while mixing the sugar. we said that we know#we'll* know we have achieved true freedom and happiness in life when we can peacefully drink cold coffee in the hall and not secretly#in the dead of night in our room#i don't even know what im talking about and my period is late again and nothing is working and my lazer focus#that i had built in the past few weeks is gone because suddenly im like what is the point????#i just don't understand how the fuck humans can fight over stupid fucking things like who is kissing who and who is doing what with their#body instead of focusing on collective issues like our planet is dying so fucking fast and every summer is getting impossibler to survive#i hate that the united states control the UN fuck this world fr man i hate being born in such horrible helpless times#like call me a kid or dumb or whatever but i cannot understand how MILLIONS of people do not#have sympathy for ppl around them and who don't care about the planet at all like how????? how did you grow up????#not trying to boast but this is so natural to me!!! didn't you make save water save earth posters in school!!! didn't anyone
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clarissaweasley-10 · 7 months ago
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ughhh i hate this smm
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icewindandboringhorror · 7 months ago
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It's always interesting to hear about people's weird/unexpected "alternate life paths". Like, something that you could have done with your life, a job you almost took, a school you almost went to, etc - that was still actually realistic enough that it could have happened, but NOW it seems to not suit your current personality.
Like for example, I currently hate advertising (how manipulative it is, brands trying to be 'relatable', social media amplifying it to an obnoxious extreme, etc.) so much that even seeing a little ad before a youtube video is grating to even witness, but there was a point in time where I was genuinely seriously considering going into marketing/making commercials as a career lol. Or like, I have a relative who was very inclined to be a pastor when they were younger, even though today they're a super strong atheist, etc. etc.
#BECAUSE I knew I really liked filming and editing things and doing set design and costume design (from having done little bits of that#here and there in media classes and my own stuff - i used to be a lot more into making videos than I am now). BUT I was always thinking#that a movie is WAAY to big and long. even a short film. So I was trying to think of ways I could still like#have the fun of scouting locations to film and dressing up actors and etc. etc. without it having to be a Huge Million Dollar Production#on tv show or movie level. SO then I was thinking about like... just doing commercials. Or music videos. Like shorter things where I still#get the fun of the filming and everything but it's less of an intensive long term project.#So there is an alternate version of me (I suppose if i somehow did not end up having physical and mental health issues#as badly somehow.. or like.. randomly came into wealth and was able to pay my way through a nice college despite missing#days constantly being out because I'm sick or something lol) that works in some corporate advertising office coming up with commercials#and directing or filming them or doing the sets for them or something in that general vicinity.#I also was considering being a corporate psychologist. or whatever its called.. oh from google:#''Industrial and organizational (I/O) psychologists study and assess individual group and organization dynamics in the workplace''#I don't think I even knew what the job entailed. I was at the time just thinking like.. the type of person that comes into a business offic#and gives everyone personality assessments or does MBTI or big-5 testing crap for whatever reason that some businesses get that#done for people. Really i just wanted to be in a Corporate Big Office setting yet still do psychology. Because I used to be really fixated#on living in a big city. Like the ideas of everything being walkable. picking up a coffee in the morning. walking to my job in a Big#Skyscraper Building. people watching in a huge hotel lobby for lunch. flying frequently (I love airplanes and airports aesthetically).#living in an apartment with a giant window overlooking the city. etc. etc. BUT that was before i had really BEEN to a city. Then I actually#hung around a city a few times and went places and I was like... AUGh... The Sensory Overwhelm.. cars people lights loudness noise scary#everything happening all at once. etc. etc. (though even when I wanted to live in a city i NEVER strove for the Night Life. when i say I#enjoy city imagery I mean like... in the day time. Many people who like cities talk about The Night Life and post pictures of cities all#lit up at night and clubs and dancing and restaurants. none of that EVER appealed to me. perhaps a sign I am not a real city person. Like#I am NOT standing in a crowded bar full of loud people in the middle of the night lol.. get AWAY from me!!) but I do adore the#architecture of like bright white clean sterile modern spaces like huge airport lobbies or malls or etc. I think thats what reminded me of#city and what I liked about the idea of that life. Like I always LOVED the layout of schools and hospitals and trainstations and public#transport in general. Though even then I knew enough that I would not be a good architect/city planner. so I guess my adoration for those#spaces was merely to be channeled into LIVING there. but then I realized I didn't even really want to do that that much. I mean I still#definitely aim to live NEAR a city. like the little areas outside of it. I would never live in a rural place 4 hours from anything. I liter#ally just COULDNT since I need close access to hospitals sometimes lol. But I used to want to live in the CENTER of citites like high rise#condo. and now I'm like.... eh....... perhaps a smaller quieter walkable space nearby lol.. ANYWAY.. alternate me in my Business Suit eheh
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blackswallowtailbutterfly · 10 months ago
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Still haven't messaged my mom back. And I don't think I'm going to.
#you know how they say time makes you look on the past with nostalgia and that's why elderly people think so fondly of past decades? not me#there are moments I look back on with nostalgia sure but the overwhelming feeling of looking back on my childhood is just whatever I do#wherever I go whatever happens that will not be my life again. my memory is long I made a promise to myself I intend to keep I don't forget#support you having your grandkids if their mother is deemed unfit yes. take the older two myself if it comes to it yes. move provinces to#live with you to look after the five of them together where you would be my only adult connection and there's a language barrier and I have#no work history and I'd be between five hours and nine hours away from any other connection I have answer's an absolute fucking no. I've#seen how you are with my sister how you were with my brother. who do you think they call when they've had enough of you? do you not#remember most of the beatings I took was because I was standing between you and my brother? of course not because according to you you#never did beat me but if you think I'm not aware that would turn on me again the second I'm no longer distant and just visiting if you#think you'd find nothing to complain about because you've built up this golden child ideal of me in your head and want to forget how it was#when I was actually in your care you are very very wrong. I remember. I know that inconveniences a lot of people who want to forget#unpleasant things about themselves. me too to be honest I have memories I wish I could erase but I can't especially with regard to my#sister. I defended my brother but not her. not enough. and it's probably why I give so much to her now more than I should because it's#enabling but it is what it is I guess. I won't use my memories against anyone just for the sake of it but I absolutely fucking will#to protect myself or others. you want a redemption arc without admitting to anything? keep being patient and kind towards#your grandchildren even if you end up having to take them and if you can't do it for all five of them then accept that it's better for the#older two to be with me. that's it. those are your options: the older two are with me so you only have to look after the younger three or#you need to buckle down and learn from your past mistakes to look after the five of them and all that is *if it even comes to that* which#as things are it's not in danger of that! it was a regular fucking visit to monitor the situation that's all; they're not getting taken#literally every time she freaks out about something it's a 50/50 chance it's actually something or she's invented a completely#twisted version of events
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bunnyboy-juice · 3 months ago
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i stg medical professionals take an oath to ensure every patient they come in contact with endures maximum mental anguish over nothing.
#yeah sorry [ur doctors] office closed today and we cant do anything for you. you need to [message#how i already told her i did on patient portal] and hope they answer before monday#bunny rambles#crisis AVERTED#but also jfc#didnt know i needed the note#called the office after messaging(figured the double whammy wouldnt hurt) and the girl otp (who im p sure is the same one who ended up#WRTING MY NOTE AFTER ALL THIS) was like which is objectively the Scariest most Anxiety Inducing#way to say that (did not mention that the office's emails were being covered or anything). i emailed my HR rep to let her know about the#delay (cuz i wanted to keep her in the loop) and then busted into tears bc i was STRESSED bc the way the HR rep said it i could get in seri#trouble also bc im Only approved out until monday (so i Have to go back) and so im sobbing to my wife (also i have therapy in 10 min so im#anxious thinking i wont hear back AT ALL today and thinking of doing that at the same time made me upset cus i have thigngs out of crisis t#talk ab tthat weve been on) and then after an hour i got a note. becuase someone ws covering the email. which i asked about. and was told#no one could help until monday unless i get lucky.#literally so violently nauseous now ough#and like. Yes this is admittedly a bigger reaction than most ppl probably wouldve had but I HAD NO IDEA I EVEN NEEDED A NOTE BC THE PORTAL#FOR MY LEAVE HAD SELF REPORTED RTW AND NO ONE HAD CONTACTED ME UNTIL TODAY ABOUT IT#(well ok. technically i think Carol tried calling me yesterday and I missed it but i checked my voicemail this AM and also i have my#communication prefs on everything set to email bc i am more likely to see an email than answer the phone. and no one ever uses email bc they#think phone is Faster when it. really could've just been an email. anwyay. therapy time)
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invinciblerodent · 3 months ago
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i almost never have any like, bespoke modern AUs or anything, it's not really my thing usually when it comes to fantasy, but
I do feel like I might have a soft spot for a Marcus/Bellara youtube-essayist-collaborators-to-lovers AU
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kathrynmjaneway · 1 year ago
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#still wild to me that i am in a relationship#itll be 3 months next week and i am obsessed with him than ever#i never couldve imagined itd actually be like this but it is literally everything i ever wanted#hes sooooo kind#and sweet and i could gush about him all day long#i mentioned in front of two of his friends how im planning to buy a ps5 in the next couple months bc i only have Nintendo consoles#and i wanna play other games#and his two friends where like well why arent you getting a gaming pc?????#important note here: they all are gaming nerds and they are all like IT guys incl my boyfriend#and i explained that its just the easiest way and that im not really a pc gamer#(but important note here is that my bf has hi gaming pc set up on his tv and plays with a controller exclusively and i do vibe with that)#and then all 3 basically were like we will literally build you a gaming pc ourselves so you dont buy a ps5!!!!#that was 2 days ago.#yesterday my boyfriend showed me his research into possible gaming pc set ups for me that would be within a certain budget#while still being definitely more than good enough#and he explained some things to me and asked my opinions#and now im sat here like ok 🥺#i think ill let my boyfriend build me a gaming pc#mind you i wasnt planing on getting a ps5 before fall the earliest bc im planning on moving soon and money and all that#but hes already planning and gathering ideas#while still understanding why i initially wanted a ps5 (less money and i have no idea about gaming pc set ups) and leaving it fully up to me#i am also now at exactly 100 hours into elden ring with him as my backseater#which means end game shit#i am currently switching between trying to win against Malenia Mogh lord of blood and radagon#its........ going#i maxed out my number of flasks and charges?? is that what its called#and i got my +10 staved and sword/catana#its still super fun but hoh boy#the rush of adrenaline when i finally beat godfrey and my boyfriend was so hapoy for me too it was honestly super fucking adorable#personal
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guinevereslancelot · 1 year ago
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job interview tomorrow 🙏
#working interview as an assistant prek teacher#i know kids are exhausting but its the only thing i have relevant experience in#and im tired of being rejected from every office job i apply to i need a job even if it pays 12 dollsrs an hour lol#anyway they'll pay for continuing education and the phone interview went really well#i think it seems like a nice place with nice people and she said she wouldn't start me at the bottom of the pay scale#so i might get more than i think#still probably not going to top sixteen an hour but its something#they called me in for prek even tho i didn't apply for that i applied for infant toddler teacher bc i have no relevant education#just lots of volunteer work with kids#but she said that one was taken and would i consider this one i didn't think i was qualified for so thats a good sign#and she seemed really nice#and the location is good its like a 17 minute drive and not too hard of a drive either#just one tricky turn#anyway#all job interviews fill me with impending doom and dread#even tho i interview pretty well i think i just never have the relevant experience to get the job lol#but this time it seems more likely#i have anotherdaycare job that literally pays twelve dollars an hour that wants to schedule an interview as well 😬#but hopefully i get this one#the other one is closer but doesn't seem like as nice of a place to work tbh#anyway im so stressed!!#i took a sleeping pill which i may regret#i never take one before an interview bc im afraid i'll be super sleepy and tired and not want to get up and be less sharp at the interview#but then i NEVER manage to sleep the night before which i decided is worse lol#so hopefully that doesn't backfire#goodnight ❤️
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jikigo · 1 year ago
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you ever just see a post and just
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#Worst emoji combo ever but it’s gon be such big depression hours down here so scroll if you want im on the brink of throwing up#don’t you just bloody love it how over the past 3 years you’ve only seen people the large total of…. 4 times!!! An average of seeing someon#outside of school 1.3 times per year!! What a bloody fantastic way to spend your teenage years!#Don’t you also just love it when people talk right to you about how they all went out together over the weekend and like did some stupid#shit like your average high schooler would do and you’re just like “oh. I went to my 1 and a half hour long dance class and got ignored the#entire time and when you did try to talk they just spoke over you” oh my fucking god I hate that place so much even the teacher fucking#ignores me once we were going in a circle and she was asking everyone what they got for Christmas and I was in the middle of the circle so#thought hey maybe someone will actually acknowledge my existence but she fucking ignored me and went to next person like why the fuck#And now I’m debating staying in that shithole bc I was invited to a gc for that class and I stupidly thought that someone might want me#There. I wasn’t even invited I secretly scanned the qr code to join over someone else’s shoulder#everyone else there is the best of bloody friends and I’m just there talking to one friend who I don’t even think is my friend#“Hey man I’m really fucking sad rn can I talk to you” “womp womp have you heard stupid fact no.3848594 about my ocs while I ignore you when#you talk about anything else about me” oh my god shut up literally no one else sane would see someone like that their closest friend rn#At least someone wants to talk to me#Like what is it that makes people not want to see my please just tell me I’ll change I’m amazing at changing my personality to fit others#promise me on that I’ve done it my entire life#Even just messaging me more than once every year and I’d consider you my best friend this is how bad I’m getting#What is so bloody bad about me that no one else likes I don’t care how badly you fucking word it just something#It shouldn’t be normal to wish death on people you call your mates bc you heard about them all going out together without you#Oh dear did the gc’s without me in it there’s one for every friend group I’ve ever been in why isn’t there one for the main group I’m in rn#Idfc anymore just tell me what I’m doing wrong I keep asking people if they want to go out or how far away they live from some place#And it’s always met with ignoring me talking over me or immediately changing the subject#Please if you’re someone I know irl what the fuck am I doing fucking wrong I can’t fucking do this anymore be as mean as you like#Why the fuck does no one ever want to be around me why do I hear so much about stuff others are doing together but never me#It shouldn’t be normal to prefer being in a toxic relationship than what I’m in rn#I fucking hate everything
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